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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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chippendale Desks
Materials
Cherry
George III Red Japanned Slant Lid Desk
Located in Essex, MA
With later decoration with hinged slant lid and fitted interior, drawer below and square section
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desks
Materials
Pine
Federal 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 American Federal Desks
Materials
Birch
Regency Rosewood Slant Lid Writing Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Finely crafted with a hinged leather writing lid enclosing a fitted interior comprising drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Queen Anne Japanned Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
drawers and shelves, the base with slant lid desk opening to expose a fitted interior and red leather
Category
Antique 1720s English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Rare 19th Century British India Solid Teak Slant Lid Floor Scholar's Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare British India slant lid floor desk likely used by a scholar or merchant. Beautifully
Category
Antique 1890s Indian Anglo Raj Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Portuguese Colonial Brazilian Solid Rosewood Slant Lid Writing Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Made in Brazil and purchased as an antique in Rio De Janeiro in the 1950s. With slant lid top
Category
Antique 1760s Brazilian Rococo Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Baroque Walnut and Bone Inlaid Writing Bureau / Chest
Located in Essex, MA
serpentine slant lid desk section inlaid with central cherub and birds, opening to a fitted interior, the
Category
Antique 1740s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bone, Walnut
1800s Hancrafted Tall Slant Top Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
1800s Hancrafted tall slant top secretary desk. Wood appears to be flame maple. Solid dove tail
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
French Inlay Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Early 20th C. Lady's Desk. Mahogany. Slant Lid Embellished With Mother-Of-Pearl And Colored Wood
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, 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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Birch
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
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 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
French Walnut Slant Front Dest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very attractive late 18th century French Walnut slant front desk with geometric marquetry design
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Desks
Materials
Walnut
Free Standing English Regency Tambour Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
reveal a fitted interior with drawers, pigeon holes and a slant lid leather writing surface. Apron with 2
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Stand Up Desk
Located in Annville, PA
and mahogany veneers. Oversized but with clean lines, this desk has a slant top lid with a genuine
Category
2010s Chippendale Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
slanted face. Ours was most likely originally part of a “cabinet d’apparat”, which is a large desk that
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Essex, MA
wool felt slant lid, otherwise interior fitted with cubbyholes and drawers, all above drawers and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Early 1900s Antique Swedish Pine Writing Desk, Bleached
Located in Franklin, TN
its inherent natural color and wood grain. The slanted lift-top lid gracefully hinges open, unveiling
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swedish Desks
Materials
Pine
Antique 19th century blacked dark brown oak Dutch Lectern or portable desk
Located in Casteren, NL
lectern stands on four small turned legs and features a slanted hinged lid that can be securely closed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Steel
H 10.24 in W 27.56 in D 22.84 in
American Chippendale Oxbow Slant Front Desk, 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Chippendale slant front desk on four graduated drawers, resting on ogee bracket feet. The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Olive, Burl
H 39 in W 18 in D 37 in
Belgian Oak Slant-Front Secretary, circa 1850
Located in Evergreen, CO
double doors that open to three shelves. The lower body contains the slant-front desk portion and a lower
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Chippendale Secretary/Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Haven, CT
had reached a peek thanks to Thomas Chippendale. When you open the slant lid you reveal the old green
Category
Antique 1790s English Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
JASPER "Generations" Inlaid Mahogany Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
mahogany, brass hardware, pediment top with inlaid medallion, crown molding, inlaid desk lid and bracket
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
CRAFTIQUE Solid Mahogany Chippendale Secretary Desk w/ Bookcase
Located in Charlotte, NC
lockable glass doors revealing two fixed wooden shelves. Lower desk is slant front and has four large
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
reveal a silk upholstered interior with three adjustable shelves.
In the typical manner, the slanted lid
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
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
Gold and Glass Tissue Box Holder
By L'Originale
Located in Milan, IT
The perfect addition to a classically inspired bathroom and vanity desk, this handcrafted tissue
Category
2010s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze
George III Scarlet Japanned Secretary Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
doors, cubbys etc. Two candle slides. The desk section with a slant lid opening to a writing surface and
Category
Antique 1750s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Oak
Mahogany and Leather Lectern
Located in Annville, PA
mahogany and mahogany veneers. Built with clean, straight lines, the desk has a slant top lid with a
Category
2010s Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Artist Ira Yeager's Studio Painting Palette Work Table
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
that slants towards the front like a large English school house desk. The lid opens to a large storage
Category
20th Century English Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Indian Mughal Wood Dowry Chest with Carved Patterns, 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
slanted top strengthened by metal hardware reinforcements. The front displays lightly carved geometrical
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant with Cuban Acajou Mahogany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
opened is 33.75".
The desk top/slant opened is 21.38" deep.
The piece has three lower drawers which
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Philadelphia Federal Walnut Slant Lid Desk
Located in New York, NY
Containing fitted interior cubby holes centering an inlaid prospect door all above the four cock beaded long drawers with contemporary stamped American eagle brasses with bale handle...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks
Materials
Brass
Chippendale Mahogany Slant-Lid Desk with a Blocked Serpentine Front, MA
Located in Providence, RI
This is an estimable serpentine desk with blocked ends on magnificent gadrooned feet. Interestingly
Category
Antique 1780s North American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Tiger Maple Slant Lid Desk, Midwest Ohio Region, circa 1825
Located in Providence, RI
century slant top desk form.
Secondary woods are white pine and oak.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
American 18th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Millbrook, NY
Very nice American Mahogany slant-lid Desk.
Category
Antique 1780s American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Dutch Bombe Desk
Located in Wells, ME
Superb Dutch Bombé satinwood slant lid desk with a great amphitheater interior.
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Desks
Materials
Satinwood, Mahogany
Bliss Family Blockfront Desk
Located in Litchfield, CT
A Fine Chippendale Blockfront Slant-Lid Desk
Boston, Massachusetts
Mahogany; pine secondary wood
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Chippendale Block-Front Slant-Top Desk
Located in Litchfield, CT
, MA,
Christie's, Americana Sale, 1997.
Private Collection, Connecticut
A related Slant-lid Desk
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Red Painted Walnut Slant Lid Standing Desk, Probably Pennsylvania, circa 1840
Located in Providence, RI
This red painted stand up desk is in original condition with a rich oxidized red paint over solid
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Sheraton Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 51.5 in W 32 in D 22.75 in
Chippendale Slant-Top Desk
Located in Litchfield, CT
above small drawers. The finely carved desk lid above four graduated drawers with string inlay on the
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Cherry, Pine
Slant-Top Desk with Gothic Scroll Embellishment, New England
Located in Providence, RI
While this desk was made in the early to mid-19th century, the construction techniques used
Category
Antique 19th Century American Gothic Revival Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Slant-Top Desk, Boston, circa 1790
Located in Providence, RI
board and feet and top drawer of desk.
The top lid and prospect door show a good composition around
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Queen Anne Connecticut Slant Front Desk Attributed to Ebenezer Hubbell
By Ebenezer Hubbell
Located in Woodbury, CT
The Beard Family Queen Anne Connecticut slant front desk attributed to Ebenezer Hubbell, having a
Category
Antique 1770s American Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Sycamore, Cherry, Oak, Poplar, Pine
H 45.375 in W 41.375 in D 21.5 in
Slant Front Desk in Figured Cherry with Wood Knobs and Brass Escutcheons
Located in Billerica, MA
Slant front desk circa 1890 in Figured cherry with wooden knob pulls, brass escutcheons, dovetailed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Desks
Materials
Cherry
Inlaid Figured Mahogany Federal or Hepplewhite Secretaire, Seymour School
Located in Providence, RI
slant lids desks, plus a bookcase above, all in a case piece of pleasing size. The glass stands out in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Hepplewhite Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Pine Clerk's Desk
Located in Georges Mills, NH
With writing tablets with four doors and slant lid and secret drawers
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Desks
Materials
Pine
Victorian Silver and Pique Tortoise Shell Ink Stand and Lettter Rack SAT SALE
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Two silver and glass inkwells on a tortoiseshell stand with accompanying letter rack and lid. The
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
English Edwardian Satinwood Bureau
Located in Kirkland, WA
paint and gilt on top of satinwood.
The slant lid opens to reveal a nice plain interior with small
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Bronze
Northern Italian Marquetry and Ivory Inlaid Bureau, Circa 1750
Located in Louisville, KY
the top with a classical figure holding a torch and pointing to a book, the slant lid with floral
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Desks
Materials
Ivory
Antique Small Secretary Desk in Wood
Located in Bruttisellen, CH
Very fine antique wooden secretary desk, in style of George III period, circa 1810. Slant lid with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European George III Side Tables
Materials
Wood
A fine Dutch Rococo mirror-back dressing or writing box
Located in Sharon, MA
fashioned in the form of a slant front desk with a fold down writing surface supported by lopers above a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Table Mirrors
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Chippendale Blocked Front Secretary
Located in Litchfield, CT
on the desk top with waist molding. The lower portion has a slant-top desk lid opening to an
Category
Antique 1760s American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Cherry, Pine
Dutch Colonial Slant Lid Desk and Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
An unusual and sculptural block fronted Dutch Colonial slant lid desk in padouk wood with pierced
Category
Antique 19th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Desks
Materials
Metal
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
Located in Essex, MA
Dovetailed top over a hinged slant lid enclosing drawers and compartments { lacking prospect door
Category
Antique 1770s American Chippendale Desks
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
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the slant lid desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, walnut and hardwood, every slant lid desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer slant lid desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each slant lid desk bearing Art Deco, Georgian or Rococo hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one slant lid desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ethan Allen produced versions that are worth a look.
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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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- What is a slanted desk called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A 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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