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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century French Provincial Black Painted “Mazarin” Pedestal Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PROVINCIAL EIGHT-LEGGED "MAZARIN" PEDESTAL DESK IN BLACK PAINT France, circa last quarter of the 18th century Item # 403ZLJ18Q An absolutely stunning eight-legged "Mazarin" pedestal...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Paint

18th Century French Provincial Black Painted “Mazarin” Pedestal Desk
18th Century French Provincial Black Painted “Mazarin” Pedestal Desk

18th Century French Provincial Black Painted “Mazarin” Pedestal Desk

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...
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English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century English Dresser with 19th Century Chinoiserie Decoration
18th Century English Dresser with 19th Century Chinoiserie Decoration

18th Century English Dresser with 19th Century Chinoiserie Decoration

Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian fall front desk with burl wood inlay. With six drawers and two hidden storage areas. The top of this desk is 18th century, while the base, beau...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk
Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk

Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian table from northern Sweden in untouched original condition. The table is from the years circa 1780-1790 with traces of thin paint on the frame and a white painted tabletop....
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Table
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Table

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Table

English Queen Anne Lowboy
Located in Wilson, NC
This oak and mahogany lowboy has a 1/16 inch shrinkage separation in the top. The top has an applied ogee molding and is crossbanded with 3/4 inch mahogany crossbanding. The drawer f...
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English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Queen Anne Lowboy
English Queen Anne Lowboy

English Queen Anne Lowboy

Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good quality George III period mahogany kneehole desk with moulded edge top above a long drawer and arrangement of three graduated small drawe...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Mahogany Kneehole Desk

Mahogany Kneehole Desk

Exceptional Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno Desk on Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An exceptionally fine example of an early 17th Century Spanish renaissance walnut vargueno / bargueno escritorio writing desk on trestle stand. Sp...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Exceptional Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno Desk on Stand
Exceptional Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno Desk on Stand

Exceptional Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno Desk on Stand

Late 18th Century Original Neoclassical Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Neoclassical desk from northern Sweden. The desk or table is in pine and from circa 1790. Original condition. Original and distressed paint from the late 1700s with marks of wear, se...
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Swedish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Late 18th Century Original Neoclassical Table
Late 18th Century Original Neoclassical Table

Late 18th Century Original Neoclassical Table

18th Century, French Walnut Leather Top Writing Table W/ Bronze Hardware
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 18th century hand carved French provincial desk. The desk is carved in walnut and is extremely heavy and sturdy after all the year's of use. The finish has developed a beautiful...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

18th Century, French Walnut Leather Top Writing Table W/ Bronze Hardware
18th Century, French Walnut Leather Top Writing Table W/ Bronze Hardware

18th Century, French Walnut Leather Top Writing Table W/ Bronze Hardware

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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English Sheraton Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Carlton House Desk
George III Mahogany Carlton House Desk

George III Mahogany Carlton House Desk

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 18th Century and Earlier 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

A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin” attributed to Pierre Gole (1620 – 1684) Dimensi...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk

A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk

17th Century Spanish "Lyre Leg" Walnut Table with Original Crossed Ironwork
Located in Marbella, ES
17th Century Spanish "Lyre Leg" walnut table with Original Crossed Ironwork.  
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

17th Century Spanish "Lyre Leg" Walnut Table with Original Crossed Ironwork
17th Century Spanish "Lyre Leg" Walnut Table with Original Crossed Ironwork

17th Century Spanish "Lyre Leg" Walnut Table with Original Crossed Ironwork

Danish 18th Century Writing Desk By Royal Architect C. F. Harsdorff
By Caspar Frederik Harsdorff
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th Century writing desk with five drawers. The desk is designed by the Danish royal neoclassical architect Caspar Frederik Harsdorff.
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Danish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Danish 18th Century Writing Desk By Royal Architect C. F. Harsdorff
Danish 18th Century Writing Desk By Royal Architect C. F. Harsdorff

Danish 18th Century Writing Desk By Royal Architect C. F. Harsdorff

18th Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Solomonic Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish refectory desk table with solomonic legs and iron stretcher Original perfect condition Top table in perfect shape. Very heavy piece
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

18th Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Solomonic Legs and Iron Stretcher
18th Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Solomonic Legs and Iron Stretcher

18th Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Solomonic Legs and Iron Stretcher

English Mahogany Inlaid Red Leather Top Rent Table with Original Casters, C 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany four drawer red leather top rent table with circular swivel top, diamond bone escutcheons, checkered inlays, and terminating on a tripod base with original brass cas...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood

English Mahogany Inlaid Red Leather Top Rent Table with Original Casters, C 1790
English Mahogany Inlaid Red Leather Top Rent Table with Original Casters, C 1790

English Mahogany Inlaid Red Leather Top Rent Table with Original Casters, C 1790

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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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Antique Early 18th Century Georgian George II Oak Lowboy Dressing Table 1750
Antique Early 18th Century Georgian George II Oak Lowboy Dressing Table 1750

Antique Early 18th Century Georgian George II Oak Lowboy Dressing Table 1750

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...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand
Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand

Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand

Fine 18th Century ‘French Hepplewhite’ Mahogany Ladies Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century ‘French Hepplewhite’ figured mahogany ladies writing table of serpentine form, having boxwood and ebony strung tulipwood crossba...
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English Hepplewhite Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Tulipwood

Fine 18th Century ‘French Hepplewhite’ Mahogany Ladies Writing Table
Fine 18th Century ‘French Hepplewhite’ Mahogany Ladies Writing Table

Fine 18th Century ‘French Hepplewhite’ Mahogany Ladies Writing Table

English Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Writing Table. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Hepplewhite mahogany three drawer writing table with circular brasses and terminating on squared tapered legs. Late 18th Century
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English Hepplewhite Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Writing Table. Circa 1790
English Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Writing Table. Circa 1790

English Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Writing Table. Circa 1790

Spanish 18th Century Walnut Reflectoire Table or Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding 18th century Reflectoire table or desk from the Catalan region of Spain. Masterly constructed from walnut with a stunning solid board top. Wonderful patina.... This ta...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Spanish 18th Century Walnut Reflectoire Table or Desk
Spanish 18th Century Walnut Reflectoire Table or Desk

Spanish 18th Century Walnut Reflectoire Table or Desk

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 ...
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Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

17th Century Italian Oak Wood Antique Fratino Table or Desk with Lyre Legs
17th Century Italian Oak Wood Antique Fratino Table or Desk with Lyre Legs

17th Century Italian Oak Wood Antique Fratino Table or Desk with Lyre Legs

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 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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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

Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical writing desk handmade in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut and peg construction. The writing desk features three overlay drawers with ogee edges and each drawer front...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk
Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk

Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk

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 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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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

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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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

George III Mahogany Architect’s Desk attr. Gillows of Lancaster circa 1790
George III Mahogany Architect’s Desk attr. Gillows of Lancaster circa 1790

George III Mahogany Architect’s Desk attr. Gillows of Lancaster circa 1790

George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular writing table fitted with two frieze drawers and with pull-out candle slides to the sides; raised on square tapering legs ending in brass caps and casters; surmounted...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table

George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table

Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Folding Center Table
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This particular type of table was invented by 16th century Spanish cabinetmakers. This elegant table can easily be taken apart. Its rectangular top is assembled to the legs with i...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Folding Center Table
Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Folding Center Table

Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Folding Center Table

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 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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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

Rococo 18th Century Writing Table with Drawer, Origin: Sweden, Circa 1760
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic Rococo 18th century writing table with single drawer with accentuated cabriole legs, origin: Sweden, circa 1760 with all original green color. The purity of the design lac...
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Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine, Paint

Rococo 18th Century Writing Table with Drawer, Origin: Sweden, Circa 1760
Rococo 18th Century Writing Table with Drawer, Origin: Sweden, Circa 1760

Rococo 18th Century Writing Table with Drawer, Origin: Sweden, Circa 1760

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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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

18th c. English Architect's Desk/Library Table
18th c. English Architect's Desk/Library Table

18th c. English Architect's Desk/Library Table

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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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Small Oak Bureau
Small Oak Bureau

Small Oak Bureau

Antique French Painted Wood Bonheur-du-jour or Occasional Table w/Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French smaller-sized painted wood table, with single drawer, from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique table from France features a rectangular-shaped top with lovel...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique French Painted Wood Bonheur-du-jour or Occasional Table w/Single Drawer
Antique French Painted Wood Bonheur-du-jour or Occasional Table w/Single Drawer

Antique French Painted Wood Bonheur-du-jour or Occasional Table w/Single Drawer

18th Century Louis XV Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk/Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The desk is from the time around 1730 and covered with a beautiful marquetry of different walnut / walnut root wood on a pine body. All three locks are original from that time as wel...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Pine

18th Century Louis XV Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk/Secretaire
18th Century Louis XV Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk/Secretaire

18th Century Louis XV Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk/Secretaire

French 18th Century Poplar & Oak Writing Table Louis XV Period
Located in Labrit, Landes
Writing table or desk made of poplar in the french 18th century, Louis XV period. Height between the roof and the belt 20.87 in. (53 cm). Totally authentic, this piece of furniture w...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Poplar

French 18th Century Poplar & Oak Writing Table Louis XV Period
French 18th Century Poplar & Oak Writing Table Louis XV Period

French 18th Century Poplar & Oak Writing Table Louis XV Period

Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch-style (18/19th Century) satinwood and inlaid trimmed drop front desk with chinoiserie decorated lacquered panels and brass gallery
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European Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary

Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary

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 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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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

Regence Ebonized And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with inset black tooled leather surrounded by a brass inlaid ebonized border with brass edge. The frieze with three drawers with cast bronze handles and three ...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Regence Ebonized And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Regence Ebonized And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Regence Ebonized And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart bureau plat. An original furnishing from the Waldorf Towers in New York City. Newly replaced tooled brown leather set...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart Bureau Plat

18th Century Italian Walnut Baroque Trestle Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian, 18th century. Baroque walnut dining or tavern table having a thick walnut top above turned legs with Walnut stretcher. Perfect size to use as a writing table, sofa or center...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

18th Century Italian Walnut Baroque Trestle Table
18th Century Italian Walnut Baroque Trestle Table

18th Century Italian Walnut Baroque Trestle Table

A George III Mahogany and Red Leather Topped Writing Table
Located in London, GB
With adjustable ratcheting writing slope, three front drawers and brass handles, on straight mahogany legs. English, c.1760
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

A George III Mahogany and Red Leather Topped Writing Table
A George III Mahogany and Red Leather Topped Writing Table

A George III Mahogany and Red Leather Topped Writing Table

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 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

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

Neoclassical Desk, Louis XVI Period 1780

18th C. Italian Lacca Povera Accent Table or Petite Desk w/its Original Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian occasional table with its original laca povera finish from the 18th century. This antique table from Italy retains its original "Lacca Povera" finish also known as laca povera, arte povera, lacca contrafatta, decalcomania, and perhaps more commonly, decoupage. This is the artistic technique of adorning a furniture surface with paper prints and lacquered layers which was perfected and made popular during the 17th and 18th century. This table has a rectangular-shaped top, a small drawer housed in the apron, and is raised on squared legs which taper gently towards their feet. The leg clearance from underside of skirt to floor is approximately 26.25 inches. This 18th century Italian lacca povera...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

18th C. Italian Lacca Povera Accent Table or Petite Desk w/its Original Finish
18th C. Italian Lacca Povera Accent Table or Petite Desk w/its Original Finish

18th C. Italian Lacca Povera Accent Table or Petite Desk w/its Original Finish

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 18th Century and Earlier 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

English Regency Mahogany Leather Reading Table with Flanking Candle Slides 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany satinwood and ebony inlaid one drawer reading table with a ratcheted leather top, cross banded tulip wood, flanking candle slides...
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English Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

English Regency Mahogany Leather Reading Table with Flanking Candle Slides 1790
English Regency Mahogany Leather Reading Table with Flanking Candle Slides 1790

English Regency Mahogany Leather Reading Table with Flanking Candle Slides 1790

Louis XV Provincial Walnut Writing/Games Table
Located in Essex, MA
Originally a folding base with removable top. Now in a fixed position with a rectangular top with tooled brown leather. Cabriole legs.
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Louis XV Provincial Walnut Writing/Games Table
Louis XV Provincial Walnut Writing/Games Table

Louis XV Provincial Walnut Writing/Games Table

Italian, Sicily, Louis XV Period Rosewood & Brass Writing Table, mid 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
this versatile and layered writing table is epertly crafted of rosewood veneers with brass detailing, the sliding top with bookmatched veneers opens to reveal a leather writing surfa...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian, Sicily, Louis XV Period Rosewood & Brass Writing Table, mid 18th cen.
Italian, Sicily, Louis XV Period Rosewood & Brass Writing Table, mid 18th cen.

Italian, Sicily, Louis XV Period Rosewood & Brass Writing Table, mid 18th cen.

Chinese Export Campaign Secretary
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Chinese export Campaign or travel secretary the top with foliate carved backsplash over lifting lid, the fall front with molded raised panel door...
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Chinese Campaign Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Export Campaign Secretary
Chinese Export Campaign Secretary

Chinese Export Campaign Secretary

ANTIQUE 1684 DATED HAND CARVED 17TH CENTURY LIFT TOP WRITiNG TABLE DESK BIBLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, late 17th century, hand caved 1684 lift top writing work table traditionally used for bible s...
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English Charles II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

ANTIQUE 1684 DATED HAND CARVED 17TH CENTURY LIFT TOP WRITiNG TABLE DESK BIBLE
ANTIQUE 1684 DATED HAND CARVED 17TH CENTURY LIFT TOP WRITiNG TABLE DESK BIBLE

ANTIQUE 1684 DATED HAND CARVED 17TH CENTURY LIFT TOP WRITiNG TABLE DESK BIBLE

Scottish Library Table with Barley Twist Legs
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful all-over patina and hand carvings on the apron.
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Scottish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Scottish Library Table with Barley Twist Legs
Scottish Library Table with Barley Twist Legs

Scottish Library Table with Barley Twist Legs

English Mahogany Bow Front Inlaid Ladies Dressing Table. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany bow front ladies dressing table with hinged top, single drawer, original brasses, satin wood inlay, compartmentalized fitted int...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

English Mahogany Bow Front Inlaid Ladies Dressing Table. Circa 1790
English Mahogany Bow Front Inlaid Ladies Dressing Table. Circa 1790

English Mahogany Bow Front Inlaid Ladies Dressing Table. Circa 1790

Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique slant front secretary desk with graduated drawers (one over two short, over two long) with retracting supporting brackets...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk

Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk

Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope
By Waring & Gillow, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1790 Georgian writing Library chest of drawers with desk secretaire by Gillows of Lancaster and L...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Hardwood

Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope
Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope

Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope

1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock
1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock

1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock

18th Century Country French Neoclassical Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French neoclassical secretary is a splendid example of the genre, dating to the reign of Louis XVI himself! The period saw ...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

18th Century Country French Neoclassical Secretary
18th Century Country French Neoclassical Secretary

18th Century Country French Neoclassical Secretary

Spanish Baroque 18th Century Lyre Leg Wooden Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish baroque table with decorative forged-iron stretcher from the 18th century. This antique table from Spain features a rectangular-shaped top, which is raised upon a pair of fluidly-carved, lyre-shaped trestle styled legs at either end. The pair of trestles...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Spanish Baroque 18th Century Lyre Leg Wooden Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher
Spanish Baroque 18th Century Lyre Leg Wooden Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher

Spanish Baroque 18th Century Lyre Leg Wooden Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher

18th Century Italian Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning 18th century side table - console from the Tuscan region of Italy. Beautifully constructed from beautiful walnut with wonderful turned legs and stretchers. Fabulous patina...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

18th Century Italian Side Table
18th Century Italian Side Table

18th Century Italian Side Table

18th C. Italian Table w/Carved-Trestle Legs & Elegantly Forged Iron Stretchers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut wood nicely-carved trestle-leg table with decorative forged-iron stretcher, from the 18th century. This antique table from Italy features a rectangular-shaped top, ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

18th C. Italian Table w/Carved-Trestle Legs & Elegantly Forged Iron Stretchers
18th C. Italian Table w/Carved-Trestle Legs & Elegantly Forged Iron Stretchers

18th C. Italian Table w/Carved-Trestle Legs & Elegantly Forged Iron Stretchers

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