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An early 19th century southern pine butler's desk from North Carolina.. In England, the butler's desk, a piece of furniture designed for those in service to fine houses to keep documents and records, was eminently practical and based on the ever-growing needs of an increasingly literate group of persons in service.
Antique versions have the usual divisions for the inkwell, the blotter and the sand or powder tray in one of the drawers, and a surface covered with leather or some other material less hostile to the quill or the fountain pen than simple hard wood. In form, a writing table is a pedestal desk without the pedestals, having legs instead to hold it ...
Desk; c. 1765; mahogany, chestnut and tulip poplar; 87.3 x 92.7 x 52.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A desk or bureau is a piece of furniture with a flat table-style work surface used in a school, office, home or the like for academic, professional or domestic activities such as reading, writing, or using equipment such as a computer.
This Victorian-era Wooton desk, also known as the “king of desks,” can fetch thousands of dollars in pristine condition, like this 19th century walnut desk that sold for over $5,000 at a Don ...
Davenport desks of the 19th century had a variety of different leg designs. [2] The desk shape is distinctive; its top part resembles an antique school desk while the bottom is like one of the two drawer-pedestals of a pedestal desk turned sideways. The addition of the two legs in front completes the odd effect.
Armoire desk; Bargueño desk; Bench desk; Bible box; Bonheur du jour; Bureau à gradin; Bureau brisé; Bureau capucin; Bureau Mazarin; Bureau plat, see Writing table; Butler's desk