A VERY ATTRACTIVE, LATE 20th CENTURY, CARVED OAK, PEDESTAL, WRITING DESK, OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND CONDITION. THIS FABULOUS CARVED OAK PEDESTAL DESK IS ENGLISH MADE BY ONE OF THE LEADING FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS IN TODAYS MARKET PLACE, IT IS THE FAMOUS 'OLD CHARM' COMPANY, OF LONDON ROAD, WARE, HERTS, ENGLAND. THE DESK IS PART OF THE VERY POPULAR 'OLD CHARM', 'TUDOR BROWN' RANGE. IT HAS ATTRACTIVE OAK-WOOD GRAINING THROUGH-OUT AND WOULD SIT NICELY WITH OTHER MATCHING 'OLD CHARM' ITEMS OF FURNITURE. THE DESK HAS A LARGE SPACIOUS WORK AREA TOP, WHICH HAS THREE, RED LEATHER INSETS, WHICH ARE TOOLED WITH GOLD LEAF BORDERS AND MATCHING CORNER MOTIFS. THERE IS A FULL LENGTH DRAWER ABOVE THE KNEE HOLE, IT HAS THE 'OLD CHARM', FLUTED CARVING TO THE FRONT, IT RETAINS IT'S ORIGINAL, 'GOTHIC STYLE', STEEL, RING-PULL HANDLES AND DRAWER LOCK, WHICH IS IN FULL WORKING ORDER AND IT COMES COMPLETE WITH IT'S KEY. THERE ARE THREE MORE DRAWERS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE DESK. THE TOP DRAWER HAS DECORATIVE SWIRL-LEAF CARVING AND THE BOTTOM DRAWER IS OF DOUBLE DEPTH FOR FILES ETC. THE BOTTOM DRAWERS ARE TRIMMED WITH ATTRACTIVE GROOVED BORDERS, FOR ADDED EFFECT AND THEY ALL RETAIN THEIR MATCHING 'GOTHIC STYLE' RING-PULL HANDLES. THERE ARE THREE MORE USEFUL DRAWERS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE DESK, WITH A MATCHING CARVED DRAWER ABOVE. THERE ARE EIGHT DRAWERS IN TOTAL, WHICH PROVIDE AMPLE STORAGE SPACE FOR PAPERWORK ETC. THE DESK HAS INSET PANELS AND DECORATIVE CARVING TO THE BACK, SO IT COULD BE SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF A ROOM / OFFICE. IT HAS MATCHING INSET SIDE PANELS, WITH A DECORATIVE CARVED LEAF PANEL ABOVE. THE DESK HAS CHAMFERED EDGES THROUGH-OUT, IT STANDS ON A 'GEORGIAN STYLE' PLINTH BASE, WHICH HAS A DECORATIVE MOULDED TOP EDGE AND IT SPLITS INTO THREE SECTIONS, FOR EASE OF MOVEMENT. THIS TOP QUALITY, 'OLD CHARM', 'TUDOR BROWN', CARVED OAK WRITING DESK HAS BEEN CLEANED, RE-POLISHED, IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND WOULD BE A VERY USEFUL AND ATTRACTIVE ADDITION TO ANY HOME OR OFFICE. HEIGHT 31", WIDTH 50 3/8", DEPTH 24 1/8". PAYMENT IS BY CHEQUE OR PAYPAL AND MUST CLEAR BEFORE COLLECTION OR DELIVERY CAN BE ARRANGED. PLEASE ASK FOR A DELIVERY PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY. WE DISPATCH TO ENGLAND AND WALES ONLY BUT YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO USE YOUR OWN COURIER. IF YOU NEED ANYMORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ME BY CLICKING THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW AND I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS YOU MIGHT HAVE. BUT PLEASE NO OFFERS!!! EMAIL. FORMERGLORYOAK@AOL.COM WE HAVE MORE QUALITY 'JAYCEE' / 'OLD CHARM' FURNITURE FOR SALE, PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR EBAY SHOP FOR DETAILS!!!!! PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN ON-LINE BUSINESS, WE DO NOT HAVE A SHOWROOM / SHOP PREMISES. ITEMS CAN BE VIEWED BUT IS STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!! PLEASE BE AWARE BEFORE MAKING AN APPOINTMENT, ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN WORKED ON, THEREFORE WE DO NOT ACCEPT OFFERS OR GIVE DISCOUNTS!!! PAYMENT IS VIA CHEQUE / PAYPAL OR CASH ON COLLECTION. WE DO NOT ACCEPT BANK TRANSFER. THANK YOU ! PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS!........ FOR MORE INFORMATION & ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS PLEASE VISIT www.stores.ebay.co.uk/FORMER-GLORY-ANTIQUES