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Antique Sheep and Basket Metal Inkwell or Catchall, Germany, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
. This was made Germany in the early 1890s. Fantastic piece for each Living Room. Great also for showing
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique German Desk

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Metal

Wood Black Forest Brienz Carved Eagle Inkwell German Antique, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
your room or just for use it on your desk. Made of hand carved wood and glass eyes. Marked with a
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Early 1900s German Black Forest Antique German Desk

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Wood

Period Biedermeier Figured Walnut Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful Figured Walnut Biedermeier Desk. Almost Modernist in Design though circa 1820.
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19th Century German Antique German Desk

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Birch, Walnut

Antique Business Card Holder Tray Catchall by Argentor, Germany, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
years. Beautiful color and patina. This was made by Argentor, Germany in the early 1900s. Fantastic
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique German Desk

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Metal

Four Bin German Cigar Rolling Factory Table
Located in Houston, TX
This Four Bin Cigar factory table was used to hand roll cigars in a German factory. Cuban cigars
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Early 20th Century German Other Antique German Desk

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Wood

Olympia Peter Behrens Desk Chair By AEG Belin Circa 1920s
By AEG
Located in Gloucester, GB
Olympia Peter Behrens Desk Chair By AEG Belin Circa 1920s - Ply seat and backrest - Height
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1920s German Bauhaus Antique German Desk

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Plywood

Desk in Louis XVI Style
Located in Greding, DE
This desk in the Louis XVI style is fitted with five drawers and stands on tapered square legs. It
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19th Century German Louis XVI Antique German Desk

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Wood

1900, High Quality Art Nouveau Silver Plated and Enamels German Inkwell
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Particular inkwell made in Germany in 1900, green and blue enameled parts, decorated with floreal
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique German Desk

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Silver, Enamel

Pair of Nautical Desk Top Cigar or Cheroot Cutters
Located in Conwy, GB
Modelled as a ships engine order telegraph and the Captains wheel. Turning of the ships wheel or the control arm operates the steel cigar cutting mechanism.
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Early 20th Century German Antique German Desk

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Metal

18th Century German Equinoctial Pocket Sundial and Compass by Ludwig Theodor
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
From the first quarter of the 18th century - a German brass equinoctial pocket sundial by Ludwig
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18th Century German Grand Tour Antique German Desk

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Brass

Silvered Art Nouveau Inkwell, Germany, circa 1905
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
lid. A truly gorgeous eyecatcher and charming desk accessory with a nice patina.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique German Desk

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Metal

Louis Seize Mantel Clock, Southern, Germany, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize pendulum with enamelled dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes in a carved wooden case with gold-patinated elements.
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18th Century German Antique German Desk

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Wood

Art Deco Free-Standing Oak Wood Desk
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This free-standing desk made of oak wood has a new linoleum top and is from the 1920s. The fittings
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1920s German Art Deco Antique German Desk

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Oak

German Walnut Bureau with Inlay Marquetry Landscape c. 1785
Located in Atlanta, GA
A South German fall-front Bureau, dating from the late 1700s. The Walnut frame with serpentine
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18th Century and Earlier German Antique German Desk

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Walnut

18th-19th Century Antique Saw Clock, Southern Germany
Located in Greven, DE
Miniature ascending saw-clock Southern Germany brass, enamel, wood late 18th, early 19th
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Early 19th Century German Antique German Desk

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Brass, Enamel

Small Art Nouveau Copper Desk Clock, 1903
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This small Art Nouveau desk clock is made of copper and brass and was signed by Adam Rothmann in
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique German Desk

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Brass, Copper

19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Cylinder-Top Bureau Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good north Germany (possibly Hamburg) Biedermeier Cylinder Bureau overall of beautifully figured
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Desk

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Mahogany

Art Crafts Oak and Leather Desk Chair In The Richard Riemerschmid Manner
By Richard Riemerschmid
Located in Norwich, GB
Arts & Crafts oak and leather desk chair, Jugendstil, in the Richard Riemerschmid manner
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique German Desk

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Leather, Oak

Biedermeier Mantel Clock, Northern Germany Prob. Bremen, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier clock in a rounded mahogany case with an enamel ring with Arabic numerals and a bronze depiction of an angel with an anvil while forging. Underneath sun rays in a semi-ci...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Desk

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Bronze

Mid-19th Century German Hand-Carved Maple Clock with Pheasants
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully hand-carved German wall clock from the mid-19th century, circa 1860s, featuring a
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19th Century German Antique German Desk

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Walnut Art Deco Writing Desk
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The writing desk is made of solid walnut wood. The desk is from circa 1925 and can be opened with a
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique German Desk

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Walnut

Desk in the Dresden Baroque Style, Late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Desk in the Dresden Baroque style, crafted in the late 19th century. Veneered in walnut, the piece
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Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique German Desk

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Bronze

Figurative Clock of a Pug Dog, Germany Late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Metal cast clock of a pug dog with original, slightly worn paint, glass eyes and an enamel clock face with Roman numerals. The pug shakes its tongue and tail with the ticking of the ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique German Desk

Materials

Metal

Exceptional 18th Century Continental Desk
Located in Doylestown, PA
A very rare and exceptional Continental (German or Northern Italian) kneehole desk with abundant
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Late 18th Century Antique German Desk

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Walnut

Antique Desk in the Neo-Renaissance Style from circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
The old, Classic desk was created circa 1920 from oakwood. The furniture in the neo-Renaissance
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1920s German Renaissance Antique German Desk

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Oak

Black Forest Inkwell Hand Carved German Cuckoo Bird Sculpture, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
crafted German folk art to circa 1860 Black Forest carved ink well depicting a cuckoo treating another
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1860s Black Forest Antique German Desk

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Walnut

Vintage Hand Carved German Owl Clock with Moving Eyes for Restoration
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
with moving eyes A very decorative and well made piece, circa 1920-1940 made in Germany The
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1920s German Art Deco Antique German Desk

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Cylinder Roll Desk Secretary
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A German ‘Biedermeier’ secretary in flame mahogany, the cylinder roll opening to an interior with
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Erika Model 10 Germany Pearl Green Manual Portable Typewriter in Case
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Erika Model 10 Germany Pearl Green Manual Portable Typewriter in Case. Circa Early 20th
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique German Desk

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century RSM German Clock Oversized Pocket Watch by D.R.G.M
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we have a german patented oversized pocket watch / clock circa 1910. Marked on the face with
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Early 20th Century German Edwardian Antique German Desk

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Metal

19th Century Black Forest Leather Top Antler Desk and Removable Shelf
Located in Richmond, VA
German lock. Desk measures 44.5” x 29” x 29” high. With the shelf, the height is 57”.
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19th Century Austrian Black Forest Antique German Desk

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Antler, Oak

Biedermeier Country Pine Work Table with Drawer, circa 1825
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
drawer, Northern Germany, circa early 1800s. Perfect as a kitchen work table Note: Should it be needed
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Desk

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Pine

19th Century Biedermeier Writing Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
A petite Biedermeier figured walnut writing table with small drawers and a shelf above a tooled leather inset top, over a long drawer in the frieze, on a trestle base.
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19th Century German Antique German Desk

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Walnut

Walnut Biedermeier Secretary, C.1860
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Biedermeier secretary, made in Germany C.1860 Beautiful mix of walnut and ebony, flanked with
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1860s German Antique German Desk

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Brass

7 victorian ivory and wood paperknives with elaborate carvings
Located in Berghuelen, DE
outstanding carvings depicting deer and staghound in the forest. erbach, germany ca. 1860.
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1860s German Victorian Antique German Desk

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Ivory, Wood

Great Carved Continental Card Press with Decorative Head
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Excellent example of carving
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19th Century German Black Forest Antique German Desk

19th Century Biedermeier Writing Table
By Biedermeier
Located in Pomona, CA
19th century Biedermeier writing table with bone inlay on each corner and a single drawer.
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1830s German Antique German Desk

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Bone, Fruitwood

Inkwell WMF Racing Car
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Inkwell WMF racing car Desk inkwell Origin Germany Circa 1915-1920 Manufacturer WMF Very good
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1910s German Art Deco Antique German Desk

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Metal

Antique Oak Inkwell and Pen Holder
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Carved Oak German Black Forest Bear Figure Inkwell and Pen Holder
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Early 20th Century German Antique German Desk

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Oak

Brass and Red Horn Shaped DRP Petrol Table Pull Chain Lighter by Zunder
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Brass and red horn shaped table petrol lighter with pull chain made in Germany. Measures: 5.5
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1920s German Antique German Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Earth Globe by Oestergaard, circa 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
teaching material in German schools, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s German Antique German Desk

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Papercord, Wood

Inkwell Wmf Racing Car
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Inkwell WMF racing car desk inkwell Origin Germany circa 1915-1920 pewter Material car merdez
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1910s German Art Deco Antique German Desk

Materials

Metal

19th Century Blackforest Inkwell in the Form of Wheat Sheaf/Hat
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Black Forest Inkwell in the form of a Wheat Sheaf and Hat. One of a kind antique inkwell. Please see ourwebsite for additional items
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19th Century German Antique German Desk

A 19th c. Blackforest Carved Wooden Owl Inkstand
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th Century Black Forest carving of an owl standing on a inkstand base. Good color and finely detailed carving
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19th Century German Antique German Desk

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Wood

Brass and Copper Moneybox Attributed to Marianne Brandt
By Marianne Brandt
Located in London, GB
Marianne Brandt. Marianne Brandt was a German painter, sculptor, photographer, metalsmith, and designer
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Antique German Desk

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Brass, Copper

18th Century Black Forest Boar s Head Inkwell
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Black forest boar's head inkwell and pen rest, 18th c., linden wood
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Late 18th Century German Antique German Desk

Carved Mahogany Aesthetic Movement "Spider" Chair
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Beautifully carved mahogany "spider" chair from the aesthetic movement. This chair has been newly upholstered in silk and features two graceful front legs with brass sabots.
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Early 20th Century German Antique German Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Vienna Bronze Dachshund Inkwell
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
German, protected). The dachshund is wonderfully painted and has a gold chain-linked collar. Although it
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1910s German Sporting Art Antique German Desk

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Bronze

Amazing Art Nouveau Inkwell, circa 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Very stylish inkwell made in Germany, 1900 circa, it's in copper and brass.
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique German Desk

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

8 Mart Stam Bauhaus style black and chrome S 43 Cantilever chairs by Thonet
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Highclere, Newbury
German National Library in Leipzig in 1933. More than 70 years later, Thonet delivered a new shipment of
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Antique German Desk

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Steel, Chrome

19th Century Carved Black Forest Inkwell
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1890 Black Forest carved double inkwell with leaf design and two glass ink pots with carved lids.
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19th Century German Antique German Desk

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Glass, Wood

Antique Meissen inkwell set in hand-painted porcelain with floral motifs. 19th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique Meissen inkwell set in hand-painted porcelain with floral motifs and gold decoration. 19th century. The tray measures: 22 x 15 cm. The inkwells measure: 7.5 x 5.5 cm. In e...
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19th Century German Antique German Desk

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Porcelain

Spectacular Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Style Inkwell
Located in Miami, FL
Second part of 19th century (in the "Grand-Tour" spirit) high quality cast bronze realised by Braunlich & Langlotz foundry. Époque Napoleon III. neoclassical Style
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1860s German Neoclassical Antique German Desk

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Marble, Bronze

8 Mart Stam Thonet S43 chairs matched to a large Milo Baughman style table
By Thonet, Mart Stam
Located in Highclere, Newbury
first major implementation was in the reading hall for natural sciences of the German National Library
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Antique German Desk

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Art Crafts Oak and Leather Office Chair In The Richard Riemerschmid Manner 2
By Richard Riemerschmid
Located in Norwich, GB
Arts & Crafts oak and leather desk chair, Jugendstil, in the Richard Riemerschmid manner
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique German Desk

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Leather, Oak

Art Nouveau circa 1910 WMF Plated Metal Fairy with Dove, Lily Visiting Card Tray
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
WMF Art Nouveau visiting card tray decorated with a fairy standing before two large lily leaves, holding a dove in her hands. Impressed maker's marks including WMF, 'E', 'I/O', and '...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique German Desk

Materials

Metal

Inkwell in Meissen Porcelain, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Inkwell in Meissen porcelain, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Measures: H 19 cm, W 36 cm, D 16 cm.
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1870s German Napoleon III Antique German Desk

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Porcelain

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Antique German Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique German desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and walnut, every antique German desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique German desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique German desk bearing Art Nouveau, Victorian or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique German desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Marcel Breuer and Winterhalder Hofmeier produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique German Desk?

The average selling price for an antique German desk at 1stDibs is $2,447, while they’re typically $13 on the low end and $240,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique German 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 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 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.