East Asian Desks

Highly carved mahogany with a flat top writing surface and a intricate carrved gallery with dragons and birds. Carvinga are on every service ans these are highly skiiied labor. See ...

Handsome Asian teak hand carved drop slant front desk with interior compartmentalized cubby storage in the style of George Zee and Co. of China. This amazing piece is in fabulous condition. Please see photos, circa mid-20th century. This phenomenal drop front desk is made with superior craftsmanship and materials and is in exceptional original condition. Comprised of teak that has been carved on the drop front and the drawer faces with an incredible plum blossom and bird motif. The drop front is slanted above three rows of drawers. The top row having two drawers and the lower two a single full width drawer. All with recessed carved handles. Inside the drop front, besides the work surface, there is a removable cubby compartmentalized storage including a small drawer. This is made in the style of renowned Chinese furniture maker George Zee and Co. who made high quality teak and camphor wood furniture...

A gorgeous Georgian or William & Mary style bureau with drop front secretary desk In the manner of Baker Furniture Circa Late 20th Century Carved walnut and burl wood, with origin...

19th century chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet, circa 1830. Stunning quality chinese export desk, circa 1830. Main feature is the rare alabaster doors which have been hand...

An exceptionlal and very rare Qianlong period Chinese export Bureur, Constructed in Hauli and Huanghuali wood in China during the first half of the 18th century for a wealthy English...

This late Qing Dynasty console table/desk (circa 1850s exemplifies the artistry and craftsmanship of late imperial China. The piece is finished in a deep hard wood, which has develop...

Inspired by the ‘creative chaos’ of working from home, Note Design Studio decided to create a storage unit that would house their collection of magazines, drawings and objects. The r...

Lovely and and well made table screen. In our opinion second half of the 20th century. Great object for scholar's desk. Additional information: Material: Wood Region of Origin: Chin...

Antique Asian Oriental Chinese burned bamboo hand painted decorated desk writing table.

A good quality Japanese carved wood desk, having wonderful carved exotic flowers and foliage to the cupboards, drawers and elegant cabriole legs....

Designed by Isamu Kenmochi for the Kyoto International Conference Center, this Chief Desk represents a landmark in Japanese modernist design. Kenmochi’s work for ICC Kyoto — a monum...

Gorgeous 20th C. Vintage/Antique Bureau, Bookcase, Chinese, Painted Red Roll-Top Desk! Roll-Top Desk, Bureau, Bookcase, Chinese, Painted Red Lacquer, Vintage / Antique, 1900's, 20...

Mid-19th century Chinese export camphorwood campaign chest with 3 drawers with inlaid ebony and fold out desk with old green felt on writing surface and ...

A Chinese export lacquer bureau on stand decorated with an unusual polychrome flower design This Chinese lacquer bureau on stand was made in ...

Rare pair of 19th Century French Kingwood and Tulip wood veneered Bonheur du jours, each with pierced three quarter brass galleries, gilded ormolu mounts, three drawers either side o...

Distinctive Chinese export writing table or desk made in the Qing style. Constructed from elm with rich grain patterns having mortise and tenon joinery. The...

Rare and outstanding example of an early 19th century Anglo-Chinese export amboyna and ebony campaign kneehole desk retaining the original patina with wonderful colour. China circa 1830 One of the finest examples you will see, constructed using thick hand sawn cuts of amboyna and solid ebony with ivory stringing and countersunk brass pulls to the camphor wood lined drawers, having brass drop carrying handles to each side. The rectangular top with book matched amboyna veneers enclosed by a solid ebony boarder above a frieze drawer fitted with an adjustable inset velvet lined writing slope flanked by multiple sliding lidded compartments and pen rests. Below is an arrangement of nine ivory strung drawers and a kneehole recess with foliate carved and pierced ankle brackets, the whole being raised on eight solid ebony turned feet. This impressive colonial inspired desk is Chinese and would have been intended for the export market. Some years back this desk was often mistaken to have been Anglo-Indian due to the fact it shares many characteristics of Indian furniture...

Inspired by the ‘creative chaos’ of working from home, Note Design Studio decided to create a storage unit that would house their collection of magazines, drawings and objects. The r...