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ELEGANT ViNTAGE GILLOWS REGENCY STYLE HARDWOOD SABER LEG OFFICE DESK CHAIr
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Regency Gillow's style office desk armchair with saber legs Please note the delivery fee listed is just
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Early 20th Century English Regency Styles Of Antique Desks

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Hardwood

Early 19th Century American Tigerwood Maple Secretaire
Located in Southampton, NY
piece. This style of desk was prevalent in the United States from roughly 1780-1830 and is characterized
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Early 19th Century American Styles Of Antique Desks

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Wood

Art deco desk lamp with opaline in style of Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco desk lamp with opaline shade. Very similar work to the ones of Poul Henningsen (1894-1967
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1920s Danish Art Deco Styles Of Antique Desks

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Opaline Glass

Antique 18th century style pair of desk cannon English circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This superb pair of model desk cannons has been beautifully handmade in mahogany with nailed brass
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Early 20th Century British Louis Philippe Styles Of Antique Desks

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Brass, Bronze

Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Bouillotte Desk Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Each three arm candelabra; with painted black tin shades and gilt bronze finials, wired for electricity. From the Collection of Mario Buatta, New York, NY.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Styles Of Antique Desks

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Ormolu

Neoclassical Marquetry Desk Chair in the Style of Giuseppe Maggiolini, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
A spectacular Italian Neoclassical style desk chair, in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini, late
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Styles Of Antique Desks

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Brass

Period English Regency Desk or Sofa Table in Style of Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in Essex, MA
Period English mahogany desk or sofa table in style of Thomas Hope Mahogany with figured
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Styles Of Antique Desks

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Mahogany

James Phillips Chippendale Style Claw Ball Side Dining Desk Leather Chairs
By James Phillips Sons
Located in Pulborough, GB
. The James Phillips & Sons Chippendale style side dining desk chairs are a stunning piece of furniture
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19th Century British Chippendale Styles Of Antique Desks

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Leather

Mappin Webb Agate and Gilded Brass Art Deco Style Desk Clock
By Mappin Webb
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Mappin & Webb STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Agate Stone Easel Desk Clock
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Agate

Antique Danish Biedermeier Pine Secretary Desk With Blue Leather
Located in Centennial, CO
A stately antique circa 1900 Danish Biedermeier style secretary desk crafted out of gorgeous
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Late 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Styles Of Antique Desks

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Brass

Spanish Baroque Bargueno Style Gilt Cabinet Chest on Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic large Spanish baroque bargueno style cabinet or chest on stand crafted from thick pine. The
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19th Century Spanish Baroque Styles Of Antique Desks

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Iron

19th Century Arts and Crafts Oak Dining or Library Table
By Rucker Fuller
Located in Rio Vista, CA
side in the style and manner of a partners desk. The large trestle base has five large, square legs
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19th Century American Arts and Crafts Styles Of Antique Desks

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Oak

French Louis XV Period 18th Century Walnut Slant Front Secretary and Buffet
Located in Atlanta, GA
and ornate style of its era. The desk's slant front elegantly opens to reveal multiple inner drawers
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18th Century French Louis XV Styles Of Antique Desks

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Walnut

Empire Style Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
Lady's desk with Empire style mahogany, base decorated with griffins, very beautiful register of
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Early 20th Century French Empire Styles Of Antique Desks

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Bronze

Superb Late Victorian Adams Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4979 Superb Adams style inlaid desk of generous proportions, having black leather writing surface
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19th Century British Adam Style Styles Of Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Antique white desk in the style of classicism
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Antique white desk in the style of classicism The elegant and practical desk from the period of
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1920s Czech Neoclassical Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Second Half of the 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Desk
Located in Liverpool, GB
Second half of the 19th century Italian Renaissance style desk An Italian Renaissance style desk
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Oak, Pine

Mother of Pearl Desk Set
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1850-1860s five piece English Regency style mother of pearl desk set which includes: a photo
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19th Century English Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Small End of 19th C. Louis XV Style Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Small end of 19th century Louis XV style desk in wood marquetry veneer; chiseled and gilt bronze
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19th Century French Styles Of Antique Desks

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Bronze

Coromandel Wood Davenport Desk, William IV, in the Style of Waring and Gillows
Located in Lincoln, GB
Coromandel wood davenport desk. William IV, in the style of Waring and Gillows, with sliding desk
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1840s English Styles Of Antique Desks

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Wood

Antique English Freestanding Mahogany Writing Desk by M.Butler of Dublin
Located in GB
This highly impressive freestanding desk is made in mahogany to an 18th century Robert Adam design
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Late 19th Century Adam Style Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English 19th C Freestanding Mahogany Writing Desk by M.Butler of Dublin
Located in GB
This highly impressive freestanding desk is made in mahogany to an 18th century Robert Adam design
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Late 19th Century Adam Style Styles Of Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Fine Quality Mid-19th Century Goncalo Alves Bureau Plat in the French Style
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine quality mid-19th century (1840) Goncalo alves freestanding bureau plat in the French style
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Mid-19th Century English Styles Of Antique Desks

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Zebra Wood

Cylinder Desk in Blond Walnut, First Part of the 19th Century, Biedermeier Style
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Cylinder desk offering in its upper part a writing surface which, once unfolded, allows to write
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Bone, Leather, Chestnut

Bureau, Provincial Style, 19th Century, Country Piece, Desk
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
A lovely English 19th century english bureau painted in old ¨Tuscany style. A very well made
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Mid-19th Century British French Provincial Styles Of Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Bureau, Provincial Style, 19th Century, Country Piece, Desk
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
A lovely English 19th century English bureau painted in old Tuscany style. A very well made
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Mid-19th Century British French Provincial Styles Of Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Large Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A very good Queen Anne style burr walnut pedestal desk of generous proportions. Well constructed in
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Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Styles Of Antique Desks

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Walnut, Burl

French Louis XV Style Tulip Wood Chest of Drawers Writing Cabinet
Located in Macclesfield, GB
An extremely good quality French Louis XV style quarter veneered feather banded tulip wood and king
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Styles Of Antique Desks

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Ormolu

A 19th Century Louis XV Style French Floral Marquetry Serpentine Bureau Plat
Located in Toorak, VIC
A 19th Century Louis XV Style French Floral Marquetry Serpentine Bureau Plat. The incredibly
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Kingwood Freestanding Kidney Shaped Ladies Writing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
table) of small proportions in the French style. This desk consists of a tooled brown leather kidney
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1880s English Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French secretary desk in Louis Philippe style, made of mahogany wood from the 18
Located in Barletta, IT
Secrétaire français de la deuxième moitié du XIXe siècle, de style Louis Philippe, en bois de
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Table or Desk in the style of Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Austin, TX
Italian Mid-Century Modern dining table, circa 1950s, design in the style of Paolo Buffa for
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Mid-19th Century Italian Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Small Secretary Desk in Wood
Located in Bruttisellen, CH
Very fine antique wooden secretary desk, in style of George III period, circa 1810. Slant lid with
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Early 19th Century European George III Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Rare Italian Renaissance Walnut Study and Desk – 1900
Located in HÉRIC, FR
A beautiful set consisting of a Mazarin-style desk and a study. These walnut pieces are richly
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Hepplewhite Arm Chair
Located in New Haven, CT
A Fine Adam Style armchair/desk-chair made of Beechwood and retains all its original paint
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19th Century English Hepplewhite Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Beech

Antique Large Mahogany Victorian Executive Desk, Ox Blood Faux Leather top, 6 dr
Located in Bishop s Stortford, GB
and elevate your office decor with this classic style of desk. Whether it's Antique, Art Deco, Mid
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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Faux Leather, Mahogany

19th Century Chippendale Style Mahogany Partner s Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Essex, MA
Fine 19th century Mahogany Chippendale style partners desk. Carved throughout. Adams inspired from
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19th Century English Adam Style Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Style Inlaid Carved Cherry Bonheur du Jour
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique French Louis XV style inlaid carved cherry Bonheur du Jour, 19th century with a raised
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1880s French Louis XV Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

English Regency Mahogany Campaign Style Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A finely figured English Regency mahogany desk/table/dressing table/sideboard with a three quarter
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Early 19th Century English Regency Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Pair of Louis XVI Style Desks
Located in Austin, TX
Rare French antique pair of Louis XVI style desks in ebonized mahogany with a lustrous French
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Rare Pair of Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Desks
Located in Manhasset, NY
A very handsome and rare pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian style writing desks, each overall
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19th Century Swedish Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Directoire-Style Desk France, Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Table in Directoire style, standing on four conical, fluted legs with baluster-shaped brass feet
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Late 19th Century French Directoire Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Directoire Style French Antique Desk
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant French Directoire style desk made of ebonized mahogany and finished in a lustrous French
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1910s French Directoire Styles Of Antique Desks

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Brass, Bronze

Painted Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XVI style painted desk made of oak with handsomely hand-carved floral details
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1880s French Louis XVI Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XV style bureau plat desk made of solid wood construction that has been
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1880s French Louis XV Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bentwood Writing Desk Table in the Style of Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Detroit, MI
This lovely antique wooden writing desk table in the style of Thonet is circa 1920 and likely
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1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

Louis XV Style Desk, France, End of the 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XV style desk, France circa 1890, walnut veneer with flower marquetry in elm and maple. The
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1890s French Louis XV Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Style Antique French Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Louis XVI style antique French desk made of ebonized mahogany that has been finished in a lustrous
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1910s French Louis XVI Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

French Louis XVI Style Antique Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style ebonized desk made of mahogany with five dovetailed drawers, each
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century French Louis XV Style Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
19th century French Louis XV style desk made of walnut and cherry with convex panels and finished
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19th Century French Louis XV Styles Of Antique Desks

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Desk or Console of Bookmatched Walnut
Located in Fayetteville, AR
An elegant geometric diamond pattern created from bookmatched walnut gives the top of this desk
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19th Century French Louis XVI Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Beautiful Louis XV Style Desk in Marquetry of Exotic Wood Inlays, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Louis XV style desk in marquetry of exotic wood inlays, 19th century. Height 72 x 65 cm
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Arts Crafts Art Nouveau Oak Desk in the Style of Gustave Serrurier Bovy
By Gustave Serrurier-Bovy
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A magnificent and rare oak Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau pedestal partners desk or bureau, in the
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Oak Louis XVI-Style Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a French 19th century Louis XVI-style desk made of oak. It has a slanted front that folds
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19th Century French Louis XVI Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

Art Deco Desk in the style of Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (1879-1933), France, 1920s
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Art Deco desk on curved tapered legs. The desk has a corresponding design on the front and
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1920s French Art Deco Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique Danish Baroque Drop Front Bureau Secretary, circa 1770
Located in Round Top, TX
style of desk. In the inside center is one small cabinet door, which opens to reveal a small storage
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Late 18th Century Danish Baroque Styles Of Antique Desks

Materials

Pine

Antique 19th Century Pair of Mahogany Chippendale Style Desk/Elbow Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique pair of mahogany Chippendale style desk/ elbow chairs having exceptional quality carvings
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19th Century English Chippendale Styles Of Antique Desks

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Styles Of Antique Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of styles of antique desks available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct styles of antique desks — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of styles of antique desks available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Styles of antique desks bearing Louis XV or Louis XVI hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Styles of antique desks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Gillows of Lancaster London, Bailey, Banks Biddle and Coduri of Lyon, France are consistently popular.

How Much are Styles Of Antique Desks?

Styles of antique desks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,900, while the lowest priced sells for $239 and the highest can go for as much as $69,000.
Questions About Styles Of Antique Desks
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Mission style desks feature sturdy slats and stable legs. Although mission furniture is often made from oak, it comes in a variety of other wood types, as well. The straight lines of this furniture style are known for highlighting the natural grains in the wood. Shop a range of antique and vintage mission style desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    Yes, antique furniture is in style. Many people appreciate the beauty and handcrafted character of antique furniture and love the idea of owning pieces with a rich history. Remember that style preferences are nothing if not fluid, meaning what's in one year may not be the next. So, in choosing the furniture you're planning to live with, you should pay less attention to interior design fads than to what speaks to you. That way, you can select pieces that will add long-term character to your home. On 1stDibs, find a large collection of antique furniture.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.