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Swedish Wide Curly Birch Pedestal Desk, Circa 1820-1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish pedestal curly birch desk, circa 1820-40. This antique desk from Sweden features a four foot long, rectangular-shaped top which overhangs the apron below that houses three ...
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Antique 19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Antique French Desk Writing Table Renaissance Wide Drawer Oak Barley Twist
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS 19th century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Desk or Writing Table with Wide Drawer
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Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Regency Period ormolu mounted, Library Table, circa 1820 36"(92cm) wide
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Regency period rosewood crossbanded, end support, library table. Having two frieze drawers, dummy drawers to the reverse, ormolu mounts to each corner, ormolu mou...
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Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Large 6' 5" Wide Vintage Executive's Desk, Danish, Sibast Furniture, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
exceptional figuring to wide desktop and three part base Excellent colour presents warm russet and caramel
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Late 20th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Wide 'Esquisse' Wrought Iron Parchment Console or Library Table by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wide 'Esquisse' parchemin console or library table from our exclusive Design Frères line. Chic
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Console Tables

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Wrought Iron

Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Desk
Located in Gardiner, NY
details, please contact us. Dimensions: 29" tall 47.5" wide 23.5" deep 19" wide kneehole Ref: DK30-034
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Desk
Located in Gardiner, NY
details, please contact us. Dimensions: 28.75" tall 50.5" wide 25.25" deep 19" wide kneehole Ref: DK30
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Desk
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Desk
H 28.75 in W 50.5 in D 25.25 in
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Desk
Located in Gardiner, NY
details, please contact us. Dimensions: 29.25" tall 53" wide 26.5" deep 19.75" wide kneehole Ref: DK30
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Desk
Located in Gardiner, NY
details, please contact us. Dimensions: 28" tall 52.75" wide 25.5" deep 21.25" wide kneehole Ref: DK30
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Swedish Modern Drop Leaf Desk With Movable Case In Teak + Beech
Located in Berkeley, CA
Measurements: 41.5" wide (leaf down) 60" wide (leaf up) x 25.5″ deep x 29″ tall Condition: In excellent
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech, Teak

Fine Italian Mid Century Curved Executive Desk
Located in Westport, CT
Dimensions: 73” wide, 34” deep, 30.5” high (Kneehole 33.5” wide, 24” high)
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Chinese Traveling Scribes Desk Folding Desk, c.1900
Located in Savannah, GA
A highly carved Chinese scribe’s folding desk, circa 1900. of small proportions: 34 inches wide by
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Edwardian inlaid mahogany desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
the mahogany top that runs around the border. It has a wide drawer above the kneehole and then the 4
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian inlaid mahogany desk
Edwardian inlaid mahogany desk
H 29 in W 42 in D 21 in
Edwardian Style Inlaid Walnut Chinoiserie Style Top Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
inches wide x 23 inches deep
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood, Walnut

Karges Louis XV Style Green Chinoiserie Style Leather Top Desk
By Karges Furniture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. Dimensions: 29.5 inches high x 60 inches wide x 28 inches
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Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique French Desk Writing Table Sofa Entry Table Oak Barley Twist Renaissance
Located in Tyler, TX
, library, entry hall, or use as an sofa table! Versatile size~~30.75" tall x 53.5" wide x 2.5" deep
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Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

19th Century Well Figured Tiger Maple Desk With Chair - a Set of 2
Located in Charleston, SC
ANTIQUE TIGER MAPLE & BIRDS EYE MAPLE EMPIRE SABER LEG CHAIR W/ CANE SEAT. Chair measures: 18” wide x
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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Drop Front Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish made mid-century modern drop front secretary desk in rich rosewood grain. Two wide drawers
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Drop Front Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
Drop Front Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
H 43.25 in W 37.5 in D 17.25 in
1960s Danish Modern Secretary desk, attributed to William Jensen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
aproximately 32 inches wide 14.5 deep Inside desk large cubby 22 inches wide 11 inches deep approximately 10
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Custom Build Swedish Style Dressing Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
dimensions and paint colour. Kneehole dimensions: 20" wide x 24" high. Reference: 8381 Dimensions 47.5
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21st Century and Contemporary English Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Custom Build Swedish Style Dressing Table
Custom Build Swedish Style Dressing Table
H 31.5 in W 47.5 in D 24.5 in
Charlotte Perriand, Cansado Table or Desk, Cité Cansado, Mauritania, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
S.G.D.G 100cm wide, 50cm deep, 75cm high Charlotte Perriand designed a number of items of furniture for
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano White
Located in Berlin, DE
white on solid beech wood. Heavily arched, four-sided passively curved tripod frame with wide knee lug
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech

Shape 2-Drawer Leather & Eucalyptus Desk
By Carpanelli
Located in Milan, IT
structure features two wide drawers sealed by a smooth top covered in fine leather. Designer: Giuseppe
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Shape 2-Drawer Leather & Eucalyptus Desk
Shape 2-Drawer Leather & Eucalyptus Desk
H 31.11 in W 53.15 in D 23.63 in
20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano Black
Located in Berlin, DE
black on solid beech wood. Heavily arched, four-sided passively curved tripod frame with wide knee lug
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

Large Rectangular Mid Century Danish Modern Parsons Dining Table in Exotic Woods
Located in Philadelphia, PA
are for the table without the leaf. The table measures 92 inches wide fully extended with leaf.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables

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Rosewood, Birch, Oak

Late 19th Century Mahogany and Burr Walnut Captains Desk
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
shelf.  H: 77cm W: 123cm D: 59cm Knee hole size: 58cm Height, 49cm Wide
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Antique Late 18th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

Late 19th Century Mahogany and Burr Walnut Captains Desk
Late 19th Century Mahogany and Burr Walnut Captains Desk
No Reserve
H 30.32 in W 48.43 in D 23.23 in
20th Century Louis XV Style French Bureau Plat or Desk After Francois Linke
Located in Berlin, DE
border with wide knee area on elegant, curved, four cornered legs in sabots. (L-Sam-145)   
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Elegant antique Louis XV Style Veneered lady Bureau Plat / Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
frame base. 1 drawer and wide knee compartment on elegantly curved square legs ending in sabots
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Art Deco French Desk
Located in Houston, TX
. Desk has 4 spacious drawers with wide chrome handles. Has prominent base and wide legs opening
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Art Deco French Desk
Art Deco French Desk
H 31 in W 63 in D 32 in
Mid-Century Spanish Catalan Table Sofa Hall Entry Console Table Oak Iron 82.5" W
Located in Tyler, TX
HARD-TO-FIND Mid-Century Spanish Catalan WIDE Console, Sofa Table, Entry, Hall
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Tables

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Iron

Unique Red Leather Gold Embossed Kidney Shaped Chinoiserie Painted Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Chinese pastural settings. The desk Measures 60 wide x 31 deep x 30.5 tall. The desk is in good condition
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Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Le Bureau de Paolo Wooden Desk with several drawers
By Sam Baron
Located in Roma, IT
Le bureau de Paolo is a desk constituted of wide variety of boxes and drawers. These boxes have a
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

20th Century Bureau Plat Desk According to the Style of Andre Charles Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
. Three-wheeled frame base with wide knee pocket, ending on four cabriole legs with forward looking
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20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech

Majestic French Bureau Plat Desk antique According to Andre C. Boulle bronzed
Located in Berlin, DE
-wheeled frame base with wide knee-section on four cabriole legs with forward looking, imposing
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Superb Quality Baker Collector's Edition Satinwood Campaign Style Credenza
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
very wide and very shallow and is in good condition with a great looking handsome and Asian inspired
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1990s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century walnut executive desk This desk measures: 62 wide x 28 deep x 28.5 high
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Metal

Impressive French Writing Desk in the Antique Style of Louis XIV Mahogany Bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
different sizes with decorated frieze of acanthus leaf fittings. Wide knee compartment, flanked on both
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20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
passively curved three-bar frame base with wide knee patch on elegant curved squares in sabots. Slightly
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

20th Century Desk Bureau Plat in Antique Louis XV Style Mahogany Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
. Strong cambered, four-sided passively curved three-bar frame base with wide knee patch on elegantly
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in Countryside, IL
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk This desk measures: 52 wide x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian Walnut Secretary Slant-lid Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
39.25 wide x 22.75 deep. Dates to the 1890s era.
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Antique 1790s Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Attributed to Jean Prouvé, Child's School Desk, suitable for use as side table
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
high, 50cm wide and 35cm deep.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Designer Writing Desk / Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style, Piano Black
Located in Berlin, DE
chutes, handled in patinated bronze. Very domed, four-sided, curly, three-legged base with wide knee
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20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Gorgeous Satinwood Baker Collector's Edition Campaign Executive Desk Circa 1950
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. The desk is absolutely stunning. Measures 72 wide x 42 deep x 30 inches tall with a 24 inch kneehole
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Vintage 1950s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Unique Italian Free-Standing Corner Desk in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
with a wide tabletop that can be placed at any preferred position with the side table/cabinet part. A
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Unique Italian Free-Standing Corner Desk in Oak
Unique Italian Free-Standing Corner Desk in Oak
H 30.91 in W 97.64 in D 66.93 in
Jorge Zalszupin For L'atelier, Brazil, 1960s Imbuia Console
By Jorge Zalszupin, L'Atelier San Paulo
Located in London, GB
way. The top alone is 105cm wide x 45cm deep.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Imbuia

Jorge Zalszupin For L'atelier, Brazil, 1960s Imbuia Console
Jorge Zalszupin For L'atelier, Brazil, 1960s Imbuia Console
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H 27.56 in W 44.49 in D 17.72 in
18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Ladies French Secretary Louis XV Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
lovers. Measures 37 tall x 30.75 wide x 21 deep. Dates to the 1780-90s era and is French and of the
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Antique 1780s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood, Walnut

Fine Quality Antique Carved Oak Writing Table - 19th Century Desk Side Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
wide (89cm wide top), 63cm in depth (52cm deep top), and standing at a height of 71cm (with a knee hole
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

20th Century Louis XV Style Ladies Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings. Four-sided, slightly curved, three-edged frame base with wide knee
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Mid-century American Desk in Zebra Wood By Warren Platner
By Warren Platner
Located in Houston, TX
Desk is made out of zebra wood. Table top is reupholstered with brown cowhide. There is wide drawer
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian antique wooden writing table with shutter and brass key, 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
. The upper part is composed of the top and three small drawers, two narrower on the sides and one wider
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Antique Early 1700s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

CPH 190 Desk - Oak - by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Hay
By HAY, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Located in Dubai, AE
easy to integrate into a wide variety of home office and corporate environments. FRAME / WATER-BASED
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Oak

Contemporary Postmodern Wood and Metal Desk with Drawers
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
desk is in very good condition. It measures 29.25 inches tall, 51.5 inches long, and 21.75 inches wide.
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20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern "Esprit" Desk by Merton Gershun for Dillingham
By Dillingham Manufacturing Company, Merton Gershun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
chair opening measures 25.5 inches wide x 24.25 inches height.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Edwardian Writing Table Bureaux
Located in Leicester, GB
shelf 23.5cm deep, middle shelf 20.5cm deep, top shelf 21.5cm deep. Writing area 31cm deep 58cm wide
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Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English Edwardian Writing Table Bureaux
English Edwardian Writing Table Bureaux
H 47.25 in W 24.02 in D 13 in
Antique T. Wallis And Co. London Mahogany Roll Top Desk for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
key. Dimensions: 50" wide by 48" high by 30" deep. Condition: Restoration recommended. Lacking a
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen, 1950s, Rare Oak Wishbone Desk, Model JH-563
By Hans J. Wegner, Johannes Hansen
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
wide x 84cm deep, and 74cm high. In excellent condition for age and use.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

French Empire Style Writing Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large French burr elm empire style writing desk. 1900. Kneehole is 23.5" wide x 27" high
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

French Empire Style Writing Desk
French Empire Style Writing Desk
H 32 in W 64 in D 36.5 in
Fine American-Made Leather Top Brass Ormolu Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
frame and gold pinstriping with brass ormolu. Measures 67 wide x 30 tall x 33.25 deep. Dates to the
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Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Executive Desk This desk measures: 62 wide x 28 deep x 28.5 high
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

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Wide Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of wide desks is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, all wide desks available were constructed with great care. We have 902 antique and vintage wide desks in-stock, while there are 39 modern editions to choose from as well. Wide desks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Wide desks bearing Mid-Century Modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Large wide desks can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller wide desks available at 1stDibs — each spanning 10.5 inches in width — may make for a better choice. Dunbar, Herman Miller and Baker Furniture Company each produced beautiful wide desks that are worth considering.

How Much are Wide Desks?

Prices for wide desks start at $1 and top out at $1,250,000 with the average selling for $4,242.

Finding the Right Desks and 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.

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