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Period: 1780s
18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Ladies French Secretary Louis XV Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very rare French period 1780s era Louis XV ladies writing desk with contrasting kingwood and walnut woods for added appeal. The desk features hand-hewn oak boards on back ...
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French Louis XV Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood, Walnut

18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Ladies French Secretary Louis XV Desk
18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Ladies French Secretary Louis XV Desk

18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Ladies French Secretary Louis XV Desk

$3,996 Sale Price
50% Off
Carved Floral Back 18th Century Country French Carved Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare form of Country French desk. The desk features what appears to be oak and walnut construction and a parquet top with antique age cracks in the top. WE CAN REPAIR THIS ...
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French French Provincial Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Carved Floral Back 18th Century Country French Carved Walnut Writing Desk
Carved Floral Back 18th Century Country French Carved Walnut Writing Desk

Carved Floral Back 18th Century Country French Carved Walnut Writing Desk

$3,196 Sale Price
36% Off
Very Rare 18th Century Maggiolini Desk
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Montreal, QC
Very rare 18th century Italian neoclassical desk attributed to the workshop of Giuseppe Maggiolini. The piece is composed of extensive inlay ...
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Italian Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Very Rare 18th Century Maggiolini Desk
Very Rare 18th Century Maggiolini Desk

Very Rare 18th Century Maggiolini Desk

$35,500
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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English George III Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Mahogany Tambour Satinwood Inlaid Writing Desk, Circa 1780
English Mahogany Tambour Satinwood Inlaid Writing Desk, Circa 1780

English Mahogany Tambour Satinwood Inlaid Writing Desk, Circa 1780

$25,000
Neoclassical Desk, Louis XVI Period 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This original Louis XVI Desk stands out for its beautiful walnut veneer which is additionally embellished with intarsia. The desk stands on four tapering square legs. It has three dr...
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German Louis XVI Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Neoclassical Desk, Louis XVI Period 1780
Neoclassical Desk, Louis XVI Period 1780

Neoclassical Desk, Louis XVI Period 1780

$7,900
Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, France 1780, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI Rolltop or cylinder desk, France, 1780. This original Louis XVI cylinder desk has an elegant mahogany veneer with satinwood inlays. I...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, France 1780, Mahogany
Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, France 1780, Mahogany

Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, France 1780, Mahogany

$7,900
Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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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English George III Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table
Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table

Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect's Work Desk Table

$27,857 Sale Price
20% Off
George III Red Japanned Writing Desk/Side Table with Chinoiserie Scenes
Located in Hastings, GB
An outstanding bow fronted George III writing desk/side table, red jappaned with applied chinoiserie scenes. This stunning desk sits on tape...
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English George III Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

George III Red Japanned Writing Desk/Side Table with Chinoiserie Scenes
George III Red Japanned Writing Desk/Side Table with Chinoiserie Scenes

George III Red Japanned Writing Desk/Side Table with Chinoiserie Scenes

$8,936
Louis XVI Walnut Architects Table a La Tronchin
Located in Essex, MA
A fine and unusual piece with gilt bronze mounts, when in table position rectangular with a ratcheted adjustable slant lid , a winding key raised and lowers the reading, working sect...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Walnut Architects Table a La Tronchin
Louis XVI Walnut Architects Table a La Tronchin

Louis XVI Walnut Architects Table a La Tronchin

$28,000
Italian Rococo Writing Table
By Guiseppe Biondo
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Italian walnut rococo writing table, the lovely faded olive inset leather top with gilt tooled edge and thumb molded walnut banding over molded frieze with single drawer, the ap...
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Italian Rococo Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Poplar, Walnut

Italian Rococo Writing Table
Italian Rococo Writing Table

Italian Rococo Writing Table

$7,900
Lovely George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Original Handles
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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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English George III Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ostrich Leather, Walnut

Lovely George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Original Handles
Lovely George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Original Handles

Lovely George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Original Handles

$5,572 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
A signed piece with rectangular top with inset green leather, possibly original , over a frieze with one central drawer flanked by drawers each with round original wreath rings...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

$14,000
EXQUISITE ANTiQUE GEORGIAN IRISH 1780 RESTORED BROWN LEATHER WRITING TABLE DESK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite fully restored Georgian Irish circa 1780 double sided writing table...
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Irish Georgian Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

EXQUISITE ANTiQUE GEORGIAN IRISH 1780 RESTORED BROWN LEATHER WRITING TABLE DESK
EXQUISITE ANTiQUE GEORGIAN IRISH 1780 RESTORED BROWN LEATHER WRITING TABLE DESK

EXQUISITE ANTiQUE GEORGIAN IRISH 1780 RESTORED BROWN LEATHER WRITING TABLE DESK

$15,042 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire, Paris 1780. The secretaire stands out for its elaborate kingwood and satinwood marquetry. The inside is embellished with several dra...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire
18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire

18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire

$9,500
18th Century oak desk on later stand
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th Century oak desk on later stand, the sloped desk having a hinged lift up lid opening to reveal a large compartment space with six moulded front drawers, the outside of the desk ...
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British Georgian Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

18th Century oak desk on later stand
18th Century oak desk on later stand

18th Century oak desk on later stand

$2,298
Very Fine circa 1780 Georgian Mahogany Reading Table with Candle Slips & Slope
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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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English Georgian Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Very Fine circa 1780 Georgian Mahogany Reading Table with Candle Slips & Slope
Very Fine circa 1780 Georgian Mahogany Reading Table with Candle Slips & Slope

Very Fine circa 1780 Georgian Mahogany Reading Table with Candle Slips & Slope

$4,847 Sale Price
20% Off
George III Sheraton Writing Table
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine George III Sheraton period partners writing table in figured mahogany with box wood stringing in the top at the edge of the leather and also in the frieze below the drawers. E...
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English Georgian Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

George III Sheraton Writing Table
George III Sheraton Writing Table

George III Sheraton Writing Table

$11,073
Original George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Lion Head Handle
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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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English George III Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Original George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Lion Head Handle
Original George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Lion Head Handle

Original George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Lion Head Handle

$7,801 Sale Price
20% Off
Circa 1780 Chinese Export Solid Camphor Wood Campaign Roll-Top Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Chinese export solid camphor wood campaign bureau à cylindre or roll-top desk, circa 1780. An extremely rare example - entirely of beautifully figured camphor wood which has mellowed...
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Chinese Campaign Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Circa 1780 Chinese Export Solid Camphor Wood Campaign Roll-Top Desk
Circa 1780 Chinese Export Solid Camphor Wood Campaign Roll-Top Desk

Circa 1780 Chinese Export Solid Camphor Wood Campaign Roll-Top Desk

$7,500
18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table
Located in Los Angeles, 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...
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French Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table
18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table

18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table

$13,600
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, 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...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Gold, Ormolu

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

$16,000
18th Century Antique Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th Century mahogany kneehole desk, having a wonderfully figured moulded edge top above a selection of seven drawers with the original brass plate handles and escutcheon, hinged cup...
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British Georgian Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Antique Mahogany Kneehole Desk
18th Century Antique Mahogany Kneehole Desk

18th Century Antique Mahogany Kneehole Desk

$2,716
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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English George III Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century Mahogany Desk
18th Century Mahogany Desk

18th Century Mahogany Desk

$6,024
18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany
Located in Belmont, MA
Rare Louis XVI writing desk, South German 1780, exquisite cherry and plum wood veneer on front back, sides and top. The writing top is framed by...
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German Louis XVI Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany
18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany

18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany

$12,000
English Satinwood and Patera Inlaid Knee Hole Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English satinwood and ebony string patera inlaid seven-drawer knee hole desk with original brasses, prospect door, and terminating on original bracket feet. Late 18th century.
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English George II Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

English Satinwood and Patera Inlaid Knee Hole Desk. Circa 1780
English Satinwood and Patera Inlaid Knee Hole Desk. Circa 1780

English Satinwood and Patera Inlaid Knee Hole Desk. Circa 1780

$12,000
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H 30.5 in W 46 in D 25.75 in
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H 28.25 in W 46.75 in D 27.63 in
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H 32.09 in W 22.05 in D 46.86 in
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H 26.78 in W 34.65 in D 22.84 in
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Located in Sofia, BG
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary

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H 35.44 in W 31.5 in D 22.05 in
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H 31.38 in W 55.5 in D 29.25 in
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Located in Miami, FL
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French 19th Century Writing Table on Wheels Carved Walnut Desk

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H 29.73 in W 35.04 in D 23.04 in
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H 31 in W 48 in D 26 in
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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 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...
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Antique George III Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Antique George III Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century

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Georgian Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A rare George III Sheraton period partners writing table in figured mahogany of a good colour and patina. Attractive model with satinwood inlay, false drawers on the sides and square...
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English Georgian Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Writing Table
Georgian Mahogany Writing Table

Georgian Mahogany Writing Table

H 31 in W 60.25 in D 30.75 in
Louis XVI Dressing Table, Cherry Veneer, South East Germany, 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI dressing table, South East Germany, Würzburg region 1780. Cherry veneer with elm wood marquetry. The table has one central...
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German Louis XVI Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Louis XVI Dressing Table, Cherry Veneer, South East Germany, 1780
Louis XVI Dressing Table, Cherry Veneer, South East Germany, 1780

Louis XVI Dressing Table, Cherry Veneer, South East Germany, 1780

H 30.52 in W 36.62 in D 20.67 in

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