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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
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Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite French Provencal antique campagne Campaign High-end ...
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18th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

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

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

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Glass, Wood

Vintage Danish Desk by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, GB
A magnificent vintage Danish desk by Kai Kristiansen, dating from the 1960’s. It is of outstanding quality, with a gorgeous colour and stunning grain patterns. There is ample work s...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Small Teak "Varie" Writing Desk By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Arne Wahl Iversen Manufacturer: IKEA Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 39.5 wide x 17.75 deep x 29.5 tall. Condition: In excellent original c...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Restored Heywood Wakefield Birch Desk w/ Rattan Legs
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This restored Paul T. Frankl inspired Mid-Century birch wood desk with 2 drawers & rattan legs by Heywood Wakefield. It offers a minimalist modern design and functionality that will ...
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1950s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

"Xilte" Desk
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The "Xitle" desk is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan Collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archetypical modern furniture...
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2010s Mexican Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique White Wicker Dressing Table / Desk & Chair Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming antique wicker vanity / desk with matching chair. Chair seat cushion has been reupholstered in a pink & white plaid cotton fabric. A ver...
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19th Century American Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wicker

L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Dining Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts solid quarter sawn oak trestle dining table, library table, or writing desk By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 71.75"W x 44.5"...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

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

The Forsyth Editor's Desk
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
The design of the Forsyth Editor’s desk is based on an original copy editor's desk commonly used by newspaper and magazine editors. Back in the day, when c...
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2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Pembroke Desk by AMBROZIA, Oxidized Walnut, Blackened Steel, Cognac Leather
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
This Organic/Modern Pembroke writing desk/table is handmade to order from a hand selected solid wood desk top with a hand rubbed natural oil and wax finish that enhance the real beauty of the wood and give a natural warm touch. The elegant style came from our unique studio-machined Pembroke legs...
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2010s Canadian Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel

Matis Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Matis with structure in solid mahogany wood in black lacquered finish. With brushed nickel finish feet on each leg and with 1 drawer covered with suede leather.
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21st Century and Contemporary English Desks and Writing Tables

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Nickel

Parchment Vanity with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The melting vanity table...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Roll-Top Desk, English, Bureau, Aesthetic Period, Victorian, Circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique roll-top desk. An English, mahogany and leather tambour bureau in Aesthetic Period taste, dating to the late Victorian era, circa 1880. Beautifully appointed desk...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

1960s Peter Løvig Nielsen 'Boomerang' Desk in Palisander Hedensted Møbelfabrik
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - Stamped.
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Karl Springer Rare "Goatskin Free Form Desk" 1988
Located in New York, NY
Rare and exceptional "Goatskin Free Form Desk" in high gloss lacquered goatskin with drawer by Karl Springer, American 1988 (date stamped on bottom). Springer’s Free Form...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer

Alvar Aalto Mahogany Desk for Artek with Drawers and Pull Out Work Surfaces
Located in Chicago, IL
The model #500 mahogany desk designed by Alvar Aalto, made in Sweden for Artek, Finland. Six drawers with two pull-out work surface boards. A nice example...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century French Hand Carved Oak Desk with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Design 19th French hand carved oak wood table desk with iron stretcher. This antique French hand carved oak wood desk features a bea...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

French Louis XV Satinwood and Mahogany Bureau Plat Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk with stunning diamond marquetry on drawers. Lovely versatile medium size, stunning bronze figural female bust mounts o...
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1970s American Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Arne Jacobsen 'AJ52' Desk in Oiled Walnut and Leather for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Glendale, CA
Arne Jacobsen 'AJ52' Desk in Oiled Walnut and Leather for Carl Hansen & Son The story of Danish Modern begins in 1908 when Carl Hansen opened his first workshop. His firm commitment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood, Walnut

Frits Henningsen Cabinetmaker Copenhagen, Fine Large Desk 1940s
Located in Handewitt, DE
Fine large desk by the famous danish cabinetmaker and designer Frits Henningsen 1940s. With 3 ddrawers to front. Brass handles. Finest collected mah. wood. Original untouched condit...
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Swedish early 20th century carved birch pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish early 20th century carved birch pedestal desk circa 1900. Elegant Scandinavian pedestal desk comprising of 3 sections. Slightly over-sailing writing surface with 3 drawers b...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary console table is a celebration of wabi-sabi style. Crafted of wood reclaimed from Qing-dynasty architecture, the table has a minimalist waterfall design with doveta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Reclaimed Wood

Ebonized Wood All Black MiMi Desk by Miduny, Made in Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The faceted geometry of the MiMi desk creates a slender, elegant profile and captures light differently depending on the orientation. This modern and gracefu...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Plywood, Birch, Oak

Portuguese Baroque Style Library Table by Alfonso Marina
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing walnut library center table or writing table hand-crafted, labeled, signed, and dated by Alfonso Marina. For over 50 years Marina has created the highest quality timeless pie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted leather top writing desk. C 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted, leather top writing desk. C 1940.
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1940s French Empire Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with 4 angled iron legs. Solid oak table top wrapped in black leather with brass studs p...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Strata Low Shelf in Powder Coated Aluminum by Fort Standard
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

Fine Quality Paint Decorated English Adams Satinwood Carlton House Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Adams style desk with beautiful wood quality and incredibly paint decoration of sprays of flowers and is in good condition with a minor crack on one cubby drawer t...
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1910s English Adam Style Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

Baker Egyptian Revival Antique Style Rosewood and Leather Writing Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EGYPTIAN REVIVAL STYLE ROSEWOOD AND LEATHER WRITING DESK Baker, United States with original silver plaque inside drawer late 20th/early 21st century Item # 407ENV09Q A lovely exam...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Egyptian Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Slant Front Carved Ball & Claw Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Mahogany Slant Front Carved Ball & Claw Chippendale Style Desk. Item features dovetail joined top and bottom, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain and patina, 9...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Beautiful Edwardian Oak Pedestal Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer this lovely early 20th century twin pedestal desk. Having a moulded edge, top inset with a panel of tooled green leather, over three frieze drawers, flanked by th...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Lifetime Furniture Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk With Built-In Bookcases
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases By Lifetime Furniture USA, Circa 1900 Beautiful quarter sawn oak, with original ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Italian Mid-century Desk in Walnut with Floating Glass Top
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Desk in the manner of Melchiorre Bega, glass, walnut, Italy, 1950s This elegant piece of furniture is made in Italy in the 1950s. The stylistic elements and overall design distinct...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Antique French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak Dolphin library table desk Renaissance Gothic. Direct from France, an elegant antique French carved ...
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1890s French Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Gispen Industrial "7804" Desk with Blue Drawer Fronts and Linoleum Writing Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gispen industrial desk with blue drawers, blue linoleum top and grey enameled metal frame. Part of the 'Kleuro' line of office furniture from the late 50's and 60's. This was a line ...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Geometric Writing Desk / Sideboard in Walnut and Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in Uithoorn, NL
This geometrical writing desk has a sleek symmetry. This is formed by two large, rectangular storage compartments, together with four smaller compartments above. In between the compa...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Vintage Satinwood Marquetry Carlton House Writing Desk 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Here we have a very attractive Carlton House Desk which has been hand crafted from the very finest satinwood and decorated with inlaid marquetry and dates from the late twentieth cen...
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1990s English Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

Contemporary 'JULIUS' Secretary by Eichkorn, Black Bronze, Customizable
Located in Paris, IDF
JULIUS Console Table by German contemporary design studio Eichkorn. Material: Cast Bronze with Black Patina Standard size: H.75 x 163 x 70 cm - Customizations are possible Our „JUL...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Organic Modern Armona Desk, Oak Root, Onyx, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona Desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Armona stone desk draws inspiration from the serene landscape of Armona Island, embodying a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Onyx, Quartz, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Office reception desk
Located in Denpasar, ID
A striking blend of sculpture and function, this parametric reception desk features a fluid, dynamic form crafted from 18mm plywood and reinforced with metal rods. Designed to be a s...
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2010s Futurist Desks and Writing Tables

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Plywood

Borge Mogensen Oak Executive Desk for P. Lauritsen & Son, 1960.
Located in Paris, FR
Rare freestanding desk designed by Børge Mogensen and produced by P. Lauritsen & Søn in Denmark, ca late 1950s-1960s. The desk comes apart in three separated pieces, the top and the ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XV Desk With Steps In Carved Walnut – France, Late 18th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Crafted in France at the end of the 18th century, this exquisite « bureau à gradin » embodies the elegance and refinement of the Louis XV style. Its beautifully sculpted walnut showc...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Italian Venetian Style Distressed Paint Decorated Secretary Desk C. 1950's
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 78 1/4 in W: 35 1/2 in D: 16 1/4 in Capture the enchanting spirit of classic Europe with this Italian Venetian style distressed paint-decorated secretary desk, craf...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Country Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

English Walnut Burl Three-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Created for us by an English cabinetmaker with whom we have been associated for over 30 years, this walnut writing desk has Classic lines that would blend well in a modern setting. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut, Burl

Børge Mogensen Teak 'Partner's' Desk for AB Karl Andersson, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Børge Mogensen teak "partner's" desk from the second half of the 20th century, a two part desk that can be used as console tables, label marked, partially worn, marks, stai...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Baker Furniture Regency Burlwood Writing Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Baker Furniture Regency Burlwood Writing Desk This desk measures: 48 wide x 26 deep x 29.5 high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches We take ...
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Early 2000s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Scandinavian Ergonomic Design Writing Desk and Stool, Stokke, 1980's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Scandinavian ergonomic design writing desk with pivoting stool, made by Stokke, Norway 1980's. Ergonomical designed writing desk with black inlay and middle reading section w...
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1980s Norwegian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Flagg Desk Walnut Writing Desk or Home Office Computer Desk by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
We handcrafted this classic writing desk with walnut hardwood from Birmingham's urban forest. For your home office, computer desk or a place to work from home, comfortable and focused on a novel or a grocery list. The writing desk offers a unique contemporary design for the home office or any room. Three open storage compartments and two self-closing drawers ensure longevity and functionality. Simple steel pulls have a black patina. The finished back allows the desk to be used in the middle of a room for 360 viewing. A place to work from home, comfortable and focused, on the great American novel or a grocery list. Urban hardwood...
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2010s American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood, Walnut

English Regency Brass Mounted Exotic Woods Writing Table, Gillows, circa 1820
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional circa 1820 English regency period rectangular-form writing or occasional table attributed to Gillows having brass bound cusped-corner top with ebony line inlay and satinwood feather-banding surrounding center field of bookmatched amboyna, the double elliptical high arched stretchers joining gilt-brass-mounted end supports having turned calamander spindles and braces issuing turned finials between ebony downswept legs ending in acanthus-leaf-cast brass casters. Several 'spindle end' writing tables were featured in the 'Gillows Estimate Sketch Book' of 1818, and a table of similar end supports stamped GILLOWS LANCASTER is illustrated in Susan Stuart's 'Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840', Vol. I., Woodbridge: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008. pl. 329, p. 301, stating "a table frame with spindle ends was supplied in the 1820s by Gillows of London to display marble brought back from the Grand Tour by the Tempests of Broughton Hall...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Rare Brass and Steel Aged Mirrored Top John Vesey Style Ebonzed Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning desk that was perhaps made by John Vesey, but we can't say with any degree of certainty. The elements are there, the steel and brass used to create the more averag...
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1980s European Directoire Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Fragment Trestle Series Desk/Table by Toad, bespoke edition
Located in London, GB
Elegantly combining antique hand forged iron with beautiful fragmented live edge Tivoli marble. Available to order - lead time: 6 weeks.   
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21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Wrought Iron

William IV 19th century shaped davenport desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
William IV 19th century shaped davenport desk circa 1830. We are pleased to offer this William IV period palisander davenport desk.  Unusual shape from the normal with it's ogee sha...
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Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

French Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk of mahogany, finished with a Museum quality French polish. The contours of the writing table are covered with gilt brass trims while Pearl trims adorn the...
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1930s Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Vintage Wood Island With Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning vintage wood island with a naturally weathered finish, featuring six drawers for storage and a lower shelf for open display. Its generous length and rustic charm make it a...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Scandinavian Danish desk in teak
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Danish desk from the 60s in the taste of Arne Vodder's work. Structure in solid wood and veneer. This Scandinavian desk features two columns of drawers suspended from the front and b...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

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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