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The Different types of Antique desks Available

Driscolls Antiques stock a variety of different types and styles of antique desks for sale from all different periods, to suit many different uses and different sizes for different spaces in your home. The antique desks we have are all original pieces of antique furniture, not reproduction and we clean and restore using traditional methods.

For lots of drawer space try looking at our Antique Regency Mahogany Secretaire Chest of Drawers as this comes with desk space and can double as extra storage with all the drawers.

I personally like antique bureaux like this quality antique Georgian flamed mahogany bureau as again they have desk space and lots of storage and they are the ideal pieces for storing your lap top.

The most popular type of desk we sell is like this Antique Victorian Mahogany Twin Pedestal Desk

For lack of space but if you want a beautiful piece of antique furniture try our Victorian Burr Walnut Antique Davenport

If you have a large space in your office try our Antique Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk as this offers work space on both sides of the desk.

We have lots of different types of antique desks available so look at our website for details.

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The best quality Sheraton Secretaire for sale

We always get superb quality pieces of antique furniture for sale but on occasion we do get some superb pieces that stand out from the crowd. These pieces are usually in completely original condition but have come from a very good home so has been well looked after. This care over many years along with a superb quality piece leaves us with beautiful and very collectable antique furniture. We have one of these pieces that we have just placed for sale on our website and if it is of interest to you I suggest you act fast as the trade will want to buy this piece. It is an antique secretaire constructed in mahogany in the Sheraton style. It is in the form of an antique chest of drawers with the usual rectangular moulded top above graduating cock beaded drawers with original brass handles. This chest comes with a surprise as the top two drawers are actually a deep double drawer which opens and folds down. The interior has a leather writing insert and small drawers and pigeon holes for your letters. This antique chest stands on splayed Sheraton style bracket feet and is in superb condition constructed from the finest mahogany and would grace any home.

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How about a large antique desk for the office?

Antique desks are very useful and beautiful pieces of antique furniture and ideal for modern day uses like a computer in your office. Often we get requests for very large antique desks and partners desks and although they are difficult to find we do occasionally get some very nice larger desks for sale.

We have just received one of the best desks we have put up for sale in a while and it really is a stunner. It is large enough for all your computer needs and has come from a very good home. It is a large antique mahogany partner’s desk from the Georgian period and has been later fully restored to a very good standard. It is ready for years more use and is superb quality. the antique desk has a rectangular moulded top with a large tooled leather writing insert. As it is a partners desk both sides have working cupboards and drawers with a central drawer and a large kneehole so someone can sit opposite each other. Both of the twin pedestals have four graduating cock beaded drawers with brass handles and they stand on shaped bracket feet.

It splits for removal so will fit in most homes and is as reasonable to buy as a reproduction but this one is a genuine antique. If you need a large antique desk I highly recommend you have a look at this as you will struggle to find a desk as good as this.

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So much choice of antique writing furniture.

If you are looking to buy writing furniture for your home we carry all different styles, periods and woods of writing furniture.

For a country premises why not look at an earlier oak piece of antique furniture like our antique period oak bureau with a moulded fall front and the interior has an arched central cupboard door, several pigeon holes and several small drawers with brass handles. The lower section has four graduating drawers with brass pull handles. The bureau stands on shaped bracket feet.

If you need a smaller piece for a flat or small area in your home we have a small antique Victorian mahogany desk with a rectangular moulded top, black leather writing insert over a central drawer flanked by two smaller drawers and kneehole. Each pedestal has three mahogany lined drawers with brass swan neck handles and the piece stands on shaped bracket feet.

If you have a larger home but want a finer looking antique desk we have a beautiful antique Edwardian mahogany desk with a rectangular moulded top with a green leather writing insert above a central drawer and a large kneehole. Each pedestal has three graduating mahogany lined drawers which are cock beaded and have handles and shaped key escutcheons. The desk stands on four moulded tapering legs with squared feet. For a much larger space and to put a statement in a room we have a large Regency mahogany partners desk with a rectangular moulded top and tooled leather writing insert. Each pedestal has four graduating mahogany lined drawers, ebony key escutcheons, brass pull handles and reeded edges. The opposite side has cupboard doors with reeded edges, and the piece stands on eight shaped feet.

We stock all kinds of antique furniture for writing on or as a computer table.

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What are the types of antique desks you can sit under?

There are several types of antique desks that we stock for sale. We have an antique kneehole desk which was originally made to have two uses. It was made for use as an antique dressing table and an antique writing desk. Until the mid 18^th century the kneehole desk was mainly made of walnut and oak. Later the main wood of use was constructed usually in solid mahogany and the best quality would have mahogany drawer linings. The Georgian examples usually stand on shaped bracket feet and Victorian desks sometimes had bun feet or a plain plinth.

antique pedestal desks were introduced into Britain due to the demand for large, freestanding desks, with a large knee hole so was comfortable to sit at. The first antique pedestal desk was made in walnut and then mahogany was the main wood used. The late Georgian antique desks usually have three drawers in the frieze, the pedestals are fitted with either drawers or cupboards, and they stand on moulded plinths with hidden castors.

The Victorian cabinet makers used woods like oak and mahogany and made very usable designs, they usually have plain turned wooden knobs. More elaborate antique pedestal desks were produced in the late Victorian times.

We get some stunning antique desks for sale like our stunning antique Victorian mahogany twin pedestal desk with a rectangular moulded top and tooled leather writing insert above a central drawer and knee hole. Each pedestal has four graduating drawers with moulded edges, beautifully turned handles and stands on a plain plinth. We also have an antique Victorian mahogany desk with a rectangular moulded top with rounded corners and a leather tooled writing insert above a central mahogany lined drawer and large kneehole. Each pedestal has four graduating mahogany lined drawers with turned knobs and moulded edges.

They are very useful and useable pieces of antique furniture.

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What are the different types of antique pedestal desks ?

There are lots of different types of antique pedestal desks and they are a very useful form of an antique desk. It is basically an antique desk with drawers down either side of a central knee hole. Sometimes they come with a leather top or faux leather writing insert. This type of antique desk came into existence in the mid 1600s and have become more and more popular over the years following due to the fact they are extremely useful pieces of antique furniture.

One form of an antique pedestal desk is an antique partners desk, which is in the same form but much larger and have drawers or cupboards on both sides so two people can use it at the same time.

Other types of antique pedestal desks are much more grand looking and one type is an antique dickens desk. This type of antique desk can come with lots of small interesting drawers, a writing slope and swinging locking flaps.

Most antique desks have lots of drawer space so are very useful and work very well with modern use such as computer desks.

If the drawer linings in an antique desk are mahogany lined rather than pine lined then this is a sign of quality, also some Victorian desks have castors so the desks can be moved around easily.

antique desks would have been used for the same purpose as they will be used today, for writing and in most businesses and homes there would have been an antique writing desk as writing was a big part of life, as it is today.

The latest desks we currently have for sale are antique Victorian walnut twin pedestal desk, Georgian mahogany writing desk / office desk, Victorian mahogany cylinder top desk / writing desk, Victorian mahogany desk and an antique Edwardian mahogany desk.

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Types of antique davenports and cylinder top desks

There are lots of types of interesting antique desks that we supply and there are two particular models that I really like. These are antique davenport desks and the other type of antique writing furniture is an antique cylinder desk. The antique davenport desk was originally made by a very good antique furniture maker called Gillows and it was named after a captain davenport who the first one was made for. Antique davenports can come in lots of styles like a piano top but all of them always have lots of stationery compartments, letter racks, pen holders and ink wells and small drawers.

The antique cylinder desk is a desk with a cylinder front and the interior usually has lots of small drawers and pigeon holes. They are very elegant roll top desks and can come in the Sheraton revival styles but the best are usually the Victorian mahogany types.

We have both these types of antique desks for sale at the moment

We have an antique inlaid walnut davenport from the Victorian period that has a fall front with original brown tooled leather writing insert. The davenport has four graduating mahogany lined drawers with turned handles and stands on beautiful turned feet.

our antique Victorian mahogany cylinder top desk has a cylinder fall front with turned handles. The interior has a writing surface with tooled leather writing inserts and small drawers and pigeon holes. Each pedestal has three mahogany lined drawers with turned mahogany knobs.

Both are beautiful antique desks and are very nice designs.

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Good quality antique desks for sale

Every week we get lots of good quality pieces of antique furniture for sale and we always display them on our antiques website. We also get very good quality antique office furniture for sale including some very nice antique desks.

This week you can see we have put several antique desks for sale on our website and we have lost more coming in stock.

We have for sale a stunning antique Victorian walnut writing desk with a red tooled leather writing insert. The desk has a central drawer above a kneehole and each pedestal has graduating mahogany lined drawers all with brass handles.

The next antique desk is a beautiful antique Edwardian mahogany desk that has a red tooled leather writing insert and a central drawer over a large kneehole. Each pedestal has graduating drawers with brass swan neck handles. the piece stands on shaped bracket feet and is in a Georgian design. We also have an antique Victorian mahogany desk with rounded corners and a green leather tooled writing insert above a central mahogany lined drawer and large kneehole. Each pedestal has four graduating mahogany lined drawers with turned knobs and moulded edges. Also this week we have an antique Victorian walnut twin pedestal desk with a green tooled leather writing insert above a central drawer and kneehole. Each pedestal has four mahogany lined drawers with brass handles and moulded edges.

So as you can see we get lots of antique desks for sale and we update our website daily with new antique furniture pieces for sale.

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Do you need more photos of antique furniture before buying from us, then just email. We can provide more close up details of the handles, leather any old repairs etc. If you want pictures of the construction or a closer look at the finish we will try our best to provide as clear pictures as possible. One of our customers has asked for additional photos of an antique desk we have for sale and they wanted to see the close ups of the marks on the leather that we have put in the description so below is examples of the pictures that we sent him so he can get a good idea of the piece. This then gives him the option to replace the leather or leave the original leather on top.

The desk is a beautiful large antique Edwardian oak twin pedestal writing desk and is a very nice light colour and I personally like to see the original leather with the marks but this is a personal choice, that is why we give the option of replacing it with a new leather.

So if you would like more close up pictures of our antique furniture please do not hesitate to ask as someone is always here to help in any way that we can.

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Antique Inlaid Furniture

Here at driscolls antiques we stock a vast amount of antique furniture and our stock changes daily. We get very nice pieces of antique inlaid furniture for sale and we update our website daily to show you the new pieces for sale. This week we have for sale some very nice inlaid pieces of antique furniture like our antique Victorian mahogany bookcase that has satinwood cross banding and boxwood and ebony string inlay. The antique bookcase has three adjustable shelves and the same inlay down each side. The bookcase stands on shaped bracket feet and is a very useful piece.

We also have an inlaid antique mahogany writing desk that has satinwood inlaid corner brackets and all the edges have beautiful satinwood banding with boxwood and ebony string inlay. This antique desk is of a superb quality and has been beautifully constructed with fine inlay.

We also an inlaid mahogany floor standing corner cupboard that has an astragal glazed door with original handle, key and working lock. The lower section has a moulded top above two astragal glazed doors and working lock. The antique corner cabinet stands on tapering legs and has beautiful satinwood banding with boxwood and ebony string inlay.

We always get very nice inlaid furniture from all periods from the Edwardian times back to the Georgian period so please keep checking for newly added stock daily on our website.

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