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Place of Origin: British
William IV Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine William IV writing or side table of very clean architectural form, the well figured single board mahogany top over drawer and supported by trestle ends joined by turned stretche...
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1840s William IV Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Aesthetic Mouvement Bamboo Slant Desk, 1880-1910
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a charming example of the Aesthetic Period in Colonial England at the end of the 19Th, century. This Bamboo Slant Desk, is C.1880-1910, is simple ...
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Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Walnut Burl Lowboy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Covered in a deeply figured walnut burl, this shaped front lowboy would do equally as well as a dressing table as it would occasional table or console. With its shell carved knees on...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian British Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Burl

Pair of Gilt and Leather Pedestal Desks in the Regency Manner
Located in London, GB
Fine Pair of Antique Pedestal Desks in the Regency Manner Constructed in goncalo alves, with gilt bronze mounts and giltwood highlights, of freestanding form, with very gentle inver...
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20th Century Regency British Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Fine English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary-Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine English table with a "hidden" writing desk/ secretary opening via three articulated compartments.
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Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Beautiful Yew And Brass Military Secretary Campaign Chest Writing Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing military secretary campaign chest with three large drawers and brass corners with brass insert handles and one faux drawer , however the top...
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Mid-20th Century Campaign British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Kneehole Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small 19th century English kneehole desk with exquisite patina and charming carved knob handles. This desk features a rich chestnut hue, perfect for an office or private study, demon...
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1860s Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century English Mahogany Sideboard w/ Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Mahogany Sideboard with Serpentine Front, Crossbanding, & Spade Feet
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19th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Small Oak Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A rare 18th century oak bureau of particularly small and diminutive proportions. the fall with a moulded book-rest, opening to reveal a steppe...
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Early 18th Century George II Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Rare Victorian Burr Oak & Walnut Merryweather London 1885 Stamped Desk, Leather
By Merryweather and Sons 1
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian Merryweather Holloway London 1885 stamped burr walnut and oak twin pedestal desk A very fine desk indeed, made ...
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1880s Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak, Walnut

Late George III Mahogany Desk
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late George III mahogany desk with fitted drawers, the top with inset writing surface and strung decoration above four oak lined drawers, one drawer with further adjustable writing...
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1790s Sheraton Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Sheraton Mahogany Kneehole Partners Desk
Located in Queens, NY
19th century English Sheraton style light mahogany kneehole partners desk with oval leather top and inlaid trim.
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19th Century Sheraton Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

English Yew Table, ebony tinted resin, bespoke one of a kind.
By Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
English yew and ebony tinted resin tabletop made from two pieces of book-matched yew position slightly apart on cross plan curved trapeze legs. Completed in the autumn of 2020, my in...
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2010s Organic Modern British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Yew

Samantha Todhunter Design Matilda Leather Sawhorse Campaign Desk
By Samantha Todhunter
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic campaign style sawhorse desk or work table designed by Samantha Todhunter London, England. The bespoke Matilda desk was custom ordered for a hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Campaign British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique English Victorian Rosewood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
A freestanding Victorian rosewood kidney shaped writing or centre table with attractive scroll shaping to the top and cross grain double mouldings to the edge. The cross banded frie...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Chippendale Style Console Hallway Table with Original Handles
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely Chippendale-style Console hallway table. It serves two drawers with two handles on each drawer. The handles are original and have lo...
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20th Century Chippendale British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Antique English Victorian Double Sided Oak Twin Pedestal 18 Drawer Kneehole Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning circa 1880 Victorian English oak antique knee hole 18 drawer desk A wonderful desk, ...
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1880s Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

Vintage British Chrome Table by Tim Bates for Pieff Furniture
By Pieff and Co., Tim Bates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning table was designed by Tim Bates for Pieff Furniture in 1976. A classic piece of British design it was known as the 'TT' table due to the striking shape of the chrome fr...
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1970s Post-Modern Vintage British Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Brights of Nettlebed, Stunning Double Side Pedestal Desk
By Brights of Nettlebed
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful and well made partners desk , it is double side , the front has eight drawers , the double side sims to have the same formation however th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Edwardian British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Architect’s Desk attr. Gillows of Lancaster circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARCHITECT'S DESK IN MANNER OF GILLOWS OF LANCASTER England, circa 1790 with alphabetized rent drawers interior unmarked Item # 405KYH28Z This remarkable architect's pedestal desk was almost certainly crafted by Gillows of Lancaster, London circa 1790. It features a rectangular top inlaid with maroon gilt-tooled leather bordered by a molded edge. Below this is situated a full-width frieze drawer which is decorated to appear as two false drawers over pedestals containing three graduated drawers on either side of an open kneehole. The desk stands on a molded plinth base fitted with casters. The top drawer reveals a sliding gilt-tooled leather writing surface with a central panel that can be lifted on ratchet supports to hold and display documents. This surface slides back to uncover a lower compartment with an open storage area, flanked by three lidded compartments labeled alphabetically within oval reserves. The back of the desk is designed for a tidy appearance, making it suitable for placement in the center of a room, featuring two full-width faux drawers above faux cabinet doors in the pedestals. While the present example is not marked by Gillows, it is almost without question a product of their workshops and is firmly attributed to their design books. The alphabet inlaid drawers were inspired by designs popularized by Thomas Shearer’s The Cabinet Maker’s London Book of Prices (1788-1803). These were employed in designs published by Gillows, such as the 'bureau writing-table' with a double-ratcheted top made for the Earl of Shrewsbury in 1789 and a writing-table from 1794 (see Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, L. Boynton, ed., 1995, pl. 24 and 41). A similar design appears in the firm’s 1798 Estimate Sketch Book (p.1481), preserved in the Westminster City Library. The drawer design is further seen on pedestal desks stamped by Gillows, including the library table provided by the firm in 1778 to Denton Hall (see C. Gilbert, The Life and Works of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol.II, p.246, pl.449). Gillows produced many variations of this desk style, including those with ratcheting tops for standing use, enclosed kneehole designs, various types of pulls, and subtle dimensional adjustments. Examples can be seen well into the George IV period and the influence of this form on later desks by Gillows can be seen as the tastes changed into the second half of the nineteenth century. Sir Walter Scott acquired a similar desk from Gillows for his Edinburgh house in Castle Street in 1810, later moving it to his study at Abbotsford in 1826. In a letter to J.B. Morritt of Rokeby Hall, Yorkshire, dated May 1810, Scott wrote: ‘You know I fell in love with your Library table and now the The Lady [The Lady of the Lake] has put crowns into my purse I would willingly treat myself unto the like...’ On 9 August, Scott wrote again to Morritt: 'I must not omit to tell you that Gillows table has arrived and gives great satisfaction. Everyone that sees it likes it so much I dare say I shall have some commissions to send him. His bill did not much exceed yours being about £30 ready money’. The Gillow archives from 1810 record: ‘pack for W.Scott Esq., Castle Street, Edinburgh, case containing mahogany bureau writing table Double Elevating tops cupboard in center complete writing drawers’. (See C. Wainwright, The Romantic Interior, Fig 162 & 163). A few open-market examples of nearly identical desks...
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18th Century George III Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Fine and Unusual Edwardian Inlaid Leather Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine and unusual Edwardian mahogany ladies leather top desk, with gorgeously rich patination and grain. Line inlaid, cross banded and with exquisite marquetry detail, depicting scrolling foliate and flowerhead motif detail throughout. The moulded upper section surmounted with curved 3/4 gallery rail with turned finial detail and centred sloping drawer with decorative pierced brass grille detail, opening to reveal a fitted interior. The moulded desk top below with curved canted corners is fitted with a gorgeous green gilt embossed tooled leather writing skiver surface, raised over frieze with single centred long drawer with decorative brass pulls. The sides and rear of the desk are fabulously detailed with a curved, wrap around section of a beautifully carved pierced panel...
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early Victorian Burr Elm Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with maroon leather and banded edge over a drawer raised on a trestle base with turned stretcher and carved ends. Saber legs with casters.
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1840s Early Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Walnut Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Victorian walnut leather top desk / writing table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1890-1900 period. It is of fantastic quality, with solid walnu...
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1890s Late Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

George III Brass-Mounted Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
In the French taste‚ the rectangular tooled leather inset writing surface with a three-quarter gallery‚ above two frieze drawers‚ with sham drawers to the reverse‚ raised on square t...
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18th Century and Earlier George III Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique English Carlton House Desk with Marquetry & Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Carlton House desk or writing table is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in England in approximately 1920 in a Georgian style. The desk is done in a veneer with nicely ex...
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Early 20th Century Georgian British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

George III Satinwood and Marquetry Harlequin Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine divided top with oval inlaid panel with hunting scene with hounds and hares with floral medallions at the corners , hinged outer sections fitted with a well and central section lifting and fitting into a recess , leather top of Tiffany blue. A button released the pop up desk...
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1770s George III Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

Small and rare Campaign Rosewood Davenport
Located in Folkestone, GB
A small and rare rosewood campaign Davenport desk of compact proportions. The galleried top with leather-lined writing surface opening to real a fitted interior, above a bank of four...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Stunning Late 19th Century Desk in the Thomas Chippendale Manner
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning late 19th century mahogany desk in the Thomas Chippendale manner. The moulded top of rectangular form fitted with green gilt embossed tooled leather writing skiver surface...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique early 19th century Regency period coromandel writing table.
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th Century Regency period highly figured Coromandel wood Writing Table, having crossbanded moulded edge top with ‘re-entrant’ corners raised on beaded ‘hockey stick le...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Palisander

Antique Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
This attractive mahogany Edwardian Davenport / writing desk, circa 1900s has been constructed from quality solid mahogany having a raised back above a fall front moulded edge writing slope with a raised and fielded panelled cupboard door standing on bracket feet. The Davenport's top section has a brass hinged mahogany lift up lid to reveal an original lead lined storage...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Mid-Century Modern wall mounted desk unit by Beaver and Tapley
By Robert Heritage, Beaver and Tapley
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the Ladderax system, which uses wire ladders to support its shelving, Beaver & Tapley in collaborationwith G Plan’s Robert Heritage created the ‘Tapley 33’ range. This i...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Liner Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk liner in solid mahogany wood in tobacco finish. With 5 drawers with ultra- suede lined inside and with brass handles in vintage finish.
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21st Century and Contemporary British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Liner Desk
Liner Desk
$11,390 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Small Victorian Oak and Ebony Partner’s Desk, Attributed to Holland and Sons
By Holland & Sons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A small Victorian oak and ebony partner’s desk, attributed to Holland and Son, the shaped rectangular leather-inset top set above a knee-hole with a...
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1880s Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Ebony, Oak

19th Century William IV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality William IV rosewood writing table, possibly Scottish, with velvet inset surface to the central ratchet action flap, the underside with remains a paper label which reads "of Callendar / Callendar House, / Falkirk". The table is in very good condition for its age, with a lovely patina. The velvet inset is original and usable but would benefit from being replaced. Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, Scotland. During the 19th century, it was extensively redesigned and extended in the manner of a French Renaissance château but with hybrid elements of Scottish baronial...
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Early 19th Century William IV Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fine Antique English Oak Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine Antique English writing table with great traditional form, peg construction and handsome graining. Rectangular top over two short drawers, turned supports and stretcher b...
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19th Century Jacobean Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany cylinder desk, the rectangular top section with satinwood edge over an inlaid fall enclosing a leather-lined writing slide and fitted interior a...
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk
Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk
$4,372 Sale Price
44% Off
19th century bronze mounted bureau plat
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century bronze mounted crossbanded bureau plat, the shaped top with gilt bronze border and black leather inset writing surface above three frieze drawers, the reverse similarly ...
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19th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Duke of Wellington Desk
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Duke of Wellington desk with tooled leather-lined top above three frieze drawers, the pedestals each with four graduated drawers both to each side. The kneehole with foliate-carv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Regency British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Writing Table By Gillows Of Lancaster
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with leather writing surface that can adjust. The ends with hinged compartments. The frieze with a drawer. Raised on a trestle base with spindles and turned st...
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1810s Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

ANTIQUE 18TH CENTRY ENGLISH GEORGIAN GEORGE II OAK SMALL DESK LOWBOY CABRiOLE
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London An elegant example of late-Georgian furniture, this fine antique oak lowboy (also known as a small side or lamp table) is dis...
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18th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Large Deep Blue Study Desk with Linoleum Table Top & Two Drawers - Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large deep blue study desk is made with a powder coated steel frame and a beautiful colour matched, natural linoleum top made out of linseed oil. This modern minimal desk has tw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Lovely Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Cushion Drawer Brown Leather Partner Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine fully, Antique circa 1900, Burr Walnut twin pedestal partner desk with hand dyed brown leather top. It’s been lightly restored to...
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Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

English Chippendale Rosewood Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
19th century English Chippendale style rosewood double pedestal table desk with 2 drawers and brown leather top.
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19th Century Chippendale Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

19th Century English Victorian Rosewood and Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
A good quality Victorian rosewood and marquetry writing, having a green leather writing surface, decorated with blind and gold tooling above an arrangement of 9 drawers, each with or...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

18th Century George III Mahogany Leather-topped Partner’s Desk
Located in Solebury, PA
A distinguished 18th-century George III mahogany partner’s desk, characterized by its rectangular top adorned with a tooled red leather writing surface, is complemented by two doveta...
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Late 18th Century George III Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

19th Century Satinwood Ladies Writing Table in the Sheraton Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
A super quality 19th century satinwood ladies writing table in the Sheraton style, having a shaped superstructure with two short over one long oak lined drawers with original turned ...
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1890s Sheraton Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

Exquisite Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Mahog. Adam style Bonheur du Jour
By Robert Adam
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Quite possibly one of the prettiest Antique English Edwardian period Adam style Bonheur du Jours or Ladies Writing Tables with magnificent "Adam" style marquetry inlaid urns and Welk...
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Late 19th Century Adam Style Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Six Dots Design Unique desk
Located in London, GB
Joseph Ellwood is a British artist and designer working under the studio name: Six Dots Design. Joseph has been named one of 10 'Future Icons' in design by Wallpaper* magazine, colla...
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2010s Futurist British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

FULLY RESTORED MILITARY CAMPAIGN TWiN PEDESTAL DESK BROWN LEATHER TOP
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London A magnificent, fully restored military campaign twin pedestal desk, finished to an exceptional standard with a traditional French polished surface and a beauti...
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20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Rare 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...
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18th Century Georgian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th century oak drum table
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century oak pedestal drum table. The circular top with inset green tooled leather. Above four freeze drawers. All raised up on turned stem and scroll-carved cabriole legs. Dimen...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th century oak drum table
19th century oak drum table
$4,863 Sale Price
20% Off
Small 18th Century Mahogany Brown Wood Kneehole Desk with Brass Handles
Located in London, GB
A rare and charming early 18th century mahogany kneehole desk of small proportions, with carved apron, a long drawer to the frieze, and three short drawers to each side, framing a cu...
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Early 18th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English Renaissance Walnut Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (17th Century) walnut table desk with spool legs and 2 drawers with stretcher.
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Early 17th Century Northern Renaissance Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Regency Mahogany And Inlaid Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Removed from the one time residence of William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies Beverly Hills home. With rectangular top with 3/4 brass gallery and blac...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Original Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Brown Leather Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England Burr Walnut with age brown leather writing surface twin pedestal desk This is an important and sophisticated piece of English Victorian furniture...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Regency Rosewood Sofa Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with drop leaves, metal beaded edge, two-drawer frieze with opposing sham drawers, raised on trestle base, saber legs, casters.
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1810s Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Edwardian Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique Edwardian writing desk. This was made in England, it dates from the 1900-1910 period. It is of exceptional quality and has a beautiful design. The wood is profuse...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

English Tooled Green Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable antique George III style partners desk with the original tooled green leather top on a mahogany case with four drawers on either ...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Victorian rosewood inlaid davenport, inlaid with swags and urns above a leather writing surface, with drawers to one side and dummy drawers on the opposing side. Overal...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Arts & Crafts mahogany desk writing table Philip Webb for Morris & Co
By Philip Webb
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Arts & Cafts mahogany writing table or desk the design attributed to Philip Webb for Morris & Co. The top is inset with a dark green rexine. It is an unusual design with its sweeping...
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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