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Period: Early 19th Century
American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler's Desk New York, Circa 1800s
Located in Germantown, MD
An American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler's Desk New York Circa late 18th Century to Early 19th Century , featuring three flawlessly working upper drawer, and A Abattant Door that o...
Category
American Federal Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Bench-Made Antique Drop Front Desk With Original Hand Blown Glass
Located in Portsmouth, VA
Step into a world of timeless elegance with this exquisite early 1800s bench-made desk, a true gem for discerning collectors and aficionados of fine antiq...
Category
North American Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
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
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Elm
Early to Mid 19th Century American Walnut Plantation Desk 2-pc
Located in Louisville, KY
The 19th Century was known as a golden age of letter writing and diary keeping. As such, desks were necessary pieces found in many homes and businesses across America. Of the many de...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th century warm brown oak Dutch Lectern or portable desk writing box
Located in Casteren, NL
This exquisite antique writing box was meticulously handcrafted using traditional joinery techniques, with beautifully visible dovetail joints at the corners. Made in the Southern Ne...
Category
Dutch Empire Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Steel
Federal Butlers Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very attractive Mahogany southern Federal Butlers Desk probably mid Atlantic states around 1820-30. Large bottle drawers on either side of a nicely fi...
Category
American Federal Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler's Desk New York, Circa 1800s
Located in Germantown, MD
An American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler's Desk New York Circa late 18th Century to Early 19th Century , featuring three flawlessly working upper drawer, and A Abattant Door that o...
Category
American Federal Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
1800s American Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 19th Century Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk recently refinished.
Measure 45.75" in width, 21" in depth and 44" in height.
Category
American Federal Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Early 1800's English George III Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
This early 19th century Georgian drop-front desk is reflective of an era when form and function paired beautifully to bring people amazing pieces. Made from gorgeous walnut this desk...
Category
English George III Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Cherry Slant Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A nice early 19th century Cherry slant front desk probably Pennsylvania or Virginia. Nicely dovetailed case resting on tall bracket feet. The interior sur...
Category
American Chippendale Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Cherry
Cherry Chippendale Slant Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice New England Cherry Chippendale Slant Front desk with a great color and patina on an older refinish. Nicely fitted interior with a shell ...
Category
American Chippendale Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Cherry
Very Fine George IV Mahogany and Ebony Partners Desk by Gillows
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George IV mahogany and ebony partners desk by Gillows of Lancaster, circa 1825, the tooled double border leather top with cross banding an...
Category
English Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Mahogany
Antique French Secretary
Located in Malibu, CA
This early 19th-century drop-leaf secretaire features the traditional Biedermeier ebony accents, columns, and matched woodgrain pattern. Unlike the h...
Category
French Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass, Other
19th Century English Walnut Bookcase or Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a bookcase / secretary or Bureau bookcase, made in England, circa 1825. There is a Pagoda Shaped layered crown molding to the top of the piece (very unusual). There is a pair...
Category
English George IV Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Chinese Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Alabaster
Antique 19th century warm brown oak Dutch Lectern or portable desk writing box
Located in Casteren, NL
This exquisite antique writing box was meticulously handcrafted using traditional joinery techniques, with beautifully visible dovetail joints at the corners. Made in the Southern Ne...
Category
Dutch Empire Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Steel
1800s American Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 19th Century Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk recently refinished.
Measure 45.75" in width, 21" in depth and 44" in height.
Category
American Federal Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Biedermeier Austrian Country Secretary Bookcase Desk, Early 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Austrian Country secretary bookcase desk
Additional information:
Materials: Fruitwood
Color: Sienna
Peri...
Category
Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
Biedermeier secretaire, circa 1830
Located in London, GB
A Biedermeier secre´taire a` abattant of unusual tapered form, goncalo alves with ebonized, inlaid and pewter decoration, and an enclosed fitted interior, Russian/Baltic, circa 1830.
Category
Baltic Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Pewter
American Federal Mahogany & Satinwood Butler's Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany butler's desk with a carved molded edge, three upper drawers with original brass knobs, sliding fall front interior desk with Satinwood drawers and pigeon h...
Category
American Federal Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
The secrétaire à abbatant or fall front desk is nearly identical to the desk 5th President James Monroe brought back from France in 1797. These desks are ...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique Early 19th Century French Empire drop front secretary desk made with magnificent high quality flame mahogany adorned with bronze doré mounts and its original gray mar...
Category
French Empire Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Bronze
Mahogany Davenport Attributed to Gillows
Located in Folkestone, GB
Attributed to Gillows
A superior quality late 18th/early 19th century mahogany Davenport Desk The leather-lined top with brass gallery, lifting to ...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, Ebonized, Brass, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Straightened early Biedermeier Secretaire or Drop-Front Secretary / Writing Desk in Cherry Veneer from South Germany around 1820.
Neoclas...
Category
German Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Beautiful Early-Victorian Walnut Davenport
Located in Crawley, GB
A Beautiful early-Victorian walnut Davenport fitted with four side drawers and raised on carved scroll supports.With a lift lid desk with 2 internal d...
Category
British Early Victorian Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Federal Partners' Desk in Mahogany, Philadelphia, circa 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Philadelphia partners desk in mahogany with gadrooned top and apron resting on center pedestal with carved baluster and legs, and ending in brass casters with lions' paw ...
Category
American Federal Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
William IV Rosewood Library Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5414 Fine quality and very attractive William IV library table in rosewood, having green tooled leather with minor signs of usage and crossb...
Category
English Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Rosewood
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
British Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Superb Quality Large Antique George III Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality large antique George III mahogany bureau having a superb quality mahogany fall opening to reveal a fitted interior co...
Category
English George III Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Other
English Mahogany Oval Sea Captains Leather Top Desk, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany oval sea captains desk with hinged leather top concealing two upper hidden compartments, single front drawer, original brasses, ebony...
Category
English George III Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Biedermeier Austrian Country Secretary Bookcase Desk, Early 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Austrian Country secretary bookcase desk
Additional information:
Materials: Fruitwood
Color: Sienna
Peri...
Category
Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
Georgian Oak Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
Very handsome Georgian lowland oak secretary with walnut trim.
Category
English Georgian Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Gillows of Lancaster Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
R043 Exceptional Regency mahogany 3 drawer writing table by the world renowned cabinet maker Robert Gillow.
This writing table is constructed from the finest quality Cuban mahogany, ...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Period early 19th century Regency Mahogany Partners desk. Drawers on both sides. Great proportion. Excellent quality...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black marble top. The secretary features two front side columns with bronze mounts detail w...
Category
French Empire Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
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
English Georgian Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Writing Table, English, Regency, Mahogany, Davenport, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing table, an English, Regency, mahogany, open Davenport dating to the early 19th century, circa 1820.
Of quality craf...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Mahogany Butlers Secretary c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
This exquisite English Regency mahogany butler’s secretary, dating to circa 1820, captures the grandeur and functionality of early 19th-century desig...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Hepplewhite Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable early 19th century Hepplewhite partners desk having the original tooled leather top in a crossbanded border, a case with three drawers in each side with beechwood...
Category
English Hepplewhite Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Petite French Louis XV Style Walnut Slant-Front Desk, Stamped, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stamped French Louis XV style small walnut slant-front desk with sliding inlaid panels, long drawer and inner compartments from the early 19th century. This petite French desk...
Category
French Louis XV Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top & Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
A Louis XVI secretary desk in mahogany with satinwood inlays. Offers a cylinder top that opens to reveal a series of small drawers surrounding...
Category
European Louis XVI Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood
French Secretaire à Abattant, First Empire Period
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front or cantilevered desk. Under the dark grey marble top is a secret, entablature drawe...
Category
French Empire Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century mahogany tambour desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany tambour desk, the cylindrical tambour top opening to reveal a fitting writing interior comprising of central cupboard with thr...
Category
British Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Crocodile Mahogany Side Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London, circa 1820
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An extremely fine circa 1820 side or writing table by legendary English cabinetmaking firm of Gillows of Lancaster and London of rectangular form having an exquisitely grained solid ...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Exquisite Bench-Made Antique Drop Front Desk With Original Hand Blown Glass
Located in Portsmouth, VA
Step into a world of timeless elegance with this exquisite early 1800s bench-made desk, a true gem for discerning collectors and aficionados of fine antiq...
Category
North American Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Mixed Wood Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
An extraordinary early 19th-century Spanish Baroque writing desk sourced from Provence, France. The table features exquisite and intricate hand-carved floral motifs throughout the en...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Period Regency Mahogany Mechanical Gentleman's Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine desk made during the Regency period in England is of great design and exceptional quality. Constructed of Mahogany solids and veneers with fine figure and color. The d...
Category
British Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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
English Chinoiserie Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century French Empire Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
Mahogany veneered French Empire desk. Leather insert top. Brass hardware on column legs and bun feet. Very unique and good quality period French des...
Category
French Empire Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Intarsia Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted, this piece has been obviously been designed and created with love. Elegant intarsia inlays adorn the outside of this case piece. Inside hides a whimsical array of storag...
Category
Swedish Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Birch
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
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Elm
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
English George III Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Venetian Roll Top Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Venetian, hand carved roll top desk in burled walnut veneer. Fitted interior with pull out, sliding writing area with inset red leather. A carved woode...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
In our 101 years of being in the Georgian Antiques business, this bureau, quite frankly, may be the finest that has graced our premises. Apparently made from Red Walnut (though it c...
Category
English Adam Style Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, 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 ...
Category
French Empire Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis Philippe Mahogany Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany desk with bookmatched flame mahogany veneer and solid mahogany turned legs. This desk has a locking mechanism in working conditio...
Category
European Louis Philippe Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
George 111 Period Mahogany & inlaid Kneehole desk
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
British Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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
English George III Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Writing Desk with Red Leather Writing Board, a Drawer, and Shelving
Located in New York, NY
A writing desk with a drawer and shelving. On the surface is a red leather writing board. The foot legs of the desk have lovely brass ends. Desk is from the early 19th Century mahoga...
Category
Asian Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Gentlemans Satinwood Rosewood Crossbanded Speciman Cabinet Early 19th Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of an early Irish Mahogany Georgian Demi-Lune fold-over games table of outstanding museum quality. Made in Ireland during the last quart...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Walnut, Satin
Antique North German/Danish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1815
Located in Miami, FL
From the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany, once part of Denmark, a very handsome Empire secretary with bookcase in ash with inlays and marquetry silhouettes of neoclassical Roman images. Cylinder top opens to a pull-out desk which offers a felt-lined lectern or writing surface flanked by sliding storage compartments, as well as a series of small drawers and a central cabinet. Above desk, are three cupboards and below, there are three long drawers. Northern Germany or from the Danish Jutland region, circa 1815.
Note: Green baize on writing surface can be replaced with leather.
Measures: 46" wide x 21" deep x 83" high (With desk top open...
Category
German Empire Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Ash
Rare Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk, c. 1820
Located in Southampton, NY
Rare Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk, c. 1820
A Rare Austrian Biedermeier Writing Desk, chest of drawers, walnut root head venee...
Category
Austrian Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Grande Biedermeier Secrétaire
Located in New York, NY
A perfect example of the wealthy, elegant Biedermeier period, this impressive, secretary is veneered in flame mahogany and birch intarsia, with bone escutcheons, secret compartments,...
Category
Scandinavian Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Desks
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
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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