Skip to main content

Y Writing Desk

50
36
1
to
4
51
32
87
59
59
36
11
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
11
36
37
2
22
9
1
2
8
10
4
1
1
51
36
32
29
10
62
43
19
17
7
33
3
3
2
2
Sort By
Y Writing Desk by Antonio Saporito
By Travertini e Pietre
Located in Milan, IT
A clean and ergonomic design that celebrates the natural essence of wood, this writing desk will
Category

2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Y Writing Desk by Antonio Saporito
Y Writing Desk by Antonio Saporito
H 28.35 in W 21.66 in D 43.31 in
Double Stacked Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The double stacked writing desk is a statement piece for any living space with its irregular
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Shagreen Stingray

Sonia Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Sonia writing desk is the perfect piece for your room. A more subtle version to her sister the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

"Melting" Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The melting writing desk's simple but elegant design, makes for an adaptable neutral piece of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Iconic Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The iconic desk is the perfect piece for your room. An incredible “duo” between the Cream Shagreen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Iconic Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The iconic desk is the perfect piece for your room. An incredible “duo” between the cream shagreen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Iconic Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The iconic desk is the perfect piece for your room. An incredible “duo” between the cream shagreen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Secrétaire Desk in Shagreen and Palmwood by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The secrétaire desk is the perfect functional working unit. The flap top opens up into a desk with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Shagreen Stingray, Palmwood

Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Laurens Writing Desk is both graphic and minimalist with it’s asymmetry overlay of cream
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Iconic Writing Desk is both elegant and minimalist with its classic aesthetic that showcases
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Iconic Writing Desk is both elegant and minimalist with its classic aesthetic that showcases
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Parchment Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Iconic Writing Desk is both elegant and minimalist with its classic aesthetic that showcases
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Accents by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Victoria Desk inlaid in cream shagreen by R&Y Augousti is a sophisticated piece that is minimal
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Desk & Matching Stool with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Laurens Writing Desk and matching Stool are both graphic and minimalist with their asymmetry
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Secrétaire Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The secrétaire desk is the perfect functional working unit. The flap top opens up into a desk with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Secrétaire Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The secrétaire desk is the perfect functional working unit. The flap top opens up into a desk with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Parchment Vanity with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R & Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
creates the "melting" effect against the parchment inlay. This desk includes 5 drawers total with a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Sonia Vanity Set in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
the desk are 100 x 50 x 75 cm Mirror 39.5 x 13 x 51 cm Stool 54 x 47 x 50 cm All R&Y Augousti
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Melting Vanity Table in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R & Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
creates the "melting" effect against the shagreen inlay. This desk includes 5 drawers total with a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Melting Vanity Table in Blue Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R & Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
creates the "melting" effect against the shagreen inlay. This desk includes 5 drawers total with a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Melting Vanity Table in Blue Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R & Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
creates the "melting" effect against the shagreen inlay. This desk includes 5 drawers total with a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen Møbelfabrik Writing Desk
By Søren Willadsen, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen Møbelfabrik, desk, teak, oak, Denmark, design 1955 A beautiful
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Teak

Loewy Desk
By Arturo Verástegui
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
vocation. The Arquitectura y Ebanistería furniture collection is a collaboration with the most renowned
Category

2010s Mexican Futurist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Corian

Loewy Desk
Loewy Desk
H 29.53 in W 55.12 in D 23.63 in
Special Listing for Kristie
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
One Soho desk in cream shagreen, six melting chairs in black and one cream shagreen dandy stool
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Special Listing for Kristie
Special Listing for Kristie
H 29.53 in W 19.69 in D 47.25 in
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
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Desk in Wood, 1920, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk Book: Buenos Aires Art Deco y Racionalismo Author: Mimi Bohm Page: 68 Year: 1920 It is
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Desk in Wood, 1920, Made in France
Desk in Wood, 1920, Made in France
H 45.28 in W 26.78 in D 15.75 in
Louis XV Style Reading Table Attributed to H. Dasson, France, Circa 1885
By Henry Dasson
Located in PARIS, FR
compartmental drawer and by a sliding shelf, forming a writing board and being able to switch to a reading
Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Silver Writing Set, with Hallmarks, Antonio J. Santa Cruz, Cordoba, Spain, 1773
By Antonio Jose de Santa Cruz
Located in Madrid, ES
Silver writing set. With hallmarks. Córdoba, Antonio José de Santa Cruz (Córdoba, 1733 -?) and Juan
Category

Antique 1770s Spanish Rococo Desk Sets

Materials

Silver

N2 Writing Desk by Aaron Scott
By Aaron Scott Design
Located in Geneve, CH
N2 writing desk by Aaron Scott Dimensions: D 56 x W 132.5 x H 150 cm Materials: bleached cherry
Category

2010s American Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Glass, Cherry

N2 Writing Desk by Aaron Scott
N2 Writing Desk by Aaron Scott
H 59.06 in W 52.17 in D 22.05 in
Carved Spanish Oak Writing Cabinet, Estate of Vincente Blasco Ibanez
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 16th century carved Spanish oak writing desk and cabinet, with
Category

Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Shagreen Console and Mirror with Brass Details by Kifu Paris / R&Y Augousti
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
in a writing desk version, see image at end of slide. This piece is designed by Kifu Augousti the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Stacked Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The stacked writing desk is a statement piece for any living space with its irregular stacked
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Shagreen Stingray

Midcentury Rosewood Desk by Jens Risom with Y-Handles and Adjustable Legs
By Jens Risom
Located in Denmark, DK
A midcentury rosewood desk by Danish-American Jens Risom (1916-2016). The desk features six drawers
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Rare Midcentury Ply Desk
Located in London, GB
Unusual and rare midcentury textured ply desk. At the moment this is unattributed, but a very
Category

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

Materials

Plywood

Rare Midcentury Ply Desk
Rare Midcentury Ply Desk
H 29.53 in W 46.46 in D 22.45 in
Brush Steel or Aluminum Clad, Granite Topped Writing Table
By J. Robert Scott 1
Located in Woodbury, CT
This table was designed b y J. Robert Scott, circa 1995. It has an inset dark granite top and two
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

ESCRITORIO Antonio Ferretti
By Antonio Ferretti
Located in MADRID, ES
Antonio Ferretti Escritorio en madera de roble y latón con metalpintado. Italia, años 60
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

ESCRITORIO Antonio Ferretti
ESCRITORIO Antonio Ferretti
H 31.11 in W 37.8 in D 23.63 in
Sonia Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Sonia writing desk is the perfect piece for your room. A more subtle version to her sister the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Coconut & Bone Desk
By J y P Asociados
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful coconut shell desk with bone details
Category

Vintage 1970s Colombian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Coconut, Bone

Coconut & Bone Desk
Coconut & Bone Desk
H 29.5 in W 48 in D 24 in
Carved Chinoiserie Two-Drawer Writing Desk In Tobacco Oak Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved tobacco stained oak two drawer Chinoiserie writing table with bamboo motif double legs and Y
Category

Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Empire Style Marble-Top, Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This elegant ladies writing desk or library table features a dark green marble top above an ormolu
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

"Il Tavolo" Rare Dining/Writing Table by Giovanni Michelucci
Located in New York, NY
Asymmetrical design base with "Y"-form trestle and unusual joints. Floor-board-style top with
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Handsome Industrial Metal Work Desk
By Yawman Erbe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Attractive over-sized metal factory desk made by Yawman & Erbe Mfg Co. ("Y and E") in Rochester NY
Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables

19th Century Eclectic Walnut Ladies Desk
Located in Opole, PL
. The rectangular top of the desk is supported on turned legs; on top, with an add-on unit topped with a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Scandinavian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Eclectic Walnut Ladies Desk
19th Century Eclectic Walnut Ladies Desk
H 52.17 in W 44.3 in D 22.64 in
Antique French Boulle Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
fabulous ormolu mounts, circa 1900 in date. The desk is beautifully inlaid in cut brass with an
Category

Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Pierre Paulin Desk CM 172 for Thonet, France, 1960s
By Pierre Paulin, Thonet
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
CM 172 desk designed by Pierre Paulin in 1955 for Thonet in France. This desk comes with two
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Rosewood Campaign Desk in the English Regency Style by Kittinger
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Dallas, TX
Rosewood Campaign Desk in the English Regency Style, bronze legs and stretcher, legs ending in paw
Category

Mid-20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1950s Industrial Desk Working Table and Chair with the Lamp by AO
Located in Los Angeles, CA
height and angle. Stainless steel desk. Sign American optical buffalo, N.Y.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

1950 Rare and Authentic Desk Designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
configuration on the left with a Y-shaped leg on the right. Small desk designed to form a perpendicular return
Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Antique Boulle Red Tortoiseshell Bonheur Du Jour circa 1870
Located in London, GB
, meaning "daytime delight") is a type of lady's writing desk. It was introduced in Paris by one of the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Pair of Louis XVI Style Bronze and Vernis Martin Bonheur Du Jours, P.E Guerin NY
By Bailey, Banks & Biddle, P. E. Guerin
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Louis XVI style bronze, Vernis Martin, and marquetry Bonheur Du Jours, (Desks
Category

Antique 19th Century American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Iron Base adjustable Drafting table
Located in Ferndale, MI
Iron Base adjustable Drafting table Marked "L.E.Hoyt Co. Walton N.Y."
Category

Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Warren McArthur Console Table
By Warren McArthur
Located in Chicago, IL
swap tops, preserving value. Underside factory stamped [Warren-McCarthur Corp. Rome N.Y.] and decal
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Warren McArthur Console Table
Warren McArthur Console Table
H 28.5 in W 66 in D 24 in
Warren McArthur Library Work Table Stainless Steel, circa 1935
By Warren McArthur Corporation, Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
for the terrace of a summer home in Glen Cove N.Y.. This library table is unique. The table measures
Category

Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Robert Donovan Walnut Executive Desk, circa 1950s - 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Tage Frid placed in the renovation of their published home in Rochester, N.Y. This desk is
Category

20th Century American Desks

Materials

Metal

John D. Rockefeller Style Extra Grade Wooten Desk with Outstanding Provenance
Located in Dallas, TX
Wooten Desk with Outstanding Provenance. There were less than two dozen of this model made between 1876
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American High Victorian Desks

Materials

Gold Plate

Bauhaus Style Shagreen Secretary Desk on Ebonized Steel Frame by R & Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This modern Bauhaus style secretary desk by legendary R & Y Augousti, Italy, features a shagreen
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Secretaires

Materials

Steel

Antique George IV Boulle Marquetry Inkstand circa 1820
Located in London, GB
pots are enhanced by traces of red and black ink, a testimony to its history as a writing accessory
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Inkwells

Sleek Black and White Marble and Wrought Iron Console Writing Table Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A versatile rectangular console, writing table or desk having glamorous black and white marble
Category

Vintage 1980s American Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Silver Desk Writing Set or Scribe, Empire Style, Platerías Martínez, Spain, 1846
By Platerías Martínez
Located in Madrid, ES
“Portrait of a gentleman (Urbano Aspa” by Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans (Madrid, 1843-1917) dated from the
Category

Antique 1840s Spanish Neoclassical Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Pierre Jeanneret "Student" Desk Chair
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Altwies, LU
Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967). Desk chair in solid teak, flat sloping back and "inverted Y" leg
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Chairs

Materials

Teak

Pierre Jeanneret "Student" Desk Chair
Pierre Jeanneret "Student" Desk Chair
H 32.68 in W 22.45 in D 25.2 in
  • 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Y Writing Desk", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Y Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic y writing desk available at 1stDibs. A y writing desk — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a y writing desk, we have 25526 options in-stock, while there are 1164 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer y writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A y writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made y writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Arne Vodder, Paul McCobb and George Nelson are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Y Writing Desk?

A y writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,329, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $1,751,739.

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 Y Writing Desk
  • 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.