German Writing Desks Photos

Early German writing desk or secretaries were essentially storage cabinets with a drop-front surface. Germanic desks were often inlaid with designs.

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German inlaid furniture gallery with writing desk & four-poster bed at Lindau Municipal Museum. Lindau im Bodensee, Germany.Luxury writing desk with marquetry by Ferdinand Plitzner of Franconia, Germany at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Writing cabinet from Vienna at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Tabernacle writing cabinet from Franconia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
German inlaid furniture (17thC) gallery with writing desk & four-poster bed at Lindau Municipal Museum. Lindau im Bodensee, Germany.Luxury writing desk with marquetry (c1715-20) by Ferdinand Plitzner of Franconia, Germany at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Writing cabinet (c1720) from Vienna at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Tabernacle writing cabinet (1730-40) from Franconia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Wooden bureau-cabinet from Würzburg, Germany at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.Writing cabinet by Johann Grade from Braunschweig at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Secretary cabinet by David Roentgen of Neuwied, Germany at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Bureau with depiction of hunting scene from Germany in four seasons room at Rathfarnham Castle. Dublin, Ireland.
Wooden bureau-cabinet (c1760) from Würzburg, Germany at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.Writing cabinet (1760-70) by Johann Grade from Braunschweig at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Secretary cabinet (c1775) by David Roentgen of Neuwied, Germany at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Bureau with depiction of hunting scene (c1775) from Germany in four seasons room at Rathfarnham Castle. Dublin, Ireland.
Cylinder-top desk by David Roentgen of Germany & miniature chest of drawers by Jean-Antoine Bruns of France at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.German inlaid chest of drawers at Lindau Municipal Museum. Lindau im Bodensee, Germany.German marquetry desk a gift to Harrison in second-floor sitting room at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Indianapolis, IN.South German Baroque desk in Morning Room at Rough Point. Newport, RI.
Cylinder-top desk (c1785) by David Roentgen of Germany & miniature chest of drawers (c1798) by Jean-Antoine Bruns of France at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.German inlaid chest of drawers at Lindau Municipal Museum. Lindau im Bodensee, Germany.German marquetry desk a gift to Harrison in second-floor sitting room at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Indianapolis, IN.South German Baroque desk (early 18thC) in Morning Room at Rough Point. Newport, RI.
Ornate gilded cabinet & desk at King Ludwig II Museum. Chiemsee, Germany.Carved, veneered & brass trimmed desk by Tobias Hoffmeister from Coburg at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany.Panel detail on desk by Tobias Hoffmeister from Coburg at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany.Sitting room in historicism style from Viennese furniture factory including sideboard, table & desk at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.
Ornate gilded cabinet & desk at King Ludwig II Museum. Chiemsee, Germany.Carved, veneered & brass trimmed desk (c1855) by Tobias Hoffmeister from Coburg at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany.Panel detail on desk (c1855) by Tobias Hoffmeister from Coburg at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany.Sitting room in historicism style (c1888) from Viennese furniture factory including sideboard, table & desk at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.
Display cabinet & writing desk by Karl Bertsch made by Munich Workshop for Home Furnishings at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.Desk of cherry wood, leather & glass from Schröder House, Hagen by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Desk from Hitler's office by Albert Speer under wall hanging featuring Berlin-Rome Axis at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Office desk & Tucher family portraits at Tucher Mansion Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Display cabinet & writing desk (1907-8) by Karl Bertsch made by Munich Workshop for Home Furnishings at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.Desk of cherry wood, leather & glass from Schröder House, Hagen (1908) by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Desk from Hitler's office by Albert Speer under wall hanging featuring Berlin-Rome Axis (c1939) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Office desk & Tucher family portraits at Tucher Mansion Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
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