18TH CENTURY QUEEN ANNE AND LATER WALNUT KNEEHOLE DESK

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18TH CENTURY QUEEN ANNE WALNUT KNEEHOLE DESK CIRCA 1710.

GOOD QUALITY KNEE HOLE DESK OF SMALL PROPORTIONS, RICHLY VENEERED IN BURR WALNUT. RECTANGULAR TOP, STRUNG AND CROSS BANDED, FINISHED WITH A MOULDED EDGE. 1 DRAWER BELOW THE TOP SURFACE AND A FURTHER PARTIALLY CONCEALED DRAWER ABOVE THE KNEE, FLANKED EITHER SIDE BY 3 GRADUATING DRAWERS, EACH WITH INLAID AND CROSS BANDED DRAWER FRONTS AND BRASS HARDWARE. A KNEE SPACE OF 21 3/4″ X 10″ PROVIDES AMPLE LEG ROOM FOR THE SMALLER FRAMED PERSON, THIS ALSO PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE SINGLE DOOR LOCKABLE CUPBOARD THAT CONTAINS A SINGLE SHELF. RAISED ON BRACKET FEET.

EXPECTED SURFACE MARKS TO WOODWORK IN LINE WITH AGE AND USE. LATER REPLACED HANDLES, RE-VENEERED LEGS WHICH WAS LIKELY TO BE DONE DURING THE MID 20TH CENTURY. GOOD COLOUR AND PATINA AND READY FOR EVERYDAY USE IN THE HOME.