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Late 19th Century Spanish Pine Bureau Bookcase ‘Secretaire’
Located in Miami, FL
, centred by a shaped finial, above a pair of glazed doors, slant front enclosed writing surface, fitted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Danish Baroque Bureau / secretair
Located in Kastrup, DK
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Straight split front.
Above drawers slanted writing flap with profiled fillings,
Behind flap a no of
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Oak
George III Mahogany and Satinwood Secretary Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
reveal satinwood drawers and document compartments. The writing surface slides forward and slants upward
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century American Davenport Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a well-built, hand-crafted Mahogany Davenport desk/ lecture stand. The slanted writing
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
George II Style Walnut Double Dome Bureau Bookcase by John Widdicomb
By John Widdicomb
Located in Southampton, NY
inside. Sitting on a slant top writing desk with drawers below. Top opens to a leather top surface which
Category
20th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Rosewood Davenport Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Huntington, NY
An early 19th century rosewood davenport desk, with low gallery above a lifting slant front
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
$3,680
Burr Walnut and Brass Traveling Lap Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
, slant front drops down. Covered in deep purple velvet. Back section of writing slant lifts up showing an
Category
Antique 1870s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Oak Writing Desk, Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1920
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage Oak writing desk, slant front desk, Scotland 1920, H805
Scotland 1920
Solid Oak
Category
20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Writing Desk, Burr Walnut Ladies Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1920, B1821
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique writing desk, figured burr walnut ladies slant front desk, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1920
Category
Vintage 1920s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Slant Front Bureau
Located in San Francisco, CA
This quaint walnut front slant desk features six interior drawers and a dividing shelf. Single
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables
Salesman
s Sample Slant Front Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Miniature Thomas Chippendale style slant front desk in mahogany with pine secondary wood, circa
Category
Antique 1780s American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Slant-Top Fir Foreman
s Desk
Located in Seattle, WA
Early 20th c. Foreman's Desk from a Pacific Northwest sawmill. A slightly slanted top made of fir
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Antique Swedish Slant Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century antique Swedish slant desk in typical Swedish manner; the outside is a refreshed
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century American Slant-top Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century American pine standing slant-top desk, Southern provenance
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Industrial Steel Slant Front Desk
Located in New York, NY
Incredible example of an early 20th century slant desk. A great piece of industrial design that
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Oak Linen Fold Slant Front Desk
Located in Vancouver, BC
Solid oak four drawer slant front desk with original wood knobs, sitting on bun feet. Slant front
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Inlaid English Slant Top Desk Davenport
Located in New York, NY
shelves and has a slant top that lifts to expose a storage compartment. The top has a brass gallery rail
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Cherry Country Style Slant Top Kneading Table
Located in New York, NY
Above a plain frieze with a single drawer raised on boldly tunred legs.
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Slate
19th Century Oak Slant Front Alter Piece/Table
Located in Houston, TX
This antique slant front alter piece is the perfect little piece for an entry way. Great catch all
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
English George III Period Oak Slant Front Desk, circa 1760
Located in Houston, TX
that slided in and out to support the weight of the slant top writing surface. When opened and resting
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Antique Swedish Painted Baroque Slant Front Desk, Late 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish baroque slant front desk late 18th century
Lovely smaller scale desk, refreshed
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Oak Arts
Crafts Slant Drop Front Desk Bookcase Scotland, 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique oak Arts & Crafts slant drop front desk bookcase Scotland 1910 B1650
Scotland 1910
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Walnut Desk, Bookcase Top Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1950, B1770
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique walnut desk, vintage secretary desk, bookcase top slant front desk, antique furniture
Category
Vintage 1950s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Oak Desk, Edwardian Slant Front Secretary Desk, Scotland 1910, B1820
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique oak desk, Edwardian Slant front secretary desk, antique furniture, Scotland 1910, B1820
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Dickens Desk, Antique Walnut Desk, Slant Front Desk, 1880, Antiques, B1241
Located in Vancouver, BC
Dickens desk, antique walnut desk, slant front desk, England 1880, antique furniture, B1241
Category
Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Bobbin Leg Tiger Oak Drop Front Desk, Slant Front, Scotland 1920, H352
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Bobbin Leg Tiger oak drop front desk, Slant Front, Scotland 1920, H352
Scotland 1920
Solid
Category
Vintage 1920s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Victorian Carved Oak Lift Top Writing Table, Desk, Secretaire
Located in Vancouver, BC
A late Victorian carved oak lift top, slant writing table with three-quarter gallery above slant
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Large secretary desk designed as wardrobe
Located in Paris, FR
and shapely tulip-wood reserves.
Upper section with fall-front fitted with a retractable writing
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
Late 19th Century Irish Decoupage Bureau Desk
Located in Kent, GB
there is a writing slant with another hidden compartment underneath. This lovely desk would slot in
Category
Antique 1890s Irish Victorian Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century Antique Scottish Oak Double Pedestal Desk, Writing Table
Located in Vancouver, BC
A nicely proportioned oak pedestal desk with nine drawers. Middle drawer pulls out and has a slant
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Slant Top Writing Table
Located in Wainscott, NY
Slant Top, three drawer, Writing Table, Brass Hardware
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Tables
$1,800
Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Swedish slant front writing desk, circa 1780, with blue fitted interior. Three lower drawers
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$5,800
Swedish Slant-Front Writing Desk
Located in Great Barrington, MA
19th century Swedish writing desk, circa 1860. The fitted interior has multiple small drawers, one
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Period Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Swedish writing desk, circa 1790, with slant front concealing two banks of drawers and a central
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Gustavian Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Gustavian slant-front writing desk, Sweden circa 1780. The fitted interior has a locking
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Slant Front Swedish Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Slant front writing desk in black paint, Sweden, circa 1830. Fitted interior with drawers and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Early Slant-Front Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Swedish writing desk, circa 1790, with slant front and two over two drawers. Interior with thirteen
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks
Materials
Brass
Period Swedish Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
White writing desk, Sweden circa 1760, with slant front and bracket base. Multiple drawers and pull
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Early Swedish Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period slant front writing desk, Sweden, circa 1760, in black paint. The interior is fitted with
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English Aesthetic Movement Bamboo Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
with inset tooled leather slanted and hinged writing surface opening to reveal a storage compartment.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
English Antique Carved Walnut Leathertop Desk
Located in Coral Gables, FL
English Antique Leathertop Desk, with slanted writing area opens up to reveal additional storage
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Victorian Campaign Stationary Box, Fall Front, Scotland, 1890
Located in Vancouver, BC
reveal a slanted writing surface
Three shaped lift up dividers to the back
Pen holder to the front
Category
Antique 1890s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Boulle Tortoise Shell Slant Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
XIV by Andre Boulle. Slant top lifts to reveal three drawers and five slots and a secret compartment
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
19th Century Antique Swedish Slant Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish slant front writing desk with bracket brace, early 19th Century.
Has six drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Slant Front Writing Desk in Blue Paint
Located in Sheffield, MA
Swedish writing desk, circa 1820, with four graduated drawers under the slant-front. The interior
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Swedish Period Slant Front White Writing Desk.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Period Slant Front White Writing Desk, circa 1760's with slant front and bracket
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Swedish Slant Front Writing Desk in Original Paint
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Remarkable neoclassical writing desk, Sweden circa 1850, with original painted surface, original
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Painted Writing Desk with Slant Front and Multiple Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted writing desk with slant front and multiple drawers.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Carved Slant-Front Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Continental slant-front writing desk, circa 1760, with original locks and hardware. Gorgeous carved
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks
Materials
Brass
$6,400
Swedish Slant Front Desk with Reeding
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Period Gustavian writing desk, circa 1820, with slant front and fitted interior. The three full
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
Period Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
a recessed storage area below the writing surface. Below the slant front are two over two drawers
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$5,200
Small Period Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Early Swedish slant front writing desk, circa 1760, in a small size. Four full width drawers below
Category
Antique 1760s Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Period Swedish Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Writing desk with slant front, Sweden dated 1827 but perhaps slightly older. The writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks
Materials
Wood
Period Swedish Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Slant-front writing desk, Sweden circa 1790, in white paint. One over two over two drawers below
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks
Materials
Brass
Small Period Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Small Swedish slant-front writing desk, circa 1820. Two full-width and one smaller drawer under the
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Rosewood portable writing desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
. The keyed box lock opens to reveal a felt covered, slanted writing surface with fitted compartments
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
Period Gustavian Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Swedish slant front writing desk, circa 1780, with fitted interior with two over two drawers below
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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