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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;808 raver, post: 10350532, member: 4654&quot;]It is a stunner and would have cost a lot when new, 1850 is about right, before 1840 the top would have slid forward instead of a desk like structure where your knees could fit under the slope like yours. I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if it were by Gillow, it&#039;s top quality, the pull outs either side (rare to have 2, normally only one) were space&nbsp; for other papers while you were using the slope to write.</p><p>Locks are a very good place to date antique furniture, the records showed the maker of my davenport not being at that address until 1821 but the lock stamp said not after 1799, years later I find out that the records were wrong &quot;Pieces of furniture bearing the distinctive stamp range in date over the years c.1780 to c.1840&quot; in other words even the &quot;experts&quot; and record keepers get it wrong, now finally I can date mine because of the lock stamp. </p><p>These desks are a very good buy ATM, they are going for a tenth of what they were 20 years ago. If I had the space I would buy a barn full, I suspect these will rise in price many fold in the coming years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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