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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
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
H 28.75 in W 70.87 in D 29.53 in
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
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
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
H 61 in W 21.5 in D 12.5 in
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
H 30.5 in W 54 in D 29.5 in
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
H 29.53 in W 90.56 in D 39.38 in
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
H 42 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
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
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
H 30 in W 72 in D 36 in
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
H 29.14 in W 55.04 in D 23.82 in
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
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
H 28.75 in W 39.38 in D 94.49 in
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
H 27.56 in W 55.52 in D 29.93 in
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, 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
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
H 29.14 in W 59.06 in D 29.93 in
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
H 27.5 in W 41.5 in D 26.5 in
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
H 29.14 in W 63 in D 29.93 in
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
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
H 30.75 in W 45.5 in D 30 in
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
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
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
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
H 30.32 in W 82.68 in D 31.5 in
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
H 25.75 in W 70.125 in D 27.25 in
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
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
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
H 33.27 in W 61.23 in D 25.6 in
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
H 38 in W 48 in D 24 in
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
H 42 in W 46 in D 26 in
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
H 26.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
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
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H 5.9 in W 14.57 in D 11 in
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
H 61.5 in W 43.25 in D 26.5 in
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
H 31.11 in W 46.86 in D 24.41 in
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
H 31.25 in W 35.5 in D 23.75 in
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
H 29 in W 40 in D 27.5 in
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
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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.
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