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Beautiful English Desk, Light Mahogany , Early 20th Century
Beautiful English Desk, Light Mahogany , Early 20th Century

Beautiful English Desk, Light Mahogany , Early 20th Century

Located in Berlin, DE

Beautiful English desk, light mahogany 19th century Classic English desk with real leather top

Category

Early 20th Century English English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century English Desk Box
19th Century English Desk Box

19th Century English Desk Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This English early 19th-century desk box exudes a refined charm with its dark wood construction and

Category

1830s English William IV English Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

Mother of Pearl English Desk Inkwell
Mother of Pearl English Desk Inkwell

Mother of Pearl English Desk Inkwell

$799Sale Price / set|46% Off

Mother of Pearl English Desk Inkwell

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Very elegant mother of pearl English desk inkwell. In very good conditions. Perfect for a lady's

Category

Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau English Antique Desks

Materials

Glass

Gothic Revival English Desk of Bleached Oak with Linenfold Motifs, circa 1830
Gothic Revival English Desk of Bleached Oak with Linenfold Motifs, circa 1830

Gothic Revival English Desk of Bleached Oak with Linenfold Motifs, circa 1830

Located in Atlanta, GA

An English bleached oak Gothic Revival desk with linenfold motifs from the first half of the 19th

Category

Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival English Antique Desks

Materials

Wood, Oak

Antique English Desk Lamp
Antique English Desk Lamp

Antique English Desk Lamp

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1900's English adjustable desk lamp with ruby glass insets. Measurements: Height: 14.25

Category

Early 1900s English English Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

18th c. English Desk Chair
18th c. English Desk Chair

18th c. English Desk Chair

Located in Greenwich, CT

a reading chair or a desk chair.

Category

18th Century English English Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique wooden English desk from the late 19th century with a leather top
Antique wooden English desk from the late 19th century with a leather top

Antique wooden English desk from the late 19th century with a leather top

Located in Harderwijk, NL

this desk, anything is possible! Its charm and luxurious appearance make it a desk that transcends

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Late 19th Century English English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

English Campaign Leather Top Desk
English Campaign Leather Top Desk

English Campaign Leather Top Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Handsome 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany with a tooled leather top, three piece

Category

Early 19th Century English Campaign English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Leather Top Desk
Antique English Leather Top Desk

Antique English Leather Top Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Handsome 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany with the original tooled leather top on

Category

19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique English Leather Top Desk or Writing Table
Antique English Leather Top Desk or Writing Table

Antique English Leather Top Desk or Writing Table

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Handsome 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany with the original tooled leather top on

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19th Century English British Colonial English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

English Oak Leather Inlaid Desk ca. 1900
English Oak Leather Inlaid Desk ca. 1900

English Oak Leather Inlaid Desk ca. 1900

Located in MILL, NL

English Desk / Work table. Made of solid oak. Ca. 1900. In good condition! Inlaid with green

Category

Early 1900s English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

English Yew Wood Leather Top Desk
English Yew Wood Leather Top Desk

English Yew Wood Leather Top Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Antique 19th century English desk crafted in well grain and burled yew wood, having the original

Category

19th Century English Georgian English Antique Desks

Materials

Yew

Antique English Leather Top Desk or Library Table
Antique English Leather Top Desk or Library Table

Antique English Leather Top Desk or Library Table

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Handsome 19th century English desk having a leather top on a case with three drawers in front

Category

19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique English Leather Top Desk
Antique English Leather Top Desk

Antique English Leather Top Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Impressive 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany having a tooled black leather top

Category

Late 19th Century English Regency English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique English Leather Top Desk
Antique English Leather Top Desk

Antique English Leather Top Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Handsome 19th Century English desk handcrafted in mahogany in a three piece construction, having a

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique English British Colonial Leather Top Desk
Antique English British Colonial Leather Top Desk

Antique English British Colonial Leather Top Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Handsome 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany, in three piece construction, with brass

Category

19th Century English British Colonial English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Double Pedestal Leather Top Desk
Antique English Double Pedestal Leather Top Desk

Antique English Double Pedestal Leather Top Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Impressive 19th century English desk with the original tooled ox blood leather top on a case with

Category

19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique English Aesthetics Movement Bamboo and Lacquer Desk
Antique English Aesthetics Movement Bamboo and Lacquer Desk

Antique English Aesthetics Movement Bamboo and Lacquer Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Impressive 19th century English desk handcrafted in bamboo in a Japonisme form featuring lacquered

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19th Century English Aesthetic Movement English Antique Desks

Materials

Bamboo

George III Carlton House Desk Mahogany United Kingdom XIX Century
George III Carlton House Desk Mahogany United Kingdom XIX Century

George III Carlton House Desk Mahogany United Kingdom XIX Century

Located in Milano, IT

English desk supported by truncated pyramidal legs with brass feet, has three drawers in the band

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19th Century English George III English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Burr walnut desk bookcase, 19th century
Burr walnut desk bookcase, 19th century

Burr walnut desk bookcase, 19th century

Located in MILL, NL

English Desk Bookcase, Top Desk From England, early 19th century. Approx. 1810-1840. Entirely in

Category

Early 19th Century English English Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century English Brass Horseshoe Clip
Early 20th Century English Brass Horseshoe Clip

Early 20th Century English Brass Horseshoe Clip

Located in Chicago, IL

This early 20th-century English desk clip is a charming and practical piece of history. Featuring a

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Playing Cats or Kittens, Gilded Bronze Desk Set, c.1890
Playing Cats or Kittens, Gilded Bronze Desk Set, c.1890

Playing Cats or Kittens, Gilded Bronze Desk Set, c.1890

Located in Bath, GB

A rare and magnificent English desk set made from gilded bronze in superb condition. The set

Category

1890s British Late Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

English antique desk
English antique desk

English antique desk

Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL

A beautiful, pure antique burl walnut desk with a leather top. It is in perfect, original condition

Category

1830s English Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

English Lady's Writing Desk
English Lady's Writing Desk

English Lady's Writing Desk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

English lady's writing desk table, table desk, or telephone table. Has quatrefoil backsplash. In

Category

18th Century British George III English Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

English Mahogany Child's Desk
English Mahogany Child's Desk

English Mahogany Child's Desk

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Small 19th century English mahogany child's desk with leather inserted top. 1880. Opening under

Category

19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Art Deco Oak Desk
English Art Deco Oak Desk

English Art Deco Oak Desk

Located in Faversham, GB

An unusually diminutive oak Art Deco Period desk. The desk top has a long smooth running frieze

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Early 20th Century British Art Deco English Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

English Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
English Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk

English Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk

Located in Queens, NY

English Georgian style (19th Century) mahogany kneehole desk with bronze ram heads & trim and

Category

19th Century British Georgian English Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique English Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Antique English Mahogany Pedestal Desk

Antique English Mahogany Pedestal Desk

Located in Bridgeport, CT

English mahogany pedestal desk with tooled gilt oxblood leather writing surface, and featuring

Category

19th Century English English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

English Regency Style Satinwood Desk
English Regency Style Satinwood Desk

English Regency Style Satinwood Desk

Located in Queens, NY

English Regency style (circa 1850s) gilt metal mounted satinwood desk with inset brown leather top

Category

Late 19th Century British Regency English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Satinwood

19thC English Pine Writing Desk
19thC English Pine Writing Desk

19thC English Pine Writing Desk

Located in Staffordshire, GB

circa 1890 19thC English pine writing desk Measures: W119 x D73 x H68cm.

Category

19th Century English Antique Desks

Materials

Pine

19th Century English Rolltop Desk
19th Century English Rolltop Desk

19th Century English Rolltop Desk

$1,575Sale Price|81% Off

19th Century English Rolltop Desk

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Wonderful antique English mahogany petite roll top desk having all the bells and whistles including

Category

19th Century English English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Chippendale Rosewood Table Desk
English Chippendale Rosewood Table Desk

English Chippendale Rosewood Table Desk

Located in Queens, NY

19th century English Chippendale style rosewood double pedestal table desk with 2 drawers and brown

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19th Century English Chippendale English Antique Desks

Materials

Rosewood

English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Desk
English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Desk

English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Desk

Located in Queens, NY

19th Century English Chinese Chippendale style mahogany 6 cluster legged desk with carved lattice

Category

19th Century English Chinese Chippendale English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Flocked Desk
19th Century English Flocked Desk

19th Century English Flocked Desk

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Stunning 19th Century Damasked flocked desk. Truly one of a kind and radiating faded glory.The

Category

1870s English Country English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk
English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk

English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk

Located in Queens, NY

18th-19th century English Chippendale style mahogany table desk with a serpentine shaped front and

Category

Late 18th Century English Chippendale English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Regency Mahogany Table Desk
English Regency Mahogany Table Desk

English Regency Mahogany Table Desk

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Queens, NY

English Regency (circa 1830) mahogany table desk with 3 beaded opposing drawers over a leather top

Category

19th Century British Regency English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Regency Lyre Support Table Desk
English Regency Lyre Support Table Desk

English Regency Lyre Support Table Desk

Located in Queens, NY

English Regency style (1840) rosewood single drawer table desk with lyre shaped side legs and

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19th Century British Regency English Antique Desks

English Decorative Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk
English Decorative Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk

English Decorative Chinoiserie Bureau Writing Desk

Located in Staffordshire, GB

Circa 1900 English decorative chinoiserie bureau writing desk - Bonheur Du Jour. Great colour and

Category

Early 1900s English English Antique Desks

Materials

Hardwood

Antique English Mahogany pedestal Desk 1850s
Antique English Mahogany pedestal Desk 1850s

Antique English Mahogany pedestal Desk 1850s

Located in Den Haag, NL

Very nice Antique pedestal Desk . solid Mahogany wood . original Gold Embossed Green Leather top

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Walnut Desk
19th Century English Walnut Desk

19th Century English Walnut Desk

Located in Vosselaar, BE

A charming walnut desk. Made in England in the late 19th century. Lovely patine throughout

Category

1890s British Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Ash Partners Desk
19th Century English Ash Partners Desk

19th Century English Ash Partners Desk

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

An unusual early 19th Century ash partners desk.With good quality gilt tooled leather top with

Category

Early 19th Century English Country English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique English Regency Leather Top Desk
Antique English Regency Leather Top Desk

Antique English Regency Leather Top Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Handsome 19th century English writing desk handcrafted in mixed exotic hardwoods, featuring a

Category

19th Century English Regency English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Mahogany console desk, English, 19th century
Mahogany console desk, English, 19th century

Mahogany console desk, English, 19th century

Located in Nice, FR

This desk is solid mahogany, it dates from the 19th century, English origin. It is in good

Category

1880s English British Colonial English Antique Desks

Materials

Bentwood

English Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Desk
English Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Desk

English Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Desk

By Edwards & Roberts

Located in Queens, NY

English Chinese Chippendale style (19th Century) mahogany 6 cluster legged desk with carved lattice

Category

19th Century Chinese Chippendale English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Serpentine Giltwood Desk on Castors
English Serpentine Giltwood Desk on Castors

English Serpentine Giltwood Desk on Castors

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

leather top desk. The ultra rare desk exudes an air of luxury and refinement. Outstanding design is

Category

Early 20th Century English English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

English 19th c. Generous Partners' Desk
English 19th c. Generous Partners' Desk

English 19th c. Generous Partners' Desk

Located in Greenwich, CT

A handsome and generously sized partners' desk with glowing color, the two sides made so that

Category

Mid-19th Century English English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Chippendale Style Mahogany and Leather Desk

English Chippendale Style Mahogany and Leather Desk

Located in Queens, NY

English Chippendale style (19th Century) mahogany desk with shaped top and inset brown leather

Category

19th Century British Chippendale English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather

English Georgian Style Mahogany Architects Desk
English Georgian Style Mahogany Architects Desk

English Georgian Style Mahogany Architects Desk

Located in Queens, NY

English Georgian style (19th Century) mahogany architects desk.

Category

19th Century English Georgian English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Regency Lacquered Chinoiserie Partners Desk
English Regency Lacquered Chinoiserie Partners Desk

English Regency Lacquered Chinoiserie Partners Desk

Located in Queens, NY

English Regency style red lacquered chinoiserie decorated knee hole partners desk with green

Category

19th Century English Chinoiserie English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Lacquer

English Sheraton Mahogany Kneehole Partners Desk
English Sheraton Mahogany Kneehole Partners Desk

English Sheraton Mahogany Kneehole Partners Desk

Located in Queens, NY

19th century English Sheraton style light mahogany kneehole partners desk with oval leather top and

Category

19th Century English Sheraton English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Adam Satinwood Carlton House Desk
English Adam Satinwood Carlton House Desk

English Adam Satinwood Carlton House Desk

By Carlton House Fine Furniture

Located in Queens, NY

19th century English Adam style satinwood Carlton House design desk with painted floral decorative

Category

19th Century English Adam Style English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Satinwood

English Victorian Brass Desk Calendar
English Victorian Brass Desk Calendar

English Victorian Brass Desk Calendar

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian brass and oak rectangular desk calendar.

Category

19th Century British Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique English Campaign Leather Top Desk
Antique English Campaign Leather Top Desk

Antique English Campaign Leather Top Desk

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Handsome antique British colonial desk Crafted in mahogany in a campaign form with the original red

Category

Early 20th Century English Campaign English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Georgian Mahogany Architects Table Desk
English Georgian Mahogany Architects Table Desk

English Georgian Mahogany Architects Table Desk

Located in Queens, NY

English Georgian mahogany architects table desk with a double hinged adjustable top with a fitted

Category

Early 1800s British Georgian English Antique Desks

Materials

Felt, Mahogany

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English Antique Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of English antique desks for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct English antique desks — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of English antique desks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. English antique desks made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many English antique desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Maple & Co., Hobbs & Co. and Crisford & Norris produced popular English antique desks that are worth a look.

How Much are English Antique Desks?

Prices for English antique desks start at $2 and top out at $175,000 with the average selling for $3,486.
Questions About English Antique Desks
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.