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Style: Georgian
Place of Origin: English
Mahogany Two Drawer Writing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany writing / side table, the moulded rounded oblong top, two frieze drawers and false draws to opposing side with turned mahogany handles, raised on reeded turned tapering legs...
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Early 19th Century George IV Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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 Georgian Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Very Fine circa 1780 Georgian Mahogany Reading Table with Candle Slips & Slope
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite hand made in England circa 1780-1800 Georgian reading table with period candelabra slip trays
...
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1780s Georgian Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th c. English Architect's Desk/Library Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English George III country house mahogany architect's desk/library table having richly grained single board top with molded edge over single wide drawer with pull out and d...
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1760s Georgian Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Satinwood Carlton House Desk Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional 19th century satinwood Carlton House desk attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, the curved superstructure with pierced brass gallery, fitted with two banks of three drawers to the centre, flanked by cupboard doors, the left & right with a document slot above, the reverse inlaid with oval panels, with a gilt tooled burgundy leather writing surface, above three frieze drawers on turned gadrooned and fluted tapering legs with brass caps.
Circa 1880
Dimensions:
H: 41 1/4 in / 104.8 cm
W: 61 in / 154.9 cm
D: 32 1/2 in / 82.5 cm
Footnote:
This particular design of desk owes its name to the one supplied to the Prince of Wales for Carlton House by the court cabinet maker John Kerr in 1790. Its design was later published by George Hepplewhite in 1792 and in 1793 by Thomas Shearer. The publication in Sheraton’s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book of several plates illustrating the interiors of Prince George’s recently built palace raised the interest for its interior decoration.
Three years later, the name Carlton House desk appears for the first time in the Estimate Sketch Book of Gillow of London and Lancaster. A Gillow’s sketch from 1798 differs slightly from Hepplewhite’s and it is closer in design to the present lot, most noticeably displaying the turned and fluted legs and the pierced brass gallery. The design of this desk similar to known Gillow’s stamped models, the type of construction and the typical square brass handles strengthen an attribution to this firm.
Literature:
‘H. Roberts, 'The First Carlton House Table...
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19th Century Georgian Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
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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Oak
George III Mahogany Writing Table 19th Century Great Color and Patination
Located in Buchanan, MI
A George III Mahogany Writing Table
19th Century having two slides. Great color and patination.
Measures: Height 31 x width 48 1/4 x depth 22 inches.
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Antique English Georgian Mahogany Partner's / Architect's Desk, circa 1820-1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Georgian mahogany partner's / architect's desk, Circa 1820-1830.
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Mahogany
George III Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Nice old piece very nicely polished and tuned up in good working order. Rectangular top with tambour roll top opening to expose a pull out writing surface with adjustable ratcheted c...
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Late 18th Century George III Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
Sidetable Mahogany Stringing Crossbanded Box Vernacular 18Century Flame Figuring
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- An elegant and sophisticated vernacular piece with the crossbanding and unusual stringing around edge of the top and down the outside edge of the legs
- The top with fine flame fi...
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1790s George III Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
18th Century George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George III mahogany pedestal desk. With green-leather top and large centred drawer flanked by two smaller drawers, abov...
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Late 18th Century George III Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
18th Century Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany cylinder desk having well figured roll top, enclosing baize sliding writing surface with...
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Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Bowfronted Pine Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C bowfronted pine lamp table / desk with traces of original paint. 1820.
Clearance is 24.5".
Reference: 7303
Dimensions
41.5 inches (105 cms) Wide
20 inches (51...
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Antique George III Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique George III mahogany and marquetry library table, circa 1780 in date.
The table features beautiful floral and scrolling foliate marquetry throughout, with flame mahogany marquetry panels and gonçalo alves crossbanding.
The rectangular top is fitted with the original emerald green gold tooled inset leather writing surface above a pair of crossbanded frieze drawers, raised on square tapered legs.
It is freestanding, finished on all sides, so that it can stand freely in the middle of a room, making it extremely suitable for a large home or office.
Complete with original brass handles, working locks and keys.
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 and waxed in our workshops, and only shows minor signs of wear commensurate with age and use.
Please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 76 x width 144 x depth 84
Dimensions in inches:
Height 29.9 x width 56.7 x depth 33.1
Marquetry
is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, pewter or brass silver) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers.
The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique.
Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.
Flame mahogany
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English Georgian Period Mahogany Desk with Ten Graduating Drawers and Shelf
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Stunning Restored circa 1800 Georgian Oak & Brown Leather Partners Pedestal Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning original and restored Georgian English pedestal desk in oak with a hand dyed brown leather writing surface, circa 1800
A very well made and...
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English Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th century English partners desk hand crafted in mahogany with a tooled leather top and brass hardware, one side with nine drawers, the other side with three drawers and two cabine...
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George 11nd small Kneehole Desk in Mahogany, English Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine original antique kneehole desk or dressing table from the mid-18th century, thought to have the provenance of being part of the es...
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Early George III Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An early George III walnut kneehole desk, the shaped rectangular top quarter veneered with re-entrant corners and herring bone cross-banding, with one long drawer above a disguised d...
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Antique Early 18th Century Georgian George II Oak Lowboy Dressing Table 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A good and early antique Georgian oak lowboy/dressing table, circa 1750.
The George II lowboy having an overhanging top, with a carved kneehole wit...
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George III Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with all new olive tooled leather and central hinged rest, over a pair of drawers over two small drawers, raised on square tapered legs with spade feet. The back is p...
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1790s George III Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
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Small George I Walnut Bureau on Stand
Located in Lymington, GB
George I period walnut bureau or desk on stand, of compact proportions, ca 1720.
This small early Georgian desk is veneered in walnut an...
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George I Walnut Secretaire Kneehole Desk
Located in Lymington, GB
An English early 18th century walnut secrétaire kneehole desk.
George I period (1714-1727), c 1720.
Of exceptional waxed honey color and lovely old patina, with well-matched veneers.
With a quarter-veneered top. Six short drawers below a hinged fall revealing a writing section, all surrounding a central recessed cupboard. There is a small, shaped pull-out drawer fitted in the apron.
All finely inlaid with herringbone lines. Raised on its original bracket feet. Swan-neck handles probably fitted later in the 18th century. Locks and keys are mostly original. Walnut veneered and crossbanded sides.
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19th Century Oak Partners Desk, Leather Writing Surface, Brass Hardware
Located in Toronto, CA
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Small George III Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A small George III roll top desk with tambour front. Mahogany with satinwood inlay around drawers and sides. Interior has cubbyholes. Two small drawers and straight legs on casters.
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19th Century English George III Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality unusual 19th century mahogany drum table. The top having a green leather insert, decorated with gold tooling, above an arrangement of 6 drawers, each with ...
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Original Georgian / Regency Military Campaign Desk with Large Map Drawer
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1800-1820 original Georgian / Regency Military campaign desk with large top map drawer
...
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Small Georgian Elm Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful early 18th century George I Period Elm
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fall front enclosing drawers and pigeon holes over
two short and three lo...
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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 English Desks and Writing Tables
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Sheraton Period Rosewood Artist's Boneur Du Jour
Located in London, GB
An unusual late 18th century Sheraton period rosewood artist's Bonheur du Jour boxwood and ebony strung and satinwood banded throughout, having brass galleried upper part above fold-...
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18th Century George III Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
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Rosewood
Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original Thomas Chippendale George III circa 1780 Architects writing table or desk
A v...
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19th Century Georgian Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 18th-early 19th century Georgian mahogany tambour desk with green tooled leather writing surface, fitted interior, tap...
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George I Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely figured walnut, rectangular quarter veneer top over top over a drawer and kneehole with door and small drawer flanked by drawers raised on bracket feet.
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Early 18th Century George I Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
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Fine George III Mahogany Reading Stand and Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular tilt-top of finely figured timber with removable reading ledge; raised on a turn columnar support and three downswept cabriole legs terminating in pad-form feet.
P...
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George III Period Mahogany Partner's Desk, circa 1800
Located in Lymington, GB
A George III-period mahogany partner’s desk, circa 1800.
This is a very good quality Georgian English partner’s desk of classic proportions.
Excellent deep, rich color and patinatio...
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George IV Mahogany Writing Table
By John Mclean
Located in Dublin, GB
A fine George IV figured mahogany writing table
The tooled leather top inside a mahogany band, with a double brass rimed edge, above a frieze with two brass rimmed drawers. Features...
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1810s George IV Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
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English Georgian Mahogany Partner's Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian style mahogany partner's desk with kneehole design surrounded by drawers and 3 section leather top.
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20th Century Georgian English Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Mahogany
Lovely George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Original Handles
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very rare original George III circa 1780 walnut twin pedestal double sided partner desk with period handles and green leather surface...
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Ostrich Leather, Walnut
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, ...
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English Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in New York, NY
20th century English Georgian style mahogany kneehole partner's desk with 3 sections and burgundy leather top.
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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.
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1790s George III Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
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Other
18th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
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Brass
English Yew Wood Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique 19th century English desk crafted in well grain and burled yew wood, having the original tooled mustard leather top now aged to perfection, nine drawers in front, finished ba...
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Original George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Lion Head Handle
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very rare original George III circa 1780 walnut twin pedestal double sided partner desk with Lion head handles and brown leather surf...
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Leather, Walnut
George IV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Dublin, GB
A George IV rosewood writing table. The rectangular tooled leather top, with a rosewood cross banded edge, and a pierced brass gallery, above two fr...
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Brass
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...
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Georgian Period Mahogany Davenport Desk with Green Leather Writing Surface
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A fine late Georgian Davenport in the manner of Gillow
Constructed in mahogany, rising from caster shod turned feet, the base of square form, having reeded columns to the angles, ...
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Brass
Regency Davenport
Located in Cheshire, GB
George IV Davenport the top with thin rosewood inset rail, slope fronted burgundy tooled leather lined writing surface, the interior with two small drawers, with "secret" inkwell to ...
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Wood
Rare 1794 George III Gillows of Lancaster Double Sided Postmasters Sorting Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
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Custom English Partners Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Featuring handsomely grained mahogany on raised side panels, this partners desk would make an attractive addition to any office. From its antiqued, hand tooled leather top to its fou...
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Period George III Chippendale Mahogany Architect's Table or Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Period Georgian architect's table or desk
--Metamorphic
--Cuban mahogany
--Writing surfaces and racheted book supports
--A very well construction ver...
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique English Desks and Writing Tables
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Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope
By Waring & Gillow, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
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1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1790 George III Library writing desk secrataire by Gillows of Lancaster and London
A rare find, looking through Gillows of ...
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George II Mahogany Harlequin Table
Located in Dallas, TX
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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...
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Antique English Inlaid Figured Mahogany Georgian Style Small Slant-Front Bureau
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceptional quality antique English fabulously inlaid figured mahogany Georgian style small slant-front bureau with handsome fitted interior and leather writing surface
Please not...
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George IV Pollard Oak Writing Desk
By George Smith
Located in London, GB
A very fine George IV pollard oak writing table, with original Moroccan red leather and exceptional patination to the oak. In the manner of George...
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English Georgian Style Mahogany Architects Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian style (19th Century) mahogany architects desk.
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