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1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Wood Brass and Glass Writing Desk Table
By Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with glass top and beautiful shape of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Lovely Vintage Writing Table Desk in Hardwood with Silk Embroidered Glass Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely vintage writing table with silk embroidered top and glass
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20th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Silk, Glass, Hardwood

Writing Desk with Walnut, Maple, Brass and Glass Top
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-turned base with exposed solid wood drawers. Polished tempered glass top. Fine metal accents
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Copper

Italian Brass and Wood Writing Desk or Dining Table with Glass Top, C 1955
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Italian brass and wood writing desk or dining table with glass top, C 1955.
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Three Drawer Cane & Reed Faux Bamboo Compact Desk Writing Table w/ Glass Top
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative cane & reed three drawer compact entry hall desk writing table or console with glass top.
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20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cane, Glass

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table with stylish legs and veneer
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Natural Oak Frame
By Carlo Mollino, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Natural Oak Frame by Carlo Mollino Legs
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21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Canaletto Walnut Frame
By Carlo Mollino, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Canaletto Walnut Frame by Carlo Mollino
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21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-century Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table with 4 beautifully
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Boho Chic Wicker Rattan Glass Top Writing Desk by Henry Link
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your workspace with the Boho Chic Wicker Rattan Writing Desk by Henry Link. Crafted with
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20th Century American Bohemian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

French Country Provincial Louis XV Executive Office Writing Desk Glass Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Provincial Louis XV style executive office writing desk with glass top. Item
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Mid-20th Century French Country Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Smoky Glass Top with Black Varnished Oak Frame
By Carlo Mollino, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Smoky Glass Top with Black Varnished Oak Frame by Carlo Mollino
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21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

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

Vintage Writing Desk in Wood and Glass with Armchair
Located in Milano, IT
the 1920s/30s. The vintage writing desk is very rare and distinctive. The top is made entirely of
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Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli 2019 Writing Desk with leather top
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
closing, top and front panel in leather. Also available with glass top (SC32).
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Postmodern Desk / Dining Table with Rounded Triangular Glass Top and Marble Legs
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1990s marble double pedestal desj with chrome crossbar and rounded scalene triangle glass top (3/4
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20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Paestum Writing Table / Desk
Located in Banbury, GB
A finely carved and simulated cork decorated large writing table or desk with a thick glass top.
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2010s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Paestum Writing Table / Desk
Paestum Writing Table / Desk
H 30.71 in W 96.82 in D 30.12 in
Minimal Writing desk Office Table Red Travertine Marble Crystal Glass Italy
By Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
up of two solid monoliths of premium red travertine and the top in finest extra-clear crystal glass
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Crystal, Travertine, Marble

Black Lacquered Steel Curule Base Writing Table with Brass Appointments
Located in Chicago, IL
Matte black lacquered steel curule form writing table, with lower back stretcher and multiple brass
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

George Eliot's Writing Table
Located in Dorking, GB
diameter across the top and the gallery tray has a slightly wider dimension of 24 inches. The table is 31
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Maison Jansen Style Steel and Bronze Table with Glass Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen style steel and bronze table, circa 1970. New glass top.
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Vintage 1970s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Steel

1940s Art Deco Italian Walnut Burl Black Glass Waterfall Writing Desk Table
By Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in veneer burl wood and precious
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Opaline Glass, Wood

Vintage Rattan and Bamboo Desk with Black Glass Top
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Vintage rattan and bamboo desk. An attractive rattan writing table with three drawers and a
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Glass

Chic Work Table with Sawhorse-Style Lucite and Chrome Bases and Glass Top 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Work table with 2 saw horse style lucite and chrome bases and thick glass top, American 1970's
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Wooden and Glass Writing Desk
Located in Milano, IT
wood, which creates a very beautiful and useful compartment. Above this top we see a glass top
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Ico Parisi Attributed Sculptural Desk With Glass Top 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Architectural desk in walnut with sculptural legs with brass sabots and floating thick glass top
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Maison Jansen Diminutive Bronze Mounted Writing Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant mahogany and bronze mounted writing table by Maison Jansen. Features a diminutive size
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20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Italian Mid-Century Stately Wooden Desk with Glass Top, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Italian mid-century stately wooden desk with glass top 1950s Sturdy multipurpose desk with eight
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

ikons Postmodern Glass Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
ikons Postmodern glass top desk with four polychromed metal legs in differing geometric designs
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20th Century Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

ikons Postmodern Glass Top Desk
ikons Postmodern Glass Top Desk
H 29.25 in W 68 in D 32 in
A French Black Lacquer Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top inset with antiqued mirror glass over two frieze drawers; raised on square
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

A French Black Lacquer Writing Table
A French Black Lacquer Writing Table
H 31 in W 49 in D 28.75 in
N2 Desk, Handcrafted in Solid Wood with Clear Glass Top
By Aaron Scott Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
/8" thick, tempered glass top. The N-series uses rotational symmetry to explore the relationship
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Vienna Secessionist Bronzed Metal Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Western Europe early 20th century. The table features a black glass top encased in a bronzed frame. The
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20th Century European Vienna Secession Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique Napoleon III style Writing / Center Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Napoleon III style black lacquer and gilt bronze mounted writing / center table, late 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Turn of the Century French Patinated Ecritoire with Display Glass Top
Located in High Point, NC
functional as remarkable. Featuring a slant-top case crowned by a unique glass display top with a cornice
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Desk With Rebar Frame Macassar Ebony Drawers And Custom Glass Top
By Troy Smith Studio
Located in Toronto, Ontario
rebar desk is integrated with Macassar Ebony in high gloss and a custom glass top that is 1" thick. The
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2010s Canadian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Italian Midcentury Desk with Glass Top from the 70s
Located in bari, IT
Typical 70's desk with chromed steel trestles and smoked glass top.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Crystal, Steel

Sculptural Blackened Steel and Tinted Glass Top Console Table or Standing Desk
By Ellen Pong
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural blackened steel and smoked glass top console table or standing desk by New York-based
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Glass Top, Bamboo and Wicker Italian Desk with Drawers, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury glass top, bamboo and wicker desk with drawers. This excellent piece was designed in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood, Glass

Rectangular Iron Cube Table with Embedded Wood Top, Dinner Table, Desk Table
Located in Miami, FL
Rectangular iron cube table with embedded wood top, dinner table, desk table Frame material
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Desk with Painted Glass Top, Joaquim Tenreiro for Bloch Editors, Mid-Century
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
rectangular box design, crafted with rich rosewood, captivates the eye with its inherent allure. Topped with a
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Rosewood Desk with Painted Glass Top by Joaquim Tenreiro, Bloch Editors, 1960s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
rectangular box with three drawers with a rosewood structure and a top in painted glass. This piece is an
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Glass

Wood and Glass Writing Desk, Designed by Giovanna Azzarello, Made in Italy
By Giovanna Azzarello
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Writing desk with squared lines, with structure made of blockboard and solid wood and glass top
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk or writing table, in beautiful veneer wood
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Saw Horse Desk with Steel Base and Rectangular Glass Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
a great option for both large and small spaces. The solid ground glass top, 1/2" thick, is in good
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rectangular Iron Cube Table with Embedded Wood Top, Dinner or Desk Table
Located in Miami, FL
Rectangular iron cube table with embedded wood top. Dinner table. Desk table Frame material
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

French 19th Century Leather Top Louis XV Style Writing Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
acanthus leaf motifs at the top. On the front side there are three drawers and the original key. The table
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Modular Desk Set with Black Glass Top by Mojmir Pozar, 1960s, Set of 3
By M. Požár
Located in Żory, PL
original, good condition, with minor signs of use, scratches on the glass, etc.
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

20th Century Italian Mahogany Writing Table - Vintage Desk by Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A freestanding, half rounded vintage Mid-Century modern Italian writing table made of hand crafted
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Modern Small Desk with Brown Lacquered Glass Top and Black Frame, Made in Italy
By Matthias Demacker
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick tempered glass
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Modern Small Desk with Orange Lacquered Glass Top and White Frame, Made in Italy
By Matthias Demacker
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick tempered glass
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Modern Small Desk with Green Lacquered Glass Top and White Frame, Made in Italy
By Matthias Demacker
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick tempered glass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Modern Small Desk with Black Lacquered Glass Top and White Frame, Made in Italy
By Matthias Demacker
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick tempered glass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Modern Small Desk with White Lacquered Glass Top and White Frame, Made in Italy
By Matthias Demacker
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick tempered glass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Antique English Arts Crafts Queen Anne Oak Green Leather Top Hutch Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Arts & Crafts Queen Anne oak green leather top hutch writing desk. Item features a
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Mid-20th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

Post-War Design Glass Table Desk with Bronze Saw Horses
Located in New York, NY
sawhorse bases under a rectangular glass top.
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20th Century American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Slat Carved Wood Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with beautiful side and front
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Writing Desk by Silvio Cavatorta in Solid Walnut and Glass, Italy, 1950's
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Amsterdam, NL
open them and they run very smoothly, exactly what you may expect from such a desk. The top of the desk
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Antique Chippendale Mahogany Kneehole Bowfront Library Office Table Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
drawers, brass batwing hardware and polished glass top. Originally purchased at the Rike Kumler Company
Category

Early 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Antique Drawer Set in a Contemporary Iron Base with Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial glass top table with graphic lettered top. The table began its life as a typeface tray
Category

Antique 19th Century French Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Edwardian Kidney Writing Table Desk Secret Drawers 19th C
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous quality antique Edwardian kidney shaped mahogany writing table by Maple & Co
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Antique 1890s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

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Writing Table With Glass Top For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the writing table with glass top you’re looking for. A writing table with glass top — often made from wood, glass and metal — can elevate any home. Find 1119 options for an antique or vintage writing table with glass top now, or shop our selection of 76 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer writing table with glass top, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A writing table with glass top is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one writing table with glass top that is appealing in its simplicity, but Vittorio Dassi, Franco Albini and Cassina produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Writing Table With Glass Top?

A writing table with glass top can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,538, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $222,079.

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 Table With Glass Top
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Yes, you should put glass on top of your dining table to minimize scratches and wear. Glass allows you to see the beauty of the wood while protecting it from everyday wear.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    The best thickness for a glass table top depends on usage. If the glass is used just as a cover, then ¼-inch thick glass is likely good enough. If the glass will be used is as a table surface, then you should choose the thickness of the glass according to the size of the table. If the glass used is supporting heavy items, or its size is more than 24 inches, then choose glass that is thicker than ¼ inch. Thicker glass will feel and look more substantial, but thicker glass becomes heavier with increasing size. On 1stDibs, find antique and vintage glass-top dining room tables, glass-top coffee tables, side tables and more.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    You can substitute a number of things for a glass table top. Try painted wood, marble or sheet metal. To decide what to use, consider the overall style of your room and the other types of materials featured in the space. Shop a selection of tables from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.