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Antique 19th Century Bow Front Inlaid Mahogany Desk Writing Side Dressing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Bow Front Inlaid Mahogany Desk, serving as both a writing surface and dressing
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
H 28.75 in W 35.63 in D 19.3 in
Antique Cylinder Front Desk
Located in Naples, FL
This antique cylinder front desk is a stunning piece of furniture that is sure to catch the eye of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Oak
Antique Edwardian Quality Rosewood Inlaid Bow Fronted Writing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality rosewood inlaid bow fronted writing table having the original brass
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Georgian Baroque Bow Front Painted Console Side Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Georgian Baroque Bow Front Painted Console Side Table
A Unique piece, the table dates from around
Category
Antique Early 1800s Desks
Materials
Paint
Bowed Front Solid Cherry Desk with Suspended Drawers Maine Studio 1980s
By Thomas Moser
Located in Camden, ME
Bow front cherry desk with two suspended drawers studio built in Portland Maine in the 1980s in the
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Country Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Ash
Art Deco Desk by Maurice Adams
By Maurice Adams
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
A fine Art Deco desk by Maurice Adams, in highly polished walnut. Bow fronted, with four drawers to
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Country French Double-Faced Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
. The "front" side of the desk is a duplication of the same facade, but without the key guards and key
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Country French Walnut Desk ~ Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Walnut Desk ~ Writing Table is a classic piece with understated elegance
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
brackets and bow fronted and mahogany lined drawers, all inlaid with scrolls, leaves and harebells and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Superb Late Victorian Adams Style Mahogany Desk
By Adams
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
being inlaid with harebell panel, bow fronted pedestals enclose cockbeaded, string inlaid drawers, three
Category
Antique 19th Century British Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Biedermeier Birch Veneered Desk or Console Table, Circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Biedermeier birch veneered desk with drawers from the 19th century. This antique desk
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Hidden Drawer Desk
Located in Annville, PA
shaped legs with attractive bow front graduated drawers. Matches many pieces in the Niagara Hepplewhite
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 28.55 in W 36.42 in D 20.87 in
Sheraton Pedestal Desk Shaped Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Inlaid Bows and Swags.
The Frieze of the desk Having Inlaid Rosettes.
To the Sides and insides of the
Category
Antique 1880s Sheraton Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Pedestal Desk Mahogany 1900 Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Drawers.
Each Pedestal Being of a Bow Form.
Circa 1900
The Drawer Fronts Having Wonderful Flame Mahogany
Category
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
slides can be pulled out from the sides of the desk by way of brass knobs. The front panel also pulls out
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Bow Front Secretary Desk In Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
: 33.25" wide x 16" deep x 42.5" tall, Desk: 21.5" wide, 16.75" deep x 28" tall
Condition: In excellent
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Quality Edwardian Mahogany Writing Table/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
This is a quality Edwardian antique mahogany bow front inlaid side/writing table having a low back
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Serpentine Bow Front Butler's Desk or Bureau Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
This is a beautiful example of a "Butler's Desk" which was used in the 18th and 19th centuries by
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Arts & Crafts Flame Mahogany Knee Hole Writing Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
twin pedestals with a shelved cupboard and a concealed bow front drawer in the centre, the top is a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Figured Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Knee Hole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
escutcheons, bow fronted shaped door and drawer to the knee hole, lovely fine carved blind fret canted corners
Category
Vintage 1920s English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French Boulle Mazarin desk, having wonderful classical scrolling
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Large French Oak Library Conference Table Partners Desk
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and beautifully carved large oak library table or partners desk with two drawers on each
Category
Antique 1880s French Baroque Revival Desks
Materials
Oak
Shapland & Petter, Arts & Crafts Mahogany Desk with a Pierced Heart to the Top
By Shapland & Petter
Located in London, GB
period style leather writing area with hand tooled gilt decoration to the edges. A bow fronted drawer
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 43.5 in W 43 in D 27.5 in
Danish Teak Pull Out Desk Secretary Desk Bachelor Chest Bookcase Bow Front MINT!
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Teak Pull Out Desk Secretary Desk Bachelor Chest Bookcase Bow Front MINT!
Inspected vintage
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Teak
H 46 in W 35 in D 18 in
Exquisite Regency Period 1815 Hardwood Kneehole Desk with Lion Hairy Paw Feet
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1815 Regency bow front kneehole
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Hardwood
H 29.34 in W 45.08 in D 23.63 in
BAKER Bow Front Banded Top & 4 Drawers Pull Out Desk Bachelor Chest Dresser MINT
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
BAKER Bow Front Banded Top & 4 Drawers Pull Out Desk Bachelor Chest Dresser MINT!
Category
20th Century American Federal Dressers
Materials
Brass
H 32 in W 34 in D 18 in
Gardener’s Delight, Antique French Empire Gilt Bronze Beehive Model Encrier
Located in New York, NY
Great fun for a gardening afficionado - a delightful desk accessory wether you're planning a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
H 7.25 in W 9.82 in D 7.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Inlaid Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau Plat. The desk is raised on tapered legs with square ormolu topie feet and ormolu acanthus leaf
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
H 29.5 in W 53.5 in D 31.5 in
French 19th Century NeoClassical St. Marble & Ormolu Obelisk Shaped Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ormolu band and superb richly chased fitted ormolu plaques with the front plaque depicting a bearded man
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 25.5 in W 10.25 in D 6.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Clock Signed Raingo Frères
By Raingo Frères
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
clock signed Raingo Frères. The clock is raised by two elegant rectangular reeded supports at the front
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 17.5 in W 13.75 in D 5.5 in
The Clock is in a Excellent and Perfect Working Condition, Also it Has Recently
Located in Warsaw, PL
, baskets, palmettes, bows and ribbons.
The portico clock is mainly crafted from black marble and ormolu
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 18.9 in W 12.6 in D 4.34 in
Max Blondat, French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Timepiece, 1914
By Max Blondat
Located in New York, NY
heart embroidered with flowers. In the center of the front part a clockwork with porcelain face and
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Elm
Antique Country French Secretary ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
arbalette facade, French for archer's bow. Desk opens to reveal not only a work surface perfect for a
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique German Mahogany Biedermeier Secretary Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
matched mahogany drawer and desk front. The wood grain appears to glow from within with a shellac finish
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
1950's Brazilian Rosewood Danish Secretary Desk
Located in Oakland, CA
High-quality Brazilian rosewood secretary desk, 1955, Denmark. The secretary desk is finely crafted
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
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
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Victorian Woman at Desk Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
feather quill in hand and seated at a desk, with romantic flourishes of florals and an oversized pink bow
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Victorian Woman at Desk Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
feather quill in hand and seated at a desk, with romantic flourishes of florals and an oversized pink bow
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Victorian Woman at Desk Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
feather quill in hand and seated at a desk, with romantic flourishes of florals and an oversized pink bow
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Danish Mid Century Teak Secretary Desk Attributed to Erling Torvits
By Erling Torvits
Located in San Marcos, CA
writing desk. The lower sides features a bow front bank of three large drawers with sculpted pull handles
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
H 57 in W 39.5 in D 16.5 in
Gustavian Antique Painted Desk on Cabinet, Swedish or Danish circa 1820-40
Located in Shippensburg, PA
front and lower cabinet doors create an air of geometrical minimalism that makes the desk a welcomed
Category
Antique 19th Century European Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Pine, Paint
H 48.63 in W 46.88 in D 18.5 in
Swedish Gustavian Style 1900s Sideboard or Desk with Single Drawer and Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style bow front painted wood sideboard or desk from the early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Materials
Brass
H 32 in W 63 in D 19.5 in
English Georgian Mahogany Satinwood Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian (18th Century) mahogany satinwood banded sideboard or desk with a bow front
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Federal Style Diminutive Two Part Inlaid Mahogany Bookcase Secretary
Located in Milford, NH
with a shaped crest with three urn finials surmounting two bow front glass paneled doors, opening to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Terracotta Cat Tobacco Jar Barrel Humidor
Located in Antwerp, BE
eyes, wears a bow around the neck and leans on his 2 front paws on the barrel.
This tobacco storage box
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta
19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Wood Secretaire Sideboard
Located in IT
has, on the front of a slope turning it into a desk. Inside there is a open compartment and some small
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
from the wall only sixteen inches, yet with the slant-front desk opened onto the pull-out supports
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Tribal Blackened Oak and Steel Table by Autonomous Furniture
By Kirk Van Ludwig, Autonomous Furniture
Located in Victoria, BC
front of the table to represent the bow of a ship, and the back legs the rudder. These 3/8” thick hot
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Ash, Oak, Walnut
Louis XVI Style Cerused Oak Secretary Bookcase Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fabulous French secretaire bookcase featuring a pull-out leather writing table or petite desk. Mid
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
the slant-front drop down desk surface, this particular example features the classic torchere
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Magnificent Pair of Modern Commodes by John Stuart, circa 1940
By John Stuart
Located in Atlanta, GA
stellar example from an incredibly rare series by John Stuart, circa 1940. Stunning double-bow front three
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Magnificent Rare Restored Modern Commode by John Stuart, circa 1940
By John Stuart
Located in Atlanta, GA
stellar example from an incredibly rare case series by John Stuart, circa 1940. Stunning double-bow front
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Magnificent Rare Modern Commode by John Stuart, circa 1940 - Pair Available
By John Stuart
Located in Atlanta, GA
incredibly rare series by John Stuart, circa 1940. Stunning double-bow front three drawer design executed in
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 32.5 in W 48 in D 20 in
Empire Style Ibach Model 2 Grand Piano Mahogany Case Ormolu Mounts
Located in Leeds, GB
openwork music desk is carved with stylised palmettes, waves and flowers with a central lyre surrounded by
Category
Early 20th Century German Empire Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Antique gilt bronze mounted occasional table with marquetry panels
Located in London, GB
crinkled ribbon bows.
Marquetry panels, composed of a variety of woods, decorate each of the four sides
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Side Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century, French Louis XVI Inlaid Wood Secretaire with Marble Top
Located in IT
decorative. On the front of the tilting top is inlaid a composition with musical instruments, scores and two
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 56.7 in W 39.38 in D 15.75 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bow front desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A bow front desk — often made from wood, mahogany and hardwood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bow front desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A bow front desk, designed in the Georgian, Mid-Century Modern or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bow front desk over the years, but those crafted by Baker Furniture Company, Edwards and Roberts and Samuel Marti are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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Prices for a bow front desk start at $695 and top out at $12,500 with the average selling for $3,200.
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- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A drop-front desk is usually called a secretary. Other names for this type of desk include writing cabinet, fall-front desk and secrétaire à abattant. The name secretary can be traced back to the 18th century when estate secretaries used the drop-front desks as workstations for paying bills and reconciling accounts. On 1stDibs, find a range of secretary desks.
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