Spanish Baroque Writing Table
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Steel
Late 20th Century American Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique 1670s Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Wrought Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Wrought Iron
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Antique 1880s Desks and Writing Tables
Wrought Iron
Antique Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Pine
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique 1890s French Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique 1890s French Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Walnut
Antique 1890s Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Iron
Antique 1650s Spanish Baroque Center Tables
Chestnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Walnut
Antique 1890s Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Iron
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Dining Room Tables
Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Chestnut
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Farm Tables
Wrought Iron
Antique Early 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Baroque Center Tables
Wrought Iron
Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Baroque Center Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Antique 19th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Iron, Brass
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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.