A mahogany writing desk, circa 1810 - 1820, the moulded rectangular top with reeded edge above a fall front with an arrangement of compartments and drawers above two short drawers and two long drawers on shaped baluster feet, 100 cm wide, 49 cm deep, 102 cm high. Provenance: This bureau belonged to Dr Thomas Braidwood Wilson, who was Surgeon-Superintendent on several convict transports; he was an explorer and author