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Place of Origin: British
English Regency Brass Mounted Exotic Woods Writing Table, Gillows, circa 1820
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional circa 1820 English regency period rectangular-form writing or occasional table attributed to Gillows having brass bound cusped-corner top with ebony line inlay and satinwood feather-banding surrounding center field of bookmatched amboyna, the double elliptical high arched stretchers joining gilt-brass-mounted end supports having turned calamander spindles and braces issuing turned finials between ebony downswept legs ending in acanthus-leaf-cast brass casters.
Several 'spindle end' writing tables were featured in the 'Gillows Estimate Sketch Book' of 1818, and a table of similar end supports stamped GILLOWS LANCASTER is illustrated in Susan Stuart's 'Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840', Vol. I., Woodbridge: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008. pl. 329, p. 301, stating "a table frame with spindle ends was supplied in the 1820s by Gillows of London to display marble brought back from the Grand Tour by the Tempests of Broughton Hall...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Walnut Burl Three-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Created for us by an English cabinetmaker with whom we have been associated for over 30 years, this walnut writing desk has Classic lines that would blend well in a modern setting. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Georgian British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
$8,500 / item
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with rounded ends. Black inset leather with banded edge and brass edge. Conforming frieze with two drawers and opposing false drawers. Cast bronze star form kn...
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1810s Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
English Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style (19th Century) mahogany kneehole desk with bronze ram heads & trim and leather top with carved edge.
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$1,265,000
Single Drawer Mahogany Chippendale Table Ball Claw Feet English Mid 19th Century
Located in Louisville, KY
For the discerning eye, this table/desk is an amazing example of beautiful English Chippendale design with exemplary 19th century craftsmanship. From ornately hand carved cabriole le...
Category
19th Century George I Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Burr Walnut Desk by Hampton’s of Pall Mall
By Hamptons
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Burr Walnut Desk by Hampton’s of Pall Mall
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian Style Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and beautifully designed antique Georgian style leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, we would date it to around the mid-late twentieth century.
It is ...
Category
1950s Georgian Vintage British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Rosewood Partners Desk With Blue Leather Embossed Top & Hidden Button
Located in London, GB
This exquisite rosewood partners desk is a masterpiece of 19th-century craftsmanship, designed in the manner of the renowned British furniture makers Waring & Gillow. A perfect blend...
Category
Mid-19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian rosewood freestanding davenport having the original brass gallery to the top with lift up serpentine shaped lid and crossbanded...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
English Period 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Lowboy
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Period 18th century Queen Anne walnut lowboy.
Refined walnut Lowboy with elegant scalloped apron from the Queen Anne period, about ...
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18th Century Queen Anne Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$6,720 Sale Price
30% Off
George II Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George II mahogany writing table, the leather-lined top with gilt tooling and banded edge, the edge with rich gadroon carving, over three drawers, standing on boldly carved...
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18th Century George II Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Oak
Regency Mahogany Dressing Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
This English Regency Mahogany dressing table by Gillows of Lancaster and London is Gillows at its finest. Superb quality mahogany and cabinet making, it could also use it as a writ...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Pedestal Desk In Oak ( REF AF-3642 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This stunning 19th-century pedestal desk, crafted from solid oak, is a perfect example of both functionality and elegance.
Standing on a plinth base, the desk is in good condition a...
Category
19th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
English Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of mahogany from the late 19th century, featuring an inset embossed leather top, with reeded edge around the circumference, over a frieze of two ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Very Fine 19th Century English Regency Writing Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Very fine English Regency bronze mounted mahogany writing table. Single board top made of beautiful mahogany timber, with brass gallery flanking the sides atop of 2 mahogany lined dr...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century English Leather Inset Library Table, C.1840
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th century English Mahogany and leather inset library table C.1840.
A neatly proportioned library desk with two drawers, standing on beautifully turned legs, terminating...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mahogany partners' writing table with blue tinted leather insert having three drawers to each side with fretwork corner mounts to square section legs with inward stepped feet. Knee c...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$8,900
19th Century Georgian Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Late 18th-early 19th century Georgian mahogany tambour desk with green tooled leather writing surface, fitted interior, tap...
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fall front bureau. A Scottish, mahogany writing desk in Georgian revival taste by Japp of Montrose, dating to the late Victorian p...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian flame mahogany and satinwood crossbanded pedestal partners desk, circa 1860 in date.
The rectanglular top is satinwood crosbanded and inset with a stunning gold tooled green leather writing surface. One side of the desk is fitted with nine drawers, three drawers in the frieze and three drawers in each pedestal. The other side of the desk has three drawers in the frieze with a cupboard to each pedestal, each cupbpard is fitted with a central shelf.
The drawers are all fitted withbeautiful brass drop handles, the desk is complete with the original brass locks and key, and is raised on plinth bases.
Instill the elegance of a bygone era to a special place in your home with this fabulous antique partners pedestal desk.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished waxed and releathered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 79.5 x Width 166 x Depth 105
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 5 foot, 5 inches x Depth 3 foot, 5 inches
Flame Mahogany
Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works...
Category
1860s Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Walnut Partners Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a walnut and Kashmir walnut partners desk made in England, circa 1890. The top of the desk is Walnut with 3 shaped pieces of beautiful brown lea...
Category
1890s George III Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a beautiful rectangular green leather inset top with banded edge and two frieze drawers with trestle lyre form base. Turned stretcher. Raised on saber legs with brass paw feet c...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany with the original tooled leather top on a double pedestal form with eight drawers in the front, brass hardware, and block f...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular brown tooled leather top and banded border over three drawers with square bail handles and opposing working drawers so can work as a partners desk. Raised on circu...
Category
1810s Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A.W.N Pugin and Sir Charles Barry, an Important Gothic Revival Oak Library Table
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in London, GB
A.W.N Pugin and Sir Charles Barry.
A rare and important Gothic Revival carved oak library table. Probably one of the earliest known pieces to derive fro...
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1830s Gothic Revival Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique 19th Century Unusual Desk In Mahogany ( REF AF-3571 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This antique 19th-century mahogany desk boasts a very rare and unusual design, making it a truly unique piece for any collector or home office. Crafted from high-quality mahogany, th...
Category
19th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Davenport Desk Burl Inlaid over Four-Side Drawers
Located in Plainview, NY
Victorian Davenport desk burl inlaid over four-side drawers. The desk features dummy drawers to one side and real working drawers to the other.
The leather top is in good condition ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
$1,650 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Midcentury Modern Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb vintage midcentury desk, made in England and dating from around the 1960’s.
The quality is outstanding, this is a great size and is a very useful item. There are stunning g...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
English Mahogany Sheraton Bowfront Server
Located in Wilson, NC
The drawers of this server have cockbeaded edges. The center drawer has an arched apron below. The top has a carved tripled reeded edge on the front and sides.
Category
Early 1800s Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,925 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique oak partner desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique oak partner desk with 9 drawers on both sides, 1 of which is a double archive drawer. Dark green gold-edged leather top. De...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$3,224
William IV 19th century shaped davenport desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
William IV 19th century shaped davenport desk circa 1830.
We are pleased to offer this William IV period palisander davenport desk. Unusual shape from the normal with it's ogee sha...
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Mid-19th Century William IV Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique British Colonial Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome British Colonial partners desk hand crafted in mahogany with a brown tooled leather top, two drawers on either side and elegant turned legs on brass casters.
Category
Early 20th Century British Colonial British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Antique 18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand With Fitted Interior.
Located in Reading, Berkshire
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top Reveals A Fitted Interior with Drawers & Pigeonhole Sections Fitted out With Original B...
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,408 Sale Price
60% Off
Pair of Georgian Mahogany D End Tables
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1820
Pair of Georgian Mahogany D End Tables
Price is for the pair
(losses).
Measures: Separate W 122 x D 64 x H 72 cm
Together W 122 x D...
Category
1810s Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$3,777 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A Writing Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A handsome mahogany three drawer writing table with a leather inset top above turned legs on castor feet. Elegant proportions.
The brown leather top is in good condition, with no te...
Category
Early 20th Century Regency British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
$2,463
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Freestanding Maple & Co. Inlaid Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality Victorian freestanding Maple & Co. inlaid writing desk having original pierced brass galleries, mirror to the centre with a pretty inlaid rail above flanked by two faux ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Regency Burr Elm Davenport Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Quality And Extremely Rare Early 18th Century Regency Period Burr Elm Davenport Having Hinged Swivel Top With Inset Leather, Retaining Elegant Original Ormolu Gallery With Pierced Handle, Over Rare Mechanical Slide And Four Ash Lined Drawers With Bobbin Moulded Decoration, Raised On Original Turned Bun Feet.
The term Davenport is owed to Captain Davenport...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Victorian Sycamore Partners Desk
Located in Altrincham, GB
A fabulous Victorian partners desk in beautiful mellow sycamore - double pedestal with front drawers and cupboard rear with tooled leather insert top c1860 - 66"ww x 36"d x 32"h (25...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Sycamore
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut Bonheur de Jour writing desk having a beautifully designed and shaped top glazed cabinet to the centre which opens to reveal a fitte...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Victorian leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1860-1880 period.
This is of wonderful quality, it sits on beautifull...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Period early 19th century Regency Mahogany Partners desk. Drawers on both sides. Great proportion. Excellent quality...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
FINE ViNTAGE HARDWOOD & OXBLOOD LEATHER DOUBLE SIDED TWIN PEDESTAL PARTNER DESK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very nicely made vintage, Victoria collection, Mahogany with three panel oxblood leather top, double si...
Category
20th Century Victorian British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
$3,010 Sale Price
20% Off
A 19th Century English Regency Kidney Form Black Ebony Desk
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century English Regency Kidney Form Black Ebony Desk with Drawers and Ormolu Mounts. Beautifully hand-carved the entire desk is beautifully e...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique Victorian writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1860-1880 period.
This is of wonderful quality and is a very us...
Category
1860s High Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Walnut and Oak Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and well made vintage walnut and oak leather top desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1950-60’s.
It is beautifully designed and is of superb quali...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak, Walnut
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With inset tooled brown leather top with cross banded edge over a frieze containing three drawers and on the reverse three working drawers. False drawers on ends. All with brass knobs. Raised on turned tapered legs headed by reeding. Ending on cup casters. Sold Florian Papp...
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1820s Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Wood & Hogan English Bench-Made Chippendale Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in North Salem, NY
Fine Wood & Hogan English bench-made mahogany Chippendale style three drawer writing table with tooled leather shaped top and pull out slides on each end. Old World Hand Colored Oliv...
Category
18th Century Chippendale Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$9,884 Sale Price
30% Off
George III Mahogany Carlton House Desk
Located in London, GB
A fine quality late 18th century Sheraton period well-figured mahogany Carlton House Desk boxwood & ebony line inlaid & satinwood banded throughout, having brass galleried top above ...
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Mid-18th Century Sheraton Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany two-drawer leather top writing desk with carved molded edge, original brasses and terminating on chamfered tapered legs, Late 18th century. Desk is finished on all ...
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1790s George III Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Large Charcoal Study Desk with Drawer, Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large black study desk is made with a powder coated steel frame and a beautiful natural linoleum top made out of linseed oil. This modern minimal desk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$3,435 / item
Victorian Burr Walnut Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
This antique Victorian burr walnut pedestal desk is a superb example of late 19th-century craftsmanship, offering timeless elegance and functional design. Made in England circa 1880,...
Category
19th Century Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English Writing Table or Desk of Patinated Oak with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of a handsomely patinated oak from the Edwardian era, featuring an inset embossed leather top, with moulded edge around the circumference, over a...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
English Crossed Sabre Leg Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Handcrafted for us by a small workshop in England, this writing table embodies the quality and appearance buyers of bespoke English furniture have come to expect over the last 300 ye...
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21st Century and Contemporary Regency British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$10,950 / item
Early 19th Century, English Regency Library Table Desk with Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
Early 19th century, English Regency brass inlaid mahogany library writing table or desk with a green leather inset top over frieze drawers on x legs joined by a turned stretcher.
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Tambour Satinwood Inlaid Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany tambour desk with sliding leather writing surface, interior satinwood compartmentalized drawers with the original bone knobs, five lower drawers with the original br...
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1780s George III Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany & carved leather top Library table circa 1830s
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
William 1V Period Mahogany leather top Library table circa 1830s
Mahogany top with thumb mould edge, with:
Black Leather inset top with Gold...
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1830s William IV Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Victorian Single Drawer Writing Table by Johnstone and Jeanes of London
By Johnstone, Jeanes & Co.
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Victorian Single Drawer Mahogany Small Writing Table by Renowned London Furniture Makers Johnstone and Jeanes of New Bond Street, London W...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th century English painted oak bureau with original brass handles. 1780.
Height to underside of desk: 26-inches
Code: 8925
Dimensions:
W: 34" (86.4 cm)
H: 36.5" (92.7 cm)...
Category
18th Century George III Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$3,421
Antique English British Colonial Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany, in three piece construction, with brass campaign hardware, having a tooled black leather top with Greek key motif on a cas...
Category
19th Century British Colonial Antique British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
ANTIQUE HUGE DISTRESSED PARTNERS DESK WITH NAVY BLUE LEATHER TOP j1
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Huge Partners Desk With Navy Blue Desk.
An antique huge distressed partners desk with a navy blue leather top...
Category
20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
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