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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
English Gothic Revival Hand Carved Tiger Oak Bedside Cabinet
Located in Leicester, GB
English tiger oak cabinet with beautiful hand carved details and bulbous tall turned legs. The cabinet has a carved architrave to the top and hand carved door front in a brutalist de...
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1910s British Gothic Revival Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

French Petite Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely, petite desk from 19th Century France made of luxurious mahogany and a leather writing surface with gold tooling. The small scale of this table would be interesting as a con...
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

40s French Ebonised Modernist Desk
Located in London, GB
A C.1940s French modernist desk. Ebonised with lockable central drawer. Simple clean design. Knee height 63.5cm
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1940s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

George III Mahogany Double-sided Leather Top Library Writing Table, circa 1795
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1795 English late George III period mahogany double-sided library or writing table of rectangular form, the replaced gilt-tooled 'coral' leather inset top with square re...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak Desk Or Vanity With Floating Top
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century Danish modern teak writing desk. It has both drawers and open space. It features the iconic floating top. It is 26” vertically for the chair. It is in very good...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Italian Midcentury Wood Glass Desk Office Table 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design table desk with wooden frame with two drawers on which rests the thick glass top shaped with rounded corners, Italy 1950s Please note that the item ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Italian Midcentury Modern Design Wood Glass Brass Desk 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design desk with wooden frame and brass details, interlocking glass top and four drawers, production Italy 1950s Please note that the item is original of t...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

20th Century Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the second half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture veneered and carved in walnut and palisander, with beautiful lines and pleasant decor. Finished...
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1960s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Desk circa 1960
Located in Sayreville, NJ
Stunning danish rosewood floating style desk with fantastic wood grain. This piece is fabulous restored condition and is ready to be enjoyed. Purchased from the original owners au...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Desk, Walnut, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut desk designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 31.0"H x 60.0"W x 27.0"D All items s...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

French 19th Century Petite Directoire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite, French occasional table or writing desk from the 19th century with a very well-patinated leather surface in a gorgeous mahogany frame. The Directoire silhouette of this han...
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Vintage Mid Century Modern Teak Desk by G Plan
Located in Gardiner, NY
Authentic vintage mid century modern teak desk / dressing table. "Fresco" series designed by VB Wilkins for G Plan. Maker's label inside drawer. This piece is in excellent conditi...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Special Listing Clayton
Located in New York, NY
The Soho writing desk / Melting Vanity Desk w/mirror / Melting Chair 4cs total The finish of the shagreen is authentic as it is hand-dyed and the designer calls the finish look: "a...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Soho Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Soho writing desk is the perfect piece for a living room, bedroom or office space that merges vintage and modern sensibility. Add a mirror and this desk becomes a vanity table. T...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique 19th Century French Gilded & Painted Cylinder Desk by Paul Sormani 1875
Located in Portland, OR
A fine late 19th century antique French painted & gilded mechanical Cylinder desk, by Paul Sormani, circa 1875. This very elegant antique cylinder desk...
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Gold Leaf

Egon Ostergaard for SMI Sweden Bookmatched Teak Roll Top Desk or Secretary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in the 1960s by Egon Ostergaard, this desk was made by SMI, a somewhat nebulous figure in MCM production. We've had a number of SMI pieces, and the quality is always excelle...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French 19th Century Mahogany Petite Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century leather-topped mahogany writing desk, designed in the Directoire taste for refined proportions & materials. The vermilion leather surface is worn to a mottled h...
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Baker Furniture Style Georgian Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Black lacquered walnut, with hand-painted Asian ...
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1960s American Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

English Art Nouveau Solid Oak Writing Table Bureaux
Located in Leicester, GB
Stunning English Art Nouveau oak cabinet with bureaux. Beautiful design with shapely leg details and beautiful cut work. Beautiful brass plate handles with a classic Art Nouveau patt...
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1910s British Art Nouveau Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Art Deco Modernist Black Lacquered Desk or Writing Table, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Modernist desk or writing table. Striking Dutch design from the 1930s. Original black lacquered oak base with three original drawers with red lacquered ...
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1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Bureau vintage Marcello Gacita et Pierre Tiberi pour Rodet verre fumé, plexiglas
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 70, design de Marcello Gacita et Pierre Tiberi pour les éditions Rodet, plateau rectangulaire aux coins arrondis en verre fumé, piétement design en forme de...
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1970s French Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Smoked Glass, Plexiglass

Postmodern Pluto Desk by Pierre Colleu for Starform and Disney, France 1980s.
Located in Lille, FR
Table height: 58 cm. Total height with the head: 90 cm Good condition. Some restaurations on the desk top. Some fading on the head and the legs.
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Resin, Plastic

Large Bespoke Study Desk with Linoleum Top and Drawer, Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large beetroot color study desk is made with a powder coated steel frame and a beautiful natural linoleum top made out of linseed oil. This modern minimal desk has two steel dra...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Piano desk black lacqued wood
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A sleek, black-polished, sculptural piece conjuring the presence of a grand piano. Piano Desk evokes an intricate fusion of the grace in artistic expression and the discipline of w...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Large space age desk designed by Frank De Clercq, Belgium 1972.
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
This large space age desk is dating is designed by Frank De Clercq in 1972. A minimalist yet modern design with a simple rectangular shape and rounded corners. The desk is build out ...
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1970s Belgian Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Toscana Vanity Table Oak Beige Leather Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Toscana Vanity Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Mid-Century Modern Toscana vanity table is a captivating blend ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Onyx, Brass

Andreas Hansen Danish Teak Roll Top Writing Desk Ca. 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
Roll top writing desk by Andreas Hansen for Hadsten Træindustri, made in Denmark, circa 1980s. Features numerous drawers and dividers and a leather-topped retractable writing surface...
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1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Teak

1950s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Root Burl Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Stunning Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burr walnut wood with beautiful and elegantly decorated and shaped legs, completed by the central...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

A French Directoire style Leather Top Mahogany Writing Desk, C. 1950.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Crafted in mahogany with a leather writing surface, this elegant desk features five drawers, bronze mounts, leather pull-out slides, and square tapering legs. Combining refined Direc...
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Mid-20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Swedish Erik Chambert art deco desk, 1940
Located in Uccle, BE
A mid 20th century birch art deco desk with 7 drawers and key included. Date of manufacture stamped: 20 12 1940 Designed by Erik Chambert (1902-1988) who was a pioneering interior d...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Waterfall Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in wood with elegant carved frame, curved sides and black top highlighted by the two side drawers with beautiful han...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Belgian Leather and Metal Desk
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Our Belgian Leather Desk, a seamless blend of craftsmanship and modern minimalism, this desk features a vegetable-tanned leather top, meticulously inlaid on a sleek steel base. The s...
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2010s Belgian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Mezzaluna Demilune Executive Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Leon Rosen "Mezzaluna" Pace Collection Demilune Executive Desk
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Red Lacquer Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red lacquer desk with three drawers with straight legs
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20th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

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Lacquer

Detail Nordic teak writing desk, 1960s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Detail Nordic teak writing desk, 1960s.  Extraordinary Original 1960s Nordic design desk in right-sized teak wood. Its peculiarity is the positioning of the rear legs, which are not ...
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Scottish Double-Sided Mahogany Library Table of Large Scale, circa 1875
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A circa 1875 Scottish solid mahogany double-sided library or writing table of very large scale and rectangular form by Glasgow cabinetmakers Francis & James Smith, LTD. (original ena...
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1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Small Burgundy Study Desk with Natural Linoleum Table Top & Drawer, Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This small study desk is made with a beetroot powder-coated steel frame and a burgundy coloured natural linoleum tabletop. The linoleum for our desks is selected for the ecological p...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Antique French Desk Table with Drawer Oak Leather Top Barley Twist Entry Table
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS Antique French Carved Oak Desk or Writing Table with Two Drawers~~ Leather Writing Surface with Warm Patina~~Double Barley Twist Legs and Stretcher~~ Versatile size~~28" ...
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Leather

Gianni Moscatelli Desk for Formanova, 1979 Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Formanova desk by Gianni Moscatelli. Original Formanova tag dated and signed 1979, Italy. Newly refinished in a high gloss Ebony polished finish. Right side of desk has a fl...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

English Regency Style Mahogany Tooled Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
English Regency style mahogany writing desk with tooled leather top with two trimmed drawers and round embossed ring pulls and brass escutcheons. The desk resting on deep reeded and ...
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19th Century Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

French 19th Century Solid Oak Petite Farm Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite oak farm-style table from 19th century France, appearing to be a substantial console table that easily doubles as an occasional serving table, center table, or possibly a de...
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19th Century French Rustic Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Side Table or Writing Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale French Louis XIII style walnut writing table or desk from the late nineteenth century is of hand pegged construction and features a beveled top. The top is supported...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Stunning Art Deco Blonde figured walnut veneered Desk
Located in Barnstaple, GB
Absolutely stunning Art Deco desk in the most beautiful blonde figured walnut veneers. Comes in 3 pieces for ease of moving. A single curved pedestal one side and the other side capa...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Vintage Kittinger Directoire Style Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
1960s Vintage Kittinger Directoire style writing desk composed of satinwood and features ebony inlay and brass hardware. Maker's mark located inside the center drawer.
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Late 20th Century North American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlaid Davenport Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique Davenport desk which is crafted from beautiful burr walnut, circa 1870 in date. The desk has a rear stationery compartment which encloses a divided interi...
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1870s Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique French Desk Writing Table Barley Twist Renaissance Revival Tiger Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
EXCELLENT 19th Century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Library Office Executive Desk with Full Length Drawer and Barley Twist Legs With so many people working from home now,...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Mid-Century Teak & Steel Executive Desk by Friso Kramer & Coen de Vries for EEKA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking example of Dutch mid-century modern design, this executive desk was designed by Friso Kramer and Coen de Vries for EEKA (Eindhovense Eisen- en Kantoorartikelenfabriek) in ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Mid Century teak desk
Located in Malton, GB
This is a neat designed mid 20th century teak desk. The colour is fabulous and the simplicity of the design is hugely attractive. The size is very practical for one or more screens w...
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Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Rolf Thies Unique Free-Standing Desk in Cognac Leather and Marble
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Rolf Thies for Nordiska Kompaniet, free-standing custom-made writing or office desk, leather, marble, Sweden, circa 1965 This refined desk was designed by Swedish architect Rolf Th...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Rosewood Executive Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern executive desk By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Gorgeous walnut, with carved rosewood recessed drawer pulls. Measures: 66...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood, Walnut

Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style writing desk or console table By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection USA, Late 20th Century Carved cherry wood, with brass capped ...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

1920s Baroque Style Writing Desk / Table in Solid Oak, By a Danish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
A beautifully proportioned Danish writing desk / table from the 1920s, crafted entirely in solid oak with a warm, aged patina. The table features a finely shaped tabletop above a dra...
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Early 20th Century Danish Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Maitland Smith English Regency Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
English Regency style mahogany and faux rosewood writing table with a tooled leather top, late 20th century, Made by Maitland Smith. With a rectangular top with rounded corners an in...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Large Danish Modern L-shaped Rosewood and Steel Desk with Sideboard, 1970s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Large Danish Modern L-shaped Rosewood and Steel Desk with Sideboard, 1970s. Very impressive Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern executive desk in stunning rosewood/palisander veneer wit...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Italian Modernist Walnut and Brass Writing Desk, 1950s
Located in Uithoorn, NL
This one-of-a-kind Italian desk in walnut with brass details is a rare and authentic piece of craftsmanship from the 1940s–50s. Handmade rather than produced in series, it combines ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Enso Desk in Wood by Neal Aronowitz
Located in Portland, OR
Enso Desk Designed and made in Portland, Oregon The Enso Desk draws inspiration from the disciplined creative practice of Japanese ink painting. Conceived in a single, fluid, and spo...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

19th Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Carved Legs and Wood Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish refectory desk table with solid legs and wood stretcher Original perfect condition Top table in perfect condition Very heavy piece
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Lou Hodges-Style Oak Desk / Dining Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Oak butcher block style dining table/desk. Completely solid construction, no veneers, circa 1970s, heavyweight piece. Clean lines, simple minimalist form, with all of the heft and co...
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Late 20th Century American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Six Dots Design Unique desk
Located in London, GB
Joseph Ellwood is a British artist and designer working under the studio name: Six Dots Design. Joseph has been named one of 10 'Future Icons' in design by Wallpaper* magazine, collaborated with the luxury brand Rimowa and has exhibited globally.. The aesthetic of the work aims to challenge and disrupt the mid-century norms of furniture today. I have taken inspiration from the likes of Perriand and Prouvé and distorted their pieces to create a body of work that relates to our current generation. The lives we live today are fluid in gender, identity, expression and thought. This collection represents this confusion, indecision and anxiety in a whimsical and endearing way. This work aims to question what it means to reflect your identity though the objects surrounding you. This desk is a one off piece designed and fabricated by Joe Ellwood...
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2010s British Futurist Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Peter Løvig Nielsen Rosewood Partners Desk
Located in New York, NY
Amazing 1970's Peter Løvig Nielsen rosewood partners desk, lightly restored with some wear and patina due to age and use, there is some we...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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.

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