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Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box. The wood looks like maple and has some Birdseye maple
Category

Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Burl

Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box
Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box
H 6.25 in W 8.75 in D 4.75 in
Early 19th Century Watercolour - Letter Writing
Located in Corsham, GB
hand she holds a quill to the letter she is writing but stares into the distance, lost in thought. This
Category

Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Louis XV Fruitwood and Marquetry Writing Table, 'Mid-18th Century'
Located in London, GB
2013) Letter writing was a much-practiced activity in eighteenth-century Europe. Horace Walpole, a
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19thC Campaign Style Rosewood with Brass Inlay Stationary Letter Box
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large rosewood and teak fitted letter writing box with brass inlay. Numerous cubbies
Category

Antique 1850s Indian Anglo-Indian Desks

Materials

Brass

Olivewood Writing Table by Wright and Mansfield
By Wright and Mansfield
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This freestanding writing table has a rectangular leather inset top surmounted by a gallery with an
Category

Antique 1860s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
writing surface garnished with gilt brass flower tacks. The top lifting to reveal open interior storage
Category

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Felt, Ebony, Burl, Rosewood, Palisander, Maple, Mahogany, Kingwood

Wall-Mounted Writing Desk or Catch All
By Lost City Arts
Located in New York, NY
features three color coded letter dividers to the right with a single storage slot to the left. The surface
Category

20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Folding Military Campaign Writing Desks
Located in Dayton, OH
opens to a writing surface complete with inkwells and letter storage. Slightly different forms and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Writing Desk, English, Oak, Leather, Correspondence Table, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing desk. An English, oak and leather correspondence table, dating to the
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

Most Polished Stainless Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
is not only innovative table construction but it is the next letter in the FiDU alphabet. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk. with Letter Boxes, Ci
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood inlaid Carlton House desk. with Letter boxes. circa 1880s
Category

Antique 1880s English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite
Category

Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Davenport Writing Desk made in England
Located in Sofia, BG
, one of which is stepped, the first revealing an inkwell and letter compartment, The second, trimmed
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Most Polished Black Glossy Color Carbon Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
is not only innovative table construction but it is the next letter in the FiDU alphabet. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Important Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table in the Manner of George Smith
By George Smith, Charles Norman
Located in Benington, Herts
A highly Important, Early Regency period mahogany, ebonised and parcel-gilt partners writing table
Category

Antique 1810s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

Most Polished Graphite Grey Color Carbon Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
is not only innovative table construction but it is the next letter in the FiDU alphabet. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Most Polished White Glossy Color Carbon Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
is not only innovative table construction but it is the next letter in the FiDU alphabet. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Most Polished Blue Grey Color Carbon Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
is not only innovative table construction but it is the next letter in the FiDU alphabet. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Most Polished Beige Grey Color Carbon Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
is not only innovative table construction but it is the next letter in the FiDU alphabet. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Most Polished Moss Grey Color Carbon Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
is not only innovative table construction but it is the next letter in the FiDU alphabet. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts oak writing desk
By George Montague Ellwood
Located in London, GB
George Montague Ellwood (1875-1955) for J.S. Henry An oak writing desk with sloping pen compartment
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Asprey & Co. London Oak & Tooled Racing Green Leather Pop-Up Writing Desk 1920s
By Charles & George Asprey
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Luxurious, Asprey & Co. London (Royal Warrant) Oak & Tooled Racing Green Leather Pop-Up Writing
Category

Vintage 1920s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Leather, Oak

Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Inkwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver inkwell conjures memories of a time when letter writing was an art and people
Category

Antique 1890s American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Inkwell
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Inkwell
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Bamboo Secretary Cabinet Desk with Turned Bronze Legs and Bronze Hinges
By Chris Lehrecke
Located in Bangall, NY
The bamboo secretary is a contemporary take on a traditional cabinet used for letter writing. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Desks

Materials

Bronze, Steel

1900's Tortoiseshell and Silver Pique Work Letter Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
harking back to the days when letter-writing was an essential everyday activity for the cultured
Category

Early 20th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Writing a Letter
Located in New York, NY
AMEDEO SIMONETTI Italian, 1874-1922 Writing a Letter Signed ‘Amedeo Simonetti’ Oil on canvas
Category

1890s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Campaign Style Desk by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
hidden beneath rolling tambour doors. Behind the writing surface are additional letter slots and two
Category

Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Edwardian Fully Fitted Oak Serpentine Roll Top Desk - Twin Pedestal
Located in Leicester, GB
so many drawers, writing trays and pigeon holes - its really wonderful to see the attention to detail
Category

Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
’ meaning sweet letter, desk is raised by elegantly curved legs with their original casters below the
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
decorative brass escutcheon and moulded pulls. The tambour top rolls upwards to reveal the writing desk
Category

Vintage 1920s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
H 40 in W 42 in D 27 in
Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Roberts, having original tooled leather writing surface flanked by two floral inlaid boxes, enclosing
Category

Antique 19th Century British Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood
H 36.23 in W 48.23 in D 25.2 in
19th Century American Birdseye Maple Desk
Located in New York, NY
) Vermont 1850-60. Beautiful writing desk consisting of three stepped upper panels (left, right, back) and
Category

Antique 1860s American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Exquisite mid-century modern desk by Arne Wahl Iversen, 1970´s
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
1970s.Top with drawer; compartiment and letter sortens, front with two drawers.
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century French Secretaire Flap "Billet Doux", Also Called "Portfolio"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
century derives from the fireplace screen to which, under Louis XVI, a writing desk was sometimes added
Category

Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

George Nelson Home Office Desk Model 4658 for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Dallas, TX
shelves, two drawers, and letter storage. All original condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

English Mahogany and Gold Accented Roll Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian style mahogany roll top desk that opens to reveal drawers, letter holders, and a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Ormolu

French Art Nouveau Desk
By Ecole de Nancy
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau mahogany desk by l'Ecole de Nancy, featuring a hand-tooled leather top, letter
Category

Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Art Nouveau Desk
French Art Nouveau Desk
H 36.5 in W 46 in D 25.5 in
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
compartments and two letter trays, with pull-out black leather-lined writing slide, above a knee-hole with a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Colorful Ash Desk by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
) Sitting at a desk while hand writing a letter to a trusted friend, a confidant to whom you bare your soul
Category

2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Colorful Ash Desk by Thomas Dariel
Colorful Ash Desk by Thomas Dariel
H 40.56 in W 55.12 in D 29.53 in
Colorful Ash Desk by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
) Sitting at a desk while hand writing a letter to a trusted friend, a confidant to whom you bare your soul
Category

2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Colorful Ash Desk by Thomas Dariel
Colorful Ash Desk by Thomas Dariel
H 40.56 in W 55.12 in D 29.53 in
French Tortoise Wood Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Partners Desk or Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
partner secondary front with a large pullout / pull-out tooled leather top tray writing or working surface
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Kittinger Spanish Colonial Walnut Fall Front Secretary Desk Barley Twist
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
barley twisted supports. Opens to a central cabinet flanked by drawers for storage over letter cubbys
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Unique Desk or Table Made by Jens Harald Quistgaard in 1953, Solid Teak and Oak
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Odense, DK
the son of the original owner in 2022. Attached original letter from Jens Quistgaard with the
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Campaign Chest Desk Secretary Camphor Wood Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
writing surface Around this are mini drawers and inkwells, perfect for letter writing and correspondence
Category

Vintage 1910s Desks

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Period Secretary 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
activities and letter writing, as well as providing storage for collectors’ items, documents or diaries in
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Period Secretary 18th Century
Louis XVI Period Secretary 18th Century
No Reserve
H 57.88 in W 37.41 in D 16.15 in
Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Orange Lacquered Wood Italian Secretaire
Located in Catania, Sicilia
. This design element caters to the functional needs of the time when letter writing and paperwork were
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Fruitwood, Lacquer

The Coming Storm of Words, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, turtle doves, letter, writing, interior, antique, pictures, love, contemplation, hair, people, face, bird
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Antique French Side Table Petite Renaissance Carved Oak Trestle Desk Craft Table
Located in Shreveport, LA
lifts open to reveal a ‘fitted’ interior compartment, probably originally designed for letter writing or
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Art Deco Egyptian Faux Snakeskin Writing Desk Set, Ashtray & Letter Rack
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Art Deco Egyptian Faux Snakeskin Writing Desk Set, Ashtray & Letter Rack Measurements for the
Category

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Chrome

Victorian Burr Walnut Stationary/Writing Box, Letter Rack, Scotland 1880, H970
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Stationary Box, Letter Rack, Writing Box, Scotland 1880, H970
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Umbrella Stands

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Writing Set Sardonyx Banded Agate Pencil Ruler Letter Opener
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This elegant Victorian three piece writing set is in truely pristine condition. It is cut out of
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Vanity Items

Materials

Agate

Antique Japanese Kiri 6 Drawer Kodansu c1910's Taisho 18x23x12
Located in Portland, OR
was used to store everything from letter writing accessories as well as money, documents and other
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Copper

Hand Colored Engraving of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Madame de Sévigné, 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
widely known as Madame de Sévigné or Mme de Sévigné, was a French aristocrat, remembered for her letter
Category

Early 20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Marylin Monroe - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in Munich, DE
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Elvis Presley - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in Munich, DE
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Steve McQueen - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in Munich, DE
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Marlon Brando - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in Munich, DE
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Sharon Tate - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in Munich, DE
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

James Dean - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in Munich, DE
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Grace Kelly - Unique piece
By Daniel Voelker
Located in Munich, DE
postage stamps will certainly die out. The sum of the individual steps of the ritual of letter writing
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

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Letter Writing For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the letter writing you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each letter writing for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, brass and glass. There are many kinds of the letter writing you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each letter writing bearing Art Nouveau, Scandinavian Modern or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. A well-made letter writing has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Drexel and Pedersen & Hansen are consistently popular.

How Much is a Letter Writing?

Prices for a letter writing start at $437 and top out at $96,000 with the average selling for $1,636.