Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Secretary Bookcase, Late 19th Century
Item Details
An antique Victorian Eastlake walnut secretary bookcase, late 19th century. The four-part case is decorated with burled panels, applied moldings, as well as incised, scrolled-foliate accents. It features a shaped, removable cornice with a central, carved roundel above a two-door, glazed bookcase with four adjustable shelves resting on a cylinder roll with ebonized and brass-applied knobs. The cylinder opens to a fitted desk interior with pigeonholes, drawers, and a pull-out writing surface lined in later, green-blue leather. The writing surface extends over a stack of three long drawers, each of which is fitted with two brass, ring pulls flanking a central, carved escutcheon. The whole piece rises on molded feet ending in later, casters. It is unmarked by the maker.
| Type | Secretary Desk |
Condition
- to fair; four-part case consists of a removable cornice, a removable bookcase, a removable cylinder roll, and a base; case with scattered scratches, scuffs, and nicks as would be expected with age and use; upper bookcase shelves are possibly not original; missing lateral supports for one shelf, thus it does not rest in bookcase; glass in doors appears to be original with expected waviness and imperfections; leather writing surface is later; casters are later and not attached; drawers retain interior lock mechanisms but no key.
Dimensions
- measured assembled, but without casters.
Item #
18DCC239-126
