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18th Century Neoclassical Desk, Austria
Located in New York, NY
interior includes a writing surface covered in black leather and compartments for writing tools. Additional
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Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Bronze

French Marble Top Writing Table, Tooled-Leather Writing Surface, on Casters
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Marble-Top Writing Table on Casters, Pull-Out Drawer, Gilt Tooled-Leather Writing Surface
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Marble

19th Century Mahogany Writing Table with Tooled Leather Top
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century mahogany writing table with tooled leather top. Supported by cabriole legs adorned
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19th Century British Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Superb Rare Flame Mahogany Russian or Baltic Cylinder Desk Leather Surface
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
interior with drawers and compartments—perfect for organizing writing tools and important documents
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1870s European Baltic Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Bronze

French Provincial Fruitwood and Tooled Leather Writing Table, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French Provincial Fruitwood and Tooled Leather Writing Table, 18th Century
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Fruitwood

Antique Victorian William IV Mahogany Tooled Leather Writing Table Desk Console
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional early 19th Century William IV Writing Table. Features a rectangular form with green
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Early 19th Century William IV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Rare Antique Asprey & Co. London Oak & Tooled Green Leather Writing Desk 1920s
By Charles & George Asprey
Located in Reading, Berkshire
-Up Writing Table Made in England in the 1920s. Item is sold complete with a Burgundy tooled red
Category

1920s English Edwardian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Oak

18th-C. French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Tooled Leather & Bronze Writing Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a special piece! It is a late 18th century carved oak and gilt bronze writing desk. It has
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Bronze

Rare Asprey & Co. London Oak & Tooled Green Leather Pop-Up Writing Desk 1920s
By Charles & George Asprey
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Writing Table Made in England in the 1920s. Item is sold complete with a Burgundy tooled red leather desk
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1920s English Edwardian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Mahogany, Leather, Oak

Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
century. The impressive rectangular top is inset with a superb green gilt-tooled leather writing surface
Category

19th Century English Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Ottoman Inkwell Qalamdan and Pen Case in Brass, Turkey
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
brass case is divided into compartments to hold writing tools such as quills and pencils. The
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Mid-19th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Brass

Antique Edwardian Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
an inset tooled leather writing surface in the centre, and a small storage compartment on the back
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century Inlaid Writing Table
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
rich burgundy gilt-tooled leather writing surface, framed by an intricate border of foliate inlay
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19th Century English Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Mahogany

William IV Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with an inset tooled black leather writing surface with banded edge over a frieze
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1830s English William IV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Brass

19th Century walnut writing table
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century walnut library table, the large rectangular top with rounded ends having tooled inset
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Late 19th Century British Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Walnut

19th Century walnut writing table
19th Century walnut writing table
$3,536 Sale Price
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English Tooled Green Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable antique George III style partners desk with the original tooled green leather
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Edwardian Inlaid Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
. There is an inset leather writing surface with tooled edges and cross banding around the edges. There is
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Edwardian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Edwardian writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from the
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Writing Desk with Satinwood Inlay
Located in Cheshire, GB
. The desk is fitted with a tooled red leather writing surface, complemented by a pair of curved-front
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Early 20th Century British Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Wood

French Petite Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely, petite desk from 19th Century France made of luxurious mahogany and a leather writing
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing table
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top with rounded corners and beautiful tooled brown leather writing surface with
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1830s French Louis XVI Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Bronze

Edwardian Flame Mahogany Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
with a green tooled leather writing surface, beautifully embossed in gilt with a foliate and shell
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19th Century English Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Edwardian Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
patterns on the central drawer. There is an inset leather writing surface with tooled edges, this stands on
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Wood

Regency Mahogany & Brass Partners Writing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Quality Regency Period Mahogany And Brass, Square, Partners Writing Table, Having
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Writing Table by Gillow & Co.
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Solebury, PA
A remarkable 19th-century kidney-shaped mahogany writing table by the esteemed Gillow & Co. is
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Antique Edwardian Inlaid Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
inset tooled green leather writing surface. There are also lovely satinwood inlays around the top edge
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1890s British Edwardian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century Satinwood Ladies Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century satinwood ladies writing table in the Sheraton style, having a shaped leather writing
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1890s British Sheraton Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Satinwood

Imposing French 19th Century Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Rome, IT
rectangular top inset with a tooled leather writing panel and fitted with three drawers to the undulating
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Wood

Beautiful 19th century country English pine and tooled leather pedestal desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautiful 19th century country English pine and tooled leather pedestal desk.
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19th Century English Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Pine

Antique Victorian Writing Table Desk Gillows 19th Century
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
rectangular top features a moulded edge with a striking inset gold tooled green leather writing surface  with
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Kidney Shaped 19th Century Writing Table
By Maple & Co.
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A quite exceptional quality late 19th century mahogany kidney shaped writing table, having gilt
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Mahogany

George III Brass-Mounted Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
In the French taste‚ the rectangular tooled leather inset writing surface with a three-quarter
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18th Century and Earlier English George III Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Brass

Edwardian Shapland & Petter Mahogany Kidney Shaped Writing Desk c1900
By Shapland & Petter
Located in High Peak, GB
leather tooled writing surface (showing minor signs of usage) and ornate brass gallery. Large centre
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Mahogany

English Knee Hole Desk With Tooled Leather Top Rounded Bowed Sides
Located in Southampton, NJ
Fabulous mid size Georgian Revival knee hole desk with tooled leather top, six drawers, bowed
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Early 20th Century British Georgian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
. Single drawer to the frieze and with fitted gilt-tooled leather writing surface. Smaller upper drawers
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Kingwood

Pair of English Regency Period Rosewood Writing Tables
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of English Regency period rosewood writing tables with gold tooled green leather tops. The
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Rosewood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Writing Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
. Having an inset green leather writing surface with gilt tooling. gilded ormolu mouldings and monopodia
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Mahogany

Rococo Style Writing Desk Mounted with Gilt Bronze
Located in London, GB
with a leather writing surface that is tooled and gilt. The front of the desk features five drawers
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

English Antique Adjustable Architect’s Writing Drafting Desk Table circa 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ADJUSTABLE ARCHITECT’S STAND WITH GILT-TOOLED LEATHER TOP, CONVERTING TO A WRITING TABLE English
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Elm, Oak, Pine

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Veneer Desk with Tooled Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood veneer desk with 5 drawers and gold tooled leather
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

19th Century English Burr Walnut Victorian Pedestal Desk w/ Tooled Leather Top
Located in North Salem, NY
made Burr Walnut pedestal desk has a gilt tooled leather top with a shaped break on the users side and
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19th Century English Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Walnut

Antique Gillows Style Birdseye Maple Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a very attractive Antique Victorian Gillows Style Birdseye Maple writing table, circa 1880
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1880s English Victorian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather

Antique Regency Gonçalo Alves Library Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
desk is crafted from  beautiful Gonçalo Alves and features a striking inset gold tooled green leather
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Brass

Wood & Hogan English Bench-Made Chippendale Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in North Salem, NY
Fine Wood & Hogan English bench-made mahogany Chippendale style three drawer writing table with
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18th Century English Chippendale Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Brass

French Louis XV Style Black Lacquered Desk with Red Tooled Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV style black lacquered desk with a red tooled leather top and bronze hardware.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
which frames details such as the drawers. Below is an extendable writing section covered with tooled
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Victorian Writing Table Desk by Edwards & Roberts 19th Century
Located in London, GB
in date. The top is inset with a gold tooled burgundy leather writing surface above two frieze
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1850s Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Rosewood Marquetry Partner's Writing Table Desk
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Portland, OR
inlaid Burgundy colored blind tooled & gilded leather writing surface, the border is inlaid with a band
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1860s French Louis XV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Ormolu

Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table In The Manner Of George Smith
By George Smith
Located in Benington, Herts
ended rectangular top is beautifully lined with the original gilt tooled leather writing surface
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

French Napoleon III Ebonised & Gilt Bronze Writing Desk Bonheur-du-Jour 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
mascarons, ribboned cartouches, and rosettes The writing surface retains its original tooled leather inset
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1880s Napoleon III Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Bronze

Antique Victorian Inlaid Satin Walnut Twin Pedestal Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality Victorian mahogany twin pedestal desk writing table C1890. This is a lovely
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Portland, OR
, serpentine shaped writing table, circa 1880. The table having an inset brown & red hued tooled & gilded
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th C. Refinished Regency Walnut and Maple w/ Tooled Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Refinished Regency Style Walnut and Maple, tooled leather top Partners Desk
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Late 19th Century American Edwardian Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Walnut, Birdseye Maple

Antique William IV Style Oak and Pollard Oak Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
William IV oak and pollard oak writing table with a tooled leather top, 19th century. The top with
Category

19th Century English William IV Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Brass

Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
rectangular top has an inset gold-tooled green leather writing surface with a very decorative gilt-bronze
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1870s French Empire Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Ormolu

English 19th Century Mahogany Writing Desk with Fluted Legs and Leather Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
rectangular top is fitted with a tooled black leather writing surface, framed by a mahogany border with
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19th Century English Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Brass

Antique Fine Quality C1900 Inlaid Mahogany Ladies Writing Table Desk Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
smoothly functioning drawer is adorned with brass handles, complemented by a later tooled leather writing
Category

Early 1900s Antique Writing Tools

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

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Antique Writing Tools For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique writing tools is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique writing tools was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. Antique writing tools have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique writing tools are generally popular furniture pieces, but Louis XVI, Regency and Louis XV styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many antique writing tools are appealing in their simplicity, but John Bowman produced popular antique writing tools that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Writing Tools?

Prices for antique writing tools can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique writing tools begin at $470 and can go as high as $25,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,800.