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19th Century Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
tooling. Desk is in good and original condition.
The name arose because Captain Davenport had the desk
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1840s British Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Desk Chair Leather Captains Chairs, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Mahogany and leather desk chair.
This quality desk chair stands upon turned and fluted
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Desk Chair, Victorian Captain
s Armchair, Oak, Windsor, circa 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desk chair, a rotating and reclining Victorian captain's armchair in oak. A
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Oak Swivel Ships / Captains Cockpit Desk Chair 19th C
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique 19th century Victorian oak swivel ships, captains cockpit desk chair
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1880s English Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Oak
Antique Elbow Chair English Oak Leather Office Desk Captains, Study, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique elbow chair, an English, Edwardian, oak and leather office desk or Captain
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Oak
Antique Elbow Chair English Oak Leather Office Desk Captains, Study, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique elbow chair, an English, Edwardian, oak and leather office desk or Captain
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Oak
19th Century, Elm and Ash Smokers Bow, Captains Chair, Office or Desk Chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This solid chair has an attractive thick saddle shaped seat in Elm, it has a very wide curved top rail in Ash and chunky turned spindles beneath
The chair stands on very attracti...
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19th Century English Country Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Ash, Elm
19th Century English Anglo Chinese Teak Campaign Style Desk / Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Anglo-Chinese ship captain's desk / chest in two parts. Fitted with a secretary drawer
Category
19th Century English Campaign Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique 1900 Maritime Captains Campaign Desk "Capt. R. Sturgess"
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Authentic antique Campaign desk belonging to Captain R. Sturgess, circa early 1900s.
Completely
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Early 20th Century British Colonial Antique Captains Desk
1920s 1930s English Captains Office Swivel Desk Chair by Hillcrest Adjustable
By Hillcrest
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A fantastic example of a 1920s/30s oak and leather "Hillcrest" revolving desk chair on wheels
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Metal
Antique English Chesterfield Captain
s Chair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Handsome 19th century olive green leather Chesterfield Captain's Chair. Chair featured high quality
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Antique Oak Office Chair, Captains Chair
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Antique oak Captains chair in perfect condition. The chair has seat height adjustment and a rocking
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1890s English Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Leather Captains Office Chair, Swivel Frame
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Well restored Art Deco office armchair with hand patinated sheepskin re-upholstered. The chair is made of solid walnut and is adjustable in height, rotatable and tiltable backwards.
...
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1920s German Art Deco Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Sheepskin, Walnut
Large Antique Chesterfield Leather Wingback Captains Directors Swivel Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
comfortable captain’s indeed, it’s like your favourite reading chair with wheels. I don't come across many
Category
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather
An Antique Sea Captain’s Writing Compendium by JC Vickery of Regent Street
Located in London, GB
In Honduras mahogany, cross banded in satinwood, the drop flap upper section is removable, and sits on a base containing cupboards with mahogany lined interior drawers. The writing s...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Traditional Restored Cigar Brown Leather Oak Chesterfield Captains Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely fully restored original oak framed vintage hand dyed Chesterfield cigar brown leather directors chair.
A very good looking well made...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chesterfield Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Oak
Vintage Oxblood Leather Chesterfield Tufted Office Captains Occasional Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Oxblood leather Chesterfield tufted vintage style occasional office armchair
A very well made and decorative armchair, it has a tradit...
Category
19th Century English Chesterfield Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather
Restored Godfather Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Directors Captains Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored aged brown leather Godfather Directors armchair with original four leg base, circa 1890’s
This is a very fine and w...
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Stunning Solid Mahogany Victorian Swivel Office Captains Chair Lovely Timber
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian Solid mahogany swivel captain
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Mahogany
American Victorian Brown Leather Captains Office Chair Original Swivel Frame
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
captains chair with early original swivel movement
The chair has a lovely industrial look and feel to
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19th Century American American Classical Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
FINE RESTORED DIRECTORS BROWN LEATHER OAK FRAMED CHESTERFIELD CAPTAiNS ARMCHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely fully restored original oak framed Antique circa 1900 hand dyed Chesterfield cigar brown leather...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Oak
Chesterfield circa 1880 Restored Brown Leather Barrel Back Captains Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this fully restored circa 1860 Barrell back Chesterfield hand dyed brown leather office chair
This chair is really quite exquisite, it’s one of the earliest ty...
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Art Deco Chesterfield Barrel Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair, circa 1920
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
restored cigar brown leather Chesterfield fully buttoned directors captains chair
This is the bosses
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1920s English Art Deco Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather
Antique William IV Aged Brown Leather Chesterfield Fully Restored Captains Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fully restored circa 1830 horse shoe back Chesterfield hand dyed brown leather office chair
This chair is really quite exquisite, its ...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Original circa 1880 Maple
Co Restored Captains Chair Period Hillcrest Base
By Hillcrest, Maple
Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian stamped Maple & Co fully restored mahogany framed Hillcrest base office chair with hand dyed brown leather upholst...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
George III Period Brass-Bound Campaign Writing Slope "Captain
s Box", circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A gorgeous Georgian period Campaign triple-slope writing desk, it is often coined a “Captain’s Box
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1790s English Campaign Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Mahogany, Oak
STUNNING ANTIQUE WILLIAN IV CIRCA 1830 HAND CARVED WALNUT CAPTAINS SWIVEL CHAiR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, circa 1830 hand carved solid Walnut Ship captains swivel armchair with early dark petrol green / black
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique circa 1860 Fully Restored Deep Cigar Brown Leather Swivel Captains Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare fully restored circa 1860 Barrell back Chesterfield hand dyed brown leather office chair
This chair is really quite exquisite, its one...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique French Mahogany and Brass Desk Chair
Located in Benington, Herts
-proportioned desk / captain’s chair has a curved back with recessed panel with brass moulded edge which sweeps
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Early 1900s French Directoire Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Brass
English Regency Captain Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Mahogany English Regency captain desk with leather tooling and brass gallery.
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19th Century British Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Brass
Captain
s
Desk Chair
Located in Roswell, GA
English oak 'Captain's' swivel desk chair with wood spindles. Scottish studded tan leather with
Category
19th Century English Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Oak, Leather
$2,995
English Captain
s Desk Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Captain's mahogany desk chair, turned baluster-shaped arm and back supports, serpentine molded seat
Category
19th Century English Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Brass
Victorian Mahogany and Leather Captains Desk Chair
Located in Detling, GB
English, circa 1840.
A heavy mahogany and leather desk chair in showroom condition.
Lovely horse
Category
1840s British Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique English Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Captains Desk
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Victorian burr walnut pop up Davenport.
The Davenport has a slide out writing surface with original Moroccan leather insert .with stationary storage underneath with a pen slide .rev...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Walnut
English Antique Scholars Captain Chair
Located in Lancashire, GB
English Antique Scholars Captain Chair.
An unusual English antique scholars chair, from Cambridge
Category
19th Century English Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Ash, Elm
A 19th Century Captain
s Chair
Located in London, GB
19th C English Bentwood and turned beech and birch Armchair
Category
19th Century English Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Beech, Birch
Great Pair of Walnut
Captain
s Chairs
, circa 1880
By James Shoolbred
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good pair of walnut and close-nailed leather 'Captain's' chairs or desk chairs, each with a
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th C SEA CAPTAIN
S WINDSOR WRITING ARM CHAIR
Located in Essex, MA
Early sea captain's writing windsor arm chair, designed for multifunctional use aboard a ship, the
Category
19th Century Antique Captains Desk
Georgian Mahogany Military Captains Campaign Writing Box Early 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Georgian military Campaign box in solid mahogany with screwed brass strapping and flush-fitting side-handles and side drawer. Solid and functional to the outside, the real interest i...
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Early 19th Century British George III Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Brass
Davenport Desk, Antique Desk, Writing Table, Victorian Desk, Scotland, 1880
Located in Vancouver, BC
Wonderful quality, good condition
Named after captain davenport who designed the desk at the end of the
Category
1870s Scottish Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany Captain
s Chestof Drawers Desk
Located in Bainbridge Island, WA
Adolph Frederick (king of Sweden 1751-71) period Captain's Commode Desk.
Imagine the
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Captains Desk
Antique Club Chair or Captains Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Antique desk chair, captain's chair or club chair standing on turned front legs and porcelain
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Captains Desk
Pair of English Captains Armchairs, circa 1860, Marked
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of English captains armchairs, circa 1860, Marked
25.75"W X 19"D X 32"T, Seat:18.75"T, Arm
Category
1860s English Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Wood
Antique Walnut Desk, Victorian Davenport Desk, Scotland 1860, H020
Located in Vancouver, BC
after captain davenport who designed the desk at the end of the 18th century
$1850
H020
Measures: 21
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Captains Desk
Materials
Walnut
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Antique Captains Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique captains desk you’re looking for. Each antique captains desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. Your living room may not be complete without an antique captains desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique captains desk made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique captains desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Chesterfield, Ralph Johnson and Maple
Co. produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Captains Desk?
An antique captains desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,525, while the lowest priced sells for $613 and the highest can go for as much as $15,653.
Questions About Antique Captains Desk
- What is an antique Davenport desk?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
- What is a captain s desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A captain’s desk is sometimes referred to as Davenport desk. It is a small desk with an inclined desktop that can be lifted to access large storage space. It has smaller spaces in the form of small drawers and pigeonholes on the sides. This desk owes its name to Captain Josiah Davenport (1771–1836) who was the first to commission the design. Find a collection of antique and vintage desks on 1stDibs today.
- What is a captain’s desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022A captain’s desk is a type of desk that you stand at rather than sit in front of. It usually has an angled desktop and decorative molding. Captain Josiah Davenport commissioned the British furniture maker Gillows of Lancaster to design the first one in the late 18th century. Sometimes, people refer to the furnishing as a Davenport desk in his honor. Shop a variety of captain’s desks on 1stDibs.
- What are antique desks called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.
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