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Antique Australian Victorian Cedar Stationery / Clerk’s Desk – c.1880
Rare and substantial Australian Victorian cedar desk with original fitted stationery cabinet, pigeonholes and drawers.
A beautiful example of late-19th-century Australian furniture, believed to date from approximately 1870–1890 (circa 1880).
The desk is constructed in Australian cedar and features an unusually useful and attractive fitted upper section with numerous pigeonholes and document compartments, enclosed side sections, drawers and a spacious writing area.
Original features include:
Australian cedar
Original Victorian cedar construction
Extensive fitted pigeonhole/stationery compartments
Original drawers and doors
Turned Victorian legs
Original decorative mouldings and detailing
Original removable internal shelf
ORIGINAL KEY
Original locks/escutcheons
Top hutch is seperate and sits on top of desk.
The desk has been used in more recent years as a computer workstation. The computer equipment can be removed and the original shelf reinstated, so this is a reversible and non-permanent adaptation. The original shelf and key are retained. (The original shelf is actually a loose shelf and easily removable).
The desk has a wonderful aged patina and would make an exceptional statement piece for a study, library, home office or collector of Australian colonial/Victorian furniture.
This is a substantial and unusual piece of furniture.
Period: Victorian, approximately 1870–1890
Likely date: c.1880
Material: Australian cedar
Location: Wahroonga, NSW
Dimensions (cm)
Desk (Base): 132L x 80D x 75H
Hutch: 132L x 29D x 69H
Condition: Good antique condition commensurate with age. Please examine photographs carefully for condition and patina.
Price: $2,250 ono
Serious enquiries welcome. I am happy to provide additional photographs and measurements.
(The last 2 images are of the same desk taken 35 years ago)
Color
Brown
Style
Victorian
Material
Cedar
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions (cm)
10.0W x 10.0D x 10.0H
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