Bidspirit auction | A Victorian stained pine clerk's

A Victorian stained pine clerk's pedestal desk - A Victorian stained pine clerk's pedestal desk of utilitarian two-part construction. The upper section features a sloped lift-top that opens on hinges to reveal a natural wood interior, likely pine, fitted with seven arched pigeonholes above a large open storage well. The writing surface is finished in a dark, textured material, possibly rexine or heavily worn leather and is characteristic of 19th-century provincial or commercial office furniture.