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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
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Customizable Marcel Breuer S 285 Tubular Steel Desk
Located in New York, NY
RANGE S 285 1 large corpus, 1 small corpus with central lock It is as though Marcel Breuer had anticipated today’s home offices and mobile computers: The compa...
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2010s German Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Lukas Saint-Joigny, Contemporary Desk/Table, Blue, Polyurethane, Paris, 2020
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lukas Saint-Joigny Desk From the “Ore” series Manufactured by Lukas Saint-Joigny Produced in exclusive for SIDE GALLERY Paris, 2020 Various materials and polyurethane Measur...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables

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Resin

Modern Silhueta Console Table Carrara Marble Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Silhueta console, Modern Collection, handcrafted in portugal - Europe by GF Modern. Inspired by the organic shapes and lean silhouettes, this console adds a modern touch to every ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Onyx, Marble, Steel, Stainless Steel, Brass

Table À Plateau Interchangeable, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1937. Relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. The first model of this historic design low table was crafted in 1937 for Charlotte Perriand’s studio in Montparnasse. The first example of this table was made in 1937 for Charlotte Perriand’s Parisian studio in Montparnasse. The structure of the base of the Table à plateau...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass

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

21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Green Marble Scapin Collezioni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni Limited Edition A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Supernova, Recycled Cast Aluminum Trestle Table Legs & Glass by Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary supernova is a dynamic, self-levelling trestle cast entirely from entirely recycled aluminium in a fully sustainable closed-loop factory. Simple and versatile to ori...
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2010s British Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Postmodern Desk / Dining Table with Rounded Triangular Glass Top and Marble Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1990s marble double pedestal desj with chrome crossbar and rounded scalene triangle glass top (3/4"). Excellent vintage condition, wear consistent with ag...
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20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Chrome

mirror top arched writing desk, vanity, or console table with gray upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
arched writing desk with mirror top clad in faux leather with matching mirror top pedestal I'm told this is an Adrian Pearsall table originally designed to hug the back of a serpentine sectional. Height is perfectly matched to the Adrian Pearsall mirrored...
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Late 20th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Mirror

Next General Desk by Jonathan Nesci in Wax Polished Aluminum Plate
Located in Columbus, IN
Next General desk made in three eights inch thick waxed aluminum. The tiered top has cord drop offsets in the back as well as the bottom. Variations, leather and powder colors are av...
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2010s American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Single Minimalistic Heavy Polished Aluminum Table or Desk Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single minimalistic heavy polished aluminum table or desk base. Add your own wood or stone top to specification. The base dimensions are lis...
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1970s American International Style Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Marble Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a grey and taupe color stone top and shelves, on a modern openwork iron frame in a silver antique finish. Dimensions: 62" W x 26" D x 29" H
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Iron

Fusion Desk by Daniele Lo Scalzo Moscheri
Located in Milan, IT
Designed for presidential offices, this desk's large scale conveys a sense of importance. The soft lines of its rope-colored leather desktop contrast the sharp edges of its dark canaletto-walnut legs, making it extremely modern, sophisticated and visually striking. Central drawer. Front modesty panel...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann Corner Desk in White Fiberglass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann for Wilhelm Werndl, corner desk, model 'Jet', fiberglass, Germany, designed in 1970 This design truly fits within the ethos of the seventies – a bright and bol...
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1970s German Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Fiberglass

Antique French Side Table, 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
The antique French table from the late 19th century is a beautiful example of the French Country design aesthetic. The table is compact and elegant, with sabre legs that give it a gr...
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19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Concrete

Modern Waterfall Glass Desk or Console Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
49? waterfall glass desk or console Pace style modern and minimalist glass waterfall desk or console table. We have 2 available that would work...
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass

Mid century formica writing desk or side table, 1960´s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century writing desk or side table, it features a formica surface and chromed legs and one drawer. It was made in Czechoslovakia in the 1960´s. the table top is lined with a bla...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Italian Glass Top on Chrome Executive 'Nomos' Desk by Norman Foster for Tecno
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A Large Executive Desk, designed by Sir Norman Foster and manufactured by Tecno, Italy. This vintage example dates to late 1980s and in superb original condition. A modern and sleek ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome, Aluminum

Green Marble Coffee Table with Brushed Aluminum or Brass Hardware by Slash
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Each Lino table is a one-of-a-kind piece that celebrates the beauty in imperfection. Crafted from Cipollino marble, quarried from the Apuan Alps in northern Italy, its distinctive de...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Onyx, Marble, Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Saw Horse Desk with Steel Base and Rectangular Glass Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
This iconic desk, designed in steel and glass, grounds a room without taking up visual space, thus a great option for both large and small spaces. The solid ground glass top, 1/2" th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Aircraft Wing Desk in Riveted Polished Aluminium
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Aircraft Wing with riveted polished aluminium. - With worktop adjustable in inclination from 0 ° to 30 ° (for work on laptop or paper files), wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel

Desk or Writing Table Crystal Glass Origami Design Collectible Made in Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
The desk 'Origami' is made of extra-clear crystal glass. Each sheet of extra-clear crystal glass is cut and ground with extreme precision, then the sheets are assembled by hand, havi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Crystal

Contemporary Green transparant Fiberglass, Oval Desk Table 160cm, by Lukas Cober
Located in 1204, CH
Studio Cober is an interdisciplinary design studio for objects of aesthetic expression through shape and materiality. Concentrating his work around unique furniture collections Studi...
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2010s Dutch Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Industrial Design Metal Desk in Painted and Chromed Metal and Aluminium, Bespoke
Located in Berlin, DE
Industrial design metal desk, lacquered and chromed metal and aluminium, made to measure.
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2010s German Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum, Metal

21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Grigio Billiemi Marble Top
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni Limited Edition A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

USM Haller Custom Desk Unit 'DU2' Designed by Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer
Located in New York, NY
A Customizable desk unit designed to your specifications. Available in 14 standard surface colors. Dimensions H 30in / 76.2cm W 60in / 152.4cm D 15in / 39.1cm Weight 41.9 kgs...
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2010s Swiss Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Pinta Verde Marble Glossy
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni Limited Edition A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

MASSLESS Long Desk, Stainless Steel, White Marble, by Todomuta Studio
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This recent collection by Todomuta Studio responds to a specific code that can navigate the ocean of design and get lost in its confines, beyond already mapped currents, to explore t...
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2010s Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Oval Dining Table or Desk by Florence Knoll in Carrara Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant executive table designed by Florence Knoll and produced by Knoll. It features a beautiful polished white & gray Carrara marble top and a chrome-plated star base. This was ...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Chrome

Vintage Desk Metal, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with side drawer column in enamelled metal with leatherette-covered top.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

21st Cent. Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Verde Alpi Marble Top Mat Base
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni Limited Edition A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical supports...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

21st Cent. Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Whitecarrara Marble Top Mat Base
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni Limited Edition A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Custom Serpentine Etched Mirrored “Harlow” Vanity from Nancy Corzine
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb serpentine form vanity with etched decoration under the mirrored surfaces. The frieze with two short drawers with etched ribbon garlands with bows and tassels, flanking a cent...
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20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mirror

21st Cent. Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Marquinia Marble Top Mat Base
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni Limited Edition A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Post-Modern Travertine Dining Table in the Style of Scarpa, Mangiarotti, 1970's
Located in Antwerp, BE
Post-modern; Dining table; travertine; Marble; Writing desk; Postmodern dining table in travertine marble that can also be used as a writing desk. Fits up to eight people comfor...
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Mid-19th Century European Post-Modern Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Travertine

Industrial Iron Writing Desk from the 1950s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This industrial workbench was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1950´s This desk was originally used as a work table for craftsmen, can also be used as a desk. It´s made of...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Bbpr for Olivetti, Spazio Table, Desk, 1950s/60s
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large 'Spazio' table or desk with a top covered in green vinyl, resting on a gray and black metal base. The feet end with black circular tips. Studio BBPR model for Olivetti, in the...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Brutalist Glass Top Dining Table / Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Amazing Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Brutalist piece in the manner of Paul Evans. Table base with glass table top. Glass table top measures 76" x 40" and is included. Table b...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Resin, Epoxy Resin

James de Wulf Concrete Leaning Table, Available Now
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A play on balance, this table is constructed entirely of two concrete pieces. The tabletop is singly supported by the leg, while the two merge with gravity to lock into place. Their balance is a sight to behold. Suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Color shown in Natural Tone A perfect complement to the James de Wulf Concrete Leaning Coffee Table...
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2010s American Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Concrete, Cement

Bricks, Desk with Lamp E1
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kueng Caputo is a Zurich, Switzerland based design practice comprised of Lovis Caputo and Sarah Kueng. Their material adventures are often rooted in the complexities of crafts techni...
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2010s Swiss Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ceramic, Glass

Touch Me Iron Desk Big, White
Located in Fermo, FM
Touch me is a monolithic desk. It comes to life from the joining of two sheets of metal, an upper one that gives it its shape, and a lower one that ...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Stainless Steel Materico Desk by Matteo Cibic for Delvis Unlimited
Located in Milan, Milan
Matteo Cibic offers multiple complementary pieces with a style and color palette the designer defines as “futuristic vintage.” In the style of a painter, Cibic uses his palette to cr...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Stone, Stainless Steel

"Melting" Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass 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 furniture. The cream shagreen top is framed with an ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Iconic Writing Desk is both elegant and minimalist with its classic aesthetic that showcases the purity of the beautiful Augousti craftsmanship...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

White Lacquer Console or Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
White lacquered desk, two drawers with brass ring pulls. Clearance height 23.5. Desk or console finished on all sides.
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1990s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

ClassiCon Jean Fold Out Table by Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Jean, named after Eileen Gray‘s intimate friend of many years, the architect Jean Badovici, stood in various modeis in their summer villa E 1027. "Every room has at its disposal one ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Nero Marquinia Marble Mat Legs
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni Limited Edition A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Grigio Billiemi Stone Glossy
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni Limited Edition A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane White Carrara Marble Mat
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni Limited Edition A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Temporal Collection, Limited Edition, Marble, Glass, Steel Desk 'Exercise 2'
Located in Madrid, ES
"Exercise 2" desk is part of the collection 'Temporal', commissioned by the Machado Muñoz Gallery in 2016. Where the other pieces in this collection aim to go beyond their physicalit...
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2010s Spanish Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Antiqued Gold Finish Baroque Style Dining Table Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Glam up your dining experience with this antiqued gold "gilt" toned Baroque Hollywood Regency styled metal and glass dining table. Be it ...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Karl Springer Shagreen & Chrome Executive Desk
Located in Denton, TX
Extremely Rare Karl Springer Shagreen & chrome executive desk. Each corner has brass accents to compliment the chrome. Dark Shagreen top and draw...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Zanotta Quaderna 2750Table/Writing Desk in White Plastic Laminate by Superstudio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Quaderna Table/Writing Desk in White Plastic Laminate by Superstudio Honeycomb core structure coated with white plastic laminate, digitally p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables

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Plastic

Vintage Plate Glass and Chrome Dining Table Model 6060 by Leon Rosen for Pace
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish and sophisticated dining table (model 6060) designed by Leon Rosen for the Pace Collection composed of a heavy plate-glass 72" long top supported by two chrome and plate-glas...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
desk and his lamp by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis, circa 1960 The keys are present, some scratches on the board.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Brass and Steel Desk by Maison Jansen, France 1960s
Located in L'Escala, ES
Maison Jansen brass and steel desk, silver and gold patina with a rectangular Glass top resting on a cylindrical X-frame base connected by a stretcher. Maison Jansen was a Paris-based interior decoration office founded in 1880 by Dutch-born Jean-Henri Jansen. Jansen is considered the first truly global design firm, serving clients in Europe, Latin America, North America and the Middle East. Throughout the firm’s history, it employed a traditional style drawing upon European design, but with the influence of contemporary trends and materials. Maison Jansen provided services to the royal families of Belgium, Iran, and Serbia; Elsie de Wolfe, and Lady Olive Baillie’s Leeds Castle in Kent, England. The firm’s most published work was a project by Stephane Boudin...
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Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Steel

Vanity Desk in Estremoz Marble & Polished Brass
Located in New York, NY
The distinctive marble desk initiates a design tension between rough and smooth, straight lines and faceted shapes. It’s novel metal structure is the foundation from where mountains ...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass

Modernist Dressing Table attributed to Maison Desny, circa 1925
Located in London, GB
This supremely rare early Modernist dressing table by Maison Desny, with its novel use of clear and opaline glass, and nickel-plated and paint...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Nickel

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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