Design Toscano Oval Office Presidents' H.M.S. Resolute Desk AF57262Hand carved solid mahogany antique replica This historic desk is a replica of the one created from the timbers of the British H. M. S. Resolute, given to U. S. President Rutherford Hayes in 1880 by Queen Victoria and used by most American heads of State since. A presidential 6 feet in width, this solid mahogany masterwork features hand carving that includes a nothing short of amazing American eagle on little John John Kennedy's opening panel and an