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Spectacular Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk
Driscolls Antiques Ltd
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Spectacular Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk

19th century
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Spectacular Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk

This Spectacular Quality Late 19th Century Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk dates from circa, 1870 and is a real stunning piece. It has a small raised back above a hinged sloping fall front writing surface with tooled leather and moulded edge. The interior has several pigeon holes and a faux drawer with two turned handles (one pull out handle to unlock the small side drawer). The side has a small hinged drawer with pen holder and two ink wells above four four working drawers and four faux drawers on the opposite side. This stunning antique desk has elegant scrolled supports, stands on turned bun feet and the Walnut is a a golden shade with a striking grain, good patina, is in very good condition and has been beautifully cleaned using a traditional form of furniture wax finishing.

Approximate Dimensions are:

Height: 83 cm / 32.5 inches

Width: 56 cm / 22 inches

Depth : 55 cm / 21.5 inches

Ref No: 08580

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Standard One Man Delivery £75 + VAT within mainland England, Scotland and Wales

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Driscolls Antiques Ltd (Antiques World) has a huge Antique Furniture warehouse in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

Our opening Times -

Monday – 10am – 5pm

Tuesday – Closed (We can open via appointment)

Wednesday to Saturday – 10am – 5pm

Sunday – Closed

Closed Bank Holidays

We also display lots more antiques on our website antiquesworld.co.uk

Physical Dimensions
Height
83cm (32.68")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Declaration

Driscolls Antiques Ltd has dated this Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA974626
Dealers Internal Reference
08580
Description
Spectacular Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk
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This Spectacular Quality Late 19th Century Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk dates from circa, 1870 and is a real stunning piece.
Driscolls Antiques Ltd

It has a small raised back above a hinged sloping fall front writing surface with tooled leather and moulded edge. The interior has several pigeon holes and a faux drawer with two turned handles (one pull out handle to unlock the small side drawer). The side has a small hinged drawer with pen holder and two ink wells above four four working drawers and four faux drawers on the opposite side. This stunning antique desk has elegant scrolled supports, stands on turned bun feet and the Walnut is a a golden shade with a striking grain, good patina, is in very good condition and has been beautifully cleaned using a traditional form of furniture wax finishing.

fig 1. Victorian burr walnut Davenport desk featuring a green leather inset sloped writing surface, side drawers with wooden knobs, and carved scroll front supports.
fig 1. Spectacular Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk

Approximate Dimensions are:

Height: 83 cm / 32.5 inches

Width: 56 cm / 22 inches

Depth : 55 cm / 21.5 inches

Ref No: 08580

Please click on antique furniture image for larger photo.

Standard One Man Delivery £75 + VAT within mainland England, Scotland and Wales

fig 2. Victorian burr walnut Davenport desk featuring a green leather inset sloped writing surface, side drawers with wooden knobs, and carved scroll front supports.
fig 2. Spectacular Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk

Two man assembled delivery – Quote upon Request

Our antiques come with a 28 day money back guarantee, see terms & conditions.

Overseas Insured Door to Door Shipments – Quote upon Request

Driscolls Antiques Ltd (Antiques World) has a huge Antique Furniture warehouse in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

fig 3. Victorian burr walnut Davenport desk featuring a green leather inset sloped writing surface, side drawers with wooden knobs, and carved scroll front supports.
fig 3. Spectacular Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk

Our opening Times -

Monday – 10am – 5pm

Tuesday – Closed (We can open via appointment)

Wednesday to Saturday – 10am – 5pm

Sunday – Closed

Closed Bank Holidays

We also display lots more antiques on our website antiquesworld.co.uk

Height
83cm (32.68")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Date of Manufacture

Driscolls Antiques Ltd has dated this Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA974626
Dealers Internal Ref
08580
Driscolls Antiques Ltd
Driscolls Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2004

High quality british antique furniture

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Archive I Victorian burr walnut Davenport desk featuring a green leather inset sloped writing surface, side drawers with wooden knobs, and carved scroll front supports.

Spectacular Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk

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Driscolls Antiques Ltd

Driscolls Antiques Ltd

Telephone 01200 425 443
Location
Unit 6
Deanfield Drive
Link 59 Business Park
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 1QJ
United Kingdom
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Victorian burr walnut Davenport desk featuring a green leather inset sloped writing surface, side drawers with wooden knobs, and carved scroll front supports.
Spectacular Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk
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Victorian burr walnut Davenport desk featuring a green leather inset sloped writing surface, side drawers with wooden knobs, and carved scroll front supports.
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A Davenport desk is a small, compact writing desk with a sloped top over a drawer unit. Commissioned initially by Captain Davenport in the late eighteenth century, the style gained widespread popularity during the Victorian era as functional home office furniture.

Victorian Davenport desks typically feature figure-grained veneers such as burr walnut, mahogany, or rosewood over solid hardwood frames. Writing slopes were traditionally inset with tooled leather, complemented by hand-carved wooden supports and brass or wooden drawer pulls.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces display hand-cut dovetail joints on the side drawers, natural age-related patina on wood finishes, original brass locks or castors, and hand-carved structural detailing along the front supports.

Due to its compact footprint, a Davenport desk functions well in smaller spaces such as alcoves, hallway nooks, or bedrooms, providing a practical writing surface while adding historic character to contemporary room schemes.

Dust regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a natural beeswax polish along the grain periodically to nourish the wood veneer. Keep the piece away from direct heat sources and clean the inset leather top using specialised leather conditioner.
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