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Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique slant front secretary desk with graduated drawers (one over two short, over two long
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
English Mahogany Slant Front Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany slant front desk with fitted interior, hand tooled leather,and terminating on
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Desks
Antique 18th century warm brown English Oak Queen Anne Slant-Front Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautiful Queen Anne slant front desk was made in England in the late 18th
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Antique Late 18th Century British Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Brass
H 39.38 in W 36.23 in D 19.69 in
English Mahogany 18th Century Slant Top Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a Classic George III mahogany slant top desk. The slant front drops to reveal a series of
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Antique 1780s English George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1810 American slant-front desk of well figured solid flame birch, cherry, and birch
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Antique Late 18th Century American Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Birch
English Mahogany Campaign Slant Bureau / Bedstead with Original Brasses, C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany campaign hinged slant front bureau / bedstead with removable faux drawer front
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Antique 1790s English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
H 43.5 in W 42 in D 20.5 in
18th Century English Chippendale Secretaire
Located in Chicago, IL
Step into the grace and sophistication of the 18th century with our exquisite English oak
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Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English Queen Anne, Early 18th Century Red Chinoiserie Lacquer Desk / Commode
Located in Troy, NY
A small early 18th century red lacquer chinoiserie decorated commode with a desk compartment, the
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Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Wood
H 38.5 in W 25 in D 16.75 in
English Mahogany and Satinwood Secretary Desk Bookcase, 1790-1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
An eccentric and highly unusual Classic Sheraton style mahogany and satinwood inlay slant front
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century English Country Secretary in Hand-Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
student desk by simply dropping open the slant front! Completely carved from solid old-growth oak, it
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Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Extremely Rare Small Early 18th Century English Burled Yew Wood “Bureau Bookcase
Located in Middleburg, VA
slide” illuminated the desk’s work surface. The slanted front enclosed arched cubby holes and six inlaid
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Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Bookcases
Materials
Brass
H 77 in W 28.5 in D 20 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Blind Door Secretary With Bookcase, Circa 1775
Located in Hollywood, SC
front desk with fitted interior drawers, pigeon holes over six graduated drawers with the original
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Antique 1770s English Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 89.5 in W 48 in D 25 in
Queen Anne Bureau Bookcase in Inlaid Walnut, c. 1710
Located in Atlanta, GA
elm designs.
The slanted fall-front opens to reveal a herringbone-inlaid arrangement of drawers and
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
Category
Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
American Block Front Dropdown Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
American (18/19th Century) block front mahogany secretary desk with a slant top drop front over 3 drawers supported on ogee bracket feet.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Country Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bureau Having
Well Figured Fall Flap Above Four Long Drawers With
Original Water Gilt Handles Raised On Original Bracket
Feet
(Typical of the lat...
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany Bow Front Satinwood Inlaid Sideboard, Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Regency mahogany bow front sideboard with a one board top, central drawer with flanking cabinets, foliage brasses, satinwood inlaid panels with string inlays, and resting on ...
Category
Antique 1790s English Regency Sideboards
Materials
Brass
H 36.5 in W 82.25 in D 30.25 in
Federal Cherry Slant Lid Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice size late 18th century American Cherry Chippendale slant front desk with white Pine secondary wood. Four molded graduated drawers constructed with large early dovetails ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Chippendale Desks
Materials
Cherry
American Federal Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Silas Hoadley, CT, Circa 1820
By Silas Hoadley
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Federal mahogany one day tall case clock with the original brass ball finials resting on three carved upper capitals, decorative intertwined fret work, arched hood with bras...
Category
Antique 1820s American Federal Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 91.75 in W 20 in D 10.5 in
French Early 19th Century Transitional Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This amazing walnut desk has a slanted front that drops to reveal an interior writing surface and storage. A single key works the lock to open the top and once opened, the writing su...
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Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
American Hepplewhite Mahogany Reeded Chest of Drawers with Splayed Feet, C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Hepplewhite Mahogany chest of drawers with a reeded molded edge top, five graduated drawers with circular brasses, and resting on the original french splayed feet, Late 18th...
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Antique 1790s American Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 42 in W 41.75 in D 18 in
American Hepplewhite Mahogany Serpentine Satinwood Inlaid Sideboard, NY C. 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Hepplewhite Mahogany serpentine sideboard with flanking oval satinwood string inlays, checkered inlays, period eagle oval brasses, and resting on the original satinwood stri...
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Antique 1780s American Hepplewhite Sideboards
Materials
Brass
H 41.25 in W 58.25 in D 25 in
Antique 18th Century Dutch Oak Drop Front Bombe Secretary Desk Secretaire
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful Dutch Baroque style secretary with a 3-drawer bombe front and carved ball and claw feet.
The drop front opens up to reveal an oak writing area and stepped drawers. This ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 42.13 in W 42.13 in D 21.66 in
Charleston Chippendale Mahogany Slant Top Desk with Fitted Interior, C. 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
Charleston Chippendale mahogany slant top writing desk with four graduated drawers, fitted interior, original brasses, and resting on the original bracket feet. Late 18th century. Se...
Category
Antique 1770s American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
H 43.75 in W 43.25 in D 22 in
English Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk with String Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
Proportioned in a smaller scale than most, this slant front bureau / desk in walnut has parallel strings of satinwood surrounding the herringbone crossbanding that is used throughout...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Scottish Hepplewhite Mahogany Graduated Brushing Slide Chest of Drawers, C 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Scottish Hepplewhite mahogany four graduated chest of drawers with a upper brushing slide, satinwood and ebony string inlays, cross banding, original period oval brasses, lower flank...
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Antique 1780s Scottish Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 31.5 in W 36 in D 17.5 in
18th Century Mahogany Bureau
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality 18th Century mahogany Georgian bureau, the hinged fall lifting down to reveal a lovely fitted interior consisting of eleven oak lined drawers, various compartments a...
Category
Antique 1780s British Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, England 18th Century and later
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georgian Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, England 18th Century and later
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront with Secretary, Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany broken pediment breakfront with carved floral medallions, candle light molding, four upper case glass doors with adjustable shelving, lower case conceali...
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Antique 1770s English Chippendale Bookcases
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Early 18th Century English Slant Front Desk
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Circa 1710-1720 English slant front desk walnut Queen Anne style
36" h x 36" w x 21.5" d
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century English Oak Slant Front Desk
Located in Boston, MA
Late 18 century English oak slant front desk with banded inlay in good order. Two - side by side
Category
Antique 18th Century English Desks
Materials
Oak
George II Period Oak Slant Front Desk with Walnut Inlays. English, circa 1740
Located in New York, NY
Fine George II walnut-inlaid oak slant-front bureau, the hinged front opening to reveal a writing
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British George II Desks
Materials
Brass
H 37.5 in W 32.5 in D 19.5 in
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Located in New York, NY
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CIRCA 1740
The hinged slant-front enclosing drawers and pigeonholes, over
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Desks
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
The Walton Hall Queen Anne Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase, English, circa 1705
Located in New York, NY
eight drawers and having two pull-out candle slides; the center section having a slant front desk fitted
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Mercury Glass, Walnut, Burl
H 96.5 in W 43 in D 25 in
18th Century English Mahogany Slant Front Desk or Bureau
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century English diminutive mahogany slant front desk or bureau with dove tail joints and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Red Chinoiserie Slant Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century England, raised chinoiserie decorated surface with red lacquered ground, polychromed
Category
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Wood
18th Century Blocked Serpentine Front Queen Anne Burled Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A rare two case blocked serpentine front Queen Anne burled walnut slant front desk with the upper
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Great Britain (UK) Desks
Materials
Burl
H 42 in W 38 in D 21 in
George III English Slant Front Bureau
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George III slant front bureau, English, c.1760. Mahogany. Rococo influence escutcheons and bail
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Antique George III Mahogany Slant-Front Writing Desk circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A wonderful George III period slant-front desk executed in dense well-figured mahogany primary
Category
Antique Late 18th Century George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
An Intriguing English George II Carved Walnut Slant-Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An intriquing English George II carved walnut slant-front desk; the slant front adorned with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Desks
English George III Mahogany Antique Slant Front Desk c. 1780-1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This fine antique English George III slant front desk is noteworthy for it's very attractive
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British George III Desks
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Miniature George II Period Oak Child's Size Slant Front Desk, circa 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rare and delightful find in this diminutive size, this gorgeous George II period slant front desk
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Desks
Materials
Brass
H 31.75 in W 22.75 in D 14.5 in
18th Century English Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A late 18th Century English mahogany slant front desk. Originally sold by Vernay & Jussel on
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Slant-Front Bureau
Located in New York, NY
George III mahogany slant-front bureau, English, 18th century with brass accents.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique English Inlaid Mahogany George III Slant-Front Bureau, Superb Interior
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous antique English inlaid mahogany George III Slant-front Bureau with superb fitted interior
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 42.13 in W 36.13 in L 42.13 in
Antique English Inlaid Flame Mahogany Geo. III Chippendale Slant-Front Bureau
By Robert Adam
Located in Charleston, SC
Extraordinary quality antique English George III inlaid flame mahogany "Adam" influenced
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Satinwood, Mahogany
H 42.5 in W 41.5 in D 21 in
Early George III Slant Front Bureau from Kent, England
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An early George III slant front bureau from Kent, England, c.1750. Raised on bold, low bracket feet
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Late 18th C. English Small Size Mahogany Fall Front Desk with Original Brasses
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This late 18th century Georgian mahogany fall front desk is especially attractive because of its
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 40 in W 34.25 in D 14.5 in
George III Mahogany Slant Front Bureau with Chippendale Gothic Style Accents
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A superb quality George III slant front bureau of rich mahogany timbers with mahogany veneers
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
H 42.25 in W 42 in D 20 in
Chippendale Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality English Chippendale period mahogany slant front desk, the well-fitted and shaped
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
English Slant Front Bureau Bookcase / Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
This English oak slant front bureau bookcase / secretary with mahogany crossbanding and dentil
Category
Antique 18th Century British George III Secretaires
Materials
Oak
English Geo. III Inlaid Burr Ash Chippendale Style Slant Front Bureau or Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Charleston, SC
Superb quality antique English Geo. III inlaid burr ash Chippendale style slant front bureau or
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Ash, Oak
H 42 in W 37 in D 19.5 in
Fine George II Walnut Bureau, Featherbanded Slant Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine English George II period walnut feather banded slant front desk having a rectangular top and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George I Secretaires
Antique English Chippendale Mahogany Drop Front Bookcase Secretary, 18th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
having dental molding and surmounting slant drop front desk over two small and three graduated long
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 87 in W 39 in D 22.25 in
18th Century English Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase, George III
Located in Charleston, SC
reading. The interior of the slant front desk has fitted drawers and the prospect door with document
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Pine
English Mahogany Inlaid Blind Door Secretary With Bookcase. 18th Century
Located in Hollywood, SC
adjustable shelves. The lower case has a slant front desk with a fitted interior patera satinwood inlaid
Category
Antique 1770s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 94 in W 42.75 in D 23.5 in
French Louis XV, Walnut and Ebonized Secretaire, 2nd Quarter 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
doors, resting atop a lower section with a slant front desk, the interior incomplete or removed, having
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Queen Anne Period Bureau in Walnut, England, c. 1710
Located in Atlanta, GA
interiors. Dating from the beginning of the 1700s, and English in origin.
The slant-front desk with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
English George III Marquetry Inlaid Mahogony Adam Style Slant-Front Bureau
Located in Charleston, SC
slant-front bureau with an "Adam" style marquetry inlaid fall (lid).
Note the brasses are antique but
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century English Chinoiserie Decorated Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The fine English Chinoiserie decorated slant front desk is brilliantly appointed. The interior
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Sevres Porcelain, Cameo and Ormolu-Mounted Stationary Box
Located in London, GB
slanted lid mounted with a beautiful parcel gilt heightened oval Sevres Porcelain panel. The front panel
Category
Antique 1870s French More Desk Accessories
18th Century English Renaissance Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
magnificently intricate slant-front desk that drops down to reveal a spacious work surface and cubby holes
Category
Antique 1790s English Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Oak
William & Mary Transitional Burled Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
the possibility of placing candlesticks. The bottom slant front desk, resting on bun feet, with two
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English William and Mary Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique American Chippendale Style Bookcase
By Rockford National Furniture Company 1
Located in Forney, TX
interior fitted with two removable wooden shelves.
The slanted drop-front hinged panel opens to reveal
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Adam decorated drop-front desk offers satinwood construction with slant front
Category
Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Wood, Satinwood
18th Century English Slant Front Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A late-18th century English mahogany slant front desk with stepped and fitted interior, four
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Desks
Materials
Brass
Early 18th century English walnut slant front desk.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 18th century English walnut slant front desk.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Materials
Walnut
18thC Georgian English Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
18th Century Georgian English Mahogany Slant Front Desk. Original brass hardware and newer green
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique English Georgian mahogany slant front desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Georgian mahogany slant front desk.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique slant front desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Burled walnut George II slant front desk. English. Circa 1750.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique English George II walnut slant front desk.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English George II walnut slant front desk. Circa 1740.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Materials
Walnut
English George III Period Oak Slant Front Desk, circa 1760
Located in Houston, TX
time when personal correspondence was a daily practice this oak slant front desk features a lock and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Fine George II Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Purchased from Whitney Antiques at the Grosvenor House Fair 1992; Private collection NY
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Late 18th Century English Mahogany Slant Lid Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A late 18th century English mahogany drop front writing desk; the lid enclosing a fitted interior
Category
Antique 1790s Great Britain (UK) Desks
An English Slant Front Bureau with Black Lacquered Chinoisserie
Located in Woodbury, CT
. English, mid 18th century.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
English Georgian Walnut slant front Bureau, George II, early 18th century
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
interior.
Now with the onset of the i-pad and laptop these can be stored inside when the desk is not in
Category
Antique 1740s English George II Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 39.5 in W 39 in D 20.5 in
English Georgian Style Chinoiserie Decorated Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Georgian style chinoiserie decorated slant front desk with interior writing surface and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Wood
English George III Red Japanned Pine Slant-Front Desk
Located in Denver, CO
With slant front opening to an interior fitted with small drawers and pigeonholes, on a base with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Fine George II Oak Slant Front Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A lovely George II oak slant front bureau, the hinged front opening to reveal a writing surface
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century English Burl Walnut Secretary Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant late 18th C. English burl walnut secretary desk with domed bonnet over two blind doors
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Antique English George III Oak Drop Front Secretary Bureau Chest Desk
Located in Houston, TX
details of this English oak desk. Always designed to keep personal correspondence private this slant front
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
William & Mary antique Japanned Bureau Bookcase c.1700
Located in New York, NY
beveled mirror doors above a fitted slant front desk section, with two short and two long drawers below
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Glass
18th Century English Bureau Desk, Mahogany, Slant / Drop Front, Georgian
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful English Georgian (18th century) drop front bureau.
Mahogany
Bracket feet
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks
H 42.75 in W 41.5 in D 22 in
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Desk, circa 1760, England
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century English mahogany slant front desk in remarkable good condition. Rare smaller scale
Category
Antique 1760s English George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Braid, Leather
Early Georgian English Oak Slant Front Desk, circa 1740
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and rustic early Georgian oak slant front desk made in England during the first half of
Category
Antique 1740s English George III Desks
Materials
Oak
English George III Mirrored Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, circa 1770
By Giles Grendey
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very nice mahogany gilt slant front secretary bookcase with mirror and gilt accents. This
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
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