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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Material: Metal
17th Century Spanish Console
Located in Houston, TX
17th century Spanish walnut console table with two drawers, splayed legs and iron stretcher. The top is a single piece of walnut.
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Rare And Important Antique English Georgian Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
C. 1760-1780. An early and exceptional Antique writing table, English and likely Irish. With a flame mahogany banded top over a shaped apron with a single drawer. With fine openwork...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George III Satinwood Oval Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine Georgian Satinwood oval writing/library table, the inset leather top with rosewood banding, over four drawers with original gilt lacquered brass pulls and standing on squar...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Slant Top Desk On Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
The leather writing surfaces on this desk have been newly restored with blind and gold tooling. The inside prospect door has a working lock and key.
Category
1760s English Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare 18th Century Georgian Period Mahogany Architect Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare and elegant Georgian Architect’s desk has a ratchet top, extending drawer front, as well as storage compartments. Architect desks, m...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Rent Desk by Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top with inset red leather and banded edge, over a long drawer opening to A-Z lidded compartments. The pedestals below each with three drawers. All with classic Gill...
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1770s George III Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George III Period Mahogany Fitted Desk Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An 18th century mahogany desk or sometimes called architects desk, with fitted top drawer containing a baize lined wiring surface below which is a fitted section contains alphabet inlaid letter boxes The double top drawer slides out on hidden rollers and the baize section then slides back.
Original swan neck brass handles and fine flame mahogany. finished with dummy drawers to the back making this a free standing desk.
A model is in the Gillow design...
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18th Century English Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
High Quality Wood & Hogan William & Mary Style Walnut Writing/Library Table
Located in North Salem, NY
If you are looking for an impressive and unique statement piece of furniture this table is for you! This Wood & Hogan bench-made late 17th century William & Mary style Walnut writing...
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Early 18th Century English William and Mary Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite French Provencal antique campagne Campaign High-end ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian bureau made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. The Scandinavian writing table, desk features man...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
18th Century Rustic Country French Cherrywood Desk ~ Vanity
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Rustic Country French Cherrywood Desk ~ Vanity is a splendid example of rural craftsmanship at its finest! Utilizing old-growth che...
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Late 18th Century French Rustic Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Mahogany Leather Top Partners Desk with Carved Birds
Located in Milford, NH
A fine proportion mahogany rectangular partners desk with brown leather top with a crossbanded border with delicate carving, surmounting a frieze with two fitted and cockbeaded document drawers...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Spanish Walnut Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century walnut table. Soundly constructed from walnut, with original hand forged wrought iron braces and classical lyre shaped legs.
Wonderfully worn and aged patina, some ...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and very high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Tulipwood, Kingwood, and ormolu Bureau Plat desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole leg with exquisite pierced fitted ormolu sabots with fine foliate designs and hoof feet below a delicate ormolu chute leading upwards to impressive richly chased ormolu masks of handsome bearded men. The apron displays three drawers separated by impressive curved foliate gadroon designs each displaying superb quarter veneered Kingwood...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood Bureau en Pente, attributed to Migeon
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The hinged fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior with drawers above a slide enclosing a concealed well with two drawers, raised on cabriole legs headed by scrolling chutes r...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Baroque Farm Refectory Desk Table with Two Drawers & Stretchers
Located in Miami, FL
This elegant, antique fruitwood desk was crafted in Spain, circa 1780. The rustic writing table has been stripped down from its original dark fini...
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Marquetry Louis XV Dressing Table or So-Called Coiffeuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XV marquetry dressing table or so-called Coiffeuse
18th century Louis XV vanity dressing table or coiffeuse...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
17th C. Provencal Hand Carved Antique Side Table Walnut Desk Drawers Farm LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C. Provencal Hand Carved Antique Side Table Walnut Desk Drawers Farm LA CA . Beautiful 17th into 18th century Provençal Continental table in walnut and Fruitwood with center drawers. These tables were used in the Mas and Manoir . It's the perfect addition to a Provincial design , as a side table, between two chairs, to have a chinoiserie piece of art on top . Or as a small bureau desk...
Category
17th Century European Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
18th Century Provencal Hand Carved Walnut Wood Antique Writing Desk Side Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Beautiful 18th century Provençal Continental table in walnut and Fruitwood with center drawer. These tables were special commission at the time for either “un Mas “ French country ho...
Category
18th Century French Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
English Regency Mahogany Leather Reading Table with Flanking Candle Slides 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Regency mahogany satinwood and ebony inlaid one drawer reading table with a ratcheted leather top, cross banded tulip wood, flanking candle slides...
Category
1790s English Regency Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century George III Architect's Desk / Adjustable Drawing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
an 18th century, English architect's drawing table / desk of mahogany, the hinged top adjusts to various angles, the table / drawer extends as a writing/working surface with old worn...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Table for Spanish Desk, Pine and Beech Tree Wood, Iron, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bargueñera table with spiral leg. Pine and beech wood, iron. Century XVIII.
Rectangular board table made of pine wood and turned beech wood legs in the shape of spiral columns, whi...
Category
18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron, Other
Teak Desk by Ilmari Tapiovaara, manufactured by Cantú, 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Wooden desk made by finish designer Ilmari Tapiovaara, made of solid teak wood with drawers and brass details.
Labeled 'La Permanente di Cantú'
Il...
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1660s Italian Modern Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk Secretary from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved in southern France, circa 1760, the fold out secretary is both stylish and functional; the elegant writing desk crafted from solid walnut, stands on cabriole legs over a scalloped apron and dressed with bombe drawer across the front embellished with the original patinated bronze handles. The top folds down to reveal a large writing surface, a theater with four smaller drawers on the sides, and a double compartment niche in the center. When sliding out the drawers and niche, the cabinet reveals different secret storage compartments underneath (see pictures). Both sides with scalloped apron are decorated with recessed panels. Flaunting beautiful lines, a rich patina, and complete functionality, this "Secretaire a Abattant" is in excellent condition and includes all the original keys; put a sophisticated spin on your study or bedroom with this antique slant front desk commode, or "commode scriban...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Fruitwood and Marquetry Writing Table, 'Mid-18th Century'
Located in London, GB
A Louis XV ormolu-mounted bois satine and fruitwood marquetry writing table. Adjustable writing slide with black leather panel, gilt-tooled with central motif; full length drawer wit...
Category
Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
English Queen Anne Lowboy
Located in Wilson, NC
This oak and mahogany lowboy has a 1/16 inch shrinkage separation in the top. The top has an applied ogee molding and is crossbanded with 3/4 inch mahogany crossbanding. The drawer f...
Category
1740s English Queen Anne Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Country French Neoclassical Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French neoclassical secretary is a splendid example of the genre, dating to the reign of Louis XVI himself! The period saw ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and extremely high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Kingwood, Tulipwood, and ormolu desk circa. 1750. The Bureau à Cylindre desk...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood And Tulipwood Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and elegant French 18th century Louis XV period kingwood and tulipwood inlaid desk, with all of its original ormolu and hardware. The desk is raised by slender cabriole...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
By Jean Kisling
Located in Berlin, DE
French 18th century large Louis XVI marquetry desk or bureau à Cylindre
An exceptional marquetry secrétaire in the form of a bureau with a cylinder front and on a stand with four ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut & Wrought Iron Vargueno
Located in New York, NY
Spanish Renaissance style (17th Century and Later) wrought iron mounted walnut vargueno on later stand with a fall front enclosing 3 long drawers.
Category
17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Writing Table. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Hepplewhite mahogany three drawer writing table with circular brasses and terminating on squared tapered legs. Late 18th Century
Category
1790s English Hepplewhite Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Small Lady's Mahogany Writing Desk with Ink Pot & Well
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
A superb George III lady's mahogany writing desk with hidden ink pots and a drawer, circa 1790. The desk stands on four reeded legs and on original brass castors. An unusual feature is a hidden store for two ink pots and a pen holder. There is a plain frieze with a useful large drawer, with original brass handles. The writing desk...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Leather Top Center Table on Castors
Located in Wilson, NC
This leather top center table has its original open fretwork handles, lock, and castors. The drawers are fully lined with solid mahogany as a...
Category
1770s English Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Chippendale Mahogany Architect’s Desk or Design Table, circa 1780
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful English Chippendale crotched mahogany architect’s desk or design table with adjustable rectangular top that raises from a flat position to an elevated standing position, ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Period Tric Trac or Backgammon Table Stamped P. Roussel
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV period (18th century) "Tric Trac" or Backgammon table stamped by the maker, "P. Roussel," and the guild "JME" (Jurande des Menuisiers et Ebenistes --translated as the...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Serpentine Cherry Desk with Parquetry Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique partner desk was created in the Poitou region of France, circa 1790. Made of wild cherry timber, the large writing table stand...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A George III period mahogany kneehole desk of good size, with the original brasses and lovely one piece top. The whole piece is of great colour and patina, circa 1780
This desk is...
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1780s English George III Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Writing Table, Iron Stretcher
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 17th century Spanish Renaissance writing table is constructed of solid walnut and features an impressive 30-inch wide top made from a single plank of walnut. The top joins ...
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Late 17th Century French Renaissance Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Wonderful, circa 1780, hand carved, petite writing desk inset with game chess and backgammon game boards. The top featuring its original, inset marble. The whole on tapered legs term...
Category
1780s French Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk, Late 18th Century, Late 1700s
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish late Gustavian writing desk, late 18th century in excellent antique condition.
Key included.
Restored with additions. Slight damages, wear and repairs due to age and as ...
Category
Late 18th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Spanish Trestle Style Writing Table, Rich Wood Grain, Iron Hardware
Located in Madrid, ES
This 18th century Spanish trestle style writing table has a tabletop of one single wide plank, and the leg sections, or trestles, are joined with sliding dovetail joints and fastened...
Category
18th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th C. Spanish Trestle Style Writing Table, Spool Turned Legs and Wrought Iron
Located in Madrid, ES
The tabletop of this 18th century Spanish table is one single wide plank, which over the years has warped slightly, adding an attractive twist to the surface and creating a piece of furniture with unique character. The deeply-coved spool turned leg...
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18th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An imposing Louis XV ebonized writing table with finely chased gilt bronze mounts. The stepped moulded rectangular top inset with the original gilt-tooled leather above three frieze drawers with elaborate ormolu handles and escutcheons, the reverse conformingly organized with three simulated drawers, allowing this bureau plat to be freestanding, the cabriole legs with sabot feet headed by female masks.
The iconic Coco chancel lived with a Rococo writing desk...
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XIV Walnut Table, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 18th century Louis XIV walnut table with rectangular molded top, long drawer in frieze with intricate wrought iron center pull, and tur...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Cherry Wood Writing Desk with Kneehole Late 18th Century, Austria, circa 1790
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Splendid cherrywood writing desk with kneehole from the late 18th century in Austria, circa 1790. This over 220 year old writing desk from the so-call...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Spanish Baroque 18th Century Lyre Leg Wooden Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish baroque table with decorative forged-iron stretcher from the 18th century. This antique table from Spain features a rectangular-shaped top, which is raised upon a pair of fluidly-carved, lyre-shaped trestle styled legs at either end. The pair of trestles...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
George III Walnut Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over a single drawer with inlaid escutcheon and original bail handle raised on square tapered legs.
Category
1790s English George III Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Gorgeous 18th Century Tin Marquetry Writing Desk/ Cabinet
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century tin marquetry writing desk.
Category
Early 18th Century German Louis XIV Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tin
18th Century Veneered and Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Writing Desk
Located in IT
The elegant antique north Italian (Genoa) Louis XV period writing desk, called also bureau plat, is made of veneered and inlaid woods. It have a beautiful wavy line with slender but ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine 18th Century Gustavian Desk With Gallery
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Exceptional antique Swedish 18th century Gustavian writing desk, veneered in mahogany with a very nice and subtle patina. Scandinavian, Sweden, circa 1790.
Very good condition with wear consistent with age and use. The top features an inset dark green professionally re leathered...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Continental Dutch-style (18/19th Century) satinwood and inlaid trimmed drop front desk with chinoiserie decorated lacquered panels and brass gallery
Category
Late 18th Century European Chinoiserie Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Spanish Door Made Custom Desk or Table with Iron Trestle Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A custom table with an 18th century Spanish hand-carved door top. This rectangular-shaped table has been fashioned by setting an 18th century Spanish door...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th Century Oak Country Side Writing Table
Located in Madrid, ES
A nice French country writing table, Louis XVI period, in solid oak, with a long drawer and drawer handle in bronze, the legs finished in sabot.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 18th Century Table With Fluted Apron And Legs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French 18th Century table with fluted apron and legs
This 18th century table has a fluted apron and legs. One leg is slightly crooked but very charming.
...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step back interior drawers, leather writing surface, carved scalloped skirt, original or...
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
An 18th century gilt-bronze mounted double-face desk or bureau plat with herring-bone marquetry. The k...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England
Located in New York, NY
Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England. Desk made for architecture work. England 18th Century. Made in mahogany with brass hardw...
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18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Antique Metal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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