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Antique Country French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
working person. Featuring a slanted writing surface with storage area inside, eight drawers in neat
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
L.
J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak slant front writing desk or secretary desk
By
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Limbert Style Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk
In the manner of Charles
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French, Louis Philippe, Walnut Standing Desk or Lectern, ca. 1835-1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
of sale, or even an auction podium it has a raised upper shelf, a slanted and hinged writing surface
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
William IV / Victorian Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Astoria, NY
engraved "J.D. Wyatt", and opening to reveal a slanted writing surface, the leather covered flats opening
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century Early American Oak Secretary Desk
Located in Plainview, NY
desk features a slant drop writing top , opening to reveal multiple open slots and one small drawer in
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency-Period Mahogany Davenport Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
, this Regency-period desk is compact yet offers ample storage space. The leather-upholstered slanted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Maddox Chinoiserie, Black Lacquer, Slant-Front Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
The Vintage Maddox Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Slant-Front Writing Desk is a captivating piece of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint, Lacquer
Portuguese Colonial Brazilian Solid Rosewood Slant Lid Writing Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Made in Brazil and purchased as an antique in Rio De Janeiro in the 1950s. With slant lid top
Category
Antique 1760s Brazilian Rococo Desks
Materials
Rosewood
19th-C. English Jacobean Carved Oak Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Oh the detail! This is a 19th century heavily carved oak slant front desk. The top lifts over two
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Jacobean Desks
Materials
Brass
Renaissance Revival Carved Burl Walnut Secretary Writing Desk Slant Drop Front
Located in Philadelphia, PA
antique decoupage collage writing surface, circa Mid-1800s. Measurements: 67.5" H x 37.5" W x 18" D x 30
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary with Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th-early 19th century mahogany secretary with slant front writing desk
Superb antique
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Colonial Revival Slant Front Secretary Chest
Located in Astoria, NY
Colonial Revival 19th-century mahogany slant-front secretary desk/chest, rectangular with a slanted
Category
Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
George III Japanned Slant Lid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
interior, the base with slant lid writing surface opening to a fitted interior, over four graduated drawers
Category
Antique 1760s English George III Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Caribbean Colonial Style Slant Front Secretary Desk in Mahogany
Located in Astoria, NY
carved with pineapple and palm leaf motifs flanking the three drawers beneath the slant front writing
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown British Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English George III Mahogany Slant-Front Secretary Desk
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique English George III mahogany inlaid slant front secretary writing desk, 19th c. This desk
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British George III Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Slant Front Secretary Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk
In the manner of
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
Italian Paolo Buffa Style Inlaid Slant Front Desk/Vanity With Fitted Interior
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Manhasset, NY
finest in quality. The slant front writing area is strong and study.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Hand Painted Ladies Writing Desk with Ormolu by Paine Furniture
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful Louis XVI style ladies slant front writing desk with hand painted genre and country
Category
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Candlelight Reading Stand
Located in Culver City, CA
Oak lectern with curved iron arms, slanted surfaces for writing, and central storage for paper and
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Candle Stands
Materials
Iron
Venetian Secretary Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
An Italian slant front desk with bookcase -the slant front writing desk opening to a blue interior
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Bookcases
$18,000
Campaign Style Calamander Lapdesk
Located in Westwood, NJ
leather top slanted writing surface.
Category
Antique 1860s English Campaign Side Tables
French Bistro Cashier Stand
Located in Hixson, TN
and fret work. A slanted writing surface which lifts to reveal a storage area.
Category
Early 20th Century French Garden Ornaments
Materials
Pine
Antique Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Desk, Circa 1900
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk
In the manner of Stickley
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
18th Century Swedish Rococo Black and Blue Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
execution with serpentine sides and front. Exterior with a pair of drawers and a slanted writing flap
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Irish George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
SHELVES LINED WITH CREAM SILK.THE BASE WITH SLANT LID WRITING SURFACE WITH FITTED INTERIOR OVER FOUR
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Georgian Secretaires
Antique Carved Mahogany Davenport Desk Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Davenport desk offers mahogany construction with upper having pierced gallery, slant front
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
FRENCH LAP DESK
Located in New York, NY
opens to a slanted writing surface covered in tooled felt with compartments for ink and pens; brass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Boxes
$2,200
Liquor Cabinet by Paolo Buffa
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
as a slant front writing desk or secretary.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Dry Bars
Materials
Rosewood, Mirror, Satinwood
Venetian Rococo Green Japanned Secretary Desk
Located in Essex, MA
a fold down slant lid writing surface fitted with drawers, over seven drawers with brass shaped
Category
Antique 1760s Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk
By Stickley Brothers
USA
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk
By Stickley Brothers
USA
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
Secretaire, Southern Germany, circa 1720
Located in Greding, DE
drawers, standing on bun feet. Above the slanted writing surface is a tabernacle compartment. On its door
Category
Antique 1720s German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George II Walnut Double Dome Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
base with two candle slides and hinged slant lid writing surface opening to a fitted interior over two
Category
Antique 1730s English George II Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Chinoiserie Desk / English Library Table with Faux Bamboo Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinoiserie design with faux bamboo trim, embossed leather writing / work surface with slant (adjustable
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Eastlake Walnut and Burl Davenport Desk, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
, backsplash with spindle rails and cup-out decorative sides, slant front writing desk opens to storage
Category
Antique 19th Century American Eastlake Desks
Materials
Felt, Walnut, Burl
Baroque Secretaire, Central Germany 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
a serpentine front, a slanted writing surface and a tabernacle top with a segment pediment and
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Slantfront Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
-carved break arch pediment above a pair of doors with applied moldings and rosettes, the slant writing
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Gothic Revival Carved Oak Lectern/Cabinet/Desk, circa 1860
Located in Portland, OR
finely carved with Gothic devices, the slant-front writing/reading surface having the original velvet to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Gothic Revival Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Venetian Painted Secretary Bureau Bookcase’s
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
doors open to adjustable shelving with a cornice. The lower section has a slant drop writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Italian Venetian Chinoiserie and Creme Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
slant-front writing surface is beautifully hand-painted with floral vines and a central bird perched
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
American Chippendale Secretary, Connecticut circa 1780
Located in Milford, NH
shelved interior. Lower case with slant-lid writing surface with three pull-out supports, the central of
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Two-part Black-painted Louis XVI Secrétaire
Located in Kastrup, DK
. Brass carrying handles on the sides.
The lower section includes a slanted writing flap, revealing a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
dresser bottom opens to a slant front writing surface measuring 13 inches by 35 inches wide. The desk is
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Bookcases
Materials
Brass
French Provincial Plantation Style Walnut Secretary Desk and Bookcase, 19th C.
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
two drawers. The lower part has a slanted writing surface, the center section opening up to a spacious
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Bookcases
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
mirrored back, and slanted leather topped writing surface. The green leather is original to the secretary
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Walnut Dickens Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
, and an upper centre drawer. Slanted leather writing surface opens to reveal a fitted interior; flat
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Walnut Veneered Tabernacle Secretaire, German, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
middle part with a slanted writing flap and four drawers shows a very beautiful marquetry work with
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Walnut Veneered Tabernacle Secretaire, German, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
middle part with a slanted writing flap and four drawers shows a very beautiful marquetry work with
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Chinoiserie Desk / Library Table with Faux Bamboo Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
leather surface with slant (adjustable) writing board (Image 9), drawers both front and back, adjustable
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Davenport
Located in New Orleans, LA
-upholstered slanted writing surface swivels and slides out, a feature that was only found on very early
Category
Antique 19th Century European Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Gillows Style Rosewood Davenport
Located in New Orleans, LA
hidden underneath the leather-upholstered writing surface, and a sliding slanted top which was only found
Category
Antique 19th Century European Edwardian Desks
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century Connecticut River Valley Two-Part Cherry Chippendale Secretary
Located in Milford, NH
lower case has a slant top writing surface which opens to another compartmentalized interior with
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
18th Century Southern German Baroque Tabernacle Secretary, Louis XV, c. 1750
Located in Greven, DE
.
The writing part, often with a slanted writing flap in many constructive and design variations, is
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Early 20th-Century Scriban in Chinese Lacquer
Located in NICE, FR
chest of drawers featuring five drawers arranged in four rows. Above it, there's a slanted writing desk
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Ct German Baroque, Louis XV Secretaire, Walnut, Marquetry, Bavarian, 1750
Located in Greven, DE
-bay curved front.
Above it is the writing compartment behind the slanted flap. To the left and right
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Rare William
Mary circa 1690 English Oak Barley Twist Bureau Desk on Stand
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
learning to read and write. Some might refer to this as a slant-front writing desk.
These early bureaus
Category
Antique 1690s English William and Mary Desks
Materials
Oak
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