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19th Century German Gründerzeit Nutwood and Burl Writing Desk Secretary
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A small German "Gründerzeit" (Wilhelminian) period desk with attachment or secretary from the 2nd
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1860s German Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Nutwood, Pine, Burl
H 63.78 in W 38.59 in D 25.79 in
19th century Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century Petite French carved oak secretary writing desk Louis XVI style
~Direct from France
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Oak
H 45 in W 35.25 in D 22.25 in
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET.
Direct from France
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 48 in W 36 in D 27 in
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Maple Secretary Desk Writing Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite and Rare antique American Chippendale Period secretary writing desk or Escritoire. Made
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18th Century Chippendale Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Maple
H 40 in W 40.5 in D 19.75 in
Antique 18th Century Federal Sheraton Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite and rare late 18th century American Federal Sheraton library secretary desk. Made of
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Late 18th Century Sheraton Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Mahogany
H 52 in W 21 in D 41 in
19th century French Carved Secretary Petite Writing Desk Barley Twist Louis XIII
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Secretary Petite Writing Desk Barley Twist Louis XIII.
Direct from
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1890s French Louis XIII Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Walnut
H 49 in W 29.5 in D 18.25 in
1930s Larkin Soap Secretary Desk
By Larkin & Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique oak, slant front secretary made by Larkin. Measures 30.5" in width x 16" in depth x 46.5
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Oak
Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk with Drawers
Located in Madrid, ES
Oak secretary / writing desk from circa 1900's. Featuring a roll-up flap with underlying writing
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Brass
Fine English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary-Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine English table with a "hidden" writing desk/ secretary opening via three articulated
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Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 1900's Rosewood Empire Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
28” x 15.5” x 38.5”H; desk height 28”
Gorgeous Empire-style rosewood secretary desk from the turn
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Early 1900s American American Empire Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Tiger Oak Secretary Desk by Danner
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Discover the timeless elegance of the Antique Tiger Oak Secretary Desk by Danner, featuring
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Early 20th Century American Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Oak
Russian Brass Mounted Mahogany Writing Table or Desk, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Russian Brass Mounted Mahogany Writing Table or Desk; having a rectangular felt inset top over a
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19th Century Russian Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Brass
Original Walnut Queen Anne Secretary Desk /Bureau
Located in Pomona, CA
An original Queen Anne period writing desk, circa 1720. Fantastic patina on it's original walnut
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany And Ormolu Cabinet/Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
/secretary desk. The secretary is raised by most elegant slender cabriole legs with beautiful finely detailed
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19th Century French Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Ormolu
H 49.5 in W 25.5 in D 13.75 in
Historism Essay Desk / Secretary circa 1870 Light Oak
Located in Berlin, DE
Historism essay desk / secretary circa 1870 light oak.
Solid wood body, oak partially veneered
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19th Century German Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Oak
Antique Georgian Tiger Oak Bureau, Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1810, H975
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian Tiger Oak Bureau, Desk, Writing Table, Secretary, Scotland 1810, H975
Scotland
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19th Century North American Georgian Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Oak
H 39.5 in W 36 in D 19 in
Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique slant front secretary desk with graduated drawers (one over two short, over two long
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
This beautiful
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Early 1900s Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Brass
H 39 in W 42 in D 20 in
19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century American mahogany serpentine slant front secretary bureau desk.
Nice quality
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1880s American Victorian Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Brass
Faux Bamboo Escritoire or Writing Desk Table of Long-Leaf Pine from France
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French faux bamboo escritoire or writing table desk, c.1870-1910, featuring a fitted (and
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Late 19th Century French Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Wood, Pine
H 47.5 in W 40.13 in D 22.75 in
Early 1900's Antique Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored, Secretary / Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Secretary, Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored Doors, Desk, early 1900s, 20th
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Early 20th Century Italian Other Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Walnut
H 94 in W 48.5 in D 20 in
Antique Walnut Slant Front Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th century English Queen Anne style slant front desk with three drawers & inner compartments.
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19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Walnut
Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk & Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
An antique English Edwardian slant front writing desk, a true embodiment of the refined
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Mahogany
H 37.5 in W 28.5 in D 16 in
19th Century Oak Lawyer's Secretary Step Back Flat Top Desk
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a great looking antique desk with plenty of organizing space and storage but there is
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Oak
Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Roll bureau or roll secretary. Mid 19th century. Solid mahogany and veneered on oak.
Standing
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Antique Horner School Inlaid & Carved Mahogany Secretary Desk Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique secretary in the manner of Horner offers mahogany construction with upper having glass
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Late 19th Century American Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Mahogany
H 73.5 in W 40.25 in D 31 in
Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
with Fall Front Secretary Top~~Leather Writing Surface~~Upper and Lower Drawers
~~c. 1880s
With so
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Oak
H 56.5 in W 39.25 in D 17 in
19th-Century Louis Philippe Walnut Wood & Veneer Secretary Desk After Renovation
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Louis Philippe Walnut Wood & Veneer Secretary Desk After Renovation
Delicately shaped
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1860s French Louis Philippe Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Wood, Walnut
H 48.04 in W 33.86 in D 20.48 in
Antique French Desk Secretary Chest Server Drawers Barley Twist Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
Handsome 19th century Antique French oak Renaissance revival library office desk with secretary top
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Oak
H 56 in W 55 in D 24.75 in
Antique Kittinger Spanish Colonial Walnut Fall Front Secretary Desk Barley Twist
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
"Extremely rare 1 of a kind early Kittinger Spanish Colonial fall front secretary or library desk
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Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Walnut
H 48.5 in W 46 in D 21 in
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV Style.
Direct from France, a
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Oak
H 43.5 in W 38.75 in D 17 in
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style.
Direct from France, a
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Oak
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Desk w Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front desk w drawers dresser.
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19th Century American Federal Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Walnut
H 46 in W 39 in D 22 in
Fruitwood Secretary 1770
Located in Pomona, CA
French Fruitwood Bureau/ Secretary c1770. The desk has a secret storage area behind the removable
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Late 18th Century French Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Fruitwood
19th C Chippendale Style Mahogany Block Front Shell Carved Secretary Desk Lowboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century Chippendale style mahogany blockfront secretary desk. Item features solid mahogany
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Late 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Mahogany
H 42 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
Unique French Roll-Up Secretary/Desk in the Transition Style from Around 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique French roll-up secretary/desk in the transition style from around 1890
Mahogany and brass
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19th Century French Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Brass
H 40.95 in W 33.47 in D 18.12 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's Desk) with an enamel dial clock and Candelabra
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
H 46 in W 47.25 in D 25.38 in
French Louis XV Style Marquetry & Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-mounted petit-bureau de dame (secretary). The bombe´ structure surmounted by a pair of gilt-bronze twin
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Bronze
H 48 in W 30.5 in D 21.5 in
Chinese Export Campaign Secretary
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Chinese export Campaign or travel secretary the top with foliate carved backsplash over
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1790s Chinese Campaign Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Hardwood
Continental Dutch Satinwood Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Continental Dutch-style (18/19th Century) satinwood and inlaid trimmed drop front desk with
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Late 18th Century European Chinoiserie Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Wooden Secretary with Brass Fittings and Decorations
Located in Sofia, BG
Chest in natural wood made in late 19th century and lately transformed into a secretary with red
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Wood
H 39.77 in W 37.8 in D 16.54 in
French Mid 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Marble, and Ormolu Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
marble secretary desk. The desk is raised by fine cabriole legs with elegant pieced foliate ormolu sabots
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19th Century French Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 47.5 in W 29.75 in D 14.25 in
Chiffonniere, Writing Table Walnut, Louis XV Style, Period : 19th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Adorable little writing case in walnut with inlay, Louis XV style.
It has four high, slender and
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Walnut
H 27.17 in W 8.27 in D 8.27 in
French Tin & Slate Secretary with Chair
Located in Asheville, NC
Romantic French hand painted anodized tin with slate table top and wrought iron chair with
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19th Century French Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Slate, Tin, Iron
Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Solid oak wood veneered with fine
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19th Century Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood Inlaid Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
secretary desk. The two door five drawer secretary is raised by fine cabriole legs with beautiful pierced
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis Philippe St. Crouch Mahogany Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French mid-19th century Louis Philippe period flamed Mahogany and ormolu secretary
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Ormolu
1800's Antique Renaissance Revival Burl Veneer Bambocci Cabinet / Secretary!!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning 1800's Antique Renaissance Revival Burl Veneer Bambocci Cabinet / Secretary!!
Bambocci
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19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Wood
H 76.75 in W 49 in D 21 in
Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Two Drawers Secretary Bureau, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XV Style carved oak drop front secretary or bureau or writing desk, two drawers with shaped
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Bronze
H 42.52 in W 34.26 in D 20.08 in
Outstanding French Art Deco Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Munich, DE
drawers and doors offer lot of space and a small secretary writing top can be pulled out on the left site
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Chateau Bonheur Du Jour or Secretary
Located in Birmingham, AL
impressive antique French secretary features a chapeau de gendarme crown above a pair of carved serpentine
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1750s French Louis XV Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Iron
H 103 in W 54.5 in D 28.5 in
Highly Figured Antique Knee Hole Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
down secretary with tooled leather topped writing surface, drawers and a cubby hole. The case with
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19th Century Georgian Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Brass
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
secretary desk, attributed to Maison Millet. The superstructure centered by a clock with a porcelain face
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 41.5 in W 43.25 in D 22 in
French Early 19th Century Transitional Drop Front Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This amazing walnut desk has a slanted front that drops to reveal an interior writing surface and
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19th Century French Other Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Walnut
Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk
In the manner of
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Copper
19th Century Biedermeier Cherry Fall Front Desk / Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Introducing a stunning late Biedermeier Slant-Front Secretary, crafted from solid cherry wood in
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Spruce, Cherry
Early 20th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Secretary Desk. 4 dovetailed
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaque Bonheur du Jour
Located in New York, NY
loaded secretary drawer with hidden button.
In late 1739-early 1740 the Sèvres Porcelain Factory
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Bronze
H 43.5 in W 27 in D 19.5 in
Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Slant Front secretary Bureau Bookcase Cabinet in great vintage condition. Restored throughout to the
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Mid-19th Century American George III Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 61 in W 21.5 in D 12.5 in
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Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique writing table desks and secretaries is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique writing table desks and secretaries was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. Antique writing table desks and secretaries have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Louis XVI, Victorian and Louis XV antique writing table desks and secretaries are consistently popular styles. Larkin & Co., Addison Mizner and André-Charles Boulle each produced beautiful antique writing table desks and secretaries that are worth considering.
How Much are Antique Writing Table Desks And Secretaries?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,550, while they’re typically $650 on the low end and $168,882 highest priced.
Finding the Right desks-writing-tables for You
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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