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Train Station Desk
Located in Summerland, CA
19th century Pine with gray wash. Hand Made. Top part lifts out of base, two piece. Hand inscribed train at bottom. New England Leather strap for closure.
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19th Century American Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine, Paint

Chinoiserie Style Painted Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fabulous painted desk, hidden drawer, leather top.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood, Leather

Venetian Desk
Located in Petworth, GB
AN ITALIAN POLYCHROME PAINTED KNEEHOLE DESK LATE 18TH CENTURY A rare Venetian painted desk
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1790s Italian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Chocolate Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Pedestal Desk
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
An imbuya burl veneered, gilt and chinoiserie painted pedestal desk, the rounded rectangular top
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Early 19th Century Vietnamese Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk

Painted Swedish Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted Swedish Desk
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Desk

Primitive Painted Tall Desk
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
very primitive lift top desk from a school in old green paint
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Early 20th Century American Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Painted Knee Hole Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted Knee Whole Desk. Aqua, Cream and Red. Finished on All Sides
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Painted Desk

Painted slant-front desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian painted ladies' slant-front desk in the manner of Carlo Bugati.
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19th Century Italian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Green Painted School Masters Desk
Located in Summerland, CA
Circa 1810 White Pine. Green paint over black.
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19th Century American Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass

Creme Color Painted Hungarian Art Deco Desk Designed by Lajos Kozma
By Lajos Kozma
Located in Budapest, Budapest
Unique Art Deco desk with crème color painted. Designed by Hungarian architect/designer Lajos
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1920s Hungarian Art Deco Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

French Writing desk with original paint and hoof feet
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charming writing desk with drawer. Original paint worn in some areas.
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19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

A Regency painted open arm or desk chair
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
A Regency painted open arm or desk chair, the structure with traces of original paint, pierced back
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17th Century English Regency Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Oak

18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Firenze, IT
A charming Italian Louis XV bureau plat or writing desk. The desk in solid walnut wood features a
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Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Walnut

Italian neoclassical painted slant-front desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian neoclassical painted and polychromed slant-front desk, in two parts, the faux-grained top
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19th Century Italian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Remarkable Folk Art Paint Decorated Writing Desk/ Bureau
Located in London, GB
” Painted and Stylised Floral Decoration. The fall front retains traces of the original inscription and is
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1820s Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Josef Hoffmann Desk, Painted in White with Grey Leather, Designed for the WW
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Berlin, DE
Outstanding desk designed by Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstatte in 1914. Painted wood, grey
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century Painted Swedish Slant Front Desk
Located in Washington, DC
19th century Gustavian slant front desk in old blue paint with fitted interior.
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1830s Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Bamboo and Painted Lacquer Slant Top Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
hand painted with flowers, birds and vines. the top lifts up. there are 3 shelves on the left
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Late 19th Century European Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Lacquer

Small 19th Century Painted French Provincial Kneehole Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Small 19th Century Painted French Provincial Kneehole Desk
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19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Antique Swedish Baroque Slant Front Desk Painted, Early 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Terrific antique Swedish period painted slant front desk refreshed distressed greyish- white with
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Early 19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century Adams Style Painted Slant-Front Desk
Located in Miami, FL
19th c. Adams style painted slant front desk on stand; opening to a fitted interior with four
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19th Century English Adam Style Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Writing Desk, Mid-19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Gustavian style painted writing desk with one drawer, mid-19th century simple top
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Antique Swedish Gustavian Bureau 19th Century Painted Writing Desk Serpentine
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
Large 19th century Swedish painted and carved bureau in the Gustavian manner. The carved fall
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Paint

Red Painted Walnut Slant Lid Standing Desk, Probably Pennsylvania, circa 1840
Located in Providence, RI
This red painted stand up desk is in original condition with a rich oxidized red paint over solid
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Mid-19th Century American Sheraton Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Walnut

Green Slant Top Scribes Desk
Located in Boston, MA
Slant top green painted pine scribes desk. The desk opens to an adjustable height and has multiple
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19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Paint, Wood

Marquetry Desk/Game Table
Located in Summerland, CA
Circa 1880-1890 Found in a Michigan lodge. Geometric inlay design. Wonderfully crackled surface.
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19th Century American Antique Painted Desk

Vintage Child s Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A charming old children's school desk for two. remains of original paint, original finish. desk 17
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Early 20th Century British Antique Painted Desk

Painted Regence writing table
Located in New Orleans, LA
A 19th century Regence writing table with applied relief carvings and faux marble top. Apron molded on all 4 sides with one drawer on tapering cabriole legs ending in escargot feet
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19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood, Paint

Painted Louis XV Style Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century carved French hand-painted blue-grey Louis XV style table, with sculpted apron and
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Paint, Wood

English Desk on Casters
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Charming English desk, later painted pale grey on original brass casters with turned legs.
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Late 19th Century European Antique Painted Desk

Vintage Red Partner Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George IV- Style Vintage Partner Desk. Painted Red in the 1960's.
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19th Century American Antique Painted Desk

Venetian Knee-Hole Desk with Cabriole Legs
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A Venetian knee-hole desk with cabriole legs, painted with scenes of country life, and Grand Tour
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

1920s Chinoiserie Writing Desk by Rockford Furniture
Located in Alhambra, CA
Carved wood and hand painted writing desk, c. 1920 by the historic Rockford Furniture company of
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1920s North American Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

1920 s Red and Blue Wooden Desk
Located in Brno, CZ
This is a recently restored wooden desk believed to be designed in the 1920’s, with the red and
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1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century Napoleon III Papier Mâché Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
-painted with gold stamping and embellished with mother-of-pearl inserts, very high quality of
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Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Italian Table Painted Finish in Rococco Style
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful side table Hand painted with landscapes
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1820s Italian Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Painted French writing table
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Painted French writing table with faux painted top, cabriole legs and single drawer
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19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Hans Gunther Reinstein Vienna Secession Ladies Writing Desk
By Hans Gunther Reinstein
Located in Berlin, DE
Vienna secession ladies writing table in softwood and corrugated cardboard. Black and white paint
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Softwood

Antique Swedish Rococo Style Writing Desk Early 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Rococo Style writing desk in Black distressed paint finish, cabriole legs, five
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Early 20th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Painted Italian Neoclassical Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
A two drawer desk or writing table with a faux marble painted top over tall, square tapered legs.
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Desk

Swedish Rococo Style Table or Desk with Two Drawers
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large two-drawer Swedish table with original black paint and original brass pulls; elegantly styled
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19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Austrian German Painted Dowry Table, circa 1875
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful antique German Austrian painted pine trestle table from Austria, circa 1875 having legs
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1870s German Country Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

A Painted Italian Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
cabriole legs. The table retains its original paint.
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19th Century Italian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood, Pine

Regency Yellow Painted Wooden and Faux Bamboo Writing Table
Located in Tarbert, Argyll and Bute
Regency yellow painted and decorated writing table with faux bamboo legs and two drawers.
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1820s English Regency Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

French scarlet pedestal desk
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is pleased to offer a wonderful French late 19th-century pedestal desk
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1890s French Louis Philippe Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Oak

LE DUEX PAINTED PARCEL GILT BUREAUPLAT
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
the painted top and gilt edge. The apron is punctuated with reserves of painted scrollwork with raised
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Painted Desk

18th Century Painted Table, Attributed to George Brookshaw
By George Brookshaw
Located in Richmond, London
A very decorative late 18th century painted table, attributable to George Brookshaw. English, circa
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

A Red Paint Decorated Hutch Table
Located in Columbus, OH
, with red painted surface throughout. The presence of a shelf is a rare feature of hutch
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19th Century American Antique Painted Desk

Antique French Painted Writing Table with Two Drawers, circa 1900
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first! An antique French painted writing table circa 1900 with two drawers standing on
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Paint

Antique Ebonised Ormolu Mounted Bon-Heur Du Jour Desk
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Antrim, GB
A fine 19th century Antique ebonised Bon-heur Du Jour desk, with hand painted porcelain panels and
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Late 19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Painted Wood Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
19th century writing desk or end table, with long, thin, top drawer and two large side cabinet
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19th Century French Country Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Georgian Chinoisseried Kneehole Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Period Georgian Mahogany knee hole desk with later red chinoisserie decoration. Beautiful
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19th Century English Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Gustavian Pine Table with Green Paint, Sweden, Late 18th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Sweden, Late 18th Century Antique genuine gustavian table from Sweden made around 1790. Painted in
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood, Pine

Antique German Louis XVI French Painted Table with Drawer, circa 1790
Located in Houston, TX
A handsome antique German Louis XVI period painted table circa 1790 having a large drawer. The
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

De Stijl desk
Located in Den Bommel, NL
original paint and scratches on the desk. The handles on the drawers are designed with a special twist, as
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Early 20th Century Dutch De Stijl Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

European Hunting Desk Ornament, circa 1900
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A fabulous European (probably Austrian: unmarked) cold painted, bronze/brass hunting desk ornament
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Early 1900s European Antique Painted Desk

A pair of English black and polychrome-painted bureaux
Located in London, GB
Late 17th century style. Each decorated overall with flower sprays, with fold-over top lined with yellow baize enclosing a fitted interior, above two small and one long drawer, with ...
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Painted Desk

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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 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.