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Scandinavian Veneered Biedermeier Writing Desk with Lyres
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small mahogany and walnut veneered table or writing desk with brass holders in the lyres formed
Category
Antique Early 1800s Scandinavian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Lyre Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An Italian Baroque style walnut writing desk table with drawers and lyre shaped base legs and
Category
Antique Early 1800s Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Baker Furniture Lyre Motife Birdseye Maple Drop-Leaf Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Startlingly beautiful bird’s-eye maple drop-leaf writing desk having gorgeous satinwood and ebony
Category
Vintage 1980s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Italian Walnut Baroque Style Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Italian Baroque style desk, or writing table with lyre shaped legs and joint with a central drawer
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 30.71 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
Russian Neoclassic Mahogany Lyre Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
Russian Neoclassic (18/19th Century) brass mounted mahogany writing table with oval top above a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Dropside Lyre or Harp Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Yet another item in the lyre collection, our Dropside Lyre or Harp Desk has a beautifully crafted
Category
2010s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany and Ebonized Wood Lyre-End Sofa / Writing Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A striking English Regency mahogany sofa / writing table with lyre ends and ebonized detailing
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
H 29.75 in W 55.75 in D 26.75 in
Victorian Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Mahogany Writing Table.
Circa 1860
This Writing Table Features Lyre End Supports, a
Category
Antique 1860s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Walnut Lyre Leg Writing Table or Side Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
A finely carved Baroque style writing table or side table handcrafted of walnut by talented
Category
Antique 1880s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 30.5 in W 49 in D 27.5 in
French Andre Arbus Ormolu Maple Writing Desk
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
French 1940s ormolu mounted maple writing desk with leather inset top above 2 frieze drawers on
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Spanish 19th C. Desk or Console Table with Beautiful Lyre-Carved Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
an attractive console, entry table, or a small writing desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Spanish Desk with Lyre Legs and Carved Edges on Top
Located in Miami, FL
style desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs joined by wrought iron
Category
20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian 1800s Baroque Style Desk with Drawers, Lyre Base and Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut Desk/table from the early 19th century, with drawers, lyre shaped
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 30.5 in W 41 in D 22.5 in
Superb Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Free Standing Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique regency mahogany free standing writing desk having a superb quality mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Italian Baroque Style 1880s Walnut Desk with Inlaid Top and Carved Lyre Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut desk table from the late 19th century, with inlaid top, two drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 28 in W 66.5 in D 29 in
17th Century Italian Oak Wood Antique Fratino Table or Desk with Lyre Legs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
"Fratino" and was usually used as dining tables in convents or monasteries. The legs are carved in the lyre
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 33.86 in W 47.64 in D 20.48 in
18th Century Spanish Baroque Trestle Style Writing Table Desk with Two Drawers
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautifully conserved Spanish writing table with mixtilinear “pata de lira” (lyre-shaped legs
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 33.47 in W 57.09 in D 31.5 in
18th C. Carved Walnut Lyre-Leg Table, Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved walnut wood table with lyre legs from the 18th century. This antique table from
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rare French Art Deco Writing Table / Desk in Teak c. 1925, style of Andre Groult
By Andre Groult
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and Timeless French Art Deco Writing Table / Desk in Teak Wood circa 1925. This rare and
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
H 30.75 in W 59.5 in D 31.75 in
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Regency period rosewood library or writing table, the lobed top with satinwood banding and
Category
Antique 1820s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Swedish Karl Johan Biedermeier Lyre Motif Birch Table, 1825
By Karl Johan
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early Karl Johan-period Swedish Biedermeier lyre motif small birch table with drawer
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Birch
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
trestle lyre form base. Turned stretcher. Raised on saber legs with brass paw feet casters. Sold Christies
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian 18th Century Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very lovely 18th century Writing Table - Desk from Bologna, Italy. Wonderfully constructed from
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Spanish 19th Century Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very lovely 19th century Spanish Writing Table - Side Table soundly constructed from walnut and
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
19th Century Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
A very fine 19th century rosewood writing table in the style of Gillows, having a leather lined
Category
Antique 1830s English Desks and Writing Tables
Spanish Baroque Style Fratino Table with Lyre Shaped Base and Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish Baroque style walnut fratino table with carved lyre shaped base and iron stretcher
Category
20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
H 29.1 in W 70.9 in D 31.1 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century European Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
17th Century Italian Center Table, Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very lovely 17th century center table - writing table from the Bologna area of Italy. Beautifully
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Kidney Shaped Mahogany Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and large-scale French 19th century kidney-shaped mahogany writing table with one
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table combines classic architecture with modern
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Tuscany Walnut Dining or Writing Table
Located in Rome, IT
A Tuscany walnut table with rectangular top and sophisticated lyre legs, joined by wrought iron
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Tuscany Walnut Dining or Writing Table
Located in Rome, IT
A Tuscany walnut table with rectangular top and sophisticated lyre legs, joined by wrought iron
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Spanish Colonial Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Spanish Colonial Desk honors the traditional craftsmanship of the Iberian peninsula, with a
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
18th Century Italian Fratino Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian fratino desk with lyre legs and iron stretcher from the 18th century. This antique table
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
17th C Style Solid Italian Walnut Refectory Writing Dentil Edge Table options
Located in Encinitas, CA
Old Walnut LIRA Scrivania writing table handcrafted in aged solid Italian walnut with a carved
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
H 30 in W 72 in D 30 in
Antique French Renaissance Walnut Desk ~ Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Renaissance walnut desk ~ Bureau plat was found along the southern coast of France
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine 1920s Leather Top Desk or Sofa Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 1920s mahogany desk or sofa table finely carved and of fabulous quality with rich
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Spanish Trestle-Leg & Iron Stretcher Desk, Elaborately Carved
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish elaborately carved wood desk, with trestle-legs and forged-iron stretchers, from the turn
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Louis XIV Neoclassical Walnut Desk with Faux Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Louis XIV Neoclassical Walnut Desk with Faux Leather Top combines timeless
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique French Louis XIV Parquet Desk ~ Dining Table in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Parquet Desk ~ Dining Table in Stripped Oak is a jewel of the
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Desk, Carved, Empire, Tooled Leather Top, Elegant, 19th C., 1800's!!
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant Antique Desk, Carved, Empire, Tooled Leather Top, 19th C., 1800's!!
19th Century Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Portuguese Late Baroque Rosewood 2-Drawer Center Table or Desk, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
which are mounted with shaped metal escutcheons, the opposite side with false fronts, with lyre form
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
H 31.25 in W 56.75 in D 35.5 in
Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted Empire style mahogany pedestal desk.
French, circa 1870
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 31.11 in W 59.06 in D 33.47 in
Spanish Carved Walnut Wood Trestle-Leg Table w/Forged Iron Stretcher, 8+ Ft Long
Located in Atlanta, GA
stretchers, and terminate into volute feet. The lyre-inspired trestles legs are braced with a crossing pair
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
H 31.25 in W 35.75 in D 98.5 in
Early 19th C. Italian Fratino Walnut Table w/Forged Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian fratino walnut table with lyre legs and iron stretcher from the early 19th century. This
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
A Fine Regency Satinwood and Calamander Work Table
Located in New York, NY
; raised on lyre-from end supports on downswept legs and joined by a turned stretcher.
Category
Antique 1810s Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Spanish Carved Walnut Renaissance Center or Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
In grand, gothic style, this Spanish library / writing table has a deeply carved edge and this is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
design.
This substantial and rare table desk belongs to the tradition of the lyre-desks of the Empire or
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Ebonized Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This fine Viennese Biedermeier writing table was made circa 1825.
Ebonized Biedermeier
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pearwood
Late 19th Century Elegant Italian Frattino Table All Solid Walnut Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
rhomboidal pins to avoid bending. Beech support with lyre legs tied by a smooth crosspiece.
Table with an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing ...
H 31.5 in W 59.06 in D 24.41 in
Late 17th Century Italian Walnut Wood Library Table
Located in Dallas, TX
quarter round molding, with a pair of open lyre legs below that provide a sturdy base. A thick beam
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Maison Lalande Mahogany Library Furniture, Paris, 1890-1900
By Maison Lalande
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
bronze crowned female headed terms, anthemion, lyres flanked by swans and leaf tips; the bureau plat with
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Forest, circa 1900
By Maison Forest
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
burr amboyna veneered bureau plat has a gilt-tooled leather writing surface above a central long drawer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.32 in W 55.91 in D 33.08 in
Biedermeir Style French Wooden Writing Desk-Table with Drawer
Located in Prato, Tuscany
technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. A fine oak wood writing desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Oak
Antiqued Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
burnished leather writing surface, above two frieze drawers, on splayed lyre supports with a baluster turned
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Desks
Materials
Wood, Leather
20th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre legs joined by
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Iron
H 29.93 in W 63 in D 31.11 in
20th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
An 20th century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 31.11 in W 55.12 in D 31.5 in
20th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with turned legs joined by
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Iron
H 30.32 in W 46.66 in D 19.1 in
20th Century Spanish Carved Walnut House Desk with Lyre Legs
Located in Miami, FL
An 20th century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeir Coffee Table or Writing Desk in Walnut, Denmark
Located in Prato, Tuscany
desk) in light walnut; the top, well proportioned and made more harmonious by rounded corners, is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the lyre writing desk you’re looking for. Each lyre writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and metal. There are 201 variations of the antique or vintage lyre writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the lyre writing desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A lyre writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, Regency and Empire styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one lyre writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Theodore Alexander, Baker Furniture Company and Druce & Co. produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Lyre Writing Desk?
The average selling price for a lyre writing desk at 1stDibs is $6,000, while they’re typically $1,036 on the low end and $185,000 for the highest priced.
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.
Questions About Lyre Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs 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, 2021A 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, 2021A 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, 2023What 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, 2023In 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.
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