17th Century Spanish Writing Table - Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding and very handsome 17th century Spanish Writing Table - Desk from the Catalan region of Spain.
Chestnut, Walnut
17th Spanish Refectory Table, Writing Desk, One Large Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
17th Spanish refectory table. Writing desk. One large drawer The top its circa 1680, the legs circa 1800. The table are completely restored.
$5,400
French 17th Century Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 17th century desk, Louis XIV period. It was originally a trunk which has been transformed during the 19th century into a desk.
Oak
Antiqued 17th Century Style Writing Table
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued wood writing desk, with two frieze drawers, on barley twist turned legs joined by stretchers.
Wood
$4,167 / item
Antiqued 17th Century Style Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued wood writing desk, with two frieze drawers, on barley twist turned legs joined by stretchers.
Wood
17th Century Spanish Writing Desk with Drawer and Original Iron Lock
Located in Marbella, ES
17th Century Spanish writing desk with drawer and original iron lock.
Wood
17th Century North Italian Ebonized Baroque Desk
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An unusual late 17th century North Italian Baroque ebonized writing desk - of serpentine form.
Pine
$3,815Sale Price|20% Off
ANTIQUE 1684 DATED HAND CARVED 17TH CENTURY LIFT TOP WRITiNG TABLE DESK BIBLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, late 17th century, hand caved 1684 lift top writing work table traditionally used for bible s...
Oak
Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table Castilla (Madrid), Late 17th Century A Spanish Baroque desk table from Castilla (Madrid), dating to the late 17th century. The desk features a rect...
Walnut
Rare 17th Century Tuscan desk or console with drawer
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A beautiful desk, library table or console table possibly having been used as a writing desk. Great sculptural presence, works wonderfully in a contemporary or classic interior. I...
Walnut
17th Century William and Mary Oak Writing Table, c. 1690-1700
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful small period William and Mary Oak Writing Table that dates to c. 1690 - 1700. The table features solid oak construction, retaining its original square pegs. The c...
Brass
Rustic Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
Antique Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table, with a thick walnut one-plank top above a frieze containing four drawers with molded, paneled fronts and wooden pulls supporte...
Wrought Iron
17th Century Spanish Baroque Inlaid Walnut Desk or Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Spanish Baroque Inlaid Walnut Desk or Center Table. Superb model the two-plank top above a deeply paneled frieze with geometric fruitwood inlay, containing three drawers...
Wrought Iron
French 19th Century Carved Oak Putti Desk Louis XIII Facade circa 17th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Massive oak desk with a Putti facade taken from a mariage coffer made in the Louis XIII periode (17th Century). The Louis XIII item has often been referred to as the “Henri II style”...
Oak
Important Filipine Table of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important FilipineIndo-Portuguese table of the 17th century, in Brazilian rosewood, with two drawers. Signs of use. Dim.: 82 x 86 x 133 cm.
Rosewood
Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, XVII century Table “a lira” Walnut Tuscany, XVIIth century 71 X 90 X 49,5 cm Beautiful patina.
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Walnut Table or Desk with Turned Legs and Stretcher
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… This fantastic Spanish walnut table dates to the 1600s and has incredibly turned legs and stretchers known as discus or lentil carvings. Each long sid...
Wood, Walnut
Antique 17th Century Baroque Carved Walnut Spanish Table Desk Navarre 1650
Located in Portland, OR
A period antique 17th century Baroque two drawer carved walnut desk or serving table, Navarre, Spain, circa 1650. A remarkable almost 400 year old Spanish table, the table is carved...
Walnut
17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Italian Renaissance walnut table from the 17th century Table that can be used as a desk or a small dining room table It has a very beautiful walnut top with a beautiful thickn...
Walnut
$10,720Sale Price|20% Off
17th C. Provencal Hand Carved Antique Side Table Walnut Desk Drawers Farm LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C. Provencal Hand Carved Antique Side Table Walnut Desk Drawers Farm LA CA . Beautiful 17th into 18th century Provençal Continental table in walnut and Fruitwood with center dra...
Metal
Small Spanish Table From The 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb small Spanish table from the 17th century Table that can be used as a desk or a small table It has a very beautiful chestnut top with a beautiful thickness of 4 cm in one piec...
Chestnut
$3,119Sale Price|20% Off
French Walnut Desk, Side Table or Writing Table, Louis XIII
Located in Labrit, Landes
French desk or side table, made circa 1660 Massive walnut and iron handles. Nice antique patina. The turned legs and bars are typical of the Louis XIII style. Legroom height and dept...
Iron
Spanish Renaissance Table In Blond Walnut - 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare 17th-century Spanish Renaissance walnut table. It features an exceptional (museum-quality) base decorated with acanthus leaves, a partially open sculpted part (uncom...
Walnut
Louis XIV Walnut Writing Table Or Occasional Table From The17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb walnut table from the 17th century Louis XIV period and style Good quality table resting on a very elegant base with turned legs connected by spacers and ending with balls. Th...
Walnut
Portuguese Late Baroque Rosewood 2-Drawer Center Table or Desk, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a substantial rectangular top with molded edge above a rounded case housing two long drawers which are mounted with shaped metal escutcheons, the opposite side with false fron...
Rosewood
Table Rent Center Desk Tavolino Tuscan Italian Walnut Oval Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Exceptionally rare, large, museum quality, Tuscan, Baroque, walnut, rent or center table or tavolino with detachable top and single drawer - This beautiful, rent table is an unco...
Walnut
$6,075Sale Price / item|22% Off
17th C Style Italian Rustic Primitive Reclaimed Wood Farmhouse Table To Order
Located in Encinitas, CA
Primitivo rustic refectory style desk table: Our “Primitivo” desk and table line; rustic, primitive plank top Tuscan farmhouse table with drawer and cross-stretchers, handcrafted in...
Fir, Reclaimed Wood
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin” attributed to Pierre Gole (1620 – 1684) Dimensions : h. 32.68 in, w. 70.8 in, d. 35....
Bronze, Pewter
Walnut buffet table with turned legs and "H" shaped jamb, back cover - Spain -
Located in Madrid, España
Walnut buffet table with turned legs and "H" shaped jamb, back cover - Spain - 17th century
Walnut
Louis XIII Period 1630s Carved Walnut Barley Twist Table with Black Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
With its finely aged patina and masterful joinery, this table exemplifies the opulence and craftsmanship of early 17th-century French furniture. Perfect as a statement writing desk...
Walnut
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 ...
Fruitwood, Oak
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Library Table / Writing Table
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 17th Century Baroque Desk / Writing or Library Table with two drawers supported an elegant lyre-shaped base with intricately carved legs connected by wrought iron stretchers. th...
Wrought Iron
17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Tuscan Scrittoio Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An extremely rare form of Renaissance furniture, this writing desk is likely from Florence and would have originated from the palazzo study room of a noble family. The study rooms, ...
Bronze
Italian Renaissance Writing Desk, Waxed Wood, Late 17th Century, Italy
Located in PARIS, FR
This magnificent Italian writing desk, dating from the late 17th century, is a striking example of Renaissance-inspired craftsmanship.
Wood
Rare 17th Century Spanish Vargueño
Located in Chicago, IL
Vargueños were highly prized possessions in 17th century Spain, serving as portable writing desks for the elite.
Wrought Iron
17th Century Table Writing Desk
Located in Heeze, Noord Brabant
A rare walnut table desk , Italian or Portuguese, with writing slide and carved putti , fruit and flowers and also six carved mythological figures of female / male ‘caryatiden’ Dim...
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Baroque Walnut Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning late 17th century Spanish Baroque period walnut writing desk with a single board walnut top over two inlaid drawers and splayed legs connected by a wrought iron stretcher....
Iron
17th Century Italian San Filippo Writing Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
A sophisticated San Filippo writing desk made of polished walnut, supported by two elegant lire shaped legs, which cross in the middle to enforce the body of the piece. The desk open...
17th Century Italian Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This desk was discovered in Lecce, Italy after it was restored. Inlay and style refined Italian countryside.
Wood
17th Century Spanish Oak Writing Table
Located in London, GB
Oak writing table, the single piece top raised on four slightly splayed square section legs united by side stretchers, the frieze fitted with three drawers of differing sizes decorat...
Oak
Superb 17th Century Spanish Baroque Period Chestnut Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Outstanding late 17th century Spanish Baroque period chestnut kneehole desk with large single plank top over two large hand-carved drawers and barley twist legs all connected by a pe...
Wood
Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Period Chestnut Kneehole Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Outstanding late 17th century Spanish Baroque period chestnut kneehole desk with large single plank top over two large hand-carved drawers and chamfered legs connected by a stretcher...
Wood
Rare 17th Century Spanish Chestnut Knee-hole Desk / Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning 17th century Spanish chestnut knee-hole desk with massive single plank chestnut top over two large carved drawers, carved legs and trestle base. Huge square head nails wit...
Chestnut
Unavailable
H 30.91 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
Italian Carved Walnut Desk Table, Italy 17th Century Baroque
Located in Varmo, IT
Entirely in walnut with turned legs and in front of a drawer.
Walnut
Unavailable
H 29.14 in W 72.05 in D 33.08 in
Antique Baroque Fruitwood Inlaid Desk / Cassone Chest, Mid-17th Century
Located in L'Etang, FR
Huge 17th century trunk crafted into a minister's desk in the 19th century Paneled and inlaid construction. Decorated with colonnades Romanesque arches Three drawers and two l...
Wrought Iron
17th Century Epoque Louis XIV Walnut Table
Located in Lokeren, BE
17th century Epoque Louis XIV walnut table.
Walnut
17th Century French Bureau Mazarin
Located in Antwerp, BE
The ‘Bureau Mazarin’ is a 17th century desk form named in memory of Cardinal Mazarin, premier ministre of France from 1642 to 1661. It is the earliest predecessor of the pedestal des...
A Magnificent Early 17th century Spanish Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The plank top over three drawers each carved and having the original working locks behind incised drop pulls in iron, over supports joined by iron fiadores
Provenance: Loire F...
Walnut, Chestnut
Unavailable
H 38.78 in W 36.62 in D 20.67 in
Antique 17th Century Bureau Of Finest Quality In Oak ( REF AF-3666 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This exceptional late 17th-century oak bureau is a rare and breathtaking piece, embodying the finest quality craftsmanship of its time.
Oak
Fine Louis XVI Oak Writing Table
Located in London, GB
The rectangular framed solid oak top above a single drawer with drop handle, raised on square fluted tapering square legs with brass sabot feet, fundamentally 18th century with 19th ...
Oak
Althorp Partners Desk
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
An extremely fine early George III style mahogany serpentine partner’s desk. The serpentine moulded edge top has a gilt-tooled faded brown leather inset writing surface fitted with t...
Ladies Desk in Light Cerejeira
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
Ladies desk in light cerejeira with fine mother-of-pearl marquetry inlays. Rectangular top with rounded corners inset with a leather writing surface, above a rosette inlaid frieze, o...
Spectacular Period Oak Clerk's Desk or Secretaire
Located in Port Chester, NY
A rare example of 17th Century period furniture, this wonderful oak clerk's desk is in very fine preserved condition.
Oak
Unavailable
H 90 in W 46 in D 22 in
Early Georgian Chippendale Bureau Bookcase Desk in Carved Mahogany
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dorking, GB
An unusual and possibly unique example of a Chippendale design for a carved mahogany bureau bookcase. See included photos of scans of the designs from Chippendale’s - The Gentleman...
Mahogany, Oak
Unavailable
H 31.89 in W 56.3 in D 29.53 in
Italian Writing Desk Table, Venice, 17th Century, Venetian Walnut Wood Inlay
Located in Varmo, IT
Writing desk - table in solid walnut, veneered with carob wood and inlaid with soft woods, Venice, late 17th century.
Wood
Spanish 17th Century Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
A very beautiful 17th century traveling writing table from the Barcelona area. Wonderfully constructed in stunning chestnut with a solid board top and hand forged iron stretchers.
Chestnut
Sold
H 30.32 in W 377.96 in D 29.53 in
17th Century Spanish Baroque Walnut Writing Desk with Iron Details
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
17th century Spanish Baroque walnut writing desk with iron details.
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
a 17th century Spanish desk / writing table with three drawers, the drawer far right with lock and key.
Late 17th Century Catalan Oak Console Table or Writing Desk
Located in Chireno, TX
Late 17th century Catalan oak console table, or writing desk, from Spain.
Iron
Spanish 17th Century Writing Table
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 17th century writing table from the Catalan region of Spain. Beautifully constructed from stunning walnut and hand forged iron stretchers with classically shaped lyre...
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Writing Table
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning 17th century writing table from the Navarre region of Spain. Wonderfully constructed from walnut with an outstanding solid board top, classical lyre shaped legs, hand forg...
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Writing Table
Located in Round Top, TX
A very stunning 17th century writing table from the Catalan region of Spain. Masterly constructed with a solid board top of magnificent walnut. Sensational patina - very rich and lum...
Walnut
Spanish 17th Century Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 17th century desk - writing table from the Catalan region of Spain.
Chestnut, Walnut
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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