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NATIONAL MT. AIRY Oak Campaign Style Kneehole Desk with Leather Writing Surface
By National Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Campaign style kneehole desk by National Mount Airy Furniture. Solid oak, embossed brown leather
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Mid-20th Century American Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

arts and crafts double kneehole desk
Located in New York, NY
unusual partners desk with numerous dovetailed drawers retaining its old patina and original knobs.
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Early 20th Century American Desks

Materials

Wood

An Art Nouveau Polychrome Kneehole Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
An Art Nouveau desk in original paint. Marble top. Swing door at knees for storage.
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Early 20th Century French Desks

Rare 19th Century Mahogany Architect Kneehole Desk
Located in Gravenmoer, NL
The desk has a ricsing top and is made from Cuban Mahogany, original troughout including the
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Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Stunning Queen Anne Walnut Kneehole Desk with Original Hardware c. 1710
Located in Heathfield, GB
This beautiful Queen Anne kneehole desk was made in around 1710 and is dressed in figured and burr
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Antique 18th Century Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

George III Black Japanned and Chinoiserie Decorated Kneehole Desk, circa 1790
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The 18th century black japanned thick pine carcass kneehole desk of diminutive size, having a
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Antique 1790s English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Swedish Kneehole Desk in the Gustavian Style
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Swedish kneehole writing desk, circa 1890, with five reeded drawers and tapering square legs
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks

Materials

Wood

George II Brass-Inlaid Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Small George II mahogany desk with brass inlay and enclosed cabinet in the knee space.
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Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Brass

A Late 19th Century Japanese Kneehole Desk.
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
The superstructure fitted with cupboards enclosed by two sliding and panelled doors. The top with a writing slide. Fitted cupboards behind doors.
28”wide 19.5”deep 48”high
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Desks

Modern Kneehole Desk, Attributed to Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany with chrome accents.
A related suite of furniture is found in Gio Ponti, Interni, Oggetti, Disegni, 1920 - 1976, by Laura Falconi pages 107 - 108.
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Vintage 1930s Italian Desks

Pierre Jeanneret Teak Kneehole Desk from Chandigarh, India
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Denver, CO
(Swiss, 1896-1967) Crafted of solid teak with a red leather top, this desk has a single drawer
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Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Fine Chippendale Period Mahogany Kneehole Desk /Dressing Table
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
An exceptionally fine mid-18 century walnut bureau of large size. Beautiful and evenly faded color and patina. The interior with a wonderfully carved centre section that can be pulle...
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

English George III Walnut Kneehole Desk/Dressing Chest
Located in Denver, CO
graduated drawers fitted with brass swan neck handles and raised on ogee bracket feet flanking the kneehole
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century George II Figured Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
rectangular top with a matched and quartered top surrounded with cross-banding; over one long drawer and a cabinet door; flanked with three small drawers; raised on tall bracket feet.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Rococo Desks

Materials

Walnut

George II Miniature Walnut and Satinwood Banded Kneehole Desk
Located in Washington, DC
Rectangular top inlaid to the center with a mother of pearl and mahogany lozange, above a long drawer over two ranks of three short drawers flanking cental cupboard door, raised on b...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century English, Mahogany and Satinwood, Tambour, Kneehole Desk
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th Century English Roll Top Desk
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

George III Mahogany Bow Fronted Dressing Table or Kneehole Desk
Located in Uppingham, GB
Small mahogany bow fronted dressing chest with satinwood line inlay, a central locking cupboard and six drawers, circa 1790.
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Globe Wernicke Early 20th Century Oak Kneehole Desk Roll Top
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
An early 20th century oak Globe Wernicke kneehole twin pedestal desk with shallow tambour roll top
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20th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Antique Green Man Kneehole Desk Solid Oak Victorian 19th Century and Chair
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A gorgeous antique early Victorian 19th century 'Green Man' oak kneehole writing desk in the
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

18th Century English Kneehole Oak Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very charming and of small proportions, 18th century English kneehole desk, in oak, with a lovely
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Antique Late 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Large 19th Century Serpentine Burr Ash Kneehole Desk by Taylor and Sons of 97 Ne
Located in Dallington, East Sussex
. The kneehole is 19 inches wide and 24.5 inches high. The desk surface lifts off the pedestal
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Antique 1870s British Desks

Materials

Ash

Georgian Chippendale Serpentine Kneehole Desk or Chest of Drawers, 18th Century
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Richmond, London
A fine George III Chippendale period kneehole chest of drawers or desk in mahogany with serpentine
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Antique Mid-18th Century British Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Shanghai Desk
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Shanghai Ming Styled Kneehole Desk
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Rosewood Desk
Located in Bournemouth, GB
An elegant Regency Rosewood freestanding kneehole desk with leather top and decorative brass inlay.
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique desk
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
Kneehole desk. A superb walnut veneered kneehole writing desk, 1690 - 1720. Excellent colour
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Hungarian Art Deco Desk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Walnut kneehole desk on ball feet with leaded glass medallion on front door.
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Vintage 1930s Hungarian Desks

Hungarian Art Deco Desk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Walnut kneehole desk on ball feet with leaded glass medallion on front door.
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Vintage 1930s Hungarian Desks

Hungarian Art Deco Desk.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Walnut kneehole desk on ball feet with leaded glass medallion on front door.
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Vintage 1930s Hungarian Desks

Art Deco Desk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Hungarian Art Deco walnut kneehole desk on ball feet with leaded stained glass medallion on fron
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Vintage 1930s Hungarian Desks

White Painted Desk
Located in Millwood, VA
Mahogany white painted kneehole desk with applied gesso decorative moldings and designs,green
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Walnut Kneehole Desk with Writing Slide, Brass Escutcheons and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks

Materials

Brass

Kroehler Lacquered Desk
Located in New York, NY
Restored black lacquered Kroehler kneehole desk with original brass pulls circa 1940 - ivory
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Vintage 1940s American Desks

Walnut and Leather Desk by Paul McCobb
Located in North Miami, FL
A rare top-of-the-line kneehole desk designed by Paul McCobb for H. Sacks & Sons. Beautifully
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Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather

Art Deco Desk
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Art Deco Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk. Very smart Art Deco Desk in a Burr Walnut, shelved
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Mid-20th Century Great Britain (UK) Desks and Writing Tables

Kidney Shaped Desk with Leather Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kidney shaped kneehole desk with leather top by Yorkshire House Inc, High Point North Carolina
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20th Century American Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century English Bamboo Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English bamboo frame kneehole desk with enamel decorated edge to tooled leather top,enameled
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Antique 19th Century British Desks

Danish Modern Metamorphic Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
. Kneehole desk with two drawers on either side in front and two drawers and two shelves on the other side.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Desks

19th century Louis XV style desk in the manner of Francois Linke
Located in Miami, FL
bronze-mounted kneehole desk with a leather top over a center drawer flanked by four drawers; the reverse
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Top Quality Chippendale Mahogany Kidney Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Applyby Magna, Staffordshire
A top quality English mahogany kidney shaped kneehole desk in the Chippendale style, all solid
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Antique 1890s English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Chinoiserie Laquered Napoleon III Mahogany Desk
Located in London, GB
French Napoleon III Chinoiserie Lacquered Kneehole Desk with Mahogany & Oak Linings each side with
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

Art Deco Burr Walnut Desk
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Art Deco burr walnut kneehole desk. Very smart Art Deco desk in a burr walnut, shelved
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Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Desks

Materials

Walnut

Mid-19th Century Solid Pine And Leather Top Desk
Located in Bedford, NY
BLACK LEATHER TOP -BROWN STAINED PINEWOOD NINE DRAWER KNEEHOLE DESK- EIGHT INCH OVERLAP OF BACK
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Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

A petite Louis XVI French cherry writing desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This unusual kneehole desk has a plank top with molded edge and slide. The desk has two drawers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

Antique Desk Writing Table Mahogany Victorian19th Century Spillman Co
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A beautiful Victorian mahogany five drawer kneehole desk with three-quarter gallery and brass swan
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Antique 19th Century Desks

Robert Mouseman Thompson Oak Partners Desk, England, 1930
By Robert Thompson
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
kneehole desks £22 each” Measures: 152 cm wide x 104 cm deep x 72 cm high.      
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Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Victorian Burl Walnut Pedestal Desk .19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Handsome Victorian burl-walnut kneehole desk of breakfront design. The shaped top with an inset
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20th Century English Desks

Jens Risom Early 3 drawer Desk Ca. 1950 s
Located in New York, NY
label. Nicely detailed and useful kneehole desk that looks great from all angles and can be used in an
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Hepplewhite Style Knee Hold Desk, circa 1880
Located in Stamford, CT
George Hepplewhite style kneehole desk with seven drawers and boxwood lined inlay circa 1880. The
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Antique 1880s English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Boxwood

Fine Victorian Walnut Arts Crafts Nine-Drawer Desk
Located in London, west Sussex
This beautiful and finely crafted Walnut Arts & Crafts kneehole desk features carved decoration to
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Brass

Neo-classical Italian marquetry desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Magnificently detailed Italian neo-classical marquetry kneehole desk on four square tapered legs
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Maple

A Late Regency Mahogany Desk. English Circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
A Late Regency Mahogany Kneehole Desk.With a moulded leatherette lined top above a panelled frieze
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Antique 19th Century Desks

George IV Leather-Top Pedestal Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
swivel based armchair; but was a standard size for period kneehole desks of the 18th and 19th centuries
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks

A Rare Writing Desk in Walnut with Assistants Area by Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
assistant kneehole desk area with four small side drawers, each featuring x shaped brass drawer pulls and a
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Desks

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Georgian Style Burr Walnut Knee-hole Desk
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A splendid late 19th century period burr walnut kneehole desk in the George II style. Very well
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Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Walnut

JOHN KELLY Black Cherry Black Walnut Secretary Desk J1 Series J-22A
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mission / Arts & Crafts style kneehole desk by John Kelly Furniture, the J-22A Secretary Desk
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Late 20th Century American Mission Desks

Materials

Cherry, Walnut

Victorian Walnut Kidney-Shaped Desk. Circa 1850
Located in New York, NY
kidney kneehole desk makes it's first appearance in drawings published by Sheraton in 1793 and continued
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Kidney Desk . C 1840
Located in New York, NY
on the reverse. The Kidney kneehole desk makes it's first appearance in drawings published by
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Antique 19th Century English Desks

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Kneehole Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of kneehole desks for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct kneehole desks — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Kneehole desks have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Kneehole desks made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Heywood-Wakefield Co. and Widdicomb Furniture Co. each produced beautiful kneehole desks that are worth considering.

How Much are Kneehole Desks?

Prices for kneehole desks can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, kneehole desks begin at $580 and can go as high as $191,111, while the average can fetch as much as $4,550.
Questions About Kneehole Desks
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A kneehole desk refers to the type of desk that has a recessed, or “knee hole,” underneath between sets of drawers. The design leaves ample room for your legs when you are in a seated position. Shop a selection of antique kneehole desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The kneehole desk was invented at the beginning of the 18th century in England. The design is still beloved by interior designers to this day. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique kneehole desks from some of the world’s top sellers.