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Continental Painted Slant Top Desk
Continental Painted Slant Top Desk

Continental Painted Slant Top Desk

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Continental (probably Italian) painted slant top desk, late 19th century. Paint appears to be

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Desks

Italian Walnut Slant Front Desk
Italian Walnut Slant Front Desk

Italian Walnut Slant Front Desk

Located in Hudson, NY

A finely detailed walnut veneered slant front desk in the Barogue taste. The desk is bordered in

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Georgian Slant Top Mahogany Desk
Georgian Slant Top Mahogany Desk

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

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Late 18th Century French Primitive Slanted School Desk
Late 18th Century French Primitive Slanted School Desk

Late 18th Century French Primitive Slanted School Desk

Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire

A late 18th century French primitive slanted school desk. Featuring its original dry scraped paint

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Pine Standing Desk with Slant Top, Denmark, 1890s
Pine Standing Desk with Slant Top, Denmark, 1890s

Pine Standing Desk with Slant Top, Denmark, 1890s

Located in Store Heddinge, DK

Antique Danish slant top desk, circa 1890s. Made for a rural schoolmaster, this pine desk retains

Category

Antique 1890s Danish Country Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

George III Mahogany and Satinwood Slant Front Desk
George III Mahogany and Satinwood Slant Front Desk

George III Mahogany and Satinwood Slant Front Desk

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Gorgeous antique desk (1780-1800), the entire case cross banded in satinwood and string inlays, the

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Mid 18th Century French Provincial  Slant Top Desk
Mid 18th Century French Provincial  Slant Top Desk

Mid 18th Century French Provincial Slant Top Desk

Located in Berlin, DE

The slant top opening to reveal a fitted interior with two drawers and six compartments, with one

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Gustavian Ebonized Cherrywood Slant-Front Desk, 18th Century
Gustavian Ebonized Cherrywood Slant-Front Desk, 18th Century

Gustavian Ebonized Cherrywood Slant-Front Desk, 18th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

Having a shallow top surface and a large slanted front opening to reveal a leather covered writing

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

1950s Desk with Elegant, Slanted Solid Wood Legs
1950s Desk with Elegant, Slanted Solid Wood Legs

1950s Desk with Elegant, Slanted Solid Wood Legs

Located in Wolfurt, AT

This desk was designed by Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman (USA) between 1955 and 1960. It is made of

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Nutwood

18th Century English Slant-Top Desk
18th Century English Slant-Top Desk

18th Century English Slant-Top Desk

Located in Southampton, NY

18th century English burled walnut slant top desk.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George I Desks

French 18th Century Slant Top Desk
French 18th Century Slant Top Desk

French 18th Century Slant Top Desk

Located in Stamford, CT

A French, 18th century, walnut slant top desk with leather insert. Some restoration to feet.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Desks

Materials

Walnut

American Queen Anne Slant Front Desk
American Queen Anne Slant Front Desk

American Queen Anne Slant Front Desk

Located in Westwood, NJ

A rare American Queen Anne maple slant front desk on separate frame with blocked interior.

Category

Antique 1760s American Queen Anne Desks

English Burled Elm Slant Top Desk
English Burled Elm Slant Top Desk

English Burled Elm Slant Top Desk

Located in Nantucket, MA

burled elm slant top desk with four drawers, and interior cubbies with four drawers and one cabinet

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Brass

Wonderful Old Pine Slant Front Desk
Wonderful Old Pine Slant Front Desk

Wonderful Old Pine Slant Front Desk

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Vintage slant front desk with wonderful character, a plank underneath as a foot rest and a surprise

Category

Vintage 1930s American Rustic Desks

Materials

Pine

Antique Slant Front Desk from France
Antique Slant Front Desk from France

Antique Slant Front Desk from France

Located in Dallas, TX

This is a very old antique slant front desk, made of European oak circa 1800. This

Category

20th Century French Desks

Georgian burl elm slant front desk
Georgian burl elm slant front desk

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

Category

English Desks

Materials

Elm

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

English Chippendale Mahogany Slant Front Desk

Located in Astoria, NY

English Chippendale slant front desk in solid mahogany. The piece dates from circa 1750 and is in

Category

Antique 1750s English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Slant Front Architect's Desk
Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Slant Front Architect's Desk

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

Louis XV Period Slant Top Desk
Louis XV Period Slant Top Desk

Louis XV Period Slant Top Desk

Located in Pembroke, MA

Louis XV period "bureau a pente" (slant-topped desk) with elegant marquetry and giltbronze mounts

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

New England Birch Slant Front Desk
New England Birch Slant Front Desk

New England Birch Slant Front Desk

Located in Bradenton, FL

A very nice early 19th century Federal Birch New England Slant Lid Desk likely New Hampshire in

Category

Antique Early 19th Century North American Federal Desks

Materials

Birch

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

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early 19thc  Pennsylvania Original Grey Painted Slant Top Desk
Early 19thc  Pennsylvania Original Grey Painted Slant Top Desk

Early 19thc Pennsylvania Original Grey Painted Slant Top Desk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Fantastic early 19thc original blue/grey slant top primitive desk.This desk has the best old worn

Category

Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Dutch Baroque Walnut Slant Lid Desk
Dutch Baroque Walnut Slant Lid Desk

Dutch Baroque Walnut Slant Lid Desk

Located in Essex, MA

Rectangular top over slant lid over enclosing drawers and shelves, over three reverse serpentine

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Desks

Materials

Walnut

Massachusetts Chippendale Mahogany Slant Lid Desk
Massachusetts Chippendale Mahogany Slant Lid Desk

Massachusetts Chippendale Mahogany Slant Lid Desk

Located in Essex, MA

Dovetailed top over a hinged slant lid enclosing drawers and compartments { lacking prospect door

Category

Antique 1770s American Chippendale Desks

American Federal, Walnut Slant Front Desk
American Federal, Walnut Slant Front Desk

American Federal, Walnut Slant Front Desk

Located in Shippensburg, PA

This is a very fine American Federal Period Slant Front Desk of Mid-Atlantic origin, crafted in

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Desks

George II Walnut Slant Lid Desk
George II Walnut Slant Lid Desk

George II Walnut Slant Lid Desk

Located in Essex, MA

finish. Hinged slant lid opening to a fitted interior over four drawers and raised on bracket feet.

Category

Antique 1730s English George II Desks

Materials

Walnut

George 111 Mahogany Slant Front Desk
George 111 Mahogany Slant Front Desk

George 111 Mahogany Slant Front Desk

Located in Bradenton, FL

George 111 Slant Front Bureau with cock beaded graduated drawers and reeded quarter columns resting

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Oak Slant Top Desk
18th Century Oak Slant Top Desk

18th Century Oak Slant Top Desk

Located in Southampton, NY

18th Century English Oak Desk with Satinwood Inlay of a Shell on the Interior Door with

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Slant Front Desk
18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Slant Front Desk

18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Slant Front Desk

Located in Charlottesville, VA

Louis XV Cherry slant front desk (bureau en pente), French provincial, 18th century. Slant lid with

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Primitive Antique Early American Cherry Slant Top Writing School Desk
Primitive Antique Early American Cherry Slant Top Writing School Desk

Primitive Antique Early American Cherry Slant Top Writing School Desk

Located in Dayton, OH

A charming 19th century slant top writing desk. Made from cherry with turned legs leading to peg

Category

Antique 19th Century American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Handsome & Warm 18th Century Cherry Slant Front Chippendale Style Desk
Handsome & Warm 18th Century Cherry Slant Front Chippendale Style Desk

Handsome & Warm 18th Century Cherry Slant Front Chippendale Style Desk

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Handsome very early antique American slant front cherry desk having wonderful warm patina, original

Category

Antique Late 18th Century North American Chippendale Desks and Writing T...

Materials

Brass

Gorgeous Rare 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Slant Front Desk
Gorgeous Rare 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Slant Front Desk

Gorgeous Rare 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Slant Front Desk

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Beautiful antique French Louis XV slant front desk with cabriole legs, original leather writing pad

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Slant Front Painted Desk with Drop Front
19th Century French Slant Front Painted Desk with Drop Front

19th Century French Slant Front Painted Desk with Drop Front

Located in Houston, US

Lovely painted drop leaf or slant front desk made more charming with painted blue interior

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Walnut Veneered Slant Front Desk, circa 1780
Walnut Veneered Slant Front Desk, circa 1780

Walnut Veneered Slant Front Desk, circa 1780

Located in Charleston, SC

Walnut veneered slant front desk with highly figured oyster veneer surface.

Category

Antique 1780s English Desks

Oak Slant-Front Chest Desk, circa 1800
Oak Slant-Front Chest Desk, circa 1800

Oak Slant-Front Chest Desk, circa 1800

Located in Evergreen, CO

Nine small drawers are hidden behind the slanted front of this oak desk. Each drawer has a small

Category

Early 20th Century European Desks

Materials

Oak

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. Very good

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Wood

American Connecticut Diminutive Cherry Slant Front Desk
American Connecticut Diminutive Cherry Slant Front Desk

American Connecticut Diminutive Cherry Slant Front Desk

Located in Charleston, SC

American Connecticut diminutive cherry slant front desk. Fitted interior and original feet.

Category

Antique 1790s North American Desks

Materials

Cherry

American Chippendale Mahogany Antique Slant-Front Writing Desk, circa 1790
American Chippendale Mahogany Antique Slant-Front Writing Desk, circa 1790

American Chippendale Mahogany Antique Slant-Front Writing Desk, circa 1790

Located in Shippensburg, PA

An attractive period slant-front writing desk from the Mid-Atlantic States circa 1790, it is likely

Category

Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

American Cherry Slant Front Desk, circa 1780
American Cherry Slant Front Desk, circa 1780

American Cherry Slant Front Desk, circa 1780

Located in Charleston, SC

American CT slant front desk with tall bracket foot and fitted interior, circa 1780.

Category

Antique 1780s American Desks

Materials

Cherry

19th Century Poplar Federal Slant Front Flip Top Schoolmasters Desk
19th Century Poplar Federal Slant Front Flip Top Schoolmasters Desk

19th Century Poplar Federal Slant Front Flip Top Schoolmasters Desk

Located in Southampton, NJ

A stunning piece of history in this circa 1860 American Slant Front Schoolmasters desk constructed

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

!9th Century Dutch Miniature Slant Top Desk
!9th Century Dutch Miniature Slant Top Desk

!9th Century Dutch Miniature Slant Top Desk

Located in Southampton, NY

19th Century Dutch Marquetry Slant Top Miniature Desk having inlaid designs with satinwood

Category

Antique 19th Century Dutch Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood, Kingwood

An American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk
An American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk

An American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk

Located in Sheffield, MA

An American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk Rhode Island 18th Century

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks

American Federal Cherry Wood Slant Top Desk
American Federal Cherry Wood Slant Top Desk

American Federal Cherry Wood Slant Top Desk

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

American cherry wood slant top desk, early 19th century. With a rectangular dove tailed top, a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks

Materials

Brass

American Mahogany 18th Century Slant Front Desk
American Mahogany 18th Century Slant Front Desk

American Mahogany 18th Century Slant Front Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

An American Chippendale period mahogany slant front desk, the attractive blocked interior with a

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Poplar

Italian Slant Front Desk with Chinoiserie Decoration
Italian Slant Front Desk with Chinoiserie Decoration

Italian Slant Front Desk with Chinoiserie Decoration

Located in New York, NY

An Italian slant front desk with shaped front and sides supported by cabriole legs; having

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Desks

Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk, circa 1770
Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk, circa 1770

Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk, circa 1770

Located in Milford, NH

A diminutive Chippendale slant front desk in maple with a compartmentalized interior with six

Category

Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Maple

Danish Kjærnulf/Baroque style Oak Secretary Bureau, Slant Front Desk
Danish Kjærnulf/Baroque style Oak Secretary Bureau, Slant Front Desk

Danish Kjærnulf/Baroque style Oak Secretary Bureau, Slant Front Desk

By Henning Kjærnulf

Located in Store Heddinge, DK

contemporary interiors. The slant-front desk, complete with hidden support arms and a functioning key, invites

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Circa 1780-1800 George III Slant Front Bureau or Desk
Circa 1780-1800 George III Slant Front Bureau or Desk

Circa 1780-1800 George III Slant Front Bureau or Desk

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1780-1800 George III slant front bureau or desk, English. Mahogany. A handsome example - the

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

RARE 19THC ORIGINAL GREY PAINTED NEW ENGLAND SLANT TOP DESK
RARE 19THC ORIGINAL GREY PAINTED NEW ENGLAND SLANT TOP DESK

RARE 19THC ORIGINAL GREY PAINTED NEW ENGLAND SLANT TOP DESK

Located in Los Angeles, CA

THIS WONDERFUL DIMENUTIVE LIFT TOP DESK IS IN GREAT CONDITION.THE TAPER LEGS AND BREAD BOARD ENDS

Category

Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

19th c. Mahogany Bombe Slant Front Desk
19th c. Mahogany Bombe Slant Front Desk

19th c. Mahogany Bombe Slant Front Desk

Located in Milford, NH

19th c. mahogany bombe desk with compartmentalized interior with sliding access panel to false top

Category

Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1850s
Antique Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1850s

Antique Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1850s

Located in South Bend, IN

A stunning antique flame mahogany slant front secretary desk with glass front bookcase USA

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Wood Slant Fall Front Secretary Desk Cabinet
Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Wood Slant Fall Front Secretary Desk Cabinet

Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Wood Slant Fall Front Secretary Desk Cabinet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Midcentury Danish modern teak wood slant fall front secretary desk cabinet. Item features fitted

Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Chippendale Style Slant Top Desk in Black Lacquered Wood, circa 1900
Chippendale Style Slant Top Desk in Black Lacquered Wood, circa 1900

Chippendale Style Slant Top Desk in Black Lacquered Wood, circa 1900

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Chippendale style slant top desk in black lacquered wood. Inferior part opening by three drawers

Category

Antique Early 1900s European Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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Slant Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of slant desks available for sale. The range of distinct slant desks — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Find 1083 antique and vintage slant desks at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 9 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Slant desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Slant desks are generally popular furniture pieces, but Georgian, louis xv and Baroque styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Baker Furniture Company, Henkel Harris and L. & J.G. Stickley Inc. each produced beautiful slant desks that are worth considering.

How Much are Slant Desks?

Slant desks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,456, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $185,000.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You

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. 

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. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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.

Questions About Slant Desks
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A slant-top desk is also known as a bureau desk or slope-front desk. Slant-top desks were highly favored for their hinged slant cover that allowed you to protect your work without disruption. Shop a range of desk styles, including the slant top, on 1stDibs.

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