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A stunning Shapland and Petter Arts and Crafts oak desk with an upper shelf with shaped finials below flanked by wonderful stylised floral copper panels and pierced hearts to each side, the Green leathered work area with very functional side slides and a bow fronted centre drawer flanked by a further bank of 3 drawers to each side with wonderful stylised copper handles and shaped legs with lower open shelves below. See Bennett, Daryl ‘Shapland and Petter Ltd of Barnstaple: Arts and Crafts Furniture’ Barnstaple 2005, p. 77 for a similar desk and an illustration of R1550 from a catalogue Height 40" Width 48", Width with both flaps out 72 1/2", Depth 25 1/2". Circa 1900.