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French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Desk Stand
By Empire Furniture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning French ormolu mounted Empire style marble desk stand dating from the 19th century. This
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Antique 1860s French Empire Inkwells

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Marble

French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Desk Stand
French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Desk Stand
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H 4.73 in W 13.59 in D 6.3 in
Early 19th century French Mahogany Empire Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Stately Empire desk on four monopodia legs painted a dark verdis gris, joined by two stretchers
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

French Empire Style 19th Century Ebonized Mahogany Writing Table Desk
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) ebonized mahogany writing table desk with a leather top & claw
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Antique French Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite French Empire Revival pedestal desk, circa 1880 in date. This desk has been
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Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French Empire Black Leather Swivel Chair
Located in New York, NY
19th Century French Empire style ormolu mounted mahogany open swivel base arm chair with black
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Ormolu

French Empire Black Leather Swivel Chair
French Empire Black Leather Swivel Chair
H 37.75 in W 23.5 in D 24 in
19th Century French Empire Cherry Wood Desk Barrel Armchair with Gilt Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
female figure supports. The seat is dressed with black vinyl leather like upholstery, and embellished
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Bronze

19th Century French Empire Mahogany and Leather Desk Armchair with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
new black leather, and embellished throughout with decorative brass nail heads. The comfortable desk
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Bronze

Empire Style Pedestal Desk in Mahogany with Gilt Bronze Mounts, France ca. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French Empire mahogany pedestal desk with gilt bronze mounts, black leather top, two
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Roll-Top Desk with Gilt Bronze-Mounted
Located in Cypress, CA
This impressive 19th century, French Empire style gilt bronze-mounted Fine mahogany roll-top desk
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

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Ormolu

Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Empire style parallelogram shaped emerald green glass heavy inkwell. It’s guilt bronze
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Inkwells

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Glass

French Bureau Plat or Desk with Gilt Griffin Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire Style Bureau Plat or Desk, France, circa 1950s. Elegant design in black lacquered
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Vintage 1950s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Metal

American Empire Writing Table with Carved Acanthus Legs, circa 1840
Located in Southampton, NY
American empire writing table with carved acanthus legs, circa 1840 Casters, Missing ormolu on
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Desks

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu Bureau Plat. The desk is raised
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

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Ormolu

19th Century Empire French Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, 19th century French clock.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

19th Century Empire French Clock
19th Century Empire French Clock
H 27 in W 20.25 in D 7.5 in
Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire by Blanc Fils Palais Roya
Located in Warsaw, PL
half of the nineteenth century. The Empire style was based on elements of the Roman Empire and its
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Empire Bronze Writing Set Inkwell 19th Century Fire-Gilt
Located in Berlin, DE
Empire bronze writing set inkwell 19th century fire-gilt Beautiful Empire inkwell with finely
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Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

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Brass

French 19th century Empire st. Gris st. Anne, Carrara marble, and Ormolu clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Empire st. Gris st. Anne, white Carrara marble, and
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Lacquered Wood Flat Desk by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1890
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in PARIS, FR
Stamped twice A Beurdeley a Paris on the crosspieces. Elegant Louis XV style double-side desk in
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
inset with worn black leather and tooled with gold that slides back to reveal a paper and stationary
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
H 28.13 in W 20.25 in D 13.88 in
Bronze Sculptured Athenian Scribe on Variegated Agate Pen Tray
Located in Asheville, NC
placed upon nearby column, is classically dressed in robe with empire bow and hair adorned with floral
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20th Century Italian Classical Greek Desk Accessories

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Bronze

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Forney, TX
A French Napoleon III Second Empire period mahogany writing desk. Handcrafted in the third quarter
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Antique Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Forney, TX
Far East, often with black (ebonized), red, or in this specimen brown backgrounds, decorated with
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Second Empire Mahogany Writing Desk
By Antoine Krieger
Located in Naples, FL
Mid 19th Century made by "MON. KRIEGER AMEBLEMENT-PARIS"; the Greek-key pattern, gold tooled black
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Furniture

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Mahogany

19C British Coromandel, Brass with Large Jasperware Medallions Book Slide
Located in Dallas, TX
wood imported from the British Empire Colony of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Two hinged ends, that lift
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets

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Brass

The Clock is in a Excellent and Perfect Working Condition, Also it Has Recently
Located in Warsaw, PL
XVI – Empire style from ormolu and black marble is signed on the dial “Persevalle à Reims”. The Empire
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

I9th Century Bronze Empire Table-Desk Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
late 19th century electrified bronze marble base table desk lamp with black lamp shade.
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Antique Late 19th Century Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze

Rhode Island Empire Butler's Chest of Drawers with Desk in Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful example of an early American Empire chest with full-column front and stand-up butlers
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Antique 1820s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique French Empire Mahogany Secretary Drop Down Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite tall 19th century French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant which features elegant
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Antique Late 19th Century Secretaires

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Granite

French Empire Brass Candlestick Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Early 19th Century French Empire brass candlestick with ornate pressed patterns. Mounted as a table
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Antique Early 19th Century Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Russian Empire Commode Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
An exceptional Russian Empire fruitwood and ebonized 4 drawer chest/secretary. The top drawer
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Antique 1850s European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass

Russian Empire Commode Secretary
Russian Empire Commode Secretary
H 37.5 in W 36 in D 18.25 in
French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. This desk has a black fossil marble top resting above a drawer, accessible with a hidden pull. Below is
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Marble, Brass

French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
H 55 in W 38.5 in D 17.5 in
Italian Empire Neoclassical Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Italian Empire neoclassical walnut and parcel-gilt secretary Handsome masculine Empire campaign
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Secretaires

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Mirror, Giltwood, Walnut

19th Century Gold Gilt and Painted Empire Armchair
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a beautiful Empire chair that we purchased in Naples, Italy. This is a classic style, with
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Antique 19th Century European Empire Armchairs

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Wood, Paint

French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black
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Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires

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Brass

19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. royal antique burl wood secretary desk & black leather drop leaf top HRH . Very rare early
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Bronze

French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 19th century French Empire drop front secretary with black as a marble top and side columns with
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Antique 1870s French Empire More Carpets

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Mahogany

Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
The desk body is made of pine and oak with a Karelian birch veneer and the mirrored base is
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Dressers

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Bronze

19th C. French Restoration Period Empire Style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A striking French Empire style mahogany chest of drawers commode with warm rich patina. circa 1820
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Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

20th Century French Black Enamel Tole and Gilt Bronze Table Lamp with Silk Shade
By Maison Jansen
Located in Firenze, IT
A beautiful pair of French Empire style early 20th century black lacquered metal and parcel gilt
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Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps

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Bronze, Metal, Ormolu

19th Century Pair Black Painted Tole Jardiniere Urn Cachepot Antique Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A beautiful pair of tole jardiniere Empire period 19th century. Measures: height 12". For a very
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Antique 19th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Tôle

Standing Napoleon Bonaparte Sculpture - Figure. circa 1900 France
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
, perfect size to decorate a desk. Silvered metal over a dark green marble base. Very nice details.
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Early 20th Century French Empire Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Metal

Porcelain Jewelry Dish
By Versace Home Collection
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and well-made hand painted porcelain jewelry dish, in the Empire style, circa mid to
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Empire Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Porcelain

Porcelain Jewelry Dish
Porcelain Jewelry Dish
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H 1.25 in W 6.82 in D 5.38 in
Pair Dolphin Bouillotte Lamps in Solid Brass with Custom Silk Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and fabricated silk shades with gold rope cord. A wonderful compliment flanking a desk or inner room
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20th Century French Empire Revival Table Lamps

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Brass

19th Century Russian Antique Veneered Mahogany Secretary by Heinrich Gambs
By Heinrich Daniel Gambs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
flap is particularized by detailed polished brass work art and its original black leather top. The
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Secretaires

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Metal, Brass

Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce '181' Multi Applicable Lights
By O-Luce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Waalwijk, NL
lights is applicable to many different ways. Attach the lamp to a desk or a table and use it as a desk
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

18th Century Spanish Colonial Vargueno Set on a 19th Century Mission Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Americas during the global colonization associated with Empire and trade supremacy. The top is an 18th
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Antique Mid-18th Century Mexican Baroque Secretaires

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Walnut

Biedermeier Style Dining Table with Marble
Located in Los Angeles, CA
library, as an entry table, dining table or even a desk. This piece of art has an acanthus leaf design
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20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

Biedermeier Style Dining Table with Marble
Biedermeier Style Dining Table with Marble
H 32.063 in W 74 in D 40.5 in
19th Century French Empire Walnut Fall-Front Secretaire
Located in Southampton, NY
fall-front desk enclosing six small drawers surrounding one larger drawer and original black leather
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Leather, Walnut, Giltwood

Black Ebonized French Empire Desk with Green Leather Writing Surface
Located in Antwerp, BE
Black ebonized French Empire desk with green leather writing surface .There are additional pull-out
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Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

19th Century French Empire Bronze Desk Set
Located in Boston, MA
Exceptional 19th century French Empire tole desk set with gilt bronze mounts. For scale, envelope
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desk Accessories

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Bronze, Tôle

1900s Empire-Style Desk with Gorgeous Veneer Wood Grain Detail & Carved Legs
Located in Memphis, TN
1900s Empire-style desk with gorgeous veneer wood grain detail and graceful carved legs. Dress up a
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Velvet

Unusual Small French Directoire or Empire Transition Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unusual and small-scale French Directoire/Empire transition period mahogany drop front desk, with
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks

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Marble, Brass

19th Century French Second Empire Figured Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Asheville, NC
19th century French Second Empire figured mahogany bureau plat, black tooled leather top, turned
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Circa 1890-1900 Wonderful Foyer Table or Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This was a grand piano that has been turned into a wonderful writing table. It is rosewood and is finished on all sides. it would be a fabulous foyer tale also.
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Antique 19th Century American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

19th Century French Empire Secretary
Located in Washington, DC
French Empire secretary in cherry with architectural interior and ebonized columns with bronze doré
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks

19th Century French Empire Secretary
19th Century French Empire Secretary
H 53 in W 37.5 in D 19.5 in
Cylinder Desk in Flame Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Turquin blue marble top overhangs three drawers framed by two gilded bronze palm leaves. The unfolded superior panel opens on a writing surface covered with gold tool leather top,...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Empire Desks

Cylinder Desk in Flame Mahogany, 19th Century
Cylinder Desk in Flame Mahogany, 19th Century
H 48.82 in W 51.19 in D 25.6 in
French Empire Period, Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Charleston, SC
An important and rare French Empire period, mahogany fauteuil de bureau à assise tournante with a
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Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Empire Clock of a Seated Youth Holding a Scroll and Lyre
Located in Vancouver, BC
A late, large-scale French Empire clock of a seated, classically draped youth sitting atop the
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Antique 1820s French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Regency Ebony-Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk in the Manner of Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, Middlesex
The shaped rectangular pedestal desk has a black, gilt tooled writing surface and is inlaid overall
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Table Clock, 19th Century
Located in Madrid , ES
Table clock French gilded bronze Empire from the 19th century decorated with female figure
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Table Clock, 19th Century
French Table Clock, 19th Century
H 21.26 in W 16.93 in D 4.73 in
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