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Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Stamford, CT
An English mahogany writing table having inset tooled leather writing surface over three drawers
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Leather

English Victorian Ministerial mahogany desk 15 drawers, circa 1860, scrivania
Located in Milano, IT
Antique ministerial desk. English mahogany office desk with 15 drawers, dating back to the mid
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Regency Writing Table
Located in Stamford, CT
An important English late Regency mahogany partners writing table with tooled leather top over six
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

English Colonial Regency Style Teak Wood Partners Desk, circa 1840
Located in Louisville, KY
Paneled top with a gadrooned edge over a frieze with three drawers on each side; raised on turned and tapering reeded legs ending with brass casters.
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Antique 19th Century Indian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Antique English Traveling Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century English traveling secretary in calamander wood with birch wood interior.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Birch

Antique Small English Mahogany Desk with Embossed Leather Top and Brass Gallery
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual bedroom-size mahogany desk with center drawer and to unusual side cabinets made to look
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Antique Style English Campaign Desk Campaign Table Formally Owned by Paul Smith
Located in Tetbury, GB
and used by Paul Smith at his London design studio. The piece has a 19th Century Duke of Wellington
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Elegant and Sturdy Antique Walnut Writing Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
. English circa 1850 19 1/2" deep 26 1/2" wide 28 1/2" high
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Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

19th Century Victorian Walnut Library Table
By Charles Hindley Sons
Located in Poling, West Sussex
linings. The shaped top fitted with a sumptuous black leather writing surface, embellished with blind
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Late C19th Walnut Pugin Design Gillows Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Late C19th walnut 'Pugin' design Gillows writing table, the rectangular top with a blue coloured
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Antique 19th Century English Gothic Desks and Writing Tables

English Mahogany Bureau
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful piece of 19th century mahogany furniture, featuring several drawers and storage
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Mosman Park, AU
A good quality 19th century French Louis XV style parquetry and ormolu-mounted bureau plat of
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Victorian Chinoiserie Bamboo Desk
Located in Bedford, NY
Made in 1890 this black leather top desk with five drawers and original hardware. Bamboo was send
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

China Trade Camphorwood Lap Desk
Located in Wilton, CT
China Trade Lap Desk With Pop-up Compartments and Secret Drawers. Retro-fited with Brass English
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Very Rare and Useful Early 19th Century Extending Libary / Dining Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very rare and unusual all original early 19th century writing table or library table which extends
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Antique 19th Century English George IV Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

English Victorian Oak Partners Library Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Early Victorian oak library or writing table with boldly carved end supports resting on carved
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Leather

Regency Mahogany Library Table or Desk
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
Good quality Regency period English library table, circa 1810. Standing on out swept legs
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Fine Quality Mid-19th Century Goncalo Alves Bureau Plat in the French Style
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine quality mid-19th century (1840) Goncalo alves freestanding bureau plat in the French style
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Zebra Wood

Mid-19th Century Fine Quality Burr Walnut Bonheur de Jour in the French Style
Located in Suffolk, GB
A mid-19th century fine quality burr walnut bonheur de jour in the French style. This piece
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Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

English Writing Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
Exquisite English Writing Desk with lovely brass detail on the exterior. Interior is a deep fuchsia
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Antique 19th Century English Desk Accessories

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Brass

Regency Ebony-Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk in the Manner of Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, Middlesex
Thomas Sheraton and continued well into the 19th Century. The desk resembles one from the collection
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Exceptional English Regency Solid Satinwood Library Table, circa 1830
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Solid satinwood library table in the style of George Smith. Rectangular top with rounded corners and soft green leather inset top. Black-wood fielded rectangular panels enclosing two...
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Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood, Leather

Regency Period Faux Rosewood Sofa Table with Two Drawers. English, Circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
cap toes and castors. English, circa 1800
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

English Davenport Early 19th Century Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive rare form mid-19th century davenport. The polished flamed mahogany boasting a rich
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

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Mahogany

19th Century English Brass Inkwell Writing Desk Set, circa 1880
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
condition. Heavy. Minor wear commensurate with age 19th century English brass inkwell & writing desk set
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Antique 19th Century European Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Adjustable Reading Table / Lecturn
Located in Hudson, NY
or English, early 19th c.
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

William IV Rosewood Carved Library Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Beautiful English Rosewood Table with Fantastic Grain and Bold Carved Pedestals
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Gillows Rosewood Library Table
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Northwich, GB
. Gillows of Lancaster and London, also known as Gillow & Co., was an English furniture making firm based in
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

English Walnut Davenport Writing Desk
Located in Katonah, NY
English Walnut Davenport / Writing Desk ca 1860 This exquisite Victorian davenport writing desk
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

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Walnut, Leather

English Mid-19th Century Burl Walnut Davenport Desk with Leathered Writing Slope
Located in Wells, ME
English mid-19th century burl walnut davenport desk with Wellington locking bar for the five side
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks

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Brass

19th Century English Campaign Desk
Located in New York, NY
with black leather. The main drawer below the writing surface spans the width of the desk. The centre
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Satinwood Pedestal Writing Desk with Original Leather Top
Located in London, GB
An exquisite 19th century pedestal desk in satinwood, the original tooled leather top over a
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks

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Leather, Satinwood

Early 19th Century English Writing Table
Located in Raleigh, NC
Constructed of Burled Walnut, this beautiful women's writing table also was used for reading
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Antique 1830s English George III Desks

Small 19th Century English Regency Writing Table
Located in Alexandria, VA
Fine antique English writing table in mahogany, having a rectangular top with tooled and gilt
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Antique 1820s British Regency Desks

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Leather, Mahogany, Wood

An English 19th century Carlton House desk.
Located in Miami, FL
An English 19th century Carlton House desk. The desk is in mahogany with woderful flame mahogany
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

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Mahogany

English Georgian Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk Chest
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
panel above a tambour front enclosed a fitted interior comprising tooled leather writing surface
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English 19th Century Rosewood and Brass Writing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century English mahogany and brass writing box with leather writing top and storage
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Antique 1880s English Desks

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Brass

English Edwardian Mahogany and Kingwood Carlton House Writing Desk
By Jas Shoolbred Co.
Located in Macclesfield, GB
leather writing surface with letter compartments, central cupboard and drawers. The desk still retains its
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Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Desks

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Kingwood, Mahogany

English 19th Century Inlaid Burr Walnut Writing Table by Johnstone and Jeanes
By Johnstone, Jeanes Co.
Located in Poling, West Sussex
An exhibition quality Victorian period writing table by the prestigious cabinet makers Johnstone
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks

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Walnut

English Mid-19th Century Mahogany Writing, Library or Sofa Table Pedestal Ends
Located in Wells, ME
English Early Victorian mahogany leather top writing, library, or sofa table with bold pedestal
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Desks

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Cowhide, Mahogany

Early 19th century George III Mahogany Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
English tambour desk in excellent condition with slides on each side and sturdy hardware. The top
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Antique 19th Century English George III Desks

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Mahogany

English Late Regency Library Desk/Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
This unusual mahogany cabinet/desk has an adjustable lift-top writing slope with carved gadrooned
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

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Brass

English Late Regency Period Davenport Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
, pull-out pen drawer, sloping hinged fall inset with leather writing surface, interior fitted with two
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

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Mahogany, Leather

English William IV Rosewood Two Drawer Writing Table Carved Turned Legs
Located in Wells, ME
English William IV rosewood writing table with replaced hand tooled and hand dyed antique green
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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Desks

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Brass

Rare Pair of Mahogany Kidney Shaped Writing Desks by Waring and Gillow
By Waring Gillow
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A rare and splendid pair of kidney shaped writing desks by the renowned cabinet makers Waring and
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks

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Mahogany

Charming Painted Desk on Stand
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Small traveling desk with drop front writing surface above two drawers. Chinese and English
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks

Georgian Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
An English George III mahogany pedestal desk with a tooled leather writing surface and a fine
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

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Mahogany, Leather

William IV English Library Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
English library/writing stand. Drawer with pencil and ink well holders. Amboyna and rosewoods.
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Antique 19th Century British William IV Desks

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Amboyna

Small Chinese Bracket Clock for the Export Market, Early 19th Century
By Wong Yih Shing
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
Small Chinese bracket clock for the export market, first half of the 19th century. Twin-barreled
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Georgian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Rosewood

Antique French Writer s Chest, Boulle Lap Desk, Ecritoire, Box
Located in South Coast, CA
decide if you want it displayed closed or open to view. A fine writer's slope (as the English call it) or
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Midcentury Military Style Pedestal Desk by Waring and Gillow
By Waring Gillow
Located in Poling, West Sussex
years of the 19th century the company ran into financial difficulty and from 1897 began a loose
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Mid-20th Century English Desks

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Mahogany

Important Grand Estate English Ebony Console Table Desk. 19th century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Harkness estate. The Harkness Family was among 19th century America's first philanthropic society families
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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Early 19th c. Chippendale English Butlers Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare mahogany butlers desk with drawers and pullout writing desk.
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Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Rosewood Library Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
A beautiful English rosewood writing table with elegant details, including drawers on both sides
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks

Fine Antique Victorian Mahogany Davenport with Pop-Up Stationery Compartment
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
with this exquisite Victorian figured mahogany Davenport desk, a stunning example of 1870s English
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Desks

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Mahogany

Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in London, GB
fretwork and a letter holders inside, topped with a brass gallery. Sliding easel backed leather writing
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Flap in Mahogany from the 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Ancient English limelight from the 19th century. Mobile carved in wood mahogany richly inlaid in
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Antique 19th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

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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.