I have an antique ladies writing desk that was resently restored. There are no marks or labels to tell me what year it was made. It has a hump in the center and is all hand crafted from African Mahogany and trimmed in Brass.The detailing in the brass along the back of the desk looks like little crowns with a fleur-de-lis on each one. Does anyone know what this style of desk is called and what year it may have been made?
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This corner table has a label on the botton that says “Lakeside Craft Shops, Sheboygan, Wisconsin” It is not like any lable I have seen for this shop, usually a “wax seal” replice. This has a spider web design in the middle.
It is not one of the usual suspect for them, not oak, not mission style, very decorative. Poplar? Maple? I have only seen that they used oak or mahogany.
The simple elegant style is amazing, the “gull wing” center open drawers are not veneer, they are bent strips of wood that a notched together.
It is 30″ high, 36″ across the front and 26″ from the back corner to the front on each side.
Noone seems to be familiar with this piece or have a record of LCS making suck pieces as this.
Stumped?