An Unusual 19thC Painted Pine Desk c.1830-50 sub-Curios Wonderfully whimsical and incredibly rare

Wonderfully whimsical and incredibly rare

in his private suite on the second to be built - Titanic - when she struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage at 11

Chipping and fritting

The drawers glide smoothly to each with some old paper labels remaining to the drawer fronts such as ‘Table Cutlery’ and ‘Very Old Coaching Lamp Glosses’ etc

The colour and feel of the piece is pleasing and it proves tactile

An Unusual 19thC Painted Pine Desk c.1830-50 sub-Curios Wonderfully whimsical and incredibly rareOrigin: EnglishPeriod: William IV Early VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1830 50Width: 34. 75Height: 29 at gallery back 24 from floor to underside of topDepth: 20The pine carcass showing the wonderful original very dark brown stain or paint, worn thoroughly and consistently with age, with a beautifully worn top having a shaped gallery back with unusual rolled flanks, over a single drawer with original knob handles, the whole raised on square