Victorian Rosewood Pedestal Desk, c.1870 c1870 iron bracing to the rear

iron bracing to the rear legs

Max Depth: 84cm (33'')

This is an antique coffer

the profusely carved rosettes vary in design in an astonishing array and complexity testament to the sheer skill of the artisan carver

warm tones glow in the sinuous graining beneath a highly polished finish

Victorian Rosewood Pedestal Desk, c.1870 c1870 iron bracing to the rearOur Stock # LFA 1218 This is an English, Victorian, antique, breakfront, rosewood pedestal writing desk dating to c. 1870. Raised on a continuous plinth base with rounded corners that continue up through the banks of drawers and into the moulded edge of the writing surface, the frieze drawers are delineated by an attractive bead detail at the height of the top of the kneehole. The grain detail is magnificent and a real feature of this desk which