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19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Writing table
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Writing table with Bronze Mounts and a Fleur de Peche Marble
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19th Century French Petite Antique Desk

19TH Century Petite Bookstand / Letter Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The open top supports books, the bottom drawers for letters, stationery, etc. Rich mahogany finish with satinwood banding.
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19th Century English Petite Antique Desk

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Wood

French Louis XV Petite Kidney-Shaped Writing Table, Paris, 1780
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional interiors. This rare kidney-shape and petite size of this desk is exquisite and will comfortably
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Petite Antique Desk

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Bronze

Quality Antique Inlaid Satinwood and Kingwood Banded Kidney Shape Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
A stunning Quality antique Inlaid Satinwood and Kingwood banded kidney shape desk of Petite
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Late 19th Century European Edwardian Petite Antique Desk

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Kingwood

French Louis-Philippe Mahogany and Bronze Mounted Leather Top Desk, Bronze Trim
Located in Toronto, ONTARIO
with tooled leather and bronze decor feet and handles. Desk is petite and is finished on a sides
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Mid-19th Century French Petite Antique Desk

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Bronze

Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Secretary Petite Writing Desk Barley Twist Louis XIII. Direct from
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1890s French Louis XIII Petite Antique Desk

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Walnut

Antique French Petite Desk Writing Table with Drawer Oak Barley Twist Nightstand
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautiful 19th century antique petite French oak renaissance revival desk or table with drawer
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Petite Antique Desk

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Oak

French Directoire Style Mahogany Petite Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This petite writing desk made of solid mahogany is perfect for casually working or makes for a
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19th Century French Directoire Petite Antique Desk

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Leather, Wood

Petite Desk or Piano Lamp by Wilkinson
By Wilkinsons
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very fine example of a Wilkinson panel lamp shows off his beautiful metal work. Wilkinson was a company out of Brooklyn, NY that worked in the first quarter of the 20th Century...
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Early 20th Century American Petite Antique Desk

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Metal

Original 18th C.Petite Antique French Louis XV Walnut Writing Table, Ladies Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French walnut ladies writing table or petite desk or side table with a single drawer. Very
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1790s French Louis XV Petite Antique Desk

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Walnut

Martin Nyrop Petite Pine Desk
By Martin Nyrop
Located in London, GB
A petite desk in pine designed by architect Martin Nyrop, Denmark, 1905. This piece was part of
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Early 1900s Danish Modern Petite Antique Desk

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Pine

19th Century Petite Desk or Side Table with Dovetailed Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cedro wood, 19th century small table with dovetailed drawer, all original with some repairs. Great old worn patina, nice long turned legs, two wide board top. Functional and great!
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19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Petite Antique Desk

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Wood

Antique Italian Louis XV Giltwood Petite Desk Chair or Side Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Italian Louis XV style petite side chair or desk chair Italy, Circa 1920s
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1920s Italian Louis XVI Petite Antique Desk

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Upholstery, Giltwood

Petite Chinese Seven-Drawer Desk, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite elmwood desk charms with its unusual blend of east and west styles. Made in Northern
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Petite Antique Desk

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Elm

Antique 19th Century French Provincial Country Side Table or Petite Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique 19th century Louis XV provincial walnut side table or writing desk having a curved
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19th Century French French Provincial Petite Antique Desk

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Walnut

Antique French Provincial Cherry Petite Desk or Side Table with Hoof Feet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century cherry French side table or desk from the late 19th century; a beautiful example of
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19th Century French French Provincial Petite Antique Desk

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Cherry

French Louis XV Small Writing Desk With Leather Top Pullout
Located in West Hartford, CT
This French Louis XV petite desk embodies the elegance of 18th-century French craftsmanship
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Petite Antique Desk

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk or Side or End Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
XV inspired petite desk was hand-made from French white oak and although we rebuilt it structurally
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1850s French Louis XV Petite Antique Desk

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Oak

Arts and Crafts Hammered Copper Desk Lamp Circa 1930 s
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Early 20th century hammered copper petite desk lamp. Rewired.
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Petite Antique Desk

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Copper

Petite English Writing Desk
Located in North Miami, FL
Wonderful writing desk crafted of mixed woods - cerused oak and pine set on rolling casters. Inlay
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Early 20th Century English Petite Antique Desk

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Oak, Pine, Leather

Petite French Writing Table/Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality hand crafted 18th century style petite writing table of mixed hardwood veneers.
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Early 20th Century French Petite Antique Desk

Antique Lyre Petite Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Antique 1 drawer writing desk with lyre sides.
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Early 20th Century Petite Antique Desk

Petite Walnut Curved Desk, 18th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century petite walnut curved desk with hand-carved legs and apron. Can function as a desk or
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18th Century French Petite Antique Desk

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Walnut

French 19th Century Petite Directoire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite, French occasional table or writing desk from the 19th century with a very well-patinated
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19th Century French Directoire Petite Antique Desk

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Brass

Petite English Cylinder Desk
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice English cylinder desk in Cuban mahogany with ebony and satinwood inlay, circa 1840, with
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19th Century English Petite Antique Desk

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Walnut

French Petite Mahogany Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Classic Louis XVI style writing desk from France. Crafted with an amber toned leather top inset
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19th Century French Louis XVI Petite Antique Desk

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Metal, Brass

French 19th Century Mahogany Petite Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century leather-topped mahogany writing desk, designed in the Directoire taste for
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19th Century French Directoire Petite Antique Desk

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Brass

French Petite Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite mahogany desk with an inset leather writing surface from 19th Century France. The worn
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19th Century French Directoire Petite Antique Desk

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Mahogany

French Directoire Petite Fruitwood Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
locks and share a key. On one side of this petite table you’ll find a pull out leather top writing
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19th Century French Directoire Petite Antique Desk

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Marble, Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An ingenious leather-topped mahogany writing desk with hidden extensions on each side to add
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19th Century French Louis XVI Petite Antique Desk

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Brass

French 19th Century Petite Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful leather-topped mahogany writing desk dating to the 19th century in the Louis XVI style
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19th Century French Louis XVI Petite Antique Desk

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Brass

French 19th Century Oval Side Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
table or as a petite desk. Bought in the south of France. #7434 H skirt 23” x W leg opening 17.5”
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19th Century French Neoclassical Petite Antique Desk

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Kingwood, Mahogany

Petite Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk or Writing Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Fayetteville, AR
century French Louis XVI style desk has an especially crisp and tailored feel. Made of solid walnut with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Petite Antique Desk

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Bronze

Feminine French Louis XV Petite Marquetry Desk with Bronze Detail
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Louis XV style mahogany and fruitwood marquetry desk for an aristrocratic lady having heavy
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19th Century French Louis XV Petite Antique Desk

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Fruitwood, Mahogany

French Louis XVI Style Petite Writing Desk, circa 1930, Leather Top
Located in Houston, TX
French Mahogany leather top writing desk, having three drawers. A great petite size with bronze
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Early 20th Century French Petite Antique Desk

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Mahogany

Antique French Writing Desk Table Renaissance Revival Dolphin Carved Oak Petite
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL PETITE Size Antique French Honey Oak Renaissance Revival Writing Desk or Table with
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1890s French Renaissance Revival Petite Antique Desk

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Oak

Antique Petite French Carved Oak Dolphin Table Desk Renaissance Gothic 19th C
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique Petite French carved oak dolphin table desk Renaissance Gothic 19th c ~Direct from France
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19th Century French Renaissance Petite Antique Desk

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Oak

Shaw Furniture Co. Petite Roll Top Writing Desk Cambridge MA, circa 1920
By Shaw Furniture Company
Located in Milford, NH
A unique writing desk with book-matched mahogany veneers has a petite upper roll top, which opens
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Early 20th Century American Petite Antique Desk

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Mahogany

Antique French Dolphin Table Desk Renaissance Revival PETITE Drawer Oak c.1890s
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Petite Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Dolphin Table or Desk with Drawer and
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1890s French Renaissance Revival Petite Antique Desk

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Oak

Petite circa 1880 French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Two-Drawer Writing Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Striking original Antique French Napoleon III Bureau Plat, Writing Table or Ladies Desk
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19th Century French Napoleon III Petite Antique Desk

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Brass

Petite Late 19th Century Queen Anne Slant Front Mahogany Desk Secretary Table
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning antique slant front desk with secretary feature when top is open. Dimensions above are
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Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Petite Antique Desk

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Mahogany

Antique French Petite Ebonized Ladies Writing Table, or Small Side Table or Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French Directoire style ladies writing desk or side table. Our old plank restoration
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1880s French Directoire Petite Antique Desk

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Mahogany

Petite 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extremely well-appointed writing desk of a smaller stature. This beautiful mahogany desk was
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19th Century French Louis XVI Petite Antique Desk

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Marble, Brass

1910s Petite Antique Wooden Serpentine Roll Top Desk with Nine Drawers
Located in New York, NY
1910s petite antique wooden serpentine roll top desk with nine drawers. This antique desk is
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1910s American Petite Antique Desk

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Wood

19th Century Petite English Regency Mahogany Burl Walnut Antique Writing Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A simply gorgeous presentation piece, this delicate writing desk features fine and vibrant mahogany
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Mid-19th Century British Regency Petite Antique Desk

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Brass

Original 18th C.Petite Antique French Louis XV Walnut Table/Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Breathtaking antique French walnut desk or side table with a single drawer, delicate hand-carved
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18th Century and Earlier French Petite Antique Desk

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Walnut

Louis XVI Style Petite Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful little walnut side table with two opposing drawers and hand tooled leather topped writing tablet that pulls out. Bronze pulls and ornamentation.
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19th Century French Petite Antique Desk

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Bronze

c.1790 Petite French Walnut Writing Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Wonderful petite French walnut writing table with a beautiful large single hand-dovetailed drawer
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18th Century and Earlier French Petite Antique Desk

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Walnut

19th Century French Renaissance Petite Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance petite writing table features incredible detail in a diminutive
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1860s French Renaissance Petite Antique Desk

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Oak

c.1890 Petite Antique French Walnut Writing Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Exquisite petite antique French walnut writing table or desk with a fabulous wavy 'X' stretcher
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19th Century French Petite Antique Desk

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Walnut

18th Century Louis XV Petite Writing Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming Louis XV writing table in walnut with small drawers on each end, a shelf along the back and a brown tooled leather writing surface, all on cabrilolle legs, French, circa 1...
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Petite Antique Desk

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Walnut

19th Century French Provincial Petite Walnut Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic 19th century country French provincial petite writing table or occasional table crafted from
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19th Century French French Provincial Petite Antique Desk

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Walnut

c.1900-1910 Petite French Cherry Cafe Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
We were awe struck, when we found several of these original antique cafe tables in Marseille. We purchased the whole lot, not only are they a great size as an extra table, they are a...
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Early 20th Century French Petite Antique Desk

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Cherry

circa 1900-1910 Petite French Cherry Cafe Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
We were awe struck, when we found several of these original antique cafe tables in Marseille. We purchased the whole lot, not only are they a great size as an extra table, they are a...
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Early 20th Century French Petite Antique Desk

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Cherry

c.1900-1910 Petite French Cherry Cafe Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
We were awe struck, when we found several of these original antique cafe tables in Marseille. We purchased the whole lot, not only are they a great size as an extra table, they are a...
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Early 20th Century French Petite Antique Desk

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Cherry

c.1900-1910 Petite French Cherry Cafe Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
We were awe struck, when we found several of these original antique cafe tables in France. We purchased the whole lot, not only are they a great size as an extra table, they are also...
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Early 20th Century French Petite Antique Desk

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Cherry

c.1900-1910 Petite French Cherry Cafe Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
We were awe struck, when we found several of these original antique cafe tables in Marseille. We purchased the whole lot, not only are they a great size as an extra table, they are a...
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Early 20th Century French Petite Antique Desk

Materials

Cherry

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Petite Antique Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the petite antique desk you’re looking for. A petite antique desk — often made from wood, walnut and mahogany — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the petite antique desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A petite antique desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV, Empire and Georgian styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Petite Antique Desk?

Prices for a petite antique desk start at $450 and top out at $6,950 with the average selling for $3,650.
Questions About Petite Antique Desk
  • 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.