AN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL "LISS BROS" 1958 UK MILITARY? SOLID MAHOGANY FLIP-TOP WRITING DESK

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THIS INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL "LISS BROS" OF CROYDON, UK, SOLID MAHOGANY FLIP-TOP WRITING DESK IS IN STUNNING CONDITION AND WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE OF 1958. THE WRITING DESK MEASURES 840mm LONG x 420mm WIDE x 1010mm HIGH AND STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL KEY. THE WRITING DESK HAS SOME AGE AND USAGE RELATED WEAR AND TEAR, BUT IT IS STILL A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY WELL MADE DESK. THE DESK HAS TWO SMALLER DRAWERS JUST BELOW THE WRITING TOP AND TWO LARGER STORAGE DRAWERS. THE HANDLES, HINGES AND STRUTS ARE ALL BRASS. THE FAUX LEATHER WRITING SURFACE HAS SOME USAGE WEAR AND TEAR, BUT IT IS TO BE EXPECTED. LISS BROTHERS (MICHAEL AND HARRY) STARTED THE COMPANY AFTER WWII (1945) AND THE COMPANY CEASED OPERATIONS IN 1981. THEY WERE THE SONS OF RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS INTO THE UK. THE COMPANY WAS COMMISSIONED TO MAKE AND SUPPLY FURNITURE FOR THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND MANY OF THESE WRITING DESKS WERE USED ON MILITARY/ NAVAL SHIPS. THE BACK OF THE CABINET CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS AN ORIGINAL LISS BROS LTD PIECE AND THAT THE DESK WAS MADE IN 6/58. PLEASE VIEW THE PICS CAREFULLY TO FULLY APPRECIATE THIS EXQUISITE FLIP-TOP WRITING DESK AND TO CONFIRM THE CONDITION. 

***FABULOUS ORIGINAL LISS BROTHERS FLIP-TOP WRITING DESK***

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