Antique Satinwood Carlton House Desk c1900

Satinwood Carlton House Desk

This is a beautiful antique, mahogany and satinwood with ebony string lining Carlton House desk. There are plenty of storage compartments to accommodate all of your stationery. In addition to the ten smaller drawers, there are five larger lockable drawers below. The top has been relined with a fine quality gilt tooled faded green leather inset sliding writing surface. The drawers are all fine cut solid mahogany with hand cut dovetail joints, the desk has been fully restored and hand polished and is in excellent showroom condition

Carlton House desk is a specific antique desk form within the more general bureau à gradin form. The Carlton House desk form is supposed to have been designed in 1790s for the Prince of Wales (who later became George IV) by George Hepplewhite. It is named after Carlton House, which was at the time the London residence of the Prince of Wales.

Age: 1900

Style: English Antique Furniture

Material: Satinwood

Origin : UK

Condition: Excellent

Restoration; Fully hand polished

Dimensions: back 95h desk top 77h x 108w x 57d cm