Hello Bruce, I am going to take a stab at this on as I believe it is an Eastlake desk with the hammered drawer pulls. It appears to be in good shape.
you could go to www.google.com and when it comes up click on image and type in Eastlake Desks and see what you can find in there. Try several other furniture makers and see if you can come close to the one you have or one similar.
Hello Bruce, I just did a google search and can't find anything on that type of desk, however it does look familiar. I just can't put my finger on it at this time. Sorry.
The desk is NOT Gus Stickley, LJG Stickley, Roycroft, Limbert, or Lifetime, from any references I have. I also doubt it is Stickley Brothers or Harden. So that covers most of the first and second tier makers. Also not Brooks or Come-Pakt based on a couple other references. I'm not sure what Ralph means by Eastlake (Charles Eastlake was an English architect/designer in the late 1800s).
That leaves any one of a couple hundred plus known 'generic' Mission makers and probably a couple hundred more unknown or possible makers. Nonetheless it looks like a nice desk with nice selection of wood, nice pulls, and nice cut-outs. These sorts of desks were made by everybody, meaning even companies with limited lines made desks like this, because the cuts and joinery are relatively simple. Good luck on eBay.
Originally posted by don szymanksy: i have either seen this desk before or one very similar.
The design, with bookcase shelves on the side, is quite common, from high-end to low-end makers. The distinguishing feature is the circular cut-outs, which alas were also somewhat common as a simple decorative touch used for various pieces by various makers. Stickley Bros used circular cut-outs in chairsa so maybe 'firefly' thinks/knows/or is suggesting Stickley Bros (Gus/LJG didn't use circle cuts on desks as far as I know)
