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Item Ships From: Pennsylvania
French Art Deco Carved Walnut Leather Bureau Plat Writing Desk ca. 1940
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CARVED WALNUT AND TOOLED-LEATHER BUREAU PLAT
Continental, probably French, ca. 1940
29 3/4" H x 31 3/8" D x 59 1/8" W; 23 3/8" H to underside
A late Art Deco writing desk with carv...
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20th Century European Art Deco Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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
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
Materials
Macassar
$28,500 / item
Antique English Georgian Crotch Mahogany Green Leather Top Small Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique English Georgian Crotch Mahogany Green Leather Top Small Writing Desk. Item f...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Georgian Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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
Mid Century Modern Italian Two Part L Shaped Desk, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid Century Modern Italian two part L shaped desk, rosewood with metal drawers. The desks rest on a base of curved metal legs. The smaller desk offers two open shelves and three dr...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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
A Directoire style ebonized mahogany writing desk / bureau plat, C. 1945.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In the manner of late 18th-century French design, this elegant and finely proportioned desk exemplifies the neoclassical restraint and symmetry characteristic of the late 18th-centur...
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Early 20th Century Argentine Directoire Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Baker French Provincial Cherry Wood Inlaid Console Table Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Vintage Baker French Provincial Cherry Wood Inlaid Console Table Writing Desk. Item f...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Primitive Colonial Pine Wood 1 Drawer Work Table Desk w/ Backsplash
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique Primitive Colonial Pine Wood 1 Drawer Work Table Desk w/ Backsplash. Circa La...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
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
4-Drawer Bodil Kjaer Desk for E. Pedersen & Son of Denmark in Brazilian Rosewood
By E. Pedersen & Søn, Bodil Kjaer
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
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
Antique 19th C Spanish Renaissance Carved Oak Wood 2 Drawer Library Table Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th C. Spanish Renaissance Carved Oak Wood 2 Drawer Library Table Writing Desk. Item features a scrolling cast iron stretcher base, 2 drawers (locks removed), carved paw fee...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Oak
Leon Jallot Sculpted Walnut Desk and Chair
By Léon Jallot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French transitional (from Art Nouveau to early Art Deco) desk and en suite chair by Leon Jallot in sculpted walnut and walnut burl, circa 1910. This desk ...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Double Pedestal Glass and Wood Desk with Chrome Mounts C 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid-Century Modern Double pedestal glass and wood Desk with chrome mounts C 1960. Three drawers on each side.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
18th Century French Provincial Black Painted “Mazarin” Pedestal Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PROVINCIAL EIGHT-LEGGED "MAZARIN" PEDESTAL DESK IN BLACK PAINT
France, circa last quarter of the 18th century
Item # 403ZLJ18Q
An absolutely stunning eight-legged "Mazarin" pedestal...
Category
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th C. French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Writing Desk w/ Marquetry Inlay Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Writing Desk w/ Marquetry Inlay Top. Item features a distressed gold gilt finish, shaped top, carvings on all sides, stunning marquetry in...
Category
19th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
A French Louis XVI style three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk C 1930
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Louis XVI style French three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk having extensive bronze decoration, finished rear and gilt embossed leather top circa 1930.
Kneehole Dimensions: 26" X...
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1930s French Louis XIV Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A 19th Century English Mahogany Kneehole Desk.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Having a flat writing surface galleried in three sides, above two drawers and kneehole flanked by two mahogany panel doors, each opening to reveal shelves inside.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
Late 20th Century French Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Mahogany
1960s Finn Juhl France & Son Technocrat Desk Model 963 in Teak Made in Denmark
By France & Søn, Finn Juhl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a 1960's Finn Juhl for France & Son Technocrat Desk Model 963 in Teak. Overall this item is in very good to excellent condition. The wood top is free from any major scratches, stains, or major imperfections. It has aged quite nicely and shows a gorgeous and very subtle patina. The drawers open easily and the metal finish on the legs are intact and clean. The bottom of the desk top from the ground is 26-1/2" but total clearance from the ground is 24-3/4" to the middle support beam. This piece came from a notable modern estate in Boston. It was purchased from Machine Age by the previous owner. The Eames aluminum chair...
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1960s Danish Modern Vintage Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Spectacular 19th Century French Marble Table
Located in Newmanstown, PA
This incredible French table is a combination of finely carved wood and beautiful metalwork with painted ceramic and a marble top. It displays very sharp craftsmanship all throughout...
Category
19th Century French Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Danish Modern Teak Desk Set by Gimson & Slater LTD
By Gimson and Slater Ltd
Located in Southampton, NJ
Midcentury desk set or work table by English maker Gimson and Slater, retailed by Heals of London. A sleek Danish Modern Design of teak & oak boasting 5 dovetail drawers, mortis & t...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Knoll Tulip Dining/Conference Table or Desk in White Marble
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Table designed for the work space having a center hole to run computer and telephone wires. It features beautiful calacatta marbl...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Vintage Brandt Flip Top Piano Style Small Wooden Writing Desk Table
By Brandt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage brandt flip top Piano style small wooden writing desk table. Item features rolling casters, flip top, lower shelf stand, original label, very nice vintage item, quality Ameri...
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Mid-20th Century Federal Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Dutch Pine Waterfall Desk, C. 1970.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Crafted with minimalist precision, the desk emphasizes material honesty and organic texture—a nod to the brutalist and naturalist movements of the era. Its unembellished form and arc...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Brutalist Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Drexel Heritage French Country Manor Collection 60" Parquetry Inlay Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drexel Heritage French Country Manor Collection 60" Parquetry Inlay Writing Desk with Removable File Dividers. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 29" H x 60" W x 30" D x 23.5" Leg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Vintage French Regency Rosewood & Walnut Cartonnier Table Desk w Bronze Paw Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Regency Rosewood & Walnut Cartonnier Table Desk with Bronze Paw Feet. Item features a walnut frame with banded rosewood top, three dovetail constructed drawers, two sw...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Carved Figural Griffin Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Solid walnut Renaissance Revival trestle table which features carved trestle ends depicting griffins with female busts, northwind fac...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage Anglo Indian Campaign Style Hardwood Curule Writing Desk w/ Brass Inlay
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Vintage Anglo Indian Campaign Style Hardwood Curule Writing Desk w/ Brass Inlay, Thre...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown British Colonial Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Italian Post Modern Dining Table or Desk in Grey Tone Granite Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple form design dining table that would also make a fabulous desk. It features solid slab speckled granite construction. In very good ready to use condition.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite
Dropside Lyre or Harp Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Yet another item in the lyre collection, our Dropside Lyre or Harp Desk has a beautifully crafted top featuring figural mahogany and satinwood, all of which ...
Category
2010s Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$2,585 / item
Circa 1780 English George III Patinated Oak Antique Writing Table
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III PROVINCIAL PATINATED OAK THREE-DRAWER WRITING TABLE
England, circa 1780 with scrolled cupid's bow apron
Item # 312EKH07Q
A beautifully patinated writing table from the George III period, this intelligently conceived and finely proportioned table features a rectilinear top with an integral coved-bead edge projecting over three drawers, these each hand-dovetailed with applied cockbead molding surrounding ovular bail pulls. The shaped apron features a cupid's bow in the center of all three sides and the table is raised over straight tapering legs. It is a positively glowing table...
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18th Century English George III Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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
Vintage Sligh Georgian Chippendale Style Crotch Mahogany Kneehole Desk
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Sligh Georgian Chippendale Style Crotch Mahogany Kneehole Desk. Item features a flip top, brass gallery and hardware, working lock and key for center door, finished back, qua...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chippendale Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Rustic Colonial Cherry Walnut Tall Schoolmasters Desk Stand Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Rustic Colonial Cherry Walnut Tall Schoolmasters Desk Stand Table. Item featured has a lift top, slanted surface, tall legs, solid wood constru...
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19th Century Primitive Antique Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Oak and Metal “Shamrock” Desk or Dining Table by George Ciancimino
By George Ciancimino
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"SHAMROCK" OAK, BRUSHED AND POLISHED ALLOY DINING TABLE OR DESK
Designed by George Ciancimino for Jens Risom circa 1970s unmarked
Item # 802PVK24S
A lively and beautifully made tab...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
White Leather and Polished Iron Writing Desk.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A white leather and polished iron writing desk, in the manner of Jean-Michel Frank. Two drawers with brass handles. Contemporary.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Pierre-Paul Montagnac Desk and Stool
By Pierre-Paul Montagnac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic Art Deco desk and en suite bench in sculpted mahogany, with both original keys. French, circa 1925.
Category
Early 20th Century French Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Suede
Le Opere e i Giorni Desk
By Le Opere e i Giorni Studio
Located in Red Lion, PA
An Extraordinary and Rare Desk by Le Opere ei Giorni Italy 2012
The walnut top is signed and labeled on the underside.
Only One Ever Made
Architectural base of sculpted fiberglass ov...
Category
2010s Pennsylvania - Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$6,750
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