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Period: Late 19th Century
Francois Linke Louis XV Carved Wood Marble Top Console
Located in Tarzana, CA
FRANCOIS LINKE LOUIS XV CARVED WOOD MARBLE TOP CONSOLE TABLE, CIRCA 1890, By Francois Linke. The table is composed of a veined marble top rais...
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French Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Antique French circa 1870 Bonheur Du Jour Hardwood Marble Desk Bureau Faux Books
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare fully restored circa 1870 hardwood and Parquetry Bonheur Du Jour with marble top surmounted by brass gallery rail, leather top and f...
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French High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

French Leather Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A striking 19th-century walnut French writing table with one drawer and a black leather top. The table has developed a rich, warm patina and its size make it perfect as a small desk...
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French Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Antique English Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Desk by Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
Antique English gilt bronze and marquetry desk by Donald Ross English, c. 1890 Measures: Height 75cm, width 108cm, depth 63cm This elegant mahogany writing desk by Donald Ross f...
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English Neoclassical Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers Strong Legs, 1890s
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish walnut desk or console table with two drawers and strong turning legs and stretcher.
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Spanish Baroque Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Very Fine Ormolu, Porcelain and Marquetry Writing Desk by Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
Very fine ormolu, porcelain and marquetry writing desk by Henry Dasson French, 1890 Height 74cm, depth 80cm, depth 50cm By Dasson, Henry (French, 1825-1896), a leading ébéniste of the French Belle Époque, this beautiful, delicate, and diminutive writing desk...
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French Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Louis XV Style Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XV Style Table The shaped oval leather top with a molded border, above a foliated frieze centered to the front and back by satyrs ...
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French Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19th century campaign Reading desk on later stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century campaign Reading desk on later stand. Zebrawood with brass handles and toed leather interior Dedicated black 1892 18 x 10.5 x 20
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Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Zebra Wood

Museum Grade Sculpted Tall Oak 2-Drawer Writing Windsor Chair / Desk, C.1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
The Comb-Back, spindle and brace back Windsor Writing chair / Desk features a traditional sack-back style Windsor with a comb. It includes a hand...
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American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Fine Carved Italian Walnut Mythical Dolphin Base Library Table Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine carved Italian walnut library table or writing desk is a magnificent example of Renaissance Revival craftsmanship, distinguished by its robust form, intricate carving, and ...
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Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique Aesthetic Period Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Aesthetic Period Davenport. An English, walnut and bird's eye maple writing desk, dating to the Victorian era, circa 1880. A delightful example, with exquisite cr...
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British Aesthetic Movement Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Birdseye Maple, Walnut

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat After Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Bureau Plat The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a molded border and...
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French Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Walnut Writing Desk with Drawers, 1870s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic wooden writing desk with multiple drawers, both on the tabletop riser and beneath. The turned legs and rich grain add to its antique appeal
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Italian Modern Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Superb Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Center Table by Francois Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Superb Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Center Table By François Linke François Linke The inset shaped marble top above a single drawer centered with a winged cherub head, t...
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French Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Empire Revival Cylinder Bureau 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An Empire Revival mahogany and parcel gilt cylinder bureau, Circa 1880 in date. The panelled roll top enclosing a green inset leather writing surface and an arrangement of drawers a...
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French Empire Revival Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Victorian Carved Oak Draw Leaf Library Table, England, c. 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Victorian oak draw-leaf library table features a parquet top and bold carved griffin supports. The apron is detailed with hand carved trim, adding texture and depth. Its sculptu...
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English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Antique Louis XV Provincial Style Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XV provincial style leather top writing / games table, late 19th century. With an old tooled leather top, carved aprons, with carved c scrolled...
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European Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

Antique Victorian Rococo Walnut Drop Front Lady’s Desk C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian Rococo Walnut Drop Front Lady’s Desk C1880 Measures - 65 1/2" x 38 1/4" x 18 3/4" This Victorian Rococo lady's desk, crafted around 1880, showcases an intricate d...
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Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Biedermeier Writing Desk/ Side Table, Austria
Located in Antwerp, BE
This small Lady desk was crafted in Austria. The top is wonderfully smooth and displays the woodgrain beautifully in walnut veneer. The apron houses three drawers, all with quality brass banding inset into the paneling. The two side drawers and middle drawer have drop ring pulls...
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Austrian Biedermeier Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Freestanding Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian inlaid mahogany freestanding desk the superstructure having the original brass gallery to the breakfront top above an arched mirror backed reces...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Other

Lovely Louis XV Style Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sake this lovely antique walnut and gilt metal mounted kidney shaped writing table in Louis XV style, late 19th century; the top with inset gilt tooled leathe...
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British Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19TH C Inlaid Marquetry Bronze Mounted Ladies Desk.
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19TH C Inlaid Marquetry Bronze Mounted Ladies Desk. Fichet A Paris stamped in drawer. This exquisite 19th-century French Louis XV style writing desk showcases elegant craftsmans...
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French Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Neo-Classical R.J. Horner Style Desk / Table Green Leather Top Dolphin Base
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century Neo-classical R.J. Horner style ebonized desk with carved dolphin base and tooled green leather top. It has wonderful patina! The desk is very heavy and m...
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American Neoclassical Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

19th Century Rococo Style Ladies Desk from Royal Collection
Located in London, GB
19th Century Rococo style ladies' desk inlaid with light wood in the form of flowers and foliage, cabriole legs with attached brass fittings, frame with drawer. At the bottom with fi...
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Danish Rococo Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

French 1890s Inlaid Louis XV Bronze Mounted French-Polished Writing Table Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This French 1890s inlaid Louis XV writing table desk is a superb example of finely crafted furniture from the late 19th century, offering a perfect blend of luxury and elegance. The ...
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French Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

George Walton. Arts Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers Heart Escutcheons
Located in London, GB
George Walton. A rare Arts and Crafts walnut desk almost identical to the desk Walton designed in 1898 for Sidney Leetham for the morning room in Elm Bank, a major interior commission in York, England. This desk is a complex hybrid design. The overhanging top with central arched cupboard...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Superb Rare Flame Mahogany Russian or Baltic Cylinder Desk Leather Surface
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Discover timeless elegance with this superb rare flame mahogany Russian or Baltic cylinder desk, a true statement piece of 19th-century aristocratic furniture design. Crafted from highly figured flame mahogany, this exquisite desk features a classic cylinder roll-top that gracefully conceals a fitted interior with drawers and compartments—perfect for organizing writing tools and important documents. Originating from the Russian or Baltic region, this desk reflects the neoclassical influence and meticulous craftsmanship of the era, showcasing rich grain patterns and a warm, lustrous finish. The brass-mounted accents and intricate ormolu details on the upper corners elevate its regal appeal. The roll-top opens to reveal a leather writing surface, blending practicality with luxury. Below the writing area are three deep drawers, each adorned with original brass escutcheons, providing ample storage space. Whether placed in a refined study, executive office, or luxurious living space, this antique cylinder desk...
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European Baltic Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique Thomas Turner Manchester English Mahogany Writing Desk Library Table
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique Thomas Turner English Victorian era writing desk. Made from solid mahogany with a tooled red leather inset top. Features 2 hand dovetailed drawers within the frieze, squar...
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Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Rare Early American Country Pyrography Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, one-of-a-kind antique American folk decorated desk with beautifully aged distressed patina found in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Hand-crafted in the Southern United States in the late 19th century, featuring elaborate hand carving and pyrography wood burning decoration in classical motif, kneehole desk form with raised gallery dated "1899", having a topped with a single door cabinet, supported by two columns of three drawers. Provenance / Acquisition: Found in a Mt. Juliet, Tennessee farmhouse Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Bright Star Antiques, Sulfur Springs, Texas. Specializing in early American antiques...
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American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Rare Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener Marble Top Dore Bronze Mounted Louis XV Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional Louis XV style desk is attributed to the renowned 19th-century ébéniste Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener, celebrated for his masterful craftsmanship and extraordinary use of ...
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French Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

French Roll-Up Secretary, 1890s
Located in Miami, FL
Unique French roll-up secretary/desk in the transition style from around 1890 Wood and bronze. Writing surface and compartments can be pulled out under closure. Cut-out frame drawer...
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French French Provincial Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Mount Marquetry Inlay 1 Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Marquetry Inlay One Drawer Small Writing Desk. Item features fine satinwood and kingwood marquetry inlay throughout, figural bronze mount...
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Unknown Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A well designed superior quality Anglo-Japanese oak desk
Located in London, GB
A well designed superior quality Anglo-Japanese oak desk (attributed) to E W Godwin. The construction of this desk is pure architectural, the corners of the aprons below the work sur...
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Anglo-Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Maison Forest Signed French Louis XVI Style Writing Table - Late 19th Century
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and very fine quality 19th century French bureau plat by renowned Parisian ébéniste Maison Forest. Maison Forest is one of the most famous french cabinetmakers of the 19th a...
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French Louis XVI Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Fine C19TH French Kingwood Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine C19TH French Burr Walnut & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table Black Leather inset top, gold tooling decoration, with Walnut cross banding. thumb mould edge. Shaped Burr Waln...
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French Louis XVI Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Empire ormolu mounted mahogany bureau plat, circa 1870 in date. The rectangular top has an inset gold-tooled green leather writing surface with a very...
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French Empire Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19th-century French writing desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
This exquisite 19th-century French writing desk, or bureau de dame, showcases the elegance and craftsmanship of the Louis XV style. The desk features a finely figured burr walnut ven...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Early 19th Century Folk Art Side Table or Desk, Scandinavia
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish Rectangular Folk Art Table or Desk. The table has tonnes of charm, wear and tear to the finish that gives us table an unbeatable patina. Most of the original paint to the si...
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Spanish Country Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Late 19th Century Elegant Italian Frattino Table All Solid Walnut Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Era neoclassicism elegant Italian Frattino table all solid walnut wax-polished Very elegant neoclassic rectangular table in Renaissance style. In th...
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Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

19th Century Italian Inlaid Desk
Located in New York, NY
A stunning bone-inlaid walnut desk with scroll apron and pierced Baroque legs. Italy, late 19th Century. Handcrafted circa 1885, this beautiful desk shows an intricate geometric in...
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Italian Baroque Revival Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bone, Walnut, Ivory

Maple Co. a Gothic Revival Oak Leather Top Writing Table on Decorative Castors
Located in London, GB
Maple & Co. a fine quality Gothic Revival oak leather top writing or centre table with two side drawers, both retaining the original brass handles and escutcheons, the top supported ...
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English Gothic Revival Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

French 19th Century Louis XVI style bureau plat.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French parquetry inlaid Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset leather tooled top, gilded ormolu mouldings and classical monopodia mounts ...
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French Louis XIV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Bruce Talbert attr, Gillow Co. A Gothic Revival Polychrome Painted Davenport.
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert attr, made by Gillows of Lancaster. An Gothic Revival Tall Polychrome Painted Architects Davenport designed to stand at to work, with stylised floral details in reds an...
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English Gothic Revival Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

19th Century Writing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century writing table, the raised three-quarter pierced gallery with SFJ monogram, to the inset leather top enclosed by a tooled brass border. Above an arrangement go five drawe...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Writing Table
19th Century Writing Table
$7,016 Sale Price
41% Off
Late 19thC George II Style Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC George II Style Mahogany and Cross Banded Kneehole Desk with Quarter Veneered Sides - Drop Down Cubby Hole, Camphor Lined Drawers and missing Writing Slope * 22.5"w x 17"d...
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English George II Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fine quality 19th Century inlaid mahogany kidney shaped desk with tulipwood, satinwood and boxwood stringing, the shaped and moulded edge top having a tan brown leather writing sur...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Mahogany Brass Inlay Secretary Boulle Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare French 19th century Louis XIV style mahogany and brass inlaid drop-front freestanding secretary desk in the manner of André-Charles Boulle. The slender mahogany body ...
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French Louis XIV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Napoleon III Black Lacquer Secretary Vitrine Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Lisbon, PT
A unique 19th century refinished Black Lacquer Napoleon III table desk Bonheur Du Jour. Upper part showcase with three shelves and lower part with a couple of drawers and extendab...
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French Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Marquetry inlaid Lady s desk, 1890.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century French free standing Ladies bureau de dame. Having wonderful floral marquetry inlaid decoration, drawers above, an inset leather top, drawers beneath...
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French Louis XVI Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

A fine 19th c French Louis XV signed Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
A very Fine 19th century French Louis XV mahogany and gilt bronze mounted bureau blat signed Jemont Paris. Finest gilt bronze mounts with two side pull outs . Original leather top . French polished . Jemont exhibited alongside the likes of Francois Linke at the 1900 Paris Exposition .
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French Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Louis XVI style Bureau plat, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mouldings and mounts. Trellis parquetry to the frieze, with flora...
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French Louis XVI Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Napoleon III Black Lacquer Bronze and Porcelain Bonheur du Jour Desk
Located in Lisbon, PT
Napoléon III black lacquer refinished Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Ormolu mounted Bonheur du Jour. This beautiful Bonheur du Jour is a superb example of the taste, artistic sensibili...
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French Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Regency Style Bureau Plat Desk with Bronze Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine Bureau Plat with Parquety top and bronze figures all in excellent conditions.
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French Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Table, Writing Desk Hand Carved Walnut by Testolini Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th century table, writing desk, in hand carved walnut, by Testolini & Salviati. The important desk is all in solid walnut, with a veneered top. Neoclassical legs with 4 lions ...
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Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Napoleon III Black lacquer bonheur du Jour Desk, Late 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A walnut black lacquer refinished bonheur du Jour Desk in Napoleon III style with gilded metal accents. Four small drawers and one wide lower drawer with a fold-down top lined with r...
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French Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Boulle-styled panelled desk Napoleon IIV, late 1800s in bronze
Located in Milano, IT
Behold the exquisite beauty of an antique Boulle-style desk from the late 1800s, a true masterpiece that once graced the era of Napoleon III. This desk is not just a piece of furnitu...
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French Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Brass

Italian Rectangular Neoclassical Table in Walnut Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Beautiful rectangular table in neoclassical style , in solid blond walnut and walnut folder the top. Four turned and carved legs with acanthus leaves, molded bases with central conne...
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Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Fine English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary-Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine English table with a "hidden" writing desk/ secretary opening via three articulated compartments.
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British Edwardian Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Double-Sided Desk with Brass Inlay and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant French double-sided writing desk in the Louis XV–Transition style, France circa 1880. This refined model features five drawers on each façade – four small drawers and one cen...
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French Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

B Talbert for Gillows Aesthetic Movement Davenport with Central Carved Rosette
Located in London, GB
Bruce J Talbert for Gillows of Lancaster. An Aesthetic Movement Davenport with a brass gallery to the back and an inkwell and pen compartment below, a...
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Arts and Crafts Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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