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George III Red Japanned Writing Desk/Side Table with Chinoiserie Scenes
Located in Hastings, GB
An outstanding bow fronted George III writing desk/side table, red jappaned with applied
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1780s English George III Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique, Desk, Writing Tables, Taisho period (1912-1926 CE)
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
Taisho era Antique Desk/Writing Tables- Oak and Chestnut, Repainted Black This desk, an antique
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Chestnut, Oak

19th Century English Queen Anne Writing Desk Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Japanned
Located in Hyattsville, MD
19th Century English Queen Anne Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Desk, No key. Draw is working smoothly
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Early 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Paint

19th Century Aged Japanese Office Desk
Located in West Hollywood, CA
46 1/2" W x 28 1/8" H x 28 1/4" D Kneehole: 17 1/2" W x 23" H x 26" D Drawers: 10" W x 5" H x 14 1/2" D
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1890s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Aged Japanese Office Desk
19th Century Aged Japanese Office Desk
H 28.13 in W 46.5 in D 28.25 in
Chinoiserie Imperial Red English Writing Partners Desk / Library Table, 19th C
Located in Charleston, SC
This Elegant English Chinoiserie Partners Writing Desk / Library Table with Exotic Scenes is
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Lacquer

Antique English Satinwood Desk in the Japanese Manner circa 1900
Located in Norwich, GB
An antique Edwardian Japanese manner satinwood inverted breakfront desk, with leather and gilt
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Early 20th Century English Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Leather, Satinwood

English 19th Century Japanned Desk with Black and Gold Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English japanned kneehole desk from the 19th century with black and gold Chinoiserie décor
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Carved Japanese Desk and Chair Set Bureau 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Highly sought after antique Japanese desk with matching chair Hand carved from hardwood with some
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1880s Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Hardwood

Carved Japanese Desk and Chair Set Bureau 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Highly sought after antique Japanese desk with matching chair Hand carved from hardwood with some
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1880s Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Hardwood

Rare Walnut Desk in the Anglo-Japanese Style Designed by Thomas Jeckyll
By Charles Hindley & Sons, Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare walnut desk in the Anglo-Japanese style designed by Thomas Jeckyll and made by
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Late 19th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Japanese Meiji Export Hardwood Mt. Fuji Dragon Carved Desk and Chair Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Japanese Meiji period export hardwood Mt. Fuji dragon carved desk and chair set. Set
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Rosewood

Rare Regency Lacquered Writing Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The Japanese lacquered box hinged to open to an adjustable fabric-inset writing surface, inset in a
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Lacquer

Rare Regency Lacquered Writing Table
Rare Regency Lacquered Writing Table
H 30 in W 27.5 in D 18.25 in
Collinson & Lock, Attri to E W Godwin, A Fine Quality Rosewood Writing Table
By Collinson & Lock, Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
Collinson and Lock. Attributed to E W Godwin. An exceptional quality rosewood writing table with
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1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Chinoiserie Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
This French, 19th century Chinoiserie black lacquer and gilded kneehole desk features an impressive
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinoiserie Desk
19th Century Chinoiserie Desk
H 33 in W 48 in D 21 in
French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1817-1877). The serpentine shaped rectangular top enclosing a gilt tooled burgundy leather writing
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Lacquered and Veneered Bureau de Dame, 18th to 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
desk put on later legs perfect for a small console or unique side table
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese antique, black low desk/fuzukue, Meiji era , Wabisabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese antique called a 'fuzukue,' which is an old-style Japanese writing desk
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Cedar, Pine

A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Floral Elements Enamel Inlays & Gilt
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Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Wisteria Inaba 4 Piece Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese brass four-piece desk set with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Meiji era
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Enamel

George III Scarlet Gilt Japanned Desk
Located in London, GB
A English George III scarlet gilt-japanned desk; superbly, later decorated with rich gilt
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

George III Scarlet Gilt Japanned Desk
George III Scarlet Gilt Japanned Desk
H 42.52 in W 37.8 in D 19.69 in
19th Century Japanned English Victorian Papier Mâché Mother of Pearl Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian Japanned papier mache desk set with mother of pearl inlay and elaborate rich
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19th Century Victorian Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Other

IMPORTANT ANTiQUE GABRIELD VIARDOT 1830-1906 ATTRIUBTED JAPONISME PEARL DESK
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in GB
important, museum quality Gabriel Viardot 1830-1906 attributed writing desk with sublime mother of pearl
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Leather, Oak

"Japonisme" Cylinder Desk Att. to G. Viardot, France, circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Japanese style cylinder desk in tinted and carved wood, richly engraved on all sides with
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1880s French Japonisme Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

19th Century 3-Piece Diminutive Lacquer Secretary Desk with Nice Chinoiserie
Located in Milford, NH
A fine three-piece diminutive black lacquer secretary desk with extensive chinoiserie or japanned
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Paper

Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Paper

Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
Located in Brighton, Sussex
single frieze drawers opening to reveal a hinged writing tablet and compartments to the sides. Raised on
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19th Century Japanese Louis XVI Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Porcelain, Mahogany

Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
H 113 in W 92 in D 56 in
Antique English Jennens & Bettridge Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk was made by the highly renowned Jennens & Bettridge of England
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Paper

Queen Anne Japanned Secretary Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
drawers and shelves, the base with slant lid desk opening to expose a fitted interior and red leather
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1720s English Queen Anne Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Oak

Queen Anne Japanned Secretary Bookcase
Queen Anne Japanned Secretary Bookcase
H 84 in W 40.5 in D 23.5 in
George III Scarlet Japanned Secretary Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
doors, cubbys etc. Two candle slides. The desk section with a slant lid opening to a writing surface and
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1750s English George III Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Leather, Oak

Rare Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Water Dropper
Located in New York, NY
Interior Design, Desk Accessories And Writing Instruments. OVERALL GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION. SIGNS OF WEAR
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pots
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Japanese copper brush pots with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji era, before
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Copper, Enamel

19th Century English Chinoiserie Ladies Secretaire Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary 19th century English ladies secretaire desk or writing table. The two part desk was
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Brush Pot in the Style of Namikawa
Located in New York, NY
Decor For Interior Design, Desk Accessories And Writing Instruments. OVERALL GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Copper, Enamel

18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet Secretary A rare and
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18th Century Unknown Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
cabinets were no longer ordered in the following years. This writing desk was made after a Dutch example
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood, Cypress, Lacquer

Les Amateurs d'Estampes
By Félix Vallotton
Located in Fairlawn, OH
with the group, Vallotton, like them, looked to Symbolist artists and to the Japanese tradition of
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1890s Post-Impressionist Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Woodcut

Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau de Dame by Alphonse Giroux et Cie
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Montreal, QC
producing pieces for the World Exposition of 1855. After buying a writing desk at the 1855 Universal
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Bronze

circa 1845 C Hindley & Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
By Chesterfield, Charles Hindley & Sons
Located in GB
. includes a stamped Regency kidney-shaped desk, veneered in yew and panelled with boxwood and ebony inlay
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

19th Century Japanese Style English Writing Desk
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A 19th century Japanese style English writing desk made from walnut. The slant front opening to a
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19th Century Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Red Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Aurora, OR
This beautiful solid mahogany writing desk is subtle in its design but has a bold presence in its
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Red Mahogany Writing Desk
Red Mahogany Writing Desk
H 31 in W 96.25 in D 30 in
19th Century Scholars Desk
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Scholars desk crafted in the 19th century from Elm
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Elm

19th Century Scholars Desk
19th Century Scholars Desk
H 14 in W 35 in D 22 in
Black Lacquer Queen Anne Japanned Dressing Table, circa 1750
Located in Carmel, CA
The top of this dressing table depicts three Japanese ladies dressed in kimonos, strolling in a
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1750s English Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century Red and Gilt Japanned Lacquer Bureau
Located in London, GB
18th century red and gilt Japanned lacquer Bureau.
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Mid-18th Century Antique Japanese Writing Desk

French 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Bureau Plat in Napoleon III Style
By Napoléon III
Located in Vilnius, LT
Very rare 19th century French desk in ebony with bronze. French Napoleon III bureau plat - desk. It
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Bronze

A 19th Century Black Lacquered and Ormolu-Mounted Bureauplat
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Armadale, Victoria
Jacques Dubois, the tooled red leather writing surface to graduated edge and leaf corner clasps over
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Bronze

France, Japonism, Inkwell Ecritoire
Located in Paris, FR
This writing desk inkwell is composed with a 19th century Japanese lacquer base decorated with a
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Early 20th Century French Japonisme Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Bronze

France, Japonism, Inkwell Ecritoire
France, Japonism, Inkwell Ecritoire
H 3.55 in W 3.75 in D 7.09 in
Late 19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour by Jas Shoolbred & Co.
By Jas Shoolbred & Co.
Located in Poling, West Sussex
) and open to reveal fitted interiors. Beneath is a fold over writing surface, fitted with a sumptuous
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Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium
Located in Antwerp, BE
, desk box, writing box, or a decorative box to place your keys. The cast iron top brazier is an ideal
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Very Fine and Rare Chinese Export Black and Gold Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, Middlesex
appeal in the West. The palette of black and gold is not typically Chinese but imitates Japanese lacquer
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1730s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Lacquer

A Carved Japanese Writing Desk and Chair
Located in Austin, TX
A heavily and well carved Japanese export desk and chair. The desk features two
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

English Bamboo and Lacquer Two Tier Japanned Writing Desk, Early 20th C.
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This early 20th century English bamboo writing desk features an embossed leather lined top
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Lacquer

Japanese Antique, Japanese-style writing desk, Early Showa Period(1926-)
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese antique writing desk. It was made the Early Showa period(1926-). Made with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century Highly Carved Japanese Desk and Chair
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century highly carved Japanese writing desk and chair from the Meiji period, the desk
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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Antique, Japanese-style writing desk Early Showa Period(1926-)Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese antique writing desk. It was made the Early Showa Period(1926-). This desk is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Chestnut

Japanese Antique, Writing Desk, Taisho Period’Early 1900s', Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a very old Japanese-style writing desk. It dates back to the Taisho period(1912-1926) It
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Elegant 19th Century Writing Desk with Neo-Japanese Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Rare and very elegant French 19th century drop-front writing desk in natural wood with neo-Japanese
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Late 19th Century French Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Chinoiserie Faux Tortoise Bamboo Japanned Desk or Writing Table, 1800s, England
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fine chinoiserie faux tortoiseshell handmade wood and bamboo desk with drawers and leather top. A
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Materials

Wood, Leather, Bamboo, Paint

Japanese Parquetry Desk, Mid 19th century
Located in Pasadena, CA
An unusual Japanese lacquer desk with random geometric parquetry, having two painted cupboard doors
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19th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Writing Desk

Magnificent Japanese Marquetry and Parquetry Cylinder Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
section with the roll top opening to reveal a pull out writing slide, pigeon holes, small shelves and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Japanese Writing Desk

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Antique Japanese Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique Japanese writing desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, lacquer and metal, every antique Japanese writing desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique Japanese writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique Japanese writing desk made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular. A well-made antique Japanese writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Charles Hindley & Sons, Collinson & Lock and Edward William Godwin are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Japanese Writing Desk?

An antique Japanese writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,028, while the lowest priced sells for $650 and the highest can go for as much as $70,300.