Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11

19th C. Ship Captain's Inlaid Burl Davenport Desk

$2,295
£1,734.26
€2,002.64
CA$3,206.92
A$3,558.34
CHF 1,863.94
MX$43,634.84
NOK 23,708.64
SEK 22,379.94
DKK 14,934.94
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

A fine Captain’s desk in particularly well chosen and colorful Burl wood with string inlaid details and ebonized moldings. The very top with a 3/4 brass gallery and worn brass plaque over a black tooled leather slant front that lifts up. The interior in satinwood with two short drawers. The apron with a wood escutcheon (lacking a key). Both sides with four small drawers (lacking keys), The lower front case with a carved decorative oval panel, the whole raised on extended front legs with a darker scrolled carved detail. All legs on wooden castors. H. 35", W. 22", Depth 18 1/2" Condition: Please see all detail photos. There is a well-worn top with old stains, scratches to the leather, time- worn casters, expected nicks, slight chips , scratches and tarnished brass, all of which do not detract from the authentic and fine presentation.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)
  • Style:
    Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Brass,Burl,Leather,Embossed
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    19th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading.
  • Seller Location:
    Bridgeport, CT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 2127411stDibs: LU1755231574792

More From This Seller

View All
19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with marquetry inlay; lift-up compartment with fitted interior, small gallery. Handsome old worn tooled leather ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Chippendale Style Drop Front Mahogany Desk for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well made and very decorative Drop Front Desk with boldly carved Scallop Shells, intricate brass Bat Wing pulls and escutcheons, four dove tail construction drawers, Gallery top an...
Category

Antique 19th Century Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique T. Wallis And Co. London Mahogany Roll Top Desk for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome and very well made Roll Top desk with dove-tail drawer construction, traditional British form and handsome contrasting woods. Brass plaque in a top drawer. The top cabinet...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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) with retracting supporting brackets...
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique American Inlaid Serpentine Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 18th-early 19th century mahogany drop-front writing desk with satinwood banding and marquetry fan design. Outfitted with interior drawers. Brass hardware in caduceus pattern. Sc...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Campaign Metamorphic Desk, Ca. 1850-1875
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique metamorphic table to desk, circa 1850-1875. Beautifully constructed in Campaign style in honeyed light brown wood, the table features a hinged flip top that opens to a desk w...
Category

Antique 19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

You May Also Like

Antique Victorian Burl Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Carved Davenport Desk 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique burl walnut & inlaid marquetry Davenport desk, circa 1860. The davenport is made from the finest figured burl walnut, to the top is a lift up lid with a fitted interio...
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl

Fine Antique Burl Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Carved Davenport Secretary Desk 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique burl & figured walnut marquetry Davenport desk, circa 1860. The davenport is made from the finest highly figured burl walnut, to the top is a lift up lid with a ...
Category

Antique 1860s English High Victorian Desks

Materials

Leather, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl

Fine Antique Walnut & Marquetry Inlaid Davenport Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Fine Antique Walnut & Marquetry Inlaid Davenport Desk, England, Circa 1860 An exceptional mid-19th century English Davenport desk, crafted from the finest figured walnut and exquis...
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Victorian Davenport Desk Burl Inlaid over Four-Side Drawers
Located in Plainview, NY
Victorian Davenport desk burl inlaid over four-side drawers. The desk features dummy drawers to one side and real working drawers to the other. The leather top is in good condition ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlaid Davenport Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique Davenport desk which is crafted from beautiful burr walnut, circa 1870 in date. The desk has a rear stationery compartment which encloses a divided interi...
Category

Antique 1870s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport
Located in Richmond, Surrey
19th Century Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport with a sloping green leather writing surface, fitted with solid brass rail to top and compartments inside. Inside the writing slope t...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood