Louis XVI Leather Top Writing Desk Cassard Et Cie, Paris
Located in Southampton, NJ
An early 20th c. Louis XVI style leather top desk with three drawers, original brasses and tapered reed legs; by Cassard et Cie , Paris.
Brass
Maison Jansen Attributed Ebonized Leather Top Louis XVI Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Keywords: Louis XVI writing desk, leather top desk, bronze mounted desk, Dimensions: 29.25 inches High x 46.5 inches wide x 25.25 inches deep
Bronze
$17,225 / item
'Starblack' Desk and Cabinet by Guido Faleschini, 1970s
By Guido Faleschini
Located in London, England
For i4 Mariani, Italy Leather topped desk with recessed aluminium channel spanning the width.
Leather
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk by Poteau
Located in London, GB
The wide, leather topped desk surface is bounded by a gilt bronze moulding, while the apron below is inset with three drawers, each drawer finished with parquetry and mounted with gi...
Ormolu, Bronze
English Serpentine Giltwood Desk on Castors
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1960s with this exquisite rattan with leather top desk. The ultra rare desk exudes an air of luxury and refinement.
Brass
French 19th Century Directoire Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French, 19th century Directoire style leather-topped desk with hidden extensions on each side to add surface area, in a dramatic ebonized finish over the wood.
Brass
$2,797
Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in London, England
Kidney shaped small sized French mahogany writing table. Circa 1900
Leather, Mahogany
Blonde Arts & Crafts Desk English Antique 1900 Leather Oak Shapland & Petter
By Shapland & Petter
Located in London, GB
An extremely charming and rare English golden oak antique Arts & Crafts leather-top desk in lovely condition. Made around 1900 by renowned Arts & Crafts makers Shapland & Petter, thi...
Copper
Vintage Leather Top Corner Desk
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very well made vintage leather top corner desk. This was made in England, it dates from the 1960’s.
Leather, Wood
Antique Leather Top Austrian Empire Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very rare antique leather top Austrian Empire desk, dating from around the 1830-1850 period.
Brass
Antique Victorian Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique Victorian leather top partners desk. This dates from around the 1840-1860 period.
Leather, Wood
Antique Leather Top Carlton House Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique leather top Carlton House desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1890-1900 period.
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
It is of fantastic quality and has a lovely design. The top has an inverted breakfront shape, with an inset leather top that is hand coloured and gold tooled.
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A very smart and well made antique Victorian Walnut leather top pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around 1890-1900.
Leather, Walnut
Large Antique Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent, large antique walnut leather top pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1900-1920 period.
Leather, Walnut
Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A charming antique Victorian leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1850-1870 period.
Leather, Wood
Antique Georgian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Georgian leather top writing table / desk. It was made in England, it dates from around the 1800-1820 period.
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
There are two drawers with nicely turned handles and fine, hand cut dovetailed joints. There is an inset leather top with gold tooled edges, the leather has a beautiful colour which ...
Leather, Wood
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
An outstanding antique burr walnut leather top pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1960’s.
Leather, Walnut
$23,790 / item
Georgian Style Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The desk takes inspiration from late 18th- and early 19th-century English design, especially the George III period. Made from rich walnut veneers on the drawer fronts and side panels...
Leather, Wood
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique burr walnut leather top pedestal desk. This is in the Georgian style, it dates from around the 1930’s.
Leather, Walnut
$27,900 / item
Georgian Style Mahogany Leather Top Partners Desk
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The desk takes inspiration from late 18th- and early 19th-century English design, especially the George III period. Made from richly grained crotch mahogany, it has bookmatched venee...
Leather, Wood
Iconic Mastercraft Brass Desk With Leather Top
By Mastercraft
Located in Houston, TX
Iconic Mastercraft Brass Desk With Leather Top. Stunning large mid century brass desk or writing table by Mastercraft.
Brass
$31,638 / item
Georgian Leather Top Pedestal Desk – Adam Style
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The desk in the Adam Style is a striking neoclassical piece, inspired by the elegant furniture of the late 1700s. Made from satinwood with detailed inlays and gold accents, the desk ...
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
There is an inset leather top with gold tooled edges, the leather has a beautiful colour which compliments the wood nicely.
Leather, Wood
Vintage British Colonial Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The expansive desktop features a classic three-panel inset leather top, offering a tactile and durable surface for correspondence or creative work.
Brass
Modern Minimalist Oak Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
Modern minimalist oak leather top writing desk. Simplistic modern styling with beautiful textured Oak woods.
Leather, Oak
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique burr walnut leather top pedestal desk. This is in the Georgian style, it dates from around the 1930’s.
Leather, Walnut
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 top on a mahogany case with four drawers on either side, brass hardware, stylized fa...
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Edwardian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Edwardian writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from the 1900-1910 period.
Brass
Monumental 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Partner’s Library Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an impressive 19th century mahogany campaign partner’s desk, library desk, executive writing desk, military campaign desk, colonial office desk, green leather top desk, brass...
Brass
Large Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
The condition is excellent for its age, we have just had this re-polished. The leather top has also been replaced with a hand coloured and tooled patinated green leather.
Leather, Wood
Fine Antique Walnut Leather Top Neoclassical Style Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A leather top Neoclassical style desk on four turned, tapered and fluted legs with case having central drawer, flanked by a drawer on the right and two on the left.
Leather, Walnut
Art Deco Figured Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb Art Deco figured walnut leather top pedestal desk, made in England and dating from the 1930’s.
Leather, Walnut
Antique William IV Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
The wood has a gorgeous colour tone and patina. The top has a raised back gallery and a lovely tooled leather writing surface.
Leather, Wood
19th Century English Oak Roll Top Desk with Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts and Crafts oak roll top desk with side drawers and leather top.
Leather, Oak
$23,967 / item
George III Style Walnut Pedestal Desk – Leather Top
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The desk with a leather top brings mid-Georgian English design to life.
Leather, Wood
Antique Georgian Period Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
An outstanding antique Georgian Period leather top writing table / desk. It was made in England, it dates from around the 1800-1820 period.
Leather, Wood
Antique William IV Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
There are three drawers with nicely turned handles and fine, hand cut dovetailed joints. There is an inset leather top with gold tooled edges, the leather has a beautiful colour whic...
Leather, Wood
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Leather Top Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in London, GB
It is nicely polished on all sides, so can be used as a free standing item. The inset leather top is hand coloured and gold tooled, with lovely inlaid sunburst patterns on either side.
Leather, Wood
Antique Early Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A charming antique early Victorian leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1850 period.
Leather, Wood
Antique William IV Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and beautifully designed antique William IV leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1840 period.
Leather, Wood
Antique Leather Top Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique leather top bonheur du jour writing desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s.
Leather, Wood
Italian Brass Desk with Leather Top
Located in East Hampton, NY
Chic brass bureau plat style desk with red leather insert..... it has been stripped of it's lacquer and polished.... light wear to leather top as shown in photos..... made in Italy.
Brass
Mid-Century Desk with Leather Top, Italy, 1940s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Desk with Leather Top, Italy, 1940s
Leather, Wood
Sligh Walnut Curved Front Desk with Leather Top
By Sligh-Lowry Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant and timeless walnut and tooled brown leather top curved front five drawer desk or writing table from Sligh.
Brass
Antique Victorian Satin Wood Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
It sits on plinth bases with concealed casters, the handles are nicely turned from solid satin wood and the back is nicely finished as well, so it can be used as a free standing item...
Leather, Satinwood
English Pedestal Desk of Mahogany with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English double pedestal desk of mahogany from the Edwardian era, featuring a leather-inset top in black with mahogany surround, over a frieze of one long drawer between two op...
Metal, Brass
Walnut and burr leather top pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Walnut and burr leather top pedestal desk circa 1990. Good example of a 19th century designed desk.
Mahogany, Walnut
18th Century George III Mahogany Leather-topped Partner’s Desk
Located in Solebury, PA
A distinguished 18th-century George III mahogany partner’s desk, characterized by its rectangular top adorned with a tooled red leather writing surface, is complemented by two doveta...
Leather, Mahogany
Large 1960s Teak Executive Desk with Inset Leather Top
Located in München, Bavaria
The wood has been professionally cleaned and refreshed, showing a warm patina with minor age-related marks. The leather surface is well preserved. Structurally solid and ready for us...
Teak, Leather
$11,115 / item
Bronze Desk with Black or Brown Leather Wrapped Top
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Ballard, CA
A hand-sculpted and forged bronze desk with brown or black leather wrapped top and drawer, fastened by bronze nails.
Bronze
French Directoire Mahogany Desk with Leather Top, 20th Century
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 20th century leather-topped mahogany writing desk, designed in the Directoire taste for refined proportions & materials.
Brass
19th Century English Georgian Partners Desk with Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian (19th Century) mahogany oval partners desk with fretwork carved doors and brown leather top.
Leather, Mahogany
Louis XV Style Brass Mounted Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The writing surface features an inset green leather top, beautifully finished with gilt embossing along the border.
Brass
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Kneehole Desk with Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style (19/20th Century) birch and black trimmed kneehole desk with black leather top.
Leather, Birch
English Regency Mahogany Davenport Desk with Leather Top, 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
English Regency Mahogany Davenport Desk, 19th century, with three-quarter brass galleried and gilt-tooled and green leather lift top opening to storage compartment with two short dra...
Brass
Chippendale Mahogany Desk with Serpentine Front and Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
18th-19th century English Chippendale style mahogany table desk with a serpentine shaped front and a drawer with a sliding leather top supported on carved cabriole legs.
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Gothic Oak Desk with Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Gothic oak desk with leather top is atypical for the style, being raised up on turned legs and a classic "H" support, rather than sporting floor-length cabinetry.
Oak
1920s French Art Deco Desk with Finely Inlaid Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking French Art Deco desk dating to the 1920s, featuring clean architectural lines, a warm wood finish, and a finely inlaid leather writing top.
Leather, Wood
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.
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