A very impressive late Victorian gilt brass mounted coromandel nine piece desk set in the Gothic styleretailed by P. & F. Schafer, 21 Piccadilly. W. (London)
the various pierces with angular pierced and engraved strapwork decoration, the footed and plinth bases with engraved quatrefoil and chevron decoration, comprising three rectangular caskets with hipped lids in sizes, each with square uprights with pointed finials to the corners and with pierced hasp type locks, the largest for letters, the two others of smaller sizes, one fitted as an inkwell on elongated diamond base, the other for stamps, a similar rectangular open journal holder with pieced hasp lock containing a set of five leather volumes with gilt tooled spines marked DAILY JOURNAL, HOUSE EXPENSES, MEMORANDA, CASH ACCOUNT and VISITS & ADDRESSES, an extending folding book rack with engraved retailers label, a set of postal scales with weights on elongated diamond base, a similar shaped narrow pen rest, a rectangular blotting papery holder, and a chamber stick with stepped square shaft and canted baluster nozzle, on short canted diamond shaped base, various sizes, the largest letter casket, 20cm high, 25.5cm wide, 14.5cm, the chamberstick, 15.5cm high, 13cm wide, 11cm deep (9)
A very impressive late Victorian gilt brass mounted coromandel nine piece desk set in the Gothic styleretailed by P. & F. Schafer, 21 Piccadilly. W. (London)
the various pierces with angular pierced and engraved strapwork decoration, the footed and plinth bases with engraved quatrefoil and chevron decoration, comprising three rectangular caskets with hipped lids in sizes, each with square uprights with pointed finials to the corners and with pierced hasp type locks, the largest for letters, the two others of smaller sizes, one fitted as an inkwell on elongated diamond base, the other for stamps, a similar rectangular open journal holder with pieced hasp lock containing a set of five leather volumes with gilt tooled spines marked DAILY JOURNAL, HOUSE EXPENSES, MEMORANDA, CASH ACCOUNT and VISITS & ADDRESSES, an extending folding book rack with engraved retailers label, a set of postal scales with weights on elongated diamond base, a similar shaped narrow pen rest, a rectangular blotting papery holder, and a chamber stick with stepped square shaft and canted baluster nozzle, on short canted diamond shaped base, various sizes, the largest letter casket, 20cm high, 25.5cm wide, 14.5cm, the chamberstick, 15.5cm high, 13cm wide, 11cm deep (9)
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