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Antique Roman Desk

Collection of Roman Numerals
Located in London, England
Cast metal Roman numerals. Circa 1900 H 8cm x W 5cm x D 3cm
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Early 1900s French Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Steel

Antique Collection of Roman Numerals
Collection of Roman Numerals
$129 / set
H 3.15 in W 1.97 in D 1.19 in
Antique Victorian English Oak Writing Desk / Partner Desk with a Leather Top
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here is this large, unique, and antique Victorian English oak writing desk / library table
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19th Century Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Leather, Wood, Oak

19th century English antique oak wall desk/writing table on wheels
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This beautiful antique writing table comes from England from the 19th century. It is gracefully and elegantly designed, with charming details and a secret compartment for your ink an...
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19th Century Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Wood, Oak

Elegant antique sheepskin leather desk chair with a heavy wooden frame
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This great sheepskin and wooden desk chair is a timeless addition and eye-catcher in any room. It
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19th Century Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Leather, Sheepskin, Wood

19th Century French Bronze Inkwell with Roman Figure on Brown Marble Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your office desk with this large Empire style inkwell. Created in France circa 1870 and
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Roman Desk

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Marble, Bronze

French Empire Bronze Inkwell After the Roman Oil Lamps, c. 1815–25
Located in Atlanta, GA
manner, after the form of ancient Roman oil lamps. The central reservoir, cast with a hammered surface
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Early 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Roman Desk

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Brass, Bronze

Italian Shelf Depicting the Roman Emperor from the Early 20th Century
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Madrid, ES
: Wood Additional information: Italian shelf depicting the Roman emperor from the early 1900s.
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Early 1900s Italian Rococo Antique Roman Desk

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Wood

Roman Marble Double Inkwell, 2nd–3rd century AD.
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Double Inkwell. Roman Empire, 2nd–3rd century AD. Measurements 11 × 4.2 × 3.2 cm
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Roman Desk

Alfa Romeo Classic Car Radiator Desk Clock, Jaeger, 1920´s. Automobilia
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice Jaeger 8 days table clock. This is a Classic car clock, circa 1920s. It is mounted over a Classic Alfa Romeo small radiator. Fantastic piece of Automobilia, Perfect gift f...
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1920s Swiss Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Brass, Enamel

Antique Alfa Romeo Classic Car Radiator Desk Clock, Jaeger, 1920´s. Automobilia
Alfa Romeo Classic Car Radiator Desk Clock, Jaeger, 1920´s. Automobilia
$1,800 Sale Price
28% Off
H 8.27 in W 3.55 in D 5.71 in
Antique Roman Charioteer Napoleon III Bronze Table Bell Fountain Pen Brush
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Highly unusual brush for cleaning fountain pens in the shape of a Roman charioteer. This
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Roman Desk

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Bronze

Pair Italian Neoclassical Grand Tour Sienna Marble Souvenirs of Temple Ruins
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and early pair of Roman Neoclassical Period Grand Tour Sienna marble models of the
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1820s Italian Greco Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Siena Marble

Antique Burr Walnut Ebonized Cased Desk Clock from Baldwin of Loughborough
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique burr walnut ebonized cased desk clock with Roman numeric dial fronting a gold plated back
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1860s English Victorian Antique Roman Desk

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Gold Plate

Antique Burr Walnut Ebonized Cased Desk Clock from Baldwin of Loughborough
Antique Burr Walnut Ebonized Cased Desk Clock from Baldwin of Loughborough
$2,182 Sale Price
20% Off
H 6.5 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in
Calamaio Grand Tour in marmo a Sarcofago inizio XIX secolo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Calamaio a forma di sarcofago in marmi pregiati, Roma, inizi del 19 secolo, epoca Grand Tour. I calamai a sarcofago del Grand Tour sono oggetti di lusso del XVIII e XIX secolo ispi...
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19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Marble

Marble inkwell Souvenir of the Grand Tour Rome late 18th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Capital-shaped white marble inkwell, souvenir of the Grand Tour, Roman workshop, late 18th century. Rome was considered the stop par excellence of the Grand Tour, as it represente...
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18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Marble

French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small bronze champleve enamel set of an inkwell and letter opener. Both of them depicts colorful hand painted flowers, “C” scrolls and foliages. The resting plate of the in...
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Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Bronze

French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener
French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener
$316 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 2.25 in W 4 in D 2.25 in
Louis-Philippe Ormolu Clock, Esmeralda or Dancer with a Tambourine
Located in Paris, FR
patinated bronze dial is composed of twelve, white enamel cartridges that mark the hours with Roman numerals
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Roman Desk

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Bronze

Rare Antique Classical Roman Bronze Glass Inkstand with Crystal Glass Inkwell
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish, rare and mint condition bronze, brass and glass desk piece. This completely original
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Late 19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Crystal, Brass, Bronze

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Ardesia Paperweight with Micromosaic Roman Views Gran Tour, 1850s
Located in Niella Tanaro, IT
An ardesia slate paperweight decorated with 5 micromosaic Roman views (San Pietro, Colosseo, Fori
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Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Roman Desk

Georgian Roman Gods Carnelian Agate Intaglio Seal
Located in Boston, Lincolnshire
an image of Roman Gods. Rare. Height 27mm Width 20mm Depth 4mm Intaglio in excellent condition.
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Roman Desk

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Agate, Carnelian

Extremely Large Edwardian 8 Day / 200 Hour Ball Clock with Roman Numerals
Located in London, GB
movement and Roman numerals to the dial. In excellent working order. Ball clocks typically used
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1910s British Antique Roman Desk

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Brass

Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze Inkwell by E.F. Caldwell
By Edward F. Caldwell Co.
Located in Pasadena, CA
An Elaborated Renaissance style patinated bronze inkwell by e.f. Caldwell & Co., New York, Early 20th Century. surmounted by a putti and supported by three winged cherubs joined by f...
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Early 20th Century Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Bronze

A Roman Neoclassic 19th Century Walnut 3-Drawer Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
of generous proportion, the rectangular top housing three drawers, raised on lyre shaped supports and joined by a figured stretcher, raised on rounded feet Please go to www.robuck...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Roman Desk

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Walnut

Antique Roman Grand Tour Micromosaic Marble Desk Weight 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Roman Grand Tour Micromosaic inset black marble desk
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1860s English Grand Tour Antique Roman Desk

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Marble

Tiffany Co. 1893 Art Nouveau Desk Oil Lamp In Sterling Silver With Roman Coin
By Tiffany Co., Charles L. Tiffany
Located in Miami, FL
Desk oil lamp designed by Charles L. Tiffany for Tiffany & Co. Beautiful desk oil lamp or cigar
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1890s North American Art Nouveau Antique Roman Desk

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Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze

Grand Tour Period Original Box of European and Roman Intaglios
Located in Essex, MA
figures of French, German Italian and American Note --Plus Roman Caesars and Neoclassical Profiles
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Roman Desk

"Farnese" Basin in Authentic Roman "Rosso Antico" Marble and Black Belgian Base
Located in Roma, IT
This incredible basin was inspired by the twin fountains of Piazza Farnese, in Rome ( Roman basins
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1880s Italian Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

Fine Quality Micro Mosaic Paperweight Depicting Five Ancient Roman Monuments
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian Grand Tour black slate paperweight inset with 5 micro mosaic depictions of ancient Roman
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Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Roman Desk

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Marble

Early 19th Century Regency Period Bronze Ormolu Roman Bath Shaped Inkwell
Located in London, GB
An antique Regency period bronze and ormolu Inkwell, having Roman bath shaped body with applied
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Roman Desk

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Bronze Inkwell with Roman Figure on Brown Marble Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your office desk with this large Empire style inkwell. Created in France circa 1870 and
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Roman Desk

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Marble, Bronze

A Roman Micromosaic Plaque Mid-19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Cornelius Sulla (r. 82-79 BC). Located on the Appian Way, it is one of the most loved of Roman monuments
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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Roman Desk

Clock, Napoleon in Roman Emperor, Bronze and Marble, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Yellow marble clock with bronze ornaments, surmounted by a bust of Napoleon as a Roman emperor
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19th Century French Empire Antique Roman Desk

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Marble, Bronze

A 19th Century Siena Marble Italian Grand Tour Model of the Tomb of Roman Consu
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Model of the Tomb of Roman Consul Lucius Cornelius Scipio
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Roman Desk

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Siena Marble

Antique Round Figural Bronze Plaque Medallion Adam and Eve Garden of Eden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique round figural bronze plaque medallion Adam and Eve Garden of Eden. Item features solid cast bronze construction, figure of Expulsion of Adam and Eve with Angel from the Garde...
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19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Bronze

Antique French Marble and Bronze Pan Figural Ink Well, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French figural inkwell features bronze Pan with his flute and two inkwells atop a footed marble base, circa 1880. Greek mythological Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds and...
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Late 19th Century French Greco Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Marble, Bronze

Fine Quality Micromosaic Paperweight Depicting Pliny s Doves
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Italian Grand Tour micromosaic black marble paperweight inset with a superb mosaic depiction of Pliny's Doves as he described them in "The Natural History, 1 A.D.". Intricately cr...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Marble

Viennese Classical Enamel Table Clock
Located in Newark, England
a central clock with a 1-inch dial movement with Roman numerals encased within a scrollwork ormolu
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Late 19th Century Austrian Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Metal, Enamel, Ormolu

Viennese Classical Enamel Table Clock
Viennese Classical Enamel Table Clock
H 11.42 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
19th Century French Grand Tour Bronze Desk Bust of Roman Emperor Caligula
Located in London, GB
A polished bronze French Grand Tour desk bust of the Roman emperor Caligula, on a marble socle
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1860s French Antique Roman Desk

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Grand Tour Desk Bronze Roman Bath 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb grand tour school gilt patinated desk bronze, of a Roman bath, circa 1850 in date
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1850s Italian Antique Roman Desk

Antique Grand Tour Desk Roman Model Marble Bath, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Grand Tour carved marble model of a Roman bath, mid-19th century in date. With a carved
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1850s Antique Roman Desk

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Marble

19th-Century Antique English Writing Desk with Black Leather Top
Located in Harderwijk, NL
What a beautiful, luxurious, and timeless antique writing desk this is! It is in good and proper
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19th Century Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Leather, Wood

Antique French Amusing Bronze Figure of Diogenes, a Desk Set
Located in Montreal, QC
Famously, Diogenese wandered the Streets of Athens with a lantern, searching in vain for an honest man. He also used to be seen naked in a barrel on occasion. There is a temperature ...
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Mid-19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Bronze

Period Neoclassical Porcelain Inkwell in the form of Roman Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
, Nemeian Lion in form of Ancient Antique Roman Oil Lamp
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Roman Desk

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Porcelain, Paste

Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Paperweight Depicting 5 Ancient Roman Monuments
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely Italian Grand Tour slate and micro mosaic paperweight depicting 5 famous ancient Roman
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Roman Desk

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Slate

19th Century French Bronze and Green Marble Inkwell with Roman Figure and Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Embellish your desk with antique flair with this fine Empire style inkwell from France. Crafted
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Roman Desk

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Marble, Bronze

Antique English Writing Table with Blue Leather Top, Mid-19th Century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this long, unique antique English writing table / partner desk with a blue leather top
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Mid-19th Century Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Leather, Wood

Antique Classical Greco Mahogany Oval Double Pedestal Library Table, Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Classical Greco library table offers mahogany construction in shaped oval form with top having gadroon bordering over single drawer, raised on double faceted and flared pe...
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Early 20th Century Greco Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Mahogany

Antique Neoclassical American Empire Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Lower with Fold Down Desk and Double Door Cabinet, C1840 Measures- 83.25''H x 46''W x 23.5''D
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Mid-19th Century Greco Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Mahogany, Glass

Brass Inkwell with Amethyst Glass Insert, 19th Century
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Decorative brass inkwell on marble base with amethyst glass liner, in form of Roman or Greek temple.
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Mid-19th Century English Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Brass

Italian Plate Antonio Pandiani Milan 1838-1928 Bronze
By Antonio Pandiani
Located in Madrid , ES
Italian plate Antonio Pandiani (Milan 1838-1928) bronze 19th century Measure: D 28cm.  
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19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Roman Desk

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Bronze

Early Cast Iron Drafting Table
Located in North Beninngton, VT
an industrial look dining table or desk. The Roman numerals I X L are pretty unique but I have no
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Early 20th Century American Antique Roman Desk

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Iron

Early Cast Iron Drafting Table
Early Cast Iron Drafting Table
H 28 in W 38 in D 16 in
19th Century Roman Style Bath-Inkwell in Marble and Bronze
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Roman Style Bath-Inkwell in Marble and Bronze
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19th Century Italian Antique Roman Desk

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Marble, Bronze

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Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book 4 Prints
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The classic encyclopedia of the arcane in an expanded edition. Renowned philosopher and lecturer Manly P. Hall’s masterful encyclopedia of ancient symbols, hidden rituals, and arcan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Antique Roman Desk

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Foil

Superb Quality Antique Victorian Figured Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian figured mahogany bookcase having an outstanding quality figured mahogany shaped cornice above a pair of carved mahogany glazed doors opening to revea...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Roman Desk

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Other

GUFRAMINI Miniature Cactus by Drocco Mello
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Gufram Furniture
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The miniature Cactus, one of the radical design symbols par excellence. Gufram offers its fans a version identical to the original designed by Drocco and Mello in 1972. The mini mold...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Antique Roman Desk

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Foam

GUFRAMINI Miniature Cactus by Drocco 
Mello
GUFRAMINI Miniature Cactus by Drocco 
Mello
$470 / item
H 10.24 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
English Adam Ince Mayhew Mahogany Commode
By Mayhew Ince
Located in Queens, NY
English Adam style (18th Century) mahogany commode with 2 doors and satinwood inlaid figures, swags and decoration supported on carved square tapered feet (Attributed to INCE & MAYHEW)
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Mid-18th Century British Adam Style Antique Roman Desk

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Mahogany, Satinwood

English Adam Ince 
Mayhew Mahogany Commode
English Adam Ince 
Mayhew Mahogany Commode
$165,000
H 35.25 in W 48 in D 25 in
19th Century, Large 4-Drawer Walnut Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
An early South German Biedermeier chest of drawers, circa 1825, featuring four drawers with stunning bookmatched walnut veneer on a softwood carcass. The beautifully grained walnut r...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Roman Desk

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Walnut, Spruce

19th Century, Large 4-Drawer Walnut Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
19th Century, Large 4-Drawer Walnut Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
$6,348 Sale Price
20% Off
H 38.19 in W 50.4 in D 24.02 in
Contemporary Bronze Incense Box or ashtray, LINES by Reda Amalou, 2020
By REDA AMALOU DESIGN
Located in Paris, FR
The bronze incense box or ashtray is designed with a patterned removable top. The motif used here, a repetition of lines and voids, has been developed by Reda Amalou and is used in s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Antique Roman Desk

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Brass, Bronze

Jean Bonnardel Portrait by Federico Masses
Located in New York, US
Our very large portrait of Jean Bonnardel (1899-1952), Countess Madeleine de Montgomery, by Federico Armando Beltran Masses (1885-1949) measures 77 3/8 by 52 1/4 in, 196.5 x 132.6 cm...
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1930s French Art Deco Antique Roman Desk

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Canvas

Jean Bonnardel Portrait by Federico Masses
Jean Bonnardel Portrait by Federico Masses
$180,000
H 90 in W 63.5 in D 2 in
Antique 17th Century Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous antique square 17th century flemish Verdure landscape tapestry without figures in a beautiful and rich summer scene of a countryside with lush trees and vegetation...
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17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Roman Desk

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Tapestry, Wool

George II Carved Mahogany Breakfront Library Cabinet of Architectural Form
Located in London, GB
A Magnificent George II Carved Mahogany Breakfront Library Cabinet of Architectural Form The pedimented dentil cornice above four panel doors, a waisted Vitruvian scroll fluted frie...
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18th Century George II Antique Roman Desk

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Mahogany

Swedish 19th century burr walnut chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century burr walnut chest of drawers circa 1870. Good quality 4 drawer chest of drawers with burr walnut drawer fronts and top surface. Bookmarked veneered top surface...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Roman Desk

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Walnut

Swedish 19th century burr walnut chest of drawers
Swedish 19th century burr walnut chest of drawers
$3,077
H 38.3 in W 39 in D 21.5 in
Large Mahogany Chippendale Period Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An important and very impressive 18th century Chippendale period mahogany break fronted bookcase, having dental moulding to the cornice, astragal glazed doors above three large friez...
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Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Roman Desk

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Mahogany

Large Mahogany Chippendale Period Breakfront Bookcase
Large Mahogany Chippendale Period Breakfront Bookcase
$65,652 Sale Price
36% Off
H 111 in W 155 in D 22 in
Jules Leleu, Pair of Tall Art Deco Cabinets, France, C. 1930
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
These cabinets share striking details, such as hardware and finish, with a series of pieces specially created by Maison Leleu for the steamship L'Atlantique. These stunning pieces we...
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Roman Desk

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Bronze

Jules Leleu, Pair of Tall Art Deco Cabinets, France, C. 1930
Jules Leleu, Pair of Tall Art Deco Cabinets, France, C. 1930
$85,000 / set
H 52.5 in W 19.75 in D 17.5 in
Small Chinese Export Reverse Painted Mirror, Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A Small Late 18th Century Chinese Export Reverse Painted Mirror Depicting two coloured birds perched on a rocky outcrop, with four large peony blooms, the mirror plate with a sligh...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Export Antique Roman Desk

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Giltwood

Vintage Tapestry Depicting Royalty 6X5.2
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
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Early 2000s Unknown Empire Antique Roman Desk

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage Tapestry Depicting Royalty 6X5.2
Vintage Tapestry Depicting Royalty 6X5.2
$7,250
H 62 in W 72 in D 0.2 in
Antique French Louis XVI Arabescato Marble Fireplace with Cast Iron Interior
Located in Baambrugge, NL
This exceptional antique Louis XVI fireplace is crafted from Arabescato marble. The precious stone features a refined, pearlescent base, richly veined with subtle patterns in purple ...
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19th Century French Antique Roman Desk

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Marble, Iron

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    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.
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    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.