Similar ormolu handles with star-shaped back plates, feature on a desk which bears the inscription 'Robe Hyde. Table Maker Ye Worksop Nottinghamshire, 12 August 1786', advertised by Jeremy Ltd. of Chelsea, The Connoisseur, October 1973.
A similar library pedestal desk, with fluted columns to each corner, and with panelled sides and doors was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 7 July 1994, lot 137.