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18th Century English Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 19th century English painted oak bureau with brass swan neck handles. 1820. Code: 9064
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Antique 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Diminutive Writing Table
By John Mclean
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English Regency period bonheur du jour attributed to John McLean & Son, the rectangular
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Antique 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

English Made Satinwood Adams Paint Decorated Carlton House Desk With Cubbies
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
and subsequent revival periods. Detailed Description of This Desk This specific late 19th-century
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Vintage 1910s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

19th Rectangular Bouillotte Louis XVI Desk Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
working in the 19th century. The desk is supported by faceted, tapering legs, the edges mounted with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Bronze

English 1880s Faux-Bamboo Desk with Copper Hued Leather Top and Five Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English faux bamboo desk from the late 19th century, with copper leather top and five drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Faux Bamboo

Superb English Paint Decorated Adams Satinwood Carlton House Desk Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite English Adams-style Carlton House desk is a superb example of late 19th-century
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Antique 1890s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th century English partners' desk in nicely figured mahogany with a plinth top and molded edges
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Regency Writing Table or Side Table of Mahogany on Pedestal Base from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English diminutive writing table or desk of patinated mahogany in the Regency style
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

English Victorian Gothic Revival Carved Oak Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian Gothic Revival (late 19th Century) carved oak rectangular table resting on two
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Oak

George III Carlton House Desk Mahogany United Kingdom XIX Century
Located in Milano, IT
English desk supported by truncated pyramidal legs with brass feet, has three drawers in the band
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Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

A Victorian kingwood marquetry writing table in the French taste
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian kingwood marquetry writing table in the French taste, of shaped rectangular form inset
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Kneehole Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small 19th century English kneehole desk with exquisite patina and charming carved knob handles
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Antique 1860s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
English lap traveling desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition considering the usage of
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Partners Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite early 19th-century English mahogany partner's desk is characterized by its robust
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Antique 1820s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Style Walnut Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A refined homage to the elegance of early 19th-century English furniture design. Crafted in classic
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Original Painted Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small English 19th century original painted lamp table / desk. 1890. Code: 8529 Dimensions: W: 46
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table In The Manner Of George Smith
By George Smith
Located in Benington, Herts
throughout the 19th century. It is highly possible that our table was made by one of the members of this
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Victorian Walnut Marquetry Writing Table Attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian walnut marquetry writing table attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock, the shaped
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

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
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Antique 19th Century Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Ormolu Mounted French Empire Revival Pedestal Desk 20th Century
Located in London, GB
- (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Georgian Style Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The desk takes inspiration from late 18th- and early 19th-century English design, especially the
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Georgian Style Mahogany Leather Top Partners Desk
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The desk takes inspiration from late 18th- and early 19th-century English design, especially the
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

An Extremely Fine Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Writing Table Attributed To Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Benington, Herts
An Extremely Fine and rare Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Writing Table Attributed to the Oxford Street
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Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Renaissance Walnut Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (19th Century) walnut carved console table with drawer and stretcher on
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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

A Victorian fine satinwood ladies’ writing table attributed to Holland and Sons
By Holland Sons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian fine satinwood ladies’ writing table attributed to Holland and Sons, the shaped top set
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Howard Sons London Leather Topped Faux Bamboo Writing Table, circa 1875
By Howard Sons Ltd
Located in Kinderhook, NY
English circa 1875 Aesthetic Movement writing table or desk by London cabinetmakers Howard & Sons
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing T...

Materials

Brass

Antique English Burl 4 Drawer Leather Top Davenport C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
19 d This exquisite antique English Davenport desk, dating to circa 1880, features a stunning burl
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Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Burl

19th Century Bureau Plat with Floral and Blue Porcelain Plaques
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in London, GB
. English made, in the Louis XVth taste, constructed in kingwood, with purpleheart crossbanding and adorned
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Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
writing slide; below is a shaped frieze drawer, similarly embellished, and raised on elegant cabriole legs
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19thC English Faux Bamboo Ebonised Pine Side Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1820 19thC English Faux Bamboo Ebonised Pine Side Table sku 1615 W99 x D49 x H75 cm Weight
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Table Desk with Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (English-19th Century) mahogany table desk with 3 drawers and various inlaid
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Antique 19th Century English Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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

Materials

Walnut

English Rosewood Early Victorian Library Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This table completely made from the solid is of exceptional quality. The woods selected for the top are well figured and done not in veneer but from the solid timber. The top is supp...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Victorian Marquetry Ormolu Bonheur de Jour Bureau 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Ladies writing desk, circa 1860 in date. The gorgeous grain and colour of the burr walnut, the fabulous
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Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Amboyna Burl Kidney Desk with Gilt Bronze, attributed to Gillows, circa 1870
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in London, GB
the same commitment to quality and innovation. By the mid-19th century, when this desk was created
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Fine Antique Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Davenport Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
-19th century English Davenport desk, crafted from the finest figured walnut and exquisitely detailed
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Antique 1860s English Victorian 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
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Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

English Regency 1820s Table with Red Lacquered, Gold and Black Chinoiserie Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period writing table from the early 19th century, with red lacquered, black and
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Rare Antique English Mahogany Brass Bound Travel Box, circa 1800
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare antique english mahogany brass bound travel box, circa 1800.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Victorian Burr Walnut Desk by Howard Sons, Leather Top, 1880
By Howard Sons Ltd
Located in Seaford, GB
during the 19th century, this desk reflects the skills of English cabinetmakers and the design trends of
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Antique 1880s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Exquisite Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Mahog. Adam style Bonheur du Jour
By Robert Adam
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Quite possibly one of the prettiest Antique English Edwardian period Adam style Bonheur du Jours or
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Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Circa 1780-1800 George III Slant Front Bureau or Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
period 18th and 19th century English and Country French furniture, fine art, silver, porcelain, lighting
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Ernesto Valabrega for Vittorio Valabrega Art Deco Desk in Walnut Briar
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, 1930s This stunning desk, designed by Ernesto Valabrega in Italy in the 1930s, carries nearly a century
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Reading Table with Flanking Drawers, C 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
base, and resting on four saber reeded legs with original brass casters. Early 19th Century.
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Desk 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century English Georgian campaign writing slope, box or travel desk. Made of walnut
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Antique 19th Century Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

END OF THE 19th CENTURY ENGLISH TRAVELING WRITING DESK
Located in Firenze, FI
This solid mahogany travel desk is a fine piece of English manufacture from the late 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century English Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century English Brass Inkwell Writing Desk Set, c.1880
Located in Worcester, GB
19th Century English Brass Inkwell & Writing Desk Set, c.1880 A charming Victorian-era brass
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Antique 19th Century British Inkwells

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Paint Decorated Adam Style Satinwood Writing Table Desk
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century English Paint Decorated Adam Style Satinwood Writing Table Desk Dimensions : 50" Wide
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Antique Late 19th Century British Adam Style Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Parquetry, Ormolu and Leather Bureau Plat by Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
Antique parquetry, ormolu and leather bureau plat by Ross English, 19th Century Height 76cm
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Writing Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Selling is a very nice Quality Victorian burr walnut davenport/desk. The raised top lifts to reveal
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Regency Mahogany Architect s Table by Gillows, England, circa 1815
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in London, GB
, represents the pinnacle of early 19th-century English furniture craftsmanship. Constructed from rich San
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XV Style Bureau de Dame, Walnut Leather, England, Circa 1840
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
interiors, such as bedrooms, in mind. Consequently his pursed a more feminine form for such writing desks
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Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Matched pair of Regency period BonHeur du Jours after John MaClean, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
reveal a tooled leather writing surface. two further drawers beneath. Raised on elegant turned tapering
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Regency Rosewood Library Table Attributed To Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Sherborne, GB
English rosewood library table, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London. With elaborate holly
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Victorian Gilt-Bronze Bureau Plat with Leather Mahogany, Circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
to have been bought for English houses in the mid-19th century and for this reason the model is now
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Donald Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
Porcelain and ormolu mounted bonheur du jour by Donald Ross. English, late 19th century. Measures
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Regency Neoclassical Mahogany Library Table in the manner of Richard Bridgen
By Richard Bridgens
Located in Glasgow, GB
, furniture designer, and author, known for his contributions to interior design during the early 19th century
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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19th Century English Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 19th century English writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and animal skin, every 19th century English writing desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 19th century English writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A 19th century English writing desk made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. Maple Co., Gillows of Lancaster London and Cope and Collinson each produced at least one beautiful 19th century English writing desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a 19th Century English Writing Desk?

Prices for a 19th century English writing desk start at $450 and top out at $176,552 with the average selling for $4,413.