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UNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVES

Description: OUTSTANDING AND STUNNING PORTABLE LAP OR TABLE EARLY AMERICAN STYLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 (AND SIGNED AS SUCH ON THE BOTTOM: 'PLH 1992') DESIGNED AND MADE TOTALLY BY MYSELF SIDES AND TOP ARE MADE FROM SOLID, HIGHLY FIGURED LEOPARDWOOD, LIKELY QUARTERSAWN, GIVEN THE HIGHLY CONSPICUOUS 'FLECKING' OBSERVED OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE (NOTE THAT THIS WOOD IS SOMETIMES CONFUSED WITH LACEWOOD WHICH LOOKS VERY SIMILAR; IN FACT, WHEN I PURCHASED IT I BELIEVE THE SELLER CALLED IT RED LACEWOOD) SIDES ARE HELD TOGETHER WITH DOVETAILED JOINTS AT ALL 4 CORNERS DARK MOLDING TRIM AND NICELY TURNED FEET ARE MADE FROM ATTRACTIVE GONCALO ALVES (A VERY HARD AND DENSE WOOD); LIKE LEOPARDWOOD IT IS FOUND IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA; ALL MOLDING AND TRIM IS GLUED AND ATTACHED WITH SQUARE HEADED MACHINE CUT NAILS FROM THE TREMONT NAIL CO. BOTTOM IS MADE FROM AMERICAN WALNUT SLANT TOP IS ATTACHED WITH FORGED IRON BUTTERFLY HINGES ROUTED CONCAVE GROOVE AT TOP, OUTSIDE OF DESK FOR HOLDING PENCILS AND PENS COPIOUS STORAGE SPACE IS FOUND UNDER THE LIFT TOP; INSIDE IS DIVIDED INTO 2 COMPARTMENTS USING A PIECE OF WALNUT AS THE SEPARATOR; I ALSO MADE OUT OF WALNUT A STAND ALONE BOX THAT FITS NICELY INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DESK FOR STORING SMALLER LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS PENS AND PENCILS; THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX IS MADE FROM PINE THAT WAS VENEERED WITH WHAT I BELIEVE IS ANIGRE WITH FIDDLEBACK OR CURLY FIGURE AFTER OVER 30 YEARS NO SEPARATION AT THE JOINTS IS OBSERVED IN ANY OF THE WOOD USED IN THIS DESK FINISHED WITH A TUNG OIL BASED FINISH; NO STAIN OF ANY KIND WAS USED ON ANY OF THE WOOD - WHAT YOU SEE IS THE NATURAL COLOR OF THE WOOD 'AGED' FOR 31 YEARS THE DESK MEASURES 11-1/2" HIGH AT THE BACK BY 22-3/8" IN LENGTH AND 19-1/2" IN WIDTH (LAST 2 MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN AT THE BOTTOM MOLDING) THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL ONE-OF-A-KIND EXAMPLE; I NEVER MADE ANOTHER! PLEASE EXAMINE THE PHOTOS CLOSELY FOR DETAILS. THIS WILL BE SHIPPED BY FEDEX (OR POSSIBLY UPS IF LESS EXPENSIVE) IN A LARGE BOX WEIGHING NEARLY 30 LBS.; THE DESK ITSELF WEIGHS NEARLY 20 LBS. BEING MADE OF HARD AND DENSE HARDWOODS; FOR SHIPPING I CHARGE ONLY THE eBay REDUCED RATE AND THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR PACKING AND MATERIALS THANKS FOR VIEWING THIS AUCTION! QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ARE APPRECIATED.

Price: 349.99 USD

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

End Time: 2025-01-05T06:22:13.000Z

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UNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVESUNIQUE LAP OR TABLE DESK MADE BY MYSELF IN 1992 FROM LEOPARDWOOD & GONCALO ALVES

Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Antique: No

Type: SLANT TOP DESK WITH STORAGE

Item Height: 11-1/2 in

Color: BROWN & RED

Material: Wood

Item Length: 22-3/8 in

Time Period Manufactured: 1992

Item Width: 19-1/2 in

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