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Federal Butlers Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very attractive Mahogany southern Federal Butlers Desk probably mid Atlantic states around 1820-30
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Birch
1800s American Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 19th Century Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk recently refinished.
Measure 45.75
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Federal Cherrywood Desk and Glassdoor Bookcase
Located in Sheridan, CO
A Late Federal Cherrywood Desk and Bookcase, Circa 1830.
This unique piece includes a folding desk
Category
Early 18th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
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 Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
H 29.5 in W 28.75 in D 22.5 in
Federal Mahogany and Birch Inlaid Secretary/Desk sq
Located in Water Mill, NY
Federal Mahogany and Birch inlaid secretary/desk with contrasting veneers and
bone pulls.
Category
1790s American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Federal Partners' Desk in Mahogany, Philadelphia, circa 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Philadelphia partners desk in mahogany with gadrooned top and apron resting on center
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
Federal Period Massachusetts Mahogany Secretary Desk with Cylinder Tambour
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Federal mahogany two part secretary desk, with a dentil molded cornice
Category
Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
Federal Period Slant-Front Desk in Cherry and Mahogany, Circa 1790
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Federal period slant-front desk with fitted interior over a bank of 4 drawers on bracket feet, in
Category
Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Cherry, Mahogany
19th Century Federal Mahogany Lift Top Writing Desk / Work Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Federal Mahogany Lift Top Writing Desk or Work Table.
Features two drawers with
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler's Desk New York, Circa 1800s
Located in Germantown, MD
An American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler's Desk New York Circa late 18th Century to Early 19th
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
Federal Mahogany and Birdseye Maple Lap Desk on Stand, Circa 1810s
Located in Germantown, MD
A Federal Era Mahogany and Birdseyes Maple Lap Desk on Stand, Circa 1810s
Measures 22.5" in width
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
19th Century Federal Curly Tiger Figured Walnut Butler's Fall Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Curly Tiger Figured Walnut Butler two-part Fall Front Desk. Hand-rub refinished
Category
19th Century Unknown Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
American Federal Mahogany & Satinwood Butler's Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany butler's desk with a carved molded edge, three upper drawers with
Category
1810s American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
H 49 in W 47 in D 22.75 in
Connecticut Mahogany Slant Front Desk, c.1800
Located in Savannah, GA
A Connecticut mahogany slant front desk on french feet with original 15 star eagle pulls, circa
Category
Early 1800s American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Style Two-Part Satin Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary, Circa 1900s
Located in Germantown, MD
A Federal Style Two-Part Satin Mahogany Chest of Drawers Secretary Desk, Circa 1900s. Functional
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany
H 46.75 in W 18.25 in D 41 in
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 Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Cherry, Mahogany, Poplar
Fine Bench Made Carved Mahogany Serpentine Front Dovetail Drawers Vanity Desk
By Baker Furniture Company, Widdicomb Furniture Co., Drexel, Kittinger, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine Bench Made Carved Mahogany Serpentine Front Dovetail Drawers Vanity Desk Dressing Table.
The
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
H 34 in W 54 in D 25 in
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Desk w Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front desk w drawers dresser.
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Walnut
H 46 in W 39 in D 22 in
Antique American Federal Flame Mahogany Secretary Writing Desk Gothic Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A fine and impressive antique early 19th century Federal Period flame Mahogany secretary and
Category
Early 19th Century Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
H 74.75 in W 22 in D 46 in
Vintage Beacon Hill Old Colony Federal Mahogany Tambour Door Secretary Desk
By Beacon Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Beacon Hill Old Colony Federal Mahogany Tambour Door Secretary Desk. Item features a 3 part
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany
H 80 in W 37 in D 18.5 in
Rare Antique Federal American Mahogany Secretary Writing Desk Gothic Bookcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A fine and impressive Federal Period Mahogany secretary and bookcase, circa 1830s. The bookcase
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
H 77 in W 44.25 in D 21 in
American Federal Mahogany Side Table with Fitted Interior Desk on Casters, 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal Mahogany one drawer side table with fitted interior desk, walnut diamond
Category
1820s American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
H 29 in W 20.25 in D 18.75 in
18th Century Antique Federal Sheraton Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite and rare late 18th century American Federal Sheraton library secretary desk. Made of
Category
Late 18th Century American Sheraton Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany
H 52 in W 21 in D 41 in
Early 19th Century Fall-Front Desk
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome and functional Regency mahogany fall front desk, server, entry way piece, great inlay
Category
19th Century North American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Satin
Fantastic American Centennial Solid Walnut Philadelphia Carved Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
From Slatoff Estate. Walnut. 2piece. Top has 2 glass doors containing 2 shelves. Bottom has 5 dovetail drawers and drop down door with fitted interior. 98 3/4" h x 41 7/8" w x 22 1/2...
Category
1870s American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Walnut
H 98.75 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
Late 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Mahogany and Upholstered Armchair Desk Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Mahogany and Upholstered Armchair Desk Chair
Measures 25.5" in
Category
Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany
H 44.5 in W 23.5 in D 23 in
Philadelphia Federal Walnut Slant Lid Desk
Located in New York, NY
Containing fitted interior cubby holes centering an inlaid prospect door all above the four cock beaded long drawers with contemporary stamped American eagle brasses with bale handle...
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
Federal Hepplewhite Inlaid Secretary/Desk and Bookcase/ New Hampshire
Located in Providence, RI
design can be found on an inlaid Federal chest from Saco, ME. Other interesting notes are the diamond
Category
1790s American Hepplewhite Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany
A Federal Mahogany Writing Table, Boston, 1805-1815
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top inset with later green leather gilt-tooled with greek key, above two frieze drawers with brass bail handles; the round tapering reeded legs are headed by incised...
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns
Located in Brunswick, ME
Antique
Bradley and Hubbard
Two matching bookends
Neoclassical design of a federal building
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Iron
H 3.5 in W 5 in D 1.25 in
Adjustable Reading Table / Lecturn
Located in Hudson, NY
Adjustable reading / writing table or lecturn. Mahogany with brass foot caps and casters. American or English, early 19th c.
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
Federal Tiger Maple Slant Lid Desk, Midwest Ohio Region, circa 1825
Located in Providence, RI
century slant top desk form.
Secondary woods are white pine and oak.
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Inlaid Mahogany Federal Hepplewhite Sideboard with Desk, Massachusetts
Located in Providence, RI
writing desk we have seen in a sideboard. Of note is the complex construction of the edges of the entire
Category
19th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
A rare Federal games table fitted as a desk, New York
Located in Sharon, MA
A very rare Federal mahogany five leg games table fitted with a writing desk and drawer, New York
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Sheraton Period Mahogany Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Large American Federal Period mahogany, curly birch and exotic veneer desk. Glass upper cabinets
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Fine Hepplewhite Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very fine Hepplewhite figured mahogany secretary desk, in two parts, the upper section with arcaded
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
A wonderful vibrantly inlaid secretary desk
Located in Sharon, MA
A handsome Federal mahogany secretary desk, probably Southeastern Massachusetts, circa 1815
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Birdseye Maple
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
18th Century and Earlier American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Federal Antique 1825 Drop Front Secretary Desk, Cherry & Tiger Maple
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique 19th century slant front desk. Desk has a Chippendale style. The wood is cherry. It has
Category
1820s American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
19th Century Poplar Federal Slant Front Flip Top Schoolmasters Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stunning piece of history in this circa 1860 American Slant Front Schoolmasters desk constructed
Category
Mid-19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Steel
American Federal Writing Desk with Tambour Doors
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a Classic American Federal writing desk with a tambour door on the top section when open it
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Antique Secretary Writing Desk, circa 1790-1810
Located in Shippensburg, PA
, acc. no. B.65.12: a Federal Tambour Door Inlaid Writing Desk over spade feet
Christies, New York, June
Category
Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
H 43.75 in W 38.88 in D 20.25 in
Antique English Federal Style 3 Part Mahogany Executive Partners Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique English Federal Style 3 Part Mahogany Executive Partners Desk
This Antique English
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Wood
Federal Walnut Slant Front Desk with Eagle Inlay, circa 1800
Located in Milford, NH
A Federal period walnut slant front desk with interior compartment featuring seven drawers, six
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Antique American Federal Mahogany Drop-Front Butler's Desk, circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique American Federal secretary bookcase features mahogany construction with long drawers with
Category
Mid-19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Southern Federal Walnut Slant Front Desk, Piedmont Region Virginia 1800-1820
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This Southern Federal solid walnut desk, dating to circa 1800-1820 and made in the Piedmont Region
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
19th Century American Federal Library Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Federal style library table having a removable rectangular top and fronted by two large drawers
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Wood
Antique Federal Hepplewhite Birdseye Maple & Mahogany Secretary Desk C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Federal or Hepplewhite secretary offers birdseye maple and mahogany construction with upper case having
Category
Mid-19th Century Hepplewhite Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
H 57.5 in W 36.5 in D 19.75 in
Pair of English Federal Brass Bell Shaped Doorstops, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English federal brass bell shaped doorstops with matching carrying handles, bulbous columns
Category
1790s English Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass, Lead
Federal Period Grain Painted One Drawer Table
Located in Essex, MA
A Federal period grain painted pine one-drawer writing table, of rectangular form, the grain
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Pine
Classically Handsome English Partners Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning vintage mahogany partners desk with elaborate inlay, reeded tapered legs, three drawers
Category
1920s English Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Federal Period Maple Plantation Secretary c. 1830
Located in Westfield, MA
This Federal period plantation secretary, crafted in solid maple, dates to circa 1830 and reflects
Category
1830s American Sheraton Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Maple
New England 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
Category
Early 19th Century North American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Birch
Hitchcock Style Painted Work Table or Desk
By Lambert Hitchcock
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century Federal work table or desk. Made in the style of Lambert Hitchcock. Featuring an
Category
19th Century American Rustic Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
American Early 19th Century Mahogany Partner's Pedestal Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 19th century American mahogany partner's pedestal desk featuring embossed brown leather
Category
Early 19th Century North American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique Sheraton Flame Mahogany Tambour Secretary Desk, circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
double door cabinet over two lower drawers and surmounting cas with drop front desk and three long
Category
Mid-19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Metal
New England Mahogany and Maple Tambour Door Secretary Desk Signed and Dated 1812
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine federal mahogany secretary desk features an upper section with tambour doors opening up
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Federal Desk
Materials
Brass
H 46.5 in W 41 in D 21.5 in
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- What is an antique Davenport desk?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An 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, 2022A 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.
- What are antique desks called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023What 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 ExpertMarch 22, 2022To 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022A 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, 2021An 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.