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Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Hardware is an older replacement. A very nice clean American desk in very good condition.
Category

Early 19th Century American Federal American Antique Desk

Materials

Birch

Antique Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
H 40.5 in W 37.5 in D 18.5 in
American Indianapolis, Indiana Mahogany Wooton Armoire Desk, circa 1880
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Wooton desk, produced from 1874 to 1890 in Indianapolis, Indiana Designed by entrepreneur
Category

Late 19th Century American American Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Early American Raise Top School Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
An American raise top school desk with great aged wear. Make a wonderful stand for an entry hallway
Category

Early 20th Century North American American Classical American Antique Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique Early American Raise Top School Desk
Early American Raise Top School Desk
H 30 in W 20.25 in D 19.75 in
19th Century American Birdseye Maple Desk
Located in New York, NY
American 19th Century Birdseye Maple Desk attributed to H. Stowell & Son Cabinet Makers, (1828-98
Category

1860s American American Classical American Antique Desk

Materials

Birdseye Maple

American Mahogany Partner's Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Ball glides make it easy to move desk when needed! American made and ready to serve!
Category

1880s American Empire American Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique American Mahogany Partner's Desk
American Mahogany Partner's Desk
H 29 in W 58 in D 35.5 in
American Country Pine Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Country (19th Century) stripped pine plank top table desk with 2 drawers and turned legs.
Category

19th Century American Country American Antique Desk

Materials

Pine

Antique American Country Pine Table Desk
H 29 in W 59 in D 33 in
19th Century American Chippendale Writing Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th century American chippendale desk is a true masterpiece that will make a statement in any
Category

1880s American Chippendale American Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Early American Country Pyrography Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, one-of-a-kind antique American folk decorated desk with beautifully aged distressed patina
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art American Antique Desk

Materials

Wood

American Victorian Burl Walnut Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian burl walnut 2 drawer table desk with stretcher and red felt top.
Category

19th Century American Victorian American Antique Desk

Materials

Felt, Walnut

American Cuban Mahogany Slant Top Desk
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Cuban mahogany slant top desk with turned ball finial gallery, fitted interior drawers
Category

18th Century and Earlier American American Antique Desk

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 Gothic Revival "Carlton House" Desk
By Carlton House Fine Furniture
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian Gothic Revival (mid-19th Century) oak "Carlton House" desk with super structure
Category

Late 19th Century American Gothic Revival American Antique Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique Stickley Brothers American Colonial Maple Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique American Colonial style maple writing desk By Stickley Brothers USA
Category

Early 20th Century American American Colonial American Antique Desk

Materials

Maple

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

19th Century American Victorian American Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

American Victorian Aesthetic Movement Roll Top Desk
By Herter Brothers
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian Aesthetic Movement ebonized roll top lady's desk with gallery top upper section
Category

19th Century American Aesthetic Movement American Antique Desk

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
Category

Late 19th Century American Classical American Antique Desk

Materials

Poplar

American Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Hollywood, SC
American mahogany partners desk with carved acanthus, baise top, and ending on lions paw feet. Desk
Category

19th Century American American Antique Desk

American Mahogany Partners Desk
American Mahogany Partners Desk
H 32.25 in W 72.5 in D 42.25 in
Antique American Empire Style Mahogany Library Writing Table Office Desk Vanity
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique American Empire style dressing table, circa 1930s. Originally featured a mirror along
Category

Early 20th Century American American Empire American Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Classical American Philadelphia Desk in Mahogany with Double Pedestal
Located in Miami, FL
A very handsome and functional classical American bureau desk in dark Cuban mahogany, likely from
Category

Late 19th Century American American Classical American Antique Desk

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

Early 19th Century American Sheraton American Antique Desk

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Tiffany Studios Bronze American Indian Desk Set
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Austin, TX
20th-century elegance with this American Indian Desk Set from Tiffany Studios. Serve practicality and
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts American Antique Desk

Materials

Bronze

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
Category

1880s American Victorian American Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique American Inlaid Serpentine Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 18th-early 19th century mahogany drop-front writing desk with satinwood banding and marquetry
Category

Early 19th Century American Chippendale American Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Officers Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most unusual Federal period mahogany campaign field desk from the early 19th century
Category

Early 19th Century American Federal American Antique Desk

Materials

Cherry, Mahogany, Poplar

Antique Mahogany American Empire Colonial Small Secretary Writing Desk Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mahogany American Empire Colonial Small Secretary Writing Desk Table. Item features
Category

19th Century Empire American Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique American Industrial Iron and Maple Childs School Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American industrial iron and maple childs school writing desk. Item features a lower cubby
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial American Antique Desk

Materials

Iron

Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite and Rare antique American Chippendale Period secretary writing desk or Escritoire. Made
Category

18th Century Chippendale American Antique Desk

Materials

Maple

American Arts & Crafts Era Mahogany Side Table or Small Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic American arts and crafts table with a bold simple form which marked the era and this
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts American Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany

American Gilded Age Hepplewhite-Style Writing Desk in Satinwood w/ Marquetry
Located in Miami, FL
From the American Gilded Age, a lovely writing table in satinwood with ebonized details and
Category

Late 19th Century American Hepplewhite American Antique Desk

Materials

Leather, Satinwood

Arts & Crafts American Oak Library Table Desk With Barley Twist Legs
Located in Southampton, NJ
American antique Arts & Crafts solid quarter sawn Oak library table with original finish. Unusual
Category

1890s American Arts and Crafts American Antique Desk

Materials

Oak

Rare Early 19th Century American Baltimore Federal Parcel Gilt Writing Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and rare early 19th century American Baltimore Federal painted writing table with
Category

Early 19th Century American Federal American Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

American Gilt Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Pink Velvet Desk Set E. F. Caldwell & Co.
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A very fine three-piece gilt bronze-mounted pink velvet desk set by Edward F. Caldwell & Co
Category

19th Century North American American Antique Desk

Materials

Velvet

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
Category

Late 18th Century American Late Victorian American Antique Desk

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
19th Century American Walnut "Wells Fargo" Desk by Wooton Desk. Co
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality and impressive standard grade American walnut Wootton Desk Co. "Wells
Category

19th Century American High Victorian American Antique Desk

Materials

Walnut

American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Sheraton mahogany campaign desk with hinged flip top, pull out writing surface, recessed
Category

19th Century American American Antique Desk

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

1820s American Campaign American Antique Desk

19th Century American Cutler & Sons Model 1 Roll Top Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a glorious piece of Americana namely, a 19th century American Cutler & Sons model 1 roll
Category

Late 19th Century American American Craftsman American Antique Desk

Materials

Walnut

An American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
An American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk Rhode Island 18th Century
Category

18th Century and Earlier American American Antique Desk

Antique Early American 19th Century Pine Plantation Desk
Located in Forney, TX
An early American 19th century pine plantation desk with nicely aged patina. Born in the Mid
Category

19th Century American Primitive American Antique Desk

Materials

Pine

American Antique Hand-Painted Birds and Poppies Desk
Located in South Burlington, VT
desk. This unique work of art is hand-painted on front with a roundel of three vibrant and colorful
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts American Antique Desk

Materials

Wood

Tiffany Studios 'American Indian' Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Blotter
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period gilt bronze "American Indian" pattern blotter
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts American Antique Desk

Materials

Bronze

High Polished American Mid-Century Aluminum Folding Army Desk
Located in New York, NY
WWII Aluminium Military Campaign Desk-Collapsible This desks was originally painted in a sea foam
Category

Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern American Antique Desk

Materials

Aluminum

American Southern Mahogany and Leather Plantation Desk with Reeded Legs, C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Southern Mahogany plantation desk with a molded edge hinged top, upper case with a fall
Category

1810s American American Colonial American Antique Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Leather, Poplar, Pine

American Hepplewhite Birch Fall Front Inlaid Desk. Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Hepplewhite birch fall front desk with carved hinged molded edge top, fitted interior
Category

1810s American Hepplewhite American Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century American Walnut Federal Style Drop-Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
any room or space in your home. This American Drop-front Desk is simplistic in design, yet unique in
Category

Early 19th Century American Federal American Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique American Walnut Renaissance Revival Aesthetic Movement Desk Table 1875
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique American walnut Renaissance Revival writing table desk, circa 1875. The table
Category

1870s American Renaissance Revival American Antique Desk

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Vintage Boho Hand Turned PostMaster’s Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho PostMaster’s desk. A chic hand turned frame with a large upper cabinet
Category

Early 20th Century North American American Antique Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique American Arts & Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk, Circa 1890s
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Arts & Crafts desk with unique folding roll top USA, Circa 1890s Beautiful
Category

Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts American Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

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
Category

18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale American Antique Desk

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" in height. Good vintage condition with three functional drawers. Some wear and tear ...
Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical American Antique Desk

Materials

Oak

1930s Larkin Soap Secretary Desk
1930s Larkin Soap Secretary Desk
No Reserve
H 46.5 in W 30.5 in D 16 in
Antique 1900's Rosewood Empire Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
28” x 15.5” x 38.5”H; desk height 28” Gorgeous Empire-style rosewood secretary desk from the turn
Category

Early 1900s American American Empire American Antique Desk

Materials

Rosewood

Antique American Renaissance Revival Walnut Library Table Desk Mid 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully maintained Circa 1860 American Victorian Walnut Library Table / Desk in the Renaissance
Category

Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival American Antique Desk

Materials

Walnut

American Bronze and Marble Desk Clock, Sterling Bronze Co., circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
American bronze and marble desk clock. Marked sterling bronze Co. New York.
Category

Early 1900s American American Antique Desk

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century Sheraton Style American Bowfront Sideboard with Dropdown Desk
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Savannah, GA
drawers -four of which are curved- and six turned and reeded legs. The desk section has two small drawers
Category

1810s American Sheraton American Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

Victorian Walnut Pedestal Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1880, H022
Located in Vancouver, BC
Victorian walnut pedestal desk, writing table, Scotland 1880, H022 Scotland 1880 Solid Walnut
Category

19th Century North American American Antique Desk

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Pine Desk Table with Painted Base
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Pine Desk Table. Unpainted two board top with thin breadboard ends. Base in old
Category

19th Century North American American Antique Desk

Materials

Pine, Paint

Portable "Laptop" Desk with Storage Compartments and Inkwell
Located in Soquel, CA
Portable "Laptop" Desk with Storage Compartments and Inkwell Box with storage for paper, pens, ink
Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical American Antique Desk

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

American Federal Mahogany & Satinwood Butler's Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Federal mahogany butler's desk with a carved molded edge, three upper drawers with
Category

1810s American Federal American Antique Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian, Golden Oak, Pedestal Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1890
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique, Victorian, golden oak, pedestal desk, writing table, Scotland 1890, H057 Scotland 1890
Category

19th Century North American American Antique Desk

Materials

Oak

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
Category

19th Century North American American Antique Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique Georgian Tiger Oak Bureau, Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1810, H975
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian Tiger Oak Bureau, Desk, Writing Table, Secretary, Scotland 1810, H975 Scotland
Category

19th Century North American Georgian American Antique Desk

Materials

Oak

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American Antique Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal American antique desk for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every American antique desk was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the American antique desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An American antique desk, designed in the Victorian, Neoclassical or Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one American antique desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Tiffany Studios, Emeralite and Gillows of Lancaster & London produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is an American Antique Desk?

The average selling price for an American antique desk at 1stDibs is $2,608, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $610,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About American Antique Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.