Writing-desk
71Armoire desk — An armoire desk is a writing table built within a large cabinet usually having the height of a tall man or a small woman, or anything in between. The cabinet is closed by two to four full height doors, to keep out dust or to give a tidy… …
72Fire screen desk — The fire screen desk (also known as a screen writing table) was a very small antique desk meant to be placed in front of a fireplace to keep a user s feet warm while he or she was stationary while writing. This kind of desk was very popular in… …
73Games table desk — A Games table desk is an antique desk form which combines the type of surface required for writing with a surface etched or veneered in the pattern of a given board game. It also provides sufficient storage space for writing implements and a… …
74Standing desk — A standing desk is both an antique desk and a modern desk form conceived for writing and/or reading while standing up or while sitting on a high stool. The term stand up or stand up desk is also used. During the 18th and 19th centuries, standing… …
75Lectern desk — The lectern desk is composed of two distinct forms, antique and modern.Antique lectern deskThe antique is basically a lectern fitted with the conveniences needed to make writing easy, such as room for paper and writing implements. In a sense, it… …
76Trestle desk — There are two kinds of trestle desks, the antique form and the modern improvisation.Antique trestle deskThe antique trestle desk is usually very much like the Writing table desk form, which offers a simple flat desktop surface with a few drawers… …
77Campaign desk — A Campaign desk is an antique desk of normal size which was used by officers and their staffs in rear areas during a military campaign. The campaign desk was usually the private property of the officer, as was his uniform and other military… …
78Liseuse desk — A Liseuse desk is a medium sized writing table with a small hinged panel in the middle which can spring up by the aid of a mechanism or be propped up at a desired angle to facilitate reading, or writing on its slanted surface. Many have lateral… …
79Carlton House desk — A Carlton House desk is a specific antique desk form within the more general bureau a gradin form. This specific form is supposed to have been designed in the 18th century for the Prince of Wales (who would later become George IV) by George… …
80Secretary desk — A secretary desk is made of a base of wide drawers topped by a desk with a hinged desktop surface, which is in turn topped by a bookcase usually closed with a pair of doors, often made of glass. The whole is usually a single, tall and heavy piece …
