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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
19th Century Victorian Period Partner's Writing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine late 19th century, Victorian period mahogany partners writing table with unusual features such as a moulded rectangular top with two rising fall writing slopes in the centre t...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather

Vintage Italian Walnut Burl Louis XV Bombay Style Serpentine Writing Desk VGC
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hand-made in Italy, circa 1950s or 60s, this gorgeous 5-drawer Louis XV or Bombay style desk in Italian walnut burl with antiqued brass hardware. This desk has been in my collections...
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1960s Italian Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Art Deco Desk, 1920s France, Restored Ebony and Oak
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Walnut Art Deco writing desk made in 1920s France. Restored by our team. Completely restored to high gloss. Material: Oak and Ebony Period: 1920-1929.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Ebony, Oak

Italian Modern Walnut and Rootwood Desk, Attributed to Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Rootwood Desk, attributed to Gio Ponti.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Rattan Cane Two Drawers Brass Pulls Decorative Desk
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Rattan Cane Two Drawers Brass Pulls Decorative Desk MINT.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Bamboo

Knurly Desk Designed by Lotti Gostic Studio
Located in Volčji Potok, SI
Limited edition Knurly elements were inspired by what is known as a function-based surface treatment of metal knobs called knurling. Pushing the process to its limits reveals a new p...
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2010s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Set of 2 Nestep by DMNTS Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 nestep by DMNTS Design Dimensions: 20 x 40 x 20 cm (each piece) Materials: Recycled fibre-glass and expanded plastic boards One of a kind.   NESTEP, is based on the...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Plastic, Fiberglass

Outdoor Coffee Table by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor coffee table that invites companionship, designed for days of outdoor fun lived in the lap of comfort, surrounded by the warmth of natural wood and design elegance. A soph...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Large Vintage Oak Desk, Double Sided with Display End
Located in Ely, GB
A beautifully large vintage partner desk or possible retail counter desk. The desk is in good vintage condition with age related marks and scuf...
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1920s British Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Kidney Desk by Fred Rigby Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Kidney desk by Fred Rigby Studio. Dimensions: L 174.5 x W 100 x H 75 cm. Materials: solid oak wood. Taking inspiration from the simplicity of a ...
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

1980s Style Black and White Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting 1980s era writing desk. Black lacquer and white laminent tops by Carlton House Furniture.  
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Mid-20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Laminate, Wood, Lacquer

French Louis XV Period 1750s Walnut Desk with Leather Top and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut desk circa 1750 with leather top, single drawer, cabriole legs and hoof feet. Immerse yourself in the world of French aristocracy with this exquisite ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Leather

Guillerme et Chambron Desk and Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Designer handcrafted oak desk and chair. Chair adjusts to two positions. Desk knobs are wood with ceramic. All legs end on ceramic balls. Chair is 25 W x...
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1950s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Ceramic, Wood

Desk with Drawer Unit in Solid Pine by Dutch Designer Ate Van Apeldoorn
Located in Beerse, VAN
Desk with drawer unit designed by Dutch designer Ate van Apeldoorn for Houtwerk Hattem. Ate van Apeldoorn designed in a minimalist style that reminds us of the designs of Charlotte ...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Antique Mahogany Adams Style Regency Writing Table Desk, 19 Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 19th century Mahogany Adams Style Regency writing table desk. Additional information: Materials: Mahogany Please note that thi...
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19th Century Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

20th Century French Writing Table Hand Carved and Painted in Louise xvi Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French wooden hand painted table with cognac velvet top. The table is hand carved with typical details for Louise XVI style like the gilt wood ribbons at the front and the fluted leg...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Arne Vodder Rosewood Desk
Located in Toledo, OH
Arne Vodder rosewood desk. circa 1960s. Rosewood writing desk with a hinged fliptop to convert the desk into a partner's desk. Dovetailed drawers ...
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1960s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

French Kingwood Bureau Plat, 19th Century, Regence-Style with Leather Top
Located in Houston, TX
This desk is 19 th century and has the original aged patina. The writing surface is rectangular and has a new black leather With gilt accents that has been added to the top. The w...
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Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Kingwood

1950s Welters of Wycombe Secrétaire Bureau Desk With Leather Flip-down Worktop
Located in Torquay, GB
Retro 1950s Welters of Wycombe Secrétaire Bureau Desk with leather lined flipdown platform Lockable 1960s home office desk with several useful storage comp...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Petit Bureau En Forme De Libre, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
A design table crafted by Charlotte Perriand to bring the warmth of wood and a free-spirited aesthetic into her studio. Without inhibiting the user, the rounded, asymmetrical curv...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

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

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Parchment Paper, Wood

Antique Victorian Walnut & Burl Cylinder Secretary Desk & Bookcase, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique secretary offers walnut and burl paneled construction with upper bookcase having broken arch crest over double glass door case seated on desk with cylinder opening to writ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Glass

Vintage "Biscayne" Floating Top Walnut Desk by Drexel
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

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Brass

Cavalletto Desk by Kazuhide Takahama for Myc-Gavina, 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cavalletto desk designed in 1970 by Japanese architect Kazuhide Takahama for MYC-Gavina. Rare model with three drawers in stained oak wood and champagne laminate, trestles bases in c...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Louis XV Style Desk By Baker Furniture Co. With Bronze Mounts
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a special piece! This is a Louis XV style writing desk by Baker Furniture Co. it has a black leather top and bronze appointments. The chinoiserie pastoral scenes are on a bla...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Cerused Oak Trip-Tic Adjustable Mirror Mid-Century Modern Dressing Table Vanity
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cerused oak trip-tic adjustable mirror Mid-Century Modern dressing table vanity mint!
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Mirror, Oak

Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Free Standing Kneehole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality mahogany free standing kneehole desk having an original brown leather writing surface with a mahogany edge above nine mahogany cockbeeded oak lined drawers ...
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Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Other

Design Midcentury Writing Table / Desk, Germany, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Germany - around 1960s - good original condition, stable, refreshed jt
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

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

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Copper

Oak Niguel Desk by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Niguel desk features brass cap feet and a brass cross-stretcher with lacquered interior drawers. Shown here in Rocky Beach pigmented oak The Lawson-Fenning Collection is desig...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Biedermeier Desk with Burl and Inlay
Located in Hudson, NY
Biedermeier desk with burl and inlay. Single drawer with key.
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Early 20th Century Metamorphic Writing Desk by J.C Vickery of London
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th century mahogany metamorphic writing table by J.C Vickery of Regent St, London, the moulded edge hinged top lifting up and folding over to reveal the rising writing desk top, which consists of various writing instruments including ink wells, various compartments and a time piece, the writing slope also lifts up to reveal further storage space, the underneath of the writing slope is marked “J.C VICKERY” Standing on elegant cabriole legs. Circa 1910. JC Vickery is a British consumer goods company founded in 1890 London. John Collard Vickery and his then partner, Arthur Thomas Hobbs, bought up the long established business of William Griggs...
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1910s European Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Doge Bureau with Red Chinoiserie
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Doge Bureau. This Porte Italia’s elegant and timeless bureau will inf...
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2010s Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Hemingway Desk, Solid American Walnut Base, Leather Top, Lacquered Iron Details
Located in Fiscal Amares, PT
Crafted from solid American walnut with a natural finish and a sleek leather top, the Hemingway desk is not only beautiful but also built to last. With ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Criss Cross Desk by Alex Muradian
Located in Westhampton Beach, NY
Introducing our exquisite nickel-plated criss-cross desk, meticulously handcrafted in our Westhampton Beach, NY studio. This stunning piece is expertly fashioned from hand-cut and polished steel, resulting in a flawless finish. The desk is skillfully welded with invisible welds, ensuring seamless joints and a sleek aesthetic. Topped with an elevated low iron glass surface, it exudes contemporary elegance. The standout feature of this desk is its two X-shaped legs, elegantly bridged by a mirror-polished support beam, adding structural integrity and visual appeal. While designed to comfortably accommodate one person, it can also double as a contemporary games table...
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2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Louis XVI Cylinder Secretary, Writing Desk, Walnut, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI cylinder secretary in walnut, writing desk West Germany Walnut and others Louis XVI around 1800 Dimensions: H x W x D: 112 x 96 x ...
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Early 19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antonia Dresser by Lorena Vieyra
Located in Geneve, CH
Antonia dresser by Lorena Vieyra Dimensions: D 120 x W 47 x H 160 cm Materials: walnut wood, Calcatta marble. Dressing table made of walnut and steel. Includes mirror without di...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Steel

Vintage French Industrial Architect's Drafting Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Industrial style mechanical architect's drafting table with original green lacquered metal base and large solid elmwood top. The platform is fully modular: using the wood pedal on the front it is possible to raise and lower the top and it may be tilted to any angle, from flat to vertical. The wood drawing surface has an nice patina with some old ink marks and there is a large wood trough...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Walnut Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern desk made by the Indiana Desk Company. Large walnut desktop and five drawers with brass handles. Please confirm location NY or NJ.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Italian Glass Top on Chrome Executive 'Nomos' Desk by Norman Foster for Tecno
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A Large Executive Desk, designed by Sir Norman Foster and manufactured by Tecno, Italy. This vintage example dates to late 1980s and in superb original condition. A modern and sleek ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome, Aluminum

Bricks, Desk with Lamp E1
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kueng Caputo is a Zurich, Switzerland based design practice comprised of Lovis Caputo and Sarah Kueng. Their material adventures are often rooted in the complexities of crafts techni...
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2010s Swiss Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ceramic, Glass

Soft TV Unit Console in Beige with Natural Pine Solid Wood Spheres
Located in Larnaca, CY
SOFT TV unit console in beige color and natural Swedish pine solid wood spheres. With linear cuts on the front covers for giving access to remote control signals. A custom hole for c...
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2010s Cypriot Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Outdoor Coffee Table by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor coffee table that invites companionship, designed for days of outdoor fun lived in the lap of comfort, surrounded by the warmth of natural wood and design elegance. A soph...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Vintage Tiger Oak Refectory, Draw Leaf, Pull Out Table, Scotland 1920, H899
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage Tiger Oak Refectory Table, Draw Leaf, Pull Out Table, Scotland 1920, H899 Scotland 1920 Solid Oak Original Finish Solid Panelled Oak Top A...
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20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Wooden Writing Desk with Metal Structure, Italy, 1960s
Located in Madrid, ES
Small writing desk of wood and metal, Formica table top. Front of the two drawers painted in black and white. Made in Italy in the 1960s. Please note...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Antique Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk with Built-In Bookcases
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases In the style of Stickley By King Furniture USA, Circa 1900 Measures...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

French MidCentury Modern Neoclassical Ebonized Sycamore Desk by Leon Jallot 1936
Located in New York, NY
Important Late French Art Deco / Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical double level writing table / desk in Ebonized solid Sycamore by Leon Jallot, 1936. This rare, early modern piece was ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Sycamore

"PLIAVIVA" Folding Console by Marc Berthier Et Alain Chauvel for Magis Italy
Located in Brussels , BE
"PLIAVIVA" folding console by Marc Berthier et Alain Chauvel for Magis Italy 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

19th Century American Chippendale Writing Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th century American chippendale desk is a true masterpiece that will make a statement in any home or office. Made from solid mahogany,...
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1880s American Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Very Fine 19th Century Nine Drawer Pedestal Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century mahogany nine drawer pedestal desk, finely hand carved, of fabulous quality and in excellent condition with rich patination and grain. The moulded top of rec...
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19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Neoclassical Style Gitwood & Ebonized Walnut Desk, Modern
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Neoclassical Style Gitwood & Ebonized Walnut Desk, Modern.
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21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Modern Style Patchwork Burl and Chrome Desk / Writing Table by Bernhardt
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a patchwork burl and chrome desk with modern styling by Bernhardt Furniture. The desk is in very good condition and is marked in the drawer. My shipping is for the Contin...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Antique Thomas Turner Manchester English Mahogany Writing Desk Library Table
Located in Dayton, OH
"An antique Thomas Turner English Victorian era writing desk. Made from solid mahogany with a tooled red leather inset top. Features 2 hand dovetailed drawers within the frieze, squa...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Vintage Writing Desk, 1970's, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This Vintage writing desk was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970´s. It's made of beech wood with iron legs. Plastic drawers. Very...
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

19th Century American Empire Secretary Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable, and strong early 19th century American Empire secretary bookcase of grand architectural scale with an incredible arched pedimen...
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1830s American American Empire Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Corner Desk with Original Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' corner/writing desk, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s. In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hired BBPR to design their New York showroom on Fifth Avenue and to create their first series of office furniture, called Spazio (1959/60). This line included chairs, shelving, cabinet systems, and desks, just like the one shown here. This ingenious design embraces a dynamic system, affording the ability to adjust the cabinet's positioning. Beneath the desk lies a compartment housing three drawers, while the mobile cabinet itself features three drawers alongside an extra compartment, providing both utility and versatility. The original lamp is affixed to the top that can be moved sideways. The tops are furnished with a burgundy red vinyl which adds a fresh touch the overall industrial appearance. The design won the Compasso d'Oro Award in 1962. Studio B.B.P.R. was an Italian architectural partnership founded in Milan in 1932 by Gianluigi Banfi (1910-1945), Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1909-2004), Enrico Peressutti (1908-1976) and Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909-1969) who had studied at the Politecnico di Milano. B.B.P.R. was thus an acronym formed from the first letters of their family names. The architects found each other in their opposition to fascism in Italy in the 1930s and 1940s during Mussolini's autocratic regime. The architects therefore believed in developing a style that would have no references to contemporary politics. During the Second World War, they all joined the resistance. However, Rogers, a Jew, fled to Switzerland and both Belgiojoso and Banfi were deported to the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, where Banfi died in 1945. Despite the immense loss of Banfi, their architectural practice continued in the same name as before after...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Magnificent Flat Desk - Louis XV Style - Precious Wood Marquetry -Golden Bronzes
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Sublime piece of prestige, a magnificent flat desk, in the Louis XV style, in marquetry of precious wood with flower decoration.  It is a magnificent work e...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Custom Desk by Woodland Furniture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made desk with finished back. In a honey tone wood with an antiqued finish with intentional dings. Classic lines with three apron drawers and two short drawers over file ...
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20th Century Country Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

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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