ANCIENT DESKS AND WRITING DESKS

Italy, Late XVIII-Early XIX Century

Neoclassical writing desk in walnut, originally a dressing table, Italy late 18th - early 19th century. Top and band inlaid with geometric chessboard motif in cherry and dark wood and threaded in maple, truncated pyramidal legs; embellished with walnut and maple pedule reserves. Drawer made later by blocking the top.

Italy 20th century

Baroque style writing desk in lacquered and painted wood, Italy 20th century. Shaped top with a courting scene and painted rocaille and floral elements, the latter used to decorate the apron as well. Applications in gilded bronze, wavy legs ending in bronze shoes.

20th century

Desk in open style supported by truncated pyramidal legs, on the front it has two side drawers, the top is sliding and hides compartments for documents and drawers; entirely inlaid with neoclassical phytomorphic motifs.

England Third Quarter XIX Century

English Davenport equipped with feet with wheels, on one side it has a row of four drawers, while on the other they are only simulated. The inclined upper shelf has a Moroccan insert and can be lifted, this backsplash with drawer and finished with a railing.

Central Italy Mid 18th century

Open desk in red lacquered poplar wood, central Italy, mid-18th century. Three drawers in the undertop band, pair of side doors. Front and sides decorated with ocher frames, some of which lozenge.

France Early 20th Century

Louis XV style donkey back desk veneered in exotic woods, France early 20th century. Decorated with floral inlays on the front and sides and equipped with a flap door concealing a 4-drawer cabinet with Moroccan insert, drawer in the band, gilt bronze applications including slippers. Interior in oak.

Italy

Walnut desk built using antique parts of several pieces of furniture. Top and undertop band with reserves in walnut briar and threads in various woods; cherry wood band with 2 drawers. Spruce interior.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Umbertino open writing desk, Italy, late 19th century. Drawer in the band, the latter veneered in walnut pedule; shapely legs. Interior in walnut, beech and oak.

Italy 1930s

Liberty desk in cherry wood, Italy 1930s. Top with raised section divided into compartments and green felt cloth, 3 drawers in the band and 6 in the uprights, support base. Poplar interior.

France, Late XIX Century

Mahogany veneered mechanical writing desk, France, late 19th century. Top with top with 3 drawers, front with flap door concealing cabinet with 4 drawers that slides forward, fitted with a morocco insert, band under the top with 3 drawers, perforated shelves joining the legs, the latter turned. Decorated with frames. Cherry interior.

Italy Mid 18th century

Spool table in walnut, Italy mid-18th century. Pair of drawers in the band, turned uprights and crossbar ending with pot feet.

Tuscany Third Quarter XVIII Century

Desk supported by wavy legs, in the undertop band it has a drawer; veneered in walnut with piping in bois de rose, the top has a Moroccan insert.

Italy Last quarter of the 18th century

Neoclassical desk in walnut, Italy, last quarter of the 18th century. Threaded maple top with inlays in various woods, including a central rose window in maple, an undertop band decorated with a fret with a "wave" motif on the perimeter; truncated pyramidal legs. Undercounter drawer made later. Restorations.

Italy Early 20th century

Neoclassical style inlaid desk in exotic woods, Italy early 20th century. Drawer in the undertop band, truncated pyramidal legs ending with a spinning top foot. Entirely threaded and inlaid with neoclassical motifs, including an epic scene within a reserve in the center of the top. Top and fascia molding, collar and feet in ebonized wood.

XVIII Century - from 1701 to 1800

Supported by four shelf feet, on the front it has two paneled doors and a liftable door which, supported by two pullers equipped with a spring mechanism, becomes an extension of the top, transforming the piece of furniture into a desk. Four drawers are hidden under the door. The walnut cabinet is elegantly decorated with carved and ebonized frames and with blackened oak threads. The same design on the front is also present in the back, finished in the day and therefore making the cabinet a piece of furniture for the center.

France Late 19th - Early 20th century

Art Nouveau writing desk in various essences attributable to the production of the école de Nancy, the spearhead of Art Nouveau in France, due to the great proximity found with the style of Émile Gallé. Front with flap door and drawer in the band, both decorated with floral inlays, cabinet with Moroccan insert, pair of side shelves; interior in cherry and mahogany. Adorned with phytomorphic elements in perforated and partially inlaid wood. France, late 19th - early 20th century.