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Period: Mid-18th Century
MID-18th CENTURY WOODEN WRITING DESK LOUIS XV
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant writing desk veneered entirely in walnut root. Its structure is completely wavy both on the top and on the sides, with sabre legs ending in feral feet. On the front there are...
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Italian Louis XV Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Bronze

MID-18th CENTURY WOODEN WRITING DESK LOUIS XV
MID-18th CENTURY WOODEN WRITING DESK LOUIS XV

MID-18th CENTURY WOODEN WRITING DESK LOUIS XV

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18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo slant front desk. Front opens to reveal a large work surface, thirteen pull out drawers, four cubbies, two pull out document holders and a small compartment with sma...
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Swedish Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass, Iron

18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front desk
18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front desk

18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front desk

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18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front Corner Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
An unusual Swedish Rococo slant front corner desk. Desktop opens to reveal an ample working surface, ten small drawers with brass knobs and a locking cubby door. Interior tastefully ...
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Swedish Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass, Iron

18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front Corner Desk
18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front Corner Desk

18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front Corner Desk

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Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rococo 18th century yew and elm bureau desk circa 1750. Stunning swedish rococo period bombe shaped bureau.   Beautifully made from yew wood and elm, using various techniques such a...
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Swedish Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Elm, Yew

Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk
Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk

Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bureau Having Well Figured Fall Flap Above Four Long Drawers With Original Water Gilt Handles Raised On Original Bracket Feet (Typical of the lat...
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English Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Bureau
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Bureau

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Bureau

George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Diminutive proportions built relatively shallow with a hinged fall front opening to a fitted interior over four drawers with brass handles. Bracket feet.
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English George III Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk
George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk

George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk

Circa 1750 Early George III Period Slant Front Bureau Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1750 early George III period slant front bureau desk. Wood referred to at the time as "Red Walnut", with oak drawer liners. Original, fine cut-work bat-wing brass hardware. Ori...
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English George III Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Wood, Oak

Circa 1750 Early George III Period Slant Front Bureau Desk
Circa 1750 Early George III Period Slant Front Bureau Desk

Circa 1750 Early George III Period Slant Front Bureau Desk

18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo slant front desk. Front opens to reveal a large work surface, thirteen pull out drawers, four cubbies, two pull out document holders and a small compartment with sma...
Category

Swedish Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass, Iron

18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front desk
18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front desk

18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front desk

Antique George 11nd small Kneehole Desk, English Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine original antique kneehole desk or dressing table from the mid-18th century, thought to have the provenance of being part of the es...
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English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Hardwood

Antique George 11nd small Kneehole Desk, English Circa 1745
Antique George 11nd small Kneehole Desk, English Circa 1745

Antique George 11nd small Kneehole Desk, English Circa 1745

Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany bureau having a mahogany fall opening to reveal a fully fitted interior consisting of satinwood drawers, pigeon holes and a secret door to the cen...
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British Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bureau
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bureau

Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bureau

George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III period mahogany kneehole desk having richly grained top with canted corners and molded edge, the long drawer flanked by two rows of s...
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English George III Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk
George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk

George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk

Antique Mahogany Georgian Architect's Drafting Drawing Desk Table Chest 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A rare George II mahogany architect's desk/chest, circa 1750. The desk/ top slides forward, thus allowing the sitter to work, the top having a drafting table that has an easel support to place the top at three different heights, the highest being 47" floor to top. The chest having a plan drawer which is flanked by two pen drawers...
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English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Georgian Architect's Drafting Drawing Desk Table Chest 1780
Antique Mahogany Georgian Architect's Drafting Drawing Desk Table Chest 1780

Antique Mahogany Georgian Architect's Drafting Drawing Desk Table Chest 1780

George III Mahogany Slant Lid Desk
Located in Essex, MA
From the estate of Bartlett Burnap in Palm Beach. A fine example with the finest quality mahogany. With a slant lid fold down writing surface exposing an interior with central mirror...
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English George III Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Slant Lid Desk
George III Mahogany Slant Lid Desk

George III Mahogany Slant Lid Desk

18th Century French Secretary Desk
Located in Belmont, MA
This gorgeous Louis XV Secretary desk dates back to around 1750-60 and was made in France. The secretaire de dame has a kingwood veneer and a v...
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French Louis XV Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Kingwood

18th Century French Secretary Desk
18th Century French Secretary Desk

18th Century French Secretary Desk

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality and extremely attractive 18th century, Chippendale period, georgian mahogany kneehole desk, having well figured rectangular top over slide, central cupboard and arrangement of drawers, retaining original rococo brass handles, raised on original shaped bracket feet. Generally, kneehole deeks are regarded as a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard being the form which one can expect to come across. There are of course various different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule that is the form you will usually find in a georgian kneehole desk...
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English Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk

East India Dutch Company Captains Writing Desk
By Southeast Asia
Located in London, GB
A captivating piece of history, the Dutch East Indian Captain's Writing Desk. This extraordinary early 18th-century Anglo-Indonesian table showcases the artistry of the time, carved...
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Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Bone, Rosewood, Walnut

East India Dutch Company Captains Writing Desk
East India Dutch Company Captains Writing Desk

East India Dutch Company Captains Writing Desk

Italian Baroque Walnut and Bone Inlaid Writing Bureau / Chest
Located in Essex, MA
An impressive piece recently purchased from a local family that had it for many years and had inherited it from their grandparents. With rectangular top decorated with trailing flowe...
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Italian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Bone, Walnut

Italian Baroque Walnut and Bone Inlaid Writing Bureau / Chest
Italian Baroque Walnut and Bone Inlaid Writing Bureau / Chest

Italian Baroque Walnut and Bone Inlaid Writing Bureau / Chest

Large Antique George II Mahogany Desk c. Mid 18th Century
Located in Westfield, MA
This Large Antique George II Mahogany Desk, crafted in the mid-18th century, is an exceptional example of Georgian design, combining both form and function with timeless beauty. The ...
Category

English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Large Antique George II Mahogany Desk c. Mid 18th Century
Large Antique George II Mahogany Desk c. Mid 18th Century

Large Antique George II Mahogany Desk c. Mid 18th Century

18th Century Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany cylinder desk having well figured roll top, enclosing baize sliding writing surface with...
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English Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany Cylinder Desk
18th Century Mahogany Cylinder Desk

18th Century Mahogany Cylinder Desk

18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front Corner Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
An unusual Swedish Rococo slant front corner desk. Desktop opens to reveal an ample working surface, ten small drawers with brass knobs and a locking cubby door. Interior tastefully ...
Category

Swedish Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass, Iron

18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front Corner Desk
18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front Corner Desk

18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front Corner Desk

Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire
Located in Vo', Veneto
Shaped Venetian Bureau Secretaire in Walnut Wood Type: Walnut and walnut burl Period: Mid 1700s Origin: Venice - Veneto Dimensions: Centimeters Hei...
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Italian Louis XV Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Nutwood

Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire
Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire

Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire

Louis XV Desk "Bureau De Pente" , Yellow Birch, 18Th Century.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this French Louis XV Slope Desk "Bureau De Pente" ,in natural Yellow Birch, . This French Provençal desk, also called Secretaire Abattant or f...
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French Louis XIV Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Desk "Bureau De Pente" , Yellow Birch, 18Th Century.
Louis XV Desk "Bureau De Pente" , Yellow Birch, 18Th Century.

Louis XV Desk "Bureau De Pente" , Yellow Birch, 18Th Century.

Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century
Located in CH
Italian burl walnut Venetian Rococo slant front desk, 18th century. A Louis XV period walnut and burl walnut veneered Bureau. The inside of the s...
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Italian Louis XV Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century
Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century

Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century

18th Century Baroque Secretaire, South German, 1750-1760
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique 18th century Baroque secretaire, South German, probably Lake of Constance region, circa 1750-1760. Elaborate bombe shaped Baroque secretaire with beautiful walnut, elmwood an...
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German Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Baroque Secretaire, South German, 1750-1760
18th Century Baroque Secretaire, South German, 1750-1760

18th Century Baroque Secretaire, South German, 1750-1760

18th Century Baroque Secretaire, Lake Constance Region
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century baroque secretaire, Lake Constance region. Two-drawer body on curved square feet, foldable desk, inside six drawers, a wide shelf and a sec...
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German Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Baroque Secretaire, Lake Constance Region
18th Century Baroque Secretaire, Lake Constance Region

18th Century Baroque Secretaire, Lake Constance Region

Early Antique English Georgian Secretary, circa 1750
Located in Big Flats, NY
An early antique English Georgian secretary offers lift top and drop-down desk over two long drawers, circa 1750 Measures - 29.25" x 26" x 16.25".
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English Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Wood

Early Antique English Georgian Secretary, circa 1750
Early Antique English Georgian Secretary, circa 1750

Early Antique English Georgian Secretary, circa 1750

English Chippendale Period George II Red Walnut Kneehole Desk Dressing Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
A good Chippendale period mid 18th century red walnut kneehole writing desk dressing table of small proportions and dating to circa 1740-50. With a lift-up top featuring a fully fit...
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English Chippendale Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

English Chippendale Period George II Red Walnut Kneehole Desk Dressing Table
English Chippendale Period George II Red Walnut Kneehole Desk Dressing Table

English Chippendale Period George II Red Walnut Kneehole Desk Dressing Table

Georgian Mahogany Library Table
Located in New York, NY
Georgian mahogany library table. Carved vetruvian scroll detail. Top now covered in blue/grey felt. Kneel hole height 22.5 inches.
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British Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Library Table
Georgian Mahogany Library Table

Georgian Mahogany Library Table

MID-18th CENTURY WOODEN WRITING DESK LOUIS XV
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant writing desk veneered entirely in walnut root. Its structure is completely wavy both on the top and on the sides, with sabre legs ending in feral feet. On the front there are...
Category

Italian Louis XV Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Bronze

MID-18th CENTURY WOODEN WRITING DESK LOUIS XV
MID-18th CENTURY WOODEN WRITING DESK LOUIS XV

MID-18th CENTURY WOODEN WRITING DESK LOUIS XV

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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Chinese George II Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Padouk

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

Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau

Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 18th Century Louis XV bureau plat handcrafted in classic style with mahogany and kingwood, featuring the original tooled oxblood leather top on a brass bound case with thr...
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French Louis XV Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk
Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk

Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk

Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 18th Century, George III Period, Mahogany Kneehole Desk, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Arrangement Of Drawers, Retaining Original Brass Handles, Surrounding Central Cupboard Door, Raised On Elegant Original Ogee Bracket Feet. As a general rule kneehole desks like this are a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard the must popular design and layout. There are of course many different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule this is the typical form of an 18th century kneehole desk...
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English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk

Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk

18th Century George II Kneehole Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Richmond, London
A superb quality George II period kneehole desk. Great proportions, colour and patination. Great feet, stands proudly. England, circa 1750. A highly desirable and sought after model....
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English Chippendale Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

18th Century George II Kneehole Desk
18th Century George II Kneehole Desk

18th Century George II Kneehole Desk

Chippendale Metamorphic Chest with Pull Out Writing Desk, 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
A Regal English Chippendale Metamorphic Chest having a Pull Out Writing Desk made in the Late 18th Century. The Georgian Chest has an unusual Faux Pair of Cabinet Doors on the back, so that the Metamorphic Desk...
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English Chippendale Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Ivory

Chippendale Metamorphic Chest with Pull Out Writing Desk, 18th Century
Chippendale Metamorphic Chest with Pull Out Writing Desk, 18th Century

Chippendale Metamorphic Chest with Pull Out Writing Desk, 18th Century

George II Style Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with inset brown leather over a cushion frieze with three drawers, the reverse finished but no drawers, pedestal base each containing three drawers. Bracket feet.
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English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

George II Style Walnut Pedestal Desk
George II Style Walnut Pedestal Desk

George II Style Walnut Pedestal Desk

Antique Walnut 18th Century Queen Ann 3 Drawers Low Boy Good Condition
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique Walnut 18th century Queen Ann 3 drawers low boy good condition.
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American Queen Anne Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Walnut 18th Century Queen Ann 3 Drawers Low Boy Good Condition
Antique Walnut 18th Century Queen Ann 3 Drawers Low Boy Good Condition

Antique Walnut 18th Century Queen Ann 3 Drawers Low Boy Good Condition

George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
In one piece, with rectangular top with inset red leather top with ratcheted additional writing surface, over three short drawers over two banks of three drawers , the reverse with false matching...
Category

English George III Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk
George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk

George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk

18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
This is a beautiful Spanish desk from the 18th century, Carlos III era. Made of walnut wood in complete pieces of wood, both on the sides, drawer fronts and...
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Spanish Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood
18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood

18th Century Spanish Bureau Desk Walnut Wood

Period Early George III Mahogany Architects Work Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine period architects table was made in England, circa 1760 to 1770. Crafted from imported mahogany this was a costly and impressive form of furniture for a gentleman architect working in the country of a fashionable society interested in art, craft, engineering and aware of the burgeoning power of the Industrial revolution taking place throughout the world but very much so in England. Designed to expand, lift for standing work and to examine and hold large worksheets, the piece contains a full...
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English George III Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Period Early George III Mahogany Architects Work Table
Period Early George III Mahogany Architects Work Table

Period Early George III Mahogany Architects Work Table

Bureau Bookcase Oak German Serpentine Front Original Brassware Working Locks
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, museum quality, 18th century, German, oak bureau bookcase with a serpentine front, original brassware and working locks As fine an example of this model of German cabinet f...
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German Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Bureau Bookcase Oak German Serpentine Front Original Brassware Working Locks
Bureau Bookcase Oak German Serpentine Front Original Brassware Working Locks

Bureau Bookcase Oak German Serpentine Front Original Brassware Working Locks

Antique George II period mahogany kneehole desk
Located in London, GB
A fine George II period figured mahogany Kneehole Chest, having moulded edged crossbanded cleated top above various drawers retaining original brass bac...
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English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique George II period mahogany kneehole desk
Antique George II period mahogany kneehole desk

Antique George II period mahogany kneehole desk

C18th Mahogany `Grendy` Kneehole Desk
By Giles Grendey
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
 A well made early Geo III mahogany kneehole desk in the manner of Giles Grendy, of unusual form and features. Slightly oversized it holds a presence of quality craftsmanship, with c...
Category

English Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

C18th Mahogany `Grendy` Kneehole Desk
C18th Mahogany `Grendy` Kneehole Desk

C18th Mahogany `Grendy` Kneehole Desk

Cathedra Desk with Beautiful Original Lacquering
Located in Cesena, FC
Original lacquered cathedra desk, of rare beauty. Period: mid 1700s Originally from the marche region It has in the front 2 doors as if it were a sideboard Measures: cm 152x...
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Italian Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Wood

Cathedra Desk with Beautiful Original Lacquering
Cathedra Desk with Beautiful Original Lacquering

Cathedra Desk with Beautiful Original Lacquering

George II Mahogany Pedestal Partner’s Desk
Located in London, GB
A George II Mahogany Pedestal Partner’s Desk
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George II Antique Mid-18th Century Desks

Materials

Mahogany

George II Mahogany Pedestal Partner’s Desk
George II Mahogany Pedestal Partner’s Desk

George II Mahogany Pedestal Partner’s Desk

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