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Item Ships From: Pennsylvania
Widdicomb Kneehole Executive Desk Cherry Brass Mid Century 1950s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An unmarked Widdicomb kneehole executive desk. Excellent wood choice, book matched throughout. Cherry veneer with solid cherry feet. Original patina to the brass handles. Professiona...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Military Campaign Style Writing Table / Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
Handsome antique military style campaign desk / writing table with three drawers, gorgeous wood grains & brass inlay top. Versatile mid size dimensions at 50" Wide x 28" Deep x 30.75...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Campaign Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Executive Desk or Writing Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful and simply designed teak desk from Scandinavia circa 1970's. It features teak construction with finished back. Clean & ready to use condition. No drawer keys present but ...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Extraordinary Pierre Jeanneret Library Table
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are very pleased to present this exceptional and rare Pierre Jeanneret illuminated reading table with provenance from DAV (Dayanand Anglo-Vedic) College Chandigarh which was built...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Versatile Mid Century Walnut Writing Desk Dining Table 1960s
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A versatile Mid century walnut kitchen, dining table or writing desk. Book matched top with solid legs. The top and legs are in superb condition and almost look new. The underside an...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

French Neoclassical Style Leather Top Desk by Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
Exquisite Baker Furniture writing desk with banded leather top, three dovetailed drawers & working lock & key. Elegant simplicity with war...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Danish Modern Roll Top Desk, Dresser or Cabinet in Teak
By Finn Juhl, Arne Vodder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine looking roll top Scandinavian desk made in the 1970s. It features beautiful teak wood and plenty of storage space. In the style of: Finn Juhl or Arne Vodder.
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Mid Century Modern Danish Teakwood Desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen ca. 1970s
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Shippensburg, PA
DANISH MODERN PETER LØVIG NIELSEN TEAKWOOD FLIP-TOP WRITING DESK Denmark, circa 1970s Item # 405XLG28A This brilliant desk was designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen and originally was off...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Modern Contemporary Italian Dining Table "METRA" by Makio Hasuike for Seccose
By Seccose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
For your consideration a beautiful sculptural dining table designed by Makio Hasuike for Seccose, Italy, circa 1980s. The name is METRA and is built with a super light yet super-stro...
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Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Svend Aage Madsen Teak Desk with Front Bookcase
By Sigurd Hansen Møbelfabrik, Svend Åge Madsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen teak desk with front bookcase. Desk has a slight graceful curve with a rolled edge to the back of the desk. Beautiful size and scale! Legs are exp...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

A Mid-Century Executive-size Mahogany Writing Desk, C 1960.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Mid-Century Modern Writer' s Desk in both Mahogany and Ebonized Mahogany is simultaneously minimal and stylish design. The mahogany top and pedestals are supported by an ebonize...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Slant Front Carved Ball & Claw Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Mahogany Slant Front Carved Ball & Claw Chippendale Style Desk. Item features dovetail joined top and bottom, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain and patina, 9...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Chippendale Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Drexel Heritage Georgian Chippendale Style Inlaid Mahogany Executive Office Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Drexel Heritage Georgian Chippendale Style Inlaid Mahogany Executive Office Desk. Item features a shapely curved form, seven drawers w...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chippendale Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Biedermeier Oval Desk in the style of Josef Danhauser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very rare find. One of the most striking desks we've ever encountered. Presenting an iconic second period Biedermeier writing desk. Solid wood with burled birch veneer and eboniz...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Baker Egyptian Revival Antique Style Rosewood and Leather Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EGYPTIAN REVIVAL STYLE ROSEWOOD AND LEATHER WRITING DESK Baker, United States with original silver plaque inside drawer late 20th/early 21st century Item # 407ENV09Q A lovely exam...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Egyptian Revival Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted leather top writing desk. C 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted, leather top writing desk. C 1940.
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1940s French Empire Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Danish Modern Roll Top Desk or Dresser in Rosewood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A writing desk and cabinet from Denmark circa 1960's. It features beautifully grained rosewood with tons of storage. Writing table extends o...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

French Louis XV Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Item features a faux 3 drawer finished back (image 10), ornate figural bronze ormolu, 3 pa...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

1950's Paul McCobb Planner Group Desk & Chair Set
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in Southampton, NJ
A striking Paul McCobb four drawer desk and matching chair set with white laminate top. All original 1950's from the Planner Group series, this scarcely seen set with original tag ha...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

SUPERB Gustav Stickley Antique Chalet Desk, circa 1902-03, W7312
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
SUPERB Gustav Stickley Antique Challe Desk, circa 1902- 03 marked with red box decal as pictured. This is a great looking Gustav Stickley Chalet Desk. Its marked with the smaller r...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Midcentury Danish Modern Drop Front Desk in Teak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek modern desk from Denmark, circa 1960s. It features all teak wood construction with drop Front Design. Very good vintage condition.
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Italian Post Modern Marble Dining Table or Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking marble dining table or desk from Italy circa 1990's. It features beautifully grained marble slab construction.
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Antique Japanese Art Nouveau Dragon Carved Four Drawer Partners Desk and Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Japanese Art Nouveau Dragon Carved Four Drawer Partners Desk and Chair. Listing includes (1) partner's desk with working drawers on both sides, (1) heavily carved arm chair w...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Louis XV Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV ebonized black lacquer bronze figural Ormolu Bureau plat writing desk. Item features faux 3 drawer finished back (image 10), ornate bronz...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Kai Kristiansen Executive Teak Desk Model 70
By Feldballes Møbelfabrik, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Kai Kristiansen Teak Desk with drawers and front cabinets! Desk opening is 24.5 wide and 26.5 high. Sled Style Runner Legs. One of Kristiansen's finest and most iconic d...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly & Bird Custom Painted Tall Secretary Desk & Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly & Bird Custom Painted 2 Piece Tall Secretary Desk & Chair. Item features blue and off-white painted finish with i...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cane, Wood

French Country Provincial Louis XV Executive Office Writing Desk Glass Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Provincial Louis XV style executive office writing desk with glass top. Item features a custom glass top, sol...
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Mid-20th Century French Country Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century Italian Modern White Marble & Brass Floating Console Table or Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning and simple modern console table from Italy circa 1960's. Beautiful pure white marble with curvy brass legs.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

English Barley Twist Jacobean Style Desk Set
Located in Southampton, NJ
Solid Mahogany Jacobean style writing desk with three paneled drawers, original brass drop pulls, classic barley twist legs assembled with a perfectly fitting solid wood antique chai...
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Early 20th Century English Jacobean Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Writing Table or Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace in Brass & Glass
By Leon Rosen, Pace Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning simple and elegant modern design by Leon Rosen and produced by Pace in the 1970's. It features heavy thick 3/4 inch clear glass construction with brass brackets in a demi...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Lane Vintage Mid-Century Modern Walnut Desk
By Lane Acclaim, Andre Bus
Located in Doylestown, PA
Beautiful vintage Lane Mid-Century Modern walnut desk. This piece features atomic tapered legs, laminate top and large dovetail drawers with ample storage. A classic and elegant addi...
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1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 30" H x 60" W x 30" D x 29" Leg clearance. Approx 21-24" Middle Wi...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Acrylic, Laminate

Tony Selmersheim desk
By Tony Selmersheim
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created circa 1912, during the transitional years between French Art Nouveau and Art Deco, this desk by Tony Selmersheim is fabricated in pearwood and satinwood, with inlays of purp...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pearwood, Purpleheart, Satinwood

Vintage John Widdicomb French Country Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Drawer
By John Widdicomb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage John Widdicomb French Country/Louis XV Ornately Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Dovetailed Drawer, Carved and Finished Back, and Attractive Distressed Finish. Circa Mid 20th ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Ormolu Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Ormolu Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Item featured is a large impressive size, stunning bronze figural female bust mounts on all ...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Antique Art Deco Macassar Bureau Plat Writing Desk circa 1930
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ART DECO MACASSAR EBONY, PARCHMENT AND BRASS BUREAU PLAT Likely French, circa 1930 Item # 111PZN03Z A very fine Art Deco period bureau plat, it features...
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20th Century French Art Deco Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Post Modern Black & Brass Desk after Gilbert Rohde in Art Deco Form
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple modern nod to the art deco period. This desk features glossy black laminate with brass accents. Probably Italian circa 1980's. Nice clean original condition.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire style leather top mahogany writing desk, C 1890
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire style leather top mahogany writing desk having bronze mounts, claw feet and resting on slabs of green marble (optional) C 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A French three-part solid mahogany architect's style desk, C. 1970.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The design reflects functional modernism, with clean lines and practical proportions, while the durable laminate top offers a smooth, low-maintenance work surface. The warm tone of t...
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Late 20th Century French Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Laminate, Mahogany

English George III Mahogany & Leather Pedestal “Rent” Writing Desk ca. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY & TOOLED LEATHER PEDESTAL DESK WITH "RENT" COMPARTMENTS England, ca. 1800 with numerous hidden compartments Item # 311EFP30W A rather special find, this positiv...
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19th Century English George III Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Chinese Ornately Carved Mahogany Oriental Chinoiserie Office Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Ornately Carved Mahogany Oriental Chinoiserie Office Desk. Item is ornately carved throughout with flowers, birds, and leafy scrollwork, carved faces to feet/base, 1 ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Leon Jallot desk in macassar ebony
By Léon Jallot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco desk designed by Leon Jallot, circa 1925, in macassar ebony with sculpted panels. This desk is unrestored in the photographs. Dimensions are 53” wide x 31.5” ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

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Macassar

1950's Post Office Steel Industrial Mail Sorting Desk Workstation Table
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage industrial salvage USPS Post Office steel mail sorting station desk circa 1956 with single drawer, cubby, and various hooks undernea...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Amuneal’s Collector's Knife Edge Console with 4 Drawers
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal’s wall hanging bleached oak console table uses our traditional Collector’s Shelving hardware to support this four-drawer unit with vintage bronze metal details and raised kni...
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2010s American Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Lucien Rollin Art Deco desk
By Lucien Rollin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco desk by Lucien Rollin, circa 1935, in oak with bronze drawer pulls. This desk is part of an office suite by Rollin (please see #1135 for the entire suite) and is available with or without its matching armless chair. The desk is 51” wide x 31.5” deep x 29.5” high and the open height beneath the apron is 23.5”. Lucien Rollin studied at the Ecole Boulle in Paris. Following his studies Rollin worked in the studio of the Master of Art Deco, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann. Later he returned to the Ecole Boulle while he worked for the architect Michel Roux-Spitz. Rollin participated in Ruhlmann’s Hotel du Collectionneur pavilion at the 1925 Exposition Internationales des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris (now called the 1925 Expo – the exhibition which later launched the term “Art Deco”). In 1928 Rollin set up his own studio and was influenced by a diversity of sources including Ruhlmann, Frank Lloyd Wright, classical Greek and Louis XVI styles. He became a prolific designer of Art Moderne furniture...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Kidney Shaped Leather Top Bronze Mounted 3 Drawer Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Kidney Shaped Leather Top Bronze Mounted 3 Drawer Desk. Item features finished back with bronze accents, beautiful wood grain, very pretty desk. Circa L...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Petite Demilune Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Petite Demilune Writing Desk. Item features marble top, green leather pull out writing surface, inlaid al...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

1970s Chrome and Rosewood Desk
By J. Wade Beam
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Beautiful executive desk designed by J Wade Beam circa 1970. The rosewood top seems to float with a clean, geometric chrome base. Age-appropriate wear.A striking executive desk desig...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Country Estate Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Deceptively simple at first glance the Country Estate Partners Desk by Niagara Furniture is remarkably sophisticated in its attention to detail throughout. The top section of the des...
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2010s Renaissance Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Large Rectangular Mid Century Danish Modern Parsons Dining Table in Exotic Woods
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and beautifully grained exotic hardwoods dining from Denmark circa 1970's. Its features a large classic Parsons design form. It has one 20 inch extension leaf as shown. The m...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Birch, Oak

Antique Art Nouveau Carved Oak Northwind Face Desk Library Table with One Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Carved Oak Northwind Face Desk Library Table with One Large Dovetailed Drawer. Item features carved Northwind faces to the front and rear, brass corner mounts, so...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

4-Drawer Bodil Kjaer Desk for E. Pedersen & Son of Denmark in Brazilian Rosewood
By Bodil Kjaer, E. Pedersen & Søn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We present a very nice example of the 4-Drawer Bodil Kjaer Desk for E. Pedersen & Son, finished in Brazilian rosewood. The table has been freshly oiled. There are some signs of wear ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Cream & Blue Ladies Writing Desk Chair Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Style Cream & Blue Distress Painted Ladies Writing Desk and Chair Set. Listing includes a 3 drawer writing desk raised on cabriole legs and side ch...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

An iron and leather writing desk in the manner of Jean-Michel Frank.
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This iron and hand-stitched leather writing desk has two drawers with brass ring hardware. A versatile desk which could also serve as entry table for stashing your keys, etc. or a s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Mid-Century Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

French Rococo Louis XV Distress Paint Dressing Table Vanity Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Distress Painted Dressing Table / Writing Desk. Item features a shaped turtle top with diamond sunburst veneer, single hand dovetailed drawer, pu...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English Knee Hole Desk With Tooled Leather Top Rounded Bowed Sides
Located in Southampton, NJ
Fabulous mid size Georgian Revival knee hole desk with tooled leather top, six drawers, bowed rectangular top & sides embellished with Greek Key carved full top surround; working loc...
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Early 20th Century British Georgian Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Architect’s Desk attr. Gillows of Lancaster circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARCHITECT'S DESK IN MANNER OF GILLOWS OF LANCASTER England, circa 1790 with alphabetized rent drawers interior unmarked Item # 405KYH28Z This remarkable architect's pedestal desk was almost certainly crafted by Gillows of Lancaster, London circa 1790. It features a rectangular top inlaid with maroon gilt-tooled leather bordered by a molded edge. Below this is situated a full-width frieze drawer which is decorated to appear as two false drawers over pedestals containing three graduated drawers on either side of an open kneehole. The desk stands on a molded plinth base fitted with casters. The top drawer reveals a sliding gilt-tooled leather writing surface with a central panel that can be lifted on ratchet supports to hold and display documents. This surface slides back to uncover a lower compartment with an open storage area, flanked by three lidded compartments labeled alphabetically within oval reserves. The back of the desk is designed for a tidy appearance, making it suitable for placement in the center of a room, featuring two full-width faux drawers above faux cabinet doors in the pedestals. While the present example is not marked by Gillows, it is almost without question a product of their workshops and is firmly attributed to their design books. The alphabet inlaid drawers were inspired by designs popularized by Thomas Shearer’s The Cabinet Maker’s London Book of Prices (1788-1803). These were employed in designs published by Gillows, such as the 'bureau writing-table' with a double-ratcheted top made for the Earl of Shrewsbury in 1789 and a writing-table from 1794 (see Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, L. Boynton, ed., 1995, pl. 24 and 41). A similar design appears in the firm’s 1798 Estimate Sketch Book (p.1481), preserved in the Westminster City Library. The drawer design is further seen on pedestal desks stamped by Gillows, including the library table provided by the firm in 1778 to Denton Hall (see C. Gilbert, The Life and Works of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol.II, p.246, pl.449). Gillows produced many variations of this desk style, including those with ratcheting tops for standing use, enclosed kneehole designs, various types of pulls, and subtle dimensional adjustments. Examples can be seen well into the George IV period and the influence of this form on later desks by Gillows can be seen as the tastes changed into the second half of the nineteenth century. Sir Walter Scott acquired a similar desk from Gillows for his Edinburgh house in Castle Street in 1810, later moving it to his study at Abbotsford in 1826. In a letter to J.B. Morritt of Rokeby Hall, Yorkshire, dated May 1810, Scott wrote: ‘You know I fell in love with your Library table and now the The Lady [The Lady of the Lake] has put crowns into my purse I would willingly treat myself unto the like...’ On 9 August, Scott wrote again to Morritt: 'I must not omit to tell you that Gillows table has arrived and gives great satisfaction. Everyone that sees it likes it so much I dare say I shall have some commissions to send him. His bill did not much exceed yours being about £30 ready money’. The Gillow archives from 1810 record: ‘pack for W.Scott Esq., Castle Street, Edinburgh, case containing mahogany bureau writing table Double Elevating tops cupboard in center complete writing drawers’. (See C. Wainwright, The Romantic Interior, Fig 162 & 163). A few open-market examples of nearly identical desks...
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18th Century English George III Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Mount Marquetry Inlay 1 Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Marquetry Inlay One Drawer Small Writing Desk. Item features fine satinwood and kingwood marquetry inlay throughout, figural bronze mount...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Mahogany Gilt Bronze Gentleman's Desk
Located in New York, NY
Procured from an esteemed estate in Greenwich, Connecticut, this desk showcases the timeless craftsmanship of the French Empire period. Crafted from rich mahogany, this desk features...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Oak and Brass Office Desk Shelving and Loft Storage Suite by Amuneal
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
This Oak and Brass Office Desk Shelving and Loft Storage Work Suite by Amuneal is a modular office system from Amuneal’s Loft shelving system. Posts in bl...
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2010s American Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

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