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Antique French Oak Dining Farm Bakers Table Conference Office Library Desk c1920
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Oak Dining Farm Bakers Table Conference Office Library Desk c1920. Direct from
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Library Desk

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Metal

Antique 19th Century French Henry II Style Walnut Trestle Table Library Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
French library table in Henry II style, circa 1890s. Made from walnut with a long carved central
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Library Desk

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Abalone

Antique French Oak Console Sofa Table Barley Twist Louis XIII Library Desk
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French oak office library desk sofa table barley twist Louis XIII ~Direct from France
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19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Antique English Carved Oak Barley Twist Library Desk Leather Top Hall Sofa Table
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from England, a lovely antique English oak writing desk, with thick barley twist legs and
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1910s English Jacobean Antique Library Desk

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Leather, Oak

A Fine Antique Library Desk in the Empire Manner by Krieger of Paris
By Maison Krieger
Located in London, GB
Constructed in particularly well patinated thuyawood veneers over an oak carcass, with bronze embellishments in the style of Percier and Fontaine; rising from a plinth base with a cr...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Library Desk

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Bronze

Leather And Mahoghony Barrel Back Library / Desk Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wonderful old chair shows its great "bones" with its perfectly proportioned barrel back sitting on elegant reeded mahoghony legs and brass feet. While structurally very sound, t...
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19th Century British George III Antique Library Desk

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Brass

Antique English Tiered Rustic Pine Console Table Library Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
, standing desk, kitchen island, podium or alter. Measures: 41”.   
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Early 20th Century Rustic Antique Library Desk

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Pine

Antique Mahogany Cowhide Nailhead Executive Library Desk Swivel Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique library office desk armchair. Made of mahogany featuring a rustic / western cowhide and
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Early 20th Century Rustic Antique Library Desk

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Cowhide, Mahogany

Antique Arnold Library Table by Auglaize Furniture Co Mission Oak Bookcase Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Auglaize Furniture Company 3 in 1 library desk, circa 1920s. Made from quartersawn "tiger" oak with
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1920s Mission Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Antique Italian Neoclassical Walnut Marquetry Figural Writing Desk Library Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Italian marquetry writing or library desk, Made from walnut with carved inlays of oak and
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Antique Library Desk

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Leather, Fruitwood, Oak, Walnut

Antique English Pine Country Farmhouse Trestle Library Desk Dining Table 72"
Located in Dayton, OH
used in a library as a desk. DIMENSIONS 39.5" x 72" x 29.5"
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Early 20th Century British Country Antique Library Desk

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Pine

19th Century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Desk Table Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~ ~A wonderful antique French carved oak library tale or “bureau plat” desk
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Stunning Anglo Indian Carved Rosewood Early 19th Century Library Table Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautifully carved library desk circa 1830. Profusely carved featuring bold carved leaf to the
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19th Century Indian Antique Library Desk

Antique William IV 1835 a Blain Liverpool Library Desk Table Writing Slope
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
stamped, A Blain Liverpool, Mahogany Library table desk with built in writing slope A very good
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1830s English William IV Antique Library Desk

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Hardwood

19th Century William IV Mahogany Library Writing Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique William IV library desk. Warm mahogany color. Leather is hand-colored leather
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1830s British William IV Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Antique French Carved Oak Dining Table Library Desk Louis XV Style Ram Hoof
Located in Shreveport, LA
~ ~Excellent size, perfect for use as a dining table or a library table/desk~ ~Solid oak, very heavy and
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Library Desk

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Oak

English Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Handsome 19th century English partners or library desk crafted in mahogany with a dark green tooled
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19th Century English William IV Antique Library Desk

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Bronze

19th Century Gillows Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare 19th Century oak breakfront library desk stamped Gillows. With leather inset top, brass
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19th Century Antique Library Desk

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Oak

19th Century Heals of London Library Chair
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century mahogany library / desk chair by Heals of London, having a dark green padded deep
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1880s British Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Antique French Country Carved Oak DESK Writing Library Louis XV Style Ram Hoof
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a beautiful antique French carved oak writing or library desk, in a large 5 ft
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Early 19th Century Walnut Dining Table or Desk from Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
century table from Italy would easily function as a dining table, library desk, or perhaps it could offer
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19th Century Italian Antique Library Desk

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Wood, Walnut

Large Antique Pedestal Desk, English, Partners, circa 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
lock Inside, adjustable document shelves A super example of a boardroom or library desk. Solid Joints
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19th Century Victorian Antique Library Desk

Italian Library Table Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wonderful 19th century painted Italian library table/desk. This piece is the perfect size for a
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19th Century Italian French Provincial Antique Library Desk

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Wood

Vintage Brass Library Lamp with Milk Glass Shade
Located in New York, NY
Vintage, industrial-style brass library desk lamp with period milk glass disk shade and Edison bulb
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Early 20th Century American Antique Library Desk

English Library Writing Table / Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century English painted library table/ desk, 1890 Dimensions 90 inches (229 cms) wide
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Wood

Alexander Graham Bell s Partner s Desk from the Birchbrow Mansion, 19th Century
Located in Hamburg, PA
This Birchbrow library desk is an important and historical piece once belonging to Father Thomas
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Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Library Desk

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Oak

George III Rosewood Library Partner s Desk
Located in Lymington, GB
An exceptional George III period rosewood library partner's desk, circa 1810. It is unusual to
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Library Desk

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Rosewood

Antique Regency Period Library Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique Regency library table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around
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1820s British Regency Antique Library Desk

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Wood

Antique William IV Library Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb antique William IV period writing desk. This was made in England, it dates from around
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1840s British William IV Antique Library Desk

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Leather, Wood

Partners Desk / Library Table
Located in Dallas, TX
a large pine partners desk with embossed leather top with brass edge, campaign type pedestal desk
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

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Brass

Walnut Partners Desk Library Table Regency Style
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
WALNUT PARTNERS DESK LIBRARY TABLE REGENCY STYLE EYGPTIAN INFLUENCED LIBRARY TABLE WITH 3
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Early 20th Century English Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

Italian Desk, or Library Table with Turtles
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
it. There is a myriad of applications, from a desk or sofa table, to a library or center hall table
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1860s Italian Antique Library Desk

Antique William IV Library Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique library table of the utmost quality. This dates from the William IV period
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Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Library Desk

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Wood

Arts and Crafts Oak Library Table/Desk
Located in Petaluma, CA
This handsome and chunky arts and crafts desk has the added feature of shelves on the side for
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Early 20th Century American Antique Library Desk

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Copper

18th C. Walnut Library Table Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 18th C. Louis XV walnut “table de bibliothèque". The table features a gilt-tooled red leather writing surface over a beautifully hand-carved body with 4 drawers, supported ...
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Library Desk

English Late Regency Mahogany Partner s Desk Library Table
Located in Essex, MA
Mahogany Late Regency Double Sided Library Table or Partner's Desk. Turned Neoclassical Sheraton
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

Louis XVI Neoclassical Mahogany Library Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome French neoclassical mahogany library table, writing table or desk. Made in the Louis XVI
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century Carved Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning carved oak library table circa 1880. two-drawer library table which would also make a
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Late 19th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Jacobean Oak Desk / Library Table Early 20th Century
Located in Fulton, CA
Early 20th century oak library table / desk / refectory table with fanned inlay detail. Bold, over
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Early 20th Century English Jacobean Antique Library Desk

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Oak

English Georgian Revival Mahogany Library Table Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An English Georgian-revival double sided leather top library table or writing desk in mahogany
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Early 20th Century English George III Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Chippendale Oak Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Chippendale style oak library table desk with quarter-sawn panels and delicate, carved cabriole
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19th Century American Chippendale Antique Library Desk

Antique Victorian Leather Top Partners Desk / Library Table
Located in London, GB
A superb and very impressive antique Victorian partners desk / library writing table. This was made
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Leather, Wood

George III Mahogany Partners Desk or Library Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An impressive George III mahogany partners desk. The desk stylistically has strong resemblance to
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18th Century English Chippendale Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Carved Antique Library Table Desk with White Paint
Located in Round Top, TX
compliments the Danish styling of this late 19th century desk. The warm dark wood is exposed where the paint
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Library Desk

French Leather Desk/Library/Corner Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
High quality, handmade, solid walnut chair with beautifully aged and worn leather upholstery.
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Early 20th Century French Régence Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

Rosewood Carved Writing Desk/Library Table, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Portuguese writing table, 19th century, the rectangular top having spiral trimmed Edge, over two frieze drawers to one side and faux drawers to the reverse Side, elaborate ring tur...
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Mid-19th Century Portuguese Antique Library Desk

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Rosewood

19th Century Antique Rosewood Library Table Desk Circa 1820
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19TH CENTURY ANTIQUE ROSEWOOD LIBRARY TABLE DESK CIRCA 1820 GREEN LEATHER TOOLED TOP
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

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Rosewood

19th Century Antique Rosewood Library Table Desk Circa 1830
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19TH CENTURY ANTIQUE ROSEWOOD LIBRARY TABLE DESK CIRCA 1830 2 DRAWERS TO THE FRONT, BEAUTIFUL
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

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Rosewood

c.1875 French Walnut Louis XIII Library Table/Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Gorgeous antique French walnut Louis XIII library table or desk with outstanding hand-carved barley
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19th Century French Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

Antique Chippendale Mahogany Library Serpentine Kneehole Writing Desk 44"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chippendale library writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring serpentine rectangular form
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century Trestle-Style English Writing Desk Library Table
Located in Surrey, BC
An exceptional, compact antique English writing desk/library table with trestle-style legs, circa
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1880s English Renaissance Revival Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

19TH C. Campaign Style Partners Desk or Library Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A late Regency library table or partners desk with 3 operating drawers on one side and 3 faux
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Library Desk

Chesterfield Leather Library or Office Desk Chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Chesterfield leather library or office desk chair This is a wonderfully comfortable desk chair
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Early 20th Century Directoire Antique Library Desk

Antique William IV Library Writing Table / Desk / Side Table
Located in London, GB
A charming antique William IV library writing table / desk / side table. This was made in England
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1830s British William IV Antique Library Desk

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Wood

19th Century Early Victorian Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century writing table circa 1840. 2 drawer library table with partitions, standing on
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1840s British Antique Library Desk

English William IV Partner s Writing Desk or Library Table
Located in Essex, MA
Period English Mahogany Writing Desk, Regency or William IV. Drawers on Both Long Sides
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Antique William IV Mahogany Library Table Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique William IV mahogany library table, circa 1835 in date. It is crafted
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1830s William IV Antique Library Desk

Materials

Mahogany

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Antique Library Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique library desk you’re looking for. Each antique library desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and oak. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique library desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique library desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Regency and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique library desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gillows of Lancaster London, Gustav Stickley and Stickley Brothers are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Library Desk?

An antique library desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,045, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $275,000.
Questions About Antique Library Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, you can use a library table as a desk. In fact, many people like the spacious tops found on library tables because they usually have enough room to accommodate a computer and provide additional work space. Find a range of library tables on 1stDibs.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.