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English Mahogany and Ormolu Partners Desk with Red Leather, 19th Century

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A Very Fine Partners Library Desk by Holland & Sons Constructed in mahogany and having splendid gilt bronze accents. Of freestanding pedestal form, rising from plinth bases, dressed with running gilt bronze foliate guard bands; having an arrangement of three drawers in each pedestal and three long drawers to the apron, all fitted with pairs of semicircular cast bronze handles, the obverse with fielded panel lockable cupboards, of excellent ‘fiddle back’ mahogany, which enclose shelved interiors, and have three faux drawers in the apron, the top dressed with an exterior guard band of gilt bronze, enclosing a tooled leather writing surface. Stamped by the maker, to the central drawer ‘Holland & Sons.’
  • Creator:
    Holland & Sons (Cabinetmaker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 61 in (154.94 cm)Depth: 33 in (83.82 cm)
  • Style:
    Georgian (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1860
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 79231stDibs: LU95471990322
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