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English Regency Mahogany Travelling Sloped Lap Desk Box, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English Regency mahogany travelling sloped lap desk box with brass corner mounts and handles, 19th
Category
19th Century English Regency English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Majolica Rams Head English Decorated Partners Desk Stand with Inkwells
By William Brownfield
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish English majolica pottery partners desk stand with inkwells with ram heads by
Category
19th Century English High Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Pottery
Antique English Mahogany Writing Desk, Circa 1875-1895
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany writing desk on casters, exceptional quality and design, Circa 1875-1895.
Category
Late 19th Century English English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Flip Top Campaign Desk on Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Remarkable rare 19th Century gentleman's traveling desk handcrafted in mahogany with geometric
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
19th c English Leather Top Brass Bound Campaign Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A fine English mahogany kneehole campaign desk with green leather top with gilt tooled border
Category
19th Century English Campaign English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples
Category
1910s British Edwardian English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian English Bramah Leather Fold-out Correspondence Writing Desk
By Joseph Bramah
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful
Luxurious Handcrafted Victorian Bramah Hardwood Fold-out Travelling Writing Companion With Fitted Leather Interior, Ceramic Blotting Tablets.
Complete with Beautifu...
Category
19th Century British Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually
Category
1910s British English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Burl Wood
Rosewood Parkins
Gotto Inkwell Desk Letterbox
By Parkins
Gotto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century English Burl Wood & Rosewood Parkins & Gotto Inkwell Desk Letterbox. Item features a
Category
19th Century Unknown Regency English Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique English Presentation Inkwell
Desk Set with Horse Jockey Theme
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique desk set has no maker's signature, but is presumed to have originated from England and
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful
Luxurious Handcrafted Victorian Bramah Fold-out Travelling Writing Companion With Fitted Leather Interior, Ceramic Blotting Tablets.
Complete with Beautifully Desi...
Category
19th Century British Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
$4,880 Sale Price
34% Off
Kneehole Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small 19th century English kneehole desk with exquisite patina and charming carved knob handles
Category
1860s English English Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
$4,875
Partners Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite early 19th-century English mahogany partner's desk is characterized by its robust
Category
1820s English English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$12,500
18th Century English George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a George III mahogany kneehole desk, having a total of 11 drawers and a cupboard to the
Category
Late 18th Century English George III English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian English Oak
Leather Rail Back Revolving Desk Chair Stud Detailing
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Chair 2025 6 OS
Victorian English Antique Oak & Leather Rail Back Revolving Desk Chair With Stud
Category
19th Century British Late Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique English Mahogany Desk Chair with Scalamandre Fabric, Circa 1850-1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Mahogany desk chair with Scalamandre Fabric, Circa 1850-1860.
Category
Mid-19th Century English English Antique Desks
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Rare 19th Century English
Eclipse
Patented Telescopic Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING an EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 19C English Eclipse Patented Telescopic Desk.
Made of oak in the
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Desk 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century English Georgian campaign writing slope, box or travel desk. Made of walnut
Category
19th Century Campaign English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
$535 Sale Price
30% Off
Two Pedestal Leather to Desk, English Oak, 19th Century
Located in Huntington, NY
Oak Desk, English 19th Century. Desk is comprised of 2 pedestals
& a top, come apart in 3 pieces 3
Category
Mid-19th Century English Georgian English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
$5,600 Sale Price
53% Off
English Regency Style Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Knee Hole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (19/20th Century) red lacquer Chinoiserie knee hole desk with light brown
Category
19th Century British Regency English Antique Desks
Materials
Leather
English Georgian Mahogany Partner
s Desk with Red Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style (19/20th Century) mahogany partner's desk with a red leather top, 3 sections
Category
19th Century British Georgian English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Worn and Patinated English Antique Pine Tavern Table Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ENGLISH WORN AND PATINATED PINE TAVERN TABLE
Circa the mid-19th century, with three drawers in the
Category
19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Pine
Antique Verger
s Table Top Desk, English, Oak, Ecclesiastical, William III, 1700
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique verger's table top desk. An English, oak ecclesiastical writing table, dating to
Category
Late 17th Century British English Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique English George III Chippendale Style Mahogany Library Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Glasgow, GB
A George III mahogany freestanding library desk in the Chippendale style. Designed to be used in
Category
Late 18th Century English George III English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
EDWARDiAN 1910 BROWN LEATHER
CARVED ENGLISH OAK CAPTAINS OFFICE DESK ARMCHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
restored Antique Edwardian circa 1910 hand dyed brown leather office chair with hand carved English oak
Category
1910s English Edwardian English Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Mahogany Partners
Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th century English partners' desk in nicely figured mahogany with a plinth top and molded edges
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$9,500
19th Century English Regency Chinoiserie Library Desk or Table
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century English Regency Chinoiserie Library Table A substantial 19th century, English
Category
19th Century English Regency English Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century English Mahogany and Rosewood Partners Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
physical condition are wonderful. This is a spectacular, amazing quality English partners desk. It is as
Category
1890s English George III English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
English Edwardian Ralph Johnson Oak Spindle Back Captains Office Desk Armchair
By Ralph Johnson
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Edwardian English oak Ralph Johnson stamped
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian English Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Burl Walnut with Brass Accents English Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
more hidden storage.
Its a compact writing desk with the gadgetry of a Davenport.
Category
Late 19th Century English American Classical English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Lovely Antique English Edwardian Ralph Johnson Oak Captains Office Desk Armchair
By Ralph Johnson
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Edwardian English oak Ralph Johnson stamped
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian English Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
English Mahogany Tambour Satinwood Inlaid Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany tambour desk with sliding leather writing surface, interior satinwood
Category
1780s English George III English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique English Coromandel
Ormolu Mounted Four Piece Desk Set Mid 19th Century
By George Betjemann
Sons
Located in London, GB
desk set by the renowned London maker of luxury items, Betjemann & Sons, cira 1860 in date,
The set
Category
1860s English Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century English Victorian Marquetry Inlaid Carlton House Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a top quality Victorian Sheraton revival marquetry inlaid carlton house desk attributed
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique George 11nd small Kneehole Desk, English Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine original antique kneehole desk or dressing table from the mid-18th century, thought
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II English Antique Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Antique English Victorian Carved Walnut Writing Desk or Console Table
By Herter Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique English Victorian writing desk or console table
In the manner of Herter
Category
1880s English Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
William
Mary English Burl Walnut Slant Front Desk 1680-1720
Located in Bridgeport, CT
William and Mary walnut slant front desk with herringbone inlays and cross banding on the top desk
Category
18th Century English William and Mary English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Other
Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells
Lambe
By John Lambe
Located in Reading, Berkshire
writing desks (writing boxes, as we know them today) and dressing cases.
Antique lap desks had hinged
Category
19th Century British Regency English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Writing Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Selling is a very nice Quality Victorian burr walnut davenport/desk. The raised top lifts to reveal
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Style Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Regency style mahogany and satinwood inlaid Carlton house desk.
Circa 1880 rare Carlton
Category
19th Century English Regency English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$4,800 Sale Price
58% Off
Early English 20th Century Hillcrest Oak Rail Back Leather Revolving Desk Chair
By Hillcrest
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Chair 2025 9 HC
Early 20th Century Hillcrest Oak Rail Revolving Desk Chair With Polished Brown
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
English Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th century English painted oak bureau with original brass handles. 1780.
Height to
Category
18th Century English George III English Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
$3,423
English Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk with String Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
Proportioned in a smaller scale than most, this slant front bureau / desk in walnut has parallel
Category
19th Century British Georgian English Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Early 1800
s English George III Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
This early 19th century Georgian drop-front desk is reflective of an era when form and function
Category
Early 19th Century English George III English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Japanned English Victorian Papier Mâché Mother of Pearl Desk Set
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian Japanned papier mache desk set with mother of pearl inlay and elaborate rich
Category
19th Century Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Other
Desk In English Style Made In Hand Polished Mahogany From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
Desk / Sideboard in mahogany from the 1860s. English style. H: 94 cm, W: 171 cm, D: 66.5 cm
Category
1860s English Victorian English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Exceptional Lacquer Mother-of-Pearl Travel Desk, circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
This writing slope (or portable writing desk) is richly decorated with mother-of-pearl and pleasing
Category
Mid-19th Century English English Antique Desks
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exquisite Example of an Early Rosewood Travelling Writing Slope of fairly large proportions of Continental origin, possibly French. Circa first half of the Nineteenth Century prob...
Category
19th Century English Regency English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique English Regency Mahogany Ladies Tambour Writing Table Desk Cabinet
Located in Glasgow, GB
satinwood and ebonised desk interior fitted with drawers and pigeon holes, ebonised inlay and reeded edge to
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique English Mahogany Writing Desk with Chippendale Fretwork, circa 1880
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany writing desk with Chippendale fretwork and Galleried top, circa 1880. Made
Category
19th Century English Chippendale English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rare English "Adam" Influenced Hepplewhite Style Carved Mahogany Cylinder Desk
By Robert Adam
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exceptional quality antique English "Adam" influenced Hepplewhite style carved and pierced mahogany
Category
Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite English Antique Desks
Materials
Baize, Mahogany
$4,847 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Grand Tour Mahogany Brass Inlaid Desk Set Inkstand English Regency 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning and Rare Example of an English Grand Tour Regency period brass inlaid Mahogany Inkstand of
Category
19th Century English Grand Tour English Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Architect
s Desk, Circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique early 19th century English Georgian Architect's desk, Circa 1830.
Category
Early 19th Century English English Antique Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Paint Decorated Adam Style Satinwood Writing Table Desk
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century English Paint Decorated Adam Style Satinwood Writing Table Desk
Dimensions : 50" Wide
Category
Late 19th Century British Adam Style English Antique Desks
Materials
Satinwood
English Art Deco Period Blue Shagreen Desk Set of a Folder and Inkwell
Located in Montreal, QC
English Art Deco Period Blue Shagreen Desk Set of a Folder and Inkwell.
Silver Hallmark George
Category
1920s English Art Deco English Antique Desks
Materials
Shagreen, Shagreen Stingray
Antique Bureau, Mahogany, English, Georgian, Desk, 18th Century, circa 1770
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau in light mahogany. An English, Georgian desk dating to the mid-18th
Category
18th Century English Georgian English Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Inlaid Rosewood Child
s or Ladies Diminutive Writing Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare antique English inlaid rosewood child's or ladies writing desk with lift-up sloped lid with
Category
Mid-19th Century English English Antique Desks
Materials
Rosewood
$2,290 Sale Price
22% Off
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English Antique Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of English antique desks for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct English antique desks — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of English antique desks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. English antique desks made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many English antique desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Maple
Co., Hobbs
Co. and Crisford
Norris produced popular English antique desks that are worth a look.
How Much are English Antique Desks?
Prices for English antique desks start at $2 and top out at $175,000 with the average selling for $3,486.
Questions About English Antique Desks
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
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