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Early Bow-Front Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Swedish rococo writing desk, circa 1780, with bow front and three drawers below the slanted writing
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks
Materials
Brass
Lady
s Writing Desk in White Paint
Located in Sheffield, MA
Slant-front Gustavian writing desk, Sweden ca.1830. Four drawers and three compartments inside the
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks
Materials
Brass
Swedish 18th Century Writing Desk with Original Hardware
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Swedish slant-front writing desk, circa 1780, with fitted interior and retaining its original brass
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Regency period walnut writing box on a stand from England c.1820
Located in Houston, TX
particular writing box opens on a slant to reveal a large writing surface as well as drawers for extra pen
Category
English Side Tables
Materials
Brass
English William IV Rosewood Writing Box with Extensive Brass Inlay Now on Stand
Located in Wells, ME
should you want to use it for writing on a different surface. When the box is opened there is a slanting
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Exceptional Figured Rosewood Davenport
Located in Dallas, TX
drawers, two slide-out surfaces, and a fold out slanted writing surface.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Brass
English George III Mahogany Bookcase, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
English, George III mahogany bookcase, circa 1820.
In two parts, slant top writing compartment
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Adjustable "Patent" Desk, Early 19th Century
Located in Lake Forest, IL
English Mahogany "Patent" Desk with adjustable work surface, slanted Leather Top Writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Brass
TWO PIECE FAUX PAINTED ITALIAN SECRETARY DESK
Located in York, ME
unique piece with two door bookcase top above slant lid writing desk fitted with five small drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
George III Bureau Bookcase
Located in Woodbury, CT
beveled mirrors, set on a base with slant front writing board opening to reveal fitted, carved interior
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Oak, Glass
$28,000
English George II Style Chinoiserie Decorated Secretaire
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
chinoiserie decoration, mirrored doors, fitted interior, slant front writing surface and four drawers accented
Category
Antique 1850s English George II Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Baker 21st Century Contemporary Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
Contemporary black lacquer chinoiserie Queen Anne style secretary by Baker has double doors, slant
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Parquetry Secretaire
Located in Woodbury, CT
unique secret locking system for two case front drawers. The slant-front writing surface is covered in
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Tulipwood, Rosewood, Ebony
ARTS
CRAFTS PERIOD OAK GRID DESK
Located in Essex, MA
slanted writing or reading surface surrounded by a gallery over a graphic grid form base. With glass top
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Oak
Period Danish Secretaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
cornice with pineapple finial, and three interior shelves.
The lower section has a slant-front writing
Category
Antique 1780s Danish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$11,500
Oak Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
central compartment behind the slant front writing surface. Three drawers in the base which is supported
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$8,400
George II Two-Part Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Hudson, NY
lined ratched writing surface that slants up to support reading materials. The fall front over two
Category
Antique 1760s English George II Bookcases
Venetian Rococo Bureau Secretaire
Located in Woodbury, CT
pigeon hole compartments, and a candle slide; enclosed by two 'blind' mirrored doors. The slant front
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Secretaires
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Italian Rococo Bureau Secretaire
Located in Woodbury, CT
, ten pigeon hole compartments, and a candle slide; enclosed by two 'blind' mirrored doors. The slant
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Italian Walnut and Burl Wood Secretary
Located in Cathedral City, CA
has an arched cornice above a mirrored glass door that rests over a slanted optional pulldown writing
Category
20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Walnut Dickens Desk, Double Pedestal Desk, Victorian Desk, Scotland 1880
Located in Vancouver, BC
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Scotland, 1880.
Top has two sets of four small galleried drawers
Side lockers
Leather writing surface on
Category
Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Period Rosewood Davenport Desk with Sliding Top and Ink Drawer
Located in Wells, ME
only is there the slanted writing surface but there is a side hinged drawer for storage of ink and pens
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Fall Front Mahogany Clerk
s Desk, America, Circa: 1850
Located in Alexandria, VA
which are concealed if the fall front is closed and locked. The slanted writing surface still has it's
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Early Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Pair George III Silver Script Cut-Out Word Wine Labels Calcavella
Frontiniac
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
different hand. The
MOUNTAIN and W. WINE labels were slightly longer and deeper and the writing
more
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Tableware
Materials
Silver
Vintage Oak Drop Front Desk, Slant Writing Bureau, Scotland 1920
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage Oak Drop Front Desk, Slant Front desk Writing Bureau, Scotland 1920, H758
Scotland 1920
Category
20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Scottish Victorian Ebonized Dickens, Slant or Writing Desk, circa 1880
Located in Vancouver, BC
drawer fronts
- Original brass hardware
- Leather inserts
- Lift-top writing surface
- Carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Slant Top Desk On Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
The leather writing surfaces on this desk have been newly restored with blind and gold tooling. The
Category
Antique 1760s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,715
Slant Top Desk on Trestle Legs
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Tuscan desk, the slant top opening to reveal stepped drawers and cubby holes, the desk supported
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Oak Barley Twist Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1920, H581
Located in Vancouver, BC
Rectangular
Panelled slant front
Opens to reveal writing surface and one drawer plus 6 pigeon holes
2 panelled
Category
20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Bureau Bookcase, Inlaid Walnut, Slant Front Desk, Scotland, 1820
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique bureau bookcase, inlaid walnut, slant front desk, Scotland 1820, Antique Furniture, B1431
Category
Antique 1820s Scottish Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Oak Slant Top Stand Up Desk by Library Bureau Makers
By Library Bureau Makers
Located in Pau, FR
Very attractive early 20th century oak stand up desk with slant top, five sliding racks and paneled
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Swedish Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two drawer writing desk, Sweden, circa 1800. The slant front features a raised, reeded panel and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Period Swedish Writing Desk
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Slant-front writing desk, Sweden, circa 1790, with fitted interior, including two disguised drawers
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Period Gustavian Writing Desk
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Late Gustavian slant-front writing desk, Sweden circa 1820. The fitted interior in pale blue paint
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Transitional Swedish Rococo Secretary
Located in Great Barrington, MA
smaller drawer under the slant-fronted writing desk with fitted interior. The upper library section has
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Transition Period Cherrywood Semainier by Pierre Macret, Mid-18th Century
By Pierre Macret
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
slant-front writing-desk in Louis XV style, lacquered red with raised gilded figures in Chinese style
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
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