David Foord-Brown Antiques
Fine 18th Century & early 19th Century English Furniture, Porcelain & Old Sheffield Plate Silver
A LATE 18TH CENTURY CHIPPENDALE PERIOD MAHOGANY DESK, CIRC 1775.
Description:
A LATE 18TH CENTURY CHIPPENDALE PERIOD MAHOGANY DESK, CIRC 1775.
A handsome and practical desk of excellent quality using fine and well figured flame mahogany veneers. The serpentine moulded top over a deep fitted drawer and slide with a swing out inkwell, over the kneehole with recessed cupboard, flanked by three drawers to each side and raised on a moulded plinth base, pleasingly following the serpentine form. Original brass swaneck handles and carrying handles to the sides. Matured to a rich and deep colour.
Origin: English
Circa:1775
Height: 32.5 in. (83 cm.) | Width: 40 in. (102 cm.) | Depth: 26in. (66 cm.)
Price: £10,000
Stock Ref: AW11093
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David Foord-Brown & Sean Barry
David Foord-Brown Antiques
3 Bank Buildings, High Street, Cuckfield,
West Sussex. RH17 5JU, United Kingdom
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