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Antique Park Furniture Quartersawn Oak Mission Arts Crafts Library Table Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique quartersawn oak library table or desk by The Park Furniture Company of Rushville Indiana
Category

Early 20th Century American Mission Antique Library Desk

Materials

Oak

Regency Rosewood Library Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular crossbanded top over two frieze drawers and raised on a trestle supports carved with anthemium, scroll feet. Provenance: Naill Smith Antiques.
Category

1810s English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century rosewood library table
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century rosewood library / writing table, the top cross banded in rosewood and having a
Category

1830s British Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Rosewood

Antique RJ Horner Figural Carved Mahogany Griffin Library Table Partners Desk
By R.J. Horner Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptionally carved mahogany partners desk by R.J. Horner & Co, circa 1890s. Drawing
Category

19th Century American High Victorian Antique Library Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Classical Faux Porphyry Library Table
Located in New York, NY
Classical faux porphyry library table Northern European, 19th century Measures: Height 31 1/4 in
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19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Library Desk

Materials

Wood

Fine William IV Library Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Mulberry Veneered and Ormolu Mounted.
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Library Desk

Materials

Wood

Magnificent George II Mahogany Library Table
Located in London, GB
A MAGNIFICENT GEORGE II MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE, CIRCA 1740 The frieze with three oak-lined drawers
Category

18th Century Antique Library Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Large 19th century carved oak library table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century carved oak library table of large proportions circa 1890. We are pleased to offer
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Library Desk

Materials

Oak

19th Century Mahogany Regency Writing / Library Table
Located in Solebury, PA
An exceptional mahogany Regency writing or library table, featuring a rectangular green leather
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany

R. J. Horner Style American Empire Writing Desk or Library Table, Circa 1890s
By R.J. Horner Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique American Empire writing desk or library table In the manner of R.J. Horner &
Category

Late 19th Century American Empire Antique Library Desk

Materials

Brass

American Designer, Library Table, Oak, USA, 1910s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-painted oak library table or center table in the Arts and Crafts style designed and produced
Category

1910s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Library Desk

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Oak

William IV Library Table in Coromandel
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
William IV library table Produced in England in the Mid-19th Century this is a extremely rare
Category

19th Century British William IV Antique Library Desk

Materials

Wood

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Fruitwood and Ormolu Library Table/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
library table/desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine foliate feet and a lovely carved
Category

18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Library Desk

Materials

Ormolu

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 Library Desk

Materials

Walnut

R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Tiger Oak Writing Desk or Library Table
By R.J. Horner Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Victorian tiger oak writing desk or library table In the manner of R.J. Horner
Category

1890s American Victorian Antique Library Desk

Materials

Oak

Regency Rosewood Library Table Attributed To Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Sherborne, GB
English rosewood library table, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London. With elaborate holly
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Rosewood

A Regency mahogany library chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency mahogany library chair, of rectangular form, the arms with padded elbow rests and turned
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Brass

English Rosewood Early Victorian Library Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This table completely made from the solid is of exceptional quality. The woods selected for the top are well figured and done not in veneer but from the solid timber. The top is supp...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Library Desk

Materials

Rosewood

George Jack Morris Co attr. Arts Crafts oak carved library table/double desk
By Morris Co., George Jack
Located in London, GB
George Jack for Morris and Co. attributed. An exceptional Arts and Crafts quarter-sawn oak library
Category

1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Library Desk

Materials

Oak

19th century Sheraton revival leather top library table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Sheraton revival leather top library table circa 1890. We are pleased to offer this
Category

Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Library Desk

Materials

Brass

Gustav Stickley Early Library Table with Leather Top
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Northport, MI
An exceptional example of early American Arts and Crafts design, this rare hexagonal library table
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Early 1900s American Mission Antique Library Desk

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Brass

19th Century William IV Rosewood Library Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century William IV rosewood library table. The rectangular top with rounded corners features a
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1830s Irish William IV Antique Library Desk

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Regency period brass inlaid Library table, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Regency period Rosewood Library table, having brass inlaid stringing, an inset
Category

Early 19th Century French Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Rosewood and Ormolu-Mounted Library Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top with rounded corners over an ormolu egg-and-dart mounted edge and paneled frieze fitted with one drawer; raised on standard end supports on giltwood winged paw fe...
Category

1820s English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Scottish Library Table with Barley Twist Legs
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful all-over patina and hand carvings on the apron.
Category

Early 18th Century Scottish Antique Library Desk

18th Century French Walnut Barley Twist Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century walnut library table from France. The top is made from two planks and is banded with a
Category

18th Century French Louis XV Antique Library Desk

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Walnut

19th Century Oak Baroque Library Table with Two Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
This handsome baroque oak library table with two drawers has heavily turned legs, scalloped skirt
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Late 19th Century Danish Baroque Antique Library Desk

Materials

Oak, Paint

Rare Antique American Renaissance Extension Library Table, Signed
By Seng
Located in Forney, TX
horizontal draw-leaf style extensions to expand the the width of the top, morphing the library table / sofa
Category

Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Library Desk

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Burl

Maison Lalande Mahogany Library Furniture, Paris, 1890-1900
By Maison Lalande
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine suite of Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany library furniture, Maison Lalande, Paris, 1890
Category

1880s French Antique Library Desk

Antique Kittinger Spanish Colonial Walnut Fall Front Secretary Desk Barley Twist
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely rare 1 of a kind early Kittinger Spanish Colonial fall front secretary or library desk. A
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Library Desk

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century English Regency Writing Table / Library Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine Regency writing table or sofa table, the rectangular top with finely rounded edges and molded edge detailing above two frieze drawer with opposing simulated drawers, each fit...
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Brass

Gillow s of Lancaster Regency Military Campaign Kidney Desk Brass Gallery Rail
By Waring Gillow, Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
exceptionally rare example of a High Victorian Library desk made by one of the finest if not the finest
Category

19th Century English High Victorian Antique Library Desk

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Marble Bronze Neoclassical-Style Library Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Neoclassical-style library table. Late 19th century. With green veined marbled top raised on gilt
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Library Desk

Materials

Marble, Metal

Victorian Carved Oak Draw Leaf Library Table, England, c. 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Victorian oak draw-leaf library table features a parquet top and bold carved griffin supports
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Library Desk

Materials

Oak

Early 19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Library Writing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A Very Fine Early 19th-Century William IV Period Mahogany Partners Library Writing Table This
Category

Early 19th Century British William IV Antique Library Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Late Regency Double-Sided Mahogany Library Writing Table, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
rectangular form library writing table attributed to female cabinetmaker Mary Willson, the tooled-edge dark
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marble Top Library Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand French 19th century library table, writing table, or bureau plat featuring an Italian Carrara
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Library Desk

Materials

Carrara Marble

Table Centre Dining Library Dismantable X Trestles Oak Fruitwood
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A South German oak, shaped X' ended table with detachable fruitwood top with decorative cleated band This table is easily dismantled and retains the original pegs The cleated edge ...
Category

17th Century German Baroque Antique Library Desk

Materials

Fruitwood, Oak

Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts Crafts Writing or Library Table
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table By Stickley Brothers
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Library Desk

Materials

Copper

Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts Crafts Writing or Library Table
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table By Stickley Brothers
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Library Desk

Materials

Copper

19th Century English Regency Amboyna and Brass Inlay Library Table
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in London, GB
A library table in the manner of Gillows Constructed in amboyna, with cut gold brass inlay work
Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Brass

Regency Neoclassical Mahogany Library Table in the manner of Richard Bridgen
By Richard Bridgens
Located in Glasgow, GB
A superb quality late Regency mahogany and ebonised library table in the manner of the architect
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Brass

Gothic Revival oak writing or library table A. W. N. Pugin
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Fine 19th Century Gothic Revival oak library table, the design attributed to A. W. N. Pugin and
Category

Mid-19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Library Desk

Materials

Oak

Large Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Center table
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome walnut library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of walnut having
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Library Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian English Oak Writing Desk / Partner Desk with a Leather Top
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here is this large, unique, and antique Victorian English oak writing desk / library table
Category

19th Century Classical Roman Antique Library Desk

Materials

Leather, Wood, Oak

Regency Period ormolu mounted, Library Table, circa 1820 36"(92cm) wide
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Regency period rosewood crossbanded, end support, library table. Having two
Category

1820s English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Ormolu

George III Mahogany Double-sided Leather Top Library Writing Table, circa 1795
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1795 English late George III period mahogany double-sided library or writing table of
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Library Desk

Materials

Brass

English George III Chippendale-Style Mahogany Library Table Adjustable Book Stan
Located in Dallas, TX
a handsome "neat and plain" George III Chippendale-style Gentleman's library writing table with
Category

18th Century English George III Antique Library Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set
Category

1810s English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Amboyna

Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set
Category

1810s English Regency Antique Library Desk

Materials

Wood

Bruce Talbert for Gillows Attributed Gothic Revival Two-Tier Library Table
By Gillows of Lancaster London, Bruce James Talbert
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert, Attributed, a Gothic Revival walnut library or serving table with turned gallery
Category

Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Library Desk

Materials

Walnut

Chippendale Revival Mahogany Serpentine Partner’s Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
decorative richness, making it a statement desk for the library, study, or executive interior. Dimensions
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Library Desk

Materials

Wood

Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope
By Gillows of Lancaster London, Waring Gillow
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1790 Georgian writing Library chest of
Category

1790s English Georgian Antique Library Desk

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Early Victorian Solid Walnut Library Table Made for Gillows by John Barrow
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An early Victorian solid walnut library table made for Gillows by John Barrow, the shaped
Category

1840s English Antique Library Desk

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Library Table by Holland Sons
By Holland Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome library table is a remarkable example of the English furnishings that represented
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Library Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century Late William IV Rosewood and Gilded Library or Writing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine table made in England around 1830 to 1840 is produced in rare and costly rosewood. The top shows this wood to a degree as the choice veneers are book-matched making t...
Category

19th Century British William IV Antique Library Desk

Materials

Rosewood

1870s French Neoclassical Oak Desk With Oilcloth Top
Located in High Point, NC
use as a writing desk, library table, or console, this piece integrates seamlessly into both classical
Category

Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Library Desk

Materials

Fabric, Oak

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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 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.