Antique roll top desk with slide out writing surface that…
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Antique roll top desk with slide out writing surface that includes an angled writing slope (if desired), fitted interior and 2 lower drawers, stands on 4 turned legs, 104 cm high, 115 cm wide, 51 cm deep approx

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  • Turned Legs - are legs which have been turned on a lathe. In use from the 16th century, turned legs on tables, chairs and cabinets became more frequent until, by the 1830s, the Georgian square or tapered leg was rarely found except in country pieces.
  • Roll Top - A term introduced in the 19th century to describe a desk with a sliding enclosed top.
  • Turning - Any part of a piece of furniture that has been turned and shaped with chisels on a lathe. Turned sections include legs, columns, feet, finials, pedestals, stretchers, spindles etc. There have been many varieties and fashions over the centuries: baluster, melon, barley-sugar, bobbin, cotton-reel, rope-twist, and so on. Split turning implies a turned section that has been cut in half lengthwise and applied to a cabinet front as a false decorative support.

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