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19th C. English Architect s Mahogany Desk w/Leather Writing Pad Dual Tilt Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous English architect's desk with green leather writing pad and dual tilt top from the 19th
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19th Century English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Wood, Leather, Mahogany

ING. M. Sacchi Drafing Table
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
tavoli Sacchi Brevettati. An early 20th century, Italian architects desk. Adjustable in height and the
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Partners Desk, by Danish Architect, with Roll-Front Doors, Early 20th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Partners desk, by Danish architect, with roll-front doors, early 20th century Measures: H. 75 W
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Early 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Architects Desk

1920s Cast Diamond Plate Paperweight Curiosity Desk Object Architect Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful desk relic from a captain of industry.
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1920s American Industrial Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Metal

Antique Architect s Drafting Table Keuffel Esser Company
By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Architect's Drafting Table Keuffel & Esser Company Unmarked attributed to German company
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Wood

Oak Architect s Swivel Chair, circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Oak Architect's Swivel Chair, circa 1900. Solid oak construction with shaped seat and spoked back
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Iron

Architect s Table circa 1760 in Mahogany with Mechanism Chippendale Period
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare architect's table with mechanism from the 18th century circa 1760 in the
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18th Century British Chippendale Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Mahogany

1930s Italian Wood and Iron Architect Adjustable Antique Vintage Drafting Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Early 20th century, circa 1930, magnificent Italian architect drafting table or design desk
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Early 20th Century Italian Industrial Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Iron

Late 18th Century Mahogany Veneered Architect s Table, workshop of J.J. Chapuis
Located in Berlin, DE
A late 18th century Directoire mahogany architect's table, attributed to the workshop of Jean
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1790s French Directoire Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Bronze

Antique Technical Drawing Set, Architect, Cartographer, Instruments, ANCSL, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique technical drawing set. An English, architect's or cartographer's instrument case
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Early 20th Century British Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Cartographer s Set, English, Architect, Draughtsman Tool Case, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cartographer's set. An English, silver nickel architect's or draughtsman's case
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Early 20th Century British Antique Architects Desk

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Nickel

Late Louis XVI Mahogany Architect s Table, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The green leather top with leather inset slides at each end. The top opening to adjustable heights with reading rest.
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk by Josef Danhauser, Vienna, 1830
By Josef Danhauser
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier writing desk, Architect Josef Danhauser, Vienna. Completely restored. Shellac polish
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1830s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Vintage Industrial Architect s Drafting Desk/Table
Located in Wilton, CT
A rare find, this vintage industrial architect's drafting table with wooden footrest boasts
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1920s North American Industrial Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Iron

Architects Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and rare Italian Neoclassical walnut, ebony and rosewood architects desk circa 1810 (ldd
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19th Century Italian Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Wood

Architects Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare 19th Century mahogany French architects desk later faux painted in pickled pine. Supplied
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19th Century French Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Wood, Leather

Walnut Architects Desk
Located in New York, NY
American circa 1870's walnut architect's desk with original finish.
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19th Century American Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Walnut

Georgian Architect s Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
George III Mahogany Leather Top Double-Sided Architect's Desk In The Manner Of Gillows.
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19th Century English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Architects Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful and rare George III period mahogany Chippendale designed architects desk with original
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Brass

Chippendale Architects Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Hudson, NY
english chippendale style architects desk mahogany and mahogany veneers closes up as
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Wood

Metamorphic Walnut Architects Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fantastic baroque revival walnut architects desk with makers plaque on side. Made in
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19th Century French Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Wood

Chippendale Mahogany Architect s Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Rare Chippendale period Architects desk with original handles, baize and casters. England circa
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Mahogany

English Architect s Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Vancouver, BC
A fine and rare late 18thC English mahogany knee-hole architect's desk finished in the round; the
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19th Century English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Architect s Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Wonderful, large-scale architect's desk with one center drawer. Original oak adjustable saw-horse
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19th Century French Antique Architects Desk

ANGLO INDIAN ARCHITECTS DESK
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and beautiful mid 19th century Anglo Indian Architects desk made of mahogany with mahogany
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19th Century Indian Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Wood

An Architect s Desk
Located in Mississauga, ON
A Magnificent and Highly Sophisticated German Mahogany Architect's Desk, in the school of Roentgen
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18th Century and Earlier German Antique Architects Desk

Early French Architects Desk , c. 1840
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a beautiful french architects desk from northern france.
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19th Century French Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Wood

George III Mahogany Architect s Desk
Located in Lake Forest, IL
George III Mahogany Architect's Desk with Ratchet Mechanism, Sliding Leather Work Surface, Candle
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Brass

English Regency architect s desk
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
Also from the Wattles estate is this antique English architects desk. It is a very old " marriage
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Wire

Philadelphia Sheraton Mahogany Architect s Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Exceptionally rare and important Sheraton carved mahogany architect's desk, with double ratcheting
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19th Century American Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Pine, Oak

architect s desk
Located in New Canaan, CT
The top of this handsome desk can be slanted upward, or both sides can be elevated for people who
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19th Century English Antique Architects Desk

18th Century Georgian Architects Desk or Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very fine Georgian era architects desk made of mahogany. The top of the table is adjustable to
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Brass

Belgian 19th Century Architect s Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
Belgian 19c architect's desk base with later oak top. Sturdy with great patina.
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19th Century European Antique Architects Desk

Baltic Inlaid Brass-Mounted Architect s Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This elegant small and useful architects desk was made in the area around the Baltic Sea early in
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Early 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Antique Architects Desk

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Brass

George III Architects Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
slide for the adjustable top. The piece is fitted with a single drawer. The desk has been measured
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18th Century English George III Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Metal

Louis Philippe Architect s Desk
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Adjustable top with leather writing surface, single drawer with leather writing surface that opens to a compartment, shelves on either side, again with leather surfaces.
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19th Century French Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Wood

A English 19th c. antique architects desk in mahogany.
Located in Miami, FL
A English 19th c. antique architects desk in mahogany. The desk is fitted with a ratchet mechanism
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19th Century English Antique Architects Desk

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Mahogany

English Architects Desk With Adjustable Top In Three Directions
Located in Stamford, CT
An unusual large architects desk, with a top that can adjust in three different directions
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19th Century English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Oak

Fritz Goeldel Architect s Desk - Cast Iron
By Fritz Goeldel
Located in Hudson, NY
Amazing piece of furniture. Top can be tilted forward. There is a swing arm with a 1- drawer cabinet. Other arm has an 11 inch cast iron disc to use for additional accessories. The ...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Iron

A Mahogany George III Mechanical Architect’s Desk
Located in New York, NY
Having a segmented leather and mahogany veneered top with a mechanical center section, over two drawers with matching faux drawers on reverse side, supported by tapering legs and spa...
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Architects Desk

18th Century English Mahogany Architects Desk c.1790
Located in San Francisco, CA
piece was used as a rent table at one point. A fun and unusual desk with great quality and detail.
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Brass

Anglo-Indian Architect s Desk, circa 1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful piece made somewhere in the English colonies. We think most probably India because of the ebony pulls. The top is old tooled green leather and in adjustable. This piece h...
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Architects Desk

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Leather, Wood

A Brass and Milk Glass Architects Desk Lamp.
Located in New York, NY
The multi-directional brass lamp, set into a rectangular solid steel base.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Brass, Steel

Rare Neoclassical Mahogany Metamorphic Architect s Desk, Early 19th Century
Located in Louisville, KY
three drawer desk rises from within. Brass mechanism keeps desk locked until released. For a related
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Early 1800s English Neoclassical Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Architectural Table with Tilt Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Architect's desk with tilt top writing surface.
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19th Century English Antique Architects Desk

Georgian Metamorphic Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
table; an adjustable architects desk; and a writing table or simple console. Circa 1780.
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Brass

French Architect s Drawing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
An absolute great find from a tiny shop in the Provence Region, this Architect's Drawing Table
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Early 20th Century French Antique Architects Desk

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Metal

Rare 19th Century Mahogany Architect Kneehole Desk
Located in Gravenmoer, NL
The desk has a ricsing top and is made from Cuban Mahogany, original troughout including the
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19th Century British Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Mahogany

An Early 19th Century Architect s Writing Table / Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Early 19th Century English Mahogany Architect's Writing Table / Desk
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19th Century English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Adjustable Architect s Drafting Table or Writing Desk, circa 1920s
Located in Roubaix, FR
French pine and beechwood architect's drafting table, adjustable in height with crank handle and
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1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Beech, Pine

Architects table
Located in Hudson, NY
19 century English architects table with original brass casters.
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Brass

Architects Table
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Architects drafting table. As found, incredible untouched state of preservation. Pitch pine
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Late 19th Century British Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Pine

English Desk Adjustable Writing Table 19th Century Portable Architects Mahogany
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive rare form late 19th century adjustable and portable mahogany writing desk. England
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19th Century English Antique Architects Desk

Materials

Mahogany

English Architect s Table
Located in New York, NY
A simple perfectly proportioned English Architect's table made from mahogany with a classic
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Architects Desk

Georgian Mahogany Architects Table
Located in Salisbury, GB
Georgian mahogany architects table with candle stands and drawers slides. The top has a single
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1740s Antique Architects Desk

Superb Chippendale Architects Table
Located in Wells, ME
Superb Chippendale (early George III) architects table that is the epitome of the Chippendale
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18th Century and Earlier British Chippendale Antique Architects Desk

Antique Belgian Architect s Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique drafting table from Brussels. Wooden base. Massive iron counter weight. Table lowers from near vertical position to horizontal and can be raised and lowered vertically in tab...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Architects Desk

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Antique Architects Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique architects desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An antique architects desk — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique architects desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique architects desk, designed in the Georgian, Louis XVI or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique architects desk over the years, but those crafted by Jean Joseph Chapuis, 't Woonhuys and Caspar Frederik Harsdorff are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Architects Desk?

Prices for an antique architects desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $320 and can go as high as $138,978, while the average can fetch as much as $6,873.
Questions About Antique Architects Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.