The Desk Centre

A FAMILY RUN BUSINESS SINCE 1965

The Desk Centre, 74-76 Northam Road, Northam, Southampton, Hampshire, UK, SO14 0PB

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Quality English Made Furniture fot the Home, Study and Office Traditional Study Furniture in Stock Winter Sale of Antique, Period, Refurbished and New Desks and Office Furniture

Antique and Period Desks

As well as our comprehensive range of new desks, we also stock a large range of Period Desks, all fully restored to a high standard in our own workshops. These range from Desks made in the 1950’s through to Antique Desks made in the Edwardian and Victorian Period.

Please view our current stock listed below.

Current Stock

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1960’s Ebony Black and Mahogany

Campaign Desk with a Captains Swivel Desk Chair.

£1345.00


Originally made in the 1960’s, this Mahogany desk has been fully restored and re-polished with black drawer fronts and plinth giving the desk a distinctive campaign look. Four single drawers in the left pedestal, two single and one double depth drawer in the right pedestal. A pair of black polished pull out slides are located under the desk top. A modesty board has been fitted at the back of the desk giving a generous kneehole space. Fitted with Satin Brass Cup Handles and a Tobacco coloured leather hide.

A Captains Swivel Desk Chair is included with this desk set, black frame with the same Tobacco style leather upholstery.



This desk comes with a complementary matching desk blotter (49cm x 36cm).



Width - 60” (152cm)   Depth - 36” (91cm)    Height - 30” (76cm)

Kneehole Width - 64cm     Kneehole Height - 73cm

A Serpentine Shaped Mahogany Pedestal Desk, Rope edge desk moulding,

 made in the 1960’s, great value.


£695.00


A Mahogany Serpentine Desk, nine single locking drawers with new keys supplied, solid brass pierced backplate handles. Rope desk top edge mouldings,

canted angled corners with raised side mouldings,

shaped plinth based pedestals. Re polished to a rich mahogany shade with a new green leather top fitted.


Pictured with one of our Gainsborough Chairs. Available separately - £1039.00



Width - 54” (137cm) Height - 30.5” (77cm) Depth - 31.5" (80cm)


Solid Mahogany 1950’s Vintage Desk.

Blue leather top.


£1295.00


A great looking Solid Mahogany Art Deco inspired 1950’s desk.

Inset polished black plinth pedestal bases, eight drawers including a double depth drawer in the left pedestal all fitted with brass cup handles.

Panelled sides and back board add interest to this well made desk.

Restored and re polished in our workshop, we have inlaid the desk top with a new blue hide leather with a thin gilt line decoration.


Width. 51” (130 cm)     Depth 30” (76 cm)    
Height 30.5” (77 cm)


Kneehole width 51 cm  height 62 cm


Chair shown is a Blue leather, Captains Swivel.

Buttoned upholstery, brass hooded castors.

Available separately, Price £869.00

All prices shown include VAT

1960’s Mahogany Military style fold out desk


Price £695.00


A very unusual mellow mahogany fold out military desk.

Made in the 1960’s

Eight internal drawers fitted with flush brass handles.

On shaped bracket feet with a pair of side cupboards & internal shelves.  

Solid brass edging fitted around the top & the doors.

Fully restored & a new tan leather top fitted.

  


Width 30.75” ( 78cms ) when closed - 54.75” ( 142cms ) when opened


Depth 24” ( 61cms )


Height 29.5” ( 76cms )


Optional extra


This desk is been pictured with the solid mahogany Pursers style swivel chair  £ 535


Early Victorian ( Circa 1840 ) Mahogany Kneehole Desk.

Fine quality, owned by Mrs. M.M. Worley.


Price £1595.00


This special Mahogany small kneehole desk which has been in our family for over 40 years having originally been owned be our

late father, Adrian Worley, founder of The Desk Centre.

Made in the early Victorian period circa 1840, the desk has eight small side locking drawers,

which are edged in ebony stringing with brass knobs.

The kneehole area has a cupboard with two inlaid decorated doors with brass key escutcheons plates,

a shelf can be found inside. The top middle section lifts up and can be supported at different angles, originally made for writing letters and has a coral coloured leather with gilt tooling. This flap can be lifted to reveal a storage compartment inside the top of the desk. Two side 7” wide flaps fold outwards for added desk top space when needed, supported on wooden hinges.

A very fine quality desk.

 

Width. 34” ( 86 cm )  48” ( 122 cm ) when extended.

 

Depth. 20.5” ( 52 cm )  Height 31” ( 79 cm )

A Mahogany Double Sided Partners Desk (circa 1920’s)


£1695.00


A large double sided Mahogany 1920’s Partners Desk.

Each side of the desk has six drawers including a double depth file drawer, brass handles, the pedestals raised on tapered, fluted legs with brass castors.

Panelled pedestal sides with a pair of pull out platform slides located on each side under the desk top.

Fully restored and re polish with the three section desk top inlaid with new tan hide leather and rose pattern gilding.




Width 72” ( 182 cm ) Depth 48” ( 122 cm ) Height 30” ( 76 cm )


Kneehole width  86 cm  height 59 cm


Desk pictured with a New Directors Swivel Chair, Tan leather, available separately for £1495.00

Refurbished Gainsborough Swivel, available separately for £595.00

1920’s Solid Oak Country Desk.


£1695.00


A lovely rustic oak country style pedestal desk.

Panelled sides and back.

Eight drawers including a double depth drawer in the right pedestal.

Solid brass handles. Plinth pedestal bases, polished to a golden oak shade.

Restored and fitted with a new Bottle Green leather top .

Made in three parts for easy delivery.




Width 54” ( 137 cm ) Depth  32” ( 81 cm ) Height 30” ( 76 cm )

Kneehole width 61 cm height 55 cm


Chair shown with the desk is a New Richmond style swivel chair.

Bottle green leather, buttoned upholstery.

Available separately for £1079.00

Bookcase

A lovely Victorian Mahogany Waterfall Bookcase.


£495.00


Antique ( circa 1890 ) Victorian Mahogany Waterfall style bookcase with useful locking base cupboard.

The upper section with two open shelves supported with turned columns.

Polished to a light mellow mahogany shade.



Width 41” ( 104 cm )  Height 57” ( 145 cm )  Depth , top shelf 7” Middle 10” base 15” ( 38 cm )