Miniature Writing Desk
Antique Country French Double-Faced Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Double-Faced Desk was crafted by master artisans creating a superlative
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Paul Sormani French Miniature Cylinder Writing Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French walnut miniature cylinder writing desk with brass mountings and velvet writing
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1950s Persian Khatam Hand Painted Pen and Letter Desk Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
each side of the writing section of the desk) and a small little drawer in the center of the desk.
It
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Mid-20th Century Asian Islamic Desk Sets
Materials
Fruitwood
Gold Panel and Vernis Martin Writing Case, French Craftsmanship, Louis XV
Located in Paris, FR
Flat, rectangular case for holding writing utensils in colored gold and vernis Martin (a type of
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Antique 1770s French Neoclassical Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold
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H 3.15 in W 1.66 in D 0.28 in
Dutch Model of a Bombe Bureau Inlaid with Fruit Woods, circa 1860
Located in Lincoln, GB
seven miniature top drawers, a writing table two main drawers, lovely detail and very collectable
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Antique 19th Century European Dutch Colonial Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome and scarce English Arts & Crafts period miniature oak bureau from the early 20th century
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Cartier Limited Edition Watch Ballpoint Pen
By Cartier
Located in Bellmore, NY
and timeless elegance. This exceptional writing instrument embodies Cartier's legacy of luxury and
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20th Century Desk Accessories
Vintage Maitland Smith Miniature Knee Hole Desk Keepsake Jewelry Box Chest
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
writing desk, intricately hand painted with a lattice pattern accented with forget-me-nots and and
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Late 20th Century Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Victorian silver miniature Picture Frame
By Louis Dee
Located in Braintree, GB
writing at her desk, the pierced frame with leatherette background.
Hinged easel stand.
Made in the
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Antique 1870s British Late Victorian Picture Frames
Materials
Silver
Large Surrealist Painting Royal of College Art LGBTQ+ Woman artist Blue Bicycles
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
. He dreamed of being free to do as he pleased and to not sit at a desk. His country was cold, wet and
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Paint
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Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier.
All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique
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Vintage Set 8 Regency Revival Bar back Dining Chairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A delightful Vintage set of eight superb bar back dining chairs, Hand Crafted by Mines of Downley, Buckinghamshire", England and dating from the mid 20th Century.
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Vintage 1950s English Regency Revival Dining Room Chairs
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Fabric, Mahogany
21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
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Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
H 18.51 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
19th Century Anglo Indian Carved Rosewood Console Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A mid 19th century beautiful and highly decorative British colonial rosewood console table supported by four profusely carved legs terminating into mythical animal faces at the table...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian British Colonial Console Tables
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Wood
Late Victorian Sapphire and Diamond Convertible Tiara/Necklace and Earrings
Located in London, GB
An extremely elegant late Victorian sapphire and diamond convertible tiara and earring set, in silver and gold, circa 1900’s.
This beautifully handcrafted tiara can be effortlessly...
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Drop Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Silver
19th Century Carved Oak Table with Grotesque Faces
Located in Asheville, NC
This intricately carved English oak Jacobian-style table features an inset leaf-carved border with several carved faces composed of foliage or "green men" on four corners. The tablet...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Desk French Style Writing Desk, Black Lacquer with Grey Leather Writing Surface
By Selva
Located in Toronto, CA
We present a beautifully finished desk made in Italy by Selva in cherry wood, with a leather writing surface. This item has been recently re-stained by our expert team in a black lac...
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20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Leather, Cherry
H 31 in W 55.25 in D 27.75 in
Fine Antique Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine antique large handcrafted vintage marquetry Indo Persian wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene.
Fine Antique handcrafted precious box micro mosaic inlaid in ...
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Early 20th Century Lebanese Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk.
A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with brass carrying handles on bun feet....
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
H 11 in W 22 in D 13.5 in
Antique 18th Century Minas Novas Earrings Pendant/Brooch Girandole Portuguese
Located in Lisbon, PT
Museum-quality rare and important antique 18th century Minas Novas rock crystal quartz girandole pendant and earrings demi-parure mounted in closed-back silver, Portuguese, circa 177...
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Antique 1770s Portuguese Georgian Dangle Earrings
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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver
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W 2.49 in L 2.96 in
Middle Eastern Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Middle Eastern Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box.
Middle Eastern Persian Sadeli micro mosaic marquetry inlaid box with geometric Moorish design.
Handcr...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Persian Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Gilt Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Persian hand painted lacquer pen box in rectangular shape.
Decorated with floral designs on gold background, black interior.
Moorish Mughal pen box papier maché with miniature flor...
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Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Carved Figural Griffin Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Solid walnut Renaissance Revival trestle table which features carved trestle ends depicting griffins with female busts, northwind faces, shields, crowns and floral drapes, united by ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Console Tables
H 31 in W 67 in D 32 in L 31 in
French Antique Stunning Burmese Ruby and Diamond Cluster Necklace, Circa 1870
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French Burmese ruby and diamond necklace c.1870, the necklace formed of twelve graduated cushion shaped clusters each centred with a Burmese unheated ruby in a gol...
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Antique 1870s French Choker Necklaces
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Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver
Vintage Set 10 English Mahogany Regency Dining Chairs Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic Vintage English set of ten Hepplewhite Revival mahogany dining chairs, mid 20th century in date..
The set comprising ten side chairs, the oval backs with shaped...
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Vintage 1950s English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
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Mahogany
H 20.48 in W 22.05 in D 38.19 in
Vintage Middle Eastern Persian Khatam Trinket Box with Miniature Art Painting
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Middle Eastern Khatam Art Painting Miniature on hexagonal shape trinket box.
Hand painted, lacquered wooden Moorish micro mosaic marquetry inlaid tobacco or trinket Box.
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Mid-20th Century Asian Islamic Decorative Boxes
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Fruitwood
H 1.5 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
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Victorian Mahogany and Marquetry Writing Desk by Edward Roberts
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Late Victorian ormolu-mounted mahogany and marquetry ladies writing desk, circa 1880. The
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Childs Art Deco Oak Desk English circa 1930s Vintage Childrens Writing Table
Located in Leeds, West Yorkshire
looking piece, and quite unusual to find a true miniature version of an adult size desk like this. In good
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
H 23.63 in W 29.53 in D 14.97 in
Antique French Miniature Drop Front Desk w Ormolu Mounts
Located in Pasadena, CA
interior fitted with drawers and a writing desk, great wood grain patterning. This is possibly a salesman's
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20th Century French Models and Miniatures
Miniature Colonial Anglo-Indian Carved Bone Fall front Desk Circa 1890-1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare miniature Anglo-Indian fall front desk hand carved in bone. Beautifully constructed in
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Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bone
H 3.15 in W 3.15 in D 1.97 in
Writing Desk Mahogany
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive 20th century mahogany veneered writing desk.
The fitted interior comprising
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20th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Bureau Mahogany Writing Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
tooled leather writing surface and fitted interior comprising miniature drawers and cubby holes. Fitted
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Early 20th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Swedish Gustavian Bureau 19th Century Painted Writing Desk Serpentine
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
flap enclosed a fitted interior comprising four columns of miniature drawers and storage. Fitted four
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks
Materials
Paint
H 43.08 in W 43.9 in D 21.38 in
Small Baroque Writing Desk with Inlay and Incrustation, 18th Century
Located in Krakow, małopolskie
A very early example of a luxury miniature furniture with a hunting scene. The furniture dates from
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Antique Early 18th Century European Baroque Desks
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Ivory, Nutwood
H 10.24 in W 14.97 in D 11.03 in
English Antique Oak Bureau Tambour Roll-Top Writing Desk Chest Edwardian
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
adjustable writing surface and fitted interior comprising miniature drawers and storage. Fitted two long
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Early 20th Century English Secretaires
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Oak
H 46.3 in W 23.63 in D 23.98 in
English Vintage Teak Bureau Writing Desk Retro Mid-Century Modern, 1960s-1970s
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
interior comprising writing surface, miniature drawers, shelving and cubby holes. Fitted a long drawers
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Secretaires
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Teak
H 40.87 in W 33.08 in D 18.04 in
Tall English Secrétaire Bureau Bookcase Astragal Glazed Mahogany Library Cabinet
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
doors enclosed trays. The lower section with secrétaire drawers converting to the writing desk enclosed
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Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
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Mahogany
H 91.07 in W 47.68 in D 21.7 in
English Secretaire Bureau Bookcase Astragal Glazed Mahogany Library Cabinet
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
desk enclosed writing surface, cubby holes and oak lined miniature drawers. Fitted three long graduated
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Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 88.47 in W 45.56 in D 20.87 in
Trade Furniture Forming a Miniature Secretary Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century miniature secretary-miniature writing desk, 2 drawers in belt
Measures: H 34cm, W
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Paperweights
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Wood
H 13.39 in W 18.12 in D 10.24 in
Danish Modern Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miniature teak desk with finished back. Lovely teak grain throughout, deep rosewood handles, top
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Kingwood Miniature Partners Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French kingwood and gilt mounted miniature partners desk, with a middle storage
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Antique 1870s European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
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Kingwood
Monteverdi young miniature desk sale sample from showroom
By Monteverdi-Young
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare showroom miniature desk sample of Monteverdi and young furniture, this one doesn't have the
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Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Mahogany Miniature Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful late 18th century mahogany miniature
bureau having attractive interior and
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Antique Late 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage Modern Three Leg Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique angled front three leg desk. This is a miniature measuring three and a half feet wide
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Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unique Heavy Duty Metal Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miniature size metal desk with swivel stool. Used in factory or laboratories, usually bolted down
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Vintage 1930s Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Turn of the Century French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
The unique design of this vintage wooden writing desk combines a distinguished character with
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Miniature Inlaid Louis XVI Bonheur Du Jour or Writing Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This rare 19th century miniature Louis XVI style model writing desk or bonheur du jour features an
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
H 22.5 in W 15 in D 7.5 in
19th Century Louis XVI Style Miniature Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French miniature desk made of walnut with inlay details, having two upper doors with original
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Models and Miniatures
Early 20th Century French Country Lectern
Located in High Point, NC
inner compartment and two false miniature drawers on the sides. Two lower shelves are supported by the
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Antique Early 1900s French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare 19th Century Anglo-Indian Bone Inlaid Miniature Slant Front Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rare and charming miniature slant front chest is created in the Georgian style with elaborate
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Iron
Antique Writing Desk Bureau Victorian Mahogany Quality Bon Heur Du Jour
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Top quality open bureau writing desk, English Victorian, circa 1850
A superior original
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Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Desks
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Mahogany
Miniature George II Period Oak Child's Size Slant Front Desk, circa 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rare and delightful find in this diminutive size, this gorgeous George II period slant front desk
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Desks
Materials
Brass
H 31.75 in W 22.75 in D 14.5 in
19th Century English Regency Antique Black Leather Writing Box with Bramah Lock
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A VERY FINE LEATHER BOUND STATIONARY WRITING BOX
Lock inscribed Bramah, London, inkwell inscribed
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Antique Late 19th Century English Regency More Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
H 6.13 in W 14.5 in D 10.75 in
18th Century George I Walnut Bureau Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
cubby holes above miniature drawers and a leather-inset writing surface. Below the drop front is three
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George I Desks
Materials
Walnut
Salesman's Sample Diminutive Chippendale Style Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
A miniature Chippendale style salesmen's sample tabletop display desk offers diminutive mahogany
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20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
H 18.25 in W 17.75 in D 10 in
Miniature Desk / Platform
Located in New York, NY
A miniature desk or child's desk. 2 drawers, spindled legs, decorative carved border trim and
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20th Century Thai Jewelry Boxes
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Rare American Queen Anne Child’s Slant-Front Desk, New England ca. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
-top writing chest or also designed as a child's writing desk, it features very early and beautifully
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Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Desks
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Brass, Steel, Iron
H 19.88 in W 21.5 in D 11.13 in
White House Fountain and Rollerball Pens, Limited Edition, with Antique Wood
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
father and son team behind Eagle Pen Company are purveyors of the world's most unique writing instruments
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2010s American More Desk Accessories
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Stainless Steel
English George III Mahogany Bureau
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
English mahogany slant front bureau. Drop front opening to reveal writing surface, miniature
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Antique 1780s English George III Desks
Materials
Wood
Unique Miniature Mid-Century Modern Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
surfboard style drawer pulls, a well organized interior desk area, and a uniquely small footprint make this
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Vintage 1960s Danish Secretaires
Mid-Century Swedish Teak Miniature Rolltop Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful and uniquely sized roll top desk features plenty of space for organized storage, and
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Swedish Miniature Birch Secretary Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish 19th Century Biedermeier 3-drawer chest and writing desk with drop down top and a series
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Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Models and Miniatures
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Birch
Watchmaker Style Metal Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miniature metal desk refinished in an Industrial base metal style. Long left side cabinet and small
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Vintage 1960s Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Early 1900s Georgian Style Walnut & Burl Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk by Gillow
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Lisse, NL
Very elegant writing table by Waring & Gillow.
This little masterpiece of early 20th century
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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H 36.6 in W 22 in D 16.5 in
English Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Miniature Slant Front Desk, circa 1830
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This period Georgian miniature mahogany slant front desk features a slanted panel opening up to an
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
19th Century Parquetry Miniature Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality early 19th century miniature bureau / desk made from Kingwood, tulipwood and other
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Antique 1820s English Regency Desks
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century French Paul Sormani Cylinder Writing Desk in Walnut
By Paul Sormani
Located in Miami, FL
century French walnut miniature cylinder writing desk with brass mountings and a tooled leather writing
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
20th Century Sterling Silver Writing Desk Miniature
By Argenteria Sacchetti
Located in VALENZA, IT
Miniature of antique writing desk made entirely by hand in briar with details in sterling silver
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Vintage 1970s Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Artist Made Miniature Victorian Wooton Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
front writing desk with slide supports. Signed and dated at the back. Measures 6.5" at tallest point x
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1980s American Curiosities
19th Century Louis XV Style Bombe Marquetry and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau a Gradin
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This excellent French Louis XV style bureau à gradin or ladies writing desk features an upper
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
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Bronze
H 47.5 in W 32 in D 21 in
1860s French Bleached Oak Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
into a writing desk with five further miniature drawers and a cubby hole.
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
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Glass, Oak
19th Century Rosewood Ladies Secretary
Located in Opole, PL
hand painted porcelain miniature.
The whole secretary is supported on thin, bent legs.
Inside, there
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Antique Early 19th Century French Secretaires
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Mahogany, Rosewood
English Bureau Mahogany Writing Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
tooled leather writing surface and fitted interior comprising miniature drawers and cubby holes. Fitted
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Early 20th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Bureau Walnut Writing Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
leather writing surface and fitted interior comprising miniature drawers and cubby holes. Fitted two short
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Early 20th Century English Desks
Materials
Walnut
English Bureau Edwardian Mahogany Writing Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive Edwardian mahogany writing bureau.
The marquetry adorned fall front with carved
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Early 20th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Bureau Mahogany Writing Desk Chest 19th Century Victorian
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
writing surface and fitted interior comprising miniature drawers, shelving, glass inkwells and cubby holes
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Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Large English Secretaire Oak Glazed Bureau Bookcase Edwardian Library Cabinet
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
paneled dummy drawer converting to the writing desk enclosed bird’s-eye maple lined interior, gilt tooled
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Antique Early 1900s English Secretaires
Materials
Oak
H 92.76 in W 48.82 in L 92.76 in
Table Bureau
Located in New York, NY
A padouk, or possibly huanghuali, miniature slant front bureau, the flat top panel with a raised
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Furniture
Chinese Bureau Carved Writing Desk
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
The heavily carved fall flap enclosed a fitted interior briefly comprising writing surface, cubby
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Oriental Hardwood Bureau Writing Desk Chinese
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive Oriental writing bureau.
The paneled top above a carved motif paneled fall flap
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Mid-20th Century English Desks
Materials
Hardwood
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Miniature Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the miniature writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every miniature writing desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer miniature writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A miniature writing desk, designed in the Arts and Crafts, Georgian or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made miniature writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Paul Sormani and Maitland Smith are consistently popular.
How Much is a Miniature Writing Desk?
Prices for a miniature writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $519 and can go as high as $16,725, while the average can fetch as much as $2,995.
Questions About Miniature Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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