A Regency Mahogany Writing Desk in the Manner of Thomas Hope c.1805-10 sub-Art & Sculpture There are two small holes

There are two small holes to the rear for cabling

Base Diameter: 6

through its style we can conclude it is almost certainly Italian due to the way the characterful way the face of the lion is modeled

To ivied castles and to moonlight skies

The lines of this piece are very much of the period

A Regency Mahogany Writing Desk in the Manner of Thomas Hope c.1805-10 sub-Art & Sculpture There are two small holesOrigin: EnglishPeriod: RegencyProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1805 10Height: 33Width: 30Depth: 26 (all at extremities)The handsome and boldy drawn Regency period mahogany gentleman's writing desk, in two sections and in the manner of Thomas Hope (1769 1831) and the Egyptian revival, the hinged writing slope having the original distressed tooled Morocco leather writing surface above a single oak lined and cockbeaded drawer fitted with patinated brass