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17th Century Italian Carved Walnut Table or Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th century Italian walnut library table or writing desk. Desk features three drawers amongst
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$5,880 Sale Price
30% Off
Burr Walnut 19th Century Fine Quality Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Fine Quality Mid 19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk, Of Good Proportions
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Edwardian Style Inlaid Walnut Chinoiserie Style Top Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Edwardian style inlaid walnut desk with chinoiserie style top is a fine example of early 20th
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1910s English Edwardian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Walnut Writing Table with Scalloped Top and Single Drawer
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
it a distinctive silhouette that immediately draws the eye. Crafted in walnut, the piece retains a
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
Antique Renaissance Revival Walnut
Burl Drop Front Desk c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Renaissance Revival Walnut & Burl Drop Front Desk C1890
Measures - 67 7/8" x 30 1/8" x 15
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Double-Faced Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI walnutdouble-faced writing table will make the perfect addition to
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Walnut Desk or Console Table
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Impressive Italian Walnut Desk or Console
This finely constructed desk, dating to the early 19th
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Early 19th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century, Baroque Style Writing Desk, Made by a Danish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
An early 20th-century Danish centre table, defined by a beautifully figured tabletop where the wood grain forms its own quiet "landscape". The surface reads almost like a natural dra...
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Early 20th Century Danish Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique burr walnut leather top kidney shaped desk. This was made in England, it dates
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1920s British Queen Anne Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th century italian solid walnut Louis Philippe desk
Located in Nicolosi, IT
19th Century Italian Solid Walnut Louis Philippe Desk
This desk is crafted from solid walnut, a
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19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain
s Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with marquetry inlay; lift-up compartment with fitted
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19th Century Campaign Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Rococo Walnut Drop Front Lady’s Desk C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian Rococo Walnut Drop Front Lady’s Desk C1880
Measures - 65 1/2" x 38 1/4" x 18 3/4
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Late 19th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XIV Walnut Writing Table Or Occasional Table From The17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb walnut table from the 17th century Louis XIV period and style
Good quality table resting on
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17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk Bureauplatt, Bronze Gilt Mounts Leather Top
Located in Miami, FL
Crafted in Paris, France, circa 1870 in the style of Francois Linke and built of walnut , the large
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut Desk ~ Double Faced
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut Desk ~ Double Faced is a design that is perfect for
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Walnut-Veneer Desk
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Art Nouveau Walnut Desk
A very elegant desk from the Art Nouveau period, crafted around 1895. The
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$4,806 Sale Price
29% Off
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut
Inlaid Davenport Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique Davenport desk which is crafted from beautiful burr walnut, circa 1870
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1870s Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table
Castilla (Madrid), Late 17th Century
A Spanish Baroque desk
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Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Period Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning 19th century figured burr walnut Davenport desk. The piano top fall lifts to reveal 2
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Walnut Venner Desk, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th Century French walnut veneer and marquetry dressing table with wooden drawers and bronze
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dickens Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb antique Victorian Period burr walnut Dickens pedestal desk, circa 1880 in
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1880s English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
18th Century, French Walnut Leather Top Writing Table W/ Bronze Hardware
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 18th century hand carved French provincial desk. The desk is carved in walnut and is extremely
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
$3,040 Sale Price
53% Off
Early 20th Century French Walnut Venner Desk, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century French walnut veneer and marquetry dressing table with wooden drawers crest and bronze
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Louis XV Style Walnut Parquetry Writing Table with Brush Slide
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely mellow 19th century French Louis XV style writing table with a parquetry top and a
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and very rare antique Victorian burr walnut twin pedestal partners desk, Circa 1860
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1860s English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
English Georgian Style Walnut End Table or Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style '19th century' walnut end table (desk) with drop sides (10" wide) and having
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Louis XV Period Walnut 1- Drawer Writing Table, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded and molded corners atop a conforming case housing one drawer, the case with a shaped apron, the drawer retaining antique brass pulls, raised on ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Leather Top Louis XV Style Writing Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French writing desk beautifully finished in walnut, leather and inlaid burlwood veneer, is a
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
18th C. Walnut Table / Desk with Twisted Legs
Located in East Hampton, NY
Wonderful walnut table with turned legs and a single drawer.... a great night stand for a King bed.
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Late 18th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Victorian burr walnut pedestal desk. The desk top is inset
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Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
English Walnut and Marquetry Davenport Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Constructed in Circassian walnut, with line and marquetry inlays; rising from turned oblate bun
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Louis XV Style Tiered Desk In Burr Walnut, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Executed in walnut and richly figured burr walnut, this elegant flat desk features a full-width upper tier
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Walnut Biedermeier Desk – Vienna, circa 1825
We are pleased to present this
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Paneled Secretary Desk C1890
Measures - 62 1/4
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Late 19th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Renaissance Hand Carved Desk or Writing Table with Carved St
Located in Miami, FL
We are delighted with this four-sided carved desk with five dark oak drawers.
This is a
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk, Walnut, Vienna circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier or Empire desk, circa 1820
Vienna
Walnut
Biedermeier circa 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D
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1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk Circa 1900 178x124cm
Located in London, GB
This is a superb and rare antique burr walnut Victorian Revival twin pedestal partners desk, Circa
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Walnut Desk with drawer and leather top
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful walnut desk table that can be used as a desk or work table. Made of robust walnut wood
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1890s French Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique slant front secretary desk with graduated drawers (one over two short, over two long
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
walnut, and opening with a single apron drawer, it would make a fabulous end table, or small writing desk
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Solid walnut desk, popular art, France, Savoie, circa 1900
Located in LYON, FR
Unique piece, desk made by a Savoyard craftsman around 1900. Unique with its natural tree trunk
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Early 1900s French Provincial Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$1,225 Sale Price
20% Off
Walnut Two Drawer, Rounded Corner Desk, Italy, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
17th century Italian walnut two drawer desk.
Square column shaped legs.
Subtly rounded corners
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17th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Leather Top Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and rare antique Victorian burr walnut leather top kidney shaped desk. This was made in
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1860s British High Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
A very elegant walnut table/desk with a central drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined Italian walnut writing table or desk is a beautiful example of neoclassical
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19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Writing Table with Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale late eighteenth century French Louis XVI period walnut lady's writing desk
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Burled Walnut Leather Top Desk, circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English burled walnut leather top desk, circa 1880.
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Early 20th Century English Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th C. French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Writing Desk w/ Marquetry Inlay Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Writing Desk w/ Marquetry Inlay Top. Item features a
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19th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Burr Walnut Free Standing Pedestal Desk by Druce
Co
By Druce
Co.
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian burr walnut free standing pedestal desk by Druce & Co, of rectangular form with a later
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1870s English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th Century English Regency Walnut Writing Table in the Manner of Holland &Sons
By Holland
Sons
Located in Dublin, IE
A George IV walnut rectangular writing table, the top with inset leather scriver above a shaped
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19th Century English Regency Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Gorgeous Antique English Inlaid Walnut Carlton House Desk Circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
craftsmanship and timeless design. Fashioned from fine walnut, the desk is richly decorated with intricate
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Pierluigi Colli 1940
s elegant walnut desk with shaped uprights
By Colli Torino
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2856
Pierluigi Colli
Elegant walnut desk with shaped uprights and a scratched wood band and
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Continental Carved Walnut Writing Table on Leather Inset Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this charming 19th century carved walnut writing table with
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Walnut Lyre Leg Writing Table or Side Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
A finely carved Baroque style writing table or side table handcrafted of walnut by talented
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1880s Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Walnut Writing Table with Carved Family Crest, Spain
Located in Round Top, TX
Walnut writing table from Spain with decorative turned harp shaped legs and iron scrollwork
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk C1860 19th Century
Located in London, GB
from fabulous burr walnut and the hinged pull out writing slope features an inset gilt tooled green
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1860s English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian Walnut Secretary Slant-lid Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian walnut secretary slant-lid desk is a fine example
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1790s Italian Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine French Burr Walnut Bureau Platt Desk
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A lovely French burr walnut and tulipwood banded bureau platt or dressing table, with gold shaped
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Tulipwood
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Antique Walnut Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique walnut writing desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and metal, every antique walnut writing desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique walnut writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique walnut writing desk made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique walnut writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Gillows of Lancaster
London, Maple
Co. and Charles Hindley
Sons produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Walnut Writing Desk?
An antique walnut writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,458, while the lowest priced sells for $297 and the highest can go for as much as $295,000.
Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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