Gordon Russell Gr series 1 Desk c1970

Gordon Russel L shaped desk

A vintage mid century modern desk from the prestige range by Gordon Russell, designed by Trevor Chinn in the 1970’s, this L-Shaped desk in rosewood with chrome metalwork and vinyl backing is in extremely good condition and lovely graining to the wood. The desk is completely original and has been restored the desk comes in two parts the desk and the sideboard this has two sliding doors with finger jointed drawers behind and shelving to the right, the desk has two drawers the right.

Age: 1970

Style: Mid Century Modern

Origin : England

Material: Rosewood chrome and venial

Condition:excellent

Restoration: fully polished

Dimensions: 73h x 214w x 91d sideboard from the back of the desk is 163cm

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He was nine years old when his family moved to Repton and then, in 1904, to the Cotswold village of Broadway, Worcestershire where his father turned the Lygon Arms into a country house hotel. His attendance at Chipping Campden school meant that Russell saw the vernacular traditions of local craftsmanship and it also brought him into direct contact with Ernest Gimson and the Guild of Handicraft.

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