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Material: Amboyna
Rare Chinese Export Amboyna and Ebony Campaign Kneehole Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
Rare and outstanding example of an early 19th century Anglo-Chinese export amboyna and ebony campaign kneehole desk retaining the original patina with wonderful colour. China circa 1830 One of the finest examples you will see, constructed using thick hand sawn cuts of amboyna and solid ebony with ivory stringing and countersunk brass pulls to the camphor wood lined drawers, having brass drop carrying handles to each side. The rectangular top with book matched amboyna veneers enclosed by a solid ebony boarder above a frieze drawer fitted with an adjustable inset velvet lined writing slope flanked by multiple sliding lidded compartments and pen rests. Below is an arrangement of nine ivory strung drawers and a kneehole recess with foliate carved and pierced ankle brackets, the whole being raised on eight solid ebony turned feet. This impressive colonial inspired desk is Chinese and would have been intended for the export market. Some years back this desk was often mistaken to have been Anglo-Indian due to the fact it shares many characteristics of Indian furniture...
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1830s Chinese Antique Amboyna Desks

Materials

Ebony, Amboyna

Rare Chinese Export Amboyna and Ebony Campaign Kneehole Desk
Rare Chinese Export Amboyna and Ebony Campaign Kneehole Desk

Rare Chinese Export Amboyna and Ebony Campaign Kneehole Desk

$22,929
Stamped Gillows Lancaster Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Figured Oak
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare Gillows Lancaster twin pedestal double sided partner desk in panelled figured oak An exceptionally rare exa...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Amboyna Desks

Materials

Amboyna

Stamped Gillows Lancaster Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Figured Oak
Stamped Gillows Lancaster Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Figured Oak

Stamped Gillows Lancaster Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Figured Oak

$14,288 Sale Price
30% Off
Small Art Deco Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco small desk. Amboyna with inlaid details, red bakelite and brass pulls. Desk features four drawers a storage cabinet and an additional storage area underneath a lift u...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Amboyna Desks

Materials

Brass

Small Art Deco Desk
Small Art Deco Desk

Small Art Deco Desk

$16,800
19th Century English Bonheur Du Jour Attributed To Gillows Of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century Burr walnut, ebonised , ormolu and porcelain Bonheur du jour, the superstructure with pierced brass galleries above an open compartment with mirrored interio...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Amboyna Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century English Bonheur Du Jour Attributed To Gillows Of Lancaster
19th Century English Bonheur Du Jour Attributed To Gillows Of Lancaster

19th Century English Bonheur Du Jour Attributed To Gillows Of Lancaster

$21,378
Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set upon solid end supports with a turned, reeded an...
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1810s English Regency Antique Amboyna Desks

Materials

Amboyna

Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel

Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel

$37,761
19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a French 19th Century Amboyna and Ebony Cabinet, with three quarter balustrade gallery, above two panelled doors set with Paris porcelain po...
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19th Century French Antique Amboyna Desks

Materials

Amboyna

19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour

19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour

$6,123
19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 19th century ebony and Thuya wood Bonheur Du Jour. The bonheur du jour has a brass gallery around the top, above a central mirror...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Amboyna Desks

Materials

Ebony, Amboyna

19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour

19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour

$7,144
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