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Period: 18th Century
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very imposing good quality 18th century Dutch Marquetry bureau bookcase, having wonderful flowers, birds, classical scull and urn decoration. ...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
$35,005 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany bureau having a mahogany fall opening to reveal a fully fitted interior consisting of satinwood drawers, pigeon holes and a secret door to the cen...
Category
British Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rare 1794 George III Gillows of Lancaster Double Sided Postmasters Sorting Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare 1794 George III Gillows Lancaster twin pedestal double sided postmasters desk i...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Mid-18th Century Genovese St. Hand Painted Cabinet / Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative Italian mid 18th century Genovese st. hand painted cabinet/desk. The desk is raised by lovely scalloped serpentine shaped supports below two lovely ha...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
18th Century Double Sided Desk Louis XV Walnut Attributed J.F Hache
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Marseille, FR
Double sided desk Louis XV walnut attributed to J.F Hache (1730-1796) dating from the eighteenth century. Very good state of conservation despite traces of restoration on the drawers...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Desk/Bureau 18 Th Century, Bombe’ Chest Form
Located in Houston, TX
The exceptional cabinet work plus the extraordinary marquetry
Art work that is exhibited throughout this piece is very rare to
Find. The cylinder door rolls back to reveal an interior gallery with
Stepped drawers, a double interior door...
Category
German Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
$12,375 Sale Price
25% Off
Charleston Chippendale Mahogany Slant Top Desk with Fitted Interior, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Charleston Chippendale mahogany slant top writing desk with four graduated drawers, fitted interior, original brasses, and resting on the origin...
Category
American Chippendale Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
PORTUGUESE PAPER STATIONERY 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
STATIONERY D. JOSÉ 18th Century
19th century Portuguese.
in chestnut wood, with two drawers and three drawers.
Folding lid with drawers and bins.
Signs of use. Dim.: 140 x 115 x ...
Category
Portuguese Renaissance Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
George III Mahogany Partner’s Desk, circa 1770
Located in London, GB
A George III Mahogany Partner’s Desk with tooled black leather inset top above six frieze drawers, above opposing cupboards enclosing further drawers.
English c.1770
Additional info...
Category
George III Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III mahogany slant top desk, 18th century. With a painted tiger striped mahogany slant top, a cock beaded drawer flanked by glides to support slant top when opened, desk inter...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Carved Cherrywood Commode Scriban from Bordeaux, France
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful example of a period Louis XV writing desk, this cherrywood commode scriban was hand-carved in Bordeaux, France, in the 1700s. Resembling a chest of drawers with an angled...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Desk in Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this Italian walnut desk dating back to the late 18th century, during the Louis XVI period.
Featuring simple lines and a lack of excessive ornamentation, the legs are lin...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Mahogany and Ormolu Desk/Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period mahogany and ormolu desk or writing table, signed C. Mauter. The desk is raised by elegant circular tapered fluted legs with fine fitted ormolu sabots and richly chased fitted foliate chandelles. Above each leg are lovely fluted block reserves with additional finely detailed fitted chandelles. The scalloped shaped apron displays three drawers, each decorated with most attractive ormolu keyhole escutcheons. Each side displays a recessed panel while the back showcases the beautiful mahogany grain. Above is the tan colored fitted leather writing surface with a fine foliate gold tooled band...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Ormolu
English Period 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Lowboy
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Period 18th century Queen Anne walnut lowboy.
Refined walnut Lowboy with elegant scalloped apron from the Queen Anne period, about ...
Category
English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
$6,720 Sale Price
30% Off
Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good quality George III period mahogany kneehole desk with moulded edge top above a long drawer and arrangement of three graduated small drawe...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$12,990
Antique Knee Hole Desk, Georgian Mahogany 18th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk.
Standing on bracket feet.
This piece features 7 Oak lined drawers and a central recessed cupboard.
Each drawer ha...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Outstanding Quality Antique 18th Century French Walnut Bombe Shaped Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality 18th century French walnut inlaid parquetry bombe shaped bureau having an exceptional quality walnut bombe shaped fall with inlaid parquetry opening to reveal a s...
Category
French Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive early 18th century, George I Period, walnut kneehole desk of diminutive proportions, having extremely well figured quarter veneered, crossbanded top with elegant re-entrant corners, over arrangement of seven drawers retaining original brasswear, flanking central cupboard door with original brass hinges, raised on original bracket feet.
In general kneehole deeks are regarded as a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard being the typically found form. There are of course various different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule that is the form you will usually find in a georgian kneehole desk...
Category
English George I Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Swedish neoclassical painted secretary desk will make the perfect addition to your home whether your decor is modern, traditional,...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Steel
18th Century Oak Low Boy, Writing Desk This is a good solid country made piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
18th Century Oak Low Boy, Writing Desk
This is a good solid country made piece, it has 3 drawers to the front with etched brass swan neck handles and a well used and well loved plan...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
Early 18th Century Figured Walnut Bureau Cabinet
Located in Reepham, GB
A fine early Georgian walnut secretaire cabinet veneered throughout with book-matched figured walnut. The fall front opening to a fitted int...
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut, Rosewood and Bone Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine Italian 18th century Louis XV period walnut, rosewood, and boneTuscan desk. The desk is raised on cabriole legs below the wide central drawer and pullout with a leather writin...
Category
Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood, Walnut
English Mahogany George III Slant Top Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This charming late 18th-century George III period Mahogany bureau showcases exquisite craftsmanship and timeless appeal. The fall front opens to reveal a well-organized interior, fea...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Early Georgian antique walnut bureau
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
An early eighteenth century veneered walnut bureau of a good original colour and patina.
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode
Located in Miami, FL
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode,
Antique Italian Inlaid Walnut Bureau, Baroque Drop-Front Secretary,
A traditional 18th-century Itali...
Category
Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Quality Burr Walnut Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Shaped Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality burr walnut floral marquetry inlaid bombe shaped bureau having a fantastic quality large burr walnut floral marquetry inlaid bureau with a shaped fall op...
Category
English Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Metamorphic Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A rare English Georgian Mahogany Metamorphic Chest with a slide out drawer that reveals a drafting slope. Chest has the original cast iron handles.. The chest is constructed from bea...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Quality Mahogany Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Shaped Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality mahogany floral marquetry inlaid bombe shaped bureau
having a quality floral marquetry fall opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of drawers, p...
Category
English Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Other
18th Century English Chippendale Mahogany Chest with Desk Drawer
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example an English Chippendale four drawer mahogany chest with a rectangular top with molded edge surmounting a case with four graduated drawers, the top of which converted to...
Category
English Chippendale Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Austrian Neoclassical Cylinder Roll-Top Desk
Located in Budapest, HU
This elegant Austrian cylinder roll-top desk, dating from around 1780, is a refined example of late Neoclassical (copf style) craftsmanship. The piece is constructed from a fine comb...
Category
Austrian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Cherry, Walnut, Pine
19th Century Classical Charles X Burled Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
A dramatic Charles X fall front secretary in astounding burled mahogany veneer. The original fossilized marble top is supported by an elliptical molding. The main body contains one u...
Category
French Charles X Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany crossbanding above four graduated drawers with original lock...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
18th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Desk with Single Plank Top and Three Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring timeless European elegance to your home or office with this exceptional antique partner desk, crafted in Spain circa 1780. A fine example of late Spanish Baroque design, the de...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Bureau, Mahogany, English, Georgian, Desk, 18th Century, circa 1770
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau in light mahogany. An English, Georgian desk dating to the mid-18th century, circa 1770.
Quality craftsmanship in polished mahogany
Good color and grain interest throughout
Crossband decoration held in tramline ebony and boxwood stringing
Generous and comfortable working height to the fitted desk interior
Raised on splayed bracket feet with serpentine apron
Featuring four, full width, graduated drawers lined with paper
Cockbeaded, original brass locks and escutcheons, key absent
Drawers dressed with the original pressed brass, oval plate loop handles
A pair of stout lopers withdraw to support the fall
Fitted interior desk space with quality, olive green, blind tooled leather skiver
A suite of eight stationery drawers over eight cubby holes
The smooth sliding drawers in flame mahogany dressed...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Quality Mahogany Floral Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality mahogany floral marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau having a fantastic quality mahogany floral marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of ten shaped drawers, bookends and a door opening to reveal a single drawer above three long bombe...
Category
English Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Other
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality and extremely attractive 18th century, Chippendale period, georgian mahogany kneehole desk, having well figured rectangular top over slide, central cupboard and arrangement of drawers, retaining original rococo brass handles, raised on original shaped bracket feet.
Generally, kneehole deeks are regarded as a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard being the form which one can expect to come across. There are of course various different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule that is the form you will usually find in a georgian kneehole desk...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 18th Century, George III Period, Mahogany Kneehole Desk, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Arrangement Of Drawers, Retaining Original Brass Handles, Surrounding Central Cupboard Door, Raised On Elegant Original Ogee Bracket Feet.
As a general rule kneehole desks like this are a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard the must popular design and layout. There are of course many different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule this is the typical form of an 18th century kneehole desk...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th C. Italian Butler
s Desk with Unique "Fall Front" Top / Faux Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian butler's desk from the 18th century raised on a base that is old but not original. This antique case piece from Italy has the appearance of being a three drawer chest at f...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
English Chippendale Mahogany Secretary / Bookcase with Interior Drawers, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany slant front architects secretary / bookcase with a carved dentil molded edge cornice, upper flanking glass doors with...
Category
English Chippendale Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Louis XV Bureau Plat or Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 18th Century Louis XV bureau plat handcrafted in classic style with mahogany and kingwood, featuring the original tooled oxblood leather top on a brass bound case with thr...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
18th c. Partners Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional 18th-century ebonized petite partners desk, richly adorned with finely cast ormolu mounts. This rare and refined piece is a testament to the exquisite craftsmanship of...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Bronze
$3,200 / item
18th Century English Mahogany Leather Top Partners Desk with Carved Birds
Located in Milford, NH
A fine proportion mahogany rectangular partners desk with brown leather top with a crossbanded border with delicate carving, surmounting a frieze with two fitted and cockbeaded document drawers...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century mahogany kneehole desk, the rectangular moulded edge top having a brown leather writing surface decorated with blind and gold tooling, a selection of eight graduated oak...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Satin Mahogany and Rosewood Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a secretary / bureau/ desk made in England, circa 1780. The top and the fall have a rosewood banding with a string inlay of satinwood and Satin Mahogany in the interior of th...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Satinwood
18th Century English George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a George III mahogany kneehole desk, having a total of 11 drawers and a cupboard to the centre, the desk stands on small ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Scrivania "alla Mazzarino" lastronata in noce e radica, XVIII secolo
Located in Milano, IT
Scrivania "alla Mazzarino" lastronata in noce e radica, XVIII secolo, corpo mistilineo con le due parti laterali lievemente avanzate. Sul fronte un cassetto centrale e tre cassetti p...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Spanish Walnut Marquetry, Chest of Drawers with Flap
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Spanish walnut marquetry bureau.
This is an exquisite antique Spanish bureau, circa 1780 in date this elegant bureau will soon become th...
Category
Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Maple, Walnut
$8,100 Sale Price
25% Off
Scriban Bookcase In Solid, 18th Century, Louis XVI, Port Furniture
Located in Charmes, FR
pretty scriban bookcase with two bodies in solid and inlaid fillets, opening with three drawers in the lower part and two mesh doors in the upper part from the Louis XVI period, 18th...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Walnut 18th Century Queen Ann 3 Drawers Low Boy Good Condition
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique Walnut 18th century Queen Ann 3 drawers low boy good condition.
Category
American Queen Anne Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
18th century Louis XVI Walnut Bureau, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century French Louis XVI Bureau in Walnut with drop front, inner writing surface and cubby holes.
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Desk – or secretary, cylinder, in mahogany. Late 18th century period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Desk – or secretary – with cylinder, in mahogany. The body opens with two small handles decorated with gadroons to a convex quarter-cylinder flap revealing a paper holder with in the...
Category
French Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step back interior drawers, leather writing surface, carved scalloped skirt, original or...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Gold, Ormolu
Small flap desk panelled in bois de violette, Genoa, 18th century
Located in Milano, IT
Small flap desk panelled in bois de violette, Genoa, 18th century, the molded calatoia is inlaid with rhombus motifs and conceals inside a frame with six small drawers, three compart...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century French Fruitwood Desk
Located in High Point, NC
18th century fruitwood desk from France with a gorgeously banded top over simple and scalloped sides and two drawers in the front flanking a knee hole, which measures 26 inches in he...
Category
French Country Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
English Mahogany Campaign Slant Bureau / Bedstead with Original Brasses, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany campaign hinged slant front bureau / bedstead with removable faux drawer front panel with the original brasses and escutcheons, fitted interior with a folding bedste...
Category
English Campaign Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
Large French Directoire Period Traveling Secretary Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
This French Directoire traveling secretary is made of walnut. Its large size is unusual and would make an impressive statement in a study. The top sec...
Category
French Directoire Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Louis XV Secretaire, France 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite secretaire de dame, France 18th century, beautiful kingwood veneer on front, sides, top, back and the inside. The writing surface is covered with leather. With original bro...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Kingwood
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Directoire Cylinder Desk In Mahogany
Located in Kent, Dover
A small French Directoire mahogany cylinder desk, with brass detailing throughout. The roll top hiding a witing slope with a tooled leather top and two drawers. Above, a marble galle...
Category
French Directoire Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Queen Anne Burled Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine and fully restored Queen Anne slant front desk was crafted in burled walnut on an oak carcass. This secondary wood choice wa...
Category
British Queen Anne Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
In one piece, with rectangular top with inset red leather top with ratcheted additional writing surface, over three short drawers over two banks of three drawers , the reverse with false matching...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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