The quality of this two-drawer golden oak writing table is excellent, but that''s not particularly surprising, as the makers are Johnstone Jeanes & Co, one of the most highly regarded cabinet making companies in 19th Century London. Based in New Bond Street, these celebrated makers are best known for their collaboration with Robert Jupe. Between them they designed and made an ingenious round dining table, its circumference increasing in size as extra leaves were inserted. This writing table may not have a complicated mechanism, but it does have superior oak drawer linings and crisp hand-cut dovetail joints, its original handles, locks and castors. This handsome table has been professionally restored, and a top-quality full leather hide inserted and hand-coloured to compliment the golden oak exterior. Standing at the correct height and with the recommended 62 cm (24.4 inches) legroom, this table is both comfortable to work at and large enough to accommodate a computer and a range of per...