antique furniture: davenports
A Davenport 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.
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Quality Victorian Walnut Davenport.
a.f.dade antiques., poling, near arundel., united kingdom
A Good Quality Victorian Walnut Davenport Of Good Colour And Well Figured Veneers With Marquetry Boxwood Inlays To The Front And Top.Four Drawers With Dummy Reverse To The Opposing Side.
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