Maples Satinwood Desk
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This is a very good quality satinwood desk by Maples & Co veneered throughout in satinwood quarter cut to drawer fronts, doors, sides and top. The back is also veneered. The centre recess has two concave doors to a cupboard. The drawers have ebony cock beading and the whole is strung with ebony. Original handles and locks. To the top is a tan coloured hide writing surface in an oval-ish cartouche shape....tooled this is original and is in good condition with a few marks and stains. The legs are solid Satinwood turned and fluted with original brass feet which house a rotating steel ball....very neat. All drawer linings and carcase in mahogany. Stamped Maple & Co. A beautiful handsome desk in very good order.
The only repairs have been some ebony cock beading and a loose back leg re-fixed on to the body.....no breaks.
Measures 4' long, 22' depth front to back and 31' high.
Maker : Maple & Co.
Condition : Very good condition, the original top does have some staining and some of the ebony cock beading has been replaced by ourselves ( very well ) and the back has been re-polished as it was sun bleached.
Materials : Satinwood
Origin : French, European
Manufacture Date : c.1890
Additional Information
1170 (AB-144677)
Cornwall, United Kingdom
We are a long established firm and have been dealing in Antiques and also quality restorers, with 35-years experience. We work with quality pieces from the 17th - 18th - 19th and some early 20th centuries. Including Furniture from top quality 18th-century pieces to the more simple vernacular...
