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Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and sycamore; six Sèvres soft-paste porcelain plaques and two painted tin plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble shelves; moiré silk, French, Paris and Sèvres — Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1776

Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé), Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt Dutch, Oak, pine, walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of tortoiseshell and engraved brass; gilt bronze and steel, French, Paris — Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé)
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt
Jean Berain
ca. 1685

Rolltop desk, David Roentgen German, Oak, cherry, pine, mahogany, veneered with maple, burl woods, holly, hornbeam (all partially stained), tulipwood, mahogany, and other woods; mother-of-pearl; partially gilded and tooled leather; gilt bronze, iron, steel, brass, partially gold-lacquered brass, German, Neuwied am Rhein — Rolltop desk
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1776–79

Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original), French, Paris — Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)
Jean Henri Riesener
1783

Writing table (bureau plat), Gilles Joubert French, Lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts, lined with modern leather, French, Paris — Writing table (bureau plat)
Gilles Joubert
1759

Desk and bookcase, Mahogany, chestnut, white pine, yellow pine, yellow poplar, cedar; brass, American — Desk and bookcase
American
1760–90

Desk and Bookcase, Mahogany, satinwood, maple, verre églomisé<br/>with cedar, American — Desk and Bookcase
American
ca. 1811

Library Table, Herter Brothers American, Rosewood, brass, mother-of-pearl, and abalone, American — Library Table
Herter Brothers
1879–82

Secretary, Martin Carlin and French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, and other marquetry wood; brass; green-colored metal; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top. Soft paste porcelain plaques from the Sèvres Manufactory. — Secretary
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1781–85

Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire), Guillaume Benneman, Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, holly partly stained green, ebony, and mahogany; brèche d'Alep marble (not original); modern leather; gilt-bronze mounts, French, Paris — Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire)
Multiple artists/makers
1786–87

Small oval writing table (one of a pair), Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix French, Oak veneered with satiné wood, tulipwood; leather; gilt bronze, French, Paris — Small oval writing table (one of a pair)
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1775

Writing table (table à écrire), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, amaranth, mahogany, ebony, mother-of-pearl, stained horn; gilt-bronze mounts; modern velvet, French, Paris — Writing table (table à écrire)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1755

Drop-front secretary on stand (secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set), Adam Weisweiler French, Oak veneered with ebony, amaranth, holly, ebonized holly, satinwood, Japanese and French lacquer panels, gilt-bronze mounts, brocatelle marble top (not original); steel springs; morocco leather (not original), French, Paris — Drop-front secretary on stand (secrètaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet) (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Adam Weisweiler
ca. 1790

Writing table (part of a set), Joseph Baumhauer French, Oak, veneered with tulipwood, purplewood, casuarina wood, and kingwood; gilt-bronze mounts, gilt-tooled leather, French — Writing table (part of a set)
Joseph Baumhauer
ca. 1770

Desk (bonheur du jour), Martin Carlin French, Oak, mahogany, tulipwood, sycamore, ebony, box and harewood, gilt-bronze mounts, soft-paste porcelain, French, Sèvres — Desk (bonheur du jour)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1769

Desk (bonheur du jour), Martin Carlin French, Oak, mahogany, tulipwood, sycamore, ebony, box and harewood, gilt-bronze mounts, soft-paste porcelain, French, Paris and Sèvres — Desk (bonheur du jour)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1770

Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant), René Dubois, Painted and varnished oak, veneered with European lacquer, mahogany, purplewood, gilt-bronze mounts, French, Paris — Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant)
René Dubois
ca. 1770–75

Desk (bonheur du jour), Claude-Charles Saunier French, Oak, veneered with ebony, Japanese lacquer, brecchilito marble and gilt-bronze mounts, French — Desk (bonheur du jour)
Claude-Charles Saunier
ca. 1765–75

Writing table, Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix French, Oak, veneered with rosewood, endcut kingwood, banding of holly, gilt-bronze, French, Paris — Writing table
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1760–70

Adjustable reading and writing table (pupitre à crémaillère, servant de table), Martin Carlin French, Tulipwood; gilt bronze, brass, steel, French — Adjustable reading and writing table (pupitre à crémaillère, servant de table)
Martin Carlin
ca. 1760–65

Work and writing table (table en chiffonière), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak and beech veneered with tulipwood and purplewood; gilt bronze, blue moiré silk, French — Work and writing table (table en chiffonière)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1760

Desk chair (fauteuil de cabinet), Gilded walnut, caning, French 18th-century orange velvet, French — Desk chair (fauteuil de cabinet)
French
ca. 1770

Desk chair, Carved and gilded beechwood, caning; modern red leather, French — Desk chair
French
ca. 1760

Secretary (sécretaire à abattant), Walnut, parcel-ebonized and mounted with gilt bronze; leather, glass, brass, Austrian — Secretary (sécretaire à abattant)
Austrian
ca. 1815–20 with later additions

Library Table, Rose Valley Shops American, White oak, stained, American — Library Table
Rose Valley Shops
William Lightfoot Price
1904

Desk, Kimbel and Cabus American, Oak, nickel-plated brass and iron hardware, American — Desk
Multiple artists/makers
ca.1875

Desk, Stickley Brothers American, Quarter-sawn oak, oak veneer, cedar, mahogany, brass,
copper, pewter, leaded glass, American — Desk
Stickley Brothers
1904

Desk, Henry Rust American, Mahogany, American — Desk
Henry Rust
1770

Bureau table, Mahogany, American — Bureau table
American
ca. 1765

Desk (Secretary), Pine; carved, painted, gilded, and varnished linden wood decorated with colored decoupage prints; mirror glass; the inside of the fall front lined with silk not original to the secretary, Italian, Venice — Desk (Secretary)
Italian, Venice
ca. 1730–35

Miniature secretary incorporating a watch, James Cox British, Case: agate, with gold mounts, gilded brass, pearls, and paste jewels set in silver; Dial: white enamel; Movement: wheel balance and cock set with paste jewels, British, London — Miniature secretary incorporating a watch
James Cox
ca. 1766–72

Secretary, Amboyna wood veneered on pine; gilt-bronze mounts, French — Secretary
French
ca. 1804–09

Desk chair (Fauteuil de bureau), Carved walnut; leather upholstery, brass nails, French — Desk chair (Fauteuil de bureau)
French
ca. 1750

Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet), Martin Carlin French, Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; ten soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble; velvet (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres — Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1773

Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet), Adam Weisweiler French, Oak veneered with burl thuya, amaranth, mahogany, satinwood, holly, and ebonized holly; painted metal; one soft-paste porcelain plaque; fifteen jasper medallions; gilt-bronze mounts; marble; leather (not original), French, Paris and Sèvres — Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1787

Drop-front desk on chest (Vargueño), Carved, gilded, and partly gilded painted bone; wrought iron, Spanish — Drop-front desk on chest (Vargueño)
Spanish
17th century

Desk Accessory, Antique bronze, American or British — Desk Accessory
American or British
1850

Desk Accessory, Antique bronze, American or British — Desk Accessory
American or British
ca. 1850

Desk Set, The Kalo Shop American, Silver, American — Desk Set
The Kalo Shop
ca. 1910

Child's Desk, Maple, walnut, yellow pine, white pine, American — Child's Desk
American
1725–60