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An Edwardian mahogany and marquetry kidney-shaped desk
Inlaid with panels heightened in ivory, the curved superstructure with central pierced gallery and cupboard enclosed by a panelled door inlaid with a figure of Shakespeare leaning on a pedestal with books and holding a parchment inscribed There is no darkness but Ignorance flanked by the muses and curved enclosed cupboards to either side, with stationery compartments and bracket recesses, the top inset with a leather panel containing a drawer in the frieze, on six square tapered legs joined by curved stretchers terminating in brass cappings and castors, inlay to the figures on the top missing
44in. (112cm.) wide, 45in. (115.5cm.) high, 27in. (68.5cm.) deep
Inlaid with panels heightened in ivory, the curved superstructure with central pierced gallery and cupboard enclosed by a panelled door inlaid with a figure of Shakespeare leaning on a pedestal with books and holding a parchment inscribed There is no darkness but Ignorance flanked by the muses and curved enclosed cupboards to either side, with stationery compartments and bracket recesses, the top inset with a leather panel containing a drawer in the frieze, on six square tapered legs joined by curved stretchers terminating in brass cappings and castors, inlay to the figures on the top missing
44in. (112cm.) wide, 45in. (115.5cm.) high, 27in. (68.5cm.) deep