Captains Davenport
Rosewood Davenport Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in New York, NY
1820.
The Davenport desk owes its name to a Captain Josiah Davenport (1771–1836) who was the first
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Antique 1810s English Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique English Inlaid Burr Walnut and Leather Davenport or Ship Captain’s Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine quality antique English leather top inlaid burr walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with
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Antique Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Boxwood, Walnut
H 31 in W 20 in D 20 in
Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
Located in Belmont, MA
corresponds to the renowned typology known as the Davenport desk, named after Captain Davenport, who
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Antique 1870s German Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Regency Burr Elm Davenport Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Original Turned Bun Feet.
The term Davenport is owed to Captain Davenport. the first person to commission
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Elm
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood Davenport with Spring-Loaded Pen Drawer
Located in Charleston, SC
This wonderful early 19th century Antique English Rosewood and ebonized Davenport or Ship Captain
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
H 35 in W 18 in D 21.75 in
Early 19th Century British Davenport Desk in the Manner of Gillows
Located in Dallas, TX
Gillows circa 1830.
A Davenport is a type of writing desk name after its creator, Captain Davenport in
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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with marquetry inlay; lift-up compartment with fitted
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Antique 19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th C. Ship Captain's Inlaid Burl Davenport Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Captain’s desk in particularly well chosen and colorful Burl wood with string inlaid details
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Work Table in the Manner of Gillows, English, circa 1820
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
for a Captain Davenport in the 1790s.
English, circa 1820.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Captain Rogerson's Campaign Chest
Located in Faversham, GB
Davenport, England.
Captain Edward Chesters Rogerson would have travelled to the South West of England and
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Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Walnut Davenport Desk, England, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
English "Davenport" walnut wood desk, 19th century.
Desk with four drawers on the side, inkwell
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Set of Eighteen Red Walnut Dining Chairs Attributed to Gillows, circa 1830
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
the Davenport for a Captain Davenport in the 1790's.
Bibliography:
Burkett, M and others. A
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Antique Early 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 34.26 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
English Late 19th Century Walnut Chest Signed Waring and Gillow Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Davenport desk, a design commissioned by Captain Josiah Davenport.
S.J Waring & Sons were founded in 1835
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
H 36.25 in W 53.25 in D 26.5 in
Brutalist Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture Metropolis Manner of Louise Nevelson
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
China and Japan, 1940
US Navy, 1942-45, Served as Captain of Destroyer Escort and P.C. Sub-Chaser
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20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
H 12.5 in W 22.75 in D 12.5 in
Abbott Pattison Designed & Sculpted Italian Modern Marble & Glass Coffee Table
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. Paul Art Center
Evansville Museum, Indiana
Davenport Museum
Davenport Museum of Fine Arts
Palm Springs
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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H 19.75 in W 46 in D 68 in
Anglo-Chinese Hardwood Naval Officer’s Campaign Chest
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Davenport. Subsequently, according to the ‘Annals of Tristan da Cunha’, he was paymaster, under Captain R J
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Antique 1820s Chinese Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
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19th Century Manner of George Bullock, Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
By George Bullock
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Located in Westwood, NJ
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Located in London, GB
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H 36 in W 23.75 in D 27 in
English Mahogany Secretary Desk, 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
English Mahogany secretary desk, 19th century
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Located in Germantown, MD
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Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
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Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Located in Eindhoven, NL
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Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
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Davenport Desk in Walnut Root, England, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
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Victorian Davenport Desk Walnut 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
reveal storage compartments.
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19th Century Gillows Style Rosewood Davenport
Located in New Orleans, LA
renowned Gillows of Lancaster and London cabinetmakers at the request of a Captain Davenport. They were
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Regency-Period Mahogany Davenport Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
There is more to this exceptional Davenport desk than meets the eye. Crafted of luxurious mahogany
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
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Davenport Desk, Antique Desk, Writing Table, Victorian Desk, Scotland, 1880
Located in Vancouver, BC
Wonderful quality, good condition
Named after captain davenport who designed the desk at the end of the
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19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Davenport
Located in New Orleans, LA
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19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut and Inlaid Davenport Desk
Located in London, GB
completes the odd effect.
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Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Desk, circa 1870
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Located in London, GB
completes the odd effect.
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19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk
Located in London, GB
of the two legs in front completes the odd effect.
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Antique English Regency Rosewood Slide Top Davenport Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Glasgow, GB
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Located in London, GB
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Located in London, GB
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Antique Edwardian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport c.1900
Located in London, GB
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Chelmsford, GB
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By Robert Adam
Located in Charleston, SC
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Located in Big Flats, NY
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By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
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Brutalist Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture Metropolis Manner of Louise Nevelson
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
China and Japan, 1940
US Navy, 1942-45, Served as Captain of Destroyer Escort and P.C. Sub-Chaser
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H 12.5 in W 22.75 in D 12.5 in
Antique Walnut Desk, Victorian Davenport Desk, Scotland 1860, H020
Located in Vancouver, BC
after captain davenport who designed the desk at the end of the 18th century
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H020
Measures: 21
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Gillows 'Attr.', Six 19th Century Victorian Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
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H 33.08 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Tugboats in the Harbor, American Modernist Oil Painting Chicago Artist
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
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Lived and worked in China and Japan, 1940
US Navy, 1942-45, Served as Captain of Destroyer Escort
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By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
China and Japan, 1940
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Located in Surfside, FL
China and Japan, 1940
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H 14.5 in W 17.25 in D 10.25 in
Venice, Italy Panorama American Modernist Oil Painting Chicago Artist. 2 Sided
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
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Lived and worked in China and Japan, 1940
US Navy, 1942-45, Served as Captain of Destroyer Escort
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Regency Period Mahogany Davenport
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Captain Davenport who was the first to commission the design, from Gillow's of Lancaster, near the end of
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Anglo-Indian Teak Davenport
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
completes the odd effect.
This desk owes its name to a Captain Davenport who was the first to commission the
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Regency Rosewood Davenport Stamped Hindley & Son Late Miles and Edwards
By Miles and Edwards
Located in Northwich, GB
style of desk followed a request from a Captain Davenport towards the end of the eighteenth century to
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H 32.68 in W 14.57 in D 18.9 in
Antique Desk Gillows of Lancaster 19th Century Victorian Solid Oak, 1860
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
ladies desk first produced for captain Davenport. Gillows also made linen presses, chest of drawers
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