Antique slant top writing desk identification help

Can anyone here help me in identifying this desk? I was purchasing a Lexington bedroom set and saw this in the persons house and a few other pieces of furniture and he said he would sell it all, so I came home with it. It is a beautiful piece and I just could not pass it up. The seller seemed to think it was from 1896 but knew nothing else about it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Pretty little thing ! I think the seller was right on age.

 

Thank you for that. Is there any way to determine the manufacture and origin of the piece? I do not have much invested in it but would like to know as much as I can about it. Thanks again.

 

Could be as early as 1896 but I would have thought slightly later, up into the teens. Mahogany and a bit of a mish-mash style-wise. Nicely refinished. Really hard to find a maker without a label or a known example to compare against. During this time period, Grand Rapids, MI was the furniture capitol of the US and likely from there. However, there were hundreds of regional makers as well.