Vintage Kittinger Mahogany Chippendale Style Pedestal Desk With Green Tooled Leather Top

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A vintage Kittinger pedestal desk in mahogany with a green tooled leather writing surface. It carries both of its original … Read more A vintage Kittinger pedestal desk in mahogany with a green tooled leather writing surface. It carries both of its original marks: the brass Kittinger plaque inside the drawer and the paper label reading Kittinger Company, Buffalo, Serial 23 R.

Kittinger of Buffalo, New York has built some of the finest American furniture since 1866, and this desk shows why. Chippendale style, with pierced brass bail pulls that are all original and matching, oak drawer interiors with dovetailed joints, and a fully finished back so it can float in a room.

Eight drawers in total: three across the top, three in the left pedestal, and on the right a standard drawer over a deep file drawer faced to look like two. All open and close smoothly.

At 48 inches wide it is a true writing desk scale, right for a home office, a library or an apartment. The kneehole opening is 21.5 inches wide by 24 inches high.

Condition: structurally solid. The leather top shows wear and fading consistent with age, and there are light surface scratches on the edges and sides. A new leather insert would make it exceptional, and it is handsome as is. See less