Martlesham Antiques is a family run business and has been trading since 1984. We are located in Suffolk just outside Woodbridge and is run from a spacious thatched cottage housing nine large showrooms with a vast adjacent car park. Specialising in 18th and 19th century furniture, together with creating custom hand-made furniture which is supplied to various interior designers, trade and the retail market. Every piece on the showroom floor is in excellent condition and ready to go straight into the buyers home or premises. All of Martlesham Antiques furniture is hand polished by their own French polishers and restorers to a very high standard. We are also a member of LAPADA, the association of art and antiques.
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19th Century Satinwood & Inlaid Carlton House Desk
Certified DealerApproved item1726 sales by dealerFree DeliveryAvailable for local pick-up
Certified DealerApproved item1726 sales by dealerFree DeliveryAvailable for local pick-up
Description
This is a fabulous quality freestanding 19th Century satinwood and inlaid Carlton house desk, the super structure having a decorative pierced brass gallery, below this there is a central cupboard door flanked either side with three drawers with original engraved brass knob handles, and then a concave cupboard door either side of the drawers, all doors have workable locks and keys, the desk having a pull out green leather writing surface decorated with blind and gilt tooling, either end of the desk there are stationary compartments with hinged lift up lids and a single pull out drawer below, the frieze below having five mahogany lined drawers with original engraved brass swan handles, standing on square tapering legs with with spade feet terminating on brass cap and castors.
measurements
Height:
100 cm
Width:
135 cm
Depth:
61 cm
measurements
declaration
Martlesham Antiques has clarified that the 19th Century Satinwood & Inlaid Carlton House Desk (LA398697) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1890
declaration
condition
condition
This desk is in excellent condition and profusely inlaid all over incorporating various shell motifs, urns and floral inlay.