A good Regency period mahogany Davenport desk, the door concealing three fitted drawers and with a slide on original toupee feet.
RR
c. 1815
A Davenport , (sometimes originally known as a Devonport desk) is a small desk with an inclined lifting desktop attached with hinges to the back of the body. Lifting the desktop accesses a large compartment with storage space for paper and other writing implements, and smaller spaces in the forms of small drawers and pigeonholes. The Davenport has drawers on one of its sides, which are sometimes concealed by a panel. This stack of side drawers holds up the back of the desk and most of its weight. The front of the desk stands on thick legs or pillars which are often highly carved, somewhat exaggerated, thick cabriole legs, but these are not essential. 19th century Davenport desks had a variety of different leg designs.
Height33.00 inch(83.8 cm)
Width21.00 inch(53.3 cm)
Depth21.00 inch(53.3 cm)
Ref No. 873