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18th Century English Walnut Writing Table Desk / Dressing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive English walnut writing table or dressing table with brass hardware. Solid walnut and
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th century English chinoiserie table desk, having a drop-down front revealing five interior
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Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
H 11.75 in W 18.75 in D 19.5 in
Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England
Located in New York, NY
Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England. Desk made for architecture work. England
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Hard Wood Portable Writing Desk, circa 1850
By OTHR
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
English country portable writing desk with lifting writing surface, it has its original bronze
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Antique Late 18th Century Mexican Rustic Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

English Hepplewhite Mahogany Tambour Writing Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English five drawer Hepplewhite tambour writing desk with fitted interior, satinwood string inlay
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Hepplewhite Desks and Writing T...

Antique George III Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
mahogany Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to
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Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

18th Century English Dresser with 19th Century Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Norwalk, CT
Lovely form on this 18th century desk with a beautiful chinoiserie finish added in the 19th century
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Georgian Solid Mahogany Desk Says Knee, Late 18th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
reputation of 18th century English furniture, particularly in terms of work on mahogany, of which the two
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Silver Table, English, Inlaid, Display, Writing Desk, Georgian, C.1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique silver table. An English, rosewood inlaid display or writing table, dating to
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Circa 18th Century English Unusual Size Painted Knee Hole Desk or Side Table
Located in London, GB
A charming diminutively sized English kneehole desk. It was not originally made for a child but
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Mid Century Modern Writing Table Desk, American, c.1960s
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid Century Modern walnut writing table desk, American, c.1960s. Surfboard top & floating cabinet
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
18th-19th century English Chippendale style mahogany table desk with a serpentine shaped front and
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk
English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk
H 31.75 in W 50 in D 27.25 in
Rare 18th Century Georgian Period Mahogany Architect Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
marlborough legs, which were typical of mid-18th Century English furniture. Overall, this piece is
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century George III Architect's Desk / Adjustable Drawing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
an 18th century, English architect's drawing table / desk of mahogany, the hinged top adjusts to
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
furniture that draws inspiration from the designs of the late 18th-century English furniture maker Thomas
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Antique 1880s Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880
Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880
H 33.5 in W 54 in D 25.5 in
Elegant English Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
English late 18th century/early 19th century mahogany writing table with hand-tooled leather top on
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Rare And Important Antique English Georgian Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
C. 1760-1780. An early and exceptional Antique writing table, English and likely Irish. With a
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique slant front secretary desk with graduated drawers (one over two short, over two long
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany folding campaign desk with fitted leather interior consisting of document pouch
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Desks and Writing Tables

English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
H 30.75 in W 24.25 in D 23.75 in
Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
bronze- Ormolu - (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th century English
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Antique 1870s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

18th C. English Architect's Table w/Unique Legs, Expanding Top, & Candle Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English expandable architect's table with candle stands from the 18th century. This antique
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Antique 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Wood & Hogan English Bench-Made Chippendale Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in North Salem, NY
Fine Wood & Hogan English bench-made mahogany Chippendale style three drawer writing table with
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Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Circa 1780 English George III Patinated Oak Antique Writing Table
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III PROVINCIAL PATINATED OAK THREE-DRAWER WRITING TABLE England, circa 1780 with scrolled
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Antique 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Writing Table, Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
the 18th century, and recovering later." Size: 94 x 70 x 76 cm.
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Writing Table, Mahogany, 19th Century
Writing Table, Mahogany, 19th Century
H 29.93 in W 37.01 in D 27.56 in
English Campaign Style Desk with Two Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
master cabinetmakers of the 18th and 19th century who were commissioned by Officers in the British Army
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Mid-20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Writing Table. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Hepplewhite mahogany three drawer writing table with circular brasses and terminating on
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Antique 1790s English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1790 George III Library writing desk
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Painted Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C English painted oak lamp table on cabriole legs. 1780. Reference: 7727 Dimensions 34
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Antique 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

18th Century Painted Lamp Table
18th Century Painted Lamp Table
H 30.5 in W 34 in D 20 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Architect’s Desk or Design Table, circa 1780
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful English Chippendale crotched mahogany architect’s desk or design table with adjustable
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Writer's Desk, English, Inlay, Side, Serving Table, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writer's desk. An English, mahogany side or serving table, dating to the
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Antique Late 18th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

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
English Satinwood and Patera Inlaid Knee Hole Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English satinwood and ebony string patera inlaid seven-drawer knee hole desk with original brasses
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Antique 1780s English George II Desks and Writing Tables

French Boulle Bureau Plat / Library Table, Late 18th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Charleston, SC
marquetry writing desk is finished on both sides with three drawers on the front and faux drawers on the
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Chippendale Design Mahogany Pedestal Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
leather. English, circa 1910 An understated and elegant desk originally designed in the mid-18th
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Satinwood & Leather Top Brass Mounted Six Drawer Partners Desk, C 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English satinwood and leather top brass mounted partners desk with six flanking drawers, four
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Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fabulous English Bench Made Reprod. Burr Elm Leather Top Pedestal Partner's Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Pedestal Partner's Desk is made nearly identical to one made in the late 18th century in the UK. The top
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2010s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Elm, Burl

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Roll Top Desk, circa 1960s
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
period 18th and 19th century English and Country French furniture, fine art, silver, porcelain, lighting
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

George III Mahogany Carlton House Desk
Located in London, GB
A fine quality late 18th century Sheraton period well-figured mahogany Carlton House Desk boxwood
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

High Quality Wood & Hogan William & Mary Style Walnut Writing/Library Table
Located in North Salem, NY
! This Wood & Hogan bench-made late 17th century William & Mary style Walnut writing / library table with
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Antique Early 18th Century English William and Mary Desks and Writing Ta...

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century British Davenport Desk in the Manner of Gillows
Located in Dallas, TX
the late 18th Century. Although not marked or labeled, this desk is most definitely in the Manner of
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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Victorian Walnut Marquetry Writing Table Attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
the word. He principally dealt in 18th century French furniture and Chinese Export porcelain, and
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Striking Goncalo Alves 'Albuera Wood' Writing Table Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
history of co-operation between the two firms dating from the 18th century.
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Antique 1820s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Georgian Style Wood & Hogan Burr Walnut Partners Desk Bench-Made in England
Located in North Salem, NY
statement needed. English Bench-Made Wood & Hogan Walnut Early Georgian Style Partners Desk with Three
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Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English George III Chippendale-Style Mahogany Library Table Adjustable Book Stan
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century, circa 1780s
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Antique 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

"Brenne" Bean-shaped Burl Wood Desk by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
first appeared as a writing desk or dressing table during the Louis XV period of 16th century France
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2010s Vietnamese Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Burl

Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Louis Revival Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th C
Located in London, GB
moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Fine Quality Victorian Kidney-Shaped Desk in Richly Figured Walnut by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
being introduced into England in the late 18th century. It evolved to incorporate drawers and often
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique 6ft/184cm Ormolu Mounted French Empire Revival Pedestal Desk 1920s
Located in London, GB
pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

English Regency Mahogany Leather Reading Table with Flanking Candle Slides 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
casters. Late 18th Century.
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Antique 1790s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English 18th C. Spinet Case by Crang & Hancock London Converted Writing Desk
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English 18th Century Spinet Case by Crang & Hancock London Converted Writing Desk This is a fine
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Antique 18th Century English Baroque Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Tulipwood

Dressing Chest
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An 18th century mahogany dressing chest with bookcase and writing surface, designed by Thomas
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Dressing Chest
Dressing Chest
H 78 in W 44 in D 22 in
Georgian Regency Octagonal Library Table with Green Leather Top
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in London, GB
leather lined top and four drawers English, circa 1800. Why we like it Unusual and elegantly understated
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Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Antique Parquetry, Ormolu and Leather Bureau Plat by Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
Antique parquetry, ormolu and leather bureau plat by Ross English, 19th Century Height 76cm
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Donald Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
Porcelain and ormolu mounted bonheur du jour by Donald Ross. English, late 19th century. Measures
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
to early 18th century Coromandel Coast chintzes for the Dutch Market. The form of the desk is copied
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Antique 18th Century Indian British Colonial Desk Sets

Materials

Bone, Sandalwood

A Small English 18th Century Oak Secretaire Kneehole Desk
Located in Skipton, GB
drawers and a fold down writing surface. The desk is in original condition only having the handles
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Early 18th Century English Walnut Veneered Stepped Interior Georgian Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional condition for this English secretaire/chest/desk of George I period. The finish in
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks

Materials

Metal

English Mahogany Tambour Satinwood Inlaid Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany tambour desk with sliding leather writing surface, interior satinwood
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Antique 1780s English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

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18th Century English Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 18th century English writing desk available at 1stDibs. Each 18th century English writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. Find 458 options for an antique or vintage 18th century English writing desk now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 18th century English writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A 18th century English writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Victorian and Regency styles are sought with frequency. A well-made 18th century English writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gillows of Lancaster & London, Donald Ross and Maple & Co. are consistently popular.

How Much is a 18th Century English Writing Desk?

Prices for a 18th century English writing desk start at $291 and top out at $433,581 with the average selling for $6,504.