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Antique Desk With Compartments And Lid That Opens

Antique Victorian Architects Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very unusual antique early Victorian architects desk. This was made in England, and
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Leather

Antique Victorian Architects Desk
Antique Victorian Architects Desk
H 32 in W 44 in D 20 in
Antique Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
hinged mahogany lift up lid to reveal an original lead lined storage compartment along with the writing
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks

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Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk
Antique Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk
H 38.19 in W 24.02 in D 22.84 in
Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
arabesque flowers. Once the lid has been opened via it’s original brass hinge, there are two compartments
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Antique Early 19th Century French Desk Sets

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Metal, Brass

Rare Gothic Revival Carved Oak Secretaire / Desk w. Church Window Panels & More
Located in Lisse, NL
are the best known Gothic symbols/paterns. What makes this oak desk extra practical is the lid with
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Mid-20th Century French Gothic Revival Desks

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Bronze

Antique Ottoman Turkish Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
opened for the insertion of writing tools. The lid of the case is adorned with a pointed finial, while
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Persian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
tradition's love for symmetry and complexity. * The lid of the inkwell is hinged, allowing it to be opened and
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Antique 19th Century Moorish Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Georgian Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins, St Martins Lane
Located in Northampton, GB
Antique military captain's writing box with brass strapping, secret compartment and special large
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Antique Late 18th Century British Desk Sets

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Brass

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box by Betjemann with Rare Secret Compartment
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
slightly sloped lid is veneered in exquisite Burr Walnut to the exterior with beautifully shaped brass
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires

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Olive, Burl

English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk with Bookcase circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY DESK WITH GLAZED UPPER BOOKCASE England, circa 1780 formerly with
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Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases

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Bronze

Antique 18th Century Dutch Oak Drop Front Bombe Secretary Desk Secretaire
Located in Casteren, NL
. The drop front opens up to reveal an oak writing area and stepped drawers. This compartment is
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Massive Antique Renaissance Revival Walnut Carved Knockdown Bookcase Armoire
Located in Dayton, OH
series. There are two hidden compartments inside the cabinet. Each will need to have a lid made for it
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Early 20th Century Victorian Bookcases

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Walnut

Striking Oak & Brass Tantalus with Whiskey or Liqueur Crystal Decanters & Drawer
Located in Lisse, NL
the late 1800s and it comes with a variety of striking details and compartments. The two folding lids
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Crystal Serveware

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Crystal, Brass

19th Century English Victorian Campaign Style Travel Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A antique Victorian era English campaign style brass bound mahogany portable lap desk / writing
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Coromandel Gothic Revival Gilt Brass Strapwork Stationery Box
Located in London, GB
stationery box, circa 1870 in date. This delightful antique writing slope has a hinged serpentine lid
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Antique 1870s English Gothic Revival Decorative Boxes

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Brass

19th Century Portuguese Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
once used as a writing desk; the lid of the tabletop opens to reveal an additional storage compartment
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Antique 19th Century Portuguese Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

19th Century Portuguese Chest of Drawers
19th Century Portuguese Chest of Drawers
H 38.2 in W 30.3 in D 14 in
1950s Anglo Indian Style Rosewood Box with Brass Tree of Life Symbol Inlaid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1950s Antique Anglo Indian Victorian Style Rosewood Box with Brass Tree of Life Symbol Inlaid. An
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

19th Century French Wooden Box
Located in High Point, NC
lid opens to reveal a well-organized interior with multiple compartments, ideal for storing your
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

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Wood

19th Century French Wooden Box
19th Century French Wooden Box
H 6.4 in W 15.4 in D 9.6 in
English Edwardian Folding Games Table
Located in Hudson, NY
. Internally set with two ashtrays and two small compartments with hinged lids. The table also features two
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Game Tables

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Mahogany

English Edwardian Folding Games Table
English Edwardian Folding Games Table
H 26.75 in W 30 in D 30 in
19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
trim. Having a highly figured light mahogany hinged lid top, lifting open to reveal a striking finished
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table
Located in Forney, TX
numerous compartments, richly grained mahogany veneered lids, and a lovely Worcester porcelain desk set
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Vanities

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Brass

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American Indianapolis, Indiana Mahogany Wooton Armoire Desk, circa 1880
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Wooton desk, produced from 1874 to 1890 in Indianapolis, Indiana Designed by entrepreneur William S. Wooton. Produced in mahogany on large sledge feet, four large brass hinges op...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Desks

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Mahogany

1950's Amazing "Magic Box' Organiser Bureau Compact Plywood Ateliers Genestar
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This 'Magic Box' organising desk has been produced by various manufactures in Europe in the 1950's and 1960's Commonly this desk is known as produced in Switzerland by Mummenthale...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Plywood

English Partner Desk, Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood, mahogany stained. Baluster-shaped table legs with roller feet. Profiled 2-drawer frame box, slightly protruding tabletop. Green writing surface decorated with extraordina...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Leather

English Partner Desk, Writing Desk
English Partner Desk, Writing Desk
H 28.35 in W 48.04 in D 30.71 in
Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique La
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite English lap traveling desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition considering the usage of the period in quality warm walnut wood. Rising on a later brass s...
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...
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Vintage 1980s English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Swedish Off-White Painted Desk with Carved Reeded Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish off-white, light grey painted writing desk from the 19th century with three-quarter gallery surrounding the rectangular top, single drawer carved with reeded motifs and fou...
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

English Antique Mahogany 19th Century Side Table Writing Desk
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Antique side table A 19th century English compact side table or writing desk. Mahogany side table with single frieze drawer with a brass swan neck handle, on inner chamfered sq...
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Antique 19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

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Walnut

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Twin Pedestal Partner Desk with Brown Leather Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely handmade in England circa 1880 burr walnut and brown leather twin pedestal partner desk A good looking and well made desk, the timbe...
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Desks

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Leather, Walnut

English Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th century English partners desk hand crafted in mahogany with a tooled leather top and brass hardware, one side with nine drawers, the other side with three drawers and two cabine...
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

English Leather Top Partners Desk
English Leather Top Partners Desk
H 32 in W 54 in D 38.5 in
Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas
By Howard and Sons, Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare pair of original early Victorian Howard & Son’s Berners street cigar brown leather, fully restored Chesterfield bu...
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Sofas

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Leather

Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
The Color Experience: Stained-glass windows “Color is a power which directly influences the soul” (Wassili Kandinsky, Moskou 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944) “Color! What a deep a...
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements

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Art Glass, Stained Glass

Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass...
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases

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Mahogany

Hand Carved Gothic Revival Oak Wall Coat Rack with Stylish Church Window Panels
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful craftsmanship, solid tiger oak Gothic Revival coat-rack. Anyone who has ever visited a Gothic (Revival) church or other Gothic style building will immediately recognize th...
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Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Coat Racks and Stands

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Metal

18th Century English Antique Library Bookcase Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent George III period seven door breakfront library bookcase. Constructed in the finest quality figured mahogany, having a moulded cornice above seven astragal glazed doors...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Bookcases

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Mahogany

Walnut Davenport Desk, England, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
English "Davenport" walnut wood desk, 19th century. Desk with four drawers on the side, inkwell with closure at the top and folding tabletop with key lock. This typology is known as...
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Walnut Davenport Desk, England, 19th Century
Walnut Davenport Desk, England, 19th Century
H 31.11 in W 22.45 in D 21.86 in

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Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
this antique Davenport Desk you will find there are two lidded lockable compartments located at the top
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut

Antique Writing Slope, Victorian Lap Desk, Rosewood Mother-of-Pearl, 1870
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique writing slope, Victorian lap desk, rosewood mother-of-pearl, 1870, B1041 Scotland 1870
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Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

William IV Antique Rosewood Writing Desk Secrétaire á Abattant, English
Located in Shippensburg, PA
finely hand-dovetailed with crisp precise pins in the mahogany secondary woods. The fall-front lid is
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Antique 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Secretary Desk with Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
open writing area backed by four drawers and two compartments, beneath which rests a single large
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks

Writing Slope, Antique Victorian Lap Desk, Marine Walnut Brass, Scotland, B1096
Located in Vancouver, BC
Writing slope, antique Victorian lap desk, marine walnut brass, Scotland, 1870, B1096 Scotland
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Antique 1890s Scottish Victorian Desks

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Brass

English George III Mahogany Antique Slant Front Desk c. 1780-1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This fine antique English George III slant front desk is noteworthy for it's very attractive
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Desks

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Brass, Wrought Iron

Antique English Coromandel and Silver Dressing Case T Dalton, 1849
Located in London, GB
secret compartment concealed inside the lid, which can be removed to reveal a secret tooled leather
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

American Chippendale Slant and Block Front Antique Desk, Newburyport, MA
Located in Shippensburg, PA
large drawers and an open storage compartment flanked by a pair of blocked drawers with half-shell
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Secretaires

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Mahogany

19th Century English Victorian Antique Oak Writing Desk Traveling Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
flips open to reveal a full writing slope with paper storage compartments. The entire box rests over
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Regency Rosewood Writing and Stationery Slope, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
inkwells with bronze lids. The slope has a secret compartment with three small drawers hidden under the
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Antique 1820s Regency Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Early 20th Century Japanese Writing Box Travel Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique, circa 1900, Japanese black lacquered wood writing slope / travel desk / document
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Early 20th Century Japanese Campaign Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing and Stationery Slope, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
inkwells with bronze lids. The slope has a secret compartment with three small drawers hidden under the
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Antique 1820s English Regency Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Ebonised and Brass Stationary Casket Howell James & Co. 19th Century
By Howell James & Co.
Located in London, GB
& Co. of Regent Street, London. This delightful box has a hinged and domed lid which opens to reveal
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Antique 1860s English Decorative Boxes

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Brass

1920s Travelling Box, Mobile Secretary, England, London
Located in Greven, DE
Antique traveling secretary, writing desk England (London) Oak 1920s Dimensions: H x W x D
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Vintage 1920s English Decorative Boxes

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Oak

19th Century Victorian Walnut Domed Topped Cut Brass Mounted Tea Caddy
Located in London, GB
opens to reveal two beautiful lidded compartments for tea, one engraved black the other green. There
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Writing Slope, Antique Victorian Lap Desk, Marine Walnut Brass Desk, 1870
Located in Vancouver, BC
Writing slope, antique Victorian lap desk, marine walnut brass, Scotland, 1870, B1081. Scotland
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Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Victorian Writing Slope, Brass Bound, Lap Desk, Scotland, 1870
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian writing slope, brass bound, lap desk, Scotland 1870, B1727y Scotland 1870
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Antique 1870s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique Anglo Indian Georgian Brass Desk Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Anglo Indian antique desk box handcrafted with hinged lid with a swing bail, that
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Solid Oak Slant Front Desk or Secretary
Located in Casteren, NL
working with all keys. Dimensions: 87.5 cm wide, 101 cm high, 52.5 cm deep 89 cm deep with lid open.
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Secretaires

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Brass

Antique Victorian Scottish Burr Walnut Domed Topped Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
to reveal three beautiful lidded compartments for tea, and it is raised on bun feet. There is no
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Antique 1860s Scottish Victorian Tea Caddies

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Brass

Antique Three Fold Wedged Campaign Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
tidy area is large with a pen tray, space for two inkwells and two large, lidded compartments. When the
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Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Antique Brass Bound Writing Box with TOP SECRET compartments & Document drawer.
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique brass bound Writing Box veneered in mahogany with brass stringing, escutcheon and ornate
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique French Boulle Inlaid 13" Writer's Box, Ecritoire, Chest
Located in South Coast, CA
raised back compartment. The entire front panel opens to the writing slope or lap desk surface with the
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

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Brass

Antique Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
mirror on the inside of the lid and a green silk velvet and silk lined tray with various compartments
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Antique 19th Century British Jewelry Boxes

Antique Jewelry Box
Antique Jewelry Box
H 7.5 in W 13.5 in D 9.5 in
Antique Burr Walnut Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
reads: Sharpe. Maker 85 Regent St, London. The lid of the Antique jewellery box has a secret letter
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Antique 19th Century British Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

Antique Burr Walnut Jewelry Box
Antique Burr Walnut Jewelry Box
H 7.75 in W 12 in D 9 in
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Antique Desk With Compartments And Lid That Opens For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique desk with compartments and lid that opens available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, all antique desk with compartments and lid that opens available were constructed with great care. Antique desk with compartments and lid that opens have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique desk with compartments and lid that opens to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Georgian and Baroque antique desk with compartments and lid that opens are of considerable interest. George Betjemann & Sons produced beautiful antique desk with compartments and lid that opens that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Desk With Compartments And Lid That Opens?

Antique desk with compartments and lid that opens can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,953, while the lowest priced sells for $650 and the highest can go for as much as $10,900.