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Period: Mid-19th Century
Antique partnersdesk
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
Beautiful antique oak partners' desk with nine drawers on each side. In very good condition throughout. Lovely light color and patina. Gold-edged green leather top. The desk is of hi...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

French Napoleon III Period Leather Brass Mounted 1-Drawer Writing Table, c1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with an inset stenciled leather writing surface atop a conforming case with one drawer mounted with Empire style brass decorative elements, the case raised o...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Mid 19th century pollard oak davenport desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century pollard oak davenport desk circa 1850. We are pleased to offer this elegant example of a davenport made in pollard oak. Top surface with original brass gallery, le...
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English High Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

A Napoleon III Boulle Inlay “Bonheur du Jour” Lady’s Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
If you are an avowed minimalist, move along. If you’re partnered with a minimalist, whom you love anyway, this lady’s desk is petite enough to dwell (relatively) discreetly in your b...
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Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Sublime Hand Carved from Top to Bottom Antique Victorian 1850 Knee Hole Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and really quite rare original early Victorian hand carved solid mahogany Knee hole desk A very decorative piece, originally made ...
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English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Antique Petite French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an fine and beautiful petite French Louis XV Revival goncalo alves and ormolu mounted bureau plat, circa 1850 in date. This fantastic bureau plat features an ornate serpentin...
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French Louis XVI Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid 19th century, fully professionally restored Diminutive George III Walnut And Block Front Slant Front secretary Bureau Bookcase Cabinet in great vintage condition. Restored throughout to the legs and inside drawers. Features top double door vitrine...
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American George III Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Walnut

French 19th Century Writing Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Louis XIII style Writing Table is made of walnut and has a hidden drawer in the skirt.
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French Louis XIII Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Flemish Baroque Marquetry Decorated Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 19th century Flemish ebony center or writing table having floral marquetry inlay inlaid bone insects on a walnut, ebony and faux tortoise backg...
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Belgian Baroque Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony

Antique Ladies Writing Desk, English, Correspondence Table, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ladies writing desk. An English, mahogany and leather correspondence table, dating to the early Victorian period, circa...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique Victorian Marquetry Ormolu Bonheur de Jour Bureau 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian burr walnut and ormolu mounted inlaid Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing desk, circa 1860 in date. The gorgeous grain and colour of the burr ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

19th Century Neoclassic Austrian Square Table Solid Walnut Restored Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-1800 neoclassic Austrian square table in solid walnut restored and polished to wax Measures cm: H 80, W 100, D 90 Suitable for furnishing any room in your home, kitchen, di...
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Austrian Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Period French Napoleon III Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour Antique Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A charming Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) mahogany Bonheur Du Jour de dame(ladies writing desk) circa 1860 Hand-crafted in France the third quarter of the 19th centur...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

19th Century Louis XV Monumental Solid Carved Gilt Wood Marble Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this exquisite Louis style desk, dating back to the 19th Century. Hand crafted and carved with meticulous attention to detail, this piece showcas...
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French Louis XV Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with cared Solomonic turned legs and iron stretcher. The top has a carved edges and a beautiful grain and patina.
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Spanish Baroque Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Biedermeier Writing Desk or Sofa Table in Mahogany, Sweden, circa 1840
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A handsome Biedermeier sofa table or writing desk in Cuban mahogany with one drawer and two drop leaves on cylinder column resting on quatre-form base with carved lions' paw feet, Sw...
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Swedish Karl Johan Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Victorian Partners Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian mahogany 18 drawer partners desk This desk stands upon a plinth base Circa 1860 The front of the desk having an arrangement of 9 oak lined graduated drawers with turned kno...
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Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Victorian Rosewood Drop Front Desk with Inset Floral Print Scroll Legs c1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
Victorian Rosewood Drop Front Desk with Inset Floral Print & Scroll Legs c1870 Measures - 48"h x 24"w x 15"d A finely crafted Victorian rosewood drop front desk dating to circa 1870....
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Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Antique Victorian Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique Victorian leather top partners desk. This dates from around the 1840-1860 period. It is of extremely high quality, and...
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British Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood, Mahogany

Antique French Marquetry Bonheur du Jour 19th Century
Located in London, GB
We are very pleased to be able to offer this rare antique French walnut and marquetry inlaid Bonheur du Jour, or Ladies Writing Desk, for sale. Our experts have dated it to around 1...
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Early Victorian Burr Elm Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with maroon leather and banded edge over a drawer raised on a trestle base with turned stretcher and carved ends. Saber legs with casters.
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English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century Davenport the top with hinged lid and brass gallery opening to Revel a fitted interior. Above inset green tooled leather writing surface. The base section fitted with fo...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Burr Walnut Davenport
Burr Walnut Davenport
$1,965 Sale Price
39% Off
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with cared Solomonic turned legs and iron stretcher. The top has a carved edges and a beautiful grain and patina.
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Spanish Baroque Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

William IV Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine William IV writing or side table of very clean architectural form, the well figured single board mahogany top over drawer and supported by trestle ends joined by turned stretche...
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English William IV Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Olivewood Pedestal Desk Attributed to Wright and Mansfield
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This pedestal desk has a rectangular leather inset top and supports a small shelf with an openwork ormolu grille and small columns. The kneehole is flanked by three drawers on either...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Mid-19th Century Tuscan Renaissance Antique Table Desk Hand Carved Solid Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Tuscany Renaissance antique table desk in hand carved solid walnut, restored and wax-polished, 1850 circa. This type of table was born during the C...
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Italian Renaissance Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Biedermaier Writing Table in Light Wood Denmark
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Parti...
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Danish Biedermeier Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

19th Century, Italian Louis XIV Style Ebonized Desk W/ Brass Important Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
This remarkable 19th-century Italian desk, crafted in the opulent Louis XIV style, embodies the grandeur and precision of Italian craftsmanship of the period. The desk’s form is anch...
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Italian Louis XIV Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th-Century Louis Philippe Walnut Wood Veneer Secretary Desk After Renovation
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Louis Philippe Walnut Wood & Veneer Secretary Desk After Renovation Delicately shaped and richly adorned, this 19th-century secretary desk in the style of Louis Philipp...
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French Louis Philippe Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Antique Dining Table With Extension Plates Made In Mahogany From 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
Dining table of mahogany with extension plates, in great antique condition from the 1840s. Fully extendend the table measurese 151 cm.
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Danish Other Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual amboyna Napoleon III secretaire desk by Diehl, the rectangular top above a single long frieze drawer which opens to reveal a leather-inset secretaire with a pigeonhole fla...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Amboyna

Austrian Biedermeier 1840s Walnut Desk with Three Drawers and Ebonized Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermeier period walnut desk from the mid-19th century, with three drawers and blond patina. Created in Austria during the second quarter of the 19th century, this Biedermeier wa...
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Austrian Biedermeier Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Burl Top Ash Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very desirable early to mid-19th century ash table, the top comprising two bookmatched planks of highly figured burl ash, having double thickness carved rope twist applied edge, the ...
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European Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash

Double desk with tilting and opening desks, inside two large compartments.
Located in Cesena, FC
Double desk with opening desks Double desk with tilting and opening desks, inside two large compartments, Each side of the desk has 2 drawers. The cabinet is solid walnut, in first...
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Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Table with Scagliola Top, Italy, 2nd Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular table made of black lacquered metal and framed top in scagliola technique. The top shows a landscape scene in an oval medallion on a blue background.
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Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Leather Topped Desk in Walnut
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This distinguished leather-topped desk exudes classic Victorian charm. Constructed from sturdy walnut, it features ample storage with multiple drawers, each adorned with timeless rou...
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English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique 19th Century English Leather Inset Library Table, C.1840
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th century English Mahogany and leather inset library table C.1840. A neatly proportioned library desk with two drawers, standing on beautifully turned legs, terminating...
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English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Fine 19th C Mahogany George 11 Writing Desk in the Manner of William Harllett
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century George 11 mahogany and leather top writing desk. Hand carved and details on both sides. Beautiful quality with a felt top writing surface. In the manner of W...
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English George II Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Mid 19th Century German Biedermeier Cherrywood Standing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large Biedermeier standing desk or writing desk. West German/Rhineland, around 1840. Solidly crafted from cherry wood. An authentic piece of Biedermeier furniture with an elegant des...
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German Biedermeier Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

19th Century Walnut Writing Table with Carved Family Crest, Spain
Located in Round Top, TX
Walnut writing table from Spain with decorative turned harp shaped legs and iron scrollwork stretcher. Note the handsome central carved family crest and the words, "De Los Otal." The...
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Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Gothic Revival oak writing or library table A. W. N. Pugin
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Fine 19th Century Gothic Revival oak library table, the design attributed to A. W. N. Pugin and although not stamped was probably made by Gillow or Holland & Sons two of the leading...
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British Gothic Revival Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Large Louis XV Style 19th Century Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French kingwood parquetry inlaid Louis XV style freestanding bureau plate. Having an inset leather top, five oak lined drawers to one side, dummy dra...
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French Louis XV Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century, Italian Inlaid Wood Centre Table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini
Located in IT
19th Century, Italian Inlaid Wood Centre Table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini This valuable center table in rosewood veneer and inlaid, was ma...
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European Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique Italian Tuscan Renaissance Refectory Style Hand Crafted Oak Farm Table
Located in Encinitas, CA
Antique Italian Tuscan Renaissance refectory style handcrafted oak farm table. Nice small functional table for kitchen or home office handcrafted i...
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Italian Renaissance Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Napoleon III Desk or Side Table
Located in Leimen, DE
Discover an extraordinary side table or desk that traces its origins to the period between 1860 and 1870, originating from the artistic craftsmanship of Belgium. This unique piece st...
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Belgian Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Lovely Mid-Victorian Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this lovely mid-Victorian burr walnut kidney shaped stretcher table, the top inset with tooled red leather above a carved base , in amazing condition . D...
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British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Chinese Writing Table with Cloud Spandrels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Carefully selecting the perfect piece of timber, the craftsman who made this exceptional walnut table made the most of the wood's expressive, open-grained texture and warm golden-bro...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

1870s French Neoclassical Oak Desk With Oilcloth Top
Located in High Point, NC
This refined late 19th-century French Neoclassical desk is crafted from solid oak and exemplifies the period’s return to balance, symmetry, and classical restraint. The rectangular f...
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French Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Fabric, Oak

Biedermeier Writing Table, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier desk crafted from walnut, featuring gracefully curved legs and a baluster-shaped central stretcher. The desk offers ample storage with five drawers and an expandable writ...
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German Biedermeier Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat Attributed To Wassmus
Located in Essex, MA
The identical desk and possibly the same one pictured in Les Ebenistes Du XIX Siecle by Denise Ledoux-Lebard. Page 621. Provenance Sothebys London Nove...
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French Louis XV Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Restored Antique Russian Hardwood Gilt Metal Partner Desk Leather Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wer are delighted to offer this beautiful fully restored very large Russian Mahogany & Gilt metal extending desk with matching hand dyed brown leather throne...
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Russian Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Hardwood

19th Century Dutch Renaissance Desk ~ Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Desk ~ Writing Table is truly an intriguing design! Crafted from solid old-growth oak, it features a plank top resting over an artistically sculpted c...
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Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th Century English Chippendale Style Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Chippendale style pedestal desk, having a brown leather insert, above three drawers in the top. The top fits onto two pedestals, each with thr...
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English Chippendale Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl A small and lined with a fabric lap desk. There are compartments for documents under both sides of the writing surface. Another compartment for writing accessories...
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European Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Pine, Burl, Mother-of-Pearl

French Napoleon III Shopkeepers Desk C.1840
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This French shopkeepers desk, crafted during the reign of Napoleon III period (mid-19th century), is a fine example of the era’s elegant and functional design. Made from ebonized woo...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Chinese Splayed Leg Cypress Table, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Though crafted in the mid-19th century, this three drawer center table embodies the style of farmhouse modern with clean lines and the natural warmth of cypress timbers. Constructed ...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Cypress

Early Victorian Solid Walnut Library Table Made for Gillows by John Barrow
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An early Victorian solid walnut library table made for Gillows by John Barrow, the shaped rectangular top decorated in burr walnut within bold reed-and-flu...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

A Fine Quality Louis XVI style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat by Alexandre
Located in New York, NY
Contains gilt ornaments and a frieze of putti in heaven on either side. Topped with blind-tooled leather, an inset writing surface. Contains one large drawer that runs the width of ...
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Rococo Revival Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Kneehole Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small 19th century English kneehole desk with exquisite patina and charming carved knob handles. This desk features a rich chestnut hue, perfect for an office or private study, demon...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire in Blackened Wood Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
Lady's secretaire of blackened wood and nets decorated with rosettes and scrolls in gilded brass. It opens on the front with a drawer and a flap discovering niches and small drawers ...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood