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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart bureau plat. An original furnishing from the Waldorf Towers in New York City. Newly replaced tooled brown leather set...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

1966 Helge Borge Mortensen Freestanding Desk
Located in London, GB
Helge Borge Mortensen Desk. Front with four drawers with carved circular handles. H. 72 cm. L. 160 cm. D. 80 cm. Provenance: Made as apprenticeship tes...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Rustic 17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table, with a thick walnut one-plank top above a frieze containing four drawers with molded,...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

18th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A George III period mahogany kneehole desk of good size, with the original brasses and lovely one piece top. The whole piece is of great colour and patina, circa 1780 This desk is...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian Luigi XVI Desk with drawer in walnut wood, second half 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Luigi XVI Desk with drawer in walnut wood, second half 1700s Desk with rectangular top with rounded corners, entirely in walnut wood. On the front the writing table has a ret...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Late 18th Century English Mahogany Desk with Carved Paw Feet
Located in Worcester, GB
Exceptional Late 18th Century English Mahogany Work Table with Carved Paw Feet United Kingdom, circa 1790 A superb George III period work or writing table, crafted in richly figured...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular writing table fitted with two frieze drawers and with pull-out candle slides to the sides; raised on square tapering legs ending in brass caps and casters; surmounted...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Original Thomas Chippendale George III Hardwood Architect s Work Desk Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original Thomas Chippendale George III circa 1780 Architects writing table or desk A v...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Continental Walnut Table with Lyre-Form Legs Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Continental Walnut table with Lyre-Form Legs & Iron stretcher.
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Inlaid French Walnut Hoof Foot Single Drawer Table or Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
18th century inlaid French walnut hoof foot single drawer table or desk. Great color. Shaped molded top on slender legs with hoof feet.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers with Secretary Drawer
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful walnut chest of drawers with secretary drawer. Impressive design with bronze drawer pullers and fire-plated key plates. Beautifully lived leather. The desk section is large...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th century Louis XV ITALIAN Writing Table with Drawers
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant desk perfect for the center of the room, with drawers in solid walnut and walnut feather veneer on the sides, interiors in poplar. The drawers are all equipped with locks. Tu...
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Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

17th Century Painted Italian Trestle Table with Walnut Top
Located in Wichita, KS
Fabulous 17th century Italian trestle dining table with and 18th century walnut top. The legs have original finish. The top is thick walnu...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Wood

Spanish, late Baroque, 18th Century Desk or Writing Table or console table
Located in Troy, NY
Rustic, Spanish late Baroque Writing Table, made of Chestnut, with a wonderful deep warm patina and restrained decoration to the front drawer panels. The table, with a one-plank top,...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Spanish Renaissance Table In Blond Walnut - 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare 17th-century Spanish Renaissance walnut table. It features an exceptional (museum-quality) base decorated with acanthus leaves, a partially open sculpted part (uncom...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Classic French 18th Century Empire Walnut Kneehole Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Found near Paris, France, we purchased this museum quality 18th century Empire style desk for its impeccable quality and style. Made predominantly from walnut and featuring Empiric s...
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French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Carved Walnut Writing Table Desk with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Spain circa 1760, this impressive antique writing table showcases the strength and refined craftsmanship characteristic of the Louis XIII period. The rectangular table sta...
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Spanish Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Mahogany Bow Front Inlaid Ladies Dressing Table. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany bow front ladies dressing table with hinged top, single drawer, original brasses, satin wood inlay, compartmentalized fitted int...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1790 Georgian writing Library chest of drawers with desk secretaire by Gillows of Lancaster and L...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

18th Century Spanish Door Made Custom Desk or Table with Iron Trestle Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A custom table with an 18th century Spanish hand-carved door top. This rectangular-shaped table has been fashioned by setting an 18th century Spanish door...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Circa 18th century English unusual size painted kneehole desk or side table
Located in London, GB
A charming diminutively sized English kneehole desk. It was not originally made for a child but could be used as such as well as for an adult. Repainted sympathetically in a dark blu...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

18th c. Walnut Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Walnut Writing Table
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Small Dutch Baroque 17th Century Oak Draw-Leaf Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
The small Dutch Baroque draw-leaf or center table with a two-board framed top having conforming extension leaves on each end, above a plain frieze, supported by massive plaint turned...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch-style (18/19th Century) satinwood and inlaid trimmed drop front desk with chinoiserie decorated lacquered panels and brass gallery
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European Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century Black Rococo Writing Desk Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A beautifully crafted French Rococo writing desk from the Late 18th Century or Early 19th Century. This desk features hand carved detailing throughout and cabriolet legs. Very versat...
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French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

18 th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Lectern Desk on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring a touch of French provincial charm to your home with this elegant antique slant-top desk. Crafted in France circa 1790, the petite lectern is built of solid fruitwood and stand...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 18th century French Regence Bureau Plat. Four drawers, with pieced leather top with carved design in the center and around the edges. Wa...
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French Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Amaranth Bureau Plat
By Philippe Claude Montigny
Located in Kittery Point, ME
In the style of Montigny (Philippe-Claude Montigny, mai^tre in 1770), the rectangular tooled leather-lined top surrounded with a later ormolu border, above two frieze drawers and sim...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

1850s Chinese Lacquered Style Secretaire with Decoration of Traditional Scenes
Located in Marbella, ES
Impressive antique secretary of Chinese style, with a vibrant red lacquer finish and richly ornamental gold details. Its structure with curved and robust lines gives it a unique char...
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique George III mahogany and satinwood writing table
Located in London, GB
An unusual late 18th century Sheraton period mahogany and satinwood lady's writing table, having a tambour top enclosing six small drawers and green leather writing surface. The tab...
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English Sheraton Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Fine Antique American Chippendale Slant Front Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A beautifully crafted late 18th Century Slant Front Desk with dovetailed top and drawers, fine graining, great color and solid traditiona...
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American Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fine George III Mahogany Reading Stand and Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular tilt-top of finely figured timber with removable reading ledge; raised on a turn columnar support and three downswept cabriole legs terminating in pad-form feet. P...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Period George III Chippendale Mahogany Architect s Table or Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Period Georgian architect's table or desk --Metamorphic --Cuban mahogany --Writing surfaces and racheted book supports --A very well construction ver...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An imposing Louis XV ebonized writing table with finely chased gilt bronze mounts. The stepped moulded rectangular top inset with the original gilt-tooled leather above three frieze drawers with elaborate ormolu handles and escutcheons, the reverse conformingly organized with three simulated drawers, allowing this bureau plat to be freestanding, the cabriole legs with sabot feet headed by female masks. The iconic Coco chancel lived with a Rococo writing desk...
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French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

MID-18th CENTURY LOUIS XV VENEERED DESK
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined walnut and other woods veneered desk, embellished with geometric inlays on the top made with fruitwood fillets. The desk is distinguished by its slightly curved legs, typical...
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Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Scottish Library Table with Barley Twist Legs
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful all-over patina and hand carvings on the apron.
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Scottish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

English Mahogany Slant Front Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany slant front desk with fitted interior, hand tooled leather,and terminating on original bracket feet.
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

18th Century oak desk on later stand
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th Century oak desk on later stand, the sloped desk having a hinged lift up lid opening to reveal a large compartment space with six moulded front drawers, the outside of the desk ...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

18th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Desk with Green Leather Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine 18th century carved French Louis XIII style bureau plat or desk handcrafted of solid oak by skilled Breton artisans, circa 1730s. The rectangular top with a gadrooned beveled ...
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French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

18th Century Harewood Dressing Table
By Mayhew Ince
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare late 18th century harewood dressing table, after designs by Mayhew and Ince, boxwood and ebony strung throughout, having crossbanded mitred top with pen work leaf bor...
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Great Britain (UK) Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood, Boxwood, Ebony, Padouk, Harewood

French architect s table, known as "à La Tronchin, Louis XVI
By Fidelys Schey
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind French Louis XVI architect's table with a rectangular profile, made of mahogany and mahogany veneer, known as the "Table à la Tronchin" (circa 1790-1800). The work surf...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Marble Gold gilded Salon Ladies Writing Table 1800
Located in Doha, QA
This incredibly intricate and elegant Louis XVI French ladies writing desk table is originated from France ca late 18th-beginning of the 19t...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Gold

Louis XVI writing desk with pull-out surface, featuring an inlaid compass rose
Located in Cesena, FC
Elegant Louis XVI writing desk with pull-out writing surface, inlaid on the top with a compass rose. Elegant writing desk with pull-out writing surface, inlaid on the top with a com...
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Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Maple

Italian, Tuscany, Neoclassic Walnut Metamorphic Writing Desk, ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a hinged rectangular top opening to reveal a number of drawers and storage wells, some internal and secret, with a flip down front allowing ease of writing, raised on carved c...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Regence Ebonized And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with inset black tooled leather surrounded by a brass inlaid ebonized border with brass edge. The frieze with three drawers with cast bronze handles and three ...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A fine 18th century Regence kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Louis XV desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Regence period 18th c leather top bureau plat. Kingwood with fine gilt bronze mounts. Black gold tooled leather top . Drawers on one side and faux drawers on the opposite side.
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

George III English Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1780 George III English Mahogany Writing Table sku 2155 W71 x D47.5 x H74.5 cm Weight 14Kg
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Console Table, XVIII Century, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Console table, Made with cherry wood. Lacquered in black. Central drawer, with brass handle. Carved hoof legs. Very decorative. XVIII Century, Fra...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry, Lacquer

An Important George III Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine mahogany writing table made in England in the French taste would have been for only the most current and fashionable people of the time. The table has a serpentine top...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany

18th Century Sheraton Satinwood Bonheur du Jour
Located in London, GB
An unusual late 18th century satinwood 'Bonheur du Jour,' boxwood and ebony line inlaid throughout, having fiddle-back mahogany bow paneled doors with central drawer and recess, abov...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Table, 18th Century, Italian, Baroque, Walnut, Narrow, One Piece Top
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, narrow, Italian, baroque, walnut, cabinet or sidetable. This table has unusual, narrow proportions and was probably originally conceived as a stand for a table cabinet or ...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

George III Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with all new olive tooled leather and central hinged rest, over a pair of drawers over two small drawers, raised on square tapered legs with spade feet. The back is p...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Fine 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Bozeman, MT
Fine 18th century Swedish Rococo desk / console table with one drawer and in Its original colour. Ca 1770 Sweden.
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Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood And Tulipwood Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and elegant French 18th century Louis XV period kingwood and tulipwood inlaid desk, with all of its original ormolu and hardware. The desk is raised by slender cabriole...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany
Located in Belmont, MA
Rare Louis XVI writing desk, South German 1780, exquisite cherry and plum wood veneer on front back, sides and top. The writing top is framed by...
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German Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire, Paris 1780. The secretaire stands out for its elaborate kingwood and satinwood marquetry. The inside is embellished with several dra...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-BU-19-A Administration Desk / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
This item is raw and sturdy. Its rugged textures and bold lines define that radical character. Its presence is uncompromising and captivating. Each piece is slightly different, where...
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Indian Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

18th Century Baroque Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique baroque table made around 1750 in South Germany. Exquisite marquetry in cherrywood, kingwood, walnut and elm. The marquetry depicts presentations of roman weapons and armor...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Georgian Mahogany Architects Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A 18th century architects table with a single drawer which opens to reveal a several compartments. The front of the table is decorated wi...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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