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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
17th Century Italian Oak Wood Antique Fratino Table or Desk with Lyre Legs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important antique solid oak wood table from the mid 17th century. Oak wood has acquired a beautiful antique patina presenting the signs of all the past centuries. This type of table ...
Category
Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This antique French Louis XV side table, or ladies desk, is a real 18th century gem. Crafted from walnut, and opening with a single apron drawer, it would make a fabulous end table, ...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Solid Walnut Wood Antique Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant antique Italian writing desk of the period Louis XVI, 18th century. Rare and precious solid walnut wood. Comfortable size for a practical use. The desk has elegant turned leg...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century, French Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Located in IT
18th Century, Franch Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Measures: cm H 94 x W 83,5 x D 46; D with the open panel 82 cm, H of the desk top 69,5 cm
This elegant desk was made in France ...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Charles IV Walnut Marquetry Writing Desk Side Table c. 1790
Located in London, GB
A fine Charles IV walnut writing desk/side table with decorative inlaid marquetry work in blonde wood and ebony. Featuring forged iron hardware to the single large drawer, with worki...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A George III Chippendale Period Writing Desk
Located in Dublin, GB
A Superbly made George III Chippendale Period Mahogany Writing Desk
The rectangular leather inset top with a cross-banded moulded edge,
and a lift up central panel, above three freez...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Barocchetto da Viaggio walnut writing desk, northern Italy 18th century
Located in Milano, IT
Walnut travel desk with scarab concealing twelve drawers, the six smaller side ones. Small desk pulls on front, large drawer below. Removable movable legs with external locking screw...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Baroque Period Dark Walnut and Iron Center or Writing Table, ca. 1675
Located in Atlanta, GA
In its day a portable table these sometimes referred to as “guard room tables” have hinges atop the trestle supports and fold up when the iron stretch...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
George III Mahogany Partner's Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare George III period mahogany partner's desk, the molded top with inset Morocco red leather top with gilt tooling over two sides both w...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Spectacular Period Oak Clerk's Desk or Secretaire
Located in Port Chester, NY
A rare example of 17th Century period furniture, this wonderful oak clerk's desk is in very fine preserved condition. The original key to the drop down writing surface works well, a...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century English Dresser with 19th Century Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Norwalk, CT
Lovely form on this 18th century desk with a beautiful chinoiserie finish added in the 19th century. The color is remarkable with fine figured painting in the Chinese manner, accent...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A mid to late 18th century Dutch marquetry bureau of bombe form and of exceptional quality.
The piece of typical Dutch styling for this period, the bombe form exaggerated by the cor...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique George III Quality Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality walnut kneehole desk having a quality figured walnut crossbanded top above one long and six walnut inlaid oak lined drawers with engraved brass handles, cu...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Cylinder Front Desk
Located in Naples, FL
This antique cylinder front desk is a stunning piece of furniture that is sure to catch the eye of any antique lover. A 1780’s dutch that features a uniqu...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Oak
Rustic 17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table, with a thick walnut one-plank top above a frieze containing four drawers with molded,...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Bonheur-du-jour (Desk), Late 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood small-sized writing desk from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique table from France has a rectangular-shaped top with a raised and beautifully s...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Classic French 18th Century Empire Walnut Kneehole Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Found near Paris, France, we purchased this museum quality 18th century Empire style desk for its impeccable quality and style. Made predominantly from walnut and featuring Empiric s...
Category
French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Writing Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This writing table is made of walnut with wonderful patine.
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Important Filipine Table of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important FilipineIndo-Portuguese table
of the 17th century, in Brazilian rosewood, with two drawers.
Signs of use.
Dim.: 82 x 86 x 133 cm.
Category
Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
George III Sheraton Writing Table
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...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
17th Century Spanish Reflectoire Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding 17th century Spanish Reflectoire Table - Writing Desk beautifully constructed from handsome walnut in the Renaissance taste. Tremendous solid board top, carved drawer...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Spanish 17th Century Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome 17th century desk - writing table from the Catalan region of Spain. Soundly constructed from beautiful walnut and chestnut with a solid board top, 2 drawers and hand...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut, Walnut
1750s Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Lady Desk, by Adrien DELORME
By Adrien Delorme
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Dating back to the Louis XV period, this exquisite petite writing table bears the hallmark of Delorme (Adrien Delorme, granted the title of Maître on 22/06/1748). Functioning as a wr...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th CENTURY GENOVESE WALNUT FLAP
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant wall desk with folding top. The piece of furniture was worked partly in solid walnut and partly with walnut veneer. On the front the typology is wavy/convex and has four orig...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
18th Century English Walnut Writing Table Desk / Dressing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive English walnut writing table or dressing table with brass hardware.
Solid walnut and walnut veneer over solid oak secondary wood.
Having burl walnut drawer fronts with...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XIII Period 1630s Carved Walnut Barley Twist Table with Black Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIII period walnut writing table from circa 1630 with two lateral drawers, barley twist base, black painted top and carved X-Form cross stretcher accented with central...
Category
French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top With Fitted Interior.
Located in High Wycombe, GB
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top Reveals A Fitted Interior with Drawers & Pigeonhole Sections Fitted out With Original B...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A fine 18th century Regence kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Louis XV desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Regence period 18th c leather top bureau plat. Kingwood with fine gilt bronze mounts. Black gold tooled leather top . Drawers on one side and faux drawers on the opposite side.
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Painted Oak Bureau Bible Box on Stand
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A wonderful characterful late 18th century portable painted carved oak bureau or bible box on a stand. There is carved detail throughout, in a mainly fl...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Spanish Dining Table
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Spanish dining table in superb patina featuring a trestle base with forged iron supports which is typical of Spanish tab...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Restored Late 18th-Century French Antique Secrétaire with Intricate Carvings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step back in time with our exquisitely restored French Antique Secrétaire, a genuine late 18th-century gem. Expertly crafted from premium walnut woo...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Spanish 17th Century Console Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome 17th century Console Table - Writing Table from the Catalan region of Spain. Beautifully constructed from walnut with a solid board top, 3 drawers with unique fascia...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
George III Satinwood Bonheur du Jour
Located in Maidstone, GB
A Satinwood Bonheur du Jour with painted panels and glazed doors, maroon leather writing fold, ebony inlaid square tapering legs and painted brackets. After a design by Hepplewhite. ...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
French Louis XVI Period 18th Century Walnut Desk with Carved Fluted Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period walnut desk from the 18th century, with single drawer, carved fluted motifs, tapered legs and dark patina. Created in France during the 18th century, this w...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th C. Country French Walnut Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A two tiered desk with elevated section at back with slots for papers and four curved supports. The lower overhanging surface with banded sides and serpe...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century William and Mary Walnut Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb late 17th century William and Mary walnut escritoire. Of wonderfully figured walnut throughout, the upper section with a moulded...
Category
English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Desk or Writing Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century French Louis XV style small lady's desk with hinged drop down leather top writing surface. Made of walnut and in two parts with small top cabinet with one interio...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Spanish Oak and Walnut Library Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 18th century Spanish colonial library table or refectory table fronted by a single drawer. The carved oak case is supported by turned b...
Category
European Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
18th century Georgian oak writing table
Located in Malton, GB
This is a great piece of honest 18th century Georgian furniture. Made from oak with attractive cross banded details around each drawer. Solid condition so perfectly useable and full ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Late 17th Century French Hand-Pegged Pine Mountain Table, Writing Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This rustic artisan made pine writing table hails from the Auvergne region, a mountainous area in central France. Created by a goat herder in the seventeenth century while tending hi...
Category
French Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Gustavian Pine Table with Green Paint, Sweden, Late 18th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Sweden, Late 18th Century
Antique genuine gustavian table from Sweden made around 1790. Painted in green.
H 77 x W 117 x D 81 cm
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Wood
16th Century Spanish Walnut Writing Table, Circa 1580
Located in Brugge, BE
An impressive and illustrated 16th century Spanish walnut writing table, exemplifying unparalleled craftsmanship. The exquisite detailing on the legs, stretchers, and even on the bot...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English George III Chippendale-Style Mahogany Library Table Adjustable Book Stan
Located in Dallas, TX
a handsome "neat and plain" George III Chippendale-style Gentleman's library writing table with adjustable writing slope / book stand, mahogany with leather work surface, gilt emboss...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Country House Library Partners Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine 18th century Chippendale period country house library fitted partners desk. The paneled cupbards opening to one end with fitted folio shelves and one front cupboard is fitted ...
Category
European Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare mid 18th century Chinese Export lacquer bureau on stand. Probably made in Canton specifically for the export trade to meet the demands of the European market. Beautifully decorated throughout with gilded decorations on a black lacquer background. The writing section is fitted with double serpentine fronted drawers and pigeon holes - all profusely decorated with sprigs of flowers, foliage and butterflies. The apron frieze contains three working drawers, the central drawer arcaded. With a small pull out pen drawers...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
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...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Georgian early 18th Century cross banded walnut bureau desk writing tabl
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian walnut and fruitwood drop well bureau desk writing table early 18th Century.
This is a lovely bureau, that is full of age, charm and charac...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
French Mid-18th Century Louis XV Period Petit Desk or Side Table
By Camard
Located in Southampton, NJ
Fine Mid-18th Century French Louis XV period petit ladies desk or side table handcrafted in solid French walnut. Features a rectangular top with scalloped apron on all sides and sing...
Category
French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Queen Anne Rent Table "in the Chinese Taste"
Located in Dallas, TX
an early 18th century Queen Anne rent table in the Chinese Taste (with Chinoiserie decoration) having one large single drawer (that goes all the way through) with twelve (12) compart...
Category
English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Paint
Writing Table Louis XVI Period - Solid Oak - 18th
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Small side table, writing tabke from the Louis XVI period. Work from the end of the 18th century of good quality in solid oak. The top is sheathed in a new leather enriched with gold...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
18th Century Italian Fratino Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian fratino desk with lyre legs and iron stretcher from the 18th century. This antique table from Italy, in typical fratino style, features a rectangular-shaped wood top raise...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Ormolu Writing Table Desk, 18th C
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV ormolu-mounted kingwood-veneered writing table, 18th c and later, apparently unsigned, with shaped rectangular top with tooled leather inset and giltmetal molded border abov...
Category
Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Kingwood
Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
This desk was purchased by me at the closure of the Whitbread Archive Museum in 2001. It comes with their supplied provenance - together with several later lines of research.
Includ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Italian 18th Century Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very lovely 18th century Writing Table - Desk from Bologna, Italy. Wonderfully constructed from handsome walnut with a conforming solid board top with handsome edge finish over d...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early Georgian Chippendale Bureau Bookcase Desk in Carved Mahogany
Located in Dorking, GB
An unusual and possibly unique example of a Chippendale design for a carved mahogany bureau bookcase.
See included photos of scans of the designs from Chippendale’s - The Gentleman...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
18th Century George II Walnut Writing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
George II walnut writing table, Mid-18th Century, the molded top having a tooled green leather inset writing panel, fitted with a genuine and false frieze drawer to either side, rais...
Category
British George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th century English chinoiserie table desk, having a drop-down front revealing five interior drawers and two cubby holes, over a lar...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
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 ...
Category
English Sheraton Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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