An Edwardian satinwood, rosewood crossbanded and polychrome decorated Carlton House desk by Maple & Co. Circa 1910 Painted with ribbon tied floral festoons, twin handled Neoclassical urns, scrolled stylised foliage and bulrushes, with three ovals within pearled surrounds variously depicting Venus and Cupid, two youthful lovers and a putto, the chequered galleried superstructure comprising six short mahogany lined drawers, two concave doors and concave hinged lidded ends enclosing two drawers, above a leather slide, with one long and two short mahogany lined drawers below, on square tapering legs terminating in brass castors, the metal plaque reads: 'By Royal Appointment, Maple & Co., London, Paris, Buenos Aires', also stamped: '6400', 122cm wide x 64cm deep x 104cm high, (48in wide x 25in deep x 40 1/2in high) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing