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Auction House:
Shapiro Auctioneers
Number of lots recorded:22
Lots with images:22
Prices available:22
Category:
Desks - Small
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Chinese export black lacquer and parcel-gilt desk 20th century with a fall-front enclosing a fitted interior, raised on turned tapering legs joined by X-shape stretchers, height 93 cm, width 93 cm, depth 50 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. ***
*** Australian Colonial cedar kneehole desk, with inset tooled leather top, height 77 cm, width 137 cm, depth 83 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Julie Biber ***
*** Louis XVI style ormolu mounted writing table the rectangular top inset with tooled leather and canted corners, above frieze drawers and pull out slides each side. Height 74 cm. Width 130 cm. Depth 70 cm ***
*** Queen Anne walnut writing desk, c. 1710, the rectangular top above a long drawer and two short drawers, with brass pulls and escutcheons, on cabriole legs with hoof feet, height 86.5 cm width 108 cm depth 58 cm ***
*** Directoire mahogany and ormolu mounted bonheur du jour, mid-19th century, bevelled mirror flanked by two gallery topped sections of three short drawers over a frieze having two short drawers and one long drawer, with pull-out writing surface, above three… ***
*** Louis Philippe ormolu mounted marquetry ladies writing desk, 19th century, front and sides decorated with scrolling vines, fall-front door opening to reveal a fitted interior with leather insert writing surface, on cabriole legs with sabots, height 87 cm… ***
*** Italian provincial fruitwood and marquetry writing desk, late 18th century, the rectangular top with green tooled leather insert, above five drawers flanked by two candle slides, raised on cabriole legs, height 79 cm, width 105 cm, depth 62 cm. Provenance… ***
*** Georgian oak Fall-front desk 19th century, the fall front opens to reveal a fitted interior, above four long drawers, raised on bracket feet, height 101 cm width 62 cm depth 45 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Mr and Mrs Matthew Handbury, Sydney ***
*** English mahogany double pedestal campaign desk, the rectangular top inset with green tooled leather, brass pull hardware. Provenance: John Hawkins Antiques, Bowral, NSW ***
*** Art Deco sycamore and palisander veneer double pedestal desk, c. 1930, the kidney shape top above a single drawer and two trays, pedestals featuring three short drawers each, width 145 cm depth 83 cm ***
*** Edwardian mahogany and oak kidney shaped desk, c. 1905, the top inset with gilt tooled brown leather, the frieze with three drawers over six pedestal drawers all with Robert Adam style gilt metal pierced handles, height 76 cm width 114 cm depth 66 cm.… ***
*** Gothic revival oak writing table, the rectangular top with inset black leather top, above two short drawers embellished with arch and quatrefoil motifs, on carved legs joined by stretchers, height 75 cm, width 100 cm, depth 60 cm. Provenance: The Estate… ***
*** Edwardian mahogany kidney shaped desk, c. 1900, the top inset with tooled green leather above a frieze with three drawers, with two further drawers to each side, raised on square tapering legs with spade foot and brass castors, box wood banding throughout… ***
*** Napoleon III ebonised ormolu mounted Bonheur-du-jour, c. 1850, the shaped oval top with floral inlaid decoration opens to reveal a fitted interior with mirror, raised on four tapering reeded legs joined by x shape stretchers, height 72 cm width 68 cm… ***
*** William and Mary oak writing table, 18th century, the rectangular top above a long drawer, raised on turned legs joined by 'X' shaped stretchers, height 69 cm width 92 cm depth 59 cm ***
*** Victorian burr walnut writing table c. 1880, the rectangular top inset with gilt-tooled green leather, above two drawers, raised on turned and carved legs terminating in castors, height 75 cm width 121 cm depth 67 cm. Provenance: L. J. Cook & Co., South… ***
*** Charles II oak writing table, late 17th century, the lift-top above a carved frieze, sides decorated with trellis flowers, raised on turned legs joined by stretchers, height 88 cm width 78.5 cm depth 47 cm. Provenance: Debenham Antiques, Suffolk, UK, 2011… ***
*** French cherrywood writing table, 19th century, with gilt tooled tan leather inlaid top above a single centre drawer with a shaped frieze, on cabriole legs, together with a chair (2) ***
*** Victorian ebonised and burr wood folding writing table, late 19th century, with red tooled leather top, height 70 cm width 72.5 cm depth 48 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW ***
*** Louis XVI style kingwood writing table the rectangular top, with leatherette insert, leading to a single long apron fitted drawer, dummy to reverse, resting on cabriole supports, gilt metal mounts. Width 108 cm. Depth 62 cm. Height 74.5 cm ***
*** Edwardian mahogany campaign desk, with burgundy leather fitted interior and gilt metal inkwell, height 74 cm width 56 cm depth 56 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late Janis Salisbury, Sydney ***
*** Victorian marquetry sewing and writing table the top centrally decorated with an urn issuing foliate scrolls and opening to leather inset writing board and arrangement of compartments. Height 71 cm, width 61 cm, depth 40 cm ***