The Chippendale Clerk’s Writing Suite

Period Inspiration:

Emerging from the lineage of mid-18th-century English craftsmanship, The Chippendale Clerk’s Writing Suite stands as a testament to the intellectual furniture traditions that flourished during the Georgian era, an age when literacy, correspondence, and diplomacy shaped the British world.

The writing desk, with its cubby-holed interior, reed-moulded writing surface, and shell-carved cabriole legs terminating in ball-and-claw feet, evokes the influential designs found in Thomas Chippendale’s The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (London, 1754–1762). Crafted in richly grained teak wood, its surface hosts an inset leather panel, a nod to desks used by clerks, scholars, and civil secretaries throughout Georgian Britain.

The accompanying chair, with its pierced ribbon-back splat, moulded uprights, and upholstered leather seat framed with period-correct brass studs, echoes the elegance of Chippendale’s “Gothick” and “ribband-back” patterns - designs admired across London, Bath, Bristol, and the colonial libraries of the era.

Together, the suite forms a complete scholar’s apparatus: a place where private letters were sealed, ledgers reconciled, and manuscripts drafted beneath the warm glow of a single candle. It is not merely a reproduction of a Georgian ideal, it is a revival executed with fidelity, grace, and the gravitas appropriate to Britain’s most intellectually charged century.

Material – Teak Wood and Pure Leather

Dimensions in Inches:

Writing Desk
Overall Height: 42 (including top gallery)
Worktop Height: 30
Width: 42
Depth: 24

Chair
Overall Height: 40
Seat Height: 17
Width: 19
Depth: 19

Please note that each piece is handmade. There could be a slight variation (up to 2 inches) in dimensions.

Delivery Timeline - Every piece from The Collectors is crafted to order. Production and delivery typically require 4–6 weeks, with occasional extensions reflecting the care, materials, and finishing each object demands.

Customisation – Please email us at hi@thecollectors.in or call at 9886331003, before placing the order, in case you want to customise the wood type, dimensions or polish.

The price mentioned includes all taxes and delivery.

Item code - TCST07