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Louis XV Style Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
An ebonized writing desk in Louis XV style with cabriole legs and ormolu mounts to the feet, two
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Ebonized Writing Desk
Louis XV Style Ebonized Writing Desk
H 28.25 in W 41.75 in D 22.25 in
Designer Writing Desk / Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style, Piano Black
Located in Berlin, DE
Black designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style Piano black polished veneer on solid
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Alfonso Marina Louis XV Black & Gold Leather Top Writing Table Desk
By Alfonso Marina
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Alfonso Marina Louis XV Black & Gold Leather Top Writing Table Desk
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Desk with Leather Writing Pad, Black with Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style desk, with leather writing pad top, from the 19th century. This antique
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

20th Century Elegant Black Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV, Beech
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century elegant black bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV, beech Exclusive bureau plat
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV ebonized black lacquer bronze figural Ormolu Bureau plat writing desk. Item
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Mid-Century Louis XV Style Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French, Louis XV style, black lacquered chestnut writing desk, circa 1940's features a brass
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Black Lacquered Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XV style black lacquered writing table or bureau plat. With three working drawers
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Black Lacquered Louis XV Style Writing Table
Black Lacquered Louis XV Style Writing Table
H 29.93 in W 41.34 in D 24.41 in
Early 20th C. Louis XVI Petite Desk/ Writing Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
A wonderful early 20th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk in ebonized black finish
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century French Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Library Table Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A finely carved French Louis XIV style walnut writing table. circa 1870 Hand carved in France in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Faux Leather, Walnut

20th Century Louis XIV Style French Piano-Black Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing French writing table in style of Louis XIV. Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood
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20th Century Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano Black
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat writing table in the style of Louis XV style, silvered bronze fittings. Piano lacquer
Category

20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized and Black Leather Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized & gilt bronze trim desk / cartonnier with 2 drawers and a
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With new black tooled leather top and cross banded edge and brass edge over a frieze with three
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Writing Table
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Writing Table
H 29.5 in W 48.38 in D 25.63 in
Large French Boulle Inlay Partners Desk Writing Table Desks
Located in Potters Bar, GB
condition ready for home use right away. The desk has a red leather top to the main writing surface. Some
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Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Desk Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty - Attributed Louis Majorelle - 1900
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk Attributed Louis Majorelle Style: Art Nouveau or Modernism or Jugendstil Year: 1900 Materials
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Imperial Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
Imperial bureau plat / desk in the style of Louis XVI Piano black polished veneer on solid oak
Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table
Located in IT
solid legs. The writing table have the original elegant black leather insert with gold decoration
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table
18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table
H 35.44 in W 24.41 in D 15.75 in
Louis XVI French Black Gilt Bronze Desk Table Boulle 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style desk table from the Napoleon III period, made in brass Boulle marquetry
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Partners Desk Louis XV
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A French Louis XV Style Partners Desk with
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Partners Desk Louis XV
French Partners Desk Louis XV
H 32 in W 69 in D 35 in
Black Lacquered Desk
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV style black lacquer Bureau plat French 19th century Louis XV style black lacquer Bureau
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Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Black Lacquered Desk
Black Lacquered Desk
H 32.5 in W 72.5 in D 30.5 in
French Louis XV Style Black Lacquered Desk with Red Tooled Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV style black lacquered desk with a red tooled leather top and bronze hardware.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century French Bureau Plat Desk in the Louis XV Style Black Ebonized Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Black ebonized, four-sided passively curved frame base on high, elegantly curved squares. Encased
Category

20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

French Black Desk Table Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI Gilt Bronze 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
dummy drawers. Very nice Louis XVI style model. France 19th Century. Black upholstery with small iron
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Black Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk by Simon Loscertales Bona
By Simón Loscertales Bona 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis Style XVI black leather top bureau plat desk by Simon Loscertales Bona. Item features
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Early 20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Kingwood, Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Desk By John Vesey
By John Vesey
Located in Stamford, CT
Extraordinary mid-century modern stainless steel and bronze writing table, desk, or bureau plat
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

Louis XVI Style Desk By John Vesey
Louis XVI Style Desk By John Vesey
H 28.63 in W 43.5 in D 26 in
Louis XV Style Auffray and Co Black Desk with Leather Top and Bronze Mounts
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV French style black lacquered desk from the mid 20th century by maker Auffray and Co
Category

Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Tulipwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive late 18th century French writing desk with a tooled black leather top, probably original
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Tulipwood

Louis XIII Style Table or Desk
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming black painted small desk. Two extendable leaves, each measuring 40 centimeters. (Total
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XIII Style Table or Desk
Louis XIII Style Table or Desk
H 29.53 in W 39.77 in D 33.47 in
Louis XV Style Desk Bureau Plat Vintage
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage black lacquer bureau plat writing desk. Gilt bronze details. Elaborate figures on four
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Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th Century Louis XVI desk with sheath legs.
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Beautifully scaled mahogany and mahogany veneer bureau plat from the Louis XVI period Double-sided
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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful mid-19th century French Louis XVI style mahogany desk hand-crafted in France circa 1850
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XV Style Leather Top French Desk
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th Century Louis XV Style Leather Top French Desk is a remarkable and ornate antique piece
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Louis XV Gold and Bronze Desk, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Small desk with drawers. Finely decorated with gold and fake turtle, Boulle style. handles and
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Gold and Bronze Desk, 1950s
Louis XV Gold and Bronze Desk, 1950s
H 61.82 in W 30.71 in D 17.72 in
French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface
Located in Houston, TX
This exquisite desk is very well made with beech wood and oak with Kingwood marquetry decorative
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

Antique Writing Table by Beurdeley After a Model by Adam Weisweiler
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
Antique writing table by Beurdeley after a model by Adam Weisweiler French, c. 1880 Height 74cm
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Vintage 1980s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel, Ormolu

19th Century, French Louis XV Style, Lacquered Wood Desk
Located in IT
19th century, French Louis XV style, lacquered wood desk This elegant lacquered wooden desk was
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Fruitwood and Marquetry Writing Table, 'Mid-18th Century'
Located in London, GB
A Louis XV ormolu-mounted bois satine and fruitwood marquetry writing table. Adjustable writing
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Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Leather Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A striking 19th-century walnut French writing table with one drawer and a black leather top. The
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

French Leather Top Writing Table
French Leather Top Writing Table
H 28.25 in W 30 in D 24.27 in
Vintage French Jansen Manner Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage French Jansen Manner black lacquered Louis XVI style writing desk. Circa 1940. A timeless
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Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style Desk By Baker Furniture Co. With Bronze Mounts
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a special piece! This is a Louis XV style writing desk by Baker Furniture Co. it has a
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Louis XV Kingwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk With Gilt Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk By R. Soriano Spain, 20th
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20th Century Spanish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Exceptional Bronze Mounted French Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
framing and traditional French pulls, and the writing surface is a conforming gilt-embossed Black leather
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20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Small Writing Table, France around 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Small desk on high square legs with rectangular black table top and one drawer. The painting of the
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Antique Early 1800s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Small Writing Table, France around 1800
Small Writing Table, France around 1800
H 27.17 in W 37.41 in D 20.28 in
Brass Bound Leather Top Louis XV Bureau Plat Baker Collector's Edition Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
finish. It's neither a true black or a true brown. The desk dates to the 1980s and is in good condition
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Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Gilt Bronze Brown Desk Table, Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XVI style Beautiful table desk, France 19th Century Napoleon III period. With 2 hidden
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Kingwood and Burl Wood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk with Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk France, circa
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A fine 18th century Regence kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Louis XV desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Regence period 18th c leather top bureau plat. Kingwood with fine gilt bronze mounts. Black
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Leather Top and Brass Mounted Desk in the Manner of Baker
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 30in W: 49in D: 24 1/2in This French Louis XV Style Leather Top Desk In The Manner
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Mounted Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th Century Louis XV st. Napoleon III period ebony, brass inlaid and ormolu
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Louis XIII Period 1630s Carved Walnut Barley Twist Table with Black Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIII period walnut writing table from circa 1630 with two lateral drawers, barley
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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Napoleon III Period Ebony and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
and back. Above is a fine gold tooled black leather writing surface framed within an elegant mottled
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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
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Vintage 1970s American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Walnut Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French walnut bureau plat desk, dating from around the 1900-1910 period. It is
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Walnut Bureau Plat Desk
Antique French Walnut Bureau Plat Desk
H 29.93 in W 44.89 in D 24.02 in
Antique French Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French leather top bureau plat desk, made in France and dating from around the
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Antique French Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
H 29.93 in W 56.7 in D 25.99 in
19th Century French Slant Front Painted Desk with Drop Front
Located in Houston, US
. Overpainting on the exterior in black. Louis XV style with Regence leanings, desk was hand made in early 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Davenport Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized davenport table with bronze trim on 2 drawers with ring
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Fine Louis XVI Mahogany Leather-Top Table Attributed to Canabas
By Joseph Canabas
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Table Attributed to Canabas Joseph Canabas maitre 1766
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Louis Black Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal louis black writing desk for your home. Each louis black writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect louis black writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each louis black writing desk bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Hollywood Regency hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one louis black writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Jansen, Baker Furniture Company and Karges Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Louis Black Writing Desk?

A louis black writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,948, while the lowest priced sells for $975 and the highest can go for as much as $70,300.

Finding the Right desks-writing-tables for You

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.