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Venetian Writing Desk

Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) walnut serpentine shaped desk with 2 side doors and 2 narrow front
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
H 35.75 in W 44.75 in D 18 in
Venetian Painted Italian Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming vintage, circa 1960, Italian Venetian writing table (desk - vanity - console) with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

Early 1900's Antique Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored, Secretary / Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Secretary, Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored Doors, Desk, early 1900s, 20th
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Early 20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Italian Venetian Knee-Hole Desk /Console Table circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1290 Hand painted Venetian style desk with gilt finish.
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Italian Mid 19th Century Venetian St. Patinated And Giltwood Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely unique Italian mid 19th century Venetian st. patinated and giltwood
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Italy Red Berry Lacquered Wooden Writing Table or Desk with Bronzes
Located in Brescia, IT
. We can find in this important writing table or desk the antique technics of realization about
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Italy Red Berry Lacquered Wooden Writing Table or Desk with Bronzes
Italy Red Berry Lacquered Wooden Writing Table or Desk with Bronzes
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H 32.29 in W 72.45 in D 33.47 in
18th Century Venetian Table, Console
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Fabulous patina. This table will serve beautifully as a writing table or console.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

18th Century Venetian Table, Console
18th Century Venetian Table, Console
H 31.75 in W 67 in D 33.38 in
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Doge Bureau with Red Chinoiserie
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
desk, gracefully adding a traditional Venetian style to any room - contemporary or traditional. The
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2010s Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Ivory Stra Table with little flowers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
with hand-painted little flowers decors. This beautiful creation can be used both as desk table and
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2010s Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Italian 19th Century Venetian Patinated and Giltwood Writing Desk/Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Venetian patinated and giltwood writing
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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Giltwood

Venetian Painted Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A rare, Venetian, serpentine painted writing desk. Six drawers with 4 original keys. Hand painted
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks

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Wood, Paint

Venetian Painted Desk
Venetian Painted Desk
H 31 in W 53.5 in D 31.25 in
Venetian Roll Top Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A Venetian, hand carved roll top desk in burled walnut veneer. Fitted interior with pull out
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Bronze

Venetian Roll Top Desk
Venetian Roll Top Desk
H 46.25 in W 52.25 in D 27.5 in
Venetian Trumeau Green Lacquered Hand Decorated Secretary with Writing Desk 1976
Located in Prato, IT
Venezia, Italy, handcrafted production from 1976 In Venetian style Louis XV Painted and decorated
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires

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Mirror, Wood

Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires

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Olive, Burl

Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Lacquered by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic late 19th century Italian secretaire cabinet or bookcase made in the Venetian Rococo
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Brass

20th Century Veneered Wood Italian Trumeau Secrétaire Desk, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
-front in the lower body. Interior complete with four drawers, central door and wooden writing desk in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires

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Wood

18th Century, Italian Walnut Wood Chest of Drawers with Secrétaire
Located in IT
drawers with secrétaire was built in the Venetian area in the first half of the 18th century. The cabinet
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Nutwood

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Located in London, GB
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H 30.71 in W 51.97 in D 27.17 in
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Located in Bridgeport, CT
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By Carl Bechstein
Located in New York, NY
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H 39 in W 80 in D 59 in
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Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
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Located in London, Park Royal
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Located in Petworth, GB
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Antique 1790s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Located in West Palm beach, FL
Marvelous Venetian decoupage desk with enormous character. Deep apple green with antique ivory
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Antique 19th Century Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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Venetian Knee-Hole Desk with Cabriole Legs
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A Venetian knee-hole desk with cabriole legs, painted with scenes of country life, and Grand Tour
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Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Located in Marseille, PACA
A rare venitian gilt desk, in grotto's style coming directly from a pallazio in Milano
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20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, fruit wood and bone metamorphic writing table
Located in New York, NY
trifid feet. A similarly shaped writing desk without the elaborate inlay is illustrated by Levy
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Fruitwood, Bone

Venetian Desk, Rare and Very Beautiful Desk for the Connoisseur, after 1945
Located in Liverpool, GB
order, neo-rococo Venetian desk, with ecru polychrome (slightly olive-colored), beautiful gilding and
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Vintage 1940s Italian Desks

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Located in Varmo, IT
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Louis XIV Tables

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Venetian High Palace Secretary Desk, circa 1945
Located in Liverpool, GB
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20th Century Walnut Burl and Beechwood Venetian Louis XV Style Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
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Located in West Hartford, CT
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Mid-20th Century Italian Vanities

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Located in Firenze, IT
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Located in Newport Beach, CA
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H 30.5 in W 56 in D 35 in
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Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
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Located in GB
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Located in Newport Beach, CA
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Brass

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H 31 in W 44.5 in D 23.5 in
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Fabulous 19th c Venetian Desk
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H 30.5 in W 73 in D 23.5 in
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Miami, FL
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Maitland Smith Attributed Inlaid Walnut Venetian Style Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
mirror for added sophistication. The desk measures 63 wide x 32 wide x 20 inches deep. The writing height
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20th Century Venetian Baroque Style Theater Prop Standing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Mid-century Modern Table/Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
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Located in South Salem, NY
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Located in Danville, CA
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Located in Berlin, DE
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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Venetian painted writing desk. Painted in typical Venetian style, 5 drawer, 1 door
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20th Century Walnut and Burl Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian bureau of the 20th century. Furniture made by carved walnut and burl walnut with maple
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Bronze

20th Century Walnut and Burl Bureau
20th Century Walnut and Burl Bureau
H 39.77 in W 40.95 in D 18.51 in
French Rococo Revival Ormolu Mounted Polychrome Turtle Top Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
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Antique French Vernis Martin Bureau de Dame, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
". The fall opens onto the drawer front for support and is lined with a beautiful burgundy velvet writing
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By Paul Sormani
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
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20th Century Venetian Lacquered Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
desk of good measure and service. Venetian curved and rounded bureau complete with a working key. It
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20th Century Venetian Lacquered Bureau
20th Century Venetian Lacquered Bureau
H 37.41 in W 28.75 in D 17.72 in
20th Century Small Venetian Inlaid Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
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20th Century Small Venetian Inlaid Bureau
H 35.44 in W 37.01 in D 15.36 in
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
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Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
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Italian Venetian Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Burl Cabinet with Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Delicious Italian Venetian Louis XV style cabinet 1910s. Particular rounded and wavy shape. Made of
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Venetian Rococo Green Japanned Secretary Desk
Located in Essex, MA
a fold down slant lid writing surface fitted with drawers, over seven drawers with brass shaped
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Wood

Venetian Rococo Green Japanned Secretary Desk
Venetian Rococo Green Japanned Secretary Desk
H 89.25 in W 41.5 in D 19.5 in
An 18th Century Italian Venetian Rococo Walnut Slant Front Desk Bureau Bookcase
Located in CH
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Wood

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Located in New York, NY
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Venetian Secretary Bookcase
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Located in New York, NY
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Venetian Chinoiserie Decorated Ladies Secretaire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
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Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fetching two part grey painted secretary desk features an upper cabinet crowned by shaped
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Italian 20th Cent Painted and Gilt Chinoiserie Decorated Two-Part Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The upper part with an arched cornice features two doors opening up to a Venetian red painted
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Artes De Mexico Walnut and Oyster Burl Fall Front Bureau
Located in Chicago, IL
Oyster burl and walnut inlaid Venetian Baroque style fall front bureau or secretary desk by Artes
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Secretaires

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Brass

20th Century Bureau Made by Walnut and Burl Walnut
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian bureau of the 20th century. Furniture writing desk made by carved walnut and burl walnut
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Mid-20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

20th Century Lacquered, Gilded and Hand-Painted Wood Venetian Writing Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian writing desk of the 20th century. Furniture in lacquered, gilded and hand-painted wood
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Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

20th Century Venetian Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian desk of the 20th century. Furniture rough and convex in walnut and burl walnut with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

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Burl, Walnut, Boxwood

20th Century Venetian Writing Desk
20th Century Venetian Writing Desk
H 30.71 in W 47.64 in D 28.75 in
18th Century Desk, Writing Table, Venetian Louis XVI in Solid Walnut, Restored
Located in Vigonza, Padua
From the 1800s, important antique Venetian center desk, Louis XVI, in solid walnut, restored and
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Curved Venetian Mirror Desk and Stool, 1920-1930
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Den Haag, NL
Venetian rose mirror cut glass desk or vanity, comes with matching stool. All the engraved glass
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Vintage 1920s Italian Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Cut Glass

Curved Venetian Mirror Desk and Stool, 1920-1930
Curved Venetian Mirror Desk and Stool, 1920-1930
H 27.56 in W 43.31 in D 16.54 in
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Venetian Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the venetian writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A venetian writing desk — often made from wood, walnut and burl — can elevate any home. Find 26 options for an antique or vintage venetian writing desk now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a venetian writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A venetian writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV, Rococo and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. A well-made venetian writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Porte Italia are consistently popular.

How Much is a Venetian Writing Desk?

A venetian writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,500, while the lowest priced sells for $1,930 and the highest can go for as much as $24,800.
Questions About Venetian Writing Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.

  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.