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Antique c.1910 Walnut Figured 5-Drawer Writing Desk / Dressing Table
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique c.1910 Walnut Figured 5-Drawer Writing Desk / Dressing Table – Fine Quality A fine early 20th-century walnut writing desk/ dressing table, dating from circa 1910.
Wood
Antique French Satinwood Parquetry Louis XVI Writing Desk, Tooled Leather Top
Located in Chicago, IL
This refined 5-drawer writing desk features a beautifully book-matched satinwood finish, classic neoclassical lines, and tapered, fluted legs capped with gilt-bronze sabots.
Satinwood
Gustavian Style Unique 5 Drawer Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Gustavian Style Unique 5 Drawer Desk. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Wood
Kittinger Light Walnut Leather Top 5 Drawer Fluted Leg Partner Desk MINT!
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Kittinger Light Walnut Leather Top 5 Drawer Fluted Leg Partner Desk MINT!
Walnut
5-Drawer Brown Oak Desk
Located in New York, NY
Joined and pegged brown oak.
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H 30 in W 64.5 in D 35 in
Handsome Italian Neoclassical Walnut 5-Drawer Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
With hand-tooled pumice-colored leather top above 5-drawers all raised on tapering square-form fluted supports ending in brass caps; with finished paneled back.
Walnut
A Handsome French Louis Philippe Mahogany 5-Drawer Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome French Louis Philippe mahogany 5-drawer writing desk with leather top and brass mounts; the embossed leather top above an apron fitted with 5 drawers with finished reverse...
19th Century English Neoclassical Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Delightful 19th century English neoclassical walnut 5-drawer writing desk, circa 1860. Having gilt gesso trim, shaped trestle legs terminating in claw feet, and wonderful rich warm p...
Walnut, Gesso
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H 30 in W 53.25 in D 30 in
19th Century, Antique 5-Drawer English Mahogany Writing Desk from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
Distinctive and elegant, this English mahogany writing desk has 5 functioning drawers in addition to a unique raised writing/reading surface still covered in green felt. Please enlar...
Wood, Mahogany
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H 30 in W 53.75 in D 24.5 in
Vintage 5-Drawer English Mahogany Writing Desk with Green Leather Top
Located in Round Top, TX
Distinctive and elegant, this English mahogany writing desk has 5 functioning drawers in addition to two unique "leaves" that extend to provide additional work space. The original gr...
Wood
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H 30.71 in W 38.98 in D 18.12 in
Vintage 1970s Spanish 5-Drawer Bamboo Lined Wooden Writing Desk Cabinet Bureau
Located in Marbella, ES
Vintage 1970s Spanish 5-drawer bamboo and woven wicker lined wooden writing desk cabinet bureau.
Bamboo, Wicker
Desk 5 Drawer Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique 5 Drawer Swedish Gustavian Desk. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings 5-Drawer Desk
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS (1905-1976) Five drawer desk with a pull out shelf. The desk is finished on all sides, so that it can float in a room. American, c. 1950
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Jens Risom Mid Century 5 Drawer Walnut Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jens Risom mid century 5 drawer walnut executive desk Desk measures: 68 wide x 34.25 deep x 28.5 high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vintage conditio...
Metal
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H 31.11 in W 43.31 in D 25.6 in
Italian Desk, from 1960 in Chestnut, Honey-Colored, with 5 Drawer
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian desk, from 1960 in chestnut, honey-colored, with 5 drawers Nice design with wood in the top Height for legs from under the drawer 58 cm. Comes from an old country house in th...
Chestnut
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H 30.25 in W 70.25 in D 35.5 in
Ornate Ebonized French 5 Drawer Desk w/Ormolu & Tooled Leather Top
Located in Highwood, IL
Unique one of a kind vintage French style desk or bureau plat. This desk offers a true ebonized finish that contrasts ever so elegantly with the glamorous Doré ormolu trim. Five draw...
Mahogany
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H 29.75 in W 46.5 in D 19.5 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany & Satinwood 5-Drawer Lady’s Desk c1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany & Satinwood 5-Drawer Lady’s Desk c1930. 29 3/4" x 46 3/8" x ...
Mahogany, Satinwood
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H 30.5 in W 54 in L 30.5 in
Paul McCobb Style Henredon Heritage Mid Century Walnut 1-Door 5-Drawer Desk
By Heritage-Henredon, Paul McCobb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb style Henredon heritage Mid Century walnut 1-door 5-drawer desk Desk measures: 54 wide x 28 deep x 30.5 high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored ...
Walnut
Ebonized French Louis XVI 5 Drawer Bureau Plat w/Tooled Leather
Located in Highwood, IL
Timeless design elements paired with stylish good looks make this vintage French Louis XVI bureau plat a must have. Function is no slouch either with 5 smooth functioning drawers and...
Wood
Ebonized French Louis XVI 5 Drawer Bureau Plat w/Tooled Leather
Located in Highwood, IL
Spectacular vintage French Louis XVI style ebonized desk retaining its original tooled leather top, 5 beautifully hand-dovetailed drawers, fluted legs and its original polished brass...
Brass
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H 33 in W 40 in D 30 in
Antique Sheraton Style Burlwood Posted Brass Gallery Crescent Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Sheraton style Burlwood 5 drawer posted brass gallery crescent writing desk Gorgeous antique French Sheraton style burled walnut, 5-drawer crescent writing desk.
Metal, Brass
Modernist 5 drawer writing desk, Netherlands 1960s
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in ECHT, NL
Minimalistic designed writing desk. The top is made from solid wood and is painted green.
Wood
A French Art Deco Mahogany 5-Drawer Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
the inset leather top within a a stepped molded frame above an apron fitted with 5 drawers with oak secondary wood; the side panels centering carved floral clusters; the finished pan...
Mahogany
Rattan Midcentury British Colonial Campaign Style Desk
By Bloomingdale's, Bielecky Brothers
Located in Southampton, NJ
Midcentury British Colonial Campaign style 5-drawer writing desk or work table with distinct Chinese Chippendale design elements.
Brass
Baker Directoire Style Leather Top Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Baker Directoire style 5-drawer leather top writing desk with pull out writing surfaces.
Leather, Wood
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H 43 in W 65 in D 20.75 in
Theodore Alexander English Regency Leather Top Writing Desk with Brass Gallery
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fine Theodore Alexander English Regency style 5-drawer distressed leather top writing desk with faux book sides and a gorgeous brass gallery.
Brass
5-Drawer Desk by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Waxed oak, tempered glass. Created for the Vetrocoke glass company in Porto Maghera, Venice. Original glass signed “Vitrex.” Wood has been refinished and glass shows overall wear.
Glass, Oak
Black and Gold Chinoiserie Writing Desk
Located in West Hollywood, CA
5 Drawer Queen Anne style writing desk w/ chinoiserie top and sides.
Wood, Paint
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H 29 in W 53 in D 26 in
5 Drawer Pedestal Two Tone Black and Maple Desk by Paul McCobb for Planner Group
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in Pau, FR
Very stylish solid maple desk with double sided pedestals and 5 solid maple drawers (2 + 3 + 1 tray) in a satin black paint finish . The desk was designed by Paul McCobb for Planner ...
Maple
19th Century English 5 Drawer Mahogany Bureau Plat w Leather Top
Located in Chamblee, GA
Late 19th Century English Bureau Plat of Mahogany holding five drawers in its frieze, each with a brass swan neck bail handle and beveled outer edge. The desk's top is fluted all th...
5 Drawer Writing Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Ningbo Red Lacquered 5 Drawer Desk
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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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.
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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.