Crafted From Beautifully Grained, Select French Walnut Wood. Magnificently Detailed, Louis XV Style. Very Rare, One Of A Kind Desk. Sophisticated Scallops, Curvy Lines And  More »

Crafted From Beautifully Grained, Select French Walnut Wood. Magnificently Detailed, Louis XV Style. Very Rare, One Of A Kind Desk. Sophisticated Scallops, Curvy Lines And Shell Motif Carvings Are Just A Few Details To Name. Which Rose Carved Accents And A Shell Motif Carved Crown On The Top Of The Desk This Fabulous All Original Antique Piece Is Sure To Strike Up A Conversation. With Two Small Drawers Surrounding A Large Drawer To Provide Storage, This Louis XV Desk Also Has Lighting Underneath The Display Area. Elegant Cabriole Legs Have Been Embellished WIth Coordinating Adornment, Including Twisted Ribbon Courses And Escargot Feet, Balanced Both Structurally And Visually. Fabulous Condition!   « Less

19th Century Hand Carved Barley Twist Desk Crafted From Beautifully Grained, Select French Walnut. Leaf Carved Gadrooned Edge Around The Rectangular Shaped Table. The Center  More »

19th Century Hand Carved Barley Twist Desk Crafted From Beautifully Grained, Select French Walnut. Leaf Carved Gadrooned Edge Around The Rectangular Shaped Table. The Center Is Inserted With A New Black Leatherette Top. There Is A Large Center Drawer Split With Original Wooden Hardware. Wonderful Stretcher Base Which Is Barley Twist As Well. Sturdy Bun Feet Have Been Hand Carved To Complete This Masculine Yet Elegant Henry II Style Desk. Fabulous Condition All Around!   « Less

Child's Desk with Cast Iron legs by Chandler with original cast iron ink well. Chair with cast Iron base made by The American Seating Company Chair. Cute set for  More »

Child's Desk with Cast Iron legs by Chandler with original cast iron ink well. Chair with cast Iron base made by The American Seating Company Chair. Cute set for SOLD Located in Louisville, KY   « Less

Stickley Brothers 2784 desk in all original condition. The desk has its original dark fumed finish, pyramid pulls, through tenons at the legs and side slats. The piece  More »

Stickley Brothers 2784 desk in all original condition. The desk has its original dark fumed finish, pyramid pulls, through tenons at the legs and side slats. The piece measures 26" by 40" and is 30" high and is marked with the Stickley Brothers metal Quaint tag as shown.   « Less

Fine Gustav Stickley model 728 Desk measuring 39" high by 30" wide by 14" deep. The desk is in excellent original condition and is marked with Gustav  More »

Fine Gustav Stickley model 728 Desk measuring 39" high by 30" wide by 14" deep. The desk is in excellent original condition and is marked with Gustav Stickley's red shop mark on the side of the drawer and paster label as shown located under the drawer. This desk is an earlier 1907 version of this model made of solid quartered oak unlike his later 728 desks with veneered lid and sides.   « Less

Decorative Red painted Desk with 3 drawers on freize and two flanking the sides, H:31.5" W:74" D:21 3/4". Perfect for an entry way, office or used in a living  More »

Decorative Red painted Desk with 3 drawers on freize and two flanking the sides, H:31.5" W:74" D:21 3/4". Perfect for an entry way, office or used in a living room as a sofa table. LifestyleAntiques.com is the web site where one can shop on line or if you are in the area we are an antique dealer in Summerland, California just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara. Specializing in European Antique Furniture and our accent is antique lighting for your home, or office with handmade parchment shades adorning the selection of unique lamps. We specialize in Decorative Arts and French furniture as well as antique furniture from Spain and Italy, you will find the shop warm and inviting.   « Less

Exceptional Neo Classical Marquetry Desk, with kneehole configuration of drawers on square tapered legs. H:32" W:51.5" D:27.5" Located just 3 minutes south of  More »

Exceptional Neo Classical Marquetry Desk, with kneehole configuration of drawers on square tapered legs. H:32" W:51.5" D:27.5" Located just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara in an antique community, the store Lifestyle Antiques specializes in Italian , French and Spanish Furnishings and Decorative Arts. The elegant collection is located in the heart of Summerland, California, and offers the finest high-end European Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Home Furnishings on the South Coast. We feature a rich collection which varies from Murano lamps, decorative pillows, Chandeliers, Mirrors and a fine selection of antique home furnishings. For your convenience you may shop on line: www.lifestyleantiques.com .   « Less

The antique rectangular top over a bead and reel banded inset panel flanked by draped herms raised on scrolled supports ending in outset stepped feet, of a rich Walnut color  More »

The antique rectangular top over a bead and reel banded inset panel flanked by draped herms raised on scrolled supports ending in outset stepped feet, of a rich Walnut color Desk on Frame, possibly Italian or Spanish Baroque, H:42" W:41 3/4" D:16" The Antique Desk on frame is decorated in the Baroque manner, when the fall front is pulled down to be used as a desk, the arched interior fitting and drawers, serve as practical and functional use for such a decorative desk on stand. A brief history of the Baroque style and tradition: era in the history of the Western arts roughly coinciding with the 17th century. Its earliest manifestations, which occurred in Italy, date from the latter decades of the 16th century, while in some regions, notably Germany and colonial South America, certain of its culminating achievements did not occur until the 18th century. The work that distinguishes the Baroque period is stylistically complex, even contradictory. In general, however, the desire to evoke emotional states by appealing to the senses, often in dramatic ways, underlies its manifestations. Some of the qualities most frequently associated with the Baroque are grandeur, sensuous richness, drama, vitality, movement, tension, emotional exuberance, and a tendency to blur distinctions between the various arts. The term Baroque probably ultimately derived from the Italian word barocco, which was a term used by philosophers during the Middle Ages to describe an obstacle in schematic logic. Located south of Santa Barbara in an antique community, the store Lifestyle Antiques with decorative arts and furnishings from Europe, specializing in Italian Furniture, French and Spanish. The elegant collection is located in the heart of Summerland, California, and offers the finest high-end Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Home Furnishings on the South Coast. We feature a rich collection which varies from Murano lamps, decorative pillows, Chandeliers, Mirrors and a fine selection of antique home furnishings. Just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara. For your convenience you may shop on line: www.lifestyleantiques.com . The rich color of the Walnut Desk is an older piece and very practical in use for any room or decor.   « Less

Fruitwood Bureau Plat in a rich color and the gallery framing the top 3 sides is decorative from the 1920's. H:30" w/gallery 31" D:26" L:48" Located  More »

Fruitwood Bureau Plat in a rich color and the gallery framing the top 3 sides is decorative from the 1920's. H:30" w/gallery 31" D:26" L:48" Located just south of Santa Barbara in an antique community, the store Lifestyle Antiques with decorative arts and furnishings from Europe, specializing in Italian Furniture, French and Spanish. The elegant collection is located in the heart of Summerland, California, and offers the finest high-end Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Home Furnishings on the South Coast. We feature a rich collection which varies from Murano lamps, decorative pillows, Chandeliers, Mirrors and a fine selection of antique home furnishings. Just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara. For your convenience you may shop on line: www.lifestyleantiques.com .   « Less

An Exceptional Italian Renaissance Style, Circa 1920 Walnut Secretary, with high relief carving. H:54" W:48.5" D:17.5" The front lid is beautifuly carved on  More »

An Exceptional Italian Renaissance Style, Circa 1920 Walnut Secretary, with high relief carving. H:54" W:48.5" D:17.5" The front lid is beautifuly carved on the outside with putti figures playing and rejoicing. The feet are terminated wtith Claw feet, while the fall front is down to display the interior with fitted nine drawers flanked by a central letter compartment, in very good condition and quite ornamental. A further description of Italian antique furniture: From the beginning of the Renaissance in the early 15th century, there were changes in furniture forms that were to spread over Europe. The growth of a wealthy and powerful bourgeoisie caused the building of more substantial houses and a demand for good furniture. Italian Renaissance furniture shows a strong architectural bias, and the purpose of the piece, as in Roman furniture, was subordinate to its form. The furniture of the early Italian Renaissance is often restrained, with beautiful, simple designs carved in walnut For more elaborate work, sculpture in low relief and stucco modelled in intricate patterns were much used. The stucco was usually gilded all over and picked out in bright colours. The cassone (see ), or marriage coffer (hope chest), was a form on which the craftsman's skill was lavished. In addition to elaborate relief work and gilding, these coffers often were painted on the front and sides and occasionally inside the lid as well, with appropriate biblical or mythological scenes. Motifs popular with the Italian carver included cupids, grotesque masks, scrolled foliage, and strapwork. The fixed writing desk is the forerunner of the writing bureau, which became an indispensable article of furniture as writing became more general. A type of chair called a sgabello was much favoured at this time in Italy. The seat was a small wooden slab, generally octagonal, supported at front and back by solid boards cut into an ornamental shape; an earlier variety was supported by two legs at the front and one in the rear; a solid piece of wood formed the back. Another chair of the period was the folding X-shaped chair, sometimes called a Dante chair. Tables were generally oblong, supported by columns, consoles (brackets), or terminal figures, with a long central stretcher running from end to end. Italian Renaissance furniture forms reshaped the furniture of the remainder of Europe. Located in the heart of Summerland, California, Lifestyle Antiques & Interiors offers the finest high-end Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Home Furnishings on the South Coast. We feature a rich collection from Europe, specializing in Italian Furniture, French and Spanish. The elegant collection varies from antique and Murano lamps, decorative pillows, Chandeliers, Mirrors and a fine selection of home furnishings. Just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara. For your convenience you may shop on line: www.lifestyleantiques.com .   « Less