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Fine Antique Korean Scholar Desk Ch
aeksang Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
scholar items. The desk is raised on carved curvy cariole legs connected by stretches. The brass fittings
Category
19th Century Korean Other Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Brass
Rare 19th Century British India Solid Teak Slant Lid Floor Scholar
s Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare British India slant lid floor desk likely used by a scholar or merchant. Beautifully
Category
1890s Indian Anglo Raj Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Teak
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Carved Lapis Lazuli Scholar Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
brocade and designated to the scholar's desk or shelf in a fine study.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Stone
Chinese Bronze Chilong Garlic Head Scholar
s Vase, Qing Dynasty, 17th C, China
Located in Austin, TX
color.
Made for the scholar's desk or studio, this lovely vase would most likely have been used as a
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Bronze
Awaji Pottery Japanese Scholar
s Desk Yellow Brush Pot/Pencil Cup Bronze Weave
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Awaji Pottery brush pot vase in sunny yellow glaze with bronze weaving. From Tamura Kyuhei's Sumoto kiln. 3 3/4" high, 3 1/2" diameter. Impressed export and kiln marks. Some staining...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Zitan Brush Pot with Soapstone Inlay, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This beautiful example is carved
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Qing Dynasty MOP Inlaid Hardwood Scholar
s Seal Stand, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
of the late Qing Dynasty and was likely created for a literati or scholar's desk.
The front is
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Yellow Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This 19th-century ceramic brush rest
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Speckled Green Brush Rest, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This early 19th-century ceramic brush
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Twisted Rootwood Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk. This small wooden brush pot from the late
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Burl
Chinese Green Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This 19th-century ceramic example is
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Green Glazed Brush Rest Shrine, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk. This 19th-century ceramic brush rest
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk. This wooden brush pot from the late 19th
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Burl
A Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk
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19th Century Chinese Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Wood
Chinese Scholar Stone Mountain Form with Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small desk top Chinese scholar stones (also known as Gong Shi, meditation stone and spirit rock
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Stone
Chinese Lingbi Scholar Stone Arched Form on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small desk top Chinese scholar stones (also known as Gong Shi, meditation stone and spirit rock
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Stone
Chinese Hardwood Scholar Tray with Brass Mounts, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
of the scholar studio and desk. Called a ducheng pan in Chinese, these types of trays were both
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian Rosewood Writing Desk, India, circa 1825
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Elegant and finely crafted rosewood and ivory inlay traveller's writing desk from the late Mughal
Category
1820s Indian Islamic Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood
$6,000 Sale Price
31% Off
Chinese Silver Mounted Letter Opener
Located in Middleburg, VA
Chinese export objects made for the scholar’s desk.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Metal, Silver
Late Qing Nephrite Jade Scholar’s Carving of Bamboo Cup with Squirrel, Grapes
Located in Northampton, MA
period, approximately 1880–1920, and is a beautifully realized example of the scholar’s desk carvings
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Art Nouveau Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Jade
Pair of Chinese Huanghuali Nesting Trays
Located in Austin, TX
originally have graced the desk of a scholar and aided him in his scholarly pursuits.
The larger tray
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Hardwood
$10,500 / set
Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Ink Pot Well Scholar Table, 19th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Rare. Similar pieces are pictured in "Louis Lawrence : Hirado Prince of Porcelains.
Lid not original.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Porcelain
$438 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Korean Scholar Book Bandaji Chest Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
features a top plank with overhang, a feature that is often found in scholar's desk, which is to facilitate
Category
19th Century Korean Other Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Iron
A LARGE ANTIQUE CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE CENSER BOWL 19th C
Located in London, GB
typical object on scholar's desk or altar table for decoration or incense.
There are small areas of
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Bronze
Antique Korean Scholar Book Storage Chest with Buddhism Symbols
Located in Atlanta, GA
scholar's desk, which is to prevent the falling off of the scrolls. The upper level has three small drawers
Category
19th Century Korean Other Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Iron
Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk. This wooden brush pot from the mid-19th
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Burl
Japanese Meiji Bronze Basketweave Pattern Sake Pot
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
immediately be envisaged sitting on a scholar’s desk and is very finely made of square form with slightly
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Bronze
Korean Porcelain Water Dropper Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
this is an important component of scholar's desk items. It was used to add drops of water to the ink
Category
19th Century Korean Other Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Ceramic
19th-Century Chinese Peach-Blossom Glazed Brush Washer, Qing Dynasty
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
type were prized as part of a scholar's desk display, appreciated not only for their function but for
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Ceramic Water Dropper Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
small sprout is placed on the side.
Water dropper like this is an important component of scholar's desk
Category
19th Century Korean Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Carved Celadon and Russet Jade Mythical Animal, Ming Dynasty or Earlier
Located in Austin, TX
russet "skin".
Meant for the scholar's desk, this wonderful animal would have served as a curiosity
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Jade
Korean Ceramic Water Dropper in Frog Form
Located in Atlanta, GA
component of scholar's desk items. It was used to add drops of water to the ink stone for grinding the ink
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Ceramic
Blue and White Lidded Porcelain Vessel Burner – East Asian, Early 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
, incense container, or scholar’s desk accessory, blending utility with aesthetic pleasure.
It is in
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Early 20th Century Asian Meiji Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Ceramic White Porcelain Water Dropper Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
like this is an important component of scholar's desk items. It was used to add drops of water to the
Category
19th Century Korean Other Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Ceramic Water Dropper in Dog Form Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
of scholar's desk items. It was used to add drops of water to the ink stone for grinding the ink
Category
19th Century Korean Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Yellow and Russet Jade Mythical Beast, Ming Dynasty or Earlier
Located in Austin, TX
conservatively dating this piece to Ming Dynasty or earlier.
Meant for the scholar's desk, this wonderful
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Jade
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Monkey, Likely Qing Dynasty w/ Paperwork
Located in Atlanta, GA
association imbues the figure with auspicious meaning, appropriate for the scholar’s desk or as a decorative
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Porcelain
Antique European Pictorial Tapestry Depicting a Scholar, Circa Early 20th Centur
Located in New York, NY
scholar at a writing desk, surrounded by architectural and pastoral elements. Rendered in a warm, earthy
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Wool
Chinese Folding Floor Screen with Stone Insets
Located in Atlanta, GA
hard stones. The top features flowers in vases, desk top scholar objects such as seal and brush pen
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Stone
$16,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Scholars Desk
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Scholars desk crafted in the 19th century from Elm
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Elm
Chinese Rootwood Scholar
s Stand
Located in Wilton, CT
Chinese Rootwood Stand Found on a Scholar's Desk, Showing Traces of Black Lacquer. Intended for
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Scholars Desk
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Rhinoceros-form Water Pots, Qing Dynasty
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
This pair of water pots in the form of standing rhinoceroses would have been made for the scholar
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Brass
German Scholar
s Inkwell and Watch Stand
Located in Sheffield, MA
Scholar's earthenware inkwell and watch stand, Germany, circa 1780. Neoclassical details include
Category
Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Pewter
Pair of Chinese Beijing Yellow Glass Dragon Bottles
Located in
s-Hertogenbosch, NL
items for the scholar's desk. These glass artefacts from the Imperial workshops were either used in the
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Scholars Desk
$17,418 / set
Pair of Yellow Chinese Beijing Glass Vases and Covers
Located in
s-Hertogenbosch, NL
items for the scholar's desk. These glass artefacts from the Imperial workshops were either used in the
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Scholars Desk
Yellow Chinese Beijing Glass Bowl
Located in
s-Hertogenbosch, NL
items for the scholar's desk. These glass artefacts from the Imperial workshops were either used in the
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Scholars Desk
Antique Jade Chinese Pendant circa Late 19th to Early 20th Century Qing Dynasty
Located in Chesterland, OH
pseudo-archaic decoration, fairy mountains, and brush pots for the scholar’s desk.
The pendant measures
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Jade
Red Lacquered Scholar
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
A red lacquered four-drawer scholar's desk, original hardware, peach wood, Zheklang.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Scholars Desk
Mid-19th Century Elmwood Scholar
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
A large elmwood Scholar's desk from Beijing, China, mid-19th century. Six drawers with original
Category
1860s Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Elm
Black Polished Elm Wood Scholar Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant Chinese Qing Dynasty Doctor's desk or Scholar desk in black polished Jumu (Elm) wood
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Metal
Chinese Scholar Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Spacious piece boasting six drawers and handsomely latticed bottom portion. Stone top adds executive touch.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Elm
$5,800
Antique Scholar
s Desk, English, Writing Table, Side, Study, Regency, Circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique scholar's desk. An English, mahogany writing or side table, dating to the
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Chinese Four Drawer Scholar
s Desk, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This four-drawer writing desk once stood centerpiece in the office of a well-to-do professional of
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique Korean Scholar Desk Ch
aeksang Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
Known as Ch'aeksang or Soan, this small Korean desk was made from zelkova wood (Korean Elm) and
Category
19th Century Korean Other Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Wood
Chinese Cypress Brush Pot, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot or scroll holder was a fixture on every traditional scholars' desk. Once used to hold
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Cypress
Chinese Tree Trunk Brush Pot, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk. This early 20th century brush pot was
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Tapered Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot or scroll holder was a fixture on every traditional scholars' desk. Once used to display a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholars Desk
Materials
Elm
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Antique Scholars Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique scholars desk for your home. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and elm, every antique scholars desk was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique scholars desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique scholars desk, those designed in Arts and Crafts, Neoclassical and Rococo styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique scholars desk over the years, but those crafted by Awaji Pottery are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Antique Scholars Desk?
An antique scholars desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,550, while the lowest priced sells for $225 and the highest can go for as much as $9,800.
Questions About Antique Scholars Desk
- What are antique desks called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023What 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.
- What is an antique Davenport desk?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An 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, 2022A 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, 2022To 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, 2021An 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, 2022A 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.
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