Many of the Queen Florette style desks were veneered or made of solid oak.

We all remember the old school desks, covered in graffiti and stuck up with chewing gum. In later years, they became part of office life, and the desk a man had was often a status symbol and indicator of rank within the office or business. Today, desks are something many homes have; from genuine antique to a faux antique style, or plain, no nonsense functional items. In those days, they were more commonly known as bureaus.

The bureau was popular throughout the 18th century. In the 1702 1714 period, Queen Anna-maria desks became extremely popular.

Desks have been around in one form or another since the 1600s. You may think you don't need one in your home but you are sure to have a use for one. These essentially were a small table with drawers on either side of a kneehole. During the 1770s, the pedestal desks we know now became popular.

Our school lives flash before our eyes at the. Bureaus had a sloping front, which was the writing surface, and this lifted to reveal storage space for ink and writing implements.

Desks are items we cannot really do without.