Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Gilt-Tooled Leather Inset Kneehole Pedestal Rent Desk, James Winter and Sons (1823-1882), Third Quarter 19th Century

Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Gilt-Tooled Leather Inset Kneehole Pedestal Rent Desk
James Winter and Sons (1823-1882), Third Quarter 19th Century
End of front-fold of top drawer stamped James Winter & Sons/101 Wardour St Soho London; lock stamped I. Bramah/Patent. Top drawer opening to a sliding-action gilt-tooled leather inset writing surface above a green satin lined well, flanked by two columns of three alphabetized hinge-lidded compartments, separated by three dividers, the uppermost dividers removing to view two hidden drawers.

Property from a Private Collection
Dimensions: Height: 33-3/8 in (84.8 cm); Width: 49-3/8 in (125.4 cm); Depth: 28-7/8 in (73.3 cm)

Condition: Minor warp related cracking, particularly at joints, and scattered throughout casement, with instances of stabilized fill; scattered instances of minor lifting, flaked losses to veneers; contact wear, indentations along interior of pedestals, kneehole; other age appropriate handling wear, scratches, abrasions, and disruptions to finish, commensurate with normal use.

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