Robert J Riesberg Antiques Inc

Member of the Minnesota Antiques Dealers Association

Chinese export “Rose Medallion” pattern tazza, 19th century

Antique English Chippendale work table, late 18th century

Antique Continental Queen Anne side chairs, 18th century

American Federal over mantle mirror, circa 1820+

Alonso Sanchez Coello (c.1531-August 8, 1588) Painting

Slant Front Desk or Bureau

Chippendale transitional type sofa, circa 1785

Canopy Bed

Japanese 2 Part Folding Screen

Large Mahogany late Regency Triple Pedestal Banquet Table

George III Hepplewhite Type Inlaid Mahogany Butler’s desk

Chippendale type mahogany secretary desk, circa 1760+

A large pair of Staffordshire spaniels, late 19th century

Brass continental ink stand, 18th century

English country dark oak chest with mahogany banding

English George III mahogany corner chair,

Connecticut Cherry Highboy, Ca. 1740-90

French gilt bronze Chandelier

French Tall Case Clock

Italian Gilt Rococo Mirror

English Delft Vase

“Canton” Ginger Jars

English cellarette

Cumberland action dining table in dense mahogany, circa 1810-15

English Empire Teapoy

Signed American Pewter

French country Wing Chairs

Dutch Delft Vase, 17th /early 18th century

New England Chippendale Type Tall Chest

Continental Fruitwood Console

19th century oil on canvas of the Barque Jacque de Molay

H M Schooner ‘Diableto’ Lieutenant J. B. B. McHardy Painting

American Sheraton mahogany Sofa

English Sheffield Silver Wine Coolers, 19th Century

Miniature Early 18th Century Delft Garnitures with Dog Finial Lids

Delft 17th/early 18th Century Flagon

English Mid 19th Century Sheffield Wax Jack

Geometric Styled Bokhara Carpet

“Companion pair” or near pair of 19th century Chinese ginger jars

Bronze French Candlesticks from the 1700s

Refined Neoclassicism: A Satinwood games table of great wood and with painted decoration

American federal fireplace bellows, ca. 1800-1830s.

Late 18th / early 19th century brass bed warming pan

Ball top Brass Federal andirons

English small drum table, early 1800s in satinwood

Grandiloquent Italian Rococo – A Palatial Mirror

Fine Sarouk Carpet, Circa 1910-20s

English Hepplewhite type highly inlaid sideboard, circa 1785+ – on Hold

View of a castle on a loch by Edward Train

English Delft ware spill vase with a trumpet mouth, circa 1700+

Delft urn, London or Bristol, circa 1740-50

19th Century oil on board, likely American

American Federal period “pillar and scroll” shelf clock

Fine American Federal Eglomise’ Looking Glass

English Staffordshire pair with oriental scenes overall, Circa 1810

Early blue on white English transferware, ca. 1810

Hamadan handtied carpet, early 20th century

Late 1700s English Hepplewhite Style Four drawer bureau

Pair of Blue Rimmed Continental Faience Urns

Late 17th or Early 18th Century Large Delft Charger

Small and important. American “girl’s school” sewing basket, circa 1800-30

A young American gentleman, circa 1840 in oil on canvas with gilt framing

“Queen Anne” Walnut Highboy, Circa 1740-90

Late George III Armchair, CA. 1760

Bronze Candlestick

Pewter Candlestick

American Cherry Secretary Desk, Circa 1760+

English George III Chippendale type slant front bureau, circa 1760s+

Small and Concise English Pine Bookcase from the Early 1800s

Domed Top Mahogany Document Box

Portsmouth tilt top table

Regence Commode

Louis XV Style Sconces

Early Antique Khiva Bokhara

19th century Chinese vase lamp

Late George III mahogany and satinwood cylinder front desk circa 1820s

Fine quality New England nightstand, circa 1800-20s

Sheraton Armchair, ca.1800-20

French Samson Garniture vase

19th Century Highly Detailed Dark Brown Lacquer Tray

Curvaceous Pair of Walnut Queen Anne Side Chairs

American Tilt Top Candlestand, Circa 1810-20s

American Federal Period Canopy Bed, circa 1800-20

Superb Set of American Dining Chairs, Circa 1785

American Hepplewhite Mahogany Pembroke Table, late 1700s

American Country Chippendale Type Wing Chair

Staffordshire Hand Decorated Lions

New England Tester Bed, circa 1800-20

Chinese export Rose medallion punch bowl, 19th century

Chinese export Rose medallion punch bowl, 19th century

Pastille Burners

Italian Countryside Landscape Painting

Later 19th century Staffordshire Figures

Toby Collection

Louis XV Fruitwood Carved Chair

Florentine Gilt Carved Wooden Sconces in Cartouche Form

Italian 17th or 18th Century Oil on Canvas

Classic George III Transitional Mahogany Armchairs

French Electrified Girandoles

Slant Front Desk or Bureau

Slant front desk
Slant front desk open Slant front desk side
Sought for beauty and functionality, the slant front desk or bureau has long been a favorite. This antique example was made in the American Federal period, about 1785 -1810. Highlighted with a banded lid, each drawer has line inlays with correct style oval pulls.The lid lowers to reveal a pigeon hole interior with short drawers and a central prospect door. Over the many years the feet were restored. A value in mahogany at $750.
H. 46″, w. 42″, d. 2.5″

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