Antique Desks
Horn and Antler Desk, circa 1890.
An exceptional horn and antler desk with finely carved relief panels, circa 1890.
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A very Good 19th century Partners Desk in Mahogany
A very Good 19th century Partners Desk in Mahogany, fitted with oak lined drawers to one side and cupboard doors to the other ... Find out more
A rare English 19th century Folio Cabinet, in the manner of Gillows
A rare English 19th century Folio Cabinet, in the manner of Gillows. Fitted with fully adjustable leather top viewing table. ... Find out more
An English Antique Writing Table / Partners Desk
An English Antique Writing Table / Partners Desk from the William IV period, made of mahogany fitted with 6 ... Find out more
An English antique ladies vanity / desk
An English antique ladies vanity / desk in satinwood. ... Find out more
An English 19th c. antique 6 drawer desk in mahogany
An English 19th c. antique 6 drawer desk in mahogany ... Find out more
A fine quality English Architectural Desk by Gillows.
A fine quality English Architectural Desk by Gillows.
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A good English late 18th century mahogany English bureau.
A good English late 18th century mahogany English bureau / slant top desk. The bureau is in very good condition, it is fitted with secret drawers. All drawers are lined in wainscott oak.
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An English 19th century mahogany 6 drawer writing table.
An English 19th century mahogany 6 drawer writing table.
The table is in excellent condition, all drawers are fitted with working ... Find out more
An English antique oval desk
An English antique oval / elipse shaped desk, the desk is fitted with drawers to one side and 2 cupboards to the other side.
The desk is burr walnut and is fitted with a full hide leather writing surface that is embossed and tooled. The desk is in very good ... Find out more
An English antique mahogany library or writing table.
An English antique mahogany library or writing table fitted with a very good dark green leather writing surface possibly original, the leather is tooled and embossed. The table has 3 drawers all fitted with ... Find out more
A very decorative 19th century Dutch marquetry escretoire.
A very decorative 19th century Dutch marquetry escretoire. The escretoire is in very good original condition, there are 2 shrinkage marks on either side, this is not unusual to find on a piece of this ... Find out more
A 19th century English antique writing table.
A 19th century English antique writing table in mahogany fitted with 4 working drawers and leather top.
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A 19th century Continental inlaid mahogany roll-top or cylinder top desk
A 19th century inlaid mahogany roll-top desk, possibly Bedermeir, beautiful shell inlays, secret compartments. ... Find out more
An English late Regency antique desk.
An English late Regency Pollard Oak desk or Library Table smaller in size and of superb ... Find out more
An English Mid 19th Century Antique Oak Desk of Rare Design
An English Mid 19th Century Oak Writing Table of Rare Design, having canted corners and standing on turned and carved legs, the desk has six drawers and is fitted with a full hide leather top. The table is signed "Maples of London." Maples of London were a renowned London Retailer with other branches in Paris and Buenos Aires.
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An English 19th Century antique Carlton House Desk in Mahogany
A very fine quality English 19th Century antique Carlton House Desk in Mahogany.The piece is rare in its design, having 3 adjustable writing surfaces. The back of the desk has oval inlaid panels of feather grained ... Find out more
An English, late Georgian period antique mahogany partners desk
A good English, late Georgian period mahogany partners desk with drawers and cupboards to both sides. ... Find out more
A fine quality English antique kidney shape ladies writing table
A 19th century English kidney shape ladies writing table, attributed to Gillows. The table is fitted with one drawer.
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A French 19th Century Antique Desk in Kingwood
A French 19th Century Bureau Plat in Kingwood with three drawers to the apron, finished on all sides. Fitted with original leather insert top. ... Find out more
A Rosewood English antique Writing Table, William IV period
A Rosewood English antique Writing Table, William IV period with green leather top, stamped 'Gillows'. ... Find out more
An exhibition quality antique mahogany partners desk, circa 1860
By Wright and Mansfield. Rectangular top with original leather inset, above five oak lined drawers on either side, all with original mercury-gilt hardware, the center drawers being stamped "WRIGHT & MANSFIELD 104 NEW BOND ST." Four carved and fluted baluster columns support the desk.
Provenance: Supplied to Prestwold Hall, home to the Packe family for 350 years. Sir Christopher Packe, sometime Lord Mayor of London and a resolute supporter of Cromwell and the Parliamentarian' cause, came into ownership of the Prestwold estate during the Commonwealth interregnum.
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A fine quality Antique French 19th C. Bureau Plat
This magnificent desk is lavishly fitted with superb gilt bronze mounts throughout. The mahogany on the legs and apron has also been inlaid with brass. The desk is fitted with a crimson full hide leather writing surface, each end of the writing surface is fitted with a pull-out writing slide also fitted with a leather ... Find out more
A Georgian Period Bureau Bookcase in Mahogany
An antique English Georgian Period Bureau Bookcase in Mahogany with Two Serpentine Shape Mirrored Doors above a Slant Top Desk enclosing Drawers and Pigeon Holes. Beneath the doors are two pull out slides for holding candles thus the mirrors on the doors would reflect light into the ... Find out more
An overview of antique partners & pedestal desks and writing tables
Antique desks and writing tables are without doubt one of the most sought after trophies for the antique furniture collector. From the most simple of tables with space to write on to the desk owned by the family of the Lord Mayor of London, we keep a very interesting collection.
Our antique desks mostly cover the Georgian, Regency, William IV, and Victorian periods of English furniture design. And the desks come in a variety of shapes from a rectangular partners desk with room for two decision makers to a more diminuitive kidney-shaped desk for a lady to use that often would have been made with very fine veneers. The desks come in a variety of woods, but most commonly used are mahogany, walnut, oak and rosewood. A circular desk was often used by landlords and is commonly known as a drum table.
Nowadays, with the computer being the source of storage the use of library tables and writing tables has become very common. This sort of desk gives a lighter feel to a room while the drawers of the desk are fitted into the desk apron rather than the typical pedestals of a partners desk. Writing tables either come fitted with end supports or rest on four leg supports.
Leather tops on writing tables, library tables, and desks have not always been the norm. In the 18th and 19th centuries with the use of bottled ink the writing surface took a lot abuse and so it was often more economic to use felt rather than leather.
Even in today's hi tech world there is something magical about the charm and character of an antique desk or writing table.