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German 1800 Desks

Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South German, 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South German, 1780-1800, with beautiful walnut veneer on the
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Antique 1780s German Louis XVI Secretaires

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Walnut

Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South German, 1780-1800
Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South German, 1780-1800
H 42.52 in W 38.59 in D 23.63 in
Louis XVI Side Table or Small Desk, Germany, 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI side table or desk, Germany, 1780-1800. Cherry veneer with ebonized neoclassical style
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Antique 1780s German Louis XVI Side Tables

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Cherry

Dutch Secretary Desk, Around 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Dutch secretary desk, Netherlands, around 1800. This elegantly curved secretary desk has three
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Antique 1790s Dutch Baroque Secretaires

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Mahogany

Dutch Secretary Desk, Around 1800, Mahogany
Dutch Secretary Desk, Around 1800, Mahogany
H 41.74 in W 45.28 in D 23.63 in
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Belmont, MA
surface. The bureau plat comes refinished. It ships from Germany and includes shipping costs to Boston.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat
H 29.53 in W 51.19 in D 28.35 in
Louis XVI Cylinder Secretary, Writing Desk, Walnut, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder secretary in walnut, writing desk West Germany Walnut and others Louis XVI
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Antique Early 19th Century German Louis XVI Secretaires

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Walnut

Museum Empire Cabinet / Writing Cabinet, around 1800
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum Empire cabinet / writing cabinet, around 1800 Unique antique cabinet / writing cabinet
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Antique Early 19th Century German Bookcases

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Oak, Mahogany

Louis XVI Drop Front Desk, France 1780-1800, Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI drop front desk, France 1780, walnut root veneer with details in cherry, plum
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires

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Boxwood, Cherry, Walnut

French antique Architect's Table, Directoire Period 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Explore a stunning late eighteenth-century Directoire Period architect’s desk crafted from figured
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Tables

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Mahogany

Neoclassical Empire Early 19th Century Mahogany Desk Armchair
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An unusual North European mahogany desk armchair with original brass castors. Fully carved armrests
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Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Armchairs

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Brass

18th Century Adam and Eve Inlayed Walnut Table, German
Located in Pasadena, CA
features elaborate inlay detailing. Hand-carved Biblical scene of Adam and Eve. This exquisite writing desk
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Antique 18th Century Biedermeier Side Tables

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Wood

Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early XIX Century Mahogany Secretary Germany, 1800 Mahogany This classicist cylinder bureau made
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
H 47.25 in W 42.92 in D 23.63 in
Antique Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase in Burled Ash
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional Empire secretary bookcase in fine burl ash wood. Denmark or North Germany, circa
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Antique Early 19th Century Scandinavian Empire Secretaires

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Ash, Burl

19th Century Russian Antique Veneered Mahogany Secretary by Heinrich Gambs
By Heinrich Daniel Gambs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
- 1810, St. Petersburg, Russia. Desk opening: 30" H x 32.5" W x 20.25" D Heinrich Gambs was a German
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Secretaires

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Metal, Brass

Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
The desk body is made of pine and oak with a Karelian birch veneer and the mirrored base is
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Dressers

Materials

Bronze

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI, Secretary Marquetery, Slant front Desc
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI, Secretary Marquetery, Slant front Desc Beautiful secretary made in France from solid walnut in ca 1790. Secretary standing on pointed legs, ...
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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Secretaires

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Walnut

18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI dressing table, France 1780. For the beautiful marquetry, the maker combined two types of veneer: Walnut and kingwood. The dressing table has one exterior drawer, a built ...
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Vanities

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Kingwood, Walnut

18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table
18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table
H 27.17 in W 27.96 in D 15.36 in
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H 10 in W 7 in D 7.875 in
Antique American Arts & Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk, Circa 1890s
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
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Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
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H 59.449 in W 46.063 in D 22.047 in
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Swedish Secretary with Marquetry
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H 41.13 in W 40.5 in D 20.5 in
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French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Forney, TX
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style. Direct from France, a lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential French ...
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

American Block Front Dropdown Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
American (18/19th Century) block front mahogany secretary desk with a slant top drop front over 3 drawers supported on ogee bracket feet.   
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Antique 19th Century American Country Secretaires

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Conversation Chair Made of Elm with Elaborate Inlays circa 1800 Neoclassical
Located in Berlin, DE
Conversation chair made of elm with elaborate inlays circa 1800 Single chair made of elm wood
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Antique Early 1800s German Neoclassical Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Mohair, Elm

19th Century German-Danish Architect Table
Located in Stockholm, SE
Blackened oak architect table made in Germany or Denmark. The writing desk/architect table is
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Antique 19th Century German Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables

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H 30.71 in W 43.31 in D 29.93 in
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Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Early 19th Century Empire Flame Mahogany and Black Marble Secretaire
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Podium/ Writing Desk
Located in Napa, CA
Pine writing desk and podium. This piece has very clean lines and a consistent patina over the
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Antique 19th Century German Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Podium/ Writing Desk
Podium/ Writing Desk
H 38 in W 25 in D 24 in
Multifunctional Table, Dressing, Chess, Writing Desk, Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique dressing table, play and work table Western Germany Mahogany Classicism circa 1810
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Antique Early 1800s German Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

18th-19th Century Antique Saw Clock, Southern Germany
Located in Greven, DE
Miniature ascending saw-clock Southern Germany brass, enamel, wood late 18th, early 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century German Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass, Enamel

18th-19th Century Antique Saw Clock, Southern Germany
18th-19th Century Antique Saw Clock, Southern Germany
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H 9.06 in W 4.34 in L 9.06 in
Antique European Pine Writing Table/ Desk or Craft Table with Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
apron that houses a total of three drawers, and rests on square, tapering legs. North German or from
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Antique 19th Century German Country Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Pair of Louis XVI Chairs, South Germany 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
This pair of Louis XVI chairs dates back to around 1800 and comes from the southern part of Germany
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Antique Early 1800s German Louis XVI Chairs

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Walnut, Yew

Pair of Louis XVI Chairs, South Germany 1800
Pair of Louis XVI Chairs, South Germany 1800
H 33.86 in W 19.3 in D 17.72 in
Napoléon's St. Helena Desk
By George Bullock
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Regency desk was specially crafted for one of the most legendary men in Western
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks

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Napoléon's St. Helena Desk
Napoléon's St. Helena Desk
H 19.5 in W 54 in L 19.5 in
Roll Top Desk, Munich, circa 1800-1810
Located in Belmont, MA
Beautiful roll top desk, Munich 1800-1810, bleached mahogany veneer. Rectangular body with three
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Antique Early 1800s German Empire Secretaires

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Mahogany

Roll Top Desk, Munich, circa 1800-1810
Roll Top Desk, Munich, circa 1800-1810
H 44.1 in W 41.34 in D 20.87 in
19th C. Meissen Porcelain Rococo 4 Seasons Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
marks, pressnumer, and other numbers. Germany, Circa: 1800's Clock dimensions: Height: 16.5 in
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Antique 19th Century German Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Huge Original Art Nouveau circa 1889 Cold Painted Bronzed Clock by Seth Thomas
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in GB
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Antique 1880s French Art Nouveau Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Important Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Corner Display Cabinet
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
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Biedermeier Secretaire, Mahogany with Marquetry, Flensburg/Germany, circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
Flensburg writing cabinet Northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) Mahogany Biedermeier, circa
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Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Secretaires

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Mahogany, Oak

A Pair of Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Wood Cabinets by Gillow
Located in Sheffield, MA
, India, Russia, Germany, France and the U.S., and it also executed Pugin’s designs for London’s Palace of
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Antique Napoleon III Walnut and Porcelain Jardiniere, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
Charles Guillaume Diehl(1811 - 1885) Native of Steinbach, Germany, Charles-Guillaume Diehl (d. 1885
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Ancient Bellows Photo Frame, German Manufacture, Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Bellowes photo frame by German Manufacture mid-19th century in wood, leather, bronze and
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Antique Mid-19th Century German More Desk Accessories

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Bronze

Ancient Bellows Photo Frame, German Manufacture, Mid-19th Century
Ancient Bellows Photo Frame, German Manufacture, Mid-19th Century
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H 14.57 in W 8.08 in D 4.14 in
Early 19th Century Empire Period Siena Marble Small Desk Clock
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
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Louis XVI Chair, South Germany 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Louis XVI chair dates back to 1800 and was made in the southern part of Germany. It has
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Antique Early 1800s German Louis XVI Chairs

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Louis XVI Chair, South Germany 1800
Louis XVI Chair, South Germany 1800
H 35.04 in W 18.12 in D 17.33 in
Oak Baroque Serpentine Writing Chest Bureau, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
and writing desk from the late 18th or early 19th century. The whole chest of drawers, including
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Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Directoire Chest of Drawers with Writing Top, "Butler's Chest", France, 1790-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
ships from Germany and includes shipping to Boston. The Butler’s desk commonly known as butler’s chest
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cherry

North German/Danish Ash Wood Empire Secretary with Inlay Silhouettes, circa 1810
Located in Miami, FL
From the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany, once part of Denmark, a handsome Empire
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires

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Birch, Oak, Ash, Kingwood

Pair of Swiss Carved Walnut Black Forest Eagle Wall Brackets, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Geographically speaking, “Black Forest” denotes the forested mountain range in southwest Germany
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Early 19th Century Cylinder Secretary, North Germany, circa 1800-1810, Mahogany
Located in Muenster, NRW
North Germany, circa 1800-1810 Mahogany veneered Extendable writing record with leather covered
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Antique Early 1800s German Empire Desks

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18th Century German Desk in the Baroque Style
Located in Santander, ES
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Desks

18th Century German Desk in the Baroque Style
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H 31.5 in W 53.15 in D 31.11 in
Small Ladies Desk Neo-Classicism circa 1810 in Cherry, Shellac Polish
Located in Berlin, DE
Small ladies desk neo-classicism, circa 1810 Desk or side table, originally intended for the
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Antique Early 1800s German Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

Saxony Style Porcelain Inkstand
Located in Hudson, NY
Saxony Style Porcelain Inkstand, with two covered pots and tray decorated with raised flowers and gilt.
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An Art Deco period walnut writing table from Italy c.1930
Located in Houston, TX
pieces of furniture from the Empire (1800-1830) and Biedermeier (1810-1840) periods in France and Germany
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Walnut

French Precision Table Regulator Clock by Lépine, 19th Century
By Lepine
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
du Roi, Lépine produced the movement of the double-faced clock for Louis XV’s famous roll-top desk
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Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Ormolu

German biedermeier High Writing Secretary
Located in Sarasota, FL
Early German Empire Biedermeier mahogany tall secretay writing desk. Simple box form with flanking
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Antique 19th Century German Secretaires

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Mahogany

German biedermeier High Writing Secretary
German biedermeier High Writing Secretary
H 79 in W 40.5 in D 23.75 in
Regency Carved Mahogany Pedestal Table
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
them into the partnership in, circa 1785; ‘George Seddon, Sons & Shackleton’ between 1793 and 1800
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Antique 1820s English Pedestals

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Mahogany

Regency Carved Mahogany Pedestal Table
Regency Carved Mahogany Pedestal Table
H 30.25 in W 40 in D 22 in
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German 1800 Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of German 1800 desks available for sale. The range of distinct German 1800 desks — often made from wood, metal and bronze — can elevate any home. German 1800 desks have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. German 1800 desks bearing Louis XVI or Empire hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made German 1800 desks over the years, but those made by Meissen Porcelain, Seth Thomas Clock Company and W.H. Tooke are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are German 1800 Desks?

Prices for German 1800 desks start at $600 and top out at $66,103 with the average selling for $6,320.