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I don't know about the designer or provenance but TWO DOLLARS!!?? That's called furniture3 karma.

A makers stamp on the underside may help in identifying this desk. It definitely looks like a designer piece.

I don't quite understand what I'm seeing in the picture. That section with the drawers, does it flip down, or slide over, or what? And on the right, it looks like this is a shallow box that is missing a lid? Tell us more.

I have an old teak desk (bought in 1973) that has secret compartments - the desktop is really a lid that slides back and forth to reveal the compartments.

I also have a chest of drawers that has handles similar to yours. The piece is nothing special - not a big name design or particularly quality workmanship.

I looks like Heywood-Wakefield to me. Are you sure that's teak and not birch?

"it" looks like H-W...not "I" ooops.

Sometimes I think that people just post about these amazing finds so that they can make the rest of our jealous!

No idea as to the designer, but dear Lord, what a killer find! I'd love to see more photos of how, exactly, it hinges.

"I'd love to see more photos of how, exactly, it hinges."

It appears that the desktop to the right of the cabinet flips over and extends farther to the right - perhaps there's a slide beneath the main desk that would support this, or if that's lacking there was probably a cleat on a wall where ever this was first used that would have held it up when flipped open.

My bet is that this is not something that was produced in any multiples nor for a domestic purpose - This likely is a unique custom piece intended as a fixture for a retail store or workshop of some kind, and the drawers were probably used as cashboxes and receipt drawers rather than a cash register.

i'm with newmm on this one, and am totally jealous that you got that amazing table for $2.

my first response? my dream desk.

my second response? 2 freakin' dollars?!?!? OMG. Best score I've ever heard of.

My first thought was Heywood-Wakefield also.

There's brown plastic fitting underneath the table top..that say Hettich Kirlengern and the top compartment in the photo flips downwards to reveal a little compartment. (hinges are brass)

the bottom compartment doesn't open! but it looks like it should! so strange.


(it feels like it is hollow)

and the desk slides in under the back rail....but theres extra fittings and holes so I don't know what they are for !

The bottom is all solid wood..and has hand written notes on the timber.

I couldn't see any markings aside from left leg etc.