What wood are inlaid desks usually made from?

Mahogany accounts for very nearly half the titles on Sellingantiques. Walnut, rosewood and satinwood follow, and between them come to about the same number again. Rarer veneers and carcase woods appear in single listings: amboyna, thuya, kingwood, partridgewood, maple and pitch pine. Ivory, mother-of-pearl, brass and bronze all show up as inlay materials in one title each.

Are inlaid desks Georgian?

Only a handful are. Georgian appears in about fifteen listings, against well over a hundred each for Edwardian and Victorian, and the 1900s are the busiest decade in the dated field. The category is best read as late 19th and early 20th century writing furniture that revives late 18th century taste, with Sheraton Revival named in a couple of dozen titles.

What is a davenport desk?

A small desk with a sloping writing lid over a bank of drawers set into one side. Around ninety appear in this category, an eighth of the whole. Burr walnut is the recurring timber, and several titles pair a davenport with four drawers or with a pop-up or piano top. They sit in the lower band of the range.

How common are inlaid desks on Sellingantiques?

About sixty-seven come up in a year, and 146 different dealers have handled one. That spread matters. This is a form carried thinly across a very large part of the trade rather than the speciality of a few dealers.

Why do some listings only say 19th century?

Sixty-five listings are dated that way with no closer year, so roughly one in ten pieces is placed within a century rather than a decade. Period words do similar work. "Victorian" and "Edwardian" stand in as dates in many titles, and a few listings pair a period word with a year that does not quite match it.

Which forms sit at the top of the range?

Carlton House desks, partners desks and kidney-shaped tops cluster in the upper listings, frequently in satinwood. The Carlton House form is spelled five ways across these titles, and one listing offered a pair of them together, which almost never happens.

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A writing desk or table decorated with banding, stringing or marquetry set flush into the surface rather than carved, made for letters and paperwork at home.

Good Quality Inlaid Satinwood Writing Desk

1900 - 1920

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Good Quality Inlaid Satinwood Writing Desk

From Andros Antiques

£920

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19th century

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19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Partners Desk

From Martlesham Antiques

£2,450

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19th century

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Burr Walnut Davenport

From Shackladys Antiques

£1,045

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Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Inlaid Freestanding Davenport

19th century

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Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Inlaid Freestanding Davenport

From London City Antiques

£1,785

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19th century

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19th Century Mahogany Inlaid Writing Desk

From Martlesham Antiques

£2,250

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Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Small Rolltop Desk

1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Small Rolltop Desk

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£1,250

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Cylinder Desk

From witchantiques.com

£3,750

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Edwardian Rosewood Kidney Shaped Desk, England, 1890

19th century

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Edwardian Rosewood Kidney Shaped Desk, England, 1890

From Judy Fox Antiques

£6,500

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Fine Edwards & Roberts Marquetry Kidney Desk

1900 - 1920

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Fine Edwards & Roberts Marquetry Kidney Desk

From Country Homes Antiques Stirling

£4,500

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Pretty Sheraton Revival Rosewood Davenport

19th century

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Pretty Sheraton Revival Rosewood Davenport

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£1,050

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Mahogany appears in very nearly half of all inlaid desk titles on Sellingantiques. Walnut, rosewood and satinwood together come to about the same again.

Top Quality Inlaid Burr Walnut Davenport Desk

19th century

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Top Quality Inlaid Burr Walnut Davenport Desk

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£995

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1900 - 1920

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Top Quality Ladies Rosewood Desk

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£1,295

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19th century

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19th Century Satinwood and Inlaid Carlton House Desk

From Martlesham Antiques

£11,950

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Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk 19th C

19th century

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Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£2,900

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19th century

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Antique Burr Walnut Davenport

From Deva Antiques

£1,285

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Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk by Collinson and Lock

19th century

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Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk by Collinson and Lock

From Camden Antiques

£1,650

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Antique Inlaid Desks

Good Quality Inlaid Satinwood Writing Desk

19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Partners Desk

Burr Walnut Davenport

Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Inlaid Freestanding Davenport

19th Century Mahogany Inlaid Writing Desk

Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Small Rolltop Desk

Antique Cylinder Desk

Edwardian Rosewood Kidney Shaped Desk, England, 1890

Fine Edwards & Roberts Marquetry Kidney Desk

Pretty Sheraton Revival Rosewood Davenport

Top Quality Inlaid Burr Walnut Davenport Desk

Top Quality Ladies Rosewood Desk

19th Century Satinwood and Inlaid Carlton House Desk

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk 19th C

Antique Burr Walnut Davenport

Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk by Collinson and Lock

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