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There's an endless variety of antique and vintage desks, often made from strong woods like cherry or mahogany. For example: Drop front desks (the writing surface comes forward on a hinge); Slant fronts (as seen in clerks' offices); and Roll tops (wooden slats 'roll' backward to expose the writing surface). Popular styles include Victorian, Mission Oak, and Mid-Century Modern.

During the latter half of the 17th Century and the whole of the 18th, a period often referred to as the golden age … [more]

"I must write rudely," stated Thomas Dudley of Massachusetts Bay colony in a letter to the Countess of Lincoln in t… [more]

Secret compartments for money, securities, ancestral jewelry and silver plate, a missing will, or a carefully writt… [more]

How did I get started collecting Victorian Furniture? Antiques is in my genes, my mother's family were longtime ant… [more]

About 11 years ago, my wife and I went on some architectural tours. We joined the organization that sponsored the t… [more]

As a teenager, I collected everything from vintage bicycles to Coca-Cola to Victorian stuff. Once I realized some o… [more]

Chuck LaChiusa's wonderful guide to the architecture and history of Buffalo, NY, also happens to host an impressive… [read review or visit site]

John Werry's in-depth blog on rare Victorian Furniture, with detailed, informative and often humorous posts on doze… [read review or visit site]

This beautiful site showcases the collection of Stanley and Polly Stone of Fox Point, Wisconsin, consisting of earl… [read review or visit site]

Steven Cabella's personal homage to Charles and Ray Eames. This site is as clean and visually appealing as the Eame… [read review or visit site]

This huge online database from the Speed Art Museum is a rich trove of beautiful photos and reference information o… [read review or visit site]

The Index of American Design project (1935-1942) was an effort to catalog American decorative arts objects from the… [read review or visit site]

This microsite from the LA County Museum of Art provides a good overview of the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe … [read review or visit site]

An overview by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts of the design movements between 1880 and 1940 that comprised Moder… [read review or visit site]

This website showcases several hundred pieces of furniture, held by thirteen museums, that were designed for Herman… [read review or visit site]

This Library of Congress microsite is an overview of the postwar modern design work of Charles (1907-78) and Ray (1… [read review or visit site]

Scott Geyer's blog on the innovative Victorian furniture designs of George Jacob Hunzinger, who began manufacturing… [read review or visit site]
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