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Period: 19th Century
Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
By Cope and Collinson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk Made for the French Market The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-sur...
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English Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Imposing French 19th Century Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Rome, IT
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style , gilt bronze-mounted Mahogany bureau plat. The shaped rectangular top inset with a tooled leather writing panel and fitted with three dra...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

American Victorian Walnut Leather Topped Desk with Pullout Drawers
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian walnut desk in shaped rectangular form with black leather desktop having a gold embossed border, 2 pullout drawers, molded edges, turned H-form cross stretcher wit...
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American Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Gold

French early 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu desk/side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most unique French early 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu desk/side table. This wonderful writing desk/table is raised on slender cabriole legs ending wit...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century Biedermeier Writing Desk/ Side Table, Nutwood, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
One of a kind, rare 19th century Biedermeier writing desk out of Austria veneered in fine nutwood/ walnut. Artfully crafted around 1830 in Vienna, this delicate Biedermeier so-called...
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Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fall front bureau. A Scottish, mahogany writing desk in Georgian revival taste by Japp of Montrose, dating to the late Victorian p...
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Scottish Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Center Table or Desk in Lacquered and Gilded Wood, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Italian Louis XVI Style Center Table or Desk in Lacquered and Gilded Wood, 19th Century This exceptional Italian center table or desk exemplifies the refined elegance of the Louis X...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Regency Mahogany Library Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Regency mahogany library table features twin hinged, solid mahogany leaves that can either extend the top as writing surfaces or be used as book supports for reading. Underneath the...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Rosewood and Satinwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Figural Cartonnier Bureau-Plat (Desk). The shaped rectangular top inset with a recent tooled le...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian rosewood freestanding davenport having the original brass gallery to the top with lift up serpentine shaped lid and crossbanded...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Other

Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
An excellent original antique Victorian leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around 1860-1880. It is of great quality and is a lovely size. The ...
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British High Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Important French Brass Inlaid Paint Decorated Rolltop Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This important French brass inlaid paint decorated rolltop ladies writing desk is a rare and exquisite example of 19th-century craftsmanship, combining function, artistry, and elegan...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Single Drawer Mahogany Chippendale Table Ball Claw Feet English Mid 19th Century
Located in Louisville, KY
For the discerning eye, this table/desk is an amazing example of beautiful English Chippendale design with exemplary 19th century craftsmanship. From ornately hand carved cabriole le...
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English George I Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Table, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A graceful Swedish table dating to circa 1850, crafted in the Gustavian style and retaining its original painted finish. The rectangular top rests above a single deep drawer, fronted...
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Swedish Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Art Nouveau Desk In Wood With Brass Decoration, Late 19th And Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau wooden desk with rich floral decoration in brass cut and fixed to the wood. It opens with 3 drawers and 2 doors, the bigger one contains sliding drawers. ...
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European Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fine Quality Antique Mahogany Writing Table 19th Century Desk Side Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Fine Quality Antique Georgian Mahogany Writing Table - Early 19th Century Desk Side Dressing. This exceptional piece boasts solid construction with tight joints and no woodworm, rad...
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Early 19th Century mahogany kneehole desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany kneehole desk, the rectangular moulded edge top having a black leather writing surface decorated with blind and gold tooling, a selection of nine graduate...
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British Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Rosewood Bureau De Dame
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality French rosewood Bureau De Dame. The top of the bureau has a nice brass gallery above a fall front, decoratively inlaid with marquetry, opening to reveal a ...
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French Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Austrian Biedermeier Danhauser Walnut Architects Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (circa 1825) walnut veneered & maple trimmed architects desk with column design legs and 2 drawers with hinged top that lifts up...
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Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple, Walnut

19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century American mahogany serpentine slant front secretary bureau desk. Nice quality mahogany, dovetails drawers and ball and claw feet.
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American Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique 1850 Renaissance Revival Burr Walnut Pugin Gothic Writing Table Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning Renaissance Revival circa 1850 burr walnut writing table after Pugin What a piece! This writing table or desk is stunning, it offers huge amo...
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English Renaissance Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

19th Spanish Sturdy Side Table with Carved Turned Legs and Double Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with turned legs and double stretcher, one in solid iron and one in the lower part leg to leg in wood. The top has a beautiful grain and patina
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Spanish Baroque Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Continental (possibly French) 19th Century Empire Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Elegant Continental (possibly French) Empire bureau-plat or partners desk. The pearwood top, inlaid with a center-star-motive and small decorations on each corner, made of a light co...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pearwood

English Mahogany and Gold Accented Roll Top Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style mahogany roll top desk that opens to reveal drawers, letter holders, and a gold embossed leather desk surface, with a gilt bronze filigree...
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Ormolu

Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Convertible small desk - so-called Secrétaire à culbute France 19th c. Dimensions: H x W x D: 70 x 65 x 47 cm Description: Quite rare and unusual Louis XV style transforming furni...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Console Table
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese console table. Three drawer thin console table elegant refined lines with ring pull handles. Detailed arch apron top of legs ta...
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Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm

Antique English Chippendale Style Mahogany And Satinwood Inlaid Partner s Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exquisite antique English Chippendale-style partner's desk circa 1860 in medium brown mahogany with warm-toned, light brown satinwood inlays. The desk showcases a unique oval prof...
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English Chippendale Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Revival Mahogany Writing Desk c.1880–1900, Dressing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian Revival Mahogany Writing Desk c.1880–1900 – Fine Quality, Dressing Table A fine quality Georgian Revival mahogany writing desk, dating from c.1880–1900. With elegan...
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique French Walnut Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful walnut bookcase piece that can be used as a desk or work table. Made of robust walnut wood. All its legs and stretcher are Solomonic and it has a drawer with its iron handl...
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French Baroque Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Writing Desk with Frieze Drawer and Baluster Turned Legs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An absolutely charming 19th century French writing desk, crafted from walnut and featuring exquisitely baluster turned and tapering legs, and a beautifully curved X-form stretcher wi...
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French Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Carved Oak Pedestal Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English pedestal desk made from oak. The top is covered in the original brown leather, which has aged beautifully, and is banded by an oak border, which has a gorgeous b...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI roll top desk signed A Beurdeley Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI parquetry and gilt bronze mounted roll top desk . Signed A. Beurdeley A Paris. Very fine gilt bronze mounts of cherub scenes going all the ...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Unique French Roll-Up Secretary/Desk in the Transition Style from Around 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique French roll-up secretary/desk in the transition style from around 1890 Mahogany and brass inlays. Writing surface and compartments can be pulled out under roller closure. C...
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French Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Library Table Writing Desk 52
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Neo-Renaissance Revival parlor / library table or writing desk, circa 1870s Made of walnut featuring Neoclassical styling with high relief figural carvings of cherubs / putti...
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Renaissance Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Rare Charles X Office Partners Desk Center Table Console Wood Onyx Stone Bronze
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare Charles X Office partners desk center table console wood onyx stone bronze. Amboyna is among the most expensive and sought-after of all burls and is frequently sold as veneer or as small turning. Amboyna burl was and still is among the world's rarest and most expensive Exquisite holding the distinction of being the original wood used on Rolls Royce dashboards. An important and rare 19th century Period King Charles X Large desk with a Pull out Single wide drawer Mirrored in the manner of partners Desk , Enclosing fitted Eight Columns with incredible Bronze dore work magnificent ormolu capitol of scrolls, foliate. Outstanding light in color and fine in texture Carved Wood. All original hardware and plaques. Mounted on Geometric lower base arched on both sides that allows this magnificent piece to be used as a center table and as a console at the same time, elevating the entirety of this art work of this rare Desk to a category of its own finely chased laurel leaf wreath. As seen in the closeup pictures the signs of the centuries are apparent but minor considering such a large piece of furniture, such as cracks chips losses etc. But overall outstanding condition. You are welcome to send your expert to examine it in person. we have seen our fair share of incredible furniture of the 15th to 19th Century periods. this table Desk is incredibly well preserved for its age and use . the fitting work and the design i have rarely encountered any at that level of sophistication and craftsmanship. The result that could only be achieved by big Masters comparable to what was done for the Grande Commande. This type of furniture at that level are mostly kept with the old families, rarely to see them on the market. I have some other high end chateau inventory and rare pieces of the periods as well. Antique Dealer Los Angeles West Hollywood Melrose Ave La Cienega Blvd. Amboyna wood The name derived from Ambon Island in Indonesia that was a Dutch Colony, where much of the figured wood is believed to have been initially exported and it used to take many years before the special material gets to Europe in order to make the very high end and refined furniture. As seen in the closeup pictures the signs of the centuries are apparent but minor considering such a large piece of furniture, such as cracks chips losses corner large stone top etc. But overall outstanding condition. You are welcome to send your expert to examine in person. The unique period of early 1800’s of King Charles X is easily recognized by its fine marquetry of light lemon wood The decoration forms motifs of very fine foliage, windings, nets of fretwork frames, rosettes and stylized palmettes. Goddesses putties and multiple tableaux all around this desk table. Topped with an even more beautiful Carved Stone ONYX Translucent light honey Gold and Green hue. During King Charles X Light colored woods, yellow or bleached, such as lemon tree, maple, sycamore, orange tree, plane wood...
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French Charles X Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Onyx, Stone, Bronze

Portuguese Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A wonderfully vibrant and elaborate Portuguese writing or library table made of solid rosewood, with single plank top with gadrooned edge over two drawers with raised cushion fronts ...
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Portuguese Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

19th Century Italian Carved Walnut Antique Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant and essential antique Italian writing desk. The desk is made of solid walnut wood. Important turned and carved legs. Plenty of sp...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique Victorian freestanding quality inlaid burr walnut kidney writing table
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian freestanding quality inlaid burr walnut kidney writing table, having a quality burr walnut kidney shaped top with kingwood cross...
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Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Small Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality regency period mahogany writing table Having two fitted drawers to frieze with original Turned knobs raised on elegant x framed end Supports with original brass castor...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Rosewood American Rococo Revival Sofa Table or Writing Table NYC, circa 1840
By Meeks Sons Manufactory 1
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A beautiful American Rococo Revival sofa table in rosewood with shaped drop-leaves, escargot feet, and well-articulated foliate carvings on apr...
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American Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Neoclassical Style English Oak Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic 19th century English library table, writing table, or desk hand-crafted from oak. The table features a trestle style base with Greco-Roman corinthian columns in the neoclass...
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English Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19thC English Elm Topped Tavern Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1870 19thC English Elm Topped Tavern Table with Iron Stretcher, Pine legs, and Banded Top. (losses) sku 1086 W115 x D46 x H72 cm
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English Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

19th Century French Empire Style Desk with Ormolu Mounts by Saddier et Ses Fils
By Saddier et Fils
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century French Empire style well figured mahogany office desk, finely hand carved and of exceptional quality with rich patination, grain and decorated profusely with ...
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French Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Double-Faced Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI walnutdouble-faced writing table will make the perfect addition to any well-appointed room! Ideal as an end table, a center table, or a library table as...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Writing Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This exceptional, early Biedermeier writing table was made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined de...
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Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Writing Table Nightstand With Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style side table writing table / nightstand with ormolu mounts. Unusual small writing table in fine Louis XVI style in mahogany featuring a block bronze lined top featurin...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Late 19th Bureau Antique Cartonnier Sliding Top for Hidden Storage
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian smaller-sized writing desk with storage hidden beneath top from the 19th century. This super cute desk, or occasional table from I...
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French Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century English Walnut Desk
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A charming walnut desk. Made in England in the late 19th century. Lovely patine throughout. Panneled back, leather inset, castor wheels. Chairspace is 62.5 H x 52 W cms.
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique C1870s French Louis XVI Style Inlaid King Wood Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite antique French Louis XVI style writing desk, dating to the 1870s, showcases the refined craftsmanship and elegance of 19th-century French furniture design. Crafted in ...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Early 19th Century Anglo-Indian carved partners desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A lovely quality early 19th Century Anglo-Indian carved padauk partners desk, having a nice figured top with an ornate carved border and gadrooned edge, a selection of eight graduate...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Padouk

English Regency Lacquered Chinoiserie Partners Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style red lacquered chinoiserie decorated knee hole partners desk with green leather 3 panel top.
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English Chinoiserie Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Lacquer

Victorian late 19th century carved oak pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Victorian late 19th century carved oak pedestal desk circa 1890. Good quality pedestal oak desk, comprising of 3 sections.  Shaped top with original leather insert.  Single drawer a...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

19th Century Swedish Desk Circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined 19th-century Swedish desk, circa 1840, is a stunning example of Scandinavian craftsmanship and neoclassical design. Crafted from solid pine wood, the desk features clean...
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Swedish Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine, Paint

Italian Small Wooden Table w/Drawer Presented on Flute-Carved Legs, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved-wood table with drawer from the 19th century. This antique table from Italy has a rectangular-shaped top, which overhangs an apron which houses a single drawer at o...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Antique Louis XV Style French Oak Desk from Pierre Deux
Located in Chicago, IL
19th C. Antique Louis XV Style French oak desk with two drawers and original hardware. Its carved back and side aprons and sabre legs lend a regal standing to this piece. Additio...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Spanish Colonial Writing Table/Console, circa 18th-19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb example of a late 19th century Spanish Colonial, most probably Mexican, three-drawer writing desk. The mesquite (perhaps sabino) wood structure is solid, with no app...
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Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Late Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late Regency Rosewood Writing Table with Mahogany Lined Drawer, Octagonal End Supports, and Blind Castors to the Bun Feet 56"w x 28"d x ...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A Fine Bureau Plat in the Manner of André-Charles Boulle Constructed in ebony with arabesque foliate cut brass inlays, with premiere-partie panels set with tortoiseshell grounds and brass inlay work, and having extensive fine quality ormolu mounts; rising from animal paw sabots, mounted with female masks at the shoulders; the apron housing three drawers, with faux drawers to the obverse, the central drawers set with a Bacchic mask issuing foliates, the platform of serpentine form, having a brass guard edge, and inset with a gilt tooled morocco leather. Stamped to the carcass ‘BF’ and ‘Gros’. French, Circa 1870 Denise Ledoux-Lebard’s ‘Le Mobilier Français du XIXe Siecle’. Published by les Editions de l’Amateur, 2000, lists a Benjamin Gros, whose enterprise amalgamated with the noted ebeniste Winckelsen in 1871; Gros had received an honourable mention for his ‘Boulle’ furniture in the Exposition Universelle in 1855. Literature; Le Mobilier Francais (qv) Seymour de Ricci, Batsford 1929 ‘Louis XIV and Regence Furniture...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Ormolu

19th Century Antique Baroque Dining / Desk Table in Oak, Danish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
This impressive 19th-century baroque dining/desk table, made from solid oak by a skilled Danish cabinetmaker, is a timeless piece of furniture exuding elegance and functionality. The...
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Danish Brutalist Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century English Oak Desk with Carved Drawers and Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak desk from the 19th century, distinguished by its three drawers with ornate carved fronts and brass escutcheons. The rectangular top is plain and functional, set above ...
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English Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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