This is an elegant Regency-style writing table / bureau plat with superstructure, crafted in richly figured mahogany Also these are sometimes called ladies desks The rectangular top is fitted with a leather writing surface (now with warm, aged patina) and is framed by moulded edges and rounded corners Above sits a raised superstructure with a shallow gallery and a series of small drawers and cupboards, arranged symmetrically around a central bank of drawers—typical of refined early 19th-century English desk design The frieze below the top contains a long central drawer with original brass ring pulls and a central key escutcheon, supported on slender turned legs with carved capitals and terminating in tapered feet The legs are united by an elegant arched stretcher for added stability and visual lightness. Dimensions: Length: 71 cm (27.95″) Width: 48 cm (18.90″) Height: 93 cm (36.61″)