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ANTLER DESK

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
United Kingdom, probably Ireland or Scotland

Label on verso: Nat Ross, Furniture Depositories, Cork

This antler desk was most likely made for a hunting lodge. It is finely crafted with great attention to the architectural form and proportions of the piece while further embellished with carved horn and applied teeth. The upper portion of the desk is fitted with a central compartment having a drawer flanked by shelves resting on top of the desk surface. The lower section has gallery rails (made of antler) with carved dogs heads above a row of three drawers supported and antler form legs.

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Oak, antler horn, roebuck antlers, boar’s teeth, linden secondary wood
Condition:	Good. Fine condition, minor imperfections and a few shrinkage cracks, some losses of teeth
Creation Date:	c. 1875
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Other
Dealer Reference #:	F-CP-D 013
Incollect Reference #:	229292

Dimensions

W.	48 in;	H.	64 in;	D.	30 in;
W.	121.92 cm;	H.	162.56 cm;	D.	76.2 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.