Item Details
A Signed 19th Century Metamorphic Writing Desk by William Richardson of Leeds and Bradford. Original leather top. Beautiful mellow patina, carved neoclassical legs with “lamb tongue carving.” Top opens and turns producing a 75″ x 54 1/2″ table surface. Original brass elements. Drawers. Truly an unusual and desirably functional piece of metamorphic furniture from the Victorian Era by one of the UK’s leading cabinet maker’s of the period. Note: From the Furniture History Society, “Richardson, William and William Mason (father and son) Leeds, Yorkshire; master joiner, furniture dealer, cabinet maker, upholsterer and furnisher (fl.1881-1908) William Richardson was born on 3 December 1849 in Barton upon Humber, Lincolnshire. By 1881 he was living at 230 Woodley Road in Leeds with his wife, Margaret and their one-year-old son, William Mason, born on 16 February 1880. At this time William was described as a ‘master joiner’. By 1891 William and Margaret had three children, two sons and a daughter, William then described as a ‘furniture dealer’.
Dimensions:
Height: 30.5 in (77.47 cm)
Width: 54.5 in (138.43 cm)
Depth: 37.5 in (95.25 cm)
Style: Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques: Leather,Oak,Carved
Place of Origin: England
Period: 19th Century
Date of Manufacture: 1880
Condition: Good
Repaired: minor gluing. Wear consistent with age and use.
