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Boulle Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Well-proportioned French black lacquer and Boulle writing desk with metal gallery raised back
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19th Century French Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Antique Boulle Writing Desk
Boulle Writing Desk
H 38 in W 31 in D 20 in
Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany and fruitwood inlaid ladies writing desk. The superstructure with central shelf flanked by
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Early 20th Century British Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique Mahogany Writing Desk
Mahogany Writing Desk
H 36.5 in W 36 in D 21 in
Galvanized Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unique writing desk is a rare find. The galvanized metal surface adds an industrial edge to a
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19th Century American Classical Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Steel

Antique Galvanized Writing Desk
Galvanized Writing Desk
H 29 in W 28.5 in D 48 in
French Tulipwood Writing Desk
Located in Cheltenham, GB
"Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present a stunning French Tulipwood Writing Desk, dating
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Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Tulipwood

Antique French Tulipwood Writing Desk
French Tulipwood Writing Desk
H 29.53 in W 41.74 in D 20.87 in
19thC English Pine Writing Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890 19thC English pine writing desk Measures: W119 x D73 x H68cm.
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19th Century Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Pine

Antique 19thC English Pine Writing Desk
19thC English Pine Writing Desk
H 26.78 in W 46.86 in D 28.75 in
Mahogany lady’s writing desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany and boxwood strung lady`s writing desk, the raised three quarter gallery above three
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Early 20th Century British Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique Mahogany lady’s writing desk
Mahogany lady’s writing desk
H 45 in W 31 in D 16.5 in
French Empire Style Writing Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large French burr elm empire style writing desk. 1900. Kneehole is 23.5" wide x 27" high
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Early 20th Century French Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Elm

Antique French Empire Style Writing Desk
French Empire Style Writing Desk
H 32 in W 64 in D 36.5 in
Italian Walnut Library Writing Desk
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques takes great pleasure in presenting this exquisite Italian writing desk
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19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Italian Walnut Library Writing Desk
Italian Walnut Library Writing Desk
H 30.71 in W 49.22 in D 38.98 in
Carlton House Writing Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Carlton House writing desk in wonderful fiddlegrain mahogany with a D shaped platform surrounded
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1880s English Regency Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Carlton House Writing Desk
Carlton House Writing Desk
H 38 in W 45 in D 24.5 in
Antique Carved Wood Writing Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular Antique Carved Wood Writing Desk. In good condition. This table has so many carved
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Early 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique Carved Wood Writing Desk
Antique Carved Wood Writing Desk
H 32 in W 84 in D 35 in
English Decorative Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1900 English decorative chinoiserie bureau writing desk - Bonheur Du Jour. Great colour
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Early 1900s English Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Hardwood

Rare Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A rare and beautifully shaped antique walnut writing desk having carved curlicue stretchers and
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Ebonized Antique French Marble Top Writing Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Ebonized antique French writing desk with coral marble top, a single drawer, and cabriole legs
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Early 20th Century Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Marble

Antique Tiger Oak Kidney Shaped Writing Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing antique Kinsey chapel writing desk. Features tiger oak around the sides and drawer face
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Early 20th Century American Antique Antique Writing Desk

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Oak

Swedish Art Nouveau Style Oak Writing Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
Kidney-shaped oak writing desk with double chest of drawers with 8 drawers on each side. Wrought
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Antique Writing Desk

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Iron

Swedish Art Nouveau Style Oak Writing Desk
Swedish Art Nouveau Style Oak Writing Desk
H 30.32 in W 66.93 in D 34.26 in
Gorgeous 18th Century Tin Marquetry Writing Desk/ Cabinet
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century tin marquetry writing desk.
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Early 18th Century German Louis XIV Antique Antique Writing Desk

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Tin

Antique English Satinwood Parquetry Writing Desk circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Satinwood Parquetry Writing Desk circa 1890
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Late 19th Century English Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Satinwood

Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Writing desk from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a
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1920s French Louis XVI Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
H 29.75 in W 54.75 in D 27 in
19th c Russian mahogany and brass writing desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th c Russian leather topped writing desk with hand hammered brass details
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19th Century Russian Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Writing Desk of Chippendale Design
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany writing desk, of Chippendale design, the inset tooled leather writing surface, within an
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Early 20th Century British Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Restored Baroque Revival Oak Writing Desk, circa 1890
Located in Opole, PL
Restored Baroque Revival Oak Writing Desk, circa 1890 This Neo-Baroque writing desk is entirely
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Late 19th Century European Baroque Revival Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique English Inlaid Rosewood Writing Desk, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English inlaid rosewood writing desk on casters with leather and galleried top, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Antique Writing Desk

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Rosewood

French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant French Louis XV style petit writing desk with gilt-bronze mounts, including escutcheon
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Bronze

English Hard Wood Portable Writing Desk, circa 1850
By OTHR
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
English country portable writing desk with lifting writing surface, it has its original bronze
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Late 18th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Hardwood

Black Gustavian Writing Desk with 5 Drawers, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish office writing desk in Gustavian black paint with five drawers, red leather embossed top
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Antique Writing Desk

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Pine, Leather

19th Century French Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
19th century French kingwood Bureau plat writing desk. Beautiful Louis XV Form. Lacquered Bronze
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Bronze

Antique Mahogany Ladies Writing Desk Table France
Located in Munich, DE
This charming small ladies writing desk – so called 'Écritoire de Dames' was made in France circa
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Antique Writing Desk

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Mahogany

Early 20th-Century Neoclassical Writing Desk Inlaid with Brass
Located in Opole, PL
Early 20th-Century Neoclassical Writing Desk Inlaid with Brass We present you a Neoclassical
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique English Queen Anne Walnut Writing Desk, Circa 1895
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Queen Anne walnut writing desk, circa 1895.
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Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Antique Writing Desk

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Walnut

English Hepplewhite Mahogany Tambour Writing Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English five drawer Hepplewhite tambour writing desk with fitted interior, satinwood string inlay
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18th Century and Earlier British Hepplewhite Antique Antique Writing Desk

19th Century Figured Walnut Ladies Writing Desk.
Located in Nantwich, GB
Attractive rare Victorian ladies writing desk with two short drawers below two tambour roll tops
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Catalan Writing Desk or Console Table
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th century Catalan writing desk or console table. Hand-carved in pine circa 1790-1829 in
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Early 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Pine

Louis XV Leather Top Cocobola Wood Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable Louis XV style ladies writing desk handcrafted in exotic cocobola wood with a
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Cocobolo

18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Wonderful, circa 1780, hand carved, petite writing desk inset with game chess and backgammon game
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1780s French Antique Antique Writing Desk

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk. There is a small blemish in the
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19th Century English Regency Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

French Charles X Writing Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
The epitome of French elegance and style, this French Charles X-style writing desk takes the
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Bronze

French Charles X Writing Desk
French Charles X Writing Desk
H 34 in W 23.88 in D 20.88 in
Scandinavian Veneered Biedermeier Writing Desk with Lyres
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small mahogany and walnut veneered table or writing desk with brass holders in the lyres formed
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Early 1800s Scandinavian Empire Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

17th Spanish Refectory Table, Writing Desk, One Large Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
17th Spanish refectory table. Writing desk. One large drawer The top its circa 1680, the legs circa
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Antique Writing Desk

Antique Mahogany Writing Desk Dressing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality C1910 mahogany writing desk or dressing table. Stamped W.FOWKES. Solid
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1910s Antique Antique Writing Desk

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Wood

Antique Mahogany Writing Desk Dressing Table
Antique Mahogany Writing Desk Dressing Table
H 30.71 in W 46.46 in D 22.05 in
A George III Chippendale Period Writing Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dublin, GB
A Superbly made George III Chippendale Period Mahogany Writing Desk The rectangular leather inset
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1760s English George III Antique Antique Writing Desk

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Leather, Mahogany

Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Lyre Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An Italian Baroque style walnut writing desk table with drawers and lyre shaped base legs and
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Early 1800s Italian Baroque Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Unique Restored Austrian Biedermeier Maple Writing Desk, 1830s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Biedermeier writing desk Completely restored. Shellac polish. Material: Maple Source: Austria
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Wood, Maple, Lacquer

Walnut Writing Desk in the Manner of Gillows
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut writing desk almost certainly by Gillows, the large rectangular rounded top with inset
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19th Century British Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Burr Oak Regency Galleried Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, GB
This unusual regency burr oak writing desk is of exceptionally fine quality. The skiver raises
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Oak

Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk, Late 18th Century, Late 1700s
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish late Gustavian writing desk, late 18th century in excellent antique condition. Key
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Late 18th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Late 17th Century Catalan Oak Console Table or Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Late 17th century Catalan oak console table, or writing desk, from Spain. Hand-carved in oak circa
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Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Iron

English Zebra Wood Military Campaign Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
English zebra wood military campaign writing desk with brass bound molded edges, original recessed
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1820s American Campaign Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Early 20th Century Vintage Boho French Distressed Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Boho writing desk. Made in France and the perfect amount of patina from the
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Early 20th Century American Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Metal

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 Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Gustavian Writing Desk by Johan Oman
By Johan Öman
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century writing desk by Swedish Master Cabinet Maker Johan Öman (1789-1833) who worked for
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pretty French Louis XV style writing desk or ‘bonheur du jour’, the serpentine case veneered in
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Kingwood

Antique French Mahogany & Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French bureau plat writing desk offers shaped mahogany construction with paneled case
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Early 20th Century Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Antique English Victorian Marquetry Writing Desk by Donald Ross
By Donald Ross, Edwards & Roberts
Located in London, GB
Antique English Victorian marquetry writing desk by Donald Ross English, c. 1890 Measures: Height
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1890s English Neoclassical Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Hon Stephen Tenant`s Writing Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
This superb and unusual pedestal writing desk was formerly owned and used by Stephen Tenant. It
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Hon Stephen Tenant`s Writing Desk
Hon Stephen Tenant`s Writing Desk
H 29.5 in W 54 in D 27 in
17th Century Spanish Writing Desk with Drawer and Original Iron Lock
Located in Marbella, ES
17th Century Spanish writing desk with drawer and original iron lock.
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18th Century Spanish Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined antique French Louis XVI style writing desk crafted in exotic tulipwood veneer with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Viennese Secession oak writing desk
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This luxurious-looking Art Nouveau writing desk was made in about 1910 in the former Austria
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Metal

19th Century Restored German Biedermeier Cherry-Tree Writing Desk, Table, 1830s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Biedermeier writing desk Completely restored. Shellac polish. Material: Cherry tree Period
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Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Cherry

Liberty Outstanding Writing Desk Attributed to V. Ducrot 1930'
By Vittorio Ducrot
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary Liberty centered thuja briar writing desk with five drawers. The center drawer is
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Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique French Oak Writing Desk Late 19th Century
Located in Toledo, OH
A late 19th century French two part writing desk. Oak construction with extensive hand carved
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Late 19th Century French Antique Antique Writing Desk

Materials

Oak

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Antique Antique Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique antique writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An antique antique writing desk — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique antique writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique antique writing desk, those designed in Victorian, Louis XVI and Louis XV styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one antique antique writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Gillows of Lancaster & London, Maple & Co. and François Linke produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Antique Writing Desk?

Prices for an antique antique writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $50 and can go as high as $1,627,677, while the average can fetch as much as $4,406.
Questions About Antique Antique Writing Desk
  • 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
    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 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.
  • 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 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.