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Early 20th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Writing Table Desk with Iron Stretcher
Located in Dallas, TX
Add an elegant focal point to your study or library with this antique fruitwood desk. Carved in
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Early 20th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Library Desk

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Wrought Iron

19th Century French Empire Style Marble-Top, Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This elegant ladies writing desk or library table features a dark green marble top above an ormolu
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Library Desk

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Marble, Bronze

Early 20th Century Spanish Carved Oak Writing Table Desk with Iron Stretcher
Located in Dallas, TX
Add an elegant focal point to your study or library with this antique table desk. Carved in Spain
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Early 20th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Library Desk

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Wrought Iron

Early 20th Century Spanish Carved Oak Writing Table Desk with Iron Stretcher
Located in Dallas, TX
Add an elegant focal point to your study or library with this antique desk. Carved in Spain circa
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Early 20th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Library Desk

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Wrought Iron

19th Century Spanish Carved Walnut and Iron Writing Table Desk with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Add an elegant focal point to your study or library with this antique fruitwood desk. Carved in
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Late 19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Library Desk

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Wrought Iron

Antique Arts Crafts Oak Writing Desk From Frank Lloyd Wright s DeRhodes House
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Library Desk

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Oak, Cork

Antique Petite French Carved Oak Dolphin Table Desk Renaissance Gothic 19th C
Located in Shreveport, LA
~ An elegant antique French carved library table or "bureau plat" desk, commonly referred to as a
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Library Desk

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Oak

19th century French Carved Oak Side Table Small Writing Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
elegant antique French carved library table or "bureau plat" desk, with ornate carvings throughout (very
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Library Desk

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Oak

19th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Iron Desk Table with Single Plank Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Add an elegant focal point to your study or library with this antique Spanish desk. Carved in Spain
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Library Desk

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Wrought Iron

Mid-19th Century Spanish Carved Walnut and Iron Console Table Desk with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
with a thick, forged wrought iron stretcher. The elegant desk features two drawers across the front
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Library Desk

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Wrought Iron

William IV Writing Desk or Table of Mahogany with Leather Top from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing desk or library table of mahogany, from the William IV period, featuring a
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Library Desk

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Wood, Mahogany, Leather

Large French Louis XIII Period Hand Carved Oak Coffer, Desk, Counter, circa 1631
Located in Fayetteville, AR
with its 35 inch height would be ideal as a kitchen island, hotel desk, library table, buffet, or shop
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1630s French Louis XIII Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Arts Crafts Stickley Bros. School Mission Oak Library Table, circa 1920
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts Crafts Stickley Brothers school mission oak library table features single drawer
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Library Desk

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Oak

19th Century William IV Period Brown Leather Tub Desk Armchair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This 19th-century William IV period brown leather library desk tub armchair combines elegance
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19th Century British William IV Antique Library Desk

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Leather

19th Century Satinwood and Marquetry Inlay Desk in the Adam Manner by Maple Co
By Maple Co.
Located in London, GB
photograph, taken at Balmoral, with her library table, identical to this desk. Maple & Company Founded
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Late 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Library Desk

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Bronze

Substantial 19th C. Ebonised Eight Day Library Table Clock by Moreland Chester
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
This impressive library clock has an exceptionally large six-pillar, spring-driven eight-day twin
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Brass

Antique French Desk Upper Bookcase Cabinet Barley Twist Writing Desk Oak 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
Outstanding 19th century antique French oak renaissance revival library office desk with drawers
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Antique American Merklen Bros NYC Walnut Library Writing Table Barley Twist 1885
By Merklen Brothers
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptional antique American walnut library/writing table, by Merklen Bros of NYC, circa 1885
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Brass

An Antique Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A Mahogany Library Writing Desk Retailed by Matthew Willson of London Constructed in mahogany
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Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Antique R J Horner School Oak Stick and Ball Library Table, circa 1890
By R.J. Horner Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique library table in the manner of R J Horner offers oak construction with beveled work
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Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Library Desk

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Oak

French Mahogany Desk with Gilt Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very fine-quality French mahogany library table or desk in figured mahogany, with canted corners
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Early 1900s French Antique Library Desk

20th Century Custom English Leather Chippendale Style Six-Drawer Partners Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
form. Would work great as an office desk or library table. 24" Leg clearance
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Early 20th Century British Chippendale Antique Library Desk

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Leather, Mahogany

Antique Italian Trestle Dining Table Desk Walnut 5 ft Console Table circa1800
Located in Shreveport, LA
, a fabulous antique walnut dining table (or console/conference/library desk). Stunning hand carved
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Inkwell Marble Base
Located in Milford, NH
W x 7.25 in D shade and a 10 in W x 6.38 in D base. A beautiful accessory for any office or library
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19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Library Desk

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Marble, Bronze

L. J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts Crafts Trestle Dining Table
By L. J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts solid quarter sawn oak trestle dining table, library table
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Library Desk

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Oak

c.1740 Louis XIII Writing Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Petite Louis XIII antique walnut writing desk or library table with drawer. Superb turned legs and
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

French Renaissance Style Walnut Table, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome walnut library table/ desk with a beautifully Carved apron featuring a floral and foliate
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1890s French Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

Big 19th Century Mahogany Partners Writing Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
sides the table has 3 drawers. Very useful as a partners writing desk or library table. The table is of
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1840s British Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

English Architect s Table from the Georgian Era
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English architect's or library table (or draughting desk) from the Georgian Era, circa
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Library Desk

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Brass

19th Century French Carved Walnut Barley Twist Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Petite 19th century French carved walnut writing table, library table, or desk. Features thick
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19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Library Desk

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Iron

Gorgeous Antique French Figured Walnut 3 Drawer Writing Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
well over a hundred years ago, this extraordinary table would function as not only a desk in the
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19th Century French Antique Library Desk

Early 19th Century Solid Oak French Provencal Writing Table or Console
Located in Birmingham, AL
. This rustic table can be used as a writing table or desk, a library table, or as a console in a living
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Early 1800s French French Provincial Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Antique French Louis XIII Style Oak Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
petite writing desk, library table, center table, dining server, side table, workbench, oversized hall
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19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Antique Victorian Library Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique Victorian library table / desk. This was made in England, it dates
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1850s British Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Wood

Antique Pine Victorian Style Large French Dining Table on Wheels
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: W 95.7" / D 36" / H 30" Full of character French antique pine dining table or library
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Early 20th Century French Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Iron

Victorian Library Burr Pollard Oak Library Bookcase Drop Front Secretaire Desk
By Reid and Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare John Reid & Sons Victorian Library
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Oak

c.1900 Oak Parquet Petite Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Vintage oak desk or library table from France with rosary legs and stretcher and parquet top.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Library Desk

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Oak

William IV Library Table Desk Burr Walnut
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Here we Have a Very Unusual William IV Burr Walnut Library Table. Standing Upon Shaped Feet with
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Early 19th Century William IV Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

William IV Library Table Antique Desk 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William IV rosewood library table. This library table features a highly figured Rio rosewood top
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Early 1800s William IV Antique Library Desk

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Rosewood

Chippendale Library Chair Mahogany Desk Seat 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous antique library chair in the Chippendale manner Hand crafted from mahogany with ball and
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1890s Chippendale Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century Regency Rosewood Writing Library Table Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine Quality Pure Regency Rosewood Library Table / Desk Circa 1810 - 1815. This Table Is The
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19th Century English Antique Library Desk

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Rosewood

Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Butler’s Desk or Library Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine hand carved Georgian mahogany butler’s desk with conforming molded edge top surmounting a
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Library Desk

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Brass

William IV Library Table Maple Desk 19th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This unusual library table is raised upon bulbous faceted columns, ring turned and carved collars
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19th Century Antique Library Desk

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Boxwood

Office Set or Library and Desk from circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique set of bookcase and a desk from the beginning of the 20th century. Year: circa 1920
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1920s German Other Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

Office Set or Library and Desk from circa 1900
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique office suite from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Dimensions: Library
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1920s German Other Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Power Broker Rotating English Leather Library or Desk Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A very handsome rotating library or desk chair having mahogany frame with curved back and button
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1910s English Edwardian Antique Library Desk

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Leather, Mahogany

Office Set or Library and Desk from circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
: circa 1910 Origin: Western Europe Wood: oak, walnut dimensions: Desk height 78 cm, width 160
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1910s German Other Antique Library Desk

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Walnut, Oak

Robust 19th Century English Library Table or Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Extra large 19th century, English mahogany library table or partners desk, featuring a tooled
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19th Century English William IV Antique Library Desk

Antique French Dining Table Desk Library Conference Table Renaissance Walnut
Located in Tyler, TX
Stunning antique French walnut Renaissance Revival dining table conference library table or desk
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1910s French Renaissance Revival Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

Antique English Farm Table Dining Library Table Desk Farmhouse Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
OUTSTANDING Antique English Oak Farm Farmhouse dining table conference Library Table or Desk ~~c
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Early 20th Century English Country Antique Library Desk

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Oak

Antique Italian Solid Oak Library Trestle Table or Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Italian solid oak writing desk or library table Italy, late 18th century
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Library Desk

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Oak

C19th Mahogany Library Or Desk Chair By Heals Of London
By Heal s
Located in London, GB
A charming C19th Mahogany Library or Desk Chair by Heals of London from the 1880's. Having a conker
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Brass

Antique Victorian Painted Grain Dragon Griffon Secretary Library Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Early 20th Century Victorian style secretary writing desk featuring painted grain finish
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Hardwood

Antique Mahogany Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Secretary Library Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chippendale secretary or writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring serpentine form with drop
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Late 19th Century Chippendale Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Mahogany Secretary Library Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 20th century Chippendale style secretary or writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Antique Library Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Mission Arts Crafts Quartersawn Oak Library Writing Desk Side Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Arts & Crafts oak library writing desk chair featuring vinyl seat.  
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Library Desk

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Upholstery, Oak

circa 1880 Hardwood Library Bookcase Secretaire Desk Dark Blue Leather Surface
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
secretaries desk. A well made and collectable library bookcase. The top section has three height-adjustable
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Library Desk

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Hardwood

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Antique Library Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique library desk you’re looking for. Each antique library desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and oak. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique library desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique library desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Regency and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique library desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gillows of Lancaster London, Gustav Stickley and Stickley Brothers are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Library Desk?

An antique library desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,045, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $275,000.
Questions About Antique Library Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, you can use a library table as a desk. In fact, many people like the spacious tops found on library tables because they usually have enough room to accommodate a computer and provide additional work space. Find a range of library tables 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 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 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.