Antique 19th Century Architect's Mahogany Pedestal Desk Drafting Table 1870 Sold 5" wide X 4

5" wide X 4

The box having a hinged lid and sumptuously decorated with a gilded design of Imperial children playing in a bucolic landscape

The painting depicts a river through a mountainous

5" long X 9

Antique 19th Century Architect's Mahogany Pedestal Desk Drafting Table 1870 Sold 5" wide X 4A good and unusual 19th century antique mahogany pedestal architect's drafting table, desk, circa 1870. The desk drafting table having a hinged lift up writing drawing surface that can be elevated or flat. To the front are two wide & deep file drawers to store drawings blueprints & each drawer has two recessed 'campaign' style brass handles. To each side is drawer to store pens, pencils and other drafting materials, the front of the drawers are carved