Regency Writing Desks

Expense was no object to the refined members of Regency English society when it came to their writing desks. Mahogany timber, brass mouldings and exquisite craftsmanship was the order of the day. The brass castors allowed the desk to be moved easily, without scratching highly polished floorboards.
 While ladies spent a great deal of their time writing letters during the
day, a woman of quality and fine breeding would have a small satinwood writing
table for her bedroom or boudoir.
 I can imagine Millie Ashton, heroine of Letter
from a Rake sitting at this very desk penning a note to a friend in far off Calcutta, 
India.
1790 mahogany bonheur-du-jour
Satinwood kidney table, suitable for a ladies bedroom or boudoir