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Place of Origin: British
A W N Pugin Attri, Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with Linenfold & Floral Carving
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin attributed,
A Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with finely executed carved gallery to the top and a sloping writing area opening to reveal storage...
Category
1860s Gothic Revival Antique British Desks
Materials
Oak
Rare Fine Antique Early Victorian Military Campaign Writing Slope Davenport Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this early Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form of a Davenport desk circa 1840-1860 in solid mahogany
I’ve only ever seen one o...
Category
1840s Early Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Unusual Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Double Secretaire Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique George III quality figured mahogany double secretaire desk having a figured mahogany crossbanded top above two secretaire drawers with original brass lions head hand...
Category
19th Century George III Antique British Desks
Materials
Other
Lovely Victorian circa 1880 English Panelled Hardwood Twin Pedestal Partner Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely English paneled Mahogany Victorian Circa 1880 twin pedestal partner desk with original fittings and brass castors
A good looking an...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
English Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Secretary with Slanted Lift-Top Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinese Chippendale style tall bamboo secretary from the 19th century, with slanted lift-top writing table, doors and drawers. Created in England during the 19th century, this bamboo secretary charms us with its slender proportions and exquisite Chinese Chippendale influence. The overhanging desk opens...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chippendale Antique British Desks
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
With Certificate Antique Shannon File Co Victorian Walnut Tambour Desk Must See
By The Shannon File Cabinet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, very rare, original Antique Victorian Shannon File Co LTD, tambour fronted desk in Waln...
Category
1880s High Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Walnut
Very Large Mahogany Centrepiece Partners’ Desk in the Chippendale Style
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A very large mahogany centrepiece partners’ desk in the Chippendale style, attributed to Maples or Gillows, of oval form with a replaced green leather top, the frieze with six small ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Very Rare and Fine Early 19th Century Georgian Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare and fine early 19th century Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase, line inlaid throughout and with intricate marquetry depicting Neoclassical motifs of swags, garlands, flowe...
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George I quality figured walnut bureau having a quality figured walnut fall with herringbone crossbanding opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of five walnut drawer...
Category
1720s George I Antique British Desks
Materials
Walnut
Hardwood & Brass Military Campaign Workstation Desk for Home Computer Part Suite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Military Campaign style home office desk / workstation which is part of a suite
This piece is part of an office suite, I have in tot...
Category
20th Century Campaign British Desks
Materials
Brass
Queen Anne Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A superior quality Queen Anne period, burr walnut bureau in superb condition and of outstanding colour with curly grain figuring and deep, rich patina. The shallow sloping fall enclo...
Category
Early 18th Century Queen Anne Antique British Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Satinwood Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late 19th Century Satinwood Kidney Shaped Desk, Or Dressing Table, Having Attractive Replacement Tooled Leather Top, Over Nine Drawers With Original Brass Handles...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Mahogany Georgian Architect's Drafting Drawing Desk Table Chest 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A rare George II mahogany architect's desk/chest, circa 1750.
The desk/ top slides forward, thus allowing the sitter to work, the top having a drafting table that has an easel support to place the top at three different heights, the highest being 47" floor to top. The chest having a plan drawer which is flanked by two pen drawers...
Category
Mid-18th Century George II Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Walnut Burl Two-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This two-drawer walnut writing desk is made for us by our English cabinetmaker. Using time-honored techniques, this table is created in just the same fashion as it would have been 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Georgian British Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Late 19th Century Georgian Style Burl Walnut and Leather Top Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Gorgeous wear and patina on this burl walnut and leather top Georgian style desk from late 19th century. Early Georgian style with burl walnut and leather top raised on pad feet with...
Category
Late 19th Century George I Antique British Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Quality Burr Walnut Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Shaped Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality burr walnut floral marquetry inlaid bombe shaped bureau having a fantastic quality large burr walnut floral marquetry inlaid bureau with a shaped fall op...
Category
18th Century Antique British Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Thomas Chippendale Revival Inverted Breakfront Partner Desk Leather Top
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely flamed mahogany, Thomas Chippendale Revival twin pedestal, partner desk with Regency brown Leather top and inverted breakfront
A very good looking and well made desk, it is a copy of an original Thomas Chippendale...
Category
20th Century Victorian British Desks
Materials
Hardwood, Leather
Very Fine Edwardian Satinwood Writing Desk or Dressing Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Edwardian satinwood writing desk or dressing table, the moulded cross banded top raised over shaped frieze with reeded ebonised deta...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany bureau bookcase. Having two glazed doors in the top, both opening to reveal adjustable shelves. Below this is the bureau section, with ...
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Leather Top Campaign Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English campaign desk featuring the original tooled green leather top, campaign brass hardware, two pedestals and a case with nine paneled drawers and block fee...
Category
19th Century Campaign Antique British Desks
Materials
Brass
VR Stamped Victoria Regina Hardwood Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Victorian, 1860
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely English Victorian Circa 1880 twin pedestal partner desk with original castors and VR stamped locks for Victoria Regina...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
19th Century English George III Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century hand painted and decorated chinoiserie bureau / desk. The fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted interior and numerous holding compartments, above an arrangem...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique British Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Partners Desk with Provenance
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine quality partners desk in exceptional figured mahogany veneers, original dark green leather, bramah locks, ratchetted writing slope and mahogany lined drawers
Provenance: from ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Bureau, Mahogany, English, Georgian, Desk, 18th Century, circa 1770
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau in light mahogany. An English, Georgian desk dating to the mid-18th century, circa 1770.
Quality craftsmanship in polished mahogany
Good color and grain interest throughout
Crossband decoration held in tramline ebony and boxwood stringing
Generous and comfortable working height to the fitted desk interior
Raised on splayed bracket feet with serpentine apron
Featuring four, full width, graduated drawers lined with paper
Cockbeaded, original brass locks and escutcheons, key absent
Drawers dressed with the original pressed brass, oval plate loop handles
A pair of stout lopers withdraw to support the fall
Fitted interior desk space with quality, olive green, blind tooled leather skiver
A suite of eight stationery drawers over eight cubby holes
The smooth sliding drawers in flame mahogany dressed...
Category
18th Century Georgian Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Burr Walnut, Leather and Brass Gallery Rail Davenport Desk Workstation
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite vintage burr walnut davenport desk with brown leather gold leaf tooled top and brass gallery rail....
Category
20th Century Victorian British Desks
Materials
Walnut, Leather
George III Mahogany Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III mahogany slant top desk, 18th century. With a painted tiger striped mahogany slant top, a cock beaded drawer flanked by glides to support slant top when opened, desk inter...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Desks
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany folding campaign desk with fitted leather interior consisting of document pouch,original ink well, quill box, writing surface, a...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique British Desks
Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, circa 1890
By Sheraton Revival
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century satinwood Sheraton revival cylinder bureau with ebony string inlay, having a three quarter brass gallery to the t...
Category
Late 19th Century Sheraton Antique British Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Queen Anne Style small Burr Walnut Escritoire, circa 1920s
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Queen Anne Style small Burr Walnut Escritoire, circa 1920s
Curved Cornice with single drawer at front
Fall Front with Burr walnut veneer & walnut cross banding,
Working lock &...
Category
1920s Queen Anne Vintage British Desks
Materials
Walnut
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Ebonised and Burr Walnut Inlaid Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality ebonised and burr walnut inlaid writing desk having an attractive original brass gallery top above a pair of pretty crossbanded ebonised quality inl...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Anglo-Chinese Bamboo Lacquered Desk
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century Anglo-Chinese Bamboo Lacquered Desk
Aesthetic Movement, England, C.1880
Leather inset surface
Presented in excellent condition commensurate of age.
Category
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique British Desks
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Lacquer
English Arts & Crafts Handmade Dark Stained Solid Oak Desk with Side Shelves
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid oak English Arts & Crafts desk with built in side shelves and removable top for ease of movement make this a practical gem. Original hardware perfectly intact and united by str...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique British Desks
Materials
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Kneehole Desk by Francis & James Smith
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality, unusual, Victorian mahogany kneehole desk by Francis and James Smith, Glasgow. The top, having three leather writing surfaces, each decorated with gold an...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Architect's Mahogany Pedestal Desk Drafting Table 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A good and unusual 19th century antique mahogany pedestal architect's drafting table, desk, circa 1870.
The desk/drafting table having a hinged lift up writing/drawing surface that c...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th English Brass Banded Mahogany Lap Desk With Gilt Tooled Leather
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., England, a figured mahogany lap desk banded in brass to protect a piece that was in regular use and likely travelled with the owner.
The hinged top opens to a gilt tooled l...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Early Victorian Burl Walnut 2 Pedestal Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
Early Victorian Burl Walnut 2 Pedestal Desk
With Cigar box mahogany drawers & brass hardware
With 3 keys. Also comes with later glass top
Category
1840s Early Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Brass
Fine Antique Victorian Mahogany Davenport with Pop-Up Stationery Compartment
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
Victorian Figured Mahogany Davenport Desk with Hinged Drum Lid, England, 1870s
Elevate your space with this exquisite Victorian figured mahogany Davenport desk, a stunning example o...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Chippendale style mahogany desk with deep relief work and appliques. Finely figured mahogany on the case and doors of this piece sets it apart from the crowd. The desk interior is ve...
Category
19th Century Chippendale Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Secretaire Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany secretaire desk/cabinet having a quality mahogany rectangular shaped top above a secretaire drawer with ebony inlay stringing and original brass h...
Category
19th Century George III Antique British Desks
Materials
Brass, Other
Antique Victorian Quality Satinwood Freestanding Marquetry Inlaid French Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality satinwood freestanding marquetry inlaid French bureau having the original brass gallery, beautiful floral marquetry inlaid top above a satinwood floral marq...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Other
Regency Burr Elm Davenport Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Quality And Extremely Rare Early 18th Century Regency Period Burr Elm Davenport Having Hinged Swivel Top With Inset Leather, Retaining Elegant Original Ormolu Gallery With Pierced Handle, Over Rare Mechanical Slide And Four Ash Lined Drawers With Bobbin Moulded Decoration, Raised On Original Turned Bun Feet.
The term Davenport is owed to Captain Davenport...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks
Materials
Elm
Regency Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Quality Early 19th Century, Regency Period, Mahogany Pedestal Desk Of Nice Small Proportions, Having Attractive Gilt Tooled Leather Inset To Crossbanded Top, Over Nine Drawers...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Desk in the manner of Charles Heathcote Tatham
By Charles Heathcote Tatham
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An important Regency design carved wood pedestal desk in the manner of Charles Heathcote Tatham. The top is symmetrically divided and leathere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Regency British Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Rare 19th Century English Writing Desk
By Holland & Sons
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Bonheur du Jour of exhibition quality, in the Louis XV manner attributed to Holland & Sons
Lovingly constructed in Bois Citronnier, and Purpleheart woods, with exten...
Category
1860s Louis XV Antique British Desks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century English Regency Style Writing Table Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical late 19th century English mahogany drop-leaf writing table featuring a speckled lacquer finish by artist Ira Yeager (1933-2022 American). The elegant table is crafted in th...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Desks
Materials
Brass
Chippendale Style Partners Desk
Located in Montreal, QC
This superb desk is a copy of one made by Thomas Chippendale in 1766 for Sir Rowland Winn. The original masterpiece of English cabinetry is at his residence, Nostell Priory in York...
Category
1940s George III Vintage British Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
English Crossed Sabre Leg Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Handcrafted for us by a small workshop in England, this writing table embodies the quality and appearance buyers of bespoke English furniture have come to expect over the last 300 ye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Regency British Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of important Georgian satinwood cylinder cabinets
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of Georgian cylinder cabinets/bookcases, the raised pierced gallery, and well-figured satinwood tops to the glazed doors opening to reveal an adjustable shelf. The freeze having...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Desks
Materials
Satinwood
English Chippendale Period George II Red Walnut Kneehole Desk Dressing Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
A good Chippendale period mid 18th century red walnut kneehole writing desk dressing table of small proportions and dating to circa 1740-50. With a lift-up top featuring a fully fit...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chippendale Antique British Desks
Materials
Brass
English 19th Century Oak Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality, One Piece, Mid 19th Century Oak Pedestal Desk Of Eleven Drawers Having Replacement Gilt Tooled Leather Top And Original Turned W...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Oak
George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Nice old piece very nicely polished and tuned up in good working order. Rectangular top with tambour roll top opening to expose a pull out writing surface with adjustable ratcheted c...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
George 111 Period Mahogany & inlaid Kneehole desk
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Dereham, GB
George 111 Period Mahogany & inlaid Kneehole desk
Mahogany top with Satinwood Banded inlay, &
Centre Fan inlay & 4 quarter fan inlays
Kneehole Base with 7 Drawers,
Satinwood Bandin...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Walnut Military Campaign Chest or Lap Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique campaign box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1820 and done in the period Victoria...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Desks
Materials
Brass
Neo-Ghotic Bureau - England - Late 19th Century - Carved Oak
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
This exquisite Neo-Gothic bureau is a true masterpiece, merging fine craftsmanship with historical elegance. Crafted likely in the late 19th to early 20t...
Category
Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Antique British Desks
Materials
Oak
George I walnut secretaire kneehole desk
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
George I walnut, crossbanded and featherbanded secretaire kneehole desk
The rounded rectangular quarter veneered top above a fall front secretaire drawer enclosing a central cupboard...
Category
1720s George I Antique British Desks
Materials
Walnut
English Tooled Green Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable antique George III style partners desk with the original tooled green leather top on a mahogany case with four drawers on either ...
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique British Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Lovely George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Original Handles
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very rare original George III circa 1780 walnut twin pedestal double sided partner desk with period handles and green leather surface...
Category
1780s George III Antique British Desks
Materials
Ostrich Leather, Walnut
Rare 20th Century Mahogany Dressing Table with Electrical Lights
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
A remarkable ladies dressing table made by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. of London for his Highness Nawab Sir Sadiq Mohammed Khan Abbasi the V of Bahawalpur.
Constructed in mahogany in the form of a kneehole desk with a modesty screen, rising from Chippendale style carved bracket feet, the banks of pedestals fitted with lockable faux drawers to the left, concealing a safe, and drawers to the right, fitted with ormolu chased swan neck handles; the lockable and hinged panelled top rising to reveal an adjustable triptych bevelled dressing mirror, with provisions for a pair of scallop shaded electrical lights, and having an enclosed body, fitted with an array of cut-glass unguent bottles, all with silver tops, Hall marked for 1929/30, enamelled with an Art Deco design, and bearing wonderfully detailed portraits of His Highness in regal dress...
Category
20th Century Art Deco British Desks
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Ormolu
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