Bidspirit auction | A Georgian-style kidney-shaped pedestal desk

A Georgian-style kidney-shaped pedestal desk with accompanying side chair - A Georgian-style kidney-shaped pedestal desk with accompanying side chair. The desk, in late Georgian taste, is crafted in mahogany and features a serpentine front with a central frieze drawer flanked by twin pedestals. Each pedestal is fitted with four graduated drawers, totalling nine in all, each with decoratie brass ring pulls and shaped escutcheons. The desk is raised on short turned feet, lending balance and proportion to the form.The accompanying side chair, in the early Georgian style, is also of mahogany, with cabriole legs terminating in claw-and-ball feet, a cared shell crest rail, and a pierced ase-form splat. The drop-in seat is upholstered in a contemporary cream-coloured woen fabric, proiding a sympathetic contrast to the traditional frame. Desk dimensions: 120 × 50 × 72 cm ( Loc Room 7 )