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Open Block Writing Desk by Global Views
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W60 D31.5 H29.25 KC26 Contemporary desk in great gently used condition. Item is structurally sound and sturdy with no large areas of wear. Item features one minimal drawer that hide...
Category

Vintage 1970s Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Open Block Writing Desk by Global Views
Open Block Writing Desk by Global Views
H 29.25 in W 60 in D 31.5 in
Ate van Apeldoorn Large Writing Desk and cabinet block . 1960s Holland
By Houtwerk Hattem
Located in Den Haag, NL
Minimalist Solid Pine Writing desk designed by Ate Van Apeldoorn and produced by Houtwerk Hattum
Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

American Maple Butcher Block Parsons Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A supremely chic 20th century American maple butcher block parsons waterfall table constructed of
Category

20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Classic by Carpanelli Book Writing Desk
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
a spacious secret drawer which can be blocked. The base is made by different kind of walnut.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Classic by Carpanelli Book Writing Desk
Classic by Carpanelli Book Writing Desk
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 63 in
Plume Osis Block Desk by Llot Llov
Located in Geneve, CH
Plume Osis block desk by Llot Llov Dimensions: H 100 x W 90 x D 40 cm Materials: birch Pattern
Category

2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Plume Osis Block Desk by Llot Llov
Plume Osis Block Desk by Llot Llov
H 39.38 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table combines classic architecture with modern
Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Butch Block Tilt Drafting Desk Standing Height table
Located in Baltimore, MD
traditional craftsmanship and practicality. The table features a solid 1.5" walnut butcher block top
Category

2010s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

19th Century French Renaissance Writing Table, Student Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance writing table ~ student desk is a remarkable example of the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Ta...

Materials

Oak

English Neoclassical Style Mahogany Library Table or Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic English library table or writing table hand-crafted from solid mahogany. The table
Category

20th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid 19th century, fully professionally restored Diminutive George III Walnut And Block Front
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Chinoiserie Imperial Red English Writing Partners Desk / Library Table, 19th C
Located in Charleston, SC
This Elegant English Chinoiserie Partners Writing Desk / Library Table with Exotic Scenes is
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Lacquer

Minimal Writing desk Office Table Red Travertine Marble Crystal Glass Italy
By Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
. The bases are sculpted from solid blocks and subsequently polished. On request different types of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Crystal, Travertine, Marble

Studio Buzao, Null Writing Desk Hot Pink Edition, Laminated Glass
By Buzao
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
block. When overlap with dazzling, and non-natural color, present an effect of partly hidden and partly
Category

2010s Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

Studio Buzao, Null Writing Desk Hot Pink Edition, Laminated Glass
By Buzao
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
block. When overlap with dazzling, and non-natural color, present an effect of partly hidden and partly
Category

2010s Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

19th C Chippendale Style Mahogany Block Front Shell Carved Secretary Desk Lowboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century Chippendale style mahogany blockfront secretary desk. Item features solid mahogany wood construction, dramatic shapely legs terminating with ball and claw feet on the fr...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Century Leather Top Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century leather top mahogany desk circa 1910. Original red leather writing surface
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Early 20th Century Leather Top Desk
Early 20th Century Leather Top Desk
H 29.5 in W 52 in D 32.25 in
Arthur Brett English Traditional Mahogany Tooled Leather Top Executive Desk 72"
By Arthur Brett
Located in Dayton, OH
hardware. The desk is supported by fluted Marlborough legs chamfered at the rear leading to block feet
Category

Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Glass, Painted wood & Chrome Plated Metal 1990s desk by Gallotti e Radice
By Gallotti & Radice
Located in Varese, Lombardia
shown in the photo. It is equipped with a lock for the drawer block, but the key is missing. In order to
Category

1990s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Eclectic 19th century carved walnut desk and chair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
writing space, beautifully let with various natural burrs of varying density, all surrounded in inlaid
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing T...

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Renaissance Barley Twist Desk ~ Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
connecting plinth blocks and barley twists meeting at the center plinth block which boasts a bold flaming urn
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Ta...

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Kingwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, kingwood and ormolu kidney shaped writing
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Contemporary Work Station Set: Curved Birch Pillar Desk & Tetris Chair
By Figure Ground
Located in Brooklyn, NY
accompanies playing with building blocks, this chair brings a childlike nostalgia to your workspace. The half
Category

2010s American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Plywood

19th Century French Oak Barley Twist Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular 19th century French bureau plat writing table or desk featuring barley twist legs and
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Lou Hodges Style Executive Desk
Located in Denton, TX
Lou Hodges Style Oak and Walnut Executive Desk. Massive desk with a nice solid oak butcher block
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Lou Hodges Style Executive Desk
Lou Hodges Style Executive Desk
H 29.25 in W 70.5 in D 36 in
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper M4 Series Glass and Marble Desk, Italy 1985
By Gruppo Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti, Fucina
Located in Naples, IT
steel plates welded to the glass blocking the glass. Small defect on the glass visible in photo
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Mid-Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Teak Bilateral Desk with Drawers, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
go hand in hand. The front consist of a block of three drawers on the left and right. The turned legs
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Touch Me Iron Desk Big, Peach Pink
By MARCO RIPA
Located in Fermo, FM
, ground and finished around the perimeter until they merge into a single block. The entire machining and
Category

2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Touch Me Iron Desk Big, Peach Pink
Touch Me Iron Desk Big, Peach Pink
H 28.75 in W 31.5 in D 86.62 in
Touch Me Iron Desk Big, Black
By MARCO RIPA
Located in Fermo, FM
, ground and finished around the perimeter until they merge into a single block. The entire machining and
Category

2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Touch Me Iron Desk Big, Black
Touch Me Iron Desk Big, Black
H 28.75 in W 31.5 in D 86.62 in
Contemporary Open Room No. 1 Workstation and Office Solution, In Stock
By Matali Crasset
Located in London, GB
, orange cupboard, glowing yellow acrylic lamp, and small yellow metal container. “The iconic blocks of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
are elegant block reserves flanking the frieze with one central drawer decorated with an exceptional
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Classic Midcentury Danish Scandinavian Modern Teak Bilateral Desk
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
consists of a block of three drawers, one longitudinal drawer in the middle and a lockable cabinet. The
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

19th Century French Oak Library Desk Console Sofa Table Barley Twist Louis XIII
Located in Shreveport, LA
~ ~Lovely antique French writing desk, versatile for so many uses; in addition to serving as a desk in your
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Utopia Desk, Cream Oak and Polished Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
one brass blade. At the base, the open shape of two blocks suggests a passage between two identical
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Organic Modern Madrona Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Organic modern madrona desk, Inspirational design elements lead with a mesmerizing butcher block
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Organic Modern Madrona Desk
Organic Modern Madrona Desk
H 29.5 in W 73 in D 29.5 in
18th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Desk with Green Leather Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
original green leather writing surface and sits above an intricately carved apron concealing a single
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Touch Me Iron Desk Big, White
By MARCO RIPA
Located in Fermo, FM
welded, ground and finished around the perimeter until they merge into a single block. The entire
Category

2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Touch Me Iron Desk Big, White
Touch Me Iron Desk Big, White
H 28.75 in W 31.5 in D 86.62 in
Utopia Desk by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
one brass blade. At the base, the open shape of two blocks suggests a passage between two identical
Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Utopia Desk by InsidherLand
Utopia Desk by InsidherLand
H 29.14 in W 63 in D 29.93 in
Aircraft Wing Desk in Riveted Polished Aluminium
Located in Paris, FR
" model. - Integrated socket block connected to the LED rail to turn off the backlight. - The glass is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel

Aircraft Wing Desk in Riveted Polished Aluminium
Aircraft Wing Desk in Riveted Polished Aluminium
H 35.04 in W 98.43 in D 52.37 in
20th Century Big Desk in Wood with Cloth-Covered Top Attributed. Ico Parisi, 60s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Turin, Turin
drawers, blocked by a lock. Good condition, fully original.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Rare Modernist Glass Table in the Manner of Danny Lane
By Danny Lane
Located in Forney, TX
crystal glass tabletop with tinted edge, on three sculptural stacked glass block supports in a frosted
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

French Chestnut and Oak Desk from Le Grand Monarque À Chartres, circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
bureau caissiers (“cashier’s desk”), the desk sits on two block feet in the back and four ¾ round feet in
Category

Antique 1720s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Pagodic Desk
Located in DE MEERN, UT
batten framework of classic Japanese wood joints, and eight curved drawers in floating drawer blocks
Category

2010s Dutch Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Bamboo, Padouk, Purpleheart, Teak

Pagodic Desk
Pagodic Desk
H 44.49 in W 72.84 in D 29.53 in
Nove Table, Marquinia with F. Wooden Case by Sissy Daniele
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials: marquinia, bronze Also available: Fumigated wooden case packing. A marble block that rolls
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Nove Table, Marquinia by Sissy Daniele
Located in Geneve, CH
, Bronze Also available: Fumigated wooden case packing, A marble block that rolls, stopped by a brass
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Nove Table, Marquinia by Sissy Daniele
Nove Table, Marquinia by Sissy Daniele
H 29.53 in W 86.62 in D 43.31 in
Italian Mid 18th Century Louis XV Period Center Table/Desk circa 1740
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
tapered legs with fine block feet and beautiful curved designs. The straight apron displays a single
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bone, Rosewood, Walnut

Antique Writer's Desk, English, Inlay, Side, Serving Table, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
balusters over cupped knees Stout block legs taper to a square section foot Repository label to rear for
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Swedish Neoclassical Satin Birch Desk
Located in London, GB
beneath the top. The pedestals sit on lovely square block feet with black stripes that accentuate the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Birch

Solid Maple 2" Thick Butcher Block Top Tapered Dowel Legs Writing Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Maple 2" Thick Butcher Block Top Tapered Dowel Legs Writing Dining Table
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Maple

Juliane Swimming at Block Island
By Brian Pearson
Located in Hudson, NY
splits the length of the photograph, converting the image into simple, geometric blocks. This repetition
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kindel Winterthur Collection Mahogany Goddard Townsend Secretary Writing Desk
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Kindel Winterthur Collection Mahogany Goddard Townsend Blockfront Secretary Writing Desk. Made from
Category

Late 20th Century Federal Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Milford, NH
clean writing surface, over a four graduated block front dovetailed drawers with batwing brasses, and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

Hubba - pop art writing bright colourful aluminium metal print
By Shelley Dyer-Gibbins
Located in London, GB
a small number of original prints and uses a block method as it allows for more experimentation
Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Metal

HALLELUJAH TO PEACE Signed Lithograph, Stone Tablet, Abstract Ancient Writing
By Moshe Castel
Located in Union City, NJ
paintings were surrounded by ancient ruins of basalt stone blocks, which later on became the foundation for
Category

1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box by Betjemann with Rare Secret Compartment
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Retailed by Charles Henry, Manchester From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to offer
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century German Jugendstil/ Art Nouveau Writing Desk in Pine
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely and well-crafted Jugendstil desk in pine with upper cabinet resting over a writing table
Category

Antique 1890s German Jugendstil Desks

Materials

Pine

Midcentury Italian Writing Desk with Drawers and Chair, in Bamboo Cane & Wicker
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
A Splendid Italian Writing Desk made in Italy between the 1960s and the 1970s The top and drawers
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Desks

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Glass

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Mahogany and Ormolu Desk/Writing Table
By Conrad Mauter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period mahogany and ormolu desk or writing table
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Breton Carved Oak Sofa Table Writing Library Desk Louis XIV
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Breton Carved Oak sofa table writing desk Louis XIV. Direct from France, a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique English Sofa Side Table Barley Twist Ebonized Library Desk Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
, a beautiful antique English sofa table or writing desk with a gorgeous silhouette and versatile size
Category

Antique 1790s British Louis XIII Sofa Tables

Materials

Oak

Tiny French Secretaire, Walnut, Mid 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Description: Decorative French writing desk from the period around 1840-1860. Body standing on block feet with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Tiny French Secretaire, Walnut, Mid 19th Century
Tiny French Secretaire, Walnut, Mid 19th Century
H 57.09 in W 36.62 in D 14.97 in
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Writing Block For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic writing block available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every writing block was constructed with great care. There are 9 variations of the antique or vintage writing block you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer writing block, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A writing block is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Victorian styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Writing Block?

Prices for a writing block start at $450 and top out at $11,200 with the average selling for $3,580.