18th Century and Earlier Desks

This English slant-front secretary, dating from around 1760–1780, is a fine example of Georgian craftsmanship. The case is constructed with quarter-sawn European summer oak, giving t...

18th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Desk. Slant Front Writing Secretary. This 18th century English bureau desk has 3 rows of graduated hand do...

An early 19th century Spanish vargueno, (also spelled bargueño) or traditional portable writing desk and cabinet, made of hand-planed solid walnut. The drop front opens to an interio...

17th century antique quality oak bureau boasting an outstanding interior and having a quality oak fall with a reading slope opening to reveal an incredible serpentine shaped interior...

Shaped Venetian Bureau Secretaire in Walnut Wood Type: Walnut and walnut burl Period: Mid 1700s Origin: Venice - Veneto Dimensions: Centimeters Hei...

A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of elm, oak and padouk woods, c.1780 - an inlaid slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compart...

With wonderfully figured walnut veneers. The book matched quarter veneer top over a long drawer and knee hole door flanked by three drawers. Bracket feet. Brass handles.

A handsome and beautifully patinated 18th century French Provincial walnut library table or desk crafted in the Louis XIII Baroque taste. The piece features a long rectangular plank ...

Handsome 18th century French desk handcrafted in mahogany and featuring a tooled leather top, chevron style inlays all around, five drawers in front and faux drawers on the reverse, ...

A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770 - an inlaid slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments, ...

A Rococo slant front desk with a simple recessed top carving. Desk opens to a large work space with 13 small drawers, 2 small cubbies, 2 document holders with elaborate column carvin...

Large antique William and Mary burr walnut Herringbone inlaid two part bureau having a quality burr walnut Herringbone inlaid top above a burr walnut full opening to reveal a fitted ...

This is a Classic George III mahogany slant top desk. The slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and document compartments over ...

From the estate of Bartlett Burnap in Palm Beach. A fine example with the finest quality mahogany. With a slant lid fold down writing surface exposing an interior with central mirror...

Diminutive proportions built relatively shallow with a hinged fall front opening to a fitted interior over four drawers with brass handles. Bracket feet.

PROVINCIAL EIGHT-LEGGED "MAZARIN" PEDESTAL DESK IN BLACK PAINT France, circa last quarter of the 18th century 32 1/8" H x 26" D x 61 5/8" W, 22" H from the ground to the underside ...

Dutch Rococo (Late 18th Century) drop front desk / secretary with elaborate foliate marquetry inlay, with the slant front folds down to create a desk surface with a green leather inS...

Elegant and rare small Louis XVI period marquetry desk from the 18th century. This beautiful desk features two drawers in the frieze. The rectangular top is framed by a delicate gilt...

A handsome 18th-century French desk crafted in warm, richly patinated walnut. The breakfront form features three frieze drawers above arched, fielded panel doors and a recessed centr...

A Wonderful 18th Century George I Period Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk, The Extremely Well Figured Quarter Veneered Top Wth Crossbanded Decoration And Re-Entrant Corners, Over One Long D...

Late 18th Century English oak bureau with later paint finish. 1780 Height to the underside of the desk - 67cm

Outstanding quality antique George III mahogany bureau having a figured mahogany fall with a moulded edge opening to reveal a fitted...

French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step back interior drawers, leather writing surface, carved scalloped skirt, original or...

18th C English painted oak bureau with good fitted interior and brass handles. 1760 Height to underside of desk - 64cm

Antique 18th century quality mahogany floral marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau having a fantastic quality mahogany floral marquetry inlaid cylinder bureau opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of ten shaped drawers, bookends and a door opening to reveal a single drawer above three long bombe...

An unusual trapezoid-shaped Swedish Gustavian slant front desk. Front opens to reveal an ample work surface with six cascading drawers sitti...

This wonderful Louis XVI Desk is made of mahogany with a black leather top. It has 2 extensions and 4 drawers. The back is finished and the length of each extension is 14''.

Small 18th Century English bureau with an antiqued painted blue finish and ncie fitted interior. 1780

A fine George III slant top desk or bureau secretary chest of patinated mahogany, c.1770, in the Sheraton style. An inlaid slant front drops to reveal a series of small drawers and ...

English Period 18th century Queen Anne walnut lowboy. Refined walnut Lowboy with elegant scalloped apron from the Queen Anne period, about ...

Elegant late 18th Century Gustavian desk with clean lines and extended feet endings.  Repainted with a softly aged surface, it’s a timeless piece that adds charm and sophistication ...

This is an antique bureau in light mahogany. An English, Georgian desk dating to the mid-18th century, circa 1770. Quality craftsmanship in polished mahogany Good color and grain interest throughout Crossband decoration held in tramline ebony and boxwood stringing Generous and comfortable working height to the fitted desk interior Raised on splayed bracket feet with serpentine apron Featuring four, full width, graduated drawers lined with paper Cockbeaded, original brass locks and escutcheons, key absent Drawers dressed with the original pressed brass, oval plate loop handles A pair of stout lopers withdraw to support the fall Fitted interior desk space with quality, olive green, blind tooled leather skiver A suite of eight stationery drawers over eight cubby holes The smooth sliding drawers in flame mahogany dressed...

A very attractive early 18th century, George I Period, walnut kneehole desk of diminutive proportions, having extremely well figured quarter veneered, crossbanded top with elegant re-entrant corners, over arrangement of seven drawers retaining original brasswear, flanking central cupboard door with original brass hinges, raised on original bracket feet. In general kneehole deeks are regarded as a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard being the typically found form. There are of course various different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule that is the form you will usually find in a georgian kneehole desk...

Late 18th century georgian walnut bureau circa 1790. Fine quality George III period walnut bureau, fitted with a fall and 2 over 3 drawers. Fall drops down onto pull out slides to ...

English, ca. 1740 This exceptionally handsome walnut kneehole desk, dating of around 1740 is distinguished by its well preserved state and the exquisite quality and richness of its ...

18th Century French Slant-Top Desk with Polychrome Finish and Gilt Bronze Hardware An elegant and finely proportioned 18th-century French slant-top desk, constructed in hardwood wit...

Mid to late 18th century Dutch marquetry bureau of bombe form and of exceptional quality. The piece of typical Dutch styling for this period, the bombe form exaggerated by the corbe...

A rare, late-17th century / early-18th century, fall front bureau with gilded Chinoiserie Japanning & faux tortoishell ground. “Before Japan was made in England, the imitation of tortoise-shell was much in request for cabinets, tables and the like“. John Stalker and George Parker, a treatise on Japanning and varnishing (originally published in 1668), Alec Tiranti, 1998, p. 75. - This bureau is decorated in one of the most fashionable styles of the Baroque period, Chinese lacquer with gilded decoration and tortoiseshell imitation ground and would have been a statement piece within the interior. - The colours, which have become muted from atmospheric conditions over time, are still striking and colourful evoking warm and richness. - It has come from a private collection where it has reputedly been for many generations which explains why it is in such original condition retaining the original hinges, lock and catches. - Pieces of imitation tortoishell with gilded lacquer decoration are rare, the last piece I handled was a chest of drawers about 20 years ago. - Tortoishell furniture was only affordable by royalty and the elite and the height of fashion in the 17th century, as was producing things that were not what they seemed. One of the oldest examples of faux material from the Baroque period is at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen where, in 1667, the royal bed...

French Louis XVI walnut writing table, the leather surface with molded brass trim over three oak lined drawers, retaining original gilt bronze laurel and vine hardware, with pull-out...

With a rectangular tooled brown leather top with cross-banded edge over a frieze containing three drawers with brass bail handles. The reverse with same working drawers. In three par...

Magnificent donkey back desk, sloping desk from the Louis XV period from the 18th century. It opens with a flap which reveals 4 interior drawers, 1 shelf and 2 lockers as well as a s...

18th Century Swedish Rococo desk or bureau. Once owned by film director Jarl Kulle. Circa 1790.

American Chippendale mahogany oxbow slant top four drawer desk with exposed dove tail, original brasses, fitted interior, shell carved skirt, and terminating on original claw and ba...

English mahogany two-drawer leather top writing desk with carved molded edge, original brasses and terminating on chamfered tapered legs, Late 18th century. Desk is finished on all ...

Beautifully aged Swedish secretary desk with a pair of multi-pane doors. The cabinet is topped with an elaborate pierced gallery, creating an architectural silhouette. A classic slan...

An early antique English Georgian secretary offers lift top and drop-down desk over two long drawers, circa 1750 Measures - 29.25" x 26" x 16.25".

A high-quality George II period burr walnut bureau of great proportions and with superb colour and patina. The fall enclosing a fully fitted interior above a well and further drawer...

Elegant late 18th Century Gustavian desk. With original paint. Circa 1780 - 1790.

A fine example of a Federal mahogany two part secretary desk, with a dentil molded cornice surmounting an upper bookcase with two 16 pane glazed glass doors with satinwood line inlay, opening to three interior shelves, over a lower case with a cylinder tambour, opening to a compartmentalized interior with central open valanced cubbies flanked by eight fitted drawers over a felted writing surface and three long drawers with flame mahogany bookmatched veneers, line inlay, and punched oval brasses, and dovetailed construction, all supported by four splayed feet. This splendid secretary desk most likely is of MA origin and dates to circa 1790-1810 and is in very good condition, with some surface & shelf restorations, minor escutcheon and surface losses, as well as light wear commensurate with age and use. Includes a 2001 bill of...

A dramatic Charles X fall front secretary in astounding burled mahogany veneer. The original fossilized marble top is supported by an elliptical molding. The main body contains one u...

Writing desk with upper cabinet Milan, first half of the 18th century Carved walnut partially veneered in olive wood and walnut burl; traces of eboniz...

18th Century New England Queen Anne Cherry Lowboy American cherry Lowboy with elegant scalloped apron from the Queen Anne period, about 1760. The top has a molded edge above three d...

A good example of a piece that used to sell for 30-40,000 wholesale. With an upper section with a fold down writing surface opening to an elaborate interior fitter with many drawers ...

A dramatic Charles X fall front secretary in astounding burled mahogany veneer. The original fossilized marble top is supported by an elliptical molding. The main body contains one u...

French bureau plat marquetry leather top three drawer desk with hearing bone inlays, three opposite side faux drawers, original floral ormolu mounts, brass escutcheons, brass knobs, ...

A nice example of an 18th century New England Chippendale slant front desk in tiger maple with stepped compartmentalized interior, including eight open cubbies, two hidden slide out ...

An 18th Century Louis XV French marquetry bureau de pente, or slant front desk, made with veneers of mahogany, rosewood and tulipwood with oak as a secondary wood. Slant front opens ...

Italian antique rectangular walnut wood desk, 1700s Desk or table with rectangular top with rounded corners, entirely in walnut wood. The underlying edge is inlaid. The square-sectio...

Great period Virginia inlaid walnut slant front desk with a family history of being made in Rockingham County. Nice proportions, incredible color and beautifully executed interior.

We present this Italian walnut desk dating back to the late 18th century, during the Louis XVI period. Featuring simple lines and a lack of excessive ornamentation, the legs are lin...