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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
) 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

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

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

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

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

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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Writing Slant For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the writing slant you’re looking for. Each writing slant for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect writing slant — 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 writing slant, those designed in Georgian, Victorian and Baroque styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made writing slant over the years, but those crafted by Ethan Allen, Library Bureau Makers and The Herts Brothers are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Writing Slant?

A writing slant can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,973, while the lowest priced sells for $475 and the highest can go for as much as $28,000.