$2,677Sale Price / set|48% Off
A Regency Hand Crafted Rosewood Writing Slope With Secret Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Regency Era Rosewood Hand-Crafted Writing Slope. With Purple Velvet Interior, Secret Compartments. Befit With The Original Brass Topped Square Glass Inkwells. Decorated ...
Brass
$825Sale Price / set|44% Off
Gilded Age Silver Plated and Crystal Writing Desk Set
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique silver-on-copper and crystal pen and ink desk set is composed a footed tray with two indentations for feathered pens or writing instruments, two lidded ink bottles with b...
Crystal, Silver Plate
$3,414Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Writing Table, English, Regency, Mahogany, Davenport, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing table, an English, Regency, mahogany, open Davenport dating to the early 19th century, circa 1820. Of quality craftsmanship in select mahogany Good col...
Mahogany
Barbara Barry for Baker “Barbara Barry Collection” Writing Desk
By Barbara Barry, Baker Furniture Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant postmodern writing desk designed by Baker Furniture designer Barbara Barry for the celebrated Barbara Barry Collection by Baker.
Metal
Sheraton Style Kidney Shaped Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany library writing desk. Its design was inspired by Sheraton desks from the Regency period and features a kidney shape.
Mahogany
Straight Leg Chippendale Style Library Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany Library Writing Desk. It’s design was inspired by Chippendale desks from the Regency period and features classic straight legs.
Mahogany
Antique French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exquisite Example of an Early Rosewood Travelling Writing Slope of fairly large proportions of Continental origin, possibly French. Circa first half of the Nineteenth Century prob...
Brass
John Vesey, Louis XVI Style, Steel, Bronze, Rare Writing Desk, USA, 1960s
By John Vesey
Located in Stamford, CT
John Vesey, Hollywood Regency, Louis XVI Style, Steel, Bronze, Rare Bureau Plat Writing Desk, USA, 1960s A Hollywood Regency inspired writing desk by John Vesey (American 1924-1992)...
Bronze, Steel
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant Louis XV Style Flat Desk – Black Lacquered with Gilded Bronze Decoration This exceptional Louis XV-style Flat Desk is a refined example of classic craftsmanship and French e...
Bronze, Ormolu
Hollywood Regency Whitecraft Desk, Vanity & Armchair Green Finish American, 1970
By Whitecraft
Located in Miami, FL
Hollywood Regency bamboo & reed desk, writing table or vanity with glass top and matching armchair in olive green finish.
Cane, Reed, Bamboo, Glass, Fabric
$2,726Sale Price|22% Off
1960's English Regency Style Pecan Desk Console by Thomasville
By Thomasville, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This English Regency style pecan writing desk by Thomasville would be perfect in any room.
Brass
Spanish Writing Slope Box in Walnut and Leather
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant hand crafted walnut writing slope with marquetry stripe details Leather writing surface on op Above the slope there is a compartment for storage writing implenments and two i...
Wood, Walnut, Leather
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
Antique English Regency Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk Occasional Side Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Rosewood late Regency Period Davenport Desk or occasional side piece of compact proportions, in the manner of renowned Cabinet Make...
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Rosewood Library Table Writing Desk Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Rosewood Library or Writing Table firmly attributed to renowned Cabinet Makers Gillows of rectangular outline with rounded corners....
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 Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Rosewood, with satinwood string inlay, and original ...
Brass
$6,102Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Hallway Side Table, English, Portico, Writing Desk, Regency, Circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
An English, flame mahogany portico table or writing desk, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Rosewood Lady's Writing Desk Occasional Side Table 19Ct
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Rosewood Regency Period rectangular Lady’s single drawer Desk or occasional side table of compact proportions, in the manner of ren...
Mahogany
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 Furniture USA, Circa 1930s Rosewood, with hand-painted details, brass hardware, and brass...
Brass
Councill Modern Regency Dark Mahogany Writing Desk or Console Table
By Councill
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Modern Regency or Art Deco style dark mahogany writing desk, console, or sofa table In the manner of Barbara Barry By Councill Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Centur...
Mahogany
$3,346Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Console Table, English, Side, Occasional, Writing Desk, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
An English, rosewood and mahogany side or occasional table, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Of superior, striking craftsmanship and finish Displays a desirable aged pat...
Wood
Antique French Brass Bound Boulle Desk Wooden Writing Slope ALPHONSE TAHAN Paris
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality French Napoleon III FRENCH NAPOLEON III Ebony Officers Campaign Style Traveling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. Made by ...
Brass
John Widdicomb Federal Green Lacquered Console or Entry Table, Newly Refinished
By John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Federal, Regency, or Hepplewhite style writing desk, entry table, sofa table, or console table By John Widdicomb USA, Circa 1920s Green lacquered mahogany, with...
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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The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.