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English Zebra Wood Military Campaign Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
English zebra wood military campaign writing desk with brass bound molded edges, original recessed
Category
Antique 1820s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique English Victorian Mahogany Folding Military Campaign Writing Desks
Located in Dayton, OH
2 Civil War era British campaign writing desks. Made of mahogany featuring a folding form that
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
FINE HARDWOOD KENNEDY HARRODS LONDON MILITARY CAMPAiGN DESK OR WRITING TABLE
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods
Located in GB
, REH Kennedy Military Campaign desk or writing table
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.12 in W 47.05 in D 24.02 in
Antique Military Campaign Style Desk
Located in London, GB
A top quality antique military campaign style desk. This was made in England, it dates from around
Category
Vintage 1930s British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Military Campaign Style Desk
Located in London, GB
A top quality antique military campaign style desk. This was made in England, it dates from around
Category
Vintage 1930s British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Military Campaign Style Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and extremely well made antique military campaign style pedestal desk. This was made in
Category
Vintage 1950s British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Beautiful Military Campaign Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this lovely yew wood military campaign style twin pedestal desk
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fokker Airplane Wingflap Writing Desk
By Stef van Der Bijl
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Fokker Airplane Wingflap writing desk
Desk made from the left and right wing flab of a Fokker F50
Category
2010s Dutch Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Beautiful Yew And Brass Military Secretary Campaign Chest Writing Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing military secretary campaign chest with three large
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 32.68 in W 20.08 in D 14.97 in
Antique Yew Wood Military Campaign Style Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A top quality antique yew wood military campaign style pedestal desk. This was made in England, it
Category
Vintage 1950s British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Yew
Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Trestle Desk & Armchair Hardwood & Brass
Located in GB
Campaign trestle desk with matching directors armchair.
A highly decorative and well made pairing, the
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.12 in W 61.03 in D 29.93 in
Stunning Hardwood & Brass Military Campaign Workstation Desk for Home Computer
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Military Campaign style home office desk
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 35.44 in W 36.23 in D 21.66 in
Military Campaign Style Desk Table in Wood, Brass and Leather, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing desk table in the antique military campaign style in wood, brass and leather top with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 31.11 in W 53.15 in D 25.6 in
Generous antique English partner writing desk, Withy Grove Store, Manchester
Located in Harderwijk, NL
fantastic and completely original early 20th century writing desk supplied by Withy Grove Stores in
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 30.71 in W 59.45 in D 47.64 in
Rare Gio Ponti Writing Desk in Walnut and Grissinato Mahogany
By Gio Ponti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gio Ponti, writing desk, walnut, mahogany, glass, Italy, 1940s
This writing table, a rare find
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Walnut
1 of 20 British Military Army Stacking Desk Tables Full Sized Stainless Steel
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 20 British military Army stacking desk tables
A well
Category
Vintage 1980s English Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 28.94 in W 31.7 in D 24.02 in
British Campaign Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare early 19th century rosewood campaign desk displays exquisite beauty and remarkable design
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique mahogany campaign desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
Military campaign desk
This large Military campaign desk was made in the last quarter of the 19th
Category
Antique 1890s English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique China Trade Desk
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Antique China Trade desk
A fine China Trade desk in padouk with well-carved hairy paw feet and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Padouk
Harrier 'Jump' Jet Tailplane Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning desk made from an original Harrier 'Jump' Jet Tailplane Horizontal Stabiliser that has
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
1940s Norman Bel Geddes Metal Desk for Simmons
By Norman Bel Geddes
Located in Wilton, CT
Company. This pre-war metal desk was built before use of metal shifted only for military purposes. The
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman's Desk
Located in Forney, TX
cylinder desk features a tambour roll top, opening to reveal an interior gallery fitted with small drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 44.25 in W 51.5 in D 24.25 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Desk by Maison Léger
By Maison Léger
Located in London, GB
relate to music and the military. The reverse of the desk is decorated in a very similar manner, but the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 31.5 in W 72.84 in D 38.59 in
Louis XVI style French bureau plat after Zweiner
Located in Brighton, Sussex
plat, having an inset suede covered writing surface, a single frieze drawer, wonderful gilded ormolu
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Sublime Andrew Martin Polished Chrome Luggage Campaign Dest Leather Boarders
By Andrew Martin
Located in GB
Campaign style desk
A very good looking well made and decorative writing table. The frame is polished
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
H 29.93 in W 47.84 in D 24.41 in
Exquisite Antique Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk & Later Stand
Located in GB
& Brass Military Campaign writing slope.
I actually have a pair of these, the other has slightly
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
H 17.72 in W 20.08 in D 12.01 in
19th C Antique Military Campaign English Traveling Writing Desk Tompson Patent
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique, circa mid 19th Century English Military Campaign traveling writing or lap desk with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
No Reserve
H 15.5 in W 20 in D 19.5 in
Rare Fine Antique Early Victorian Military Campaign Writing Slope Davenport Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this early Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 29.93 in W 19.3 in D 14.57 in
Georgian Military Campaign Brass Bound Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A stunning georgian military campaign rosewood & brass bound hand crafted writing slope.
With Red
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Victorian Military Campaign Brass Bound Mahogany Writing Slope with Accessories
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Victorian Military Campaign brass bound mahogany and brass writing slope with black leather
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 6.11 in W 15.75 in D 9.26 in
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Ebonized Trim.
Interior
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
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H 6.11 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
Antique Victorian Hardwood & Green Leather Military Campaign Davenport Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form of a
Category
Antique 1880s English Campaign Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 33.27 in W 21.07 in D 13.78 in
Fully Restored Harrods Kennedy Brown Leather Military Campaign Pedestal Desk
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods
Located in GB
, Military Campaign twin pedestal partners desk with hand dyed, cigar brown leather writing surface
This
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
H 29.93 in W 47.84 in D 20.87 in
Vintage Restored Harrods Kennedy Brown Leather Military Campaign Pedestal Desk
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods
Located in GB
, Military Campaign twin pedestal partners desk with brown leather writing surface
This is a wonderful
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
H 30.32 in W 47.64 in D 23.04 in
ViNTAGE RESTORED HARRODS KENNEDY GREEN LEATHER MILITARY CAMPAIGN PEDESTAL DESK
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods
Located in GB
, Harrods London retailed, REH Kennedy made, Military Campaign twin pedestal partners desk with green
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
H 30.32 in W 47.64 in D 23.04 in
Restored Hand Dyed Brown Leather Military Campaign Partners Pedestal Desk
Located in GB
desk with hand dyed, cigar brown leather writing surface
This is a wonderful find, quite rare in the
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
H 30.12 in W 48.04 in D 23.04 in
HARRODS KENNEDY DOUBLE SIDED TWO PERSON MILITARY CAMPAIGN TWiN PEDESTAL DESK
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods
Located in GB
England Harrods Kennedy Military Campaign twin pedestal double sided partner desk green leather writing
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
H 29.61 in W 66.15 in D 41.34 in
Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Camphor Wood & Brass Bureau Desk Drawers
Located in GB
with brass inlay Military bureau desk
This piece really is exquisite. It’s a genuine campaign made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
H 37.21 in W 35.24 in D 13.59 in
Gillow's of Lancaster Regency Military Campaign Kidney Desk Brass Gallery Rail
By Waring & Gillow, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
1815 Military Campaign Kidney desk with brass gallery rail and removable barley twist legs
An
Category
Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 27.76 in W 44.3 in D 27.17 in
Antique English Walnut Military Campaign Chest or Lap Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
approximately 1820 and done in the period Victorian style. The lap desk is composed of walnut with brass mounts
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 8 in W 18.5 in D 10.75 in
Antique Brass Strapped Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
A large military-style solid Mahogany double opening writing box, with brass corner brackets
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique Campaign Writing Slope, English, Walnut, Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique military campaign writing slope. An English, walnut and leather correspondence
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 5.91 in W 17.92 in D 9.85 in
Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope & Secret Space
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Exquisite Victorian Hand-Crafted Burr Walnut Writing Slope With Black Tooled Leather Interior With
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 6.11 in W 13.59 in D 9.06 in
English Campaign Era Writing Box of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English military officer's writing slope (or Captain's box) of brass-bound mahogany, from
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Campaign Chest Desk Secretary Camphor Wood Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
writing surface
Around this are mini drawers and inkwells, perfect for letter writing and correspondence
Category
Vintage 1910s Desks
Materials
Wood
Exquisite Victorian Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk & Later Stand
Located in GB
& Brass Military Campaign writing slope with later stand
What a find, if you are in the market for this
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Tables
Materials
Hardwood
H 19.69 in W 20.87 in D 11.03 in
Lovely Small Harrods London Reh Kennedy Military Campaign Writing Bureau Desk
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely small R.E.H Kennedy made, Harrods London retailed military
Category
20th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 37.01 in W 20.87 in D 15.95 in
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cylinder Bureau
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
covered pull out writing slide below an arrangement of drawers and cubby-holes. The back and sides
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
An Exceptional 19th Century Irish Fall Front Bureau by Butlers of Dublin
By Butler's of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
Butler of Dublin. The moulded fall front opens forwards revealing a writing surface which rests on two
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique English Mahogany Campaign Style Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique English mahogany campaign style travel desk / writing slope box with beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Circa 1880 Solid Oak & Brass Military Campaign Chest of Drawers Secrataire Desk
Located in GB
brass fittings Military Campaign chest of drawers with mahogany lined & brown leather secretaire desk
Category
Antique 1880s English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 36.62 in W 48.23 in D 20.87 in
19th Century Two-Piece Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Folding Writing Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
hidden fold-out writing desk. The attractive "blonde" camphor wood is contrasted with dark ebony painted
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 41.74 in W 38.59 in D 18.51 in
Fine Harrods London Kennedy Chest of Drawers Brown Leather Writing Slope Desk
By Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London
Located in GB
Harrods London Kennedy Military Campaign chest of drawers which doubles as a writing bureau desk with
Category
20th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Oak
H 32.68 in W 21.26 in D 14.97 in
Campaign Chest Secretary of Brass-Bound Mahogany for British Military Officer
Located in Austin, TX
A fine British military officer’s Campaign ware secretary or secretaire from the 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 43 in W 39 in D 19.25 in
Fine Chinese Export Camphor Wood Military Secretaire Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
export, military campaign chest with sliding Secrataire desk and writing slope
A very rare and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 41.15 in W 37.41 in D 18.12 in
SUPER RARE HARRODS LONDON REH KENNEDY 4-6 PERSON DiNING TABLE MILITARY CAMPAIGN
By Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London
Located in GB
made, Harrods London, REH Kennedy Military Campaign dining table that can be used as a desk
Please
Category
20th Century English Campaign Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.53 in W 65.75 in D 35.44 in
ANTiQUE GEORGE III BACHELORS CHEST OF DRAWERS ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS OF LANCASTER
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
circa 1780 Georgian Bachelors Chest of Drawers with baize lined slip writing desk top and slope and
Category
Antique 1780s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
H 37.41 in W 42.52 in D 22.05 in
American Hepplewhite Virginian Secretary Chest with Civil War Provenance
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Dallas, TX
secretary and writing area.
The Bureau/Secretary Gallery has 6 drawers and 6 cubbies, a central tabernacle
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Historical Memora...
Materials
Brass
H 44.25 in W 42.75 in D 20.25 in
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Find many varieties of an authentic military writing desk available at 1stDibs. Each military writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Find 213 options for an antique or vintage military writing desk now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a military writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A military writing desk made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made military writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London and Andrew Martin are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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A military writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,910, while the lowest priced sells for $149 and the highest can go for as much as $64,500.
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- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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