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Early Victorian Mahogany Writing Table with Green Leather Top C.1840
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Early Victorian Mahogany Writing Table with Green Leather Top C.1840

19th century
Sold 6 June 2025 · The Old Cinema
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An early Victorian mahogany desk dating to around 1840, featuring a green tooled leather top and turned, reeded legs on original brass castors. The frieze houses three drawers with mahogany knobs and inset locks, supplied with two keys. Constructed in solid mahogany with well-figured veneer panels to the drawer fronts. Suitable as a writing desk or console table, it offers a refined balance of form and function, equally at home in a period interior or layered into a contemporary setting.

Physical Dimensions
Height
78.5cm (30.91")
Width
143.5cm (56.50")
Depth
87cm (34.25")
Declaration

The Old Cinema has dated this Victorian Mahogany Writing Table to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1145135
Dealers Internal Reference
46959
Description
An early Victorian mahogany desk dating to around 1840, featuring a green tooled leather top and turned, reeded legs on original brass castors. The frieze houses three drawers with mahogany knobs and inset locks, supplied with two keys. Constructed in solid mahogany with well-figured veneer panels to the drawer fronts.
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Suitable as a writing desk or console table, it offers a refined balance of form and function, equally at home in a period interior or layered into a contemporary setting.
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Height
78.5cm (30.91")
Width
143.5cm (56.50")
Depth
87cm (34.25")
Date of Manufacture

The Old Cinema has dated this Victorian Mahogany Writing Table to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1145135
Dealers Internal Ref
46959
The Old Cinema
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Archive I An Early Victorian mahogany writing table featuring a green leather top, three frieze drawers with turned wooden knobs, and turned fluted legs on brass castors. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Early Victorian Mahogany Writing Table with Green Leather Top C.1840

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W4 1PR
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An Early Victorian mahogany writing table featuring a green leather top, three frieze drawers with turned wooden knobs, and turned fluted legs on brass castors.
Early Victorian Mahogany Writing Table with Green Leather Top c.1840
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An Early Victorian mahogany writing table featuring a green leather top, three frieze drawers with turned wooden knobs, and turned fluted legs on brass castors.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDesks & Writing Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleEarly Victorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Leather, Brass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsTurned fluted legs, Brass castors, Hand-tooled leather insert, Frieze drawers
  • SizeH 78.5 cm (31 in) x W 143.5 cm (56 in) x D 87 cm (34 in)

FAQs

Early Victorian furniture spans the period from roughly 1830 to 1850, retaining classical Georgian proportions while gradually introducing heavier ornamentation, rich dark timbers like mahogany, and robust craftsmanship.

These tables were typically constructed from solid mahogany or mahogany veneers over secondary softwoods, featuring hand-tooled leather writing surfaces, solid brass castors, and turned or carved wooden knobs.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-cut dovetail joints in the drawer construction, timber shrinkage consistent with age, hand-turned screws, and natural patination on both the wood and the leather insert.

An antique writing table can serve as a focal point in a home study or living room, pairing well with modern minimalist seating to create a balanced contrast between old and new design elements.

Maintain the timber by applying microcrystalline wax periodically, avoid placing the piece in direct sunlight to prevent fading, and clean the leather top using a slightly damp cloth without harsh chemicals.
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