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Period: 19th Century
Returnable Items Only
French 19th Century Transitional St. Bureau À Cylindre Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and palatially scaled French 19th century Transitional st. Moucheté Mahogany and ormolu Bureau à Cylindre desk. The exceptional thirteen dr...
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French Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Ormolu

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

French Provincial Walnut Desk / Commode with Drop Down Front
Located in Essex, MA
A stunning French solid walnut commode with a fold-down secretary desk housed in its top drawer. The secretary is decorated with satinwood inlays throughout. The two drawer fronts have elegant brass pulls and decorative escutcheons. The top drawer/desk front...
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French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Desks

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Satinwood, Walnut

Rare English "Adam" Influenced Hepplewhite Style Carved Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceptional quality antique English "Adam" influenced Hepplewhite style carved and pierced mahogany cylinder desk with pull out baize covered slide and fitted interior. Please note ...
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English Hepplewhite Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Baize

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Mahogany, Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and very high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Mahogany, tulipwood and ormolu bureau plat desk. The three drawer desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with ha...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks

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Ormolu

Fine English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary-Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine English table with a "hidden" writing desk/ secretary opening via three articulated compartments.
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British Edwardian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic late 19th century Italian secretaire cabinet or bookcase made in the Venetian Rococo taste. Crafted from walnut the two-part case features a speckled lacquer finish centered by a cartouche shaped window with a painted bust by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The bureau cabinet has a bombe shaped dresser base with a drop front diminutive writing table. The drop front has two storage drawers and a small pigeon hole storage above. Below the desk are two small drawers and two large storage drawers with rocaille patinated brass pulls. The dresser is supported by small cabriole legs with scrolled feet. The dresser is surmounted by a bookcase with a painted door depicting a nobleman holding a chicken. The painting is painted on board titled "Venezia" and signed by Yeager with a fictitious date of 1725. The door opens to a three-shelf bookcase. The case is topped with a pediment having a cartouche shaped window and corniced top. The entire secretary is speckled with a mustard yellow tone over a taupe background. This whimsical cabinet...
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Italian Rococo Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Walnut Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th Century French walnut Bonheur Du Jour with ormolu mounts and sevres plaques. With an upper arched section with pierced rococ...
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French Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

Writing Desk Table in Walnut, Drawers and Pull-Out Shelves, 19th Century Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique piece of furniture, writing desk in walnut, hand-carved with turned legs, it was used as a bedroom due to its small size, it has twelve drawers, roller shutter...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

Large French Neoclassical Mahogany Roll-Top Desk
Located in Troy, NY
French mahogany Empire desk of stately proportions, with a roll top, revealing a double row of total six drawers under an open shelf, as well as a sliding writing surface with inset ...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Oversized Victorian 1870 Burr Quarter Cut Walnut Knee Hole Pedestal Partner Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1870 solid walnut twin pedestal oversized knee hole desk This desk is sublime, the walnut patina on the drawers is rich and ...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Burl

19th Century English Burr Walnut Victorian Pedestal Desk w/ Tooled Leather Top
Located in North Salem, NY
A statement piece for any home office, den or living room! This attractive 19th century English made Burr Walnut pedestal desk has a gilt tooled leather top with a shaped break on th...
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English Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

Rare Fine Antique Early Victorian Military Campaign Writing Slope Davenport Desk
Located in GB
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...
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English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Late 19th Century Burr Oak Kneehole Desk
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1880 A late 19th century burr oak kneehole desk, opening with nine drawers to the front, with central cupboard, the top with leather writing surface with gilt tooled ...
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English Antique 19th Century 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...
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Scottish Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

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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French Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Amboyna

Antique Dutch Marquetry Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Dutch marquetry bombe form slant top desk, late 19th century. With exquisite floral marquetry throughout, stepped interior and hand dovetailed drawer construction.
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Dutch Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

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...
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English Chinese Chippendale Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ladies Writing Desk Marquetry Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
French Louis XVI style fall front serpentine lady's writing desk in rosewood with elaborate marquetry inlay in boxwood and satinwood. This diminutive, bombay, elegant writing desk ha...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique English Victorian Double Sided Oak Twin Pedestal 18 Drawer Kneehole Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning circa 1880 Victorian English oak antique knee hole 18 drawer desk A wonderful desk, ...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique French Louis XVI Kingwood & Satinwood Marquetry Ladies Secretary 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI ladies secretary offers kingwood construction with satinwood marquetry and banded inlay in demilune form with upper displa...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Kingwood, Satinwood

FRENCH DESK WITH XIX CENTURY MARQUETRY ELEGANT 19th CENTURY
Located in Madrid, ES
FRENCH DESK WITH XIX CENTURY MARQUETRY ELEGANT XIX CENTURY DESK IN GEOMETRIC MARQUETRY AND GREEN INK. IT IS DECORATED WITH GILDED BRONZE. IT KEEPS ITS ORIGINAL KEY. MEASURES: 70X87X4...
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French Baroque Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century 3-Piece Diminutive Lacquer Secretary Desk with Nice Chinoiserie
Located in Milford, NH
A fine three-piece diminutive black lacquer secretary desk with extensive chinoiserie or japanned decoration, including a base table, bras...
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English Chinoiserie Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

William IV Knee Hole Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
William IV knee hole desk, with beautiful flame mahogany veneer on the top and drawer fronts; the bank of drawers on each side and the middle have antiq...
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English William IV Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk Secretary
Located in San Angelo, TX
This beautiful and unique 19th century Swedish Gustavian writing desk is perfect for any room or hallway. The colors are amazing with th...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Wood, Pine, Paint

Antique George III Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Roll Top Secretary Desk, C1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English George III Hepplewhite secretary offers mahogany construction with architectural crest having satinwood inlaid elements over d...
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English Hepplewhite Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Glass

19th Century, Leopold Eidlitz Carved Cherry Desk
Located in New York, NY
19th Century American carved cherry desk, designed by Leopold Eidlitz and made by Weller, Brown and Mesmer, Buffalo, New York, for the New York State Assembly Chamber. Front includes brass numerals ''67'' and the drawer bears several scrawled names and labels, including: William T. Simpson (Patchogue), William Dinehart (Columbia County...
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American American Craftsman Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

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...
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English George I Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Leather, Walnut

English 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A 19th century, English mahogany roll top writing desk with two drawers and four bales in front with fretwork detail on apron at corners, and straight legs ending on casters with a single center stretcher. The tambour top opens with two bales to a writing surface with two rows of cubbies and a center secret stash...
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Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

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

Materials

Ormolu

French Desk Empire Centre Table Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk or centre table Lovely shaped top with elegant top on cabriole legs Original ormolu mounts Circa 1880 Inlay work very intricate showing floral motif...
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Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique French Ladies Desk Bureau Plat Circa 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Wonderful French antique ladies desk in walnut - Circa 1890 - Hand carved details on drawers wonderful - Purchased from a dealer on Mar...
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Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

A W N Pugin Attri, Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with Linenfold & Floral Carving
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...
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English Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Carved Oak and Rattan Reception Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Carved oak and rattan reception desk The Desk stands on slender barley twist turned legs with a long Bergèr stretcher towards the back, this matche...
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Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Small School Desk in Oak, 1900
Located in Marseille, FR
Small school desk in oak 1900 with vintage porcelain inkwell. Dimension height 73 cm for a width of 50 cm and a depth of 44 cm. Additional informa...
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Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Mid-19th Century Burr Elm Davenport
Located in London, GB
A fine quality mid-19th century burr elm Davenport, having brass gallery & gilt-tooled green leather swivel lift-up top enclosing small drawers, above 4 mahogany & cedar lined graduated drawers ending on plinth base. Stamped C. Hindley and Sons...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Elm, Burl

Antique French Walnut Tambour Top Desk
Located in Denton, TX
Rare 19th century French walnut roll top desk in the style of Louis XV. The tambour door locks with a key. Also finished on the back so it can be ...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Empire Style Mahogany Middle Desk with Egyptian Décor, France 19th Century
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
It is composed of two boxes and a central tray opening with nine drawers in total. The desk is in mahogany veneer of very fine grain quality, the color of the mahogany is not dark but rather soft, in harmony with the slightly darker soft veining that embellishes this mahogany veneer. This desk is adorned with gilded bronzes depicting busts of Egyptian women, leafy motifs such as palmettes and laurel wreaths, diamonds. All the bronzes are original, none of them are added. The top of the desk is embellished with empire green leathers gilded with iron. This "Return from Egypt" style desk is a fine example of the Empire style. It can also be combined with our empire green leather office chair...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Bronze

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1840 POLLARD OAK BROWN LEATHER TOP WRiTING LIBRARY TABLE DESK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning rare and original Circa 1840 Pollard Oak Library writing table or desk with Chestnut Brown lea...
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English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

Rare Gothic Revival Writing Desk Carved Oak Antique 19th Century Angels Dragons
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exceptional & Breathtaking ! This very high quality Gothic Revival writing desk / secretaire marked 1887. Carved from European oak with superb craftsmanship and numerous details ! The 2 doors are decorated with angels & the top also displays 2 angels. There are 2 dragons on the top piece, gothic faces are made as handle grips for the 4 drawers. The desk has carved gothic panels...
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French Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cylinder Bureau
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry cylinder bureau. Stamped to the reverse of the bronze mounts 'PB'. The top of Sarrancolin marble above a tambour with a central mount depicting Minerva. The marquetry depicting allegories of Geography and Astronomy. The interior has a green-leather covered pull out writing slide below an arrangement of drawers and cubby-holes. The back and sides intricately inlaid with marquetry of military and Maritime trophies. The sides with pullout leather-lined slides. The kneehole with a frieze drawer and three short drawers to the sides. France, Circa 1880. This desk is inspired by the bureau de roi, begun by Jean-François Oeben and completed by Jean-Henri Riesener for Louis XV in 1769 (now at Versailles) featuring similar marquetry panels, as well as a bureau à cylindre, also by Riesener, formerly thought to have been made for King Stanislas of Poland, but now identified as being supplied to the comte d'Orsay (now in the Wallace Collection). The present lot is however most similar in form to a secrétaire à cylindre...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Bronze

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...
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English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

Oak Writing Desk, circa 1860
Located in Evergreen, CO
Made of solid oak and finished with a light stain, this beautiful writing desk has a narrow depth that maximizes storage without sacrificing floor space. Unlike many writing desks, t...
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Belgian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

19thC Campaign Style Rosewood with Brass Inlay Stationary Letter Box
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large rosewood and teak fitted letter writing box with brass inlay. Numerous cubbies with lids for various items. Slotted back panel fo...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

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...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks

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Elm

Antique English Wood & Brass Travelling Lap Desk and Document Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique lap desk and document box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1825 and done in the period...
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English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN FULLY STAMPED MORRIS & CO CIRCA 1880 SATiNWOOD PEDESTAL DESK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important original fully stamped Morris & Co Satinwood Victorian pedestal desk with gallery top Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price This is a very rare and fine piece of English craftsmanship, the timber is sublime, it simply glows in any light, the gallery rail edge is a nice feature and reminds me of Navy map...
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English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

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Satinwood

Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Camphor Wood & Brass Bureau Desk Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely late Victorian Anglo Indian campaign Camphor wood with brass inlay Military bureau desk This piece really is exquisite. It’s a genui...
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Indian Campaign Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

CIRCA 1880 VICTORIAN GREEN MAN HiGH QUALITY CARVED OAK BUREAU
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this charming Victorian solid oak bureau, writing desk. This bureau has exceptional colour and patina. The drawers are carved with green man handle...
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European High Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

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Oak

19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa 1870. This handsome box opens to reveal a leather...
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English Antique 19th Century Desks

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Walnut

English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Victorian gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid Bureau De Dame. This richly decorated bureau de dame is of bombe shape beautifully inlaid overa...
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English Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Fine Early Victorian Burl Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Essex, MA
A rare and hard to find desk of the finest quality. Most likely made by the firm of Gillow of Lancaster and London. With a kidney shaped top with a new tooled green leather top an ex...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Mahogany Freestanding Slide Top Davenport by Charles Hindley & Sons
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality mahogany freestanding slide top Davenport by Charles Hindley and Sons, Oxford Street, London having a quality sliding and tw...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Other

Antique Victorian Watchmakers Desk Georgian Taste Hardwood & Brown Leather
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880-1900 Watchmakers desk in the Georgian taste with period brown leather top and sorting drawer...
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English Georgian Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

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

Large 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Partners Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A very large French Louis XV style bureau plat partners desk from the late 19th century with an old black leather tooled top. This desk is beautifully veneered in kingwood and rosewo...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Biedermeier Olive Wood & Burl Drop Front Abattant, Circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Biedermeier abattant secretary offers olive wood and burl construction with upper frieze drawer over drop front secretary and three long ...
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Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Wood

Early-Mid 19th c. Hand Painted Slant Desk, c.1820-1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
About Early to mid 19th century hand painted slant front desk with a lift top, large interior space with three drawers and brass knobs. The lower section has a hinged door with prim...
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American Rustic Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

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