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Technique: Hand-Painted
Swedish 19th Century painted pine escritoire writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted pine escritoire writing desk circa 1870.
We are pleased to offer this rustic escritoire, made from solid pine and hand painted on the outside using a ra...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique English Adams Decorated Satinwood Drop-Front Desk, 18th-19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Adam decorated drop-front desk offers satinwood construction with slant front having neoclassical reserve of woman and cherub in co...
Category
19th Century English Adam Style Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood, Satinwood
Rustic Pink Painted Desk with Brown Tabletop
Located in Rīga, LV
Antique rustic side table or desk with a drawer, may be used as a small kitchen table. Beautiful patina.
Additional information:
Place of origin - The Netherlands
Dimensions: 90 W x...
Category
20th Century Dutch Rustic Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood, Oak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Black Writing Desk With 3 Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Black Painted Gustavian 3-Drawer Office Desk, Sweden
Classic and simple Scandinavian style writing desk with cabriole legs in its original fi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Gustavian slant front desk. The upper section has eight small drawers, four cubbies, two sliding columns and a small locking door. The low...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Chinoiserie Desk / English Library Table with Faux Bamboo Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
a large scale desk / English library table, very generous proportions, painted and gilded Chinoiserie design with faux bamboo trim, embossed leather writing / work surface with slant...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Southall, GB
A elegant French bonheur de jour ladies writing desk in kingswood and rosewood, with bronze gilt ormolu mounts to the legs and hand painted Sevres plaques. There is a sliding red lea...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Bronze
Large Swedish Greige Gustavian Style Two Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Painted Grey Green Gustavian Style Two Drawer Writing Table Desk, Sweden
Classic and Scandinavian style writing desk. Hand-carved and hand-painted.
Drawer knobs are patinated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Napoleon III Bonheur Du Jour, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An unusual 19th-century Napoleon III desk Bonheur Du Jour in wood with yellow metal filets, a mat top, a top with golden metal rails, four little drawers, and a wide lower one with a...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Metal
Chinoiserie Style Desk & Chair by Drexel Heritage, USA 1960's
By Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Chinoiserie Style Desk & Chair by Drexel Heritage and part of The Et-Cetera collection, a timeless masterpiece from th...
Category
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Brass
Karges Ebonized, Gilt & Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary Desk 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A tall secretary by Karges offers ebonized wood construction with upper having carved shell form crest over single door case having internal bookcase; lower ...
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Adam Decorated Satinwood Ladies Cylinder Desk, Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Adam decorated ladies desk offers satinwood construction with roll top opening to interior with storage compartments and pull-out writing surface, over three drawers, rais...
Category
Early 20th Century Adam Style Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Mid Century Mazor Masterpiece Red Leather Top Black & Floral Painted Ladies Desk
By Mazor Furniture Company
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a sweet desk with both stenciled and hand painted geometric and floral designs on a factory finish black and green background and a lovely cranberry red leather desk surface,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adam Style Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Louis XV Style Showcase 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A stunning Vernis Martin vitrine cabinet, glazed paneled doors with painted gallant scenes and exquisite ormolu mounts.
Four beautiful hand painted panels “H . Martin “ signed by the family descendants of the Martin brothers (in the court of Louis XV) the first importers of lacquer painting who kept the art through the generations.
Two central panels with romantic courting couples and the other two landscape scenes.
Veneered wood, bronze mounts, curved glass with satin lined interior with two glass shelves.
Vernis Martin.
The Martin brothers were famous painters, gilders and varnishers who also worked for Louis XV in Versailles. Their dynasty lasted for almost eight decades, during which time they practiced in many fields, producing
toilet sets, box sets, mirrors, small objects, cases, furniture, wood ornamentation, carriages and coaches.
The Martins’ reputation and excellence overshadowed a great number of other painter-varnishers of the time they created a stylistic resurgence,
associated with the technique of peinture à l’huile vernie-polie, which was directly connected to the art and style...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Black & Gold Hitchcock Style Secretary Desk & Chair - 2pc Set
Located in Middletown, MD
A stunning vintage two-piece set, wonderfully preserved, to add a touch of historical charm to your home décor. Painted in rich black with gold accents featuring the classic Harvest stenciling, beautiful brass/porcelain drawer pulls displaying a painted scene on each, exuding the timeless Hitchcock style that was popularized in the late 1800’s and continues to be a highly sought staple of American décor...
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20th Century American American Classical Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Maple
Painted French Provincial Ivory and Green circa 1920s Secretary/ Desk
Located in Essex, MA
In an all-over ivory paint with a wonderful light green interior throughout this beautiful turn of the century, a French provincial secretary...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Parma Blue Pesaro Secretary with roses
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Parma Blue Pesaro Secretary with Roses.
We love how the choice of sweet curves and pastello colors ...
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2010s Italian Other Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood
Custom Aesthetic Design Desk or Server in Cherry Wood by Paul Tuller, Dublin, NH
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful form custom Aesthetic design desk or server in cherry wood and glass top, with ebonized frame, supported by two red painted pedestal bases, each with three drawers and brass teardrop pulls. The desk was made by Dublin, NH furniture...
Category
20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Glass, Cherry
1980s Vintage Baker Furniture Louis XV Lacquered Desk
Located in Hartville, OH
Brilliantly collaborative effort from Baker Furniture and Baker owned Mastercraft. Extraordinary chocolate brown lacquered finish with hand painted striping detailing. Large heavy br...
Category
1980s American Louis XV Vintage Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Lacquer
French Hand Painted Folk Art Desk by Gérard Rigot
Located in Ferndale, MI
Gérard Rigot's (b.1929) colorful hand painted oak Folk Art desk. From the aboriginal women painted on the two front legs to the pineapples painted on the ...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Pine, Paint
Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic late 19th century Italian secretaire cabinet or bookcase made in the Venetian Rococo taste. Crafted from walnut the two-part case features a speckled lacquer finish centered by a cartouche shaped window with a painted bust by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The bureau cabinet has a bombe shaped dresser base with a drop front diminutive writing table. The drop front has two storage drawers and a small pigeon hole storage above. Below the desk are two small drawers and two large storage drawers with rocaille patinated brass pulls. The dresser is supported by small cabriole legs with scrolled feet. The dresser is surmounted by a bookcase with a painted door depicting a nobleman holding a chicken. The painting is painted on board titled "Venezia" and signed by Yeager with a fictitious date of 1725. The door opens to a three-shelf bookcase. The case is topped with a pediment having a cartouche shaped window and corniced top. The entire secretary is speckled with a mustard yellow tone over a taupe background. This whimsical cabinet...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Diminutive Burl & Mahogany Davenport Desk with Watercolor Panels, c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique diminutive davenport desk offers burl and mahogany construction with upper pierced bronze gallery over slant front desk having watercolor...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk Secretary
Located in San Angelo, TX
This beautiful and unique 19th century Swedish Gustavian writing desk is perfect for any room or hallway. The colors are amazing with th...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Pierre Deux French Country Blue Secretaire Desk with Wire Doors
Located in Essex, MA
French country/ provincial hand-painted desk with wire fronted book shelves, drawer, and pull-out desk which opens to 18 inches. The desk is painted in a lovely French blue and crea...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wire
Venetian Painted Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A rare, Venetian, serpentine painted writing desk. Six drawers with 4 original keys. Hand painted foliate swags decorate the sides which meet relief profiles
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Ladies Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Charming and rare 18th C. Italian painted small ladies desk having deep yellow, maroon and and gold/ochre scrolling foliate in chinoiserie motifs wit...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Antique Asian Oriental japaneese Burned Bamboo Hand Painted Decorated Desk Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique Asian Oriental Chinese burned bamboo hand painted decorated desk writing table.
Category
20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century English George III Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century hand painted and decorated chinoiserie bureau / desk. The fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted interior and numerous holding compartments, above an arrangem...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Venetian Style Polychrome Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a classic Venetian style polychrome lacquered bookcase. This case piece is exquisitely hand painted with floral decoration and overall parcel gilt.
Category
19th Century Italian Other Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood
Howard & Sons London Leather Topped Faux Bamboo Writing Table, circa 1875
Located in Kinderhook, NY
English circa 1875 Aesthetic Movement writing table or desk by London cabinetmakers Howard & Sons having original green leather top; the oval form case with single drawer and origina...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Venetian Secretary Bookcase with Painted Scenes and Floral Sprays
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely painted green and yellow Italian fall-front secretary bookcase in the Venetian Baroque style with arched doors painted with 18th century-style scenes with figures in a garden landscape amid Roman ruins. Gold relief-work with acanthus leaves and rocaille create cartouches throughout the piece that are embellished with floral swags, as on the arched bonnet, the fall-front, the bottom drawers and the sides. The desk top opens...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Paint
French Original Black Painted Portable 18th Century Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An original black painted portable desk from the end of the 18th century. With owner initials, the desk has a French hand-written address on the inside. ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood
1940's Italian Secretaire with Reverse Painted Glass
Located in Hanover, MA
Golden birch veneered drop front secretary desk with three drawers and reverse painted glass panel of stylized Egyptian women and a chariot...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Glass, Birch
Industrial Antiqued Zinc Top Desk, or Kitchen Table On Pair of Sawhorses
Located in Chicago, IL
Industrial looking aged Zinc Top Desk, or small Kitchen Table or Craft Table. The Zinc Dining Table was carefully aged and clear-coated for protection a...
Category
2010s American Industrial Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Zinc
Early Paint Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk & Stool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning early painted circa 1880-1900 French Louis XV style Bureau plat writing table with later stool
This is a wonderful find, the burea...
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Brass
Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Rare pair of 19th Century French Kingwood and Tulip wood veneered Bonheur du jours, each with pierced three quarter brass galleries, gilded ormolu mounts, three drawers either side o...
Category
19th Century Japanese Louis XVI Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Porcelain, Mahogany
1940's, Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A petite, two part, hand-painted, lacquered, fully finished, drop front Chinoiserie bureau secrétaire from Spain. The interior of the two-door top is wallpapered in faux bamboo fretw...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Highly Decorated Chinese Desk in Red Lacquer, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Highly decorated desk in red lacquer with stacked drawers and painted scenes, Chinese, 1950's.
Category
1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century French Porcelain Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A beautiful French 19th century Sevres style porcelain mounted bureau plat, having an inset leather top with a three quarter brass gallery, three frieze drawers, inset porcelain pane...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Porcelain, Mahogany
French Bombe Slant Front Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
French Bombe slant front ladies desk, the slant front is painted with a figure of a woman holding a stylized caduceus in her left hand, and a dove in her right hand. The top is paint...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Brass
French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, having a wonderful faded patina, white marble to the top, with three quarter...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Porcelain, Kingwood, Mahogany
Classical Faux Porphyry Library Table
Located in New York, NY
Classical faux porphyry library table
Northern European, 19th century
Measures: Height 31 1/4 in, width 47 1/4 in, depth 25 3/4 in.
2206.
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood
18th Century, Fall Front Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Richly colored, circa 1790, three-drawer, serpentine, fall front desk from Sicily. The whole covered in decoupage featuring panels of fruits, boughs of...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century Napoleon III° Black Bureau Ceramic Painted, 1850
Located in Roma, RM
Ebonized furniture of Belgian origin, ceramic applications painted with scenes of everyday life in a Inn, Napoleon III era, circa 1850.
Finely orn...
Category
1850s Belgian Napoleon III Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Rare Hand Painted Pedestal Desk by the Artist Ambrose Thomas Marquis d'Oisy
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand painted circa 1940 solid oak best by the Marquis d'Oisy Ambrose Thomas (1880-1959)
The painted pedestal desk is circa 1940-1950...
Category
20th Century English Modern Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Oak
Swedish Scriban
Located in Washington, DC
A white painted 19th century, Swedish scriban with several drawers and pockets with drop down front.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Gustavian Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood
American Antique Hand-Painted Birds and Poppies Desk
Located in South Burlington, VT
Love Birds and Poppies
This is an original and beautiful hand-painted and hand incised fall front desk. This unique work of art is hand-painted on front with a roundel of three vibrant and colorful birds against a mountain scape and bouquets and runners of red poppies and greenery on remainder front perimeters, the sides and back are plain.
Inside we find a fitted interior with one drawer and pigeonholes. Two simple shelves...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood
Queen Desk with Black Lacquered Mirror and Leather Top Gold Leaf Details
Located in Paris, FR
Desk queen with black lacquered mirror and leather top.
Black lacquered high gloss varnished base. Contains three
drawers and golden leaf details.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Gold
19th c. Swedish Rococo Painted Fall Front Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
A 19th century Swedish fall-front bureau in the Rococo style wearing beautiful black paint, circa 1800. One large drawer with key, scalloped apron, and slender cabriolet legs. There ...
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19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique French Provincial Leather Top Painted Kneehole Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dynamic 19th century kneehole desk with a brown tooled leather top over a three piece pedestal base with nine drawers and two pullout trays retaining the original yellow and blue pai...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Chinese Red and Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative early 20th century Chinese red and black lacquered writing desk. Gorgeous painted patterns and Asian images. So unique! An exceptional piece!.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand-Painted Desks
Materials
Wood
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