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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique roll top desk offers paneled quarter sawn oak construction with s-top opening to full interior over base with flanking drawer towers h...
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Modern White Blossom Glass Mosaic Desk with Modern Metal Base by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pavia Blossom desk/vanity by Ercole Home has a 2-drawer, with a painted white wood finish on oak. Handcut glass mosaics in white and silver decorate the drawer fronts in blossom...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Large Black Desk Files Drawers, Wood Metal, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Marajoara desk with drawers and files (optional) is a study on Mid-Century Modern utilitarian furniture, with Brazilian Native Arte Reference. I...
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2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Modern Eglomise Glass Pink Dust Vanity with Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The églomisé pink dust vanity by Ercole Home has a 5-drawer, with silver leaf wood finish. Hand painted églomisé glass panels are inset on the su...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Custom Modern Charcoal Dining Table with Diamond Pattern Inlay
Located in North York, ON
Custom modern charcoal dining table with diamond pattern inlay. Featuring beautiful oakwood work with diamond pattern inlay and sleek double pede...
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2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Lia S Desk Freijo Wood
Located in Rio de Janeiro, BR
A desk table that has everything you need handily available, lining up practicality and beauty. The Lia S is a perfect work station or even a dressing table. With several compartment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Faux Leather

FIJN Desk in Solid Black Walnut
Located in Calgary, CA
Our FIJN desk is handcrafted in solid wood. Both desks pictured were built in figured Oregon black walnut. Solid wood drawers are lined in leather and inserts can be customized to su...
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2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Writing Desk in Solid English Walnut, Design No 5. Unique.
Located in London, GB
English walnut desk, design no.5, 2019. This Desk was shown by the Connaught Brown Gallery of London at the TEFAF art fair in Maastricht and the Masterpiece Fair in London in 2019. ...
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Early 2000s English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Dos Gallos Studio Custom Walnut Desk or Dining Table with Wishbone Stretcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is our custom wishbone winery table that can be made in any size and with any finish, in a range of colors and distresses. This particular table was going to be used as a desk s...
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21st Century and Contemporary American British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Modern Black Desk Credenza by Jacques Garcia Baker Rachmaninov
Located in North York, ON
Modern black desk credenza by Jacques Garcia Baker Rachmaninov. Featuring unique modern styling, finished in a black hand polished look. Complemented with sleek brass handles and met...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Custom Farmhouse Style Writing Desk with Pencil Drawer by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom farm house style writing desk with pencil drawer. Can be made in any size and finish. As shown here in a light walnut with light to medi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Oak

21st Century "Synchronicity" Desk, Maple, Brown Walnut and Leather
Located in Turin, IT
The eye-catching Synchronicity desk stands out of all common tables. The extraordinary features of this magnificent handmade desk crafted of maple wood are the two unique, hollow C-s...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Modern Live-Edge Walnut Desk with Figured Maple Pencil Drawer
Located in Seneca, IL
Writing is a process of inspiration, so shouldn't your desk inspire? The Taper Desk is a beautiful, simple, and elegant design; perfect for a small office or study. Hand-crafted from a single slab of Black Walnut, the desk is supported by a slab leg on one side and a hand-carved tapered leg on the front. Its top is a work of art with perfectly fit patches and butterfly keys inset to repair the small voids and imperfections present in the original Walnut slab. Hanging under the desk top is a small pencil drawer...
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2010s American Rustic Desks and Writing Tables

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Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Walnut

Pillar Dining Table in Walnut and Brushed Brass by Fort Standard, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary dining table features a hardwood walnut top with rounded corners and a continuous bottom bevel that compliments details found on the brass pedestal base. All ba...
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2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Bridges over Time Originals Custom Orange Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful custom orange and chrome banded desk with three drawers. It is finished on the back as well. It is approximately 57.75 by 27.75 inches in dimension and approximately 30.2...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Lacquered Desk or Dining Table by Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, sculpted desk or dining table by Jacques Jarrige.
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2010s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Scrap Wood

Custom French Mid-Century Style Cerused Oak Desk, Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Sober, elegant and practical French mid-century desk or writing table in the modern neoclassical spirit. The piece is in oak and has been double cerused with light and dark pigments.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Côme Clérino Contemporary Ceramic Tiled Wall Desk Model "Le Solitaire Blue" 2021
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wall desk model "Le Solitaire Blue" Manufactured by Côme Clérino Produced in exclusive for Side Gallery Paris (France), 2021 Polystyrene, stainless, steel, plaster, oakum, ceramic, enamel, tile joint, electronic components, polyester resin, fiberglass, wood and PU foam. Measurements 76 cm x 69 cm x 58h cm (18 cm depth desk shut) 29,92 in x 27,16 in x 22,83h in (7 in depth desk shut) Edition Unique Piece Côme Clérino (1990, Paris) lives in Paris and works in Pantin, France. After graduating from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2016, he developed a multidisciplinary practice shaking up the academic definition of painting and integrating photography, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and installation. In 2017, he presented his first solo exhibition, Voir au verso, at Les Gens Heureux gallery in Copenhagen. In 2018, after a new solo exhibition, Emulsilfy(ing), at the Castellana 22 gallery in Madrid, he was nominated for the International Painting Prize of Vitry-sur-Seine. In 2019, he presented his first solo show in France, Et si on passait les meubles par la fenêtre?, at the Double V Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables

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Ceramic, Resin, Fiberglass, Foam, Plaster, Wood

Custom French Modern Neoclassical Carved & Cerused Oak Desk, Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant French Miid-Century Modern Neoclassical Desk in the style of Jean Michel Frank for Maison Jansen circa 1930. The writing table is a work combining exceptional design, time...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

American Drafting Table
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable wood top, cast iron base drafting table. This table adjusts in height from tallest position (42") to lowest (30.5") and the to...
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Solid Argentine Rosewood Twin Pedestal Luca Table from Costantini - In Stock
Located in New York, NY
The Luca table is one of Costantini’s signature and most specified pieces. It is shown in Argentine Rosewood finish, and is extremely colorful and durable. The design itself is under...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

"Heritage" Chilean Mesquite Solid Bronze-Leg Desk with Brass Butterfly Inlays
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made solid brass butterfly inlays interlock book-matched Chilean Mesquite atop a solid bronze base. Honoring the South American origins of Chile...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Brass

"Heritage" White Oak Solid Steel-Leg Coffee Table or Desk with Butterfly Inlays
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made solid steel butterfly inlays interlock book-matched White Oak atop a solid cold-rolled flat bar steel base. Honoring the North American origins of White Oak; a large, tall, imposing tree with wide spreading branches forming a distinctive and beautiful canopy. This unique table perfectly captures White Oak's fine grain pattern, understated figure, and light color. Finished in custom-blended Michael Madley Naked Oil...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

"Symmetric" Console / Desk, Black Walnut, Patina Steel
Located in North Branch, NY
The "Symmetric" console / desk is a perfectly balanced design of interlocking steel plate joinery and a solid black walnut surface. Customizable to any variation of dimensions, mater...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Fred Desk Top in Saddle Extra Leather Cammello
Located in New York, NY
This desk is a meeting of light, almost ethereal geometries. Roberto Lazzeroni creates a piece of furniture in which the visual pleasure of a continuous saddle-leather surface is underlined by delicate hand-produced incisions and cold markings that create refined graphic decorations. A special procedure makes it possible to curve the front of the saddle-leather without any need for internal supports. The ideal companion of the desk is the Ginger chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Ash

"Heritage" Midcentury Modern Copper and Chilean Mesquite Table With Copper Butte
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made copper butterfly inlays interlock book-matched Chilean Mesquite atop a solid patina copper base. Honoring the South American origins of C...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

"Heritage" Midcentury Modern Brass & Sonoran Mesquite Table With Brass Butterfly
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made solid brass butterfly inlays interlock book-matched Sonoran Mesquite atop a solid brass base. Indigenous to the southwest Sonoran Desert, the Sonoran Mesquite has a life...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Contoured Reveal Bastogne Walnut Dining Table
Located in Frankfurt, KY
This clean lined, contoured-edge Bastogne walnut slab features a stunning array of detail and craftsmanship. Beginning with a hand-selected single slab...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum, Bronze

Teak and Steel Desk or Table by American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
Industrial steel and teak desk or table by American studio craft artist David N. Ebner. Can be crafted to any specification. Note: All works signed by the artist, David N. Ebner. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Modernist 5 drawer writing desk, Netherlands 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Minimalistic designed writing desk. The top is made from solid wood and is painted green. The top has 5 drawers. 3 located on the front and 1 on each side. The middle drawer is the d...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Custom Modern Waterfall Desk with Marble Accent
Located in North York, ON
Custom modern waterfall desk with marble accent. Unique modern styling with rich walnut woods. Finished in a satin espresso color. Featuring beautiful...
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2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Nathanaël Le Berre , 21 ST century, Paris, Gold Unique Desk or Console ,
Located in Paris, FR
Nathanaël Le Berre 2018, desk or console Tintoretto, H 87 cm, L 130 cm, D 45 cm, hammered copper, brown patina , marketery of engraved patinated cop...
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2010s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Gold Leaf, Copper

Copper State River Table
Located in Frankfurt, KY
A bird's eye view of a desert river, reimagined as functional art. Spalted maple from the Atlantic coast in a unique combination; hand-cut inlaid pacifica blue glass and custom solid copper bowtie keys both divide the glass and join together the two pieces of maple. Completed with bespoke steel frame to complete this one-of-a-kind river table...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper, Steel

Antique Genuine Unusual Desk, Dining or Work Table in Pine from Northern Sweden
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine unusual dining table or work table from Härjedalen in Northern Sweden. The table is made around 1820 with a primitive construction in never-painted pine. Made by hand with a ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Set of Daystak Table and Chair - Beech & Beech/Walnut - by Robin Day for &T
Located in Dubai, AE
Designed in 1951, the Daystak Table exemplifies Robin Day’s meticulous attention to detail and celebration of the material at hand. Showcasing the same striking, A-shaped legs as the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Beech, Walnut

Welcome to Mid-Century NoHo Mid Century Maple Desk by Paul McCobb for Winchendon
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Welcome to Mid-Century NoHo [Mid Century Maple Desk by Paul McCobb for Winchendon] Mid-century maple desk designed by Paul McCobb for Winchendon. This beautiful desk is made of map...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple

Gae Aulenti for Zanotta "Gaetano" Writing Table, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Gaetano work table by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta with original glass top supported by two folding trestles in black and red enamelled metal. Timeless object. With its dry and essential ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Odyssey Modern Organic Ancient Wood Live Edge Slab Table, Polished Nickel Base
Located in Papanui, Christchurch
Tréology is about connecting people to nature through functional art. Odyssey was created after a road trip to New Zealand's wild West Coast to observe nature’s craft work. Looking deep into nature, we saw the layered rock formations along the sea coast and rivers of New Zealand to achieve a functional table base. The design progression sought to bring layering metaphors into the piece, but a solid mass would be visually too heavy. The solution was to add volume through the introduction of negative space and deliver an abstract representation of the rocks and boulders we observed. Odyssey introduces the interplay with both positive and negative space so the perspective alters when walking around the piece. The Odyssey Live Edge Slab Table...
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2010s New Zealand Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Nickel

George Nelson for Herman Miller Action Office Desk
Located in New York, NY
George Nelson for Herman Miller "Action Office" Desk, circa 1960, tambour roll top, oak, aluminum, and acrylic, apparently unmarked. 32.5" H x 64" W x 32" D.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

English Charles II Olivewood Oyster Veneer Side Table, circa 1780
Located in Miami, FL
A fine English pre-William-and-Mary, circa 1680 Charles II period side table of rectangular form, the moulded-edge parquetry top inlaid with olivewood 'oystering' within geometric st...
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Late 18th Century English Charles II Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Watson Table
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
The Watson table is named after James Watson, the American scientist famous for discovering the helical structure of DNA. The form is inspired by English ...
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2010s Lebanese Futurist Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Zanotta Black or White Comacina Desk by Piero Bottoni
Located in New York, NY
Writing desk. 18/8 stainless steel tubular frame. Top and storage unit in medium density fiberboard finished with scratch resistant embossing in the colours talc or black. The top ca...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Wicker Desk & Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage wicker reed/rattan table or writing desk with a wicker chair. Bothe pieces are early 19th century and freshly painted light grey. Excellent vintage condition.
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1930s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Reed, Wicker

"Jomfruhår" Scandinavian Modern Ginkgo Biloba Waterfall Slab Table
Located in Frankfurt, KY
A substantial, single slab of Ginkgo Biloba both simultaneously waterfalls while being supported with a singular, solid brass base. Custom-made Mexican P...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Contemporary Resin Dining Table by Sabine Marcelis, SOAP Series, Honey Yellow
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sabine Marcelis’ SOAP Table is a dynamic dinner setting, featuring her signature resin with a soapy matte surface, now with cylinder column legs a...
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2010s Dutch Desks and Writing Tables

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Resin

Stone Column Dining Table in Marble and Walnut Wood by Fort Standard, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary, minimal dining table features large diameter round walnut legs and bold trestle supports to give rise to a white Carrara marble stone top. The table top features a...
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2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Stone, Carrara Marble

Strata Low Shelf in Powder Coated Aluminum by Fort Standard, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary, three-tier open shelving unit is powder coated aluminum in nude. It features precision milled plate shelves that graduate in thickness from a 3/8” plate on the top...
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2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Le Corbusier L6 Style Table Base for Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Le Corbusier L6 style table base for Cassina. Selling without glass.
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Custom Genuine Watersnake Python Writing Desk with Stainless Steel X Band Base
Located in New York, NY
Customizable options: Finish textile size hardware.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Savignyplatz Desk by Sebastian Herkner in Various Oak Wood Finishes
Located in Toronto, ON
The Savignyplatz in Berlin is an idyllic park and square named after jurist Friedrich Carl von Savigny. Savigny was hailed throughout Germany as the founder of modern jurisprudence a...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Custom Modern Walnut Table with Leaves by Dos Gallos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom modern table with two separate 18 inch extension leaves that slide in on each side. Starting out at 60 inches long and expands to 96 inches. As shown, in Walnut, with custom f...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Elegant Mid-Century Desk Designed by Severin Hansen Jr. 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
This desk is an iconic example of Danish midcentury design, created by the talented designer Severin Hansen and manufactured by the renowned Haslev Møbelfabrik in the 1950s. The desk...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Midcentury Desk in Rosewood Designed by Frits Heningsen, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Freestanding desk in rosewood with three drawers, designed and made by cabinetmaker Frits Henningsen. Made in Denmark, great original condition.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

British Colonial Elephant Head Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial style one drawer writing desk or table crafted in walnut with a chic pecan finish with contrived aging and featuring four carved elephant head legs with an India inspired...
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20th Century American British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Midcentury Paul McCobb #1560 Double Drawer Desk Black Lacquer Finish
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful Paul McCobb planner group #1560 double drawer desk Black Lacquer on maple with aluminum ring knobs solid maple. Desk is in great condition. Very beautiful designed desk on ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Midcentury Desk in Mahogany Designed by Frits Heningsen, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Freestanding desk in mahogany with three drawers, designed and made by cabinetmaker Frits Henningsen. Made in Denmark, great original condition.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century Side Table with Frieze Drawer and Baluster Turned Legs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An absolutely charming 19th century Baroque style French side table, crafted from walnut and featuring exquisitely baluster turned and tapering legs, and a beautifully curved X-form ...
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Classic English Partner Desk/Writing Desk 20th Century, Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Classic English Partner Desk/Writing Desk 20th Century, Mahogany Solid mahogany, partially veneered. Baluster-shaped and grooved/channelled legs ending with brass castors. Frame bo...
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20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

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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