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Antique Cylinder Front Desk
Located in Naples, FL
This antique cylinder front desk is a stunning piece of furniture that is sure to catch the eye of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Oak
18th Century, Fall Front Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Richly colored, circa 1790, three-drawer, serpentine, fall front desk from Sicily. The whole
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
Drexel Sandia Collection Jacobean Drop-Front Desk
By Drexel
Located in Chicago, IL
Drexel drop front desk from the Sandia Collection, circa 1960s. Interesting writing desk marrying
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
German Biedermeier Slant-Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
A very good German slant front desk with a lower case of drawers. The writing surface very nicely
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Slant Front Desk with Bookshelf
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Architectural Slant front Desk constructed from oak with shelves on one side over top of 4 slant
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
Materials
Brass
American Victorian Herts Brothers Slant Front Desk
By The Herts Brothers
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian mahogany slant front desk with gallery and turned legs and spindle design
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Gustavian Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian style drop front desk , its been restored and repainted with Milk
Category
Antique 1860s Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian Style drop front desk, its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints
Category
Antique 1870s Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian fall front desk with burl wood inlay. With six drawers and two hidden storage areas. The
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English George III Slant Front Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English George III slant front desk is inlaid with boxwood line and crossbanded in mahogany. The
Category
Antique 1780s English Desks
Materials
Brass
East Lake Style Burwood Drop Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th Century
Amazing East Lake style burwood drop front desk
This amazing front desk comes
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
English Mahogany Slant Front Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany slant front desk with fitted interior, hand tooled leather,and terminating on
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Desks
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Gustavian slant front desk. The upper section has eight small drawers, four cubbies, two sliding
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
An American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
An American Chippendale
Maple Slant Front Desk
Rhode Island
18th Century
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Winged Griffin Slant Front Desk
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Long Branch, NJ
This late 19th century slant front desk was made in the USA most likely by R.J Horner of NYC. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Front Desk, C1915
By Charles Limbert
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous slant front desk made from quarter sawn oak c 1915. Has two drawers below and slotted box
Category
Vintage 1910s American Mission Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Continental Chippendale Carved Mahogany Drop Front Desk C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Continental Chippendale desk offers upper gallery over drop front desk having carved
Category
Antique 19th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 43.25 in W 37.75 in D 20.5 in
Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century
Located in CH
Italian burl walnut Venetian Rococo slant front desk, 18th century.
A Louis XV period walnut and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Västerviks Mobelsnickareskola Fall-Front Desk, circa 1975
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish birch, walnut and burl walnut fall-front desk, circa 1975, the rectangular top above a
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Fruitwood Regence Bureau Slant Front Desk, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Regence fruitwood bureau slant front desk with fitted interior, shaped apron with shell
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Antique Early 18th Century European Régence Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Desk w Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front desk w drawers dresser.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 46 in W 39 in D 22 in
19th Century Italian Cherrywood Drop-Front Desk Secretaire with Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
A cherrywood drop front desk with four small drawers fitted in the upper interior and three drawers
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Cherry
Dutch Rococo Bombe Marquetry Inlaid Drop Front Desk / Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Dutch Rococo (Late 18th Century) drop front desk / secretary with elaborate foliate marquetry inlay
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Fall-Front Desk
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome and functional Regency mahogany fall front desk, server, entry way piece, great inlay
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satin
1940s Johnson Furniture Co Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk
By Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare 1940s Johnson Furniture Co Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk with 3 drawers with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Painted Wood Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish mid-19th century painted wood Gustavian style slant-front desk or secretary with three
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
Inlaid English Mahogany Hepplewhite Slant Front Desk on Legs
Located in Wilson, NC
Inlaid English mahogany Hepplewhite Slant front desk on legs. It has quarter fans connected by
Category
Antique 1820s English Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Walnut Desk, Slant Front Desk, Drop Front Bureau, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Walnut Desk, Inlaid Walnut Slant Front Desk, Drop Front Bureau, Antique Furniture, Scotland
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Desks
Materials
Walnut
Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1810 American slant-front desk of well figured solid flame birch, cherry, and birch
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Birch
Antique Italian Neoclassical 18th Century Slant Front Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 18th century painted northern Italian slant front desk. Wonderful aged patina. It
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
Queen Anne Burled Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine and fully restored Queen Anne slant front desk was crafted in burled walnut on an
Category
Antique 1720s British Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Maple and Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a tiger maple and maple slant front desk with compartmentalized interior
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Desks
Materials
Brass
Sypher & Co. 19th Century Chippendale Block Front Slant Front Desk
By Sypher & Co.
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Sypher & Co. 19th century Chippendale block front slant front desk with excellent original finish
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian Oak Bureau Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1810, H802
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian oak Bureau slant front desk, Scotland 1810, H802
Scotland 1810
Solid oak
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage Burl Walnut Ladies Writing Desk, Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1920, H838
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage burl walnut ladies writing desk, slant front desk, Scotland 1920, H838
Scotland 1920s
Category
20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 40 in W 31 in D 18 in
Antique Georgian Walnut Slant Front Desk, Bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian walnut slant front desk, bureau, Scotland 1810, H528
Scotland 1810
Solid walnut
Category
Antique 1810s Scottish Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Marble Slant Front Desk Table Secretary
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern folding slant front desk writing table secretaire
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 45.67 in W 34.65 in D 17.33 in
Petite Queen Anne Style 1880s Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A late 19th century Queen Anne style small walnut mini slant front desk on stand resting on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Inlaid Slant Front Desk Bureau, Scotland 1900, H227
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Inlaid Slant front desk Bureau, Scotland 1900, H227
Scotland 1900
Solid walnut
Category
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice early 19th century Federal Birch New England Slant Lid Desk likely New Hampshire in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Birch
A Rare Louis XV Walnut & Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Louis XV Walnut Parquetry
Slant Front Desk of interesting and unsual proportions.
18th
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks
Ant. Oak Jacobean Style Slant Front Desk Bureau, Writing, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Oak Jacobean style slant front desk bureau, writing desk, Scotland 1910, H880
$1250
Category
20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Chippendale Style Mahogany Serpentine Drop-Front Desk by Century, 20th C
By Century Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chippendale style secretary by Century offers mahogany construction with drop-front desk over
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century American Walnut Federal Style Drop-Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
Circa 1830's, this walnut Federal Sheraton style plantation desk has a single front drawer on the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
American Chippendale Maple Slant-Front Desk, Late 18th or Early 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
Late 18th/early 19th century American Chippendale slant-front desk in maple. Slant front with lock
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Maple
H 41.13 in W 40.5 in D 19.25 in
Napoleon III French Travel Fall Front Desk in Rosewood and Boxwood Veneer 1860s
Located in New York, NY
Napoleon III French travel fall front desk in rosewood and boxwood veneer 1860s.
With inset
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Brass
H 43.5 in W 22.25 in D 5 in
New England Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk circa 1780-90
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a New England curly or tiger maple slant front desk with compartmentalized
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Desks
Materials
Brass
Sykky lven Blode Blindheim Rosewood Slant Front Desk, Norway 1960s
By Brode Blindheim
Located in Hamburg, PA
amazing slant front desk is structured on a refined stretcher base. The cabinet has wonderful rosewood
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Empire drop front desk, Copenhagen 1810-20.
This unique Danish secretary desk is embellished with
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Antique 1810s Danish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XV Style Slant Front Desk in Coromandel Lacquer
Located in NICE, FR
We present you a beautiful antique black slant-front desk in Coromandel lacquer, representing the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Bronze
French 18th Century Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Three-Drawer Commode en Arbalète
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut slant-front desk on commode from the 18th century, with star inlay
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 36.75 in W 41.5 in D 20.5 in
Early 19th Century American Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 19th century American mahogany slant front desk. Probably Boston, has the blockfront shape
Category
Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Jay Spectre "Perceptive" Drop Front Desk
By Jay Spectre
Located in Chicago, IL
Primavera and brushed stainless steel drop front secretary has four drawers with brushed steel Art
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
19th Century Mahogany Cabinet Maker's Sample Miniature Slant Front Desk
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Mahogany Cabinet Maker's Sample Miniature Slant Front Desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Midcentury Danish Modern Drop Front Desk in Teak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek modern desk from Denmark, circa 1960s. It features all teak wood construction with drop
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
19th Century Swedish Fall Front Desk with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century fall front desk from Kalix, North of Sweden.
The overhanging rectangular top abowe a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Buffets
Materials
Pine
French Walnut Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful carved decors in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Kingwood and Ebony Drop Front Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
drop front desk. The desk is raised by four square columns joined by a bottom tier and decorated with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
H 48.75 in W 23.75 in D 16.25 in
Edmond Spence Drop Front Desk for Industria Mueblera S. A. Mexico, c. 1955
By Edmond J. Spence, Industria Mueblera Mexico
Located in Camden, ME
Edmond Spence drop front desk manufactured in Mexico by Industria Meublera S.A. in the late 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Drop Front Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a mellow Italian burl walnut desk with a drop front top over two long graduated drawers and
Category
20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A drop-front desk is usually called a secretary. Other names for this type of desk include writing cabinet, fall-front desk and secrétaire à abattant. The name secretary can be traced back to the 18th century when estate secretaries used the drop-front desks as workstations for paying bills and reconciling accounts. On 1stDibs, find a range of secretary desks.
- What are desk blotters used for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Desk blotters are used to protect the top of a table or desk. It helps prevent scratches and absorbs dripped or spilled ink and paint. Desk pad is another name for a blotter. You'll find a selection of vintage and antique desk blotters on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Davenport desk is used for writing and is typically favored by women. The desk features a slanted top leather insert, a cupboard, slides and drawers to carry writing essentials. You’ll find a selection of antique Davenport desks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Because of their variety of sizes and range in function, console tables can easily work as a desk. Given their size and ease of mobility, a console table can be used in almost any sort of room.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, you can use a library table as a desk. In fact, many people like the spacious tops found on library tables because they usually have enough room to accommodate a computer and provide additional work space. Find a range of library tables on 1stDibs.
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