Shop for and learn about antique and vintage desks.
Antique types of desks.
You will find styles like the bureau mazarin cheveret davenport desk ship captain s desk kneehole desk partner s desk wooten desk and slant front desk.
While newly made cherry furniture is often.
Desk on a chest.
Secretary desks are often made from the following kinds of wood.
The bureau mazarin is an early type of kneehole desk dating from the 1660s with two or three tiers of.
It s easy to work and shows detail well.
It s very strong and durable and was very popular with.
Lowboy a lowboy is a chest of drawers mounted on short legs.
Benches and stools cabinets chairs coffee tables desks dining chairs dressers rocking chairs secretaries shelves and bookcases.
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This is a moderate hardwood.
The most common woods used to make antique desks from 1800 to 1899 were cherry oak mahogany maple and walnut.
Know your antique desk styles bureau mazarin.
An antique kneehole desk is a desk with pedestals down either side and has a central opening for the knees of a person seated at it.
Desk on a frame.