A small writing desk used by ladies, usually with a sloped top insert with leather, a cupboard, slides and drawers for holding pens and paper. There is generally a row of drawers down one side, with false drawers on the opposing side, and the top is surmounted by a brass or fretwork gallery. Made to be freestanding, davenports are finished and polished on all four sides.

Piano top davenports, so called because the lid resembled that of a rounded piano lid, were introduced in about the 1830s. These 'top-of-the-range' piano front davenports usually include a rise and fall secret section, operated by a concealed button above a drawer operating via a system of counter balanced weights concealed in a cavity at the side of the main body, a and a well fitted pull out writing slope, drawers to one side and opposing dummy drawers.

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A rare cedar davenport desk, Australian, circa 1860. four…

A rare cedar davenport desk, Australian, circa 1860. four side-drawers, pull-out leather tooled writing drawer complete with four small drawers with pen compartments with rear stationery compendium, 61 cm wide, 51 cm deep, 91 cm high

An antique Davenport lady's desk, New Zealand totara veneer on…

19th Century Davenport Lady's Desk in Totara Veneer

An antique Davenport lady's desk, New Zealand totara veneer on Tasmanian huon pine and kauri, 19th century, 85 cm high, 52 cm wide, 50 cm deep

A fine Victorian burr walnut piano front davenport, 19th…

Victorian Burr Walnut Piano Front Davenport with Brass Gallery

A fine Victorian burr walnut piano front davenport, 19th century, with a brass gallery back, four side drawers and matching faux drawers, the piano hinged front opening to a writing surface and a series of pigeon holes and compartments, with a spring…

A Victorian walnut davenport with presentation plaque, with a…

Victorian Walnut Davenport with Inlaid Details

A Victorian walnut davenport with presentation plaque, with a slightly bowed top with thumbnail edging, an olive tooled leather writing surface with rear hinged compartment, four drawers with turned pull handles, and matching faux drawers, the extended…

Victorian davenport mahogany desk c. 1880 with sloped red…

Victorian Mahogany Davenport Desk

Victorian davenport mahogany desk c. 1880 with sloped red leather insert top writing surface, pedestal fitted with four drawers repeated to the reverse with dummy drawers, raised on carved scrolled supports, on castors, height 82 cm, depth 52 cm, width 56…

Rare 19th century Tasmanian huon pine davenport writing desk…

Antique Huon Pine Davenport Writing Desk with Fitted Interior

Rare 19th century Tasmanian huon pine davenport writing desk with embossed leather writing slope fitted four drawers and original moulded glass handles and fitted interior

19th century cedar davenport with turned decorative columns

Cedar Davenport with Decorative Columns

19th century cedar davenport with turned decorative columns

19th century rosewood & cedar davenport desk, with drawers to…

Rosewood & Cedar Davenport Desk with Drawers

19th century rosewood & cedar davenport desk, with drawers to the right side, 62 cm wide, 84 cm high

A fine Victorian burr walnut davenport, 19th century, having a…

Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport with Fitted Compartments

A fine Victorian burr walnut davenport, 19th century, having a fitted pen and inks compartment above a shaped slope with an olive tooled leather surface, the interior with a small drawer and pigeon holes, four side drawers, faux to the other, extended…

An Edwardian mahogany and cedar davenport. Early 20th century,…

Edwardian Mahogany Davenport with Inlaid Fan Embellishments

An Edwardian mahogany and cedar davenport. Early 20th century, in light coloured timbers with a green leather and tooled top, a raised and partitioned rear compartment for inks and pens, a series of four graduated drawers with brass swing handles to one…

A fine burr walnut piano top davenport, later 19th century,…

Burr Walnut Davenport with Secret Compartment

A fine burr walnut piano top davenport, later 19th century, with oval maker's plaque for W.H Rocke & Co, Melbourne, the davenport with fine figuration, having a pierced three quarter gallery, four drawers to one side, faux to the other, and opening to an…

Colonial mottled kauri davenport with original tooled leather…

Mottled Kauri Davenport with Tooled Leather Top

Colonial mottled kauri davenport with original tooled leather top above barley twist supports on a platform base with four drawers to one side and dummy drawers to the other. Width 54 cm. Height 86 cm

A fine Victorian burr walnut davenport, circa 1870s, of…

Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport with Ink Compartment

A fine Victorian burr walnut davenport, circa 1870s, of serpentine profile surmounted by a shaped and fitted pen and ink compartment, the green leather tooled plane opening to a partitioned birdseye maple lined interior, raised on decorative knopped…