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Art Deco Bakelite Desk Writing Accessory, 5 pieces in box, France 1930s
By Travail Francais
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Art Deco Bakelite desk accessories writing set dates from the 1930s. The set is built
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Victorian Desk Accessories Writing Set Carved Sardonyx Banded Agate
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Very pristine and elegant Victorian writing set comprising a sardonyx pencil, a sardonyx ruler and
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Antique 1880s British Victorian Desk Accessories

Materials

Agate, Mixed Metal

Luxury Writing Leather Desk Pad Firenze Italy
By Hermès
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Custom luxury tooled leather writing desk pad with silver gilt embossed made in Firenze Italy
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Desk Sets

Materials

Leather

Set for Writing Desk, Japan, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Set for writing desk, Japan 20th century. Very good conditions. This artwork is shipped from
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20th Century Japanese More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Set for Writing Desk, Japan, 20th Century
Set for Writing Desk, Japan, 20th Century
H 3.94 in W 9.06 in D 0.6 in
Set of Desk and Writing Instruments in Fitted Leather Box, 19th Century
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This lovely three-piece 19th century writing set consists of a pen with silver tip, letter opener
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Antique 19th Century French Desk Accessories

Materials

Agate, Silver

English Writing Desk With Mother Of Pearl And Abalone
Located in Dallas, TX
An english wood Writing Desk inlaid with abalone and mother of pearl. The lock is signed by maker
Category

Antique 1860s English Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

END OF THE 19th CENTURY ENGLISH TRAVELING WRITING DESK
Located in Firenze, FI
small portable desk, ready to accommodate the objects needed for writing. The English manufacturing of
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Antique Late 19th Century English Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Wood

Painted Writing Slope
Located in Nantucket, MA
Painted Writing Slope with green interior paint and drawers for storage.
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Antique 19th Century British Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Painted Writing Slope
Painted Writing Slope
H 7 in W 19 in D 16.5 in
Antique Gentlemen English Travel Writing Desk in Wood, Restored
Located in Milano, IT
Antique English man's portable desk early 800. RESTAURED. Precious travel writing box in walnut
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Gilded Age Silver Plated and Crystal Writing Desk Set
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique silver-on-copper and crystal pen and ink desk set is composed a footed tray with two
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency More Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

19th Century Ebony Writing Desk Set INKWELL – African Bust Design
Located in Madrid, ES
This unique and captivating 19th-century writing desk set combines function with artistic beauty
Category

Antique 1860s Inkwells

Materials

Fruitwood

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Four Piece Writing Desk Set With Butterflies
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
. Collectible Oriental Asian Decor, Desk Accessories And Writing Instruments. Dimensions: Largest item 9 x 3 x 1
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Desk Sets

Materials

Enamel

Baker Furniture Neoclassic Fruitwood & Leather Bureau Plat Desk, Circa 1950s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
21”D, bordered by gilt tooling that enhances the luxurious feel of the writing surface. The desk
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Very rare English travel writing desk/secretary chest around 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
Very rare English travel writing desk/secretary chest around 1860 Solid mahogany lidded box that
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Antique 1860s English Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Wood, Fur and Leather Desk Accessory, 5 Pieces by Dan Karner France
By Dan Karner 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
sparkling crystal, these elegant desktop accessories are a must-have for any desk or writing accessory
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Crystal

Antique Victorian English Bramah Leather Fold-out Correspondence Writing Desk
By Joseph Bramah
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful & Luxurious Handcrafted Victorian Bramah Hardwood Fold-out Travelling Writing Companion
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

19th c. English Brass Inkwell & Writing Desk Set, c.1880
Located in Worcester, GB
19th c. English brass inkwell & writing desk set c.1880 Period 19th c., English, c.1880
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Antique 19th Century British Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful & Luxurious Handcrafted Victorian Bramah Fold-out Travelling Writing Companion With
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Palais Royal French Ormolu Mounted Desk Writing Set with Pen
By Palais Royal
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique French Palais Royal ormolu mounted mother of pearl desk stand with pen
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Desk 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century English Georgian campaign writing slope, box or travel desk. Made of walnut
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Antique 19th Century Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Vizagapatam pen-engraved veneered sandalwood portable writing desk with silver mounts India
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Antique 18th Century Indian British Colonial Desk Sets

Materials

Sandalwood, Bone

Large Dutch Colonial Amboyna and Ebony Indonesian Writing Desk, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large Indonesian amboyna and ebony portable writing desk with brass mounts Indonesia, 18th
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Antique 18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Desk Sets

Materials

Ebony, Amboyna

Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
By John Lambe
Located in Reading, Berkshire
desks (writing boxes, as we know them today) and dressing cases. Antique lap desks had hinged writing
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

unique turquoise burnished solid brass WRITING DESK SET Vienna Austria 1950's
By Walter Bosse
Located in Landshut, BY
unique turquoise burnished solid brass WRITING DESK SET Vienna Austria 1950's processed to the
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Silver Scribe or Desk Writing Set, Platerías Martínez, Madrid, Spain, 1819
By Platerías Martínez
Located in Madrid, ES
Scribe with four inkwells and bell. Silver. Madrid, Silversmiths Martínez, 1819. With contrast marks. Notary of silver in its color composed of a rectangular tray (raised on four...
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Antique 1810s Spanish Neoclassical Desk Sets

Materials

Silver

19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk office Inkwell Center Piece Faience Porcelain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk office Inkwell Center Piece Faience Porcelain . This beautiful
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Antique Early 19th Century European Inkwells

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Antique writing stand desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain . This beautiful
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Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Antique French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exquisite Example of an Early Rosewood Travelling Writing Slope of fairly large proportions of
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells

Materials

Brass

19th Century Victorian Writing Slope/ Travel Desk Box, Brass Bound, UK ca. 1815
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Impressive Victorian writing slope or travel desk - attributed to the famous company of Thompson
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Antique Early 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Stag Antler Horn Slope Top Writing Desk c 1800s
Located in Chicago, IL
stag antler writing slope table top desk, late 19th century from Vizagapatam, which was the
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Antique 1870s Indian Black Forest Desk Sets

Materials

Bone, Antler, Leather, Sandalwood

Writing Set by Ernst Svedbom for Svenskt Tenn, 1934
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Writing, seven parts set in pewter by Ernst Svedbom (1913-2004), Goldsmith AB for Swedish Tenn
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories

Antique French Boulle Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Edged In Brass From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this French Boulle Writing
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique French Boulle Writing Box
Antique French Boulle Writing Box
H 3.94 in W 10.63 in D 9.06 in
Bronze Writing Set, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
containers that make up the desk. The sandbox or salvador, the duster and the inkwell present clear lines and
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Writing Set, 19th Century
Bronze Writing Set, 19th Century
H 4.34 in W 9.85 in D 7.09 in
Meissen Green Ming Dragon Porcelain Writing Set
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century hand-painted porcelain desk accessories set by Meissen Porzellan, a prominent
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Mid-20th Century German Desk Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Writing Set in Glass, italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Writing Desk realized in Italy in 1970s. Only one original pen available. Very good
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Vintage 1970s Italian Desk Sets

Materials

Glass

Vintage Writing Set in Glass, italy, 1970s
Vintage Writing Set in Glass, italy, 1970s
H 6.11 in W 3.15 in D 9.85 in
19th Century campaign metamorphic camphor writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century metamorphic camphor writing slope circa 1890. Here we have a fine quality campaign
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Anglo Indian Sandalwood and Horn Writing Box
Located in Queens, NY
Anglo Indian (19th Century) antler veneered sandalwood writing box of rectangular form with 2 glass
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Antique 19th Century Anglo-Indian Inkwells

Materials

Glass, Wood

German Designer, Complete Writing Set, 1930s/40s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
German designer, complete writing set with inkwell, letter holder, wax seal and a letter knife
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Marble

Antique Georgian Rosewood Writing Box by William Chrisp
Located in Northampton, GB
Scrolling Brass Inlay From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique
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Antique 1820s English George IV Desk Sets

Materials

Silver, Brass

c. 1860 Chinese Lacquer on Wood Writing Slope
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 Chinese lacquer on wood writing slope. Made for the English market. Fold over writing
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desk Sets

Materials

Lacquer

Spanish Writing Slope Box in Walnut and Leather
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant hand crafted walnut writing slope with marquetry stripe details Leather writing surface on
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20th Century Spanish Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Leather

Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box having a quality burr walnut writing box
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Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Rare jugendstil writing set by Erhard & Sohne Germany
By Erhard & Söhne
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Rare jugendstil writing set by Erhard & Sohne Germany including letter holder 10x13x6cm, letter
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Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Victorian Hand-Crafted Burr Walnut Writing Slope With Black Tooled Leather Interior With
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Persian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
on all sides with Arabic calligraphy writing.It consists of an inkwell and a pen compartment of
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Antique 19th Century Moorish Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau writing accessoire Carl Witzmann Wiener Werkstätte 1917
By Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Writing accessoire with two inkwells, model no. 2216 - Mszas 2, Carl Witzmann, Wiener Werkstätte
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Inkwells

Materials

Silver

Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut, Brass Writing Slope & Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
single glass inkwell and Ink Pen and Lockable Key Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Tooled Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Hand-Crafted Victorian Walnut & Black Tooled Leather Campaign Writing Slope SLOPE 58
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
Located in Reading, Berkshire
set. Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in leather, felt, or other material
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Antique Campaign Writing Slope, English, Walnut, Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique military campaign writing slope. An English, walnut and leather correspondence
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Walnut

19th Century Chinese Camphor Wood and Ebonised Writing Slope
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century Chinese camphor wood and ebonised writing slope of exceptional quality, having a
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Antique 1840s Hong Kong Desk Sets

Materials

Hardwood

Mogens Ballin Art Nouveau Denmark Pewter Inkwell Paperknive Writing Desk Set
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This very strong design by Mogens Ballin (1871-1914) of a writing table set comprising a wonerful
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Desk Accessories

A Rare C19th Anglo Indian Antler And Vizagapatam Writing Slope
Located in London, GB
A Rare Anglo-Indian Stag Antler Writing Slope Table Top Desk. Late 19th century. The whole veneered
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Writing Casket with Steel-Cut Decoration, Biedermeier, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small writing casket with thuja root veneer and surrounding steel-cut decoration. The casket is
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Rare Antique Regency Travelling Writing Box, English c 1810-1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare Regency writing desk box made in solid ebony. Original leather with natural age-related
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique Officer's Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
writing case, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Delightfully attractive box, with fascinating
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Wood

MCM Staved Walnut Desk Organizer
Located in San Diego, CA
writing instruments and desk accessories as well as a slot for business cards and one for "post it" notes
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

MCM Staved Walnut Desk Organizer
MCM Staved Walnut Desk Organizer
H 3 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
Antique Regency Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant Regency brass mounted Gonçalo Alves campaign writing slope, circa 1820 in date. The
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Antique 1820s Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Wood

Cartier 18ct Gold Nib Burgundy Lacquer Trinity Rollerball Writing Pen
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Cartier Burgundy Lacquer & 18 Carat Gold Plate Trinity Rollerball Writing Pen With Cartier
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel

Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
single glass inkwell and Ink Pen and Lockable Key Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

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Writing Desk Accessories For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of writing desk accessories is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique writing desk accessories was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Writing desk accessories have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Writing desk accessories bearing Victorian or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Writing desk accessories have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by George Betjemann & Sons, Platerías Martínez and David Edwards are consistently popular.

How Much are Writing Desk Accessories?

Writing desk accessories can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,395, while the lowest priced sells for $138 and the highest can go for as much as $580,000.
Questions About Writing Desk Accessories
  • 1stDibs 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, 2021
    A 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, 2021
    A 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, 2023
    What 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, 2023
    In 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.