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Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1980s
Category
1980s American Georgian Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Baker Furniture Regency Style Burled Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a vintage Baker Furniture Regency style burled writing desk. Featuring a
Category
1970s American Regency Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English Regency style writing desk or console table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa
Category
1940s American Regency Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Classy Paul Frankl Writing Desk for Johnson Furniture
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant proportions, conical tapering legs and brass X-handles. Reminiscent of Tommi Parzinger. This item should be purchased with the intent to refinish. Structurally sound. Priced ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture Lyre Motife Birdseye Maple Drop-Leaf Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Startlingly beautiful bird’s-eye maple drop-leaf writing desk having gorgeous satinwood and ebony
Category
1980s American Regency Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Baker Furniture French Louis XV Pink Lacquered Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Category
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
H 29 in W 50.5 in D 23.5 in
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Category
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
H 30 in W 46 in D 23 in
Baker Furniture English Regency Burled Walnut Writing Desk or Console Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency style writing desk or console table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Regency Rosewood Drop Leaf Writing Desk or Console, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Georgian style drop leaf writing desk, console, or sofa table
By Baker
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Rosewood, Satinwood
H 29.25 in W 36 in D 27 in
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
H 30.5 in W 42 in D 22.25 in
Baker Furniture English Oak and Burl Wood Barley Twist Writing Desk, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English style writing desk or library table with barley twist legs
By Baker
Category
Mid-20th Century American William and Mary Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
H 29.75 in W 42 in D 26 in
Custom Desk by Woodland Furniture
By Woodland Furniture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made desk with finished back. In a honey tone wood with an antiqued finish with
Category
20th Century Country Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Wood
LANE Altavista Mahogany Chippendale Bookmatched Writing Desk
By Lane Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style writing desk by Lane Furniture. Mahogany with brass hardware, a banded
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk
By Milling Road
Located in Charleston, SC
Here’s a beautiful French style writing desk with a banded top and three drawers; the central
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Wood
Country French Baker Furniture Executive Writing Desk Circa 1980
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
tenoned antique style Baker Furniture walnut Country French writing desk. The desk is in good condition
Category
1980s American Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Walnut
HERITAGE Walnut English Tudor Barley Twist Writing Desk
By Heritage Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
An English Tudor style writing desk by Heritage Furniture. Walnut with banded bevelled edge top
Category
Mid-20th Century American Tudor Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
1960s Hollywood Regency Neoclassical Revival Karges Writing Desk
By Karges Furniture
Located in Burbank, CA
beautiful vintage condition. Really special writing desk that is really solid and well made. Has a flaming
Category
1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Writing desk Vetrocoke furnitures, tempered glass wood, 1939
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
the aesthetic and functional value of a writing desk, this piece is a testament to the growth of
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Metal
H 27.17 in W 37.41 in D 16.15 in
Faux Bamboo Campaign Style Burlwood Desk or Writing Table
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Ernest Hemingway style beautifully made desk or writing table with chinoiserie faux bamboo, burl
Category
1950s American Campaign Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Burl
Late 20th Century Lane Altavista Chinese Chippendale Writing Desk
By Lane Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
This is a charming little vintage Lane Furniture Chinese Chippendale, Mahogany wood writing desk
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
1980's Campaign Style Mahogany Writing Desk
By Henkel Harris, Heritage Furniture, Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
Campaign style writing desk with four cock beaded dovetailed drawers boasting fiery Mahogany grains
Category
20th Century American Campaign Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Landstrom Furniture Bleached and Limed Mahogany Six-Drawer Desk
By Landstrom Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Landstrom furniture desk in bleached and limed mahogany. Aged nickel over copper drop disc pulls
Category
1950s American Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Copper, Nickel
Mid 20th Century Vintage Traditional Royal Furniture Drop Top Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
Experience the timeless sophistication of our Vintage Traditional Royal Furniture Drop Top Writing
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Wood
H 40.5 in W 47.5 in D 19.25 in
Vintage Campaign Style Writing Table/Desk Lacquered in Red
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Classic Campaign style desk manufactured by Sligh of Holland/Grand Rapids, Michigan. Restored
Category
1950s American Campaign Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Landstrom Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Black Lacquered Writing Desk
By Landstrom Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie writing desk
By Landstrom
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
H 29.25 in W 42 in D 22 in
G. Plan Teak Writing Desk, England, circa 1970
By G Plan Furniture
Located in New York, NY
A mid-century modern teak writing table with two ample drawers an an ample writing surface; with
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Teak
Chinoiserie Hollywood Regency Campaign Black Lacquered Writing Desk by Sligh
By Sligh Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chinoiserie Hollywood Regency Campaign style writing desk
By Sligh Furniture
USA
Category
1970s American Chinoiserie Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
H 29.5 in W 50 in D 24 in
Straight Leg British Chippendale Style Library Desk or Writing Table
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This is a vintage traditional mahogany library desk or writing table. Its design was inspired by
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Fine Arts Furniture Co. Elegant Mahogany Three Drawer Writing Table
By Fine Arts Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant and modern mahogany three drawer writing table from Fine Arts Furniture, Grand Rapids MI, a
Category
20th Century American Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent French Louis XV style writing table bureau plat desk crafted by Baker Furniture. The desk
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Slant Front Architect's Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style slant front standing desk or architect's desk
By Baker
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brass and White Lacquered Campaign Style Writing Table/Desk
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Classic Campaign style desk manufactured by Sligh of Holland/Grand Rapids, Michigan. Consist of
Category
1950s American Campaign Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Romweber Spanish Baroque Carved Pine Writing Desk
By Jim Peed, Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Spanish Baroque style writing desk
By Jim Peed for Romweber
USA, Circa 1990s
Category
Late 20th Century American Baroque Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Double-Sided Desk by Lane Furniture. Circa. 1960s
By Lane Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Double-Sided Desk by Lane Furniture. Circa. 1960s
Features a beautiful
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Elinor McGuire Model 226c Writing Desk
By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
-form pulls, the desk is expertly constructed and perfectly scaled. The top is hard wearing micarta with
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Modernist Writing Desk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A writing desk finely crafted in solid teak having a floating bank of drawers and turned dowel legs.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Teak
Mid-20th Century Baker Furniture Vintage Queen Ann Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hartville, OH
Beautiful example of this intentionally distressed leather top Queen Ann Desk with cabriolet legs
Category
Mid-20th Century American George I Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Baker Furniture Georgian Walnut Leather Top Executive Desk, 1950s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A stately Georgian or Chippendale style executive desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, 1950s
Category
1950s American Georgian Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Hepplewhite Revival Mixing Table Desk Charak Furniture Co.
By Charak Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Rare Hepplewhite Revival mixing table desk, Charak Furniture Co. Boston, Mass 1930. This fabulous
Category
1930s American Hepplewhite Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Marble
Country French Solid Walnut Leather Top Writing Table Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
High quality craftsmanship solid walnut french country desk with leather top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Desk or Writing Table by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fabulous Louis XV style desk which boasts elegant cabriole legs, four drawers, the left being a
Category
1980s American Louis XV Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Georgian Walnut Leather Top Executive Desk, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A stately Georgian or Chippendale style executive desk with inlaid leather top
By Baker
Category
1950s American Georgian Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 30 in W 72 in D 36.25 in
Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Pomona, CA
A leather top writing desk with brass accent on the edge and three drawers
Category
1970s American Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Desk By Baker Furniture Co. With Bronze Mounts
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a special piece! This is a Louis XV style writing desk by Baker Furniture Co. it has a
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Argentinian Writing Desk, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Writing desk with column of drawers and open compartment under the top; solid beech wood stained
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
Heywood-Wakefield Writing Desk
By Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky, Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Trenton, NJ
highly functional icon of vintage modern furniture. This desk, with its sleek curves and warm honeyed
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture Georgian Flame Mahogany Leather Top Slant Front Architect's Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Georgian style slant front architect's desk. The desk features shallow drawers and
Category
1960s American Georgian Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
H 38.75 in W 53.5 in D 34.25 in
French Louis XV Baker Furniture Louis XV Secretary Desk Collector's Edition
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare item from Baker furniture. It's a French Louis XV style secretary desk in walnut
Category
1990s American Louis XV Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Ico Parisi writing desk
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2444
Ico Parisi (1916-1996)
One or a pair of bedroom writing desk in oak with compartment for
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Wood
Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage writing desk includes a protective cover for part of the top surface, multiple drawers
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Child Rosewood Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage writing desk on rolling wheels, in an incredible rich rosewood color. This compact desk is
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Thomasville "Tamerlane" Writing Desk
By Thomasville
Located in Dallas, TX
An exceptionally made and extremely rare Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie desk from the "Tamerlane
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Danish Teak Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish made mid-century modern desk in teak wood grain. Four drawers and finished back.
Please
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Teak
Antique French Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautifully designed and extremely well made antique French writing desk. This was made in France
Category
1930s British Louis XV Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
Standard Furniture Co. American Dark Wood Veneer & Brass Executive Desk
By The Standard Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Mid-Century-style dark wood veneer executive desk with an angular desktop supported by
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 28.5 in W 103.5 in D 40.5 in
Mid Century MODERN WALNUT DESK by Founders Furniture Co., c. 1960's
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Mid Century Modern Walnut Desk by Founders Furniture Co., c. 1960's. Featuring a total of five
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Walnut
1970s Writing Desk, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- Item was carefully refurbished
- sturdy and stable
- mahogany veneer
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Custom Pulaski Writing Desk, Style of Theodore Alexander/Maitland Smith
By Pulaski Furniture Corporation
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare custom made vintage desk by Pulaski. Styled after Theodore Alexander/Maitland Smith with
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 30 in W 57.5 in D 24 in
Great English partner desk, writing desk, mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Great English partner desk, desk 1870, mahogany
Solid mahogany, partially veneered. Three-drawer
Category
20th Century English Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
bbpr ultrarare writing desk early
By Studio BBPR
Located in Medesano, IT
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The desk with its unique attributes and unparalleled design is more than just a piece of furniture. It
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
Materials
Brass
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Vintage Writing Desk Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of vintage writing desk furniture on 1stDibs. A piece of vintage writing desk furniture — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the item from our selection of vintage writing desk furniture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of vintage writing desk furniture, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one object in our assortment of vintage writing desk furniture that is appealing in its simplicity, but Arne Vodder, Paul McCobb and George Nelson produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Vintage Writing Desk Furniture?
A piece of vintage writing desk furniture can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,816, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $300,000.
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.
Questions About Vintage Writing Desk Furniture
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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