A sloped writing desk, sometimes with a hinged lid, on tall legs, at which a clerk could either stand or sit on a high chair. Many Australian country versions are to be found in pine, where they were often used in the shearing sheds to keep the 'tallies'.

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A vintage industrial clerk's chair, the wood seat in metal…

Vintage Industrial Clerk's Chair with Unique Quadrupod Base

A vintage industrial clerk's chair, the wood seat in metal frame with plain metal back and unusual quadrupod base. Height 94 cm.

A mahogany and ebonised clerk's desk, English, 19th century the…

Mahogany Clerk's Desk with Fitted Interior and Cupboards

A mahogany and ebonised clerk's desk, English, 19th century the fluted hinged top opening to a fitted interior with lift top slope and desk above a drawer and two cupboards, fluted toupie bun feet 87 cm high, 67 cm wide, 43 cm deep

Cedar clerk's desk mid 19th century cedar with leather inlaid…

Mid-19th Century Cedar Clerk's Desk with Leather Inlay

Cedar clerk's desk mid 19th century cedar with leather inlaid top, three drawers and turned legs, height 76 cm, length 138 cm, depth: 87 cm

A Victorian pine tally clerk's desk, hinged sloping top above a…

Victorian Pine Tally Clerk's Desk

A Victorian pine tally clerk's desk, hinged sloping top above a frieze drawer, on tapering square section legs. 72 cm x 62 cm x 95 cm.

Victorian mahogany clerk's desk, with centre writing slope…

Victorian Mahogany Clerk's Desk with Fitted Interior

Victorian mahogany clerk's desk, with centre writing slope opening to a fitted interior, 144 cm wide, 60 cm deep, 113 cm high

Good solid Tasmanian blackwood school or clerks desk circa…

1920s Tasmanian Blackwood School/Clerks Desk

Good solid Tasmanian blackwood school or clerks desk circa 1920s, length 68.5 cm, depth 49 cm, height 82.5 cm, good condition for age, some marks

A Victorian mahogany clerk's desk, Neoclassic in style with two…

Victorian Mahogany Clerk's Desk with Neoclassic Style

A Victorian mahogany clerk's desk, Neoclassic in style with two ebony framed arches to front flanked by barley twist columns. Fitted with a leather inset writing surface opening to a storage cavity above two drawers, 82 cm high, 100 cm wide, 65 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany Clerk's desk, with sloped top, raised on…

Victorian Mahogany Clerk's Desk with Superstructure

A Victorian mahogany Clerk's desk, with sloped top, raised on reeded legs, the superstructure enclosing a correspondence rack. Width 73

A Queensland maple five drawer Clerks desk with gallery and…

Queensland Maple Clerks Desk with Gallery and Organiser

A Queensland maple five drawer Clerks desk with gallery and Organiser over, 125 x 124 x 91 cm

A late Victorian mahogany Clerks desk, side Lock flaps to top…

Late Victorian Mahogany Clerks Desk with Pigeon Holes

A late Victorian mahogany Clerks desk, side Lock flaps to top draws, interior satin wood Pigeon Holes intact., 120 x 138 x 80 cm

Banker clerk's desk, Victorian, mahogany with Sloped leather…

Victorian Mahogany Bank Clerk Desk

Banker clerk's desk, Victorian, mahogany with Sloped leather top, twin pedestal

A large Western Australia jarrah Clerks desk late 19th / early…

Jarrah Clerks Desk with Eight Upper Drawers

A large Western Australia jarrah Clerks desk late 19th / early 20th century, the desk having a large draft / plan size work table surface with eight upper drawers and centre stationery compartments, the lower desk with three half size drawers all with…

A rare Indo Dutch Colonial standing Clerks desk, 19th century,…

Indo Dutch Colonial Standing Clerks Desk

A rare Indo Dutch Colonial standing Clerks desk, 19th century, the shaped gallery top rail embellished with embossed brass roundels and mouldings above central drawer flanked by two curve fronted drawers, on turned cup and cover pedestal base on the…

Rare Colonial cedar portable clerk's desk and water closet with…

Colonial Cedar Portable Clerk's Desk with Water Closet

Rare Colonial cedar portable clerk's desk and water closet with ceramic sink and water compartment from NSW

Antique Australian cedar clerks desk, 127 cm wide, 77 cm high

Australian Cedar Clerk Desk - Antique Beauty

Antique Australian cedar clerks desk, 127 cm wide, 77 cm high

Australian Colonial cedar gallery edged Clerks desk, Ballarat…

Colonial cedar clerks desk with minor faults

Australian Colonial cedar gallery edged Clerks desk, Ballarat (minor faults)

Colonial cedar Clerks desk. Galleried back; central lidded…

Colonial Cedar Clerks Desk with Galleried Back

Colonial cedar Clerks desk. Galleried back; central lidded writing slope with leather inset; and turned legs. Height 76 cm. Width 105 cm. Diameter 76 cm

Antique Australian cedar clerks desk, marked V-R Oct 1885,…

1885 Cedar Clerks Desk with V-R Marking

Antique Australian cedar clerks desk, marked V-R Oct 1885, approx 94 cm high, 58 cm wide, 52 cm deep

19th century blackwood dual slope top clerk's desk on turned…

Blackwood Dual-Slope Clerk's Desk on Turned Legs

19th century blackwood dual slope top clerk's desk on turned legs

Australian Colonial cedar Clerks chair with caned seat. Height…

Colonial Cedar Clerks Chair with Caned Seat

Australian Colonial cedar Clerks chair with caned seat. Height 106 cm width 48 cm depth 37 cm

An Australian Edwardian kauri pine clerks desk 110 cm high

Edwardian Kauri Pine Clerk's Desk (110cm)

An Australian Edwardian kauri pine clerks desk 110 cm high

Unusual mahogany saddle seated clerk's stool with shaped legs…

Mahogany Clerk's Stool with X-Stretcher and Shaped Legs

Unusual mahogany saddle seated clerk's stool with shaped legs and an 'X' stretcher