A desk with an enclosed, box-like pedestal on either side of the central kneehole section, usually containing three or more drawers or sometimes a cupboard with shelves. To enable movement through door and passage ways, they are usually made in three sections, with the writing top, containing two or three drawers, fitted separately to the two pedestals which it help to hold it secure. Pedestal desks are wider than kneehole desks and have no cupboard in the middle section where the occupant sits. Roll top desks are frequently pedestal desks with the addition of a superstructure containing pigeonholes and a slatted roll top.

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English oak double pedestal partner desk, 20th century, the…

English Oak Partner Desk with Leather Top

English oak double pedestal partner desk, 20th century, the rectangular top with black leather surface above a three drawer frieze, the two pedestals fitted with three short drawers each, height 74 cm width 176 cm depth 100 cm. Provenance: Private…

A birdseye huon pine twin pedestal ladies writing desk with…

Huon Pine Ladies Writing Desk, Tasmanian Origin (9 words)

A birdseye huon pine twin pedestal ladies writing desk with original brass handles, Tasmanian origin, circa 1880, 77 cm high, 107 cm wide, 47 cm deep

An Australian cedar pedestal desk, 76 cm high, 130 cm wide, 90…

Australian Cedar Pedestal Desk - 76x130x90cm

An Australian cedar pedestal desk, 76 cm high, 130 cm wide, 90 cm deep

A twin pedestal ladies desk, huon pine, Tasmanian origin, late…

Huon Pine Twin Pedestal Ladies Desk, Late 19th Century

A twin pedestal ladies desk, huon pine, Tasmanian origin, late 19th century, 76 cm high, 108 cm wide, 48 cm deep

Queensland maple and Queensland walnut pedestal desk Made by…

Francis De Groot's Queensland Maple Pedestal Desk

Queensland maple and Queensland walnut pedestal desk Made by the infamous Francis De Groot Sydney circa 1930, New gilt tooled leather, height 78, width 157, depth 83 cm, with keys

A twin pedestal cedar partners desk, leather inlayed top over…

Cedar Partners Desk with Leather Inlay and Nine Drawers

A twin pedestal cedar partners desk, leather inlayed top over nine drawers, 74 x 154 x 105 cm

A fine Victorian walnut twin pedestal desk, 19th century, with…

Victorian Gothic Walnut Pedestal Desk

A fine Victorian walnut twin pedestal desk, 19th century, with a brown leather tooled writing surface with decoration in the neo-gothic manner with three frieze drawers with looped strapping and quatrefoil motifs in low relief, the side drawers with…

Small Chippendale style double pedestal cedar desk, with inset…

Chippendale-style Cedar Desk with Leather Top

Small Chippendale style double pedestal cedar desk, with inset leather top, on bracket feet, height 75 cm 114 cm 53 cm

A blackwood leather top pedestal desk, condition: all drawers…

Blackwood Leather Top Pedestal Desk - Excellent Condition

A blackwood leather top pedestal desk, condition: all drawers work well, the gold tooled burgundy leather top as new, overall condition excellent, 76 x 137 x 75 cm

An Australian cedar pedestal desk with inset leather top above…

Australian Cedar Pedestal Desk with Leather Top

An Australian cedar pedestal desk with inset leather top above three frieze drawers on end pedestals with graduated drawers. 70 cm high, 118 cm wide, 60 cm deep approx

Hawaiian Single Pedestal Desk, exotic wood, with floral carved…

Hawaiian Exotic Wood Desk and Side Cabinet Set

Hawaiian Single Pedestal Desk, exotic wood, with floral carved pulls, together with a matching side cabinet (2), height 77 cm, width 153 cm, depth 90 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Betty May Harris, Sydney

Vintage cedar pedestal desk, with lion mask drawer handles, 128…

Vintage Cedar Lion Pedestal Desk

Vintage cedar pedestal desk, with lion mask drawer handles, 128 cm wide, 60 cm deep, 84 cm high approx

Dutch colonial pedestal partner's desk, with 2 doors on each…

Dutch Colonial Pedestal Partner's Desk with Storage

Dutch colonial pedestal partner's desk, with 2 doors on each side opening to shelves and drawers, a centre drawer to one side only, divides into sections for removal, 154 cm wide, 103 cm deep, 78.5 cm high

An outstanding and rare German Kingwood and walnut pedestal…

German Kingwood Pedestal Desk, Circa 1830

An outstanding and rare German Kingwood and walnut pedestal desk. Circa 1830.The serpentine shaped front with a recessed breakfront centre, above a drawer, flanked by curved drawers, above pedestal doors, on a plinth.161 cm wide. Catalogued in a…

A solid birdseye huon pine twin pedestal desk, 19th century, 85…

19th Century Huon Pine Twin Pedestal Desk

A solid birdseye huon pine twin pedestal desk, 19th century, 85 cm high, 127 cm, 56 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany pedestal desk, retailed by James Shoolbred…

Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk by Shoolbred & Co

A Victorian mahogany pedestal desk, retailed by James Shoolbred & Co., London (stamped and labelled), 1880s, the rectangular top with original gilt-tooled leather writing surface above three frieze drawers and a pair of pedestals, each with three drawers,…

An Australian Kauri pine pedestal desk, late 19th century, 68…

Late 19th Century Australian Kauri Pine Pedestal Desk

An Australian Kauri pine pedestal desk, late 19th century, 68 cm high, 107 cm wide, 51 cm deep

Cedar pedestal desk with gallery top above 1 long and 6 short…

Cedar Pedestal Desk with Gallery Top and Brass Feet

Cedar pedestal desk with gallery top above 1 long and 6 short drawers, standing on brass capped turned bun feet, 102 cm wide, 55.5 cm deep, 84 cm high

Cedar pedestal desk with tooled insert writing surface and nine…

Cedar Pedestal Desk with Tooled Writing Surface and 9 Drawers

Cedar pedestal desk with tooled insert writing surface and nine drawers, 152 cm x 80 cm, 78 cm high approx

Federation cedar twin pedestal desk. 4 drawers per pedestal…

Cedar Twin Pedestal Desk with Tooled Leather Top

Federation cedar twin pedestal desk. 4 drawers per pedestal with a tooled leather top. Height 76 cm. Width 130 cm. Depth 83 cm

Cedar twin pedestal desk c.1860 having 9 drawers & shield doors…

Antique Cedar Twin Pedestal Desk with Leather Top

Cedar twin pedestal desk c.1860 having 9 drawers & shield doors tooled lether top, colonial cedar knobs with mother of pearl inserts. Height 80 cm, width 142 cm, depth 111 cm

A rare and important Japanese oak pedestal desk designed by…

Rare Walter Burley Griffin Japanese Oak Pedestal Desk

A rare and important Japanese oak pedestal desk designed by Walter Burley Griffin for Newman College, University of Melbourne, circa 1917, with original pull out slides and timber handles, stamped James Moore and Sons, City Road, Melbourne, 79 cm high,…

A cedar pedestal desk, Australian, circa 1890, 114 cm high, 145…

Australian Cedar Pedestal Desk, Circa 1890

A cedar pedestal desk, Australian, circa 1890, 114 cm high, 145 cm wide, 75 cm deep

An Edwardian cedar double pedestal desk with inset leather top…

Cedar Double Pedestal Desk with Leather Top

An Edwardian cedar double pedestal desk with inset leather top 72 x 138 x 73 cm

1920's twin pedestal kauri and rimu desk with central drawer,…

1920s Kauri & Rimu Twin Pedestal Desk with Sliding Trays

1920's twin pedestal kauri and rimu desk with central drawer, flanked by sliding trays and four drawers each side. Width 153 cm

English mahogany double pedestal campaign desk, the rectangular…

English Mahogany Campaign Desk with Green Leather Inset

English mahogany double pedestal campaign desk, the rectangular top inset with green tooled leather, brass pull hardware. Provenance: John Hawkins Antiques, Bowral, NSW

An outstanding and rare German kingwood and walnut pedestal…

Louis XIV influenced German Kingwood Pedestal Desk

An outstanding and rare German kingwood and walnut pedestal desk, circa 1830. Catalogued in a prestigious 1895 Melbourne sale as being from the Count Hohenthal Estate. Louis XIV influence. The serpentine shaped front with a recessed breakfront centre,…

Colonial cedar twin pedestal writing desk, c.1860-1870, maker…

Cedar Writing Desk with Twin Pedestals and Leather Top

Colonial cedar twin pedestal writing desk, c.1860-1870, maker unknown, the desk front has two side drawers with twin, pedestals each having three drawers upon castors, the top has three tooled leather writing surfaces, the central slope is a lift-up type…

A late 19th century Australian cedar pedestal desk the supper…

Late 19th Century Australian Cedar Pedestal Desk

A late 19th century Australian cedar pedestal desk the supper structure with a rectangular top above a pair of cupboard doors enclosing an arrangement of pigeon holes, the desk with a tooled green leather writing surface above three short drawers and…