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Italian Renaissance Style Carved Mahogany Table or Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Style: Italian Renaissance This exquisite Italian
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1920s Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Italian flat waxed wood desk with drawers
Located in PARIS, FR
This magnificent Italian writing desk, dating from the late 17th century, is a striking example of
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Late 17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Hollywood Regency Italian Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: H 38.7” Large Italian Hollywood Regency brass and fabric floor lamp with burlwood base
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Early 20th Century Hollywood Regency Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Carved Walnut Wood Table Console Desk
Located in Carimate, Como
A magnificent and impressive Italian antique walnut table with three full width shelves that can be
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Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Italian Rococo Oyster Burl Secretary Cabinet / Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo secretary desk / cabinet with an upper door that folds down to reveal a writing
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Italian Desks

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Metal, Brass

20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Bureau Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian bureau from the first half of the 20th century. Antique-style furniture carved and inlaid
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1920s Italian Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Italian Louis XV-style Scriban/Slant Front Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian-made, Louis XV-style scriban or slant front secretary/desk, circa late 19th-century. The
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

17th Century Italian Baroque Walnut Credenza or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Italian Baroque Walnut Credenza or Desk. A rare, multi-functional piece, the doors
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Antique Italian Bronze Ormolu Neoclassical Style Desk Clock
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
antique Italian Neoclassical style bronze ormolu desk clock, a fine example of late 19th-century
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

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Bronze, Ormolu

Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Italian baroque burl walnut secretary desk with a cartouche form mirrored panel beneath a
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

Italian Florentine Giltwood Bureau Secretary Butlers Desk Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A Florentine carved cream painted parcel gilt slant-top desk bureau with nicely aged dark warm
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Swiveling Desk Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Swiveling Desk Chair is more artistic sculpture
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1870s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italian 17th Century Tuscan St. Walnut Desk/Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 17th century Tuscan st. Walnut desk/side table. The two drawer desk is raised
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17th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italy 18th Century Baroque Walnut Organic Shape Table Desk
Located in Brescia, IT
This walnut rectangular Tuscany table, has been hand made in Lucca (Tuscany, Italy) in 1760 circa
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Arbalete Front Chinoiserie Writing Desk, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Slant/drop front secrétaire commode, with arbalete front. Louis XIV style, decorated with hand-painted chinoiserie scenes. A very rare and exquisite piece.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Italian Desks

Incredible Carved Italian Luigi Frullini Narrow Figural Walnut Secretary Desk
By Luigi Frullini
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This incredible Italian secretary desk, attributed to the renowned 19th-century master carver Luigi
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1870s Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Superb Period 1780s era Italian Tombstone Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Desk, a rare and stunning example of 18th-century Italian craftsmanship. Featuring its original hand
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1780s Italian Rococo Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Royal Organizer desk in prestigious fruits. Wood Italian origin 1960
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Royal Organizer desk in prestigious fruits. Wood Italian origin 1960 - Private Collection Domenico
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Italy 1920 Art Deco Walnut Dining Table or Desk
Located in Brescia, IT
This exquisite 1920s Italian dining table brilliantly captures the sophisticated essence of Early
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Desk or Console Table
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the rich, aged patina of the walnut that draws one to this handsome Italian carved desk or
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Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italian Bureau Bookcase, Two Doors over Slant Front Fitted Desk
Located in Buchanan, MI
Italian bureau bookcase, two doors over slant front fitted desk.
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Writing Cabinet Scrittoio Escritoire Desk Walnut Italy Florence Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
or desk in two parts This striking, writing cabinet has a classical form, ornament and understated
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Early 1600s Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Exquisite Italian Renaissance Rosewood Desk with Twisted Legs, 17th/18th Century
Located in Nørre Aaby, DK
A superb example of Italian craftsmanship, this Renaissance-period desk bureau is masterfully
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Italian Baroque Oval Fruitwood Veneered and Inlaid Desk, Late 17th Century
Located in Troy, NY
Very unusual and rare Italian Baroque Desk, late 17th century The oval, dark veneered top within an
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Fruitwood, Walnut

Italian Mid-18th Century Genovese St. Hand Painted Cabinet / Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative Italian mid 18th century Genovese st. hand painted cabinet/desk
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique Italian Ebonized Dining Table or Writing Desk with Iron Stretcher
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant Italian dining table, console table or writing desk with stunning wrought-iron stretchers
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19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Italian Desks

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Iron

Ancient Italian Writing Desk with Upper Cabinet, Milan, Circa 1730
Located in Milano, IT
Writing desk with upper cabinet Milan, first half of the 18th century Carved walnut partially
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1730s Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Olive, Walnut

Italian Rococo Style Table, Desk With Faux-Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Mid 19th Century Italian Table / Desk with Original Paint and Faux Marble Top, Wonderfully Carved
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

18th C. Italian Walnut Trestle Leg Iron Stretcher Table or Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian wood trestle-leg table with forged-iron stretcher bars, from the 18th century. This
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Iron

Italian 18th century Louis XV Period patinated Wood and Scagliola table/desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most decorative Italian 18th century Louis XV Period patinated Wood and Scagliola
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18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Italian Desks

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Iron

Important Italian Futurist Secretary / Desk / Etagere Attr. to Giacomo Balla
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary Italian Futurist work of sculpture which functions as an etagere, secretary, desk
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Early 20th Century Italian Futurist Antique Italian Desks

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Elm, Walnut

Unique Venetian Italian Paint Decorated Secretary Desk with Bookcase Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Venetian Italian paint decorated secretary desk with bookcase, circa 1890s, is a remarkable
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1890s Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Style Cabinet with Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant Italian Louis XV Style cabinet with desk 1910s. This cabinet is characterized by a refined
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1910s Italian Louis XV Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

1850s Italian Country Neoclassic Rustic Table Desk, One Drawer, Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-19th century Italian neoclassic one drawer table or desk in solid larch, polished to wax. An
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Louis XV Writing Table Inlaid Rosewood Center Desk
Located in Milano, MI
Elegant 18th century Italian rosewood center table from Tuscany, Italy, a rectangular shaped Louis
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Italian Desks

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Boxwood, Ebony, Rosewood

Fine Italian 19th Century Floral Marquetry Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian 19th century mahogany, satinwood and tulipwood floral marquetry and gilt-bronze
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Bronze

Italian Antique Solid Wood and Brass Details Dining Table or Desk, 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique solid wood and brass details dining table or desk, 1900s. Dining table or desk in
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1910s Italian Romantic Antique Italian Desks

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Brass

Italian Baroque Inlaid Early 18th Century Walnut and Fruit Wood Desk-Commode
Located in Troy, NY
Early 18th Century Marquetry Desk-Commode of Italian Origin, having three drawers, the top one
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut, Fruitwood

Neoclassical Marquetry Desk Chair in the Style of Giuseppe Maggiolini, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
A spectacular Italian Neoclassical style desk chair, in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini, late
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Carved Writing Desk 52"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Neo-Renaissance Revival writing desk. Made of walnut featuring Neoclassical styling with
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Italy Late 18th Century Regency Walnut Console or Wall Desk Hand Carved
Located in Brescia, IT
the slender legs are elements of value. It can be useful as console or desk; in the bedroom it
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Late 18th Century Italian Regency Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Antique Wild Wessel Italian Classical Style Brass Figural Lantern Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Wild & Wessel Italian Classical Style Brass Figural Lantern Desk Lamp w/ White Glass Shade
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Brass

Italian Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Wood Console Table or Writing Desk
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian early 20th century cherrywood console table or writing desk is a fine Art Nouveau
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Italian Desks

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Wood

18th C. Italian Lacca Povera Accent Table or Petite Desk w/its Original Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian occasional table with its original laca povera finish from the 18th century. This
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Antique Flap in Walnut, Desk with Chest, Used for Travel, 18th Century, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique brown walnut flap, used as a desk with travel chest of the time, precious hand carved
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Italian Late Baroque 18th Century Walnut Swivel or Desk Chair of Rare Form
Located in Troy, NY
From the Veneto Region, very unusual and rare swivel chair with an open barrel back with three pierced splats, shaped seat above a swivel mechanism, on three exaggerated cabriole leg...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Antique Flap Writing Desk in Walnut, Carved Cross Legs, Early 18th Century Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient flap, desk in solid walnut, with hand-carved legs and cross base, built, inlaid and briar
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Burl Inlaid Louis XIV Secretary Drop Leaf Desk
Located in Encinitas, CA
Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Burl Inlaid Louis XIV Secretary Drop Leaf Desk. Trim three-drawer
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Hairy Paw Foot Desk Console Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Hairy Paw Foot Desk Console Table Base. Item features a
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Late 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut

Small Antique Italian Drop-Front Scriban Desk In Original Paint And Gilt Accents
Located in London, Park Royal
Circa late 19th century, this small Italian Scriban carries the gentle character of age with its
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

9 Pc Set Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Chairs Settee Desks
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of 9 pieces of antique Italian Neo-Renaissance furniture, circa 1870s, including 2 side chairs
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1870s Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Desks

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Upholstery, Walnut

Italian Gold Gilt Brass Sheaf of Wheat Desk or Table Lamp After Maison Baguès
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
An Italian gold gilt brass Sheaf-of-Wheat desk or table lamp, in the style of design house Maison
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Brass

Baroque 17th Century Italian or Maltese Marquetry Center table or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
freestanding. Italian or possibly of Maltese Origin, with strikingly decorative Exotic Wood Veneer, inlay
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Late 17th Century Maltese Baroque Antique Italian Desks

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Walnut, Olive

Very Rare Italian Hardwood Cylinder Bureau Bookcase Desk with Must See Pictures
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are is delighted to offer for sale this very fine 19th century Italian cylinder top Bureau
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1820s English Regency Antique Italian Desks

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Hardwood

Basile Desk Armchair Attributed
By Vittorio Ducrot
Located in Catania, IT
Early 1900s desk armchair designed by Ernesto Basile (attributed) for Ducrot (attributed).
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Italian Desks

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

Basile Desk Armchair 
Attributed
Basile Desk Armchair 
Attributed
$1,139 Sale Price
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Antique Italian or Dutch Small Rococo Bombe Secretary Desk w/ Marquetry, c 1870
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
to writing desk with six small drawers & open shelving. Chest rests on cabriole legs ending in leaf
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Italian Desks

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Mahogany, Satinwood, Kingwood, Tulipwood

Wonderful 19th Century Parquetry Commde/Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century Italian fall front desk/commode.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Italian Desks

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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 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.