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Antique H.T. Cushman Betumal Oak Telephone Stand Small Child's Desk
By H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique H.T. Cushman Betumal Oak Telephone Stand Small Child's Desk. Item features a pull out seat
Category

Antique Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Glass, Oak

Small Child’s Desk by Jules Wabbes Edited by Bulo
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Small desk for a classroom presented at the 12th Milan Triennale in 1960 by Jules Wabbes for the
Category

Early 2000s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Austrian Bentwood Child Desk
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Bentwood small child's desk with attached chair with double hoop back design. (THONET
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bentwood

Austrian Bentwood Child Desk
Austrian Bentwood Child Desk
H 22 in W 33 in D 18 in
French, Oak Child's School Desk c. 1900's
Located in London, GB
This French 1900's Oak child's school desk is a rare find that exudes immense character. The desk
Category

Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

French, Oak Child's School Desk c. 1900's
French, Oak Child's School Desk c. 1900's
H 29.14 in W 20.48 in D 19.3 in
Childs Exceptionally Rare Satinwood Bureau Desk circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, GB
This small satinwood bureau desk circa 1770 is only 75cm tall, making it a very unique piece. It is
Category

Antique 18th Century British George II Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Inkwell in Wood Figuring a Child, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Inkwell in wood figuring a slightly lied down child only dressed with a simple cloth around his
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XV Inkwells

Materials

Wood

19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with marquetry inlay; lift-up compartment with fitted
Category

Antique 19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Whitewashed Ash Linderman Wall-Mounted Desk with Leather Wrapped Drawer in Stock
By New York Heartwoods
Located in Accord, NY
. The desk is suitable as a console, child's desk, or entry table, and is compact making it ideal for
Category

2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash, Leather

Circa 18th Century English Unusual Size Painted Knee Hole Desk or Side Table
Located in London, GB
A charming diminutively sized English kneehole desk. It was not originally made for a child but
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Important Russian silver paper knife, Edward VII as a child, English royalty
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
the paddles there is a small boy, dressed like a sailor, with a knife to his hip and a compass near it
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Letter Openers

Materials

Silver

Mackenzie-Childs Black and White Plate or Dish, 1990s
By Mackenzie Childs
Located in New York, NY
food, or as a vide-poche catch-all for small items (shown holding jewelry) on a desk, vanity area, etc
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Art Glass

Gold Plated Boy Holding a Large Jade Sphere on a Carrara Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
compliment to a Childs room on a shelf or used as a small bookend. A very interesting and charming piece
Category

20th Century European Modern Paperweights

Materials

Carrara Marble

Mid-Century Japanese Iron Kewpie Paperweights Sculptures Metal Arts Birds
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare pair of cast iron Kewpie birds; mother and child. Large one weighs approx. 2.5 lbs. and is 4
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Childs Vintage Roll Top Desk, Bureau
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Childs Vintage Roll Top Desk, Bureau. The perfect addition to your childs bedroom. Crafted with
Category

Late 20th Century British Georgian Children's Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Childs Vintage Roll Top Desk, Bureau
Childs Vintage Roll Top Desk, Bureau
H 30.32 in W 20.48 in D 14.57 in
Vintage Arne Jacobsen 3113 Hammer Office Chair
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Søborg, DK
has been polished. Some small areas of chrome missing due to age related wear. A beautiful vintage
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Vintage Arne Jacobsen 3113 Hammer Office Chair
Vintage Arne Jacobsen 3113 Hammer Office Chair
H 30.71 in W 15.75 in D 17.72 in
1930's Solid Oak 'Jerry' Child Desk
Located in Brno, CZ
This is an original solid oak child’s desk from the 1930’s. It was designed by the Jerry Furniture
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Oak

1930's Solid Oak 'Jerry' Child Desk
1930's Solid Oak 'Jerry' Child Desk
H 26.78 in W 35.44 in D 18.9 in
Viennese Enamel and Silver Clock, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Viennese enamel and silver clock, 19th century. Small silver and multicolored enamel clock. It
Category

Antique 1850s Austrian Gothic Revival Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Louis XV Style Porcelain Clock Attributed Samson & Cie, France, circa 1880
By Samson & Cie
Located in PARIS, FR
clock attributed to Samson & Cie. A gilt bronze bush, decorated with small porcelain flowers and metal
Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Drop Front Child Size Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century Country French child's Size drop front desk from Alsace. Made of solid oak with
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Chrome Rotating & Extending Child's Hairdressing Armchair
Located in London, GB
-designed armchair to help keep a small fidgety child still and at the perfect height. The seat height at
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Burl Wood Box, Small
Located in New York, NY
(as demonstrated) or other small items on a vanity, desk, nightstand table, dresser, etc. Dimensions
Category

Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Burl

Burl Wood Box, Small
Burl Wood Box, Small
H 1.75 in Dm 2.75 in
Antique Wood Ladder Back Rush Seat Child's Accent Chair Painted Orange
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
in a triangle pattern. Use this small chair in a child's room as an accent chair at a small desk or
Category

20th Century American American Craftsman Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Mother and Child -miniature figurative bronze by New York artist Noa Bornstein
By Noa Bornstein
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
This lovely small bronze in a warm honey brown patina is a depiction of a mother enveloping her
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rudolph Henn, Child Feeding a Squirrel, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, circa 1920s
By Rudolph Henn
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the artist on the plinth, this desk-size sculpture of a child feeding a squirrel was
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Small Town Love (Last Picture Show) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Small Town Love (Last Picture Show) - 2006 Edition 1/10, 58x57cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel Drop Front Secretary Desk by Raymond Loewy
By Mengel Furniture Co., Raymond Lowey
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel drop front secretary desk by Raymond Loewy. Comprised of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Metal

Rare 19th Century Tavern, or Clerks, Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
dimensions would mean any small child sitting in it would get be lost. It is certainly a chair made for
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Folk Art Terracotta Cat Egg Cup or Votive
Located in Los Angeles, CA
votive or small office supplies, like paper clips or even 420. a complaint to a desk, shelf or work
Category

20th Century French Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

French Louis XV Style 19th Century Walnut Console Table with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
living room, foyer or a child's room where it could also be used as a small desk!
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Georgian 18th Century Elm Table Top Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
, as it is also a little small for a piece of childs furniture. We think actually it was made to stand
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Models and Miniatures

Materials

Elm

Blooming Terra, a Ceramic Decorative Vase in Brown and Grey by Maarten Vrolijk
By Maarten Vrolijk
Located in London, GB
reacts in its own unique way, dragging and creating small trails of the displaced clay, embellishing his
Category

2010s Dutch Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware

Miniature English Antique Mahogany Secretary Bookcase ca. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
RARE AND VERY FINE MINIATURE GEORGE III MAHOGANY TWO-PART BOOKCASE OVER CHEST Of Child-Like
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Max le Verrier Atalante Art déco sculpture
By Max Le Verrier
Located in NANTES, FR
child and he spent a lot of time in boarding schools. He served as a pilot in the French Army during
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Max le Verrier Atalante Art déco sculpture
Max le Verrier Atalante Art déco sculpture
H 31.5 in W 16.15 in D 6.5 in
Blooming Fresco, a Ceramic Decorative Vase in Brown and Pink by Maarten Vrolijk
By Maarten Vrolijk
Located in London, GB
, the material reacts in its own unique way, dragging and creating small trails of the displaced clay
Category

2010s Dutch Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware

Set of 4 Pedestal Boxes in Shagreen, Shell and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
space. These can be used as a vanity set for your bathroom, in your office to store desk accessories or
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Set of Twenty Four Early Piero Fornasetti Adam and Eve Porcelain Plates
Located in Benington, Herts
variety of furnishings and housewares that ranged from chairs, tables and desks to dinner plates, lamps
Category

20th Century Italian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Sweet Pea and Dock in Chautauqua Park, Original Painting
Located in Boston, MA
particular fondness for the Mother and Child theme, although any depiction of the “love aspect” is what
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

South Boulder Meadow #6, Original Painting
Located in Boston, MA
a particular fondness for the Mother and Child theme, although any depiction of the “love aspect” is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Summer Seeds, Original Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: I specialize in portraiture, with a particular fondness for the Mother and Child theme, although
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Pierre's Winter Salad and Amaryllis, Original Painting
Located in Boston, MA
: I specialize in portraiture, with a particular fondness for the Mother and Child theme, although any
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Brother Ron's Southern Peanut Butter Soup, Original Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Mother and Child theme, although any depiction of the “love aspect” is what inspires me. How we connect
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Hepplewhite Style Apprentice Miniature Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
sample but to small to be full sized. Some people would say that perhaps it is a Child’s Secretary but I
Category

Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Yarrow and Hen, Original Painting
Located in Boston, MA
fondness for the Mother and Child theme, although any depiction of the “love aspect” is what inspires me
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Pasta Jay's, Original Painting
Located in Boston, MA
and Child theme, although any depiction of the “love aspect” is what inspires me. How we connect with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits - Female Illustrator of Golden Age
By Jessie Gillespie
Located in Miami, FL
small areas of exposed neck and chin. As the viewers eyes goes from left to right - all six silhouettes
Category

1910s Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Reservoir Trail - Palmer Lake, Original Contemporary Magical Realism Painting
Located in Boston, MA
landscape depicts a snow covered ground that glows in shades of blue and purple. Burst of color depict small
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rococo Style Steinway Model B Grand Piano Hand-Painted Scenes Fete Galante
Located in Leeds, GB
a basket, a child plays with a small dog, elsewhere a couple recline in an amorous embrace. The
Category

Early 20th Century German Rococo Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood, Paint

LaGarde Antique French Mantel Clock Gilt n Patina Bronze Shepherd Playing Flute
By Charles X
Located in Sweden, SE
also in museums. Antique figural mantel (desk, shelf) clock, gilt - patinated bronze, 19th century
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze

Cottonwoods at Reservoir Lodge, Signed Original Expressionist Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
, with a particular fondness for the Mother and Child theme, although any depiction of the “love aspect
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Moody Day at Mohansic Lake, Signed Original Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
particular fondness for the Mother and Child theme, although any depiction of the “love aspect” is what
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

2 Karges French Empire Regency Klismos Dining Arm Chairs Provincial
By Karges Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
upon order. Karges artisans are committed to let every chair, desk, table, bed, chest, sofa, and side
Category

Mid-20th Century Empire Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint

Mid-Century Modern Mengel Limed & Cerused Oak Telephone Bench by Raymond Lowey
By Mengel Furniture Co., Raymond Lowey
Located in Topeka, KS
plant stand adorned with foliage, as a small desk for a place to jot down a recipe or a quick note, or
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Metal

Carved Spanish Oak Writing Cabinet, Estate of Vincente Blasco Ibanez
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 16th century carved Spanish oak writing desk and cabinet, with
Category

Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Antique, Rare and Large Hand Carved Black Forest Flying Eagle Pendant Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
chandelier like this still is very small. This, over three feet wide, eagle chandelier is the kind of Black
Category

Early 20th Century European Black Forest Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Metal

George IV Centre Table Attributed to Thomas & George Seddon, circa 1830
By Thomas & George Seddon
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
fashioned desks, chests, both large and small, work- and toilet-tables in all manner of wood and patterns
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Diminutive Maple Queen Anne Lady’s / Child’s Desk on Frame, Salem, circa 1760
Located in Providence, RI
Whether a lady’s desk or a child’s desk, what it is an early diminutive desk based on the design of
Category

Antique 1760s American Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Maple

Set of Children Desk or School Bench with Two Flototto Chairs, Germany, 1970s
By Elmar Flötotto
Located in Warsaw, PL
, which seems necessary to the child. The upper part of the desk / school bench is plastic, reinforced
Category

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

Materials

Steel, Metal

Spike Letter Opener, Brush Finished Cast Red Bronze, Jordan Mozer, USA, 1995
By Jordan Mozer
Located in Chicago, IL
collected by the artist as a child. Created as a holiday present. SMALL BATCH STUDIO FURNISHINGS Mozer
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Letter Openers

Materials

Bronze

Spike Letter Opener, Polished Recycled Aluminum, Jordan Mozer, USA, 1995
By Jordan Mozer
Located in Chicago, IL
and collected by the artist as a child. Created as a holiday present. SMALL BATCH STUDIO
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Letter Openers

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Child Desk and Chair, Cubism, 1910, The Netherlands
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Achterveld, NL
of the small desk is "wrapped" in red plastic / vinyl. The seat and desk are sturdy and in case they
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Plastic, Oak

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Find many varieties of an authentic small child desk available at 1stDibs. Each small child desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. There are 63 variations of the antique or vintage small child desk you’re looking for, while we also have 17 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a small child desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A small child desk made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Fornasetti, Fritz Hansen and Arne Jacobsen each produced at least one beautiful small child desk that is worth considering.

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The average selling price for a small child desk at 1stDibs is $2,479, while they’re typically $165 on the low end and $159,862 for the highest priced.
Questions About Small Child Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A 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.