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Antique Walnut Gothic Revival Drop Front Writing Desk Hastings Furniture Co
By Hastings
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique walnut Gothic Revival drop front writing desk by Hastings Furniture Co. circa 1920's. Hand
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1920s North American Gothic Revival Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Walnut

Antique American Inlaid Serpentine Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 18th-early 19th century mahogany drop-front writing desk with satinwood banding and marquetry
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Early 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Slant Front Painted Desk with Drop Front
Located in Houston, US
Lovely painted drop leaf or slant front desk made more charming with painted blue interior
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

French Early 19th Century Transitional Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This amazing walnut desk has a slanted front that drops to reveal an interior writing surface and
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19th Century French Other Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Walnut

Antique Continental Chippendale Carved Mahogany Drop Front Desk C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Continental Chippendale desk offers upper gallery over drop front desk having carved
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19th Century European Chippendale Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fall front bureau. A Scottish, mahogany writing desk in Georgian revival taste
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Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique 18th Century Federal Sheraton Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
mahogany featuring velvet drop front writing surface that leads to multiple cubbies / compartments
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Late 18th Century Sheraton Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk In the manner of
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Copper

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style. Direct from France, a
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Oak

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV Style. Direct from France, a
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk This beautiful
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Early 1900s Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Desk w Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front desk w drawers dresser.
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19th Century American Federal Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Walnut

French 19th Century Mahogany Travel Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
French 19th century mahogany travel writing desk French, 19th century Measures: Height 94cm
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Ormolu

Regency Bonheur de Jour or Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Regency Bonheur de Jour or Ladies Writing Desk This is a rare piece indeed has a drop leaf in
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Early 1800s Georgian Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Fruitwood

Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk & Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
An antique English Edwardian slant front writing desk, a true embodiment of the refined
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Unusual Transition Style Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Double Sided Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
desk features a drop front slope above an apron inset with three frieze drawers. The drop front on
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Two Drawers Secretary Bureau, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XV Style carved oak drop front secretary or bureau or writing desk, two drawers with shaped
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Bronze

Antique Spanish Baroque Chestnut writing table or desk with turned legs
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful antique late 19th-century Spanish Baroque desk or writing table is made of solid
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Steel

1800's Antique French Napoleon III Period, Burlwood, Leather, Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
, over shaped drop-front writing surface, opening to leather lining, with two additional drawers, lower
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
with Fall Front Secretary Top~~Leather Writing Surface~~Upper and Lower Drawers ~~c. 1880s With so
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Oak

Antique Georgian early 18th Century cross banded walnut bureau desk writing tabl
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian walnut and fruitwood drop well bureau desk writing table early 18th Century. This
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18th Century Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Wood, Walnut

19th C Chippendale Style Mahogany Block Front Shell Carved Secretary Desk Lowboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
wooden dowel construction to the top, shell and acanthus leaf carved drop front with fitted interior, and
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Late 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Biedermeier Butler Desk
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier butler desk made of flamed birchwood, ebonized handles, brass keys. Drop front writing
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19th Century Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Biedermeier Butler Desk
Biedermeier Butler Desk
H 42.5 in W 50.5 in D 26 in
Biedermeier Butler Desk
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
. Drop front writing surface with interior drawers above three large exterior drawers.
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19th Century Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Biedermeier Butler Desk
Biedermeier Butler Desk
H 46 in W 48.5 in D 32 in
A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
Located in Edenbridge, GB
decorative scrolled cabinet work. With a rolled drop down front that opens to reveal the magical inside with
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1880s Dutch Country Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
H 44.3 in W 53.94 in D 25.2 in
Mahogany Writing Table - Bean Shape - Edwardian Period - Circa: 1890-1900
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
A delightful antique writing table in mahogany, in the form of a "bean" or "kidney", in the full
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19th Century British Country Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century English Regency Style Writing Table Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical late 19th century English mahogany drop-leaf writing table featuring a speckled lacquer
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19th Century English Regency Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th century English chinoiserie table desk, having a drop-down front revealing five interior
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18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Lacquer

18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
H 11.75 in W 18.75 in D 19.5 in
Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope
By Waring & Gillow, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
the drawer front, on page 282 you can see the exact same leather writing slope, the lock is correct
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1790s English Georgian Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Leather, Hardwood

Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5033, exceptional quality Sheraton Revival satinwood and marquetry desk attributed to Edwards and
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19th Century British Sheraton Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Satinwood

Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
H 36.23 in W 48.23 in D 25.2 in
French Charles X Birdseye Davenport Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Charles X bird’s-eye maple davenport table desk with amaranth marquetry inlaid top and drop
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Birdseye Maple

English Georgian Style Walnut End Table or Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian style '19th century' walnut end table (desk) with drop sides (10" wide) and having
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Leather, Walnut

Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
France, a beautifully appointed petite drop front walnut secretary/writing desk! With its outstanding
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1890s French Louis XIII Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Marble, Bronze

George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
drop handles. The original leather writing area with a secret pen compartment on the right-hand side
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Walnut

Grand Antique Executive Desk, English, Satinwood, 13 Drawer, Office, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a grand antique executive desk. An English, satinwood and mahogany 13 drawer office desk
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Satinwood

French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany And Ormolu Cabinet/Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
a striking pierced foliate family crest shaped keyhole escutcheon. The drop down front displays a
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19th Century French Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk, Signed 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
and ormolu bands at the top. The apron has a drop front drawer which enables the tulipwood herringbone
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Writer's Desk, English, Inlay, Side, Serving Table, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writer's desk. An English, mahogany side or serving table, dating to the
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Late 18th Century British Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Early Victorian Oak Escritoire Desk Oriental Tapestry Laptop Work Table Campaign
Located in GB
We are delighted to this very rare Victorian oak Escritoire drop front desk with Oriental tapestry
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Tapestry, Oak

French Chestnut and Oak Desk from Le Grand Monarque À Chartres, circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
quarter round molding. A 23 ½” W seat opening is topped by a concave front drawer with a bronze drop
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1720s French Louis XIV Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Metal, Bronze

19th Century French Oak Library Desk Console Sofa Table Barley Twist Louis XIII
Located in Shreveport, LA
~ ~Lovely antique French writing desk, versatile for so many uses; in addition to serving as a desk in your
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19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Oak

French Mid 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Marble, and Ormolu Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
veneered panels framed within lovely scrolled foliate inlaid designs also repeated at the drop down front
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19th Century French Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
lower three drawers. The front of the desk opens to reveal the writing surface and interior storage. The
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
enamelled gilt-metal mounts, surmounted by a pierced baluster gallery, the front angles with a standing
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19th Century Austrian Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

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Enamel

Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
Viennese enamel bureau cabinet, circa 1880
H 77.17 in W 40.56 in D 25.99 in
Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Continental Dutch-style (18/19th Century) satinwood and inlaid trimmed drop front desk with
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Late 18th Century European Chinoiserie Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
H 59 in W 33.5 in D 17.5 in
French Charles X Birdseye Maple Davenport Table
Located in New York, NY
French Charles X Birdseye maple davenport table desk with amaranth marquetry inlaid top & drop
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Maple

18th Century Painted Oak Bureau Bible Box on Stand
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
carvings to the base. The top with moulded edge and chip carving to the sides. The fall front with the
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Oak

Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
, wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, the single frieze drawer having a drop front, opening to reveal a secretaire
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
marquetry made of kingwood, rosewood and boxwood veneer, drop front writing desk with four interior drawers
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
H 37 in W 27.55 in D 18.11 in
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop Front Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
19th Century Swedish Gustavian hand painted drop top desk. Writing top H 31”
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis XV Style Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
marquetry made of kingwood, rosewood and boxwood veneer, drop front writing desk with four interior drawers
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Rosewood

French Provincial Walnut Desk / Commode with Drop Down Front
Located in Essex, MA
pulls and decorative escutcheons. The top drawer/desk front keyhole is encircled with a matching
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
tabernacle on the left side. The Secretary is fronted with a solid walnut drop down desktop section with 4
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
H 64.5 in W 41.25 in D 31.25 in
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Drop Front Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This exceptional Biedermeier drop front desk is the best example of top-quality Viennese
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Maple, Walnut

Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Adam decorated drop-front desk offers satinwood construction with slant front
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19th Century English Adam Style Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Wood, Satinwood

Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Tambour, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau cabinet. An English, walnut drop-front writing desk with tambour, dating
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Early 20th Century British Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

18th C. French Louis XVI Tall Secretaire (Retains Original Leather on Desk-Top)
Located in Atlanta, GA
-front writing desk, and lower case which houses six raised-panel drawers and a single carved-panel door
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century Sheraton Revival Satinwood Writing Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century Sheraton revival satinwood and inlaid writing desk / cabinet attributed to Edwards
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1880s British Sheraton Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Winged Griffin Slant Front Desk
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Long Branch, NJ
desk is made of a fine mahogany and has two griffins flanking each side of the drop front desk. This
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Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Drop Front Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique drop front writing desk you’re looking for. An antique drop front writing desk — often made from wood, walnut and mahogany — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique drop front writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique drop front writing desk, those designed in Victorian, Empire and Louis XV styles are of considerable interest.

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An antique drop front writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,225, while the lowest priced sells for $575 and the highest can go for as much as $16,750.

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