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English Mahogany Oval Sea Captains Leather Top Desk, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany oval sea captains desk with hinged leather top concealing two upper hidden
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Early 1800s English George III English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th century warm brown English Oak Regency Slant-Front Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
Elegant English slant front secretary desk from the Regency period, crafted around 1820. Made from
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Early 19th Century British Regency English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

1820s English Mahogany Partner s Desk with Greek Key Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th-century English mahogany partner's desk. A tooled gilt Greek key pattern borders the
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19th Century English Late Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique 19th century warm brown English Oak Georgian Slant-Front Desk
Located in Casteren, NL
This English slant-front secretary desk, crafted around 1800, is a fine example of late Georgian
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Early 19th Century British Georgian English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

English Chippendale Mahogany Carved Floral Desk With Bookcase. Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany desk / bookcase on stand with flanking book matched doors, gadrooned
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1770s English Chippendale English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Rare Form English Mahogany Queen Anne Style Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is an antique, rare form English mahogany Queen Anne style partners desk or library table with
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19th Century English Queen Anne English Antique Desks

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Mahogany

Antique English Wood Brass Travelling Lap Desk and Document Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique lap desk and document box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian English Antique Desks

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Walnut

Antique English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut Rare Triple fold Jewelry Box Lap Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Superb and Rare Antique English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut rare triple folding Jewelry Box and Lap
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Mid-19th Century English Adam Style English Antique Desks

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Satinwood, Velvet, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

English Art Deco rectangular walnut desk for Hille of London, 1920s
By Hille
Located in MIlano, IT
Engish Art Deco rectangular walnut desk for Hille of London, 1920s Desk with rectangular top
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1920s Italian Art Deco English Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

19th C. English Victorian Brass-Inlaid Burlwood Writing Desk with Inkwells
By James Allen
Located in Morristown, NJ
A finely constructed 19th-century English portable writing slope, crafted in richly figured
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1860s English Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Clerk s Desk, English, Leather, Partner, Home Office, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique master shipping clerk's desk. An English, mahogany and leather partner desk
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian English Antique Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Birdseye Maple Partners Desk with Tooled Leather Top
Located in Milford, NH
drawers on each side. The drawers feature period brasses. The desk is 19th century English and is in very
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19th Century English English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Portable Lap Desk Letter Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Oak Wood Desktop Lap Desk Letter Holder. Item features a lift front with
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19th Century Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Metal

19th Century Empire Style English Roll Top Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Queens, NY
19th century Empire style English dark-brown wooden desk with roll top that opens to reveal drawers
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19th Century Empire English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century English Mahogany Leather Top Partners Desk with Carved Birds
Located in Milford, NH
scroll and foliate carved tapered legs. The desk is English in origin, dating to the 18th century, in
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18th Century English Georgian English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

English Camphor Wood Military Campaign Chest with Fitted Interior Desk, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English camphor wood and mahogany military campaign chest with an upper case central fitted hinged
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1810s English Campaign English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

English Camphor Wood Military Campaign Chest with Fitted Interior Desk, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English camphor wood military campaign chest with an upper case fitted drawer hinged fall front
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1810s English Campaign English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

English Chippendale Period George II Red Walnut Kneehole Desk Dressing Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
A good Chippendale period mid 18th century red walnut kneehole writing desk dressing table of small
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Hand Carved Walnut Writing Desk and Cane Armchair
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century hand carved set of walnut writing desk resting on lion's paws with three front drawers
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Late 19th Century British English Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

English 19th Century Louis XVI St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and very high quality English early 19th century Louis XVI st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, and
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19th Century English Louis XVI English Antique Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique 18th century English light warm brown oak Georgian slant front desk
Located in Casteren, NL
This English slant-front secretary, dating from around 1760–1780, is a fine example of Georgian
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Late 18th Century George II English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century English George III Style Burled Walnut Partners Desk Leather Top
Located in St. Louis, MO
A classic 19th Century English large burled walnut partners desk in Georgian III style, with a
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19th Century English George III English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Kneehole Desk by Francis James Smith
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality, unusual, Victorian mahogany kneehole desk by Francis and James Smith
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19th Century Scottish Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French Charles X Writing Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
classic design of English Davenport desks to new heights. The table is exquisitely crafted of the finest
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19th Century French Charles X English Antique Desks

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Bronze

Antique English Cylinder-Top Pedestal Desk with Green Leather Finished Back
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A more compact version of a classic model, this functional pedestal desk in light, golden oak is
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian English Antique Desks

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Oak

Regency Pedestal Desk Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A handsome mahogany pedestal desk of classic English form in the Regency style, combining elegance
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Early 1900s Regency English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Victorian Burl Walnut Small Lap Desk Box with Fitted Interior
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Burl Walnut Small Lap Desk with Fitted Interior. Item features working
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19th Century Victorian English Antique Desks

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Walnut

English 18th C. Spinet Case by Crang Hancock London Converted Writing Desk
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English 18th Century Spinet Case by Crang & Hancock London Converted Writing Desk This is a fine
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18th Century English Baroque English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Tulipwood

English Regency Desk Set in Form of British Sailors Defending a Fort with Mortar
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare and very unusual bronze desk set in the form of British sailors ( or Jack Tars
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1810s English Regency English Antique Desks

Materials

Bronze

18th Century English Painted Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 19th century English painted oak bureau with brass swan neck handles. 1820. Code: 9064
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18th Century English George III English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

English Original Painted Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small English 19th century original painted lamp table / desk. 1890. Code: 8529 Dimensions: W: 46
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19th Century English Antique Desks

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Oak

19th Century English Painted Writing Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century English painted five drawer kneehole desk/ writing table. 1890. Kneehole
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19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks

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Oak

English Arts Crafts Handmade Dark Stained Solid Oak Desk with Side Shelves
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid oak English Arts & Crafts desk with built in side shelves and removable top for ease of
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts English Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

English George II Style Chest of Drawers, Bookcase and Drop Down Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A truly magnificent mahogany George II style bookcase fitted writing desk and a chest of drawers
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Late 19th Century English George II English Antique Desks

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Mahogany

George III English Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1780 George III English Mahogany Writing Table sku 2155 W71 x D47.5 x H74.5 cm Weight 14Kg
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18th Century English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Victorian Double Sided Oak Twin Pedestal 18 Drawer Kneehole Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning circa 1880 Victorian English oak
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1880s English Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique English Trompe L Œil Painted Lap Desk on Stand, Circa 1890s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming Trompe L'0eil painted lap desk on stand. Top features a letter & quill pen. The legs of
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Late 19th Century English English Antique Desks

Materials

Pine

Antique English Walnut Military Campaign Chest or Lap Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
approximately 1820 and done in the period Victorian style. The lap desk is composed of walnut with brass mounts
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Arts Crafts Solid Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid Oak English hand crafted roll-top desk with good proportions. Stately, yet not too large
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1890s English Arts and Crafts English Antique Desks

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Oak

George III Mahogany Carlton House Desk
Located in London, GB
A fine quality late 18th century Sheraton period well-figured mahogany Carlton House Desk boxwood
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Mid-18th Century English Sheraton English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Late Regency Oak Writing Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Late Regency (mid-19th Century) parcel ebonized & oak writing table with black leather
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19th Century British Regency English Antique Desks

Materials

Oak, Leather

Walnut Davenport Desk, England, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
English "Davenport" walnut wood desk, 19th century. Desk with four drawers on the side, inkwell
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19th Century European Neoclassical English Antique Desks

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Walnut

Fine Antique Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Davenport Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
-19th century English Davenport desk, crafted from the finest figured walnut and exquisitely detailed
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1860s English Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Regency Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique English regency mahogany writing table, 19th century. With a single board rectangular top
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19th Century English Regency English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Renaissance Walnut Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (19th Century) walnut carved console table with drawer and stretcher on
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19th Century English Renaissance English Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Writing Reading Table
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
English period. Untouched original condition 40” wide
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Walnut

George III Period Mahogany Partner s Desk, circa 1800
Located in Lymington, GB
English partner’s desk of classic proportions. Excellent deep, rich color and patination throughout
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Early 1800s English George III English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Antique English Oak Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine Antique English writing table with great traditional form, peg construction and
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19th Century English Jacobean English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

English Victorian Reception Bell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian-style receptionist bell with a square black metal base supporting a brass harp
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19th Century British Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

19thC English Elm Topped Tavern Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1870 19thC English Elm Topped Tavern Table with Iron Stretcher, Pine legs, and Banded Top
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1860s English English Antique Desks

Materials

Iron

Antique English Burl 4 Drawer Leather Top Davenport C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
19 d This exquisite antique English Davenport desk, dating to circa 1880, features a stunning burl
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks

Materials

Burl

English Country Brass Paperweights
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style (19th Cent) brass 3 similar piece weight set with loop top (1@ 4 oz, 1 @ 1lb
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19th Century British British Colonial English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

Rare Antique English Georgian Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
C. 1760-1780. An early and exceptional Antique writing table, English and likely Irish. With a
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18th Century English Georgian English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

English Victorian Mahogany Writing Table Dressing Table
Located in High Peak, GB
J00 Elegant Victorian mahogany dressing table / side table, having shaped upstand to figured mahogany top and 2 mahogany line drawers fitted with original turned knobs, standing on t...
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19th Century English Victorian English Antique Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Art Nouveau Solid Oak Writing Table Bureaux
Located in Leicester, GB
Stunning English Art Nouveau oak cabinet with bureaux. Beautiful design with shapely leg details
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1910s British Art Nouveau English Antique Desks

Materials

Oak

English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
headed by gilt-bronze foliate mounts and terminating in scrolled sabots. English, circa 1860.
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19th Century English English Antique Desks

Materials

Ormolu

English Mahogany Writing Table, Early 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite writing desk is crafted of rich mahogany and features the straightforward design
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19th Century English Regency English Antique Desks

Materials

Brass

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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
  • 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 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 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.