Georgian Slant Front Desk
Late 18th Century Figured Mahogany Chippendale Georgian Slant Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A good example of a Chippendale slant front desk with bookmatched figured mahogany veneers, a slant
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
H 39.75 in W 37.5 in D 19.75 in
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Slant Front Desk or Secretary
Located in Casteren, NL
This classic slant front desk or bureau was made in England in the early 19th century.
It was
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Slant Front Architect's Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style slant front standing desk or architect's desk
By Baker
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany
Category
Antique 18th Century British George III Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Baker Furniture Georgian Flame Mahogany Leather Top Slant Front Architect's Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Georgian style slant front architect's desk. The desk features shallow drawers and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 38.75 in W 53.5 in D 34.25 in
Antique Georgian Oak Bureau Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1810, H802
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian oak Bureau slant front desk, Scotland 1810, H802
Scotland 1810
Solid oak
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Georgian Walnut Slant Front Desk, Bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian walnut slant front desk, bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Scotland 1810
Solid walnut
Category
Antique 1810s Scottish Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Kittinger Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk From the White House
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a rare opportunity to own a piece of American history. This gorgeous Georgian slant front
Category
Vintage 1970s American Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 34.25 in W 31 in D 19 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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
H 41.5 in W 30 in D 18.5 in
Henkel Harris Queen Anne Lady Astor Solid Mahogany Slant Front Writing Desk
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Queen Anne or Georgian style Lady Astor slant front writing desk
By Henkel Harris
USA
Category
Vintage 1970s American Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Brass
H 39.25 in W 31 in D 17.5 in
Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Charleston, SC
"Adam" style, this is one of the most perfectly proportioned and well made slant front bureaus or desks
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Adam Style Desks
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
H 40.5 in W 40.5 in D 21.5 in
Antique English Georgian Mahogany Bureau Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
, slant front opening to inset leather writing surface, fitted interior gallery with arcaded niches, small
Category
Antique 1840s English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Vintage Thomasville Georgian Flame Mahogany Blockfront Secretary Desk
By Thomasville
Located in Germantown, MD
This Georgian style traditional block front secretary desk is matched flame grain mahogany is
Category
Late 20th Century Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H.E. SHAW Antique Early 20th Century Mahogany Georgian Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
shelves. Lower desk area has two large drawers of dovetail construction. Slant front lockable drop down
Category
Early 20th Century American Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
BAKER Georgian Walnut Bonnet Top Secretary Desk with Mirrored Blind Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
features slant front locking drop-down desk lid with external book tray, pull out supports, interior
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 90.5 in W 39 in D 20 in
Georgian Style Two Piece Cerused Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Painted English Georgian style two-piece secretaire bookcase featuring a slant front or drop front
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century English Chippendale Secretaire
Located in Chicago, IL
, this slant-front beauty features four drawers adorned with intricate brass hardware, showcasing the
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
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Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
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Oak
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Swedish Art Deco Cabinet with Secretaire in Walnut Veneer and Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cabinet, walnut veneer, oak, bakelite, metal, Sweden, 1930s
Swedish Grace cabinet with secretaire in walnut veneer and oak. The high-quality piece satisfied with a design that could...
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Antique Diminutive Burl & Mahogany Davenport Desk with Watercolor Panels, c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Materials
Bronze
H 32.25 in W 20.5 in D 24.5 in
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Distressed Hutch With Patinated Bronze Hardware
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho China hutch. A chic all over distressed finish from time. Patinated bronze hardware add to the charm. Lots of great storage below. Acquired from a Hobe Sound ...
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Materials
Metal
H 72.5 in W 53 in D 18 in
Unusual Antique American Sheraton Clerk's Desk with Gallery
Located in Morristown, NJ
An unusual 19th c., American Sheraton Clerk's Desk. A shaped gallery with a larger rectangular pigeon hole flanked by three square pigeon holes to each side. The slant writing surfac...
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Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
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"Swedish Grace" Period Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Grace was the inspiration for this lovely birch secretary which makes working from home a joy! Three locking drawers sit beneath a generous drop-front with 6 interior drawers, a pair...
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1900s Sikes Furniture Walnut & Leather Upholstered Desk Chair
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Located in Germantown, MD
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Iron
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Located in South Bend, IN
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Mid-20th Century American Georgian Night Stands
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Brass
H 35 in W 27 in D 16.5 in
American Federal Mahogany & Satinwood Butler's Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Federal mahogany butler's desk with a carved molded edge, three upper drawers with original brass knobs, sliding fall front interior desk with Satinwood drawers and pigeon h...
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Antique 1810s American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
H 49 in W 47 in D 22.75 in
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By Barbara Barry, Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
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Located in Alexandria, VA
This Georgian slant front desk is made of walnut and pollarded walnut with pine secondary wood and
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
H 43.5 in W 41.5 in D 24 in
Antique Maple 4 Drawer Slant Front Desk
Located in Cloverdale, IN
Beautifully crafted antique 4 drawer slant front desk. The exterior is in very nice original
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Early 20th Century American Georgian Desks
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Maple
Georgian burl elm slant front desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A mid-Georgian provincial burl elm slant front desk, the fitted interior over 4 graduated drawers
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English Desks
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Elm
Henkel Harris Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with slant front secretary desk and bookcase hutch
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Vintage 1980s American Georgian Desks
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Mahogany
H 84 in W 40.5 in D 21.5 in
Georgian Slant Top Mahogany Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mahogany George III (circa 1800-1820) slant top, drop front desk. Mahogany top with ebony and
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Antique 19th Century English Desks
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Mahogany
George I Walnut and Burl Walnut Slant Front Desk, England, 1700
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully made two-piece Georgian walnut with burl walnut slant front desk. Three short drawers
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks
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Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
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
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Antique 1830s English Chippendale Desks
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Mahogany
H 41.5 in W 36 in D 17.5 in
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
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks
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Brass
H 40 in W 34.25 in D 14.5 in
Antique English Georgian Inlaid and Burled Walnut Petite Secretary Bookcase
Located in Big Flats, NY
crest over single glass door opening to shelved interior and above desk with slant front opening to
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20th Century English Georgian Desks
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Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
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Rare 19th Century Anglo-Indian Bone Inlaid Miniature Slant Front Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rare and charming miniature slant front chest is created in the Georgian style with elaborate
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Models and Miniatures
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Iron
Mahogany Slant Front Bureau Glazed Bookcase or Secretary
Located in Woodbury, CT
Classic 13-pane Georgian glass decorate the doors and rosewood crossbanding is used throughout the
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Secretaires
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Mahogany
19th Century Grand English Georgian Hand Carved Oak Secretary or Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
above. The lower tier consists of five drawers with cast brass pulls and above, a slant-front drop-down
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Antique 1880s English Georgian Secretaires
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Oak
English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with Glass Doors, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
housing a slant-front desk opening onto a fitted interior housing six drawers and a cross-banded and
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
19th Century English Mahogany Inlaid & Glazed Secretary ~ Bookcase, circa 1880s
Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique 1880s English Georgian Secretaires
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Located in Charleston, SC
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Secretaires
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Located in South Bend, IN
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Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique bureau bookcase, inlaid walnut, slant front desk, Scotland 1820, Antique Furniture, B1431
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Antique 1820s Scottish Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
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English Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Miniature Slant Front Desk, circa 1830
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This period Georgian miniature mahogany slant front desk features a slanted panel opening up to an
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures
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Brass
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).
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
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Located in Casteren, NL
This classic slant front desk or bureau was made in England in the early 19th century.
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
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Brass
H 39.77 in W 34.45 in D 20.67 in
19th Century Georgian Oak Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome early 19th century two-part oak secretary bookcase featuring a slant front desk. Made in
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
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Brass
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
slant front or drop front opening to a writing table measuring 12 x 36 inches. The interior has four
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character and the green leather skiver only adds to the warmth.
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By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
surmounted by a conforming cornice top with mounts for finials. The slant front desk opens to a storage area
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires
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Brass
Georgian Style Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary Bookcase by Sarreid
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Rio Vista, CA
decorative finials on each side. The lower dresser features a slant front or fall front writing table
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English George III Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
shelves. The lower case features a fall front or drop front slant desk measuring 36 inches wide and 13
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20th Century English Georgian Secretaires
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Iron
George III Desk England C. 1790
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good Georgian slant front desk in mahogany or red walnut made in the country side about 1790
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Georgian Chinoiserie Slant Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Georgian mahogany slant front desk.
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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
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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
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18th Century Georgian Mahogany Chippendale Slant Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Wood
Georgian Table Top Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Georgian walnut and walnut veneer table top desk with slant front and fitted interior including
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
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Walnut
Georgian Fall-Front Secretary Bookcase
Located in Alexandria, VA
opened slant-top desk front, with a nicely fitted desk interior having shelves, cubbyholes, vertical pull
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
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Oak
Diminutive Georgian Style Secretary
Located in Oaks, PA
glazed panel doors, slant front desk with fitted interior and leather writing surface. The lower case
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Antique English George III Oak Drop Front Secretary Bureau Chest Desk
Located in Houston, TX
An antique English Georgian oak crossbanded with mahogany drop front secretary bureau chest desk
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
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Brass
English Country Gothick Motif Secretary Bookcase, Early 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
doors opening to reveal shelving above a slant front secretary desk with six drawers and cubby holes
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Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
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Wood
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
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Antique 1760s English George III Desks
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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
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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
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Oak
Georgian walnut desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A walnut desk with slant front concealing pigeon holes and small drawers over two doors.
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Walnut
Georgian Fancy Painted Satinwood Desk
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the georgian slant front desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, brass and mahogany, every georgian slant front desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect georgian slant front desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each georgian slant front desk bearing Georgian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one georgian slant front desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Baker Furniture Company, Kittinger Furniture Company and Sarreid Ltd. produced versions that are worth a look.
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Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You
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.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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Georgian Hutch