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H 30.5 in W 53.5 in D 29.5 in
Antique Elizabethan Barley Twist and Foliate Carved Mahogany Partners' Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Elizabethan style mahogany partner's desk features beveled top with protective glass over heavily carved foliate base with one functioning drawer and one faux drawer ...
Mahogany
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H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 44.69 in
Antique English Victorian Carved Oak Elizabethan Revival Greenman Partners Desk
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Glasgow, GB
A stunning, beautifully carved Elizabethan Revival Victorian oak partners desk attributed to Edwards & Roberts of London.
Faux Leather, Oak
Large Antique Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Large Elizabethan style dark oak distressed desk paneled sides and drawers, turned pendants, exposed butterfly joints to the top and an H-stretcher with carved volute feet. Dimensio...
Oak
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H 31 in W 38.5 in D 73.5 in
Large English Elizabethan Inlaid Burl, Rosewood & Satinwood Library Table c1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
An oversized antique English Elizabethan library or conference table offers top with inlaid burl and rosewood in stylized cloud form and having satinwood banding, raised on carved ma...
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Burl
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H 16.15 in W 15.75 in D 9.85 in
Elizabethan 16th Century Diminutive Cedar Wood Table Casket/Cabinet or Desk Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Provenance: Herbert Beedem of Beedem Antiques. By descent to Paul Beedem of Beedem Antiques.
Cedar, Oak
Large Antique Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Large Elizabethan style dark oak distressed desk panelled sides and drawers, turned pendants, exposed butterfly joints to the top and an H-stretcher with carved volute feet. Dimensi...
Oak
Vintage desks and writing tables span centuries of design. The writing table came first, a simple surface built for correspondence, while the drawered desk followed as record-keeping at home and in the office grew more demanding.
Styles to Know
Any desk at least 20 years old falls under this broader vintage category. If you want a tapered-leg, mid-century look specifically, browse mid-century modern desks; Louis XVI and Art Deco secretary desks bridge the writing-table and desk forms. A vintage table lamp adds task lighting to either.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Piece
Writing tables often carry little to no storage of their own, so a separate file cabinet or desk organizer may be worth planning for, alongside a close look at the surface dimensions against the space available. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and every purchase is covered by the 1stDibs Promise.
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