20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Italian Writing Desk, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Baroque-style furniture, finished for the center, in finely carved, lacquered, and painted wood.
Wood
Venetian Painted Country Italian Provincial Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A charming Venetian-style painted writing table or desk made in the country Italian, or French Louis XV provincial taste.
Wood
Italian Venetian Style Heavily Distressed Paint Decorated Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 31.25 inches high x 53.5 inches wide x 28.25 inches deep Richly weathered, and full of old-world European charm, this Italian Venetian style writing desk is a striking e...
Metal
1920's Italian Paint Decorated Venetian Painted Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant Louis XV style painted writing table or petite desk embodies the graceful sophistication of 18th-century French furniture while offering exceptional versatility for toda...
Walnut
18th Century Italian Venetian Scarlet Chinoiserie Paint Decorated Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 32 1/2 in W: 45 1/4 in D: 28 in A remarkable testament to the artistry of eighteenth-century Venetian craftsmanship, this Exceptional 18th Century Italian Venetian ...
Wood
Baker Furniture McMillen Collection Venetian Bureau With Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and outstanding Venetian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and hutch top From the exclusive "McMillen Collection" by Baker Furniture USA, Ci...
Brass
Italian Rococo Serpentine Desk in Venetian Walnut, Circa 1750s
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) walnut serpentine shaped desk with 2 side doors and 2 narrow front doors above a drawer with a pull out front interior chair having a left arm.
Walnut, Upholstery
Vintage Custom Venetian Antique Rococo Style Antique White Carved Executive Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Custom Venetian Antique Rococo Style Antique White Carved Hand Painted with Leather Top 9 Drawer Executive Desk Make a dramatic statement with this Vintage Custom Venetian ...
Wood
Early 1900's Antique Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored, Secretary / Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Secretary, Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored Doors, Desk, early 1900s, 20th Century!! This antique secretary desk exudes Venetian elegance with its burled walnut ...
Walnut
Italian Venetian Knee-Hole Desk /Console Table circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1290 Hand painted Venetian style desk with gilt finish.
Hardwood
Italian Mid 19th Century Venetian St. Patinated And Giltwood Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely unique Italian mid 19th century Venetian st. patinated and giltwood desk. The most decorative seven drawer desk is raised by eight elegant luxuriously cur...
Wood, Giltwood
Italian Venetian Style Distressed Paint Decorated Secretary Desk C. 1950's
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 78 1/4 in W: 35 1/2 in D: 16 1/4 in Capture the enchanting spirit of classic Europe with this Italian Venetian style distressed paint-decorated secretary desk, craf...
Metal
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Doge Bureau with Red Chinoiserie
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Doge Bureau. This Porte Italia’s elegant and timeless bureau will infuse style in any room, with ...
Wood
20th Century Lacquered, Painted and Gilded Wood Italian Venetian Trumeau, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian trumeau from 20th century. Double body cabinet in lacquered, gilded and painted wood with floral decorations of great pleasure. Trumeau for living room with three external d...
Wood
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Light taupe Provenza Table with drawers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Provenza Table in light taupe. In a refined solid wood structure, this beautiful writing table wit...
Wood
$29,800
Venetian Painted Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare, Venetian, serpentine painted writing desk/coiffure table.
Wood, Paint
Venetian Trumeau Green Lacquered Hand Decorated Secretary with Writing Desk 1976
Located in Prato, IT
Venezia, Italy, handcrafted production from 1976 In Venetian style Louis XV Painted and decorated in gold Upper part with two doors with two beveled mirrors depicting a Lady and a...
Mirror, Wood
Venetian Desk
Located in Petworth, GB
AN ITALIAN POLYCHROME PAINTED KNEEHOLE DESK LATE 18TH CENTURY A rare Venetian painted desk, decorated on all sides in its original Neo-classical decoration, could be used as a free s...
Wood
Unavailable
Venetian Desk
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Marvelous Venetian decoupage desk with enormous character. Deep apple green with antique ivory interior.
Wood, Gesso
Venetian Knee-Hole Desk with Cabriole Legs
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A Venetian knee-hole desk with cabriole legs, painted with scenes of country life, and Grand Tour ruins.
Wood
Early XIX th venetian gilt roccoco little desk
Located in Marseille, PACA
A rare venitian gilt desk, in grotto's style coming directly from a pallazio in Milano
Giltwood
Unavailable
H 31.89 in W 56.3 in D 29.53 in
Italian Writing Desk Table, Venice, 17th Century, Venetian Walnut Wood Inlay
Located in Varmo, IT
Writing desk - table in solid walnut, veneered with carob wood and inlaid with soft woods, Venice, late 17th century. Decoration motifs depicting: "Parrot and plant decorations". ...
Wood
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H 33.08 in W 44.1 in D 22.05 in
20th Century Walnut Burl and Beechwood Venetian Louis XV Style Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian writing desk from the first half of the 20th century.
Wood
Italian Venetian White Painted Ladies Writing Desk Table Vanity
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite hand painted ladies Venetian writing desk or dressing table with gold gilt carved scrollwork and hand painted floral motifs on all four sides.
Wood
Italian Rococo Style Venetian Painted Folding Writing Desk
Located in Firenze, IT
This lovely petite Italian Louis XV style slant-top writing desk is entirely decorated with hand painted lacquer featuring genre scenes, floral paintings and putto so fashionable dur...
Bronze
19th Century Writing Desk Made by Lacquered Wood
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Spectacular Venetian writing desk of the late 19th century. Furniture ornately carved lacquered and painted with floral motifs of great taste, in fabulous patina.
Fabric, Wood
Venetian Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venetian burl and walnut writing desk with wonderful inlay and movement.
Burl, Walnut, Pine
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H 30.52 in W 36.42 in D 25.79 in
Sublime circa 1840 Italian Hand Carved Walnut Venetian Writing Table Desk Dragon
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely hand carved Italian venetian walnut writing table desk with cherubs and dragons This desk is a real tour de force of carving, it looks sublim...
Leather, Walnut
Burl Wood Venetian Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three drawer, serpentine, Venetian desk in Burl Wood veneer with bronze hardware and accents.
Bronze
Venetian Painted Two Drawer Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This delicate writing table has a garden of roses, mums, daisies, and tulips painted on a golden background. The border is comprised of azure blue leaves culminating in a basketweav...
Wood
Venetian Painted Desk/ Dressing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th Century Venetian painted desk or dressing table in two hues of green with cream floral decorations framed in embossed gilt swags on the top, front, and sides. A center dr...
Brass
Fabulous 19th c Venetian Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Curved and Painted Italian Desk
Wood
Fine Italian Venetian Style Oystered Olivewood Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and fine, this Italian oystered olive wood writing table or desk with a bombe shaped apron and cabriolet legs has three flush drawers. Exquisitely shaped and beautifully rea...
Olive
Venetian Painted Italian Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming vintage, circa 1960, Italian Venetian writing table (desk - vanity - console) with beautifully aged heavily worn distressed patina.
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Venetian Rococo Revival Lacquered Ladies Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Venetian Rococo Revival lacquered wood ladies desk or writing table raised on tapered cabriole legs, having two drawers to front, floral motif painted to top surmounted with conformi...
Wood
Fabulous 18th Century Painted Venetian Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Painted Original Design 18th c. Venetian Desk
Wood
Venetian Hand-Painted Desk, circa 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Venetian hand-painted desk with drawers for storage. Knee-hole for extra comfort. Beautiful worn painted finish in soft shades of creams and golds depicting cartouches with s...
Wood
Venetian Lacca Povera Desk Secretary circa 1730
Located in CA, CA
A rare and important Venetian bureau. In shape, this secretary is influenced by the English bureau bookcase. This example consists of three parts: the arched upper section whose inte...
Wood
Italian Hand Painted Venetian Style Desk, circa 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian hand painted Venetian style desk with three drawers and original wrought iron hardware, 1940s.
Wood
Antique Venetian Hand Painted Bombay Vanity Dressing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Venetian Hand Painted Bombay Vanity Dressing Table Desk.
Wood
Maitland Smith Attributed Inlaid Walnut Venetian Style Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous desk most likely made by Maitland Smith. The tables feature mixed woods used for inlay and a variety of scenes of different people doing many everyday things. The ...
Walnut
20th Century Venetian Baroque Style Theater Prop Standing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
This unique outstanding high/standing desk in the Venetian Baroque style served as a prop in the theater. Probably made at the beginning / middle of the 20th century and supplemented...
Wood, Paper
Best Venetian Paint Decorated Antique Rococo Secretary Desk Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very sophisticated and beautifully painted secretary desk. The painted scenery shows pastural scenes and the old Italian countryside with ancient ruins and figures. The sec...
Beech
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H 83 in W 44 in D 20 in
Outstanding Italian Venetian Rococo Paint Decorated Secretary Desk Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Walnut
18th Century Venetian Table, Console
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning 18th century table - Console from Venice, Italy. Beautifully constructed from wonderful walnut with very minimalist lines. The table has 2 drawers - one at each end and el...
Walnut
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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