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Venetian Writing Table

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
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

Italian Venetian Knee-Hole Desk /Console Table circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1290 Hand painted Venetian style desk with gilt finish.
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Light taupe Provenza Table with drawers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
in light taupe. In a refined solid wood structure, this beautiful writing table with drawers or
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2010s Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Ivory Stra Table with little flowers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our ivory stra table
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2010s Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) walnut serpentine shaped desk with 2 side doors and 2 narrow front
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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Upholstery, Walnut

Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
H 35.75 in W 44.75 in D 18 in
Italian Venetian Style Distressed Paint Decorated Secretary Desk C. 1950's
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Europe with this Italian Venetian style distressed paint-decorated secretary desk, crafted circa the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Country Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

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
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Early 20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

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
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Giltwood

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Doge Bureau with Red Chinoiserie
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
desk, gracefully adding a traditional Venetian style to any room - contemporary or traditional. The
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2010s Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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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
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Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Italian 19th Century Venetian Patinated and Giltwood Writing Desk/Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Venetian patinated and giltwood writing
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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XV Desks

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Giltwood

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Venetian Rococo Carved and Painted Writing Table SATURDAY SALE
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Bomb e Rococo Venetian writing table with side cabinets and top drawer. Faux marble serpentine top
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Venetian Desk
Located in Petworth, GB
AN ITALIAN POLYCHROME PAINTED KNEEHOLE DESK LATE 18TH CENTURY A rare Venetian painted desk
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Antique 1790s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Venetian Desk
Venetian Desk
H 29.14 in W 35.44 in D 20.28 in
Venetian Desk
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Marvelous Venetian decoupage desk with enormous character. Deep apple green with antique ivory
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Antique 19th Century Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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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
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Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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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
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20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Giltwood

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
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Louis XIV Tables

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Wood

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
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Antique 1840s Italian Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

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
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Vintage 1930s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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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
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Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Olive

Italian Rococo Style Venetian Painted Folding Writing Desk
Located in Firenze, IT
rococo period. The writing table - wonderfully proportioned and with convenient size – rests on slender
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

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. Louis XV style furniture of fabulous
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

18th Century Venetian Table, Console
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Fabulous patina. This table will serve beautifully as a writing table or console.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

18th Century Venetian Table, Console
18th Century Venetian Table, Console
H 31.75 in W 67 in D 33.38 in
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
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Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Venetian Painted Desk/ Dressing Table
Venetian Painted Desk/ Dressing Table
H 31 in W 44.5 in D 23.5 in
Venetian Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venetian burl and walnut writing desk with wonderful inlay and movement. The desk is finished all
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Burl, Walnut, Pine

Venetian Desk
Venetian Desk
H 30.5 in W 56 in D 35 in
Antique Venetian Hand Painted Bombay Vanity Dressing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Venetian Hand Painted Bombay Vanity Dressing Table Desk.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Burl Wood Venetian Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three drawer, serpentine, Venetian desk in Burl Wood veneer with bronze hardware and accents.
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Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Burl Wood Venetian Desk
Burl Wood Venetian Desk
H 31 in W 59 in D 28.75 in
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
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Late 20th Century Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Fabulous 19th c Venetian Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Curved and Painted Italian Desk
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Fabulous 19th c Venetian Desk
Fabulous 19th c Venetian Desk
H 30.5 in W 73 in D 23.5 in
Fabulous 18th Century Painted Venetian Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Painted Original Design 18th c. Venetian Desk
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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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
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Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Italian Hand Painted Venetian Style Desk, circa 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, 1940s. The writing table stands on four straight tapered legs. Beautiful hand painted finish of flower
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Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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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
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Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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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
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Early 2000s Philippine Desks and Writing Tables

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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
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20th Century European Baroque Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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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...
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Antique 1890s Italian Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech

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...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique Rococo Style Venetian Secretary Cabinet with Gilt and Floral Motif
Located in South Salem, NY
the desk, behind a panel that folds down to reveal a spacious and functional writing surface and four
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Antique 19th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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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
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Mid-20th Century Italian Vanities

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Wood

18th Century Desk, Writing Table, Venetian Louis XVI in Solid Walnut, Restored
Located in Vigonza, Padua
From the 1800s, important antique Venetian center desk, Louis XVI, in solid walnut, restored and
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

20th Century Lacquered, Gilded and Hand-Painted Wood Venetian Writing Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian writing desk of the 20th century. Furniture in lacquered, gilded and hand-painted wood
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Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Curved Venetian Mirror Desk and Stool, 1920-1930
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Den Haag, NL
Venetian rose mirror cut glass desk or vanity, comes with matching stool. All the engraved glass
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Vintage 1920s Italian Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Cut Glass

Curved Venetian Mirror Desk and Stool, 1920-1930
Curved Venetian Mirror Desk and Stool, 1920-1930
H 27.56 in W 43.31 in D 16.54 in
Venetian Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th century Venetian Walnut Writing Table. Original Bronze Feet.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Venetian Writing Desk
Venetian Writing Desk
H 30 in W 45 in D 22 in
Venetian Writing Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Flamboyant styling w/all surfaces covered in dark red velvet embellished with gilded metal appliques.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Venetian Writing Desk
Venetian Writing Desk
H 68 in W 30 in D 22 in
Venetian Ladies Writing Desk Bombe Form with Marble Top
Located in Natchez, MS
Ladies Venetian Writing Desk with Marble Top in Bombe Form two cabinets and one drawer what appears
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Painted Venetian Desk / Dressing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant Italian Venetian Dressing Table / Desk made late in the 19th century in the mid 18th
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Paint, Mirror

Italian Gilt Venetian Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Italian Gilt Venetian Secretary
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Italian Gilt Venetian Secretary
Italian Gilt Venetian Secretary
H 39.5 in W 31.5 in D 18.5 in
Italian Venetian Mirrored Desk
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Handsome Italian mahogany desk overlaid with mirror, etched in pictorial decoration of fruit baskets, urns, swags and wreaths. With an oversized center drawer that makes a formal de...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Italian Venetian Mirrored Desk
Italian Venetian Mirrored Desk
H 31 in W 54 in D 23.5 in
Painted Venetian Rococo Style Desk and Chair
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A late nineteenth-century Rococo revival pale yellow desk painted on the top, sides and drawers with detailed scenes of country life, floral sprays and foliage and matching chair. ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Painted Venetian Rococo Style Desk and Chair
Painted Venetian Rococo Style Desk and Chair
H 30.5 in W 42.75 in D 23.75 in

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Venetian Writing Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the venetian writing table you’re looking for. A venetian writing table — often made from wood, walnut and giltwood — can elevate any home. There are 10 variations of the antique or vintage venetian writing table you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect venetian writing table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right venetian writing table, those designed in Rococo and louis xv styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made venetian writing table over the years, but those crafted by Porte Italia and Ira Yeager are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Venetian Writing Table?

Prices for a venetian writing table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $550 and can go as high as $39,500, while the average can fetch as much as $9,750.

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.