Renaissance Revival Writing Desk
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Secretaires
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 1870s Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Ta...
Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Ta...
Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Ta...
Oak
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Ebony, Satinwood, Burl
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing...
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Fruitwood, Pearwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Ta...
Oak
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Walnut
Antique 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Ta...
Oak
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing...
Walnut, Mirror
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing ...
Walnut, Leather
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut, Plywood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing ...
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing T...
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Oak, Walnut, Burl
Antique Late 19th Century French Black Forest Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing ...
Antique 1870s American Renaissance Revival Desks
Leather, Walnut
Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Desks
Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Renaissance Revival Secretaires
Pewter
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Desks
Poplar, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Desks
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Portuguese Renaissance Revival Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Dining Room Tables
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century British Renaissance Revival Sofa Tables
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Side Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Center Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Center Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Center Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Center Tables
Oak
Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Centerpieces
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Jacobean Dining Room Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century British Jacobean Conference Tables
Oak
Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Cabinets
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing ...
Walnut
Antique Early 1900s German Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Marble
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Finding the Right desks-writing-tables for You
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.