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Style: Adam Style
19th century English Adam Style Hand Painted Satinwood Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
Satinwood desk with reticulated sides that are extraordinarily hand-painted with festooned drapery, ribbons and bows. Decorated on all sides this lovely piece can float in a room and...
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19th Century British Antique Adam Style Desks

Materials

Satinwood

19th century English Adam Style Hand Painted Satinwood Desk
19th century English Adam Style Hand Painted Satinwood Desk

19th century English Adam Style Hand Painted Satinwood Desk

$4,197 Sale Price
28% Off
Adams Edwardian Inlaid Carlton House Desk, Hand Painted, Angela Kauffman
By Angelica Kauffmann
Located in Manhasset, NY
Adams Edwardian Inlaid Carlton house desk, hand painted, satinwood, An absolutely stunning Adams Carlton House desk in the manner of Angelica Kauffman. Typical form, the superstructure fitted with four banks of two small drawers flanked by curved cupboard...
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Early 1900s English Antique Adam Style Desks

Materials

Wood

Adams Edwardian Inlaid Carlton House Desk, Hand Painted, Angela Kauffman
Adams Edwardian Inlaid Carlton House Desk, Hand Painted, Angela Kauffman

Adams Edwardian Inlaid Carlton House Desk, Hand Painted, Angela Kauffman

$18,000
English Satinwood Adams Inlaid Secretary Desk Vitrine Top with Inkwells
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This fantastic English satinwood desk is in very good antique condition with fantastic beveled glass, superb satinwood, mixed woods inlay and a great antique denim...
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1890s English Antique Adam Style Desks

Materials

Satinwood

English Satinwood Adams Inlaid Secretary Desk Vitrine Top with Inkwells
English Satinwood Adams Inlaid Secretary Desk Vitrine Top with Inkwells

English Satinwood Adams Inlaid Secretary Desk Vitrine Top with Inkwells

$3,895
Edwardian Hand Painted Satinwood Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Edwardian hand painted satinwood bureau, painted in the Adam manner with scrolling trellis borders around floral swags, figural reserves and ribbon tied ur...
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Early 20th Century English Adam Style Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Edwardian Hand Painted Satinwood Bureau
Edwardian Hand Painted Satinwood Bureau

Edwardian Hand Painted Satinwood Bureau

$4,773
Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau
By Thomas Chippendale
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...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Adam Style Desks

Materials

Leather, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut

Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau
Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau

Antique English Geo.III Inlaid Red Walnut Chipp. style "Adam" Slant Front Bureau

$10,875 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century English Adam Style Painted Satinwood Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful example of an English Satinwood rectangular desk in the Adam style with polychrome paint decoration, including a top with a central fan and multiple swags of fruit and fl...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Adam Style Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Adam Style Painted Satinwood Desk
19th Century English Adam Style Painted Satinwood Desk

19th Century English Adam Style Painted Satinwood Desk

$4,500
After RJ Horner Gold Giltwood Griffon Hardwood Double Sided Desk Writing Table
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely ornate very solid writing table desk with drawers on both sides and ornately gold giltwood carved Griffons A very well made and d...
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20th Century English Adam Style Desks

Materials

Hardwood, Giltwood

After RJ Horner Gold Giltwood Griffon Hardwood Double Sided Desk Writing Table
After RJ Horner Gold Giltwood Griffon Hardwood Double Sided Desk Writing Table

After RJ Horner Gold Giltwood Griffon Hardwood Double Sided Desk Writing Table

$3,874 Sale Price
30% Off
Victorian Adjustable Writing Table This is a rare piece and a very useful desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Adjustable Writing Table This is a rare piece and a very useful desk, the table is set on a heavily Carved 3 footed leg, set on this there is a leather top desk with a drawer...
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1860s Antique Adam Style Desks

Materials

Leather

Victorian Adjustable Writing Table This is a rare piece and a very useful desk
Victorian Adjustable Writing Table This is a rare piece and a very useful desk

Victorian Adjustable Writing Table This is a rare piece and a very useful desk

$1,245
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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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19th Century Scottish Antique Adam Style Desks

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H 30.5 in W 56 in D 24 in
Rare and Important Sheraton Painted Satinwood Cheveret
Located in Montreal, QC
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$7,500
H 41 in W 16.5 in D 12 in
19th Century Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Selling is a top quality, unusual mid-Victorian copy of a Chippendale carved desk. The top drawer of the desk, when opened, reveals a rising writing panel and two lift up panels with...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Adam Style Desks

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Mahogany

19th Century Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk
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19th Century Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk

$4,842
H 31 in W 48 in D 26 in
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary. This 18th century English bureau desk has 3 rows of graduated hand do...
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Brass

18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.
18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.

18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary.

$2,200
H 38 in W 33 in D 20 in
19th Century Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality carved Chinese Chippendale style kneehole desk. The top of the desk has an intricately fretted gallery which is in perfect condition. Below this the desk h...
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Materials

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$4,842
H 32 in W 39 in D 25 in
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Located in Palm Desert, CA
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$5,600
H 36 in W 19 in D 12 in
Venetian Trumeau Green Lacquered Hand Decorated Secretary with Writing Desk 1976
Located in Prato, IT
Venezia, Italy, handcrafted production from 1976 In Venetian style Louis XV Painted and decorated in gold Upper part with two doors with two beveled mirrors depicting a Lady and a...
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Venetian Trumeau Green Lacquered Hand Decorated Secretary with Writing Desk 1976
Venetian Trumeau Green Lacquered Hand Decorated Secretary with Writing Desk 1976

Venetian Trumeau Green Lacquered Hand Decorated Secretary with Writing Desk 1976

$4,408
H 103.55 in W 55.12 in D 23.63 in
Vintage Thomasville Georgian Flame Mahogany Blockfront Secretary Desk
By Thomasville
Located in Germantown, MD
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Vintage Thomasville Georgian Flame Mahogany Blockfront Secretary Desk
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H 39 in W 39 in D 21 in
Antique Edwardian Satin wood & Floral Painted Carlton House Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
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$8,647
H 38.39 in W 52.17 in D 25.2 in
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
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H 47 in W 48 in D 24 in
Fine Quality Paint Decorated English Adams Satinwood Carlton House Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Adams style desk with beautiful wood quality and incredibly paint decoration of sprays of flowers and is in good condition with a minor crack on one cubby drawer t...
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Satinwood

Fine Quality Paint Decorated English Adams Satinwood Carlton House Desk
Fine Quality Paint Decorated English Adams Satinwood Carlton House Desk

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$6,995
H 38 in W 48 in D 24 in
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Located in West Palm Beach, US
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Late 20th Century American Adam Style Desks

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Wood, Paint

Heckman Furniture Painted Slant Front Secretary Desk - Late 20th Century
Heckman Furniture Painted Slant Front Secretary Desk - Late 20th Century

Heckman Furniture Painted Slant Front Secretary Desk - Late 20th Century

H 39 in W 44.5 in D 20 in
Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter A very neat Front of House Reception Greeter, the front of the desk is very attractive, it is panelled with decorative carved and gilded leaf decoration , at the receptionist side there are 2 large storage shelves and a concealed desk...
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1870s Antique Adam Style Desks

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Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter

Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter

H 28 in W 26 in D 22 in
Antique George III Edwardian Adam Style Satinwood Painted Desk Bonheur Du Jour
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Edwardian George III Adam Style Satinwood and marquetry paint decorated Bonheur du Jour, desk, attributed to Edwards & Roberts, circa 1890. The desk with a shaped gal...
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Antique George III Edwardian Adam Style Satinwood Painted Desk Bonheur Du Jour
Antique George III Edwardian Adam Style Satinwood Painted Desk Bonheur Du Jour

Antique George III Edwardian Adam Style Satinwood Painted Desk Bonheur Du Jour

H 44.25 in W 27.875 in D 15.875 in
19th Century English Painted Satinwood Drop-Front Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very finely hand painted. 19th Century. English. Satinwood. On original casters. Letter cubbies and drawers. Purchased in London in 1990 for 18,000 British Pounds...
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H 50 in W 22.5 in D 7 in
Antique Adam Decorated Satinwood Ladies Cylinder Desk, Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Adam Decorated Satinwood Ladies Cylinder Desk, Circa 1900
Antique Adam Decorated Satinwood Ladies Cylinder Desk, Circa 1900

Antique Adam Decorated Satinwood Ladies Cylinder Desk, Circa 1900

H 45.5 in W 32.25 in D 22.25 in
19th Century Chippendale Style Mahogany Partner's Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Essex, MA
Fine 19th century Mahogany Chippendale style partners desk. Carved throughout. Adams inspired from The Directory. Green tooled leather ...
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19th Century English Antique Adam Style Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Chippendale Style Mahogany Partner's Desk
19th Century Chippendale Style Mahogany Partner's Desk

19th Century Chippendale Style Mahogany Partner's Desk

H 42 in W 66 in L 42 in
Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Adam decorated drop-front desk offers satinwood construction with slant front having neoclassical reserve of woman and cherub in co...
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19th Century English Antique Adam Style Desks

Materials

Wood, Satinwood

Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C
Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C

Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C

H 41 in W 43.74 in D 22 in
20th Century English Edwardian Flame Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
A good quality Edwardian flame mahogany writing table. Having a shaped green leather top, decorated with gold tooling, above three drawers...
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Early 20th Century English Adam Style Desks

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Mahogany

20th Century English Edwardian Flame Mahogany Writing Desk
20th Century English Edwardian Flame Mahogany Writing Desk

20th Century English Edwardian Flame Mahogany Writing Desk

H 30.5 in W 59 in L 30.5 in
Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Rosewood Cylinder-Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Fabulous quality antique English marquetry inlaid rosewood cylinder-top ladies writing desk with marvelous fitted interior including pigeon holes and a leathered writing slope which ...
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Rosewood, Satinwood

Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Rosewood Cylinder-Top Ladies Writing Desk
Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Rosewood Cylinder-Top Ladies Writing Desk

Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Rosewood Cylinder-Top Ladies Writing Desk

H 53.75 in W 27 in D 20.13 in
Danish Teak Desk with Bookcase in the Style of Vodder & Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A well crafted teak wood desk with a built in bookcase to the backside having a adjustable shelve, to the front there's three drawers with a upper pullout writing surface, the other ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Adam Style Desks

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Teak

Danish Teak Desk with Bookcase in the Style of Vodder & Kai Kristiansen
Danish Teak Desk with Bookcase in the Style of Vodder & Kai Kristiansen

Danish Teak Desk with Bookcase in the Style of Vodder & Kai Kristiansen

H 29.75 in W 59.25 in D 32.25 in
Fine Satinwood Adams Style Carlton House Desk by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fine satinwood Adams style Carlton house desk by Maitland-Smith. Finely crafted and well designed desk in the Kaufman style with tapering legs on bronze casters supporting an upper...
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Late 20th Century Adam Style Desks

Fine Satinwood Adams Style Carlton House Desk by Maitland-Smith
Fine Satinwood Adams Style Carlton House Desk by Maitland-Smith

Fine Satinwood Adams Style Carlton House Desk by Maitland-Smith

H 38 in W 43 in D 24.5 in
Antique Adam Style Painted Decorated Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Adam style mahogany drop-front secretary features bookmatched panels with hand-painted garland, ribbon and urn decoration; upper and lower with double doors opening to shelve...
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20th Century English Adam Style Desks

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Mahogany

Antique Adam Style Painted Decorated Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary, 20th Century
Antique Adam Style Painted Decorated Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary, 20th Century

Antique Adam Style Painted Decorated Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary, 20th Century

H 71 in W 35.75 in D 18.25 in

Adam Style desks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Adam Style desks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, hardwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Adam Style desks made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks, popular names associated with this style include Lovig Dansk, Mazor Furniture Company, and Peter Løvig Nielsen. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,151 and tops out at $18,000 while the average work can sell for $4,197.

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