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Oval Writing Desk Studio Crafted Walnut Spider Leg , 1970s
Located in Camden, ME
Unusual spider legged oval top writing desk with a single inset drawer.
Handcrafted and laminated
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Oval Mahogany Writing Desk, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant oval writing desk crafted from mahogany, circa 1800. The desk stands on tall, tapered
Category
Antique Early 1800s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Oval Partners Desk Victorian Walnut Office
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous burr walnut oval partners desk in the Victorian manner
This is a true partners desk with
Category
Vintage 1970s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Stow Davis Oval Walnut Table Desk
By Stow Davis
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern table or desk made by Stow Davis. A chrome double pedestel base with an oval
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Austrian Biedermeier Ebonized Oval Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (circa 1825) ebonized oval top table desk with maple trim and pearwood inlaid
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Pearwood, Maple
Biedermeier Oval Desk in the style of Josef Danhauser
Located in New York, NY
second period Biedermeier writing desk.
Solid wood with burled birch veneer and ebonized detailing
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Walnut Oval Desk by T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Walnut Oval Desk by T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. American mid-century walnut desk with a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Oval Desk in Natural Shagreen and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
three drawers with brass handles.
It can be used as a writing desk or as a vanity table in a bedroom
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bleached Biedermeier Oval Burlwood Desk or Console Table circa 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bleached Biedermeier Oval Burlwood Desk or Console Table, probably Austrian, circa mid 19th Century
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
H 29.5 in W 49.5 in D 35.5 in
Table Rent Center Desk Tavolino Tuscan Italian Walnut Oval Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
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- Stunning 2.5cm thick, detachable, oval top with stunning patina.
- Characteristic single drawer accessible
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Oval Lacquered Vanity Dressing Table or Desk with a Leather Panel
Located in Miami, FL
vintage custom made gloss black lacquer oval vanity dressing table or writing table desk. The top has an
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Mid-Century Walnut Oval Desk
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century walnut desk with a top squared on the left over a set of four drawers in
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English 19th Century Georgian Style Mahogany Oval Partners Desk with Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
"English Georgian (19th Century) mahogany oval partners desk with fretwork carved doors and brown
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 31 in W 72 in D 49.5 in
English 1870s Faux Bamboo Walnut Desk with Oval Top, Drawers and Root Style Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English faux bamboo walnut desk from the late 19th century, with oval shaped top, two drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Walnut
H 30 in W 48 in D 29.5 in
French Design Oval Console Table (or desk) in Solid Wood by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This console table is made of solid ash wood and designed by the famous Parisian Designer Eric Gizard.
Our woods come exclusively from sustainable managed French forests.
1 wooden...
Category
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
H 29.53 in W 17.72 in D 70.87 in
Side table / pedestal with fluted ogive legs - Oval glass top
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Side table / pedestal with fluted ogive legs - Oval glass top
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Mid Century Modern Expandable Oval Dining Table with 3 Leaves
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Expandable Oval Dining Table with 3 Leaves
The Mid Century Modern expandable
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Oval Marble Top Cafe or Bistro Table with Classic Superb Iron Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite French marble top oval cafe table or writing desk with a classic Provincial iron base
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
H 27.75 in W 47.25 in D 25.75 in
Oval Louis XVI Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
An oval Louis XVI style writing desk. Three panels of black leather are framed with a scrolled gilt
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
French Oval Marble Top Cafe Table with Exceptional Metal Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Versatile French marble top oval cafe table or writing desk with a classic Provincial iron base
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Oval Biedermeier Table or Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite Biedermeier table from the workshop of Josef Danhauser has matching walnut veneer applied in a star-like pattern and is outlined with a maple border on the top and bas...
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Oval Desk Designed by Josef Danhauser
Located in Bantam, CT
A highly unusual Biedermeier second period oval desk with ebonized highlights and inlaid writing
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Arthur Brett Regency-style Mahogany Oval Writing Table with Leather Top
By Arthur Brett
Located in London, GB
An attractive mahogany oval writing table in the Regency style on turned and reeded legs surmounted
Category
Early 2000s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hide, Mahogany
H 30.71 in W 52.17 in D 33.08 in
Fine and Rare 18th Century English Inlaid Satinwood and Kingwood Oval Desk
Located in Millbrook, NY
Fine and rare English 18th century inlaid satinwood and kingwood desk or writing table. Oval desk
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
H 45.5 in W 45.5 in D 30 in
Rare Oval Sized Biedermeier Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oval tables are rare in Biedermeier, especially with an outstanding design. This Austrian-Hungarian
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Tiger Oak Overmantle Oval Beveled Mirror Mission, America 1920, H700
Located in Vancouver, BC
Tiger Oak Overmantle Oval Beveled Mirror Mission, America 1920, H700
America 1920
Solid Tiger Oak
Category
Antique 1890s American Mission Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage English Inlaid Oval Writing Desk
Located in Hixson, TN
A vintage English inlaid oval writing desk. Fine inlay work was performed on this desk! Functional
Category
Vintage 1950s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Gloss Lacquer Oval Writing Desk with Chrome Hardware and Trim
By Pace Collection, Brueton
Located in Danville, CA
Super 1980s style black Piano finish racetrack form desk with chrome clad plinth base in the style
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Danish Modern Børge Mogensen Teak and Beech Drop-Leaf Desk, 1950s
By Børge Mogensen, Søborg Møbelfabrik
Located in Asaa, DK
extending drop-leaf oval writing desk. Freestanding with scissor legs in bent solid beech wood. Top in
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Teak
Modern Oval Green Cadence Writing Desk by Century Furniture
By Century Furniture
Located in North York, ON
Introducing the modern oval green Cadence writing desk, a stunning piece meticulously crafted by
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Custom Oval Cerused Oak Writing Desk with Reeded Legs and Apron
Located in Chicago, IL
One of a kind race track oval desk with a cerused or limed oak finish. Reeded legs are offset from
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Oval Writing Table by Ward Bennett
By Lehigh Furniture Company, Ward Bennett
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Oval desk, writing or dining table by Ward Bennett for Lehigh Furniture Company.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Swedish Neoclassical Birch Oval Writing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Fitted with a gilt tooled leather writing surface, above four short drawers and the leather-lined
Category
Antique 17th Century Swedish Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Elegant Georgian mahogany oval partners writing table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality English mahogany George III period oval partners writing table with a leather top
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Old Colony Walnut & Tooled Leather Oval Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Burled walnut, umber tanned and tooled leather top, oval shaped writing table or petite desk from
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Unusual Victorian Freestanding Oval Satinwood Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual Victorian freestanding oval satinwood desk, the leather-inset top supporting a shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Singular Mastercraft Oval Brass & Leather Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
forming a concave trihedral column, the oval wooden body of the desk is clad in solid brass panels
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Oval Figured Walnut Partners Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality English oval figured walnut partners desk, the burgundy tooled leather top over 3
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Oval Leather Top Desk with Privacy Panel
Located in Annville, PA
One of the most beautiful items that we produce at Niagara furniture our Oval Leather Top Desk with
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Oval Leather Top Desk or Library Table
Located in Astoria, NY
English oval desk or library table, the top inset with embossed green leather writing surface over
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid-19th Century Satinwood Oval Writing Table in the Sheraton Manner
Located in London, GB
A fine mid-19th century satinwood oval writing table in the Sheraton manner, boxwood and ebony
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Satinwood, Tulipwood, Boxwood
H 31.11 in W 54.14 in D 35.83 in
Beautiful Florence Knoll Oval Table or Desk
By Florence Knoll
Located in Munich, DE
Walnut top and chrome base in wonderful condition. Designed in 1961.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Elegant Black Lacquer Oval Desk with Bronze Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Lacquer Oval Desk with Bronze Hardware, probably American, circa 1940's. It is
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
White Laminate Oval Desk Table by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Classic Florence Knoll design features a 78" oval smooth white laminate top and a base of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Gilbert Rohde Art Deco Oval Drop-Leaf Desk
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
A superb drop-leaf desk by the American designer Gilbert Rohde, circa 1930s-1940s. The desk is
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
Custom Oval Cerused Oak Desk With Reed Legs & Apron
Located in Chicago, IL
One of a kind race track oval desk with cerused oak finish. Reeded legs are offset. Hidden within
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Fine Oval Satin Wood and Marquetry Inlaid Partner Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine oval partner's desk having four graduated drawers on each side with swirled acanthus leaf
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Oval Georgian-Style Partners Desk; Banded Mahogany and Oyster-Burl
Located in Houston, TX
Oval bookmatched veneered top with a banded edge, above
A frieze with three drawers along each side
Category
Vintage 1920s European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Biedermeier Oval Desk or Table with Drawer, 19th Century, Sweden
By Biedermeier
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Swedish Biedermeier table or desk rendered in fruitwood with an oval top and hand turned legs
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
H 31 in W 49.75 in D 26.25 in
Thomas O'Brien for Hickory Chair Modern Mahogany Library Table or Desk Bookcases
By Thomas O'brien, Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
The Darlington oval writing desk by Thomas O'Brien for Hickory Furniture. Made from mahogany with a
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 30.25 in W 60 in D 36 in
Stunning Vintage Mahogany Oval Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Drawers All Round
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this absolutely stunning Crotch Mahogany Oval Partners desk with brass handles
Category
20th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 30.32 in W 65.75 in D 42.72 in
Paul Frankl Style Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Oval Reed Bamboo Desk Console
By Paul Frankl
Located in Lambertville, NJ
style large curved oval shaped writing table features a detailed patterned top and a large center drawer
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Reed, Glass
H 30.5 in W 66 in D 26 in
Streamline Art Deco Machine Age Oval Desk in Exotic Bookmatched Crotch Mahogany
Located in New York, NY
This stunning desk features an oval form with two floating shelves on each side with a central
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
H 30.25 in W 60 in D 36 in
Early 21st Century Walnut Oval Partner Desk with Leather Top by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dallas, TX
and oval in shape, the fruit wood desk with burl walnut veneer, features a plinth style pedestal base
Category
Early 2000s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Walnut
H 30 in W 70.5 in D 45 in
Unusual Oval Shape Walnut Partners Extra Deep Desk Long Metal Stip Shape Pulls
By George Nelson, Jens Risom
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice American Mid Century Modern Half Oval near organic shape desk. Nice sharp looking stripe
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
H 29 in W 60 in D 34 in
Unusual brass-inlaid oval library table
Located in New York, NY
Unusual brass-inlaid, hand-carved oval library table on louis XVI-style legs with eight drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
English Regency Revival Mahogany Oval Table with Gilt Leather Top
By Regency
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
English Regency Revival oval leather writing table with old gilt laced leather top and brass
Category
Antique 1890s English Regency Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Oval Black Glass Table & Full Length Mirror on Tulip Foot
Located in London, GB
Extraordinary Mid-Century Modern sculptural oval table with a surprise; when the top is lifted up
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian, Emilia Romagna, Light Walnut Oval Library Table ca. 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
having an oval top with a thin molded edge above a rectangular frame raised on masterfully turned
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Heywood Bros & Co Oak Two-Tier Wicker and Oak Oval Table
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in Milford, NH
A superb example of a wicker and oak two-tier oval side table with crescent shaped oak top tier and
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Wicker
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the oval writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and metal, every oval writing desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer oval writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right oval writing desk, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made oval writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Florence Knoll, Knoll and Heywood Brothers & Co. are consistently popular.
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- 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 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 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 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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