English Chippendale walnut slide front Desk, 1760+. The appearance of this desk will strike you immediately as you are taken by the intricate graining and wonderful warm color of the burl veneer. The pigeonhole interior is flanked by, and also above, a lower group of...
For lovers of a more formal fare, a banded, veneered walnut kneehole dressing table or desk from the early 1700s. The 30 1/2 inch width is the small scale that is often required for proper proportion in a room. Fine quality of native English walnut trees with...
This robust fruitwood secretary is of the Louis XV period, early 18th century. The sloping lid has a shaped interior with outboard serpentine stepped drawers behind an inlaid leather writing surface. The carved drawers with a recessed panels are the French version of...
The fruitwood Louis XV escritoire has a molded overhang top inlaid with black Russian embossed leather and rests above a tier of three drawers with an arcaded apron above shapely cabriole legs and slipper feet. The backside is finished so that this may be used in the...
A country French Louis XVI cylinder front desk, early 19th century. On this desk, the cylinder front drops down at your convenience for your daily work. Small drawers appear at the top, within the interior, and in the lower portion as well. Part of the drama is an...
Italian rococo desk, walnut, 18th century. A lovely desk featuring much contrasting, inlay banding, carved aprons with leafage, scrolls, and shellwork, all above shapely carved cabriole legs. The shaped front is most special. In two sections. Imagine a small shop in...
Tempora mutantur, times change, but we see that the classics endure in these gems from the 18th century, the "golden era" of furniture taste, design, and execution. Chippendale type mahogany secretary desk, circa 1760+, with separate bookcase top. You can look forward...
An 18th century laptop desk in the George III manner. Compact and sophisticated, a shell inlaid lid opens only when the drawer and the roll top are released. Even the tambour top is inlaid. Proper brass lifts and a pull complete the exterior. Inside is a baize writing...
This is an early Continental knee-hole desk, ca. 1710+ with wonderful walnut burl sections surrounded with banding on each drawer. The serpentine molded edge top is richly inset with brown leather with gilt embossing. All is supported on bun feet. H. 30", w....
