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Antique English Desk Painted Dove Grey
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic English Desk with 3 drawers and ball and claw feet, updated with a matte dove grey
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19th Century English Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

French Farmhouse Painted Distressed Desk c.1920 s
Located in London, GB
This French farmhouse painted distressed desk, dates back to the 1920's and exudes French
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1920s French French Provincial Antique Painted Desk

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Pine, Paint

Swedish Bleached and Lime Washed Painted Writing Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish writing desk from the 1920's that has been bleached and lime washed creating a beautiful
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Early 20th Century Antique Painted Desk

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Wood, Paint

Painted Faux Tortoiseshell Shaped Kneehole Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined and exceptional shaped knee hole desk with a brown tooled leather top. Inspired faux
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Painted Desk

Painted Faux Tortoiseshell Shaped Kneehole Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined and exceptional shaped knee hole desk with a brown tooled leather top. Inspired faux
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Painted Desk

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Mahogany

18th Century Painted Dutch Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully decorated desk with sea paintings on three drawers and three doors. Four small drowers
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Painted Desk

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Marble

Large Desk-Table in Original Gray/Ochre Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century desk table. Unpainted planked wood top, base in Original Grey Paint with Ocher painted
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19th Century North American Antique Painted Desk

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Wood, Pine, Paint

1920 Jewellers/Clockmakers Cabinet Desk in Original Paint
Located in Surrey, BC
Beautiful original jewelers desk in old oxidized age cracked painted surface. Great Hostess Stand
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1920s American Industrial Antique Painted Desk

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Oak

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Writing Desk
Located in Houston, US
Beautifully painted in a contemporary turquoise, this Swedish Gustavian style desk is handmade with
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

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Brass

Italian Rococo Style Venetian Painted Folding Writing Desk
Located in Firenze, IT
your home office when needed. Interestingly, the desk has been finished and painted on the back side
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Antique Painted Desk

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Bronze

19th Century Simulated Marble Painted Italian Desk
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Painted Italian Desk, smart cabriole legs, extraordinary faux marble painted top, blue base. Later
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Painted Leather Top Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Desk is painted black with maroon detailing and leather. The desk has 3 drawers.
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19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Louis XVI Period Hand Painted Pine Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful French antique solid pine desk from the Louis XVI period. Hand painted with elegant
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19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

19thC French Painted White Pine Console / Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1880 19thC French Painted White Pine Console /Desk Measures: W170 x D55 x H74 cm.  
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1880s French Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Swedish Original Painted 2-Drawer Blue Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish original painted 2-drawer blue desk with a natural wood finished top.
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1880s Swedish Country Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

White Painted French Desk with Leather Top
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A white painted cabriole leg, hoof foot French ladies desk with 2 drawers, highlighted with rose
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Early 20th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Sheraton Style Painted Vintage Dressing Table Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Rich in character, a slightly weathered dressing table or desk painted a wonderful goldish yellow
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1920s American Sheraton Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century Swedish Black-Painted Writing Desk with Brass Fittings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant 19th-century Swedish writing desk in pine, finished in a rich black patina that highlights
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19th Century Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Small Gustavian Writing Desk With Original Paint
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Swedish ladies desk with 2 large and 2 smaller drawers. Great original paint, wear and
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Painted Pine and Iron Monastery Writing Desk, circa 1770
Located in Culver City, CA
Painted pine and iron monastery writing desk, circa 1770. Combined seat and desk on original
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1770s French Antique Painted Desk

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Iron

Lovely Nantucket Faux Painted Antique Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A lovely antique mahogany writing desk having a hand faux painted finish by well known Nantucket
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19th Century American Antique Painted Desk

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Mahogany

Spanish 19th Century Renaissance Style Desk in Painted Wood
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome Spanish 19th century Renaissance style desk in painted wood. The writing surface
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Hitchcock Style Painted Work Table or Desk
By Lambert Hitchcock
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century Federal work table or desk. Made in the style of Lambert Hitchcock. Featuring an
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19th Century American Rustic Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass

French Antique Painted School Desk
Located in Austin, TX
19th century painted school desk with 4 cubbies and inkwells (2 covers). Green and gray textured
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19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

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Fir, Paint

Gustavian Black Painted Executive Desk Green with Leather Top
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
wheels. The writing desk has great vintage patina to the paint and to the original leather top.
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

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Oak

Adams Style Vernis Martin Paint Decorated Antique Cylinder Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Antique Adams style distressed paint decorated cylinder desk. Roll top desk containing storage, 2
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Early 20th Century Adam Style Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Large Black Painted Gustavian 3-Drawer Office Desk Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large black painted Gustavian 3-drawer office desk, Sweden.
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Swedish Early 19th Century Painted Wood Drop-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish early 19th century period Karl Johan painted wood drop-front desk over two lower drawers
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Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

A 19th Century European Painted Kneehole Desk
Located in Conwy, GB
drawers all with their original brasses. The simple painted decoration applied to the worn red painted
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Early 19th Century European Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Aesthetic Movement Tiger Rattan Secretary Desk w/ Drawer
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Early 20th-century petite hand-painted desk made of tiger Rattan with a rice mat top and sides
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Early 1900s American Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Rattan

English Painted Two Drawer Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C English painted two drawer desk/ lamp table. 1820. Dimensions 39.5 inches (100 cms
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19th Century English George IV Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis XV Style Table Desk, Painted
Located in Houston, US
Lovely early interpretation of Louis XV with graceful chambered legs and one drawer. Painted in
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

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Pine

French 18th Century Painted Louis XV Table / Small Desk
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful small Louis XV table /desk with stunning patina. Great feature is the hidden drawer on
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

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Wood

Painted Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Italian Painted Drop Front Desk, c. 1780. Writing slope - 41 1/2"h, Open depth - 38 1/2".
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Painted Desk

Carved Antique Library Table Desk with White Paint
Located in Round Top, TX
compliments the Danish styling of this late 19th century desk. The warm dark wood is exposed where the paint
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Painted Desk

Swedish Style Painted Drop Leaf Secretary or Desk
Located in New York, NY
Antique painted, drop leaf petite secretary or desk with just the perfect patina. Cabriole legs
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Early 20th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Swedish Desk 19th Century in Black Original Paint
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A rustic writing desk made during the 19th century in Sweden. Made of pine wood and original black
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Antique Original Gray Painted Swedish Writing Table Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
The wonderful charm of this table or writing desk is in the simple details. The warm dark wood is
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Desk

Painted fall front desk
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish painted fall-front secretaire, Second Quarter 19th Century, the overhanging rectangular
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Rare Pair of Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Desks
Located in Manhasset, NY
A very handsome and rare pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian style writing desks, each overall
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

An Austrian Painted Wood Desk / Table With Antiqued Mirror Top
By Anton Pospischil
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Exquisite Austrian Early 20th Century Painted Wood Desk / Table with Antiqued Mirror Top, Two
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Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Painted Desk

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Glass, Wood

Antique Black Painted and Carved Desk, Denmark circa 1920 s
Located in Round Top, TX
antique desk from Denmark. Please examine the carved details that encompass the "skirt," making it a free
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Oak, Paint

1920s Pine Faux Bamboo Painted Knee Hole Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
1920s pine knee hole desk with faux bamboo decoration. Originally would have been fitted with a
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Swedish 19th Century Painted Wood Desk with Uniquely Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 19th century painted wood desk. This 4 foot long antique table from Sweden features an
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Spanish 19th Century Desk or Side Table in Painted Wood
Located in Round Top, TX
A lovely 19th century painted console or desk from the Catalan region of Spain. The table is
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique William Mary Spanish Revival Walnut Painted Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
20th Century Jacobean / Spanish Revival secretary desk. Made from walnut with hand carved and
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Early 20th Century William and Mary Antique Painted Desk

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Walnut, Paint

C19th European painted cylinder writing desk
By Bonzanigo
Located in Dereham, GB
C19th European painted cylinder writing desk Cream with blue stencil decoration. Recently re
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1860s Italian Baroque Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Walnut

French Louis XVIth Style Kidney Shape Painted Writing Desk or Table
Located in Round Top, TX
A charming French Louis XVIth style writing desk - table in painted wood. The table is beautifully
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Late 19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

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Leather, Wood

Antique Venetian Hand Painted Bombay Vanity Dressing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Venetian Hand Painted Bombay Vanity Dressing Table Desk.
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18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Marble topped French 1920 s painted wood desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A truly spectacularly colorful piece of marble tops this wonderfully carved and painted French desk
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Early 20th Century French Antique Painted Desk

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Marble

Swedish 1910s Neoclassical Style Painted Wood Desk with Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish neoclassical style painted wood writing desk from the early 20th century, with two doors
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Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Early 19thc Pennsylvania Original Grey Painted Slant Top Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic early 19thc original blue/grey slant top primitive desk.This desk has the best old worn
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19th Century American Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Continental Painted Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental (probably Italian) painted slant top desk, late 19th century. Paint appears to be
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

19th Century Swedish Painted Pedestal Desk with Reeded Panel Doors, Sides Back
Located in London, England
An absolutely stunning freestanding circa 19th century painted Swedish desk. The desk features
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1820s Swedish Victorian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Metal

French Painted Kneehole Writing Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty little French painted knee hole writing desk. 1860. Dimensions 36 inches (91 cms) wide
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19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique Edwardian Satinwood and Floral Painted Carlton House Writing Desk, 1900
Located in London, GB
This is a truly exceptional antique Edwardian hand painted and inlaid satinwood Carlton House desk
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Satinwood

English Green Nautical Ship Painted Plymouth College Double School Desk Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Solid wood and metal English painted double school desk or child's writing table with depictions of
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Late 19th Century European British Colonial Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Metal

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Antique Painted Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique painted desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique painted desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and softwood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique painted desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique painted desk, those designed in Louis XVI, Victorian and Louis XV styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique painted desk over the years, but those crafted by Royal Copenhagen, Boin-Taburet and Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Painted Desk?

Prices for an antique painted desk start at $108 and top out at $78,500 with the average selling for $3,378.
Questions About Antique Painted 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 ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    Yes, you can paint a leather desk top. You can transform an old leather desk top and add visual appeal with easy-to-use leather paint. If you don’t feel confident in trying this by yourself, get in touch with a furniture restorer or related professional for help. Find a variety of leather desk tops 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.