RARE MID-18TH CENTURY ENGLISH OAK WRITING DESK (c. 1750 ENGLISH)

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43.25inch wide    28.75inch high    26.00inch deep (109.85 cm wide  73.02 cm high  66.04 cm deep)

This wonderful small mid-18th century writing desk is a truly rare and delightful piece of English oak country furniture. The moulded-edge top is of three planks and has mitred cleated ends; on either end of the base are three graduated drawers and a small single drawer, with brass ring pulls, with a shaped frieze below. One really charming detail is an attractively turned quarter-column set into the inside angle of each of the two front legs; the front legs also have concealed castors in the manner of an extending architect's table; another unusual detail is the quatrefoil cut-out in each of the bracket feet.