Furniture, Works of Art, Arms & Armour - 6th April 2016
Lot 402
A Victorian Gothic revival oak writing desk after a design by A. W. N. Pugin
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A Victorian Gothic revival oak writing desk after a design by A. W. N. Pugin, the top with a moulded edge and a raised back, above a pair of frieze drawers fitted with brass loop handles, on chamfered trestle ends carved with rosette rondels, above conforming feet, united by an arched stretcher, on castors, 80.8cm high, 108.1cm wide, 63.6cm deep.
From 1847 until his death in 1852 Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin provided designs for the new Palace of Westminster which were carried out by Gillows and Holland & Sons. See Michael Whiteway, A. W. N. Pugin 1812-1852: An Exhibition Catalogue, London, The Fine Art Society with Haslam & Whiteway, 7th-23rd December 2011 for a similar table.