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18th C. Italian Butler s Desk with Unique "Fall Front" Top / Faux Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian butler's desk from the 18th century raised on a base that is old but not original. This
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

Louis XVI writing desk in walnut. 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Louis XVI period writing desk from the 18th century, crafted in warm walnut with
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

Italian Brass Inlaid Walnut Hotel Restaurant Reception Desk, Greeter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Italian Brass Inlaid Walnut Hotel Restaurant Reception Desk, Greeter An Original Italian Front of
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19th Century International Style Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Walnut reception desk with rich decorations on the sides and back, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique reception desk, probably created for a prestigious hotel, built in precious walnut wood
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Victorian Tortoise Shell Desk Box W/ 3 Italian Faux Tortoise Leather Books
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Holiday Gift Idea! This is a late 19th century English tortoise shell desk box paired with a set of
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Italian Desks

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Tortoise Shell, Leather, Paper

16TH CENTURY MUSEUM QUALITY EXHiBITION HAND CARVED ITALIAN CASSONE DESK TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, very large, Exhibition / Museum quality, hand carved 16th Century southern Italian Cassone desk Please
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16th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Oak

Italian Early 19th Century Ebonized Fruitwood, Exotic Wood, and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional Italian early 19th century ebonized fruitwood, exotic wood, and ormolu desk. The
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Ormolu

Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut, Rosewood and Bone Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine Italian 18th century Louis XV period walnut, rosewood, and boneTuscan desk. The desk is
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18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Italian Desks

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Ivory, Rosewood, Walnut

Italian 19th Century Ebony, Bone and Exotic Wood Center Table / Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century ebony, bone and exotic wood center table / desk. The table is
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Bone, Ebony

Pierluigi Colli 1940 s elegant walnut desk with shaped uprights
By Colli Torino
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2856 Pierluigi Colli Elegant walnut desk with shaped uprights and a scratched wood band and
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italian Writing Table with Sliding Top and Pull Out Desk Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An beautiful and unusual writing table with veneered and inlaid walnut and olive-wood, featuring a sliding top, pull out desktop with leather and a drawer, all on tapered legs. Bron...
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Bronze

A very elegant walnut table/desk with a central drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined Italian walnut writing table or desk is a beautiful example of neoclassical
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Antique Italian Mahogany Inlaid and Hand Painted Angled Lap Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Mahogany Inlaid and Hand Painted Angled Lap Desk Give you office, living room or
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Early 19th Century Unknown Early Victorian Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

18th Century Lacquered Tuscan Desk Table with Hand Painted Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant lacquered wooden desk table from Tuscany, dating to the Louis XVI period, late 18th
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Pine

Small Walnut Veneered Desk Inlaid With Different Woods, Tuscany, Late 18th Centu
Located in Atlanta, GA
This late 18th-century Tuscan writing desk is constructed with a walnut veneer and detailed with
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Liberty Outstanding Writing Desk Attributed to V. Ducrot 1930
By Vittorio Ducrot
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary Liberty centered thuja briar writing desk with five drawers. The center drawer is
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Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Italian Writing Desk or Dressing Table
Located in London, Park Royal
A charming, hand-painted, Louis XV style, Italian writing desk or dressing table from the early
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Italian Desks

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Wood, Paint

Desk Card Holder, France, 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Desk card holder, France, 1940s Golden Spelter, one of the small studs on the front is missing
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1920s Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Spelter

Franco Albini for Knoll - Chrome glass and black wood Desk
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Designed by Franco Albini in 1928, the Albini Desk is an iconic example of early modernist design
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1920s Italian Modern Antique Italian Desks

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Chrome

1930 s Center desk in walnut root and polished metal profiles
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2835 Center desk in walnut root and polished metal profiles, three drawers on the side with
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Vintage Writing Desk in Wood and Glass with Armchair
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous vintage wooden and glass desk of fine Italian manufacture from the rationalist period of
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1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

Early 1900 s Antique Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored, Secretary / Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Secretary, Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored Doors, Desk, early 1900s, 20th
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Early 20th Century Italian Other Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Imposing French 19th Century Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Rome, IT
frieze, raised on cabriole legs. Provenance from a famous Italian ArtCollector. The desk is in very good
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

Liberty Outstanding Writing Desk Attributed to V. Ducrot 1930
By Vittorio Ducrot
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary Liberty centered thuja briar writing desk with five drawers. The center drawer is
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Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

18thC Italian Florence Olive Wood, Rosewood Burl Swell Drop Front Desk c1770
Located in Big Flats, NY
18thC Italian Florence Olive Wood, Rosewood & Burl Swell & Drop Front Desk Raised on Cabriole Legs
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18th Century Antique Italian Desks

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Olive, Rosewood, Burl

1930 s Desk in chromed tubular with drawers on the side
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2602 Desk in chromed tubular with drawers on the side and a thick ground glass top
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Early 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Antique Italian Desks

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Metal

Desk table in the style of Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno design, Italy 1950
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in taranto, IT
Wonderful table desk in the style of osvaldo borsani for Tecno, Italy, about 1950. Equipped with
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Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Italian Desks

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Iron

Rustic 17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table, with a thick walnut one-plank top
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Wrought Iron

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Edwardian Desk with Lion Paw Feet
Located in Manzano, IT
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Edwardian Desk with Lion Paw Feet Introduce timeless elegance into
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1890s Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

Venetian Painted Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare, Venetian, serpentine painted writing desk/coiffure table. Six drawers with 4 original keys
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Wood, Paint

17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Italian Renaissance walnut table from the 17th century Table that can be used as a desk or a
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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

School Blackboard, Italy, 1900
By Paravia
Located in Milan, IT
chalk drawer. Paravia, Milan Italy circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Stone

19th Century Venetian Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This is a charming Venetian desk. It is beautiful in decoration.
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Wood, Paint

Renaissance Console Occasional Table Desk by Fratelli Mora Carved Ebonized Wood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century Italian Renaissance console or occasional table or desk by Fratelli Mora
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut, Plywood

18th c. Partners Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional 18th-century ebonized petite partners desk, richly adorned with finely cast ormolu
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Bronze

18th Century Rustic Desk Table, Country Table, Original Pinewood Laquered Waxed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
18th century rustic desk table or country table, original pine wood laquered, restored the top and
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Pine

Early 20th Century Desk Chairs Tuscan Renaissance by Dini Puccini - Cascina
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique desk with three chairs Tuscany Renaissance in the early 20th century carved walnut. Desk
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Desks

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Leather, Walnut

Italian Rococo Writing Table
By Guiseppe Biondo
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Italian walnut rococo writing table, the lovely faded olive inset leather top with gilt tooled
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1780s Italian Rococo Antique Italian Desks

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Leather, Poplar, Walnut

Beautiful rectangular Napoleon III Writing Desk early century black and gold
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful rectangular 1920 Napoleon III writing desk, walnut structure, walnut, leather top with
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Early 20th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

Italian Walnut Dressing Table, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Walnut Dressing Table, early 19th century, with pull-out writing surface above frieze
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Early 19th Century Italian Other Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Early 20th Century Writing Desk in Walnut with Inlay by Meroni Fossati
By Meroni Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian elegant early 20th century Directoire writing desk in walnut massive and veneered with
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Early 20th Century Italian Directoire Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Mid-19th Century Tuscan Renaissance Antique Table Desk Hand Carved Solid Walnut
By Dini Puccini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Tuscany Renaissance antique table desk in hand carved solid walnut, restored and wax-polished, 1850
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Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Louis XVI writing desk with pull-out surface, featuring an inlaid compass rose
Located in Cesena, FC
Elegant Louis XVI writing desk with pull-out writing surface, inlaid on the top with a compass rose
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Italian Desks

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Leather, Maple

Italian Walnut Trestle Library Table, Circa 1920
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's walnut library table or writing desk from Italy. The top has lovely graining and has
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1920s Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Late 19th Century Table, Writing Desk Hand Carved Walnut by Testolini Salviati
By Testolini Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th century table, writing desk, in hand carved walnut, by Testolini & Salviati. The
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Late 18th-Century Italian Neoclassical Walnut Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
desk, console table, or workspace, bringing with it the calm and honest craftsmanship of late 18th
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

19th Century Painted Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Small highly decorative painted desk.
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

Italian Empire Painted and Parcel Gilt Bureau Plat
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
The boldly proportioned painted and parcel gilt desk. Having 2 large drawers with fine carving
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Mid-19th Century Italian Empire Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

Venetian Roll Top Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Venetian, hand carved roll top desk in burled walnut veneer. Fitted interior with pull out
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Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

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Bronze

Italian Neoclassical Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fine quality 19th century Italian writing table of elegant proportions with amazing neoclassical
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

Small Folding Table, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Small Folding Table realized in Italy in the early 20th Century. Good overall condition except for
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Metal

Italian Walnut Writing Table - Circa 1800
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular hinged top concealing a fitted interior of three small drawers above a writing surface , raised on shaped trestle supports with underscrolled feet joined by arched iron s...
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Eugenio Quarti desk, Chair and Trah in Style Liberty or Art Nouveau, Jugestails
By Eugenio Quarti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Eugenio Quarti (Desk , chair and Trash ) Style: Liberty or Art Nouveau or Modernism or Jugendstil
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Italian Desks

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Bronze

Italian Walnut Neoclassical Table with Single Drawer, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined Italian table dating to circa 1800 and crafted in richly patinated walnut, reflects
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

Northern Italian Neoclassic Walnut Ebonized Stenciled Leather Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with 3/4 gallery edge and a stenciled leather writing surface, with two side drawers, the top supported by four Ebonized columns atop a base with a concave f...
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Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Mid-Century Table with Wheels, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mid-century table with wheels realized by italian manufactory in the mid-20th Century. Central
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Metal

Walnut Side Table 19th Century, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Walnut Side Table 19th Century realized by an italian manufacture in 19th Century. Good overall
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Metal

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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 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 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.