Walnut Kneehole Desk, c. 1935 | |||||||||||
| Inventory Number: | 82016 | ||||||||||
| Object Type: | | ||||||||||
| Accession Number: | 2004-9/613 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Walnut Kneehole Desk of William-and-Mary style. With quarter-veneered top with shaped central cartouche and corner spandrels of oyster veneer, guilt and moulded edge. With ogee-shaped frieze drawers and three oyster-veneered graduated drawers to each pedestal, on shaped parcel-gilt bun feet. Included with the desk is a small bundle of correspondence referring to the refurbishment of Marconi's London office in 1936-7, of which this desk is thought to have formed a part. In the event, Marconi died before he saw the new office. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | None | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Presented by the Marconi Corporation. | ||||||||||
| Collection Group: | Marconi Collection | ||||||||||
| Material(s): |
Walnut Metal Copper Alloy | ||||||||||
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