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19th Century English Painted Writing Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century English painted five drawer kneehole desk/ writing table. 1890. Kneehole
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

Long Foldable Schoolhouse Table
Located in New York, NY
white oak and features three portholes for cables to pass through.
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

English Original Painted Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small English 19th century original painted lamp table / desk. 1890. Code: 8529 Dimensions: W: 46
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19th Century Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

18th Century English Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 19th century English painted oak bureau with brass swan neck handles. 1820. Code: 9064
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18th Century English George III Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Brass

Gustav Stickley Early Library Table with Leather Top
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Northport, MI
by Gustav Stickley dates to circa 1902. Crafted in solid quarter-sawn oak with a warm, aged patina
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Early 1900s American Mission Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Brass

Stunning Dutch Colonial Writing or hall table early 19 Century
Located in Den Haag, NL
Superb Dutch Colonial Writing desk or hall table . Manufactured in the Dutch Indies early 19
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Early 1900s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

Serving Table in Birch, Danish Cabinetmaker, Twisted Legs, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
This stunning serving table in oak with twisted legs is a beautiful example of early 20th-century
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Early 20th Century Danish Edwardian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Brass

Monumental bureau plat
Located in Wien, AT
oak, mahogany veneered and with ebony marquetry, matted, double-sided drawer design with a total of 10
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Oak

English Late Regency Double-Sided Mahogany Library Writing Table, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
, referred to as a "partners desk" due to its binary arrangement, however by definition a partners desk is of
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Brass

Courtly ladies secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris Solid oak wood veneered with fine
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19th Century Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Bronze

Early Carl Malmsten Writing or Console Table
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Long Island City, NY
Carl Malmsten was one of the most talented and prolific Scandinavian designers of the 20th century. He rejected the dehumanizing elements of Functionalism in favor of a considered ap...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Oak Desks

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Birch, Elm, Oak, Burl

Antique Keuffel Esser Drafting Table With Iron Base
Located in Lambertville, NJ
inches tall maybe a little bit more if you push it 24 inches wide original oak top. It has been well used
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Iron

Spanish Baroque Revival Writing Table with Lyre Legs and Leather Top, 1920s
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Magnificent Spanish Baroque Revival writing table dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, featuring an elegant leather-inset top framed by a richly carved wooden border. The...
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1920s Spanish Baroque Revival Antique Oak Desks

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Leather, Hardwood, Oak

18th Century Country Side Writing Table
Located in Madrid, ES
A nice French country writing table, Louis XVI period, in solid oak, with a long drawer and drawer
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Oak Desks

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Bronze

18th Century Painted Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C English painted oak lamp table on cabriole legs. 1780. Reference: 7727 Dimensions 34
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18th Century English George III Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

English Gothic Revival Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
19th century English leather top oak writing table with chamfered corners over two drawers having
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19th Century English Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak, Leather

Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat
Located in Huntington, NY
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat/Desk, Louis XV period 3 working drawers on one side. Back side
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Oak Desks

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 rectangular form, the replaced gilt-tooled 'coral' leather inset top with square re...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Brass

20th Century Spanish Walnut Side Table or Console Table with Triple Leg
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome walnut table that can be used as a center table ,side or console table. Fluted legs in each side and wood stretcher.
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Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

Early Victorian Burr Elm Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with maroon leather and banded edge over a drawer raised on a trestle base with turned stretcher and carved ends. Saber legs with casters.
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Brass

French Art Nouveau Wood Side Table Writing Table Glass Top One Drawer, c 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique wood and glass side or writing table, circa 1920. Made in the art Nouveau period : the legs are typical of the lines of this artistic movement inspirated by nature. Th...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Metal

Antique Liegoise Writing Table with 2 Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
utilized indigenous old-growth oak to produce the elegant contours of the beveled top surface, which
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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

George II Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George II mahogany writing table, the leather-lined top with gilt tooling and banded edge, the edge with rich gadroon carving, over three drawers, standing on boldly carved...
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18th Century English George II Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Oak

Rare Antique American Renaissance Extension Library Table, Signed
By Seng
Located in Forney, TX
console into a kitchen table / dining table. Having a bookmatched burl wood, oak and walnut banded
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Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Burl

Fine French Napoleon III Period Porcelain Plaque Mounted Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
. Beautifully-articulated ebonized solid oak writing table, having a shaped rectangular top with rounded cup
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Oak Desks

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Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Oak, Wood

19th century dolphin Inkstand
Located in Cheshire, GB
well. All raised up on oak base Dimensions Height 16.5 Inches Width 18 Inches Depth 14 Inches
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Late 19th Century British Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

19th century dolphin Inkstand
19th century dolphin Inkstand
$4,381 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Cow Horn Table Gong
Located in Ipswich, GB
horns with silver plated mounts standing on a quality circular oak base, complete with original beater.
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Early 20th Century Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Victorian Hand Crafted Mahogany Brass Desktop Lamp Inkwell Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique Victorian Hand Crafted Desktop Writing And Reading Stand. The Stand Is Fitted Additionally With One Brass Inkwell Pivotable Pen Stand Brass Perpetual Calendar. Sold With A...
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Early 19th Century British Victorian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Brass

Hobbing Foot
Located in London, England
Steel hobbing foot with wooden base. Circa 1900 H 21cm x W 25cm x D 16cm
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Early 1900s British Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Steel

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Synyer Beddoes Photograph Frame
By Synyer Beddoes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
border. This frame retains the original oak wood back and hinged strut, securing with a swivel catch
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Early 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Art deco office chair in style of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art deco office chair in style of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Professionally stained and repolished.
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Fabric, Oak

19th Century Scottish Double Inkwell
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century Scottish double inkwell by Arthur Medlock with two hoof inkwells with metal covers centred by a facet citrine, on a wooden base, the inkwells stamped Medlock Inverness. ...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

19th Century Scottish Double Inkwell
19th Century Scottish Double Inkwell
$1,533 Sale Price
56% Off
English Victorian Bronze Double Inkwell with Horse
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian bronze double inkwell on oak base with jockey and horse motif and crystal wells.  
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Ebonized Bank of England Armchairs
By Gunlocke, Sikes Chair Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic, maple and oak, bank of England, courthouse, armchairs by Gunlocke, Sikes and Library
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Maple, Oak

Unique Antique 1880 George Hepplewhite Wheatgrass Captains Chair Brown Leather
By George Hepplewhite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
and sealed, the oak frame has been stripped back and sympathetically French polished from the ground
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique circa 1900 Edwardian Directors Office Captains Armchair Brown Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
heritage brown leather seat. This chair is really quite exquisite, it has a tiger oak frame which means
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

Victorian Chesterfield Office chair in green leather, England, 1860s.
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful Patinated English Bureau chair, Rotating mechanism, Beautiful patinated green leather.
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1860s British Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

Equestrian / Jockey CAP Inkstand / Inkwell, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Horseshoe shaped inkstand, the base made from solid English Oak mounted with a silver
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Oak Desks

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Silver Plate, Brass

Silverplate Faceted Letterholder
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts & Crafts silver plate toast rack / letter holder with an oak base (maker\'s plaque on
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Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique Stickley Brothers Telephone Table and Chair - W5050
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
fantastic, and great original finish and its soli oak and not veneered. the set come with the original part
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

Small English Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th Century English bureau with an antiqued painted blue finish and ncie fitted interior. 1780
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

18th Century Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 18th century and later decorated chinoiserie bureau. The fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted interior and a well, above an arrangement of four draw...
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18th Century English Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

Original HOVIS Prize Clock by G.H. F.W. Bravington London
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
running well, the clock is in Oak it has 14” bezel and the original painted dial The clock is 21” high
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Early 20th Century Late Victorian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

19th Century English George III Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century hand painted and decorated chinoiserie bureau / desk. The fall front opening to
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Brass

Georgian Miniature Oak Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming and Relatively rare mid 18th century, Georgian, oak miniature kneehole desk, having
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

Oak Table Or Desk - 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely 19th century farmhouse table in oak and chestnut from France. Very beautiful table with two
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19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

Victorian Oak And Leather Desk Chair
Located in Essex, MA
New brown leather and tufted horseshoe shaped back. Leather seat. Turned legs. Front casters.
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1860s English Victorian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

Edwardian Oak Hanging or Desk Cabinet
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine late 19th century English oak hanging or desk cabinet, having two cupboards with paneled doors
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

English Victorian Oak Lap Desk Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian oak and walnut trim lap desk box with nail head and brass filigree design.  
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Brass

Scottish Oak Ecclesiastical Armchair or Desk Chair
Located in Faversham, GB
A large deep and wide ecclesiastical oak chair from a Scottish church with open sides and wide
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19th Century British High Victorian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique Louis XV Style Oak Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XV style oak secretary desk with intricate and highly detailed carvings on front, top and
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Metal

Antique Oak Arts and Crafts Library Desk Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
its character. The table could be used in an entry or as a desk. There is a single, functioning
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Early 20th Century Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

Arts Crafts Movement Oak Secretaire Cabinet Desk
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Unusual original Arts & Crafts Movement oak secretaire cabinet, circa 1900. The cabinet has its
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

19th Century Swedish Oak Ladies’ Writing Desk Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish oak ladies’ writing desk or secretary featuring a Bombay-curved lower chest with three
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Late 19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Iron

English Victorian Oak Lap Desk Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian oak and walnut trim lap desk box with nail head and brass filigree design.
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Roycroft Inspired Mission Oak Single Drawer Desk C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Roycroft Inspired Mission Oak Single Drawer Desk C1920 Measures - 36 1/4"h x 42 1/4"w x 28
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

17th Century Provincial Oak Console Table, Desk
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A remarkable 17th-century oak side table.  Displaying a moulded top sitting gracefully above a
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17th Century British Antique Oak Desks

Materials

Oak

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Antique Oak Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique oak desks for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique oak desks — often made from wood, oak and metal — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique oak desks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique oak desks made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Arts and Crafts — are very popular at 1stDibs. Gustav Stickley, Stickley Brothers and Gillows of Lancaster London each produced beautiful antique oak desks that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Oak Desks?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,991, while they’re typically $123 on the low end and $170,139 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Oak Desks
  • 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 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.