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Robert Adam Desk

Rare English "Adam" Influenced Hepplewhite Style Carved Mahogany Cylinder Desk
By Robert Adam
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceptional quality antique English "Adam" influenced Hepplewhite style carved and pierced mahogany
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Antique Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Baize

Exquisite Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Mahog. Adam style Bonheur du Jour
By Robert Adam
Located in Charleston, SC
Quite possibly one of the prettiest Antique English Edwardian period Adam style Bonheur du Jours or
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Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique George III Edwardian Adam Style Satinwood Painted Desk Bonheur Du Jour
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Portland, OR
Jour, desk, attributed to Edwards & Roberts, circa 1890. The desk with a shaped gallery paint
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Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Georgian Adams-Style Carlton House Marquetry Inlaid Desk by Edwards and Roberts
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This remarkable 19th century George III satinwood and marquetry "Carlton House" desk presents two
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Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Traveling Desk Birds Eye Maple Writing Slope Edwards Roberts
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Century. Made by renowned English Cabinet Makers Edwards and Roberts The hinged lid opening to reveal a
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Writing Table, circa 1870
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
, Adam, Hepplewhite and Sheraton)...'is to be seen at Messrs. Edwards & Roberts'. Edwards & Roberts
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Agate, Bronze

Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope
By Gillows of Lancaster & London, Waring & Gillow
Located in GB
drawers with desk secretaire by Gillows of Lancaster and London A rare find, looking through Gillows of
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Antique 1790s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Antique Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk by Gillow & Co 19th Century
Located in London, GB
pieces during this period were those made in the Neoclassical style from original drawings by Robert Adam
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Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1790 George III Library writing desk
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Hepplewhite Armchair
Located in Sheffield, MA
and interior designer Robert Adam. Glorious carving. Excellent chair for a desk or extra seating
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Antique 19th Century Hepplewhite Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Hepplewhite Armchair
Hepplewhite Armchair
H 40 in W 23 in D 18 in
Hepplewhite Armchair
Located in Sheffield, MA
and interior designer Robert Adam. Glorious carving. Excellent chair for a desk or extra seating
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Antique 19th Century Hepplewhite Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Upholstery

Hepplewhite Armchair
Hepplewhite Armchair
H 40 in W 23 in D 18 in
Large Mahogany Library or Dining Table, 1940s, Danish
Located in London, GB
, influenced by his neoclassical collaborations with Robert Adam. This leg details adds some rich architectural
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Vintage 1940s Danish Neoclassical Dining Room Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

ANTiQUE GEORGE III BACHELORS CHEST OF DRAWERS ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS OF LANCASTER
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
circa 1780 Georgian Bachelors Chest of Drawers with baize lined slip writing desk top and slope and
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Antique 1780s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

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19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
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Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk
By Alexandre Chevrié, Paris 1
Located in New York, NY
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Ormolu

Fabulous Quality Early 20th Century Mahogany and Inlaid Carlton House Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
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Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Desks

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Mahogany

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step back interior drawers, leather writing surface, carved scalloped skirt, original or...
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks

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Gold, Ormolu

Arts and Crafts Hanging Shelf of Mahogany from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English hanging curio shelf of mahogany, from the Arts and Crafts period, featuring three moulded shelves adjoined by fitted, shaped wood side panels, with decorative gallery ...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Shelves and Wall Cabinets

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George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Nice old piece very nicely polished and tuned up in good working order. Rectangular top with tambour roll top opening to expose a pull out writing surface with adjustable ratcheted c...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
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H 41 in W 38.5 in D 23 in
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Located in Sheffield, MA
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs

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H 34 in W 27 in D 34 in
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Located in Dublin, IE
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

Directoire Style Desk with Cylinder Top, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Directoire style desk with cylinder top, France 19th century Mahogany veneer with satinwood inlays. This elegant little desk is perfect for a small working space. The writing top fo...
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Antique 1860s French Directoire Secretaires

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Victorian Hardwood & Green Leather Military Campaign Davenport Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form of a Davenport desk circa 1880 in mahogany with a green leather writing slope A very ...
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Antique 1880s English Campaign Desks

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Antique English Inlaid Rosewood Child's or Ladies Diminutive Writing Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare antique English inlaid rosewood child's or ladies writing desk with lift-up sloped lid with handsome gilt and tooled leather writing surface; fitted interior. The ink bottles ap...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks

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Rosewood

Antique French Flame Mahogany & Satinwood Marquetry Dressing Table Set, c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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20th Century French Louis XVI Vanities

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Antique English Freestanding Mahogany Writing Desk by M.Butler of Dublin
Located in GB
This highly impressive freestanding desk is made in mahogany to an 18th century Robert Adam design
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Antique Late 19th Century Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English 19th C Freestanding Mahogany Writing Desk by M.Butler of Dublin
Located in GB
This highly impressive freestanding desk is made in mahogany to an 18th century Robert Adam design
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Antique Late 19th Century Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English Marquetry Inlaid Rosewood Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
By Robert Adam
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous quality antique English marquetry inlaid rosewood davenport or ship captain's desk
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Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Desks

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Rosewood

Antique English Inlaid Flame Mahogany Geo. III Chippendale Slant-Front Bureau
By Robert Adam
Located in Charleston, SC
Extraordinary quality antique English George III inlaid flame mahogany "Adam" influenced
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Satinwood, Mahogany

Antique Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk by Gillow & Co, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
were those made in the neoclassical style from original drawings by Robert Adam. In the period 1813
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Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables

Vintage Gillows Style Burr Walnut Writing Table Desk, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
were those made in the Neoclassical style from original drawings by Robert Adam. In the period 1813
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Vintage 1980s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Satinwood Library Writing Table Desk Gillows Manner Early 19th C
Located in London, GB
pieces during this period were those made in the Neoclassical style from original drawings by Robert Adam
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Gillows Style Bird's-Eye Maple Writing Table Desk, 1830
Located in London, GB
pieces during this period were those made in the Neoclassical style from original drawings by Robert Adam
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Antique 1830s English Desks

Baker Stately Homes Wollaton Hall Queen Anne Mahogany Gooseneck Throne Arm Chair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Lord Middleton and the family's home at Wollaton Hall - a Tudor palace filled with the work of Robert
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Late 20th Century Queen Anne Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Mahogany

Vintage Mahogany Chippendale Nostell Priory Partner's Desk, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
1735-50. In the 1760s the 5th baronet commissioned Robert Adam to complete the interiors; the resulting
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Vintage 1960s Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Antique Kidney Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat by Gillow, 19th Century
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
pieces during this period were those made in the Neoclassical style from original drawings by Robert Adam
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Antique 1850s English Desks and Writing Tables

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George Adam Scheid 1895 Green Enameled Guilloche Desk Box in .800 Silver
By Georg Adam Scheid
Located in Miami, FL
desk box, created in Vienna Austria by George Adam Scheid back in the late 19th century, circa 1895
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Stunning Quality Mahogany Inlaid Late Victorian Period Writing Desk by Edwards
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Darwen, GB
A stunning quality mahogany inlaid Late Victorian Period writing desk by Edwards and Roberts of
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Located in Darwen, GB
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Located in New York, NY
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By Robert Adam
Located in Miami, FL
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks

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Traditional English Antique George III Leather Topped Partner Desk
By Another Human
Located in Chicago, IL
(1727-1786) and Robert Adam (1728-1792).
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of George III Inlaid Mahogany Cutlery Boxes, Late 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
prominence during the Georgian era, those being Thomas Chippendale, Robert Adam, Thomas Sheraton and George
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Antique Late 18th Century Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the robert adam desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each robert adam desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. There are many kinds of the robert adam desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each robert adam desk bearing Georgian, Louis XVI or neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. Gillows of Lancaster & London and Waring and Gillows each produced at least one beautiful robert adam desk that is worth considering.

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