Antique Sheraton Connecticut River Valley Cherry & Tiger Maple Butler's Desk

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With our highest compliments Bay Colony Antiques takes the utmost pleasure in offering this remarkable antique butler's desk. These particular … Read more With our highest compliments Bay Colony Antiques takes the utmost pleasure in offering this remarkable antique butler's desk. These particular desks are quite similar to a chest of drawers but instead of an ordinary upper drawer there is a full writing desk which extends out of the case. The drawer face of the upper most drawer is controlled by two tombstone shaped button latches that will release a small tab when depressed and guided by an inset brass curved track will allow the drawer face to fold downward ninety degrees. The inside of the drawer face, which is further assisted by two cabinet hinges, will form a singular writing surface with the existing desk interior. This design allows someone to stand in front of the writing surface to read or work through their various duties. The desk component, along with the three primary storage drawers, makes this piece incredibly useful and it will serve the needs of an entire household well into the future.


This antique butler's desk is built from a beautiful selection of figured cherry lumber sourced from fertile land around the Connecticut River. Each drawer is fitted with period brass ringlet pulls and escutcheon plates with a finely detailed cock-bead molding around the drawer faces. The three long drawers are all joined with hand-cut dovetails and the back of the desk features two chamfered boards that slide into the existing backboard framework. The interior of the desk consists of a tiger maple prospect door and four tiger maple drawers with a fifth drawer revealed when the center door is open. There are a total of thirteen pigeonhole compartments with scrolled valance boards designed with exceptional detail. The compartment space inside the prospect door houses a hidden drawer disguised as a scrolled panel. This small drawer would have kept gold, coins, or jewelry cleverly concealed behind a locking prospect door. There is a small candle burn on an interior drawer which we find to be a charming aspect that adds value to the overall desk. Four baluster formed legs with ball feet serve to elevate the desk off of the floor. The frontward facing legs are styled with spiraling rope turnings.

The antique butler's desk measures 48 1/4" long x 23" wide x 48 1/4" tall with 33" of clearance height beneath the fold down writing surface. See less