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Empire writing desk in cherry wood, with lifting side flaps, England
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Empire writing desk in light cherry wood, with lifting side flaps, It has ebonized inlays
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut
ANTIQUE 1684 DATED HAND CARVED 17TH CENTURY LIFT TOP WRITiNG TABLE DESK BIBLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
century, hand caved 1684 lift top writing work table traditionally used for bible storage
Please note
Category
Antique 1680s English Charles II Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 39.38 in W 26.97 in D 21.07 in
French Restoration Style Desk on Brass Base with Lift Top
Located in Troy, MI
French Restoration style desk on brass base with lift top desk has a brass curule style base and
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Primitive Antique Varnished Chestnut Lift Top Child Desk Secretary w/Bench NICE!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Primitive Antique Varnished Chestnut Lift Top Child Desk Secretary w/Bench NICE!
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut
H 29.5 in W 28 in D 21 in
Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique George III quality mahogany writing desk having a quality mahogany lift up writing
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
English Hard Wood Portable Writing Desk, circa 1850
By OTHR
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
English country portable writing desk with lifting writing surface, it has its original bronze
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Mexican Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th-C. French Carved Oak Barley Twist Desk / Table W/ Lift Top Storage
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century Victorian carved oak writing desk with lift top storage. The carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French 1800s Louis XV Style Walnut Desk with Green Leather and Lifting Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut desk from the early 19th century, with lifting panel, green leather
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
H 40.5 in W 51.25 in D 30 in
Walnut Drafting Table Adjustable Lift and Tilt Steel Base
Located in Baltimore, MD
Handcrafted in Baltimore. This Marabu inspired, custom-crafted drafting table is a fully functional piece. It boasts an adjustable height and tilt feature that effortlessly adjusts v...
Category
2010s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Charming Georgian Elm Childs Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A super early 18th-century childs writing desk, the slope top lifts to reveal a fitted drawer; of
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Federal Mahogany Lift Top Writing Desk / Work Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Federal Mahogany Lift Top Writing Desk or Work Table.
Features two drawers with
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
Slope Front Solid Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
Slope front solid mahogany writing desk has a lift up center panel. It has six drawers with the
Category
Antique 1870s English Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique English Inlaid Rosewood Child's or Ladies Diminutive Writing Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare antique English inlaid rosewood child's or ladies writing desk with lift-up sloped lid with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Davenport Desk Burr Walnut 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
desks are compact writing desks characterized by a slanted lifting top and side drawers, originally
Category
Antique 1840s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Regency Davenport Desk After Gillows Slide Top 1820
Located in Potters Bar, GB
writing desks characterized by a slanted lifting top and side drawers, originally designed in the late
Category
Antique 1820s Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
By Italian Sculptor 19 th Century
Located in Milano, IT
something more. With a small key, the drawer unlocks to reveal a stunning writing desk. Gracefully lifting
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Marble
Walnut Writing Desk with Lift Top, Victorian
By Manchip & Sons
Located in Cookeville, TN
A detailed Victorian lift top writing desk by Manchip and Sons of Bridgewater. Has detailed inlay
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Slanted Top Writing Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Double width slant top Mahogany writing desk. Each Writing side can lift individually or
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Rare Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk Lift Up Top, 18th Century, circa 1780
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Rare Georgian mahogany kneehole desk lift up top, 18th century, circa 1780
A rare 18th century
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 30.32 in W 41.34 in D 22.84 in
French Turn of the Century Pine Desk with Lift Top, Inner Cubbies and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French lift top pine desk from the turn of the century (late 19th to early 20th). You don’t have
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
H 58 in W 37 in D 31 in
Hand Built Lift-Top Desk and Chair by California Artist Dale Holub circa 1970s
By Dale Holub
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An amazing custom hand-built lift-top desk and chair by the super talented Northern California
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 40.5 in W 46.5 in D 28 in
Fine Mahogany Work Table with Convex Corners and Lift Top, New York, circa 1810
Located in Providence, RI
executed, which reduces the mass of the form. With, basically, a lift-top and drawer, it has a lightness of
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 28.5 in W 22.5 in D 16 in
Spanish Childrens Lift Top Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
This Spanish writing desk for a child has a lift top for storage. It features great metal detailing
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Walnut Davenport Writing Desk
Located in Katonah, NY
English Walnut Davenport / Writing Desk ca 1860
This exquisite Victorian davenport writing desk
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Walnut, Leather
19th Century English Writing Desk with Lift Panel
Located in Hixson, TN
A fine 19th century English Edwardian writing desk. This desk has a center writing surface which
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Antique French Mahogany Wooden Childrens Lift Top Writing Desk
Located in Baambrugge, NL
19th century antique French mahogany wooden, low by the ground, childrens writing desk. This lift
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 25.2 in W 36.62 in D 24.81 in
Walnut Lift Top Desk Drafting Table
By George Nelson, Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern lift top desk drafting writing table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Late Regency Tulipwood & Leather Lift-Top Writing Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late Regency Tulipwood and leather lift-top writing table, 19th century
Fitted interior with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Tulipwood
French Mahogany Lift Top Architect's Desk, circa 1930
Located in Dallas, TX
French mahogany lift top architect's desk from Marseilles area, circa 1930.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Other Desks and Writing Tables
English Mahogany Campaign Style Writing Desk, circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
English mahogany writing desk with side lift handles in the campaign style, circa 1960s. Cane
Category
Vintage 1960s British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Landstrom Furniture Walnut & Mahogany Lift-Top Vanity
By Landstrom Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully designed flip top vanity/desk by Landstrom Furniture. Mahogany tapered dowel legs
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Mahogany
Anglo-Indian 1820s Rosewood Davenport Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
functional Davenport writing desk. A leather top lifts revealing a storage space complete with drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walnut Writing Desk with Lift Top Drawer on Polished Steel Legs. Restored
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks
Materials
Steel
Late 19th Century Antique English Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Plainview, NY
shelves and one single drawer. The square writing desk lifts and opens to reveal pigeon holes and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
1900s French Lift-Top Writing Desk
Located in High Point, NC
An antique writing desk from France, produced during the turn of the century. An elegant lift-top
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Bamboo & Leather Lift Top Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century bamboo & leather lift top writing desk
Outstanding antique bamboo writing desk with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Oak Slant / Lift Top Travel Desk / Laptop Desk, C.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage oak slant / lift top travel desk / laptop desk, C.1930,
20th century writing desk
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
English Hard Wood Desk, circa 1800
By English Country Antiques
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
English country desk with lifting writing surface, it has its original drawers with the original
Category
Antique Early 1800s Mexican Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century British Mahogany and Satinwood Bureau
Located in Dallas, TX
century for more practical use as a Bureau or stationary/writing desk.
The top lid lifts in 3 sections
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Rare Queen Anne Walnut Feather-Banded Bureau with Original Handles, c. 1715
Located in Heathfield, GB
original brasses. The bureau in two parts with upper lift off writing desk and lower chest with side
Category
Antique 18th Century Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 38 in W 39 in D 18.5 in
House of Faberge Imperial 5 in 1 Game Table Done by Franklin Mint
By Franklin MInt
Located in Houston, TX
Brand new table. When the table is unopened, it has the look and the feel of a fine writing desk
Category
1990s American Other Game Tables
Materials
Brass
Victorian Carved Oak Lift Top Writing Table, Desk, Secretaire
Located in Vancouver, BC
A late Victorian carved oak lift top, slant writing table with three-quarter gallery above slant
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Very Fine 19th Century English Bamboo Lift-Top Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very fine English bamboo lift top writing desk with gold tooled leather writing surface,upper
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Mahogany Folding Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mahogany Folding Writing Desk with Letter Holder, Lifting Top and 1 Drawer
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Rare Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk Lift Up Top, 18th Century, circa 1780
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Rare Georgian mahogany kneehole desk lift up top, 18th century, circa 1780
A rare 18th century
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 30.32 in W 41.34 in D 22.84 in
Gustavian Small Chest of Drawers With Lift Top
Located in Paris, FR
Very unsual chest with 2 drawers and one lift top writing desk. In painted wood imitating faux
Category
20th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk Vanity
Located in San Marcos, CA
, features a vibrant wood grain, a slide out writing desk featuring a lift top revealing a mirror and make up
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk Vanity
Located in San Marcos, CA
, features a vibrant wood grain, a slide out writing desk featuring a lift top revealing a mirror and make up
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk Vanity
By Arne Vodder
Located in San Marcos, CA
cubbies on its top. The front middle section sports a pull out writing desk which top lifts up to reveal a
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Secretary Vanity
Located in San Marcos, CA
writing desk surface that lifts up to reveal two mirrors and multiple jewelry/make up compartments. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dressers
Materials
Teak
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Writing Desk Lift For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic writing desk lift available at 1stDibs. Each writing desk lift for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and walnut. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer writing desk lift, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each writing desk lift bearing Georgian, Victorian or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. Manchip & Sons each produced at least one beautiful writing desk lift that is worth considering.
How Much is a Writing Desk Lift?
A writing desk lift can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,075, while the lowest priced sells for $475 and the highest can go for as much as $25,669.
Questions About Writing Desk Lift
- 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.