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Auction House:
Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:43
Lots with images:43
Prices available:43
Category:
Desks - Partners, Bureau Plat and Other Large Desks
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** An exceptional George III mahogany pedestal partners desk, circa 1765, the sloping and adjustable top with finely carved gadrooned border above three drawers frieze enclosing on long drawer with central partition and leather mounted pull out board,… ***
*** A magnificent Napoleon III cut brass and tortoiseshell inlaid Boulle bureau mazarin 19th century, the tooled leather inset top flanked by pedestals with two drawers each and a further central frieze drawer raised on oblique tapered legs united by concave… ***
*** A Louis XV style ormolu mounted kingwood bureau plat, French, third quarter 19th century, the leather lined top with foliate clasps to the corners above three drawers quarter veneered in tulipwood, the cabriole legs mounted with scrolled chutes with a… ***
*** A French kingwood centre bureau plat, 19th century, of rectangular form, the inset leather top bordered with kingwood and egg and dart ormolu edging, above a pair of frieze drawers to both sides mounted with ormolu escutcheons, standing on serpentine legs… ***
*** A Louis XV style gilt metal mounted kingwood bureau plat with a leather inset writing surface, above three frieze drawers, cabriole legs with sabots, 145 x 79 x 76 cm ***
*** A 19th century Australian cedar partners desk, the rectangular leather inset top with three frieze drawers to either side, each pedestal having three further drawers and an opposing cupboard door, plinth base, 180 x 77 x 119 cm ***
*** A Louis XV style gilt metal mounted walnut bureau plat, by Howard & Sons, Berners St, 19th century, the chamfered rectangular tooled leather inset top surmounted by a three-quarter gallery edged shelf raised on scroll supports, having two frieze drawers,… ***
*** 19th century kingwood, marquetry and gilt metal mounted bureau plat with a serpentine leather inset top, stylised floriate banding, sttring inlay, a single frieze drawer, a shaped apron, panels of scrolling foliate and floriate inlay, cabriole legs, gilt… ***
*** A Victorian oak partners desk, the rounded rectangular tooled leather inset top above three frieze drawers to ***
*** A Victorian green Japanned and faux bamboo partner's pedestal desk, in the Brighton pavilion style, the leather lined top above frieze drawers, on pedestals with drawers and cupboards, decorated with gilt chinoiseries on a green ground, height 85 cm,… ***
*** A fine Louis XV style ormolu mounted kingwood bureau plat, 20th century, Emmanuel Margolin, Notre Dame Provenance: the shaped top with an inset tooled leather writing surface above a conforming frieze fitted with three drawers opposing three dummy drawers… ***
*** A Louis XV ormolu mounted kingwood bureau plat, of serpentine outline, the leather lined top with brass moulded edge above three real and three false frieze drawers quarter veneered in tulipwood, having rocaille chutes and sabots to the cabriole legs and… ***
*** A late Victorian mahogany partners desk, the leather inset rectangular top above three frieze drawers to each side, the pedestal set with three further drawers and an opposing cupboard door, 138 x 75 x 91 cm ***
*** A Louis XVI fruitwood bureau plat, with brass mounts and escutcheons, tooled leather top. 77 x 150 x 80 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** A good Victorian oak twin pedestal partners desk, circa 1870, the rectangular tooled leather inset top above two arched kneeholes, with two small drawers to either side fitted with apertures to house ink wells configuration and a further two slide drawers… ***
*** A large Edwardian cedar partners desk, the tooled green leather inset top raised on dual pedestals each with three drawers and an opposing panelled cupboard door, 182 x 78 x 122 cm ***
*** A French ormolu mounted kingwood and mahogany bureau plat of small proportions, circa 1900, in transitional Louis XV style, the rectangular leather-lined top above a frieze decorated with classical ormolu mounts and with a drawer to one side, raised on… ***
*** A rare Biedermeier birch and mahogany architectural secretaire abattant, circa 1820, comprising two sections, the top section with dentil moulding above columns flanking a single door, opening to a storage space with concave sides. The primary lower… ***
*** An Edwardian mahogany partners desk, the rectangular leather inset top above three frieze drawers, each pedestal with three drawers and an opposing cupboard door, on a plinth base, 152 x 77 x 106 cm ***
*** A Victorian cedar partners desk, the rounded rectangular leather inset top set with three frieze drawers to each side, the pedestals with an arrangement of drawers and opposing cupboard doors, plinth base, 168 x 78 x 120 cm ***
*** An Art Deco desk and chair, probably French, circa 1930, the desk having a tooled inset leather top, above a central drawer flanked by two large drawers with brass ring pull handles, raised on turned tapered legs, terminating on ormolu feet. The 'U'… ***
*** A 19th century French oak bureau plat 78 cm high, 200 cm wide, 100 cm deep ***
*** A Louis XVI style marble, kingwood and gilt metal mounted bureau plat, the shaped Spanish brocatelle marble top above a satinwood inlaid, crossbanded apron with foliate giltmetal mounts, raised on cabriole legs and sabots, 147 x 80 x 85 cm ***
*** A Victorian mahogany partners desk, the rectangular leather inset top set to each side with three cock beaded drawers with drop ring handles, raised on turned legs, 138 x 66 x 105 cm ***
*** A Victorian mahogany partners desk, circa 1860, of typical form, top with a deep red leather inset, a large central drawer flanked by small drawers to each side, supported on pedestals, each with sets of three drawers to each side, standing on bracket… ***
*** An Edwardian oak partners desk, the tooled leather inset top above three frieze drawers, each pedestal with three graduated drawers and an opposing cupboard door, plinth base, 152 x 66 x 105 cm ***
*** A Victorian cedar partners desk, the rectangular leather inset top above three frieze drawers, raised on pedestals set with drawers and opposing cupboard doors, 153 x 77 x 90 cm ***
*** A mid Victorian oak Egyptian themed partner's desk, circa 1860, the leather-lined rectangular top of inverted breakfront outline on the long sides, the receding concave frieze with a central drawer on the principal sides flanked by winged sun motifs… ***
*** A Louis XV bureau plat, early 20th century, featuring burr-walnut and kingwood parquetry and ormolu decoration, the leather inset top above three drawers upon serpentine legs. 78 cm high, 142 cm wide, 78 cm deep ***
*** An Edwardian mahogany Partner's desk the rectangular tooled leather inset top above a single frieze drawer to each side, each pedestal having four graduated drawers with a hinged wellington style locking mechanism, raised on a plinth base, 160 x 80 x 104… ***
*** An early Victorian mahogany library table, circa 1850, the circular leather-lined top above a frieze of four drawers and four false drawer fronts, raised on a carved bulbous column with three outswept legs with scrolling feet, 74 cm high, 113 cm diameter ***
*** An early Victorian mahogany partners desk rectangular, with a leather inset top and three frieze drawers to either side, raised on fluted supports, brass caps and castors, 152 x 77.5 x 89 cm ***
*** A Victorian cedar partners desk, the rectangular leather inset top set to either side with a frieze drawer and an arrangement of short drawers, raised on turned legs, 156 x 77 x 120 cm ***
*** A 'Chippendale Gothick' partner's desk in English oak, by R & G Kirkham, Melbourne (stamped), early 20th century, the rectangular inverted breakfront top above a pair of pedestals with frieze drawers and cabinet doors to both sides, and with a secret… ***
*** A mahogany double pedestal partners desk, in the Georgian style, the moulded top with tooled navy leather insert, above a central apron drawer flanked by two smaller drawers, each pedestal with three graduated drawers, all cockbearded and mounted with… ***
*** A Colonial Australian cedar twin pedestal desk, each pedestal with three drawers, a green tooled leather top with one long and two short drawers. Australia, circa 1850, 122 x 80 x 75 cm. Provenance: Christies Australia ***
*** A rare Indo Dutch Colonial standing Clerks desk, 19th century, the shaped gallery top rail embellished with embossed brass roundels and mouldings above central drawer flanked by two curve fronted drawers, on turned cup and cover pedestal base on the… ***
*** An early Victorian walnut partners desk, 1840s, the rectangular top, formerly leather-lined, now polished, above a pair of pedestals each with drawers to one side and a panelled cabinet door to the other, on a plinth base, 74 cm high, 175 cm wide, 106.5… ***
*** A Victorian mahogany library table stamped manufacturer's mark Wilkinson & Sons, 14 Ludgate Hill, 3089, the rounded rectangular leather inset top above two frieze drawers and opposing sham drawers, raised on reeded legs, brass caps and castors, 136 x 73.5… ***
*** A French provincial oak bureau plat, the shaped moulded top above three drawers with carved fronts on square cabriole legs, makers stamp Blondelon/Meubles/Montlucon, height 75 cm, width 100 cm, depth 60 cm ***
*** A small 19th century rosewood library table, leather inset top over a stretcher base with upholstered foot rest. and set on casters. Repairs to base, 75 cm high by 92 cm long and 55 cm deep ***
*** Australian Colonial cedar gallery edged Clerks desk, Ballarat (minor faults) ***
*** An early 20th century pedestal desk with a leather inset top, includes eight drawers and a central drawer, 75 cm high by 137 cm long, and 76 cm deep ***