A boarded oak desk box, Yorkshire, circa 1700


The hinged slope with moulded edge and with the probably nearly contemporaneous date '1710' rendered with domed brass upholstery studs, the interior with three short drawers, the front board with the initials 'GH' carved beneath the iron lockplate, and carved to either side with a tulip amongst foliated scrolls, the ends of the front board with applied half-round mouldings, the baseboard with projecting edge, 48cm wide x 72cm deep x 30cm high, (18 1/2in wide x 28in deep x 11 1/2in high)