Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime early Victorian Honduras Mahogany with green leather top and brass reading rail twin pedestal bankers partners desk. Circa 1840, used in banks for accounting with space to lay out multiple ledger books, room for at least four people to work, this would have been a very important piece in its day.
You have two original keys which operate some of the locks, there is a side cupboard in one of the pedestals, the drawers either side are ¾ sized to make room for the cupboard, on the other side they are full sized and use all the space. Condition wise is amazing for the age, there are two wear areas to the green leather top, one corner is missing, otherwise its an excellent example. We have cleaned waxed and polished it from top to bottom. Height:- 117cm to the top of the brass rails, 81.5cm to the top of the writing slope, 77cm to the bottom of the slope. Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. This item is available for collection from our Wimbledon warehouses SW19-3BE, we can have it delivered nationwide to include Scotland Wales and Ireland. Wimbledon-Furniture is a privately owned family ran business out of Wimbledon SW19, we have four large storage warehouses, if you have any questions my number is under the business sellers information, please feel free to call or text. Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description around condition. Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of cracking creasing and wear, we recommend regular waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade.COURIER (LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CANT BE POSTED). Whoever delivers will always require help on the larger items to unload, the price you will be quoted will always be based on this assumption, if this is not possible please let us know as it will affect the price to send a two man team. The item "VICTORIAN DOUBLE SIDED LUXURY HONDURAS MAHOGANY BRASS GREEN LEATHER BANKING DESK" is in sale since Friday, November 27, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Antique Furniture\Desks\Victorian (1837-1901)". The seller is "wimbledon-furniture-01" and is located in London Wimbledon.
This item can be shipped worldwide.