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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 506526, member: 6444"]In the US a desk with bookcase on top is called a Secretary desk. Style is correct for England. It is possible your dad is right and it is 19th century, but you need pics of unfinished surfaces to know. Pull out a drawer and show us the dovetails. Also the sides and underneath of drawer. And pull it away from the wall and show us the back. And take better in focus pictures - hard to tell what we’re seeing. Also show us the inside where the drawer pulls are attached so we can see whether brasses are replaced.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 506526, member: 6444"]In the US a desk with bookcase on top is called a Secretary desk. Style is correct for England. It is possible your dad is right and it is 19th century, but you need pics of unfinished surfaces to know. Pull out a drawer and show us the dovetails. Also the sides and underneath of drawer. And pull it away from the wall and show us the back. And take better in focus pictures - hard to tell what we’re seeing. Also show us the inside where the drawer pulls are attached so we can see whether brasses are replaced.[/QUOTE]
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