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Style: American Colonial
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"
Category

1950s American Vintage American Colonial Desks

Materials

Brass

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

American Colonial Cherry Drop-Down Desk by Maddox

Early 20th Century Stained Pine Table Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Stained Pine Single drawer Table Desk Measures 33 " in width, 20.5 " in depth and 30" in height.  
Category

Early 20th Century American American Colonial Desks

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Stained Pine Table Desk
Early 20th Century Stained Pine Table Desk

Early 20th Century Stained Pine Table Desk

Vintage Colonial Solid Maple Knee Hole Vanity Desk
Located in Lutz, FL
Mid Century Colonial Style Solid Maple Knee Hole Vanity with matching bench and mirror. Maker unknown, American made stamped “42 MAPLE” on back, l...
Category

Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Desks

Materials

Mirror, Maple

Vintage Colonial Solid Maple Knee Hole Vanity Desk
Vintage Colonial Solid Maple Knee Hole Vanity Desk

Vintage Colonial Solid Maple Knee Hole Vanity Desk

American Southern Mahogany and Leather Plantation Desk with Reeded Legs, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American Southern Mahogany plantation desk with a molded edge hinged top, upper case with a fall front revealing a leather writing surface with a f...
Category

1810s American Antique American Colonial Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Leather, Poplar, Pine

American Southern Mahogany and Leather Plantation Desk with Reeded Legs, C. 1810
American Southern Mahogany and Leather Plantation Desk with Reeded Legs, C. 1810

American Southern Mahogany and Leather Plantation Desk with Reeded Legs, C. 1810

18th Century Kentucky Butternut Ladies Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
For those with an eye and love for antiques and an interest in possible provenance, this extraordinary Kentucky-made women's writing desk should peak your interest. It is said that t...
Category

Late 18th Century American Antique American Colonial Desks

Materials

Wood

18th Century Kentucky Butternut Ladies Desk
18th Century Kentucky Butternut Ladies Desk

18th Century Kentucky Butternut Ladies Desk

American Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An American writing desk designed to inspire creativity with a chair area measuring at 24 inches in width, 19 inches in depth, and 24 inches in height. The desk offers ample clearanc...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Colonial Desks

Materials

Wood

American Desk
American Desk

American Desk

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