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English Edwardian Ralph Johnson Oak Spindle Back Captains Office Desk Armchair
By Ralph Johnson
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Edwardian English oak Ralph Johnson stamped captains chair A very good looking and well made piece, I have two of these cha...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Spindle Desk

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Oak

Boulle Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Well-proportioned French black lacquer and Boulle writing desk with metal gallery raised back
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19th Century French Antique Spindle Desk

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Antique Boulle Writing Desk
Boulle Writing Desk
H 38 in W 31 in D 20 in
Austrian Hoffman Bentwood Secessionist Table Desk
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Bentwood Secessionist (19/20th Century) table desk with spindle gallery & 3 drawers and
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19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Spindle Desk

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Bentwood

19th Century Regency Palisander Davenport Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality regency davenport, circa 1820. Spindle gallery to the top leading to the original
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Spindle Desk

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Leather, Palisander

American Victorian Herts Brothers Slant Front Desk
By The Herts Brothers
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian mahogany slant front desk with gallery and turned legs and spindle design
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Spindle Desk

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Mahogany

Grand Scale 18th Century Walnut Italian Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
spindle gallery. Having two large drawers in each pedestal. A substantial desk finished all round with
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18th Century Italian Antique Spindle Desk

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Walnut

Antique Grand Scale 18th Century Walnut Italian Desk
Grand Scale 18th Century Walnut Italian Desk
H 40.36 in W 63.39 in D 36.23 in
Fine and Unusual Edwardian Inlaid Leather Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine and unusual Edwardian mahogany ladies leather top desk, with gorgeously rich patination and
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Early 20th Century English Antique Spindle Desk

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Brass

19th Century Empire Style Gold Leaf Library Table / Desk
Located in Houston, TX
This 19th Century Empire Style Gold Leaf Library Table/Desk is a truly exquisite piece of furniture
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19th Century French Empire Antique Spindle Desk

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Gold Leaf

19th Century English Mahogany Serpentine Writing Desk with Single Drawer
Located in Doylestown, PA
English petite mahogany and cherry wood writing desk, England, 1890's. Exquisite serpentine desk
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1890s English Victorian Antique Spindle Desk

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Cherry, Mahogany

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
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Spindle Desk

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Mahogany

Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET
Located in Shreveport, LA
writing desk features carvings around a ‘ship’s wheel’ spindle rail surrounding an upper shelf, with a
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Spindle Desk

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Leather, Oak

1800's Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800's Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!! Antique Desk
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19th Century French Other Antique Spindle Desk

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Wood

Spanish 19th C. Desk or Console Table with Beautiful Lyre-Carved Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
design. The legs each have a spindle-carved post within their mid-sections, and are braced with a carved
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19th Century Spanish Antique Spindle Desk

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Walnut

Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
spindles is missing from the gallery rail, there would have been a sliding desk top on top of the drawers
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1780s English George III Antique Spindle Desk

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Hardwood

Late Victorian Elm Office or Desk Chair
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5356 Late Victorian desk chair with shaped top rail supported on spindles, generous elm seat and
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Late 19th Century Antique Spindle Desk

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Elm

Late Victorian Elm Office or Desk Chair
Late Victorian Elm Office or Desk Chair
H 35.039 in W 21.26 in D 24.409 in
Turn of The Century Oak Desk Chair Office Chair
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
J029 Turn of the century desk chair /office chairs in oak, having shaped top rail with tapering
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Early 20th Century English Antique Spindle Desk

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Oak

Turn of The Century Oak Desk Chair Office Chair
Turn of The Century Oak Desk Chair Office Chair
H 34.252 in W 24.803 in D 18.5 in
Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
desk with interior compartments to hold writing materials, such as pens and ink. While in use, the
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Early 19th Century French Antique Spindle Desk

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Metal, Brass

19th Century Elm and Ash Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century elm and ash smokers bow office or desk chair This solid chair has an attractive
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Late 19th Century Country Antique Spindle Desk

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Ash

Vintage Art Deco Black Vitrolite Glass Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
A 72" vintage Art Deco desk or table with a black Vitrolite glass top. Combed glass slabs connected
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Spindle Desk

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Glass, Wood

Sheraton Revival Rosewood and Marquetry Inlaid Desk, 19th Century
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Glasgow, GB
A superb quality late Victorian Sheraton style rosewood and marquetry desk in the manner of Edwards
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1890s English Sheraton Antique Spindle Desk

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Brass

Spanish Walnut Stretcher Table, 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
, with spindle carved supports within their centers. The underside of the table is braced by a pair of
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19th Century European Antique Spindle Desk

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Walnut

19th Century Late Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
turned spindle supports and outscrolling feet with original castors. This piece relates to a number of
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1820s Antique Spindle Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century Late Regency Mahogany Writing Table
19th Century Late Regency Mahogany Writing Table
H 29.34 in W 42.13 in D 25.99 in
English Regency Brass Mounted Exotic Woods Writing Table, Gillows, circa 1820
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
joining gilt-brass-mounted end supports having turned calamander spindles and braces issuing turned
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Spindle Desk

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Brass

George Eliot's Writing Table
Located in Dorking, GB
has a revolving spindled centre tray. The round top, with a burr-walnut grain, has an inset thumb
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1860s English Victorian Antique Spindle Desk

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Walnut

Fine Antique British Mahogany Campaign Style Server Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
with walnut turned spindle supports for the two shaped and hinged shelves. The front of the chest with
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19th Century Irish Campaign Antique Spindle Desk

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Mahogany

Pair of English Edwardian Oak Spindle Back Captains Office Desk Chairs
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This pair of Edwardian desk chairs were made in the early 20th century from very nice quality oak
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Spindle Desk

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Oak

Dutch 1840s Ebonized Wood Jardinière with Brass Liner and Turned Spindles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Dutch ebonized wood jardinière from the mid 19th century, with brass liner, turned spindles and
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Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Spindle Desk

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Brass

Victorian Piano or Desk Chair
Located in Peekskill, NY
times and never noticed that one decorative spindle is upside down. The chair looks great in front of
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Spindle Desk

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Wood

Victorian Piano or Desk Chair
Victorian Piano or Desk Chair
H 38 in W 14 in D 17 in
Beech and Elm Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Beech and Elm Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair This solid Beech and Elm chair has an attractive
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Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Spindle Desk

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Elm

Rare Antler Desk Standish with Elaborate Carvings, Germany ca. 1840
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Antler Desk Standish with Elaborate Carvings, Germany ca. 1840 A rare antique writing desk
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Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Spindle Desk

Materials

Wood, Antler

Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Tambour, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau cabinet. An English, walnut drop-front writing desk with tambour, dating
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Early 20th Century British Antique Spindle Desk

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Walnut

19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A stunning camel bone, ebony and metal inlaid sadeli work box with portable writing desk, Bombay
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Spindle Desk

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Metal

Fretwork Back Elm Windsor Desk Chair This style is known by many names
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Fretwork Back Elm Windsor Desk Chair This style is known by many names Smokers Bow, Windsor Chair
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19th Century Country Antique Spindle Desk

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Elm

Museum Grade Sculpted Tall Oak 2-Drawer Writing Windsor Chair / Desk, C.1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
The Comb-Back, spindle and brace back Windsor Writing chair / Desk features a traditional sack-back
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Spindle Desk

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Oak

Antique Wooden Chair with Embroidered Needlepoint Seat, Early 20th Century
Located in View Park, CA
20th century. The back is decoratively carved and there are ornate elements to the legs and spindles as
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Spindle Desk

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Fabric, Wood

1880s French Wooden Chair With Upholstered Seat
Located in High Point, NC
the era's charm and a modern sensibility. The chair's high back is punctuated with slender spindles
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Late 19th Century French Antique Spindle Desk

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Upholstery, Wood

Rebuilt 1881 Steinway & Sons Model D Concert Grand Piano Burr Walnut
Located in Leeds, GB
desk and fluted, barrel legs. The music desk is an arabesque cut-out design with a central lyre motif
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Late 19th Century German Antique Spindle Desk

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Walnut

Muséal Bureau Bonheur Du Jour A Parisian Cylinder Louis XVI Period in Mahogany
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
cylinder desk Louis XVI period in mahogany around 1760-1780 Rich ornamentation of gilded bronzes White
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Spindle Desk

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Wood

Rebuilt Antique Steinway Model A Grand Piano Gloss Black Fluted Barrel Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1895, Steinway Model A grand piano for sale with a black case. The music desk is in an
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Late 19th Century German Antique Spindle Desk

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Brass

Rebuilt Steinway Model B Grand Piano Arabesque Music Desk1886 Fluted Barrel Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1886, Steinway Model B grand piano with a black case. The music desk is in an openwork
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Late 19th Century German Antique Spindle Desk

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Brass

19th Century French Rotating Bookcase by Terquem, Paris
Located in Winter Park, FL
rack pivots on a fixed axis within a sturdy turned spindle frame and has a bottom latch to lock it in
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Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Spindle Desk

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Brass

Rare 19th Century Tavern, or Clerks, Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
elegant Turned upright spindles to bowed back over Superbly figured saddle shaped seat raised On
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Spindle Desk

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Ash, Elm

English Regency Rosewood cabinet in the manner of John McLean
Located in Salisbury, GB
perhaps, a bookcase or an occasional desk where you could work using the fall-down front. The cabinet has
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1820s English Regency Antique Spindle Desk

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Rosewood

Mahogany and Brass Tabletop Bookstand, from a Parish-Hadley Design Commission
Located in Morristown, NJ
a brass finial. A handsome addition to any desk, providing an interesting talking point and a fine
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19th Century English Regency Antique Spindle Desk

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Brass

Richard Strauss Ibach Cherry Gate Leg Grand Piano by Emanuel Von Seidl
Located in Leeds, GB
, contrasting squares on the piano lid. Piano music desk is in an openwork dual criss-cross design. Piano has
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Early 1900s German Antique Spindle Desk

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Metal

Wooden Black Forest Casket with Antlers Decoration circa 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
original key. A rare example of European Black Forest art which will highlight your desk. Antler furniture
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Spindle Desk

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Antler, Wood

Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candle Holder with Deer Carving, Germany ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
style candle stick is a great rustic addition to any room or desk. Very good condition, please contact
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Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Spindle Desk

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Antler, Wood

Antique Business Card Tray with Deer Antler Decorations, Germany, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
would be a great addition to any room or desk. Very good condition Antler furniture have been one of
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Early 20th Century Italian Black Forest Antique Spindle Desk

Materials

Wood

Arts and Crafts Ibach Grand Piano Mahogany Designed by Dutch Architect Cuypers
Located in Leeds, GB
open work music desk features twisted brass spindles and small blocks of carved, stylised foliage. The
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Spindle Desk

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Brass

French 19th Century Embossed Leather Upholstered Wooden Armchair with Open Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
of spindles. The turned arms, decorated at their end with wooden balls, come forward, straight to the
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Late 19th Century French Antique Spindle Desk

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Leather, Wood

Antique Bureau Cabinet, English, Edwardian, Walnut Cupboard, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
featuring stout risers and vase turned spindles. A single, full width frieze drawer over Dressed with
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Spindle Desk

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Walnut

King Edward VII Royal Bluthner Piano Exhibited in Paris Exhibition 1900
Located in Leeds, GB
leading to stylised foliage. The music desk is in a butterfly shape made from bevelled glass and an
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Spindle Desk

Materials

Ormolu, Metal

Armchair, Pair, Hunting Trophy, Antler, Red Deer, Fallow, Wild Boar, Hide
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
, antler chairs, lusterweibchen, antler cabinets as well as small decorative items like desk sets, humidors
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Spindle Desk

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Antler, Hide

Tall Desk Chair
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
spindles, shapely scalloped seat. English mid-19th century. Measures: H 93, W 57, D 53 cm. Seat
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Spindle Desk

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Leather, Mahogany

Tall Desk Chair
Tall Desk Chair
H 36.62 in W 22.45 in D 20.87 in
George III Burr Maple Writing Desk
Located in Knutsford, GB
filled with turned spindles, the support then curving neatly round to form a leg which is fitted with
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Spindle Desk

Materials

Birdseye Maple

George III Burr Maple Writing Desk
George III Burr Maple Writing Desk
H 29 in W 34 in D 21 in
Pair of Early 20th Century Mahogany Cabriole Leg Desk Chairs
Located in South Croydon, GB
A pair of early 20th century mahogany cabriole leg desk chairs. The deep buttoned leather backs
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Early 20th Century British Antique Spindle Desk

Materials

Mahogany

English Late Regency Period Davenport Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Late Regency mahogany Davenport made to a Gillows design, the top with turned spindled gallery
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19th Century English Antique Spindle Desk

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Mahogany, Leather

"Bois Clair" Charles X Burled Ash Bureau
Located in New Orleans, LA
spindle legs, a deep pull-out surface on each end. The desk is finished on both sides, the back the
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Spindle Desk

Bird's-Eye Maple Writing Table, circa 1825
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Fremantle, W.Australia
Fine quality writing table, stamped 'Gillows' with typical Gillows 'spindle ends' and 'Hockey stick
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Spindle Desk

Materials

Brass

Bird's-Eye Maple Writing Table, circa 1825
Bird's-Eye Maple Writing Table, circa 1825
H 28.35 in W 46.07 in D 24.81 in
Edwardian Oak Writing Bureau Possibly by Shoolbred & Co., London
By Jas Shoolbred & Co.
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
spindle gallery sitting above the tambour front cupboard split into three sections. The whole standing on
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Spindle Desk

Materials

Brass

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Antique Spindle Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique spindle desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every antique spindle desk was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique spindle desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique spindle desk made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. A well-made antique spindle desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Grand Rapids Furniture Co., Thomas Chippendale and Europa Antiques are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Spindle Desk?

An antique spindle desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,090, while the lowest priced sells for $425 and the highest can go for as much as $520,446.
Questions About Antique Spindle Desk
  • 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 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 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 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.
  • 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.