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A.R.P. Writing Desk Edition Minvielle France, 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare and collectible desk designed by A.R.P. (Atelier de Recherches Plastiques) and manufactured by
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

H.P. Hansen Danish Modern Teak Desk
By H.P. Hansen
Located in Dronten, NL
Mid-Century Danish Modern teak desk with bookcase front. Three drawers on the left and two drawers
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

H.P. Hansen Danish Modern Teak Desk
H.P. Hansen Danish Modern Teak Desk
H 28.75 in W 59.06 in D 27.56 in
Italian Arco Desk set by B.P.P.R for Olivetti 1963
By Olivetti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Beautiful Arco desk set by Olivetti, with the side table too very rare to find in this condition
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Roll-Top Desk Attributed to P. Bernard
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Furniture of the 19th century, Antique Collectors Club, 2013, p. 111 This roll-top desk is after a famous
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Rare French Mid-Century Modern Lucite & Glass Writing Desk / Vanity by P. Vandel
By Pierre Vandel
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern lucite and glass desk /writing table / vanity by Pierre Vandel
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fratelli Proserpio compact rollup writing desk teak Italy 1960
By F.P. Fratelli Proserpio 1
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful and compact rollup writing desk designed and manufactured by Fratelli Proserpio, Italy
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Desk by Borge Mogensen for P. Lauritsen & Søn
By Hans J. Wegner, P. Lauritsen & Son 1, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berlin, DE
This very beautiful desk was designed by Børge Mogensen and manufactured by P. Lauritsen & Søn. The
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20th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Desk by Borge Mogensen for P. Lauritsen & Søn
Desk by Borge Mogensen for P. Lauritsen & Søn
H 27.17 in W 67.33 in D 31.11 in
Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent and very rare Régence style marquetry inlaid grand bureau plat or writing desk
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
H 37.41 in W 87.8 in D 43.31 in
1960s Teak Wood Executive Desk by Arne Vodder for H.P. Hansen
By H.P. Hansen, Arne Vodder
Located in Media, PA
A beautiful teakwood executive desk by Arne Vodder, complete with a bookshelf and locking bar
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Italian Baroque Walnut Writing Table with Hinged Top, c1700
Located in valatie, NY
An Italian Baroque walnut writing table with unique hinged top, the rectangular top with bread
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large and very fine Francois Linke roll top desk French late 19th-early 20th century Bureau a
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Antique Early 1900s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
H 49 in W 58 in D 32 in
Vintage Danish Modern Teak Desk
By P.S. Heggen
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a vintage Danish Modern Teak Desk. Featuring a straight line design
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak

Vintage Danish Modern Teak Desk
Vintage Danish Modern Teak Desk
H 29 in W 59 in D 27.5 in
Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted German K.P.M. Porcelain Desk
By KPM Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A lovely late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted German K.P.M. porcelain desk Decorated all-over
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Antique Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Modernist Teak Rollup Secretary Desk by Fratelli Proserpio, Italy, 1960s
By F.P. Fratelli Proserpio 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Modernist Italian 1960s teak compact rollup secretary desk by Fratelli Proserpio. Writing surface
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Floor Sample Alma Desk Giorgetti Designed By Pamela Amine w/ Leather Finishes
By Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in Boston, MA
the legs and extending up to the top surface of the desk, create various compartments. Finishes
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti Zeno Beech and Ebony Desk, 1990s
By Massimo Scolari, Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in London, GB
polished ebony veneer table top. The legs of the desk are cantilevered and point in opposite directions
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1990s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

Vintage Danish Desk by Svend Aage Madsen for HP Hansen
By Svend Åge Madsen, H.P. Hansen
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage Danish desk by Svend Aage Madsen for HP Hansen. This was recently imported from
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Jean Prouve Desk, 1934
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Prouvé "C.P.D.E" variable equipment office, 1934-35. Legs in aubergine lacquered folded
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Jean Prouve Desk, 1934
Jean Prouve Desk, 1934
H 31.5 in W 66.15 in D 33.08 in
Desk by Geraldo de Barros
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in Milan, IT
signs of wear and tear on wooden frame and metal structure, presence of light scratches on desk top
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Desk by Geraldo de Barros
Desk by Geraldo de Barros
H 29.14 in W 42.92 in D 20.48 in
English Regency Brass Mounted Exotic Woods Writing Table, Gillows, circa 1820
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional circa 1820 English regency period rectangular-form writing or occasional table
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Art Nouveau Oak Side Table Writing Table Vegetal Ornementation, c 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique oak side or writing table, circa 1900. Made in the art Nouveau period : the carving
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Important Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table in the Manner of George Smith
By Charles Norman, George Smith
Located in Benington, Herts
Design of Top and Monopodia Leg: The carved monopodiae on the present writing table related closely to
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Antique 1810s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Table after Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1870
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
. Riesener began his career for the monarchy with the roll-top desk for Louis XV placed in his inner study
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing-Table by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
reverse. The desk is fitted to each side with leather-lined pull-out writing slides and is raised on
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Desk Made by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Elegant Louis XVI style desk made by Paul Sormani (1817-1877). Made of veneered wood and gilt
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Desk Made by Paul Sormani
Louis XVI Style Desk Made by Paul Sormani
H 28.75 in W 21.66 in D 33.47 in
Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
and the use of travelling scribes was on the wane, this type of writing desk must have been much more
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Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Pierre Jeanneret Pigeon Hole Desk, France/India 1957
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in London, GB
desk vinyl top has been replaced later but the wood remains in the most sought-after unrestored
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Vintage 1950s Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Solid Oak Desk by Raphael Raffel, France, c. 1955
By Raphael Raffel
Located in New York City, NY
desk consists of a solid oak construction, dark formica top, and brass-capped feet. Originally made for
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

20th Century Marcel Breuer for Gavina Desk mod. Canaan
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Turin, Turin
have been endlessly influential in defining that place we call the modern world. Here we have Desk mod
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

Studio BBPR for Olivetti Small 'Spazio' Desk with Drawers
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' desk with drawers, steel, vinyl, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Desks in Grey Coated Steel
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' writing desks, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Corner Desk with Original Lamp
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' corner/writing desk, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Desks in Grey Coated Steel
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' writing desks, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique circa 1850 Patrick Beakey Dublin Oxblood Leather Demilune Gallery Desk
Located in GB
Partick Beakey of Dublin Ireland Demi Lune Library writing table or desk with oxblood leather writing top
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Antique 1850s Irish High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Of Group 1 Desk by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo Mokko, 1971
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Venezia, VENETO
This desk has been designed by Isamu Kenmochi for OF Group 1 Collection at Tendo Mokko in 1971. It
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

John Vesey V-60 Stainless Steel Bronze and Red Leather Desk, 1960s
By John Vesey
Located in Miami, FL
bronze doré mounts, hardware by P.E. Guerin and original gold embossed red leather top. The desk has
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Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

Paul Frankl Rare Kidney Desk in Mahogany, Birch, Leather and Brass, USA, 1950s
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
Group, USA, 1940s. This organic desk consists of two separate parts - desk top in rich mahogany and
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Important Italian Angiolo Barbetti Firenze Antique Cherub Desk Library Table
By Angiolo Barbetti
Located in GB
centre table, the cartouche shaped top with gadrooned edge and leather inset, the carved and pierced
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Antique 1860s Italian High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

American Mid Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Maple # 1560 Desk 1950's
By Paul McCobb
Located in Portland, OR
. This iconic and elegant desk by P:aul McCobb having a pair of graduated drawers to the left side with
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Mid-CenturyModern Desk in Hardwood by Jorge Zalszupin for L’atelier, c. 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Mid-Century Modern Desk in Hardwood by Jorge Zalszupin for L’Atelier in the
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Rare Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Pedestal Desk by François Linke, circa 1900
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
LINKE/ SERRURERIE/PARIS' This rare pedestal desk has a shaped rectangular top with leather inset top
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire in Blackened Wood Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
in the lower part. White marble top surrounded in brass decoration. France, Napoleon III period
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Center Table by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted center table by Paul Sormani The rectangular top above a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Regence Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat by Zwiener, circa 1890
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
the reverse of the bronze mounts 'JZ'. This fine bureau plat has a shaped leather inset top with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Regence Style Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
. '795'. This Fine bureau plat has a rectangular trellis parquetry top with a gilt bronze dentilled
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Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Rare Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Bureau de Dame François Linke, circa 1980
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
de dame has a shaped top with an inset gilt-tooled red leather top banded to the edge with a moulded
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Italian Walnut Writing Table, Desk Set with a Chair by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian freestanding writing table, desk set with two drawers and a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

A fine Art Deco Desk and Chair
By Frank P. Restall
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
inside of top drawer. Four compartments and a marquetry frieze to the back of the desk, and a renewed
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Desks

Materials

Walnut

A fine Art Deco Desk and Chair
A fine Art Deco Desk and Chair
H 90 in W 91 in D 53.5 in
Antique Verger's Table Top Desk, English, Oak, Ecclesiastical, William III, 1700
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique verger's table top desk. An English, oak ecclesiastical writing table, dating to
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Antique Late 17th Century British More Desk Accessories

Materials

Oak

George I Walnut Secretaire Kneehole Desk
Located in Lymington, GB
-veneered top. Six short drawers below a hinged fall revealing a writing section, all surrounding a central
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

Rolltop Desk after Jean-Henri Riesener Attributed to Maison Beurdeley
By Maison Beurdeley
Located in Paris, FR
Remarkable Louis XVI style rolltop writing desk with marquetry latticework pattern. The front of
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

A Victorian kidney shaped desk in richly figured burr walnut, attributed to Gill
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
on the central back panel. English, circa 1860. The kidney-shaped desk first appeared as a writing
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Mid 19th century Tunbridge ware stationery box by Edmund Nye, manufacturer. The dome-shaped top is
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut, Satinwood, Ash, Boxwood

Louis XVI Style Cylinder Bureau, By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
. Index Number 100. France, Circa 1890. The top with three quarter pierced gallery. The cylinder front
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau de Dame, by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
mount ‘F.Linke’. Linke Index Number 1650. This very fine and unusual bureau de dame has a shaped top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cylinder Bureau
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
bronze mounts 'PB'. The top of Sarrancolin marble above a tambour with a central mount depicting
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Brass and Mahogany veneered Directoire Style Cylinder Bureau
Located in Berlin, DE
mirrored panelled doors, the roll-top opening to reveal a sliding leather writing surface surmounted by
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks

Materials

Brass

Geo III Wedgwood and Steel Mounted Amboyna and Ebony Writing Box, c1800
By Matthew Boulton
Located in valatie, NY
The hinged rectangular top with three oval Signed Wedgwood plaques depicting putti at various
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Decorative Boxes

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Cut Steel

French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
By Jean Kisling
Located in Berlin, DE
writing compartment the desk contains six drawers which can all be secured by a lock, thus rendering it
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

A Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain-Mounted Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
superstructure above a desk base with central pullout frieze drawer fitted with a writing slide. The precious
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

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P Top Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal p top writing desk for your home. Each p top writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. There are 2059 variations of the antique or vintage p top writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 105 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the p top 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. When you’re browsing for the right p top writing desk, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Louis XVI and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made p top writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Peter Løvig Nielsen, Baker Furniture Company and Jens Harald Quistgaard are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a P Top Writing Desk?

Prices for a p top writing desk start at $10 and top out at $175,000 with the average selling for $3,800.

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.