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Miniature Colonial Anglo-Indian Carved Bone Fall front Desk Circa 1890-1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare miniature Anglo-Indian fall front desk hand carved in bone. Beautifully constructed in
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Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bone

Fine 19th century miniature chest
Located in Scarsdale, NY
This gorgeous chest has many possibilities. The details are superb. It has the top space which opens from above and is very deep. There are two drawers that slide out from the fro...
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19th Century English Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Brass

Vizagapatam Anglo Indian Miniature Sandalwood and Ivory Panels Cabinet, 1750
Located in Paris, ile de france
, is designed as a miniature ‘desk and bookcase’. Engraved tablets wreathed by floral ‘chintz
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18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Ivory, Sandalwood

Viennese Gilt Bronze Enamel Six-Pieces Miniature Salon Suite
Located in Pasadena, CA
A Viennese gilt bronze & enamel six-pieces miniature salon suite. Late 19th century The center
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

Austrian Hand Painted Porcelain Miniature Long Holster Clock New Haven
By New Haven Clock Company
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
Hand Painted Austrian Porcelain miniature tall clock case - Movement Manufactured by New Haven
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19th Century American Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Porcelain

Charming Silver Austrian So-Called "Miniature Zappler" with Matching Dome
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming silver Austrian so-called "miniature zappler" with matching dome, circa 1840. The very
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19th Century Austrian Louis Philippe Antique Miniature Desk

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Silver

Nice Decorative Miniature Three-Piece White Marble and Ormolu Clock Set
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A nice decorative miniature three-piece white marble and ormolu clock set, circa 1890. The bronzes
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Miniature Desk

Attractive French Miniature Brass Table Lantern Alarm Timepiece, circa 1780
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
6 cm enamel dial with Roman numerals and five minute marking, iron hands and engraved alarm disc, 30-hour anchor movement with silk suspended pendulum and pull-wind alarm on a bell s...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

Faberge Antique Imperial Russian Miniature Frog Sculpture with Diamond Eyes
By Karl Fabergé
Located in Houston, TX
Faberge Antique Imperial Russian Miniature Frog sculpture of Natural Labradorite stone in Original
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19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Diamond, Labradorite, Gold

1800s Art Nouveau Miniature Ruby Flower Enamel Spring Bloom Tiffany Style Clock
Located in New york, NY
A Miniature Specially Designed Unique Art Nouveau 1800s French, Premier Butterfly & Flower “Spring
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Ruby, Brass, Yellow Gold

Rare Miniature Version of Eric Kirkman Cole Desk Lamp, England, circa 1930
By Eric Kirkham Cole
Located in Zohor, SK
shield with a gooseneck for great adjustability of the lamp. Miniature version of this lamp is quite rare
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Metal

Miniature Small Scale Model of a Yew Wood Kneehole Desk, English, circa 1910
Located in GB
condition. A must for a collector of miniature furniture.
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1910s English Edwardian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Yew

19th Century Miniature Desk Clock
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century miniature desk clock in gilt bronze and marble, Napoleon III period. Dial signed by A
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1860s French Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Miniature Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French miniature desk made of walnut with inlay details, having two upper doors with original
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Miniature Desk

19th Century English Chinoiserie Miniature Desk with Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century English chinoiserie miniature desk or vanity with mirror. Original key is
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Early 19th Century English Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Mirror

Dutch Rococo Marquetry Miniature Desk
Located in Essex, MA
collectors of miniature pieces. Has key.
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1740s Dutch Rococo Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Walnut

George III Mahogany Miniature Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Slant lid opening to a fitted interior over three drawers and slight bracket feet.
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1790s English George III Antique Miniature Desk

!9th Century Dutch Miniature Slant Top Desk
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century Dutch Marquetry Slant Top Miniature Desk having inlaid designs with satinwood
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19th Century Dutch Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood, Kingwood

!8th Century Dutch Miniature Slant Top Walnut Desk
Located in Southampton, NY
18th Century Dutch Miniature Slant Top Walnut Desk
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Miniature Desk

American Mahogany Miniature Knee Hole Desk, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany seven drawer miniature knee hole desk with prospect door, original brass hardware
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Miniature Desk

Rare 19th Century Anglo-Indian Bone Inlaid Miniature Slant Front Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rare and charming miniature slant front chest is created in the Georgian style with elaborate
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Miniature Inlaid Louis XVI Bonheur Du Jour or Writing Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This rare 19th century miniature Louis XVI style model writing desk or bonheur du jour features an
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Kingwood Miniature Partners Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French kingwood and gilt mounted miniature partners desk, with a middle storage
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1870s European Victorian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Kingwood

Salesman s Sample Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
Model of a simple office desk, made of metal with vinyl top. Made in America circa 1920.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Louis Philippe Mahogany Roll Top Desk, Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
miniature desk inside, complete with drawers and cubby holes. Ideal for the home office or study, it also
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique German Figural Mechanical Desk / Counter Bell, Tortoise, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
Always sought-after and harder to find these days, this is a genuine antique German novelty counter bell in the from of a tortoise. This example is unpolished with a good natural ...
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Early 1900s German Late Victorian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Metal

Locomotive Sugar Mill Tram 1910 Art Deco Desk Cigarette Box with Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Sugar cane locomotive cigarette case box with lighter. Very decorative presentation cigarette box, created in the shape of a locomotive or sugar cane tram, back in the 1910. Craft...
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1910s American Art Deco Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Steel

Early 20th Century Undertakers Miniature Tombstone Models Samples Desk Weights
Located in Lowestoft, GB
century in age, would make for decorative paper weights/desk ornaments. Scroll down for all individual
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Slate, Sandstone

Antique Art Deco Bronze Pelican Crane Bird Pen Holder Onyx Desk Dish Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Deco Onyx Marble Pelican Crane Bird Pen Holder Dish. Item features onyx/ marble dish base, copper clad metal pelican, single pen holder, very nice antique item. Circa Ear...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Miniature Desk

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Onyx, Bronze

Antique Mahogany Miniature Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful late 18th century mahogany miniature bureau having attractive interior and
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Late 18th Century English Antique Miniature Desk

Georgian Miniature Bureau
Located in Long Island City, NY
19th century miniature satinwood, tigerwood, rosewood and mahogany bureau with the fall front
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19th Century English Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Satinwood

Superb Quality Miniature, Silver Traveling Picture Frame
Located in London, GB
Ahead of its time in design, this quality small silver cast traveling picture frame which has a central main frame and is surrounded by four folding sections which reveal oval frames...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Miniature Desk

Miniature George II Period Oak Child s Size Slant Front Desk, circa 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rare and delightful find in this diminutive size, this gorgeous George II period slant front desk
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Brass

A Late 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Miniature Carriage Clock
Located in Tarzana, CA
A Late 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Miniature Carriage Clock The snake handle over a porcelain dial
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19th Century French Antique Miniature Desk

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Ormolu

Delft Antique Miniature Grandfather Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
Miniature delft blue grandfather clock, circa 1880. Working order but not guaranteed. Measure: 22
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1880s Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Miniature Desk

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Ceramic

French Miniature Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anglaise Riche design, the miniature clock features corner pieces of decorative caryatids and an enamel
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

Miniature Antique French Boudoir Clock Set
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful miniature antique French clock set. It is formed as a classical column plinth
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Spelter

Trade Furniture Forming a Miniature Secretary Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century miniature secretary-miniature writing desk, 2 drawers in belt Measures: H 34cm, W
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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique French Ormolu and Malachite Miniature Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A French ormolu and malachite miniature table circa 1880 in date. The miniature table with
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1880s French Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

Turn of the Century French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
playfully mimics that of a roll-top desk in miniature. A pair of generous drawers, decorated with ornate
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Wood

A Miniature Bureau with French Timepiece and Drawers
Located in Amersham, GB
A delightful desk clock in the shape of a miniature bureau bookcase with 4 drawers. Fitted with a
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Early 1900s French Sheraton Antique Miniature Desk

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Brass, Enamel, Steel

A Rare Miniature 18th Century Mahogany Table Bureau
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A super plum pudding mahogany miniature table bureau with a beautiful curved fitted interior and
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18th Century European Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Leroy Gilt Bronze Miniature Carriage Clock
Located in Long Island City, NY
A miniature antique 19th-century French carriage clock with key wind mechanism. Footed rectangular
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19th Century French Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

Cut Glass Silver Plate Stag Inkwell c.1901, Society Miniature Rifle Club
Located in Bath, GB
with a plaque for The Society of Miniature Rifle Club (SMRC), illustrating the emblems of English
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique French Grand Tour Miniature Bronze Model of Vendome Column, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
piece is second to none. Add an elegant touch to your desk with this superb miniature bronze
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1880s French Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

Miniature 18th Century Carved Commode Scriban from Provence, France
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare and beautiful miniature commode scriban. More information coming soon…
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique French Grand Tour Miniature Bronze Model of Vendome Column 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique French Grand Tour miniature bronze model of the Vendome Column, circa
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1880s French Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Limestone, Bronze

Empire Gilt Bronze Bell In the shape of a Chinese Miniature Pagoda Bell Tower
Located in Stockholm, SE
miniature pagoda bell tower or steeple housing bells. The gilding with some decorative painting C.1825.
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1810s French Chinoiserie Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze

Small Miniature Screen in Gilded Bronze in the Louis XV
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small miniature screen in gilded bronze in the Louis XV style with three leaves, with hand painted
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Miniature Desk

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Bronze, Enamel

19th Century Inlaid Wood with Miniature Painting Table Clock Pendule
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
precious inlay with pearl. In the lower part a hand painted miniature landscape with knights. Some finely
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1880s German Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Wood

Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel Sub Miniature Carriage Clock, 1900
Located in Braintree, GB
A very fine silver and blue guilloche enamel sub miniature carriage clock in its original case. The
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Early 1900s Swiss Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Vienna Enamel Miniature Picture Clock with Watteau Scene, circa 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Vienna enamel picture clock from the period circa 1880 Casing made of brass. On the front polychrome enamel painting - Watteau scenery: A gallant gentleman courting two ...
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1880s Austrian Rococo Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Brass

Charles Hour 1870 French Neo Classic Miniature Carriage Travel Clock Gilt Ormolu
By Charles Hour
Located in Miami, FL
French miniature travel clock designed by Charles Hour Beautiful miniature carriage travel clock
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Victorian Scottish Agate and Silver Seal Fob Pendant, Thistle
Located in NEWARK, GB
designed as a miniature desk type seal carved from red sard agate with white and translucent banding, it
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19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Agate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique miniature slantfront desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Italian Baroque walnut miniature slant front desk, the concave base with a drawer. Circa 1725.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Brass

Small Antique Vesta Holder, English, Silver Plate, Decorative, Table, Treen
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
miniature scuttle, suitable for desk or tableware Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order
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Early 20th Century British Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Silver Plate

Miniature Drop-Front Secretary Desk, Early 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
Miniature drop-front secretary, early 19th century, likely English, including a miniature brass
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Early 18th Century Georgian Antique Miniature Desk

Materials

Mahogany

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Antique Miniature Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique miniature desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and bronze, every antique miniature desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique miniature desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique miniature desk bearing Georgian, Louis XVI or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique miniature desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Andre Romain Guilmet, Eric Kirkham Cole and Matelot, Liège produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Miniature Desk?

An antique miniature desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,467, while the lowest priced sells for $178 and the highest can go for as much as $98,500.
Questions About Antique Miniature Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs 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.