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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Stickley American Colonial Cherry Wood Writing Desk, 1960
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous American Colonial style writing desk or entry table
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, 1960
Solid cherry wood, with turned legs and original brass hardware.
Measures: ...
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1960s American American Colonial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Walnut Wood Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant antique Italian writing desk. Rare and precious solid walnut wood. Comfortable size for a practical use. The desk has elegant turn...
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1850s Italian Louis Philippe Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Danish Drop Leaf Expanding Desk Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in Baltimore, MD
A desk with incredible form and presence. This rare most attractive original Danish Modern drop leaf desk by Arne Vodder (1926-2009) designed for Sibast Mobler in Denmark, features a...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage "Biscayne" Floating Top Walnut Desk by Drexel
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage “Biscayne” floating top walnut desk by Drexel and manufactured in the United States, circa 1960s. This desk has been built from the highest quality walnut wood and ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
This beautiful secretary’s desk from Spain is handcrafted from Walnut Burl and Rosewood. It has a dro...
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Early 1900s Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Martin Nyrop, Desk, Oak, Brass, Denmark, c. 1900
By Martin Nyrop
Located in High Point, NC
An oak and brass desk, designed and produced for the Copenhagen City Hall by Martin Nyrop Denmark, c. 1900
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Early 1900s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with rich wrap around ormolu sabots. Ormolu ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Desk ~ Library Table ~ Dining Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Desk ~ Library Table ~ Dining Table is able to fill a multitude of roles, and do so in style! Combining elegantly scroll...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Fine 18th Century Mahogany Free Standing Library Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine quality late 18th century mahogany free standing library desk, the flame mahogany cupboards with ebony fluting to the sides of the kneehol...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Industrial Iron and Maple Childs School Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American industrial iron and maple childs school writing desk. Item features a lower cubby storage to side, iron frame, pivoting backrest, very nice antique item, quality Ame...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Maple & Co Mahogany Pedestal Desk
By Maple & Co.
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5202 Edwardian mahogany and inlaid desk by Maple and Co, having black tooled leather writing surface, satinwood crossbanded top with moulded edge and mahogany slider to each side a...
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Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Midcentury Steel Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This vintage midcentury metal desk is for hard workers only. A laminate-top, panel legs and a bottom shelf for extra storage needs. Please note,...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it uni...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Colorful Console by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful console by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada.
Measures: W 160 x D 30 x H 110 cm or W 130 x D 30 x H 110 cm.
Top in painted ash veneer • fronts in ...
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Devoid of sharp angles, the rounded asymmetrical shape of the Petit Bureau En Forme Libre designer desk adapts perfectly to executive offi...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Pencil Reed Coffee Table in the Style of Gabriella Crespi, circa 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Boho chic pencil reed rattan square coffee table in the style of Gabriella Crespi, circa 1970s newly lacquered in white with a new glass top...
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1970s Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Reed, Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Arne Jacobsen Black Egg Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arne Jacobsen egg table. Newly refinished ebonized black finish. Perfect to use in a small dining area or as a writing desk. Great classic Dani...
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1950s Danish Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Lou Hodges Style Executive Desk
Located in Denton, TX
Lou Hodges Style Oak and Walnut Executive Desk. Massive desk with a nice solid oak butcher block top. Plenty of space to seat people on each side of the desk.
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Grigio Billiemi Marble Top
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni
Limited Edition
A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XVI Desk or 'Bureau à Dos D'âne'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant writing desk, known quirkily as a “bureau à dos d’âne” (donkey’s back desk), is beautifully veneered in rosewood, including reverse diamonds and butterfly-wings, which a...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Organic Modern Accent Home Office Writing Desk in Black Oak Wood & Copper Effect
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
João Faria created the stunning home desk ROOTS for contemporary and home offices. Rather than placed against a wall, it should stand in the middle of the room and be admired from al...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper, Metal, Cut Steel, Steel
Petite circa 1880 French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Two-Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking original Antique French Napoleon III Bureau Plat, Writing Table or Ladies Desk. Highlighted by polished brass decorations, the black ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Stadera Writing Desk Model 840 Franco Albini for Poggi
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Rovereta, SM
Rare and important writing desk model Stadera designed by Franco Albini for the Poggi manufacture in 1959.
Model 840.
Made of noble wood for its shelf, in perfect preserved conditi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Rosenthal Writing Table 'Talete' by Regondi & Ghianda
By Rosenthal
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare Talete dining table designed by Gabriele Regondi & Pierluigi Ghianda for Rosenthal.
Steel wire reinforced black safety glass top on solid dark stained ash frame.
Exceptional and...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stained Glass, Ash
Modern Home Office Accent Writing Executive Desk Walnut Wood and Brushed Brass
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The Executive Desk ExCentric 2.0 listed here is made in walnut wood and brushed brass. The desk has two drawers, electrical plugs, and a wireless phone charger...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
Desk in Oak and Oak Plywood by Marcel Gascoin, 1949
Located in PARIS, FR
Desk in oak and oak plywood by Marcel Gascoin, 1949
Marcel Gascoin is the main representative of a French design born after the Second World War, with the reconstruction of destroyed cities.
Born in Le Havre in 1907, the young Marcel followed in the footsteps of his father - workshop manager in a practical school, carpentry section - by attending the applied arts section of the École des Beaux-Arts du Havre, then the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
There he met Henri Sauvage who encouraged him to turn to modern furniture. He became a carpenter and cabinetmaker, and from then on he never ceased to adapt the container to the content, as he said himself. Recommended by Robert Mallet-Stevens in 1930, he participated in the exhibition of the Union of Modern Artists. Four years later, he participated in a competition for the design of a boat cabin, which allowed him to meet Jean Prouvé, with whom he would work. In 1938, he participated in the Salon des Arts Ménagers and created a line of storage furniture with a particular design that found an echo in Scandinavian countries.
In the aftermath of the war, his links with Raoul Dautry and Claudius Petit, ministers in charge of reconstruction, allowed him to play an important role in the production of furniture with a small footprint, by adapting the techniques proven in boat cabins. In 1947, he became commissioner of the International Exhibition of Urbanism and Housing. He coordinated the construction of model apartments (Sotteville-Lès-Rouen) and met the architect Marcel Lods.
It was also at this time that Marcel Gascoin and his collaborators saw their ideas prevail by adapting to the greatest number of people, for the mass production of apartments (model of apartment in Le Havre - Architect Auguste Perret...
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1940s European Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Plywood
Desk Action Office 1, George Nelson, Herman Miller, Large Version
Located in Bern, CH
Design classic desk Action Office 1, George Nelson, Herman Miller, large version.
Offered is a rare original design classic rarity, the desk Action Office 1. Model 64 902. Designe...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
French Louis XVI Period 18th Century Walnut Desk with Carved Fluted Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period walnut desk from the 18th century, with single drawer, carved fluted motifs, tapered legs and dark patina. Created in France during the 18th century, this w...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Teak Boomerang Desk by Goran Strand for Lelangs Möbelfabrik, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Fulton, CA
Scandinavian Modern boomerang desk by Goran Strand for Lelangs Möbelfabrik, Sweden 1960s. Exceptional original finish and condition. Three drawer...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
20th Century Paolo Buffa Desk and Chair in Wood for Lietti, 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
Paolo Buffa (Milan 1903-1970), architect and designer, worked in the field of furniture design. Trained in the studio of Ponti and Lancia, from where he borrowed elements of neoclass...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Desk designed by Alvar Andersson for Hyresgästföreningen, retailed by G.A. Berg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Desk designed by Alvar Andersson for Hyresgästföreningen, retailed by G.A. Berg
Sweden. 1930s.
Black lacquered birch, elm and pewter inlay.
Dimensions:
H: 75 cm/ 29 1/2''
L: 150 cm...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm, Birch
Mid-Century Modern Desk / Writing Table, Paul McCobb, Walnut, American, 1950s
By Paul McCobb
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Desk / Writing Table, Paul McCobb, Walnut, American, 1950s
Having a Large kneehole with Three drawers on one side supporting a white laminate table top writing s...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
Antique French Country Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk Table, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic antique French desk. The desk is in good condition and measures 19 inches deep x 31 wide x 30 inches tall. The desk dates to teh 1920s.
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
A Very Fine Edwardian Leather Top Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Edwardian mahogany leather top nine drawer kidney shaped desk, of stunning quality, finely carved, line inlaid and crossbanded throughout. The moulded desk top is fitted...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Big Desk Art Deco in Wood and Parchment, with 3 Drawers, 1930, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1930
Material: wood and parchment leather
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Parchment Paper, Wood
Oak, Iron and Brass Library Table Banc De France, circa 1920s
Located in East Hampton, NY
An oak, iron and brass frame (added later) library table from the Banc de France, circa 1920. The table is braced by stretcher spanning full length of t...
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1920s French French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk by Maple & Co.
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut kneehole desk by Maple & Co. having a magnificent quality burr walnut top with three serpentine shaped lift up lids opening to revea...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Karl Johan Salon/Sofa Table or Desk in West Indies Mahogany, c. 1825
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptionally fine Karl Johan salon table, sofa table or desk in beautiful West Indies mahogany. The top has two leaves that drop down on each side with two drawers along the apro...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Carlton House Desk
Located in London, GB
A fine quality late 18th century Sheraton period well-figured mahogany Carlton House Desk boxwood & ebony line inlaid & satinwood banded throughout, having brass galleried top above ...
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Mid-18th Century English Sheraton Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antonio Pio Saracino, Pyrite Desk #4, Italy, 2022
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated.
Antonio Pio Saracino’s furniture is of a piece with his sculptural and architectural projects. Of ingenious and meticulous design and ...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Fine Quality Early 19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Writing Side Table Desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality early 19th century inlaid mahogany writing side table desk by Edwards and Roberts. Lovely age colour and patina.
No loose joints and no woodworm. Full of age,...
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Midcentury teak desk in the style of Gianfranco Frattini, Italy 1960's
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage desk, Italy 1960s in the style of Gianfranco Frattini.
A beautiful italian desk with teak wood top and structure and cherry wood feet.
Very stylish piece of design from the...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Maison Jansen Directoire Mahogany and Bronze Ormolu Cylinder Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Maison Jansen Directoire style marble-top cylinder desk with brass sabots and accents. 18 drawers with 2 16.5" leather top extensions.
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Charming Old English Pine Desk with Great Details
Located in Bronx, NY
Charming old English pine desk with great details the desk has nine drawers, many of which lock (key included). The finish has been left natural so it has a lot of character.
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1940s English Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique French Table Dining Breakfast Table Desk Draw Leaf Carved Oak Parquet
Located in Tyler, TX
Charming antique french country draw leaf breakfast dining table or desk with parquet top~~108" wide when leaves are fully extended...c. 1920s
This table has "the look"~~~one of o...
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1920s French French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Baker Furniture Georgian Walnut Leather Top Executive Desk, 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
A stately Georgian or Chippendale style executive desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, 1950s
Gorgeous burled walnut, with original brass pulls and inlaid embossed leather top.
M...
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1950s American Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Elmwood B40 Desk by Pierre Chapo in Black Ash, France, 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Chapo; B40 desk; Elm; France; 1970s; Mid-Century Modern, Rustic; Postmodern; Cabinets; Black ash;
Exceptional B40 desk by Pierre Chapo crafted from solid elmwood in black ash. This piece dates back to the 1970s and adds a vintage touch to your workspace. The carved tabletop...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Charlotte Perriand Marble Center Table à Plateau Interchangeable by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1937. Relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The first model of this historic design table was crafted in 1937 for Charlotte Perriand’s studio in Montparnasse. The Table à Plateau...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
CM 178 Desk in oak and metal by Pierre Paulin, Thonet, 1957
Located in PARIS, FR
CM 178 Desk in oak and metal by Pierre Paulin, Thonet, 1957
Born in 1927, Pierre Paulin enrolled at the end of the war at the Camondo school where his artistic and technical qualities were quickly noticed by his teacher Maxime Old who encouraged him to enter the studio of Marcel Gascoin, one of the creators of the UAM. At the end of this first experience, he joined the decoration department of Galeries Lafayette where, thanks to the director of the Masters Geneviève...
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1950s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Kipp Stewart American Design Foundation MCM Solid Cherry Corner Desk
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Countryside, IL
Kipp Stewart American Design Foundation Mid Century solid cherry corner desk
This desk measures: 47.5 wide x 36.25 deep x 22.25 inches high...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage Henredon Taliesin Mahogany Desk 1955/56
Located in Camden, ME
A classic nine drawer mahogany desk designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his Taliesin line for Heritage Henredon furniture.
Beautifully detailed with a continuous incised carved greek ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Modern Bert England for Widdicomb Leather Top Desk
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
The Bert England for Widdicomb Leather Top Desk is a remarkable blend of style and functionality. Designed by renowned designer Bert England...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Elm Double Desk in the Manner of Charlotte Perriand, France, circa 1940
Located in New York City, NY
Unique, impressive desk in the manner of Charlotte Perriand. The beautifully aged, warm-toned elm lends itself beautifully to the organic yet defined shapes of the double desk top an...
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1940s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Elm
Fine Quality French Directore Louis XVI Style Leather Top Faux Partners Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1960s Unknown Directoire Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Small Pine Desk Table in the "Les Arcs" Style, Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
small pine desk table in the "Les Arcs" style, Charlotte Perriand, with a drawer circa 1950/1960
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Desk by Nanna Ditzel
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Milan, IT
Denmark, 1958
Manufactured by Søren Willadsen Møbelfabrik
Rosewood
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1950s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Limbert Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table, Newly Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts library table or desk.
By Charles P. Limbert Co.
USA, Circa 1900
Quartersawn oak, with original copper hardware.
Measures: 36"W x ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Red Marble Scapin Collezioni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni
Limited Edition
A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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