This good quality antique oak desk
from the mid 19th century was originally supplied by the London firm 'S & H Jewells' 29 - 31 Little Queens Street, Holborn*.
This very attractive antique desk has a newly fitted burgundy leather writing surface with gilt and blind
tooling. This is surrounded by a band of oak with thumb moulded
edge and rounded corners.
The top is fitted with three drawers and each pedestal has three drawers. All drawers are made with mahogany linings, hand cut dovetail joints, and the original brass locks. The edges are trimmed with ogee mouldings and fitted with turned wooded knob pulls. The centre drawer
is stencilled with the suppliers stamp mark. 
The pedestal drawers are graduated in size and have rounded corners to the front of the desk and
concealed castors beneath the plinth bases.
As with all antique pedestal desks it is made in three sections
for ease of movement and installation.
*The firm was founded circa 1830 'F & H Jewells supplying office furniture throughout the 19th century.
Date: circa 1850
Dimensions:
Width: 54 inches - 137cm
Depth: 28.5 inches - 72cm
Height: 30 inches - 76cm
Height to kneehole: 24 inches - 61cm
Reference Number: SN518
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strive to offer the best quality antique office furniture at reasonable
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our antique desks, tables and chairs ourselves and only use professional
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overseas destinations.
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About Burrells Antique Desks:
We are a family antique business
selling English Antique Office Furniture for home, study,
library and office. We specialise in Antique Desks, Antique Writing Tables, Antique Library Tables, Desk Chairs and Library Chairs but
we also sell other Antique Furniture such as bookcases and antique clocks.
We stock antique furniture from most
English Periods; Regency, Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian. Our antique
desks, come in many styles such as Partners Desks, Pedestal Desks, Kidney Shaped Desks, Kneehole Desks, Writers
Desks, Secretary Desks and in wood varieties such as Mahogany, Oak,
Walnut, Burr Walnut and Rosewood.
