18TH C ANTIQUE CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SLANT LID SECRETARY DESK

18TH CENTURY ANTIQUE MAHOGANY CHIPPENDALE PERIOD SLANT LID SECRETARY DESKWith our highest compliments & honors we're extremely proud to offer for sale this wonderful 18th century antique English Chippendale slant lid desk. This is crafted from old growth Caribbean mahogany, one of the most desirable imported timbers of the 18th century. The best grades of mahogany found their way to European & colonial American cabinet making shops where it was highly coveted by the artisans. In the 18th & 19th century Mahogany was the most expensive lumber right behind rosewood. Caribbean mahogany contains rich mineral & oil deposits that give this now farmed to extinction hardwood it's signature sheen. The desk has wonderful single board sides & stands tall on a nicely formed bracket base. The base features a series of 4 graduated drawers with original brass hardware, all dovetail construction & original locks & escutcheons. We will simply pass on a desk if it doesn't ret