VTT 1920 Lady's Desk

This charming little desk, circa 1920, I found at a used furniture store a few years ago. I was in need of a small desk for my laptop when we are at the CO. house and I knew this was the perfect solution. Apart from that, I loved it at first sight, it reminded me of one my dear Aunty Al had [I think one of my sisters has it now]. It's mahogany and was in need of a refinish-and yes I know that reduces any value for antiquity, but for $75 I was more concerned with aesthetics.

A piece of the top of one of the graceful Queen Anne legs had been replaced with a very ugly and inappropriate bit of wood- that had to be corrected.

I was fortunate to be able to find a local carpenter in CO. who made a new piece that matched perfectly, very reasonable cost too. Other than that, one of the unusual old style hinges you can see in the photo below, needs fixing but I haven't figured out how to get that done. Meantime it works OK, and I am very careful opening and closing it so as not to cause further damage on the rare occasion when I need to open or close the flap.

I forgot to pull out the writing tray and take a pic. of it, drat, but maybe I'll do that another day.

Once I removed the old finish and sanded it down, I used a mahogany finish to protect the wood and I am delighted with this bargain-at least I think it was a very good buy and it is the perfect solution for a laptop desk.

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