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Hepplewhite Writing Desk

English Hepplewhite Mahogany Tambour Writing Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English five drawer Hepplewhite tambour writing desk with fitted interior, satinwood string inlay
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Hepplewhite Desks and Writing T...

American Gilded Age Hepplewhite-Style Writing Desk in Satinwood w/ Marquetry
Located in Miami, FL
From the American Gilded Age, a lovely writing table in satinwood with ebonized details and
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Antique Late 19th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Satinwood

English Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Writing Table. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Hepplewhite mahogany three drawer writing table with circular brasses and terminating on
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Antique 1790s English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Fine 18th Century ‘French Hepplewhite’ Mahogany Ladies Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century ‘French Hepplewhite’ figured mahogany ladies writing table of serpentine form
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Tulipwood

Edwardian Mahogany and Satinwood Carlton House Desk
By George Hepplewhite
Located in London, GB
An early twentieth century mahogany and satinwood ‘Carlton House’ desk, Edwardian, in the late
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Edwardian Mahogany and Satinwood Carlton House Desk
Edwardian Mahogany and Satinwood Carlton House Desk
$7,540
H 39.38 in W 53.35 in D 25.6 in
Rare Hepplewhite Revival Mixing Table Desk Charak Furniture Co.
By Charak Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Rare Hepplewhite Revival mixing table desk, Charak Furniture Co. Boston, Mass 1930. This fabulous
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Vintage 1930s American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Traditional White Oak Writing Desk by Highland House
By Highland House
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is the Marceau Oak Writing Desk by Highland House Furniture. It is made of oak solids and
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2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

George III, Mahogany, Mirror, Hepplewhite Dressing Table, England, 19th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
George III, Mahogany, Hepplewhite Dressing Table, England, 19th C., Refinished A fine example of a
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Antique 1820s English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

George III Satinwood Bonheur du Jour
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Basildon, GB
A Satinwood Bonheur du Jour with painted panels and glazed doors, maroon leather writing fold
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Antique 1790s British George III Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

George III Satinwood Bonheur du Jour
George III Satinwood Bonheur du Jour
$2,777
H 45 in W 27 in D 26 in
Hekman Furniture Federal Inlaid Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk
By Baker Far East Collection
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style bureau with slant front writing desk or secretary desk In
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Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Hepplewhite Mahogany Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new Hepplewhite style writing desk. It is ideal for the home office, library, or
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2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Desks

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Mahogany

Hepplewhite Mahogany Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
Hepplewhite Mahogany Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
$3,562 / item
H 30.125 in W 63 in D 28.25 in
Carlton House Desk Vintage English Styling with Leather Writing Surface
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Toronto, CA
Here is our Vintage Carlton House Desk, English Styling with Leather Writing Surface. A lovely
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20th Century English Hepplewhite Desks

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Hardwood

Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new Hepplewhite style Kidney shaped writing desk. It is ideal for the home office
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2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Desks

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Mahogany

Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk by Leighton Hall
Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk by Leighton Hall
$5,666 / item
H 30.125 in W 63 in D 28.25 in

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George III Hepplewhite Period Double-Sided Mahogany Writing Table
By George Hepplewhite
Located in London, Middlesex
A fine late 18th century Hepplewhite period mahogany writing table, the crossbanded rectangular
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Rare Georgian Hepplewhite Period Inlaid Mahogany Antique Tambour Estate Desk
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Antrim, GB
inlaid mahogany tambour estate writing desk. The secretaire is fully fitted with lettered pigeon holes
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Antique 1790s British Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Small 18th Century George III Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The mahogany writing table has recently been recovered with a light green leather top. The frieze
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Antique 1780s English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Painted Desk/ Vanity, circa 1920
Located in Bedford, NY
Shaped carved front drawer. Table can be used as a writing table or a vanity. Four inch high
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Early 20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

Painted Desk/ Vanity, circa 1920
Painted Desk/ Vanity, circa 1920
H 29.5 in W 36 in D 19 in
Hepplewhite Sheraton Style Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Writing Desk
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This American made 1920s era mahogany piece is made in the quality level of New York makers. With the leather top removed, the metal tray makes a convenient wine tasting tray or table.
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Vintage 1920s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Hepplewhite Style Serpentine Leather Top Writing Desk
By Sligh-Lowry Furniture Co.
Located in Southampton, NJ
Hepplewhite style writing desk in Mahogany with serpentine front, marvelous carvings & fretwork
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Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Hepplewhite style writing table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English mahogany Hepplewhite style marquetry inlaid writing table, the top inlaid with tooled
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Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Hepplewhite style writing table
Hepplewhite style writing table
H 36 in W 42 in D 21.5 in
Maddox Hepplewhite Banded Mahogany Tambour Door Desk
By Maddox Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Hepplewhite or Federal style tambour door writing desk or secretary desk By Maddox
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Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Hepplewhite Style Leather Top Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An American mahogany writing table of breakfront form, the tooled brown leather top above 3 fluted
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Leather

Elegant Hepplewhite writing table with concealed compartments.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality Hepplewhite mahogany satinwood banded writing table, the leather covered adjustable
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Academic Revival writing table in the Hepplewhite style, 1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Academic Revival rectangular ribbon figured mahogany writing table in the Hepplewhite style. The
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Carlton House Style Mahogany and Burl Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Peabody, MA
An American made "Carlton House" writing desk, circa 1940s, First popularized in England as a
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Vintage 1940s American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany, Burl

George III Mahogany Leather-Top Writing Table with Bramah Locks
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English inlaid mahogany Hepplewhite period writing table, the tan gilt-tooled inset leather top
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Hepplewhite Mahogany Five Drawer Writing Table
By Charak Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
Charak Furniture English Hepplewhite style Mahogany five drawer writing table with striking oval
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Early 20th Century Hepplewhite Desks

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Brass

Hepplewhite Style English Mahogany Partners' Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A substantial English mahogany Hepplewhite style partners writing table, the green gilt tooled
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Antique 19th Century British Hepplewhite Desks

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Mahogany, Leather

Antique Hepplewhite Shaker School Tiger Maple & Cherry Writing Desk Circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Hepplewhite Shaker school writing desk offers tiger maple and cherry construction with
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Antique Early 19th Century Desks

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Cherry, Maple

George III Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany French Writing Desk, English, circa 1800
Located in Essex, MA
A fine quality and versatile George III inlaid mahogany writing desk, English, circa 1800, the
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks

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Brass

English Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Oval Writing Table with Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual English oval writing table of large size, the gilt-tooled faded brown leather top above
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20th Century English Hepplewhite Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

Italian Inlaid Marquetry Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian inlaid marquetry leather top six-drawer writing desk with original ormolu brasses
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Antique 1820s Italian Hepplewhite Desks

Antique Bureau Writing Desk, D. Maria Style, Vinhático Wood
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This charming bureau desk in vinhático wood have five different size drawers on factory with bins
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Vintage 1910s Portuguese Hepplewhite Desks

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Other

Unusual 19th Century English Satinwood Writing Stand
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Stand with writing pull-out and drawers. Great color and shape with string inlays.
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Hepplewhite Desks

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Satinwood

English Mahogany Georgian Style Partners Writing Table with Tooled Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual English Hepplewhite style mahogany partners writing table, the green gilt-tooled leather
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Antique 1840s English Hepplewhite Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

Hepplewhite Style Writing Desk
Located in Pomona, CA
A Hepplewhite-style writing desk flame mahogany with Ebony and boxwood inlay.
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Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Hepplewhite Style Writing Desk
Hepplewhite Style Writing Desk
H 30.25 in W 45.5 in D 22.25 in
Vintage Hepplewhite Style Maddox Mahogany Tambour Secretary Desk, Circa 1930
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage Hepplewhite style secretary by Maddox offers mahogany construction with upper bookcase
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Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Mahogany

Antique English Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Writing Desk with Original Brasses
By George Hepplewhite
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Fabulous quality antique English inlaid mahogany Hepplewhite style writing desk or Carlton House
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Antique Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Desks

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Mahogany

Diminutive English Mahogany Demilune One-Drawer Server, 19th Century
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Hepplewhite mahogany demi-lune one-drawer server of nice proportions. The bowed top above a
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Antique 19th Century European Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

18th Century English Hepplewhite Period Writing Desk Table with Gilt Leather
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Hepplewhite period leather top mahogany writing table with square tapered legs on brass casters
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Antique 1770s English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Hepplewhite Writing Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mahogany Writing Table with urban grey green leather top with gol tooling.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Leather

Hepplewhite Writing Table
Hepplewhite Writing Table
H 30 in W 54 in D 28 in
English 18th Century Hepplewhite Period Center Partner's Writing Table Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Hepplewhite period leather top mahogany writing table with square tapered legs on brass casters
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th Century Hepplewhite Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Bournemouth, GB
Hepplewhite style mahogany and boxwood inlaid one piece desk with nine deep drawers with brass
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Antique 1890s English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century Hepplewhite Mahogany Kneehole Desk
19th Century Hepplewhite Mahogany Kneehole Desk
H 29.53 in W 46.07 in D 24.41 in
Early 19th Century Writing Table George III
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Raleigh, NC
Wonderful Hepplewhite mahogany writing table.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Hepplewhite Style Knee Hold Desk, circa 1880
Located in Stamford, CT
George Hepplewhite style kneehole desk with seven drawers and boxwood lined inlay circa 1880. The
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Antique 1880s English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Boxwood

Good 18th Century Hepplewhite Period Writing Table
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A good 18th century Hepplewhite period writing table with a single drawer green leather original
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Antique 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Hepplewhite Period Mahogany & Satinwood Inlaid Breakfront Writing Cabinet
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
banded drawers. The fitted centre drawer with a mahogany cross banded writing slide has recently been
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Antique Late 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Antique English Inlaid Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Writing Desk
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Hepplewhite style writing desk, circa late 1800s. Solid mahogany with brass hardware and USS
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Early 20th Century American Colonial Desks

George III Mahogany Library Table, 1770-1780 the Top Cross-Banded in Tulipwood
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Northwich, GB
library table has draws on two opposing sides so could be used as a partners desk.
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Antique 18th Century British George III Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

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Hepplewhite Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal hepplewhite writing desk for your home. A hepplewhite writing desk — often made from wood, mahogany and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the hepplewhite writing desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A hepplewhite writing desk, designed in the Hepplewhite, George III or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made hepplewhite writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Maddox Furniture, Charak Furniture Company and George Hepplewhite are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Hepplewhite Writing Desk?

Prices for a hepplewhite writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,300 and can go as high as $26,029, while the average can fetch as much as $3,980.
Questions About Hepplewhite Writing Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.

  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.