Antique Two-Body Hand-Painted Secretary Desk | Rural Baroque, Germany

• Structurally inspected
• Adjusted and reinforced where necessary
• Furniture ready for use

There are pieces of furniture that fill a wall and pieces that organize it. The latter have two heights, lock, and simultaneously store what is used every day and what one does not want to see.

This antique two-part desk was made in 19th-century Germany, in the style that Central European rural Baroque gave to writing furniture: a three-drawer chest with a drop-leaf lid and, above it, a single-door cupboard with an arched top. We chose it for the paint: red rhombuses on olive green, painted one by one and outlined by hand.

It is made of pine, hand-painted in green, with moldings and ball feet in ocher red—the same red as the rhombuses on the front. The lid lowers onto two supports, revealing a writing surface in natural wood, two small drawers, and three cubbies. The cupboard contains two shelves behind a paneled door. The drawers are assembled with hand-cut dovetail joints, with the marking lines still visible, and the locks are made of iron with diamond-shaped escutcheons that echo the motif on the front. The back consists of wide, unpainted pine planks, darkened by time.

The paint is the original finish the piece had when it arrived from Germany. It has not been retouched in the workshop.

134 cm wide, 62.5 cm deep, and 200 cm high, with the writing surface at 72.5 cm. It consists of two parts that travel separately and are assembled at home. It is a piece for an office or living room for writing and then closing up; in a spacious primary bedroom or a wide foyer, it functions as a tall wall cabinet.

WHY THIS PIECE AND NOT ANOTHER

→ The painted rhombuses. Ocher red on olive green, painted one by one and outlined by hand. It is the paint the piece arrived with, without workshop retouching.

→ The lid lock. Iron case with rivets and a handmade slotted-head screw. The same one that has secured the desk since the piece was made.

→ The scale. Two meters high, 134 cm wide, and 62.5 cm deep: desk, three drawers, and a cupboard in a single piece that occupies the wall and closes completely.

RESTORED IN OUR WORKSHOP IN NAVALCARNERO, MADRID

A complete structural inspection was carried out, inside and out: leveling the two parts and fitting the cupboard onto the chest, checking drawer runners and bottoms, hinges and lid supports, locks and keys.

The paint, patina, and exterior finish have not been touched; they are as they were when the piece arrived. The structure is firm, the drawers slide, the lid lowers, and the cupboard and desk lock securely. It is ready for your home.

Style: Central European rural Baroque
Material: Solid pine
Technique: Hand-painted diamond decoration; hand-cut dovetail joinery
Finish: Hand-painted in olive green with diamonds, moldings, and legs in red ochre; no workshop color touch-ups
Hardware: Iron locks with diamond-cut escutcheons; keys on the lid and cupboard; turned wooden knobs; small brass pulls on the interior small drawers
Layout: Lower section with a drop-front lid, two small drawers, three interior pigeonholes, and three long drawers; upper section with a door and two shelves
Dimensions: 134 cm (Width) × 62.5 cm (Depth) × 200 cm (Height); writing surface at 72.5 cm
Condition: Structure checked; exterior paint and patina preserved as received
Period: 19th Century (Germany)

134 cm (Width) × 62.5 cm (Depth) × 200 cm (Height); writing top at 72.5 cm. Delivered in two sections; home assembly included in the price.

Free shipping to the mainland. Delivered in two sections; the price includes assembly inside the home by our staff and removal of packaging.