Lot 85

Copy of the desk at Number 10 Downing Street

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3 Oct 2022 · Country House & Decorative Antiques | Stunning Antique Furniture & Collectable, Decorative Pieces

Description

A Limited Edition mahogany 'No 10 Downing Street, London' George II style kneehole desk. Made in 1978 by John L Corlyon Furniture Ltd, number 6 of 50 made, bearing engraved brass plaque, this edition commissioned by DM Parkes, Cowslip Green, with tooled red leather inset top above a frieze drawer and two banks of four short drawers flanking a central recessed cupboard enclosing two shelves, within egg and dart carving, on foliate carved plinth base, with brass fittings and key, L107cm x D61.5cm x H79cm Condition Report: Stamped Corlyon to top right drawer. Overall in good decorative order. Some scuffing and noticeable wear to base plinth, some small scratches and dents to the central lower cupboard, some minor wear to leather top, slight scratching to veneers at edges of mouldings and to the place where the brass handles sit. The lock and key are functioning.

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