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Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

19th Century Charles X Writing Desk with secret compartment
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Charles X Writing Desk with secret compartment. Gorgeous piece. Age appropriate wear
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Wood

A Regency Hand Crafted Rosewood Writing Slope With Secret Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
letters and writing materials, and in addition to this there is a secret hidden compartment revealing
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19th Century British Regency Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
surface, a leather portfolio and an interior secret compartment containing two drawers (see last image
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

European 1800s Two-Part Painted Wood Secretary with Slanted Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
section showcases a slanted front desk with scalloped compartments, secret ones and multiple drawers
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Early 19th Century European Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

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18th C Bureau Dos D'ane
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Charming 18th C drop front desk with secret compartment and fitted interior.
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Walnut

Antique 18th C Bureau Dos D'ane
18th C Bureau Dos D'ane
H 35 in W 28 in D 18 in
Antique Greek Key Calamander Brass Writing Box with SECRET compartment.
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
be lifted to reveal more storage space, and a secret compartment. Removing the right hand inkwell and
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

Antique Writing Box with secret compartment by Hausburg, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
removing the small compartment lid next to the right hand inkwell and pressing on the right and edge of the
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
Located in Wilton, CT
China Trade Lap Desk With Pop-up Compartments and Secret Drawers. Retro-fited with Brass English
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19th Century Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
H 11 in W 19 in D 17 in
18th Century Chippendale Slant Front Desk with Secret Compartments
Located in Milford, NH
An 18th century Chippendale slant front desk with a unique fan carved compartmentalized interior
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18th Century American Chippendale Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Mahogany

Fabulous Antique British Colonial Butler's Desk 'With Secret Compartments'
Located in Atlanta, GA
better? How about the central cubby inside the secretary having not one, but two secret compartments
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Late 19th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Glass, Wood

Victorian Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
. The Writing Box features a secret compartment with hidden push button access (see photos). The secret
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

English Regency Walnut Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
spring loaded compartment inside -see last two images. The secret compartment has two drawers. Side
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
secret compartment inside hiding two small drawers*see last image. Initials on brass plaque on lid LPB.
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1810s English Regency Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

19th Century Walnut Antique Wardrobe with Writing Desk and Secret Compartments
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
small drawers inside and two secret compartments on the sides. Truly elegant and important for any room
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1850s Italian Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Walnut

Antique Louis XVI Period Drop Front Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XVI period drop front desk of solid cherrywood. With a secret compartment
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Early 1800s French Louis XVI Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Cherry

Antique Louis XVI Period Drop Front Desk
Antique Louis XVI Period Drop Front Desk
H 37.5 in W 35.5 in D 18 in
Period Danish Chest/Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Three draws under a drop front retractable desk with draws, cabinets and secret compartments.
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19th Century Danish Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

Period Danish Chest/Desk
Period Danish Chest/Desk
H 40.75 in W 38 in D 18.25 in
English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk with Secret Compartment, on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
include a brass plate at center top, a leather portfolio and an interior secret compartment containing two
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1810s English Regency Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century English Regency walnut traveling lap writing desk with brass corner mounts and
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1810s English Regency Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

Antique Vienna Bronze Desk Paperweight Matchbox, circa 1880s
Located in New York, NY
, this unique objet d'art is actually a very functional item - a desk paperweight with a secret
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1880s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Bronze

Unique Lap Desk with Secret Compartments
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Lap Desk with Secret Compartments Disclaimer: Please contact us in advance if you would
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19th Century Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

Unique Carlton House Style Desk with Secret Compartments
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique Carlton House Style Desk with Sliding Writing Surface, Secret Compartments, & a Letter Slot
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19th Century English Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Desk with Secret
Located in Matosinhos, PT
19th century French Louis XV style marquetry bureau desk with secret compartment, circa 1870. It
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Wood

19th Century Rosewood French Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Desk with Secret
Located in Matosinhos, PT
19th century rosewood French Louis XV style marquetry bureau desk with secret compartment, circa
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Rosewood, Walnut

Antique Brass Bound David Edwards Writing Box with Secret Compartment
By David Edwards
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
complex mechanisms for secret compartments. He was bought out by Asprey in 1859 and had two royal warrants
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19th Century British George IV Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

Antique Brass Bound Writing Box with TOP SECRET compartments & Document drawer.
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
. The top half of the writing slope also has a large storage space and houses secret drawers! The back
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

Bureau Desk 18th Century Georgian with Secret Compartments Cuban Mahogany
Located in Santander, ES
further interior secret spaces and more hidden drawers. Below the desk area there are five drawers, two
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1770s English George III Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Mahogany

19th c. Carlton House Style Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique Carlton House Style Desk with sliding writing surface, secret compartments, and a letter
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19th Century English Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

19th c. Carlton House Style Desk
19th c. Carlton House Style Desk
H 42 in W 46 in D 24.25 in
Fine Quality Mid-18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A fine quality mid-18th century mahogany kneehole desk with a secret compartment. Dimensions
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1750s English George II Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Mahogany

French Provincial Cherry Inlay Slant-Front Desk, Circa 1790
Located in Lake Forest, IL
French Provincial Cherry Inlay Slant-Front Desk, Circa 1790, with secret document compartment; Work
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Cherry, Oak

18th Century Double Bowed Desk with Secret Compartments
Located in Charlevoix, MI
smaller drawers and a number of secret compartments.
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18th Century European Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Burl, Oak

Antique Brass Bound Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartments
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
vacant brass initial plate on the top and matching lock escutcheon, contains two secret compartments one
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

Antique Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartments 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
initial plate. This fabulous writing box has two secret compartments, one hiding three small drawers and
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19th Century British Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

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Art Deco Schlevogt & Hoffmann Malachite Glass Turtle Tortoise Trinket Dish Box
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
An Art Deco Schlevogt jade green depression malachite glass turtle / tortoise trinket box. This exquisite piece features the characteristic malachite green glass, crafted in the form...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Glass, Slag Glass

French Baroque Style Wrought-Iron Stained Glass Hall Lantern, 19th-20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style wrought iron and four-color vitreaux stained glass single-light hall lantern, the rounded four stained glass panels with red, green, ...
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Early 1900s French Baroque Revival Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Wrought Iron

French Baroque Style Wrought-Iron Stained Glass Hall Lantern, 19th-20th Century
French Baroque Style Wrought-Iron Stained Glass Hall Lantern, 19th-20th Century
$3,465 Sale Price
30% Off
H 27.5 in W 17.25 in D 17.25 in
'BANGA' Modular Space Age Architecture, Carlo Zappa Bungalow Int, 1971, Italy
By Carlo Zappa
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Many Avant Garde architects and designers of the 1960s / 70s became fascinated with the idea of minimal living, a secluded retreat, escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life...
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1970s Italian Space Age Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Composition

A Fine French Art Deco Mirrored and Mahogany Vanity
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco engraved mirrored vanity with a mahogany base and one drawer.    
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1940s French Art Deco Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Mirror

A Fine French Art Deco Mirrored and Mahogany Vanity
A Fine French Art Deco Mirrored and Mahogany Vanity
$2,200
H 58.5 in W 32.25 in D 13.88 in
Wool & Cashmere Throw Blanket with Fox Hem by Muchi Decor, Made in Italy
By Muchi Decor by LA-RI S.r.l.
Located in Poviglio, IT
A wool and cashmere throw blanket hemmed with natural Gold Cross Fox fur. Thanks to its front Prince of Wales design and its back, black and white, Pied de Poule design, livens up th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Other

hand painted pine cabinet, circa 1850
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Cupboard from the rural south of Germany, dating from around 1850. The cupboard was probably given as a wedding gift. This cupboard is made of solid pine and is hand-painted in sligh...
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1850s German Folk Art Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Pine

hand painted pine cabinet, circa 1850
hand painted pine cabinet, circa 1850
$1,735
H 63.78 in W 41.34 in D 18.12 in
French 1950s Iron Fretwork Patio Set
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant iron patio set comprising a console, a coffee table, two chairs, a settee and two curule stools. The set presents delicate fretwork and hammered iron, and is painted in its o...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Stone, Wrought Iron

French 1950s Iron Fretwork Patio Set
French 1950s Iron Fretwork Patio Set
$8,137 / set
H 34.65 in W 77.96 in D 16.54 in
Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Each with a rectangular plate within a stiff leaf, entwined vine and fleur de lis carved surround, the cresting centred by an armorial shield for the Thorold baronets surmounted by a...
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Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Mirror, Giltwood

Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
$130,446 / set
H 59.45 in W 46.07 in D 4.73 in
Mid 18th Century Floral Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Vo', Veneto
Tyrolean painted chest H. 81 – W. 147 – P. 69 Ancient Tyrolean chest, entirely built in fir wood. The surface has been decorated with a dark brown background color, semi-covering, ...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Fir

Mid 18th Century Floral Painted Blanket Chest
Mid 18th Century Floral Painted Blanket Chest
$4,068
H 27.17 in W 57.09 in D 31.89 in
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
$20,104 Sale Price
40% Off
H 102.37 in W 99.61 in D 72.84 in
17th Century Italian Milano Renaissance Period Bone Ivory Ebony Tabletop Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 400 year old fine quality Italian Lombard ebony rosewood bone and ivory tabletop curiosity cabinet with warm rich beautifully aged patina and interesting provenance. ...
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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass, Bronze

French Majolica Cache Pot Jérôme Massier Circa 1890
By Jerome Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica tulip Cache Pot Jérôme Massier Circa 1890 Height / 7 inches. Diameter / 10 inches.
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Ceramic

Vintage French Hollywood Regency Barrel Back Upholstered Loveseat Settee Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Hollywood Regency Curved Frame Barrel Back Loveseat Sofa. Item features a distressed finish, shapely cabriole legs, gold accents, beige/gold upholstery, very nice vint...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Mahogany

Pair of Antique Brass Snake-Form Serpentine Demitasse Spoons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Demitasse sugar spoons in brass with snake-form handles (ca. 1920s). Elegant pair in all unpolished, original condition. Very good, vintage condition with attractive, natural patina ...
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1920s American Art Nouveau Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Brass

19th century hand painted Swedish side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century hand painted Swedish pine side table circa 1880. Lovely traditional Swedish side table in original striking blue paintwork. Rectangular slightly over-sailing top with ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Pine, Paint

19th century hand painted Swedish side table
19th century hand painted Swedish side table
$2,677
H 27.75 in W 33.25 in D 19 in
Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century This charming Italian Rococo Style painted writing desk, likely dating back to the late-19th century, showcases a delicate flor...
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Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Desks With Secret Compartments

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Wood, Paint

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Antique Desks With Secret Compartments For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique desks with secret compartments available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique desks with secret compartments — often made from wood, brass and metal — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique desks with secret compartments available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 19th Century. There are many kinds of antique desks with secret compartments to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Regency, Victorian and Georgian antique desks with secret compartments are of considerable interest. David Edwards produced beautiful antique desks with secret compartments that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Desks With Secret Compartments?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,650, while they’re typically $950 on the low end and $11,369 highest priced.