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Reference: X14 Approximate Age: Victorian Principal Wood: Mahogany Size: 68"(w) x 32"(d) x 30"(h) 173cm(w) x 82cm(d) x 76cm(h) Price: £4,500 XE.com Personal Currency Assistant

A large Victorian twin-pedestal desk, with a pair of double-depth ledger drawers for filing:

FEATURES

• Traditional nine drawer appearance to the front elevation, with two dummy drawers
• Two graduated drawers to both pedestals, with three drawers across the front frieze
• One double-depth filing or ledger drawer to both pedestals
• Good quality faded green leather writing surface inset to the moulded edge top
• Hand embossed work to the leather, with corner stamp detail
• Hand-cut dovetail joints to all of the scratch-stock moulded drawers
• Oak linings to the drawers
• Brass swan-neck handles, back plates and keyhole liners to all drawers
• Working drawer locks with keys
• Pedestals raised on plinth bases, with recessed wheeled castors.

DIMENSIONS

• Width = 68" (173cm). Depth = 32" (82cm)
• Kneehole width (measured between pedestals) = 36" (92cm)
• Sitting  or kneehole height (floor to the bottom of the frieze)  = 24" (61cm)
• Writing surface height from floor = 30" (76cm)
• Pedestal drawer widths (internal) = 12" (30cm)
• Pedestal drawer internal depths (front to back) = 27" (69cm)
• Central drawer width (internal) = 34" (87cm)
• Central drawer depths (front to back) = 26" (66cm)
• Ledger drawers internal widths = 12" (30cm)
• Ledger drawers internal depth = 26" (66cm)
• Ledger drawers internal height = 12" (30cm)
• All frieze drawer heights = 2.75" (7cm).