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Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Box or Desk Accessory
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A finely made and hand enameled box with its cover, possibly for a desk or dresser top. Divided on
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful floral pattern in
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Vintage 1910s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful floral pattern on a
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful mountain scene
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Vintage 1910s Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful floral pattern
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Chinese 19th Century Burlwood Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a quietly impressive Chinese mid-to-late 19th century table or writing box. The box is of
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful floral and
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Vintage 1910s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Tessellated Vintage Dice or Die Lidded Cube Box Paperweight Desk Accessory
By Maitland Smith
Located in Atlanta, GA
tessellated dyed bone lidded box perfectly emulates the titillation of rolling the dice, taking those chances
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
19th century Chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet, circa 1830.
Stunning quality Chinese
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Alabaster
Collectible Gilt Metal Tibetan Box with Turquoise 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Collectible Chinese Tibetan Gilt Brass Metal Filigree with Turquoise and Coral beads round Box
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
English Porcelain Jewelry Box
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful authentic English fine bone chine porcelain box in the 'Old Imari' pattern, by Royal
Category
Late 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Asian Tibetan Box Brass Filigree with Turquoise & Coral Prayer Wish Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Chinese Tibetan Brass Filigree with Turquoise and Coral beads round Box
Handcrafted round
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Coral, Multi-gemstone, Brass
19th Century Wooden Document Box with Distressed Patina and Brass Stud Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique rustic Chinese wooden document box with brass stud design. This antique Chinese wooden
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 18 in W 24 in D 14 in
Chinese Handmade & Drawn Cloisonne Enamel Intricate Flowers Brush Pots, Set 11
Located in Bastogne, BE
New Chinese Handmade & Drawn Cloisonne Enamel Intricate Flowers Brush Pot from 1970s.
They would
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Vintage 1970s Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
H 2.96 in W 2.17 in D 1.97 in
Early 19th Century Persian Wooden Box
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century Persian wooden box
A large Persian wooden box and marquetry called "Khatam Kari
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Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Green Cloisonné Enamel and Brass Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
An enamel cloisonné and brass jewelry box with cherry blossom design, circa late-20th century. Box
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Tibetan Egg Shaped Box with Turquoise Blue Stone Inlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Chinese Tibetan brass filigree with turquoise beads egg shaped prayer wish box.
Handcrafted Asian Tibetan
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
Chinese Ink Box Crafted from Bronze with Character Engravings C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Chinese Ink Box crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
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H 1.58 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
Pair of Chinese Ink Boxes crafted from Bronze with Character Engravings, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A pair of Chinese ink boxes crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
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H 0.99 in W 1.97 in D 1.58 in
Zhuang Desk, Multi-Purpose Box in Saddle Leather Tortora Colour
By Poltrona Frau, Neri & Hu
Located in New York, NY
In Chinese ‘zhuang’ means to protect something precious. The collection of Zhuang containers
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Confidence of Cloud Writing Desk by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Confidence of a cloud writing desk by Thomas Dariel
Dimensions: D 43 x W 120 x H 147 cm
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Covered Vase with Atlantes, attr. to A. Giroux, France, circa 1880
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in PARIS, FR
Franco-English military campaign against the imperial army in China in 1860. Napoleon III’s French troops
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Executive Partners Desk 96"
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Dakota Jackson post modern Art Deco style executive partners desk featuring mahogany with
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 30 in W 96 in D 42 in
Massive Chinese Ormolu High Relief Gilt Bronze Automaton Musical Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Massive Chinese Ormolu High Relief Bronze Elephant Automaton Music Bracket Clock
A truly
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20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
H 35.44 in W 17.72 in D 14.97 in
Cartier Paris 1920 Art Deco Chinoiserie 18kt Desk Clock in Nephrite Jade Enamel
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
similar examples of Cartier desk timepieces of Chinese inspiration, see Barracca, J., Negretti, G. and
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Jade, Gold, Silver, Enamel
H 3.07 in W 2.72 in D 1.22 in
Cartier Paris 1935 Rare Art Deco Geometric Desk Clock in Black Onyx and Agate
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
A desk clock designed by Cartier.
A beautiful and sober desk clock, created in Paris France by
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Agate, Onyx, Sterling Silver, Bronze
H 4.5 in W 4.2 in D 1.52 in
Pair of Gold Camphor Wood Paper Weight for Chinese Calligraphy
Located in Hong Kong, HK
scholar are well collected through Chinese history. The four treasures are paper, chinese brushes, chinese
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Vintage 1980s Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
Cartier Paris 1920 Art Deco Chinoiserie Desk Clock Nephrite Enamel & 18Kt Gold
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
Cartier desk timepieces of Chinese inspiration, see Barracca, J., Negretti, G. and Nencini, F., Le Temps
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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W 2.72 in D 1.77 in L 3.07 in
Rare Antique Chinese Red Lacquer Desk Box Early 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A rare antique Chinese red lacquer desk box of cove sided rectangular base with three lidded
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Cartier Paris 1935 Rare Art Deco Geometric Desk Clock in Black Onyx and Agate
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
A desk clock designed by Cartier.
A beautiful and sober desk clock, created in Paris France by the
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Onyx, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Bronze
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H 4.5 in W 1.28 in L 4.2 in
S.T.Dupont red lacquer and plated gold lighter collection
By S.T. Dupont
Located in VALLADOLID, ES
authentic Chinese red lacquer, framed between gold profiles. It is engraved with initials (E.E). Its design
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1990s French For The Desk
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H 1.97 in W 1.19 in D 0.4 in Dm 1.19 in
Rare Regency Lacquered Writing Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Stand with twin supports in the Chinese taste. This exceptional desk is very much evocative of the
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Edward I. Farmer Sterling Silver Matchbox Holder with Jadeite Plaque
Located in Brisbane, QLD
stones into works of art by making them into boxes, inkwells, push buttons and other desk accessories
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes and Cases
Materials
Jade, Sterling Silver
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W 1.48 in L 2.47 in
Late 19th Century, Blue White Ceramic Pocket Inkwell
Located in Marseille, FR
Chinese ceramic pocket inkwell white blue late 19th century in its inlaid box. Dimension height 7
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Antique Late 19th Century Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
Neo-Greek Inkwell by C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet and J. Brandely, France, Circa 1867
By Emmanuel Fremiet, Jean Brandely, Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in PARIS, FR
siècle”, D. Ledoux-Lebard, Ed. de l’amateur, 1982, p.164). It was his luxury boxes, however (liqueur
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Antique 1860s French Greek Revival Inkwells
Materials
Copper
H 17.72 in W 19.69 in D 9.06 in
Pendulum Au Rhinoceros De Style Louis XV Xixeme Siecle
Located in SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FR
Louis xv style rhinoceros clock of the
19th century
The rhinoceros is surmounted by a box
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Antique 19th Century Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Lattice Top Incense Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
burning incense sticks. The small box has a rectangular form and a removable sliding top lid, perforated
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Edward I. Farmer Inkwell in Sterling Silver, Fluorite and Amethyst
Located in Brisbane, QLD
described as an 'art and antique dealer and collector of Chinese jades and porcelains'. Farmer would
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Amethyst, Fluorite, Sterling Silver
Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese export, circa 1820.
An exceptional quality and rare form. Featuring figural landscape
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
H 5.75 in W 23.25 in D 13.625 in
Fish Scale Midnight Blue Chinese Cloisonne Tobacco Box 1930's
Located in Mobile, AL
included small collections... of Fish Scale tobacco jars, small boxes, ashtrays and desk accessories. If
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinoiserie Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
with gold powder lacquer. All drawers are inscribed with a Chinese character. The desk also contains a
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Cypress, Lacquer
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H 46.46 in W 40.36 in D 24.81 in
ORIENTAL CHINESE STYLE TEAK SiDE TABLE SIZED CABINET FOR MEDIA BOX STORAGE
Located in GB
as a partner desk, its designed to house consoles and media boxes, the rear section has been routed
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20th Century English Chinese Export Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Teak
H 28.15 in W 15.95 in D 17.92 in
Framed Antique Chinese Child Tiger-Head Hat
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely textile art was from Central-Northern China circa 1900s, known as "Tiger-head" hat, it
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Plexiglass, Wood
Asian Cigarette Box Center Serpentine Stone Hand Engraved
Located in New York, NY
, China. This brass box has a teak wood lining, a round centre serpentine stone that resembles jade, and
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Stone, Brass
1980's Large Silkscreen Chinese Characters Serigraph Pop Art Print China
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in Surfside, FL
sculptures - cityscapes, "neon boxes" from the Gates to the Times Square, paintings, drawings etc. was held
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1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Rose Selavy Vanity Desk with Stool by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose Selavy vanity desk with stool by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: Vanity desk • W 94 x D
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2010s French Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
Rose Selavy Vanity Desk with Stool by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose Selavy vanity desk with stool by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: Vanity desk • W 94 x D
Category
2010s French Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
Rose Selavy Vanity Desk with Stool by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose selavy vanity desk with stool by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Vanity desk • W94 x D59 x H139.5
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2010s French Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
Rose Selavy Vanity Desk with Stool by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose Selavy vanity desk with stool by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: Vanity desk • W 94 x D
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2010s French Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
Rose Selavy Vanity Desk with Stool by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose selavy vanity desk with stool by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Vanity desk • W94 x D59 x H139.5
Category
2010s French Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lacquered wood box with lid from Japan circa 19th century Meiji Period. The finely decorated box
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Rose Selavy Marquetry Vanity Desk with Stool by Thomas Dariel
By Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose Selavy marquetry vanity desk with stool by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: Vanity desk
Category
2010s French Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
England 1929 Art Deco Chinoiserie Desk Lighter In Sterling Silver Jade And Lapis
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco box desk lighter made in England.
A beautiful table-desk lighter, created in London
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Sterling Silver
Blue Foo Lion Dog Decorative Object, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A single Lion Foo dog ceramic decorative object, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, China. This Lion
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Turquoise Blue Foo Lion Dog Decorative Object, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A single Lion Foo dog ceramic decorative object, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, China. This Lion
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Clouds Drawer Designed by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
by an accumulation of drawers and boxes, Confidence of a cloud pays homage to the antique version of
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2010s French Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Clouds Drawer Designed by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
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Shaped by an accumulation of drawers and boxes, Confidence of a cloud pays homage to the antique version
Category
2010s French Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Clouds Drawer Designed by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
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Shaped by an accumulation of drawers and boxes, Confidence of a cloud pays homage to the antique
Category
2010s French Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
17th Century Spanish Vargueno with Decoupage Exterior on Baroque Style Base
Located in Milford, NH
. Popularity of the desk grew during the middle ages - from the 12th Century on. The Chinese were first to use
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 57 in W 41.5 in D 21 in
Cowgirl by Patty Carroll, 2020, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
By Patty Carroll
Located in Dallas, TX
desk. She is surrounded by Western themed decor; metal objects, stars, horns and leather. Cowgirl is
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 30 in W 30 in D 0.1 in
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An assortment of Chinese box desks is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, all Chinese box desks available were constructed with great care. Find 57 antique and vintage Chinese box desks at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 17 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Chinese box desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Chinese box desks bearing modern or mid-century modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many Chinese box desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Georg Jensen, Bo Bonfils and Michael Graves (b.1934) produced popular Chinese box desks that are worth a look.
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