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Period: 19th Century
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An ingenious leather-topped mahogany writing desk with hidden extensions on each side to add occasional surface area. The leaves on the sides are a matcha green leather framed by gol...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Writing Desk
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Writing Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Writing Desk

$2,200
Antique George IV Goncalo Alves Writing Table Desk Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This monumental early George IV antique library writing table is crafted from beautiful Gonçalo Alves  and dates from Circa 1820. The rectangular top features a moulded edge with th...
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English George IV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

Antique George IV Goncalo Alves Writing Table Desk Early 19th Century
Antique George IV Goncalo Alves Writing Table Desk Early 19th Century

Antique George IV Goncalo Alves Writing Table Desk Early 19th Century

$6,783
Arts & Crafts Solid Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid Oak English hand crafted roll-top desk with good proportions. Stately, yet not too large. Original patina with English lever lock mark and dovetailed joinery. Pigeon hole compa...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Arts & Crafts Solid Oak Roll Top Desk
Arts & Crafts Solid Oak Roll Top Desk

Arts & Crafts Solid Oak Roll Top Desk

$4,790
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Side Table or Writing Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale French Louis XIII style walnut writing table or desk from the late nineteenth century is of hand pegged construction and features a beveled top. The top is supported...
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French Louis XIII Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Side Table or Writing Table
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Side Table or Writing Table

Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Side Table or Writing Table

$1,295
R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Tiger Oak Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1890
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Victorian ladies writing desk In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co. USA, Circa 1890s Gorgeous carved tiger oak, with original brass hardware. Measures: 33.5"W...
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American Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Tiger Oak Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1890
R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Tiger Oak Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1890

R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Tiger Oak Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1890

$2,695
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk, Walnut, Vienna circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier or Empire desk, circa 1820 Vienna Walnut Biedermeier circa 1820 Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x 134 x 68 cm Description: Desk standing on solid, high square legs with an e...
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Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk, Walnut, Vienna circa 1820
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk, Walnut, Vienna circa 1820

19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk, Walnut, Vienna circa 1820

$9,497
Antique French Writing Desk Secretary Louis XV Carved Oak Renaissance c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Writing Desk Secretary Black Forest Carved Oak Renaissance c1890. Direct from France and part of superb collection of fine antiques we recently acquired, this is trul...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Writing Desk Secretary Louis XV Carved Oak Renaissance c1890
Antique French Writing Desk Secretary Louis XV Carved Oak Renaissance c1890

Antique French Writing Desk Secretary Louis XV Carved Oak Renaissance c1890

$6,150
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk in Mahogany
Located in Peabody, MA
Antique British campaign desk in mahogany, ca. 1890s, fitted with solid brass hardware. The sawhorse legs are fully collapsible.
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British Campaign Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk in Mahogany
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk in Mahogany

Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk in Mahogany

$2,975
Antique Carved Fruitwood Leather Top Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine and large antique Desk with great form. The very well made rectangular desk with a slightly overhanging top with a foliate scrolled tooled green-black leather insert. The thre...
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Georgian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Carved Fruitwood Leather Top Desk
Antique Carved Fruitwood Leather Top Desk

Antique Carved Fruitwood Leather Top Desk

$6,900
19th Century Writing Desk with Drawer
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This is an elegant antique writing desk, commonly referred to as a “bureau plat,” likely dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. Crafted from a warm-toned walnut, the desk f...
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French Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

19th Century Writing Desk with Drawer
19th Century Writing Desk with Drawer

19th Century Writing Desk with Drawer

$2,280
Antique George III Style Mahogany Partners Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique George II style mahogany partners writing table, 19th century. With an inset tooled leather top, mahogany border and molded front, back and side edges, 3 frieze drawers on ea...
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English George III Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique George III Style Mahogany Partners Writing Table
Antique George III Style Mahogany Partners Writing Table

Antique George III Style Mahogany Partners Writing Table

$4,700
Antique Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century Petite French carved oak secretary writing desk Louis XVI style ~Direct from France~ ~Beautiful antique French carved oak secretary with fabulous detailing throughout~ ...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI c1890
Antique Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI c1890

Antique Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI c1890

$3,845
Biedermeier Writing Desk in Walnut, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier writing desk in walnut, crafted around 1830. Featuring five drawers framed with fine thread inlays and adorned with escutcheons. The gracefully curved S-shaped legs are j...
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Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Biedermeier Writing Desk in Walnut, circa 1830
Biedermeier Writing Desk in Walnut, circa 1830

Biedermeier Writing Desk in Walnut, circa 1830

$5,857
19th-C. French Carved Oak Barley Twist Desk / Table W/ Lift Top Storage
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century Victorian carved oak writing desk with lift top storage. The carved barley twist supports are in very good condition. The apron is heavily carved as well.
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French Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th-C. French Carved Oak Barley Twist Desk / Table W/ Lift Top Storage
19th-C. French Carved Oak Barley Twist Desk / Table W/ Lift Top Storage

19th-C. French Carved Oak Barley Twist Desk / Table W/ Lift Top Storage

$1,995
Late 19th Century French Henri II Style Walnut Writing Table or Desk with Drawer
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 19th century French Henri II Renaissance style hand pegged walnut writing table or side table is finished on all sides, allowing it to be placed in the center of a room. It...
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French Renaissance Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century French Henri II Style Walnut Writing Table or Desk with Drawer
Late 19th Century French Henri II Style Walnut Writing Table or Desk with Drawer

Late 19th Century French Henri II Style Walnut Writing Table or Desk with Drawer

$1,495
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and very rare antique Victorian burr walnut twin pedestal partners desk, Circa 1860 in date. It is made from fabulous burr walnut, the rectangular top with a fabulous inset gold tooled green leather writing surface. One side has an arrangement of three drawers in the frieze over a pair of pedestals each with three graduated drawers, the other side has a central frieze drawer with a cupboard in each pedestal, each opens to a central shelf. The desk is fitted with the original turned walnut handles and it stands on a plinth base raised on brass castors. The desk has its original locks and keys and the locks are stamped H&C, By Royal Letters Patent. Instil the elegance of a bygone era to a special place in your home with this fabulous decorative antique desk...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century

$11,539
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

$4,775
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with turned legs and iron stretcher. The top has a beautiful grain and patina.
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Spanish Baroque Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher

$1,475
Grand Antique Estate Pedestal Desk, English Roll Top Secretaire, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a grand antique estate pedestal desk. An English, quality mahogany and satinwood roll-top secretaire desk, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860. A desk of superior...
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British Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Grand Antique Estate Pedestal Desk, English Roll Top Secretaire, Victorian, 1860
Grand Antique Estate Pedestal Desk, English Roll Top Secretaire, Victorian, 1860

Grand Antique Estate Pedestal Desk, English Roll Top Secretaire, Victorian, 1860

$9,721
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Bureau, Secretaire, Desk, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Antique cylinder bureau from the southern German Biedermeier period circa 1820 Dimensions: H x W x D: 125 x 101 x 55 cm Description: Piece of furniture standing on pointed legs wit...
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German Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Bureau, Secretaire, Desk, circa 1820
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Bureau, Secretaire, Desk, circa 1820

Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Bureau, Secretaire, Desk, circa 1820

$5,794
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

$4,775
Regency Rosewood Library Table Attributed To Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
English rosewood library table, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London. With elaborate holly wood inlay/marquetry cross banding using Thomas Wilkinson’s tracings who was a dra...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Regency Rosewood Library Table Attributed To Gillows
Regency Rosewood Library Table Attributed To Gillows

Regency Rosewood Library Table Attributed To Gillows

$6,741
Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau plat. A French, walnut and boxwood writing desk in Louis XV revival taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 19...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Walnut

Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian
Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian

Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian

$2,989
French 19th Century Marquetry Inlay Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This captivating French desk from the 19th century is illustrated with a border of highly detailed marquetry of contrasting mahogany to stand out from the walnut & fruitwood construc...
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French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut

French 19th Century Marquetry Inlay Desk
French 19th Century Marquetry Inlay Desk

French 19th Century Marquetry Inlay Desk

$2,500
French 19th Century Oak Jeweler's Bench
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This specialized oak desk was made in 19th century France. Used by jewelers, the desk’s lifted surface brings the table towards the artist, minimizing reach and strain on the eyes o...
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French Other Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Oak Jeweler's Bench
French 19th Century Oak Jeweler's Bench

French 19th Century Oak Jeweler's Bench

$3,200
19th Century English Regency Ebonized Desk
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century English Regency Ebonized Desk. Offered is an unusually shaped early 19th century period English Regency ebonized desk with two drawers which is finished on both sides. O...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century English Regency Ebonized Desk
19th Century English Regency Ebonized Desk

19th Century English Regency Ebonized Desk

$8,850
19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A stunning camel bone, ebony and metal inlaid sadeli work box with portable writing desk, Bombay, circa 1850. The sandalwood body of faceted rec...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk

19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk

$4,750
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat “à Têtes De Guerriers Antiques”
Located in Dallas, TX
Modeled after the original period Louis XV bureau plat by Charles Cressent (circa 1740), this amazing French desk would be the focal point for any home office or executive business s...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat “à Têtes De Guerriers Antiques”
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat “à Têtes De Guerriers Antiques”

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat “à Têtes De Guerriers Antiques”

$38,000
R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Carved Oak Slant Front Secretary Desk
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Victorian or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co. USA, Circa 1890s Carved quarter sawn oak, with original brass hardware. D...
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American Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Carved Oak Slant Front Secretary Desk
R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Carved Oak Slant Front Secretary Desk

R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Carved Oak Slant Front Secretary Desk

$2,295
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Single Plank Top Side Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant and understated, this 19th-century side table desk was crafted in the Poitou region of France circa 1840 during the Louis Philippe period. Made from solid walnut, the piece f...
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French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Single Plank Top Side Table Desk
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Single Plank Top Side Table Desk

19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Single Plank Top Side Table Desk

$2,800
Antique French Walnut Desk with drawer and leather top
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful walnut desk table that can be used as a desk or work table. Made of robust walnut wood. All its legs and stretcher are Solomonic and it has a drawer with its iron handle, i...
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French Baroque Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Walnut Desk with drawer and leather top
Antique French Walnut Desk with drawer and leather top

Antique French Walnut Desk with drawer and leather top

$3,975
Antique Aesthetic Period Bur Maple Edward & Roberts Writing Table 19th Century
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique aesthetic period burr maple and ebonized writing table, stamped 'EDWARDS & ROBERTS'  Circa 1870 in date.   This elegant desk is crafted from the most beaut...
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English Aesthetic Movement Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Aesthetic Period Bur Maple Edward & Roberts Writing Table 19th Century
Antique Aesthetic Period Bur Maple Edward & Roberts Writing Table 19th Century

Antique Aesthetic Period Bur Maple Edward & Roberts Writing Table 19th Century

$5,385
High Adjustable Architect's Desk, Writing Desk, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Antique height-adjustable desk, architect's table, around 1800 France Mahogany circa 1800 Dimensions: H x W x D: 78 x 84 x 50 Height-adjustable to approx. 120 cm, can be folded up...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

High Adjustable Architect's Desk, Writing Desk, circa 1800
High Adjustable Architect's Desk, Writing Desk, circa 1800

High Adjustable Architect's Desk, Writing Desk, circa 1800

$8,004
Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 19th century French Louis XV tulipwood and marquetry, ormolu mounted bureau plat, serpentine shaped writing table, circa 1880. The table having an inset brown & red hu...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table
Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table

Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table

$4,495
English Regency Brass Mounted Exotic Woods Writing Table, Gillows, circa 1820
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional circa 1820 English regency period rectangular-form writing or occasional table attributed to Gillows having brass bound cusped-corner top with ebony line inlay and satinwood feather-banding surrounding center field of bookmatched amboyna, the double elliptical high arched stretchers joining gilt-brass-mounted end supports having turned calamander spindles and braces issuing turned finials between ebony downswept legs ending in acanthus-leaf-cast brass casters. Several 'spindle end' writing tables were featured in the 'Gillows Estimate Sketch Book' of 1818, and a table of similar end supports stamped GILLOWS LANCASTER is illustrated in Susan Stuart's 'Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840', Vol. I., Woodbridge: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008. pl. 329, p. 301, stating "a table frame with spindle ends was supplied in the 1820s by Gillows of London to display marble brought back from the Grand Tour by the Tempests of Broughton Hall...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Regency Brass Mounted Exotic Woods Writing Table, Gillows, circa 1820
English Regency Brass Mounted Exotic Woods Writing Table, Gillows, circa 1820

English Regency Brass Mounted Exotic Woods Writing Table, Gillows, circa 1820

$12,975
Early 19th Century Folk Art Side Table or Desk, Scandinavia
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish or Swedish Rectangular Folk Art Table or Desk. The table has tonnes of charm, wear and tear to the finish that gives thus table an unbeatable patina. Most of the original pai...
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Scandinavian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Early 19th Century Folk Art Side Table or Desk, Scandinavia
Early 19th Century Folk Art Side Table or Desk, Scandinavia

Early 19th Century Folk Art Side Table or Desk, Scandinavia

$1,600
Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Empire ormolu mounted mahogany bureau plat, circa 1870 in date. The rectangular top has an inset gold-tooled green leather writing surface with a very...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th Century
Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th Century

Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th Century

$12,238
Antique Aesthetic Period Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Aesthetic Period Davenport. An English, walnut and bird's eye maple writing desk, dating to the Victorian era, circa 1880. A delightful example, with exquisite cr...
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British Aesthetic Movement Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Walnut

Antique Aesthetic Period Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Victorian
Antique Aesthetic Period Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Victorian

Antique Aesthetic Period Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Victorian

$4,393
Joan Busquets Workshop Masterpiece Modernist Nouveau Desk Cabinet, ca. 1898
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Spain's Catalan Modernist Furniture Maker Joan Busquets Studio & Workshop A Unique work of Cabinetry Art. JOAN BUSQUETS I (Barcelona, 1874-1949). Modernist Cabinet and Desk, ca. 1898. Modernist desk and cabinet finely crafted from walnut wood with golden polychrome and pyrography. Keyholes, handles and decorative appliques in golden brass. Signed on the front in the lower left corner of the right door. Dimensions: 66 inches high and 46 inches wide and 24 inches deep; 165cm x 116cm x 60 cm This remarkable and unique Catalan modernist cabinet designed by famed furniture designer and maker, Joan Busquets was crafted at Studio Busquets. Barcelona, Spai ca 1898 from walnut wood with fine polychrome gold and decorated with pyrography- the first time in European history that saw this craftsmanship combination of fine studio furniture with fine pyrographic artistic technique. The keyholes, handles and decorative fixtures are made of gilded brass. This Catalan Modernist cabinet was constructed into two (2) sections. The lower cut-out base support section is raised on four stylized legs, with a perpendicularly placed table top- all creatively imagined in a totally sinuous form providing dynamism and originality to this unique design. The upper desk cabinet section has a triple opening, two with hinged doors, one from top to bottom that opens as a desk and the other from left to right revealing two drawers, as well as a top slide out drawer. The interior features several drawers of different sizes all beautifully embellished on their fronts in a golden color pyrography. The entire body of this cabinet desk furniture is richly decorated with typically art nouveau modernist stylized vegetal motifs executed with the artist Busquet's personal pyrography technique, and finally framed with sinuous moldings in relief. This is a superb furniture cabinet within the Catalan modernism genre, given that it was produced by one of the best studio workshops of that time, as well as for the perfection and meticulousness with which each of its details have been executed by artrist designer Busquet. Busquets' workshop was known to have crafted most of the furniture for Antoni Gaudí Casa Calvet, with this being a prime example. About Studio Busquet In 1898 Busquets y Jané introduced for the first time a new technique of polychrome pyrography. This replaced classical marquetry hand craft traditionally applied to furniure of the 19th century. This new design technique was first applied to this cabinet and dates circa 1898. The artist, designer, and decorator Joan Busquets personally hand applied pyrography to his furniture designs and was actively involved in this pyrographic technique widely known of that period as the "Busquets style". About La Casa Busquets: Furniture designer and decorator, Joan Busquets is currently considered one of the most representative artists of Spain's Catalan modernism. He began his training in his family workshop, and then studied at the Escuela de La Llotja in Barcelona, where his teachers were Guitart and Lostaló. In the 1895-96 academic year he obtained a scholarship that allowed him to travel around Spain, which he obtained thanks to a project for a Renaissance-style bookcase-cabinet. He exhibited furniture projects for the first time at the Barcelona Exhibition...
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Spanish Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Joan Busquets Workshop Masterpiece Modernist Nouveau Desk Cabinet, ca. 1898
Joan Busquets Workshop Masterpiece Modernist Nouveau Desk Cabinet, ca. 1898

Joan Busquets Workshop Masterpiece Modernist Nouveau Desk Cabinet, ca. 1898

$150,000
19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

$5,975
19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Forney, TX
A Louis Philippe period (1830–1848) fruitwood secretaire abattant fall front desk. Born in France in the mid-19th century, hand-crafted of rich solid fruitwood with warm wood tones, subtle grain detail, and nicely aged mellow patina over the whole. Finished in French Empire taste, having a molded cornice, concealed ogee frieze drawer with dovetail joinery, over fall front panel, opening to reveal original fitted interior gallery, with inset gilt tooled leather writing surface, large open shelf cubby, six drawers of various size, above double-door cabinet with brass shield escutcheon that opens to provide generous storage space, and an additional lower drawer for valuables hidden in the base molding, rising on square feet. Dimensions: (approx) 56.75" High 41" Wide, 17.5" Deep History/Back Story: Louis Philippe furniture had the same types and forms as the earlier French Restoration style, but with less decoration; comfort was the primary consideration. During the turbulent French Revolution and following Napoleon rule, Louis Philippe (1773-1850) remained in exile for 21 years until the Bourbon Restoration, when he became the King of the French from 1830 to 1848. For the first time, the developing upper class–not the monarchy–influenced the progression of this style’s characteristics. However, King Louis Philippe’s personality still inspired many aspects.  His casual nature reflected this style’s informal, comfortable build. Much of the style was taken from the personality of the King himself. Unlike his Bourbon predecessors, he wore business dress...
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French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Fruitwood

19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant
19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant

19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant

$3,500
Antique Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase in Burled Ash
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional Empire secretary bookcase in fine burl ash wood. Denmark or North Germany, circa 1800. The bookcase features a tiered bonnet w...
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Scandinavian Empire Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash, Burl

Antique Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase in Burled Ash
Antique Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase in Burled Ash

Antique Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase in Burled Ash

$14,500
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman's Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A exceptionally rare Period French Empire (1804-1814) walnut bureau a cylindre. Exquisitely hand-crafted in France, most likely Parisian work, dating to the early 19th century, the large antique cylinder desk...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman's Desk
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman's Desk

Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman's Desk

$9,500
Antique French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak Dolphin library table desk Renaissance Gothic. Direct from France, an elegant antique French carved ...
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French Renaissance Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic c1890
Antique French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic c1890

Antique French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic c1890

$3,485
Art Nouveau Desk In Wood With Brass Decoration, Late 19th And Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau wooden desk with rich floral decoration in brass cut and fixed to the wood. It opens with 3 drawers and 2 doors, the bigger one contains sliding drawers. ...
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European Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Desk In Wood With Brass Decoration, Late 19th And Early 20th Century
Art Nouveau Desk In Wood With Brass Decoration, Late 19th And Early 20th Century

Art Nouveau Desk In Wood With Brass Decoration, Late 19th And Early 20th Century

$5,614
Partners' Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A large desk or writing table in nicely grained mahogany with a tooled leather top inset within an ogee molded edge, on a narrow apron having three drawers each side, and so known as...
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English Georgian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Partners' Writing Table
Partners' Writing Table

Partners' Writing Table

$12,500
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

$4,775
Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century This charming Italian Rococo Style painted writing desk, likely dating back to the late-19th century, showcases a delicate flor...
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Italian Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century
Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century

Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century

$3,500
Mid-Century Brutalist Desk in Oak
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French brutalist oak table with decorative details. the table works perfectly as a desk or a smaller side table - maybe even as a sculptural and decorative lamp/flower table. plea...
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French Brutalist Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Mid-Century Brutalist Desk in Oak
Mid-Century Brutalist Desk in Oak

Mid-Century Brutalist Desk in Oak

$1,800
Antique English Georgian Table Small Desk Nightstand Lowboy 3 Drawers Tiger Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Antique English Tiger Oak Georgian Writing Desk, Table, Lowboy, or Nightstand with Drawers~~c. early 19th Century So versatile~~coul...
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English Georgian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique English Georgian Table Small Desk Nightstand Lowboy 3 Drawers Tiger Oak
Antique English Georgian Table Small Desk Nightstand Lowboy 3 Drawers Tiger Oak

Antique English Georgian Table Small Desk Nightstand Lowboy 3 Drawers Tiger Oak

$2,700
Maple&Co Lovely Edwardian Satinwood Crossbanded Walnut Desk
By Maple & Co.
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this lovely Edwardian crossbanded walnut desk, by Maple & Co, of George III style, first quarter 20th century, the tooled leather writing surface above...
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British Edwardian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Maple&Co Lovely Edwardian Satinwood Crossbanded Walnut Desk
Maple&Co Lovely Edwardian Satinwood Crossbanded Walnut Desk

Maple&Co Lovely Edwardian Satinwood Crossbanded Walnut Desk

$3,650
Scandinavian Veneered Biedermeier Writing Desk with Lyres
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small mahogany and walnut veneered table or writing desk with brass holders in the lyres formed sides. The top is provided with inlaid green leather; the drawers have divided small...
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Scandinavian Empire Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Scandinavian Veneered Biedermeier Writing Desk with Lyres
Scandinavian Veneered Biedermeier Writing Desk with Lyres

Scandinavian Veneered Biedermeier Writing Desk with Lyres

$1,985
French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Rosewood and Satinwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Figural Cartonnier Bureau-Plat (Desk). The shaped rectangular top inset with a recent tooled le...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk
French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk

French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk

$124,500
Regency Mahogany Trestle Base Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With an old brown leather inset top with banded edge over two drawers and raised on a trestle base with Lyre ends and turned stretcher, saber legs and pointed leaf tip caster cups an...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Mahogany Trestle Base Writing Table
Regency Mahogany Trestle Base Writing Table

Regency Mahogany Trestle Base Writing Table

$3,800 / item
19th Century Inlaid Wood English Writing Desk, 1880s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant English writing desk from the second half of the 19th century. Finished for the center furniture with a pleasantly inlaid in walnut, maple, palisander, mahogany and fruitwood...
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British Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Inlaid Wood English Writing Desk, 1880s
19th Century Inlaid Wood English Writing Desk, 1880s

19th Century Inlaid Wood English Writing Desk, 1880s

$5,734 Sale Price
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Antique Walnut Slant Front Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th century English Queen Anne style slant front desk with three drawers & inner compartments.
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English Queen Anne Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Walnut Slant Front Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk
Antique Walnut Slant Front Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk

Antique Walnut Slant Front Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk

$2,850
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlaid Davenport Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique Davenport desk which is crafted from beautiful burr walnut, circa 1870 in date. The desk has a rear stationery compartment which encloses a divided interi...
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlaid Davenport Desk 19th Century
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlaid Davenport Desk 19th Century

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlaid Davenport Desk 19th Century

$2,692
Biedermeier Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful example of form and function from the Biedermeier period. Constructed in the Austrian Empire of sturdy Fir with Walnut veneers cut in profile as well as on the burl. A fo...
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Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Fir

Biedermeier Writing Desk
Biedermeier Writing Desk

Biedermeier Writing Desk

$3,710
Mid 19th Century Swedish Gray Pine Partner's Desk Writing Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique Swedish Gustavian gray painted pine "partner's desk" with two drawers on each side of the table and traditional tapered fluted legs. The painted finish shows layers of light ...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine, Paint

Mid 19th Century Swedish Gray Pine Partner's Desk Writing Table
Mid 19th Century Swedish Gray Pine Partner's Desk Writing Table

Mid 19th Century Swedish Gray Pine Partner's Desk Writing Table

$3,850
Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk
By Alexandre Chevrié, Paris 1
Located in Queens, NY
Alexandre Chevrie, a museum quality French ormolu mounted mahogany Royal Executive "Empire" Desk, circa 1875. Double sided desk with six solid bronze lions paw feet, framed ormolu lions on both sized, jewel quality ormolu medusa heads concealing the drawer locks, and exquisite ormolu frieze designs throughout. With original red leather top. Truly the best quality desk with the most sophisticated design for this Napoleon III period. There was a similar bedroom set in this style that was made for King...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk
Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk

Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk

$395,000

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