Art Deco Machine Age Partner Desk in Rosewood with Ebonized Fluted Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This Art Deco Machine Age partner desk, crafted in France circa 1940, is an exceptional example of streamlined sophistication and masterful craftsmanship from the era. The desk is co...
Bronze
English 19th Century Chinoiserie Partner’s Desk with Leather Top and Gilt Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English desk dates to the 19th century and is executed in the Chinoiserie taste, featuring a black lacquered ground richly decorated with gilt and polychrome scenes inspired by ...
Leather, Wood
Antique English Chippendale Mahogany Maple & Co. London Partner's Desk, Ca 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English chippendale mahogany partner's desk signed "Maple & Company London," Circa 1890. Beautiful old leather.
Mahogany
Acrylic Partners Desk with Embossed Crocodile Leather Top, Floor Model Sale
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Black embossed crocodile leather desk with acrylic base. Made to order. Customization is available in different sizes and COM (Customer Own Material) for the top. 1 floor sample ...
Leather, Acrylic
19th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Partner Desk with Leather Top and Ormolu
Located in Dallas, TX
Add timeless elegance and authority to an office or study with this refined antique partner’s bureau plat. Crafted in France circa 1880, the desk is built of kingwood, walnut, and sa...
Bronze
VR Stamped Victoria Regina Hardwood Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Victorian, 1860
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely English Victorian Circa 1880 twin pedestal partner desk with original castors and VR stamped locks for Victoria Regina A good lookin...
Leather, Hardwood
Kittinger Light Walnut Leather Top 5 Drawer Fluted Leg Partner Desk MINT!
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Kittinger Light Walnut Leather Top 5 Drawer Fluted Leg Partner Desk MINT!
Walnut
Antique Japanese Art Nouveau Dragon Carved Four Drawer Partners Desk and Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Japanese Art Nouveau Dragon Carved Four Drawer Partners Desk and Chair. Listing includes (1) partner's desk with working drawers on both sides, (1) heavily carved arm chair w...
Wood
Elegant Satinwood Art Nouveau Partners with Desk Blue Suede Top, ca 1915
Located in Richmond, VA
Elegant satinwood art nouveau partners desk with blue suede top, heart carved corners, and ball-and-claw feet, Circa 1915.
Satinwood
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 leather top. Has damage to veneer and one caster broken."
Leather, Mahogany
Small Victorian Oak and Ebony Partner’s Desk, Attributed to Holland and Sons
By Holland & Sons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A small Victorian oak and ebony partner’s desk, attributed to Holland and Son, the shaped rectangular leather-inset top set above a knee-hole with a central drawer flanked, on one si...
Ebony, Oak
Lovely George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Original Handles
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very rare original George III circa 1780 walnut twin pedestal double sided partner desk with period handles and green leather surface...
Ostrich Leather, Walnut
Alfred Waterhouse A Gothic Revival Oak Partners Desk With Two Drawers Each Side
By Alfred Waterhouse
Located in London, GB
Alfred Water House in the style of. A Gothic Revival oak Partners desk with a large open writing area and a pair of drawers to each side and a turned gallery to each end and below th...
Oak
French Tortoise Wood Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Partners Desk or Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Tortoise wood Louis XVI style Maison Jansen partners desk or bureau plat. The finest of quality and gilt metal bronze mounts are seen on this stunning monumental partners desk that c...
Wood
19th C. Refinished Regency Walnut and Maple w/ Tooled Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Refinished Regency Style Walnut and Maple, tooled leather top Partners Desk that has been recenlty hand-rub refinished. All drawers and door with functional lock...
Walnut, Birdseye Maple
Original George III circa 1780 Double Sided Walnut Partner Desk Lion Head Handle
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very rare original George III circa 1780 walnut twin pedestal double sided partner desk with Lion head handles and brown leather surf...
Leather, Walnut
Regency Partners Desk and Chair Set Walnut Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Excellent Regency revival desk and chair set in walnut This is a partners desk so has drawers on both sides Two matching arm chairs which go with the desk Unusual to find a set of th...
Walnut
English mahogany partnerdesk with leather to ca. 1890
Located in MILL, NL
Made of mahogany. English desk / writing table / partner desk. Circa 1880–1900. 3 drawers on both sides.
Leather, Mahogany
Heavily Fine Carved Oak Small Partners Desk Console Writing Table Mint
By J. Horner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavily fine carved oak small partners desk console writing table mint.
Walnut
Chippendale Faux Partners Desk Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Chippendale Style Faux Partners Desk. Circa 1900 This Desk is Raised Upon Cabriole Legs with Boldly Carved Ball and Claw Feet and Having Carved Acanthus Leaves to the Knees....
Mahogany
Victorian Partners Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian mahogany partners desk. Circa 1860 This wonderful desk stands upon a plinth base. We can ship to anywhere in the world - including the US - so please get in touch for shipp...
Mahogany
Superb Reprod. English figured Mahog. Chipp. Style leather top Partner's Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
We have a variety of writing tables and partner's desks available in stock and also 7via custom order.
Brass
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.
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