Edwardian Kidney Bean Desk Writing Table, 1910
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic kidney bean desk in mahogany with Satinwood banding This piece of furniture is period Edwardian circa 1910 Great interiors piece with classically refined design with fluted...
Satinwood
Fine 19th Century Gillows Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Kidney Shaped Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely fine gilt bronze mounted parquetry kidney shaped writing table attributed to Gillows of Lancaster.
Bronze
Paul Frankl "Station Wagon" Three-Drawer Chest for Johnson Furniture
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Hanover, MA
See image 7 for an original product brochure showing this chest used as the base for a kidney shaped writing or vanity table. If requested we could fabricate a similar table.
Brass
Unavailable|$7,400
English Kidney-Shaped Writing table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency mahogany kidney-shaped writing table with a single frieze drawer, opposing dummy drawer, pull-out pen drawer to the right side, raised on carved end supports on arched feet w...
Mahogany, Leather
Unavailable|$30,130
Regency amboyna and giltwood kidney shaped writing table
Located in London, GB
Regency amboyna and giltwood kidney shaped writing table in the manner of Seddon and with gilt metal gallery
Amboyna, Giltwood
Unavailable|$11,846
19th Century Kingwood Freestanding Kidney Shaped Ladies Writing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
An elegant superb quality 19th century kingwood freestanding kidney shaped ladies writing desk (or table) of small proportions in the French style.
Ormolu
Unavailable|$39,000
French Louis XV Petite Kidney-Shaped Writing Table, Paris, 1780
Located in Chicago, IL
It could be used as its original purpose of reading or writing table or it could be used as a vanity with a mirror. 18th century bureau plats or writing tables were also called libra...
Bronze
English Regency Period Satinwood Kidney Shaped Writing Table with Leather Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English Regency period satinwood kidney shaped writing table with pedestal ends and saber legs ending in brass casters.
Leather, Satinwood
William IV Kidney Shaped Writing Table with Carved Giltwood and White Painted
By George Morant
Located in London, GB
A rare William IV period kidney shaped writing table with carved giltwood decoration and white paintwork: the writing table's leathered top crossbanded in satinwood and with a carved...
Wood, Giltwood
Unavailable|$4,382
Antique Inlaid and Marquetry Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Table Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
Super quality antique inlaid and marquetry burr walnut kidney shaped table desk Surmounted with ormolu mounts and brass gallery C1860 Measures: 44ins x 21ins x 28ins high 112cm x...
Walnut
Rare Antique French Empire Brass-Bound Mahogany Kidney-Shaped Table, circa 1815
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Empire mahogany kidney-shaped writing table; having a rectangular scalloped top with conforming three quarter brass gallery raised on double trestle base having recess...
Unavailable|$9,313
Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Antique Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
Magnificent burr walnut kidney shaped antique desk with Davenport type top incorporated. Green tooled leather. Measures: 42 ins x 40 ins x 21 ins deep.
Walnut
Unavailable|$7,943
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shape Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
Stunning Victorian burr walnut antique kidney shaped desk on stretcher Base Incorporating Davenport Top. Tooled blue leather. Circa 1870 Measures: 49ins x 36ins x 22ins deep.
Walnut
Unavailable|$4,930
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
Fabulous antique burr walnut kidney shaped desk with davenport top incorporated Two drawers over stretcher base. Tooled dark blue leather hide C1870 Measures: 48ins x 24ins x 34i...
Walnut
Unavailable|$11,846
Superb Quality Mid-19th Century Burr Walnut and Marquetry Kidney Shape Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb quality mid-19th century burr walnut and marquetry freestanding kidney shaped table in the manner of Gillows. This wonderful table consists of a kidney shaped top with su...
Kingwood, Walnut
Unavailable|$28,000
Paul Frankl Kidney Desk for Johnson Furniture
By Paul Frankl
Located in Zürich, CH
Paul Frankl Kidney Desk produced by Johnson Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan Overall in very good condition. The wooden tabletop with light surface scratches, indentations and...
Oak
Unavailable|$7,943
Walnut Ormolu Mounted Kidney Shaped Antique Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
Magnificent inlaid burr walnut ormolu mounted kidney shaped antique desk with two drawers. {Tooled leather green hide} c1870 Measures: 43ins x 19ins x 29.5ins high {Brass shaped...
Walnut
Unavailable|$10,800
19th Century William IV Kidney Desk In Rosewood
Located in Sydney, NSW
Rare William IV Kidney Desk in Rosewood. William IV Kidney Desk, English, circa 1830s. The desk is supported upon lyre shaped trestles connected by a turned and carved stretcher. ...
Rosewood
Unavailable|$4,519
Quality Antique Inlaid Satinwood and Kingwood Banded Kidney Shape Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
A stunning Quality antique Inlaid Satinwood and Kingwood banded kidney shape desk of Petite Proportions with Burgandy leather tooled hide. Mahogany lined drawers. (This antique des...
Kingwood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Kidney Shaped Painted Vanity or Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage hand painted ladies vanity or writing desk kidney shaped, delicate cabriole legs, antique white hand rubbed with sweet hand painted detail on all sides. Stunning 19th centu...
Wood
Unavailable|$3,081
Regency Kidney Style Bean Desk in Walnut Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Wonderful Regency style desk in walnut of kidney bean form Great for a home office set up, good size to the writing surface The kidney bean shape is very practical as it curves aro...
Sold|$3,766
Victorian Burr Walnut Kidney Writing Table
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A Victorian Burr walnut kidney shaped writing table, the top inset with gilt-tooled green leather.
Leather, Walnut
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Writing Table Desk
Located in London, GB
Antique kidney shaped burr walnut writing table with a tooled leather top and in excellent condition.
Walnut
Antique French Kidney Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique French rosewood and satinwood marquetry kidney writing table, circa 1860 in date. The writing table features fabulous decorative ormolu mounts and is sm...
Antique Baltic Kidney Writing Table Desk c.1880
Located in London, GB
This gorgeous antique kidney desk is crafted from beautiful mahogany and features a beautiful leather top that has been hand dyed and gold tooled. It has been inlaid with brass by a ...
Mahogany
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous quality antique Victorian burr walnut kidney shaped writing table, circa 1860 in date.
Brass
Sold|$4,382
Kingwood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
French kingwood ladies writing table the raised pierced brass gallery to the kidney-shaped top having inset leather writing surface enclosed by a crossbanded border.
Kingwood
Sold|$7,395
Walnut kidney shaped writing table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut and marquetry kidney-shaped writing table in the manner of Holland & Sons.
Walnut
Victorian Rosewood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian Rosewood Kidney-Shaped Writing Desk Item Code: 1073 A fine quality Victorian rosewood kidney-shaped writing desk, beautifully proportioned and richly figured. The moulded t...
Rosewood
Sold|$12,400
Antique Rosewood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Simply Stunning Quality William IV Period Kidney Shaped Writing Table Having Leather Top Above Three Mahogany Lined Drawers To Frieze Supported By Unusual Half Tablet And Half ...
Mahogany
Edwardian Satinwood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Edwardian satinwood kidney shaped desk, having a quality green leather writing surface, decorated with gold tooling and a centre motif, above a single draw...
Satinwood
Sold|$3,766
Victorian Desk Kidney Form Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Come view this in our Hertfordshire showroom - just 25 minutes north of London Absolutely stunning walnut Victorian style kidney desk Swivel chair is not included - but is available ...
Walnut
Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
VICTORIAN INLAID MAHOGANY KIDNEY SHAPED WRITING TABLE WITH ONE DRAWER
Mahogany
Edwardian Flame Mahogany Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Edwardian Flame Mahogany Kidney-Shaped Writing Table Item Code: 1386 A striking early 20th-century Edwardian kidney-shaped writing table, crafted in richly figured flame mahogany and...
Mahogany
Mastercraft Kidney Shaped Glass & Brass Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Stunning kidney shaped writing table, or desk, with beveled glass top and brass base.
Brass
A Regency Rosewood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A regency period rosewood lyre eneded kidney shaped writing table, with brass lyres and leathered top.
Brass
Sold|$4,200
Louis XV Style Kidney Shaped Writing Table.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Diminutive Louis XV style kidney shaped vanity or writing table, burled elm with rosewood inlay with dore' bronze mounts.
Rosewood
Sold|$2,400
Louis XV Style Kidney Shaped Writing Table.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Diminutive Louis XV style kidney shaped vanity or writing table, burled elm with rosewood inlay with dore' bronze mounts.
Walnut, Rosewood
Sold|$5,409
George III Kidney Shaped Open Writing Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
George III Kidney Shaped Open Writing Table with High Stretcher between End Supports on Sabre Legs and Brass Castors 40"w x 21"d x 27.5"h
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Burr Elm Kidney Shape Side / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A quite unusual and beautiful antique burr elm kidney shape side / writing table. This was made in England, it dates from the 1920-30’s.
Elm
Early Victorian Lady’s Rosewood Kidney-Shaped Writing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Victorian lady’s rosewood writing table, the kidney-shaped top with pierced love heart design brass galleried back and tooled and gilded green leather insert writing surface with...
19th Century Victorian Walnut Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
A lovely quality 19th century inlaid walnut ladies writing table, the kidney shaped top with rear brass gallery and a green leather inset slope opening to reveal a fitted interior, w...
Walnut
Fine 19th Century Satinwood Kidney Shape Side Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Benington, Herts
A very fine satinwood and ebony inlaid mid-19th century kidney shaped writing table – side table in the manner of Gillows.
Satinwood
19th Century Victorian Figured Walnut Kidney shaped Writing Table
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A very good quality 19th Century Victorian Figured Walnut Kidney shaped Writing Table, the top inset with a tooled leather top over two drawers.
Walnut
Late Regency Gillows Gonçalo Alves Kidney Shaped Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Benington, Herts
A rare late Regency / George IV Gonçalo Alves kidney shaped fitted writing table firmly attributed to Gillows.
Zebra Wood
Napoleon III Burl Olive Wood Kidney Shaped Writing / Poudre Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Continental Louis XV style burl olive wood kidney shaped writing / poudre table, late 19th century.
Glass, Olive
19th Century Burr Walnut and Marquetry Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century burr walnut and Marquetry kidney-shaped table the raised three quarter brass gallery to the kidney-shaped top having floral Marquetry decoration enclosed by tulipwood ba...
Walnut
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Kidney Desk Writing Table, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Edwardian mahogany kidney shaped writing table, circa 1900 in date.
Leather, Mahogany
Sculptural Kidney Shaped Writing Desk, France, 1950
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful kidney shaped writing table by unknown designer in the style of Jean Royere and Jacques Hitier, made in France 1950.
Metal
An Early 19th Century English Kidney Shape Writing Table or Desk
Located in London, GB
An unusual early nineteenth century fiddle back mahogany kidney shaped writing table, with single drawer to the frieze, inlaid shell motif to the writing surface, all supported on ta...
Mahogany
French Louis XVIth Style Kidney Shape Painted Writing Desk or Table
Located in Round Top, TX
A charming French Louis XVIth style writing desk - table in painted wood. The table is beautifully constructed in a kidney shape.
Leather, Wood
Antique Italian Kidney Shaped Inlay Walnut Burl Wood Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Antique desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burl wood with great inlay decors and different fruitwoods, elegantly kidney shaped with curved sides completed by c...
Wood
Antique Russian Style Inlaid Kidney Shaped Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Antique Russian Style Inlaid Kidney Shaped Writing Desk Stock Number: F69
Vintage French Louis Revival Marquetry Kidney Writing Side Table 20th C
Located in London, GB
If you are looking for an attractive period style desk but have limited space then this could be the one for you. We are offering this compact French Louis Revival writing table, fit...
Ormolu
English Regency Rosewood Writing Table of Kidney Form by Gillows, circa 1815
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An elegant and rare circa 1815 English regency period rosewood writing table of 'kidney' form by legendary English cabinetmaking firm Gillows of Lancaster and London, the shaped top ...
Brass
French Burl Wood Kidney Form Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
French burl wood kidney form writing desk, 19th century, having a kidney-shaped top, over foliate carved columns and back supports, on curved stretcher base, rising on casters.
Walnut
Sold|$2,375
Custom Kidney Shaped Desk/Table
Located in Bellport, NY
Unusual Kidney shaped desk made with high detailed mahogany woods,showing two pull out draws,and two pull out trays left and right.Beautiful piece.
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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Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
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