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19th Century English Writing Desk, Partner Style, Leather Top, Wood Grain Veneer
Located in Madrid, ES
This mid-19th century English writing desk features handsomely inlaid rich-grained mahogany veneer
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

19th Century English Writing Desk, Partner Style, Leather Top, Wood Grain Veneer
19th Century English Writing Desk, Partner Style, Leather Top, Wood Grain Veneer
$5,794 Sale Price
25% Off
H 30.32 in W 53.15 in D 29.93 in
19th Century English Writing Desk with Drawers and Hinged Door and Original Hand
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century English Writing Desk with Drawers and Hinged Door and Original Handles
Category

Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Rare 19th Century English Writing Desk
By Holland & Sons
Located in London, GB
by concealed spring operated buttons: the writing surface edged with a gilt bronze guard cast with
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Antique 1860s English Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Rare 19th Century English Writing Desk
Rare 19th Century English Writing Desk
$171,212
H 52.5 in W 55 in D 27 in
Antique English Regency Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English writing desk handcrafted in mixed exotic hardwoods, featuring a
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique English Regency Leather Top Desk
Antique English Regency Leather Top Desk
$7,150
H 28.5 in W 42 in D 21.5 in
19th Century English Mahogany Partners’ Desk / Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Mahogany Partners’ Desk / Writing Table with Embossed Red Leather Top & Turned
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century English William IV Fruitwood Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century English William IV writing table or desk crafted from mixed fruitwood and oak
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Antique 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Inlaid Wood English Writing Desk, 1880s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant English writing desk from the second half of the 19th century. Finished for the center
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Antique 1880s British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Inlaid Wood English Writing Desk, 1880s
19th Century Inlaid Wood English Writing Desk, 1880s
$5,705 Sale Price
20% Off
H 40.95 in W 47.25 in D 25.2 in
19th Century Victorian English Partner Desk Column Shaped Legs Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century Victorian English partner desk column shaped legs writing table Column shaped table
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century English Rosewood Campaign-Style Desk with Leather Writing Surface
Located in Atlanta, GA
With its richly figured surfaces and architectural detailing, this English writing cabinet from the
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

19th Century English Metamorphic Writing Desk by William Richardson
Located in Essex, MA
A Signed 19th Century Metamorphic Writing Desk by William Richardson of Leeds and Bradford
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

Fine 19th C. English Tunbridge Portable Writing Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine larger Antique Travel Desk with fine wood and Mother-of-Pearl inlay. The dark mahogany
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Antique 19th Century Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

19th Century English Regency Bronze Mounted Writing Table or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Elegant Regency writing table, top with an inset black leather writing surface framed with burlwood
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century English Painted Satinwood Writing Desk with Sterling Silver Mounts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very finely painted satinwood desk with Sterling silver pulls. Each pull is hallmarked. This
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Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Partner Desk Desk, 1870 Writing Desk, Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental English partner desk desk, 1870 writing desk, mahogany one sides profiled three-door
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Partner Desk Desk, 1870 Writing Desk, Mahogany
English Partner Desk Desk, 1870 Writing Desk, Mahogany
$4,553 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30.32 in W 66.15 in D 39.38 in
English 19th Century Mahogany Writing Desk with Fluted Legs and Leather Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English writing desk from the 19th century is a well-proportioned and finely crafted example
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Magnificent English 19th Century Faux Painted Marbleized Pedestal Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
British desk with faux painted original surface and hand painted marbleized green banding. The
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Writing Reading Table
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Mid 19th Century writing table in flame cut walnut with leather writing pad top and a built in
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Writing Reading Table
19th Century English Writing Reading Table
$1,986
H 28.5 in W 40 in D 20 in
19th Century English Rolltop Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful antique English mahogany petite roll top desk having all the bells and whistles including
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century English Rolltop Desk
19th Century English Rolltop Desk
$3,825 Sale Price
55% Off
H 55.5 in W 35.5 in D 22.5 in
English Mahogany Writing Table, Early 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite writing desk is crafted of rich mahogany and features the straightforward design
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Mahogany Writing Table, Early 19th Century
English Mahogany Writing Table, Early 19th Century
$44,500
H 29.75 in W 59.88 in D 42 in
19th Century English Victorian Marble-Top Library Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Curvaceous 19th century English Victorian library table or writing table desk. The table features a
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th Century English Victorian Marble-Top Library Writing Table
19th Century English Victorian Marble-Top Library Writing Table
$2,520 Sale Price
28% Off
H 28.5 in W 48 in D 30.5 in
English Bamboo Desk or Writing Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th century three drawer desk featuring leather panels on top, foldout writing shelf
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo

English Bamboo Desk or Writing Table
English Bamboo Desk or Writing Table
$5,100
H 29 in W 37 in D 20 in
19th Century English Oak Partners Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century oak partners desk with its original tooled red leather writing surface on top
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Antique 19th Century English Country Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century English Oak Partners Desk
19th Century English Oak Partners Desk
$5,917
H 29.14 in W 54.73 in D 36.23 in
French 19th Century Writing Table on Wheels Carved Walnut Desk English Style
Located in Labrit, Landes
Writing table or desk made of walnut in the french late 19th century. This table was stripped by
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Flocked Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Stunning 19th Century Damasked flocked desk. Truly one of a kind and radiating faded glory.The
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Antique 1870s English Country Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century English Flocked Desk
19th Century English Flocked Desk
$5,670
H 28.75 in W 56.7 in D 31.89 in
19th Century English Walnut Desk
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A charming walnut desk. Made in England in the late 19th century. Lovely patine throughout
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Antique 1890s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Walnut Desk
19th Century English Walnut Desk
$2,377
H 30.32 in W 47.64 in D 25.6 in
Very Fine 19th Century English Regency Writing Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Very fine English Regency bronze mounted mahogany writing table. Single board top made of beautiful
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Large 19th Century English Oak Partners Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A handsome and large 19th Century English oak partners desk. Of great scale and quality, this
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Large 19th Century English Oak Partners Desk
Large 19th Century English Oak Partners Desk
$14,381
H 31.11 in W 66.15 in D 44.89 in
19th Century Neoclassical Style English Oak Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic 19th century English library table, writing table, or desk hand-crafted from oak. The
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century English Regency Writing Table / Library Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine Regency writing table or sofa table, the rectangular top with finely rounded edges and
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fine English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary-Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine English table with a "hidden" writing desk/ secretary opening via three articulated
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Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Fine English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary-Desk
Fine English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary-Desk
$7,800
H 37.01 in W 38.59 in D 23.23 in
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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Folding Military Campaign Writing Desks
Antique English Victorian Mahogany Folding Military Campaign Writing Desks
$2,343 Sale Price / set
44% Off
H 32 in W 22 in D 22 in
Mahogany console desk, English, 19th century
Located in Nice, FR
This desk is solid mahogany, it dates from the 19th century, English origin. It is in good
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Antique 1880s English British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bentwood

Mahogany console desk, English, 19th century
Mahogany console desk, English, 19th century
$1,664
H 40.56 in W 42.13 in D 21.26 in
English 19th Century Pine Auctioneer’s Cash Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a simple English 19th century pine shop counter from an auctioneer in Alsace! Complete with
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Antique 19th Century English Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

English 19th Century Pine Auctioneer’s Cash Desk
English 19th Century Pine Auctioneer’s Cash Desk
$3,650
H 29.5 in W 36.75 in D 26.75 in
English Regency Mahogany Writing Desk with Pierced Sides and Casters
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 19th-century English Regency writing desk exemplifies the refined elegance of the period
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

19th Century English Victorian Rosewood and Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
A good quality Victorian rosewood and marquetry writing, having a green leather writing surface
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

English 19th Century Satinwood Table with Tilt Top Writing Area and Checkerboard
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English satinwood desk and game table from the 19th century with tilt top writing area
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

A 19th Century English Mahogany Kneehole Desk.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Having a flat writing surface galleried in three sides, above two drawers and kneehole flanked by
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Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

A 19th Century English Mahogany Kneehole Desk.
A 19th Century English Mahogany Kneehole Desk.
$2,795
H 40 in W 51.5 in D 19 in
Writing Table, Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
the English supremacy) and making it very popular in England during, approximately, the first half of
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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
$742
H 29.93 in W 37.01 in D 27.56 in
Antique English Inlaid Rosewood Writing Desk, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English inlaid rosewood writing desk on casters with leather and galleried top, Circa 1890.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Thomas Turner Manchester English Mahogany Writing Desk Library Table
By Thomas Turner
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique Thomas Turner English Victorian era writing desk. Made from solid mahogany with a tooled
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of mahogany from the late 19th century, featuring an inset
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Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th century English Adam Style Hand Painted Satinwood Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
Satinwood desk with reticulated sides that are extraordinarily hand-painted with festooned drapery
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Antique 19th Century British Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

19th century English Adam Style Hand Painted Satinwood Desk
19th century English Adam Style Hand Painted Satinwood Desk
$4,197 Sale Price
28% Off
H 30 in W 51 in D 26.5 in
Antique English Writing Table with Blue Leather Top, Mid-19th Century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
, dating from the mid-19th century. This magnificent antique English desk is a luxurious addition to almost
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Antique Mid-19th Century Classical Roman Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century English Pine Desk/Side Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a great little English pine Desk/Side Table with two drawers resting on four turned legs
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Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Pine Desk/Side Table
19th Century English Pine Desk/Side Table
$2,075
H 28.5 in W 42 in D 19 in
19th Century antique Historical Ladies Desk english Mahogany 1860-1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid conifers. High knee pocket on the front with finely worked drawers, slightly protruding top plate, on high and fine-edged ball-shaped columns. Finally perforated ga...
Category

Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of
Category

Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Early 19th Century, English Regency Library Table Desk with Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
Early 19th century, English Regency brass inlaid mahogany library writing table or desk with a
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian English Oak Writing Desk / Partner Desk with a Leather Top
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here is this large, unique, and antique Victorian English oak writing desk / library table
Category

Antique 19th Century Classical Roman Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood, Oak

English mahogany partners desk with turned legs 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
Oversized partners, writing desk, English mahogany with lovely red leather top surface
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English mahogany partners desk with turned legs 19th century
English mahogany partners desk with turned legs 19th century
$28,800 Sale Price
20% Off
H 32 in W 95 in D 47 in
19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Victorian burr walnut pedestal desk. The desk top is inset
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Queen Anne Walnut Writing Desk, Circa 1895
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Queen Anne walnut writing desk, circa 1895.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Walnut and Marquetry Davenport Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
faced graduated drawers with inset turned knobs; the writing compartment braced by foliate spandrels
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Leather

Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
By Cope and Collinson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
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Antique 19th Century English Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century English Writing Table with Drawers and Bronze Fittings
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century English writing table with drawers and bronze fittings.
Category

Late 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

English Red Lacquer Faux Bamboo 19th Century Desk with Gilded Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English faux bamboo red lacquer desk from the 19th century with gilt Chinoiserie décor and two
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Faux Bamboo

English 19th Century Mahogany Desk with Green Leather Top and Reeded Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany writing table from the 19th century, with green leather top, gilt accents
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Charles X Writing Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
The epitome of French elegance and style, this French Charles X-style writing desk takes the
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Charles X Writing Desk
French Charles X Writing Desk
$44,500
H 34 in W 23.88 in D 20.88 in
Fine 19th Century English Hand-Painted Satinwood 'Carlton House' Desk
Located in London, GB
desk is a type of writing desk that originated in the late 18th century in England. It is named after
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Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

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19th Century English Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 19th century English writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and animal skin, every 19th century English writing desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 19th century English writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A 19th century English writing desk made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. Maple & Co., Gillows of Lancaster & London and Cope and Collinson each produced at least one beautiful 19th century English writing desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a 19th Century English Writing Desk?

Prices for a 19th century English writing desk start at $450 and top out at $176,552 with the average selling for $4,413.