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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Oak Renaissance Cabinet, 1600 Unikat
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Cabinet We present you a unique Renaissance Cabinet from the sixteenth century, Kabinet comes from Germany. It is made of oak. Cabinet is a box furniture, it consists of an upper c...
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German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XV bureau plat, France, 18th-19th century.
The bureau plat is decorated with beautiful rosewood veneer and the original bronze fittings. The wri...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Circa 18th century English unusual size painted kneehole desk or side table
Located in London, GB
A charming diminutively sized English kneehole desk.
It was not originally made for a child but could be used as such as well as for an adult.
Repainted sympathetically in a dark blu...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The desk with a 1/4 cylinder top that opens to reveal a leather writing surface with pigeon holes and drawers. The gallery with white Carrara marble top.
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An imposing Louis XV ebonized writing table with finely chased gilt bronze mounts. The stepped moulded rectangular top inset with the original gilt-tooled leather above three frieze drawers with elaborate ormolu handles and escutcheons, the reverse conformingly organized with three simulated drawers, allowing this bureau plat to be freestanding, the cabriole legs with sabot feet headed by female masks.
The iconic Coco chancel lived with a Rococo writing desk...
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French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
An Important George III Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine mahogany writing table made in England in the French taste would have been for only the most current and fashionable people of the time. The table has a serpentine top...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Solid Walnut Spanish Baroque Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
An 18th century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid Walnut Wood with turned legs joined by a Two drawers with original iron drawe...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century English Walnut Dressing / Bedside Table Circa 1750
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive English walnut dressing table or bedside table with period brass hardware.
George II period circa 1750
Solid walnut and wal...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Spanish Walnut Library Table Desk with Two Drawers, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exuberant library table or desk, having a walnut molded edge around the top, two drawers, and fluidly carved legs and support braces.
In remarkable antique condition.
Spanish, 18...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th C. Italian Walnut Trestle Leg & Iron Stretcher Table 'or Desk'
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian wood trestle-leg table with forged-iron stretcher bars, from the 18th century. This antique table from Italy has clean, simple lines, and features a rectangular-shaped top, raised upon a pair of trestle sawhorse-style legs, with a wood brace supporting them just above the feet. The underside of the table is braced by a pair of hand-forged and twisted iron stretchers, which meet at the underside center of the top, creating visual interest and further embellishment to this piece. The walnut wood has has a warm patina with some cracks and prior repairs (see additional images) ; a reflection of it's history and age. The iron stretcher pieces unhook from beneath and allowing the legs to fold down- making the table collapsible and easy for transport. Leg clearance is approximately 28" between skirt and floor. This 18th century Italian trestle table...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th Century Louis XV French Oak Writing Table with Scalloped Shaped Top
Located in Dallas, TX
An 18th century French country Louis XV style writing table-end table. This lovely oak table features a scalloped shaped top, one drawer and cabriole legs.
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Table Centre Desk Writing Walnut Double Dolphin Handle Genoa Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Unusally Large Italian Walnut Centre, Occassional or Writing Table, Genoa
Unusual large size with classical elegance and form
Conceived as a center table as the frieze decoration...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian Luigi XVI Desk with drawer in walnut wood, second half 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Luigi XVI Desk with drawer in walnut wood, second half 1700s
Desk with rectangular top with rounded corners, entirely in walnut wood. On the front the writing table has a ret...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombé Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a top quality late 18th century Dutch Marquetry Bureau. The bureau is profusely inlaid all over with various birds and flowers, butterflies etc. The fall front opens to r...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Magnificent George II Mahogany Library Table
Located in London, GB
A MAGNIFICENT GEORGE II MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE, CIRCA 1740
The frieze with three oak-lined drawers to each side. Original locks and handles. The handles and back-plates retain their...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th c. Walnut Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Walnut Writing Table
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Late Gothic 16th century North European Oak Trestle Table
Located in Troy, NY
Danish or North German oak trestle table of interesting design. The table can be easily dismantled, by taking the two-plank top off, then the two stretchers, held in by cleats, can b...
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Danish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Table Rent Center Desk Tavolino Tuscan Italian Walnut Oval Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Exceptionally rare, large, museum quality, Tuscan, Baroque, walnut, rent or center table or tavolino with detachable top and single drawer
- This beautiful, rent table is an unco...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Venetian Rococo Gilt Painted Faux Stone Console Entry Table Office Desk Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Venetian Rococo gilt painted faux stone console entry table office desk antique. An exceptional large 18th century serpentine front and sides molded...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint, Giltwood
19th Century Walnut Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Walnut single drawer writing table.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
George III Satinwood and Marquetry Harlequin Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine divided top with oval inlaid panel with hunting scene with hounds and hares with floral medallions at the corners , hinged outer sections fitted with a well and central section lifting and fitting into a recess , leather top of Tiffany blue. A button released the pop up desk...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
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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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Harewood Dressing Table
By Mayhew & Ince
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare late 18th century harewood dressing table, after designs by Mayhew and Ince, boxwood and ebony strung throughout, having crossbanded mitred top with pen work leaf bor...
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Great Britain (UK) Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Boxwood, Ebony, Padouk, Harewood
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...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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 shel...
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European Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
18th Century Country French Writing Table ~ End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Writing Table ~ End Table was beautifully hand-crafted from solid indigenous walnut, and features amazing style rendered by capable rural artisans with wh...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Wrought Iron and Walnut Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This striking table is a union of two eras, joined with effortless flair. The top began life as a 17th-century Spanish walnut table, worn smooth by centuries of use, its surface dapp...
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Spanish Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Desk with Green Leather Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine 18th century carved French Louis XIII style bureau plat or desk handcrafted of solid oak by skilled Breton artisans, circa 1730s. The rectangular top with a gadrooned beveled ...
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French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
A mid-18th century ladies' desk or so-called "bureau de pente", its shaped fall-front opening to reveal a red lea...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and very high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Tulipwood, Kingwood, and ormolu Bureau Plat desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole leg with exquisite pierced fitted ormolu sabots with fine foliate designs and hoof feet below a delicate ormolu chute leading upwards to impressive richly chased ormolu masks of handsome bearded men. The apron displays three drawers separated by impressive curved foliate gadroon designs each displaying superb quarter veneered Kingwood...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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...
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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
Louis XVI writing desk with pull-out surface, featuring an inlaid compass rose
Located in Cesena, FC
Elegant Louis XVI writing desk with pull-out writing surface, inlaid on the top with a compass rose.
Elegant writing desk with pull-out writing surface, inlaid on the top with a com...
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Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Maple
18th C. English Architect's Table w/Unique Legs, Expanding Top, & Candle Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English expandable architect's table with candle stands from the 18th century. This antique table from England would have originally been used as an architects work desk, complete with a pair of small shelves that pull out from either side of that table, that would have supported candles for lighting. The rectangular-shaped top rests atop an apron that houses a faux-drawer with single brass handle, that when pulled, reveals an extension to the table. This slide out wood top is lined with leather, creating an additional writing pad surface. The leather top an also be slid back under the main top, keep legs out, granting access to storage within (see images for more details on this). Carved bracket accents adorn the underside of the skirt against each of the squared outer legs, which partially wrap the outer edges of the nicely-turned inner legs (which are slightly longer and terminate into petite caster feet). Needless to say, this piece has very interesting legs! A curvy x-style stretcher bar braces the legs under the bottom center for additional support. Note that the pull out leather top adds an additional 28" x 13" table top work space, with a floor clearance underneath of 24". This 18th century English architect's table, with expanding leather writing top...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Painted Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C English painted oak lamp table on cabriole legs. 1780.
Reference: 7727
Dimensions
34 inches (86 cms) Wide
20 inches (51 cms) Deep
30.5 inches (77 cms) High
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th c. Walnut Refectory Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Harp Leg Walnut Table
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
George III Brass-Mounted Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
In the French taste‚ the rectangular tooled leather inset writing surface with a three-quarter gallery‚ above two frieze drawers‚ with sham drawers to the reverse‚ raised on square t...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George III Period Mahogany Fitted Desk Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An 18th century mahogany desk or sometimes called architects desk, with fitted top drawer containing a baize lined wiring surface below which is a fitted section contains alphabet inlaid letter boxes The double top drawer slides out on hidden rollers and the baize section then slides back.
Original swan neck brass handles and fine flame mahogany. finished with dummy drawers to the back making this a free standing desk.
A model is in the Gillow design...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Spanish Walnut Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century walnut table. Soundly constructed from walnut, with original hand forged wrought iron braces and classical lyre shaped legs.
Wonderfully worn and aged patina, some ...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Veneered and Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Writing Desk
Located in IT
The elegant antique north Italian (Genoa) Louis XV period writing desk, called also bureau plat, is made of veneered and inlaid woods. It have a beautiful wavy line with slender but ...
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Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Table
Located in Madrid, ES
French walnut table in Louis XIII style, late 18th century, walnut with a single drawer from the 18th century. The legs are characteristically turned and the base is in the shape of ...
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French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Marble Gold gilded Salon Ladies Writing Table 1800
Located in Doha, QA
This incredibly intricate and elegant Louis XVI French ladies writing desk table is originated from France ca late 18th-beginning of the 19t...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Gold
Louis XV Tuscany Walnut Veneered Writing Table
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant writing table in walnut veenered poplar. Top centered by a star motif, a comfortable drawer in the band, curved legs typical of mid-18th century Tuscan manufacture.
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Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Poplar, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
An 18th century gilt-bronze mounted double-face desk or bureau plat with herring-bone marquetry. The k...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century German Baroque Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique baroque table made in Southern Germany around 1750-60. The top, the apron and the foot of the table are decorated with an exquisite walnut and yew tree marquetry. The table is...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Yew
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 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
18th Century Spanish Trestle Style Writing Table, Turned Legs, Wrought Iron
Located in Madrid, ES
The tabletop of this 18th century Spanish table is one single wide plank, which over the years has warped slightly, adding an attractive twist to the surface and creating a piece of furniture with unique character. The deeply-coved spool turned leg...
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Spanish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Side Table or Writing Table from the XVIII Century in Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely side table or small writing table from the 18th century Louis XV in walnut
Very nice little table which has a drawer in the belt and a beautiful walnut table top with a sup...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Small Louis XV Side Table - France, 18th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming carved table on cabriole legs, with central drawer.
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Austrian Neoclassic Parquetry Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over a long drawer flanked by small drawers over pedestals each with two drawers. Bracket feet. Finished all around in a design of inlay that gives a striped effect.
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Austrian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Chateau Bonheur Du Jour or Secretary
Located in Birmingham, AL
A rare 18th century French Louis XV period chateau bonheur du jour or secrétaire handcrafted of walnut by very talented artisans in Lyon for a wealthy chateau owner near Villeurbanne, circa 1750s. This impressive antique French secretary features a chapeau de gendarme crown above a pair of carved serpentine doors with brass mesh grilles and beautiful green and gold damask fabric backings that open to reveal a painted interior with two display shelves. Three carved drawers are below. The lower section features a flat serpentine shaped writing surface that lifts opens to reveal plenty of storage above a carved, scalloped apron with C-scrolls and a center carved shell motif. Raised on four elegant cabriole legs ending in scrolled French toes. This grand Lyonnaise French library desk...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th C. Walnut Table / Desk with Twisted Legs
Located in East Hampton, NY
Wonderful walnut table with turned legs and a single drawer.... a great night stand for a King bed.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
George III Period Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Montreal, QC
George III Period Mahogany Desk two drawer resting on on square tapered legs castors and the top inset with gold-tooled red leather.
England: circa 1790
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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