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Butterfly Chinese Desk

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Two-Drawer Desk with Bronze Butterfly Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden desk from the 19th century with two drawers, horse hoof legs
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare mid 18th century Chinese Export lacquer bureau on stand. Probably made in Canton
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

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Lacquer

Chinese Blue and White Peony Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This stoneware brush pot
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20th Century Chinese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Peony Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This stoneware brush pot
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20th Century Chinese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Porcelain

Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning
Located in Leeds, GB
Chinese Chippendale style, 1899, Schiedmayer grand piano with a flame mahogany case and Malborough
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Antique Late 19th Century German Chinese Chippendale Musical Instruments

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Wood, Mahogany

Chinoiserie, Table, Desk Lamps, Red Jappanned Wood, Giltwood, 1940s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Red Chinoiserie Table / Desk Lamps, Chinese Motif, Bronze Butterfly Finial A finely
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pleyel Chinoiserie, Louis XV Style with Red Chinese Lacquer & 24 Karat Water Gil
By Pleyel
Located in New York, NY
in hoof sabots, depicts overall trees, blossoms, exotic birds and butterflies, elegantly matched with
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Musical Instruments

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Lacquer

19th Century Red Lacquered Painted Table with Screen Base
Located in Somis, CA
The 19th-century red lacquered solid wood Chinese table from Fujian province is a remarkable piece
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Wood

English Porcelain Jewelry Box
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
great piece for a vanity, dresser, nightstand table, desk, as a gift, etc. For porcelain butterfly
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Late 20th Century English Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

English Porcelain Jewelry Box
English Porcelain Jewelry Box
H 1.57 in W 2.63 in D 2.94 in

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Antique Victorian Chippendale Mahogany Secretary Desk
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Large Blue and White Jardinière Planter with Dragon and Phoenix Bird
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Blue and White Brush Pot with Fish & Flora
Located in Chicago, IL
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Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Side Cabinet with Distressed Black Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
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Green Glazed Antique Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Period Hunan Ceramic Jar
Located in Yonkers, NY
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Chinese Export Porcelain Early Armorial Plates, Arms of Van Gellicum, Kangxi
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain early armorial plates, Arms of Van Gellicum, Dutch Market, Kangxi period, 1710-1730. The Imari armorial plates were made for the Dutch family, Van Gell...
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Yonkers, NY
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Located in Yonkers, NY
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Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Sgraffito Purple Ground Bitong Fine Decorated 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
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Porcelain

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Hand Painted Teak Folding Table, Nesting Trays, Base with Faux Bamboo Legs
Located in Denver, CO
cm) The nesting trays are perfect as desk accessories, decorative pieces, small serving trays or
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Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Elmwood Table with Single Drawer and Carved Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Desks and Writing Tables

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Chinese Antique Desk with Butterfly Hardware
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, 19th century Chinese desk. Four full depth drawers provide ample storage. A base
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

Red Lacquered Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
From the wealthy 19th century city of Suzhou in China, this red lacquered Southern elmwood desk has
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tables

Red Lacquered Desk
Red Lacquered Desk
H 32 in W 45 in D 20.5 in
Union National Lacquered Chinoiserie Breakfront China Display Secretary Cabinet
By Union National
Located in Dayton, OH
Chinoiserie landscape designs were then hand painted on each door with birds, butterflys, flowers, figures
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William and Mary English Black Lacquer Bureau Commode, Chinoiserie
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Chinese desk, from the mid-18th century, made for import, commissioned by the English
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Antique 1780s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pair Chinese Blue and White Covered Baluster Vases, Late 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Early 19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Bonheur du Jour
Located in Brooklyn, NY
doors with painted oval panels depict village scenes set in richly designed rails with butterflied and
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Blue and White Floral Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This porcelain brush pot
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Porcelain

Blue and White Floral Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This porcelain brush pot
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Jars

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Porcelain

Chinese Red Lacquered Console
Located in Raleigh, NC
to your home. Three larger drawers, two small ones, butterfly brass hardware embellishes the top
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Sideboards

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Wood

Chinese Red Lacquered Console
Chinese Red Lacquered Console
H 37 in W 52 in D 22 in
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Butterfly Chinese Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the butterfly Chinese desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each butterfly Chinese desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, wood and porcelain. If you’re shopping for a butterfly Chinese desk, we have 9 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a butterfly Chinese desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A butterfly Chinese desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian and louis xv styles are sought with frequency. A well-made butterfly Chinese desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy, Pleyel & Compie and Royal Crown Derby Porcelain are consistently popular.

How Much is a Butterfly Chinese Desk?

Prices for a butterfly Chinese desk start at $280 and top out at $210,000 with the average selling for $2,650.