This is a monumental desk with phenomenal carving throughout. The backboard is no longer a backboard but completely carved with a beautiful silhouette of a family of five with the patriarch in the center. The main drawer under the lift-top lid is carved and every exposed surface is fully embellished with two fabulously carved dragons
just below and supporting the writing surface as animated columns. View the close-up details of the dragon with
wonderfully carved scales. All is supported on four carved ball and claw feet.
This davenport desk, unlike the English form it is derived from, is substantially larger and with drawers on both sides, which is typically not the case. The top lifts to a developed interior with drawers, and in addition to four carved side drawers on each side, a smaller drawer appears above, in addition to a slide out panel just above for a
candlestand. This is indeed a working desk that has been treated kindly through the years, and retains its original surface.
This Chinese casepiece is indeed in a class by itself, and the finest of its type. It is in original complete condition.
Height: 41 in. Width: 34 in. Depth: 24 1/2 in.