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Italian Carved-Wood Desk W/Pullout Writing Shelf & Great Storage, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian smaller-sized carved-wood desk, with pull-out writing shelf and storage, from the 19th
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French 2-Tier Table
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French two-tiered tray table with bronze castors. Pull-out writing shelf measures 15.5"W x 11.5
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Serving Tables

Materials

Bronze

French 2-Tier Table
French 2-Tier Table
H 25.25 in W 17.5 in D 16 in
French Marble Top Writing Table, Tooled-Leather Writing Surface, on Casters
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Marble-Top Writing Table on Casters, Pull-Out Drawer, Gilt Tooled-Leather Writing Surface
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

English Bamboo Desk or Writing Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th century three drawer desk featuring leather panels on top, foldout writing shelf
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo

19th Century Satinwood Ladies Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century satinwood ladies writing table in the Sheraton style, having a shaped leather writing
Category

Antique 1890s British Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Writing Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
extendable pull out shelf. Refinished at our studio in Norwalk, CT. Measurements 29” H x 60” W x 30” D.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Danish Modern 2 Drawer Writing Desk with Finished Back
Located in Freehold, NJ
finish, two dovetailed drawers with carved wood pulls, large opened storage shelf, and finished back
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield 3 Drawer Writing Desk
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern writing desk by Heywood Wakefield features hardwood construction, original
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Mummenthaler & Meier Magic Box Writing Desk In Teak, Switzerland 1950
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
designed workspace with plenty of storage options. Pull out the drawer and fold down the shelf behind to
Category

Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Satinwood Ladies Writing Table in the Sheraton Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
A super quality 19th century satinwood ladies writing table in the Sheraton style, having a shaped
Category

Antique 1890s British Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Fratelli Proserpio Writing Table Teak Desk by, Italy, Mid-Century
By Fratelli Prosperio
Located in Vienna, AT
writing surface. The interior cabinet has a small shelf for Laptop, Ipad and paper and 2 small drawers
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak, Hardwood

French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Writing Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
stretcher and bulb feet. The desk comes with five pull-out drawers and one sliding shelf. Comes with two
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk with Drawers
Located in Madrid, ES
board, shelf interior and two drawers. Below the writing desk there are two pull-out boards and seven
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk with Drawers
Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk with Drawers
H 47.25 in W 51.19 in D 29.53 in
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Figured Mahogany Kneehole Architects Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
double fold down display shelves above two pull out writing slides with original brass knobs above three
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Other

Set Square Walnut Desk
Located in Paris, FR
pull-out shelf and open compartments and with inside pull-out shelf for pencils, with a file drawer
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Set Square Walnut Desk
Set Square Walnut Desk
H 29.53 in W 87.01 in D 33.47 in
Pilastro Style Dutch Industrial Desk, 1950's
By Pilastro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sized laminate top houses a lower storage shelf and two cabinets. Vibrant yellow and red enameled pull
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Adams Style Vernis Martin Paint Decorated Antique Cylinder Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
drawers and a pull out writing surface over 1 drawer and 2 doors containing 1 shelf.
Category

Early 20th Century Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Rockefeller Center* Circular Reception Desk / Bar, Attrib. Donald Deskey
By Donald Deskey
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
perfect for a computer. The lower part of the desk is flanked to left is a pull out shelf, with four
Category

Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

A George IV mahogany mechanical escritoire attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, pulling out the frieze drawer triggers a mechanism which extends the leather-inset fitted desktop and
Category

Antique 1820s English George IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

White Oak & Walnut Thin Frame Desk by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Southampton, NY
drawers atop an antiqued brass thin frame design H-base. Two drawers and one pull out shelf. Pencil tray
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Hans J. Wegner Sewing Table, Model AT-33, 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner, Andreas Tuck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
compartments for sewing notions, a pull out wicker basket for storage, and a lower shelf. With both leaves
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wicker, Oak, Teak

Empire Desk, France 1830
Located in Leimen, DE
has a total of five drawers and pull out shelf. The elegant design has the typical characteristics of
Category

Antique 1830s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Desk, France 1830
Empire Desk, France 1830
H 29.93 in W 59.45 in D 27.56 in
804 rosewood rolltop desk by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Stavenisse, NL
, and as a small cabinet at the same time. The desk is characterized by an ingenious mechanic pulling
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Sheraton Revival Inlaid Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
screen that pulls up, secret compartments that pop out from the sides for ink and pens. An inset leather
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Sheraton Revival Inlaid Desk
19th Century Sheraton Revival Inlaid Desk
H 35.44 in W 33.08 in D 21.66 in
Bauhaus Oak Wood Desk With Roller Doors, Czechoslovakia 1940s
Located in Zohor, SK
compartments behind the rollers, one has four drawers which can be pulled out, the other one has a shelf. There
Category

Vintage 1940s Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

20th Century Representative Monumental Art Deco Desk #3
Located in Berlin, DE
on frame base. There are four drawers on each side and a pull-out compartment as shelf. The cover
Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu Executive Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
is a faux façade of drawers that opens to reveal an interior shelf. On the right are three actual
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Guillerme & Chambron Free-Standing Corner Desk in Stained Oak
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
cabinet with plenty of storage space. Drawers and an open shelf is joined by a hidden shelf at the side
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Rare Karl Springer Reptile Skin Side Table With Pull Out Glass Writing Surface
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
leather. This hard to find table also features a pull out glass shelf for anything from writing to drink
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Leather, Glass, Wood

1960’s Mid Century to Scandinavian Modern Teak Writing Desk w Shelf & Round Legs
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage mid-century modern or Scandinavian Modern teak writing desk with raised back shelf
Category

Vintage 1960s Thai Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

French 19th Century Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
drawers and a center open cavity with a scalloped shelf. The writing surface has an inset leather top and
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Antique 19th Century French Other Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Rosewood

French 19th Century Writing Desk
French 19th Century Writing Desk
H 38.75 in W 56.75 in D 33.5 in
Queen Anne Chest of Drawer with Writing Desk
Located in Milano, IT
Queen Anne flap supported by shelf feet, on the front it has three drawers surmounted by a pair of
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Queen Anne Chest of Drawer with Writing Desk
Queen Anne Chest of Drawer with Writing Desk
H 39.77 in W 31.5 in D 18.9 in
Art Deco Geometric Writing Mahogany Desk W/ Chrome Handles
Located in Van Nuys, CA
shelf along the front with 2 pull-out drawers and 3 side drawers. USA, 1930.
Category

Vintage 1930s Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Cerused Oak Secretary Bookcase Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fabulous French secretaire bookcase featuring a pull-out leather writing table or petite desk. Mid
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Brass, Bronze

18th Century Baroque Secretary or Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
open, the flap is supported by a pull-out shelf underneath. In keeping with the doors, the front is
Category

Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Nutwood, Walnut, Pine

Antique George III Writing Cabinet Mahogany Oak Marble Leather Brass England
Located in Munich, DE
, storage space and a shelf for documents and letters. An extendable writing board covered with green gold
Category

Antique 1780s English George III Cabinets

Materials

Marble

Stunning Bevan Funell Brown Hardwood Cabinet Cupboard with Green Writing Slide
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in GB
gold tooling pull out, writing slide. The item comes with keys and the locks work well. The top part
Category

20th Century English Country Cabinets

Materials

Hardwood, Glass

Danish Modern Teak Executive Desk by Ib Kofod Larsen
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, Amir Farr
Located in North Hollywood, CA
features six dovetail drawers, and above these are pull-out writing surfaces. The drawers and the writing
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Mahogany bookcase with storage space
Located in Brescia, IT
1960s cabinet with writing desk and shelf. An original 1960s piece of furniture of Scandinavian
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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mahogany bookcase with storage space
Mahogany bookcase with storage space
H 56.7 in W 39.38 in D 16.34 in
Hollywood Regency Secretaire
Located in Palm Springs, CA
and antique brass grill at upper cabinet. Bread board pull out writing surface with inset tooled
Category

Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Secretaire
Hollywood Regency Secretaire
H 79.5 in W 40 in D 18.5 in
Unique Cabinetmaker Rosewood Dressing Table Made in Denmark circa 1950
By Gustav Bertelsen
Located in London, GB
, above pull-out writing leaf. Top with three drawers, room for storage and two cabinets, interior each
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vanities

Materials

Rosewood

French 19th Century Inlay Lady’s Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
space with a single removable shelf. Just below the doors are two small drawers with brass pulls. The
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

French 19th Century Inlay Lady’s Desk
French 19th Century Inlay Lady’s Desk
H 52.13 in W 31.5 in D 17.25 in
Fabulous Quality Early 20th Century Mahogany and Inlaid Carlton House Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
pull out writing slide with a black leather writing surface decorated with blind and gold tooling
Category

Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
panels of the doors are more attributed to the Louis Seize era. Above that there is a pull-out shelf with
Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Oak, Wood

19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak
19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak
H 48.82 in W 61.03 in D 22.45 in
Neoclassical Style Oak Library Bookcase with Beveled Glass Doors
Located in Rio Vista, CA
with water silk fabric in a light rose gold tone. The bottom dresser features pull out writing tables
Category

20th Century American Neoclassical Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Gianfranco Frattini 804 Rolltop desk for Bernini, 1962
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Misinto, IT
. Through a simultaneous movement that involves pulling out the work surface and sliding open a roll-top
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Aluminum

19th Century French Bookcase, Cylinder Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
interior drawers, plus a writing surface that slides out like a drawer, accessed with steel bale pulls
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
the two doors opening to reveal shelf space, various compartments and six oak lined drawers, the
Category

Antique 1740s British George II Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Belgian Oak Slant-Front Secretary, circa 1850
Located in Evergreen, CO
organizational drawers. When open, it is supported by pull-out arms and creates a desk top surface for writing or
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Belgian Oak Slant-Front Secretary, circa 1850
Belgian Oak Slant-Front Secretary, circa 1850
H 105 in W 45.75 in D 24.75 in
Scandinavian Modern Teak Secretaire by Gunnar Falsig 1960s
By Holstebro Møbelfabrik, Gunnar Falsig
Located in Asaa, DK
. Four small drawers with integrated pulls. Open shelf on top. Standing on round tapered legs. Height
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Early 19th Century Flame Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Martlesham, GB
inside, the base having a secretaire drawer which pulled out to reveal a green leather writing surface
Category

Antique 1830s British Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of French Mahogany and Ormolu Bedside Cabinets
Located in London, GB
a mahogany body. A sleek writing panel is revealed with a pull of the elegant ormolu handle. The
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Night Stands

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Mid-Century Modern Danish Rosewood Bookcase by Johannes Sorth, 1960s
By Nexø Møbelfabrik 1
Located in Asaa, DK
doors. It can stand alone or be combined with other book cases from the same series. The pull out
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dublin, IE
interior fitted with a shelf and four drawers above a pull out slide with a red leather lined writing
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Paolo Buffa Trumeau in Wood and Glass for Serafino Arrighi
By Serafino Arrighi, Paolo Buffa
Located in Milano, IT
, made of very elegant clear glass; on the right side above the shelves there are two pull-out drawers
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

English George III Mahogany Secretaire Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
have a single shelf, and the centre cupboard has two pullout / pull-out trays. The bookcase comes apart
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Escritoire
By William Trotter
Located in Martlesham, GB
green leather writing surface, with various drawers of all different sizes including a secret
Category

Antique 1830s Scottish Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Escritoire
19th Century Mahogany Escritoire
H 77 in W 37 in D 20 in
19th Century Mahogany Inlaid Display Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
the cabinet has a secretaire drawer which pulls out and drops down to reveal a lovely fitted interior
Category

Antique 1890s English Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Bonheurs Du Jours
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
means, the joy of the day. A type of writing desk introduced in Paris by renowned interior decorators
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

English Regency Metamorphic Book Case -Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
collection. The metamorphic section or the shelf section above the drawers is composed of a leather topped
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Brass

English Regency Metamorphic Book Case -Desk
English Regency Metamorphic Book Case -Desk
H 55.5 in W 46.5 in D 13.25 in
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