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Camphor Desk

Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality Chinese export camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860. Brass bound around the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Desk Sets

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Brass

Campaign Chest Desk Secretary Camphor Wood Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
from camphor wood and is circa 1910 The central section opens out to reveal the red felt finished
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Vintage 1910s Desks

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Wood

Circa 1780 Chinese Export Solid Camphor Wood Campaign Roll-Top Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Chinese export solid camphor wood campaign bureau à cylindre or roll-top desk, circa 1780. An
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Antique 1780s Chinese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Camphor Wood & Brass Bureau Desk Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely late Victorian Anglo Indian campaign Camphor wood
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Desks

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Brass

Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Camphor Wood & Brass Bureau Desk Drawers
Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Camphor Wood & Brass Bureau Desk Drawers
$2,011 Sale Price
25% Off
H 37.21 in W 35.24 in D 13.59 in
19th Century campaign metamorphic camphor writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
tambour table top desk made in camphor wood. Many features to this brass bound desk.  Fitted with brass
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Desk Sets

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Brass

19th Century Chinese Camphor Wood and Ebonised Writing Slope
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century Chinese camphor wood and ebonised writing slope of exceptional quality, having a
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Antique 1840s Hong Kong Desk Sets

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Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Camphor Wood and Ebonised Writing Slope
19th Century Chinese Camphor Wood and Ebonised Writing Slope
$2,145 Sale Price
36% Off
H 10.5 in W 20.75 in D 16.5 in
Pair of Gold Camphor Wood Paper Weight for Chinese Calligraphy
Located in Hong Kong, HK
gold camphor wood paper weight. The four treasures of the study or the "treasures" and tools of the
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Vintage 1980s Desk Accessories

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Gold

19th Century Two-Piece Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Folding Writing Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
hidden fold-out writing desk. The attractive "blonde" camphor wood is contrasted with dark ebony painted
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century Two-Piece Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Folding Writing Desk
19th Century Two-Piece Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Folding Writing Desk
$7,744 Sale Price / set
31% Off
H 41.74 in W 38.59 in D 18.51 in

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19th Century Camphor Campaign Tambour Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century camphor campaign tambour writing desk, circa 1860 Fine quality Chinese export
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Desks

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Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality Chinese export camphor wood writing desk, circa 1820. Brass bound around
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks

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Hardwood

Campaign Chest Desk Secretary Camphor Wood Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
from camphor wood and is circa 1910 The central section opens out to reveal the red felt finished
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Vintage 1910s Campaign Desks

Materials

Wood

English Camphor Wood Campaign Chest / Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English dove tailed two piece four drawer camphor wood campaign chest with upper fitted interior
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Desks

Mid 19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality chinese export camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860. Brass bound around
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality Campaign camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860. Brass bound around the outer
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Camphor Campaign Military Split Chest of Drawers Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century camphor campaign military split chest of drawers desk circa 1850. Fantastic colored
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Campaign Desks

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Hardwood

Quality 19th Century Military Campaign Camphor Wood Roll Top Writing Slope
Located in Benington, Herts
quality Chinese export camphor wood metamorphic writing slope / lap desk dating to circa 1850 was made for
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Tambour Campaign Writing Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Quality Chinese export camphor wood lap desk, circa 1820. Made for sea Captains and military
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks

Materials

Hardwood

Camphor Wood Campaign Desk / Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Camphor wood Campaign desk / chest with brass Campaign hardware, late 19th century. The top drawer
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Antique Late 19th Century European Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Camphor Wood Campaign Desk / Chest
Camphor Wood Campaign Desk / Chest
H 40.5 in W 37 in D 19 in
China Trade Camphor Wood Campaign Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Chinese export brass mounted camphor wood campaign desk in 2 parts, the upper case with hinged
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Antique 19th Century Chinese British Colonial Secretaires

Materials

Brass

China Trade Camphor Wood Campaign Desk
China Trade Camphor Wood Campaign Desk
H 39.5 in W 35.5 in D 16 in
19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Desk Drawer
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Camphor wood campaign chest with fitted desk drawer, most likely British, Mid 19th Century
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Rare Camphor Wood British Campaign Officer's Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare British Campaign officer's lap desk on custom-made camphor wood Stand, early 1900s, refinished
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Early 20th Century Campaign Decorative Boxes

19th Century Camphor Campaign Military Split Chest of Drawers Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fantastic colored chest or desk in camphor wood. Splits in two halves, bottom section houses two
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

19th Century Two-Part Camphor Wood Campaign Chest and Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
upper chest that can be transformed into a secretary desk. There are nine compartments in total. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Camphor Boat Chest of Drawers with Table for Desk
Located in Valladolid, ES
A very cute small 19th century English camphor boat chest of drawers with leather on the top and an
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Antique 1860s Swiss Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Restored 1876 Stamped Camphor Wood Military Campaign Chest of Drawers with Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for salethis very rare original Camphor wood military campaign chest with
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Antique 19th Century British High Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Camphor Campaign Chest of Drawers Writing Slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century camphor campaign military split chest of drawers desk circa 1850. Fantastic
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

A Brass-Bound Camphor Wood Campaign Writing Desk, c. 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Brass-Bound Camphor Wood Campaign Writing Desk, c. 1850 on a later stand
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Antique Mid-19th Century Desks

18th Century Colonial Market Kneehole Desk
Located in London, GB
A fine late 18th century Colonial market camphor wood kneehole desk, the top with crossbanding
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

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English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Spectacular English Campaign Chest - ship captain's desk / chest in two parts. The top central drawer contains a drop-front desk surface with multiple small drawers and secret compar...
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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19th Century English Campaign Marine Chest of Drawers in Mahogany
Located in NICE, FR
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite and Rare antique American Chippendale Period secretary writing desk or Escritoire. Made from maple featuring a flip top that opens to a fan carved interior and multiple dra...
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

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Maple

Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
$3,856 Sale Price
34% Off
H 40 in W 40.5 in D 19.75 in
Mahogany & Brass Military Campaign Chest of Drawer
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this stunning antique Victorian mahogany campaign chest of drawers , with brass corner fittings & inset brass military drawer handles. This chest is of f...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Mahogany & Brass Military Campaign Chest of Drawer
Mahogany & Brass Military Campaign Chest of Drawer
$1,925 Sale Price
20% Off
H 43.71 in W 46.86 in D 20.08 in
Antique Leather Bound Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique leather bound military campaign chest of drawers. This was made in England, the chest of drawers itself is Victorian and dates from around the 1890-1900 period. ...
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Antique 1890s British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique Leather Bound Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
Antique Leather Bound Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
$1,265
H 37.01 in W 34.26 in D 16.15 in
English Mahogany Secretary Desk, 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
English Mahogany secretary desk, 19th century Three pieces: Crown, upper drawers and lower cabinet. Lowest draw pulls out as a secretary desk. Measures: 21" deep x 46.5" wide x 80.5"...
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Antique 19th Century British Secretaires

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Mahogany

English Mahogany Secretary Desk, 19th Century
English Mahogany Secretary Desk, 19th Century
$2,400
H 80.5 in W 46.5 in D 21 in
18th Century English Chippendale Secretaire
Located in Chicago, IL
Step into the grace and sophistication of the 18th century with our exquisite English oak secretaire, an embodiment of Georgian Chippendale-style craftsmanship. Elegantly merging for...
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Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Secretaires

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Brass

18th Century English Chippendale Secretaire
18th Century English Chippendale Secretaire
$4,125 Sale Price
25% Off
H 39.25 in W 35.5 in D 19.25 in
Late 18th Century Figured Mahogany Chippendale Georgian Slant Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A good example of a Chippendale slant front desk with bookmatched figured mahogany veneers, a slant front which opens to a compartmentalized interior with fitted drawers and cubbies,...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks

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Brass

George III Bureau Desk or Secretary Chest of Mahogany from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an inlaid slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments, ...
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Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

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Metal, Brass

Walnut Chippendale Slant-Front Desk
Located in West Chester, PA
Desk with bold serpentine interior, document drawers with turnings and flames, and block-and-shell prospect door with carved tulip. Case with four graduated drawers and ogee feet.
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Antique 18th Century Desks

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Tulipwood

Walnut Chippendale Slant-Front Desk
Walnut Chippendale Slant-Front Desk
$25,000
H 44 in W 39 in D 21.375 in
Campaign Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A 19th-century style Campaign desk, the flip-top revealing a fitted interior, slide-out tooled leather writing surface, raised on splayed legs with a stretcher. Dimensions: 29.25"...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Campaign Style Desk
Campaign Style Desk
$3,255 / item
H 34 in W 29.25 in D 27 in
Antique British Colonial Campaign Chest Secretary
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century campaign chest secretary handcrafted in mahogany in a two-piece construction featuring a pull-out leather top secretary desk with nooks and drawers, three stora...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires

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Brass

Grosfeld House Chest or Secretary, 1940s
By Grosfeld House
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant chest of drawers with pull-out desk drawer by Grosfeld House.
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Vintage 1940s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Grosfeld House Chest or Secretary, 1940s
Grosfeld House Chest or Secretary, 1940s
$2,500
H 45 in W 38 in D 18 in
Stunning 1900s Burr & Burl Walnut Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber Patina
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 Burr & Burl Walnut drop front bureau A good looking and well-made piece, you don't come across many in Burr walnut, it i...
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Secretaires

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Walnut

Antique Arnold Bros Hardwood Chippendale Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 mahogany drop front bureau in the Thomas Chippendale style made and stamped by Arnold Bros A good looking and well-made p...
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Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Secretaires

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Hardwood

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Camphor Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the camphor desk you’re looking for. A camphor desk — often made from wood, brass and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect camphor desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A camphor desk, designed in the Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Camphor Desk?

A camphor desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,700, while the lowest priced sells for $1,147 and the highest can go for as much as $22,000.