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17th Century Spanish Writing Desk with Drawer and Original Iron Lock
Located in Marbella, ES
17th Century Spanish writing desk with drawer and original iron lock.
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Collinson & Lock, Attri to E W Godwin, A Fine Quality Rosewood Writing Table
By Collinson & Lock, Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
Collinson and Lock. Attributed to E W Godwin. An exceptional quality rosewood writing table with
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Antique 1870s English Anglo-Japanese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1790 George III Library writing desk
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

English Partner Desk, Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
box, slightly protruding tabletop. Green writing surface decorated with extraordinary gold embossing
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

English Partner Desk, Writing Desk
English Partner Desk, Writing Desk
H 28.35 in W 48.04 in D 30.71 in
Scandinavian Veneered Biedermeier Writing Desk with Lyres
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small mahogany and walnut veneered table or writing desk with brass holders in the lyres formed
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Antique Early 1800s Scandinavian Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Writing desk from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
H 29.75 in W 54.75 in D 27 in
Prouve Inspired Writing Desk with Compass Legs by Marko
By Marko, Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prouve Inspired industrial writing desk by Marko. Formica top with blue enameled metal compass legs
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

French Charles X Writing Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
The epitome of French elegance and style, this French Charles X-style writing desk takes the
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Charles X Writing Desk
French Charles X Writing Desk
H 34 in W 23.88 in D 20.88 in
19th Century Biedermeier Writing Desk
Located in Darmstadt, DE
the back is also veneered. The front of the desk has 5 lockable drawers. The locks are from the time
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry, Walnut

19th Century Biedermeier Writing Desk
19th Century Biedermeier Writing Desk
H 30.71 in W 63.98 in D 30.91 in
Architects Desk with Hidden Lockable Drawer, Style of Poul Kjaerholm
Located in Munich, DE
unique very well made. behind the lockable drawer is a second one - also lockable...... a
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Danish Modern Rosewood Writing Desk
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Rosewood mid-century desk, circa 1960's. Sleek uncluttered design with bookmatched veneer top. Four
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Danish Modern Rosewood Writing Desk
Danish Modern Rosewood Writing Desk
H 29.5 in W 59.5 in D 31.5 in
Linley Brown Wooden Executive Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
Beautifully constructed, the Linley Writing Desk is the perfect choice for any contemporary home
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21st Century and Contemporary British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Linley Brown Wooden Executive Writing Desk
Linley Brown Wooden Executive Writing Desk
H 29.93 in W 66.93 in D 31.5 in
Swedish Art Moderne Black Writing Desk with Zebra Hide Insert
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fabulous black lacquered writing desk with bookcase and lockable cabinet on front and curved
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cowhide, Leather, Wood

Tyrolean Style Ornate Pine Desk or Table with Locking Drawer from Austria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, almost folkloristic, Tyrolean style desk with pine wood frame and lower locking drawer
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Danish Mid-Century Rosewood Writing Desk
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Rosewood Danish desk, circa 1960's. Unique 5 legged design with metal pulls and a bank of drawers
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rose Quartz, Rosewood

19th Century French Oak Writing Desk
Located in High Point, NC
This oak desk was made in France in the 19th Century. An original concept for a standing height
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Oak Writing Desk
19th Century French Oak Writing Desk
H 46.1 in W 39.4 in D 29.5 in
Antique Genuine Swedish Rustic Original Blue Writing Desk Table with Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique genuine pine writing desk from Sweden with blue paint. The table is in untouched original
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Antique Spanish Baroque Chestnut writing table or desk with turned legs
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful antique late 19th-century Spanish Baroque desk or writing table is made of solid
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Asymmetric Rounded 1930s French Art Deco Desk in Black Lacquer with Special Lock
Located in Ulm, DE
Desk Piano lacquer, black high gloss Special feature: the lock sits in the body, not in the drawers
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Debournais One Drawer Tooled Leather Top Desk Table with Lock and Key
Located in Germantown, MD
Amazing French Debournais er tooled leather top desk / table with lock and key. One Large and very
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant French Louis XV style petit writing desk with gilt-bronze mounts, including escutcheon
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Restored Baroque Revival Oak Writing Desk, circa 1890
Located in Opole, PL
palmette. There are countless drawers inside the writing desk. The middle segment is lockable and
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Antique Late 19th Century European Baroque Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk
By Milling Road
Located in Charleston, SC
Here’s a beautiful French style writing desk with a banded top and three drawers; the central
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

20th Century Writing Desk in the Neo-Rococo Forms
Located in Opole, PL
the writing desk are lockable with a key. This piece of furniture has undergone renovation. It has
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Correspondence Desk, English, Library, Writing Table, Cotswold School
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage correspondence desk. An English, solid teak library or writing table in the
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Mid-20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Antique French Napoleon Brass Ormolu Mounted 3 Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Napoleon Brass Ormolu Mounted 3 Drawer Writing Desk Antique French Napoleon III
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Vintage 1930s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Victorian, Golden Oak, Pedestal Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1890
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique, Victorian, golden oak, pedestal desk, writing table, Scotland 1890, H057 Scotland 1890
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Antique 19th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Directors Writing Desk in Fiberglass
By Wilhelm Werndl, Ernest Igl
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl, Directors writing desk, fiberglass, Germany, 1970s This design
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fiberglass

Antique Carved Correspondence Desk, Scottish Oak, Writing Table, Early Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carved correspondence desk with hidden drawer. A Scottish, oak writing table
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Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Italian Writing Desk, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Furniture in carved, lacquered and gilded wood of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk by Poteau
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted writing desk by Poteau French, late 19th century Size: Height
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Zanotta Comacina Writing Desk in Black Top & Stainless Steel Frame
By Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Comacina Writing Desk in Black Top & Stainless Steel Frame by Piero Bottoni 18/8 stainless
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21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Antique Campaign Bureau, Anglo Indian, Teak, Colonial Writing Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign bureau. An Anglo-Indian, teak and brass colonial writing desk, dating
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Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Midcentury Danish Modern Light Teak Desk 6 Drawers Top Lockable Drawers Key
By Børge Mogensen
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Great Medium sized mid century Danish modern light teak desk with 6 drawers with wooden pulls
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fall front bureau. A Scottish, mahogany writing desk in Georgian revival taste
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Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Edwardian Kidney Writing Table Desk Secret Drawers 19th C
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
gold tooled green leather writing surface. The frieze has a lockable central drawer, when it is fully
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Antique 1890s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Zanotta Comacina Writing Desk in White Top & Stainless Steel Frame
By Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Comacina Writing Desk in White Top & Stainless Steel Frame by Piero Bottoni 18/8
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21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Important French Brass Inlaid Paint Decorated Rolltop Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The lock of this desk is stamped with the crossed key logo of Vachette Freres, which only made
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century German Gründerzeit Nutwood and Burl Writing Desk Secretary
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A small German "Gründerzeit" (Wilhelminian) period desk with attachment or secretary from the 2nd
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Antique 1860s German Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Nutwood, Pine, Burl

Spanish Charles IV Walnut Marquetry Writing Desk Side Table c. 1790
Located in London, GB
A fine Charles IV walnut writing desk/side table with decorative inlaid marquetry work in blonde
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Walnut Writing Table Desk Hindley & Sons 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian walnut writing table, circa 1850 in date. One of the drawers is stamped by the
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

HENKEL HARRIS 2703 CD Connoisseur Distressed Mahogany Queen Anne Writing Desk
By Henkel Harris
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Queen Anne style writing desk by Henkel Harris, of Winchester, Virginia, USA. Solid mahogany with
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Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Lacquer

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
This beautiful desk, beautifully finished in kingwood, leather and gilt bronze, is a fantastic
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Fine Quality C1800 Inlaid Mahogany Writing table - Desk Side Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Fine Quality 1800s Inlaid Mahogany Writing Table, also serving as a desk or dressing table
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Antique Georgian Tiger Oak Bureau, Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1810, H975
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian Tiger Oak Bureau, Desk, Writing Table, Secretary, Scotland 1810, H975 Scotland
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Antique 19th Century North American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Larger than the typical Louis XV writing desk, this cherrywood bureau de pente was hand-carved in
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Ebony Desk, Writing Table or Vanity, Bronze Mounted, 1930s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A Hollywood Regency Ebony and Bronze Mounted Desk, Writing Table or Vanity. One of a pair. A
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique quality late 18th Century mahogany writing side dressing table desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality late 18th Century mahogany writing side dressing table desk. Lovely age colour and
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Antique Late 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Danish Mid-Century Modern Omann Jun Model 76 Teak Writing Desk
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
compliment any decor. Writing desk is finished on both sides, if placed in the center of a room it will look
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Executive Teak Writing Desk by Arne Vodder for Sibast, Denmark 1960s
By Arne Vodder
Located in London, GB
Executive Writing desk in Teak wood by Arne Vodder for Sibast, Model 509, 1960s This right angle
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Mid-20th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Louis XV Rococo Mahogany, Satinwood and Bureau Plat Executive Writing Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage midcentury era Louis XV Rococo style executive writing desk made from mahogany, satinwood
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Vintage 1950s Spanish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Italian Rosewood Writing Desk by Osvaldo Borsani & Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian half-round writing desk with a clear glass top
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique 19thC English Victorian Hobbs Kneehole Cylinder Roll Writing Bureau Desk
By Hobbs & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century Hobbs & Co London kneehole cylider writing desk. Made of oak featuring seven
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique Writing Desk, French, Decorative Centre Table, Louis XV Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing desk. A French, kingwood reverse breakfront decorative centre table in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
rectangular top has an inset gold-tooled green leather writing surface with a very decorative gilt-bronze
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Antique 1870s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

1800's Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800's Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!! Antique Desk
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Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by Robert Slezak, Beech, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Horomerice, CZ
modernist architect André Lurcat. Catalog Number: PS8 Centrally lockable drawers Made by Slezak Factories
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Antique Silver Table, English, Inlaid, Display, Writing Desk, Georgian, C.1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique silver table. An English, rosewood inlaid display or writing table, dating to
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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Questions About Writing Desk With Lock
  • 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 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 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 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.