This antique Victorian mahogany cylinder top desk has nice small proportions & is in very good original condition with lots of character & a lovely warm colour.

It’s finished & polished on the back also, so can be free standing & the top section just lifts off the pedestals for easy transportation.

The wooden & the brass handles are all original. Inside the cylinder top are two long compartments & a row of pigeon holes. The writing surface pulls out to create plenty of work space & there are two leather surfaces, which look original to me. There are four drawers on the right hand pedestal, which are all graduated in depth & there is one drawer in the middle. The left hand pedestal has four dummy drawers on a cupboard door & there is one shelf inside.

There are grooves running down on either side of the cylinder & I believe there are casters under the plinth bases.

Please enlarge all the images to see the lovely figuring in the mahogany & also check the sizes, because this isn’t one of those heavy oversize models.

I would date this desk to around the 1860-80’s period.

Width – 41 inches, 104 cm
Depth – 25 inches, 64 cm
Height – 43 inches , 109 cm
Knee height – 24 inches, 61 cm
Knee width – 16 inches, 41 cm