A MAHOGANY OCTAGONAL PARTNERS DESK, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1900

A MAHOGANY OCTAGONAL PARTNER'S DESKIN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1900The tooled leather inset top above gadrooned moulding above stacks of foliate and fret-carved drawers78cm high, 145cm wide, 136cm deepProvenance: Private collection, Blaisdon Hall, GloucestershireCondition Report: Marks, scratches and abrasions, old chips and splits comensurate with age and use. some small losses. Locks and handles are original, all locks are open. Keys are present but some locks are 'sticky' or require attention to operate properly. Not all keys to all locks may be present. Some attention to some drawer linings will be required to ease the running of them. Some of the drawer are very tight fitting. This may possibly be due to some movement to joints of the frame/ carcass of the desk. The outset terminals of the top bear various wear, some losses and some small spliced in sections (see images) An unusual and high quality piece of furniture of its date. Generally in good useable conditionPlease refer to all additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer