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18 Century Slant Front Desk

American Maple Slant Front Desk, Late 18th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
American Maple Slant Front Desk, late 18th century, with fall front opening to central drawer
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Classical Desks

Materials

Maple

George II Mahogany Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George II Mahogany slant top desk, 18th century. With a single board rectangular top, single board
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Antique 18th Century English George II Desks

Materials

Brass

George II Mahogany Slant Top Desk
George II Mahogany Slant Top Desk
$2,500
H 40.5 in W 37.5 in D 20 in
Early 20th C. Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Galleried Slant Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Galleried Slant Front Desk. Measures 29
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks

Materials

Metal

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 Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

American Block Front Dropdown Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Queens, NY
American (18/19th Century) block front mahogany secretary desk with a slant top drop front over 3
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Antique 19th Century American Country Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

19th C. Ship Captain's Inlaid Burl Davenport Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
leather slant front that lifts up. The interior in satinwood with two short drawers. The apron with a wood
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Venetian Italian Style Polychrome Secretary Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
collectibles. The lower part showcases a slant desk with three front pull drawers, providing a functional
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Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Paint

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Late 18th Century English Oak Slant Front Desk
Located in Boston, MA
Late 18 century English oak slant front desk with banded inlay in good order. Two - side by side
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Antique 18th Century English Desks

Materials

Oak

Vintage Burl Walnut Ladies Writing Desk, Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1920, H838
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage burl walnut ladies writing desk, slant front desk, Scotland 1920, H838 Scotland 1920s
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20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

A North Italian walnut and ebonized bureau , Lombardy first half 18.th c.
Located in Formigine Modena, IT
framed panels on the sides. A slant on the front opening to six moulded drawers. The top opening
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Desks

Materials

Walnut

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 Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century Maple Slant Front Desk with OG Bracket Feet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Early 19th century maple slant front desk with OG bracket feet period hardware. Inside has nice fan
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Antique Early 19th Century American Desks

Materials

Maple

18th Century New England Chippendale Slant Front Desk in Tiger Maple
Located in Milford, NH
A fine slant front desk in tiger maple with compartmentalized interior with eight open cubbies and
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Wood Slant Fall Front Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Midcentury Danish modern teak wood slant fall front secretary desk cabinet. Item features fitted
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Fine American Chippendale Ball and Claw Antique Slant Front Desk, Massachusetts
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EXCEPTIONAL AMERICAN CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SLANT FRONT DESK OVER CLAW FEET Salem or Boston
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Rare American Queen Anne Child’s Slant-Front Desk, New England ca. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AMERICAN QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANIZED BIRCHWOOD CHILD'S SLANT-FRONT DESK New England States, circa 1760
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Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Brass, Steel, Iron

Antique George III Period Slant Front Oak Desk on Slipper Feet, England
Located in Shippensburg, PA
housed in the body beneath the fall front over an arched apron; the desk is raised over bold cabriole
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Antique 1760s British George III Desks

Materials

Brass, Iron

American Rustic Lap Writing Desk Box
Located in Southampton, NY
); 5 1/2” (front) (it’s slanted) W 20 3/4” D 20 1:8” Interior 18” L, 18 3/8” W Hinge on the top at
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Early 20th Century American More Desk Accessories

Materials

Pine

American Rustic Lap Writing Desk Box
American Rustic Lap Writing Desk Box
H 6.5 in W 20.75 in D 21 in
Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Secretary Desk with Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
worn walnut is mellow and most attractive throughout. The slant front opens with the key to reveal an
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks

American Chippendale Slant and Block Front Antique Desk, Newburyport, MA
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Very fine American Chippendale slant front desk with fitted interior Probably Newburyport
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Renaissance Revival Carved Burl Walnut Secretary Writing Desk Slant Drop Front
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian/Renaissance Revival burl walnut drop front secretary desk. (Be sure to check item
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Spanish Baroque Wood Carved Ebonized Architectural Table Desk Top
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible antique Spanish Baroque architectural tabletop desk, slant front drawers with bronze
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks

Materials

Brass

American Chippendale Oxbow Desk on Ball and Claw Feet, Boston c. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A remarkable work of art, this fine American Chippendale slant front desk features the very
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Olive, Burl

Vintage Country French Secretary/Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
slant-front secretary underneath has been beautifully carved with shell, foliates and cross-hatching
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Early 20th Century French Bookcases

Antique French Louis XV Italian Burlwood Inlaid Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV style Italian burlwood inlaid slant front secretary desk. Item features
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak slant front writing desk or secretary
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Monteverdi-Young Executive Boomerang Desk with Return and Guest Chairs
By Maurice Bailey, Monteverdi-Young
Located in Hanover, MA
front end and 70” wide where you sit. Height is 27.5” tall. The return is 60” long, 18” deep and 26
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Renaissance Revival Carved Burl Walnut Secretary Writing Desk Slant Drop Front
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian/Renaissance Revival burl walnut drop front secretary desk. (Be sure to check item
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Burled Walnut Secretary & Stool by Merryweather Holloway London
By Merryweather and Sons 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
shelves. The slant front desk contains a fitted interior with pigeon holes around a central drawer and the
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Painted Slant Front Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Painted 18 Century North European Slant Front Desk
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Secretaires

Painted Slant Front Desk
Painted Slant Front Desk
H 42.25 in W 38.5 in D 20 in
Antique Swedish Baroque Secretary Painted Blue, Late 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
for spoons. Slant front desk section is painted cream-grayish color with center cubby and shaped
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Pine

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By George Montague Ellwood
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts Glasgow style Oak sideboard attributed to G M Ellwood made by Bath Cabinet Makers, with stained glass panels to the upper right hand cupboard, and stylised floral ...
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Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Sideboards

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Stained Glass, Oak

Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk By Stickley Brothers USA, Early 20th Century Quarter sawn oak, with hammered copper hardware. Desk locks, and ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk By Gustav Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware. Mea...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Antique Arts & Crafts Three Stack Oak Barrister Bookcase; Desk & Paw Feet; c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts barrister bookcase secretary offers quarter sawn oak construction with three stacks; tow having pull-out glass doors and the third with a drop down desk op...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Oak

Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk By Gustav Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware. Mea...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Antique L. & J.G. Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Restored
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak writing desk, library table, or center table. By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 40" W x 26" D ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk / Marquetry Details
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully-crafted Louis XV style ladies writing desk with marquetry design details and slant open front. The writing desk is in good vintage condition with minor wear consistent wi...
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Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Diminutive proportions built relatively shallow with a hinged fall front opening to a fitted interior over four drawers with brass handles. Bracket feet.
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Antique 1760s English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk
George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk
$2,950
H 39.88 in W 33 in D 14.5 in
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk, Newly Restored
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with copper hardware. Measures: 36" W x...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Limbert Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table, Newly Restored
By Charles Limbert, Limbert Dutch Arts and Crafts Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts library table or desk. By Charles P. Limbert Co. USA, Circa 1900 Quartersawn oak, with original copper hardware. Measures: 36"W x ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Cherry Chippendale Slant Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice New England Cherry Chippendale Slant Front desk with a great color and patina on an older refinish. Nicely fitted interior with a shell carved drawer over a smaller locki...
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Antique Early 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Cherry

Cherry Chippendale Slant Front Desk
Cherry Chippendale Slant Front Desk
$1,595
H 42 in W 39 in D 19.5 in
Early Gustav Stickley Ebonized Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk By Gustav Stickley (original label present) USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak in original ebonized...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Fine Antique American Chippendale Slant Front Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A beautifully crafted late 18th Century Slant Front Desk with dovetailed top and drawers, fine graining, great color and solid traditional form. The Desk has the original brass batwi...
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique L. & J.G. Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Circa 1900
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware. Measures: 48"...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Front Desk, C1915
By Charles Limbert
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous slant front desk made from quarter sawn oak c 1915. Has two drawers below and slotted box for storage. Original skeleton key and working locks. Shelves on each side. In exce...
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Vintage 1910s American Mission Desks

Materials

Brass

Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Front Desk, C1915
Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Front Desk, C1915
$1,195
H 40.25 in W 39 in D 17.5 in
Signed Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Restored
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk By Gustav Stickley (original label present) USA, Early 20th Century Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hamm...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Copper

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18 Century Slant Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 18 century slant front desk available at 1stDibs. Each 18 century slant front desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. There are many kinds of the 18 century slant front desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 19th Century. A 18 century slant front desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Louis XV and Baroque styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a 18 Century Slant Front Desk?

Prices for a 18 century slant front desk start at $950 and top out at $38,000 with the average selling for $6,050.

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