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Cartier Art Deco Sterling Silver and Enamel Miniature Desk Timepiece circa 1920s
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful miniature desk timepiece, rectangular case with blue enamel, accented by silver bands
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Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Sterling Silver

NAVAL CANNON 18th Century Miniature Desk Accessory In Wood And Iron
Located in Miami, FL
A miniature naval cannon from the 18th century. This is a beautiful and very handsome model of a
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18th Century American Spanish Colonial Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Russian Prisoner Of War Carved Bone Miniature Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Made as a slant lid desk with fold down writing lid opening to a fitted interior. Two drawers below
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1790s European Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bone, Wood

Georgian Miniature Oak Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming and Relatively rare mid 18th century, Georgian, oak miniature kneehole desk, having
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Oak

Miniature Cast Bronze Grand Tour Architectural Model and Desk Thermometer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This miniature cast bronze architectural desk thermometer sculpture of a European monument dates to
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Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

American Chippendale Rare Miniature Slant Front Desk w/ original Brasses c1780s
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Savannah, GA
This rare and important slant top desk is an exceptional example of a miniature piece of furniture
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Brass

Small naturalistic desk set with rabbit and barrels made of patinated metal
Located in Greven, DE
presumably intended for storing matches, paperclips, or other small desk items. Interesting Facts: Miniature
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Late 19th Century French Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Metal

Bronze Yacht Anchor, Desk Ornament This is a lovely piece a working miniature
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Bronze Yacht Anchor, Desk Ornament This is a lovely piece a working miniature The Yacht Anchor
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Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

English miniature world desk globe circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This lovely vintage miniature desk globe is a very eye-catching and pleasing piece that is tactile
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Early 20th Century British Regency Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Wood

Edwardian 1905 Neo Classic Guilloché Enamel Miniature Boudoir Clock 925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian miniature boudoir desk clock. Beautiful miniature desk clock, made in Switzerland
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Early 1900s Swiss Edwardian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Early 20th Century Jydsk Desk Telephone
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Early 20th century Jydsk Desk Telephone from Denmark. It depicts a black color square
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century French Desk Telephone
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a French Model 1910-No.1366 Desk Telephone. It depicts a square wooden tall box with a
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Desk Globe
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful physical and political terrestrial table globe on bronze base and plaster sphere with double rotary movement. Designed by Prof. Guido Cora for G.B.Paravia Editori in the fi...
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Western Electric Desk Telephone
By Western Electric
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a WESTERN Electric Desk Telephone. It depicts a black color telephone with an oval base and
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Metal

19th century antique walnut perpetual desk calendar
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
A Large walnut perpetual calendar The walnut case with pediment top and plinth base. Fully adjustable for day, date and month, by turning the handles on the side of the calendar the ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Walnut

Bronze and Iron Desk Signal Cannon Model
Located in San Mateo, CA
This desk top signal cannon has a bronze barrel and iron carriage. This model will actually fire
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Early 20th Century American Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Ornate Desk Model Signal Cannon in Bronze and Iron
Located in San Mateo, CA
This large desk top cannon model will actually fire. The barrel is bronze and the carriage is iron
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Early 20th Century American Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Antique 18th century style pair of desk cannon English circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This superb pair of model desk cannons has been beautifully handmade in mahogany with nailed brass
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Early 20th Century British Louis Philippe Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Brass, Bronze

STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Functional Engine Motor Desk Model
Located in Miami, FL
, powering a 3.5 inch spoked flywheel, free running. This antique model is a miniature of the real one
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Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Copper, Steel, Iron

Miniature Austrian Enamel Sterling Silver & Bronze Desk Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Miniature Austrian enamel sterling silver & bronze desk clock Bronze case with figure of a
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19th Century American Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Miniature French gilt bronze desk clock with inkwell
Located in Tarzana, CA
A charming miniature 19th century French gilt bronze patinated and Rouge marble clock cast with a
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19th Century French Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th C Brass & Copper Desk Model of A Naval Ships Tripod Mast Maritime
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative model of a naval ships tripod mast, constructed In brass and copper raised on a chamfered oak plinth. Tripod masts replaced the pole mast in the Edwardian era and where...
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Early 20th Century British Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Brass, Copper

19th Century Paul Sormani French Miniature Cylinder Writing Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French walnut miniature cylinder writing desk with brass mountings and velvet writing
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19th Century French Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Brass

Vintage Cat climbing a pole desk fancy, Bronze and Silver miniature
Located in NEWARK, GB
The most charming little desk fancy of a cat climbing a pole. The cat is crafted in bronze, so
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Sterling Silver, Bronze

French Louis XV Miniature Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) vitrine in the form of a miniature secretary with roll top and
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Glass, Walnut

French Louis XV Miniature Secretary Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) inkwell stand in the form of a miniature secretary with roll
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Enamel Miniatures Living Room and Piano Set
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Enamel miniatures living room and piano set Origin Vienna, Austria Circa 1900 Enamel and bronze
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Early 1900s Austrian Rococo Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Enamel

Boucheron Antique Miniature Oil Painting Set in a Silver Desk Frame Paris c 1870
By Boucheron
Located in Aspen, CO
Frederic Boucheron small ornate frame holding a fine miniature oil painting. Probably designed by
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Silver

Germany Pforzheim 1918 Art Deco Guilloché Enameled Geometric Clock .935 Sterling
By Louis Kuppenheim
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco miniature boudoir desk clock. Extremely beautiful miniature desk clock, made in
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1910s German Art Deco Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Boston Sandwich or French Miniature Scramble Paperweight
By Baccarat, Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, New England Glass Company, Saint Louis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
miniature scramble paperweight! Date: Mid to Late 19th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall fair
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Late 19th Century Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Art Glass

Antique Asprey Miniature Reference Book Set and Boulle inlaid rack
Located in New York, NY
Finest Quality Antique Art Deco period miniature book set and original tortoise shell Boulle brass
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Early 20th Century English Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Leather, Wood

Antique Desktop Specimen Case, English, Miniature Chest of Drawers, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desktop specimen case. An English, mahogany and brass miniature chest of
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique Apprentice Mule Chest, English, Oak, Miniature Coffer, Desktop, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique apprentice mule chest. An English, oak miniature desktop coffer, dating to the
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Oak

19th Century Viennese Miniature Covered Silver and Enamel Cornucopia
Located in New York, NY
A very fine antique jeweled, silver Viennese enamel covered Cornucopia. Each panel is beautifully enameled with cupids, Angeles and Maidens with neoclassical mythological subjects, f...
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1850s Austrian Medieval Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Enamel

Gilt Austrian Zappler Miniature Cow's tail Pendulum Clock
Located in Montreal, QC
Gilt Austrian Zappler miniature owl's tail pendulum clock with gilt scrolls decorated with eagles
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1850s Austrian Baroque Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Metal

Antique Bronze Extinguishing Cradle, Signed Bronze Miniature Bust, Circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional extinguishing cradle made of heavy bronze. The handle is designed as a man's bust. The artist's initials "CH" can be found on the top.
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

Grimaldi and Johnson, Strand, London. Miniature Bracket Timepiece
By Grimaldi & Johnson
Located in Amersham, GB
A very fine and rare miniature bracket timepiece made by one of Britain’s most revered horological
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1810s English Regency Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Brass, Steel

Miniature French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock of Soldier
Located in London, GB
Fine miniature French Empire clock in ormolu. Dating from the First French Empire period with
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1810s French Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Three Blue and White Miniature Vases, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
During Yongzheng era, such miniatures were appreciated for their craftsmanship and aesthetic value
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1720s Vietnamese Qing Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Ceramic

UNIQUE PAIR OF ANTIQUE JOHN STONE'S MINIATURE GLOBES ON CORINTHIAN PiLLED BASES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
kind matched pair of John Stone's of Edinburgh & London Miniature globes seated on Corinthian pillared
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Wood

Miniature with Bronze Frame, 19th Century, After Work of Sir Joshua Reynolds
Located in Madrid, ES
Miniature with bronze frame in Neoclassical style (19th century). "Mrs. Smith (Charlotte Delaval
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19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze, Other

Miniature Egyptian Style Walnut Bracket Clock, Barraud & Lund, London
By Francis Barraud
Located in Norwich, GB
Miniature Egyptian Style Walnut Bracket Clock, Barraud & Lund, London Rare miniature English fusee
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1850s English Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Walnut

Paul Frey Miniature 18-Karat Gold and Jade Clock
By Paul Frey
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exceptionally rare objet d'art, this opulent and incredibly rare French miniature clock is
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Jade, Bronze

A Regency Cut Glass Miniature Obelisk Prism With An Optical Illusion Of An Urn
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Very Beautiful Well Executed Regency Cut Glass Miniature Obelisk Prism. With An Optical Illusion
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19th Century British Regency Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Cut Glass, Paint

Pair Antique English Regency Lapis Lazuli and Ormolu Watch or Miniature Holders
Located in London, GB
Superb near pair of Russian or English early 19th century watch or portrait holders. In the finest quality ormolu set on square socles. The bases of square form in black and Sienna m...
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1820s British Regency Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu

Leather Case with Miniature Signed Berny d'Ouvillé
Located in Paris, FR
the case, an oval miniature is preserved. This represents a young woman in bust wearing a dress and
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Early 1800s French Antique Miniature Desk

Miniature Single Fusee Bracket Clock By William Johnston, Strand, London
By Johnson
Located in Amersham, GB
An extremely small single fusee bracket clock in a scalloped mahogany case. The eight day movement having a half deadbeat escapement with a T bar pendulum with hold fast, is beautifu...
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1830s English William IV Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Austria 1910 Edwardian Guilloché Enamel Miniature Boudoir Clock In .950 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian miniature boudoir desk clock, designed by Richard Silverer. An exceptional boudoir
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Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Edwardian 1908 Miniature Travel Clock Guilloché Enamel And Sterling With Fit Box
By Concord
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian miniature travel clock designed by Valmé. Stunning and rare miniature travel-carriage
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Early 1900s Swiss Edwardian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Edwardian 1908 Miniature Travel Clock With Guilloché Enamel In Sterling With Box
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian miniature travel clock designed by Valmé. Stunning and rare miniature travel-carriage
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Early 1900s Swiss Edwardian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Lovely pair of English miniature globes on carved wooden stands
By Newton and Son
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
6.75 inches Pair 2 3/4-inch miniature desk globes, each comprised of 12 hand-colored engraved gores on
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1820s British Victorian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Wood

Tortoiseshell and Silver Stationery Box William Comyns
By William Comyns
Located in Northampton, GB
a miniature Bureau Desk with fretwork silver rail and bow front raised upon for sterling silver
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Silver

Early 19th Century Miniature Writing Desk Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage miniature wood box has six drawers and lots of character and patina. Some of the
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century Mahogany Cabinet Maker's Sample Miniature Slant Front Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
19th Century Mahogany Cabinet Maker's Sample Miniature Slant Front Desk.
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19th Century English George III Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th Century Marble Top Miniature Secretaire a Abbatant, Fall Front Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
French late 19th century marble top miniature secretaire abbatant with four drawers, two shelves
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Late 19th Century French Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

Very Nice Marquetry Inlaid Miniature Desk on Beautiful Curved Feet
By Matelot, Liège
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice marquetry inlaid miniature desk on beautiful curved feet on the back side dated "Liege
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19th Century Belgian Other Antique Miniature Desk

Miniature Cylinder Desk, 18th Century
Located in Bamberg, DE
worked miniature furniture for storing letters or other personal valuables, inlaid with a portrait
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Late 18th Century German Empire Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Wood

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Antique Miniature Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique miniature desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and bronze, every antique miniature desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique miniature desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique miniature desk bearing Georgian, Louis XVI or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique miniature desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Andre Romain Guilmet, Eric Kirkham Cole and Matelot, Liège produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Miniature Desk?

An antique miniature desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,467, while the lowest priced sells for $178 and the highest can go for as much as $98,500.
Questions About Antique Miniature Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.