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Captains Davenport

Rosewood Davenport Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in New York, NY
1820. The Davenport desk owes its name to a Captain Josiah Davenport (1771–1836) who was the first
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Antique 1810s English Regency Desks

Materials

Brass

Rosewood Davenport Desk
Rosewood Davenport Desk
H 32.5 in W 19 in D 21 in
Victorian Davenport Desk Walnut 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
reveal storage compartments. Named after Captain Davenport, who supposedly commissioned its design, this
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Antique 1890s Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Inlaid Burr Walnut and Leather Davenport or Ship Captain’s Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine quality antique English leather top inlaid burr walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with
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Antique Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks

Materials

Leather, Boxwood, Walnut

Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
Located in Belmont, MA
corresponds to the renowned typology known as the Davenport desk, named after Captain Davenport, who
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Antique 1870s German Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
H 35.44 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
Regency Burr Elm Davenport Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Original Turned Bun Feet. The term Davenport is owed to Captain Davenport. the first person to commission
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Elm

Regency Burr Elm Davenport Desk
Regency Burr Elm Davenport Desk
H 31 in W 18 in D 23 in
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood Davenport with Spring-Loaded Pen Drawer
Located in Charleston, SC
This wonderful early 19th century Antique English Rosewood and ebonized Davenport or Ship Captain
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with marquetry inlay; lift-up compartment with fitted
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Antique 19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century British Davenport Desk in the Manner of Gillows
Located in Dallas, TX
Gillows circa 1830. A Davenport is a type of writing desk name after its creator, Captain Davenport in
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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

19th C. Ship Captain's Inlaid Burl Davenport Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Captain’s desk in particularly well chosen and colorful Burl wood with string inlaid details
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Work Table in the Manner of Gillows, English, circa 1820
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
for a Captain Davenport in the 1790s. English, circa 1820.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Side Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Captain Rogerson's Campaign Chest
Located in Faversham, GB
Davenport, England. Captain Edward Chesters Rogerson would have travelled to the South West of England and
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Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Captain Rogerson's Campaign Chest
Captain Rogerson's Campaign Chest
H 35.24 in W 37.6 in D 19.1 in
Walnut Davenport Desk, England, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
English "Davenport" walnut wood desk, 19th century. Desk with four drawers on the side, inkwell
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Davenport Desk, England, 19th Century
Walnut Davenport Desk, England, 19th Century
H 31.11 in W 22.45 in D 21.86 in
Set of Eighteen Red Walnut Dining Chairs Attributed to Gillows, circa 1830
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
the Davenport for a Captain Davenport in the 1790's. Bibliography: Burkett, M and others. A
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Antique Early 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

English Late 19th Century Walnut Chest Signed Waring and Gillow Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Davenport desk, a design commissioned by Captain Josiah Davenport. S.J Waring & Sons were founded in 1835
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ormolu

Brutalist Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture Metropolis Manner of Louise Nevelson
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
China and Japan, 1940 US Navy, 1942-45, Served as Captain of Destroyer Escort and P.C. Sub-Chaser
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20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Abbott Pattison Designed & Sculpted Italian Modern Marble & Glass Coffee Table
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. Paul Art Center Evansville Museum, Indiana Davenport Museum Davenport Museum of Fine Arts Palm Springs
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Anglo-Chinese Hardwood Naval Officer’s Campaign Chest
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Davenport. Subsequently, according to the ‘Annals of Tristan da Cunha’, he was paymaster, under Captain R J
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Antique 1820s Chinese Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

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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 towards you for ease of use. The piece is extremely rare due to the burr oak and in gre...
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Antique Early 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Ladies Writing Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century French bureau de dame, having an inlaid shaped top surrounded by an ornate brass gallery, with a fall front below opening to a fitted interior...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Art Deco Style Black Marble Quartz Top and Oval Brass Bar Cabinet or Counter
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Oval black bevelled quartz marble stone tray, curved and rounded lines bar or counter table sparkling and sophisticated with black lacquered wooden and brass finishes, opening shelve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Marble

French Saucer Prismatic Pendent
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
This uniquely shaped 10 inch saucer shaped prismatic has a clean interesting look. The lamp is made up of 2 pieces of glass held together with heavy thumb screw clips. It has a great...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Kneehole Desk by Francis & James Smith
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality, unusual, Victorian mahogany kneehole desk by Francis and James Smith, Glasgow. The top, having three leather writing surfaces, each decorated with gold an...
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Antique 19th Century Scottish Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Campaign Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A 19th-century style Campaign desk, the flip-top revealing a fitted interior, slide-out tooled leather writing surface, raised on splayed legs with a stretcher. Dimensions: 29.25"...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Campaign Style Desk
Campaign Style Desk
H 34 in W 29.25 in D 27 in
Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian rosewood freestanding davenport having the original brass gallery to the top with lift up serpentine shaped lid and crossbanded rosewood writing slope. The ...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Other

A W N Pugin Attri, Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with Linenfold & Floral Carving
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin attributed, A Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with finely executed carved gallery to the top and a sloping writing area opening to reveal storage and pigeon holes to the ba...
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Antique 1860s English Gothic Revival Desks

Materials

Oak

19th Century Manner of George Bullock, Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
By George Bullock
Located in Morristown, NJ
c.1800, England, Regency brass inlaid rosewood lap desk in the manner of George Bullock. Rectangular box with double-hinged lid, opening to tooled navy leather and gold embossed writ...
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Antique Early 18th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Victorian rosewood inlaid davenport, inlaid with swags and urns above a leather writing surface, with drawers to one side and dummy drawers on the opposing side. Overal...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport
Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport
H 22.05 in W 22.45 in D 36.62 in
Antique Victorian Mahogany Spoon Back Slipper Armchair
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality Victorian mahogany spoon back slipper armchair C1870. Solid, no loose joints and no woodworm. Full of age, character and charm. A very decorative chair. The button...
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Antique 1870s Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Wood

1940s Vintage Mahogany Art Deco Executive Desk Called the Fletcher Aviation Desk
By Frank Fletcher, Fletcher Aviation
Located in Monrovia, CA
Mahogany Art Deco executive desk known as the fletcher aviation desk. This beautiful Mahogany Art Deco Iconic executive desk. Known As the Fletcher aviation desk is a great Americ...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks

Materials

Steel

Antique German Mahogany Biedermeier Secretary Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
Outstanding early 19th century German Biedermeier secretary desk, circa 1830, with exceptional book matched mahogany drawer and desk front. The wood grain appears to glow from within...
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Directoire Style Desk Solid Cherry with Leather Pad and Covered Storage Space
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk belongs to the MELANIE collection that proposes handcraft modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. T...
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood, Cherry, Oak

Lovely Small Harrods London Reh Kennedy Military Campaign Writing Bureau Desk
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely small R.E.H Kennedy made, Harrods London retailed military campaign bureau desk in mahogany with brass fittings A good looking and well made ...
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20th Century English Campaign Secretaires

Materials

Brass

ORIGINAL ANTIQUE THONET SWiVEL BERGERE DESK CAPTAINS ARMCHAIR MODEL NUMBER 3
By Thonet
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare, original, antique, Thonet Model No 3 swivel bergère chair circa 1900 Please note the deliv...
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Antique Early 1900s European Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

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Carved Irish Rosewood and Leather Rise and Fall Davenport, circa 1850
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
. The whole standing on recessed castors. This desk owes its name to a Captain Davenport who was the
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Antique 1840s Irish Early Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Custom for Yacht Captains Davenport Desk and Bench
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A custom built davenport desk and bench, removed from the cabin of a 1940's yacht. This is an
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Vintage 1940s American Campaign Desks

19th Century Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
tooling. Desk is in good and original condition. The name arose because Captain Davenport had the desk
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Antique 1840s British Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
19th Century Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
H 34.65 in W 21.66 in L 34.65 in
Victorian Davenport Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
a Captain Davenport who was the first to commission the design, from Gillows of Lancaster, near the
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Antique Late 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Leather, Boxwood, Ebony, Walnut

Victorian Davenport Desk
Victorian Davenport Desk
H 34 in W 21.5 in D 20.5 in
Davenport Desk in Walnut Root, England, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
piece with these characteristics, made by Captain Davenport to Gillows of Lancaster at the end of 18th
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Metal

19th Century Gillows Style Rosewood Davenport
Located in New Orleans, LA
renowned Gillows of Lancaster and London cabinetmakers at the request of a Captain Davenport. They were
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Antique 19th Century European Edwardian Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Regency-Period Mahogany Davenport Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
There is more to this exceptional Davenport desk than meets the eye. Crafted of luxurious mahogany
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency-Period Mahogany Davenport Desk
Regency-Period Mahogany Davenport Desk
H 34.75 in W 20 in D 23 in
Davenport Desk, Antique Desk, Writing Table, Victorian Desk, Scotland, 1880
Located in Vancouver, BC
Wonderful quality, good condition Named after captain davenport who designed the desk at the end of the
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Antique 1870s Scottish Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Davenport
Located in New Orleans, LA
renowned Gillow of Lancaster and London cabinetmakers at the request of a Captain Davenport. They were
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Antique 19th Century European Regency Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Davenport
19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Davenport
H 31.88 in W 14.63 in D 18.13 in
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut and Inlaid Davenport Desk
Located in London, GB
completes the odd effect. This desk owes its name to a Captain Davenport who was the first to commission
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Desk, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
completes the odd effect. This desk owes its name to a Captain Davenport who was the first to commission
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Antique 1870s British Desks and Writing Tables

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk
Located in London, GB
of the two legs in front completes the odd effect. This desk owes its name to a Captain Davenport
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk
Located in London, GB
Captain Davenport who was the first to commission the design, from Gillow's of Lancaster, near the end of
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk
Located in London, GB
completes the odd effect. This desk owes its name to a Captain Davenport who was the first to commission
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk circa 1860
Located in London, GB
odd effect. This desk owes its name to a Captain Davenport who was the first to commission the
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
front completes the odd effect. This desk owes its name to a Captain Davenport who was the first to
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique English Regency Rosewood Slide Top Davenport Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Glasgow, GB
the design for a Captain Davenport, these earlier examples are therefore often considered to be
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport Desk, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
Captain Davenport who was the first to commission the design, from Gillow's of Lancaster, near the end of
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks

Antique Edwardian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport circa 1890
Located in London, GB
Captain Davenport who was the first to commission the design, from Gillow's of Lancaster, near the end of
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Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Edwardian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport c.1900
Located in London, GB
desk owes its name to a Captain Davenport who was the first to commission the design, from Gillow's of
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Davenport Captain's Desk with Kneehole
Located in New York, NY
Small Captain's Desk in the Davenport style with a writing slant-lid cubby and 10 exterior drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century British Desks

Antique English Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Captains Desk
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Victorian burr walnut pop up Davenport. The Davenport has a slide out writing surface with
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

English Marquetry Inlaid Rosewood Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
By Robert Adam
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous quality antique English marquetry inlaid rosewood davenport or ship captain's desk
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Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Antique English Carved Mahogany Davenport/ Ship Captain's Desk with Leather Lid
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous quality antique 19th century English carved mahogany Davenport or Ship Captain's desk with
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Scottish Marquetry Inlaid Burr Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare and important antique Scottish exceptional burr walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with
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Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Eastlake Walnut and Burl Davenport Desk, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Eastlake Davenport ship captain's desk offers walnut construction with burl panels
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Antique 19th Century American Eastlake Desks

Materials

Felt, Walnut, Burl

Regency Mahogany Library Chair by Gillows English, circa 1815
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
only with a similar chair but also with a Davenport behind). One is black and white for his town house
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Antique 1810s English Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Brutalist Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture Metropolis Manner of Louise Nevelson
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
China and Japan, 1940 US Navy, 1942-45, Served as Captain of Destroyer Escort and P.C. Sub-Chaser
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20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Walnut Desk, Victorian Davenport Desk, Scotland 1860, H020
Located in Vancouver, BC
after captain davenport who designed the desk at the end of the 18th century $1850 H020 Measures: 21
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Antique 1860s Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Gillows 'Attr.', Six 19th Century Victorian Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Davenport desk, a compact ladies’ desk the Gillows made for Captain Davenport. They also manufactured chests
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

American Modernist Oil Painting Abstract Boat, Chicago Artist
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
China and Japan, 1940 US Navy, 1942-45, Served as Captain of Destroyer Escort and P.C. Sub-Chaser
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tugboats in the Harbor, American Modernist Oil Painting Chicago Artist
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
B.F.A. Lived and worked in China and Japan, 1940 US Navy, 1942-45, Served as Captain of Destroyer Escort
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Brutalist Modernist Abstract Bronze Sculpture Totems Manner of Louise Nevelson
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
China and Japan, 1940 US Navy, 1942-45, Served as Captain of Destroyer Escort and P.C. Sub-Chaser
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Venice, Italy Panorama American Modernist Oil Painting Chicago Artist. 2 Sided
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
B.F.A. Lived and worked in China and Japan, 1940 US Navy, 1942-45, Served as Captain of Destroyer Escort
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Anglo-Indian Teak Davenport
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
completes the odd effect. This desk owes its name to a Captain Davenport who was the first to commission the
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Antique 19th Century Indian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Anglo-Indian Teak Davenport
Anglo-Indian Teak Davenport
H 35 in W 21 in D 24 in
Regency Period Mahogany Davenport
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Captain Davenport who was the first to commission the design, from Gillow's of Lancaster, near the end of
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Antique 19th Century American Regency Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Period Mahogany Davenport
Regency Period Mahogany Davenport
H 33 in W 21 in D 21 in
Regency Rosewood Davenport Stamped Hindley & Son Late Miles and Edwards
By Miles and Edwards
Located in Northwich, GB
style of desk followed a request from a Captain Davenport towards the end of the eighteenth century to
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Desk Gillows of Lancaster 19th Century Victorian Solid Oak, 1860
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
ladies desk first produced for captain Davenport. Gillows also made linen presses, chest of drawers
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Antique Early 1800s Victorian Desks

Materials

Oak

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Captains Davenport For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the captains davenport you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and walnut, every captains davenport was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect captains davenport — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A captains davenport, designed in the Regency, Victorian or neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one captains davenport that is appealing in its simplicity, but Abbott Pattison produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Captains Davenport?

Prices for a captains davenport can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,574 and can go as high as $56,676, while the average can fetch as much as $4,743.