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Period: 19th Century
B Talbert for Gillows Aesthetic Movement Davenport with Central Carved Rosette
By Bruce James Talbert
Located in London, GB
Bruce J Talbert for Gillows of Lancaster. An Aesthetic Movement Davenport with a brass gallery to the back and an inkwell and pen compartment below, a...
Category

Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

B Talbert for Gillows Aesthetic Movement Davenport with Central Carved Rosette
B Talbert for Gillows Aesthetic Movement Davenport with Central Carved Rosette

B Talbert for Gillows Aesthetic Movement Davenport with Central Carved Rosette

$7,290
English Mahogany Student Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
This desk features a gallery surround that walls off the ink and pen wells at the back area above the sloped and leathered writing surface. Inside, two generously sized drawers offe...
Category

British Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Mahogany Student Desk
English Mahogany Student Desk

English Mahogany Student Desk

$5,250
Italian Desk with Drawer Directoire All Cherrywood Restored and Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th-early 20th century Italian writing desk with drawer all solid cherrywood, restored and wax-polished. Wonderful writing table in solid cherrywood, original and restored. ...
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Italian Directoire Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Italian Desk with Drawer Directoire All Cherrywood Restored and Wax-Polished
Italian Desk with Drawer Directoire All Cherrywood Restored and Wax-Polished

Italian Desk with Drawer Directoire All Cherrywood Restored and Wax-Polished

$3,490
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Demilune Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (18/19th Century) kingwood demilune shaped desk with bronze dore trim and gallery with leather top.
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Demilune Desk
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Demilune Desk

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Demilune Desk

$32,000
French 19th Century Walnut Desk with Carved Apron and Lateral Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut desk from the 19th century with carved apron and lateral drawer. This elegant French walnut desk from the 19th century is a splendid example of classic craftsmanship,...
Category

French Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Walnut Desk with Carved Apron and Lateral Drawer
French 19th Century Walnut Desk with Carved Apron and Lateral Drawer

French 19th Century Walnut Desk with Carved Apron and Lateral Drawer

$8,950
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Double-Faced Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI walnutdouble-faced writing table will make the perfect addition to any well-appointed room! Ideal as an end table, a center table, or a library table as...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Double-Faced Writing Table
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Double-Faced Writing Table

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Double-Faced Writing Table

$3,780
19th Century Amboyna and Ebonised Sofa Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century amboyna and ebonised centre / sofa table, the rounded rectangular top with ormolu beading, ebonised edge and amboyna banding, with black leather top decorated with blind...
Category

British Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ebony

19th Century Amboyna and Ebonised Sofa Table
19th Century Amboyna and Ebonised Sofa Table

19th Century Amboyna and Ebonised Sofa Table

$4,767
Empire Writing or Sofa Table in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
A very handsome Swedish Empire, Karl Johan salon table of fine Cuban mahogany with satinwood banding, carved and ebonized center pillar on quatre-form base ending in saber feet, with ormolu appliqués...
Category

Swedish Karl Johan Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Empire Writing or Sofa Table in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, circa 1815
Empire Writing or Sofa Table in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, circa 1815

Empire Writing or Sofa Table in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, circa 1815

$7,250
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...
Category

German Rustic Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Leather, Antler

Rustic Continental Antler and Oak Kneehole Desk
Rustic Continental Antler and Oak Kneehole Desk

Rustic Continental Antler and Oak Kneehole Desk

$54,000
A Victorian Oak Pedestal Desk by Deighton & Dunthorne, 320 High Holborn, London.
Located in London, GB
Featuring a gilt-tooled dark red leather writing surface. The upper section comprises a central drawer flanked by two smaller drawers. Below, the twin pedestals each contain three g...
Category

English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak, Pine

A Victorian Oak Pedestal Desk by Deighton & Dunthorne, 320 High Holborn, London.
A Victorian Oak Pedestal Desk by Deighton & Dunthorne, 320 High Holborn, London.

A Victorian Oak Pedestal Desk by Deighton & Dunthorne, 320 High Holborn, London.

$4,837 / item
Early 20th Century Desk & Chairs Tuscan Renaissance by Dini & Puccini - Cascina
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique desk with three chairs Tuscany Renaissance in the early 20th century carved walnut. Desk with two drawers. One armchair with armrests and two chairs in leather. By Dini & Pu...
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Italian Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Leather

Early 20th Century Desk & Chairs Tuscan Renaissance by Dini & Puccini - Cascina
Early 20th Century Desk & Chairs Tuscan Renaissance by Dini & Puccini - Cascina

Early 20th Century Desk & Chairs Tuscan Renaissance by Dini & Puccini - Cascina

$11,555
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Twin Pedestal Partner Desk with Brown Leather Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely handmade in England circa 1880 burr walnut and brown leather twin pedestal partner desk A good looking and well made desk, the timbe...
Category

English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Twin Pedestal Partner Desk with Brown Leather Top
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Twin Pedestal Partner Desk with Brown Leather Top

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Twin Pedestal Partner Desk with Brown Leather Top

$3,308 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 19th Century Pedestal Desk In Walnut ( REF AF-3679 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This antique 19th-century pedestal desk, crafted from fine walnut, is a beautifully designed and highly functional piece of good quality. Featuring an elegant gallery back to the top...
Category

British Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique 19th Century Pedestal Desk In Walnut ( REF AF-3679 )
Antique 19th Century Pedestal Desk In Walnut ( REF AF-3679 )

Antique 19th Century Pedestal Desk In Walnut ( REF AF-3679 )

$1,920
Exquisitely Carved Early Italian Petite Writing Desk or Accent Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful Italian petite desk having 3 upper dovetailed drawers and one spacious lower dovetailed drawer. Lovely carved apron and "X" stretcher between tapered cabriole legs with esc...
Category

Italian Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Exquisitely Carved Early Italian Petite Writing Desk or Accent Table
Exquisitely Carved Early Italian Petite Writing Desk or Accent Table

Exquisitely Carved Early Italian Petite Writing Desk or Accent Table

$2,800
19th Century English Pine Desk/Side Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a wonderful little English pine side table with two drawers. Presenting a very nice color as pine goes it can be all over the map. I feel this has the perfect waxed color alo...
Category

English Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Pine Desk/Side Table
19th Century English Pine Desk/Side Table

19th Century English Pine Desk/Side Table

$1,960
19th Century William IV Circular Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century William IV circular mahogany drum table with tooled green leather inset to top and drawers to frieze. With a turned pod supported by three splayed legs terminating in br...
Category

English William IV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century William IV Circular Mahogany Drum Table
19th Century William IV Circular Mahogany Drum Table

19th Century William IV Circular Mahogany Drum Table

$14,082
Maple & Co. a Gothic Revival Oak Leather Top Writing Table on Decorative Castors
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
Maple & Co. a fine quality Gothic Revival oak leather top writing or centre table with two side drawers, both retaining the original brass handles and escutcheons, the top supported ...
Category

English Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Maple & Co. a Gothic Revival Oak Leather Top Writing Table on Decorative Castors
Maple & Co. a Gothic Revival Oak Leather Top Writing Table on Decorative Castors

Maple & Co. a Gothic Revival Oak Leather Top Writing Table on Decorative Castors

$7,711
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Davenport Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (Circa 1825) walnut and inlaid trimmed davenport table desk with single drawer and stretcher with double pedestal base supports.
Category

Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Davenport Table
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Davenport Table

Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Davenport Table

$18,500
Biedermeier Writing Desk or Sofa Table in Mahogany, Sweden, circa 1840
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome Biedermeier sofa table or writing desk in Cuban mahogany with one drawer and two drop leaves on cylinder column resting on quatre-form base with carved lions' paw feet, Sw...
Category

Swedish Karl Johan Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Biedermeier Writing Desk or Sofa Table in Mahogany, Sweden, circa 1840
Biedermeier Writing Desk or Sofa Table in Mahogany, Sweden, circa 1840

Biedermeier Writing Desk or Sofa Table in Mahogany, Sweden, circa 1840

$4,950
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...
Category

English Queen Anne Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Rare Form English Mahogany Queen Anne Style Partners Desk
Antique Rare Form English Mahogany Queen Anne Style Partners Desk

Antique Rare Form English Mahogany Queen Anne Style Partners Desk

$9,900
Mahogany system desk table, XIXth c.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mahogany desk table with top with two lift-up flaps, folding top with dividers for letters and drawers, writing surface in burgundy-toned leather, square-section legs. England, late ...
Category

English Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany system desk table, XIXth c.
Mahogany system desk table, XIXth c.

Mahogany system desk table, XIXth c.

$3,815
19th Century French Kidney-shaped Veneer Writing Desk with Brown Leather Top
Located in Sofia, BG
French kidney-shaped veneer writing table, topped with a leather-covered desk and opening with two belt drawers. Molded base joined by spacer and finished with casters. Decorated wit...
Category

French Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century French Kidney-shaped Veneer Writing Desk with Brown Leather Top
19th Century French Kidney-shaped Veneer Writing Desk with Brown Leather Top

19th Century French Kidney-shaped Veneer Writing Desk with Brown Leather Top

$2,876
19thC English Pine Clerks Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870 19th century English pine clerks desk. Measures: W128 x D74 x H93 cm.  
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

19thC English Pine Clerks Desk
19thC English Pine Clerks Desk

19thC English Pine Clerks Desk

$5,215 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Early 19th Century American Baltimore Federal Parcel Gilt Writing Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and rare early 19th century American Baltimore Federal painted writing table with fabulous parcel gilt detail throughout. The moulded to...
Category

American Federal Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Rare Early 19th Century American Baltimore Federal Parcel Gilt Writing Desk
Rare Early 19th Century American Baltimore Federal Parcel Gilt Writing Desk

Rare Early 19th Century American Baltimore Federal Parcel Gilt Writing Desk

$8,365
19th Century Edwards and Roberts Leather Top Desk with Faux Bamboo Legs
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Richmond, VA
Fantastic quality 19th century Neo-Gothic leather top desk with faux bamboo cluster legs made by Edwards and Roberts. Paneled sides and back, Blind fret...
Category

English Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century Edwards and Roberts Leather Top Desk with Faux Bamboo Legs
19th Century Edwards and Roberts Leather Top Desk with Faux Bamboo Legs

19th Century Edwards and Roberts Leather Top Desk with Faux Bamboo Legs

$6,900
19th Century Country Tirolean Desk, Solid & Turned Larch, Restored wax-polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th century country Tirolean Desk in solid and turned larch, original painted wrought iron handles and hinges, restored and wax-polished Measures cm: H 72, W 122, D 50.
Category

Austrian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

19th Century Country Tirolean Desk, Solid & Turned Larch, Restored wax-polished
19th Century Country Tirolean Desk, Solid & Turned Larch, Restored wax-polished

19th Century Country Tirolean Desk, Solid & Turned Larch, Restored wax-polished

$2,768
Gothic Revival Oak Writing Table by J. G. Crace, c.1850
Located in London, GB
A Gothic Revival Oak Writing Table by J. G. Crace, after a design by Pugin With extensive gothic carving work, the sides with strapwork carving centred by a monogram reading “MP”, t...
Category

Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Gothic Revival Oak Writing Table by J. G. Crace, c.1850
Gothic Revival Oak Writing Table by J. G. Crace, c.1850

Gothic Revival Oak Writing Table by J. G. Crace, c.1850

$22,433
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The shaped rectangular top fitted with hinged side compartment‚ above a reeded frieze drawing and a leather inset slide‚ raised on turned columnar suppo...
Category

English Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Regency Rosewood Writing Table

Regency Rosewood Writing Table

$7,500
Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid 19th century, fully professionally restored Diminutive George III Walnut And Block Front Slant Front secretary Bureau Bookcase Cabinet in great vintage condition. Restored throughout to the legs and inside drawers. Features top double door vitrine...
Category

American George III Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet

Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet

$6,296 Sale Price
30% Off
Fine 19th C. English Tunbridge Portable Writing Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine larger Antique Travel Desk with fine wood and Mother-of-Pearl inlay. The dark mahogany interior with blue velvet writing surface (expect...
Category

Edwardian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

Fine 19th C. English Tunbridge Portable Writing Desk
Fine 19th C. English Tunbridge Portable Writing Desk

Fine 19th C. English Tunbridge Portable Writing Desk

$1,150
Biedermaier Writing Table in Light Wood Denmark
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Parti...
Category

Danish Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Biedermaier Writing Table in Light Wood Denmark
Biedermaier Writing Table in Light Wood Denmark

Biedermaier Writing Table in Light Wood Denmark

$3,009
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Walnut-Veneer Desk
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very nice desk from the time of Art Nouveau. The Desk can be centered. The desk was made around 1900 of walnut wood on a pinewood body. The desk can be split into 3 parts: 2 gondola...
Category

German Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Walnut-Veneer Desk
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Walnut-Veneer Desk

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Walnut-Veneer Desk

$4,814 Sale Price
29% Off
Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French writing table or desk made in a diminutive scale or ladies bureau plat size. Crafted in the grand Louis XIV taste from walnu...
Category

French Louis XIV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk
Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk

Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk

$3,500
Boulle Desk .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Boulle Desk from 1880
Category

French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Boulle Desk .
Boulle Desk .

Boulle Desk .

$8,425 / item
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...
Category

European Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

Bureau Plat, late 19th Century
Bureau Plat, late 19th Century

Bureau Plat, late 19th Century

$10,110
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.  
Category

Austrian Black Forest Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Rustic Black Forest Bear Walnut Table Desk
Rustic Black Forest Bear Walnut Table Desk

Rustic Black Forest Bear Walnut Table Desk

$42,500
Late 19th Century Massive Tyrol Desk or Working Table, Restored and Wax Finished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique rustic Tyrol desk or working table, in solid wood restored and wax finished Measures cm: H 78, W 80, D 100.
Category

Austrian Country Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Massive Tyrol Desk or Working Table, Restored and Wax Finished
Late 19th Century Massive Tyrol Desk or Working Table, Restored and Wax Finished

Late 19th Century Massive Tyrol Desk or Working Table, Restored and Wax Finished

$3,000
Late 19th Century Elegant Italian Frattino Table All Solid Walnut Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Era neoclassicism elegant Italian Frattino table all solid walnut wax-polished Very elegant neoclassic rectangular table in Renaissance style. In th...
Category

Italian Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Late 19th Century Elegant Italian Frattino Table All Solid Walnut Wax-Polished
Late 19th Century Elegant Italian Frattino Table All Solid Walnut Wax-Polished

Late 19th Century Elegant Italian Frattino Table All Solid Walnut Wax-Polished

$5,777
Southeast Asian Red Lacquered Decorated Desk
Located in Queens, NY
"Southeast Asian style (19th Century) red lacquer decorated desk with figural bird legs. Has some wear and former repairs"
Category

Southeast Asian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Southeast Asian Red Lacquered Decorated Desk
Southeast Asian Red Lacquered Decorated Desk

Southeast Asian Red Lacquered Decorated Desk

$21,000
Fine Antique George III circa 1820 Metamorphic Library Desk into Bookcase Ladder
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime original George III circa 1820 lightly restored metamorphic library desk / writing table which converts into a library bookcase ladder Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price This is an important and sophisticated piece of English Georgian furniture. Every discerning gentleman’s library should have one. They were the height of elegance and technology in the Georgian to early Victorian era The one is a very fine, restored example, the steps are hidden inside the main frame, when folded this is a lovely English writing table with green leather top, when unfolded it becomes a tall library bookcase...
Category

English George III Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Fine Antique George III circa 1820 Metamorphic Library Desk into Bookcase Ladder
Fine Antique George III circa 1820 Metamorphic Library Desk into Bookcase Ladder

Fine Antique George III circa 1820 Metamorphic Library Desk into Bookcase Ladder

$14,020 Sale Price
20% Off
Circa 1870 French Walnut Wood Center Table with Rams' Heads and Fleur De Lys
Located in Dallas, TX
This unusual and interesting center table was produced in France, during the middle of the latter half of the 19th century. It was during this time that French furniture makers, desi...
Category

French Louis XIV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Circa 1870 French Walnut Wood Center Table with Rams' Heads and Fleur De Lys
Circa 1870 French Walnut Wood Center Table with Rams' Heads and Fleur De Lys

Circa 1870 French Walnut Wood Center Table with Rams' Heads and Fleur De Lys

$3,600
19thC English Elm Topped Tavern Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1870 19thC English Elm Topped Tavern Table with Iron Stretcher, Pine legs, and Banded Top. (losses) sku 1086 W115 x D46 x H72 cm
Category

English Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

19thC English Elm Topped Tavern Table
19thC English Elm Topped Tavern Table

19thC English Elm Topped Tavern Table

$3,869 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Fine Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - 19th Century Desk Side Dressing
Fine Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - 19th Century Desk Side Dressing

Fine Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - 19th Century Desk Side Dressing

$1,958 Sale Price
30% Off
Cherry Wood Desk with Tapered Legs, Circa 1900
Located in LYON, FR
Cherry Wood Desk with Tapered Legs, Circa 1900 Maison Lecan presents this charming cherry wood table dating from the early 20th century. With its compact size and clean lines, it f...
Category

French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Cherry Wood Desk with Tapered Legs, Circa 1900
Cherry Wood Desk with Tapered Legs, Circa 1900

Cherry Wood Desk with Tapered Legs, Circa 1900

$1,071
19th Century Regency Writing Table, circa 1820
Located in Richmond, London
A superb quality Regency side table in the manner of Gillows. Rare combination of the most beautiful figuring of the carefully selected veneers, superb craftsmanship, compact scale a...
Category

European Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

19th Century Regency Writing Table, circa 1820
19th Century Regency Writing Table, circa 1820

19th Century Regency Writing Table, circa 1820

$6,856
Antique 19th Century Gothic Pitch Pine Washstand Writing Dressing Table Desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Presenting a High-Quality Antique Victorian Gothic Pitch Pine Washstand Writing Side Dressing Table Desk - 19th Century. This piece boasts a lovely age, color, and patina, standing o...
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Antique 19th Century Gothic Pitch Pine Washstand Writing Dressing Table Desk
Antique 19th Century Gothic Pitch Pine Washstand Writing Dressing Table Desk

Antique 19th Century Gothic Pitch Pine Washstand Writing Dressing Table Desk

$1,467 Sale Price
30% Off
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.
Category

Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Veneer Desk with Leather Top and Brass Hardware
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Veneer Desk with Leather Top and Brass Hardware

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Veneer Desk with Leather Top and Brass Hardware

$39,500
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...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian Baroque Style 1880s Walnut Desk with Inlaid Top and Carved Lyre Base
Italian Baroque Style 1880s Walnut Desk with Inlaid Top and Carved Lyre Base

Italian Baroque Style 1880s Walnut Desk with Inlaid Top and Carved Lyre Base

$11,000
Fine Original Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Brown Leather Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England Burr Walnut with age brown leather writing surface twin pedestal desk This is an important and sophisticated piece of English Victorian furniture...
Category

English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Fine Original Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Brown Leather Twin Pedestal Desk
Fine Original Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Brown Leather Twin Pedestal Desk

Fine Original Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Brown Leather Twin Pedestal Desk

$5,608 Sale Price
20% Off
English Georgian Style Walnut End Table or Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style '19th century' walnut end table (desk) with drop sides (10" wide) and having a front and side drawer with adjustable leather inset lift top on brass castors.    
Category

English Georgian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

English Georgian Style Walnut End Table or Desk
English Georgian Style Walnut End Table or Desk

English Georgian Style Walnut End Table or Desk

$5,500
19th Century Laptop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century laptop is also known as a writing slope, or a lap desk! It became wildly popular in the 19th century because a "laptop" provided an expansive flat writing surface t...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Laptop
19th Century Laptop

19th Century Laptop

$1,400
19th Century Satinwood & Marquetry Desk Stamped by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine quality mid 19th Century well-figured satinwood and marquetry pedestal desk. Marquetry boxwood, rosewood & ebony line inlaid and satinwood throughout, having brass galleried t...
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British Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Satinwood & Marquetry Desk Stamped by Gillows
19th Century Satinwood & Marquetry Desk Stamped by Gillows

19th Century Satinwood & Marquetry Desk Stamped by Gillows

$9,113
Classical Faux Porphyry Library Table
Located in New York, NY
Classical faux porphyry library table Northern European, 19th century Measures: Height 31 1/4 in, width 47 1/4 in, depth 25 3/4 in. 2206.
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European Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Classical Faux Porphyry Library Table
Classical Faux Porphyry Library Table

Classical Faux Porphyry Library Table

$18,500
Antique Victorian Mahogany Twin Pedestal Desk by Edwards & Roberts Fine Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Victorian Mahogany Twin Pedestal Desk by Edwards & Roberts, circa 1895 – a renowned London maker known for superb craftsmanship. This exceptional desk radiates quality, age, ...
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Mahogany Twin Pedestal Desk by Edwards & Roberts Fine Quality
Antique Victorian Mahogany Twin Pedestal Desk by Edwards & Roberts Fine Quality

Antique Victorian Mahogany Twin Pedestal Desk by Edwards & Roberts Fine Quality

$2,939 Sale Price
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Italian Walnut Dressing Table, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Walnut Dressing Table, early 19th century, with pull-out writing surface above frieze drawer and two short drawers on each side on four square tapered legs  30.5" H x 41.5" W...
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Italian Other Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian Walnut Dressing Table, 19th C.
Italian Walnut Dressing Table, 19th C.

Italian Walnut Dressing Table, 19th C.

$2,800
Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine C19TH French Burr Walnut & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table Black Leather inset top, gold tooling decoration, with Walnut cross banding. thumb mould edge. Shaped Burr Waln...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table

Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table

$3,925 Sale Price
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Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Montreal, QC
A fine and Important Louis XV style Bureau plat attributed to François Linke (1855-1946) after a model by Jean François Oeben. Typical of the work by François Linke, this desk featur...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to François Linke
Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to François Linke

Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to François Linke

$38,500
19th Century French Secretaire Flap "Billet Doux", Also Called "Portfolio"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Secretaire flap "Billet douce", also called "portfolio" Veneer of Amboyna burl, rosewood and blackened sticks, resting on two pilasters carried by two fluted pads connected by a turned and fluted spacer. It opens with a flap, Interior in lemontree presenting, in addition to a tablet sheathed in leather, mail lockers and a pen tray with its original glass tank...
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French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Secretaire Flap "Billet Doux", Also Called "Portfolio"
19th Century French Secretaire Flap "Billet Doux", Also Called "Portfolio"

19th Century French Secretaire Flap "Billet Doux", Also Called "Portfolio"

$4,136 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV Marquetry Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful marquetry writing table features a lovely brass banded serpentine top, bronze mounts, and one large drawer. The floral marquetry work is detailed and balanced. The wri...
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French Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Marquetry Writing Table
French 19th Century Louis XV Marquetry Writing Table

French 19th Century Louis XV Marquetry Writing Table

$7,500
Austrian Biedermeier Ebonized Oval Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (circa 1825) ebonized oval top table desk with maple trim and pearwood inlaid banding and supported on 2 columns with a center drawer.
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Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Pearwood, Maple

Austrian Biedermeier Ebonized Oval Table Desk
Austrian Biedermeier Ebonized Oval Table Desk

Austrian Biedermeier Ebonized Oval Table Desk

$37,500

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