Antique English Cylinder-Top Pedestal Desk with Green Leather & Finished Back, circa 1900

A more compact version of a classic model, this functional pedestal desk in light, golden oak is unusual in that it can float in a room and has the original casters, making it mobile too. Features a gallery above a cylinder top that opens to a desk with inset leather green blotters with gilded embossed edge; the center with an adjustable lectern or drafting surface and six small drawers & five open letter slots. Offers a storage drawer above knee hole with fours drawers flanking each side on the pedestals. Comes with original turned & carved, wooden pulls. England, circa 1900.

Measurements:
48" wide x 29" depth x 48" high

Depth when open: 40 1/2"; surface height: 33"; casters: 1 1/2" height; kneehole: 24 1/4" wide.

Style:
Late Victorian (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:
Oak,Polished

Place of Origin:
England

Period:
Late 19th Century

Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1900

Condition:
Good

Replacements made: Missing pull has been replaced with a newly turned & carved one that matches original one. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Beautifully designed & crafted, this desk is very solid and in good, operable condition. The wood has a handsome golden honey color & has been polished in our workshop with a wax finish.