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Late 19th Century Chinese Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique 19th century two-drawer Chinese desk.
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Desk
Three Piece Antique Chinese Desk
Located in New York, NY
Three Piece Antique Chinese Desk with Four Drawers and Two Shelves
Shanxi Region, Circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Elm
Hubei Chinese Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four drawer Partners Desk in a worn black patina.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
$12,470
Antique Chinese Desk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful small-scale desk. Mortise and tenon construction throughout, no modern screws or brackets
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
$3,600
19th Century Red Lacqured Chinese Desk/Console
Located in Sarasota, FL
A beautifully lacquered Chinese desk/console with 3 drawers. Great patina with the original Red
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Elm
Faux Bamboo 19th Century Chinese Desk
Located in New York, NY
Antique Late 19th Century Faux Bamboo Carved Elm Desk (Console or Side Table) with Two Stretchers
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Elm
Chinese Desk/Console
Located in Sarasota, FL
A Black Lacquered DESK / CONSOLE or side table with three drawers, carving to the sides and
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Brass
$2,975
Desk
Located in Southampton, NY
Antique black lacquered Chinese desk with 3-drawers.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
$3,800
Chinese Scholars Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese scholar desk with four drawers and brass pulls.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Rosewood
$6,500
Chinese Scholars Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A hard to find two pedestal Ching dynasty scholar's desk made in China during the 19th century
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Wood
Chinese Bamboo Desk
Located in Washington, DC
Small Bamboo Desk with Drawer and Black Lacquer Top.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Bamboo
$2,400
White Lacquer Desk
Located in Washington, DC
Three Drawer Chinese Desk with geometric fretwork foot panel. Finished in a very unusual white
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
$3,200
Chinese Elm Partner
s Desk
Located in Scarsdale, NY
Original Hardware. Lovely feet. This 19th century desk offers many ways to organize your life
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Brass
19th Century China Trade Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Very fine China trade camphorwood tambour desk with elaborate details: roll top, enclosed carved
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1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Export Lacquer Writing Desk
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Chinoiserie-decorated Chinese Export lacquer writing / sewing table with two covered sewing bins
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Wood
Chinese Partners Desk
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Partners Desk with Drawers on Both Sides, Shanxi Region, circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
$6,800
Chinese rosewood desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese Rosewood desk with brass pulls.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Brass
$4,500
Chinese Office Desk from Tian Jin
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese Office Desk from Tian Jin, China. Has five drawers with cup pulls. Horse foot legs
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Wood
18th Century Chinese Scholar
s Table/Desk
Located in Washington, DC
Ming style Chinese Scholar's Painting Table. Centuries of age are evident in its warm, compelling
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Elm
Chinese Red Lacquer Desk
Located in Sarasota, FL
Three Drawer 19th Century desk with inset design to the drawers and sides, refreshed with hoof feet.
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19th Century Antique Chinese Desk
$2,100
Chinese Export Lacquer Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A 19th century Chinese Export gilt decorated lacquer desk, the front having five drawers with cast
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Wood
Old Chinese Lacquered Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Old Chinese hand-lacquered grey-celadon six-drawer desk.
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1920s Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Lacquer
Rare Chinese Export Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Charming Chinese export desk made for the American market in three parts, stretcher base with bold
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Gold
$9,750
Late 19th/early 20th century chinese hardwood desk
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
An antique Chinese hardwood desk of nice proportions and very "modern" design. the inset panel of
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
19th Century Chinese Bamboo Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Chinese bamboo desk.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Black Lacquer Desk
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century black lacquer bureau plat, the surfaces all with foliate gilt decoration upon a back ground, the front side with a configuration of seven drawers with brass dro...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Desk
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Desk with Three Drawers and Brass Drawer Pulls
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Brass
Petite Writing Table
Located in Washington, DC
Small Chinese Desk with two drawers in the original Red Lacquer
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
$1,200
Chinese high back desk chair with longevity motif backsplat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
original patina make this a great desk chair.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Elmwood Faux Bamboo Chinese Writing Desk/ Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Antique Late 19th Century Faux Bamboo Carved Elm Desk (Console or Side Table) with Two Stretchers
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Elm
Desk
Located in East Hampton, NY
Mid-late 19th century Q'ing Dynasty two-drawer ladies writing desk.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Brass
$2,750
Petite Black Lacquer Tables, 19th Century
Located in Washington, DC
Charming two drawer Chinese desks/writing tables in beautifully lacquered juwood. Perfect for use
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Wunan Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique elmwood Chinese black desk with 6 drawers and lattice shelves from Wunan province
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Elm
$3,150
China Trade Padouk Wood Child
s Slant Front Desk, Circa 1790
Located in Lake Forest, IL
China Trade Padouk 1/2 Scale Child's Slant Front Bureau / Desk. Chinese made for the Western Market
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Brass
Chinese Scholar
s Table
Located in Washington, DC
. Use as a spacious, elegant desk or dining table.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Elm
$4,200
An Antique Chinese Style Lacquer Cabinet Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Antique Chinese Style Lacquer Cabinet Desk
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Early 20th Century French Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Alter table
Located in Hudson, NY
Red lacquer Alter table early 19th Century in excellent original condition. Great Patina.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
$6,000
Elm Partner
s Desk/Communal Work Table
Located in Norwalk, CT
Chinese elm "partner's" desk/communal work table with turned legs, two apron drawers on each side
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Elm
Chinese writing table with single drawer.
Located in Hudson, NY
Red lacquer Chinese writing table with single drawer.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
18th Century Colonial Market Kneehole Desk
Located in London, GB
A fine late 18th century Colonial market camphor wood kneehole desk, the top with crossbanding
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Peachwood Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
3 section solid peachwood desk from southern China.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
$3,450
Carved Rosewood Desk with Two Famille Rose Porcelain Inserts
Located in Providence, RI
This very interesting desk is finished equally on both sides and the drawers similarly open on
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Desk
Partner
s Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
3 piece black lacquer partner's desk from China. Late 1890s.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Wood
$3,650
Chinoiserie Writing Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Charming Chinese export desk made for the American market in three parts, stretcher base with bold
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Gold
$3,800
Bamboo Desk
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Beijing Lacquered Bamboo 3 Drawer Desk
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Brass
$3,950
3 Drawer Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
3 Drawer Desk/Console from Northern China.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Wood
$2,450
Unusual 19th Century Chinese Inkstone
Located in New York, NY
A large, unusual and beautifully carved 19th century or possibly earlier Chinese inkstone. Pieces
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Stone
Late 18th Century Chinese Ink Stone
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinarily beautiful Chinese ink stone from the late 18th Century. Beautifully carved and
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century Asian Hand Carved Desk with Applied Flower Motif and Chair
Located in Plymouth, MA
Exceptional early 20th century Chinese export desk and matching chair in finely carved rosewood and
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Desk / Console with Ivory Details
Located in Firenze, IT
Early 20th century Chinese lacquered wood desk / console with beautiful vintage patina and perfect
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Brass
A Chinese Export Amboyna, Ebony And Ivory Inlaid Library Table
Located in New York, NY
The rounded rectangular top with broad ebony border above three frieze drawers, raised on standard end supports ending in downswept legs with brass cap casters.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Amboyna
Set of Antique Cast Iron Chinese Weight Measures
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of solid cast iron Chinese scale weights, each showing great patina. These tactile
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Iron
Rare 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Chinese Lacquered Inkwell
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A rare 19th century gilt bronze and Chinese lacquered inkwell. The three porcelain containers of
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinet Early 1800s
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese black and gilt chinoiserie decorated cabinet on stand with removable fitted sewing
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Lacquer
Lacquered Chines Partner
s Desk with Lattice Shelf
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese "Partner's" Desk or Buffet with Double Sides and Lattice Shelf
Seven Drawers
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Chinese Export Black Lacquer Cabinet and Secretary
Located in Miami, FL
First quarter 19th century, the scrolled pediment above a pair of doors decorated with oriental landscapes and figures. The interrior containing a series of drawers centered by a mi...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Colonial Carved Padouk Campaign Desk Armchair
Located in Richmond, London
A rare Regency period open armchair in solid padouk, made for English market,
Anglo-Chinese, circa
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Early 19th Century Chinese Regency Antique Chinese Desk
Materials
Cane, Padouk
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Antique Chinese Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique Chinese desk available at 1stDibs. An antique Chinese desk — often made from wood, hardwood and elm — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique Chinese desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique Chinese desk made by Regency designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique Chinese desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Boin-Taburet, Europa Antiques and De Chang produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Chinese Desk?
The average selling price for an antique Chinese desk at 1stDibs is $3,800, while they’re typically $150 on the low end and $125,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Chinese Desk
- What is an antique Davenport desk?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An 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, 2022A 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.
- What are antique desks called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023What 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 ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify antique Chinese furniture, look carefully at its details. Chinese craftsmen often built furniture using mortise and tenon joinery, eliminating the need for nails and screws. If you see this type of hardware, your piece is likely not at least 100 years old, especially if the hardware still looks new and shiny. Since antique furniture was handmade, you will normally see slight imperfections, such as tool marks or slight variations in carvings. Pieces that appear completely uniform and pristine are less often genuine antiques.
When present, maker's marks can also be helpful. Research the marks to learn more about when the maker was active and producing pieces like yours. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer evaluate your furniture for you.
Shop an assortment of antique Chinese furniture. 
Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020The best way to know is to take it to an expert, such as an appraiser, reputable dealer or auction house, or museum
PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020To determine the age of a Chinese furniture piece, look carefully at the joinery and finish. Natural expansion and contraction of the wood over time will cause a joint to protrude or retract, distorting a once-seamless fit. Antique lacquer finishes become crackled and worn over time. Areas of exposed wood, such as the underside of a table, the footrest of a chair, or the back of a cabinet should appear raw and dry compared to the finished surface. With use, the legs of tables and chairs become weathered near the bottom from precipitation and use.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021An 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, 2022A 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.
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