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Writing Desk

Writing desk with bureau above incorporating a regulator clock movement. Veneered with mahogany on a carcase of deal with drawer linings of oak. The lower section is in the form of a kneehole deck. The upper section is made from three vertical sections attached to the desk from behind. Of these, the central section houses the clock and pendulum (the pendulum is over a metre long and is accessible from the central door beneath the desk).
Possibly German or Russian, c.1790
Size: Height: 164cm; Width: 161 cm; Depth: 80 cm.

Artist / Maker: J. H. de Magellan

Object Type: desk

Actual Date: c. 1790

Century: 18th century

Materials: Mahogany, Oak

Museum Accession Number: 1973.90/FW.