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Late 19th Century English Chippendale Style Mahogany Partners Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Chicago, IL
appearance.
The brass pulls are bail drop handles with decorative backplates, enhancing the desk's overall
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Bookcase Drop Front Secretary, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
doors opening to adjustable shelf interior with drawers and pigeon holes surmounting case having drop
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
Early to Mid 19th Century American Walnut Plantation Desk 2-pc
Located in Louisville, KY
The 19th Century was known as a golden age of letter writing and diary keeping. As such, desks were
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Desks
Materials
Walnut
English 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Drop-Front Desk with Multiple Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Campaign mahogany drop-front desk from the 19th century, with brass hardware. Created in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Regency Ebonized Chinoiserie Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charming 19th century English Regency style bow front writing table or desk in black lacquer with
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Beidermeier Drop Front Abattant Secretary Desk Writing Table
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning 19th century French Empire drop leaf secretary abattant with ebony accents and columns
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Gustavian Drop Front Secretaire
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A darling drop front desk with an aged painted surface. A diamond design adorns the front doors and
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
trim are brass. A single drawer can be found at the top of the desk. The front of the desk folds down
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George III style Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Kneehole Desk
Located in Kittery Point, ME
front with cock beading and brass ring drop handles centering a recessed door, raised on a plinth.
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early Victorian Oak Escritoire Desk Oriental Tapestry Laptop Work Table Campaign
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this very rare Victorian oak Escritoire drop front desk with Oriental tapestry
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tapestry, Oak
19th Century French Oak Inlaid Marble Top Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this 19th Century French Drop Front Secretary Desk features a marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Burled Walnut Locking Biedermeier Secretaire, Three-Drawer, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
three long drawers and seated on scroll feet, with key, 19th century.
Measures: 52.5" H x 36" W x 19" D.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Inlaid Mahogany William and Mary Secretary on Stand
Located in Sheffield, MA
supports joined with wavy cross stretchers, slanted drop front door supported by two pullout / pull-out
Category
Antique 19th Century British William and Mary Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Drop-Front Marquetry Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1900. The outside with fall front and one low door with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique Writing Desk, English, Burr Walnut, Correspondence Table, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
72.5cm (28.5'')
Wide drawers set within the deep front apron, dressed with brass drop handles over
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Tall Chest with Drop front Desk in Burl Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
4 drawers and a drop-front desk offers functional elegance. Adorned with intricate detailing, this
Category
Antique 19th Century French Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Antique Writing Desk, English, Amboyna, Study, Drawing Room, Table, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
drop handles, set upon shaped and pierced backplates
Quality drawer fronts dovetail skilfully with
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amboyna
18th Century English George III Period Secretary Desk with Bookcase
Located in Shippensburg, PA
uniform if that is preferred. The lock on the drop front is an 1880’s replacement by Chatwoods (stamped
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Oak, Pine
Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary Drop-Front Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
A charming Swedish Gustavian style secretaire a abattant, late 19th-early 20th century, overall
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Table, English, Pitch Pine, 2 Drawer, Desk, Gothic Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
the wax polish finish
Deep front apron offering a pair of wide drawers
Dressed with brass drop
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Edward William Godwin for William Watt, An Anglo-Japanese Walnut Desk.
By William Watt, Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
Edward William Godwin (1833-1886) for William Watt, an Anglo-Japanese walnut desk, with a leather
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique William IV Quality Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique William IV quality mahogany desk chair having a quality carved mahogany shaped top rail and
Category
Antique 19th Century European William IV Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Other
Antique Walnut Museum Quality Exhibition Hand Carved Italian Davenport Desk
By Pauly et Cie
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
desk is of the same quality especially the lions and the drop front panel, the wardrobe is currently
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Oak Glass Side By Side Cabinet / Secretary Desk Original Key
Located in Portsmouth, VA
Desk, a quintessential representation of 19th-century elegance and craftsmanship. Crafted from rich
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Desks
Materials
Oak
Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Painted Wood Drop-Front Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood drop-front secretary from the 19th century, with dentil
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style 19th Century Painted Drop-Front Secretary with Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood drop-front secretary from the 19th century, with carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Burl Walnut Drop Front Bureau, C.1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century burl walnut drop front bureau, C.1890
Handsome drop front desk with fitted interior
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Small Antique Apprentice
s Bureau, English, Writing Cabinet, Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
russet hues
Later oak stand offering a useful under tier
Classic bureau form with a drop flap writing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Sheraton Flame Mahogany and Bronze Butler
s Desk, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
drawers and drop front opening to writing surface and internal compartments, bronze pulls throughout
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Sheraton Desks
Materials
Bronze
American Empire Neoclassical Meeks School Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk, c1840
By Joseph Meeks
Located in Big Flats, NY
surmounting lower case with drop-front desk and ogee frieze drawer over two long drawers flanked by scroll
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
Antique Philadelphia Empire Quervelle Carved Flame Mahogany Secretary
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
with pierced stylized floral corner pieces, drop front opens to reveal felt lined writing surface and
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Delightful Antique Drop Front Bureau Desk with Soft Gray Paint
Located in Round Top, TX
One can imagine this secretary or drop front desk gracing a European lady's country home in the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
19th Century English Pine Fall Front Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand 19th century English pine secretary featuring a fall front or drop front writing surface. The
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Metal
French Directoire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Sheffield, MA
drop front, one top and two bottom drawers. Main drawers and desktop lock with same key. Original
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Gothic Style Mahogany Presentation Podium or Lectern, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Gothic style presentation podium offers mahogany construction with slant front lectern
Category
Antique 19th Century European Gothic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Sheraton Cherry Butlers Chest with Drop-Front Desk, Circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Sheraton Butler's chest offers paneled cherry construction with drop
front desk opening
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Dressers
Materials
Cherry
Swedish 1820s Gustavian Period Painted Clock Cupboard with Drop-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted clock cupboard from the early 19th century with drop-front desk
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cupboards
Materials
Glass, Wood
English George III Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
By Lewis Mittman
Located in Sheffield, MA
beautifully decorated in the Chinoiserie revival period of mid-19th century through early 20th century in
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Renaissance Revival Carved Burl Walnut Secretary Writing Desk Slant Drop Front
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian/Renaissance Revival burl walnut drop front secretary desk. (Be sure to check item
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Rosewood Secretary Drop Front Desk with Bookcase, circa 1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
having double glass doors and surmounting lower case with drop front desk with teardrop pulls opening to
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Light Gray Gustavian Clock Cabinet with Drop-Front Desk, Sweden, circa 1810
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish light gray Gustavian clock cupboard with drop-front desk, circa 1810.
Clock complete with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Pine
19th Century Georgian Oak Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome early 19th century two-part oak secretary bookcase featuring a slant front desk. Made in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Carved Slant Front Secretary 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique American Empire slant drop front desk features flame mahogany with cared floral and foliate
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Classical Flame Mahogany Empire Abattant, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Empire abattant (drop front desk) features bookmatched flame mahogany, drop front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Fine American Two Day Marine Chronometer, Signed T. S
J. D Negus New York
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Classic beautifully produced mid-19th century American chronometer in a three-tier rosewood case
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Table Clocks and De...
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Style Gray Painted Drop-Front Secretary with Fluted Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style secretary from the 19th century, with drop-front desk, three drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
George III Mahogany Drop Front Butler
s Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
In a desirable light colored mahogany, this stately drop front butler's secretary features inlaid
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Satinwood, Mahogany, Fruitwood
Fine Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed Charles Frodsham
By Charles Frodsham
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A classic expertly produced 19th century English chronometer in a three-tier rosewood case, made c
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Antique Indian Jewelry Box with Brass Braces, Drop Front and Hidden Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian wooden jewelry box from the 19th century, with drop front and six hidden drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Faux Bamboo Secretary Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century secrétaire à abattant from France, circa 1880, this drop-front secretary desk is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Painted Venetian Secretary or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
with a tall bookcase and a slant front drop leaf desk. Beautifully hand-painted with floral bouquets
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Carved Oak Dolphin Table or Desk Renaissance Gothic Style
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning 19th century French carved oak Dolphin library table desk Renaissance Gothic style
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chest of Drawers with Fall-Front Top Drawer
Located in Charleston, SC
Gustavian chest of drawers a fall front top drawer. Top drawer converts to a desk with drop-down
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century Anglo-Indian Mahogany Campaign Chest with Desk
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early 19th century Anglo-Indian campaign chest in two parts with drop-front desk, in mahogany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish 1810s Late Gustavian Painted Drop-Front Secretary with Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood drop-front secretary from the early 19th century, with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Desk and Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lovely early to mid 19th century English Mahogany two part campaign desk and chest of drawers
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Empire Fall-Front Secretary in Mahogany, c. 1825
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
, and a birch inlaid drop-front opening to a desk with a long open storage area for papers below a
Category
Antique 1820s Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany, Satinwood
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