Wondering about a cantilevered desk design which seems to have been produced for a few years ( still produced ? ), but which suggests a certain 'sagging' potential over time despite its elegance.
Am viewing one locally, I think in rosewood, but not sure.
Georg Petersens Mobelfabrik
That's a link, I think....
Generally collect English Georgian mahogany, but there is an elegance to this design, and there's no denying the beauty of Brazilian rosewood.
As an aside, do any 'mid century' collectors wonder about the colonial past and why Scandinavians were able to get their hands on premium teak and rosewood ?
Here's an old conversation on DA about why so much Danish furniture was made of teak and rosewood:
http://www.designaddict.com/forum/General-discussion/Why-rosewood-teak
Thanks for the help. I did buy the desk, which is quite sturdy as was predicted, but somewhat sunbleached in places from having sat in a window.
I've gone at it rather too aggressively with 0000 steel wool and linseed oil, which has evened out the colour somewhat, but made it go a bit dark and patchy in places.
Not sure if I should just leave it alone or wash it back with methylated spirits and then sand out lightly and refinish.
Looks worse in photo, but still, it isn't exactly even.
It is veneer so be careful not to go through. For the most consistency perhaps you should continue the same process on the rest of the top? Going at it with steel wool is also minimally likely to go through the veneer.
Or you can put it in a window and let the sun bleach the newly exposed spots to match. Might take a long while...
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