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Auction House:
Philips Auctions Australia
Number of lots recorded:51
Lots with images:51
Prices available:51
Category:
Desks - Partners, Bureau Plat and Other Large Desks
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*** A Victorian twin pedestal partners desk, the rectangular top with carved and moulded edge inlaid with a tooled and gilded leather writing plane with glass top on twin pedestals with four drawers in each and a central large frieze drawer between all with… ***
*** A fine French kingwood and ormolu mounted bureau plat, 19th century, the rectangular desk with a dark green tooled leather writing surface, three decorated frieze drawers to the shaped apron with foliate swing handles and well cast figural mounts, faux… ***
*** A fine French inlay and parquetry rosewood bureau plat, 19th century, of serpentine profile with a fine central floral bouquet upon a woven parquetry design, with cross banding, stringing and floral whorls to the corners, a single bird's eye maple lined… ***
*** A fine Louis XV style tulipwood bureau plat, circa 1930, with a gilt tooled ox blood leather surface, three shaped frieze drawers, faux to the reverse, tooled slides to the short ends, with gilt bronze trims throughout, the hipped cabriole legs… ***
*** A fine French Louis XVI-style bois De satine and walnut bureau plat, late 19th century, the rectangular top lined in gilt-tooled brown leather above five drawers arranged around a knee-hole, a conforming arrangement of false drawers fronts to the opposing… ***
*** A good George III mahogany eleven drawer partners desk, circa 1815 the imposing partners desk with cross banding to each side of the moulded top inset with a patinated green hide panel, with a central long drawer flanked by five narrow drawers to each… ***
*** A splendid Louis XV style tulip wood desk, circa 1920s, the rectangular brass edged top with a tooled leather writing surface, above three shaped bookend veneer drawers with cross-banding, mock to the reverse, and raised on hipped cabriole legs, with gilt… ***
*** An Empire style mahogany bureau plat, 19th century, having an olive leather tooled surface and twin slides to the short ends with a conforming finish, a kneehole frieze with an arrangement of five drawers, faux to the reverse, each with ormolu escutcheons… ***
*** A Louis XV style tulipwood desk, circa 1930, with tooled tan leather writing surface, three shaped drawers, mock to the reverse, and raised on hipped edges and curvaceous legs, with bronze trims, cast foliate handles, mounts and sabots, height 78 cm,… ***
*** A Victorian mahogany partners desk, circa 1880, the twelve drawer pedestal partners desk with leather tooled writing plane to top raised upon a stepped base. Height 76 cm. Width 170 cm. Depth 115 cm ***
*** Twin pedestal partner's desk with a tooled leather inlaid top, a moulded edge, three central drawers, a bank of four drawers to each side, brass escutcheons and turned timber knobs ***
*** Very large oak partner's desk with a green tooled leather inlaid top, moulded edges, a single central drawer to each end and four pedestal cabinets, each with panelled sides and brass escutcheons and handles ***
*** A magnificent mahogany Chippendale partners desk, circa 1950, the rope edged carved top over a cross banded frieze on two three drawer and single door double sided pedestals with brass handles on four claw and ball feet. Height 96 cm. Length 55 cm. Width… ***
*** An elegant mahogany Directoire style desk, early 20th century, the desk with a tooled black leather surface, canted edges, a central drawer flanked by a pair of small drawers and a deep drawer, all decorated with ebony and blonde stringing and cross… ***
*** A Louis XV style tulipwood bureau plat, mid 20th century, the top with a tooled green leather surface, three drawers and a shaped, apron, raised on curvaceous hipped legs with cast gilt bronze espagnolettes, further embellished with gilt bronze cast and… ***
*** A Napoleon III walnut and marquetry bureau plat, later 19th century, rectangular with a serpentine profile, having floral inlay to quarter veneer panels, with stringing, floral decoration to the corners and a similarly decorated frieze drawer, with… ***
*** A Louis XVI style inlaid palisander partners desk, circa 1900, the rectangular top with an embossed black leather lined writing surface and crossbanded edge, above a frieze fitted with a central inlaid drawer and two deep side drawers, with similar… ***
*** A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood bureau plat, second half 19th century, the elegant small desk with a floral inlaid shaped cartouche to the surface enclosed by veneers set at contrasting angles, with decoratively inlaid spandrels, similarly decorated to… ***
*** A Victorian mahogany pedestal desk, the rectangular top lined with gilt tooled green leather, the drawer fronts with moulded edges and veneered in finely figured mahogany, height 77 cm, width 142 cm, depth 60 cm ***
*** A Victorian burr maple partners writing table, circa 1840, the rectangular table top set with a leather writing plane and below are twin half width drawers all raised upon a heavily carved pedestal base featuring acanthus leaf decoration and extending to… ***
*** A French Marquetry Inlaid Partners Desk, circa 1930's, the rectangular top with rounded corners and parquetry inlay with twin drawers to each side of the carved skirt raised on cabriole legs, height: 78 cm Width: 152 cm Depth: 97 cm ***
*** A Regence-style brass-mounted ebonized bureau plat, the inverted break-front rectangular top lined with gilt-tooled buff leather above shaped friezes with three drawers to one side, on cabriole legs, gilt-metal mounts and mouldings throughout. Height 80… ***
*** A Louis XV style tulipwood partners desk, c1930s, the serpentine top with a deep brown tooled and gilded leather writing surface, above a keyhole front with three drawers, with similar simulated drawers to the reverse, raised on hipped curvaceous legs,… ***
*** A fine small second Empire Tulipwood and marquetry inlaid bureau plat in the Louis XV style, circa 1848-1870, with a serpentine profile, quarter veneer panelling and centred with a floral cartouche with wide strung cross banded borders and scrolling… ***
*** A Regency partners desk, circa 1820. Inset with tooled red leather writing surface above three opposing drawers, the whole raised on gun barrel turned and tapering legs. Height 76 cm. Width 140 cm. Depth 102 cm ***
*** An imposing Biedermeier inspired Art Deco walnut desk, circa 1920s, with a large rectangular top with rounded ends, having a central drawer and two curved side cupboards with interior slides, boldly curved and grooved, buttress style legs to trestle ends… ***
*** A mid-century modern semi-elliptical palissander desk by Atlar, France, mid 20th century the stylish modern design desk with a with a large well-figured palisander extended top above two pedestals with an arrangement of five drawers and four slides, with… ***
*** An antique provincial Louis XV-style cherry wood bureau plat, late 19th/early 20th century, the chequerboard marquetry top with moulded edges above five drawers arranged around the knee-hole, on cabriole legs, the drawer fronts and all sides with shaped… ***
*** A Louis XV-style gilt metal-mounted marquetry bureau plat, the shaped elliptical top above a shaped frieze with a drawer to one side, on cabriole legs, the top and frieze inlaid throughout with foliate designs in various woods, gilt-metal mounts and… ***
*** A quality Victorian oak twin pedestal partners desk, circa 1880, the rectangular top with bullnose edge, inlaid with a re- tooled and gilded leather writing plane on twin pedestals with four drawers in each and a larger drawer between, all with cockbeaded… ***
*** A cherrywood Directoire style bureau plat, circa 1930s, with a well figured mitred top above a central drawer and pairs of side, drawers with bronze target style backplates and laurel wreath pull handles, fluted details and applied rosettes to the sides… ***
*** A French walnut pedestal desk, circa 1880, provenance acquired from Pegasus Antiques for $5500, with an inset tooled leather top above a shaped keyhole and pillars with fielded panels and fluted stile decoration, upon a plinth base, height 75 cm, width… ***
*** A twin pedestal plum pudding mahogany desk, 19th century, with a tooled tan leather top with side slides above a frieze drawer and pedestals each with four drawers and central turned timber knobs in recessed, target style mounts, upon a plinth base,… ***
*** A large mahogany twin pedestal partners desk, circa 1860, with a tooled green leather writing plane above two pedestals each with four drawers with brass escutcheons conforming to the recessed hinge style handles, and to the rear two keyed cupboards each… ***
*** A small lady's burr walnut bureau plat, 19th century, the rococo revival bureau with an olive green tooled leather writing plane above a central drawer flanked by small drawers, raised on elegant curvaceous legs with foliate carved and pierced knees… ***
*** A large Victorian oak pedestal desk, the bullnose edge desk with three tooled leather green leather panels to the top above a central drawer, a pedestal of drawers to one side and faux drawer fronts disguising a cupboard to the other, with three keys and… ***
*** A Louis XV-style brass-mounted kingwood and mahogany bureau plat, the serpentine crescent-shaped top lined with gilt-tooled buff leather above shaped friezes with two drawers to the concave side, on moulded cabriole legs, gilt-metal mounts and mouldings… ***
*** A Victorian mahogany partners desk, 19th century, the top with a stepped edge and a tooled mahogany toned leather writing plane, a trio of panels to the short ends, with conforming cupboards to one side and open partitioned compartments to the other below… ***
*** A Georgian revival mahogany pedestal desk, late 19th century, in rich mahogany tones with a tooled deep maroon leather writing surface, three frieze drawers, the pedestals each with three drawers and raised on bracket feet, inlaid satinwood banding and… ***
*** A Louis XVI style kingwood and marquetry bureau plat, circa 1870s, with a serpentine profile, the top with quarter veneer panelling, floral inlay and stringing, a shaped apron with conforming decoration and a long shallow drawer, raised on curvaceous legs… ***
*** A Victorian cedar partners' desk, circa 1880s, of substantial form and with much patina, with a deep apron enclosing two narrow drawers with turned handles above baluster and knopped legs, the top with a deep green tooled top. Height 74 cm. Width 147 cm.… ***
*** A Louis XV style kingwood bureau plat, the serpentine top with marquetry inlay above a single shaped frieze drawer and sides with bookend veneer panelling and floral inlay, with a shaped apron and raised on cabriole legs, with gilt bronze mounts and… ***
*** A Regence style mahogany bureau plat, early to mid 20th century, the desk with a tooled writing surface above a central drawer and pedestals, each with three drawers with fielded panels and slides, arched fielded panel, decoration to the sides and rear… ***
*** A fine walnut partners desk, mid 1940s. The double pedestal desk with four cockbeaded drawers and cast swing handles, cupboards to the reverse long side and raised on an Art Deco waisted plinth base, with a bevel glazed top. Provenance: The property of… ***
*** A mahogany twin pedestal desk, early to mid 20th century, with a forest green tooled leather writing surface, the frieze with three framed drawers, three similar graduated drawers to the pedestals with turned pull handles, raised on a plinth base, height… ***
*** A twin pedestal mahogany partner's desk, 20th century, with a green leather writing surface above three frieze drawers and pedestals each with three drawers of graduating depth and raised on plinth bases, with brass swing handles, height 78 cm, width 185… ***
*** A fine solid blackwood bank manager's partner's desk, circa 1910, made for the manager of the old E.S.& a Bank in Bendigo, the desk top with canted edges above twin pedestals both with slides and four, drawers of graduating depth and long wooden handles,… ***
*** A kingwood ormolu mounted bureau plat, circa 1930s, with a tooled green leather writing surface, a long oak lined frieze drawer, faux to the reverse, and raised on hipped cabriole legs with espagnolettes, having gilt bronze trims, mounts and sabots,… ***
*** A walnut pedestal desk, early 20th century, the twin pedestal desk with low gallery back, frieze drawer and pedestals with four drawers, brass swan neck swings handles, raised on plinth bases, height 79 cm, width 122 cm, depth 57 cm ***
*** A mahogany twin pedestal desk, 20th century with a forest green tooled leather writing surface, the frieze with three framed drawers, three similar drawers to the pedestals with swing handles, raised on a plinth base. Height 77 cm, width 128 cm, depth 72… ***
*** A small blackwood pedestal desk, early 20th century, with a brown leather writing surface, three drawers to the apron and pillars each with three drawers, all with turned pull handles, raised on small recessed shaped and square section feet, height 79 cm,… ***