Antique Rolltop Desk

[MarStevens]

Hi all!

I recently acquired my dads antique rolltop desk. This thing is enormous!
I am going to try to attach three pictures.

I am having a hard time here in Central IL to get someone who can give me any information on this desk ie: maker, date, value/worth, how to fix it etc.

I absolutely have nothing to go on except my father picked it up 31 yrs ago in New Orleans from his Aunt, My great Aunt. He has passed on and I asked my mother who said that it was
"someones, someones, great grandfathers who used it during Prohibition", Now whether that is true or not I dont know!

I do know however that at the same time the acquired the desk, the acquired a Gilbert black mantle clock w/the date of 1907 (Not necessarily the yr it was made).

Any help or direction on where to go next?

I am having a hard time locating any marks of makers, any advice on where to look?

Also; there is a piece missing and it is causing the cubby holes to sink in a little, but a local woodworker said he can replace the missing piece so it'll not sink anymore. Make sense? LOL
 Thanks
Mrs. Stevens

Links in the next post...Thanks and sorry for double post!

[MarStevens]

This chair is the original chair that has been with this desk. It  has the old "iron" looking adjusters underneath...very mechanical looking underneath.

Thanks for looking and your time and help!!

Here is the link;

chair


Here are the links to the pics of the desk:

Desk 1

desk 2

[D&b antiques]

the desk is a stickley-brandt. 1905- 1910. so is the chair. they were sold in 3 sizes. it has some condition, problems I would start the value' at $350.00 dollars. as far as the prohib story. the time and date figures in

[MarStevens]

Thanks for your information.

I have spent the better part of the afternoon looking up information on Stickley/Brandt desks and their sizes etc..

I can find nothing; except a few auctions on ebay, an excertp from a small article and then LOTS of information about their mission style chairs.

Can you guide me in the correct direction so I can find more out please?

Thanks

[D&b antiques]

I'am sorry to say'we depend on the computer intirely to much. that info is from a book called.E & R DUBRO FURNITURE.1875  TO 1905.

[I finally found someone local]

appraise it. He checked it over, said the condition was not really a factor since it was easily and cheaply fixed.

He said that 10 yrs ago it would have been worth about $2500 and the market for these large Victorian desks go up and down during the yrs. He did checking and said that one exactly like my fathers desk sold 2 wks ago for about $1000 in New Orleans. Also my desk is in far better condition and has a very unique chair to go with it so he is thinking about $1000-1500 apraisal. However, with time of course it will go back up and it will go up more in price once we get the little things fixed he said to fix.

Thanks everyone! I thought i"ld update you all!