The Carl Linnaeus' writing desk. Swedish Rococo, mid 1700's.

Partners desk. Solid ash and ash veneer, top edges of apple. Brass mounts. Each long rail with three drawers. Length 180, width 90, height 77 cm.
Old notes in one drawer of the writing desk.
In a drawer three glued handwritten paper sheets with texts. Sheet 1: "Lund 19.5 1907 Mr. Consul, etc. Stuchell [?], Hököpinge [south of Malmö]. On behalf of Linné..., I hereby give a thanks to Mr. Konsul for the great goodness of lending to our Linné exhibition the beautiful and precious table. After the exhibition ends on the 26th of this month, I will have it transported to Trelleborg. With gratitude... ". Sheet 2: This table belonged to Carl von Linné, was brought on a carriage from Upsala to Arrie [south of Malmö] in the first half of the 19th century by the Amanuens [Samuel Fredrik Nordstedt] ... who was then named vicor there. Nordstedt related to Linné, his mother was a daughter of Stenbrohult. "Sheet 3:" Samuel Fredrik Nordstedt born 10/7 1795 in Wexiö, son of Theologie Nordstedt and Ulrika Charlotta Linnaeus [daughter of Samuel Linnéus (1718-97), who was brother to Carl von Linné (1707-78), she married Peter Nordstedt (1749-1821) in Stenbrohult 1790], Priest daughter of Stenbrohult, [Samuel Fredrik] became after having passed Wexiö school student in 181 ?, degree in 1821, amanuens at the university library -27, regular amanuens 1833, priest 22/1 1839. Vicar in Arrie 1844, prost 1852, married Johanna Wilhelmina Charlotta Augusta Warenberg". Enclosed two prints of Råshult and Hammarby, and a book "Vägen till Linné", Birger Strandell, 1974. Key included.