A double-sided desk at which two people can sit facing each other. Usually containing drawers on either side and generally leather-topped. Sometimes described as a library desk or library table. They may take the form either of pedestal desks or conventional four-legged tables. Many such desks have survived in red cedar from Australian colonial days, for the most part preserved in banking chambers, court houses, police stations and public service offices. Such colonial government furniture dating from the later part of the 19th century is often stamped with a crown, the 'V.R.' monogram, and sometimes a date.

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An antique Australian cedar twin pedestal desk with…

19th Century Australian Cedar Twin Pedestal Desk with Palladium Back

An antique Australian cedar twin pedestal desk with palladium back, New South Wales origin, 19th century, 100 cm high, 137 cm wide, 52 cm deep

Victorian cedar pedestal desk with 10 drawers and hinged lid…

Victorian Cedar Pedestal Desk with 10 Drawers and Hinged Lid

Victorian cedar pedestal desk with 10 drawers and hinged lid top, 115 cm wide, 66 cm wide, 76 cm high

A superb George III inlaid mahogany serpentine-sided…

George III Serpentine Partners Desk, Attributed to Thomas Shearer

A superb George III inlaid mahogany serpentine-sided partners-desk, attributable to Thomas Shearer, English, circa 1780. Provenance: Sand Hutton Hall, near York. UK. The Estate of the late Major Sir Robert James Milo Walker, Bart. Middlethorpe Lodge,…

Pair of oak side cabinets, with inset green/gold tooled leather…

Oak side cabinets with leather top, drawers, cupboard door, castors

Pair of oak side cabinets, with inset green/gold tooled leather top, three drawers to one side and a panelled cupboard door to the other side, on castors, originally from a partners desk (2), height 68 cm, width 74 cm, depth 43 cm. Provenance: Ben Stoner…

Antique cedar pedestal desk with 10 drawers and hinged lid top,…

Antique Cedar Pedestal Desk with 10 Drawers and Hinged Lid

Antique cedar pedestal desk with 10 drawers and hinged lid top, 115 cm wide, 66 cm wide, 76 cm high

Australian cedar double pedestal desk, c. 1900, green…

Antique Australian Cedar Double Pedestal Desk

Australian cedar double pedestal desk, c. 1900, green leatherette inset top above two pedestals fitted with three drawers each, on bracket feet, height 75 cm width 152 cm depth 106 cm. Provenance: The collection of Sir Colin Campbell Stephen, Sydney,…

Late Victorian kauri pine Partners' desk, the rectangular top…

Late Victorian Kauri Pine Partners' Desk

Late Victorian kauri pine Partners' desk, the rectangular top with two drawers to either side on turned legs and porcelain castors, height 80 cm, width 182 cm, depth 119 cm. Provenance: Estate late Trevor Kennedy Am.

A 'Chippendale Gothick' partner's desk in English oak, by R & G…

Chippendale Gothick Partner's Desk by R & G Kirkham

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…

An antique Australian cedar partners desk with tooled leather…

Antique Australian Cedar Partners Desk with Leather Top

An antique Australian cedar partners desk with tooled leather adjustable top, circa 1885, 77 cm high, 167 cm wide, 111 cm deep

An antique Australian twin pedestal desk, kauri pine with…

19th Century Kauri Pine Desk with Leather Top

An antique Australian twin pedestal desk, kauri pine with embossed tooled leather top, late 19th century, 77 cm high, 122 cm wide, 55 cm deep

Gothic revival oak partner desk, c. 1850, the rectangular…

Gothic Revival Oak Partner Desk, c. 1850

Gothic revival oak partner desk, c. 1850, the rectangular moulded top with a gilt tooled leather inset panel and turret corners, over a kneehole in perpendicular style flanked by pedestals with linen fold panel doors to each side, raised on plinth bases…

Victorian oak double pedestal desk, late 19th century, the top…

Victorian Oak Double Pedestal Desk with Leather Top

Victorian oak double pedestal desk, late 19th century, the top with green tooled leather insert, above three drawers, each pedestal with three short drawers, locks stamped 'Hobbs & Co. London', on castors, one castor missing, height 78 cm, width 152 cm,…

Australian colonial cedar partner's desk of good size, fitted…

Large Cedar Partner's Desk with 9 Drawers and Cupboards

Australian colonial cedar partner's desk of good size, fitted with nine drawers and two cupboard doors, black writing top 168 x 112 cm

A twin pedestal ladies desk, Australian cedar, circa 1880, 71…

Cedar Twin Pedestal Ladies Desk, 1880

A twin pedestal ladies desk, Australian cedar, circa 1880, 71 cm high, 122 cm wide, 59 cm deep

An Australian twin pedestal desk, cedar, late 19th century, 77…

Late 19th Century Cedar Twin Pedestal Desk from Australia

An Australian twin pedestal desk, cedar, late 19th century, 77 cm high, 154 cm wide, 100 cm deep

19th century cedar twin pedestal partners desk with leather…

Cedar Twin Pedestal Partners Desk with Leather Top

19th century cedar twin pedestal partners desk with leather insert top, 9 drawers to one side 3 drawers and 2 doors to the other side, 81 cm high, 153 cm wide, 106 cm deep

Colonial cedar 6 drawer twin pedestal partners desk with huon…

Cedar Twin Pedestal Partners Desk with Huon Pine Secondary

Colonial cedar 6 drawer twin pedestal partners desk with huon pine secondary timber and 2 doors to other side, 74 cm high, 143 cm wide, 106 cm deep

A large late Edwardian mahogany leather inset pedestal partners…

Edwardian Pedestal Partners Desk from Wesley College Melbourne

A large late Edwardian mahogany leather inset pedestal partners desk with quatrefoil carved door panels, reputed the principle's desk from Wesley College, Melbourne 77 cm high, 183 cm wide, 121 cm deep Provenance: private collection Geelong Essington…

A Colonial Australian cedar twin pedestal desk, each pedestal…

Colonial Australian Cedar Twin Pedestal Desk with Leather Top

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

19th century cedar twin pedestal partners desk, 172 cm wide, 93…

Cedar Twin Pedestal Partners Desk - 19th Century

19th century cedar twin pedestal partners desk, 172 cm wide, 93 cm deep, 79 cm high

A fine solid blackwood bank manager's partner's desk, circa…

Antique Blackwood Bank Manager's Partner Desk, 1910

A fine solid blackwood bank manager's partner's desk, circa 1910, made for the manager of the old E.S.& a Bank in Bendigo, the desk top with canted edges above twin pedestals both with slides and four, drawers of graduating depth and long wooden handles,…

Colonial cedar 'partners' office desk, the top with 3 drawers…

Colonial Cedar Partners Desk with Twin Pedestal Base

Colonial cedar 'partners' office desk, the top with 3 drawers to each end supported by a twin pedestal base, each with 3 drawers to one end and a single door cabinet to the other. Divides into 3 parts for removal, can be assembled with all drawers to one…

Rocke & Co partner's desk, Australian cedar with red pine…

Antique Partner's Desk with Embossed Leather Top

Rocke & Co partner's desk, Australian cedar with red pine secondary timbers and embossed green leather top, circa 1880, brass maker's plaque 'W. H. Rocke & Co. Melbourne, 78 cm high, 183 cm wide, 121 cm deep

19th century full cedar partners desk with leather top

Cedar Partners Desk with Leather Top - 19th Century

19th century full cedar partners desk with leather top

A New Zealand kauri and cedar partners' desk, the top inset…

Kauri and Cedar Partners' Desk with Green Leather Inset

A New Zealand kauri and cedar partners' desk, the top inset with green leather, three drawers to the frieze, raised on twin pedestals configured with three drawers to one side and a cupboard to the reverse in each. 152.5 cm x 91 cm x 75 cm

19th century Colonial cedar partner's desk

Colonial Cedar Partner's Desk

19th century Colonial cedar partner's desk

Victorian cedar twin pedestal partners desk with leather insert,…

Victorian Cedar Partners Desk with Leather Insert and Cupboards

Victorian cedar twin pedestal partners desk with leather insert, 9 drawers At front, cupboards reverse side, 130 cm wide, 84 cm deep 78 cm high

19th century cedar partners desk with 9 drawers on one side and…

19th Century Cedar Partners Desk with Provenance

19th century cedar partners desk with 9 drawers on one side and 3 drawers & 2 cupboard doors on reverse side. Provenance: early Tasmanian Businessman & Retailer, J Connor. 150 cm long, 98 cm deep 79 cm high

An impressive antique cedar twin pedestal partners desk, 80 x…

Antique Cedar Twin Pedestal Partners Desk

An impressive antique cedar twin pedestal partners desk, 80 x 182 x 101 cm

A cedar twin pedestal partners desk, 82 x 181 x 121 cm

Cedar Twin Pedestal Partners Desk - 82x181x121cm

A cedar twin pedestal partners desk, 82 x 181 x 121 cm

An Australian cedar partners desk by W.H. Rocke & Co. of…

Antique Australian Cedar Partners Desk with Unique Drawers

An Australian cedar partners desk by W.H. Rocke & Co. of Melbourne, with unusual banks of 6 graduated drawers on each side, makers plaque in top drawer, 19th century, Purchased from the Franklin Hesterman estate Hawthorn, 75 cm high, 190 cm wide, 119 cm…

A rare Indo Dutch Colonial standing Clerks desk, 19th century,…

Indo Dutch Colonial Standing Clerks Desk

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…

A mahogany double pedestal partners desk, in the Georgian style,…

Georgian Style Mahogany Partners Desk with Navy Leather Top

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…

19th century cedar partners desk with leather top

Cedar Partners Desk with Leather Top

19th century cedar partners desk with leather top

An oak and huon pine, twin pedestal glass top partners desk,…

Twin Pedestal Oak and Pine Partners Desk

An oak and huon pine, twin pedestal glass top partners desk, retailed by Beauchamp's, Melbourne, the desk having three upper drawers over twin pedestal bases; each pedestal base having three drawers with single cupboard verso, with retailers label inside…

An Australian Colonial cedar partners desk, circa 1870-1880.…

Antique Australian Cedar Partners Desk

An Australian Colonial cedar partners desk, circa 1870-1880. the top section with three drawers and tooled leather writing surface over twin pedestal base; each having three drawers. Height 76 cm. Top: 152 x 99.5 cm

Antique twin pedestal Australian cedar partners desk, fitted…

Antique Australian Cedar Partners Desk with Leather Top

Antique twin pedestal Australian cedar partners desk, fitted with six drawers below the resurfaced tooled leather writing surface, recessed panelled cupboards and sides, Ex Bank of NSW Purchased 1950's. 196 cm wide, 118 cm depth x 79 cm high

A Victorian cedar partners' desk, circa 1880s, of substantial…

Antique Cedar Partners' Desk with Green Tooled Top

A Victorian cedar partners' desk, circa 1880s, of substantial form and with much patina, with a deep apron enclosing two narrow drawers with turned handles above baluster and knopped legs, the top with a deep green tooled top. Height 74 cm. Width 147 cm.…

Cedar 19th century twin pedestal partners desk with cupboards…

19th Century Cedar Twin Pedestal Partners Desk with Cupboards

Cedar 19th century twin pedestal partners desk with cupboards and drawers turned rear legs and cross banded top with leather insert

Double pedestal cedar partners desk, Australia, with nine…

Cedar Partners Desk with Leather Inset Top

Double pedestal cedar partners desk, Australia, with nine drawers and two cupboards, tooled leather inset top. Height 76.5 cm. Depth 96 cm. Length 142.5 cm

Andrew Lenehan cedar partners desk each pedestal with five…

Cedar Partners Desk by Andrew Lenehan

Andrew Lenehan cedar partners desk each pedestal with five drawers and cupboard, leather top, stamp to right hand top drawer 'A. Lenehan'. Height 74 cm width 137 cm depth 89 cm