Slant Top Cabinet
Vintage Industrial Slant Top Cabinet with Task Lamp
Located in Oakville, CT
Slant Top Industrial steel cabinet
Overall Dimensions: 50" wide x 39" deep x 44" high
Inside
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Mid-20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Steel
Slanted Top Cubby Hole Bookcase
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a slanted top display book case. The top is slanted to display book cover. The lower
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Late 20th Century American Bookcases
Materials
Maple
George III Mahogany Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III mahogany slant top desk, 18th century. With a painted tiger striped mahogany slant top
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
Impressive Antique Slant Top Secretary Bureau
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique carved and finished slant top desk with handsome even grained Mahogany, original brass
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Dutch Marquetry Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Dutch marquetry bombe form slant top desk, late 19th century. With exquisite floral marquetry
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany 18th Century Slant Top Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a Classic George III mahogany slant top desk. The slant front drops to reveal a series of
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany George III Slant Top Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This charming late 18th-century George III period Mahogany bureau showcases exquisite craftsmanship and timeless appeal. The fall front opens to reveal a well-organized interior, fea...
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Antique 1770s British George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Slant-Top Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
A stunning, petite French slant-top desk or "bureau de pente" in the Louis XV style, turquoise and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Gold, Ormolu
Faux Bamboo Rattan Enamel and Decorated Slant Top Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An Exquisite hand-crafted Faux Bamboo Rattan, hand enamed and Decorated Slant Top Secretary Desk
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Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Secretaires
Materials
Enamel
19th Century Traditional George III Slant Top Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique George III slant top desk on bracket feet. Solid mahogany throughout with dovetail
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests ...
Materials
Mahogany
American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
American Chippendale mahogany oxbow slant top four drawer desk with exposed dove tail, original
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Desks
$38,000
H 43 in W 44 in D 23 in
Charleston Chippendale Mahogany Slant Top Desk with Fitted Interior, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Charleston Chippendale mahogany slant top writing desk with four graduated drawers, fitted interior
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Antique 1770s American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
$25,000
H 43.75 in W 43.25 in D 22 in
English Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Secretary with Slanted Lift-Top Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinese Chippendale style tall bamboo secretary from the 19th century, with slanted lift
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
$14,400
H 52.5 in W 32 in D 23.5 in
Mid Century English Pine Farmhouse Slant Top Standing Desk Dresser Secretary 59"
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming mid 20th century slant top desk, dresser or secretary. A fun cross between an old
Category
Mid-20th Century Rustic Secretaires
Materials
Pine
$2,450 Sale Price
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H 58.5 in W 53 in D 24 in
Folk Art Red Hand Painted Figures and Flowers Small Pine Slant Top Desk 1940's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1573 Folk Art hand painted pine stant lap desk
Hand painted figures and floral design
Pencil compartments and place for note paper and cards
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Pine
$350
H 5.5 in W 12.75 in D 11 in
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Chippendale Slant-Top Desk
Located in Litchfield, CT
Probably Connecticut River Valley, ca. 1785.
Cherry, white pine secondary woods.
The interior is fitted with a central fan carved drawer initialled "TH", flanked by pigeon holes wi...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Cherry, Pine
Italian inlaid slant top desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Italian inlaid slant top desk
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Brass
Rivoli Style Slant Top Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian Rivoli style slant top desk with two drawers with beautiful floral decor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks
Walnut Slant Top Desk, 19th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
Up for your consideration is this gorgeous 19th century walnut slant top writing desk. This deep
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Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Walnut
Chippendale Block-Front Slant-Top Desk
Located in Litchfield, CT
features of the slightly rounded blocking on the top drawer, the central shell carved pendant, and the
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Italian Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Slant Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
A very good quality Italian marquetry inlaid walnut slant, top desk,
circa 1780.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Bamboo and Painted Lacquer Slant Top Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
hand painted with flowers, birds and vines. the top lifts up. there are 3 shelves on the left
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Desks
Materials
Lacquer
18th Century English Small Oak Slant Top Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
18th Century English Small Oak Slant Top Desk
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Queen Anne Period Oak Slant-Top English Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
A country late 17th century bureau from England, in wonderful condition for its age. The desk has a drop down front with original large hinges and a terrific configuration of small d...
Category
Antique 1690s English Desks
Materials
Oak
Mid 18th Century French Provincial Small Slant Top Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Mid 18th Century French Provincial Small Slant Top Desk
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
An English late 18th century mahogany slant top desk
Located in Miami, FL
An English late 18th century mahogany slant top desk with secret drawers
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Slant-Top Desk, Boston, circa 1790
Located in Providence, RI
, the cabinetmaker selected the areas where the fiddle curl was prominent for best display, see the top
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Slant-Top Desk with Gothic Scroll Embellishment, New England
Located in Providence, RI
. the dovetailing on the top, and the solid unpaneled sides. The decorative idioms of the mid-19th
Category
Antique 19th Century American Gothic Revival Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Chippendale Slant-Top Desk, New York, Ernest Hagen, 1899
Located in Providence, RI
extremely heavy; the sides being 1 3/8 inches thick, and the top “blind dove-tailed” into the sides, which
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Slant-Top Desk with Stop-Fluting, New London, Connecticut
Located in Providence, RI
This is a remarkable desk, in old surface, whose cherry has turned toward the brown family, which is the result of many years of oxidization. The brasses are original.
This desk h...
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Antique 1780s American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Cherry
Antique Bureau Bookcase, Slant Front Desk, Bookcase Top, Scotland 1910, H244
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Bureau bookcase, Slant front desk, bookcase top, Scotland 1910, H244
Scotland 1910
Solid
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Bookcases
Materials
Oak
H 71.5 in W 30 in D 16 in
Oak Stained Glass Window Slant Front Desk with Bookcase Top, Scotland 1920, H800
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage oak stained glass window slant front desk with bookcase top, desk, Scotland 1920, H800
Category
Vintage 1920s Scottish Cabinets
Materials
Oak
H 82.5 in W 42 in D 17.5 in
George III Period Secretarial Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
George III Period Secretarial Cabinet Bookcase, Slant Top over 5 drawers. Broken Pediment Top
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Slant-Top Desk
Located in Nantucket, MA
English fruitwood slant-top desk with inlaid design and details on the drawers.
Category
Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Desks
English slant-top desk
Located in Nantucket, MA
English fruitwood slant-top desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks
Materials
Brass
Early American Slant Top Desk
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th Century American tiger maple slant top desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Painted Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian Louis XVI style painted slant top desk, circa 1980.
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Louis XV Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV style kingwood slant top desk desk, early 19th century. This desk has a very nice interior
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
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
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
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
19th Century Swedish Slant Top Desk
Located in High Point, NC
A 19th century slant top desk from Sweden, this delightful desk rests on elegant bracket feet with
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Country Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Desks
Materials
Walnut
1800s French Oak Slant-Top Desk
Located in High Point, NC
A regal slant-top desk from France, produced circa 1800. A classic Country French style wooden
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Painted Slant Top Secretary/Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Found in France this antique painted slant top secretary/chest has a beautiful worn pale yellow
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
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 original 18th Century hand etched brasses
with original 18th Century hand etched brasses
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Materials
Brass
!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
Antique George I Style Walnut Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique George I style walnut slant top desk, 19th century. With a walnut slant top with
Category
Antique 19th Century English George I Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique American Mahogany Oxbow Front Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique American mahogany oxbow front slant top desk, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
George I Style Burl Walnut Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George I style burl walnut and walnut, bench made, slant top desk, circa 1920. This desk has very
Category
Vintage 1920s English Desks
Materials
Brass
George I Highly Figured, Walnut Slant Top Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
deep top flat surface (14 inches ).
Typical age, shrinkage and stress cracks. Repairs /touchups . Slant
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires
English Mahogany Slant Top Inlaid Secretary. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany graduated five drawer slant front secretary with original glass doors, Satinwood
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Secretaires
Antique George II Style Burl Walnut Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique George II style burl walnut and walnut slant top desk, late 19th century. With a burled
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Walnut Slant Top Desk - Louis XIV
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Italian Walnut Slant Top Desk - Louis XIV, One of a kind. Visit our site at
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Materials
Walnut
E Murio Manila Refinish Chippendale RTattan Slant Top Desk
By E. Murio
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Introducing a fabulous E. Murio Manila Rattan Chippendale aesthetic movement slant front desk
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1990s Philippine British Colonial Desks
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
19th-C. English Jacobean Carved Oak Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Oh the detail! This is a 19th century heavily carved oak slant front desk. The top lifts over two
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Jacobean Desks
Materials
Brass
18th c. Walnut Tuscan Slant Top Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Graceful Walnut Secretary
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
English Chippendale Mahogany Slant Top Secretary with Bookcase, Circa 1765
Located in Charleston, SC
41" wide top and 40.5" wide base.
Category
Antique 1760s English Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century French slant top painted desk Louis XV style
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century French slant top painted desk Louis XV style, One of a kind
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
18th Century George II Burled Ash and Walnut Slant Top Desk
Located in Middleburg, VA
Extraordinary 18th Century George II Period Slant Top desk. Made predominately of highly figured
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Desks
Materials
Ash, Walnut
Antique Country Store Oak Table Top Slant Front Showcase by Miami Mfg., c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique country store table top display by Miami Mfg. offers oak frame with slant front and
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
H 18.25 in W 35.75 in D 24 in
Antique Country Store Table Top Oak Slant Front Display Showcase, circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique country store showcase offers oak frame with glass in slant front form having back
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Early 20th Century American Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Glass
H 18 in W 35.5 in D 26 in
Swedish Rococo 18th Century Tall Secretary with Bonnet Top and Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period painted wood two-part secretary from the 18th century, with bonnet top
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 86.25 in W 50 in D 23 in
Baroque Style 1840s Swedish Tall Secretary with Slant-Front Desk and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish painted wood Baroque style secretary with bonnet top, upper cabinet, slant-front desk
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 86 in W 52.5 in D 18 in
George II Red Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George II red walnut slant front bureau cabinet, the top fitted with adjustable shelves and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
1920s Printers Cabinet / Drawer Unit with Complete Original Letterpress Typogra
Located in Hook, Hampshire
typography and the printer would place his ‘frame’ on the slanted shelf on top of the cabinet selecting the
Category
Vintage 1920s French Shelves
Materials
Pine
H 52.37 in W 42.13 in D 27.17 in
Italian Bombe Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian burl olive wood bombe form slant top desk, mid-20th century. This desk has an unusual bombe
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Wood
Chinoisserie Decorated Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Asian export Georgian style slant top desk, late 19th century. With lacquered exotic birds
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Asian George II Desks
Materials
Brass
George II Mahogany Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George II Mahogany slant top desk, 18th century. With a single board rectangular top, single board
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Desks
Materials
Brass
French Provincial Style, Slant-Top Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Louis XV Provincial style secretary or desk. Open the slant top with yellow tooled leather writing
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20th Century Unknown Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Steel
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the slant top cabinet you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every slant top cabinet was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect slant top cabinet — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each slant top cabinet bearing Louis XV, Georgian or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular.
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Bonnet Top Secretary
English Farmhouse Dresser
Glass Window Cabinet
Orange Chinese Cabinet
Printers Drawers
Scottish Oak Bookcases
Antique Tall Secretary Desk
Letterpress Cabinet
Used Chifferobe
Vintage Letterpress Cabinet
Letterpress Printers Cabinet
Vintage Enamel Top Cabinet
Ernest Hagen
Faux Bamboo Secretary Desk
Faux Bamboo Secretary