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Folding French Pine Laundry Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
go wrong with...it folds flat when not in use, but can seat 6 people for meals and it also makes a
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Pine

Antique Folding French Pine Laundry Table
Folding French Pine Laundry Table

Folding French Pine Laundry Table

$3,200
Brass and Wood Folding Measures
Located in Woodstock, NY
Three folding wooden measuring sticks, with brass trimming. Wonderful late 19th century styling and
Category

19th Century American Industrial Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass and Wood Folding Measures
Brass and Wood Folding Measures

Brass and Wood Folding Measures

$525
British Campaign Teak Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
British Campaign Teak Desk on folding base, leather top with brass fittings
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique British Campaign Teak Desk
British Campaign Teak Desk

British Campaign Teak Desk

$2,600
Wood Slat Folding Chair - multiple available
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Built to last, these solid walnut folding chairs are comfortable, handsome, and practical. They
Category

1920s American Adirondack Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Wood Slat Folding Chair - multiple available
Wood Slat Folding Chair - multiple available

Wood Slat Folding Chair - multiple available

$165
Luis XVI Style Rosewood Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XVI style small fold-down writing desk with pierced gallery edge in veneered rosewood.
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Luis XVI Style Rosewood Writing Desk
Luis XVI Style Rosewood Writing Desk

Luis XVI Style Rosewood Writing Desk

$4,800
Beautiful Walnut Folding Chair with Embossed Leather
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking Italian primitive chair with stretched leather back and seat and carved paw feet
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Walnut, Leather

Antique Beautiful Walnut Folding Chair with Embossed Leather
Beautiful Walnut Folding Chair with Embossed Leather

Beautiful Walnut Folding Chair with Embossed Leather

$2,800
Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Desk in the Manner of Pugin
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A beautiful Victorian Gothic Revival oak desk in the manner of Pugin, circa 1880. The desk having a
Category

1880s English Gothic Revival Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Steel

Antique Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Desk in the Manner of Pugin
Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Desk in the Manner of Pugin

Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Desk in the Manner of Pugin

$2,399
Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Desk in the Manner of Pugin
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A beautiful Victorian Gothic Revival oak desk in the manner of pugin, circa 1880. The desk having a
Category

1880s English Gothic Revival Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Steel

Antique Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Desk in the Manner of Pugin
Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Desk in the Manner of Pugin

Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Desk in the Manner of Pugin

$2,399
French Writing Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
A French burl wood writing desk with fold-out leather writing surface, top section is fitted with
Category

19th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Antique French Writing Desk
French Writing Desk

French Writing Desk

$8,000
Rare Inlaid Mahogany Stand-up Desk, c.1815, New England
Located in Providence, RI
that when the top central section is folded open, a writing desk is securely positioned. Note, when the
Category

19th Century American Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Inlaid Mahogany Stand-up Desk, c.1815, New England
Rare Inlaid Mahogany Stand-up Desk, c.1815, New England

Rare Inlaid Mahogany Stand-up Desk, c.1815, New England

$5,000
English Hepplewhite Inlaid Butler s Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English Hepplewhite inlaid butler's desk , the top is cross banded with mahogany and boxwood, the
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

English Hepplewhite Inlaid Butler s Desk
English Hepplewhite Inlaid Butler s Desk

English Hepplewhite Inlaid Butler s Desk

$3,750
A Lacquered Dressing Table with Folding Top and Rising Glass
Located in New York, NY
The japanned top depicting a genre scene opening to reveal 14 cabinets and a rising rear mirror. The serpentine front having a kneehole flanked by three drawers on either side ending...
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Folding Desk

A Lacquered Dressing Table with Folding Top and Rising Glass
A Lacquered Dressing Table with Folding Top and Rising Glass

A Lacquered Dressing Table with Folding Top and Rising Glass

Late 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Desk
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Unusual inlaid and cross banded figured mahogany campaign desk with fold down top revealing writing
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Desk
Late 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Desk

Late 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Desk

$1,199
C. 1880 English Oak Travel Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a serious English traveling writing desk. It folds up for carrying like a lunchbox, and
Category

19th Century English Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

C. 1880 English Oak Travel Writing Desk
C. 1880 English Oak Travel Writing Desk

C. 1880 English Oak Travel Writing Desk

$800
18th Century Oak Bureau/Desk, England, circa 1780
Located in East Hampton, NY
Fold-out desk, stepped interior that's oak lined with a "hidden" well, two short drawers over two
Category

18th Century English Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

18th Century Oak Bureau/Desk, England, circa 1780
18th Century Oak Bureau/Desk, England, circa 1780

18th Century Oak Bureau/Desk, England, circa 1780

$4,000
Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1795
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Writing Desk, end table, American, Boston, Massachusetts,, Mahogany with Tambour Doors, Fold Out
Category

18th Century and Earlier American Federal Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1795
Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1795

Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1795

$7,950
English Mahogany Campaign Desk with Brass Handles and Leather Top
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
The to of this writing desk folds open to reveal a gilt, tooled leather writing surface and two
Category

19th Century English Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

English Mahogany Campaign Desk with Brass Handles and Leather Top
English Mahogany Campaign Desk with Brass Handles and Leather Top

English Mahogany Campaign Desk with Brass Handles and Leather Top

$3,500
Antique Black Lacquered Art Nouveau Writing Desk and Table from Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
brass mountains. The writing table has a foldable mechanism. If the desk is closed, it looks like a
Category

1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Black Lacquered Art Nouveau Writing Desk and Table from Vienna
Antique Black Lacquered Art Nouveau Writing Desk and Table from Vienna

Antique Black Lacquered Art Nouveau Writing Desk and Table from Vienna

$4,900
Oak Mid Western Butler s Style Deskj
Located in Stamford, CT
ORIGINAL HARDWARE- PULL OUT SUPPORTS FOR DESK FOLD DOWN TOP.
Category

19th Century American Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Oak

Oak Mid Western Butler s Style Deskj
Oak Mid Western Butler s Style Deskj

Oak Mid Western Butler s Style Deskj

$2,500
Georgian Secretaire Chest with New Faux Bamboo Trim
Located in Port Chester, NY
they make this a striking bureau. The top drawer folds down to reveal a desk area covered in red tooled
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Wood

Georgian Secretaire Chest with New Faux Bamboo Trim
Georgian Secretaire Chest with New Faux Bamboo Trim

Georgian Secretaire Chest with New Faux Bamboo Trim

$3,650
Very Small George III Mahogany Secretary
Located in Wells, ME
the base. The fold down butler's desk has a fitted interior with cubby holes and drawers with
Category

18th Century and Earlier British George III Antique Folding Desk

Very Small George III Mahogany Secretary
Very Small George III Mahogany Secretary

Very Small George III Mahogany Secretary

$9,500
19th Century French Kingwood and Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour
Located in London, west Sussex
long tapered square legs with brass caps. The writing desk has a fold out writing surface, covered with
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

19th Century French Kingwood and Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour
19th Century French Kingwood and Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour

19th Century French Kingwood and Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour

$4,352
Rare Antique Cast Iron and Oak School Desk with Foldable Bench and Desk Surface
Located in Bridport, CT
Great antique school desk with elaborate cast iron design and beautiful craftsmanship. Materials
Category

19th Century American Industrial Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Iron

Rare Antique Cast Iron and Oak School Desk with Foldable Bench and Desk Surface
Rare Antique Cast Iron and Oak School Desk with Foldable Bench and Desk Surface

Rare Antique Cast Iron and Oak School Desk with Foldable Bench and Desk Surface

$1,245
Fine Mahogany Double Fold Lap Desk, 19th Century, on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Fine Mahogany Double Fold Lap Desk with Brass Trim, England, Circa 1850, Mounted on a Modern Custom
Category

19th Century English Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Velvet

Fine Mahogany Double Fold Lap Desk, 19th Century, on Stand
Fine Mahogany Double Fold Lap Desk, 19th Century, on Stand

Fine Mahogany Double Fold Lap Desk, 19th Century, on Stand

$6,750
Antique Desk Chair Edwardian Stained Beech Folding Chair 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A stunning antique Edwardian stained beechwood folding chair, upholstered trellis pattern arms
Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Beech

Antique Desk Chair Edwardian Stained Beech Folding Chair 19th Century
Antique Desk Chair Edwardian Stained Beech Folding Chair 19th Century

Antique Desk Chair Edwardian Stained Beech Folding Chair 19th Century

$445
George II Game Table / Desk / Tea Table with 3-Fold Top, English
Located in Lenox, MA
This is a truly gorgeous game table, desk, and tea table with a 3-fold top. It is English, and
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Mahogany

George II Game Table / Desk / Tea Table with 3-Fold Top, English
George II Game Table / Desk / Tea Table with 3-Fold Top, English

George II Game Table / Desk / Tea Table with 3-Fold Top, English

$5,800
English Black Lacquered Lap Desk
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
pearl escutcheons and knobs with inkwell and pen holders inside. The lap desk folds out to reveal the
Category

19th Century English Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Wood

English Black Lacquered Lap Desk
English Black Lacquered Lap Desk

English Black Lacquered Lap Desk

$3,500
Japanese Lacquered Secretaire Desk, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
, inset green leather on the fold out desk, lower cabinets on a raised platform base, late 19th century
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Giltwood

Japanese Lacquered Secretaire Desk, 19th Century
Japanese Lacquered Secretaire Desk, 19th Century

Japanese Lacquered Secretaire Desk, 19th Century

$14,800
Louis Vuitton Malle Bureau or Desk Trunk.
Located in London, GB
with drawers, stationery compartments, central locking system and writing desk which folds open to a
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

Louis Vuitton Malle Bureau or Desk Trunk.
Louis Vuitton Malle Bureau or Desk Trunk.

Louis Vuitton Malle Bureau or Desk Trunk.

Antique 19th Century Pine Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
A very handsome antique late 19th century secretary bookcase with a fold out desk surface. Upper
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Folding Desk

Antique 19th Century Pine Secretary Bookcase Desk
Antique 19th Century Pine Secretary Bookcase Desk

Antique 19th Century Pine Secretary Bookcase Desk

$2,650
A Meiji Lacquer and Abalone Lap Desk
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
, flowers and rocks. The desk folds open to reveal the original crushed-velvet writing surface with brass
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Lacquer, Abalone

A Meiji Lacquer and Abalone Lap Desk
A Meiji Lacquer and Abalone Lap Desk

A Meiji Lacquer and Abalone Lap Desk

$950
Early 19th Century American Linen Press Butler s Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A rare and unusual early 19th C. American mahogany combination linen press butler's desk; the upper
Category

1810s American Federal Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century American Linen Press Butler s Desk
Early 19th Century American Linen Press Butler s Desk

Early 19th Century American Linen Press Butler s Desk

$6,500
Late 19th Century Chinese Carved Hardwood Desk or Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A late 19th century Chinese profusely carved folding hardwood desk or table. The table consists
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Hardwood

Late 19th Century Chinese Carved Hardwood Desk or Table
Late 19th Century Chinese Carved Hardwood Desk or Table

Late 19th Century Chinese Carved Hardwood Desk or Table

$1,645
Antique Victorian Campaign Style Oak Desk Chair Office, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A Victorian Campaign style folding oak desk chair, circa 1870, with studded seat, excellent antique
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Campaign Style Oak Desk Chair Office, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Campaign Style Oak Desk Chair Office, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Campaign Style Oak Desk Chair Office, 19th Century

$1,364
Victorian Oak Step Back Library Bookcase
Located in Georges Mills, NH
Linen fold carving Drawers Desk with pigeon holes
Category

1890s English Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Oak, Wood

Victorian Oak Step Back Library Bookcase
Victorian Oak Step Back Library Bookcase

Victorian Oak Step Back Library Bookcase

$4,500
19th Century Swedish Pantry
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Swedish pantry in original blue milk paint. Has bin and fold-down desk.
Category

19th Century Swedish Antique Folding Desk

19th Century Swedish Pantry
19th Century Swedish Pantry

19th Century Swedish Pantry

$4,200
Italian Secretary
Located in Northfield, IL
With etched antique mirror inlays in doors and black ebony detailing. Depth (when desk is folded
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Italian Secretary
Italian Secretary

Italian Secretary

$3,600
!920 s Carved Walnut Secretary
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful and functional piece with upper storage area in addition to the fold-down desk, and three
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Folding Desk

!920 s Carved Walnut Secretary
!920 s Carved Walnut Secretary

!920 s Carved Walnut Secretary

$3,600
Rare 18th C. French Cherry Mechanical Work Table, Circa 1780
Located in Lake Forest, IL
designed so that the contents of the drawers and slots can remain safe while the desk portion is folded
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Steel

Rare 18th C. French Cherry Mechanical Work Table, Circa 1780
Rare 18th C. French Cherry Mechanical Work Table, Circa 1780

Rare 18th C. French Cherry Mechanical Work Table, Circa 1780

$12,375
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire Chest with Leather Writing Surface
Located in London, GB
French, 19th century An elegant, marble top, secretaire chest. With three drawers, a fold
Category

19th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire Chest with Leather Writing Surface
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire Chest with Leather Writing Surface

19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire Chest with Leather Writing Surface

$4,112
Antique American Empire Bachelor s Chest of Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique American empire bachelor's chest of drawers. Top drawer folds down to become a desk
Category

Early 20th Century American American Empire Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique American Empire Bachelor s Chest of Drawers
Antique American Empire Bachelor s Chest of Drawers

Antique American Empire Bachelor s Chest of Drawers

$1,000
French Vintage Writing Bureau in Limed Oak
Located in Wolverhampton, GB
A lovely French vintage writing bureau refinished in a limed oak look. It has a desk which folds
Category

19th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Oak

French Vintage Writing Bureau in Limed Oak
French Vintage Writing Bureau in Limed Oak

French Vintage Writing Bureau in Limed Oak

$1,191
Walnut Providence Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
open up and top folds down for official desk use, opens up to six smaller drawers with custom built
Category

19th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Providence Secretary
Walnut Providence Secretary

Walnut Providence Secretary

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Painted Cupboard
Located in Hudson, NY
a shelf and a small fold-out desk surface. The back of the cupboard has an opening cut-out. With
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Folding Desk

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Painted Cupboard
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Painted Cupboard

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Painted Cupboard

$4,350
New England Federal Period Secretary Bookcase
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A handsome and useful three part desk with fold over writing flap, two cupboard doors concealing
Category

19th Century American Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

New England Federal Period Secretary Bookcase
New England Federal Period Secretary Bookcase

New England Federal Period Secretary Bookcase

$32,000
COMMODE WITH DESKTOP, BIRDSEYE MAPLE WITH INLAY, MARBLE TOP
Located in New Orleans, LA
fronts. Above the three equal sized drawers, the commode has a fold down leather desk top with a
Category

19th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Leather

COMMODE WITH DESKTOP, BIRDSEYE MAPLE WITH INLAY, MARBLE TOP
COMMODE WITH DESKTOP, BIRDSEYE MAPLE WITH INLAY, MARBLE TOP

COMMODE WITH DESKTOP, BIRDSEYE MAPLE WITH INLAY, MARBLE TOP

$5,500
Rare Federal Carved Mahogany Secretary Cabinet
Located in Woodbury, CT
carved mullioned glass doors, set on a base with butler's desk with fold down writing board revealing
Category

19th Century American Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Birdseye Maple, Pine

Rare Federal Carved Mahogany Secretary Cabinet
Rare Federal Carved Mahogany Secretary Cabinet

Rare Federal Carved Mahogany Secretary Cabinet

$16,500
Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Butler s Cabinet
Located in Woodbury, CT
with oval and string inlays, set on a base with a pull out butler's fitted desk compartment with fold
Category

19th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Pine, Poplar

Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Butler s Cabinet
Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Butler s Cabinet

Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Butler s Cabinet

$11,500
Late Federal Fall Front Secretary, circa 1820, New England
Located in Alexandria, VA
two drawers below. Desk section has fold-out cloth writing surface supported by three pull-out slides
Category

1820s American Federal Antique Folding Desk

Late Federal Fall Front Secretary, circa 1820, New England
Late Federal Fall Front Secretary, circa 1820, New England

Late Federal Fall Front Secretary, circa 1820, New England

$6,500
Louis Vuitton ‘Malle Secrétaire’.
Located in London, GB
folding writing desk, drawers and stationery compartment, the exterior in classic LV Monogramme canvas
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Louis Vuitton ‘Malle Secrétaire’.

Louis Vuitton ‘Malle Secrétaire’.

English Desk Folding Writing Table 19th Century Mahogany Card Console Table
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive 19th century banded mahogany foldover writing table. The folding hinged boxwood
Category

19th Century English Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Mahogany

English Desk Folding Writing Table 19th Century Mahogany Card Console Table
English Desk Folding Writing Table 19th Century Mahogany Card Console Table

English Desk Folding Writing Table 19th Century Mahogany Card Console Table

$678
18th Century Italian Folding Book or Bible Stand
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A very old and unusually constructed folding book stand with carved hinges, made in Italy probably
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Other Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Maple

18th Century Italian Folding Book or Bible Stand
18th Century Italian Folding Book or Bible Stand

18th Century Italian Folding Book or Bible Stand

$275
Swedish Gustavian Drafting Desk
Located in Boston, MA
, perfect for drafting, or fold down to a flat desk for everyday use. Equipped with five drawers that lock
Category

18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Wood

Swedish Gustavian Drafting Desk
Swedish Gustavian Drafting Desk

Swedish Gustavian Drafting Desk

$6,800
Antique Walnut Roll Top Desk by Derby Boston, America 1880
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique walnut roll top desk by Derby Boston, America 1880, B2750 America 1990 Solid walnut
Category

1880s North American Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Walnut Roll Top Desk by Derby Boston, America 1880
Antique Walnut Roll Top Desk by Derby Boston, America 1880

Antique Walnut Roll Top Desk by Derby Boston, America 1880

$3,600
Extremely Rare, 20th Century Arthur Conan Doyle Goyard Desk Trunk
By Goyard
Located in Hong Kong, HK
the bottom part, the wooden folding desk which reveals under a square compartment to hold the
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Folding Desk

Materials

Brass

Extremely Rare, 20th Century Arthur Conan Doyle Goyard Desk Trunk
Extremely Rare, 20th Century Arthur Conan Doyle Goyard Desk Trunk

Extremely Rare, 20th Century Arthur Conan Doyle Goyard Desk Trunk

$93,380
Bold Antique 19th Century Hand-Painted Empire Secretary Bookcase
Located in Hudson, NY
piece. The base with drawers and a fold-out desk, the bookcase above with divided pane glass doors and
Category

1850s American Antique Folding Desk

Bold Antique 19th Century Hand-Painted Empire Secretary Bookcase
Bold Antique 19th Century Hand-Painted Empire Secretary Bookcase

Bold Antique 19th Century Hand-Painted Empire Secretary Bookcase

$2,875
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique folding desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique folding desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique folding desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique folding desk, those designed in Industrial, Victorian and Arts and Crafts styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one antique folding desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Remington Rand, Shapland Petter and T. Powell produced versions that are worth a look.

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Prices for an antique folding desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $68 and can go as high as $10,800, while the average can fetch as much as $2,271.
Questions About Antique Folding Desk
  • What are antique desks called?
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    1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What 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.
  • What is an antique Davenport desk?
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    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An 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, 2022
    A 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.
  • How do I know if my roll top desk is antique?
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    1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To 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.
  • How much is my antique secretary desk worth?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An 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.
  • How do I know if my antique roll top desk?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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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