My SIL recently went on a buying trip that was supposed to go up the east coast, back across to Chicago and then down through the Midwest, but you know what Robert Burns said about best-laid schemes. They
gang aft agley...or, to borrow a military acronym, they often result in a SNAFU. After getting stuck for a few days somewhere around Virginia or Maryland when the transmission went out on the truck, he finally got tired of day trips in a rented cargo van and bought a new passenger van. All was well, even though his itinerary was cut in half. He went as far as Pennsylvania before heading home and brought back plenty of gorgeous pieces.
One is an exquisite rosewood desk by
Nanna Ditzel that has been fully restored. The shapely legs on this piece are uniquely beautiful. Also, there's an out-of-this-world dresser by
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb that has been painstakingly restored as well. Finally, there's a remarkable teak credenza by
Poul Hundevad that is in excellent original condition. Its tambour doors open to reveal a beech interior that is nothing short of phenomenal.
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| Nanna Ditzel rosewood desk |
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| Top view of Ditzel desk |
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| Close-up of Ditzel desk |
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| Solid walnut dresser by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb |
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| Robsjohn-Gibbings dresser |
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| Teak tambour door credenza by Poul Hundevad |
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| Beech interior of Hundevad credenza |
These are beautiful but I must confess to a deep-seated love of rosewood, so a rosewood desk would have my deep and abiding love...especially one as gracefully made as this one.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what it is about that top view with the drawers open, but the minute I saw that photo, I was smitten with this desk.
DeleteAll are nice, but I especially like the Hundevad credenza. Very functional as well as beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI always love pieces with tambour doors but when it's the beech interior that really makes this credenza an eye catcher.
DeleteMy God, that desk! I don't know why it just seems so perfect to me, maybe because it's so timeless and versatile. I could see it in any room in the house.
ReplyDeleteIt truly is a classic piece and one of the most beautiful desks we've ever had in the store.
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