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Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptionally inlaid antique slant-front drafting desk. circa 1900
Hand-crafted in the
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Felt, Ebony, Burl, Rosewood, Palisander, Maple, Mahogany, Kingwood
18th Century, Fall Front Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Richly colored, circa 1790, three-drawer, serpentine, fall front desk from Sicily. The whole
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Oak Store Paneled Counter or Desk w/ Birds Eye Drawer Fronts
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of an oak store paneled counter or six drawer kneehole desk, each dovetailed drawer
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Oak
H 32 in W 51 in D 33.5 in
Slope Front Solid Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
Slope front solid mahogany writing desk has a lift up center panel. It has six drawers with the
Category
Antique 1870s English Desks
Materials
Brass
Ant. Oak Jacobean Style Slant Front Desk Bureau, Writing, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Oak Jacobean style slant front desk bureau, writing desk, Scotland 1910, H880
$1250
Category
20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style.
Direct from France, a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV Style.
Direct from France, a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 43.5 in W 38.75 in D 17 in
19th C Chippendale Style Mahogany Block Front Shell Carved Secretary Desk Lowboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century Chippendale style mahogany blockfront secretary desk. Item features solid mahogany
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 42 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
Vintage Oval Lacquered Vanity Dressing Table or Desk with a Leather Panel
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage oval lacquered vanity dressing table or desk with a leather panel
Offered for sale is a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Diminutive Burl & Mahogany Davenport Desk with Watercolor Panels, c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
bronze gallery over slant front desk having watercolor Persian genre scenes (including woman at the well
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks
Materials
Bronze
H 32.25 in W 20.5 in D 24.5 in
Antique Jacobean Hand Carved Oak Slant Front Writing Desk Early 17th Century
By Jacobean
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 17th Century Hand Crafted English Jacobean Slant Front Desk on Later Stand also fashioned in
Category
Antique 17th Century British Jacobean Desks
Materials
Oak
H 34 in W 24.25 in D 19.25 in
Petite French Louis XV Style Walnut Slant-Front Desk, Stamped, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stamped French Louis XV style small walnut slant-front desk with sliding inlaid panels, long
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Kingwood and Ebony Drop Front Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
drop front desk. The desk is raised by four square columns joined by a bottom tier and decorated with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
H 48.75 in W 23.75 in D 16.25 in
Edmond Spence Drop Front Desk for Industria Mueblera S. A. Mexico, c. 1955
By Industria Mueblera Mexico, Edmond J. Spence
Located in Camden, ME
Edmond Spence drop front desk manufactured in Mexico by Industria Meublera S.A. in the late 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Transitional Modern Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
antique mirrored fronts and side guides.
End and back panels in Antique mirror, desk finished all the way
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Spanish Colonial Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
stretchers affixed to the crosspiece of the leg supports. The "front" of the desk features the same raised
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Cherry Wood Writing Desk
By Marie Maison
Located in Milan, IT
and two front drawers with mocha-lacquered panels and ash wood interior. The drop-pull handles and
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Country House Library Partners Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine 18th century Chippendale period country house library fitted partners desk. The paneled
Category
Antique 18th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
George III Sheraton Period Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A stunning George III Sheraton Period lady's small tambour fronted desk.
Constructed from
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Antique 18th Century British Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
1930s Larkin Soap Secretary Desk
By Larkin & Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique oak, slant front secretary made by Larkin. Measures 30.5" in width x 16" in depth x 46.5
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
English Bamboo Desk or Writing Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th century three drawer desk featuring leather panels on top, foldout writing shelf
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
British Colonial Style Leather Top Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Palm Beach, FL
, three tooled brown leather panels on a top with a beaded edge, exotic burled cuts on the drawer fronts
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
Located in IT
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
Measures: cm H 103 x W 52 x closed D 9. Open D 59 cm
This
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb 1920s beautifully patinated oak roll top desk of neat proportions, finely carved and of
Category
Vintage 1920s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century American Birdseye Maple Desk
Located in New York, NY
) Vermont 1850-60. Beautiful writing desk consisting of three stepped upper panels (left, right, back) and
Category
Antique 1860s American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Fusion Desk by Daniele Lo Scalzo Moscheri
By Enrico Pellizzoni
Located in Milan, IT
, making it extremely modern, sophisticated and visually striking. Central drawer. Front modesty panel in
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
support. Mirror-image carved panels on each side, and a front with complementary panels with carved
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late Victorian Freestanding Satinwood Carlton House Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
writing surface, sloping downwards to the front, decorated back and front with oval panels of radiating
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
French Art Deco Desk in Pommelle Sapelle
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
panelled rear to match the front and stands on a turned reeded leg, the Hyde leather top has been replaced
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Desk by Maple & Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
cabriole legs, there are inlaid satinwood borders around the top, drawer fronts, back and side panels. The
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Egyptian Revival Neoclassical Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
panels on the top, three paneled drawers in front with brass lion head pulls and four ebonized legs
Category
20th Century American Egyptian Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Walnut & Leather Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
French, in reference to the sloping-front drop-down desk surface, this particular example features the
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Original Walnut Queen Anne Secretary Desk /Bureau
Located in Pomona, CA
finish. All the good features, Quarter veneered sides. Panel design to fall front and top. Cross-banded
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Superb Late Victorian Adams Style Mahogany Desk
By Adams
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
being inlaid with harebell panel, bow fronted pedestals enclose cockbeaded, string inlaid drawers, three
Category
Antique 19th Century British Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Desk by Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Antwerp, BE
, adorned with front panels and a raised round inlaid top with a captivating parquet design, adds a touch of
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Baroque Style Top Desk Fully Inlaid
Located in Berlin, DE
job, this furniture is becoming increasingly rare, including the front, maple marquetry. Shellac hand
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
A Very Fine Edwardian Carlton House Style Desk
By Carlton House Fine Furniture
Located in Dublin, IE
drawer to the front. The shaped and moulded desk top of rectangular form is fitted with a stunning green
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large and Impressive Early 20th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
leather writing surface divided into three shaped sections, the front of the desk having an arrangement of
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
example is fairly typical in that it has a carved front panel with an S scroll design. This design has
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Cylinder Desk, Victorian Period, Flamed Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
to hold candles or files in progress and a large barrel-fronted desk compartment with a quality
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Mid-Century Wooden and Glass Writing Desk
Located in Milano, IT
Cute wooden writing desk of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
The desk is made in the frame
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
British Colonial Style Faux Bamboo and Grasscloth Pagoda Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive mid century desk crafted with a faux burnt bamboo frame having grasscloth panels on the
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Grasscloth, Faux Bamboo
Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Double Faced Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
opens to reveal three interior drawers! The "front" side of the desk still boasts the four rosettes
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Wittmann Paraside Bird Desk Designed by Luca Nichetto
By Luca Nichetto, Wittmann
Located in New York, NY
The asymmetrical desk of the PARADISE BIRD collection by Luca Nichetto invites for interaction with
Category
2010s Austrian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli 2019 Writing Desk with leather top
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
closing, top and front panel in leather. Also available with glass top (SC32).
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Emile Galle "Ombelles" Floral and Pastoral Marquetry Writing Desk
By Emile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
scene back panel under a carved floral crest supported by two fluted & carved columns over a drop front
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Edward Wormley Executive Tambour-Door Rosewood Desk for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
front of the desk is hinged with a privacy panel. The desk is accented with patinated brass pulls and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
France, a beautifully appointed petite drop front walnut secretary/writing desk!
With its outstanding
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 49 in W 29.5 in D 18.25 in
Executive Desk by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, Italy 1960s
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Greding, DE
Large desk, designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena in the 1960s. The desk stands on brass
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Gunnar Falsig Rosewood Desk for Falsigs Mobelfabrik
By Gunnar Falsig
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
, which serve to organize and store office essentials out of sight. The drawers' front panels exhibit a
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French writing table or desk made in a diminutive scale or ladies bureau plat
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century Modern Desk in Walnut
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
panel so it can easily be used as a floating desk.
Elegant simple mid century lines with touches of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique English Carlton House Desk with Marquetry & Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Carlton House desk or writing table is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in England in
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
21st Century Wynwood Desk in Leather by Gianfranco Ferré Home
By Gianfranco Ferre Home
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
.
Drawer's front panel is in curved multilayer wood covered in leather cat. B Nabuk L.08.04 Dove. Internal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Standard Furniture Co. American Dark Wood Veneer & Brass Executive Desk
By The Standard Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
two column drawers with front privacy panel, resting on four tapered wood and brass legs. (STANDARD
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 28.5 in W 103.5 in D 40.5 in
A Napoleon III Parquetry Pedestal Desk By Guillaume Grohé
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
with high security locks by Huby of Paris. The pedestals have lozenge parquetry panels fronted by
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Rustic 17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
above a frieze containing four drawers with molded, paneled fronts and wooden pulls supported by very
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Restored Stacked Rattan Executive Desk W/ Solid Mahogany Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored large 60" wide stacked rattan desk, with Filipino mahogany. Drawer fronts, side panels
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan
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- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A drop-front desk is usually called a secretary. Other names for this type of desk include writing cabinet, fall-front desk and secrétaire à abattant. The name secretary can be traced back to the 18th century when estate secretaries used the drop-front desks as workstations for paying bills and reconciling accounts. On 1stDibs, find a range of secretary desks.
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