John Howkins Antiques

Description

A very attractive freestanding Sheraton Revival Carlton House Desk by Shapland & Petter of Barnstable, constructed from beautifully figured mahogany and inlaid throughout. The shaped top having a pierced brass gallery and outline boxwood inlay. Below to the centre is a bank of 3 inlaid and graduated drawers all with brass pulls and working locks with keys and flanked by 2 pigeonholes joining the concave and oval inlaid panels doors again with locks & keys. The sides having swept ends above a further 2 inlaid drawers and flank the original green leather writing surface which retains the gold and blind tooling. The lower section having 1 wide and 2 narrow inlaid drawers with original oval brass handles. The whole stands on square tapering and inlaid legs terminating in brass casters. The back is completely polished and allows the desk to stand alone if required. Complete with working brass locks & keys throughout, mahogany linings and original brass handles. Dimensions:- Max.Height…39’’/ 99cm. Width…48’’/ 122cm. Depth…25’’/ 62cm. Maker. Shapland & Petter and retailed by Eden Lilley & co of Cambridge. Delivery to most of U.K. £75.
NOTE- Henry Shapland had been apprenticed to a cabinet maker in Barnstaple, before travelling to America in 1851 and learning about a wave moulding machine. Back in England he was joined by Henry Petter. By 1888 the Raleigh Cabinet Works were employing hundreds of workers from Raleigh and the surrounding areas when on 5 March 1888 a fire destroyed the factory. The factory was restarted at a new site on the River Taw a former shipbuilding yard known as Bridge Wharf. Working together as Shapland and Petter they were to become one of the town's largest employers. They employed craftsmen but also used the most up-to-date machinery available for their products. Henry Shapland was a time-served cabinet maker and Henry Petter was an amazing salesman who found the market for their products

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