Stock no: 70051

A late Victorian walnut free standing Ladies Writing Desk with inset tooled leather top - original brass knob handles to the mahogany lined drawers, made by renowned cabinet maker's Lamb of Manchester (stamped central drawer)

James Lamb, in 1843 founded one of the most successful late nineteenth-century regional British cabinetmakers, and commissioned work from notable designers, such as Bruce Talbert and Alfred Waterhouse, the designer of Manchester Town Hall. The quality of the firm's work was consistently high, and received the judges’ commendation for their ‘Art Furniture’ at the 1862 London Great Exhibition, exhibited at the Paris 1867 Exposition Universelle, and won a Gold Medal First Class for a cabinet in the Paris 1878 exhibition. Lamb's main market however, was the new and aspiring middle-classes living in and around Manchester, newly enriched by the industrial revolution.

39"w x 29"h x 19"

Circa 1890

£1,485

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