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Place of Origin: Chinese
A Chinese Export Black and Gold Lacquer Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful Chinese Export black and gold lacquer desk, elaboratly decorated with detailed Chinoiserie scenes, three drawers and beautiful base wi...
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Gold

A Chinese Export Black and Gold Lacquer Desk
A Chinese Export Black and Gold Lacquer Desk

A Chinese Export Black and Gold Lacquer Desk

Mid Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rare and unique Mid Century Chinese Export Partners Desk, Applied Bamboo over Hardwood. A partner's desk describes a desk in which two people...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Desks

Materials

Bamboo, Hardwood

Mid Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk
Mid Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk

Mid Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk

Chinese Scholar Marble Stone Table Screen Desk in 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and and well made table screen. In our opinion second half of the 20th century. Great object for scholar's desk. Additional information: Material: Wood Region of Origin: Chin...
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20th Century Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

Chinese Scholar Marble Stone Table Screen Desk in 20th Century
Chinese Scholar Marble Stone Table Screen Desk in 20th Century

Chinese Scholar Marble Stone Table Screen Desk in 20th Century

Chinese Antique Table Ming Style Console Side Table
Located in Somis, CA
A solid wood table in Ming dynasty style. The solid top is set in a floating panel structure joined by mitered tenons and mortises. A narrow waist connects the top to the set of two ...
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19th Century Ming Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

Chinese Antique Table Ming Style Console Side Table
Chinese Antique Table Ming Style Console Side Table

Chinese Antique Table Ming Style Console Side Table

Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
An exceptionlal and very rare Qianlong period Chinese export Bureur, Constructed in Hauli and Huanghuali wood in China during the first half of the 18th century for a wealthy English...
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Mid-18th Century George II Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Padouk

Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau
Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau

Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau

Rare Chinese Export Amboyna and Ebony Campaign Kneehole Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
Rare and outstanding example of an early 19th century Anglo-Chinese export amboyna and ebony campaign kneehole desk retaining the original patina with wonderful colour. China circa 1830 One of the finest examples you will see, constructed using thick hand sawn cuts of amboyna and solid ebony with ivory stringing and countersunk brass pulls to the camphor wood lined drawers, having brass drop carrying handles to each side. The rectangular top with book matched amboyna veneers enclosed by a solid ebony boarder above a frieze drawer fitted with an adjustable inset velvet lined writing slope flanked by multiple sliding lidded compartments and pen rests. Below is an arrangement of nine ivory strung drawers and a kneehole recess with foliate carved and pierced ankle brackets, the whole being raised on eight solid ebony turned feet. This impressive colonial inspired desk is Chinese and would have been intended for the export market. Some years back this desk was often mistaken to have been Anglo-Indian due to the fact it shares many characteristics of Indian furniture...
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1830s Antique Chinese Desks

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Ebony, Amboyna

Rare Chinese Export Amboyna and Ebony Campaign Kneehole Desk
Rare Chinese Export Amboyna and Ebony Campaign Kneehole Desk

Rare Chinese Export Amboyna and Ebony Campaign Kneehole Desk

Chinese Qing Style Elm Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese export writing table or desk made in the Qing style. Constructed from elm with rich grain patterns having mortise and tenon joinery. The...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Desks

Materials

Brass

Chinese Qing Style Elm Writing Table Desk
Chinese Qing Style Elm Writing Table Desk

Chinese Qing Style Elm Writing Table Desk

Highly Decorated Chinese Desk in Red Lacquer, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Highly decorated desk in red lacquer with stacked drawers and painted scenes, Chinese, 1950's.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Highly Decorated Chinese Desk in Red Lacquer, 1950s
Highly Decorated Chinese Desk in Red Lacquer, 1950s

Highly Decorated Chinese Desk in Red Lacquer, 1950s

Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee
By George Zee and Co
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Asian teak hand carved drop slant front desk with interior compartmentalized cubby storage in the style of George Zee and Co. of China. This amazing piece is in fabulous condition. Please see photos, circa mid-20th century. This phenomenal drop front desk is made with superior craftsmanship and materials and is in exceptional original condition. Comprised of teak that has been carved on the drop front and the drawer faces with an incredible plum blossom and bird motif. The drop front is slanted above three rows of drawers. The top row having two drawers and the lower two a single full width drawer. All with recessed carved handles. Inside the drop front, besides the work surface, there is a removable cubby compartmentalized storage including a small drawer. This is made in the style of renowned Chinese furniture maker George Zee and Co. who made high quality teak and camphor wood furniture...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Desks

Materials

Teak

Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee
Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee

Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee

Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Camphorwood Campaign Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-19th century Chinese export camphorwood campaign chest with 3 drawers with inlaid ebony and fold out desk with old green felt on writing surface and ...
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Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Camphorwood Campaign Chest
Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Camphorwood Campaign Chest

Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Camphorwood Campaign Chest

Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table
Located in London, by appointment only
A Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand decorated with an unusual polychrome flower design This Chinese lacquer bureau on stand was made in ...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table
Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table

Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table

‘XiangSheng II Console - Desk, ‘ when West Meets East by Studio MVW
By Studio MVW
Located in Paris, FR
‘XiangSheng II Console - Desk‘ is an elegant collectible design work that combines surfaces in brushed bronze with a very nice champagne color and surfaces in oxidized bronze with an...
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2010s Chinese Desks

Materials

Bronze

‘XiangSheng II Console - Desk, ‘ when West Meets East by Studio MVW
‘XiangSheng II Console - Desk, ‘ when West Meets East by Studio MVW

‘XiangSheng II Console - Desk, ‘ when West Meets East by Studio MVW

'XiangSheng I' Desk with an Etruscan Green Patina by Studio MVW
By Studio MVW
Located in Paris, FR
‘XiangSheng I' Desk is an elegant piece of art furniture in oxidized and brushed bronze, with a glass top, that plays on the unity between structural form and space. It combines surf...
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2010s Chinese Desks

Materials

Bronze

'XiangSheng I' Desk with an Etruscan Green Patina by Studio MVW
'XiangSheng I' Desk with an Etruscan Green Patina by Studio MVW

'XiangSheng I' Desk with an Etruscan Green Patina by Studio MVW

Early 20th Century Chinese Red and Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative early 20th century Chinese red and black lacquered writing desk. Gorgeous painted patterns and Asian images. So unique! An exceptional piece!.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Chinese Red and Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Early 20th Century Chinese Red and Black Lacquered Writing Desk

Early 20th Century Chinese Red and Black Lacquered Writing Desk

19th C China Trade Roll Top Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Charleston, SC
A early-19th century Asian hardwood lap desk on stand. A similar one is pictured in "The Decorative Arts of The China Trade," page 248. The stand is a replacement made from pearwood.
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

19th C China Trade Roll Top Lap Desk on Stand
19th C China Trade Roll Top Lap Desk on Stand

19th C China Trade Roll Top Lap Desk on Stand

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