Antique Desk
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Read more1920’s Roll Top / Tambour Desk in Oak
£0FREE Ground Floor Delivery on this piece within approximately 130 miles of Cambridgeshire. Further afield locations will incur a surcharge to send via couriers.
A beautiful single pedestal tambour desk handmade in solid oak. It dates from around the late 1920’s is in completely original condition but fully cleaned and gently restored by us.
Beautifully aged and coloured English oak throughout. These desk are pretty hard to find in such good original condition and most are the much larger double pedestal desks – beautiful but a bit difficult to accommodate in most people’s homes. The top section can also be removed on this desk if you have a tight doorway or access space to consider. The tambour door works smoothly, as do all drawers and the little drawers inside the top section. The desk has lots of cute little pigeon holes to store your treasures and necessities. The roller door has its original lock and key – which is pretty rare indeed. When the door is pulled down and locked an internal locking mechanism also locks all drawers at the same time. Nice and secure.
A beautiful and hard to find desk that can be used as a decorative/ dress piece or as a fully functioning desk space.
The build and quality will mean these desks can only appreciate in value if looked after well.
Overall Dimensions: 109.5cm High to top shelf, 74cm High to work surface, 91cm Wide, 66cm Deep (max).
Kneehole: 48.5cm Wide, 69cm min. height clearance.
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Read more1960’s Oak Teachers Desk from Oakham School
£0FREE Delivery on this piece within approximately 130 miles of Cambridgeshire. Further afield locations will incur a surcharge to send via couriers.
A gorgeous mid century oak desk handmade and supplied by Durrant Office Furniture. It dates from around the early to mid 1960’s and is in completely original condition but fully cleaned and gently restored by us. This desk came to us from Oakham Private School in Rutland, where it had spent its whole life from new. It is presented in a beautifully aged oak colour and patina with a really nicely sized work surface for home use. The drawers run freely and have been cleaned and sanded back internally.
A super looking desk, very useable for regular working but a nice size for most people to be able to accommodate. The kneehole space is exceptionally generous, which enables the use of a larger more modern desk chair. Unusual for mid century kneehole desks!
Overall Dimensions: 75.5cm High, 137cm Wide, 86.5cm Deep
Kneehole: 68.5cm height clearance, 82cm wide
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Read moreOriginal 1950’s Teachers Desk by Abbess
£0FREE Delivery on this desk within approximately 130 miles of Cambridgeshire. Further afield areas will incur a surcharge to send via couriers.
An excellent example of the ever popular Abbess pedestal desk. These are often referred to as Teacher’s desks but this came from a private home in central Cambridge. This desk dates from around the mid to late 1950’s and is in excellent original condition. It retains all of its internal drawer liners with the Abbess stamp, together with its original stationery tray. It is in a gorgeous rich colour and a compact but very usable size. The original Abbess brass levelling feet are are still attached to the bottom of the legs. The feet can be wound out to level the desk on uneven floors or raise the whole desk height by around 30mm (maximum). A very good example indeed.
A great size offering a compact but fully functioning desk. The colour and condition are exactly right for a very stylish work/ study desk – or a teenager’s study desk?
We have sold a number of these Abbess desks and they never hang around for long.
Dimensions:
106cm Wide, 60.5cm Deep, 71.5cm High
Kneehole Dimensions: 59cm Wide, 62cm High in the centre, lowering to 59cm at the sides.
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Read more1955 Refurbished Oak Bureau from Staverton (Air Ministry)
£0FREE Ground Floor Delivery on this desk within approximately 130 miles of Cambridgeshire. Further afield areas will incur a surcharge to send via couriers.
A superb oak bureau supplied by Staverton in 1955 (stamped to the rear). These pieces were typically found on military bases either in the offices or private officer’s homes. This one came to us in an unloved and neglected state. We carefully stripped it back to reveal the beautiful oak grain. We then restored it sympathetically to reinstate the fantastic colour and condition that it should be in. A fantastic piece of UK social history and a beautiful piece of furniture. Ready for a lucky new owner to treasure and use for another 60+ years.
Dimensions:
76cm Wide, 44cm Max Depth, 102cm High
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Read more1935 George V Solid Oak Desk by Libraco
£0FREE Delivery on this desk within approximately 130 miles of Cambridgeshire. Further afield locations will incur a surcharge to send via courier.
A beautiful antique desk in solid English oak, dating from 1935. It is a pretty rare desk, having been produced by Libraco. Libraco were world renowned for their superb index card drawer units, used in libraries to store the library cards. Now very popular as wine stores. We have never come across a desk made by Libraco before. It is stamped to the underside with GR and the crown, 1935, Libraco. A beautifully made and aged oak desk. Not too big for home but very usable as a regular use desk. Both drawers have been cleaned and sanded back inside.
This will only get better with age and appreciate in value. A superb quality oak desk.
Dimensions:
137cm Wide, 77.5cm High, 76cm Deep
Chair height clearance: 60.5cm
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Read more1950’s Double Pedestal Desk in Golden Oak
£0FREE Delivery on this piece within approximately 130 miles of Cambridgeshire. More remote and rural locations will incur a charge.
A gorgeous 1950’s double pedestal desk in a golden coloured oak. The desk dates from around the early to mid 1950’s and is in very good original condition, fully cleaned and gently restored by us. This desk came to us from a private owner in Leicestershire. It is presented in a beautifully aged colour and patina with a really nicely sized work surface for home use. The drawers run freely and have been cleaned internally. A very nicely sized desk for regular home use with plenty of storage.
Overall Dimensions: 76.5cm High, 136cm Wide, 75cm Deep
Kneehole: 64.5cm height clearance, 55cm wide
Please note: this desk does not disassemble. Double check all of your door openings and access points before purchasing.
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Read moreLarge George VI Oak Desk by Farmer
£0FREE Ground Floor Delivery on this desk within approximately 130 miles of Cambridgeshire. Further afield locations will incur a surcharge to send via couriers.
An amazing desk in solid English quarter drawn oak, dating from the 1930’s. These desks typically came from a Government office/ Public Service such as Civil Servant Offices, Schools, Railways etc. This desk is stamped with GR and the crown on the original brass cup handles, together with Farmer to the underside. All three drawers run smoothly and have been sanded back to the bottoms and cleaned.
Now presented in a beautifully aged oak colour that only time can offer. The desk also retains its original black top with minor cosmetic imperfections (please see photographs). We have had a number of these George V and George VI desks and they always sell so so quickly.
This will only get better with age and appreciate in value. A superb quality antique desk.
Dimensions:
152.5cm Wide, 91cm Deep, 77cm High
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Read moreMid Century Teachers Desk in Oak by Astrola, London
£0FREE Delivery on this piece within approximately 130 miles of Cambridgeshire. Further afield locations will incur a surcharge to send via couriers.
An exceptional mid century oak desk handmade by Astrola of London (Hammersmith, W6). It dates from around the late 1940’s to late 1950’s and is in beautiful condition. It is made from beautifully aged quality oak with great colour and patina. The desk is very nicely sized for home use with a great sized work surface for home use. All four drawers run freely and have been cleaned and sanded back internally. The desk also retains the original makers badge on the rear.
The build and quality will mean this desk can only appreciate in value if looked after well.
Overall Dimensions: 76.5cm High, 122cm Wide, 68.5cm Deep
Kneehole: 62.5cm height clearance, 72.5cm wide
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Read moreOriginal Victorian Campaign Desk
£0FREE Ground Floor Delivery on this desk within approximately 130 miles of Cambridgeshire. Further afield areas will incur a charge to send via couriers.
A beautiful Victorian campaign desk in mahogany and brass. These campaign are very highly sought after and we can totally se why! The desks were made to be easily transportable for use on sea trips, military missions etc. This one is beautifully preserved in perfectly aged colour and patina. Just look at those aged brass handles! There clearly signs of use and wear but the desk is in excellent condition for its age and the trips it clearly made. The original leather top was beyond repair with holes and corners missing. We gently restored the whole desk top surface and applied a new quality black leather insert. All good for another 100+ years of use and adoration. We just know this will be perfect for somebody’s space.
The desk easily split down to the two pedestals and top. The top simply lifts off the pedestals and is repositioning by the retaining strips on top of each pedestal.
Dimensions:
101cm Wide, 56cm Max Depth, 76cm High
Kneehole width 36.5cm, height 59.5cm
