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Period: 19th Century
Color:  Black
French 19th-Century Louis XV Style Figural Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Palatial French 19th-Century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze mounted tulipwood marquetry three-drawer bureau-plat cartonnier with Dual clock-works by Lenoir, Paris, surmounted wit...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th-Century Louis XV Style Figural Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk
French 19th-Century Louis XV Style Figural Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk

French 19th-Century Louis XV Style Figural Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk

French Louis XV Style Desk with Leather Writing Pad, Black with Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style desk, with leather writing pad top, from the 19th century. This antique table from France has been designed in the Louis XV...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

French Louis XV Style Desk with Leather Writing Pad, Black with Brass Accents
French Louis XV Style Desk with Leather Writing Pad, Black with Brass Accents

French Louis XV Style Desk with Leather Writing Pad, Black with Brass Accents

French 19th C. Second Empire Secrétaire À Abattant with Gold Ormolu Mounts
Located in Savannah, GA
This extraordinary French Second Empire period secre´taire a' abattan features flame mahogany, gilt brass-mounts and retains its original dark grey speckled granite top. Decorated th...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Granite, Brass, Ormolu

French 19th C. Second Empire Secrétaire À Abattant with Gold Ormolu Mounts
French 19th C. Second Empire Secrétaire À Abattant with Gold Ormolu Mounts

French 19th C. Second Empire Secrétaire À Abattant with Gold Ormolu Mounts

Secretaire Napoleone III, France, 19th Century, Black
Located in Prato, IT
France, second half '800 Lastronate in ebanized wood. Inlay in brass, copper, pewter, mother-of-pearl. Marble top in "Fior di pesco". Inside three drawers with leather top with g...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

Secretaire Napoleone III, France, 19th Century, Black
Secretaire Napoleone III, France, 19th Century, Black

Secretaire Napoleone III, France, 19th Century, Black

19th Century German Black Forest Chip-Carved Suite Desk with Drawer and Chair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century German black forest chip-carved suite desk with drawer and chair. Impressive and extremely rare Black Forest desk and chair. The rectangul...
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German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Pine

19th Century German Black Forest Chip-Carved Suite Desk with Drawer and Chair

19th Century German Black Forest Chip-Carved Suite Desk with Drawer and Chair

19th Century Carved Anglo-Indian Davenport Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An well carved Davenport desk with Anglo-Indian motifs, including trumpet blowing angels. Four drawers with Campaign pulls, and a secret pop out ...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Carved Anglo-Indian Davenport Desk
19th Century Carved Anglo-Indian Davenport Desk

19th Century Carved Anglo-Indian Davenport Desk

British Colonial Military Officer's Campaign Metal Field Desk
By Army & Navy CSL
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare British colonial officer's campaign field desk on stand. Constructed from metal and brass featuring a royal blue painted finish with gilt high...
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English Campaign Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Metal, Brass

British Colonial Military Officer's Campaign Metal Field Desk
British Colonial Military Officer's Campaign Metal Field Desk

British Colonial Military Officer's Campaign Metal Field Desk

Georgian Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, England, circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
Early 19th century oak English fall-front secretary with carvings of acanthus leaves and urns. Note: Relaxed, antique condition. Drawers are working well and original brasses are com...
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English Georgian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Georgian Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, England, circa 1800
Georgian Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, England, circa 1800

Georgian Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, England, circa 1800

19th Century Napoleon III° Black Bureau Ceramic Painted, 1850
Located in Roma, RM
Ebonized furniture of Belgian origin, ceramic applications painted with scenes of everyday life in a Inn, Napoleon III era, circa 1850. Finely orn...
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Belgian Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

19th Century Napoleon III° Black Bureau Ceramic Painted, 1850
19th Century Napoleon III° Black Bureau Ceramic Painted, 1850

19th Century Napoleon III° Black Bureau Ceramic Painted, 1850

English Black Lacquer Step Back Cabinet
Located in Wilson, NC
English black lacquer step back cabinet, extraordinary cabinet having doors inlaid with floral urns made of onyx, marble, glass, and other various st...
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English Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Marble, Onyx, Brass

English Black Lacquer Step Back Cabinet
English Black Lacquer Step Back Cabinet

English Black Lacquer Step Back Cabinet

Napoleon III Ebonized Desk with Marble Inlay, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Ebonized desk with compartments on either side. Central drawer decorated with a cherub. Marble inlay. Leather top.
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Marble

Napoleon III Ebonized Desk with Marble Inlay, France, 19th Century
Napoleon III Ebonized Desk with Marble Inlay, France, 19th Century

Napoleon III Ebonized Desk with Marble Inlay, France, 19th Century

19th Century English Chinoiserie Knee Hole Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century English Chinoiserie Knee Hole Desk with Raised Chinoiserie Decoration. The Key is included.
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English Antique 19th Century Desks

19th Century English Chinoiserie Knee Hole Desk
19th Century English Chinoiserie Knee Hole Desk

19th Century English Chinoiserie Knee Hole Desk

Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century. The inset variegated white marble top with a three-quarter pierced brass gallery and turreted corne...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass

Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century
Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century

Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century

Circa 1825 English Mahogany Butlers Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
Circa 1825 English Mahogany Butler's Desk with Brass Hardware. Drop front writing surface with interior drawers and compartments above double doors that ho...
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English Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

Circa 1825 English Mahogany Butlers Desk
Circa 1825 English Mahogany Butlers Desk

Circa 1825 English Mahogany Butlers Desk

American Empire Writing Table with Carved Acanthus Legs, circa 1840
Located in Southampton, NY
American empire writing table with carved acanthus legs, circa 1840 Casters, Missing ormolu on right side of centre drawer. Beautiful ornately carved acanthus legs with casters with...
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American American Empire Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

American Empire Writing Table with Carved Acanthus Legs, circa 1840
American Empire Writing Table with Carved Acanthus Legs, circa 1840

American Empire Writing Table with Carved Acanthus Legs, circa 1840

Austro-Hungarian Chest of Drawers in Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Woodbury, CT
The handsome lines of this chest augment its wonderful proportions with drawers flanking the center drop down writing surface. Deeper than the two below, the top drawer is supported ...
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Hungarian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut, Pine, Burl

Austro-Hungarian Chest of Drawers in Walnut Root Veneer
Austro-Hungarian Chest of Drawers in Walnut Root Veneer

Austro-Hungarian Chest of Drawers in Walnut Root Veneer

Late 19th Century French Steel Large Industrial Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This very good table has all the elements associated with the finest of industrial furniture. Conceived at a time, circa 1890-1900 when art and industry were combined to create modern wonders of the age and who’s ideals had the intent of recreating for man a new way of life. The heavy metal supports are both industrial and neoclassical in design taking elements from Roman forms and marrying them to the new iron structures and manufacturing processes then being used in such things at the Effiel Tower...
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French Industrial Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Steel, Iron

Late 19th Century French Steel Large Industrial Table
Late 19th Century French Steel Large Industrial Table

Late 19th Century French Steel Large Industrial Table

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
A high-quality French Louis XVI style desk with geometric parquetry in mahogany with gilt-bronze mounts, including swags at the corners. The desk has three drawers with working locks...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk
French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk

American Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Hollywood, SC
American mahogany partners desk with carved acanthus, baise top, and ending on lions paw feet. Desk has original wooden knobs and casters.
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American Antique 19th Century Desks

American Mahogany Partners Desk
American Mahogany Partners Desk

American Mahogany Partners Desk

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