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19th Century Italian Walnut Side Table / Writing Desk
Located in Carmine, TX
Empire side table / writing desk hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut. The table is
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Walnut

19th Century Bronze Mounted Mantel Desk Clock Figural
Located in Manhasset, NY
19th century bronze mounted mantel or desk clock figural. This fine working walnut clock is a must
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1890s Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Fine 19th Century Swedish Birch Architectural Secretaire Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
We are pleased to offer this fine secretaire made in birch, circa 1860. Comprising of two sections. This piece must have been a special commission as it has numerous secret compar...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Birch

19th Century Italian Light Mahogany Cabinet Folding Door Secretaire Desk
Located in IT
19th century Italian light mahogany cabinet folding door secretaire desk Light mahogany cabinet
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

Antique American Mahogany Baltimore Butler s Desk/Secretary Chest, circa 1820
By John Needles
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American mahogany Baltimore 'Butler's' desk/secretary chest, circa 1820. The desk made of
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Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century Mahogany Sidetable, Ladies Desk, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Empire Lyra writing and work table Paris Mahogany Empire around 1810 Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

French Painted Toleware and Brass Twin Desk Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French painted toleware and brass twin table lamp A lovely piece, converted from a toleware double candle stick, it is lovely to see an original shade like this one that is in its...
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1890s Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Tin

French Empire Antique Secretaire Mahogany and Bronze Mounted Made, circa 1810
Located in Kingston, NY
Fine antique Flame Mahogany and bronze mounted marble top Empire Secretaire. This secretary desk
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Early 19th Century Antique Empire Desk

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Marble, Brass

French Walnut Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire walnut chest with pullout desk. A leather panel exists in the desk and two secret
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Good Decorative Pair of Bronze and Gilt French Candlesticks
Located in Benington, Herts
candlesticks of Empire design suitable for the desk / mantel / commode or table. Dimensions: Width: 4 1/4
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1890s French Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Mahogany French Empire desk having forest green leather insert top with two extensions, also with
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Fabulous extendible bureau plat, or writing desk from the late 19th century in the French Empire
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Emanate professionality from behind this stunning Empire-style mahogany desk, made in France circa
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19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century French Empire desk Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful upright secrétaire from the French Empire period. The desk is made of oak with burr
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Rare French Empire Marble and Patinated Bronze Clock and Barometer Desk Set
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare pair of French Empire desk or table ornaments comprising a matching clock and barometer
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Desk Stand
By Empire Furniture
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning French ormolu mounted Empire style marble desk stand dating from the 19th century. This
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1860s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Marble

19th Century French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk and Chair
Located in London, GB
We are very pleased to be able to offer this Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk and Chair
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Ormolu

Empire-Style Desk, circa 1880
Located in Greding, DE
Five-drawered, newly ebonized Empire-style desk from 1880 on tapered legs with brass sabots and
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1880s European Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Wood

19th Century Empire Style Desk
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful late 19th century aesthetic Empire style desk. This wonderful desk features fabulously
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19th Century Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Brass

Fine French Empire Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous fine French empire mahogany three-drawer writing desk. Having bronze hardware, gilt brass
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1920s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

An Empire Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk, By Kahn, Paris
By Kahn
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Pedestal Desk, By Kahn, Paris. The rectangular top
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Ormolu

Impressive 19th Century Large Swedish Empire Birch Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Impressive 19th century large Swedish empire birch desk circa 1880. Fine quality empire revival
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Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

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Birch

French Empire Antique Desk, c1860
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A fine example of a French Desk produced around 1860 in French empire style the desk has seven
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1860s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

Empire Mahogany Desk Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The French Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau with Lion head arms and lion paw feet, with green leather upholstered seat.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

French Empire "Retour d Egypte" Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Empire style mahogany desk, ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish. Finely cast
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Empire Mahogany Desk With Hunter Green Leather Top, Circa 1930
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Empire mahogany desk with tooled hunter green leather top. The desk with bronze banding and trim
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Early 20th Century American Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Antique Empire Tub Arm Desk Chair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French mahogany Empire "fauteuil du bureau", desk chair, Circa 1850 in
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1850s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Leather, Mahogany

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Desk with the Original Cartonnier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Empire style mahogany desk with the original Cartonnier. The
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

French Empire Mahogany Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Rare and Elegant French First Empire mahogany desk , Leather top . Curved legs , finishing by
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Early 19th Century French First Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
French Empire cylinder bureau or writing desk from the early 19th century. Mahogany solid and
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Granite, Brass

Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted Empire style mahogany pedestal desk. French, circa 1870
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Flame Mahogany French Empire Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk with Trays
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This desk is a gorgeous form and while it is true it needs some color added to the leather top to
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1890s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Brass

French Empire Style Black Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
French Empire black leather top writing desk made of mahogany. The Leather is black with gold
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

French Empire Bronze Mounted Walnut Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent walnut library table or writing table desk made in the grand Napoleon III Empire taste. The
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

19th Century French Empire Style Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome antique French gilt bronze mounted mixed wood bureau plat writing desk with warm dark
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Metal, Ormolu, Bronze, Brass

French Empire Bronze Mounted Walnut Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent walnut library table or writing table desk made in the grand Napoleon III Empire style
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

19th Century French Empire Oak Bronze Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive 19th century French oak and bronze mounted writing table or desk. Transitional French
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

19th Century French Empire Mahogany, Bronze and Leather Desk Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or study with this elegant antique armchair. Hand carved in France circa 1890 and built of mahogany, the armchair stands on tapered legs decorated with gilt b...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

American Empire Neoclassical Meeks School Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk, c1840
By Joseph Meeks
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire neoclassical secretary in the manner of Joseph Meeks offers flame
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Mid-19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany, Glass

Early 19th Century Empire Period Siena Marble Small Desk Clock
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A small and elegant desk clock from the Empire period. The case is made of Siena marble, on top of
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Early 1800s English Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Siena Marble, Bronze, Enamel

19th Century French Empire Cherry Wood Desk Barrel Armchair with Gilt Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
with decorative brass nail head trim. The comfortable barrel desk chair is in excellent condition
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted writing desk, leather top circa 1940
Located in Miami, FL
A French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted writing desk with leather top, circa 1940.
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Very Fine Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abattant Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A positively exceptional work from the first quarter of the 19th Century, this fine Secrétaire à Abattant exhibits the best of the period. The carefully selected and matched flamed ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

19th Century French Empire Walnut Table
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire side table, sofa table, desk table in walnut with marquetry decoration, the lid is also wood
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Walnut

Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk by Jean-Joseph Chapuis in Egyptian Taste
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
attractive original brass edging emphasizes the rectangularity of the desk, each glass door finished in
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Brass, Bronze

Antique French Empire Brass Inlaid Desk Music Chair, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Empire flame mahogany desk chair with Russian influences, circa
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1880s French Antique Empire Desk

Period French Empire Fall Front Desk from Wildercliff Estate of Grayson Hall
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine mahogany fall front desk comes from France and is period empire, circa 1810. Crafted as a
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

French Empire Secretary
Located in Astoria, NY
French Empire secretary in carved wood with gilt metal embellishments and drop front over drawers
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Empire Desk

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Wood

Antique Philadelphia Empire Quervelle Carved Flame Mahogany Secretary
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Philadelphia American Empire flame mahogany secretary features upper glass front bookcase
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19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Glass, Mahogany

Empire Style 3 Drawer Bureau Plat with Bronze Winged Lions
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stunning Empire style bureau plat has an inset leather top over three drawers and pull out side
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Early 19th Century Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Early 19th Century French Empire Office Chair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A handsome and well-proportioned French Empire period office chair, featuring a wonderfully curved
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Leather, Fruitwood

Chair Russian 19th Century Empire Period, Russia
Located in New York, NY
Chair made during the 18th century and Empire period in Russia. Frame made from dark mahogany with
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Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany, Giltwood

French Empire Blue and Gilt Porcelain Inkstand
Located in New York, NY
French Empire blue and gilt porcelain inkstand. Circular inkstand with glass inkwell insert, holes
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Porcelain, Cut Glass

French Empire Boxed Writing Set Made in France
Located in Toledo, OH
Ornate leather boxed French Empire three-piece writing set. Included in the box is a letter opener
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Silver

Empire Style Silver Double Inkwells Tray/Inkstand
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a unique polished silver double inkwell tray. It is composed of two wide cilynder shaped inkwells decorated with an embossing of a garland of palmettos in the upper border. T...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Silver

Antique Neoclassical Scandinavian Writing Desk or Vanity in Mahogany, circa 1815
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very lovely Swedish Empire Karl Johan writing desk or dressing table in West Indies mahogany with
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century Swedish Empire Table Clock
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 19th century Swedish Empire bronze gilded marble table clock, circa 1820, Sweden. The
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19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

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Antique Empire Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique empire desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every antique empire desk was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique empire 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 empire desk made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Neoclassical — is very popular. Coduri of Lyon, France, Jean Joseph Chapuis and Albert Marionnet each produced at least one beautiful antique empire desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Empire Desk?

The average selling price for an antique empire desk at 1stDibs is $5,192, while they’re typically $250 on the low end and $348,500 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Empire Desk
  • 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 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 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.
  • 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.