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Antique Victorian Writing Table Desk by Edwards & Roberts 19th Century

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This is an elegant antique Victorian Gonçalo Alves writing table by Edwards & Roberts, Circa 1850 in date. The top is inset with a gold tooled burgundy leather writing surface above two frieze drawers and it is raised on elegant superbly carved twin turned tapering legs that terminate in carved trestles joined by a stretcher and raised on decoratively carved cabriole legs. It bears the impressed stamp for Edwards & Roberts on one of the drawers and it is finished on all sides so that it can stand freely in the centre of your room. Complete with working locks and key. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 76 cm x Width 111 cm x Depth 62 cm Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 3 foot, 8 inches x Depth 2 foot Gonçalo Alves is a hardwood (from the Portuguese name, Gonçalo Alves). It is sometimes referred to as tigerwood — a name that underscore the wood’s often dramatic, contrasting color scheme. Edwards & Roberts The firm Edwards & Roberts was one of the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the eighteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards & Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet Makers and Importers of Ancient Furniture’. By 1892 they occupied more than a dozen buildings in Wardour Street, where they continued to trade until the end of the century. They became one of the leading London cabinet makers and retailers producing high quality furniture and working in a variety of styles, both modern and revivalist. Their business also involved retailing, adapting and restoring the finest antique furniture and there are many examples of their earlier furniture with later embellishments bearing their stamp. The quality of timber used was always the best quality with fine burr walnuts and lighter toned satinwood as they specialised in marquetry, inlay and ormolu. Our reference: A3800
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 43.71 in (111 cm)Depth: 24.41 in (62 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Leather,Wood
  • Period:
    1850-1859
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1850
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: A38001stDibs: LU950638704322

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