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Colonial Revival Slant Front Secretary Chest
Located in New York, NY
drop-front writing surface opening to reveal letter drawers and cubbies, above four drawers. 43 inches
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19th Century American Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Wood

Swedish Karl Johan Biedermeier Chest of Drawers with Pull Out Secretary in Birch
Located in Miami, FL
letter drawers flanking the central cubby, which are again flanked by three drawers on each side
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1820s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Birch

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Miniature Oak Chest and Letter Carrier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming French 19th century Louis XVI style miniature oak chest and letter carrier, from
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Letter Drawers

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Oak

Antique 18th Century Dutch Oak Drop Front Bombe Secretary Desk Secretaire
Located in Casteren, NL
. The drop front opens up to reveal an oak writing area and stepped drawers. This compartment is
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Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass

Lieutenant Samuel Pratt's Walnut Highboy, circa 1740 Boston, MA
Located in Milford, NH
with hidden drawer surmounting a center shell carved deep drawer flanked by two fitted small drawers on
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1740s Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass

19TH Century Petite Bookstand / Letter Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The open top supports books, the bottom drawers for letters, stationery, etc. Rich mahogany finish
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19th Century English Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique Oak Desktop Letter File Cabinet by American Cabinet Co.
By American Cabinet Company
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique Arts and Crafts letter-size oak desktop file cabinet by American Cabinet Company, c. 1900s
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Early 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Antique Letter Drawers

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Oak

Victorian Burr Walnut Stationary/Writing Box, Letter Rack, Scotland 1880, H970
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Stationary Box, Letter Rack, Writing Box, Scotland 1880, H970
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19th Century Scottish Antique Letter Drawers

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Walnut

Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk. with Letter Boxes, Ci
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood inlaid Carlton House desk. with Letter boxes. circa 1880s
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1880s English Sheraton Antique Letter Drawers

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Satinwood

1834 Swedish Two-part Painted Cabinet with Doors and Graduated Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
doors with carved reeded panels, four graduated drawers and carved bracket feet. Step back in time with
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Letter Drawers

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Bronze

Swedish Gustavian Period 1802 Painted Wood Cupboard with Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
drawers, bracket feet and distressed patina. Experience the epitome of Swedish Gustavian design with this
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Letter Drawers

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Brass

Lady's Writing Desk/ Secretary in Mahogany w/ Cylinder Top over Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
that opens to reveal a pull out writing surface with 4 interior drawers & letter cubby. Well made with
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Early 20th Century Danish Queen Anne Antique Letter Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique George II Style Burl Walnut Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
letter slots, below are two burled walnut top drawers and 3 graduated burled walnut lower drawers, all
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Late 19th Century Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass

19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Davenport Writing Desk made in England
Located in Sofia, BG
, one of which is stepped, the first revealing an inkwell and letter compartment, The second, trimmed
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Early 19th Century English Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Walnut

English Edwardian Fully Fitted Oak Serpentine Roll Top Desk - Twin Pedestal
Located in Leicester, GB
which is fitted with all manner of trays and compartments, including pen drawers, letter racks and
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Oak

French Provincial Walnut Desk / Commode with Drop Down Front
Located in Essex, MA
escutcheon. Opening the writing desk gives you a view of symmetrical keyholes for letter/anything storage
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Letter Drawers

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Satinwood, Walnut

Figural English Sterling Silver Jewelry Box - Dressing Table With Mirror
Located in Bath, GB
two faux drawers with little knobs. The box is opened by lifting the top of the dressing table. The
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1910s British Antique Letter Drawers

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Sterling Silver

Three Drawer Cabriole Leg Dresser Base
Located in Greenwich, CT
three feather banded drawers and standing on three cabriole front legs ending in pad feet. The lower
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1760s English Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Oak

Antique Japanese Kiri 6 Drawer Kodansu c1910's Taisho 18x23x12
Located in Portland, OR
was used to store everything from letter writing accessories as well as money, documents and other
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Letter Drawers

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Copper

Neoclassiacal Mahogany Secretaire with Clock, Probably Berlin around 1800
Located in Greding, DE
letter compartments and drawers around a central mirrored and parqueted tabernacle compartment with
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Early 1800s German Neoclassical Antique Letter Drawers

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Brass

19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
with 10 drawers, 2 of which are letter compartments with shelves behind them, a stepped drawer in the
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary
19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary
H 76.38 in W 41.74 in D 20.48 in
Early 20th Century 4-Drawer Oak Filing Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
age patina. All drawers working smoothly. Deep enough for both legal and letter size file folders
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Letter Drawers

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Iron

Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Orange Lacquered Wood Italian Secretaire
Located in Catania, Sicilia
secretaire features a writing surface, storage compartments, and drawers concealed behind a drop-down front
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Fruitwood, Lacquer

English Mahogany and Gold Accented Roll Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian style mahogany roll top desk that opens to reveal drawers, letter holders, and a
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Metal, Ormolu

French Napoleon III Rosewood Pedestal Desk with Pull Out Secretary, circa 1865
Located in Miami, FL
, leather-inset writing surface with three small interior drawers. All of the desk drawers lock when the
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Letter Drawers

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Rosewood

1930's Oak Haberdashery Cabinet with Brass Label Holders
Located in London, GB
drawer has the right hand side cutaway for access. Drawers comfortably fits US letter and A4 size
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Early 20th Century European Antique Letter Drawers

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Brass

Antique Brass Strapped Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
drawers. Lifting the lid reveals a maroon gold-tooled leather letter compartment, a pen tray and two brass
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19th Century British Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Strapped Mahogany Writing Box
Antique Brass Strapped Mahogany Writing Box
H 9.06 in W 20.87 in D 11.82 in
Louis XVI Period Secretary 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
slim drawers suitable for documents or trinkets. Four further external drawers, wide and shallow, and a
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Letter Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XVI Period Secretary 18th Century
Louis XVI Period Secretary 18th Century
No Reserve
H 57.88 in W 37.41 in D 16.15 in
Campaign Chest Desk Secretary Camphor Wood Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
writing surface Around this are mini drawers and inkwells, perfect for letter writing and correspondence
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1910s Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Wood

Outstanding Quality Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
to reveal a fitted interior consisting of 16 drawers, 16 pigeon holes, letter racks, bookends and a
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Antique Letter Drawers

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Other

Outstanding Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
secret pull out letter compartments above two short and three long mahogany cockbeeded drawers with
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18th Century English George III Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Louis Seize Bureau, France, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
-like in the center. The interior layout consists of letter trays and drawers and the writing surface is
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass

Louis Seize Bureau, France, Late 18th Century
Louis Seize Bureau, France, Late 18th Century
H 52.56 in W 49.61 in D 24.61 in
Biedermeier Walnut Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
small drawers and a letter shelf. Cabinet comes with one interior shelf. Lovely grain detail and
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19th Century Czech Biedermeier Antique Letter Drawers

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Walnut

Biedermeier Walnut Secretary
Biedermeier Walnut Secretary
H 37.5 in W 39.5 in D 20.5 in
19th Century Amberg Mahogany Wooden Filing Cabinet
By Cameron Amberg & Co.
Located in London, Lambeth
Made by Amberg of America, this 19th century Mahogany cabinet letter files has a bank of 24 drawers
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19th Century American Georgian Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Empire Style English Roll Top Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
19th century Empire style English dark-brown wooden desk with roll top that opens to reveal drawers
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19th Century Empire Antique Letter Drawers

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Mahogany

Fabulous Quality Early 20th Century Mahogany and Inlaid Carlton House Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
super structure comprising of four mahogany inlaid drawers at the centre with original brass turned knob
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
surface and fitted interior with an arrangement of compartments comprising of small drawers, pigeon holes
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1920s English Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Oak

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
H 40 in W 42 in D 27 in
Normandy Style Armoire with Incredible Carved Detail
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
perhaps most interestingly), at the bottom is the letter “B” in beautifully dramatic cursive – it sits on
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Late 18th Century French Antique Letter Drawers

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Oak

Antique Writing Desk, English, Oak, Leather, Correspondence Table, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Dressed to the top surface with an inset leather skiver, in good condition Two useful drawers across the
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Letter Drawers

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Leather, Oak

Russian Early 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany 'Bureau a Cylindre'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
two additional drawers flanking a central slide opening to display letter slots, all decorated with
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19th Century Russian Empire Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
compartments. On either side of these are situated four pigeon-hole letter slots over four drawers. The lower
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18th Century English George III Antique Letter Drawers

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Bronze

George III Period Mahogany Fitted Desk Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
containing a baize lined wiring surface below which is a fitted section contains alphabet inlaid letter boxes
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18th Century English Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass

Very Fine Edwardian Mahogany Ladies Desk or Vanity Cabinet
Located in Dublin, IE
interior flanking fitted letter racks and six inlaid drawers with brass ring pulls, supported on moulded
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass

G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts oak writing desk
By George Montague Ellwood
Located in London, GB
to the pen, letter compartments and to the drawers are after a design by C.F.A. Voysey, who also
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Copper

Georgian English Mahogany Commode Secretaire, 1816
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
leather and reveals the secretarial part, made up of a series of drawers and letter holders with in its
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1810s English Georgian Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Wood

Mahogany Desk by Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Orleans, LA
three drawers, all with their original brass swan-neck handles. As you would expect from his workshop
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18th Century English Chippendale Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Desk by Thomas Chippendale
Mahogany Desk by Thomas Chippendale
H 37 in W 57.75 in D 35.75 in
19th Century Spanish Hand Painted and Gilt Iron Safe with Locking Combination
Located in Dallas, TX
the key hole for the main key is located and how to release it. Then you use an alphabetic letter for
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Letter Drawers

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Iron

Antique Huge French Amboyna Porcelain Cameo Writing Casket 19th C
Located in London, GB
decoration, opening to a fitted interior with a useful letter rack, pen rest and inkwell. It has a fold-out
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1860s Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Ormolu

Anglo-Chinese Camphor and Ebony Campaign Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
adjustable shelves, the lower section with a secretaire drawer fitted with letter racks, pigeon-holes and
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19th Century Chinese Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Ebony

Art Nouveau Tiered Pyrography Etched Desk
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
. The freestanding smaller storage section on top of the desk comprises of four drawers (two large and
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Beech

Art Nouveau Tiered Pyrography Etched Desk
Art Nouveau Tiered Pyrography Etched Desk
H 43.31 in W 35.83 in D 25.99 in
Fine English George III Antique Mahogany Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
backed by a series of six pigeon-hole letter slots over a pair of horizontal drawers over an open paper
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18th Century English George III Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass

A 19th Century Scottish dressing table with mirror by Jack, Paterson & Co.
Located in Delft, NL
PRINTED BY W. LANG, CONTAINING A LIST of the Manufacturers mentioned under Alphabetical letter J: Jack
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19th Century Scottish Antique Letter Drawers

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Mirror, Wood

Victorian Amboyna Silver Gilt Dressing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
, Thomas Johnson. The lid features a fold-down letter compartment with a removable mirror behind it. The
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Silver

Victorian Amboyna Silver Gilt Dressing Box
Victorian Amboyna Silver Gilt Dressing Box
H 11.03 in W 14.97 in D 9.06 in
Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
drawer rests above a fall-front inner compartment which opens to reveal ten letter-sized interior drawers
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1850s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Ash

Biedermeier Secretaire
Biedermeier Secretaire
H 53 in W 43.5 in D 19 in
Rationalist Italian Wood and Steel Living Room Wardrobe
Located in Milano, IT
sideboard. The cabinet is equipped with various compartments, there are double doors and various drawers in
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1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Steel

Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.
By James Watt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Matthew Boulton. The machine itself was ingenious in its simplicity. The letter to be copied was written
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18th Century English Other Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mappin & Webb Antique Silver Coromandel Vanity / Dressing Box
By James Vickery, Mappin & Webb
Located in Northampton, GB
House Buildings. London. Accessing the special secret drawers. With the wings of the vanity box out
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19th Century British Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass

Sheraton Revival Rosewood and Marquetry Inlaid Desk, 19th Century
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Glasgow, GB
letter compartments and small drawers below and an inlaid and pierced spindle gallery between. With
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1890s English Sheraton Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Leather Cartonnier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
with pierced foliate ormolu mounts. At the center are six striking burgundy colored leather drawers
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Ormolu

Antique English Cylinder-Top Pedestal Desk with Green Leather & Finished Back
Located in Miami, FL
letter slots. Offers a storage drawer above knee hole with fours drawers flanking each side on the
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Letter Drawers

Materials

Oak

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Antique Letter Drawers For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique letter drawers is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique letter drawers — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Antique letter drawers have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Georgian and Louis XVI antique letter drawers are consistently popular styles. Many antique letter drawers are appealing in their simplicity, but Cameron Amberg & Co., Charles Hindley & Sons and Charles Norman produced popular antique letter drawers that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Letter Drawers?

Prices for antique letter drawers can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique letter drawers begin at $1,253 and can go as high as $128,500, while the average can fetch as much as $8,875.