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Summary: Antique writing desks can be made of oak, mahogany or walnut, and are generally smaller desks with a single drawer. Find an antique writing desk that will match current furniture, and fit into the designated space, with information from a certified antique appraiser in this free video on antiques.
Blake Kennedy is a graduate personal property appraiser, certified estate specialist and member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America. Kennedy has owned Kennedy Brothers...read more
"So you're looking for an antique writing desk and you're not quite sure what you're looking for. My name is Blake Kennedy and I'm here at Patty and Friends Antique Mall in Saint Petersburg. Buying an antique writing desk - you can be buying it for many reasons. Some reasons people buy it is they just need the look of an antique writing desk. Some people actually use it quite often to pay their bills. Make sure you know the reason why you're buying an antique desk. The prices can vary from if it's made out of oak, made out of mahogany, walnut, they vary, the writing desk varies so you got to kind of match up with what's already in your house. You first of all want to measure up the space that you're going to be putting in it and look around to see what type of furniture is already in that particular room. Because there is antique ladies writing desk that have a slant front, the fall front, falls down, and there's also a nice small oak one that you could buy that just has a single drawer. The antique writing desk generally just have one drawer just to keep the pens and the envelopes cause you basically just - you're writing your letters and mailing them off right then. It's not really considered a storage drawer where there is seven to nine drawers in it. The antique writing desk is generally a smaller desk with one drawer. So when you're looking for that antique writing desk and you find that one that you've been looking for, don't hesitate in buying it because it's not like they're making all kinds of antique writing desks because chances are it's going to sell. So pick up the writing desk if it's the one for you, and enjoy it because you'll use it a lot. My name is Blake Kennedy. I hope that helped."
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