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Place of Origin: Chinese
Highly Carved Mahogany Desk with a Intricate Carved Gallery 1890
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Highly carved mahogany with a flat top writing surface and a intricate carrved gallery with dragons and birds. Carvinga are on every service ans these are highly skiiied labor. See ...
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1890s Chinese Chippendale Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Highly Carved Mahogany Desk with a Intricate Carved Gallery 1890
Highly Carved Mahogany Desk with a Intricate Carved Gallery 1890

Highly Carved Mahogany Desk with a Intricate Carved Gallery 1890

$3,195
Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee
By George Zee and Co
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Asian teak hand carved drop slant front desk with interior compartmentalized cubby storage in the style of George Zee and Co. of China. This amazing piece is in fabulous condition. Please see photos, circa mid-20th century. This phenomenal drop front desk is made with superior craftsmanship and materials and is in exceptional original condition. Comprised of teak that has been carved on the drop front and the drawer faces with an incredible plum blossom and bird motif. The drop front is slanted above three rows of drawers. The top row having two drawers and the lower two a single full width drawer. All with recessed carved handles. Inside the drop front, besides the work surface, there is a removable cubby compartmentalized storage including a small drawer. This is made in the style of renowned Chinese furniture maker George Zee and Co. who made high quality teak and camphor wood furniture...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Desks

Materials

Teak

Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee
Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee

Asian Teak Hand Carved Drop Front Compartmentalized Desk Style of George Zee

$1,995
19th century Chinese Canton black lacquered desk cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet, circa 1830. Stunning quality chinese export desk, circa 1830. Main feature is the rare alabaster doors which have been hand...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Alabaster

19th century Chinese Canton black lacquered desk cabinet
19th century Chinese Canton black lacquered desk cabinet

19th century Chinese Canton black lacquered desk cabinet

$27,455
Mid Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rare and unique Mid Century Chinese Export Partners Desk, Applied Bamboo over Hardwood. A partner's desk describes a desk in which two people...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Desks

Materials

Bamboo, Hardwood

Mid Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk
Mid Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk

Mid Century Chinese Export Bamboo Rattan Partners Desk

$2,880 Sale Price
40% Off
Highly Decorated Chinese Desk in Red Lacquer, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Highly decorated desk in red lacquer with stacked drawers and painted scenes, Chinese, 1950's.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Highly Decorated Chinese Desk in Red Lacquer, 1950s
Highly Decorated Chinese Desk in Red Lacquer, 1950s

Highly Decorated Chinese Desk in Red Lacquer, 1950s

$8,500
Chinese Qing Style Elm Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese export writing table or desk made in the Qing style. Constructed from elm with rich grain patterns having mortise and tenon joinery. The...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Desks

Materials

Brass

Chinese Qing Style Elm Writing Table Desk
Chinese Qing Style Elm Writing Table Desk

Chinese Qing Style Elm Writing Table Desk

$3,500
20th C. Vintage/Antique Bureau, Bookcase, Chinese, Painted Red Roll-Top Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 20th C. Vintage/Antique Bureau, Bookcase, Chinese, Painted Red Roll-Top Desk! Roll-Top Desk, Bureau, Bookcase, Chinese, Painted Red Lacquer, Vintage / Antique, 1900's, 20...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

20th C. Vintage/Antique Bureau, Bookcase, Chinese, Painted Red Roll-Top Desk
20th C. Vintage/Antique Bureau, Bookcase, Chinese, Painted Red Roll-Top Desk

20th C. Vintage/Antique Bureau, Bookcase, Chinese, Painted Red Roll-Top Desk

$8,249
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 Antique Chinese 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

$23,137
Alima NDS1 Trolly Black Matte Steel/Oak, by Note Design Studio for &Tradition
By Note Design Studio
Located in Dubai, AE
Inspired by the ‘creative chaos’ of working from home, Note Design Studio decided to create a storage unit that would house their collection of magazines, drawings and objects. The r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Chinese Desks

Materials

Steel

Alima NDS1 Trolly Black Matte Steel/Oak, by Note Design Studio for &Tradition
Alima NDS1 Trolly Black Matte Steel/Oak, by Note Design Studio for &Tradition

Alima NDS1 Trolly Black Matte Steel/Oak, by Note Design Studio for &Tradition

$1,501 / item
19th C China Trade Roll Top Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Charleston, SC
A early-19th century Asian hardwood lap desk on stand. A similar one is pictured in "The Decorative Arts of The China Trade," page 248. The stand is a replacement made from pearwood.
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

19th C China Trade Roll Top Lap Desk on Stand
19th C China Trade Roll Top Lap Desk on Stand

19th C China Trade Roll Top Lap Desk on Stand

$3,800
Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
An exceptionlal and very rare Qianlong period Chinese export Bureur, Constructed in Hauli and Huanghuali wood in China during the first half of the 18th century for a wealthy English...
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Mid-18th Century George II Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Padouk

Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau
Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau

Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau

$32,954
Chinese Scholar Marble Stone Table Screen Desk in 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and and well made table screen. In our opinion second half of the 20th century. Great object for scholar's desk. Additional information: Material: Wood Region of Origin: Chin...
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20th Century Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

Chinese Scholar Marble Stone Table Screen Desk in 20th Century
Chinese Scholar Marble Stone Table Screen Desk in 20th Century

Chinese Scholar Marble Stone Table Screen Desk in 20th Century

$1,598 Sale Price
20% Off
Alima NDS1 Trolly Black Matte Steel/Walnut, by Note Design Studio for &Tradition
By Note Design Studio
Located in Dubai, AE
Inspired by the ‘creative chaos’ of working from home, Note Design Studio decided to create a storage unit that would house their collection of magazines, drawings and objects. The r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Chinese Desks

Materials

Steel

Alima NDS1 Trolly Black Matte Steel/Walnut, by Note Design Studio for &Tradition
Alima NDS1 Trolly Black Matte Steel/Walnut, by Note Design Studio for &Tradition

Alima NDS1 Trolly Black Matte Steel/Walnut, by Note Design Studio for &Tradition

$1,501 / item
Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Camphorwood Campaign Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-19th century Chinese export camphorwood campaign chest with 3 drawers with inlaid ebony and fold out desk with old green felt on writing surface and ...
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Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Camphorwood Campaign Chest
Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Camphorwood Campaign Chest

Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Camphorwood Campaign Chest

$8,275
Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table
Located in London, by appointment only
A Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand decorated with an unusual polychrome flower design This Chinese lacquer bureau on stand was made in ...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table
Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table

Chinese Export Lacquer Bureau on Stand and Toilet Glass Dressing Table

$24,029
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H 29.5 in W 58 in D 28 in
19th Century, Mahogany Partner Desk from England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
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H 31.5 in W 49.22 in D 36.62 in
19th Century Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
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H 31 in W 48 in D 26 in
Red Lacquered Wood Desk from the 50s, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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H 30.71 in W 23.23 in D 38.98 in
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Located in Montreal, QC
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H 32 in W 80 in D 50 in
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Located in Riga, LV
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Materials

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$5,983 / item
H 29.53 in W 47.25 in D 17.72 in
19th Century Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality carved Chinese Chippendale style kneehole desk. The top of the desk has an intricately fretted gallery which is in perfect condition. Below this the desk h...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chippendale Antique Chinese Desks

Materials

Mahogany

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19th Century Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Desk

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$4,810
H 32 in W 39 in D 25 in
19th Century Carved Oak Pedestal Desk
Located in High Point, NC
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$3,995
H 31 in W 48 in D 29.38 in
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Located in Round Top, TX
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H 31 in W 60 in D 41.5 in
A Regency Style Carved Mahogany Beau Brummel Gentlemans Vanity Desk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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A Regency Style Carved Mahogany Beau Brummel Gentlemans Vanity Desk

$2,695
H 33.5 in W 22 in D 20 in
Sheraton Ladies Desk Bureau Mahogany 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A delightful Sheraton style ladies desk dating to 1890 Rich flame mahogany wood with deep patina Sheraton style tapering legs typical from this period Seven drawers giving ample room...
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H 39 in W 36 in D 15 in
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
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H 30.75 in W 50.5 in D 28 in
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Located in Dallas, TX
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A Chinese Export Black and Gold Lacquer Desk

A Chinese Export Black and Gold Lacquer Desk

H 31.5 in W 51.5 in D 25 in
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Located in Debenham, Suffolk
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Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Desks

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Hardwood, Lacquer

19th century Chinese black lacquered desk
19th century Chinese black lacquered desk

19th century Chinese black lacquered desk

H 35 in W 60.5 in D 28.5 in
19th Century Chinese Export Lap Desk with Chinoserie Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
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19th Century Chinese Export Lap Desk with Chinoserie Decoration
19th Century Chinese Export Lap Desk with Chinoserie Decoration

19th Century Chinese Export Lap Desk with Chinoserie Decoration

H 5.5 in W 13.5 in D 8.25 in
Chinese Teak Wood Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Chinese teak wood writing table, circa 1950s. With a rectangular inset top, over two side drawers on either side of a long center drawer, reticulated corn...
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Brass

Chinese Teak Wood Desk
Chinese Teak Wood Desk

Chinese Teak Wood Desk

H 30 in W 50 in D 24 in
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Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Chinese Figural Carved Hardwood Drop Front Desk & Chair Circa 1900

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Chinese Teak Wood Double Pedestal Desk

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H 31.25 in W 60 in D 22.5 in
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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Rare Victorian Chinoiserie Japanned Black Laqured Twin Pedestal Partner Desk

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H 29.73 in W 55.71 in D 31.89 in
Mid 19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality chinese export camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860. Brass bound around the outer edges and carrying handles to each side. These desk were made for sea capt...
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Mid-19th Century Campaign Antique Chinese Desks

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Brass

Mid 19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Mid 19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk

Mid 19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk

H 10.5 in W 21 in D 16.5 in
English Chinese Chippendale Chinoiserie Style Bamboo Pedestal Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic bamboo pedestal writing table or desk made in the English Chinese Chippendale chinoiserie style. Features a case crafted from bamboo and lacquered wood decorated with subtl...
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Brass

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English Chinese Chippendale Chinoiserie Style Bamboo Pedestal Desk

English Chinese Chippendale Chinoiserie Style Bamboo Pedestal Desk

H 32.75 in W 52.5 in D 26.5 in
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Located in Manhasset, NY
Chinoiserie carved black lacquer secretary desk having a black lacquer and gilt slant top and matching serpentine base. A simply stunning ...
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Wood

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Chinoiserie Carved Black Lacquer Secretary Desk

Chinoiserie Carved Black Lacquer Secretary Desk

H 93 in W 41 in D 24 in
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Located in Debenham, Suffolk
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