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Antique Telephone Desk

Fancy Antique Swedish Telephone Early 20th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Fancy brass , black lacquer with gilded decoration. A work of art. Swedish Coat of arms on dial. . Circa 1910. Working condition. Made by L.M. Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Early 20th Century Antique Telephone Desk

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Brass

L. M. Ericsson BC 2000 Telephone Made in 1900 Designed as Old Times Book Press
By L.M. Ericsson
Located in Sweden, SE
Very rare collectible desktop telephone L. M. Ericsson model BC 2000 (Old Catalogue No. 400) for
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Telephone Desk

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Metal, Brass

Antique Wooden Ericsson MB 115 Crank Magneto Field Telephone 1895 С Mark 1
By L.M. Ericsson
Located in Sweden, SE
Rare, hard to find. Telephone “C” Mark 1 (Mk 1), designed by Ericsson’s of Stockholm, was the first
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Late 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Telephone Desk

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Metal, Brass

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Antique Wicker Desk with Chair and Telephone Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
Antique Wicker Desk with Chair and Telephone Table, Arts and Crafts Style 3 piece wicker set has
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Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Telephone Desk

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Wicker, Wood

Antique H.T Cushman Oak " Betumal" Telephone Stand Small Childs Desk
By H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique H.T Cushman Oak " Betumal" Telephone Stand Small Childs Desk. Item features a pull out seat
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Telephone Desk

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Oak

Antique Neoclassical Black Lacquered Desk Telephone Table Stand and Accent Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique neoclassical or directoire style telephone stand and accent chair. Item features caned seat
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Antique Telephone Desk

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Wood

Antique Brass Telephone
Located in Pasadena, TX
Antique brass telephone Candlestick telephone with rotary dial and desk stand in brass
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1920s Industrial Antique Telephone Desk

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Brass

Antique Brass Telephone
Antique Brass Telephone
H 13 in W 6 in D 7.5 in
Antique H.T. Cushman Betumal Oak Telephone Stand Small Child's Desk
By H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique H.T. Cushman Betumal Oak Telephone Stand Small Child's Desk. Item features a pull out seat
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Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Telephone Desk

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Glass, Oak

Telephone Chair with Table Combo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Telephone Chair with Table Combo, Circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Telephone Desk

Telephone Chair with Table Combo
Telephone Chair with Table Combo
H 31 in W 35 in D 22 in
Early 20th century swedish metal telephone by Rikstelefon
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century swedish metal telephone by rikstelefon circa 1900. Quite possibly early than
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Early 20th Century Swedish Edwardian Antique Telephone Desk

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Metal

A.B.L.M. Ericsson Sweden Table Telephone
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a A.B.L.M. Ericsson Sweden hand crank table/desk telephone as it is hallmarked in the
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Early 20th Century Swedish Industrial Antique Telephone Desk

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Iron

Original WWI YWCA United War Work Campaign Poster - Back Our girls Over There
By Clarence F. Underwood
Located in London, GB
telephone operator at an operations desk below the YWCA triangle logo on the wall with an army of front line
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1910s American Antique Telephone Desk

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Paper

Antique French Rotary Telephone
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Excellent original condition antique vintage rotary telephone. Creme color plastic and brass
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Telephone Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Western Electric Model 302 Rotary Dial Telephone, circa 1930-1940
By Western Electric
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Dimensions H 7 in. W 9 in. D 7.5 in. History The model 302 telephone is a desk set telephone that was
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Antique Telephone Desk

Materials

Metal

1920s Edwardian Louis XVI Style Brussel Writing Desk Marble Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century European desk in elegant satinwood. Fine marquetry on all seven drawer fronts
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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Telephone Desk

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Marble, Brass

1910 Hid-A-Phone Desk Sculpture plus Telephone
By Hid-a-phone and Western Electric
Located in Peekskill, NY
If you are a seasoned antique telephone collector than you already know just how rare this item is
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Early 20th Century American Antique Telephone Desk

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Brass

Original WWI Y.W.C.A. United War Work Campaign Poster Back Our Girls Over There
By Clarence F. Underwood
Located in London, GB
telephone operator at an operations desk below the YWCA triangle logo on the wall with an army of front line
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1910s Antique Telephone Desk

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Paper

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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Telephone Desk

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Orientalist Silver and Gold Gilt Bronze 19th Century Box
Located in Rochester, NY
Orientalist silver and gold gilt bronze box. Continental. 19th century. Original key and velvet lining.
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19th Century European Antique Telephone Desk

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Bronze

Vintage Phone, 1930s/40s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage telephone is an original design object realized in the 1930s/40s. A brass and wood vintage telephone. Fair conditions due to the time. Give a touch of vintage to you...
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Telephone Desk

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Brass

Vintage Phone, 1930s/40s
Vintage Phone, 1930s/40s
H 13 in W 10.24 in D 5.12 in
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
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1970s Old Masters Antique Telephone Desk

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Oil, Canvas

Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver and Bakelite Telephone Child's Toy Baby Rattle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique figural telephone child's baby rattle is presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1930 in the period Art Deco style. The toy rattle is composed of a mold...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Telephone Desk

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Sterling Silver

Antique Swedish Wooden Wall Telephone L.M. Ericsson model 305 Crank Magneto 1918
By L.M. Ericsson
Located in Sweden, SE
Rather small size wall telephone model 305 with detached earpiece, made in 1918 by L.M. Ericsson & Co, Stockholm. Size app.: 45 cm (roughly 17.7 in) high, 23 cm (roughly 9.1 in) wid...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Telephone Desk

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Metal, Brass

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Telephone Desk

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Walnut

Art Nouveau Silver Cutlery Set For 12 People In Original Case, Austria-Hungary
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people consisting of 95 parts in original wooden box. Dateing: circa 1900 Material: Massive silver '800' Form type: Elegant, s...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Telephone Desk

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Silver

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Telephone Desk

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Wood, Giltwood

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
H 42.92 in W 108.27 in D 61.03 in
Antique L. M. Ericsson AC110 Iron Skeleton Telephone Taxen Eiffel Dachshund #3
By L.M. Ericsson
Located in Sweden, SE
Desktop telephone model AC 110 (Old catalogue No. 375) made by L. M. Ericsson, Stockholm in period of 1895-1910. A legendary model that enjoys special attention from collectors. Size...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Telephone Desk

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

French Mahogany Art Nouveau Writing Desk Signed Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Signed ‘Louis Majorelle’ Art Nouveau desk with the sinuous lines and curves typical of the style. Four curved-front drawers retaining their original ormolu Art Nouveau pulls and with...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Telephone Desk

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Ormolu

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Located in New Orleans, LA
This very unusual pairing features a curved desk and a curved bookshelf with a variety of decorative elements on each. It is quite rare to find curved antique items of large furnitur...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Telephone Desk

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Marble, Bronze, Gold

'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in London, GB
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Telephone Desk

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Bronze, Lead

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket
Located in London, GB
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Telephone Desk

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Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu

Rare and Important Orientalist Corner Cabinet by Carlo Bugatti
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Montreal, QC
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Telephone Desk

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Wood

Tiffany Studios Glass Decorating New York Monumental Interior Entry
Located in Van Nuys, CA
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1890s Antique Telephone Desk

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Glass

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Antique Telephone Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique telephone desk for your home. Each antique telephone desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Your living room may not be complete without an antique telephone desk — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique telephone desk, those designed in Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Victorian styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Antique Telephone Desk?

Prices for an antique telephone desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $591 and can go as high as $90,355, while the average can fetch as much as $1,795.
Questions About Antique Telephone Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.