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Late Victorian Oak Roll Top Desk
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Late Victorian Oak Roll Top Desk

19th century
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A good quality late Victorian oak roll top desk. It has been in our workshop for a good tidy up, where most importantly the tambour has been re-backed (not an easy or inexpensive job). The desk has been well used and a letter of interest from the previous owner comes with it. The worst of the superficial damage is a chipped drawer (three down on the left) but most people would not notice it and overall the condition is solid and very good. The finish was totally rejuvenated whilst in the workshop and two of the knobs replaced on the interior drawers. This desk has fielded panels (bevelled) to the exterior always a sign of superior quality and expense when originally made. The sympathetic restoration gives this dark oak desk a really good, lived in but everything works exactly as it should. Tambour and central drawer locks working with keys, whilst the side drawers lock automatically when the tambour is closed.

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Height - 65cm = 25 3/4 inches to middle

Width - 52cm = 20 1/2 inches excluding plinth

Physical Dimensions
Height
129cm (50.79")
Width
140cm (55.12")
Depth
82cm (32.28")
Declaration

witchantiques.com has dated this Victorian Oak Roll Top Desk to the Victorian era.

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SA990534
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B-606
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A good quality late Victorian oak roll top desk.
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It has been in our workshop for a good tidy up, where most importantly the tambour has been re-backed (not an easy or inexpensive job).
witchantiques.com

The desk has been well used and a letter of interest from the previous owner comes with it. The worst of the superficial damage is a chipped drawer (three down on the left) but most people would not notice it and overall the condition is solid and very good. The finish was totally rejuvenated whilst in the workshop and two of the knobs replaced on the interior drawers. This desk has fielded panels (bevelled) to the exterior always a sign of superior quality and expense when originally made. The sympathetic restoration gives this dark oak desk a really good, lived in but everything works exactly as it should. Tambour and central drawer locks working with keys, whilst the side drawers lock automatically when the tambour is closed.

Kneehole

Height - 65cm = 25 3/4 inches to middle

Width - 52cm = 20 1/2 inches excluding plinth

Height
129cm (50.79")
Width
140cm (55.12")
Depth
82cm (32.28")
Date of Manufacture

witchantiques.com has dated this Victorian Oak Roll Top Desk to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA990534
Dealers Internal Ref
B-606
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A late Victorian oak roll-top desk with an open tambour shutter revealing internal pigeonholes above a twin-pedestal base with wooden handles.
Late Victorian Oak Roll Top Desk
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Originating in the late nineteenth century, roll-top desks feature a flexible wooden tambour shutter that slides downward along curved side channels to cover internal storage compartments and writing surfaces.

These desks were typically constructed from oak, walnut, or mahogany, using slatted wooden tambour shutters backed with canvas, dovetail jointed drawers, and field panelled side structures.

Authentic examples display hand-cut or early machine dovetails, carved wood or cast metal handles, internal pigeonhole arrangements, and integrated shutter locking mechanisms.

Position the piece as a central focal point within a home office or library, balancing its substantial silhouette with modern leather seating and streamlined lighting fixtures.

Apply beeswax to the tambour runner tracks to facilitate smooth operation, dust surfaces regularly with a soft cloth, and maintain stable ambient humidity to prevent timber movement.
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