Antique Desk Leg Styles

Chairs were narrower with deeper seats.

Antique desk leg styles. Antique vintage and retro desks for sale by Australian dealers. The writing section was hidden behind a folding drawer front or cupboard door on brass hingesThe antique Secretaire was first introduced in the late 18th Century Georgian period by furniture designers like Hepplewhite and ChippendaleThe Antique Secretaire Desk was similar to the bureau but more square in shape on a chest of drawers with a deep pull out top drawer. Antique writing desks come in all shapes and styles although it tends to be the curvy cabriole-legged ones that reign largest in our collective consciousness.

Dark brown Art Deco Writing Desk from 1930s Czechoslovakia Restored Walnut. The first Wooton desk was made in the Renaissance Revival style with ornate carvings and square shapes. Fine antique dealers consider objects 150 years and older to be antique.

Régence furniture is a favorite of antique lovers and collectors. There are six different basic Chippendale style legs. Beyond the popularity of the escritoire other antique writing desk styles became trendy in the 18th century.

A fold down central drawer front reveals a leather lined interior ideal for hiding keyboard folders or laptop computer. 19th Century Desks Styles Partners desks and writing tables have drawers or drawers and cupboards to both long sides and are generally of large size. A sabre leg is a chair leg that was often used in the Regency period and it is tapered and out swept in shape.

General antique stores label objects 50 years or older as antiques. Chippendale style furniture can be a little harder to spot so I will point out a few of the easiest things to look for. Shop for-and learn about-Antique and Vintage Desks.

Pieces that are curvy and cabriole-legged from our collection are particularly popular. It was used on column supports as table legs and was often used on oak antique furniture. They are the same on each side allowing individuals to face one another.