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Period: 1880s
Antique Roll Top Desk Mahogany Bureau, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classy French Empire roll top desk in mahogany
Plenty of storage with all the cubby holes and drawers
Writing surface revealed by opening up the...
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Cylinder Bureau by Edwards & Roberts
Located in London, GB
Here we have a very large and impressive late Victorian cylinder bureau made by the well-known and much sought after Victorian cabinet maker and retailer Edwards & Roberts of Wardour Street, London.
Our antique furniture experts have dated this Victorian cylinder bureau to have been made around 1880.
The desk has been fully and meticulously restored by craftsmen in our own workshops and we consider it to be of “museum quality”.
This lovely Victorian Cylinder Bureau would make a bold statement wherever it was situated. Anyone who selects a piece of furniture this impressive to make their place of work will know that this cylinder bureau not only looks good but is also extremely practical. Just look at the copious amount of storage that is on offer for a start.
As you can see by looking at the range of photographs supplied, the Bureau houses numerous cupboards as well as a range of drawers of varying sizes and capacity and numerous other storage areas to accommodate copious amounts of stationery, books, office supplies and anything else that you like to have at hand when working.
The cylinder bureau can be positively attributed to the makers and suppliers Edwards and Roberts of London as it has a plate showing their name, as can be seen in the gallery of photographs.
The retractable top encloses a neatly fitted interior comprising six small drawers together with a bank of pigeon holes. The slide is finished nicely with an inset gold tooled burgundy leather writing surface.
The other very attractive feature of this lovely Victorian bureau...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Roll Top Desk in Mahogany and Gilt Bronze
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An imposing Louis XVI style roll top desk in beautifully figured mahogany and having finely chased and gilded bronze mounts; the green marble top with a bronze gallery above three lo...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Escritoire Chest Desk 1880 Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic French Empire escritoire / desk
Crafted from mahogany with ormolu fittings
Great space saving piece as both a desk and a chest of drawers
We ...
Category
French Provincial Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Sheraton Pedestal Desk Shaped Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pretty Mahogany Sheraton Revival Pedestal Desk.
This Desk Stands Upon Shaped Legs.
Circa 1880
Each Pedestal Featuring 3 Graduated mahogany Lined Drawers.
The Drawer Fronts Having Tea...
Category
Sheraton Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Carved Oak Scottish Arts & Crafts Green Man Desk Bureau Dresser 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Scottish carved oak Arts & Crafts 'Green Man' desk, circa 1880.
The Green Man design has it's roots in antiquity, the face made up o...
Category
Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Chippendale Desk Serpentine Pedestal 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Chippendale Style Desk of Serpentine Form.
Circa 1880
The Desk Stands Upon Typical Chippendale Style Carved Ogee Feet.
The Desk Has an arrangement of 9 Graduated Drawers.
Th...
Category
Chippendale Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
E W Godwin attr for Collinson & Lock. An Aesthetic Movement walnut writing table
Located in London, GB
Collinson and Lock. Attributed to E W Godwin. An exceptional quality walnut writing table with five upper drawers each with swan neck handles standing on eight finely turned legs, ea...
Category
English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Large French Oak Library Conference Table Partners Desk
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and beautifully carved large oak library table or partners desk with two drawers on each side. Quarter sawn oak with amazing grain, beautifu...
Category
French Baroque Revival Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Late Victorian Flame mahogany string inlaid and satinwood crossbanded pedestal kneehole desk, circa 1880 in date.
It is made from fabulous flame mahogany, t...
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Pitch Pine Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Pitch Pine Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
A Good Heavy Pitch Pine Front of House Oak Greeter, the front and sides of the desk are panelled and decorate...
Category
Arts and Crafts Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Pine
Antique Burr Walnut Biedermeier Secretaire Desk Drop Front Secretaire Drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this super quality, antique Swedish Biedermeier Secretaire desk with 35 drawers
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers w...
Category
Swedish Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Style Inlaid Carved Cherry Bonheur du Jour
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique French Louis XV style inlaid carved cherry Bonheur du Jour, 19th century with a raised brass galleried shelf above a wide beveled mirror back, flanked by two small brass g...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Lovely Victorian circa 1880 English Panelled Hardwood Twin Pedestal Partner Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely English paneled Mahogany Victorian Circa 1880 twin pedestal partner desk with original fittings and brass castors
A good looking an...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1883 REVEREND FRANK H FISHER GIFTED ViCTORIAN OAK PARTNER DESK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime exceptionally rare, 1883 dated honey oak partner desk with green leather top and brass presentation plaque to Reverend Frank H Fisher
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price.
What can I say, a 140 year old desk...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Brass
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 Davenport desk circa 1880 in mahogany with a green leather writing slope
A very ...
Category
English Campaign Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Antique English Victorian Double Sided Oak Twin Pedestal 18 Drawer Kneehole Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning circa 1880 Victorian English oak antique knee hole 18 drawer desk
A wonderful desk, ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
circa 1880 George III Style Carved Solid Oak Chest, Green Man Writing Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this 19th century heavily carved dark oak kneehole desk. An impressive green man desk with flowers and scrolls, the s...
Category
English George III Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Oak
American Mahogany Partner's Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Mahogany Partner's Desk with glass knobs. Top refinished and everything else cleaned and ready to go! Two wide drawers per each side with smaller drawers below. Beautiful c...
Category
American Empire Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Victorian Jas Shoolbred Green Marble Topped Watchmakers Desk Writing Table
Located in GB
We are is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original Victorian circa 1880 James Jas Shoolbred Watchmakers table / desk with green ...
Category
European High Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Victorian Watchmakers Desk Georgian Taste Hardwood & Brown Leather
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880-1900 Watchmakers desk in the Georgian taste with period brown leather top and sorting drawer...
Category
English Georgian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Rare Gothic Revival Writing Desk Carved Oak Antique 19th Century Angels Dragons
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exceptional & Breathtaking ! This very high quality Gothic Revival writing desk / secretaire marked 1887.
Carved from European oak with superb craftsmanship and numerous details !
The 2 doors are decorated with angels & the top also displays 2 angels.
There are 2 dragons on the top piece, gothic faces are made as handle grips for the 4 drawers.
The desk has carved gothic panels...
Category
French Gothic Revival Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Velvet, Oak
French Desk Empire Centre Table Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk or centre table
Lovely shaped top with elegant top on cabriole legs
Original ormolu mounts
Circa 1880
Inlay work very intricate showing floral motif...
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Wood
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN FULLY STAMPED MORRIS & CO CIRCA 1880 SATiNWOOD PEDESTAL DESK
By Morris & Co.
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important original fully stamped Morris & Co Satinwood Victorian pedestal desk with gallery top
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
This is a very rare and fine piece of English craftsmanship, the timber is sublime, it simply glows in any light, the gallery rail edge is a nice feature and reminds me of Navy map...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Satinwood
"Japonisme" Cylinder Desk Att. to G. Viardot, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Japanese style cylinder desk in tinted and carved wood, richly engraved on all sides with foliage, cherry branches and geometric interlacing. Surmounted by two asymmetrical shelves, the cylinder is decorated with an engraved dragon. Opening this cylinder reveals many compartments with adjustable dimensions, a drawer with engraved decoration and letter storage. The cylinder sides can open laterally, allowing a larger area for working and writing.
The lower part of the desk is formed on the left by five superimposed drawers decorated with geometric interlacing and carved branches, as well as Japanese characters, deer and mother-of-pearl foliage. On the right, there is a drawer and a door decorated with carved leaves and mother-of-pearl interlacing, revealing four drawers forming compartments.
An ingenious mechanism makes it possible, when the cylinder is closed with a key, to completely lock the desk.
Gabriel Viardot career began as a wood carver and he produced small furniture, sculpturally carved with naturalistic motifs and animals. In the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris, his finely sculpted objects were well received. However, with the increasing importation of similarly produced Swiss and German articles, he found less opportunity for these and decided to innovate. G. Viardot succeeded to his father’s business in 1861 installed rue Rambuteau in Paris. Around 1870 he turned to the idea of producing « Meubles genre Chinois et Japonais ». The taste in Europe for exotic furniture, incorporating sometimes authentic Chinese or Japanese objects...
Category
French Japonisme Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
CIRCA 1880 VICTORIAN GREEN MAN HiGH QUALITY CARVED OAK BUREAU
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this charming Victorian solid oak bureau, writing desk. This bureau has exceptional colour and patina. The drawers are carved with green man handle...
Category
European High Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Oak
With Certificate Antique Shannon File Co Victorian Walnut Tambour Desk Must See
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, very rare, original Antique Victorian Shannon File Co LTD, tambour fronted desk in Waln...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italian Console Hand-Carved Solid Walnut Two Drawers Natural Color
Located in Buggiano, IT
Late 19th century console in hand-carved solid walnut with two drawers in original natural color.
Umbertine style, with intermediate shelf.
The carvings are all done manually.
In anc...
Category
Italian Rustic Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Fir, 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...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Fine Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Cushion Drawer Brown Leather Partner Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine fully, Antique circa 1880, Burr Walnut twin pedestal partner desk with hand dyed brown leather top.
What a desk….. these cushion curved drawer desks almost never come up for sale, they are based on early Regency pieces which screamed English fine...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Restored Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partners Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Museum quality, circa 1880 Dutch inlaid extra large twin pedestal, double sided partners desk which has been fully restored
A truly stunnin...
Category
Danish High Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Rare circa 1880 Antique Howard & Son's Pollard Oak Patner Desk Oxblood Leather
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime exceptionally rare circa 1880 Pollard oak partner desk with oxblood leather top made by and fully stamped Howard & Son’s Berners Street
What can I say, a 140 year old desk, in one of the best timbers around and made by one of the greatest furniture makers England has ever produced. Howard & Son’s history is extensive, I’ll include a short bio below
The desk has the normal partner desk drawer configuration, there are divider slots and some dividers in most drawers, most likely this was a watch makers desk...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Early Paint Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk & Stool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning early painted circa 1880-1900 French Louis XV style Bureau plat writing table with later stool
This is a wonderful find, the burea...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique French Desk, Walnut Bonheur De Jour Ladies Desk circa 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
-Gorgeous French antique bonheur du jour desk
- We date this to circa 1880
- Hand crafted from walnut this really is a museum quality collect...
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Fine Antique circa 1880 Victorian Pollard Oak Partner Desk Green Leather Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime exceptionally rare circa 1880 Pollard oak partner desk with green leather top
What can I say, a 140+ year old desk, in ...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th Century Italian Louis XV Style Walnut Large Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Majestic antique Italian louis XV style large writing desk. Rare and precious walnut wood. Comfortable size for a practical use. The desk has elegan...
Category
Italian Louis XV Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Sheraton Revival Satinwood Writing Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century Sheraton revival satinwood and inlaid writing desk / cabinet attributed to Edwards & Roberts, the inlaid shaped frieze having chequer line inlaid quarter round shelves below flanking the fall profusely inlaid including a pair of birds drinking from a fountain, the fall dropping down to reveal various compartment spaces with a lovely shaped frieze and two drawers with original brass lion mask ring handles, there is a further single oak lined drawer below the fall, the bottom section there is an incurved oak lined drawer at the centre with original brass turned handles...
Category
British Sheraton Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Beautiful French 19th Century Hand-Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful French 19th century hand-painted secretary desk, the patina is so much beautiful in person, it has a little repair on one side, see...
Category
French Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Wood
VR Stamped Victoria Regina Hardwood Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Victorian, 1860
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely English Victorian Circa 1880 twin pedestal partner desk with original castors and VR stamped locks for Victoria Regina...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Rare Victorian Burr Oak & Walnut Merryweather London 1885 Stamped Desk, Leather
By Merryweather and Sons 1
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian Merryweather Holloway London 1885 stamped burr walnut and oak twin pedestal desk
A very fine desk indeed, made ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak, Walnut
Lamb of Manchester, An Aesthetic Movement Walnut Writing Desk.
Located in London, GB
Lamb of Manchester. An Aesthetic Movement walnut and leather writing desk with a bank of four graduating drawers to the left and a large upper drawer to the right with turned and flu...
Category
English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th Century Queen Anne Style Walnut Inlaid Secretary
Located in New York, NY
19th century Queen Anne style walnut inlaid secretary with a slant front. The inside of the secretary has the original mercury mirrors and the drawers have handcut dove tails to the ...
Category
English Queen Anne Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
French 19th Century Marquetry Bureau de Dame
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th Century Louis XV style Marquetry inlaid bureau de dame, having wonderfully detailed scenes to the drawer fronts and cylinder, the sides and reverse having foliate...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Sloping Desk, Louis XV Style, Precious Wood Veneer, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Office of slope, Louis XV style, veneer of precious wood, 19th century, Napoleon III.
Measures: H 93cm, L 65cm, P 43cm.
Category
French Louis XV Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century Bureau de Dame
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French Louis XV style Kingwood, ormolu mounted bureau de dame with parquetry inlaid to the whole, various drawers to the top and fri...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Ormolu
French Boulle Desk Companion Letter Box Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk companion with a Boulle style inlay Circa 1880
Compartments inside for letters and desk accessories
Bought from a dealer on Marche Biron...
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Chippendale Desk Serpentine Pedestal, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany chippendale style desk of serpentine form.
circa 1880
The desk stands upon typical Chippendale style carved ogee feet.
The desk has an arrangement of 9 graduated drawers....
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Superb Quality 19th Century French Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Des
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality 19th century French Kingwood and ormolu mounted bureau-plat desk, having a shaped top with an ormolu moulded edge, decorative shell engraved corner mounts, kingwood ...
Category
French Empire Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century, Italian Partners Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand-carved, veneered and inlaid, four-drawer, Florentine, walnut partners desk. Each corner is embellished with wonderfully carved lions heads. The whole above an elegant stretcher ...
Category
Italian Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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