Featured During Social Distancing--Desks!

Discussion in 'Furniture' started by Estaterestate, Mar 15, 2020.

  1. Estaterestate

    Estaterestate Well-Known Member

    Sorry, cleaning out the house, and I will be posting a lot. I have these two antique desks, I believe they are a writing desk and lady's desk. Any ideas you might have any as to what they might be, from where and any estimated date. Thank you all in advance. Lady's Desk.jpg Open Lady's Desk.jpg Drawer Lady's desk.jpg Far DEsk.jpg Open Desk.jpg Cloed Desk.jpg
     
  2. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Id guess the 1st one might be around 1900,the 2nd a little earlier , say 1870s .
     
  3. Ghopper1924

    Ghopper1924 Well-Known Member

    Top could be as late as 1910-1920. Value on each is fairly minimal.
     
  4. Estaterestate

    Estaterestate Well-Known Member

    Thanks! Would you refinish them and repurpose?
     
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  5. Ghopper1924

    Ghopper1924 Well-Known Member

    There's always a need in our house for a desk or two; they are still used for "desky" purposes. You might want to refinish he older of the two. The top one's finish seems OK as-is.
     
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  6. Estaterestate

    Estaterestate Well-Known Member

    What would you you Refinish with?
     
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  7. Ghopper1924

    Ghopper1924 Well-Known Member

  8. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    I don't think either of these really need refinishing. Some sprucing with Howards restor-a-finish or similar product should do wonders.
     
  9. Firemandk

    Firemandk Well-Known Member

    Too pretty to refinish I think
     
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  10. Estaterestate

    Estaterestate Well-Known Member

    Maybe a Cherry for both at first?
     
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  11. Estaterestate

    Estaterestate Well-Known Member

    Okay, so I started today and this is the second desk using restor-a-finish and then Howard's wax. Lmk what you think, I have been working on it for too long to see a difference. Waxed 2.jpg Waxed open2.jpg Waxed bottom.jpg Waxed open.jpg Waxed top.jpg
     
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  12. Jeff Drum

    Jeff Drum Well-Known Member

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  13. Estaterestate

    Estaterestate Well-Known Member

  14. Ghopper1924

    Ghopper1924 Well-Known Member

    Looks wonderful IMO!
     
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  15. Estaterestate

    Estaterestate Well-Known Member

    Outside.jpg Insider.jpg
    Still cleaning the hardware, but this is restor-a-finish and wax
     
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