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Exquisite Sterling Silver Card Case with Hand Painted Terrier Dog
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver card case with a hand painted image of an Airedale Terrier. Impeccably done, the
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Swedish Stage Manager s Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish, painted Stage Manager's Desk
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Desk

Swedish Drop-front Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully painted drop-front desk with 3 exterior drawers and 16 interior drawers.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Victorian 1860 Beautifully Hand Painted Papier-mâché Photo Album
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A rare Victorian 1860 beautifully hand painted Papier-mâché photo album of the Lake District, in
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Paper

Wonderful Old Paris Hand Painted Porcelain Inkstand, France, 1880s
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Wonderful Old Paris hand painted porcelain inkstand, France, 1880s Good condition, some minor
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Late 19th Century French Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Porcelain

Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A Queen Anne style, chinoiserie decorated red painted two part desk with lower drawers, a drop
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19th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Mirror

William IV Kidney Shaped Writing Table with Carved Giltwood and White Painted
By George Morant
Located in London, GB
A rare William IV period kidney shaped writing table with carved giltwood decoration and white paintwork: the writing table's leathered top crossbanded in satinwood and with a carved...
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1830s English William IV Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

19th Century American Turned and Grain-Painted Inkwell
Located in Woodbury, CT
Early 19th century American turned and grain-painted inkwell, the circular inkwells with stenciled
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Early 19th Century American Antique Painted Desk

Early 19th Century Minton Hand Painted Ruby Red Inkwell
By Minton
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and stunning hand painted Inkwell or Inkstand from circa 1840s from the Minton factory
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Early 19th Century English Rococo Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Porcelain

Wooden Counter with Distressed Paint
Located in Ulft, Gelderland
This antique wooden counter has multiple layers of old paint which gives a nice patina. It features
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19th Century Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century Napoleon III° Black Bureau Ceramic Painted, 1850
Located in Roma, RM
Ebonized furniture of Belgian origin, ceramic applications painted with scenes of everyday life in
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1850s Belgian Napoleon III Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

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 Painted Desk

Materials

Porcelain

Early 18th C English Red Lacquer Chinoiserie painted bracket clock
Located in Oakville, ON
A beautiful Early 18th Century bracket clock with original red lacquer chinoiserie decoration by James Geddes 1728-1755 of Edinburgh Originally with Verge escapement converted to an...
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Early 18th Century British George II Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass

Mid-1800s Table of Old-Growth Pine for Hallway, Entranceway, Room Corner
Located in Madison, WI
Classic simplicity. Farmhouse function in its build and usage. A sparse, worn layer of green paint adds
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Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine, Paint

18th Century Satinwood Table with William Penn Family Connections
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Wendover, GB
This 18th century painted oval satinwood writing table in the style of Thomas Sheraton once
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass

Small Georgian Chinoiserie Writing Table
Located in Sydney, NSW
A small late Georgian Provincial writing table, Pine decorated in chinoiserie, standing upon its original brass castors. The leather writing surface is a later replacement.
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1820s English Georgian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Small Regency Ebonized Writing Table, circa 1815
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a beautiful small ebonized writing table, featuring three drawers, tooled leather top with a Roman design and chinoiserie decoration with lyre ends, circa 1815.
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1810s English Regency Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Gustavian Style Table
Located in Helsingborg, SE
Antique table with one-drawer in the Gustavian style. This piece has beautiful decoration. This console table has antique white color. Top has original marble. Surprising pieces and...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Marble

Vintage Cast Iron Machine Base Champion Shoe Manufacturing Co. St. Louis
Located in Newtown, CT
you to add a top. Dates to about the 1920s, would make a great stand up desk. Paint loss and normal
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Iron

Contemporized Farnchair by Markus Friedrich Staab
By Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
, painted and multi-lacquered. • Info about Markus F. Staab • born 1964 in Aschaffenburg, Germany • since
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Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Oak, Lacquer, Paint

Executive Office Chairs french antiquity
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
Charming Directoire style armchair, richly carved, in painted wood, the square backrest ending in a
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Mid-19th Century French Directoire Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Antique British Elbow Office Chairs circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Antique British Elbow desk chairs in solid Wood dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Linen, Wood

18th Century Military Boot Form Quill Pen Holder
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 18th century military boot form quill pen holder made of pottery. Please note of wear consistent with age.
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18th Century Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pottery

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 table measures 3 1/4” wide x 2” high x 2 1/4” deep approximately. The couch measu...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

Late 18th Century Spanish Pine and Walnut Seven-Drawer “Vargueño”
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A stunning painted and inlaid seven-drawer tabletop “vargueño” from the province of Huesca in the
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Late 18th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Walnut, Pine

18th Century French Rochedragon Gold Carnet de Bal
By Julien Alaterre
Located in Wendover, GB
Julien Alaterre goldsmith to Louis XVI and Marie Antionette. Beautifully painted miniatures on ivory set
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1770s European Louis XVI Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Gold

Fine French 18th Century Inkstand in Bronze Doré and Chinoiserie Lacquered Tray
Located in Charleston, SC
desk.
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

Bentwood Chair circa 1900, Contemporized by Atelier Staab, Neon and Silver Seat
By Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt, DE
painted in silver and different neon stripes, lacquered with 10 layers of high gloss varnish. Aluminium
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Aluminum

Chinese Porcelain Lacquer and Gilt Bronze Mounted Inkstand, 19th Century
Located in Redding, CA
Chinese porcelain painted with flowers within gilt framing. All amazingly complete with every single
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Inkwell, Attributed, Maison Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Pasadena, CA
The bronzes attributed to Maison Millet, retailed by Escalier De Cristal, Circa 1880, The Lacquer Meiji Period (1868-1912) The undeside applied with a paper retailer's label Escalie...
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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Limoges Cobalt Gold Encrusted Library Magnifying Glass
By Limoges
Located in South Newfane, VT
Produced in Limoges, France during the Belle Époque, this cobalt porcelain magnifying glass is heavily encrusted with a raised gold design depicting abstract arabesques and flowers. ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass

English Edwardian Satinwood Bureau
Located in Kirkland, WA
paint and gilt on top of satinwood. The slant lid opens to reveal a nice plain interior with small
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Vernis Martin Bureau Abattant
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
A Louis XV desk opening by an abattant, red lacquer interior, on four cabriole legs, Vernis Martin
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Lacquer

French Verny Martin Style Mahogany Bureau De Dame, circa 1890
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
short drawers below. The painted cylinder depicting a romantic scene with a courting couple, is raised
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Rare 18th Century Lacquer Table Clock by London Maker William Kipling
Located in London, GB
painted surround of flowers and foliage.
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century Italian Two-Drawer Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
An elegant Italian polychrome commode, with a shaped and molded top and two drawers over tall cabriole legs ending in hoof feet, the knees of the front legs with a carved leaf design...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

1700s Clock Set
Located in Clinton, AR
5-piece hand painted. Origin, Paris, late 1700s-early 1800s over 200 years old.
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Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze

1700s Clock Set
1700s Clock Set
$6,500 / set
Important 19th Century French Table Clock Gilt Ormolu Bronze Sevres Porcelain
By Japy Frères
Located in Aberdare, GB
the very top Details are breath-taking and the hand-painted Sevres porcelain is striking with
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1860s French Louis XVI Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Enamel and Bronze Clock
Located in Bronx, NY
bronze scrolled frame. Within the frame of this vintage timepiece is a wonderful hand painted & signed
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Japanned George III-Period Precision Bracket Clock by Parkinson Frodsham
By Parkinson Frodsham
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
. Painted dial with black Roman numerals for the hours, on white background. Subsidiary dial for the seconds
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1810s English George III Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass, Steel

Brass Carriage Clock by J. E.Caldwell Co.
By J.E. Caldwell Co.
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this magnificent carriage clock by JE Caldwell & Co. stands on a bracketed foot with beveled glass all around. The clock face is simple black and white. The key is with the ...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Italian Painted Table or Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
The painted table/desk has a full front drawer. Decorative painting on all four sides of the apron
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19th Century Italian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood, Paint

1800s Art Nouveau Miniature Ruby Flower Enamel Spring Bloom Tiffany Style Clock
Located in New york, NY
Bloom” Enamel Tiffany Art of Enameling Style Full 4 Hand Painted Series Style Boudoir, Desk, Travel
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Ruby, Brass, Yellow Gold

Italian Painted Slope-Top Lap Desk
Located in Natchez, MS
Italian Painted Slope Topped Lap Desk. 18th century
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Painted Desk

red desk secretary louis xv chinese hand painted
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
elegant donkey desk in red lacquered wood, in the style of China according to Martin varnish, the
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1760s French Louis XV Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Oak

English Adams Style Painted Mahogany and Satinwood Breakfront with Butler s Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A lovely hand-painted and pen work decorated two-part breakfront. It has a leather insert in the
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Early 20th Century Adam Style Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Kidney Shaped Painted Vanity or Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage hand painted ladies vanity or writing desk kidney shaped, delicate cabriole legs, antique
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Period Gustavian Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Fall front writing desk from the Gustavian period, Sweden, circa 1800. The drawers and fall front
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Gustavian Style Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Writing desk in the Gustavian Style, Sweden, circa 1880. Raised, reeded panels on the three-drawer
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

Edwardian satinwood decorated cylinder desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
Edwardian painted satinwood cylinder bookcase We are pleased to offer you this elegant Edwardian
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1890s English Edwardian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Satinwood

Clock cabinet/desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
painted secretarie/desk/cabinet
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19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Swedish Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Two-drawer writing desk, Sweden, circa 1880. The slant front features a raised, reeded panel and
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Brass

original painted table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
original painted pine table/desk
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Pine

Chinoiserie Leather Top Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Middleburg, VA
A beautifully hand-painted Gillows chinoiserie desk with lovely scenes on a dark green base with
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk

18th C. French Work Table/Desk
Located in US
Unique Table With Carved Cabriole Legs (Original Distressed Paint). Sun Bleached DeepThree Board
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood, Paint

Rare Italian Renaissance Walnut Study and Desk – 1900
Located in HÉRIC, FR
carved, gilded, and painted in the Italian Renaissance style. The desk features a framed top with a
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century Directoire Table or Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
. Probably used as a writing table originally, it could be used as a desk, console or side table... its size
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Early 19th Century Spanish Directoire Antique Painted Desk

Materials

Wood

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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 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 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.