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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1960s
Early Mid Century Modern Franco Albini for Knoll 1928 Desk
Located in Dronten, NL
Very early Albini Desk, designed by Franco Albini in 1928. Later versions of this design feature black plastic feet and black plastic glass top supports on the frame, like the versio...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Early American Solid Maple and Birch Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful American Colonial or Chippendale style bureau with drop front secretary desk USA, Circa 1970s Gorgeous carved solid maple and birch, with original brass hardware. Meas...
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1970s American American Colonial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent French Louis XV style writing table bureau plat desk crafted by Baker Furniture. The desk features a patinated bronze mounted leather...
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20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table By Gustav Stickley (signed with red decal) USA, Circa 1900 Quar...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Regency Desk Writing Table and Chair
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and neoclassical midcentury Regency Italian writing table or desk with its paired newly upholstered chair both supported by elegant turned and fluted legs ending with taper...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Metal Steelcase Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Multipurpose utility table or desk by Steelcase. Built to last in the mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Lifetime Furniture Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table By Lifetime Furniture USA, Circa 1900 Beautiful quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

1950s Italian ash wooden desk with two drawers in the style of Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
Mid-century ‘modernist organic ‘Italian design desk/console table with 2 drawers , tapered legs crafted in Italy around 1950, this piece is a stunning example of the era's design sensibilities.The juxtaposition of blond wood with darker wood drawers...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Ash

French Art Deco Rosewood Desk and Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Art Deco Rosewood desk and bookcase ,in two-piece. The tiered bookcase with six half-moon shelves to the left and bronze-mounted c...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Rosewood Desk and Bookcase
French Art Deco Rosewood Desk and Bookcase
€26,059 Sale Price / set
55% Off
Vintage Gio Ponti BNL Writing Table / Desk in Italian Walnut, Beech and Brass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic writing table designed in the 1940s by Gio Ponti for Schirolli to furnish BNL (Banca Nazionale del Lavoro) offices across Italy. This early 1950s model was acquired directly f...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Edwardian Style Inlaid Walnut Chinoiserie Style Top Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a diamond in the rough. This is a superb smaller scale Edwardian English desk that has intricate satinwood inlay and gorgeous design and...
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood, Walnut

Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly & Bird Custom Painted Tall Secretary Desk & Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly & Bird Custom Painted 2 Piece Tall Secretary Desk & Chair. Item features blue and off-white painted finish with i...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cane, Wood

Dutch Colonial Teak Desk with Drawer and Turned Legs, Early 20th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Dutch Colonial teak desk from the early 20th century, with single drawer and turned legs. This antique Dutch Colonial teak desk from ...
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Early 20th Century Javanese Dutch Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Lovely French Marble Top Cafe Table with Iron Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Versatile French marble top rectangular cafe table or writing desk having black iron base.
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1940s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Iron

George Nelson "Dry Erase" Desk with Return
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Newly laminated Formica top with dry erase laminate. Very cool, dry/erase surface for your work desk. Extr...
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1950s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

1960s vintage wooden desk and chair set Italian design
Located in None, IT
Desk set with black metal frame, wooden top and drawers with gilt brass handles, black metal chair and curved wooden seat, design Carlo Ratti, 1960s. CONDITION: In good condition, s...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

50s Mid-Century Modern Italian Metal Base Brass Feet Teak Wood Console Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Typical 50s Italian Mid-Century Modern platform side wall console with wood slated decor, geometric wooden top with drawer standing on black metal base and nice brass foot-ends. Midc...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique L. & J. G. Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware....
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

20th Century Italian Rustic Kitchen Table or Writing Table in Fir Wood, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present to you this rustic Italian table of considerable size, crafted in the 20th century from solid fir wood. Its simple and linear design features a useful drawer on the front,...
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20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Fir

Danish Modern Floating Top Teak Desk by G.V. Møbler
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Danish modern floating top teak desk manufactured by G.V. Møbler in Denmark, circa 1960s. This desk has an innovative design where you can appreciate the fine attention to ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Small Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk, Oak Veneer and Chromium Plated Metal c 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Small Bauhaus tubular steel desk, so-called 'typewriter desk', with 4 drawers. The desk is made of chromed tubular steel and oak-veneered wood. Germany/ Czechoslovakia/ Austria, circ...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Small Desk in Walnut and Laminate with Drawers Gio Ponti 1950s with Authentic
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare small desk made by Schiroli and designed by Gio Ponti in the 1950s, in Walnut wood and wood-colored laminate top, has some restorations in the top well executed, we have the ex...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Desk by Baker in Campaign Style With Leather Top
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Elegance & Function: Vintage Baker Campaign Desk with Leather Top! This vintage Baker desk, crafted in the classic campaign style, combines refined...
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1980s American Campaign Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Curved Mahogany Leather Top Executive Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large Art Deco, beautifully curved, mahogany executive desk is a stately piece that commands attention. The desk features a segmented patinated leather top, eight drawers (one ...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Functionalist Desk Czech Bauhaus Tubular Steel, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This functionalist desk, with a construction of bent tubular steel was made in Czech Republic during the 1930s. The original chrome has been polishe...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Oryx Desk Table by Parigi and Prina for Molteni
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Plastic and Steel Orix Desk by V. Parigi & N. Prina for Molteni, 1970s Moulded ABS plastic with chrome base, and hinged glass writing surface. In impeccable original conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Clean Lined Mid Century Chrome Desk or Dining Table Base - No Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Mid Century Chrome Desk or Dining Table Base, in the style of Florence Knoll, American, circa 1960s. This listing is for the chrome base only, no glass included, as it wi...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Italian Writing Table, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian writing table, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 76 cm; W= 110 cm; D= 50 cm.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Italian Rosewood MIM Writing Table - Vintage Desk by Ico Parisi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian writing, office table with a large top, made of hand crafted polished Rosewood, designed by Ico Parisi and produced by MIM Roma, in good conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Lovely Yew Wood Campaign Style Pedestal Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer fir sale this lovely campaign style green leather topped pedestal desk with one long central drawer and five short drawers either sides , lovely condition . Don't...
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Mid-20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Oak Art Deco Desk with Bronze Handles
By Abbess
Located in London, GB
A freestanding oak Art Deco style pedestal desk with bronze handles by Abbess. Each pedestal having one writing slide over four drawers with bronze han...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Oak Art Deco Desk with Bronze Handles
Oak Art Deco Desk with Bronze Handles
€4,433 Sale Price
21% Off
Japanese Antique Table, Desk, Double-sleeved desk, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese table was produced in the Taisho period (1912-1926). This is a double-sleeved desk whose lacquer has gained a deep flavo...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

70's Tobacco Leaf Dining Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Textural, organic, and terribly chic. This 70's dining table or desk is sheathed in tobacco leaves and given a acrylic finish to complement its sleek simplicity.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Acrylic, Wood

1950s Elegant Italian Small Desk in Ash and Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, ash, walnut, brass, formica, Italy, 1950s Very elegant desk made in Italy in the 1950s. The framework is executed in walnut. The upper part of this piece is made from ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash, Walnut

Two-Piece Walnut Corner Desk Table Bookcase Hutch
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut two piece corner desk bookcase hutch. Good utilitarian size bookcase using small corner space.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Mainline Hooker Floating Walnut Desk
Located in Baltimore, MD
Stunning 1960s walnut Mid-Century Modern floating desk. A remarkable statement of quality in design executed to last the test of time finely crafted with attention to detail. The ab...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Arne Vodder Boomerang Desk Teak & Brass 1956 Bovirke Denmark Finn Juhl table
Located in Munster, NRW
Arne Vodder 1956 for Bovirke, Denmark rare Boomerang desk ’Model BO85’ in teak with brass handles This desk was designed by Arne Vodder for Bovirke. The desk has an organically shaped table...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Minimalist Desk Produced by Sormani c1960
Located in London, GB
Minimalist Desk designed by the architect Antonello Mosca. Produced by Sormani in the 1960s Support base in white painted metal. Top with suspended chest of drawers
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Wood and Brass Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with black glass top and beautiful 4 side carved legs and junctions with two floating side drawers drawers comple...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk By Stickley Brothers USA, Early 20th Century Quarter sawn oak, with hammered copper hardware. Desk locks, and ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Scandinavian vintage desk by Svante Skogh
Located in Brescia, IT
Teak desk with tapered legs, two side drawer blocks and contrasting finish. Scandinavian 1950s/60s teak desk, degened by designer Svante Skogh. With two side drawer blocks and slend...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Rare Desk by Carlo de Carli
Located in Albany, NY
A rare desk Manufactured by Cassina Date made: 1950 Material: walnut Size: H 30.5” x L 63” x D 28.5” Origin: Italy.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Bauhaus Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
Introducing the Mid-Century Modern Walnut Bauhaus Writing Desk, a stunning piece that seamlessly fuses iconic Bauhaus styling with the timeless elegance of mid-century design. Crafte...
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1960s American Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Baker Furniture Egyptian Revival Rosewood Leather Top Executive Bureau Plat Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Egyptian Revival, Neoclassical, or Empire style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk By Baker Furniture USA, Late 20th Century Rosewood, with embossed leather top...
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Late 20th Century American Egyptian Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Signed Romeo Rega Console or Desk in Chrome and Brown Plexiglass, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning desk or console table in chromed steel with a brown plexiglass top. This incredibly rare piece is signed by Romeo Rega and was designed in Rome,Italy during the 1970s. This...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Desk Model 75 Made In Teak, Made By Omann Junior Møbelfabrik From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Model 75 desk, a timeless piece designed by Gunni Omann and crafted by Omann Junior Møbelfabrik around the 1960s. This desk is a testament to exquisite crafts...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

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

Restored Art Deco Writing Desk, by J. Divíšek, Repolished, Walnut, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Maker: Jaroslav Divíšek - Týniště nad Orlicí Desk dimensions: Height: 80 cm (31.5 in) Width: 205 cm (80.7 in) Depth: 83 cm (32.7 in) Space for legs: Height: 63 cm (24.8 in) Width: ...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Lacquer, Wood, Walnut

Desk by Marcel Breuer, 1955
Located in Berlin, DE
Model 'Canaan' Wood, transparent white lacquered, visible wooden texture Dimensions: L.180 cm D.60 cm H.72.5 cm Design: Marcel Breuer, 1955 Manufacturer: Gavina, Italy cf. V. Vercell...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

1960s Danish "901" Executive Desk in Rosewood & Chrome by Bodil Kjaer
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
An iconic executive "model 901" desk in Rio rosewood & chrome by Danish designer Bodil Kjaer. Made circa 1965 for the Danish manufacturer E. Pedersen & Son, it is in superb restored...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Mid 20th century carved mahogany Swedish desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 20th century carved mahogany Swedish desk circa 1947. We are pleased to offer this superb quality desk, which is stamped proving that it was part of the swedish royal family's i...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Italian Walnut Trestle Library Table, Circa 1920
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's walnut library table or writing desk from Italy. The top has lovely graining and has a beveled edge with a hand carved apron beneath. The top follows down to a raised ...
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1920s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Lifetime Furniture Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table By Lifetime Furniture USA, Circa 1900 Beautiful quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardw...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Desk and Dressing Table, with Mirror Style of Ulrich, circa 1936, Vanity Table
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Guglielmo Ulrich manner desk and dressing table; Desk in walnut, elm and elm burl. Feet in golden brass A wonderful and very useful desk repr...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table By Gustav Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware. M...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Art Deco Black Lacquered Model Cambridge Partners Desk by De Coene, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco partners desk Model Cambridge.Design by De Coene.Striking Belgium design from the 1930s. . Original black lacquered solid oak base with original black l...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Asian Inspired Desk by Michael Taylor for Baker
Located in Atlanta, GA
Asian inspired desk by Michael Taylor for Baker, American, circa 1960s. This piece is currently being refinished and can be completed in your choic...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

art deco desk in ceruse oak from the 40s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French art deco desk from the 1930s in the style of André Arbus. Solid oak structure with white ceruse finish throughout. It features a column of 3 drawers on the left and a hinged d...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Desk in the Style of Art Deco in Black Piano Lacquer
Located in Ulm, DE
Modernist desk in black lacquer Writing desk Piano lacquer, high gloss black Metal fittings in Art Déco style, France around 1950 Dimensions: Width: 180 cm Height: 78 cm Depth: 90 cm
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Mid Century Danish Modern Roll Top Desk or Dresser in Rosewood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A writing desk and cabinet from Denmark circa 1960's. It features beautifully grained rosewood with tons of storage. Writing table extends o...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

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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