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19th Century English Mahogany Serpentine Writing Desk with Single Drawer
Located in Doylestown, PA
English petite mahogany and cherry wood writing desk, England, 1890's. Exquisite serpentine desk
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry, Mahogany

Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique Victorian period writing desk. This was made in England, it
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Antique 1880s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
H 29.93 in W 36.62 in D 22.05 in
Oslo Writing Desk in Ash by Studio Moe
Located in Portland, OR
Look to the clean lines and natural keep-it-simple design of the Oslo Writing Desk, to bring
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash

Writing Desk used by Charles Dickens, circa 1800
Located in Dorking, GB
This is the desk on which Dickens began his famous writing career. He was in fact a solicitor’s
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Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Gio Ponti for BNL Walnut and Brass Writing Table / Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
single desk pictured. There is a faded patch to one of the leg's interiors where the BNL foil label once
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English George III Mahogany & Leather Pedestal “Rent” Writing Desk ca. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
period writing desk features a wonderful series of alphabetized "rent" compartments in the upper drawer
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Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Louis XVI Writing Desk, 20th Century, Cognac Leather, Bonze & Brass
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique Louis XVI style desk from the 20th century, with cognac leather top and gold embossed
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Founders Light Blonde Pecan Single Pedestal Desk Tubular Chrome Legs MINT!
By Henredon, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Founders light blonde pecan single pedestal desk tubular chrome legs MINT! Solid wood construction
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

19th Century French Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Library Table Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
different uses, including as a bureau plat / writing desk, library table, work table, card games table
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Faux Leather, Walnut

French Rococo Louis XV Distress Paint Dressing Table Vanity Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
desk. Item features a shaped turtle top with diamond sunburst veneer, single hand dovetailed drawer
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique French Cherry Wood Kitchen Table or Small Desk or Writing Table Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Country French Small kitchen table or nice size small writing table or desk. Single drawer
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Antique 1890s French Country Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Cherry

Late 19th Century French Henri II Style Walnut Writing Table or Desk with Drawer
Located in Fayetteville, AR
above a single drawer of dovetail construction fitted with an iron drawer pull. The writing table rests
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Leather Top Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A charming antique writing desk / side table. This was made in England, it dates from around the
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Vintage 1910s British Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Leather Top Writing Table
Antique Leather Top Writing Table
H 29.93 in W 29.93 in D 18.12 in
An Entry Table/Writing Table in Oak
Located in Malibu, CA
supported by turned legs in Oak with a spacious single dovetailed drawer with 2 ornate brass pulls.
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Early 20th Century English British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
. The single full width drawer features a diamond raised panel, and reveals hand-dovetailing when open
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Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table
By François Linke, Claude Michel Clodion, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Forney, TX
, petite bureau plat writing desk, library table or center table, lamp stand, hall console or sofa table
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

French Art Deco Desk/Vanity
Located in Austin, TX
polish finish and features a dovetailed single drawer hidden in the apron.
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Art Deco Desk/Vanity
French Art Deco Desk/Vanity
H 30 in W 31.5 in D 19 in
Louis XVI Kingwood Antique Writing Table a Rognon, France, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
kingwood. A single drawer with tiny precise hand cut dovetails pulls easily from the table to reveal a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Double Pedestal Desk
Located in Baltimore, MD
Sleek Mid-Century Modern twin pedestal desk, circa 1960s. Featuring Classic blonde wood and simple
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Vintage 1960s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Nanna Ditzel Teak Danish Desk Circa 1955
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Norwich, GB
A super sleek iconic Danish mid century teak four drawer desk designed by Nanna Ditzel. Circa late
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Nanna Ditzel Teak Danish Desk Circa 1955
Nanna Ditzel Teak Danish Desk Circa 1955
H 28.35 in W 68.9 in D 29.53 in
18th C. Spanish Trestle Style Writing Table, Spool Turned Legs and Wrought Iron
Located in Madrid, ES
The tabletop of this 18th century Spanish table is one single wide plank, which over the years has
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Rustic Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
walnut, and opening with a single apron drawer, it would make a fabulous end table, or small writing desk
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
No Reserve
H 26.78 in W 34.65 in D 22.84 in
19th Century French Slant Front Painted Desk with Drop Front
Located in Houston, US
C. French in oak with mortice and tenon and pegged joints. Exhibits a single dovetailed drawer
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Arts and Crafts Style Desk by Hill-Rom Co
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Desk with 3 Shelves and Single Dovetailed Drawer. White Laminate Material on the Top
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair Early 20th C English Ebonised Side Desks with Marble Tops
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1900 pair of English writing desks with single locking center drawer and newly ebonised
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Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Modernist Cerused Oak and Lacquered Skin Pedestal Desk ca. 1950s
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MODERNIST WAXED AND CERUSED OAK DESK WITH LACQUERED SKIN WRITING SURFACE Probably French, circa
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20th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top With Fitted Interior.
Located in High Wycombe, GB
on single drawer base with cabriole legs. Handmade construction with dovetail joints.
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Mid-18th Century Louis XV Period Petit Desk or Side Table
By Camard
Located in Southampton, NJ
French walnut. Features a rectangular top with scalloped apron on all sides and single hand dovetailed
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Regency Mahogany Dressing Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
finest. Superb quality mahogany and cabinet making, it could also use it as a writing table/desk. The
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Bonheur du jour
Located in Forney, TX
graceful bonheur du jour (writing table - petite / lady's desk) with beautifully aged patina. Finely
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Early 20th Century Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Vintage French Provincial Petit-Bureau de Dame
Located in Forney, TX
writing - work surface, over generous storage space is provided by a large single drawer embellished with
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Library or Dressing Table
By John Mclean
Located in Charleston, SC
terminating in splayed foot with Regency brass caster. This table contains a single center pull out drawer
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Mahogany Single Bank Desk
Located in Annville, PA
A fine quality Mahogany Single Bank Desk from Niagara Furniture with raised side panels and a rich
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2010s Chippendale Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Mahogany Single Bank Desk
Mahogany Single Bank Desk
H 31 in W 46 in D 24 in
Art Deco Writing Table and Chair by Sue et Mare
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
DESK AND CHAIR BY SUE ET MARE A French Art Deco ladies writing desk and chair of exceptional
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tables

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Writing Table and Chair by Sue et Mare
Art Deco Writing Table and Chair by Sue et Mare
H 29.53 in W 31.11 in D 17.72 in
17th Century Spanish Walnut Wood Table with Single Plank Top
Located in Dallas, TX
and would make a fantastic office desk or writing table. The table could also be placed behind a
Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
compartments. Quality dovetailed construction throughout. The "abattant" drop front desk boasts a very
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Gustavian Antique Painted Desk on Cabinet, Swedish or Danish circa 1820-40
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FINE GUSTAVIAN SECRETARY DESK OVER CABINET IN EARLY RUST AND BLUE PAINT Probably Swedish or Danish
Category

Antique 19th Century European Gustavian Cabinets

Materials

Pine, Paint

Wallace Nutting Tavern Table #660
By Wallace Nutting
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Wallace Nutting Tavern Table #660 Circa 1920's Hardwood Construction, Single Dovetailed Drawer
Category

Early 20th Century North American Federal Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Wallace Nutting Tavern Table #660
Wallace Nutting Tavern Table #660
H 29.5 in W 36 in D 24 in
Mid Century Modern Pair of Nightstands with Limed Oak Finish
By Drexel
Located in Freehold, NJ
oak finish, single dovetailed drawer with copper accented hardware, and unique stretcher base
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Oak

19th Century Victorian Highly Carved Parlor Table
Located in Forney, TX
edge on front and back, intricate relief carved frieze with single high quality dovetailed drawer
Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Tables

Materials

Brass

17th Century Iberian Rustic Table
Located in Forney, TX
, writing desk, hall console, server, work bench or kitchen island. Dimensions (approx): 30" High, 42.5
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Antique 17th Century European Rustic Tables

Materials

Walnut

17th Century Iberian Rustic Table
17th Century Iberian Rustic Table
H 30 in W 42.5 in D 28 in
Antique English Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Sewing Table
Located in Forney, TX
medallions at corners, ebony and satinwood arrow banding, a single dovetailed frieze drawer with original
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian End Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood

19th Century Portuguese Renaissance Revival Trestle Table
Located in Forney, TX
ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a writing desk, kitchen island
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Renaissance Revival Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Continental Biedermeier Period Figured Maple Table
By Josef Danhauser
Located in Forney, TX
reserves, over a conforming frame fitted with single large concealed drawer with hand cut dovetail joinery
Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Sofa Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Maple, Burl

Vienna Art Deco Josef Hoffman Manner Eight-Piece Salon Suite Set
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Forney, TX
-quality materials. The matching eight-piece set comprising a tanker writing desk with inset leather
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Tomlinson Square Coffee Table with Drawer
By Tomlinson
Located in Pasadena, CA
", height 3". Sophisticated square coffee table by Tomlinson. Single dovetail drawer with brass pull
Category

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

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique Victorian period writing desk. This was made in England, it
Category

Antique 1860s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather

Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
H 29.93 in W 36.62 in D 22.05 in
Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique Victorian period writing desk. This was made in England, it
Category

Antique 1880s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
H 29.93 in W 36.62 in D 22.05 in
Antique Edwardian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
This superb antique Sheraton revival table could be used as a writing table or a side side table
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Antique Directoire Period Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful antique French Directoire period writing desk in solid walnut with a single dovetailed
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Napoleon III Ebonized Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Napoleon III period writing desk in ebonized mahogany with intricate brass inlay on
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Napoleon III Ebonized Mahogany Writing Desk
Napoleon III Ebonized Mahogany Writing Desk
H 28.63 in W 51.13 in D 31.88 in
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style mahogany writing desk with single dovetailed drawer, brass trim, and a
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk
H 29.25 in W 33.25 in D 19.5 in
Large Single 19th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Large antique single desk with 10 drawers and green blind tooled leather top. Entirely made of
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Large Single 19th Century Mahogany Desk
Large Single 19th Century Mahogany Desk
H 30.71 in W 77.96 in D 39.38 in
Antique William IV Mahogany Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
. It has a tooled leather writings surface and a polished back. The single drawer has fine dovetails, a
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Antique 1830s British William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Georgian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A charming original antique Georgian period writing table / desk. This was made in England, it
Category

Antique 1790s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Edwardian "Maple & Co" Desk / Writing Table
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
is a single drawer on the left and a double drawer on the right, all with fine hand cut dovetailed
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Sheraton Period Inlaid Mahogany Writing Table Desk
Located in London, GB
single drawer is finely dovetailed and oak lined. We had the leather replaced, hand colored and gold
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Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood

Vintage Oak Desk, Writing Table, Cabinet, Scotland 1925, H993
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage Oak Desk, Writing Table, Cabinet, Scotland 1925, H993 Scotland 1925 Solid Oak Original
Category

Vintage 1920s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Desk, Walnut Writing Table, Scotland 1870, B2723
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian desk, walnut writing table, Scotland 1870, B2723 Scotland 1870 Solid Walnut
Category

Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Chippendale Mahogany Kneehole Writing Desk Table, circa 1750-1770
Located in Shippensburg, PA
escutcheons (two replaced) and a single original key. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the desk is the
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Antique 1750s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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