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Seller's Notes:Selling our beloved Richards’ Trunk Desk by Restoration Hardware that is now discontinued. This thing is a statement piece and such a great desk. Hard to let go but we are sadly moving and cannot take it with us. There is some wear as shown in photos, but the desk itself is structurally in excellent condition. We use a desk pad over the main surface which will cover any blemishes. Designed by Timothy Oulton. Inspired by a 20th century battered and worn luggage that had a brass plate mounted on the latch, which belonged to a Tom Richards. Tim Oulton dismantled every pin and measured, every hinge and brace scrutinized. A collection was then formed. Braced with strips of aged solid wood trimmed with antiqued brass. Fitted with leather handles and corner protectors. The five pullout drawers drawers are canvas lined. The frame is in a beige canvas. A great addition for a Library, Living space or Study.

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.

Brand: Restoration Hardware

Collection: Tom Richards

Manufacturer Link: https://rh.com/us/en/catalog/product/product.jsp/prod1720003