A Regency Mahogany Writing Desk in the Manner of Thomas Hope c.1805-10 sub-Art & Sculpture The whole of the exterior

The whole of the exterior is original and there are no significant losses

The lines of this piece are very much of the period

younger daughter of the 1st Baron David

or slippers

There is a little old worming to rear support and some discreet restoration to three areas where minor repairs have been needed

A Regency Mahogany Writing Desk in the Manner of Thomas Hope c.1805-10 sub-Art & Sculpture The whole of the exteriorOrigin: EnglishPeriod: RegencyProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1805 10Height: 33Width: 30Depth: 26 (all at extremities)The handsome and boldy drawn Regency period mahogany gentleman's writing desk, in two sections and in the manner of Thomas Hope (1769 1831) and the Egyptian revival, the hinged writing slope having the original distressed tooled Morocco leather writing surface above a single oak lined and cockbeaded drawer fitted with patinated brass