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19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
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The hinged top section lifts to reveal a further 7 open cubbies.
Dimensions: 64.5 inches tall, 41.25
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Mahogany Open Arm Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique mahogany open arm desk chair having an attractive shaped top rail and carved splat to the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Other
Secretary Desk, Tambour Roll Top
By Bombay Furniture Co.
Located in Clermont, FL
maintains it s sturdy structure, with good wood surface condition despite age. Roll top opens to an inlaid
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Wood
English Mahogany and Gold Accented Roll Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian style mahogany roll top desk that opens to reveal drawers, letter holders, and a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Vintage Danish Freestanding Teak Desk with Floating Top, 1950s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Freestanding Teak Desk with Floating Top, 1950s.
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Maison-Jansen Attributed French Leather, Top Bureau Plat Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French leather top bureau plat desk with pull-out slides.
The table extends 12.5" on each
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Empire Style Roll-Top Desk
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century French Empire style roll-top desk
French, early 20th century
Dimensions
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Mid Century Modern Walnut Flip Top Writing Desk/Game Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Walnut Flip Top Writing Desk/Game Table
This Mid Century Modern walnut single
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Danish Modern Floating-Top Teak Desk with Bookcase by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in Miami, FL
A stylish and modern teak executive desk with floating top designed and made in Denmark by Dyrlund
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Georgian English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Carved Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, 19th century.
19th century English partners' desk, the top with a gadrooned edge and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.5 in W 72 in D 44 in
Bernhardt Pedersen Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Roll Top Desk
By Bernhard Pedersen & Son
Located in Plainview, NY
A rare Bernhardt Pedersen & Son Danish Mid Century Modern roll top writing desk crafted from
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century antique Dresden Baroque Desk with Top Walnut veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent Dresden Baroque desk, On three sides and in the top plate walnut root on solid softwood
Category
Antique 19th Century German Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Mahogany Leather Top Directoire Writing Desk with Pull Out Trays
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very good French mahogany Directoire desk with bronze ormolu and restrained and simple
Category
Vintage 1930s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Yellow Ochre Leather Top Maitland Smith Regency Mahogany Desk with Trays
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Maitland Smith desk with fine bronze and brass castings and wheels and a
Category
2010s Philippine Regency Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Danish Modern Teak Peter Lovig Nielsen Flip-Top Writing Desk, 1975
Located in Shippensburg, PA
DANISH MODERN PETER LØVIG NIELSEN TEAKWOOD FLIP-TOP WRITING DESK
With Lovig Dansk brand to
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Baker Furniture Georgian Flame Mahogany Leather Top Slant Front Architect's Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Georgian style slant front architect's desk. The desk features shallow drawers and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 38.75 in W 53.5 in D 34.25 in
18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
graceful and functional bureau de pente from the late 18th century, this cherrywood slant top writing desk
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Grand Antique Estate Pedestal Desk, English Roll Top Secretaire, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a grand antique estate pedestal desk. An English, quality mahogany and satinwood roll-top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 45.87 in W 59.45 in D 41.54 in
Fine Victorian Jas Shoolbred Green Marble Topped Watchmakers Desk Writing Table
By Jas Schoolbred
Located in GB
Jas Shoolbred Watchmakers table / desk with green marble top
A good looking and well-made piece
Category
Antique 1880s European High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 30.12 in W 48.43 in D 22.25 in
Executive Desk with Floating Top in Teak Near Mint Condition, Denmark 1960s
By Gunni Omann, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Kristiansen's Model 60. Classic Made of solid and veneered teak. The desk features a desk top that floats over
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
H 28.5 in W 59.75 in D 31.5 in
Restored 1970 Empire Desk: Light Walnut & Ebonized Finish with Green Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
professionally restored by our in-house team. In great condition, the desk boasts a rectangular top, adorned with
Category
Vintage 1970s European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30 in W 54 in D 30 in
French 18th Century Directoire Roll Top Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome and classically designed French Directoire “D” roll top desk. The desk is topped with a
Category
Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble
Large French Neoclassical Mahogany Roll-Top Desk
Located in Troy, NY
French mahogany Empire desk of stately proportions, with a roll top, revealing a double row of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Natural Oak Frame
By Carlo Mollino, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Natural Oak Frame by Carlo Mollino
Legs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Roll Top Desk Mahogany Bureau, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classy French Empire roll top desk in mahogany
Plenty of storage with all the cubby holes and
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Slant-Top Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
A stunning, petite French slant-top desk or "bureau de pente" in the Louis XV style, turquoise and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Canaletto Walnut Frame
By Carlo Mollino, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Canaletto Walnut Frame by Carlo Mollino
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 75 in W 247 in D 90 in
c. 1865 French Napoleon III Table Top Writing Desk Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French, circa 1865, Napoleon III table top writing desk box. Burl amboyna, ebony & boulle inlays
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desk Sets
Materials
Velvet, Burl
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Smoky Glass Top with Black Varnished Oak Frame
By Carlo Mollino, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Smoky Glass Top with Black Varnished Oak Frame by Carlo Mollino
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 75 in W 247 in D 90 in
Maitland Smith Barrel Top Burled Wood Secretary Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A barrel top burled wood secretary desk from Maitland Smith. A timeless piece of elegance and
Category
Late 20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
English 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A 19th century, English mahogany roll top writing desk with two drawers and four bales in front
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Roll Top Desk Louis XVI Inlay Bureau
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning antique French roll top desk in the Louis XVI manner
Main structure of desk is in
Category
Vintage 1920s Desks
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Cylinder-Top Bureau Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
mahogany veneers; as the writing surface is pulled outward the cylinder top opens to reveal various
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Big Desk in Wood with Cloth-Covered Top Attributed. Ico Parisi, 60s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Turin, Turin
collaborated with Luisa Aiani, whom he married in 1947 and with whom he opened the studio La Ruota. In the 50s
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.32 in W 82.68 in D 31.5 in
Laird Desk
Located in Carmel, CA
reflected in the angles of the top, which have a distinct surfboard shape. The desk can be made from wood
Category
2010s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Driftwood
Large Roll Top Metal Tanker Desk w/ Brass Detailing
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Heavy Industrial metal desk with functional roll top. Opens to an original green rubber flat desk
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Steel
Antique George II Style Burl Walnut Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique George II style burl walnut and walnut slant top desk, late 19th century. With a burled
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Verger's Table Top Desk, English, Oak, Ecclesiastical, William III, 1700
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique verger's table top desk. An English, oak ecclesiastical writing table, dating to
Category
Antique Late 17th Century British More Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
H 10.04 in W 31.5 in D 17.72 in
Continental Régence Inspired Commode With Rococo Carved Desk Top
Located in Free Union, VA
. The cabriole legs are also unusual, terminating in double paw feet. The interior of the desk is open
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Rococo Revival Desks
Materials
Brass
Jacques Quinet Desk
By Jacques Quinet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible Jacques Quinet Executive desk, circa 1950s
Rich caramel leather with contrast open
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
small modernist desk
By Jacques Hitier
Located in TARBES, FR
sophistication.
The desk top offers a spacious and smooth surface, ideal for working, studying or creating. Its
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Small Campaign Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Campaign style mahogany campaign desk, the circular crossbanded molded edge top hinged and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Theodore Alexander Extendable Mahogany and Tooled Leather Top Writing Desk
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Germantown, MD
An Exquisite Theodore Alexander Extendable Mahogany and Tooled Leather Top Writing Desk. Banded and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Set Square Walnut Desk
Located in Paris, FR
with soft closure. Desk top made with genuine
leather inserts and desk made with genuine leather
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Hob Nail Boot Shaped Inkwell Stand This is a quirky desk top inkwell
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Hob Nail Boot Shaped Inkwell Stand
This is a quirky desk top inkwell, the boot is heavy and made
Category
Antique 1880s Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Steel
Desk Burr Walnut and Leather Desk with a Hidden Drawer
Located in London, GB
design more contemporary and helps with the stability of the piece.
The top of the desk is in burr walnut
Category
2010s British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular example of a two part mahogany secretary desk with bookcase top in the Chippendale
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Bureau De Roi, French Roll Top Desk Louis XV Monumental
Located in Potters Bar, GB
do some justice in illustrating the quality
Desk top rolls open to reveal the beautiful interior
Category
Vintage 1980s Louis XV Desks
Materials
Kingwood
French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
seamless symmetry. The top drawer is a perfectly book-matched selection that billows like flames from the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Empire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
H 52.63 in W 54.75 in D 25.38 in
Argentinian Writing Desk, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Writing desk with column of drawers and open compartment under the top; solid beech wood stained
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
Antique Bureau, French, Marble Top, Kingwood, Marquetry Desk, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau. A French, marble top, kingwood, marquetry desk dating to the turn of the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks
Materials
Kingwood
H 44.89 in W 45.48 in D 25.99 in
Antique Figured Walnut Inlaid Bureau Desk, Writing Desk, Scotland 1810, H1166
Located in Vancouver, BC
Walnut
Original finish
Rectangular top
Cross banded fall front
The interior of the desk has a wonderful
Category
Antique 1810s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 44 in W 39 in D 21 in
Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Victorian mahogany partners desk the rectangular top with inset leather having tooled border
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century French Desk
Located in London, GB
A mid to late 20th century desk.
Architectural form with a large open table top and staggered
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Architects Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very unusual antique early Victorian architects desk. This was made in England, and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Utopia Desk by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
Utopia Desk by InsidherLand
Dimensions: D 76 x W 160 x H 74 cm.
Materials: Oak veneer in open grain
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Teak Roll Top Desk or Dresser
Located in Topeka, KS
smaller roll top desk comprised of teak featuring a fabulous solid curved roll top door that when opened
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
19th Century Empire Style English Roll Top Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
19th century Empire style English dark-brown wooden desk with roll top that opens to reveal drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Aimo Writing Desk by Daytona
By Daytona
Located in Milan, IT
Clean lines and a unique shape are the characterizing aspects of the Aimo writing desk. With a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Oak Writing Desk
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Oak mid-century desk, circa 1960's. Robust desk with curling top edges and ample storage for your
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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