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19th C Original Paint Decorated Lap Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine painted and hand made early lap desk in post master format on high turned legs. The paint
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Antique Early 19th Century American Adirondack Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique English Rosewood Regency Inlaid Lap Desk, circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English rosewood regency inlaid lap desk, circa 1830.
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
A small and lined with a fabric lap desk
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Mother-of-Pearl, Pine, Burl
Antique English Regency Rosewood Travelling Lap Desk Box, Circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency rosewood travelling lap desk box, circa 1830.
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
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Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Lap Desk on Stand with Original Leather
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 19th Century English Lap Desk on Stand with Original Leather. England, circa 1800-1830
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Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique La
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite English lap traveling desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 20 in W 19.5 in D 10.5 in
19th Century 3-Piece Diminutive Lacquer Secretary Desk with Nice Chinoiserie
Located in Milford, NH
decoration, including a base table, brass-handled lap desk, and two door cabinet with compartmentalized
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 64.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dickens Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
compartment for writing utensils.
The desk is fitted with three faded green and gold tooled inset leather
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid 19th century burr campaign lap writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century burr campaign lap desk circa 1860.
Good quality burr writing box.
Beautifully
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Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Laptop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century laptop is also known as a writing slope, or a lap desk! It became wildly popular
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
English Lap Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful Early 19th century rosewood lap desk. Made in England, circa 1830. Has brass corners and
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Antique Early 19th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Rosewood
Late 17th Century Italian Walnut Wood Library Table
Located in Dallas, TX
stretcher attaches to each of the fretted legs via a dovetail lap joint, further strengthening the base
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Outdoor Coffee Table by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Cassina, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor coffee table that invites companionship, designed for days of outdoor fun lived in the lap
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Outdoor Coffee Table by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Cassina, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor coffee table that invites companionship, designed for days of outdoor fun lived in the lap
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th English Brass Banded Mahogany Lap Desk With Gilt Tooled Leather
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., England, a figured mahogany lap desk banded in brass to protect a piece that was in
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique English Walnut Military Campaign Chest or Lap Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
approximately 1820 and done in the period Victorian style. The lap desk is composed of walnut with brass mounts
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Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 8 in W 18.5 in D 10.75 in
Carlton House Desk Vintage English Styling with Leather Writing Surface
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Toronto, CA
Here is our Vintage Carlton House Desk, English Styling with Leather Writing Surface. A lovely
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20th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Hardwood
19th C Antique Military Campaign English Traveling Writing Desk Tompson Patent
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique, circa mid 19th Century English Military Campaign traveling writing or lap desk with
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks
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Brass, Gold Leaf
No Reserve
H 15.5 in W 20 in D 19.5 in
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
Located in High Wycombe, GB
set.
Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Enamel
H 3.75 in W 14.57 in D 11.03 in
Victorian Military Campaign Brass Bound Mahogany Writing Slope with Accessories
Located in High Wycombe, GB
for engraving
Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
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Brass
H 6.11 in W 15.75 in D 9.26 in
19th Century Burr Walnut Handcrafted Exquisite Writing Slope with Brass Inlay
Located in High Wycombe, GB
lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material, that flip up
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 4.73 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Enthusiast.
Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
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Brass
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H 6.11 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
Antique English Mahogany Campaign Style Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique English mahogany campaign style travel desk / writing slope box with beautifully
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Hidden Drawer Desk
Located in Annville, PA
writing desk with a small drawer, and storage spacers. Great for use with tablets or a small lap top
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2010s Renaissance Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Regency Rosewood Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
Located in High Wycombe, GB
) and dressing cases.
Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 4.93 in W 14.18 in D 9.85 in
Pollard Oak Writing Slope or Lap Desk in Pollard Oak
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Early 19th century Pollard oak Campaign writing slope or lap desk
This is a very rare piece, it
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
desk with interior compartments to hold writing materials, such as pens and ink. While in use, the
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Antique Early 19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Box / Lap Desk, Eridge Castle, circa 1870
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fine example of a Victorian Tunbridge Ware writing box or lap desk dating to circa 1870
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Antique 1870s British Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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H 3.5 in W 12.88 in D 10.5 in
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood & Brass Writing Slope Box Lap Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AND FINE REGENCY ROSEWOOD WRITING SLOPE
England, circa 1815; includes a circa 1849 quill by
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 6.75 in W 17.75 in D 9.75 in
Antique English Jennens & Bettridge Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk was made by the highly renowned Jennens & Bettridge of England
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
H 3.5 in W 13 in D 10.25 in
Superb Antique Folk Art Parquetry Casket Styled Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This exquisite antique parquetry writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have been
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Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
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Softwood
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
H 3.75 in W 12.75 in D 10 in
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
H 3 in W 10 in D 8 in
English Bird's Eye Maple Lap Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English bird's eye maple lap desk , the entire desk with beautiful color and patina, the top has a
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Antique 1860s English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Mid-19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860.
Brass bound around the outer edges
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indonesian Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely fantastic 19C Anglo Ceylonese lap desk of museum quality.
We can safely
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
Fine Antique English Gilded Bronze Mounted Coromandel Lap Desk
Located in Bath, GB
A superb quality Victorian writing box / slope in exotic and dramatic Coromandel wood mounted with
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century English Regency traveling lap writing desk with original brass corner mounts and
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
Large size English Regency mahogany travelling sloped lap desk/ box with original brass corner
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Circa 1860 English Lap Desk on Custom Side Table Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 brass bound lap desk now on custom side table stand, English. Well figured walnut
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Side Tables
Materials
Brass
English Campaign Style Rosewood Brass Inlaid Lap Desk, circa 1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality brass inlaid Campaign style traveling desk with a recessed brass handle engraved
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
felt writing surface with several other storage boxes.
Each end of the box has an original handle
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
H 5.75 in W 23.25 in D 13.625 in
19th Century Manner of George Bullock, Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
By George Bullock
Located in Morristown, NJ
c.1800, England, Regency brass inlaid rosewood lap desk in the manner of George Bullock
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Antique Early 18th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century English Victorian Campaign Style Travel Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A antique Victorian era English campaign style brass bound mahogany portable lap desk / writing
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century Lap Desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
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Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amboyna
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Grand Antique English Olivewood Writing Box / Cabinet, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A top quality example of a late Victorian writing box with an integral writing slope / lap desk
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Olive
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H 11.5 in W 17 in D 9.5 in
A Rare 19th Century Killarney Ware Marquetry Writing Slope, Ireland Circa 1875
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & relatively rare Killarney Ware marquetry writing slope / lap desk, the yew wood
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Antique Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Decorative Boxes
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Other
H 3.5 in W 12.25 in D 10 in
Italian Mid-Century Brass, Nickel and Glass Console or Writing Table, Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in New York, NY
desk, computer/ lap top table or console.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel, Metal
H 29 in W 40 in D 14 in
black lacquer wood chinoiserie travel Desk George III
Located in Valladolid, ES
desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition considering the usage of the period .in
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Antique 1790s English Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Metal
Antique Victorian Traveling Desk With Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl Banding
Located in Morristown, NJ
Victorian English bird's eye maple lap desk, with ebony and mother-of-pearl inlay. The dome shaped
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
lap desks. There is a large pierced carved pull out holding drawer under the work surface. The inside
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rare Antique English Silver on Nickel Banded Oak Signed Dome-Top Stationery Box
By Halstaff & Hannaford
Located in Charleston, SC
work boxes, writing boxes (lap desks) and dressing cases until 1898. Their boxes are considered
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
H 6.75 in W 8.5 in D 4.5 in
Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.
By James Watt
Located in New Orleans, LA
present piece is housed in its original mahogany lap desk, which is in and off itself a remarkable work of
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Antique 18th Century English Other Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Mahogany
China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
Located in Wilton, CT
China Trade Lap Desk With Pop-up Compartments and Secret Drawers. Retro-fited with Brass English
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century English Walnut Lap Desk
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
An English brass mounted burr walnut lap desk on later stand from the second half of the 19th
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Antique Mid-19th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Japanese Lacquered Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Newburgh, NY
Japanese lap desk on stand with interior fold-out writing surface.
Architect, Sandy Littman of
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Japonisme Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Chippendale Partners Desk
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Exceptional Chippendale solid mahogany partners desk with lions head carved detailed corners and a
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Unusual Mahogany Desk attributed to Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
lining, the central reading flap with detachable reading slide, the front of the desk with three drawers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the writing lap desk you’re looking for. A writing lap desk — often made from wood, brass and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer writing lap desk, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A writing lap desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Regency and Folk Art styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Writing Lap Desk?
Prices for a writing lap desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $425 and can go as high as $3,495, while the average can fetch as much as $1,440.
Questions About Writing Lap Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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