Walnut Escritoire with Fall Front and 4 Drawers

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19th century style walnut escritoire, with fall front writing surface and 4 long outer drawers, 100 cm wide, 160.5 cm high

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Fall Front - Furniture with a hinged flap, usually associated with desks and secretaires, that opens or 'falls' to provide a flat writing surface. The flap may be supported by chains or brass quadrants and rest on wooden supports or runners, known as lopers, that pull out from a recess in either side of the piece. The interior of a fall-front desk is usually fitted with small drawers and pigeonholes.

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