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Richard Watson Writing Desk in Walnut
By Richard Watson
Located in Brookline, MA
The writing desk is inspired by a classic writing table originally intended for writing letters by
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Women's eclectic desk, Northern Europe, circa 1860. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Women's desk, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Very good condition, after professional renovation
Category
Antique 1860s Swedish Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 43.31 in W 33.86 in D 20.48 in
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl 'Igl-Jet' Writing Desk in Fiberglass
By Wilhelm Werndl, Ernest Igl
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl, directors writing desk model 'Igl-jet', fiberglass, Germany, 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Warren Platner for Knoll Writing Desk in Cherry and Black Leather
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, writing desk, cherry, chrome-plated metal, black leather, United States
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET.
Direct from France
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 48 in W 36 in D 27 in
20th Century Louis XV Style Womens Tulip Veneer, Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Tulip wood veneered. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings. Four-sided, slightly curved, three-edged frame base with wide knee patch on elegantly curved squares in sabots. Slightly...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 28.75 in W 38.19 in D 22.45 in
Woa Desk
Located in POLOP, ES
parties of the early twentieth century, the feathers that women wore in their headdresses, the velvet they
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Continuous Writing Table - Hand applied wood veneer, leather & travertine
By Atelier FM
Located in New York, NY
and applied by the hands of skilled craftsmen and women — merge with a selection of hand-picked soft
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Travertine
Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova Executive Desk
By Formanova, Gianni Moscatelli
Located in Waalwijk, NL
This modern, streamlined writing desk is designed by Gianni Moscatelli in the sixties. Its notable
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova Executive Desk in Black
By Formanova, Gianni Moscatelli
Located in Waalwijk, NL
This modern, streamlined writing desk is designed by Gianni Moscatelli in the sixties. Its notable
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann Corner Desk in White Fiberglass
By Wilhelm Werndl, Ernest Igl
Located in Waalwijk, NL
its stationary. Taking every stylistic realization into account, this writing desk feels retro
Category
Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Studio BBPR 'Spazio' Corner Desk with Movable Cabinet
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' writing desk with various storage compartments, coated steel
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Guillerme & Chambron Corner Desk in Oak and Granite
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme & Chambron, desk, oak, granite, France, 1960s
Corner desk by French designer duo
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik 'Boomerang' Desk in Teak
By Peter Løvig Nielsen, Hedensted Møbelfabrik
Located in Waalwijk, NL
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Beautifully formed teak writing desk designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen and produced by Hedensted Møbelfabrik. A
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.22 in W 58.51 in D 34.77 in
Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann 'Jet' Corner Desk in Brown & Orange Fiberglass
By Wilhelm Werndl, Ernest Igl
Located in Waalwijk, NL
. Taking every stylistic realization into account, this writing desk feels retro, without clashing with
Category
Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
H 28.75 in W 94.49 in D 32.29 in
Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Desks in Grey Coated Steel
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' writing desks, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Magnificent Flat Desk in Blackened Wood and Bronzes, Napoleon III Style
By Maison Gouffé
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
peak in the Louis XV period and began to be made for women, becoming the small boudoir writing table
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.71 in W 30.71 in D 58.67 in
Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Desks in Grey Coated Steel
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' writing desks, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Unique Italian Double Desk with Wall-Shelf in Walnut with Marquetry
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Double desk with shelf, walnut, Italy, 1950s
Custom-made desk for two people with wall-mounted
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Magnificent Flat Desk - Louis XV Style - Precious Wood Marquetry -Golden Bronzes
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Sublime piece of prestige, a magnificent flat desk, in the Louis XV style, in marquetry of precious
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 30.32 in W 45.28 in D 28.75 in
Paolo Piva for B&B 'Arcada' Desk in Leather and Burl
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paolo Piva for B&B, executive desk model 'Arcada', stainless steel, burl, leather, glass, brass
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Majestic French Bureau Plat Desk According to Andre C. Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
with wide knee-section on four cabriole legs with forward looking, imposing Espagnoletten / women
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Whitewashed Ash Linderman Wall-Mounted Desk with Leather Wrapped Drawer in Stock
By New York Heartwoods
Located in Accord, NY
New York Heartwoods' Linderman wall-mounted desk is influenced by Mid-Century Modern, Shaker and
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Leather
H 29 in W 51 in D 19 in
Majestic French Bureau Plat Desk antique According to Andre C. Boulle bronzed
Located in Berlin, DE
Espagnoletten / women's busts ending in Sabots. Medium drawer centred with a female mask escucheon, flanked by a
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 30.32 in W 59.06 in D 32.68 in
Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck Desk with Drop-Leaves in Oak and Teak
By Hans J. Wegner, Andreas Tuck
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans J. Wegner for Andreas Tuck, desk, model 'AT305', solid oak, teak veneer, Denmark 1955
Hans
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Donald Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
: height 136cm, width 108cm, depth 62cm
This beautiful writing desk is a 'bonheur du jour', a type of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bureau Plat
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
writing desk, or bureau plat, is a stunning 19th century example of this treasured decorative art
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Studio BBPR Versatile ‘Spazio’ Table
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
(1959/60). This line included chairs, desks, shelving, and cabinet systems, just like the one shown here
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
18th Century Kentucky Butternut Ladies Desk
Located in Louisville, KY
extraordinary Kentucky-made women's writing desk should peak your interest. It is said that this writing desk
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Desks
Materials
Wood
Unique Italian Large Wall Unit with Writing Desk in Maple and Birch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wardrobe with writing desk, birch, maple, fabric, glass, brass, coated steel, Italy, 1950s
Hailing
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass, Steel
Carved Spanish Oak Writing Cabinet, Estate of Vincente Blasco Ibanez
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 16th century carved Spanish oak writing desk and cabinet, with
Category
Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Oak
French Hand Painted Folk Art Desk by Gérard Rigot
Located in Ferndale, MI
Gérard Rigot's (b.1929) colorful hand painted oak Folk Art desk. From the aboriginal women painted
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Giotto Stoppino Set of Desk and Armchair in Yellow Metal
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Waalwijk, NL
upholstered in a cream white striped fabric. This writing desk with matching chair would be a wonderful
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860
Located in Greven, DE
of women's furniture that can be used as a desk or a secretary. The working height of the writing
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 35.44 in W 23.23 in D 20.87 in
French Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
portable leather writing desk with its original two crystal inkwells – the perfect place to store one’s
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Vienna Art Deco Josef Hoffman Manner Eight-Piece Salon Suite Set
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Forney, TX
-quality materials.
The matching eight-piece set comprising a tanker writing desk with inset leather
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Brass
20th Century Women's Desk Hungarian Secession
By Wahless Wien
Located in Gyermely, Komárom-Esztergom
Thus is a beautiful female desk with lemon wood quality Italian leather and beautiful secession
Category
Vintage 1920s Hungarian Vienna Secession Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cowhide
19th Century Regency Walnut Root English Writing Desk LAST PRICE
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Fine English desk, Regency, early 19th century, walnut root.
Simple but elegant desk with two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Writing Table
Located in Seattle, WA
women. Small mahogany writing table, or ladies writing desk. Flat-topped rectangular table with a single
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late George III Mahogany and Inlaid Cylinder Desk by T. Willson, London
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Late George III mahogany, satinwood and inlaid cylinder writing desk, circa 1810. One drawer
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 42.13 in W 37.01 in D 22.05 in
Rare Pair of Mahogany Kidney Shaped Writing Desks by Waring and Gillow
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A rare and splendid pair of kidney shaped writing desks by the renowned cabinet makers Waring and
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 30.32 in W 48.43 in D 27.56 in
Early 19th Century English Writing Table
Located in Raleigh, NC
Constructed of Burled Walnut, this beautiful women's writing table also was used for reading
Category
Antique 1830s English George III Desks
Midcentury Military Style Pedestal Desk by Waring and Gillow
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A stylish , great quality pedestal desk by Waring and Gillow. Made from solid mahogany with a
Category
Mid-20th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic and rare French Bureau Plat writing desk from the late LUIGI XV era , circa 1840.
This
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Rosewood Marquetry Lady's Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
.
History of the "lady's writing desk" :
The lady's writing desk was designed specifically for women and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vanity / Desk Attributed to Rene Drouet
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Women's Vanity/Desk in Walnut with 3 Side Drawers and 1 Top Fold-up Drawer with Original
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
C R Mackintosh, Arts & Crafts Glasgow School Writing Cabinet with Foliate Hinges
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in London, GB
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928), a cypress wood and brass writing cabinet, formerly green
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 62.5 in W 38 in D 18 in
Oak Desk Model ND 93 by Nanna Ditzel
By Søren Willadsen
Located in Berlin, BE
Desk model ND 93 by Nanna Ditzel
Designed in 1958.
Produced by Søren Willadsen.
Oak desk with
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Edwardian Kidney Desk 'Waring & Gillow' c.1900
Located in London, GB
This is an antique Edwardian mahogany and satinwood crossbanded kidney shaped writing table circa
Category
20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Arco Desk, Lady Model by B.B.P.R for Olivetti, 1960s
By Studio BBPR
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
The "Arco" model Lady desk, created by the renowned Italian architectural firm BBPR in the 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century Louis XV Rosewood Bureau de Dame Desk Wood Inlay, 1890
Located in Roma, RM
French bureau for women, of small dimensions, graceful in the moved shapes and in the inlays of
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
1880-1900 Flat Desk Napoléon III Has l Espagnolette in the Style of Cressent
Located in Paris, FR
Flat Napoleon III desk has women's decoration, has l espagnolette, gone up on oak, assemblies
Category
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 30.32 in W 75.6 in D 39.38 in
17th Cent. Portugese Chip Carved Desk, w. Portraits of Royalty on top and sides
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and unusual console table or desk from the17th Century. Portuguese, chip carved. Beautiful
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Pine
H 32 in W 50 in D 25 in
Bureau Plat á Gradin with Napoleonic Theme
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful French bureau plat á gradin Second Empire period writing desk, circa 1870s.
Figuring
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Circa 1850 French Burl Elm and Brass Mounted "Ecritoire" Traveling Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Introducing the ecritoire de voyage, a beautiful and functional travel desk hand-carved in France
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Brass and Jasperware Desk Set James Howell, 19th Century
By James Howell
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique brass and Jasperware mounted desk set, by James Howell, Regent Street
Category
Antique 1860s English Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass and Jasperware Desk Set James Howell 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique brass and Jasperware mounted desk set, by James Howell, Regent Street
Category
Antique 1860s English Desk Sets
19th Century Rosewood French Louis XV style Cylinder Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
upholstered writing surface and three additional drawers. The desk is constructed from rosewood and oak.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XV Desks
Materials
Rosewood, Oak
Antique French Carved Oak Drop Front Desk Liquor Cabinet Breton Brittany 19th C
Located in Shreveport, LA
piece, excellent as a writing desk, with it’s drop front writing area, and imagine it as a liquor/wine
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks
Materials
Oak
H 15.75 in W 34.5 in L 15.75 in
Cabinet Bar by De Coene
By De Coene Frères
Located in Bruxelles, BE
been executed at the end of the fifties around 1958 and represent women dancing with hula hoop.
The
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Copper
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A womens writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $10,000, while the lowest priced sells for $1,400 and the highest can go for as much as $78,500.
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- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs 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, 2021A 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, 2021A 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, 2023What 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, 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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