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1970s Wooden and Wicker Writing Desk with Folding Top and Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Wooden and Wicker Writing Desk with Folding Top and Drawers
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Child Beech Writing Table Slant Top Desk and Foldable Chair, France, Mid 20th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
French slant top desk writing table and its chair, circa 1950.
Foldable beech pupitre for child and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Beech
H 24.81 in W 18.51 in D 16.54 in
Italian 1940's Walnut Folding Writing Desk or Console Table, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
An Italian 1940's folding or flip-top walnut writing desk or console with two faux drawers, the top
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
H 30.75 in W 46 in D 19.75 in
18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
graceful and functional bureau de pente from the late 18th century, this cherrywood slant top writing desk
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Teak Peter Lovig Nielsen Flip-Top Writing Desk, 1975
Located in Shippensburg, PA
DANISH MODERN PETER LØVIG NIELSEN TEAKWOOD FLIP-TOP WRITING DESK
With Lovig Dansk brand to
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top With Fitted Interior.
Located in High Wycombe, GB
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top Reveals A Fitted Interior with Drawers
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 39.38 in W 30.71 in D 25.6 in
19th Century French Oak Writing Desk
Located in High Point, NC
This oak desk was made in France in the 19th Century. An original concept for a standing height
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Stylo Folding Desk by Enrico Tonucci
By Manifestodesign
Located in Milan, IT
Designed with a modern interior in mind, this luxury desk is foldable and can be a precious and
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Antiqued Wood Fold-Over Rustic Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A rustic antiqued wood fold-over Campaign desk, the hinged top opening to reveal four fitted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century, French Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Located in IT
18th Century, Franch Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Measures: cm H 94 x W 83,5 x D 46; D with the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Folding Desk with One Drawer, 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV style folding desk with one drawer. An exceptional Louis XV style desk, made of early
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Louis Philippe Desk Writing Table Secret Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
a clever locking system. To open the desk the front part folds forward and top slides back.
This
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 39.77 in W 46.07 in D 23.23 in
Mid-Century Modern Teak Folding Table, Smart Desk, 1960s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Gorgeous circular Elm dining in the manner of Pierre Chapo.
The top features an impressive grain
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Sicilian Writing Desk in Ebony Embellished with Tortoiseshell Inserts and Silver
Located in Barletta, IT
Writing desk in ebony embellished with tortoiseshell inserts and silver finishes. Drawers along
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Silver
H 48.82 in W 21.26 in D 42.52 in
Pine Standing Desk with Slant Top, Denmark, 1890s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
storage compartments under the top. Danish design, foldable writing surface with extra storage. Good used
Category
Antique 1890s Danish Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Metamorphic Writing Desk by J.C Vickery of London
Located in Martlesham, GB
moulded edge hinged top lifting up and folding over to reveal the rising writing desk top, which consists
Category
Vintage 1910s European Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Midcentury Wood, Black Metal and Brass Italian Folding Desk with Drawers, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Italian folding desk with drawers, the foldable top is made by a single piece of wood
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Brass
H 29.53 in W 55.12 in D 19.69 in
Friso Kramer 'Reform' Table or Desk with Reclaimed Rustic Oak Top
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
furniture
The blend of the vintage reclaimed raw oak top with the Industrial folded metal base has a real
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Orange glossy top & golden base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Red glossy top & chrome base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Red glossy top & white base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Red glossy top & bronze base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Red glossy top & golden base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Orange glossy top & chrome base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Orange glossy top & white base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Orange glossy top & bronze base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Grey glossy top & chrome base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Grey glossy top & bronze base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Grey glossy top & white base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Grey glossy top & golden base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr White Matt top & white base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr White Matt top & bronze base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr White Matt top & chrome base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr White Matt top & golden base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
for a contemporary home office space, the Cosimo desk comes in various finishes. The top desk finish
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
19th Century Metamorphic Syrian Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century metamorphic Syrian writing table, the duel hinged top lifting up and folding over to
Category
Antique 1860s Syrian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Custom, English Walnut Burl Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This beautiful George II style executive writing table/desk in burled walnut features a uniquely
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Butterfly Desk
By Enrico Pellizzoni
Located in Milan, IT
The Butterfly desk has a folded sheet metal base covered in leather and the top is made in leather
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Neoclassical Style Mahogany Card, Dressing, and Writing Table
Located in London, GB
serves three functions: it works as a writing desk, a dressing table, and a card table. The table is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Small Campaign Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Campaign style mahogany campaign desk, the circular crossbanded molded edge top hinged and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
16th Century Spanish Walnut Writing Table, Circa 1580
Located in Brugge, BE
An impressive and illustrated 16th century Spanish walnut writing table, exemplifying unparalleled
Category
Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Modern Painted Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern painted desk with a lacquered top section with three drawers, the center drawer fold out for
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Folding Table by Giovanni Offredi for MC Selvini Italy
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
console with the top folded. Depth when folded 35 cm. The construction is fully foldable making it almost
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate
Jean Prouve Desk, 1934
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Paris, FR
sheet metal. Drawers in green lacquered folded sheet metal.
Rubber top.
Bibliography
- Jean Prouvé
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Dropside Lyre or Harp Desk
Located in Annville, PA
the two fold down dropside leaves are supported by solid mahogany arms when opened. The Dropside Desk
Category
2010s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Small Lady's Desk, English Regency 1830
Located in Belmont, MA
1830. The desk features a pretty kingwood veneer on the outside. It has a flip up top which reveals a
Category
Antique 1820s English Restauration Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Walnut Davenport Desk, England, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
with closure at the top and folding tabletop with key lock. This typology is known as "Davenport
Category
Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Baroque Period Dark Walnut and Iron Center or Writing Table, ca. 1675
Located in Atlanta, GA
trestle supports and fold up when the iron stretchers are unscrewed, this table having a rectangular top
Category
Antique 1670s Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 30.5 in W 49.25 in D 29.5 in
White Swedish Gustavian Wall Table and Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
original authentic patina. Handwrought hinges riveted to the folding top. The drawer has minor stains of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
French, Oak Child's School Desk c. 1900's
Located in London, GB
small front drawer and fold-up top storage area, you can still see residual paint markings from previous
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Cylinder Desk, Victorian Period, Flamed Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
movable flap that folds down or up over a series of compartments and drawers, closing the top box of the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Figured Mahogany Kneehole Architects Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
figured mahogany lift up top opening to reveal a large writing surface crossbanded in mahogany, unusual
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
H 34.45 in W 54.53 in D 26.78 in
Rockefeller Center* Circular Reception Desk / Bar, Attrib. Donald Deskey
By Donald Deskey
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
period furniture.
This unique sculptural circular desk, (can be used as a dry bar) the top fitted with
Category
Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Empire Greek Vanity or Ladies' Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
female caryatids, above a folded leather lined writing surface and a frieze drawer, raised on square legs
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Desk in Custom Engraved Leather and Steel Finishes
Located in New York, NY
with folding top in leather and chrome steel legs perfectly adaptable for any space in the home
This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Officers Desk
Located in Forney, TX
mahogany hinged flip-top chest, which lifts open and folds back opens to reveal a fitted interior work
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Mahogany, Poplar
Willy Van Der Meeren Desk by Tubax Belgium 1955
By Tubax, Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
typical fifties Industrial desk has a very nice Industrial look with the black metal folded v structure
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Wood Lovig Desk
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Phoenix, AZ
folded, 28.75” tall x 38” deep unfolded. There’s 23.5” between the floor and the bottom of the desk top.
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Handmade Desk in Custom Engraved Leather And Steel Finishes
Located in New York, NY
with folding top in leather and chrome steel legs perfectly adaptable for any space in the home
This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Desk With Drawers In Zebrano And Metal Legs, Contemporary Design
Located in London, GB
Zebrano veneer wapping around the top with folded details on the sides.
3 hidden drawers at the
Category
2010s British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
"Moleskine" Portable Atelier Desk Designed by Philippe Nigro for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Negro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Moleskine" is a desk, designed by Philippe Nigro and manufactured by Driade, with a folding top in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
H 29.5 in W 43.3 in D 23.6 in
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