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English Kneehole Desk
Located in Milford, NH
English kneehole desk or dressing table of mahogany with nicely carved, canted corners. Original
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fine quality George III period mahogany kneehole desk or dressing table. This charming desk has
Category

Antique 18th Century British Georgian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Georgian Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful George II Period Walnut Kneehole Desk Having Well Figured And Banded Top Above
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Materials

Walnut

George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany kneehole desk, having a well figured top, above an
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English Burl Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality English burl walnut kneehole desk, the gilt-tooled tan leather top above 3 frieze
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Burl, Walnut

Antique Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An 18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk Of Superb Colour And Patina The Rectangular Top With
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Georgian Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful George I period walnut kneehole desk having well figured and banded quarter veneered
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Paul McCobb Kneehole Desk, 1950s
By Paul McCobb
Located in Westport, CT
Kneehole desk designed by Paul McCobb, circa 1950-1959. Executed in maple, completely restored, and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Small Early 18th Century Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Lymington, GB
A small English antique walnut kneehole desk or dressing table, circa 1730. The crossbanded
Category

Antique 1730s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality antique burr walnut kneehole desk, having a cross banded and quarter
Category

Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid 18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 18th century mahogany kneehole desk circa 1750. Georgian mahogany kneehole desk or writing
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Neogothic Fruitwood Kneehole Desk
Located in East Hampton, NY
19th century neogothic fruitwood kneehole desk... Beautifully and thoughtfully restored. It makes
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk – Georgian Style Victorian Writing Desk Item Code: 1360 A
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Walnut

Early 18th Century Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A finely figured walnut kneehole desk with quarter veneered top, herring bone bandings and original
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Queen Anne Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming Early 18th Century Walnut Queen Anne Period Kneehole Desk, Or Dressing Table, Having
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Kneehole Desk in Original Paint
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful painted kneehole desk with five drawers with traces of original hand painted decoration
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Fine Early 18th Century Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good example of an early 18th century walnut kneehole desk quarter veneered top, lovely mellow
Category

Antique Early 18th Century European Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Encore Kneehole Desk for Heywood-Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A six-drawer turned in based kneehole desk with upper drawer, one file drawer and four side drawers
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Early George III Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An early George III walnut kneehole desk, the shaped rectangular top quarter veneered with re
Category

Antique 1760s English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco kneehole desk. Burr and figured walnut veneered on solid mahogany with walnut and
Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful feather banded walnut kneehole desk dating to first half of eighteenth century. Although
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century American Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Heywood-Wakefield Solid Maple Wheat Kneehole Desk, 1950s
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Florence, IT
Heywood-Wakefield solid Maple wheat kneehole desk with 'Champagne' finish. It has six drawers
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

George II Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Folkestone, GB
An especially fine quality George II period burr walnut kneehole desk with quartered 'bookmark
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George II Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Early 18th Century Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful George I period burr walnut kneehole desk of diminutive proportion having superbly
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Georgian Revival Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Georgian revival walnut kneehole desk having a quality burr walnut top with pretty
Category

Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

William and Mary Chinoiserie Kneehole Desk, 18th century
Located in Westwood, NJ
William and Mary Chinoiserie Lacquered Kneehole Desk on Bun Feet
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

Unusual Shaped Georgian Style Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual Georgian style mahogany kneehole desk, probably a custom piece for an alcove, the shaped
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Lacquered Chinoiserie Kneehole Desk
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique lacquered Chinoiserie kneehole desk in the Georgian style. This was made in
Category

Vintage 1950s British Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

George III Walnut Tall Kneehole Desk, ca. 1800
Located in Astoria, NY
The George III Walnut Tall Kneehole Desk, dating from around 1800, features 9 short drawers. Its
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Burr Oak Kneehole Desk
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1880 A late 19th century burr oak kneehole desk, opening with nine drawers to the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Oak

19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Kneehole Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century mahogany pedestal kneehole desk, circa 1870. Empire revival mahogany pedestal desk
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Revival Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Kneehole Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century mahogany pedestal kneehole desk, circa 1870. Empire revival mahogany pedestal desk
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

An Edward Wormley Designed White Lacquered Kneehole Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Edward Wormley designed 3 drawer white lacquered kneehole desk with cabinets on either side of
Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks

Materials

Wood

18th Century George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany kneehole desk. The top of the desk has a single long
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Regency Kneehole Desk of Mahogany
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century English kneehole desk of mahogany created in the Regency style. The writing surface
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

George V Art Deco Figured Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George V Art Deco figured walnut kneehole desk by Maple & Co. of inverted breakfront form, the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Antique RJ Horner Carved Oak Kneehole Desk With Figural Carved Pulls c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique RJ Horner Carved Oak Kneehole Desk With Figural Carved Pulls C1900 Measures - 38 1/2" x 54
Category

Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

18th Century mahogany kneehole desk circa 1780
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18th Century mahogany kneehole desk circa 1780
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Kneehole Desk Dressing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Stunning Mid 19th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk Having Nine Well Figured Drawers And Panelled
Category

Antique 19th Century English Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Bauhaus Era Kneehole Desk Attr. Thonet, Europe, 1930 s
By Thonet
Located in Austin, TX
Bauhaus era kneehole desk with Thonet style bentwood frame. Solid maple trim with inset panels of
Category

Early 20th Century European Bauhaus Desks

Materials

Faux Leather, Walnut, Maple

A Small Scale English Mahogany Campaign Style Kneehole Desk.
Located in New York, NY
A small scale English mahogany campaign style kneehole desk with double pedestal base, the top with
Category

Vintage 1960s English Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian quality walnut leather top freestanding kneehole desk
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality walnut leather top freestanding kneehole desk having the original gallery
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

A Victorian Walnut and Feather banded kidney shaped kneehole desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
VICTORIAN WALNUT AND FEATHER BANDED KIDNEY SHAPED KNEEHOLE DESK with a replaced tooled leather
Category

Antique 1870s British Desks and Writing Tables

Vintage Silver Mirrored Kneehole Desk or Vanity
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful vintage mirrored kneehole desk/vanity with silver painted wood surround.
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Rosewood Kneehole Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Exceptional quality 19th century French rosewood desk in the Mazarine style, with gilded finials.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century English Burl Walnut and Rosewood Crossbanded Kneehole Desk
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century English Burl Walnut and Rosewood Crossbanded Kneehole Desk. The rectangular top with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Small Rare Early 18th Century English Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Lymington, GB
A rare, small, English early-18th century walnut kneehole desk. George II period, circa 1735
Category

Antique 18th Century English George II Desks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Burr Oak Pedestal Kneehole Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Fine 19th Century English Burr Oak Pedestal Kneehole Desk of Excellent Colour. This lovely desk
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

English Ebonized Kneehole Desk with Tooled Leather Top, C. 1870
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th Century English Ebonized Kneehole Desk with Original Tooled Leather. The rectangular top is
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

English 19th Century Elmwood Kneehole Desk with Leather Top and Nine Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English elm wood kneehole desk from the 19th century, with caramel leather top, tooled friezes
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Painted Kneehole Desk Stamped A Blain Sons, Liverpool
By Arthur Blain
Located in London, GB
A fine late 19th century kneehole desk, constructed in pine and painted to simulate rosewood. Four
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Maitland Smith English Regency Style Wooden 2-Cabinet Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (Mid-20th Century) mahogany kneehole desk with shaped molded corners, inset
Category

20th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

An Italian Rococo Kneehole Desk with Bombe Front, Sides and Back
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Rococo kneehole desk with bombe front, sides and back having drawers on one side
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

18th c Queen Anne English Kneehole Desk
Located in Milford, NH
18th c Queen Anne English mahogany kneehole desk with bracket feet and nice brass hardware. The
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Small Antique Kneehole Desk, English, Writing Table, Georgian Revival, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique kneehole desk. An English, mahogany writing table with Georgian revival
Category

Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk by Maple Co.
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut kneehole desk by Maple & Co. having a magnificent
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Heywood-Wakefield Kneehole Desk by Count Alexis de Sakhonoffsky
By Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heywood-Wakefield kneehole desk by Count Alexis de Sakhonoffsky in solid Maple. Two banks of
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Maple

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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.