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Writing Desk With Clock

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
having extensive parquetry inlay, with well cast and extensive fire gilt bronze enhancements. The writing
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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French Louis XV Style Marquetry & Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
candelabra centered with a clock, the porcelain face signed F. Berthoud, Paris; Below two "leather-bookends
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French Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Late 19th Century by Au Gros Chene, Paris
By Au Gros Chene
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
for its age. An antique French parquetry and bronze Cartonnier writing desk with clock from the same
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Louis XV Cartonnier with Clock
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
bombé shaped cartonnier (an ornamental box for papers usually for placing on a desk), surmounted by a
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Louis XV Cartonnier with Clock
Louis XV Cartonnier with Clock
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Writing Set with Desk Clock, Carriage, Pendulette, Paris, Signed Moser, C. 1850
Located in Greven, DE
Antique writing set with inkwell and travel clock. Paris Brass, marble Around 1850 Dimensions
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French Parquetry Inlaid Desk with Leather Top and Inset Clock
Located in Houston, TX
across the front and two petite cabinets on the surface with drawers. A clock is mounted at the center
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Rare Size Rosewood French Louis XVI Leather Top Rosewood Desk With Clock
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
manner of Maison Forest, has a leather top writing surface and a clock. The desk is adorned in
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20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Attributed Francoise Linke French Louis XVI Leather Top Rosewood Desk with Clock
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, beautifully designed writing desk with a clock and faux book spines atop a
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Clock Cabinet with Writers Flap from Northern Sweden
Located in Kramfors, SE
Clock cabinet with writers flap manufactured around the year 1800. The cabinet is scraped to
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19th Century Gothic Hymnal Cabinet and Table with Clock
Located in Hixson, TN
This is an impressive 19th century cabinet and table with a clock. The table pulls away from the
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Signed Francois Linke Mirrored Mahogany Louis XV Ladies Vanity with Clock
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This genuine signed Francois Linke vanity with clock also includes the matching chair. The vanity
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Swedish Chatol with Mora Clock
Located in Sheffield, MA
Interesting chatol (writing desk) with integral Mora clock, Sweden circa 1820. Writing surface
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires

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Swedish Chatol with Mora Clock
Swedish Chatol with Mora Clock
H 84.5 in W 45.5 in D 20 in
An Important Louis XV Kingwood Commode By Jacques Dubois
Located in London, GB
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Writing Desk With Clock For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic writing desk with clock available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and wood, every writing desk with clock was constructed with great care. There are 28 variations of the antique or vintage writing desk with clock you’re looking for, while we also have 18 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect writing desk with clock — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each writing desk with clock bearing modern, louis xv or mid-century modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made writing desk with clock over the years, but those crafted by Joost van Bleiswijk, Alberto Colzani and Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Writing Desk With Clock?

The average selling price for a writing desk with clock at 1stDibs is $4,705, while they’re typically $144 on the low end and $341,309 for the highest priced.
Questions About Writing Desk With Clock
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.

  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.