Bargueno Desk
19th Century Cuban Mahogany Wood Bargueno Desk
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This Bargueno desk is hallmarked Garcia & HN Monte #122 Habana. It is embellished with a carving
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Antique Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Bargas-style Bargueño Desk with a 19th Century Bridge Table
Located in Marbella, ES
A majestic antique writing desk, richly carved and decorated with gilded details, placed on a
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$26,094
H 25.4 in W 41.74 in D 16.15 in
Travel Cabinet - Bargueno Desk - Spain and England - Early XXth - Arts and Craft
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
The Bargueno is a portable desk. The base is typically Spanish and dates from 20th Century. The
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20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$3,201
H 52.76 in W 41.34 in D 21.66 in
Bargueño or desk with bridge base. Wood, metal. Spanish school, 17th c
Located in Madrid, ES
Bargueño or wastepaper basket with bridge base. Wood, metal. Spanish school, 17th century.
In
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks
Materials
Other
$6,402
H 57.09 in W 38.19 in D 18.12 in
Exceptional Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno Desk on Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
/ bargueno escritorio writing desk on trestle stand.
Spain, Salamanca circa 1600-1630.
This
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$23,805
H 55.91 in W 40.95 in D 19.3 in
Bargueño End of 16th Century Portugal "Writting Desk" with Drawers, Bargueno
Located in Miami, FL
Bargueño writing desk, cabinet in walnut tipical from Portugal.
This sort of early chest of
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Antique 16th Century Portuguese Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$5,000
H 19.5 in W 32 in D 15.5 in
17th Spanish Walnut Cabinet on Stand, Desk, Original ‘Bargueño’
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish desk (“bargueño”) in walnut.
17th century with “bridge-shapped”. Decorated on the exterior
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$17,890
H 55.32 in W 36.42 in D 15.75 in
17th Spanish Walnut Cabinet on Stand, Desk, Original ‘Bargueño’
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish desk (“bargueño”) in walnut.
17th century with “bridge-shapped”. Decorated on the exterior
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
$52,980
H 27.96 in W 44.1 in D 20.48 in
Wrought Iron Fittings for Spanish Bargueño or Desk, 17th and 20th Centuries
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of cabinet hardware on support. Wrought iron 17th and 20th centuries.
Set of wrought iron cabinet fittings made up of two handles and two nails finished in a star from the 17th...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Balustrades and Fixtures
Materials
Other, Wrought Iron
$996
H 13 in W 5.91 in D 1.38 in
A 17 th Century Spanish Walnut Bargueno
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An antique Spanish Walnut Bargueno fall front desk,
this 2 piece cabinet has the original hand
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Baroque Bargueno Style Gilt Cabinet Chest on Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
a Bargueno or Vargueno desk cabinet, but without a drop down writing table. The front of the case
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Iron
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
H 56.5 in W 50 in D 20.5 in
Authentic Spanish end 17th Cabinet Bargueno Fruit Wood iron hardware
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish Bargueño
Travel writing desk.
Fruit wood end of 17th .
finely hand carved male and female
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Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Unique Antique 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Bargueño in Solid Chestnut Wood
Located in Casteren, NL
designed as a portable writing desk, the bargueño was a symbol of status and wealth in the Spanish
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Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$11,386 Sale Price
20% Off
H 53.55 in W 44.89 in D 16.54 in
Early 19th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Bargueno Cabinet on Table Base
Located in Dallas, TX
complement any room from the living room to the study.
The Bargueño or Vargueno desk prototype originated in
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
$7,100 / set
H 52 in W 38 in D 14 in
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is a portable desk. The base is typically a Spanish table and dates from 19th Century
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Iron
$5,955
H 58.27 in W 47.25 in D 15.75 in
Table for Spanish Desk, Rosewood, Wood, Wrought Iron, Spain, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Table for an Spanish writting desk (bargueño) with "Saint Anthony" legs.
Although the curves of
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
$5,337
H 31.11 in W 69.3 in D 27.56 in
18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset & Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spanish, 18th century or earlier.
An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
H 15.75 in W 25 in D 12 in
Wrought Iron Fasterners, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
, both dining room and bargueños or desks, being, for this reason, a very common wrought iron piece. The
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
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Vargueno de Salamanca
Located in Heeze, Noord Brabant
This late 16th-17th century Spanish Walnut Vargueno or Bargueno desk is a form of portable
desk
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Antique Early 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Spanish Colonial Fruitwood Bargueno
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning 18th century Spanish colonial fruitwood bargueno with elaborate chip carved interior
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks
Materials
Abalone, Fruitwood
Antique Marquetry Sectretaire Escritorio Bargueno Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional wood inlay writing desk with multiple compartments.
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Desks
Materials
Wood
17th Century Spanish Bargueño Desk Hand Made 10-Drawer Wooden Portable Chest
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique 17th century Spanish bargueño desk hand made 10-drawer and 1-door wooden portable chest.
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Buffets
Materials
Iron
H 21.66 in W 38.59 in D 16.54 in
Castilian Bargueño Desk with Support, After Baroque Models, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Castilian bargueño desk with support. Walnut, bone, textile and wrought iron. Following 17th
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 58.27 in W 41.74 in D 21.26 in
17th Century Spanish Late Renaissance Walnut Bargueño Desk from North Spain
Located in Marbella, ES
columns in lemongrass wood. Designed for travelling, it opens into a writing desk and has four secret
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 25.2 in W 42.52 in D 17.33 in
“Bargueño” Desk on a “Taquillón” Base, “Salamanca” Type, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bargueño sample covered type known as "Salamanca" or "columnillas", with folding front cover. It
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks
Materials
Iron
H 47.25 in W 61.42 in D 22.05 in
Spanish Baroque Renaissance Carved Walnut Bargueño Desk or Bar Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding antique Spanish Baroque Renaissance drop front desk or bar cabinet on stand
Spain
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 60.5 in W 37.25 in D 20.25 in
18th Century Italian Silver & Ebonized Wood Bargueño Desk & Chest of Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century Italian silver and ebonized wood barqueño desk and chest of drawers.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Silver
H 49.22 in W 31.5 in D 15.75 in
19th C. Painted Spanish Bargueño + Walnut Base
Located in Dallas, TX
The Bargueño desk originated in Renaissance Spain and first appeared in the 15th century. A
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut Table 'for "Bargueño" or Spanish Desk' with Wrought Iron Fittings
Located in Madrid, ES
Walnut table (for "bargueño" or spanish desk) with wrought iron fittings. Castille, Spain, 17th
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 33.47 in W 61.82 in D 19.3 in
20th Century Spanish Bargueno Table or Lady Desk with Carved Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Carved oak table with one drawer and iron stretcher.
You can use like a side table, desk or
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Desk ‘Bargueño’ Walnut 17th Century Support 19th Century Restored
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish desk (“bargueño”). Walnut, etc. 17th century (support “de pie de Puente” or “bridge-shapped
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks
Materials
Metal
H 45.28 in W 63 in D 18.12 in
Lock 'for Spanish Desk, Bargueño', Wrought Iron, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
classicist architectural elements (columns on pedestals), usually employed in Spain for traditional bargueños
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Spanish Bargueno with Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
serious study or den, this Bargueno has wood work and brass hardware made in true Spanish style - the base
Category
20th Century Spanish Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Style Small Bargueño, Tortoiseshell, Bone, Wood, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bargueño or litter bin in Italian style. Tortoiseshell, bone, wood. XVII century.
Rectangular
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks
Materials
Other
H 8.67 in W 15.75 in D 10.24 in
Spanish Cabinet "Bargueño" Walnut, Wrought Iron, Stone, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
lock and fittings and shield shown horseshoe. Desk, hinged front cover has metal hooks (to attach the
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks
Materials
Stone, Wrought Iron
18th Century, Spanish, Carved Walnut Two-Piece Bargueno Cabinet and Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Complete your library or study with this antique fruitwood "Bargueno" or "Vargueno" from Spain
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks
Materials
Iron
Table for Spanish Desk, Walnut, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Table to place a Spanish desk or bargueño, with rectangular board straight and outgoing on the
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Bargueno / Portable Desk Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
An elaborately decorated small desk cabinet or papillero / bargueno / vargueno without front cover
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Spanish Vargueno or Traveling Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
18th century Spanish vargueno (also bargueno) or portable desk, made of hand planed walnut with
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Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Other Desks
Important Neapolitan Desk 'Bargueño' from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Neapolitan desk (Bargueño) from the 18th century
In ebonized root wood and paint on
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Drop Front Toledo Desk or Vargueño, Walnut, Ebony, Etc, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bargueño or Toledo desk. Walnut, ebony, boxwood, bone, wrought iron fittings with other polychrome
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks
Materials
Metal
H 21.26 in W 37.8 in D 15.75 in
Walnut Table for Desk "Bargueño", Walnut, Metal, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
fasteners. This type of furniture was made to support and display bins or desks, for utilitarian objects
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Wood & Tortoise Shell Bargueño w/ Taquillon Office Desk
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish wood and tortoise shell bargueño offices desk with drawers and taquillón, the
Category
Antique 17th Century Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 55.12 in W 49.22 in D 21.26 in
19th Century Spanish Bargueño / Vargueño New World Inlay Motif with Table
Located in Madrid, ES
Large-scale 19th century Spanish bargueño / vargueño (secretary/desk) decorated with scenes of
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Bone, Tortoise Shell
H 94.49 in W 68.9 in D 19.69 in
Antique Dutch Walnut Marquetry Secretaire Abattant Chest Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Bargueño desk which would have been placed on a stand of drawers, or more precisely to the form known as
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 59.45 in W 39.38 in D 20.08 in
Table for Desk "Bargueño", Walnut, Iron, Spain, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rectangular board table with projection on the front designed to enhance a desk or bargueño. The
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th c. Spanish Bargueno or Vargueno Fall Front Desk or Storage Box
Located in Houston, TX
18th c. bargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or sewing box.
It's walnut
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks
Materials
Walnut
Shell Shapped Nail '1' for Spanish Desks or Bargueños, Second Half 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Shell shaped nail for Spanish desks or Bargueños. Wrought iron, Second half 20th century, after
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20th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 3.55 in W 1.97 in D 4.73 in
Spanish Desk or Cabinet or Bargueño, 17th Century, Stool or Base, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bargueño; Spain, 17th century. Walnut wood.
Period fittings and the foot made in the XIX century
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Other, Iron
H 63 in W 45.28 in D 18.12 in
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 52.37 in W 41.5 in D 18.12 in
Important Spanish/Flemish "Bargueño" Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in Madrid , ES
and supplies. The bargueño has also been used for sewing or as a jewel chest.
The bargueño desk
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Peruvian Bargueño. Traveling Desk.
Located in Nogales, AZ
Bargueños were one of the first pieces of furniture made in the Americas. They were used as
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Peruvian Trunks and Luggage
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Bargueno Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the bargueno desk you’re looking for. A bargueno desk — often made from wood, metal and walnut — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bargueno desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A bargueno desk, designed in the Baroque style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made bargueno desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Europa Antiques and Spanish School are consistently popular.
How Much is a Bargueno Desk?
A bargueno desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $8,014, while the lowest priced sells for $52 and the highest can go for as much as $31,095.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
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