Richard’s Trunk Desk - Restoration Hardware

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Richards' Trunk Desk - Charcoal Canvas

After seemingly circling the globe, a canvas-clad steamer trunk landed at a famed … Read more Description
Richards' Trunk Desk - Charcoal Canvas

After seemingly circling the globe, a canvas-clad steamer trunk landed at a famed European antiques market. It was battered and worn, but its careful construction and handsome detailing marked it as bespoke luggage, crafted in early 20th-century England for a traveler of discerning taste (a traveler whose name – according to the brass plate mounted above the latch – was Tom Richards). Plucked from potential obscurity, the trunk made its way to the workshop of Timothy Oulton, where it was painstakingly dismantled – every pin removed and measured, every hinge and brace scrutinized. And from that well-made, well-traveled trunk, a collection was born.
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Each piece is constructed in precisely the same manner as the original and aged to look as if it's seen epic journeys of its own
Wood frames are clad in water-resistant hand-waxed canvas, finished with hand-hammered pins
Braced with strips of aged solid wood trimmed with antiqued brass
Fitted with leather handles and corner protectors
Equipped with brass luggage latches
Drawers are canvas lined
Charcoal waxed canvas
Wipe with a soft, dry cloth
Condition
Good condition, wear and fading to top and drawer edges, one side strap has been reglued.
Dimensions
60" x 24.5" x 30.5"; kneehole 24" x 25.5" See less