Antique Secretary Desk With Drawers

Contrasting veneers and black inlays featuring items found in nature made desks both beautiful and functional.

Antique secretary desk with drawers.

Choosing your antique secretary desk. Antique desks secretaries. Coaster home furnishings analiese 3 drawer writing desk antique nutmeg and black. Only 1 available and it s in 9 people s carts.

Look for cedar mahogany and oak. Antique wood secretary desk two drawers french desk local pick up only 30 x 15 by 40 h original gold painted mahogany urbancottageco. Ornate brass hardware was prominent on many desks. Antique mahagany grand rapids company roll top desk chair 37 drawers 1900.

5 out of 5 stars 1 801 1 801 reviews 280 00. 20th c english green leather chippendale style mahogany six drawer partners desk. Another key indicator of authenticity is the drawer linings. Antique side by side secretary in antique desks secretaries 1900 1950 school chair.

Most antique desks were made by hand and use fine dovetailed joints. Thick dovetails may indicate machine construction. The antique secretary as well as a wrighting desk is an incredibly efficient piece of antique furniture packing a work surface desktop accessory holder and drawers for storage all in one. The thing about a secretary desk is that it promotes work life balance in a way that makes it appealing to both collectors and people looking on ebay for a working desk.

Many antique desks built during the federal period lasting roughly from 1780 to 1820 contained hidden drawers designed to keep guns or other weapons close at hand. There were no computers to store important information so these desks and secretaries came with all kinds of secret drawers tills roll down covers and other mechanisms. In the beginning desks and secretaries were some of the most complicated pieces of furniture you could buy. 1 16 of 126 results for antique secretary desk design toscano captain s davenport home office desk 33 inch mahogany walnut.

Typically antique secretary desks from the 1800s have solid wood or much thicker veneers. From antique writing tables that make great student desks to antique secretaries with bookcases on top to spacious and elegant leather top antique executive desks this is where you can discover how to work in style. Get the best deals on antique desks secretaries 1900 1950. 4 2 out of 5 stars 527.

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