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Vienna Secessionist Bronzed Metal Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic bronzed metal petite writing table or desk made in the Vienna Secessionist period of
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20th Century European Vienna Secession Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

18th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Lady Desk, by Adrien DELORME
By Adrien Delorme
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Dating back to the Louis XV period, this exquisite petite writing table bears the hallmark of
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Antique 18th Century French Romantic Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Queen Anne Style Console or Desk Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Simply stunning console table or petite writing table desk lacquer speckled by artist Ira Yeager
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Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency Writing Table Mahogany Desk, 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Regency Revival 1 Drawer Writing Table. This Rather Petite Writing Table is of a Bow Form
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Antique 1890s Regency Tables

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Mahogany

Paolo Buffa Vintage Petite Writing Desk/ Console Table
By Paolo Buffa
Located in East Hampton, NY
This very sweet writing desk with black glass plateau and two tone walnut and wood frame. Two small
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Antique French Writing Desk Table Renaissance Revival Dolphin Carved Oak Petite
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL PETITE Size Antique French Honey Oak Renaissance Revival Writing Desk or Table with
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Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Antique French Ladies Writing Table or Petite Desk or Side Table, Fully Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French oak ladies writing table or desk. Also, works as an end table or side table. Our in
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Antique Early 1900s French Country Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

19th century Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century Petite French carved oak secretary writing desk Louis XVI style ~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Louis XV Petite Mahogany and Kingwood Marquetry Kidney Writing Table, Paris 1870
Located in Germantown, MD
purpose of reading or writing table or it could be used as a vanity with a mirror. 18th century bureau
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Petite circa 1880 French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Two-Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking original Antique French Napoleon III Bureau Plat, Writing Table or Ladies Desk
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th century French Carved Secretary Petite Writing Desk Barley Twist Louis XIII
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Secretary Petite Writing Desk Barley Twist Louis XIII. Direct from
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Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Petite Italian Modern Stained Mahogany Writing Desk by Gio Ponti for Schirolli
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Diminutive Italian student desk in stained mahogany designed by Gio Ponti for Schirolli, ca. 1950s, Italy. Sculptural form with angular leg details, presenting a sharp profile. There...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique French Louis XV Small Inlaid Petite Demilune Writing Desk Made in France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV style small inlaid petite Demilune writing desk, made in France. Item
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Minimalist Petite Writing Desk in Golden Oak, USA, C. 1960's
Located in Deland, FL
Ideal for collectors who have tight spaces but are unwilling to compromise on style this versatile little desk is a fabulous choice. Constructed of honey oak with exceptional woodgra...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Sorrel Ash-Flip Top Trestle Based Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Counter height ash wood flip top desk or writing table finished in sorrel tones with incised back
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Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Wonderful, circa 1780, hand carved, petite writing desk inset with game chess and backgammon game
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Antique 1780s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table
By Jean-Henri Riesener, François Linke, Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Forney, TX
, petite bureau plat writing desk, library table or center table, lamp stand, hall console or sofa table
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Antique Ladies Writing Desk, English, Correspondence Table, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ladies writing desk. An English, mahogany and leather correspondence table
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Small Antique Kneehole Desk, English, Writing Table, Georgian Revival, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique kneehole desk. An English, mahogany writing table with Georgian revival
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Biedermeier Writing Desk/ Side Table, Nutwood, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
exceptional shaped, petite kneehole desk. A real extraordinary and valuable Biedermeier writing desk which
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique French Desk Writing Table Renaissance Wide Drawer Oak Barley Twist
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS 19th century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Desk or Writing Table with Wide Drawer
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Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Antique English Desk Table with Drawer Oak Leather Top Barley Twist Petite
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS Antique PETITE English carved oak desk or writing table with Drawer~~ Green Leather Top
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Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Petite Eliel Saarinen Deco Desk
By Johnson Furniture Company, Eliel Saarinen
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite scale Eliel Saarinen Deco Desk in Birch with Wave-like Aluminum Pulls. Dimensions: 48
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Petite Eliel Saarinen Deco Desk
Petite Eliel Saarinen Deco Desk
H 30.07 in W 48 in D 20 in
Fine French Napoleon III Period Porcelain Plaque Mounted Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
wood writing table. Exceptionally fine quality, exquisitely hand-crafted by a highly skilled artisan
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Oak, Wood

Petite, 19th Century Veneered Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A beautifully hand-carved and inlaid, c. 1825, Italian, single drawer, tapered leg writing desk
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Antique 1820s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Olive, Pearwood, Walnut

Petite, 19th Century Veneered Desk
Petite, 19th Century Veneered Desk
H 30.75 in W 32.25 in D 21.75 in
Antique Petite French Carved Oak Dolphin Table Desk Renaissance Gothic 19th C
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique Petite French carved oak dolphin table desk Renaissance Gothic 19th c ~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Art Deco Burl Karelian Birch Pedestal Writing Dining Table Desk circa 1930
Located in Shippensburg, PA
period writing table is borrowed almost entirely from the Biedermeier period of a century prior. The
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Birch

Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and petite antique Arts & Crafts period writing bureau in oak. This was made in England
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Antique 1880s British Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Writing Bureau
Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Writing Bureau
H 33.08 in W 18.12 in D 8.67 in
French 19th Century Petite Mahogany Correspondence Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite antique mahogany correspondence desk that was hand-crafted in France circa 1850. Elegant
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Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Mahogany

Petite Chinese Seven-Drawer Desk, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite elmwood desk charms with its unusual blend of east and west styles. Made in Northern
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm

Petite Chinese Seven-Drawer Desk, circa 1900
Petite Chinese Seven-Drawer Desk, circa 1900
H 26.5 in W 39.5 in D 18.25 in
Petite French Ladies Desk in Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Petite French ladies desk in Quinze style Rosewood veneered on solid softwood. Double-arched
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Petite French Ladies Desk in Quinze Style
Petite French Ladies Desk in Quinze Style
H 29.14 in W 25.99 in D 17.33 in
Early Rare Kem Weber Petite Desk for Lloyd
By Kem Weber
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Rare Kem Weber Petite desk for Lloyd early Label attached.
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Early Rare Kem Weber Petite Desk for Lloyd
Early Rare Kem Weber Petite Desk for Lloyd
H 29.75 in W 33.5 in D 20.5 in
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
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wrought Iron

Antique Petite French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is an fine and beautiful petite French Louis XV Revival goncalo alves and ormolu mounted
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Antique 1850s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Custom Hand-Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Pencil Drawer
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small scale, petite writing desk with barley twist legs, carved edge and apron detail as well as
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21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Desks and Writin...

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Walnut

19th Century English Mahogany Serpentine Writing Desk with Single Drawer
Located in Doylestown, PA
English petite mahogany and cherry wood writing desk, England, 1890's. Exquisite serpentine desk
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry, Mahogany

20th Century Italian Vintage Rosewood Writing Desk Attributed to Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
composed with a slightly smoked, original glass top. The sculptural table is consisting four petite drawers
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

1940s Petite Mahogany Ornate Painted Secretary Bureau with Flip Leather Top
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautifully painted and decorated mahogany Secretary Bureau writing table with Flip green Leather
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Paint

Fine Quality Francois Linke Style Bronze Mounted Petite Ladies Desk, 1870s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Linke quality ladies writing desk with beautiful bronze ormolu and incredible figured rosewood. The desk
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This petite work table from 19th century France is full of charming elements within a compact
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
H 28.13 in W 20.25 in D 13.88 in
18th C. English Architect's Table w/Unique Legs, Expanding Top, & Candle Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
English architect's table, with expanding leather writing top and pair of candle stands, will make a
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Antique 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian Rococo Early 19th Century Oak Table with Carved Apron and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style walnut and oak table from the early 19th century, with serpentine top
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Early 20th C. French Louis XV Carved Mahogany and Marble-Top Lady Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
. The chest also has a larger drawer under the writing top. The petite cabinet also features inlay
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Vintage Chinese Elm Desk with Three Drawers, Iron Hardware and Swirling Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
scrolls. Born in China during the midcentury period, this elm writing table features a rectangular top
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

French, Mid-19th Century Empire-Style Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-19th century The petite mahogany knee-hole desk with a central drawer and two slender
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French, Mid-19th Century Empire-Style Desk
French, Mid-19th Century Empire-Style Desk
H 30.5 in W 60.5 in D 31.25 in
Italian Mid-century Bedroom set designed by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi, Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Traversetolo, IT
petite vanity table with an accompanying armchair and a bedside table featuring a convenient magazine
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Stained Glass, Maple

Queen Anne Secretary Desk
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique style drop front secretary desk, made in Queen Anne style with brass hardware. Petite size
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Mid-20th Century Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Queen Anne Secretary Desk
Queen Anne Secretary Desk
H 40 in W 24 in D 17 in
Danish Modern Secretary Desk Vanity in Teak by Arne Wahl Iversen, Denmark, 1960s
By Vatne Møbler, Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Deland, FL
designed pull-out desk top is spacious and stable enough for a writing surface and computers. Able to blend
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Bonheur du jour
Located in Forney, TX
graceful bonheur du jour (writing table - petite / lady's desk) with beautifully aged patina. Finely
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Early 20th Century Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Italian 1800s Baroque Style Desk with Drawers, Lyre Base and Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
walnut desk/table features a rectangular top showcasing a raised shelf with four petite drawers. The
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Louis XVI Period 18th Century Walnut Desk with Carved Fluted Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
, the table will therefore be able to float in a room and be seen from all angles. The ensemble is
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

English 1870s Wood and Green Leather Partner's Desk with Multiple Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
, and adorned with an arabesque of gilt scrolling motifs with petite stars on the outside. Each side
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Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Dos Gallos Custom Walnut Wood Desk with Drawers
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek and petite solid walnut desk with two pencil drawers and one stretcher in the back. Can be
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21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Desks and Wri...

Materials

Walnut

Petite Vanity/Writing Table with Stool Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage mahogany vanity/writing table with corresponding naugahyde stool designed by Edward Wormley
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Naugahyde, Laminate, Mahogany

Baker Furniture English Regency Rosewood Console or Petite Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous English Regency style console table, entry table, or petite ladies writing desk By
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Vintage 1960s American Regency Console Tables

Materials

Brass

French Petite Table With Green Leather and Nailhead Top
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A French style petite table with green leather top, nail head trim and a quatrefoil cut at each
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20th Century Side Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique French Side Table Petite Renaissance Carved Oak Trestle Desk Craft Table
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Side Table Petite Renaissance Carved Oak Trestle Desk Craft Table. Direct from
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Side Tables

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Oak

Antique English Georgian Table Desk Nightstand PETITE Lowboy Highly Carved Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Antique English HIGHLY CARVED Oak Georgian Writing Desk, Table, Lowboy, or Nightstand
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Lowboys

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Oak

Early Baker Furniture Regency Rosewood Writing Desk or Console Table, 1930s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Regency style petite writing desk, sofa table, or entry console table By Baker
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Vintage 1930s American Regency Console Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Petite English Sofa Table Library Desk Renaissance Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
London, England, a very petite and highly carved antique English sofa table or writing desk. Incredible
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Antique Late 19th Century British Renaissance Revival Sofa Tables

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Oak

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Petite Writing Tables For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of petite writing tables is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique petite writing tables was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. Petite writing tables have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Petite writing tables are generally popular furniture pieces, but louis xv, mid-century modern and Louis XVI styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Dunbar, Gio Ponti and Sligh Furniture each produced beautiful petite writing tables that are worth considering.

How Much are Petite Writing Tables?

Prices for petite writing tables start at $1,995 and top out at $18,750 with the average selling for $3,580.

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.