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Antique Leather & Mahogany Desk Chair
£675.00 + VATAntique deep buttoned leather mahogany desk chair in good original condition & full of character. The leather has a fabulous original look & a wonderful colour, with natural fading & distressing. This desk chair is very comfortable too because of it’s shape. It swivels, tilts & has a height adjustment system. The leather is hand tacked onto the frame. This chair has turned baluster rails around the back & sits on mahogany feet with casters underneath. I would date this desk chair to around the 1950’s period.
Width – 26 inches, 66 cm
Depth – 26 inches, 66 cm
Height – 35 inches, 90 cm
Seat height – 18 inches, 46 cm -
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Armchair
£675.00 + VATI believe this antique armchair would be a perfect candidate for a desk chair, because the arms are set back a bit from the seat front. This chair is solid mahogany, with exquisite satinwood & other inlays inside the back & on the arms. It’s Edwardian, dating from the 1890-1910 period & is in excellent condition, having just been polished & re-upholstered. It’s also very comfortable due to the curved shape & upholstery. The general construction is very good too, so it’s very stable. I particularly like the shaped cross stretchers that join all the legs & provide extra stability.
Width – 24 inches, 62 cm
Depth – 22 inches, 56 cm
Height – 32 inches, 82 cm
Seat height – 17 inches, 43 cm -
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Armchair
£450.00 + VATWell constructed antique Edwardian mahogany armchair with some fine satinwood inlays. It dates from the 1890-1910 period & has just been French polished, plus re-upholstered, so is in excellent condition throughout. I think this would make a fine desk chair or just a nice incidental chair anywhere in the home.
Width – 23 inches, 58 cm
Depth – 21 inches, 54 cm
Height – 33 inches, 84 cm
Seat height – 18 inches, 46 cm -
Antique William IV Mahogany Writing Table / Desk
£675.00 + VATAntique William IV mahogany writing table in good original condition & with a lot of character. It has a tooled leather writings surface & a polished back. The single drawer has fine dovetails, a lock & turned bun handles. It has interesting carved corner brackets under the top corners & sits on turned legs with brass cupped casters. I would date this desk to the 1830-40’s period.
Width – 36 inches, 91 cm
Depth – 20 inches, 50 cm
Height – 28 inches, 71 cm
Knee height – 22 inches, 56 cm -
Antique Mahogany Leather Top Desk
£950.00 + VATFine quality antique Chippendale style leather top mahogany desk dating from around the 1900-1910 period & in excellent condition. It has a hand coloured tooled leather writing surface with a gadrooned edge going all the way around. This desk has a finished polished back & a serpentine shaped front. It has canted corners, flame mahogany drawer fronts & sits on solid mahogany carved legs with ball & claw feet. The drawers have original brass handles, locks & fine dovetails. The carving is very crisp & the kneehole height is generous. This is a purpose made desk & not one of those many dressing tables that have been converted into desks.
Width – 46 inches, 117 cm
Depth – 25 inches, 64 cm
Height – 30 inches, 76 cm
Knee height – 25 inches, 63 cm
Knee width – 19 inches, 49 cm -
Antique Swedish Inlaid & Marquetry Cylinder Top Desk
£2,200.00 + VATVery elegant antique Swedish cylinder top desk in a Neoclassical style & with some wonderful details. It’s rosewood, satinwood, kingwood & other exotic woods. This bureau is in good original condition & I would date it to around the 1920-30’s period. It’s of extremely high quality. All the drawers are finely dovetailed, well constructed & have solid timber drawer bottoms. One very unusual feature behind the rosewood back is the secret compartment in the back (see images), where it unlocks & reveals secret compartments. The interior behind the cylinder is beautifully fitted out with many drawers, two compartments & a central cupboard with more marquetry. There is a pull out writing surface & a one long drawer below. The grain & patterns of the woods are fabulous. There are many inlays, swags, etc. & the marquetry is exquisite. There are three marquetry panels, one on the cylinder & two on the sides. Please enlarge all the images, because I couldn’t possibly describe everything. The tapered legs are rosewood & satinwood, ending with brass feet. One of many signs of quality are the way that the legs are finished on all four sides. Whoever made this item, had a very keen eye for detail & didn’t take any short cuts.
Width – 34 inches, 87 cm
Depth – 21 inches, 54 cm
Height – 44 inches, 110 cm -
Antique Georgian Style Mahogany & Leather Pedestal Desk
£750.00 + VATAntique Georgian style mahogany leather top pedestal desk in good original condition. It dates from around the 1950’s period & has just ben French polished. The leather writing surface looks original & has some nice gold tooling. The outside of the pedestals are panelled, the brass handles are original & there is a double filing drawer on the right pedestal. It also has a polished panelled back & sits on bracket feet. This desk separates into three sections for easy transportation.
Width – 48 inches, 122 cm
Depth – 24 inches, 62 cm
Height – 31 inches, 78 cm
Knee height – 24 inches, 62 cm
Knee width – 22 inches, 56 cm -
Antique Regency Style Leather & Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair
£750.00 + VATAntique Regency style mahogany swivel desk armchair upholstered in deep buttoned brown leather hand tacked onto the frame. Not only does it swivel, but it tilts back & can be adjusted in height. This is a very comfortable chair with good back support. It has scroll over padded arms & sits on quadruple mahogany sabre legs with wheels below. This chair is in good condition & I would date it to around the 1950’s period.
Width – 24 inches, 62 cm
Depth – 30 inches, 76 cm
Height – 40 inches, 102 cm
Seat height – 16 inches, 41 cm -
Antique Art Nouveau Mahogany Desk or Dressing Table
£750.00 + VATVery unusual antique Art Nouveau solid mahogany desk or dressing table in good original condition, dating from the 1890’s period. It’s a free standing piece of furniture, so looks good from back or front. It has a curved back, with two cupboards & one drawer on the front, which have blind fretwork & wonderful copper handles in the form of Ivy & four leaf clovers. Actually they may not be clover, but some kind of leaf form or flowers. The shaped legs sit on original brass casters. This table is of quite small proportions, but still has a generous kneehole height.
Width – 39 inches, 99 cm
Depth – 20 inches, 51 cm
Height – 30 inches, 76 cm
Knee height – 25 inches, 64 cm -
Antique Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
£675.00 + VATThis antique Sheraton style flame mahogany writing table is in excellent condition & dates to around the 1950’s period. It has a serpentine shaped front with two drawers & a high superstructure with cupboards & small drawers. The flame mahogany patterns are beautiful especially on the front of the top section. There’s some fine satinwood inlays on the cupboards & drawers. This desk sits on tapered legs with spade end feet. The leather writing surface has some lovely gold tooling.
Width – 36 inches, 92 cm
Depth – 20 inches, 51 cm
Height – 39 inches, 98 cm
Knee height – 25 inches, 63 cm -
Antique Flame Mahogany Cylinder Top Bureau
£2,750.00 + VATThis antique mahogany cylinder top bureau is a spectacular piece of furniture & is in excellent condition. I believe it’s French & dates from around the 1840’s period. Please enlarge all the images to see all the many fine details & see how the flame mahogany patterns run all the way down the front, plus inside the bureau too. This bureau has been fully restored & French polished to a very high standard. Check out the writing compartment, which has two banks of three small drawers, a middle cupboard & a pull out sliding tooled leather writing surface. The outside drawers have brass escutcheons, locks, fine dovetails & a working key. This bureau is of very high quality & not only is it a great looker, but it’s also a very practicable piece of furniture.
Width – 43 inches, 109 cm
Depth – 25 inches, 64 cm
Height – 51 inches, 130 cm
Knee height – 31 inches, 80 cm -
Antique William IV Mahogany Writing Table / Desk
£1,250.00 + VATThis is a fine quality antique mahogany writing table in lovely condition & with a beautifully aged & coloured tooled leather writing surface. I would date it to the William IV 1830-40’s period, because of those distinct octagonal turned legs. This desk is deeper than the usual ones of this length, which gives one much more working space. It has rounded corners, finely dovetails drawers with brass handles & brass cupped casters on the legs. It is also free standing, because of the polished back.
Width – 43 inches, 108 cm
Depth – 29 inches, 74 cm
Height – 29 inches, 74 cm
Knee height – 23 inches, 59 cm
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