THIS IS A BEUTIFUL ORIGINAL ANTIQUES SCHOOL DESK,CIRCA EARLY 1900s.MADE BY LANGSLOW-FOWLER MOULTHROP STAMPED ON SIDE.INK WELL IN TABLE. BEAUTIFUL MAPLE WOOD. INVENTED BY S.P.MOULTHROP IN THE EARLY 1900s.DESIGNED FOR ONE ROOM SCHOOLS OF THE TIME. Mid-1800s writing desk could be considered a forerunner to today’s laptop but this one — being in better shape than many — will be worth $350. John Sewell is an antiques and fine art appraiser. To submit an item to his column, go to the Perhaps they just bought an antique desk and need an appraisal for insurance purposes but more often on their own -- have repurposed furniture and objects in ways that create dynamic and interesting environments. Home-organization consultant Virginia “Fifteen years ago, antique furniture used to be about half our business 18, the Zurich auctioneers Koller sold a freshly discovered circa 1720 “bureau plat,” or writing desk, by the French cabinet maker AndrĂ©-Charles Boulle for 3 million But even the basic doubles are luxurious, with slippers, robes and king-size beds. The deluxe rooms have individual touches such as antique writing desks but, if you really want to make yourself at home, the largest suite takes up an entire floor Curvy and feminine, with an Old World style, this desk can do double duty as a sofa table or sideboard: Provence writing desk (Home Decorators Customize-it simple A-frame desk, antique white or Tuscan stain (PB Teen, $599). Cubbies, under-desktop .
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