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Style: High Victorian
19th Century American Walnut "Wells Fargo" Desk by Wooton Desk. Co
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality and impressive standard grade American walnut Wootton Desk Co. "Wells Fargo" desk, of substantial form, with three quarter galle...
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19th Century American Antique High Victorian Desks

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Walnut

Rare Antique circa 1860 Library Writing Table Desk with Twin Writing Slopes
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original circa 1860 Mahogany library table with built in twin writing slopes This is a very r...
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1860s English Antique High Victorian Desks

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Hardwood

A Victorian Good Quality Pedestal Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Victorian Good Quality Pedestal Desk The desk is made in one of the loveliest woods, figured Birch which has a wonderful dark gold colour, each of the pedestals has three graduat...
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19th Century Antique High Victorian Desks

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Birch

EXQUISITE ANTIQUE ITALIAN CIRCA 1860 OLIVE WOOD DESK WRITING TABLE SUBLiME WOOD
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal house antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite original circa 1860-1880 Olive wood Italian desk ...
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1860s Italian Antique High Victorian Desks

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Wood

STUNNING ANTiQUE VICTORIAN HONEY OAK TWIN PEDESTAL DESK HAND DYED BROWN LEATHER
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime circa 1860-1880 Honey Oak Victorian pedestal desk with aged hand dyed brown leather ...
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1860s English Antique High Victorian Desks

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Leather, Oak

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1883 REVEREND FRANK H FISHER GIFTED ViCTORIAN OAK PARTNER DESK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime exceptionally rare, 1883 dated honey oak partner desk with green leather top and brass presentation plaque to Reverend Frank H Fisher 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. What can I say, a 140 year old desk...
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1880s English Antique High Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Fine Victorian Jas Shoolbred Green Marble Topped Watchmakers Desk Writing Table
Located in GB
We are is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original Victorian circa 1880 James Jas Shoolbred Watchmakers table / desk with green ...
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1880s European Antique High Victorian Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass

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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1880s English Antique High Victorian Desks

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Satinwood

With Certificate Antique Shannon File Co Victorian Walnut Tambour Desk Must See
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, very rare, original Antique Victorian Shannon File Co LTD, tambour fronted desk in Waln...
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1880s English Antique High Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

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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1880s European Antique High Victorian Desks

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Oak

Antique Pine Leather Top Partners Desk, Library Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Antique Pine Leather Top Partners Desk, Library Table This is a very sturdy double sided writing desk, very rare and very attractive, the desk top has a new tooled sage green inset ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique High Victorian Desks

Materials

Pine

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Twin Pedestal Partner Desk with Brown Leather Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely handmade in England circa 1880 burr walnut and brown leather twin pedestal partner desk A good looking and well made desk, the timbe...
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1880s English Antique High Victorian Desks

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Victorian Style Campaign Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Victorian-style bowfront Campaign desk, the flip-top enclosing a fitted interior and a leather writing surface, with five drawers surrounding the kneehole, on tapering splay legs j...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese High Victorian Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

Fine Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Cushion Drawer Brown Leather Partner Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine fully, Antique circa 1880, Burr Walnut twin pedestal partner desk with hand dyed brown leather top. What a desk….. these cushion curved drawer desks almost never come up for sale, they are based on early Regency pieces which screamed English fine...
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1880s English Antique High Victorian Desks

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Restored Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partners Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Museum quality, circa 1880 Dutch inlaid extra large twin pedestal, double sided partners desk which has been fully restored A truly stunnin...
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1880s Danish Antique High Victorian Desks

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Fine Antique circa 1880 Victorian Pollard Oak Partner Desk Green Leather Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime exceptionally rare circa 1880 Pollard oak partner desk with green leather top What can I say, a 140+ year old desk, in ...
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1880s English Antique High Victorian Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

Gillow's of Lancaster Regency Military Campaign Kidney Desk Brass Gallery Rail
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare Gillow's of Lancaster circa 1815 Military Campaign Kidney desk with brass gallery rail and removable barley twist legs An exceptionally rare example of a High Victorian Library desk...
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19th Century English Antique High Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Exceptional Quality Antique 19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Exceptional quality antique 19th century Victorian burr walnut bureau having three drawers above a beautiful shaped fall enclosing a wonderful fitted exterior with three long drawers...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique High Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Very Rare Gillow Breakfront Library Desk Brass Gallery Burr Amboyna Wood
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare Gillow Library breakfront desk with brass gallery in Burr Amboyna timber, circa...
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1850s English Antique High Victorian Desks

Materials

Burl

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Oversized Victorian 1870 Burr Quarter Cut Walnut Knee Hole Pedestal Partner Desk
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1870s English Antique High Victorian Desks

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Chippendale Desk, Mahogany Writing Table Antique, 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Chippendale Style Mahogany Writing Table. Raised upon Swept legs with carved toes and brass castors. circa 1890 The 5 shaped mahogany lined drawers with typical Rococo style drawe...
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19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a highly desirable and quite rare 19th century standard grade Wooton desk. This desk was made in Indiana, circa 1880 by the Wooton Desk Co. Made of walnut and burled walnut. Black cast iron hardware. Fully marked. In the Gallery we have excepts from the Smithsonian Institution publication concerning the history of “The King of Desks ….Wooten Patent Secretary” by Betty Lawson Walters (a copy of which will be furnished with the desk upon purchase). Wooten Desks...
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Late 19th Century American Antique High Victorian Desks

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19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
H 64.5 in W 41.25 in D 31.25 in
Good Large Double Pedestal Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Perth, GB
A Good Large double pedesal mahogany partners desk , with brass gallery to the top the gallery supports simulating corinthian columns, The original dark green leather top with deep and intricate tooling embelllished with gilding , some of the gold has now worn. The breakfront writing top with one central drawer in the frieze above the kneehole space. Each pedestal has 4 long drawers which have the bottoms and sides lined in mahogany and with lovely practical drop swag...
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19th Century Scottish Antique High Victorian Desks

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Desk French Style Writing Desk, Black Lacquer with Grey Leather Writing Surface
Located in Toronto, CA
We present a beautifully finished desk made in Italy by Selva in cherry wood, with a leather writing surface. This item has been recently re-stained by our expert team in a black lac...
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20th Century Italian High Victorian Desks

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Leather, Cherry

Rustic Country Pine Farmhouse Desk or Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Country style farmhouse desk or writing table made of pine featuring a natural rustic patina on the finish. The table has a plank top with dark pine kno...
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20th Century American High Victorian Desks

Materials

Pine

English 19th Century Oak Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality, One Piece, Mid 19th Century Oak Pedestal Desk Of Eleven Drawers Having Replacement Gilt Tooled Leather Top And Original Turned W...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique High Victorian Desks

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Oak

English 19th Century Oak Pedestal Desk
English 19th Century Oak Pedestal Desk
H 29.75 in W 48 in D 27 in
Antique Oak Secretary Desk, Sweden, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique secretary from the beginning of the 20th century. Made of oak wood. Very good condition. Dimensions: Height 111 cm / width 88 cm / depth. 52 cm.
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1920s Swedish Vintage High Victorian Desks

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Oak

Antique Oak Secretary Desk, Sweden, circa 1920
Antique Oak Secretary Desk, Sweden, circa 1920
H 43.71 in W 34.65 in D 20.48 in
19th Century Carved Oak Pedestal Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English pedestal desk made from oak. The top is covered in the original brown leather, which has aged beautifully, and is banded by an oak border, which has a gorgeous b...
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Leather, Oak

19th Century Carved Oak Pedestal Desk
19th Century Carved Oak Pedestal Desk
H 31 in W 48 in D 29.38 in
Antique Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Red Leather Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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Antique Oak Secretary Desk, Belgium, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
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1920s Belgian Vintage High Victorian Desks

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Oak

Antique Oak Secretary Desk, Belgium, circa 1920
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H 42.13 in W 39.38 in D 18.51 in
19th Century English Walnut Desk
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A charming walnut desk. Made in England in the late 19th century. Lovely patine throughout. Panneled back, leather inset, castor wheels. Chairspace is 62.5 H x 52 W cms.
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1890s British Antique High Victorian Desks

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Walnut

19th Century English Walnut Desk
19th Century English Walnut Desk
H 30.32 in W 47.64 in D 25.6 in
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19th Century French Burr Walnut Writing Table
Located in GB
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1880s French Antique High Victorian Desks

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19th Century Swedish Carved Birch Escritoire
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish carved birch escritoire, circa 1870. Good quality birch escritoire writing desk, circa 1870. Featuring barley twist carved columns which run the full height. ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique High Victorian Desks

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John D. Rockefeller Style Extra Grade Wooten Desk with Outstanding Provenance
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning and EXCEPTIONALLY RARE John D. Rockefeller Style Extra Grade Wooten Desk with Outstanding Provenance. There were less th...
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Late 19th Century American Antique High Victorian Desks

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Gold Plate

Rare Victorian Chinoiserie Japanned Black Laqured Twin Pedestal Partner Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to this stunning and very rare 19th century chinoiserie Japaned lacquered twin pedestal partner desk, circa 1860 A very ...
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1860s English Antique High Victorian Desks

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Wood

19th Century British Mahogany Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Dallas, TX
Made for campaign purpose, circa 1860 banded in brass for safe carriage. Lovely red flamed Cuban mahogany the brass medallion on the lid is unmarked so not yet personalised! The interior is in its original condition the leather slope has some slight damage but we wanted to keep the piece’s originality and have not touched it! It still has the original inkwell but it is missing its lid there are still remainants of the original ink which has dried out of the centuries. There is a pen compartment and storage areas under the slope on either side. This is a nice example of a simple military writing slope...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique High Victorian Desks

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Brass

Stunning Victorian 1880 Edward & Roberts Satinwood and Walnut Partner Desk Rare
Located in GB
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High Victorian desks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique High Victorian desks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, 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, animal skin and other materials. If you’re shopping for used High Victorian desks made in a specific country, there are Europe, England, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks, popular names associated with this style include Gillows of Lancaster & London, Jas Schoolbred, Morris & Co., and The Shannon File Cabinet. 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 $2,396 and tops out at $32,382 while the average work can sell for $5,116.

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