Hekman Mahogany Roll Top Kneehole Library Executive Secretary Bankers Desk 56"

Description

Vintage roll top kneehole desk by Hekman Furniture Co. Made of mahognay featuring a roll top door that opens to multiple drawers, cubbies and a writing surface. The top is supported by a traditional style base with seven drawers that surround a kneehole.

Hekman Furniture Co.
1922 - present

Hekman’s first introduction was a line of 30 occasional tables. From there, the line grew to include occasional pieces for the living room, library, and hall. During World War II the factory was converted for production of glider bottoms and ammunition boxes. In 1960, pieces were offered in Neo-classical, Italian Provincial, French Provincial, and Danish Modern styles. Besides Sobota’s “English Yewwood Collection,” the company produced other wood occasional lines in the 1970s, including the English Provincial “Charing Cross” collection, the sleek-lined, Mapa burl-veneered “Wind Row” collection, a series of entertainment centers, and the faux bamboo “Bambu Regency” collection.

During the early 1980s Hekman also began marketing desks and computer cabinets for home offices. At about that same time Hekman furnished several large hotels, including the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids, and the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago.

In 1991 Hekman introduced a line of reproductions of furniture owned by English novelist Charles Dickens, including a sloped mahogany desk and a cain seat smoker’s bow chair. Hekman faithfully reproduced impressions made on the original desk by Charles Dickens, who nervously tapped his ring while he was writing.

Condition

Good vintage condition, light wear and distressing from age and use, fading.

Dimensions

56" x 30"d x 43 3/4"h; surface height 30 1/4"