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18th Century Italian Ladies Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Charming and rare 18th C. Italian painted small ladies desk having deep yellow, maroon and and gold
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

18th Century Italian Ladies Desk
18th Century Italian Ladies Desk
H 29 in W 32 in D 22 in
19th Century, English Regency Bamboo Red Lacquered Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Regency Style (19/20th century) bamboo and red lacquered small ladies desk with a drawer
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Ladies Carlton House Desk, circa 1840
Located in Lincoln, GB
A small ladies Carlton House desk of coromandel wood with a selection of draws and a brass
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Antique 1840s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Ladies Carlton House Desk, circa 1840
Ladies Carlton House Desk, circa 1840
H 37.41 in W 61.03 in D 19.69 in
Antique Mahogany Ladies Writing Desk Table France
Located in Munich, DE
This charming small ladies writing desk – so called 'Écritoire de Dames' was made in France circa
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Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This antique French Louis XV side table, or ladies desk, is a real 18th century gem. Crafted from
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Early 19th Century Empire Greek Vanity or Ladies' Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
An early 19th century gilt bronze and walnut veneer ladies desk or dressing table or vanity, with a
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Antique 1810s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Small Antique Ladies Correspondence Table, English, Flame, Writing, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique ladies correspondence table. An English, flame mahogany writing table
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Antique Mid-19th Century British William IV Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Semi-circular delicate antique mahogany ladies' desk Louis XVI, Paris 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate antique mahogany ladies' desk Louis XVI, Paris 1880 Semi-circular solid mahogany wood
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Southall, GB
A elegant French bonheur de jour ladies writing desk in kingswood and rosewood, with bronze gilt
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
H 52.76 in W 29.93 in D 18.12 in
Fine Quality Francois Linke Style Bronze Mounted Petite Ladies Desk, 1870s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Linke quality ladies writing desk with beautiful bronze ormolu and incredible figured rosewood. The desk
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Convertible small desk - so-called Secrétaire à culbute France 19th c. Dimensions: H x W x D: 70
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Bonheur Du Jour, French, Walnut, Ladies Writing Desk, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bonheur du jour. A French, walnut ladies writing desk, dating to the late
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume A mid-18th century ladies
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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Palisander Ladies Desk with Brass Ornaments
Located in Sofia, BG
French elegant small desk in palisander veneer, decorated with floral marquetry, revealing drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Palisander

18th Century Poudreuse and Ladies Desk - Table d'Accouchée, France, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
drawer. The small drawer on the right is indicated as a front but cannot be opened, as there is a
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Kingwood, Rosewood

Ladies' Writing Desk From the Early 20th Century in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Opole, PL
Ladies' Writing Desk From the Early 20th Century in the Style of Louis XV A ladies' writing desk
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Early 20th Century European Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Rosewood

Hollywood Regency Ebony Ladies Desk Louis XV Style Stamped Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency ebony ladies desk. Finley crafted Louis XV style stamped Jansen flip front desk
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up by sliding the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ladies Writing Desk Marquetry Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
additional storage space. This desk is finished on all sides so it can free stand in a room. Although small
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up by sliding the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

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Bronze

19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French, ormolu mounted Kingwood veneered small ladies bureau
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Porcelain, Mahogany

19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat
19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat
H 28.75 in W 26.38 in D 16.54 in
Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
By Henry Chawner
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver and glass ladies
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Antique 1780s English George III Desk Sets

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

French Bonheur-du-jour (Desk), Late 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
would make a delightful Bonheur-du-jour (small-sized ladies writing desk), yet a versatile enough piece
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Adams Edwardian Inlaid Carlton House Desk, Hand Painted, Angela Kauffman
By Angelica Kauffmann
Located in Stamford, CT
opposing ladies and fitted with a small drawer at each end centered by a leather-lined book stand on
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Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Biedermeier Writing Desk/ Side Table, Nutwood, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
/ walnut. Artfully crafted around 1830 in Vienna, this delicate Biedermeier so-called "ladies desk
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Tulipwood Ladies Work table
Located in Essex, MA
Small work table of small scale to decorate a hall way or a small space. With many drawers and
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Tulipwood

Louis XVI Tulipwood Ladies Work table
Louis XVI Tulipwood Ladies Work table
H 29.25 in W 21 in D 12.75 in
Maison Dominique Domin, Genevriére Art Deco Veneer Writing Desk or Vanity Table
By Andre Domin & Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in Firenze, IT
serve as striking writing table, vanity table, vanity desk, small bureau, ladies desk, entry table
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Thomasville Allegro Faux Bamboo Desk
By Thomasville
Located in Redding, CT
accents. The perfect ladies writing desk with two upper drawers. Perfect size! Not too big but not too
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Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Paint, Wood

Eugenio Quarti desk, Chair and Trah in Style Liberty or Art Nouveau, Jugestails
By Eugenio Quarti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Eugenio Quarti (Desk , chair and Trash ) Style: Liberty or Art Nouveau or Modernism or Jugendstil
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary
Located in Sofia, BG
Small ladies secretary animated form of veneer wood and rosewood marquetry, opening to two drawers
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, IE
interior with open shelf above three small drawers then below two secret sliding covers. Resting on four
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Brilliant Design Dutch Arts & Crafts Oak Desk Chair w. Original Upholstery 1910s
Located in Lisse, NL
but relatively small size Arts & Crafts desk chair is ideal for ladies or for not so tall gentlemen
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

French Sheraton Revival Bonheur du Jour Console Desk 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th-century vintage desk from the 1930s of Sheraton Revival style, drawing inspiration from the
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Burl Amboyne and Coromandel Ladies or Gents
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Irish Coromandel Satinwood Writing Slope Box by Austins Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
manufactured portable items, Decanter and Games Boxes, Tea Caddies, Ladies Dressing Boxes, Writing Slopes and
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Antique 19th Century Irish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Anient Traditional Fan, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
and gilded wood decorated with small plant motifs. In the center of the fan we can see a female
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Antique 18th Century Italian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Silk, Wood

Anient Traditional Fan, Italy, 18th Century
Anient Traditional Fan, Italy, 18th Century
H 14.57 in W 14.57 in D 1.19 in
Antique French Console Table or Ladies Small Writing Desk, Restored circa 1800s
Located in Chicago, IL
Petite console Table or ladies Writing Desk, made in France during the late 1800s from solid
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Antique 1880s French Country Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Style Inlaid Carved Cherry Bonheur du Jour
Located in New Orleans, LA
light and graceful, and would be a beautiful, feminine ladies writing desk or vanity.
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock
By Winterhalder and Hofmeier
Located in Danville, CA
acanthus buds, ladies faces on all four columns, egg and dart trim, four large detailed paw feet. The
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Antique Late 19th Century German Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Rare Pair of Antique Glass & Bisque Table Lamps Decorated with Very Pretty Roses
Located in Lisse, NL
antique and small ladies desk, but we are certain you can see their potential as the ideal pair on top of
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Mahogany Sidetable, Ladies Desk, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
can be pushed back when the box is open to reveal the large compartment below, is a row of smaller
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Ladies Desk with Fine Marquetry, Attributed to Beurdeley, Paris, circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Finely marquetry ladies' desk, attributed to Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis Beurdeley Paris Rosewood and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique secretary, lady's desk France Walnut around 1860 Dimensions: H x W x D: 90 x 59
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Antique Walnut Secretaire Ladies Desk by Pioneer of Liverpool w. Inlaid Shell
By Pioneer Complete Furnishing Stores
Located in Lisse, NL
, smaller and more practical pieces. This elegant, small size, patinated nutwood ladies desk fits that bill
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Dutch-Colonial 18th Century Small Children's or Ladies Bureau with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch-colonial Indonesian small Albizia adoratissima, Nangka and Ambalo wood Lady’s tambour
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Antique 18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Children's Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Gothic Revival Hand Carved Solid Oak Side Table / Ladies Desk W. Drawers
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and practical size, hand carved Gothic sidetable or small desk. This rare antique
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Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Side Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Chinoiserie Ladies Secretaire Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary 19th century English ladies secretaire desk or writing table. The two part desk was
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
secretary desk. The secretary is raised by fine cabriole legs with elegant foliate ormolu sabots. The
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Ladies Writing and Vanity Table by Jules Leleu, circa 1950s
By Jules Leleu
Located in London, GB
A Ladies Writing and Vanity Table by Jules Leleu circa 1950s A beautifully proportioned piece of
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Wood

19th Century Carved Nutwood Ladies Chair with Stunning Green Man Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
great behind an antique ladies desk, but also as a 'furniture still life' (as we call it) in a bedroom
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chairs

Materials

Brass

Cartier 1926 Tom Pouce Ladies Lighter 18kt Gold Bronze Champlevé Emerald & Lapis
By Cartier, Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
Mughal ladies Tom Pouce lighter designed by Cartier. Fabulous and extremely rare ladies
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold, Bronze, Enamel

Secretaire à la Bourgogne, Transformation Table, Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
small ladies' secretary. The development of the "Bureau à la Bourgogne" furniture type can be traced
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Antique Superb Exhibition Quality Silver Fitted Dressing Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
smaller adjustable mirrors above troll top pedestals. Each pedestal opens to expose a hinged quadrant
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20th Century English Dressers

Materials

Satinwood

Regency Period Rosewood Grained Work Table
Located in Hudson, NY
designed as a small desk. The graining done on a soft wood is dramatic and artistically done to give the
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Side Tables

Materials

Fabric, Pine

Regency Period Rosewood Grained Work Table
Regency Period Rosewood Grained Work Table
H 28.75 in W 21 in D 15.75 in
Rococo Style Steinway Model B Grand Piano Hand-Painted Scenes Fete Galante
Located in Leeds, GB
Rococo Style, 1904, Steinway Model B grand piano. Music desk is in a cut-out latticework design
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood, Paint

Mirrored Brass and Marble "Rovinette" Mirror, Ilaria Bianchi
By Ilaria Bianchi
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials: Yellow Silvia, Marquinia marble, mirrored brass Rovinette, the new desk object collection
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2010s Italian Modern Table Mirrors

Materials

Marble, Brass

Brass and Marble "Rovinette" Pencil Holder, Ilaria Bianchi
By Ilaria Bianchi
Located in Geneve, CH
: Botticino marble, polished brass Rovinette, the new desk object collection designed by Ilaria Bianchi, is
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2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Marble, Brass

Perlino and Marble "Rovinette" Business Card Holder, Ilaria Bianchi
By Ilaria Bianchi
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials: Pink Perlino, Macauba marble Rovinette, the new desk object collection designed by Ilaria
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2010s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Hand Lathered Marble "Rovinette" Candleholder, Ilaria Bianchi
By Ilaria Bianchi
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials: Green Guatemala marble Rovinette, the new desk object collection designed by Ilaria Bianchi
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2010s Italian Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Marble

Hand Lathered Marble "Rovinette" Candleholder, Ilaria Bianchi
By Ilaria Bianchi
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials: Carrara marble Rovinette, the new desk object collection designed by Ilaria Bianchi, is born
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2010s Italian Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

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Small Ladies Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic small ladies desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and cherry, every small ladies desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer small ladies desk, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each small ladies desk bearing Louis XV, Mid-Century Modern or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. Cees Braakman, Eduard Ludwig and UMS Pastoe each produced at least one beautiful small ladies desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Small Ladies Desk?

Prices for a small ladies desk start at $1,750 and top out at $9,500 with the average selling for $3,200.
Questions About Small Ladies 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.