Exceptional Victorian heavily burred walnut weight driven “Pop-Up” Davenport desk with piano top fall and set with a pull out writing slide and stationery compartment…superb!
£2,650.00
23″ by 23″ by 41″ tall.
The name “Davenport Desk” originates back to a desk once said to have been been made for one “Captain Davenport” for his Ships cabin. A portable small and compact desk specifically have been made to his requirements. The basic design evolved into the more refined model we have here, and the “pop-up” version has a secret lever which releases a locked compartment on top which can only be opened once inside the writing area…this is the Rolls Royce example.