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Title: Help IDing Furniture 2 Slant Desks
Post by: treasurehoard on May 27, 2017, 09:26:45 AM
Can anyone please help ID these 2 Slant Desks?  Found lots of pieces that were kind of similar to the desk with the conch shell but nothing that made me confident that it was the same style.  Couldn't find any pieces similar to the other piece.  Thanks for the help!
Title: Re: Help IDing Furniture 2 Slant Desks
Post by: mart on May 27, 2017, 11:11:17 AM
Are you in the UK ??  What info are you looking for ??  Style, date  ect ??  A closer pic of the desks looking directly at the front and one of the dovetail joints on the drawers would help tell when made approx !!
Title: Re: Help IDing Furniture 2 Slant Desks
Post by: KC on May 27, 2017, 01:40:58 PM
The style of the top one reminds me of the multi-use desks from late 1800's to early 1900's that were the combination Ladies Desk Dressing table.  Can you please list the height of the piece?  The desk platform height from ground?
Thanks!
Title: Re: Help IDing Furniture 2 Slant Desks
Post by: mart on May 27, 2017, 01:58:50 PM
Pretty sure the top one is English made !!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Title: Re: Help IDing Furniture 2 Slant Desks
Post by: treasurehoard on May 29, 2017, 09:30:54 PM
More pics of the 1st Desk - interested in knowing the style/date.  Not in the UK.  In CA, USA

Title: Re: Help IDing Furniture 2 Slant Desks
Post by: KC on May 29, 2017, 11:03:08 PM
Can you please post one more picture of the the slant top opened up?
Title: Re: Help IDing Furniture 2 Slant Desks
Post by: treasurehoard on June 14, 2017, 07:45:18 PM
Desk open. Sorry for the delay.  Thanks!
Title: Re: Help IDing Furniture 2 Slant Desks
Post by: ghopper1924 on June 15, 2017, 02:22:52 AM
Looks like Jacobean Revival, ca. 1940.
Title: Re: Help IDing Furniture 2 Slant Desks
Post by: KC on June 16, 2017, 09:03:37 PM
Okay, this appears to me to be a Drop Front Writing Desk or a Book Desk.

See Link Below for a catalog from "North-Western Cabinet Company"  Drop Front Writing Desk" or "Sheraton Colonial Book Desk" you will see several similar to your first desk from 1930's.  See 8/36 and 9/36

https://archive.org/stream/DesksByNorthwestern/DesksByNorthwestern0001#page/n8/mode/1up (https://archive.org/stream/DesksByNorthwestern/DesksByNorthwestern0001#page/n8/mode/1up)