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Vienna Secessionist Bronzed Metal Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic bronzed metal petite writing table or desk made in the Vienna Secessionist period of
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20th Century European Vienna Secession Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Directoire Style Writing Table, Desk in Cherrywood, 2 Drawers
Located in Landivy, FR
This writing table is a handmade reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Cherry, Oak

Paris Bureau Burgundy Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Paris Bureau Burgundy Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic is an extraordinary console/writing
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Resin

General Study Desk Writing Table in Gray and Beige by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
General Study Desk Writing Table in Gray and Beige by Matteo Cibic is a chic beige study table
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Resin

General Study Desk Writing Table in Black and White by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
General Study Desk Writing Table in Black and White by Matteo Cibic is a formidable study table
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Resin

Paris Bureau White and Gray Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Paris Bureau White and Gray Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic is an extraordinary console
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Resin

Paris Bureau Black and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Paris Bureau Black and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic is an extraordinary console
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Resin

Paris Bureau Gray and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Paris Bureau Gray and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic is an extraordinary console
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Resin

Paris Bureau Red and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic
By Scarlet Splendour, Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Paris Bureau Red and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic is an extraordinary console
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Resin

French writing Table 2 drawers in Solid Cherry Wood - Louis XVI Directoire style
Located in Landivy, FR
This writing table is part of the Mélanie collection, a modern interpretation of the French
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2010s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Cherry, Oak

Ban Curved Steel and Maple Wood Desk by Autonomous Furniture
By Autonomous Furniture, Kirk Van Ludwig
Located in Victoria, BC
aesthetics with the warmth of solid Western Maple. At its heart, the Ban Desk stands on curved hot rolled
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2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash, Oak, Walnut

Fem Work Desk, Natural Ash by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
FEM work desk, natural ash by Made By Choice Dimensions: D 55 x W 95 x H 105 cm Materials
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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash

Fem Work Desk, Natural Ash by Made by Choice
Fem Work Desk, Natural Ash by Made by Choice
H 41.34 in W 37.41 in D 21.66 in
Fem Work Desk, Stained Black by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
FEM work desk, stained black by Made By Choice Dimensions: D55 x W95 x H105 cm Materials: natural
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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash

Fem Work Desk, Stained Black by Made by Choice
Fem Work Desk, Stained Black by Made by Choice
H 41.34 in W 37.41 in D 21.66 in
French design & connected executive desk in solid wood, by Christophe Lecomte
By Christophe Lecomte
Located in Landivy, FR
This minister's desk is part of the TRAPEZ collection designed by the Vendée designer Christophe
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Ash

French Directoire style Desk, light-grey lacquered, with a drawer & leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk with top storage compartments is a craft-handed re-interpretation of the French
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Large, Airisto Work Desk, Stained Black by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Large, Airisto work desk, stained black by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto Dimensions: W 160cm
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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash

Medium, Airisto Work Desk, Stained Black by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium, Airisto work desk, stained black by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto Dimensions: W140cm
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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash

Large, Airisto Work Desk, Natural Ash by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Large, Airisto work desk, natural ash by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto Dimensions: W 160cm
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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash

French Directoire style desk with a shelf and leather pad, light grey lacquered
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk is a craft-handed reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer

Antique Kittinger Spanish Colonial Walnut Fall Front Secretary Desk Barley Twist
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
"Extremely rare 1 of a kind early Kittinger Spanish Colonial fall front secretary or library desk
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Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

French Directoire style desk in oak with a shelf and leather pad, grey stained
Located in Landivy, FR
the rear of the top of the desk are symbolized an inkpot hole (left) and grooves to place your writing
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer

Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
English early Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large proportions, with quite
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Japanese antique, black low desk/fuzukue, Meiji era , Wabisabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese antique called a 'fuzukue,' which is an old-style Japanese writing desk
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cedar, Pine

Antique Kittinger Jacobean Spanish Revival American Walnut Carved Secretary Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely rare one of a kind early Kittinger Jacobean Revival fall front secretary writing desk
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Early 20th Century Jacobean Secretaires

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Oak, Walnut

Neo-Classicistic Office Bookcase and Table Ensemble, 1900s, Austria
Located in Budapest, HU
bookcase is supplemented with writing desk, an armchair and a circular table, with the following dimensions
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Neoclassical Revival Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Bronze

Henry Miller And Eve Miller On Partington Ridge - 1954 Original Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
working for Western Union Telegraph service where his interest in writing began. He soon left for Europe
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

American Hepplewhite Virginian Secretary Chest with Civil War Provenance
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Dallas, TX
secretary and writing area. The Bureau/Secretary Gallery has 6 drawers and 6 cubbies, a central tabernacle
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Historical Memora...

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Brass

Post-Modern Gold Ionic Capital Rings Stanley Tigerman
Located in Chicago, IL
language of architecture at a distance from its function. Writing of these rings (and his keystone
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Vintage 1980s Contemporary Fashion Rings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

The Wall (La Pared), Nogales (No Puedo Decir Esto) (#1588)
By Jack Balas
Located in New York, NY
hour with a hundred Mexicans, and when I get to the desk in U.S. Customs there is no question Where Is
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

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Mawu Sculpted Oak Chair by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish. Flared legs, backrest and seat upholstered in a textured cream fabric by Dedar.
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2010s French Modern Chairs

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Oak

Mawu Sculpted Oak Chair by Laura Gonzalez
Mawu Sculpted Oak Chair by Laura Gonzalez
H 35.44 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo, Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

Large Counterbalance Ceiling Fixture, White Enamel + Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted and made to order, the Counterbalance commands attention with its fluid architectural silhouette, built from a thoughtfully curated palette of on-trend colors and metal f...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Aluminum, Nickel

Pair of Minimalist Nightstands Consoles Commodes 2 by Atelier Bachmann, 2019
By Fritz Grospietsch, Atelier Bachmann, Andreas Bachmann
Located in Berlin, DE
A beautiful pair of nightstands designed by Yuzo Bachmann for Atelier Bachmann, handcrafted in Germany, 2019. These nightstands are made out of plywood and brass handles. Finished w...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Plywood

Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Silk

Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Ceiling Light for Astep
By Astep, Flos, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti model no. 2065 ceiling lamp for Astep. Designed in 1950, this is an authorized re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, grandson of Gino Sarfatti, who applies his grandfathe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Aluminum

Great Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, in the Style of Barovier, Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury vessel ship low ceiling and now is used to pair with Mid-Century Modern Barovier palmette chandeliers, th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

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Gold Plate

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Textile

Modern Églomisé Blue Silver Glass Buffet with Bespoke Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mystic buffet or credenza by Ercole home has a 6-door front, with Espresso wood finish on oak. Hand-painted glass panels in Midnight Moon are on the door surface. The decorativ...
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2010s American Modern Credenzas

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Metal

Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Singl...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Metal

21st Century Walnut Wood James Dining Chair Linen
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
James Boswell, the 9th Laird of Auchinleck, was a prestigious biographer and diarist. During the course of his life, James met an amazing number of the powerful of the literati, the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Chairs

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Linen, Walnut

Brutal Black Oak Sideboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutal solid oak handcrafted 4-door sideboard, each piece retains it´s natural character.
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Sideboards

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Oak

Brutal Black Oak Sideboard
Brutal Black Oak Sideboard
H 28 in W 72 in D 18 in
Paavo Tynell 9602 Wicker Wrapped Brass Stem Floor Lamp with Rattan Lamp Shade
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Paris, FR
The 9602 floor lamp, also known as “Chinese Hat” was designed by Paavo Tynell in 1935 for the Hotel Aulanko. Characterized by its elegant and airy lampshade and rattan-covered stem, ...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Set of 2 Alabaster and Bronze Sconces
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of wall lights in polished brass and enlightened alabaster cups. France, 2023.
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2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Set of 2 Alabaster and Bronze Sconces
Set of 2 Alabaster and Bronze Sconces
H 29.53 in W 7.88 in D 5.91 in
Custom Round Mohair Velvet Ottoman with Oak Feet
Located in London, GB
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustard ...
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2010s British Scandinavian Modern Ottomans and Poufs

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Mohair, Velvet, Oak

White Rounded Square Quad Coffee Table in Stone Composite by Mike Ruiz-Serra
By Mike Ruiz Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cast in stone composite, the Quad table gets its bright white color and unique matte finish from a special blend of marble dust and resin, making it both more durable and lighter wei...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Composition

Recent Sales

Antique Chinese Export Carved and Gilded Black Lacquered Desk and Chair
Located in Antwerp, BE
A sensationally chic Chinese export dual pedestal desk with matching chair .The classically British
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Bespoke Desk, Reclaimed Teak Bleached, Sand-Cast Aluminum by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
wood work desk has been bleached several passes to achieve a bright wood tone where it set to contrast
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2010s Asian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood, Teak

Bespoke Desk, Antique Hardwood Slab on Sand Cast Bases, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
aluminum base with charcoal finish for our PT2 base. Since this desk would double up as a dining table
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2010s Thai Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Bespoke Partner Desk with Two Slabs of Antique Hardwood, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
) 70.86 x 43.3 x 28.74 inch We created this Partner desk for a French couple living in Bangkok. They
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2010s Thai Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Bespoke Bleached Reclaimed Hardwood Dining - Desk on Brass Base, by P.Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
antiques restorer from Belgium, flew over to train our Thai carpenters in traditional Western wood
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2010s Thai Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Hardwood Desk with Aluminium Sand Cast Base 'IN STOCK' by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
Western wood-finishing-techniques. While we can offer Wax, home-made Hot-wax and are experts in the age
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2010s Thai Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Bespoke Library / Working Table Reclaimed Hardwood, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
with care from reclaimed Makha Tae Wood, our one-of-a-kind writing desk was born from a unique vision
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2010s Thai Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Bespoke Low Table Reclaimed Hardwood on Solid Brass Base, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
, our antiques restorer from Belgium, flew over to train our Thai carpenters in traditional Western wood
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2010s Thai Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Bespoke Table, Antique Hardwood, Sand cast Aluminum Base by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
, our antiques restorer from Belgium, flew over to train our Thai carpenters in traditional Western wood
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2010s Thai Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Queen Anne Connecticut Slant Front Desk Attributed to Ebenezer Hubbell
By Ebenezer Hubbell
Located in Woodbury, CT
The Beard Family Queen Anne Connecticut slant front desk attributed to Ebenezer Hubbell, having a
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Antique 1770s American Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Sycamore, Cherry, Oak, Poplar, Pine

Spectacular Maryland Desk and Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
This desk and bookcase is one of the most ambitious Western Maryland examples to survive from the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Bookcases

Materials

Cherry, Poplar

Vacuum Thermocouple Circa Early 20th Electrical Device, As Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted for your approval is this early 20th century, Wester...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Very Fine and Rare Chinese Export Black and Gold Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, Middlesex
developed there, and Chinese merchants and artisans became increasingly familiar with western tastes and
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Antique 1730s Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Antique desk from the 1920s, Western Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A desk from the early 20th century. Furniture in very good condition. Dimensions: height 81 cm
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Vintage 1920s German Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique desk from the 1920s, Western Europe.
Antique desk from the 1920s, Western Europe.
H 31.89 in W 71.66 in D 38.19 in
Desk on lion legs, Western Europe, circa 1920.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Desk on lion legs, Western Europe, circa 1920. Very good condition. Wood: oak + walnut
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Vintage 1920s German Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Desk on lion legs, Western Europe, circa 1920.
Desk on lion legs, Western Europe, circa 1920.
H 30.71 in W 66.15 in D 33.08 in
Desk from around 1910, Western Europe. After renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique desk from the early 20th century. Furniture in very good condition, after professional
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Vintage 1910s German Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Office Desk on Lion Legs, Western Europe, circa 1930
Located in Chorzów, PL
Study desk, Western Europe, circa 1930. Very good condition. Wood: walnut dimensions
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Vintage 1930s German Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Oak Double-Sided Desk, Western Europe, Late 19th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique double-sided desk made of oak. The piece of furniture dates from around 1890. Material
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Antique 1890s Belgian Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Desk on Lion Legs, Western Europe, Around 1910, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
An office desk from the early 20th century. Manufactured in Germany in circa 1910 Furniture
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Vintage 1910s German Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Multifunctional Table, Dressing, Chess, Writing Desk, Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique dressing table, play and work table Western Germany Mahogany Classicism circa 1810
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Antique Early 1800s German Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Japanese Parquetry Desk, Mid 19th century
Located in Pasadena, CA
desk, a loose occidental kneehole “style”, is believed to have been made for the western market during
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Desks and Writing Tables

Chinese Four Drawer Scholar's Desk, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This four-drawer writing desk once stood centerpiece in the office of a well-to-do professional of
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Walnut Desk, Poland, 1940s, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
Neat desk from the mid-twentieth century in the Art Deco style. Antique furniture is more beautiful
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Vintage 1940s Polish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Office Furniture with Carvings, Germany, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Figural cabinet set, Western Europe, around 1920. Very good condition. Wood: walnut
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Vintage 1920s German Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Napoléon's St. Helena Desk
By George Bullock
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Regency desk was specially crafted for one of the most legendary men in Western
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Wood

Napoléon's St. Helena Desk
Napoléon's St. Helena Desk
H 19.5 in W 54 in L 19.5 in
Vargueno or Bargueno, Late-16th-Early-17th Century, Spanish Renaissance, Walnut
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Spanish writing desks from this period are the most distinctive pieces of Spanish furniture
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Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture

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Bone, Walnut

19th Century Burr Walnut Lady's Vanity Travelling Case
Located in London, GB
commercial man. In writing-desks there is an endless, bewildering choice, from the simplest to the most
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Antique 1860s British Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate, Ormolu

Mid Century Rosewood and Chrome Writing Desk
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage rosewood writing desk made in Western Germany. This piece features a raised edge table top
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Rosewood and Chrome Writing Desk
Mid Century Rosewood and Chrome Writing Desk
H 30.5 in W 51.25 in D 26.75 in
Chinese Black Lacquer Writing Desk, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This three-drawer writing desk dates to the mid-19th century and once stood centerpiece in the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

Office Furniture on Lion Legs, Western Europe, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique cabinet set, Western Europe, around 1920. Very good condition. Wood: Walnut
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Vintage 1920s German Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Early 1900s Hardwood Mexican School Desk
By OTHR
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
This is a unique antique school desk found in western México. The patina of this piece, makes it
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Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Early 1900s Hardwood Mexican School Desk
Early 1900s Hardwood Mexican School Desk
H 33.47 in W 37.41 in D 23.63 in
Large, Airisto Work Desk, Stained Black by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Large, Airisto work desk, stained black by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto Dimensions: W 160cm
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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash

Medium, Airisto Work Desk, Stained Black by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium, Airisto work desk, stained black by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto Dimensions: W140cm
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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash

Napoleon III Chinese Lacquer Box and Tray Writing Kit, Circa 1870
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice Napoleon III period desk set, consisting of a mailbox, a box for pens and pencils and a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Sets

Materials

Lacquer

Early 20th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Inkwell Signed HR Quimper
By Quimper Faience Pottery
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a lady's writing desk with this colorful antique inkwell from Brittany. Crafted in western
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Early 20th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Faience

Divit Pencase Inkwell Qalamdan Silver Plated, circa 1861-1876, Ottoman Empire
Located in Incline Village, NV
meetings. Of significance to note is that Arabic writing is the form used today in the Western world. In
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Antique 19th Century Turkish Islamic Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Mindoro and Faux Leather Floating Top MCM D
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern, MCM, restored Drexel Mindoro wood and faux leather floating top desk
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Faux Leather

Chinese Red Lacquer Console Table with Lattice Shelf, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century three-drawer table began its life as a petite writing desk, produced for an
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Scarce 17th Century Indo-Portuguese Caixa Contador - Antique Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
flap as a writing desk surface) as well as other important items and documents. When Europeans first
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Antique 17th Century Indian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

19th Century Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Bone Inlaid Decorative Box
Located in Forney, TX
unique and interesting decorative accent in any home, whether placed atop a desk, chest-of-drawers or
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Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

Oak Mid Western Butler's Style Deskj
Located in Stamford, CT
ORIGINAL HARDWARE- PULL OUT SUPPORTS FOR DESK FOLD DOWN TOP.
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Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Oak  Mid  Western  Butler's Style  Deskj
Oak  Mid  Western  Butler's Style  Deskj
H 38.5 in W 30.5 in D 21.5 in
Folky American Work Table, 19th century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
American server, desk or work table with several drawers, elm and maple woods, probably Mid-Western
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Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm, Maple

A writing desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An elm wood writing desk of Chinese design with Western influence, composed of two side pedestals
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

A writing desk
A writing desk
H 32 in W 53.5 in D 26.75 in
19TH CENTURY MID-WESTERN EMPIRE SERCRETERY
Located in Bedford, NY
TOP SHELVES WITH RATCHERT SUPPORTS. ROLL OVER DESK TOP WITH WRITING SURFACE AND DRAWERS INSIDE
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Antique 19th Century American Secretaires

Spanish Papillero Vargueno or Bargueno
Located in Dommelen, NL
‘from Bargas’ - is a portable cabinet or desk, with or without a fold-out writing surface. The interior
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17th Century Renaissance More Art

Materials

Walnut

Spanish Papillero Vargueno or Bargueno
Spanish Papillero Vargueno or Bargueno
H 20.08 in W 34.65 in D 14.18 in
English Pine Desk Circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
edge and is marked with a Great Western Railroad stamp. The desk has inset panels at the front and
Category

20th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Pine Desk Circa 1900
English Pine Desk Circa 1900
H 31 in W 58 in D 33.25 in
Antique Anglo-Indian or British Colonial Ebony Desk Box
Located in Singapore, SG
equipment. These boxes are derived from the Western-style writing box, or escritoire, introduced into
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Furniture

Materials

Ebony

He Hanged Them High
Located in Minneapolis, MN
notorious hanging judge  Isaac C. Parker at his desk. A real life figure who served as a United States
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

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Western Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the western writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each western writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and metal. Find 6 options for an antique or vintage western writing desk now, or shop our selection of 22 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect western writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A western writing desk, designed in the modern, neoclassical or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Scarlet Splendour, Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer and Christophe Lecomte each produced at least one beautiful western writing desk that is worth considering.

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Questions About Western Writing Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.

  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In 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.