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American Cuban Mahogany Slant Top Desk
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Cuban mahogany slant top desk with turned ball finial gallery, fitted interior drawers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks and Writing Tables

American Cuban Mahogany Slant Top Desk
American Cuban Mahogany Slant Top Desk
H 44.5 in W 39 in D 27.5 in
American Victorian Herts Brothers Slant Front Desk
By The Herts Brothers
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian mahogany slant front desk with gallery and turned legs and spindle design
Category

Antique 19th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Primitive Antique Early American Country Farmhouse Slant Top School Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Primitive early American schoolhouse / country / farmhouse writing desk. Made of poplar
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Antique Late 19th Century American Classical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Poplar

19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century American mahogany serpentine slant front secretary bureau desk. Nice quality
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Antique 1880s American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

An American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
An American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk Rhode Island 18th Century
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks

Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1810 American slant-front desk of well figured solid flame birch, cherry, and birch
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Antique Late 18th Century American Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Wood, Cherry, Birch

Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
H 41 in W 41.25 in D 21.75 in
Hand-Crafted Early American Style Solid Pine Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautifully hand-crafted early American Style Solid Pine Writing Desk in good vintage condition
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Late 20th Century American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

1800s Hancrafted Tall Slant Top Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
1800s Hancrafted tall slant top secretary desk. Wood appears to be flame maple. Solid dove tail
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Chippendale mahogany oxbow slant top four drawer desk with exposed dove tail, original
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Desks

Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice early 19th century Federal Birch New England Slant Lid Desk likely New Hampshire in
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks

Materials

Birch

Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
H 40.5 in W 37.5 in D 18.5 in
Federal Cherry Slant Lid Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice size late 18th century American Cherry Chippendale slant front desk with white Pine
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Antique Late 18th Century Chippendale Desks

Materials

Cherry

Federal Cherry Slant Lid Desk
Federal Cherry Slant Lid Desk
H 42 in W 36 in D 19 in
Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This walnut slant front bureau/desk of generous proportions is most likely American. It has an
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Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Walnut, Pine

Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
H 44 in W 51 in D 27 in
Antique Georgian Oak Bureau Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1810, H802
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian oak Bureau slant front desk, Scotland 1810, H802 Scotland 1810 Solid oak
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Antique 19th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

L. & J.G. Stickley American Chippendale Cherry Wood Slant Front Secretary Desk
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous American Chippendale slant front secretary desk By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, circa
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Vintage 1960s American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

American Chippendale Maple Slant-Front Desk, Late 18th or Early 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
Late 18th/early 19th century American Chippendale slant-front desk in maple. Slant front with lock
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Desks

Materials

Maple

Sypher & Co. 19th Century Chippendale Block Front Slant Front Desk
By Sypher & Co.
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Sypher & Co. 19th century Chippendale block front slant front desk with excellent original finish
Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Slant Top Carved Ball and Claw Chippendale Style Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century mahogany slant top carved ball and claw Chippendale style desk. Item features dovetail
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Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Unusual Antique American Sheraton Clerk's Desk with Gallery
Located in Morristown, NJ
An unusual 19th c., American Sheraton Clerk's Desk. A shaped gallery with a larger rectangular
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Early-Mid 19th c. Hand Painted Slant Desk, c.1820-1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
About Early to mid 19th century hand painted slant front desk with a lift top, large interior
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Antique Early 19th Century American Rustic Desks

Materials

Brass

Kittinger Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk From the White House
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a rare opportunity to own a piece of American history. This gorgeous Georgian slant front
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Vintage 1970s American Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Sheraton mahogany Campaign slant front desk with two upper case flanking doors concealing
Category

Antique 1820s American Campaign Desks

1930s Larkin Soap Secretary Desk
By Larkin & Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique oak, slant front secretary made by Larkin. Measures 30.5" in width x 16" in depth x 46.5
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

1930s Larkin Soap Secretary Desk
1930s Larkin Soap Secretary Desk
H 46.5 in W 30.5 in D 16 in
American Chippendale Oxbow Slant Front Desk, 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Chippendale slant front desk on four graduated drawers, resting on ogee bracket feet. The
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century American Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 19th century American mahogany slant front desk. Probably Boston, has the blockfront shape
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Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Primitive Colonial Cherry Walnut Tall Schoolmasters Desk Stand Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Primitive Colonial Cherry Walnut Tall Schoolmasters Desk Stand Table. Item featured has a
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Antique 19th Century Primitive Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

B40 Desk in Solid Elm by Pierre Chapo, France, 1960s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Antwerp, BE
slanted sides and corners. This extraordinary desk is carved from solid elmwood. The tabletop rests on two
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

Elmwood B40 Desk by Pierre Chapo in Black Ash, France, 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Chapo; B40 desk; Elm; France; 1970s; Mid-Century Modern, Rustic; Postmodern; Cabinets; Black
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

19th Century American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Secretary / Desk
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th Century American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Secretary/Desk is a testament to the
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Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Maple

Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Milford, NH
bookshelves, and flanked by reeded corner pilasters, over a lower case with slant front desk top, opening to a
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Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

LOVE Snowglobe
By Robert Indiana
Located in Jersey City, NJ
packaged in custom gift box ©Morgan Art Foundation Licensed by Artestar, New York Robert Indiana (American
Category

2010s North American Paperweights

Materials

Glass

LOVE Snowglobe
LOVE Snowglobe
H 4.5 in W 4 in D 4 in
An American Slant Front Desk 19th Century Height 44 x width 37 x depth 21 inches
Located in Buchanan, MI
An American Mahogany Slant Front Desk With Satin Wood Banding, Slanted Front Meticulously Fitted
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Mahogany

American Block Front Dropdown Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in New York, 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

Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk With Leaded Glass c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
pediment over bookcase having double doors with leaded glass over lower with slant front desk and long
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Empire Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

CRAFTIQUE Solid Mahogany Chippendale Secretary Desk w/ Bookcase
Located in Charlotte, NC
early American John Hancock desks. Solid mahogany with their Old Wood finish, brass hardware, crown
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Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Kindel Winterthur Collection Mahogany Goddard Townsend Secretary Writing Desk
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Kindel Winterthur Collection Mahogany Goddard Townsend Blockfront Secretary Writing Desk. Made from
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Late 20th Century Federal Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY DESK WITH GLAZED UPPER BOOKCASE England, circa 1780 formerly with
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Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Bronze

Mahogany Genothalmic Cabinet by General Optical Co Roll Top Medical Work Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mahogany Genothalmic Cabinet by General Optical Co. Roll Top Medical Work Desk Station
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Nautical Double Gauge Bubble Clinometer on Teak Back Plate by Conn. Valley Ind.
Located in Nantucket, MA
plate. These tilt gauges were used on vessels to measure the angular slant of the ship. The readings are
Category

Late 20th Century North American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Chrome

Louis XV Style Walnut Secretary by Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
pair of adjustable display shelves. The abattant, or slant front desk, of the lower cabinet hinges open
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Late 20th Century North American Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Lovely Vintage Secretary with 3 Drawers and Shelves on Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pretty vintage American secretary cabinet having slant front desk that opens to a 29.5 d surface
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Vintage 1950s American Country Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Wood

Artist Ira Yeager's Studio Painting Palette Work Table
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
that slants towards the front like a large English school house desk. The lid opens to a large storage
Category

20th Century English Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wood

Philadelphia Federal Walnut Slant Lid Desk
Located in New York, NY
beaded long drawers with contemporary stamped American eagle brasses with bale handles, raised on a
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks

Materials

Brass

Chippendale Mahogany Slant-Lid Desk with a Blocked Serpentine Front, MA
Located in Providence, RI
This is an estimable serpentine desk with blocked ends on magnificent gadrooned feet. Interestingly
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Antique 1780s North American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Slant Front Desk in Figured Cherry with Wood Knobs and Brass Escutcheons
Located in Billerica, MA
Slant front desk circa 1890 in Figured cherry with wooden knob pulls, brass escutcheons, dovetailed
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Antique Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Desks

Materials

Cherry

Queen Anne Connecticut Slant Front Desk Attributed to Ebenezer Hubbell
By Ebenezer Hubbell
Located in Woodbury, CT
The Beard Family Queen Anne Connecticut slant front desk attributed to Ebenezer Hubbell, having a
Category

Antique 1770s American Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Sycamore, Cherry, Oak, Poplar, Pine

A Rare Queen Anne Curly Maple Slant Front Desk C. 1730
Located in Woodbury, CT
those qualities... A fine Rhode Island Queen Anne curly maple slant-front desk of rare small size. The
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks

Materials

Poplar

American 18th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Millbrook, NY
Very nice American Mahogany slant-lid Desk.
Category

Antique 1780s American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

American 18th Century Mahogany Desk
American 18th Century Mahogany Desk
H 42 in W 33 in D 18.5 in
19th Century Tramp Art Desk
Located in Saint James, NY
19th century. Southampton, New York. Tramp Art desk decorated with applied reed scrolls and tramp
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Desks

Materials

Mirror, Wood

19th Century Tramp Art Desk
19th Century Tramp Art Desk
H 52.5 in W 34.75 in D 18.75 in
Chippendale Block-Front Slant-Top Desk
Located in Litchfield, CT
, MA, Christie's, Americana Sale, 1997. Private Collection, Connecticut A related Slant-lid Desk
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Slant Front Secretaire
Located in Hudson, NY
Slant front secretaire desk. Pine and elm. Early 19th century. American.
Category

Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Elm, Pine

Slant Front Secretaire
Slant Front Secretaire
H 67 in W 38.5 in D 19.5 in
Mahogany Chippendale Slant-Top Desk, New York, Ernest Hagen, 1899
Located in Providence, RI
American cabinetmaker. Of note is that this desk has a writing height of around 30in., which is very
Category

Early 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Early American Slant Top Desk
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th Century American tiger maple slant top desk.
Category

Antique 19th Century American Desks

Materials

Brass

Early American Slant Top Desk
Early American Slant Top Desk
H 41 in W 36 in D 19 in
American Connecticut Diminutive Cherry Slant Front Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
American Connecticut diminutive cherry slant front desk. Fitted interior and original feet.
Category

Antique 1790s North American Desks

Materials

Cherry

American Queen Anne Slant Front Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A rare American Queen Anne maple slant front desk on separate frame with blocked interior.
Category

Antique 1760s American Queen Anne Desks

Primitive Antique Early American Cherry Slant Top Writing School Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
A charming 19th century slant top writing desk. Made from cherry with turned legs leading to peg
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Antique 19th Century American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

American Federal, Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This is a very fine American Federal Period Slant Front Desk of Mid-Atlantic origin, crafted in
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Desks

American Federal, Walnut Slant Front Desk
American Federal, Walnut Slant Front Desk
H 44.5 in W 40.63 in D 20.88 in
American Cherry Slant Front Desk, circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
American CT slant front desk with tall bracket foot and fitted interior, circa 1780.
Category

Antique 1780s American Desks

Materials

Cherry

American Mahogany 18th Century Slant Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An American Chippendale period mahogany slant front desk, the attractive blocked interior with a
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Poplar

Antique Oak Desk, Carved Oak, Slant Front Desk, American 1900, H77
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique oak desk, carved oak, slant front desk, American 1900, H77 American 1900 Solid oak
Category

Antique Early 1900s North American Desks

Materials

Oak

American Chippendale Mahogany Antique Slant-Front Writing Desk, circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An attractive period slant-front writing desk from the Mid-Atlantic States circa 1790, it is likely
Category

Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the American slant desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each American slant desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and pine. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect American slant desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each American slant desk bearing Neoclassical or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. Ethan Allen and The Herts Brothers each produced at least one beautiful American slant desk that is worth considering.

How Much is an American Slant Desk?

Prices for an American slant desk start at $750 and top out at $52,000 with the average selling for $4,400.
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    A slant-top desk is also known as a bureau desk or slope-front desk. Slant-top desks were highly favored for their hinged slant cover that allowed you to protect your work without disruption. Shop a range of desk styles, including the slant top, on 1stDibs.

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