Worlds#1 GSLG White House Oval Office Presidents Desk Resolute Desk Set with Leather Swivel Chair Start Price USD 8,850.00 Current Price USD 8,850.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location Las Vegas, NV See more about 'Worlds#1 GSLG White House Oval Office Presidents Desk ' Description White House Resolute Desk & Gentlemen's Swivel Chair in Burgundy Leather 72" x 36"     AFTER YOU READ THIS…WE GUARANTEE … YOU WILL INVEST IN NOTHING BUT THE ABSOLUTE BEST AND SETTLE FOR ABSOLUTELY NO LESS! This is a SPECIAL Listing for the most sought after desk on the planet! Griffith Suisse Luxury Group's – Dominic Gerard Home Signature Resolute Oval Office Desk of which the overseas plant has just 12 units of these 72" x 36" desks left along with matching swivel chairs. We have been requested to package the desk along with the chair at an incredible BUY NOW to your Office or residence at the VERY LOW PRICE of Just $8,850…plus Shipping to the USA $1400. This is the TOTAL amount you will pay to have both the Desk and matching Gentleman's Swivel Chair. No one on the planet makes a better desk, not Maitland Smith, or Henredon, Baker, Karges, Drexel... None of these big boys come even close to the master craftsmanship and absolute attention to every minute little detail that went into these Heirloom Pieces.  You will immediately notice the difference  a TRUE 23 Step French polish lacquer (21 steps - all by hand) can make. There are no words to describe it - it is just perfection. Only All Australian natural analyne dye through leather hides are used, antiqued by hand and 3 way Gold Gilt Italian Embossed. Every one of its13 drawers (4 of these are filing drawers, by the way) are black Italian velvet lined, pencil holder divided, finished with choice US solid brass Chautauqua hardware. Everything from start to finish, from the Danish Casco Nobel adhesives that go into it, the Philippine Dark Red Mahogany Solids it was carved from in combination with African Rotary Cut Sapele Mahogany Veneers give it total strength. Hey, this desk like all of Griffith Suisse.eLuxuryGroup products doesn't just come with your standard 5 year manufacturer's warranty that all the mass producers offer the public…This is far better…how about a 100 year GUARANTEE or the original lifetime of its first owner. The way Griffith Suisse and its Chairman sees it, the Original desk that sits in the White House today has been there and used by the last sitting 24 presidents since 1873 after receiving the desk as a gift from Her Royal Highness Queen Victoria to the American people…they feel there should be no reason why today, 150 years later a Resolute desk cannot be made equally as well or far better …and believe me this one actually is. Readers may find it interesting to note that the Hollywood producers of the TV series “Commander -In-Chief”, starring Genna Davis, bought this fabulous desk and took delivery of the first unit ever produced by GSLG for thier Hollywood production. The Chairman of GriffithSuisse.eLuxuryGroup  put his name on this desk and refined it with luxuries like a full leather slide out on the other side, desk grommets for the 21st century among several others. You're even given a choice on Leather Color. Fella's, this is a no brainer…The Mighty Resolute desk, and the world's best one at that, along with a large size Gentleman's matching swivel chair (forget those modern disasters - why ride coach when you can fly first?)…plus all shipping to your door here in the States or anywhere in the world for one low BUY NOW (no offers , thanks) price! Note: Matching 4 Door Desk credenza, Desk Return, 72"W, 96"W, 120"W Panel Bookcases , 4 Drawer upright Filing Cabinet and Guest leather visitors chairs also available in this collection. Please contact us for details. Payment by Cashier's check/Money Order/Personal Check (subject to clearing). My staff in Chicago will handle all imports (as they do all Griffith Suisse.eLuxury Group items).  Everything will be taken care of so you can sit back and relax awaiting the best office set in the country to arrive delivered in the world famous Shipping trunks of Griffith Suisse.eLuxuryGroup! Now didn't I tell you would buy this desk afterwards?…if you would like a little more convincing and re-assurance, I strongly recommend that you contact any number of several Clients who have received their desks (two of which bought a second!...in the last two months from us!) Just email me and we'll send you a referral list of these gents who will tell you in their own words everything you need to know about the whole buying experience – the whole truth, apprehensions and all. You see, almost all of our clients are repeat buyers and because they were so unexpectedly pleased when they received their Furniture, they are happy to share their experience with others. Hopefully you will be one of them too very soon. You may also call 815-372-2582 for more product details. Note: We have just sold the last set in stock but another set will be coming in soon from our overseas factory. The President's Desk Many presidents have used the Resolute desk in the Oval Office or the their study in the Residence. It was made from the timbers of HMS Resolute, an abandoned British ship discovered by an American vessel and returned to the Queen of England as a token of friendship and goodwill. When the ship was retired, Queen Victoria commissioned the desk from William Evenden, Royal Naval Dockyard at Chatham, England, and presented to President Rutherford Hayes in 1880. The desk has twice been modified. Franklin Roosevelt had the whole desk raised on a 2 inch base to accommodate his wheelchair. He also requested that the kneehole be fitted with a modesty panel carved with the presidential seal (he preferred people not see his leg braces and often placed a waste basket in front of his desks), but he did not live to see it installed. However, President Truman like the eagle motif and had it installed when he came into office in 1945. Every president since Hayes—except Presidents Johnson, Nixon, and Ford—has used the Resolute desk, although some chose to use it in their private study in the Residence. The desk was made famous in part by a photograph of John Kennedy at work while his son, John Jr., peeked out the front through the kneehole panel. On the President's Desk What the president has on his desk is often symbolic of his style and experience. Although he did not use the Resolute in the Oval Office, Harry Truman's desk was famous—he was well-known for having a plaque with a motto that read: "The buck stops here." On more than one occasion, President Truman referred to the desk sign in public statements. In an address at the National War College on December 19, 1952, Truman said, "You know, it's easy for the 'Monday morning quarterback' to say what the coach should have done, after the game is over. But when the decision is up before you—and on my desk I have a motto which says The buck stops here'—the decision has to be made." In his farewell address to the American people given in January 1953, President Truman referred to this concept in asserting that, "The President—whoever he is—has to decide. He can't pass the buck to anybody. No one else can do the deciding for him. That's his job." The other side of the sign read "I'm From Missouri," a reference to the skeptical nature of people from Truman's home state, often expressed as "I'm from Missouri—show me." John Kennedy did use the Resolute, and his desk included a very special coconut paperweight. While he was serving in WW2 as commander of the PT109, his boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer and his crew was stranded in the Solomon Islands. Lieutenant John F. Kennedy carved this Coconut shell with a message and gave it to two natives to deliver to the PT base at Rendova so he and his crew would be rescued. He later had the coconut shell encased in wood and plastic and used it as a paperweight on his desk in the Oval Office. The message carved on coconut shell reads "NAURO ISL…COMMANDER…NATIVE KNOWS POS'IT…HE CAN PILOT…11 ALIVE…NEED SMALL BOAT…KENNEDY". President Reagan and President Clinton both displayed the motto "It Can Be Done" on their Oval Office desks. ITEM NAME: White House Resolute Executive Office Desk & English Chippendale Gentlemen's Swivel Chair ITEM DIMENSIONS: Desk: Width: 72" ; Depth: 36" ; Height: 30" Chair: Width: 27" ; Depth: 25" ; Height: 46" ITEM WEIGHT: 1,000 lbs :     gingertee4 Store Place a Bid!