ANTIQUE EARLY VICTORIAN PEDESTAL DESK

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Reference: J49 2001 Pedestal Desk Approximate Age: Early Victorian Principal Wood: Tropical Hardwoods, Jackwood and Ebony Size: 60"(w) x 36"(d) 152cm(w) x 92cm(d) Price: Was £3,350 NOW £2,850 XE.com Personal Currency Assistant

Superb quality Antique Early Victorian Pedestal Desk made from the tropical hardwoods Jackwood and Ebony.  This excellent original desk has a feature arched kneehole and ebony detailing.  It has original wheeled castors recessed into each pedestal for ease of movement. With a quality dark green leather writing surface with gold tooling, this genuine Antique Early Victorian Pedestal Desk is a most impressive and handsome piece of furniture as well as being a well proportioned practical working desk with some 15 square feet of work space and nine deep drawers with working locks and key.  Excellent value at this price for such a high quality and original desk.

FEATURES - J49 2001 Antique Early Victorian Pedestal Desk

• Handsome Antique Early Victorian Pedestal Desk - Circa 1850
• Traditional and classic nine drawers to the front elevation
• Feature Arched kneehole
• Three graduated drawers to each of the twin pedestals, with three frieze drawers above
• Dark green leather writing surface inset to the top
• Blind embossed and gold tooling to the inset leather
• Brass locks throughout
• Ebony lozenge escutcheon to each drawer lock keyhole
• Wheeled castors recessed to each pedestal
• Dust corner mouldings to each drawer interior, with all drawer linings in Jackwood
• Plain rear elevation - suitable for the desk being placed against a wall
• Solid one piece construction to allow for shaping of the feature arched kneehole
• Simple scratchstock moulding to drawers and kneehole arch.

DIMENSIONS - J49 2001 Antique Early Victorian Pedestal Desk

• Width = 60" (152cm). Depth = 36" (92cm)
• Kneehole width (measured between pedestals) = 26.5" (67cm)
• Sitting height (floor to the bottom of the frieze)  = 24" (61cm)
• Writing surface height from floor = 30.25" (77cm)
• Pedestal drawers internal width = 14" (36cm)
• Pedestal drawers internal depth (front to back) = 27" (69cm)
• Central drawer internal width = 25.5" (65cm)
• Central drawer internal depth (front to back) = 27" (69cm)
• All frieze drawer internal heights = 3" (7.5cm).