Kneehole desk
Category
Furniture
Date
1900 - 1942
Materials
Mahogany, brass
Measurements
77.5 x 119.5 x 52.5 cm
Place of origin
England
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246129
Summary
A mahogany and ebony-strung kneehole desk, English, early 20th century. The top with reeded edge above three frieze drawers. The arched kneehole flanked by a pair of pedestals, one fitted with three drawers, the other faced as three drawers but in fact a cupboard with hinged door. Inlaid throughout with ebony lines. On bracket feet.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded; bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913) in 1942.