Has anyone ever seen this shape of vintage writing desk? No marks on the desk. Would like to know if it worth anything.
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This is very cool!
Not sure why you are calling it Victorian. Can you clarify that? To me it is much more of a mission or craftsman style piece--simple lines, elegant. Victorian (to me) is usually used to describe something ornate and gaudy, often without function or with function, but high maintenance.
You may have a carpenter/craftsman made piece on your hands. It is hard to tell--I would want to inspect it in person and look at the construction, how it was assembled/glued/cut/type of screws/nails, etc.
The legs (maybe this is the photo) do not appear to be the same wood as the body--which one of the reasons I am leaning to custom made piece. Also the inside of the drawer looks like it may be a plywood or veneer wood that doesn't seem to match the piece.
As to worth, first you have to know what you have. My first suggestion is to find a good vintage store in your town that specialize in furniture, they maybe able to give you more. Best that they see it in person to get the full feel for it!
They may even recognize the piece if it is something that was created by a local craftsman and he/she made more which are plentiful in your area.
I have never seen anything like it in Pittsburgh!
Second once they give you their thoughts, they may have an idea of supply/demand for your town and that will help you set the value.
Post back with what you learn and I may be able to offer more guidance.
Thanks for sharing this neat piece!
I agree with Pghgirl about this having a lot of points that make it look like a carpentry shop may have made it and probably made it specially as a 'one-of-a-kind'/made to order' for someone
Some points I noticed:
Legs appear to be machinery made such as you see unfinished in Lowe's or Home Depot.
If you enlarge the pictures showing legs and sides of desk, it appears part of the sides are fastened with brads.
Perhaps someone in your area could tell you more but you might also check with some of the wood works shops or furniture repair shops in your area to see if they remember someone making desks similar to this.
Otherwise if you want to sell it, you might just take a chance and post it for sale on some of the sites like Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, letgo, offerup or any other site you're familiar with.
Start your price at higher - maybe $150 with best offer considered and local pick up only. Leave it post for several months and if no offers received, lower the price and let it list for several more months (generally, furniture is a slow seller); you may get lucky and sell it right away.
Did you check the outside bottoms or backs of the drawers for markings? Sometimes makers branded, signed or even engraved their marks on the outsides of drawers or sometimes on the inside of the desk where the drawers go.
This is a very beautiful table and very unique. I have to agree with some of the other comments on here that this table was handmade or custom made for the previous owner. I feel that the table was designed to fit into a specific place in a home and it was beautifully handcrafted by the craftsman who made the table. You can really see the different woods in the table and especially in the legs and draw of this table, they don't match the tabletop at all. I would find an antique shop in your area and have them take a look at this table. They may be able to help you identify who actually made this table if there is no marking on it at all.
I love that after researching, I could not find this desk anywhere. It is truly unique with a one of a kind look! It is worth taking your information to a furniture seller/appraiser for brand name , age and origin, or maybe down load and send photos to - www.justanswer.com/
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