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English Slant Front Desk

An English Slant Front Desk 19th Century Height 44 x width 37 x depth 21 inches.
An English Slant Front Desk 19th Century Height 44 x width 37 x depth 21 inches.

An English Slant Front Desk 19th Century Height 44 x width 37 x depth 21 inches.

Located in Buchanan, MI

An English Mahogany Slant Front Desk With Satin Wood Banding, Slanted Front Meticulously Fitted With Compartments.

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Mahogany

1950s Vintage English Tortoise Bamboo Slant Front Desk
1950s Vintage English Tortoise Bamboo Slant Front Desk

1950s Vintage English Tortoise Bamboo Slant Front Desk

Located in Lancaster, PA

This is a diminutive slant front desk, having a bamboo frame and hand painted details. The painted pattern is done in black with red and green floral and leaf designs, and has a sty...

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Vintage 1920s British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Hardwood, Paint

Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk

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) with retracting supporting brackets and flanked by two columns. The door with cross-b...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

English Mahogany Slant Front Desk.  Circa 1780
English Mahogany Slant Front Desk.  Circa 1780

English Mahogany Slant Front Desk. Circa 1780

Located in Charleston, SC

English mahogany slant front desk with fitted interior, hand tooled leather,and terminating on original bracket feet.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Desks

William & Mary English Burl Walnut Slant Front Desk 1680-1720
William & Mary English Burl Walnut Slant Front Desk 1680-1720

William & Mary English Burl Walnut Slant Front Desk 1680-1720

Located in Bridgeport, CT

William and Mary walnut slant front desk with herringbone inlays and cross banding on the top desk surface, the desk lid, and the interior and exterior drawer fronts. The desk lid al...

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Antique 18th Century English William and Mary Desks

Materials

Brass, Other

Antique 19th century warm brown English Oak Georgian  Slant-Front Desk
Antique 19th century warm brown English Oak Georgian  Slant-Front Desk

Antique 19th century warm brown English Oak Georgian Slant-Front Desk

Located in Casteren, NL

This English slant-front secretary desk, crafted around 1800, is a fine example of late Georgian furniture (circa 1760–1820).

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Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk, Queen Anne Style, 1880s
Antique Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk, Queen Anne Style, 1880s

Antique Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk, Queen Anne Style, 1880s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Late 19th century English Queen Anne style slant front desk with three drawers & inner compartments.

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Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique 18th century English light warm brown oak Georgian slant front desk
Antique 18th century English light warm brown oak Georgian slant front desk

Antique 18th century English light warm brown oak Georgian slant front desk

Located in Casteren, NL

This English slant-front secretary, dating from around 1760–1780, is a fine example of Georgian craftsmanship.

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Antique Late 18th Century George II Desks

Materials

Brass

18th century George III English Slant-Front Secretary Desk in Oak
18th century George III English Slant-Front Secretary Desk in Oak

18th century George III English Slant-Front Secretary Desk in Oak

Located in Houston, TX

Handsome 18th Century English (George III) slant-front secretary desk, craftly in richly grained oak and retaining a warm patina developed over centuries of use.

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Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Oak

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Early 18th Century English Slant Front Desk
Early 18th Century English Slant Front Desk

Early 18th Century English Slant Front Desk

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H 36 in W 36 in D 21.5 in

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 $12,000

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Materials

Walnut

Late 18th Century English Oak Slant Front Desk
Late 18th Century English Oak Slant Front Desk

Late 18th Century English Oak Slant Front Desk

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H 38.5 in W 36 in D 19.5 in

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.

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Antique 18th Century English Desks

Materials

Oak

George II Period Oak Slant Front Desk with Walnut Inlays. English, circa 1740
George II Period Oak Slant Front Desk with Walnut Inlays. English, circa 1740

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 surface and fitted interior with pigeon holes, small drawers and a sliding panel ope...

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Antique Early 18th Century British George II Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique 18th Century English Oak Chippendale Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk
Antique 18th Century English Oak Chippendale Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk

Antique 18th Century English Oak Chippendale Slant Drop Front Secretary Desk

Located in Charlotte, NC

An antique 18th Century drop front secretary desk in the Chippendale style, unbranded. Solid oak with brass hardware, slant drop front desk top, pull-out desk top supports, and tall ...

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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase

Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase

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H 74 in W 29 in D 16.25 in

Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase

Located in Charleston, SC

English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with slant front desk and leather writing surface and fitted interior.

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Early 20th Century British Bookcases

English Slant Front Desk With Japaning Decoration
English Slant Front Desk With Japaning Decoration

English Slant Front Desk With Japaning Decoration

Located in Buchanan, MI

Very decorative English slant front desk with painted decoration both inside and out.

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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique English Mahogany Slant Front Desk, George III
Antique English Mahogany Slant Front Desk, George III

Antique English Mahogany Slant Front Desk, George III

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Antique George III English slant front desk, mahogany, four graduated drawers with brass keyholes and handles, slant front with pull out supports an a brass keyhole, opening to cubby...

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Antique 19th Century English George III Desks

English Chippendale Mahogany Slant Front Desk
English Chippendale Mahogany Slant Front Desk

English Chippendale Mahogany Slant Front Desk

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H 42.5 in W 39.5 in D 21 in

English Chippendale Mahogany Slant Front Desk

Located in Astoria, NY

English Chippendale slant front desk in solid mahogany.

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Antique 1750s English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century English Mahogany Slant Front Desk or Bureau
18th Century English Mahogany Slant Front Desk or Bureau

18th Century English Mahogany Slant Front Desk or Bureau

Located in Astoria, NY

An 18th century English diminutive mahogany slant front desk or bureau with dove tail joints and original brass hardware.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique English Mahogany Queen Anne Slant-Front Desk
Antique English Mahogany Queen Anne Slant-Front Desk

Antique English Mahogany Queen Anne Slant-Front Desk

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H 40.56 in W 37.01 in D 19.3 in

Antique English Mahogany Queen Anne Slant-Front Desk

Located in Casteren, NL

This beautiful slant front desk was made in England in the early 19th century. It is made in solid mahogany with beautiful grain. It stands on bracket feet with four drawers fitted...

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Antique Early 19th Century British Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk & Chair
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk & Chair

Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk & Chair

Located in Plainview, NY

An antique English Edwardian slant front writing desk, a true embodiment of the refined craftsmanship of the early 1900s.

Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

George III English Slant Front Bureau
George III English Slant Front Bureau

George III English Slant Front Bureau

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H 42.5 in W 40.13 in D 20 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 & rosette hardware with diamond floret backplates, apparently original. Well fitted in...

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Antique Mid-18th Century George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century English Red Chinoiserie Slant Front Desk
18th Century English Red Chinoiserie Slant Front Desk

18th Century English Red Chinoiserie Slant Front Desk

Located in Bradenton, FL

18th Century England, raised chinoiserie decorated surface with red lacquered ground, polychromed and gilt highlights with landscape scenes and figures, decorated fitted interior wit...

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Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique English George III Mahogany Slant-Front Secretary Desk
Antique English George III Mahogany Slant-Front Secretary Desk

Antique English George III Mahogany Slant-Front Secretary Desk

Located in Sheridan, CO

Antique English George III mahogany inlaid slant front secretary writing desk, 19th c.

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Antique Mid-19th Century British George III Desks

Materials

Brass

English Antique George III Mahogany Slant-Front Writing Desk circa 1790
English Antique George III Mahogany Slant-Front Writing Desk circa 1790

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 woods, it retains a fine overall surface patina under old shellac that has developed a ...

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Antique Late 18th Century George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

An Intriguing English George II Carved Walnut Slant-Front Desk
An Intriguing English George II Carved Walnut Slant-Front Desk

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 opposing carved griffins opening to reveal cubicles and drawers; the body fitted with 2 s...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Desks

Antique English Baroque Heavily Foliate Carved Slant-Front Plantation Desk
Antique English Baroque Heavily Foliate Carved Slant-Front Plantation Desk

Antique English Baroque Heavily Foliate Carved Slant-Front Plantation Desk

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique English Baroque plantation desk offers heavily carved oak construction with backsplash having shield form crest and flanking foliate scrolls surmounting stepped tower havi...

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20th Century English Baroque Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique English Hepplewhite Style Satinwood Banded Cherry Slant Front Desk
Antique English Hepplewhite Style Satinwood Banded Cherry Slant Front Desk

Antique English Hepplewhite Style Satinwood Banded Cherry Slant Front Desk

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Hepplewhite style slant front desk offers cherry construction with drop front opening to reveal writing surface surmounted by smaller drawers and pigeon holes and supporte...

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Antique 19th Century English Hepplewhite Desks

Materials

Bronze

English George III Mahogany Antique Slant Front Desk c. 1780-1800
English George III Mahogany Antique Slant Front Desk c. 1780-1800

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 proportions, having a more slender frame than many of the desks of the period.

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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Desks

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Antique 19th century warm brown English Oak Regency  Slant-Front Desk
Antique 19th century warm brown English Oak Regency  Slant-Front Desk

Antique 19th century warm brown English Oak Regency Slant-Front Desk

Located in Casteren, NL

Elegant English slant front secretary desk from the Regency period, crafted around 1820.

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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks

Materials

Brass

Eceptional 19th Century English Mahogany Slant Front.

Eceptional 19th Century English Mahogany Slant Front.

Located in Buchanan, MI

Exceptional English slant fron with bookcase, highly figured mahogany, nicely fitted.

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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Flame Mahogany George IV Chippendale Style Slant-Front Bureau
Antique English Flame Mahogany George IV Chippendale Style Slant-Front Bureau

Antique English Flame Mahogany George IV Chippendale Style Slant-Front Bureau

Located in CHARLESTON, SC

Antique English flame mahogany George IV slant-front bureau with exceptional fitted interior; mirrored prospect cupboard door, "secret" document column slides to either side. Hand...

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Antique 1830s English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Inlaid Figured Mahogany Georgian Style Small Slant-Front Bureau
Antique English Inlaid Figured Mahogany Georgian Style Small Slant-Front Bureau

Antique English Inlaid Figured Mahogany Georgian Style Small Slant-Front Bureau

Located in CHARLESTON, SC

Exceptional quality antique English fabulously inlaid figured mahogany Georgian style small slant-front bureau with handsome fitted interior and leather writing surface Please not...

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Antique Late 19th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood

Antique English Inlaid Mahogany George III Slant-Front Bureau, Superb Interior
Antique English Inlaid Mahogany George III Slant-Front Bureau, Superb Interior

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. Please note the reeded columns to either side of the prospect door slide out to re...

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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Inlaid Flame Mahogany Geo. III Chippendale Slant-Front Bureau
Antique English Inlaid Flame Mahogany Geo. III Chippendale Slant-Front Bureau

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 Chippendale style slantfront bureau with gorgeous fitted interior. Please note exceptional...

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Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau
Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau

Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in CHARLESTON, SC

In our 101 years of being in the Georgian Antiques business, this bureau, quite frankly, may be the finest that has graced our premises. Apparently made from Red Walnut (though it c...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Adam Style Desks

Materials

Leather, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut

Antique English Chippendale Style Mahogany Drop Front Desk, circa 1800
Antique English Chippendale Style Mahogany Drop Front Desk, circa 1800

Antique English Chippendale Style Mahogany Drop Front Desk, circa 1800

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique English Chippendale style slant front desk offers mahogany construction with drop front opening to writing surface and interior storage drawers and pigeon hole compartment...

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Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

18th Century English Desk
18th Century English Desk

18th Century English Desk

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H 41.75 in W 35.25 in D 20 in

18th Century English Desk

Located in Stamford, CT

A late 18th Century English mahogany slant front desk. Originally sold by Vernay & Jussel on Madison Avenue, NY.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Materials

Brass

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English Slant Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the English slant front desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An English slant front desk — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect English slant front desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An English slant front desk made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — is very popular.

How Much is an English Slant Front Desk?

An English slant front desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,760, while the lowest priced sells for $750 and the highest can go for as much as $38,000.

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Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces 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 case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

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