This is a moderate hardwood.
Antique types of desks.
Lowboy a lowboy is a chest of drawers mounted on short legs.
Desk on a frame.
While newly made cherry furniture is often.
Benches and stools cabinets chairs coffee tables desks dining chairs dressers rocking chairs secretaries shelves and bookcases.
The most common woods used to make antique desks from 1800 to 1899 were cherry oak mahogany maple and walnut.
Often referenced as a butler s chest this is a type of drop front desk fairly short and compact but.
It s very strong and durable and was very popular with.
Know your antique desk styles bureau mazarin.
Shop for and learn about antique and vintage 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.
Secretary desks are often made from the following kinds of wood.
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 chest.
It s easy to work and shows detail well.
The bureau mazarin is an early type of kneehole desk dating from the 1660s with two or three tiers of.