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Antique Victorian Mahogany Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian mahogany desk of an unusual design and of very good quality, dating to around the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Small Midcentury Danish Rosewood Writing Desk
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
A super little unusual Danish rosewood desk with open 'V' shaped legs, three drawers on the left
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
French Art Deco Desk in Palisander
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual design of the desk makes it a very unique piece. Made out of Palisander wood, table has two
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
Art Deco French Desk in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful Art Deco Desk has an unusual form, which makes it very unique. The tabletop has
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unusual Burr Chinese Export Writing Box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality Chinese export burr writing box.
Beautifully brass bound outside and inside edging. Stunning burr wood exterior. Original dark blue velvet writing surface which split...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Memphis Style Pop Art Desk by Pace
By Pace Collection, Memphis Group
Located in Hamburg, PA
artist. This is an unusual one of a kind desk that has both form and function and artistic design. There
Category
Late 20th Century American Memphis Group Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare Metal Desk by Norman Bel Geddes
By Simmons Company Furniture, Norman Bel Geddes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage deco style desk with unusual tiered top designed for Simmons by Norman Bel Geddes. Newly
Category
Vintage 1960s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Asian Chinese Chinoiserie Carved Writing Desk Secretary
Located in West Hartford, CT
Unusual dark Chinese secretary desk, circa early 20th century, features intricately carved detail
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Rare Mid-Century Campaign Style Teak Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual teak desk with simple modern design set on two polished chrome saw horse legs. Three
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Bauhaus Writing Desk Art Deco, Austria, 1930s
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
timeless. Framed by chrome-plated tubes, this unusual knee-hole desk consists of two rectangular wooden
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
19th century tall pine lecture writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century tall pine lecture writing desk circa 1870.
Unusual standing desk which would have
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Vintage Lucite, Brass
Glass Desk / Dressing Table
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning and unusual vintage desk, with a clear acrylic frame, brass trim and glass
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Pair of Unusual Antique English Inkwells, Cloisonné, Enamel, circa 1870
Located in Bath, GB
enamel lids (most unusual being English).
Both in superb condition and dating to circa 1870. A good
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Antique 1870s English Late Victorian Inkwells
1950’s Vintage Danish Walnut Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and unusual vintage walnut writing desk, this dates from the 1950-60’s. It is of great
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1950
s Vintage Walnut
Satin Birch Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning and unusual vintage desk in walnut and satin birch. This was made in England, it dates
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Walnut
William IV 19th century shaped davenport desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
period palisander davenport desk. Unusual shape from the normal with it's ogee shaped sides.
This piece
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Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
An unusual Victorian Antique Davenport Desk that is reputed to have been made for the Great
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut
Vintage Leather Desk Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Perfectly distressed leather desk chair. Unusual dark grayish/brownish/greenish leather with
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20th Century American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Stunning Oak Military Campaign Style Writing Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this stunning unusual mahogany writing desk , an beautiful example of
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Mid-20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1950s Italian Desk with deep blue glass top
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Superb vintage blue coloured glass top Italian desk, circa 1950s. Unusual organic shape.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mahogany leather top desk or table C 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unusual small round mahogany writing desk C 1940 having a single drawer over the kneehole, and a
Category
Vintage 1940s American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Campaign Faux Partners Desk with Brass Inlay
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A very unusual campaign desk with brass inlay, brass stretcher. brass capped feet and red tooled
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Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Unusual 19th Century English Satinwood Writing Stand
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Stand with writing pull-out and drawers. Great color and shape with string inlays.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Unusual Antique English Brass and Ebony Magnifying Glass, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Edwardian brass framed rectangular magnifying glass professionally polished to gleam. The handle is made form turned ebony wood.
Dating to circa1900, the glass is in ex...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Unusual Antique English Brass and Ebony Magnifying Glass, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Edwardian brass framed rectangular magnifying glass polished to gleam. The handle is made from turned ebony wood and unusually and conveniently to the side making it a ver...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Style Desk and Armchair, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and elegant desk and chair set in the neoclassical style.
The desk has unusual rounded
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Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Walnut
Antique Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Oak Desk with Unusual Turned Stretcher
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Oak
$5,272
Antique English Late 19th Century Unusual Elm Double Inkstand with Drawer
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English late 19th century unusual elm double inkstand with drawer.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Mahogany and Birch Inlaid Low Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Unusual deco period low desk circa 1930.
Stunning quality table which has multiple uses. Could
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Victorian Burr walnut pedestal desk, of unusual form
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tulipwood, Walnut, Burl
Danish Modern Drop-Leaf Desk with Finished Back
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very unusual Danish modern desk with a drop-leaf extension on the side. When extended, the entirety
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Desk and Chair Set Crafted from Repurposed Wood
Located in Glendale, CA
Vintage desk and chair set crafted from repurposed wood and copper pipes.
Unusual label on top
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Ello Attributed Cityscape Style Chrome, Glass
Brass Patchwork Desk
By Paul Evans
Located in Fulton, CA
Unusual brass and chrome patchwork desk with floating glass top attributed Ello Furniture, in the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage Danish Freestanding Teak Desk with Floating Top, 1950s.
Located in Asaa, DK
teak writing desk. Unusual shape where the floating desk top rest on six solid teak pillars on the twin
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
A Rare and Unusual Italian Cherrywood and Leather Upholstered Tall Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
the barrel shaped upper backrest and curved arms upholstered in original faded black leather,all raised on curved supports, the round upholstered seat raised on flared and tapering l...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Antique Rare Victorian Pedestal Desk Wooton Style, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
the desk is raised on an elegant plynth base.
This rare and unusual antique desk will soon become
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Italian Mid-Century Writing Desk by Antonio Gorgone, 1950s
By Antonino Gorgone
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This Italian stunning and unusual writing desk has been well designed by Antonio Gorgone in the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Turquoise Hand Painted Desk Writing Table
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant Louis XV style desk with unusual hand painted color. It has some age appropriate wear as
Category
Vintage 1970s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Danish Freestanding Teak Desk with Floating Curved Top, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Modern teak writing desk made in Denmark in the 1960s.
This large unusual executive desk has both a
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
19th Century Oakwood Writing Desk Baroque Revival, Austria, circa 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Amazing late 19th century oakwood writing desk Baroque Revival, Austria, circa 1880. This also so
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Baroque Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Spruce, Oak, Walnut
Mahogany partners desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A superb George III period mahogany desk with unusual slides, original handles and leather, great
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$48,000
Windsor Desk Chair With Swivel Base
Located in Culver City, CA
Windsor desk chair, unusual form with swivel base, hand crafted rails.
Category
Early 20th Century Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Walnut Reverse Serpentine Desk or Side Table
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Unusual Italian Side Table or Desk with Two Drawers. Unusual associated reverse serpentine Walnut
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rare Lime Green Cursed Oak Curved Executive Desk by Stow Davis
By Stow Davis
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Modernist Curved desk,manufactured by Stow Davis,, Original Grey Green Cursed oak finish
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Very Rare and Unusual George III Silver Gilt Inkstand Made by Samuel Meriton
Located in London, GB
The inkstand has four unusual leaf capped claw and ball feet and an oval stand with beaded edge and
Category
Antique 1770s English Inkwells
Walnut Campaign Desk with Leather Top and Drawers by Gerry Zanck
By Gerry Zanck, Gregori Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Unusual walnut campaign desk with leather top and drawers by Gerry Zanck for Gregori. Solid brass
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Rococo Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual English Rococo desk, with a centered inset leather top, surrounded by crossbanded panels
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Burl
$9,250 / item
English Rococo Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual English Rococo desk, with a centered inset leather top, surrounded by crossbanded panels
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Burl
$13,520 / item
Unusual Czech Midcentury Bauhaus Wall Clock, Lacquered Wood, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Original preserved condition.
Clockwork is working.
Material: Lacquered wood
Period: 1930-1939
Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia).
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
1980s French LED Cobra Desk Lamp by Philippe Michel for Manade
By Manade, Philippe Michel
Located in London, England
An interesting and unusual desk lamp designed in the shape of a Cobra snake. Designed in the 1980s
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1960s Free Standing Rosewood Desk in the Manner of Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in Seattle, WA
An unusual free standing Danish rosewood desk designed in the manner of Arne Vodder.
Arne Vodder
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Desk Brass Hardware 1960s Mad Men Writing Table
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rosewood midcentury desk, circa 1960s. Unusual brass hardware and gorgeous lines and better
scale
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Ladies Dressing Table or Small Writing Desk Old Paint Unrestored
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
desk. Unusual drawers at the end of the table, to which I have no reason why it's set up that way. In
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Danish 20th Century Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Danish 20th Century desk of unusual form in rosewood and rosewood veneer.
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Desks
Materials
Rosewood
$4,200
Lovig Teak Desk Boomerang
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Teak Desk by Loving, made in Denmark.
Receiving desk with unusual boomerang shape. Mounted in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Ebonized Desk Chair
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
This is an unusual antique French desk chair, but not for the Louis XV style, but rather the
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Arne Vodder Rosewood Desk
Located in New York, NY
locks.The desk has an unusual asian influence different than most danish pieces from this particular
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Desks
Materials
Rosewood
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