Key facts

Product:
Writing desk
Manufacturer:
Christie`s
Architonic ID:
4102544
Country:
United Kingdom
Category:
Office furniture

Product description

Designed circa 1900, oak, central door with brass and leaded glass medallion, the pulls of horn and enamelled metal.
491⁄2in. (126cm.) height; 561⁄2in. (143.5cm.) width; 241⁄2in. (62.5cm.) depth
Ivorine label George Walton & Co. Ltd.; 150-152 Wellington Street Glasgow; Designers, Manufacturers and Decorators; also at London and York
Provenance: James Dick, Director of Walton & Co.
Lit.: The Studio, Special Summer Number, Modern British Domestic Architecture and Decoration, 1901, p.205 (the design illustrated) See Also: Karen Moon, George Walton, Architect and Designer, Oxford, 1993, p.108, pl.143 (illustration of manufacturer's label, dated to c.1898-1901)