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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
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 1.38 in W 10.25 in D 5.13 in
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
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate, Mixed Metal
W 1.03 in Dm 0.24 in L 6.62 in
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
Category
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
Category
20th Century Japanese More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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
Category
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
Category
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Crystal
H 1.19 in W 12.63 in D 9.88 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 6.5 in W 14.57 in D 10.63 in
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 6.5 in W 14.57 in D 10.63 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Indian British Colonial Desk Sets
Materials
Sandalwood, Bone
H 9.53 in W 17.33 in D 10.01 in
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Desk Sets
Materials
Ebony, Amboyna
H 9.45 in W 28.75 in D 22.05 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 4.93 in W 14.18 in D 9.85 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 2.96 in W 10.63 in D 4.14 in
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...
Category
Antique 1810s Spanish Neoclassical Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
H 5.91 in W 11.42 in D 9.45 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 4 in W 10 in D 6.5 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
H 6.5 in W 10.7 in D 6.5 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells
Materials
Brass
H 4.25 in W 16 in D 9.5 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 6.69 in W 17.91 in D 10.63 in
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
Category
Antique 1870s Indian Black Forest Desk Sets
Materials
Bone, Antler, Leather, Sandalwood
H 5.25 in W 15.13 in D 11.38 in
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
Category
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
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
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 6.11 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 5.32 in W 15.56 in D 8.86 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Enamel
H 3.75 in W 14.57 in D 11.03 in
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 5.91 in W 17.92 in D 9.85 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
H 3.94 in W 12.8 in D 7.88 in
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
Category
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 6.3 in W 18.12 in D 9.85 in
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
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 6.11 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
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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.
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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
- 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.