Italian 18th Century Writing Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding 18th century Louis XIV Auctioneer’s Desk from Lombardy, Italy. Beautifully
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Olive, Walnut
Italian 18th Century Writing Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding 18th century Louis XIV Auctioneer’s Desk from Lombardy, Italy. Beautifully
Olive, Walnut
French Original Black Painted Portable 18th Century Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An original black painted portable desk from the end of the 18th century. With owner initials, the
Wood
Swedish 18th Century Writing Desk Commode with Original Brass Hardware, c.1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish writing desk commode dating to circa 1760, crafted in pine and finished in a richly aged
Wood
Louis XVI Desk, Germany 1780, cherry veneer
Located in Leimen, DE
18th-century writing desk offers five functional drawers and is in very good refinished condition
Cherry
$3,996Sale Price|42% Off
18th century Italian Paint Decorated Writing Desk with Drawer Circa 1760s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
collectors, interior designers, or history enthusiasts, this Italian 18th-century writing desk is not just a
Walnut, Pine
18th Century Flap Writing Desk, Walnut, Louis XIII Style, Italy
Located in Sant'Arsenio, Campania
18th century flap writing desk Object: Desk with flap Period: eighteenth century Origin
Walnut
Louis XVI writing desk in walnut. 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Louis XVI period writing desk from the 18th century, crafted in warm walnut with
Brass
Gorgeous 18th Century Tin Marquetry Writing Desk/ Cabinet
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century tin marquetry writing desk.
Tin
Italian Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional parquetry inlaid writing table with Neoclassical designs, inlay with satinwood
Fruitwood, Satinwood, Walnut
$24,895Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century, French Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Located in IT
18th Century, Franch Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk Measures: cm H 94 x W 83,5 x D 46; D with the
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
. The iconic Coco chancel lived with a Rococo writing desk just like this one and indeed this Bureau
Bronze
18th Century Swedish Painted Center Table ~ Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Swedish Painted Center Table ~ Writing Desk This selection embodies the quiet
Oak, Paint
MID-18th CENTURY LOUIS XV INLAY WRITING DESK
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined carved solid walnut writing desk, embellished with walnut veneer and cherry wood inlays
Bronze
$2,904Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table Elegant
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table – a rare and exquisite piece
Wood
Fine 18th Century French Games Table with removable Leathertop Writing Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Fine 18th century French walnut games table and leathertop writing desk. The table features a
Leather, Baize, Walnut
Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk, Late 18th Century, Late 1700s
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish late Gustavian writing desk, late 18th century in excellent antique condition. Key
Brass
Louis XVI Writing Desk in Walnut, Cherrywood, and Marquetry, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century. The desk is executed in walnut and cherrywood, richly inlaid with fine marquetry that
Cherry, Walnut
$1,934Sale Price|30% Off
High-Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - Early 18th Century Desk Side Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Introducing an antique quality early 18th Century oak writing table, versatile as a desk or
Oak
Classic French 18th Century Empire Walnut Kneehole Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Found near Paris, France, we purchased this museum quality 18th century Empire style desk for its
Walnut
18 th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Lectern Desk on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
authenticity and character. This charming 18th-century writing cabinet is in excellent condition commensurate
Walnut
18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful, circa 1780, hand carved, petite writing desk inset with game chess and backgammon game
Marble, Bronze
$1,820Sale Price|35% Off
18th Century George II Walnut Writing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
George II walnut writing table, Mid-18th Century, the molded top having a tooled green leather
Walnut, Leather
18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table or Desk, Circa 1780
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis XVI carved walnut writing table with a tooled inset brown leather top, standing on elegant
Leather, Walnut
18th Century Neoclassical Desk, Austria
Located in New York, NY
An elegant Neoclassical desk featuring one drawer and a sliding tabletop. The piece is beautifully
Bronze
18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
graceful and functional bureau de pente from the late 18th century, this cherrywood slant top writing desk
Brass
French 18th Century Writing Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This writing table is made of walnut with wonderful patine.
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Provincial Writing / Occasional Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV provincial walnut writing / occasional table, 18th century. With an overhanging 3 board
Walnut
18th Century Veneered and Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Writing Desk
Located in IT
The elegant antique north Italian (Genoa) Louis XV period writing desk, called also bureau plat, is
Bronze
18th Century Provencal Hand Carved Walnut Wood Antique Writing Desk Side Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th Century Provencal Hand Carved Walnut Wood Antique Writing Desk Side Table. Beautiful Hand
Metal
18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Carved Walnut Writing Table Desk with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
writing desk in a study, a center table in an entryway, or a statement console against a wall. Measures
Walnut
$12,400Sale Price|20% Off
Late 18th Century Small Lady's Mahogany Writing Desk with Ink Pot & Well
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
A superb George III lady's mahogany writing desk with hidden ink pots and a drawer, circa 1790. The
Brass
Spanish, late Baroque, 18th Century Desk or Writing Table or console table
Located in Troy, NY
Rustic, Spanish late Baroque Writing Table, made of Chestnut, with a wonderful deep warm patina and
Wrought Iron
18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany
Located in Belmont, MA
Rare Louis XVI writing desk, South German 1780, exquisite cherry and plum wood veneer on front back
Cherry
18th Century French Walnut Writing Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century walnut writing table with a banded and beveled edge around the top, following down to
Walnut
Continental 18th Century Bombay Slant Front Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An 18th century Bombay form slant front desk that opens to reveal an inlaid central door with
Wood
18th Century George II Writing Bureau
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century George II mahogany ladies writing bureau topped by brass pierced gallery. The sloped
Mahogany
$1,934Sale Price|30% Off
Fine Quality Antique Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Georgian Cuban Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century Desk Side Dressing. This exceptional
Wood
18th Century Country Side Writing Table
Located in Madrid, ES
A nice French country writing table, Louis XVI period, in solid oak, with a long drawer and drawer
Bronze
18th c. Walnut Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Walnut Writing Table
Walnut
A Blue Rococo 18th Century Writing Table With Drawer, Finland
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful 18th Rococo writing table in absolutely original condition. The table features a single
Pine
$2,029Sale Price|34% Off
French 18th Century Poplar & Oak Writing Table Louis XV Period
Located in Labrit, Landes
Writing table or desk made of poplar in the french 18th century, Louis XV period. Height between
Oak, Poplar
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian table from northern Sweden in untouched original condition. The table is from the years circa 1780-1790 with traces of thin paint on the frame and a white painted tabletop....
Pine
Desk Swedish 18th Century Green Original Paint Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Desk Swedish 18th Century Green Original Paint Sweden. A writing desk Swedish made during the 18th
Bentwood
French 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 18th century Louis XV walnut writing table with two drawers and inset leather top. The
Walnut
18th Century Russian Empire Desk
Located in Allerum, SE
Unusually large 19th century Russian Empire freestanding brass striped mahogany writing table
Brass
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Inlaid Writing Desk with Parquetry Medallion
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Writing Desk A refined late 18th century French writing desk
Hardwood
18th Century Oak Country Side Writing Table
Located in Madrid, ES
A nice French country writing table, Louis XVI period, in solid oak, with a long drawer and drawer
Bronze
Italian Late 18th Century Neoclassical Walnut Desk with Fruitwood Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Italian late 18th century Neoclassical walnut desk, distinguished by its elegant
Walnut
18th Century Italian Walnut Writing Table with Two Drawers and Turned Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This handsome Italian table dates to the 18th century and exemplifies the restrained, functional
Fabric, Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table
Located in IT
, in the 18th century, Louis XV period. It has a refined veneer in wood and a sliding shade, very rare
Wood
18th Century George III Mahogany Writing Table with Leather Inset
Located in Kittery Point, ME
In the French taste‚ the rectangular tooled leather inset writing surface with a three-quarter
Brass
18th Century Lacquered Tuscan Desk Table with Hand Painted Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant lacquered wooden desk table from Tuscany, dating to the Louis XVI period, late 18th
Pine
Dutch 18th Century Metamorphic Architect’s Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A versatile Dutch architect’s desk from the late 1700s. This mahogany desk has an adjustable tilt
Brass
18th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A George III period mahogany kneehole desk of good size, with the original brasses and lovely one
Brass
Late 18th Century, Italian Lacquered Wood Bonheur du Jour Desk
Located in IT
Late 18th Century, Italian Lacquered Wood Bonheur du Jour This refined Genoese (Italy) bonheur du
Wood
18th Century Country French Child's Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century Country French child size desk, made of solid cherry. Beautifully crafted with
Cherry
18th Century Italian Single Drawer Desk, Italy
Located in New York, NY
18th century Italian single drawer desk. Turned legs. Walnut. Beautiful patina. Also makes a great
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.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
Fans of the French film star may be surprised to learn that he had a flair for furniture with sleek lines and disco-era flash.
Like other pieces in the firm’s Candy Box collection, the cheerful limited-edition design showcases French craft.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.