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Period: Early 20th Century
Antique French Louis XVI Style Drop-Down Desk Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition:
Original Vintage Condition, Missing 2 Pulls On Bottom Drawer
Materials: Mahogany, Missing 2 Pulls On Bottom Drawer
Category
French Louis XVI Vintage Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Arts & Crafts Oak Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Quarter-Sawn Oak, Brass Pulls
This beautifully crafted English Arts & Crafts writing desk embodies both functionality and elegance....
Category
English Arts and Crafts Vintage Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases
In the manner of Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 40"W x 26...
Category
American Mission Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century Stained Pine Table Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Stained Pine Single drawer Table Desk
Measures 33 " in width, 20.5 " in depth and 30" in height.
Category
American American Colonial Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Pine
Large Antique Edwardian Freestanding Quality Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Edwardian freestanding quality oak roll top desk with fielded panels to all sides and back, quality swan neck tambour opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of ...
Category
English Edwardian Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Rare Circa 1900 Dairy Store Counter in Earthenware
Located in Paris, FR
Rare dairy store creamery counter in colored earthenware, Circa 1900 period. White and grey marble top. This case piece bears the label - Heinrich Nax, Frankfurt. Minor restorations ...
Category
German Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Marble
Emile Galle. An Art Nouveau Walnut writing desk with exceptional inlaid scenery
By Émile Gallé
Located in London, GB
An exhibition-quality Art Nouveau Walnut writing desk with an exceptional scene depicting moored boats on a river overlooked by a large tree on the river bank inlaid to the upper cup...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware.
M...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Copper
Antique American Empire Art Deco Flame Mahogany Pine Library Writing Desk 49"
Located in Dayton, OH
An early 20th century American Empire & Art Deco Desk. The desk began its life as a traditional kneehole before being modified into a truly one of a kind piece. Made of flamed maho...
Category
American American Empire Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique roll top desk offers paneled quarter sawn oak construction with s-top opening to full interior over base with flanking drawer towers h...
Category
American Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period writing desk
By Gustav Stickley (signed with original paper label and red decal)
USA, Circa 1900
Gorgeous quarter sa...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Copper
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Quarter sawn oak, with hammered copper h...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Copper
Shapland and Petter. An oak Arts and Crafts hall/side table or small desk
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. An oak Arts and Crafts hall/side table or small desk with central drawer flanked by decorative roundels. Floor to bottom of desk: 59 cm
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
French 19th-20th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk, Bookcase & Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th/20th Century Empire Revival Style Mahogany and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Three-Piece Study or Office Suite, comprising of a desk with leather top, a horse-shoe-shaped armchai...
Category
French Empire Revival Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Bronze
Fine Quality Antique Edwardian Freestanding Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Edwardian freestanding mahogany inlaid cylinder desk by Maple & Co. London having the original brass gallery above two mahogany drawers with pretty satinwood crossbanding and original brass handles above a cylinder top desk...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Other
1930s French Art Deco Oak Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
A stunning 1930s French Art Deco writing desk sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly handcrafted from solid oak, it features a rectangular top with a beveled edge. The desk...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Desk/ Bonheur du Jour
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Desk / Bonheur du Jour—Circa 1900s
This exquisite French Louis XVI-style bonheur du jour is a marquetry-inlaid writing desk, crafted in Fran...
Category
French Louis XVI Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Ormolu
English Buffet Secretaire, Escritoire Cabinet Oak, with Drawers, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique english escritoire secretaire cabinet, made circa 1920
Oak and leather
The upper part of the cabinet opens to become the writing table ...
Category
English Vintage Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique British Colonial Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome British Colonial partners desk hand crafted in mahogany with a brown tooled leather top, two drawers on either side and elegant turned legs on brass casters.
Category
English British Colonial Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
PRISTINE Antique Charles LIMBERT Oak Drop Front Desk - Stickley Era
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a PRISTINE Antique Charles Limbert Oak Drop Front Desk from the early 1900s. The desk is made from a wonderful selection of quarter sawn oak. It is...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Writing Desk and Chair Set circa 1920s, Moorish Style Inlaid Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Very fine antique Moorish style inlaid writing desk and chair set, circa 1920's. This hand-carved, intricately detailed example has absolutely incredible inlay work and fine woods to...
Category
Lebanese Moorish Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Swedish Secretary with Marquetry
Located in New York, NY
A masterpiece of symmetry, the cantilevered sides of the body meet the rectangular working surface, creating a setback for the upper writing surface. Crafted of Nordic birch and fir,...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Birch
French Kidney Shaped Hand Painted Desk and Chair 1920's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1072 Kidney shaped desk and matching chair with hand painting and carved detailing
Brass railing and two small drawers and large center drawer.
Chair...
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Diminutive Edwardian Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Leather Top
Located in Milford, NH
A fine diminutive Edwardian mahogany three part pedestal desk with leathered tool top and three fitted frieze drawers, with three additional fitted drawers on each pedestal, all with...
Category
English Edwardian Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Kidney Shaped Kneehole Writing Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English kidney shaped kneehole writing desk from the Edwardian era, featuring a demi-lune top with original leather writing surface decora...
Category
English Edwardian Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
G F Hardy. An oak childs desk with a slanted writing area and storage underneath
Located in London, GB
G F Hardy Manchester. An Arts and Crafts oak childs desk with a slanted writing area and storage underneath. The sides are carved and polychrome painted with a sweet little rabbit an...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Vintage Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Oak Roll Top Desk Restaurant Greeter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Oak Roll Top Desk Restaurant Greeter
This Oak restaurant greeting station has a roll top tambour which conceals beneath it a fitted interior of pigeon holes, card index ...
Category
Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Shapland & Petter, Arts & Crafts Mahogany Desk with a Pierced Heart to the Top
Located in London, GB
Shapland & Petter. A wonderful Arts & Crafts mahogany writing desk with a pierced heart to the top, shaped back and sides, with upper three quarter shelf and a stylized floral leaded glass back below. A period style leather writing area with hand tooled gilt decoration to the edges. A bow fronted drawer with stylized copper heart...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Quality Edwardian Pineapple Leg Antique Oak Extending writing desk
Located in Markington, GB
Quality Edwardian Pineapple Leg Antique Oak Extending writing desk
This Quality Edwardian Pineapple Leg Antique Oak Extending writing desk circa, 1900 has a figured top with a ex...
Category
British Edwardian Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Early 20th century satinwood sheraton revival desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century satinwood sheraton revival desk circa 1910.
Fine quality petit sheraton revival pedestal desk, comprising of 3 sections, top surface and 2 pedestals.
Shaped top ...
Category
English Sheraton Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Satinwood
French Mahogany Art Nouveau Writing Desk Signed Louis Majorelle
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Signed ‘Louis Majorelle’ Art Nouveau desk with the sinuous lines and curves typical of the style. Four curved-front drawers retaining their original ormolu Art Nouveau pulls...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Ormolu
L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period quarter sawn oak writing desk
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 40"W x 22.13"D x 37"H.
Good original vintage ...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XV style fruit wood desk with brass mounts and leather top, circa 1900. With a rectangular top with rounded corners, inset with leather, 3 frieze drawers with brass hardware, resting on cabriole legs ending in brass sabots. Hand dove tailed drawer construction. Probably imported by John Nelson Antiques...
Category
Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Kidney shaped writing desk
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Very good quality early 20th century mahogany and inlaid writing desk
English circa 1900 with original brass handles , castors and leather insert
Having 9 mahogany lined drawers , th...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique GUSTAV STICKLEY Drop Front Desk PERIOD DESK - W5844 MUST SELL
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Gustav Stickley drop front desk from the early 1900s in good condition with a great selection of quarter-sawn oak. This des...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
"Swedish Grace" Period Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Grace was the inspiration for this lovely birch secretary which makes working from home a joy! Three locking drawers sit beneath a generous drop-front with 6 interior drawers, a pair...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Birch
5-Drawer Mahogany Davenport Desk with Tooled Leather Top and Gallery
Located in Germantown, MD
An exceptional 5-Drawer Mahogany Davenport desk with tooled leather top and gallery.
The Davenport desk, sometimes originally known as a Devonport...
Category
American Other Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Tramp Art Secretary Desk of Diminutive Size
Located in Downingtown, PA
Tramp Art Secretary Desk of Diminutive Size,
late-19th century.
The secretary desk is black over red with thumb-nail moldings. The top with dra...
Category
American Folk Art Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Neoclassical Style Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome sizable antique corner secretaire that makes an amazing writing table or desk with ample storage. Plenty of drawers, cabinets and cubby space. Large desk surface area with s...
Category
Swedish Neoclassical Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Elm, Mahogany
1920s United States Roll Top Office Desk with Drawers and Wheels
Located in Marbella, ES
1920 United States roll top office desk with drawers and wheels.
Category
North American Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
French Desk Art Deco, 1920, Materials: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco Desk
Year 1920
French
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Empire style mahogany desk with gilt bronze mounts, circa 1890-1910. This desk has very fine quality gilt bronze mounts.
Category
European Empire Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Extendable Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite Circa 1900 Louis XVI style bureau plat exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and elegant design characteristic of the period. The desk is meticulously constructed with...
Category
British Louis XVI Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Painted French Provincial Ivory and Green circa 1920s Secretary/ Desk
Located in Essex, MA
In an all-over ivory paint with a wonderful light green interior throughout this beautiful turn of the century, a French provincial secretary...
Category
Unknown French Provincial Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Server or Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak server, writing desk, or library table
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 32"W x 16.13"D x 33.25"H.
Very...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
French Bombe Slant Front Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
French Bombe slant front ladies desk, the slant front is painted with a figure of a woman holding a stylized caduceus in her left hand, and a dove in her right hand. The top is paint...
Category
French Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Jugend-Stil Desk, Sweden 1910
Located in New York, NY
A stunning Jugendstil desk in original condition with all working locks and hardware. Ebonized oak provides an amazingly sturdy writing surface which is at 29.75". Two base cabinets ...
Category
Swedish Jugendstil Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Wooden Work Table or Writing Desk with Original Patina
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful table or desk from early 20th century with one drawer. The whole desk was sanded, especially the top part, and waxed.
Category
Czech Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Server or Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak server, writing desk, or library table
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 32"W x 16.13"D x 33.25"H.
Good...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
20th Century Burl Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase with Etched Glass Doors
Located in Savannah, GA
Italian Bombe secretaire with a distinct burl walnut grain. Highlights include the original wrought iron hinges, a hand carved decorative crown and etched mirrored panels featuring a...
Category
Italian Louis XV Vintage Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl, Mirror
Antique Drop Front Schoolmasters Desk with Drawer
Located in Freehold, NJ
This antique schoolmasters desk features hardwood construction, newer red painted finish, drop front writing surface with open storage insid...
Category
American American Craftsman Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak, Paint
Wylie & Lochhead attri. An Arts & Crafts oak desk with new leather writing area
Located in London, GB
Wylie Lochhead attributed. An Arts and Crafts oak desk with central shelf, galleried sides, stylised copper handles, laid with a new leather w...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Copper
Early Chinoiserie Japanned Leather Top Desk and Chair Set - Nichols and Stone
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful japanned Nichols & Stone chinoiserie desk and matching chair set. The desk itself is swoon-worthy with its painted traditional scenes of a forest and stenciled gold detai...
Category
American Chinese Chippendale Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Provincial Cherry Newly Enameled Decorated Desk or Vanity
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Century French Provincial Cherry with a freshly Hand Enameled and Decorated Desk or vanity. Artistic and professionally enameled. Light Lemon yellowish green base. Me...
Category
American French Provincial Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Enamel
French Mahogany Art Nouveau Writing Desk Signed Louis Majorelle
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Signed ‘Louis Majorelle’ Art Nouveau desk with the sinuous lines and curves typical of the style. Four curved-front drawers retaining their original ormol...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style mahogany cylinder desk with bronze mounts and a marble top, circa 1920. This desk has a nice quality bronze mounts, a Fine quality marble top, tambour cylinder and a ...
Category
European Louis XVI Vintage Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Walnut Pedestal Desk with Upper Cabinet and Stained Glass, C. 1900
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Art Nouveau pedestal desk in walnut with cabinets at either side of knee-hole opening to offer six storage drawers, in addition to the three drawers along the apron. The small bookcase resting over the rear top features a gallery with carved cyma curves and finials and offers an open cubby with shelves that is flanked on either side by cabinets with stained glass door panels...
Category
Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Stained Glass, Walnut
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI, Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Centre Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Louis XVI. Mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted centre - Writing table with tooled leather top, Paris, circa 1900.
Measures: Height 29 1/2 inches (74.9 cm)
...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Bronze
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