Davenport
Category
Furniture
Date
1830 - 1840
Materials
Honduras mahogany, Cuban mahogany, English walnut, maple, kingwood, Gabon ebony, cedar, boxwood, holly, brass
Measurements
818 x 660 x 640 mm
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Hill Top, Cumbria
NT 641711
Summary
Walnut davenport, c. 1830/40; pierced brass gallery at top, desk lid lifts to reveal three letter compartments; four drawers opening in right end, with turned wood knobs, four identical dummies at left end; below desk, supports in form of heavy scrolled foliage with ebony buttons, on round pad feet concealing casters.