Happy Monday Steem fam! I hope everyone had a restful and wonderful weekend? We had the most freezing weather here, and stayed indoors with blankets and loads of movies!
At work we have just received the most beautiful antique writing bureau, and I thought I had to share it with my Steem fam!
It's a 19th century Flame Mahogany Writing Bureau with a Quilted Maple Interior. How fancy does that sound!? Flame Mahogany is so called because of the pattern the grain makes - see below in my image
The inside has many little drawers and compartments for all the letters and important documents the owner (probably an Earl of Sandwich/ Hamburger )š š would have stashed, and a beautiful old green leather "desk" area.
I had never seen that pattern of wood before that is on the inside, and after much research, myself and our carpenter decided it must be American Quilted Maple. This means that this wood for the interior was imported into Europe from America or Canada, all before 1900! I found that super interesting, as the piece is a very Flemish/ continental European one, and that means they would have to imported the wood from America. I imagine this no easy task back in 1865!
In the past, I found, in another similar unit, some undeveloped negatives of photos, and some letters dated 1965, written in Swedish. In an old safe I bought previously, we found someone's collection of antique and vintage coins. So fun, and interesting too. If only these pieces could talk!
While most people would find this piece very antiquated, I know this will sell t one of our classic hoteliers, or antique fundis! What do you think? Too old and stuffy? Or incredibly beautiful and desirable? Let me know in the comments!
