Vip access
Favourites
17450
A Mahogany Carlton House Desk
A Mahogany Carlton House Desk
Dimensions: H: 41 in / 104 cm | W: 56 in / 142 cm | D: 33 in / 84 cm
Special Offer: £4,700
17450
Original Price: £8,500 | Special Offer: £4,700
A Fine Carlton House Desk after a design by George Hepplewhite
Constructed in feathered Spanish Mahogany, with holly inlays, rising on castor capped tapered legs: three mahogany lined drawers with quadrant mouldings in the apron; the superstructure of bow form, fitted with banks of three drawers flanking the tooled leather writing surface, which in turn has a reading easel, and to the back six further fitted drawers, all with handles of rectangular shape. Two curved postbox cupboards in turn, flank the central bank. Above, the platform has a pierced trellis guardrail, and brass post slots.
England, Circa 1870
The desk exactly follows George Hepplewhite’s design for a ‘Gentleman’s Writing Table’ shown in Plate 21 of the posthumously published ‘Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide’. The desk was chosen by George 1Vth for his personal usage at the Carlton House, Pall Mall, London.
You may also like
A Miniature Grandfather Clock by Dent of London
A Late 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Bombé Cabinet
A George II Style Armchair
A Highly Carved Chinese Hardwood Stand
A Regency Period Painted Sycamore Centre Table
A Regency Mahogany Drum Table
Recently viewed
