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Antique Burr Walnut Writing Desk by Howard & Sons
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in London, GB
gallery on the top edge. The top surface, middle surface and drawer fronts are burr walnut & have
Category

Antique 1860s British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Original 1930's Heal's of London Burr Walnut Writing Desk
By Heal's
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco writing desk by Heal's of London. Burr walnut veneered with figured walnut banding and
Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique burr walnut leather top desk / writing table. This is in the Queen Anne style
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Mid-Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Table
By H. Baldock & Sons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine mid-Victorian burr walnut writing table, the top finely inlaid with rushes and scrolling
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1870, H1178
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1870, H1178 Scotland 1870 Solid
Category

Antique 1870s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique fine quality 19th Century burr walnut library writing table desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality 19th Century burr walnut library writing table desk. Lovely age colour and
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality antique burr walnut pedestal desk, the top having three leather skiver
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Antique Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
H 31.11 in W 59.85 in D 34.65 in
Antique French Burr Walnut Sevres & Ormolu Mounted Writing Table Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique French ormolu mounted burr walnut writing table, Circa 1870 in date
Category

Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
An impressive and extremely well made antique burr walnut leather top desk. This was made in
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk
H 31.89 in W 51.97 in D 25.2 in
Art Deco Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Art Deco burr walnut pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around
Category

Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Art Deco Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Art Deco Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
H 29.93 in W 53.94 in D 31.89 in
Antique Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique Queen Anne style burr walnut writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates
Category

Vintage 1930s British Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Burr Walnut Kidney Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
Elevate your workspace with this exquisite burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk featuring a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Nutwood

Burr Walnut Kidney Pedestal Desk
Burr Walnut Kidney Pedestal Desk
H 30 in W 70.75 in D 37.75 in
19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian burr walnut writing table, having an inset leather top, with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Danish mid 20th century burr walnut desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Danish mid 20th century burr walnut desk circa 1950. We are please to offer this desk which is of
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Danish mid 20th century burr walnut desk
Danish mid 20th century burr walnut desk
H 29.5 in W 57.25 in D 30.75 in
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Burr Walnut Writing Table, Probably by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Burr Walnut Writing Table, Probably by Gillows. The rectangular top has a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Victorian Period Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning 19th century figured burr walnut Davenport desk. The piano top fall lifts to reveal 2
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

​​Antique Victorian Freestanding Inlaid Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian freestanding inlaid burr walnut kidney shaped writing table having an
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Art Deco Burr Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely magnificent Art Deco burr walnut leather top partners desk. This was made in England
Category

Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Art Deco Burr Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
Art Deco Burr Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
H 29.93 in W 62.21 in D 32.29 in
19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Victorian burr walnut pedestal desk. The desk top is inset
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dickens Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb antique Victorian Period burr walnut Dickens pedestal desk, circa 1880 in
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and very rare antique Victorian burr walnut twin pedestal partners desk, Circa 1860
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Desk Burr Walnut and Leather Desk with a Hidden Drawer
Located in London, GB
made in oak veneer with borders in wengé, the carcass of the desk is in burr walnut veneer. The legs
Category

2010s British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Cheshire, GB
. Above inset green tooled leather writing surface. The base section fitted with four drawers and four
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Burr Walnut Davenport
Burr Walnut Davenport
H 33 in W 22.5 in D 23 in
Antique Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk by Gillow & Co 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Victorian burr walnut pedestal desk, by the world renowned cabinet maker
Category

Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Victorian Burr Walnut Free Standing Pedestal Desk by Druce & Co
By Druce & Co.
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian burr walnut free standing pedestal desk by Druce & Co, of rectangular form with a later
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk by Maple & Co.
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut kneehole desk by Maple & Co. having a magnificent
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century burr walnut davenport, the sloping top has the original tan colour leather writing
Category

Antique 1860s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Burr Walnut Davenport
19th Century Burr Walnut Davenport
H 34 in W 22 in D 22 in
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
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Double Pedestal Desk, Writing or Vanity, Scotland 1890, H216
Located in Vancouver, BC
Victorian walnut double pedestal desk, writing or vanity, Scotland 1890, H216 Scotland 1890
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Davenport
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian burr walnut and inlaid davenport in nice condition. It has a brass gallery to the top
Category

Antique 1870s European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Davenport
Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Davenport
H 32.29 in W 21.26 in D 22.45 in
Georgian Style Wood & Hogan Burr Walnut Partners Desk Bench-Made in England
Located in North Salem, NY
statement needed. English Bench-Made Wood & Hogan Walnut Early Georgian Style Partners Desk with Three
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Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Queen Anne Early 18th Century Inlaid Burr Walnut Escritoire Desk Chest
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Queen Anne early 18th Century inlaid burr walnut escritoire, desk or chest. A
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Georgian style burr walnut bureau. This was made in England, it dates from around
Category

Vintage 1950s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Bureau
Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Bureau
H 37.8 in W 22.84 in D 18.12 in
Antique Bonheur Du Jour, French, Walnut, Ladies Writing Desk, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bonheur du jour. A French, walnut ladies writing desk, dating to the late
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

VINTAGE BURR WALNUT TWiN PEDESTAL PARTNER DESK WITH REGENCY GREEN LEATHER TOP
Located in GB
Walnut twin pedestal partner desk with original distressed green leather top Please note the delivery
Category

20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
original walnut gallery, shaped burr walnut lift up writing slope with original leather opening to reveal
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Louis XV Style 19th Century Burr Walnut and Leather Top Four-Drawer Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Southern French Louis XV style 19th century burr walnut four-drawer desk from Avignon with
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut, Burl

Oversized Victorian 1870 Burr Quarter Cut Walnut Knee Hole Pedestal Partner Desk
Located in GB
burr walnut so full of swirls and lovely patterns. The desk top has a green writing surface. This desk
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Burl

Mahogany and burr leather top pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mahogany and burr leather top pedestal desk circa 1990. Good example of a 19th century designed
Category

Late 20th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Root Burl Curved Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Stunning Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burr walnut
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Walnut Desk
Located in London, GB
Art Deco walnut desk in fabulous condition. A beautiful piece perfect for a smaller study area
Category

Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Walnut Desk
Art Deco Walnut Desk
H 29.93 in W 34.65 in D 22.05 in
19th Century Burr Walnut Davenport by Edwards & Roberts
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning 19th century figured walnut Davenport desk with brass grill. It has a fall front with a
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Oval Partners Desk Victorian Walnut Office
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous burr walnut oval partners desk in the Victorian manner This is a true partners desk with
Category

Vintage 1970s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Hand Painted Carbon & Bronze Colour Dressing Table with Burr Walnut Drawers
Located in Pulborough, GB
Walnut Drawers. Introducing our extraordinary Hand Painted Carbon Colour Dressing Table with Burr
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20th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Paint

Antique Ladies Work Table, English, Walnut, Writing, Waring & Gillow, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lady of the house work table. An English, burr walnut and leather writing or
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Burr Walnut Turn over Games Table, Tea Table, Scotland 1870, H668
Located in Vancouver, BC
Victorian burr walnut turn over games table, tea table, Scotland 1870, H668 Scotland 1870 Solid
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Gothic Revival Walnut Writing Side Table A W Pugin Manner
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in Norwich, GB
A 19th Century burr walnut and walnut Gothic Revival writing side table in the A W Pugin manner
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Antique 19th Century English Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Eclectic 19th century carved walnut desk and chair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century carved walnut desk and chair circa 1880. Superb quality desk with original chair made
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing T...

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Writing Table Desk by Edwards & Roberts 19th Century
Located in London, GB
their stamp. The quality of timber used was always the best quality with fine burr walnuts and lighter
Category

Antique 1850s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique fine quality Victorian 19th Century burr walnut Dutchess dressing table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Victorian 19th Century burr walnut Dutchess dressing table. Lovely age colour
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Aesthetic Period Bur Maple Edward & Roberts Writing Table Desk, 19th C
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique aesthetic period burr maple and ebonized writing table, stamped 'Edwards
Category

Antique 1870s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

George Eliot's Writing Table
Located in Dorking, GB
has a revolving spindled centre tray. The round top, with a burr-walnut grain, has an inset thumb
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Fine Quality Victorian Kidney-Shaped Desk in Richly Figured Walnut by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine quality Victorian kidney-shaped desk in richly figured burr walnut by Gillows, the leather
Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine C19TH French Burr Walnut & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table Black Leather inset top, gold
Category

Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Work Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut work table, the rectangular-shaped burr walnut lifts up top, opening to reveal a green
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Work Table
Victorian Walnut Work Table
H 30 in W 24 in D 17 in
Fabulous 19th Century Side Table or Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th century burr walnut side table or desk of gorgeous quality, finely hand carved
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Fabulous 19th Century Side Table or Desk
Fabulous 19th Century Side Table or Desk
H 27.5 in W 42.25 in D 25.25 in
Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A most enchanting Queen Anne period burr walnut bureau of highly desirable small proportions and
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau
Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau
H 35 in W 29 in D 19.5 in
Early Victorian Solid Walnut Library Table Made for Gillows by John Barrow
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
rectangular top decorated in burr walnut within bold reed-and-flute edging above two disguised frieze drawers
Category

Antique 1840s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
trend to dress mahogany with these decorative veneers, such as Burr Walnut and Coromandel, so that the
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Mahogany with these decorative veneers, such as Burr Walnut and Coromandel, so that the actual Mahogany was
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

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Burr Walnut Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic burr walnut writing desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and animal skin, every burr walnut writing desk was constructed with great care. Find 310 options for an antique or vintage burr walnut writing desk now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect burr walnut writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A burr walnut writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Georgian and Regency styles are sought with frequency. Gillows of Lancaster & London, Shapland & Petter and Bevan Funnell Ltd. each produced at least one beautiful burr walnut writing desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Burr Walnut Writing Desk?

The average selling price for a burr walnut writing desk at 1stDibs is $2,947, while they’re typically $461 on the low end and $27,655 for the highest priced.