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Vintage Italian Georgian Style Trestle Writing Desk 1960s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
style trestle oak writing desk from the 1960s, beautifully hand-carved standing on four imposing lions
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Italian Chrome X-Base Trestle Dining Table or Writing Desk
By Pace Collection
Located in Danville, CA
writing desk. The base will easily support a glass or stone top as large as 48 x 108 x 3/4.
Base
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Chrome
Italian Walnut Baroque Style Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Italian Baroque style desk, or writing table with lyre shaped legs and joint with a central drawer
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 30.71 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
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Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29 in W 48 in D 30 in
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
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Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29 in W 48 in D 30 in
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29 in W 48 in D 29.75 in
18th Century Spanish Baroque Trestle Style Writing Table Desk with Two Drawers
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautifully conserved Spanish writing table with mixtilinear “pata de lira” (lyre-shaped legs
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 33.47 in W 57.09 in D 31.5 in
Sorrel Ash-Flip Top Trestle Based Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Counter height ash wood flip top desk or writing table finished in sorrel tones with incised back
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
New Albrizzi Trestle Desk in Brass
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in New York, NY
The Albrizzi Desk
Trestle desk in matte laminate with three dovetailed drawers and inset pulls
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Walnut Library Writing Desk
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques takes great pleasure in presenting this exquisite Italian writing desk
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
19th century English Regency style mahogany writing table (desk) with inset green leather top above
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mahogany construction with rectangular leather writing surface with gilt brass medallion pulls
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English 19th Century Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
We love the design of this simple yet sophisticated mahogany desk! There is no storage in this desk
Category
Antique 19th Century English Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rails Functional Sculpture Plywood Trestles Table Desk
By Gwendoline Porte
Located in London, GB
Composition of x2 RAILS 750 with a tabletop.
Bespoke accessories can be made to order in various materials and finishes.
A modern system for fluid living.
RAILS® is a unique con...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Renaissance Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Writing Desk is a wonderful example of the genre, refined over the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Oak
Antique Rustic Neogothic Desk ~ Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Rustic Neogothic desk ~ writing table is a sturdy, timeless design made for daily use and
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Andre Arbus Ormolu Maple Writing Desk
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
French 1940s ormolu mounted maple writing desk with leather inset top above 2 frieze drawers on
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
An attractive Italian 19th century Oak trestle table/desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive Italian 19th century Oak trestle table/desk. The honey colored Oak table is
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Renaissance Writing Table, Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance writing table ~ desk is an ode to a bygone era before the digital
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Oak
Trestle Leg table desk with two-tiered glass top, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Trestle Leg table desk with two-tiered glass top, 1970s
Chrome and glass desk, 1970s
Trestle leg
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20th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
19th Century French Renaissance Writing Desk ~ End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Writing Desk ~ End Table is a work of the sculptor's art, that also
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Antique 1870s French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Trestle Desk & Armchair Hardwood & Brass
Located in GB
Campaign trestle desk with matching directors armchair.
A highly decorative and well made pairing, the
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.12 in W 61.03 in D 29.93 in
Rustic Country Pine Farmhouse Desk or Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Country style farmhouse desk or writing table made of pine featuring a natural rustic patina on the
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20th Century American Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
18th C. Spanish Trestle Style Writing Table, Spool Turned Legs and Wrought Iron
Located in Madrid, ES
character. The deeply-coved spool turned leg sections, or trestles, are joined to the tabletop with sliding
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 35.04 in W 57.88 in D 33.47 in
Early 19th Century Catalan Writing Desk or Console Table
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th century Catalan writing desk or console table. Hand-carved in pine circa 1790-1829 in
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Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Fragment Trestle Series Desk/Table by Toad, 2022 Contemporary Edition
Located in London, GB
Elegantly combining antique hand forged iron with beautiful fragmented live edge Tivoli marble.
Available to order - lead time: 6 weeks.
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21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
H 29.93 in W 61.03 in D 28.75 in
Swedish Art Deco "Bibliotek" Dining Table or Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
is made of rich flame birch. It would be wonderful as a dining table, writing table, or desk. The
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
17-1800's Antique Italian Walnut Trestle Library, Carved, Border Table / Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Outstanding Antique Table / Desk, Italian Walnut Trestle Library, Carved, Border, 18th /19th
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 33 in W 80.5 in D 31.5 in
Late 17th Century Catalan Oak Console Table or Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Late 17th century Catalan oak console table, or writing desk, from Spain. Hand-carved in oak circa
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Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Françoise Sée Trestles Table Desk with a Red Lacquer Top, France, 1970
By Françoise See
Located in Brussels, BE
The red lacquer top rests on a pair geometric trestles formed of a thick chrome steel blade
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 78.35 in D 38.59 in
Antique Thomas Turner Manchester English Mahogany Writing Desk Library Table
By Thomas Turner
Located in Dayton, OH
"An antique Thomas Turner English Victorian era writing desk. Made from solid mahogany with a
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29 in W 36 in D 18.75 in
Antique Victorian Writing Table Desk by Edwards & Roberts 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique Victorian Gonçalo Alves writing table by Edwards & Roberts, Circa 1850
Category
Antique 1850s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 29.93 in W 43.71 in D 24.41 in
19th Century French Rustic Industrial Dining or Writing Table or Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century French industrial, rustic writing table or desk. Soundly constructed, all wood top
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Antique 19th Century French Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Spanish Door Made Custom Desk or Table with Iron Trestle Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
with the use of wood and iron pins. The modern designed trestle style iron legs juxtapose the rustic
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
H 30 in W 76.25 in D 37.5 in
18th C. Italian Console Raised on Urn-Carved Trestle Legs 'or a Great Desk!'
Located in Atlanta, GA
slender profile which would make a great console table, sofa table, or writing desk.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 32 in W 66.5 in D 21.75 in
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Writing Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant dual-sided 1880s French Empire style pedestal leg desk featuring the original rectangular
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.75 in W 51 in D 27.5 in
Baltic Empire Style Writing Table or Desk, circa 1910 in Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Baltic writing or sofa table in the Empire style (and edging toward the Art Deco period
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Vintage 1910s Baltic Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Bleached Walnut and Iron Writing Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a focal point to your study or library with this elegant antique fruitwood desk. Carved in
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Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 32 in W 51 in D 31 in
Early Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful hand -carved captain's table adorned with bare-breasted winged caryatids, lion cartouche.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Alessandro Albrizzi Trestle Table
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Aleaandro Albrizzi Treestle Table
Plated Steel and Glass
Provence -Martha's Boutique in Palm Beach
Category
Vintage 1960s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Hardwood X-Framed Trestle Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage trestle table with x-frame base of reclaimed wood. This trestle-style table has been made
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Art Deco Table or Writing Desk in Maple Wood with Ebonized Accents, circa 1930
Located in Detroit, MI
This lovely Art Deco table or writing desk circa 1930 is expertly handcrafted from maple wood and
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Wood
H 29.75 in W 55 in D 24 in
Minimalist Steel and Glass Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist steel and glass trestle table.
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Late 20th Century French Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Minimalist Steel And Glass Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist steel and glass trestle table
Category
Late 20th Century French Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Minimalist Steel And Glass Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist steel and glass trestle table
Category
Late 20th Century French Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Italian or Spanish Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Unique and structurally sound table.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian or Spanish Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Unique, structurally sound table.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Walnut Baroque Trestle Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
legs with Walnut stretcher. Perfect size to use as a writing table, sofa or center table.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
trestle lyre form base. Turned stretcher. Raised on saber legs with brass paw feet casters. Sold Christies
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rustic Country Style Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Rustic country reclaimed oak and mahogany trestle desk, the planked rectangular top above a
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
William IV Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
wood knobs, raised on a barley twist trestle base. Disc feet with casters.
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Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
William IV Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
raised on a trestle base with turned medial stretcher.
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Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
William IV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
drawers raised on a trestle base with roundel satinwood inlays. Shaped stretcher and legs with carved
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
William iv Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
the opposing side, shaped scrolled trestle supports. Casters.
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Italian Walnut Writing Table - Circa 1800
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular hinged top concealing a fitted interior of three small drawers above a writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Russian Neoclassic Mahogany Lyre Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
Russian Neoclassic (18/19th Century) brass mounted mahogany writing table with oval top above a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Late Regency Oak Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
English Late Regency (mid-19th Century) parcel ebonized & oak writing table with black leather
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
Regency Mahogany And Inlaid Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
. With rectangular top with 3/4 brass gallery and black leather writing surface. Frieze with two drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Table Centre Dining Library Dismantable X Trestles Oak Fruitwood
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A South German oak, shaped X' ended table with detachable fruitwood top with decorative cleated band
This table is easily dismantled and retains the original pegs
The cleated edge ...
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Antique 17th Century German Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
1970s Bieffeplast Bieffe Y 70 Rodney Kinsman Postmodern Design Quaderna Trestle
By Rodney Kinsman
Located in Biella, IT
Bieffeplast Italy production desk/table "trestle" design years 70 by Rodney Kinsman
Post
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 28 in W 52 in D 28 in
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Writing Desk Trestle For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the writing desk trestle you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A writing desk trestle — often made from wood, metal and walnut — can elevate any home. Find 68 options for an antique or vintage writing desk trestle now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a writing desk trestle — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A writing desk trestle, designed in the Baroque, Mid-Century Modern or Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made writing desk trestle has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alessandro Albrizzi, Casey Lurie and Françoise See are consistently popular.
How Much is a Writing Desk Trestle?
A writing desk trestle can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,035, while the lowest priced sells for $715 and the highest can go for as much as $20,000.
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.
Questions About Writing Desk Trestle
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs 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 19, 2021A 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 ExpertOctober 12, 2021A 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 ExpertJune 15, 2023What 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, 2023In 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.
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