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18th Century Italian Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century Italian desk exemplifies the ornate craftsmanship and elegance of period
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

19th Century Italian Desk with Greek Key Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Italian Desk with Greek Key Inlay is a stunning piece of furniture that exudes
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Sliding Top, Italian Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful, veneered and inlaid, sliding top writing table inset with drawer and an embossed leather tablet. The whole in walnut and olive woods atop tapered legs.
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Wood, Olive, Walnut

Majestic Italian Desk, circa 1820
Located in Budapest, HU
Piece of extreme beauty. It belonged to a famous scholar of Dante Alighieri. On one side desk
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Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Antique French Provincial Carved Cherry Saber Leg Italian Desk Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Provincial Carved Cherry Wood Saber Leg Italian Desk Console Table. Item features
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Late 19th Century Unknown French Provincial Antique Italian Desks

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Cherry

Italian Desk with Drawer Directoire All Cherrywood Restored and Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th-early 20th century Italian writing desk with drawer all solid cherrywood, restored and
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1890s Italian Directoire Antique Italian Desks

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Cherry

19thc. Italian Giltwood Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautirl Carved and Gilded Italian Desk
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Giltwood

Art Deco Pen Holder in Macassar Wood, Italy Desk Accessory from the 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Art Deco pen holder in Macassar wood and metal. Made in Italy in the 1930s. An amazing piece
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Italian Desks

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Metal

Italy Mid-18th Century Olive Root Wood Desk with Drawings in Regency Style
Located in Brescia, IT
This Italian desk, was manufactured circa 1750 in Tuscany Italy by master cabinet makers in a
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Italian Desks

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Olive

19° Century italian 800 Silver Desk Set
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italian desk set in 800/1000 silver late 1800s. The set consists of: Square-shaped ground crystal
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19th Century Italian Other Antique Italian Desks

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Silver

Small Italian 1860s Painted Ceramic Floral Desk Set with Ink and Sand Containers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Italian painted ceramic desk set from the mid-19th century, with two floral containers for
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Ceramic

20th Century Grand Tour Pair of Italian Figurative Pen-Holders Desk Accessories
Located in Milano, MI
earthenware figures are funny Italian desk accessories perfect for a writing desk and show the pen-holder on
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Italian Desks

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Terracotta

Italian Art Nouveau style desk and chair set
Located in Milano, IT
Italian Art Nouveau set from the early 1900s - Elegant carved wooden desk and chairs with floral
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Italian Desks

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Fabric, Wood

Early 19th Century Italian Empire Small Antique Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We offer this fantastic small antique Italian desk dating back to the early 19th century, during
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Italian Desks

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Bronze

Italian 19th Century Walnut and Mahogany Writing Table with Slant Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Italian two-toned walnut and mahogany writing desk from the 19th century with slant front
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Felt, Mahogany, Walnut

19th Century Italian Charles X Walnut Antique Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this elegant antique Italian desk dating back to the first half of the 19th century
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1820s Italian Charles X Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

19th Century, Italian Louis XIV Style Ebonized Desk W/ Brass Important Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
This remarkable 19th-century Italian desk, crafted in the opulent Louis XIV style, embodies the
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Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

19th Century Italian Walnut Desk with Roll Top
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this majestic 19th century Italian desk. An extremely particular desk that can be
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italian 1820s Walnut and Mahogany Desk with Five Drawers, Pull-out and Banding
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut and mahogany desk from circa 1820 with dark brown leather pull-out drawer, five
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Leather, Mahogany, Walnut

18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode
Located in Miami, FL
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode, Antique Italian
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18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

18th Century Italian Single Drawer Desk, Italy
Located in New York, NY
18th century Italian single drawer desk. Turned legs. Walnut. Beautiful patina. Also makes a great
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

19th Century Italian Inlaid Desk
Located in New York, NY
A stunning bone-inlaid walnut desk with scroll apron and pierced Baroque legs. Italy, late 19th
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1880s Italian Baroque Revival Antique Italian Desks

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Bone, Walnut, Ivory

Italian Neoclassical Bleached Walnut Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Italian neoclassical bleached walnut desk circa 1825-1845. 19th century walnut veneered desk with
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

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Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf

Italian 18th Century Writing Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding 18th century Louis XIV Auctioneer’s Desk from Lombardy, Italy. Beautifully
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Olive, Walnut

19th Century Italian Ebonised Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Early 19th century Italian ebonized desk with exceptional marquetry work and bone inlay. Dimensions
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Bone, Wood

Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) walnut serpentine shaped desk with 2 side doors and 2 narrow front
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut, Upholstery

Art Deco parchment desk - Italy, 1920s
Located in London, GB
Beautifully tactile, this robust Art Deco desk features unique striations of colour, subtly
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1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Italian Desks

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Parchment Paper

Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical writing desk handmade in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut and peg construction
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Antique Italian Inlaid Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant Italian walnut secretary desk features a slanted fall-front that opens to reveal
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

Italian Neoclassical Marquetry Partner Desk, 1800
Located in El Monte, CA
This is a handsome Italian Neoclassical partner desk, crafted circa 1800, that features detailed
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italian Inlaid Renaissance Revival Writing Desk, 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely crafted walnut desk with intricate inlays referencing Renaissance motifs. Featuring small
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1920s Italian Modern Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

EXQUISITE ANTIQUE ITALIAN CIRCA 1860 OLIVE WOOD DESK WRITING TABLE SUBLiME WOOD
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
original circa 1860-1880 Olive wood Italian desk / writing table with the most glorious timber patina
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1860s Italian High Victorian Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Desk. Offered is a lovely late 19th century Italian painted
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Italian Desks

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Marble

Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian fall front desk with burl wood inlay. With six drawers and two hidden storage areas. The
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italian Gio Ponti Mahogany Table Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in Queens, NY
Italian 1930s mahogany table desk with geometric form legs with brass sabot feet and a single
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

17th Century North Italian Ebonized Baroque Desk
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An unusual late 17th century North Italian Baroque ebonized writing desk - of serpentine form
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Pine

Italian Shelf Depicting the Roman Emperor from the Early 20th Century
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Madrid, ES
: Wood Additional information: Italian shelf depicting the Roman emperor from the early 1900s.
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Early 1900s Italian Rococo Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

19th century italian solid walnut Louis Philippe desk
Located in Nicolosi, IT
19th Century Italian Solid Walnut Louis Philippe Desk This desk is crafted from solid walnut, a
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19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century This charming Italian Rococo Style painted
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Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Italian Desks

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Wood, Paint

17th Century Italian Carved Walnut Table or Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th century Italian walnut library table or writing desk. Desk features three drawers amongst
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Antique Italian Renaissance Executive Desk with Faux Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Renaissance Executive Desk with Faux Leather is the perfect choice for a timeless
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Desks

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Stainless Steel

18th Century Italian Walnut Desk and Three Chairs
Located in Hixson, TN
desk is an example of country Italian furniture. Simple but elegant. Strong but utilitarian. Modest but
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Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Desks

Italian, Tuscany, Neoclassic Walnut Metamorphic Writing Desk, ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a hinged rectangular top opening to reveal a number of drawers and storage wells, some internal and secret, with a flip down front allowing ease of writing, raised on carved c...
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1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Lyre Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An Italian Baroque style walnut writing desk table with drawers and lyre shaped base legs and
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Early 1800s Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Wrought Iron

Walnut Two Drawer, Rounded Corner Desk, Italy, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
17th century Italian walnut two drawer desk. Square column shaped legs. Subtly rounded corners
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17th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Montalcini Pagano desk for Cartiere Giacomo Bosso, Italy 1920s
By Carlo Pagano, Gino Levi-Montalcini
Located in London, GB
Giuseppe Pagano (1896-1945) and Gino Levi Montalcini (1902-1974) designed this exquisite desk in
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1920s Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

18th Century Italian Walnut Writing Desk / Side Table With Inlay
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical desk hand-made in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut, Elm

Italian Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
, black walnut, and fruitwood. Having a single center drawer, and supported on tapering legs. Italian
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

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Fruitwood, Satinwood, Walnut

Italian rationalist desk from the Bauhaus period in green metal
Located in Milano, IT
A Rationalist Masterpiece: Where Design Meets Functional Architecture This striking Italian
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1920s Italian Bauhaus Antique Italian Desks

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Metal

19th Century Italian Walnut Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century Italian walnut one drawer desk/ large sideboard. 1880. Code: 8757 Dimensions: W: 55
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italian Renaissance Style (19th Century) Library Style Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th century) oak library style table desk with carved heads on legs and
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Desks

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Oak

An attractive Italian 19th century Oak trestle table/desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive Italian 19th century Oak trestle table/desk. The honey colored Oak table is
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Desks

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Oak

Exquisitely Carved Early Italian Petite Writing Desk or Accent Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful Italian petite desk having 3 upper dovetailed drawers and one spacious lower dovetailed
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19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italian 18th Century Northern Italian Walnut Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome Italian 18th-century walnut, burl walnut, and iron desk. The desk is raised by fine
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Wrought Iron

18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian Walnut Secretary Slant-lid Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian walnut secretary slant-lid desk is a fine example
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1790s Italian Louis XV Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Early 19th Century Italian Walnut Desk or Console Table
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Impressive Italian Walnut Desk or Console This finely constructed desk, dating to the early 19th
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Early 19th Century Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

19th Century Italian Empire Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century Italian Empire desk is a beautifully crafted piece that exemplifies the
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19th Century Italian Empire Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut, Giltwood

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Antique Italian Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique Italian desks available for sale. Each of these unique antique Italian desks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and metal. Antique Italian desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Neoclassical, Baroque and Louis XVI antique Italian desks are consistently popular styles. Antique Italian desks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Antonio Pandiani, Osvaldo Borsani and Carlo Bugatti are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Italian Desks?

Prices for antique Italian desks start at $99 and top out at $180,010 with the average selling for $5,472.
Questions About Antique Italian Desks
  • 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 ExpertAugust 29, 2024
    To tell an antique Italian pottery apart from other pieces, do some research using trusted online resources. First, identify the maker by looking for marks on the bottom or interior. Once you know who produced your pottery, you can then explore the styles and types of pieces they produced over the years and use this information to estimate your piece's age. For pottery to be antique, it must be at least 100 years old. If you'd like assistance with the dating process, talk to a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Shop a collection of antique Italian pottery 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.
  • 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.