Mahogany 19th Century Kidney Shaped English Antique Writing Desk (England, circa 1890)
Mahogany 19th Century Kidney Shaped English Antique Writing Desk (England, circa 1890)
A very good quality late 19th century mahogany kidney
shaped writing desk having attractive replaced gilt tooled
leather inset top over nine drawers with original brass handles
and crossbanded inlay decoration raised on elegant square
tapering legs with original brass castors
( This lovely quality and functional desk has real elegance and class
and would add to absolutely any room it is set in. Kidney Shaped desks
are always very popular as they have such elegance and can stand
centrally, but also against a wall if absolutely necessary. Another thing
which people like about them is that everything is within reach and when
sat right at it you can almost feel like you are enclosed within a cockpit
whilst knuckling down to work. The leather on this desk is a modern
replacement as you would expect for something that has been being used
throughout its life, but both the handles and castors are original which is
a nice tough. The overall quality is very good with solid mahogany drawer
linings in place which suggest it would have been made in a pretty high end
workshop of the time as not many of the workshops could afford to buy
solid mahogany and then use it as an unseen secondary timber. As a result of
course the drawers still run beautifully and are as absolutely fit for purpose
as the rest of this incredibly elegant, functional desk. )
circa 1890
Measures: Height – 30in
Width – 48in
Depth – 26in.
Canada Delivery - £ 950 (Please allow 7 to 42 days)
Continental Europe - £ 500 (Please allow 7 to 42 days)
Mainland UK Delivery - £ 100.00 (Please allow 7 to 10 days)
Rest Of The World - Please Enquire
Please be aware that it is the customers responsibility to pay any customs duties or taxes levied by the destination country when items are delivered outside of the UK.
We have vans regularly on the road throughout mainland England and where practical and realistically possible are always pleased to offer prospective clients our approval service. Where possible we will not charge to bring the item/s out to you and place them in position in your home then take them away again should you choose not to purchase them. On some occasions there may be a nominal charge to cover the cost of our approval service, but this will always be discussed and explained to you in advance of our visit.
Please make it very clear when enquiring about an item, or items, if you intend to use the approval service as it must be agreed with us in advance of any further discussions re delivery timescales etc.
Canada Delivery - £ 950 (Please allow 7 to 42 days)
Continental Europe - £ 500 (Please allow 7 to 42 days)
Mainland UK Delivery - £ 100.00 (Please allow 7 to 10 days)
Rest Of The World - Please Enquire
Please be aware that it is the customers responsibility to pay any customs duties or taxes levied by the destination country when items are delivered outside of the UK.
We have vans regularly on the road throughout mainland England and where practical and realistically possible are always pleased to offer prospective clients our approval service. Where possible we will not charge to bring the item/s out to you and place them in position in your home then take them away again should you choose not to purchase them. On some occasions there may be a nominal charge to cover the cost of our approval service, but this will always be discussed and explained to you in advance of our visit.
Please make it very clear when enquiring about an item, or items, if you intend to use the approval service as it must be agreed with us in advance of any further discussions re delivery timescales etc.