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jjohnson

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Desk- Early 1900s Secretary?
« on: June 03, 2006, 07:39:45 pm »
Hello, I am curious about an antique desk that my father inherited from his grandmother.  Two antique dealers looked at the pictures I took of the desk and thought it might be a secretary anywhere from 1900 to 1940s.  Also, there is an inscription under where the two doors junction and it looks like "XU" or "XII".  I have searched all over the internet but I cannot find a desk that looks very similar- either the top matches or the bottom does but never both.  Here are pictures that I took-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo.../IMG_0727_2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo...00/IMG_0728.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo...00/IMG_0729.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo...00/IMG_0731.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo...00/IMG_0733.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo...00/IMG_0734.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo...00/IMG_0735.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo...00/IMG_0736.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo...00/IMG_0737.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo...00/IMG_0738.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo...00/IMG_0739.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/jjo...00/IMG_0744.jpg

If anyone on these forums can tell me the time period it was made, what kind of desk it is, and its rough value I would be very grateful.
« Last Edit: June 03, 2006, 07:41:51 pm by jjohnson »

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Desk- Early 1900s Secretary?
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2006, 10:00:52 pm »
It appears 1940 to me. Original finish, and at auction I would expect in the neighborhood of $350..............de pending on the auction of course....
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« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2006, 04:00:28 pm »
Thank you!  I hope I can find a dealer to take it off my hands.