Antique Ship Captains Desk
English Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
English ship captain’s desk of burl walnut. Circa 1850. Inside drawers are false fronts and do not
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19th Century British Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Wood
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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19th Century Campaign Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Walnut
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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Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Boxwood, Walnut
H 31 in W 20 in D 20 in
English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Spectacular English Campaign Chest - ship captain's desk / chest in two parts. The top central
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood Davenport with Spring-Loaded Pen Drawer
Located in Charleston, SC
's Desk is one of the finest we've had in recent years. Davenports or Ship Captain's Desks are so-named
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Mahogany, Rosewood
H 35 in W 18 in D 21.75 in
19th Century Bronze Boat Captain Ship's Wheel Shaped Table Clock
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century bronze boat captains ship's wheel shaped table clock with several clock faces.
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Late 18th Century European Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Bronze
Victorian Cast Iron Lion Base Blue Leather Ships Captains Swivel Office Chair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning mid Victorian Ships Swivel armchair on
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Iron
H 35.44 in W 22.05 in D 18.71 in
ORIGINAL ANTIQUE THONET SWiVEL BERGERE DESK CAPTAINS ARMCHAIR MODEL NUMBER 3
By Thonet
Located in GB
air freight within 7-14 days after crating or soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within
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Early 1900s European Late Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Bentwood
H 31.11 in W 24.81 in D 23.23 in
STUNNING ANTIQUE WILLIAN IV CIRCA 1830 HAND CARVED WALNUT CAPTAINS SWIVEL CHAiR
Located in GB
, circa 1830 hand carved solid Walnut Ship captains swivel armchair with early dark petrol green / black
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1830s English William IV Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 36.23 in W 27.96 in D 31.5 in
RESTORED ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 BERGERE & BROWN LEATHER BARREL BACK CAPTAiNS CHAIR
Located in GB
from the ground up.
These antique captains chairs were made with an early swivel system which isn't as
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
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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19th Century Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Brass
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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1810s English Regency Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Brass
A Rare and Important Charles II 17th Century Table Clock by Henry Jones
By Henry Jones
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
This clock is known as the Alexander Raitt clock. It was shipped from Scotland to America by Captain
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17th Century English Charles II Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Brass
H 12.6 in W 9.06 in D 5.91 in
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Located in London, GB
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Antique Victorian Rosewood Davenport
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
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Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
Located in Belmont, MA
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1870s German Louis Philippe Antique Ship Captains Desk
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19th Century Teak Two Piece Campaign Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century teak two piece Campaign chest, brass bound edges, ebony string inlay on drawer fronts, two short drawers one with desk interior, over three graduated drawers, on melon c...
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1943
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1943
A large vintage deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The plaque features a handpainted inscription and...
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Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Wood, Antler
19th Century, French Hall Bench Settle Renaissance Carved Oak Breton Brittany
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French hall bench settle renaissance carved oak Breton Brittany.
Direct from France, a massive antique French hall bench, large enough for any home or castle! The 6.5...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Ship Captains Desk
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H 79.5 in W 46.5 in D 19.25 in
Victorian Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Essex, MA
In two sections. Rectangular top with brass corners with two over three drawers. Inset brass handles and side carrying handles. Turned feet. This was possibly converted from a regula...
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Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Brass
Antique Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
This attractive mahogany Edwardian Davenport / writing desk, circa 1900s has been constructed from quality solid mahogany having a raised back above a fall front moulded edge writing...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Fine Antique Early Victorian Military Campaign Writing Slope Davenport Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this early Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form of a Davenport desk circa 1840-1860 in solid mahogany
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Leather, Hardwood
H 29.93 in W 19.3 in D 14.57 in
Davenport in Burr Walnut with Mechanism Pop Up
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb davenport desk or small secretary in walnut and burr walnut from England from the 19th century called pop up / with mechanism
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Walnut
Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport
Located in Cheshire, GB
Victorian burr walnut pop-up davenport with pullout / pull-out writing slide with tooled green leather writing surface and fitted lidded pen and ink boxes, secret button to release s...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Walnut
Victorian Davenport Desk Lift Top Pop Up Mechanism Concealed File Compartment
Located in Rockaway, NJ
English Victorian Davenport Desk Lift Top Pop Up Mechanism Concealed File Compartment.
Beautiful burl wood cabinet.
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Maple, Oak, Burl
H 35 in W 22 in D 22 in
Antique Campaign Chest with Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting antique campaign chest crafted in mahogany with dramatic wood grains, brass inlays and hardware, and featuring a foldout writing desk having tooled green leather. Repute...
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Early 20th Century American Campaign Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Mahogany
19th Century Oriental carved hall bench
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This spectacular 19th Century hand carved oriental hall bench, with wonderful classical chrysanthemums, scrolling foliage, and mythical dragons.
Batch 75 62029.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Softwood
5-Drawer Mahogany Davenport Desk with Tooled Leather Top and Gallery
Located in Germantown, MD
An exceptional 5-Drawer Mahogany Davenport desk with tooled leather top and gallery.
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Early 20th Century American Other Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Mahogany
A W N Pugin Attri, Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with Linenfold & Floral Carving
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin attributed,
A Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with finely executed carved gallery to the top and a sloping writing area opening to reveal storage and pigeon holes to the ba...
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1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Oak
H 36 in W 23.75 in D 27 in
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Captain Fields Improved Parallel Rule, circa 1920
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
An English captain fields improved boxwood parallel rule which would have been used for plotting a
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1920s Great Britain (UK) Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Boxwood
Ancient Writing Desk, India
Located in Vigevano, IT
to the East. Also used as a desk by the captain of the ship, under the top on can see typical Indian
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Teak
Very Fine and Rare Chinese Export Black and Gold Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, Middlesex
IV for the Royal Collection in 1738 from Captain Guillame de Brouwer of the ship Sleswig. This ship
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1730s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Lacquer
English Marquetry Inlaid Rosewood Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
By Robert Adam
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous quality antique English marquetry inlaid rosewood davenport or ship captain's desk
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19th Century English Adam Style Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Rosewood
Antique English Carved Mahogany Davenport/ Ship Captain's Desk with Leather Lid
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous quality antique 19th century English carved mahogany Davenport or Ship Captain's desk with
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Ormolu
H 37 in W 22 in D 22.5 in
Antique Scottish Marquetry Inlaid Burr Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare and important antique Scottish exceptional burr walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with
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Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Walnut
H 35.5 in W 22 in D 21.75 in
Antique Campaign Ship Captain's Desk Cabinet or Secretary
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Edwardian Captain's upright secretary crafted in mahogany with inlaid ovals on the cabinet door
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Early 20th Century English British Colonial Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique Eastlake Walnut and Burl Davenport Desk, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Eastlake Davenport ship captain's desk offers walnut construction with burl panels
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19th Century American Eastlake Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Felt, Walnut, Burl
Antique Campaign Writing Slope, Ship's Captain, Correspondence, Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign writing slope. An English, mahogany ship's captain's correspondence
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Mahogany
H 10.83 in W 17.33 in D 17.72 in
19th c Fine English Mahogany Ship Captain’s Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Milford, NH
Fine English ship captain’s writing box or lap desk featuring brass handles, satinwood edges, lift
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19th Century English Antique Ship Captains Desk
19th C SEA CAPTAIN'S WINDSOR WRITING ARM CHAIR
Located in Essex, MA
Early sea captain's writing windsor arm chair, designed for multifunctional use aboard a ship, the
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19th Century Antique Ship Captains Desk
RESTORED ANTIQUE CIGAR BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD DIRECTORS CAPTAiNS ARMCHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
after crating or soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Leather, Hardwood
H 42.33 in W 31.5 in D 30.71 in
Victorian Davenport Desk Walnut 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Victorian Davenport desk in walnut
Hand crafted from walnut and circa 1890
Sloped writing
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1890s Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Walnut
Pair of Nautical Desk Top Cigar or Cheroot Cutters
Located in Conwy, GB
Modelled as a ships engine order telegraph and the Captains wheel.
Turning of the ships wheel or
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Early 20th Century German Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Metal
Antique Victorian Oak Swivel Ships / Captains Cockpit Desk Chair 19th C
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique 19th century Victorian oak swivel ships, captains cockpit desk chair
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1880s English Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Oak
H 33.08 in W 22.84 in D 18.12 in
French Oversized Rouge Marble Carriage Clock Retailed in Buenos Aires
Located in Newark, England
circa 1870.
There is a possibility that the clock was original designed for the captains quarters of
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Marble, Brass
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H 10.83 in W 6.5 in D 5.5 in
Armchair Captain English Cherry 19th
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
heavy and very stable. It has a beautiful original patina.
Each English ship leaving the port carried
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1890s French British Colonial Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Fruitwood
American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign (Flag) Belonging to Cpt. William Bagley
Located in York County, PA
married Laura Barnes (b. May 14th, 1843), the youngest of 10 children of another ship captain, William
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1870s American Antique Ship Captains Desk
H 53.75 in W 81.25 in D 2.5 in
Early 18th Century Portrait of Lt. Edward Elers R.N. (1782-1815) -Oil on Canvas
Located in London, GB
lieutenant in February 1801. On 6 July 1805 he joined HMS Orion, captained by Admiral Edward Codrington which
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Early 1800s Old Masters Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Oil
H 16.5 in W 13 in D 2 in
American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign Belonging To Capt. W. H. Bagley
Located in York County, PA
(b. May 14th, 1843), the youngest of 10 children of another ship captain, William Barnes (b. 1797
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1870s American Antique Ship Captains Desk
H 53.75 in W 81.25 in D 2.5 in
19th Century English Anglo Chinese Teak Campaign Style Desk / Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Anglo-Chinese ship captain's desk / chest in two parts. Fitted with a secretary drawer
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Brass
FINE RESTORED DIRECTORS BROWN LEATHER OAK FRAMED CHESTERFIELD CAPTAiNS ARMCHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames outlined are guides only, non-domestic
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 45.67 in W 28.15 in D 27.76 in
George III Period Brass-Bound Campaign Writing Slope "Captain's Box", circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A gorgeous Georgian period Campaign triple-slope writing desk, it is often coined a “Captain’s Box
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1790s English Campaign Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Leather, Fabric, Mahogany, Oak
H 5.75 in W 18 in D 9.75 in
Important Historical Desk of Admiral Markham
Located in Benington, Herts
reside in the Captain's quarters. The previous owner of the desk (residing in an estate in Hertfordshire
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Leather, Mahogany
Spindle Back Swivel Desk Chair in Elm and Turned Wrought Iron, Sweden, 1920s
Located in The Hague, NL
This unique swivel desk chair is coming from the private collection of a former boat captain living
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1920s Swedish Rustic Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Wrought Iron
H 34.85 in W 19.69 in D 20.87 in
Fine American Two Day Marine Chronometer, Signed T. S & J. D Negus New York
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
chronometers passed first place in a list of 45 chronometers submitted for testing. Sea captains came to the
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Brass
Historic Early Victorian Rosewood and Brass-Mounted Box on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Hinged top with brass inlay opening to a desk with fitted compartments, included and found in a
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1850s English Early Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
Gillows 'Attr.', Six 19th Century Victorian Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Davenport desk, a compact ladies’ desk the Gillows made for Captain Davenport. They also manufactured chests
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Mahogany
H 33.08 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Mahogany Captain's Chestof Drawers Desk
Located in Bainbridge Island, WA
Captain of an 18th century tall ship writing his daily log on this desk.
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Ship Captains Desk
Silver and Horn Inkwell and Summons Bell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This incredible desk top diving dolphin inkwell was to have come from the desk of a ships captain
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
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Silver
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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Early 1800s Victorian Antique Ship Captains Desk
Materials
Oak
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