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Period: 19th Century
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Center Table Att. Alfred Beurdeley
Located in New York, NY
A Very Important "Table De Salon" or "Table des Muses", after the design by Alfred Beurdeley An amarante, satine, burr, stained and fruitwood marquetry on sycamore veneers with one...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Mid-19th Century Tuscan Renaissance Antique Table Desk Hand Carved Solid Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Tuscany Renaissance antique table desk in hand carved solid walnut, restored and wax-polished, 1850 circa. This type of table was born during the C...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Regency Well-Figured Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency well-figured mahogany writing table, of rectangular form with a green leather-inset top, one long and two short drawers in each frieze, set upon reeded tapering legs with t...
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Great Britain (UK) Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set upon solid end supports with a turned, reeded an...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Amboyna

William IV Octagonal Rent / Drum Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
In a departure from the circular norm, this octagonal table has a rotating top with four functioning drawers and four dummy drawers, each with wood pulls. The three splay legs to the...
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British William IV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Victorian Burr Walnut Free Standing Pedestal Desk by Druce & Co
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian burr walnut free standing pedestal desk by Druce & Co, of rectangular form with a later green leather inset top above three disguised fri...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

New York Meeks & Sons Writing Table in Plum Mahogany with Leather, circa 1840
By Meeks & Sons Manufactory 1
Located in Miami, FL
A very handsome American Rococo Revival writing table in fine plum mahogany attributable to well-known New York City cabinet maker, Joseph Meeks & Sons. ...
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American Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Fine Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood bureau plat. Late 19th century. The replaced gilt-stamped green leather writing surface with...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Late 19thC George II Style Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC George II Style Mahogany and Cross Banded Kneehole Desk with Quarter Veneered Sides - Drop Down Cubby Hole, Camphor Lined Drawers and missing Writing Slope * 22.5"w x 17"d...
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English George II Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Victorian Rosewood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
A freestanding Victorian rosewood kidney shaped writing or centre table with attractive scroll shaping to the top and cross grain double mouldings to the edge. The cross banded frie...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early Victorian Solid Walnut Library Table Made for Gillows by John Barrow
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An early Victorian solid walnut library table made for Gillows by John Barrow, the shaped rectangular top decorated in burr walnut within bold reed-and-flu...
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English Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Georgian Period Writing / Side Table
Located in London, GB
A smart and unusual antique Georgian period writing / side table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1800-1810 period. It is of very fine quality, the rectangular to...
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British George III Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Floral Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Table
Located in London, GB
A ladies writing table in the Louis XV transitional manner. Of freestanding form, constructed in kingwood, with good marquetry inlays, and having gilt bronze mounts; rising from swept cabriole legs with foliate form bronze sabots, and foliate espagnolettes over; the apron houses a lockable central drawer, with gilt bronze handles and a keyhole escutcheon; the shaped serpentine platform having a centrally situated floral bouquet, within a trellis delineated ground, the whole having a gilt bronze guard...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Swedish Karl Johan Salon/Sofa Table or Desk in West Indies Mahogany, c. 1825
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptionally fine Karl Johan salon table, sofa table or desk in beautiful West Indies mahogany. The top has two leaves that drop down on each side with two drawers along the apro...
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Swedish Karl Johan Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Berkey & Gay Victorian Inlaid Black Walnut & Gilt Drop Front Desk c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Berkey & Gay Victorian Inlaid Black Walnut & Gilt Drop Front Desk c1890. Measures - 43.75...
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Napoleon III Writing Desk with Unusual Marble Top, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Napoleon III period writing desk in mahogany, with gilt-bronze mounts and brass banding, the surface composed of an unusual and richly-colored marble top. The deep red and ...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique desk from the late 19th century, Western Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique desk from around 1890, Western Europe. Dimensions: H 78 cm / W 162 cm / D 85 cm
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French Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century walnut pedestal desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century walnut pedestal desk, having a green leather writing surface with blind and gilt tooling, a decorative pierced copper gallery running along the back and sides of the mou...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

A French Gilt-Metal Bureauplat, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Gilt-Metal Bureauplat, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection Acquired in 1980s. Description: The shaped rectangular top inset with a tooled leather writ...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style 19th Century Walnut Desk with Drawers and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut desk from the 19th century, with two drawers and cabriole legs. Created in France during the 19th century, this walnut desk features a rectangular plan...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Oak Writing Desk Late 19th Century
Located in Toledo, OH
A late 19th century French two part writing desk. Oak construction with extensive hand carved detail, features a wall hanging upper section with scroll...
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French Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Highly Figured Antique Knee Hole Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A diminutive size in figured wood with thin banding on top and banded drawers, The frieze with pull down secretary with tooled leather topped writing surface, drawers and a cubby hole. The case with three drawers on each side, all with fine brass bat wing bales. The knee hole...
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Georgian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Victorian Mahogany Dickens Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Victorian mahogany dickens desk, having four drawers on each side of the top, locked with a side locker, with three green leather inserts an...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener Marble Top Dore' Bronze Mounted Louis XV Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic and extremely rare desk made by the famous Joseph-Emannuel Zwiner of Paris France. The desk features a superb marble top with hues of purples, whites, and merlot. The incredible dore' bronze mounts are just exsquisite and of the finest possible casting quality and the brilliance of the gold finish is superb and bright. This is a one-of-a-kind piece and has a very high intrinsic value beyond many other noteworthy makers such as Jansen, Forest, and Krieger. The desk is in very good condition with minor signs of age and use and measures 30.75 tall x 47 wide x 21 deep and is signed with a stamp. The 19th-century German cabinetmaker Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener rose to prominence for his beautiful reproductions of Louis XV furniture in the Rococo style. The influence of the Art Nouveau movement can be seen in Zwiener's work as well, and his ornate cabinets, gilded writing desks...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Louis XV Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing-Table by François Linke, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry inlaid writing-table, by François Linke. French, circa 1890. Stamped 'FL' to the reverse of the centre bronze mounts to the front...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Neoclassical Ebonized Swedish Center or Library Table
Located in Houston, TX
Neoclassical ebonized Swedish center table, or library table, hand-carved in Second Empire, or Napoleon III style. Will make an excellent writing tabl...
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Swedish Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport
Located in Richmond, Surrey
19th Century Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Davenport with a sloping green leather writing surface, fitted with solid brass rail to top and compartments inside. Inside the writing slope t...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique French ormolu mounted burr walnut writing table, Circa 1870 in date. This lovely shaped top is crafted from the most beautiful burr walnut, with amboyn...
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French Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Early 19th Century Folk Art Side Table or Desk, Scandinavia
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish Rectangular Folk Art Table or Desk. The table has tonnes of charm, wear and tear to the finish that gives us table an unbeatable patina. Most of the original paint to the si...
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Spanish Country Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Early 19th Century Rosewood 'Collapsible' Campaign Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
An Ingenious 'Collapsible' Campaign Pedestal Desk Constructed from rosewood, each pedestal supported on tapering feet, one enclosing two drawer...
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English Campaign Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Late William IV Rosewood and Gilded Library or Writing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine table made in England around 1830 to 1840 is produced in rare and costly rosewood. The top shows this wood to a degree as the choice veneers are book-matched making t...
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British William IV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Industrial Metal Base Garden Dining Table or Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
These antique metal workbench saw horses have been adapted and made into a stylish dining table base. Partnered with a reclaimed teak wood top...
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American Industrial Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI bureau plat retailed by Rinck Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late 19th century French mahogany and gilt bronze mounted bureau plat. Original leather top. Magnificent quality gilt bronze mounts. Retailed and stamped by Rinck 115 FRG St Antoine...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique Ladies Work Table, English, Walnut, Writing, Waring & Gillow, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lady of the house work table. An English, burr walnut and leather writing or sewing table by Waring & Gillow, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Delightfully presented table with striking figuring and colour Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Burr walnut stocks present exceptional grain interest Rich caramel hues beam beneath a quality wax polish finish Shield form to the well appointed upper, the top accentuated with fruitwood marquetry Lid lifts to reveal a leather skiver, raising upon an adjustable rest Pair of inset compartments flank the tooled and embossed, red leather pad Useful partitioned drawer to fascia dressed with an inset brass lined lock — key absent Lock engraved with the Waring & Gillow - London, Liverpool & Paris maker's mark Deep wool bag...
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British Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Leather Top Partners Desk or Library Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century richly patinated and beautifully figured mahogany four drawer partners desk or library table of exceptional quality and stunningly hand carved. The moulded d...
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English Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Rustic Continental Antler and Oak Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic style Continental German (late 19th Century) antler and oak kneehole desk with antler gallery & trim with carved rabbit heads on doors with br...
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German Rustic Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Leather, Antler

Italian Neoclassical Marquetry Partner Desk, 1800
Located in El Monte, CA
This is a handsome Italian Neoclassical partner desk, crafted circa 1800, that features detailed marquetry work. The desktop features a central foliate inlay medallion that is framed...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Rare and Unusual Regency Period Metamorphic Leather top Desk and Games Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare and Unusual Regency Period Metamorphic Leather Top Architects Desk and Games Table made of Rosewood. The top lifts to display plans or folios with a removable clip. The top als...
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English Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Rustic Table ~ Desk in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Rustic Table ~ Desk in Stripped Oak is a truly timeless design inspired by rural craftsmen who performed wonderful feats of furniture crafting using what are today consi...
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French Rustic Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very useful antique Victorian leather top pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from the 1860-1880 period. The quality is fantastic, this is very well made a...
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British High Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Regency Mahogany writing table with Rachet top
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
Regency Mahogany writing table with Rachet top Mahogany top with removeable book rest, Top lifts up and adjusts the height with the rachet support, inside fitted with pen tray and i...
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British Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Walnut Lyre Leg Writing Table or Side Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
A finely carved Baroque style writing table or side table handcrafted of walnut by talented artisans in the Catalan region of Spain, circa ...
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Freestanding Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian inlaid mahogany freestanding desk the superstructure having the original brass gallery to the breakfront top above an arched mirror backed reces...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Other

Antique French Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking antique French cylinder desk with many drawers and compartments. Pull out leather writing surface. Galleried marble top and fitted with b...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fine Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - 19th Century Desk Side Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Presenting an antique quality 19th Century oak writing table, versatile as a desk or dressing table, featuring a classical Georgian design. Recently restored to a good standard, it e...
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Flemish Baroque Marquetry Decorated Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 19th century Flemish ebony center or writing table having floral marquetry inlay inlaid bone insects on a walnut, ebony and faux tortoise backg...
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Belgian Baroque Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony

Character Rich 19th Century English Petite Rolltop Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful antique English mahogany petite roll top desk having all the bells and whistles including working curved roll top that reveals cubbies and little drawers with a pull out dr...
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English Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Regency Neoclassical Mahogany Library Table in the manner of Richard Bridgen
By Richard Bridgens
Located in Glasgow, GB
A superb quality late Regency mahogany and ebonised library table in the manner of the architect and designer Richard Bridgens (1785-1846). With a canted top with a green and gilt t...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Rare Form English Mahogany Queen Anne Style Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is an antique, rare form English mahogany Queen Anne style partners desk or library table with a tooled and worn gold decorated brown leather top. Having one conventional side w...
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English Queen Anne Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Bureau Plat, late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small ebonized bureau plat from the later 19th century with red leather-covered writing surfaces and gilded decorative elements on the corners. The table top has writing surfaces tha...
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European Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

Early 19th Century Ebonised Pedestal Desk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This small 19th-century ebonised mahogany pedestal desk is a delightful blend of practicality and elegance. Its rich colour and patina, combined with the exquisite golden orange tool...
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British George III Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Rosewood American Rococo Revival Sofa Table or Writing Table NYC, circa 1840
By Meeks & Sons Manufactory 1
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful American Rococo Revival sofa table in rosewood with shaped drop-leaves, escargot feet, and well-articulated foliate carvings on apr...
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American Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Orange Lacquered Table with Three Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period table from the 19th century with reddish orange lacquer, three drawers, carved spandrels and brass hardware. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty pe...
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Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Regency Walnut Writing Table in the Manner of Holland &Sons
Located in Dublin, IE
A George IV walnut rectangular writing table, the top with inset leather scriver above a shaped frieze drawer, raised on pairs of turned side supports with lotus collars and stretche...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Mounted Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th Century Louis XV st. Napoleon III period ebony, brass inlaid and ormolu mounted Boulle desk. The two drawer desk is raised by cabriole legs elegantly decorated...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Veneer Desk with Leather Top and Brass Hardware
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style 19th century kingwood inlaid veneer desk with inset brown leather top with gilt embossed edge design with a brass top border and brass fluted trim legs and feet.
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Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Rustic Black Forest Bear Walnut Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) bear carved walnut table desk with leaf and floral carving and single drawer.  
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Austrian Black Forest Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian Baroque Style 1880s Walnut Desk with Inlaid Top and Carved Lyre Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut desk table from the late 19th century, with inlaid top, two drawers, lyre-shaped legs and iron stretchers. Created in Italy during the last quarter of the 19th century, this walnut table features an unusual top inlaid with contrasting geometric motifs, sitting above two carved dovetailed drawers adorned with additional geometric motifs surrounding iron pulls. The table is raised on carved Baroque style lyre-shaped legs connected to the table's underside through scrolling iron stretchers. With its graceful lines, beautifully inlaid top and Baroque base...
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Italian Baroque Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Regency English Stripped Pine Faux Bamboo Writing Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1830 Regency English Stripped Pine Faux Bamboo Writing Table sku 1532 W85 x D46 x H75 cm
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

19th Century Walnut Writing Table with Carved Family Crest, Spain
Located in Round Top, TX
Walnut writing table from Spain with decorative turned harp shaped legs and iron scrollwork stretcher. Note the handsome central carved family crest and the words, "De Los Otal." The...
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Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

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