A fine and impressive English marquetry inlaid walnut partners pedestal desk mid 19th centuryStamped: W. PRIEST 17 & 24 WATERS ST BLACKFRIARS, the lockplate stamped CHUBBS PATENT/ 57 ST PAULS CHYD / LONDON and CHUBB & SON/ MAKERS TO / HER MAJESTY, numbered 329374, one central frieze drawer with divided interior and labels MONTHLY LISTS and WEEKLY LISTS, one end drawer with correspondence and stationary compartments labeled PLAIN, CARDS &, FOREIGN, ENVELOPES, HEADING and CREST. height 33in (84cm); width 90 1/2in (230cm); depth 49 1/2in (126cm)Provenance: The collection of Lady dAvigdor-Goldsmid, Somerhill, Tonbridge, Kent.with Partridge Fine Arts Ltd., London, 1983.The Property of Yasuko and Maury Kraines, Beverly Hills, California.Footnote: William Priest was a dealer and retailer of good quality library furniture (both new and second-hand) from various addresses in Blackfriars between 1837 and about 1850. C. Gilbert, The Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, London, 1996,