$700
Leather Top Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Deco style desk on aluminum metal base with single drawer. Glass top protector over the leather writing surface. Drawer has an attractive acrylic handle. Please confirm location NY o...
Metal
English Yew Wood Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique 19th century English desk crafted in well grain and burled yew wood, having the original tooled mustard leather top now aged to perfection, nine drawers in front, finished ba...
Yew
$12,897 / item
English Leather Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
The top is adorned with a rich black leather surface, providing a smooth and stylish area for writing, reading, or working on your laptop.
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Satin Wood Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
The inset tooled leather top is a beautifully patinated black, which contrasts beautifully with the wood.
Leather, Satinwood
$9,841 / item
Regency Leather Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from exquisite acacia and oak, this grand writing table is inspired by an antique original circa 1800, showcasing the artistry of traditional craftsmanship. The richly graine...
Leather, Wood
Vintage Leather Top Corner Desk
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very well made vintage leather top corner desk. This was made in England, it dates from the 1960’s.
Leather, Wood
$7,288 / item
Modern Metal Leather Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Metal Leather top desk, featuring a digitally carved, traditional woven cane design. The carved metal desk boasts mesmerizing textural layers. The carved aluminum case is p...
Metal
Louis XV Leather Top Cocobola Wood Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable Louis XV style ladies writing desk handcrafted in exotic cocobola wood with a leather top on a one drawer case over elegant cabriole legs with ormolu front feet.
Cocobolo
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique Edwardian inlaid leather top desk, made in England and dating from around the 1900-1910 period.
Leather, Wood
$15,426 / item
Georgian Style Walnut Leather Top Desk
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The desk brings mid-18th-century English design to life, showing off the careful craftsmanship and sculpted details of the Chippendale tradition. Made from walnut, it stands out with...
Leather, Wood
$4,712Sale Price|43% Off
19th Century Elm Wood Partners Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant 19th century double-sided desk is crafted from richly toned elm wood, admired for its warm honey color and naturally swirling grain.
Bronze
Antique Leather Top Austrian Empire Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very rare antique leather top Austrian Empire desk, dating from around the 1830-1850 period. This has a beautiful and very useful design, the quality is outstanding. ...
Brass
Antique Victorian Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very useful antique Victorian leather top pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from the 1860-1880 period. The quality is fantastic, this is very well made a...
Leather, Wood
Antique Leather Top Carlton House Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique leather top Carlton House desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1890-1900 period.
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique Victorian leather top partners desk. This dates from around the 1840-1860 period.
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Victorian period pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around 1860-1880. It is of fantastic quality and has a lovely design. The top has an inverte...
Leather, Wood
Antique Georgian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Georgian leather top writing table / desk. It was made in England, it dates from around the 1800-1820 period.
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
There are two drawers with nicely turned handles and fine, hand cut dovetailed joints. There is an inset leather top with gold tooled edges, the leather has a beautiful colour which ...
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
An excellent original antique Victorian leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around 1840-1860. It is of great quality and is a lovely size. The ...
Leather, Wood
$23,790 / item
Georgian Style Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The desk takes inspiration from late 18th- and early 19th-century English design, especially the George III period. Made from rich walnut veneers on the drawer fronts and side panels...
Leather, Wood
$27,900 / item
Georgian Style Mahogany Leather Top Partners Desk
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The desk takes inspiration from late 18th- and early 19th-century English design, especially the George III period. Made from richly grained crotch mahogany, it has bookmatched venee...
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
There is an inset leather top with gold tooled edges, the leather has a beautiful colour which compliments the wood nicely.
Leather, Wood
$31,638 / item
Georgian Leather Top Pedestal Desk – Adam Style
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The desk in the Adam Style is a striking neoclassical piece, inspired by the elegant furniture of the late 1700s. Made from satinwood with detailed inlays and gold accents, the desk ...
Leather, Wood
Vintage British Colonial Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The expansive desktop features a classic three-panel inset leather top, offering a tactile and durable surface for correspondence or creative work.
Brass
Antique Victorian Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Victorian leather top desk / writing table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1840-1860 period. This is of outstanding quality, it is a great si...
Leather, Wood
Italian Military Campaign Style Wood and Brass Desk with Red Leather Top, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This trestle desk is made from a beautiful wood with exceptional grain, the top is decorated with a beautiful dark red leather which is enriched with gold ornaments.
Metal, Brass
Antique Edwardian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
The wood has beautiful satinwood inlays throughout and top quality brass handles on the drawers.
Brass
Italian Regency Style Embossed Leather Top Desk
By Rho Mobili d'Epoca 1
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 29 1/4 in W: 45 in D: 31 1/2 in This stunning Custom Italian Regency Style desk offers an exceptional blend of timeless elegance and contemporary sophistication, id...
Leather, Wood
$23,967 / item
George III Style Walnut Pedestal Desk – Leather Top
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The desk with a leather top brings mid-Georgian English design to life. It blends classic symmetry with detailed carving inspired by the Chippendale style. Made from walnut, the desk...
Leather, Wood
Antique Early Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A charming antique early Victorian leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1850 period. It is very well made and is a lovely, compa...
Leather, Wood
Antique William IV Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and beautifully designed antique William IV leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1840 period. It is of extremely fine qu...
Leather, Wood
Antique Regency Style Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous antique Regency style leather top desk / writing table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s period. It is of outstanding quality and is a lovely, us...
Leather, Wood
Vintage Danish Master Cabinetmaker Made Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
An exceptional vintage Danish master cabinetmaker made desk, dating from around the 1930’s. The quality is exceptional, this is incredibly well made and beautifully designed. The gr...
Leather, Wood
Antique Leather Top Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique leather top bonheur du jour writing desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s. It is of superb quality and is beautifully co...
Leather, Wood
Mid-Century Desk with Leather Top, Italy, 1940s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Desk with Leather Top, Italy, 1940s
Leather, Wood
Antique William IV Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique William IV leather top desk / writing table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1840 period. This is of wonderful quality, it...
Leather, Wood
Bureau Plat Desk, French, Large, Burl Wood Veneer, Leather Top, Bronze Mount!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Bureau Plat Desk, French, Large, Burl Wood Veneer, Leather Top, Bronze Mount!
Bronze
Extending Writing Table Desk, Burr Yew Wood Brown Leather Gold Leaf Embossed Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Burr yew wood writing table or desk with extending, gold leaf embossed brown leather top A good looking and well made piece, its ...
Leather, Yew
Ziricotte Wood Desk "Litle Shanghai" with Leather Top and Silver Leg
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Little Shanghai desk in ziricotte wood and silver patined leg. There are two drawers on each side. The sides are in zircone and black sycamore marquetry. This desk can be made in oth...
Metal
English Pedestal Desk of Mahogany with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English double pedestal desk of mahogany from the Edwardian era, featuring a leather-inset top in black with mahogany surround, over a frieze of one long drawer between two op...
Metal, Brass
Small Leather Topped Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
An 18th century French painted three-drawer desk. It has a leather top and two doors. The knee hole is very small, as in the period one sat sideways with only the right knee under th...
Wood
19th Century Antique French Neoclassical Desk with Leather Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French Neoclassical leather topped desk with three drawers. Finished in a painted hunter green color with brass accents. Top is a pale green leather.
Leather, Wood, Paint
English Regency Burl Wood Leather Top Metamorphic Wooton Desk, Circa 1860
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique English Regency metamorphic executive desk In the manner of Wooton Desk Co. England, Circa 1860s Gorgeous book-matched burl wood, with embossed leather top,...
Brass
Louis XV Style Brass Mounted Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These mounts highlight the graceful serpentine lines typical of Louis XV design while providing a subtle contrast to the warmth of the wood veneers. The writing surface features an ...
Brass
English Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or console desk of mahogany from England, featuring an inset embossed green leather top over a frieze of two drawers - each drawer with knob pulls - and ...
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
Shanghai Desk in Ziricotte Wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Shanghai desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg.
Metal
English Square Top Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of inlaid mahogany from the Edwardian era, featuring an inset embossed square leather top, with moulded edge around the perimeter, over a frieze ...
Metal, Brass
French Directoire Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Leather Top Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Directoire (Late 18th Century) mahogany and bronze trim desk with a black leather top having 2 extending side surfaces surrounded by a shallow reticulated brass gallery, havin...
Metal, Brass
Yew Wood Shaped Top Partners Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Three part, English yew wood modified partners desk with uniquely shaped top and pedestals.
Leather, Yew, Ebony
Antique Hepplewhite Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable early 19th century Hepplewhite partners desk having the original tooled leather top in a crossbanded border, a case with three drawers in each side with beechwood...
Leather, Wood
Mahogany Partner’s Pedestal Desk with Tooled Leather Top
Located in Cheshire, GB
A handsome and substantial partner’s pedestal desk in finely figured mahogany, designed to be freestanding and finished on all sides. The rectangular top is inset with a rich brown t...
Wood
English Double Pedestal Desk of Mahogany with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English double pedestal desk of mahogany from the 19th century, in the Georgian style, featuring a gilt embossed leather-inset top in a lovely tan hue with mahogany surround, ...
Metal, Brass
Shanghai Desk in Ziricotte Wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Shanghai desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg.
Metal
Shanghai Desk in Ziricotte Wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Shanghai desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg.
Metal
Shape modern executive desk in Canaletto Walnut with leather top
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Toilet from the Shape line, characterized by its curved lines and enhanced by the leather top, presented in Canaletto Walnut F105. Equipped with an opening mirror, two side drawers a...
Leather, Wood
Vintage Italian Embossed Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite Italian Provincial writing desk embodies the grace and sophistication of classic European design. Crafted from warm-toned fruitwood, the desk features an elegant scall...
Leather, Wood
Antique English Double Pedestal Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century English desk with the original tooled ox blood leather top on a case with three drawers supported by two pedestals with three drawers each on classic block fe...
Brass
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.
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