English Walnut Davenport Desk, 19th Century

English 19th Century walnut Davenport desk, ca 1880 An 19th Century English walnut Davenport desk. The left side with drawers is the “blind” side and on the right 5 drawers and the top drawer is a drawer that can be opened via a “secret” way. This can be opened via the bottom drawer on the left side under the flap of the desk. There is a “loose” button, which is used as a pin and lock. Once this has been removed, the top drawer on the right can be opened. First you slide the drawer out and then it can turn in a right-angle bend to the front. In the interior of the desk, the bottom two drawers are “blind drawers”. There are 2 drawers above these two. The desk has an openwork raised edge of wood and the lid has an embedded green leather leaf with gold print. The desk is movable on castors. The measurement is 89 cm high, 60 cm wide and the depth is 60 cm. The weight is 25 kilos.