Exceptional 18th Century Continental Desk

A lovely Louis XV period arched-top armoire in honey-colored cherrywood, beautifully carved with floral motifs, the two inset paneled doors retaining their original lock and hardware...

A late 18th century faience shelf or wall bracket in the form of a demon's face, losses to glaze in areas, with wear and chips overall.

A rare French Régence period biblioteque, circa 1740, with arched wire-inset doors over two lower square paneled doors with adjustable interior shelves, “galbe” paneled side doors co...

A French provincial Louis XV period writing table in walnut, circa 1770, the original conforming top over a scalloped apron with one drawer, on cabriole legs. Older finish, nice pati...

18th century mahogany kneehole desk, the rectangular moulded edge top having a brown leather writing surface decorated with blind and gold tooling, a selection of eight graduated oak...

A very good quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany cylinder desk having well figured roll top, enclosing baize sliding writing surface with...

This beautifully crafted Swedish Rococo writing desk is a distinguished piece of Stockholm workmanship from the 1760s-70s. The desk features gracefully curved legs and three finely v...

A very attractive early 18th century, George I Period, walnut kneehole desk of diminutive proportions, having extremely well figured quarter veneered, crossbanded top with elegant re-entrant corners, over arrangement of seven drawers retaining original brasswear, flanking central cupboard door with original brass hinges, raised on original bracket feet. In general kneehole deeks are regarded as a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard being the typically found form. There are of course various different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule that is the form you will usually find in a georgian kneehole desk...