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Antique Boston & Sandwich Pink Poinsettia Glass Paperweight
Antique Boston & Sandwich Pink Poinsettia Glass Paperweight

Antique Boston & Sandwich Pink Poinsettia Glass Paperweight

By Boston and Sandwich Glass Company

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique American paperweight. By Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. With a 10-petal pink

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Chelsea Chinoiserie Japanned Desk Clock, Boston, c. 1925
Chelsea Chinoiserie Japanned Desk Clock, Boston, c. 1925

Chelsea Chinoiserie Japanned Desk Clock, Boston, c. 1925

By Chelsea Clock

Located in Atlanta, GA

Square easel-back desk clock with japanned and gilt-lacquered metal case, the matte black ground

Category

Early 20th Century American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique Boston Sandwich or French Miniature Scramble Paperweight
Antique Boston Sandwich or French Miniature Scramble Paperweight

Antique Boston Sandwich or French Miniature Scramble Paperweight

By Baccarat, Saint Louis, Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, New England Glass Company

Located in Philadelphia, PA

'Sandwich Junk Wt.'. That collector thought it was a Boston Sandwich weight. We're unsure if this is

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770
American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770

American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770

Located in Charleston, 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

Vintage Old Mr. Boston Advertising Bottle Display with Gilbert 8-Day Clock
Vintage Old Mr. Boston Advertising Bottle Display with Gilbert 8-Day Clock

Vintage Old Mr. Boston Advertising Bottle Display with Gilbert 8-Day Clock

Located in Dekalb, IL

c. 1940s; mfd. by Gilbert at Winstead for Ben Burk Inc. - Boston This oversized Old Mr. Boston

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

Early 19th Century American Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Early 19th Century American Mahogany Slant Front Desk

Early 19th Century American Mahogany Slant Front Desk

Located in Richmond, VA

Early 19th century American mahogany slant front desk. Probably Boston, has the blockfront shape

Category

Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

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Chippendale Mahogany Block Front Desk, Boston, circa 1780
Chippendale Mahogany Block Front Desk, Boston, circa 1780

Chippendale Mahogany Block Front Desk, Boston, circa 1780

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H 42.25 in W 42.25 in D 22 in

Chippendale Mahogany Block Front Desk, Boston, circa 1780

Located in Providence, RI

A commanding Chippendale mahogany block front desk, Boston, circa 1780, Aldrich & Dorrance family

Category

Antique 1780s American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Slant-Top Desk, Boston, circa 1790
Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Slant-Top Desk, Boston, circa 1790

Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Slant-Top Desk, Boston, circa 1790

Located in Providence, RI

This interesting desk is composed of wonderful wood throughout. It retains its first surface, which

Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Mahogany Desk with Amphitheater Interior, Boston, circa 1780
Chippendale Mahogany Desk with Amphitheater Interior, Boston, circa 1780

Chippendale Mahogany Desk with Amphitheater Interior, Boston, circa 1780

Located in Providence, RI

This desk is composed of dark purple Cuban mahogany and is quite heavy. Its drawers are oxbow in

Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

A Federal Mahogany Writing Table, Boston, 1805-1815
A Federal Mahogany Writing Table, Boston, 1805-1815

A Federal Mahogany Writing Table, Boston, 1805-1815

Unavailable

H 29.625 in W 41.5 in D 36.75 in

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...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Old Mr. Boston Whiskey Advertising Clock
Old Mr. Boston Whiskey Advertising Clock

Old Mr. Boston Whiskey Advertising Clock

Unavailable

H 21.5 in W 10 in D 4.5 in

Old Mr. Boston Whiskey Advertising Clock

Located in Fulton, CA

A 1930s store advertising clock for Old Mr. Boston liquors. Original painted metal finish, dated

Category

Vintage 1930s American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

Neoclassical Mahogany Pedestal Base Secretary or Desk by Stephen Smith, Boston
Neoclassical Mahogany Pedestal Base Secretary or Desk by Stephen Smith, Boston

Neoclassical Mahogany Pedestal Base Secretary or Desk by Stephen Smith, Boston

By Stephen Smith

Located in Andover, MA

counting room furniture” and is a rare example of the Boston Empire style. This desk belonged to whaling

Category

Antique 1830s American American Empire Secretaires

Materials

Ash, Baize, Mahogany, Poplar

Bliss Family Blockfront Desk
Bliss Family Blockfront Desk

Bliss Family Blockfront Desk

Unavailable

H 43.5 in W 42.75 in D 23.25 in

Bliss Family Blockfront Desk

Located in Litchfield, CT

A Fine Chippendale Blockfront Slant-Lid Desk Boston, Massachusetts Mahogany; pine secondary wood

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Antique Grand Mahogany Roll Top Derby Desk Company Boston, MA Turn of Century
Antique Grand Mahogany Roll Top Derby Desk Company Boston, MA Turn of Century

Antique Grand Mahogany Roll Top Derby Desk Company Boston, MA Turn of Century

By Derby Desk Company

Located in West Hartford, CT

Rare and coveted signed Derby desk, the big one, by Derby Desk Company, Boston, Ma circa turn of

Category

Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Large And Rare Double Roll Top Desk
Large And Rare Double Roll Top Desk

Large And Rare Double Roll Top Desk

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H 70 in W 59.5 in D 33 in

Large And Rare Double Roll Top Desk

By Derby Desk Company

Located in Peekskill, NY

plaque Darby Desk Co, Boston, Mass. USA. For questions or net pricing please contact dealer directly

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Antique 19th Century American Schoolhouse Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique Oak Roll Top Desk with Swing Sides by Derby, Boston, Mass
Antique Oak Roll Top Desk with Swing Sides by Derby, Boston, Mass

Antique Oak Roll Top Desk with Swing Sides by Derby, Boston, Mass

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique oak roll top desk with swing sides by Derby, Boston, Mass. Measures: 54" H x 69

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20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Boston Chippendale Oxbow Mahogany Desk, circa 1770-1790
Boston Chippendale Oxbow Mahogany Desk, circa 1770-1790

Boston Chippendale Oxbow Mahogany Desk, circa 1770-1790

Located in Milford, NH

A fine example of a Federal Boston Chippendale oxbow mahogany desk with slant front upper case with

Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Boston Mahogany Block Front Slant Front Desk, circa 1770
Chippendale Boston Mahogany Block Front Slant Front Desk, circa 1770

Chippendale Boston Mahogany Block Front Slant Front Desk, circa 1770

Located in Milford, NH

An exceptional block front slant front desk, Boston, circa 1770, in Honduran mahogany with

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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

American Chippendale Oxbow Desk on Ball and Claw Feet, Boston c. 1760
American Chippendale Oxbow Desk on Ball and Claw Feet, Boston c. 1760

American Chippendale Oxbow Desk on Ball and Claw Feet, Boston c. 1760

Located in Shippensburg, PA

, p. 241-246 f. 50 catalogues a Boston, Massachusetts c. 1765-75 block front secretary desk with the

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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

American Chippendale Style Mahogany Antique Dressing Table, 19th Century
American Chippendale Style Mahogany Antique Dressing Table, 19th Century

American Chippendale Style Mahogany Antique Dressing Table, 19th Century

Located in Shippensburg, PA

Century. It is one of the truest representations of the Boston Kneehole Desk we've seen from this era

Category

Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Four Drawer Oak and Brass File Cabinet c.1930
Antique Four Drawer Oak and Brass File Cabinet c.1930

Antique Four Drawer Oak and Brass File Cabinet c.1930

By Derby Desk Company

Located in San Francisco, CA

. Derby Desk Company, Boston, Mass. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oak

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Antique Five Drawer Oak and Brass File Cabinet c.1930
Antique Five Drawer Oak and Brass File Cabinet c.1930

Antique Five Drawer Oak and Brass File Cabinet c.1930

By Derby Desk Company

Located in San Francisco, CA

. CREATOR Rucker-Fuller Desk Company, San Francisco. Derby Desk Company, Boston, Mass. DATE OF MANUFACTURE

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Early 20th Century Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Antique Boston Derby Quartersawn Oak Roll Top Library Secretary Bankers Desk
Antique Boston Derby Quartersawn Oak Roll Top Library Secretary Bankers Desk

Antique Boston Derby Quartersawn Oak Roll Top Library Secretary Bankers Desk

By Derby Desk Company

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Victorian roll top desk by Boston Derby Desk Co. Made of quartersawn oak featuring a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks

Materials

Oak

Meriden Silver Plate Co. Inkwell Featuring Boston Terrier with Glass Eyes
Meriden Silver Plate Co. Inkwell Featuring Boston Terrier with Glass Eyes

Meriden Silver Plate Co. Inkwell Featuring Boston Terrier with Glass Eyes

By Meriden Silver Plate Co.

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Meriden Silver Plate Co. inkwell featuring Boston terrier with glass eyes.

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Antique 19th Century American Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

Federal Mahogany Sideboard or Server with Butler’s Desk, Boston, circa 1810
Federal Mahogany Sideboard or Server with Butler’s Desk, Boston, circa 1810

Federal Mahogany Sideboard or Server with Butler’s Desk, Boston, circa 1810

By Seymour School

Located in Milford, NH

A fine example of a figured mahogany veneered sideboard or server with fitted hidden butler’s desk

Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Directoire Chest of Drawers with Writing Top, "Butler's Chest", France, 1790-1800
Directoire Chest of Drawers with Writing Top, "Butler's Chest", France, 1790-1800

Directoire Chest of Drawers with Writing Top, "Butler's Chest", France, 1790-1800

Located in Belmont, MA

ships from Germany and includes shipping to Boston. The Butler’s desk commonly known as butler’s chest

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Antique 1790s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cherry

Walnut Partners Desk, Boston, circa 1840
Walnut Partners Desk, Boston, circa 1840

Walnut Partners Desk, Boston, circa 1840

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H 30 in W 60 in D 32 in

Walnut Partners Desk, Boston, circa 1840

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Excellent and highly practical walnut partners desk with 11 deep drawers on one side and 2 shallow

Category

Antique 19th Century American Desks

Materials

Walnut

Classical Burled Walnut Secretaire a Abattant, Boston, circa 1820-1825
Classical Burled Walnut Secretaire a Abattant, Boston, circa 1820-1825

Classical Burled Walnut Secretaire a Abattant, Boston, circa 1820-1825

Located in Providence, RI

its original leather writing surface. Boston models were fairly austere, and this one relies on its

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Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Walnut

Boston Chippendale Walnut Corner Chair
Boston Chippendale Walnut Corner Chair

Boston Chippendale Walnut Corner Chair

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H 32 in W 28.5 in D 26.5 in

Boston Chippendale Walnut Corner Chair

Located in Wells, ME

to carving on mid 18th century Boston secretary desks pictured in: • “American Furniture 1996

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Corner Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Antique Walnut Roll Top Desk by Derby Boston, America 1880
Antique Walnut Roll Top Desk by Derby Boston, America 1880

Antique Walnut Roll Top Desk by Derby Boston, America 1880

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique walnut roll top desk by Derby Boston, America 1880, B2750 America 1990 Solid walnut

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Antique 1880s North American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Oval Shape Glass Paperweight Depicting a Boston Terrier Dog
Oval Shape Glass Paperweight Depicting a Boston Terrier Dog

Oval Shape Glass Paperweight Depicting a Boston Terrier Dog

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Oval shape glass paperweight depicting a Boston terrier dog Size: 4.5" x 3.25" x 1" H By: Linda

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

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By Fratelli Toso

Located in Kissimmee, FL

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Mid-Century Modern Murano Millefiori Art Glass Paperweight, 1970s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Petite Queen Anne Style 1880s Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Cabriole Legs

Located in Palm Desert, CA

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Antique Late 19th Century Queen Anne Desks

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Walnut

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Antique English Fall Front Secretary Desk in Oak

Antique English Fall Front Secretary Desk in Oak

$4,650

H 38.19 in W 33.47 in D 17.72 in

Antique English Fall Front Secretary Desk in Oak

Located in Meer, VAN

Antique Fall Front Secretary Desk in solid oak, England, late 18th to early 19th Century. This is a wonderful English antique fall front secretary desk in solid oak with brass fitti...

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Antique Early 19th Century British George III Secretaires

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Brass

American Colonial Cherry Drop-Down Desk by Maddox
American Colonial Cherry Drop-Down Desk by Maddox

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$750

H 39.25 in W 36 in D 19.25 in

American Colonial Cherry Drop-Down Desk by Maddox

By Maddox Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Cherry, Brass Pulls Dimensions: 39.25”H x 36”W x 19.25”D Table Height 28"

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Baccarat Paperweight with Millefiori and Horse Gridel Silhouette, 1973

By Baccarat

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage Baccarat paperweight features complex patterned millefiori set around a large horse silhouette cane, with smaller animal silhouette canes placed on a white lace background. ...

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$1,200

H 42 in W 39 in D 19.5 in

Cherry Chippendale Slant Front Desk

Located in Bradenton, FL

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Antique Early 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Cherry

George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk
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George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk

$2,950

H 39.88 in W 33 in D 14.5 in

George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk

Located in Essex, MA

Diminutive proportions built relatively shallow with a hinged fall front opening to a fitted interior over four drawers with brass handles. Bracket feet.

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Antique 1760s English George III Desks

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Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Federal Birch Slant Front Desk

Federal Birch Slant Front Desk

$1,595

H 40.5 in W 37.5 in D 18.5 in

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 origin around 1800-1830. Made of solid Birch with four large graduated inlaid drawers ...

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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks

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Birch

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G. Giacobbe Murano Millefiori Glass Paperweight / Vase, Italy, 1950s

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

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Maddox Refinished Red Mahogany Block / Slant Front Secretary Desk with Key

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By Maddox Furniture

Located in Germantown, MD

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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks

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American Chippendale Figured Walnut Graduated Chest of Drawers, Phil, Circa 1760
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American Chippendale Figured Walnut Graduated Chest of Drawers, Phil, Circa 1760

Located in Charleston, SC

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Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Bureau
Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Bureau

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H 41.15 in W 40.56 in D 21.07 in

Outstanding Quality Antique George III Mahogany Bureau

Located in Suffolk, GB

Outstanding quality antique George III mahogany bureau having a figured mahogany fall with a moulded edge opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of drawers and pigeon holes a...

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19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk

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 mahogany, dovetails drawers and ball and claw feet.

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the boston desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every boston desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer boston desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A boston desk, designed in the Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

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Prices for a boston desk start at $35 and top out at $78,000 with the average selling for $13,563.