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Italian Chrome X-Base Trestle Dining Table or Writing Desk
By Pace Collection
Located in Danville, CA
writing desk. The base will easily support a glass or stone top as large as 48 x 108 x 3/4.
Base
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Chrome
Chrome trestles desk
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This chrome trestles desk came together with the Tabacof chair, they are a matching pair. The
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Antique Spanish Carved Walnut Baroque Partners Desk Writing Trestle Table 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique 19th century Spanish Baroque carved walnut & hand-forged iron trestle
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
H 30.5 in W 63 in D 35 in
Italian Walnut Baroque Style Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Italian Baroque style desk, or writing table with lyre shaped legs and joint with a central drawer
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 30.71 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
By
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29.38 in W 48 in D 29.63 in
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 28.25 in W 48.25 in D 29.75 in
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
By
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29 in W 48 in D 30 in
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29 in W 48 in D 30 in
Regency Mahogany Trestle Base Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With an old brown leather inset top with banded edge over two drawers and raised on a trestle base
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ralph Lauren Trestle Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Evergreen, CO
beautiful desk by Ralph Lauren Home features a plank top raised on wooden trestle legs. The top is comprised
Category
2010s Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Spanish Baroque Trestle Style Writing Table Desk with Two Drawers
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautifully conserved Spanish writing table with mixtilinear “pata de lira” (lyre-shaped legs
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 33.47 in W 57.09 in D 31.5 in
Oak Trestle Desk, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Solid oak Desk with a trestle base.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Chrome Trestles Desk, 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mid-Century Chrome Trestles Desk, 1970s
Minimalist - table desk - Vintage furniture
Measures
Category
20th Century Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
1930s French Oak Architect's Trestle Desk
Located in London, GB
. Characterfully patinated from its utilitarian life, the desk featured two drawers and height adjustable trestle
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Sorrel Ash-Flip Top Trestle Based Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Counter height ash wood flip top desk or writing table finished in sorrel tones with incised back
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
New Albrizzi Trestle Desk in Brass
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in New York, NY
The Albrizzi Desk
Trestle desk in matte laminate with three dovetailed drawers and inset pulls
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Spanish Trestle Style Writing Table, Turned Legs, Wrought Iron
Located in Madrid, ES
character. The deeply-coved spool turned leg sections, or trestles, are joined to the tabletop with sliding
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 35.04 in W 57.88 in D 33.47 in
An attractive Italian 19th century Oak trestle table/desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive Italian 19th century Oak trestle table/desk. The honey colored Oak table is
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Fragment Trestle Series Desk/Table by Toad, bespoke edition
Located in London, GB
Elegantly combining antique hand forged iron with beautiful fragmented live edge Tivoli marble.
Available to order - lead time: 6 weeks.
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21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Trestle Leg table desk with two-tiered glass top, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Trestle Leg table desk with two-tiered glass top, 1970s
Chrome and glass desk, 1970s
Trestle leg
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20th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Trestle Desk & Armchair Hardwood & Brass
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Campaign trestle desk with matching directors armchair.
A highly decorative and well made pairing, the
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.12 in W 61.03 in D 29.93 in
17-1800's Antique Italian Walnut Trestle Library, Carved, Border Table / Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Outstanding Antique Table / Desk, Italian Walnut Trestle Library, Carved, Border, 18th /19th
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 33 in W 80.5 in D 31.5 in
Françoise Sée Trestles Table Desk with a Red Lacquer Top, France, 1970
By Françoise See
Located in Brussels, BE
The red lacquer top rests on a pair geometric trestles formed of a thick chrome steel blade
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 78.35 in D 38.59 in
18th Century Spanish Door Made Custom Desk or Table with Iron Trestle Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
with the use of wood and iron pins. The modern designed trestle style iron legs juxtapose the rustic
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
H 30 in W 76.25 in D 37.5 in
Midcentury Italian Trestle Desk or Table in Bamboo, Rattan by Vivai Del Sud, 70s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful pair of mid-century organic trestles in a beautiful combination of bamboo, curved rattan
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
H 29.14 in W 20.87 in D 25.2 in
18th C. Italian Console Raised on Urn-Carved Trestle Legs 'or a Great Desk!'
Located in Atlanta, GA
slender profile which would make a great console table, sofa table, or writing desk.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 32 in W 66.5 in D 21.75 in
Early Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful hand -carved captain's table adorned with bare-breasted winged caryatids, lion cartouche.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Alessandro Albrizzi Trestle Table
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Aleaandro Albrizzi Treestle Table
Plated Steel and Glass
Provence -Martha's Boutique in Palm Beach
Category
Vintage 1960s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Hardwood X-Framed Trestle Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage trestle table with x-frame base of reclaimed wood. This trestle-style table has been made
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Italian Walnut Trestle Library Table, Circa 1920
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's walnut library table or writing desk from Italy. The top has lovely graining and has
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Minimalist Steel and Glass Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist steel and glass trestle table.
Category
Late 20th Century French Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Minimalist Steel And Glass Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist steel and glass trestle table
Category
Late 20th Century French Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Minimalist Steel And Glass Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist steel and glass trestle table
Category
Late 20th Century French Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Italian or Spanish Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Unique and structurally sound table.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian or Spanish Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Unique, structurally sound table.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Walnut Baroque Trestle Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
legs with Walnut stretcher. Perfect size to use as a writing table, sofa or center table.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Limbert Style Antique Mission Tiger Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts tiger oak trestle library table or writing desk
In the
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 28.75 in W 48 in D 28.5 in
Table Centre Dining Library Dismantable X Trestles Oak Fruitwood
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A South German oak, shaped X' ended table with detachable fruitwood top with decorative cleated band
This table is easily dismantled and retains the original pegs
The cleated edge ...
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Antique 17th Century German Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Dining Table
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
, or writing desk
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 71.75"W x 44.5"D x 28.75"H
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 28.75 in W 71.75 in D 44.5 in
18th C. Spanish Nicely-Carved Wood Trestle-Leg Table w/Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
of sinuously-carved trestle style legs which are braced at the underside of the table with a
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1970s Bieffeplast Bieffe Y 70 Rodney Kinsman Postmodern Design Quaderna Trestle
By Rodney Kinsman
Located in Biella, IT
Bieffeplast Italy production desk/table "trestle" design years 70 by Rodney Kinsman
Post
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 28 in W 52 in D 28 in
Pair of Midcentury Chromed Steel Italian Trestles After Milo Baughman, 1970s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous pair of midcentury trestles fully made in chromed steel. These incredibly stylish trestles
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
H 29.93 in W 13.78 in D 16.93 in
Contemporary Trestle Table "Work" in Solid White Oak by Casey Lurie USA
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
artists and designers for centuries.
The table has height adjustable trestles made of solid oak; and a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
1950s Danish Modern Table Teak Top with Cream-Coloured Metal Trestle Base
Located in Stockholm, SE
Desk/dining table, anonymous, Denmark, 1950s.
Teak top with lacquered wood base.
Measures: H 72
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
H 28.35 in W 69.3 in D 29.53 in
Spanish Carved Walnut Wood Trestle-Leg Table w/Forged Iron Stretcher, 8+ Ft Long
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gorgeous Spanish carved-walnut trestle table with iron stretcher from the mid 20th century. This
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
H 31.25 in W 35.75 in D 98.5 in
Exceptional Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno Desk on Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
/ bargueno escritorio writing desk on trestle stand.
Spain, Salamanca circa 1600-1630.
This
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 55.91 in W 40.95 in D 18.12 in
20th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre legs joined by
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Iron
H 29.93 in W 63 in D 31.11 in
Trestle Table or Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Simple work table with two white painted trestle bases, white washed top.
Measurement between legs
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20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Rails Functional Sculpture Plywood Trestles Table Desk
By Gwendoline Porte
Located in London, GB
Composition of x2 RAILS 750 with a tabletop.
Bespoke accessories can be made to order in various materials and finishes.
A modern system for fluid living.
RAILS® is a unique con...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
French Midcentury Smoked Glass and Brass Trestle Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
• Measures: 67" W x 35.5" D x 28.75" H
• Original smoked glass top
• Patinated brass trestle base
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1970s Françoise Sée Trestles Table Desk with a Red Lacquer Top
By Françoise See
Located in Brussels, BE
The red lacquer top rests on a pair geometric trestles formed of a thick chrome steel blade
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Spanish Baroque Trestle Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Spanish Baroque trestle table, single plank of walnut top, harp shaped trestle base and wrought
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Baroque Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Alella, ES
Rectangular thick single plank top raised on ring turned legs joined by undulating stretchers secured by later wrought iron supports ending on bun feet.
Exceptional patina.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pine Trestle Table by John Dickinson, 1970
By John Dickinson
Located in San Francisco, CA
evident in this original commission.
Designed to function as a desk/writing table with drawer for
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
19th Century French "Architect's" Table in Bare Pine on Trestle Supports
Located in Toronto, ON
20th century French "Architect's" table in bare pine on trestle supports,
circa 1890, France.
Category
20th Century French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Biedermeier Blondewood Inlaid Writing Desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Biedermeier blondewood inlaid writing desk with X-frame trestle end supports,
circa 1840.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Desks
Oak Trestle Partners Writing Desk
Located in Evergreen, CO
The cutouts on each side of this desk allow for two people to sit on either side. The desktop is
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Trestle-Style English Writing Desk Library Table
Located in Surrey, BC
An exceptional, compact antique English writing desk/library table with trestle-style legs, circa
Category
Antique 1880s English Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Oak Butcher Block Trestle Table Writing Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
Custom vintage butcher block table with thick solid oak top and trestle legs with stretcher. Sleek
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 28.25 in W 48 in D 29 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the writing desk trestle you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A writing desk trestle — often made from wood, metal and walnut — can elevate any home. Find 68 options for an antique or vintage writing desk trestle now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a writing desk trestle — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A writing desk trestle, designed in the Baroque, Mid-Century Modern or Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made writing desk trestle has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alessandro Albrizzi, Casey Lurie and Françoise See are consistently popular.
How Much is a Writing Desk Trestle?
A writing desk trestle can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,035, while the lowest priced sells for $715 and the highest can go for as much as $20,000.
Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
Questions About Writing Desk Trestle
- 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.
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