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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
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Vintage Writing Desk by Bohumil Landsman, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A warm beech wood desk, designed by Bohumil Landsman and produced in the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia. This piece showcases the distinctive modernist style typical of Eastern Europ...
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Luigi Colani Futuro - Space Age directors desk
By Luigi Colani
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The mod. Futuro desk by Luigi Colani for Arreda impresses with its space age design language.
Not only the extraordinary design, but also the functionality of the desk stand out.
The...
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1980s German Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Rio Table, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1937. Relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The historic Rio design low table combines uncommon beauty and utmost function...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Italian Mid-Century Executive Desk with Dattilo by Osvaldo Borsani, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
To your attention this important and remarkable Italian executive Desk of the 1950s, very rare, manufactured by Esposizione Permanente Mobili Cantù (marked) and attributable to the i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Borge Mogensen Desk & Chair Oak Soborg Mobler Denmark 1954 Writing Table
Located in Basel, BS
Børge Mogensen desk, model 132 for Søborg Møbelfabrik.
The writing desk was first published in the 1954 Søborg catalogue, the here offered model w...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Müller Desk TB229 in Metal 'Reseda green'
Located in Tilburg, NL
Müller Desk TB229 in Metal 'Reseda green'. Germany, current production.
Beautiful classic looking Müller Desk TB229 showing great craftmanship and quality.
The CLASSIC LINE models ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Circa 1780-1800 George III Slant Front Bureau or Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1800 George III slant front bureau or desk, English. Mahogany. A handsome example - the interior with obelisk inlays on the document drawers, the prospect door with bold s...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Rococo Style Walnut Writing Desk Table Circa 1960s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very unique desk and perfect for your office. The desk measures 50 wide x 24 deep x 30 tall and is in good condition.
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1960s North American Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Modernist Dressing Table attributed to Maison Desny, circa 1925
Located in CA, CA
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
19th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid walnut with marquetry veneers of walnut, mahogany and cherry. Pine as a secondary wood. ...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Lane Tuxedo Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Tuxedo Walnut Writing Desk. Featuring a straight line design, rectangular top with rosewood inlay, three drawers for storage, original b...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
17th Century Spanish Writing Table - Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding and very handsome 17th century Spanish Writing Table - Desk from the Catalan region of Spain. Beautifully constructed from stunning walnut & chestnut with drawers, a ...
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17th Century European Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut, Walnut
Italian Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Louis XVI Style Desk.
This handsome Italian desk or writing table has 2 side drawers and 1 center drawer and bronze pulls. Our desk is finished on all sides so it's the perfe...
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1940s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Art Deco Extendable Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible Art Deco extendable wood desk from France, 1930s. Stunning asymmetrical oak wood top and a pull out leaf on one side. Original finish shows great age and patina. Stunning ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Quality Early 20th Century Mahogany Writing Table - Desk Side Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Quality Early 20th Century Mahogany Writing Table - Desk Side Dressing.
This exceptional piece boasts solid construction with tight joints, radiating character and allure as...
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1910s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Danish Modern Desk by Ernst Kühn, Lysberg, Hansen & Therp, Danmark, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Danish Modern desk by Ernst Kühn, made from mahogany with unusual lines and proportions. Hidden handles for the drawers make them easy to pull out, the key is missing.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Theo Tempelman large writing desk in walnut AP Originals The Netherlands 1960
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful executive desk designed by Theo Tempelman for AP Originals, The Netherlands 1960. This sophisticated writing desk exemplifies the seamless blend of form and function charac...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Soriana Armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Soriana armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina.
Manufactured in Italy.
The idea of comfort itself becomes a sofa. Soriana came into being in 1969, thanks to an intuitive vision...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Bespoke Modernist Tubular Steel Table in Chromed Metal and Glossy Lacquered Wood
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Bespoke modernist tubular writing table made of chrome plated tubular steel and lacquered wood.
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2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antique English Victorian Mahogany Folding Military Campaign Writing Desks
Located in Dayton, OH
2 Civil War era British campaign writing desks. Made of mahogany featuring a folding form that opens to a writing surface complete with ...
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Mid-19th Century Campaign Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Shaped Top Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mahogany shaped top partners writing table with satinwood stringing and inlaid fan medallions. Black/green, antiqued and gold tooled leather top. Three drawers each side with antique...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Boxwood, Olive, Satinwood
Carbon Aircraft Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Carbon Aircraft made from a Pratt & Whitney JT8D reactor
which was manufactured for McDonnell Douglas
MD-80, Boeing 727 ro 737, Dassault Mercure 100
...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Roll Top Desk in the Style of Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Antique French ormolu mounted roll top desk in the style of Riesener
French, 19th Century
Height 120cm, width 146cm, depth 73cm
This magnificent 19th-century bureau à cylindre, als...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique English Desk Table with Drawer Oak Leather Top Barley Twist Petite
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS Antique PETITE English carved oak desk or writing table with Drawer~~ Green Leather Top~~Double Barley Twist Stretcher~~HIGHLY CARVED.
~~cir...
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Jewelers/Watchmakers Desk
By Rolex
Located in East Freetown, MA
Antique two tone watchmakers/jewelers desk with fifteen drawers, two shelves and canvas surfaced slide out work top. This desk also has a foot rest. The ...
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Göran Strand for Lelångs Möbelfabrik, Model A10 Danish Modern Swedish Desk
By Göran Strand
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Göran Strand for Lelångs Möbelfabrik, Model A10 Mid-Century Modern Swedish Desk
A stunning example of Swedish / Danish Mid-Century Modern design, this Model A10 desk was masterfully...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Sculpted Dining Table in Solid Oakwood 'Custom Size S'
By Sóha
Located in Paris, IDF
Dining table of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
(Outdoor use OK)
SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design and decorative objects in solid oak in an authentic style. Insp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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
Materials
Rosewood
Philipp Plein office brown desk in split leather with a crocodile skin effect
Located in Oirlo, LI
In a luxurious penthouse, nestled in the heart of a bustling city, stood a desk unlike any other. It was the creation of Philipp Plein, a designer whose name was synonymous with bo...
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1970s German Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Minimalist Solid Desk in Oak France 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Minimalist dark stained oak desk with dovetail construction connecting the top to the side panels in solid oak with a floating part for 2 drawers. A beautiful piece of craftsmanship ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Sculptural Modern Walnut Desk by Harvey Probber
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural modern "Advent" model walnut desk, designed by Harvey Probber, American, circa 1960s. Beautiful graining to the wood.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Materials
Glass
Antique Italian Renaissance Library Table in Carved Walnut, 17th C. and Later
Located in Dallas, TX
Measuring over 7.5 feet long, this handsome Italian library table could function as a console or large desk. Originally hand-carved from walnut, the table has some elements that are ...
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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
Walnut Orange MiMi Console or Tiny Desk by Miduny, Made in Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Merging clean lines with warm materials, the faceted geometry of the MiMi console table creates a slender, elegant profile punctuated with painted surface...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Walnut, Plywood
Warren McArthur Art Deco Desk and Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Art Deco aluminum desk and chair designed by Warren McArthur, American, circa 1930s. The chair measures 31"H x 15.75"W x 17"D x 18" seat height.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
De Coene Art Deco Dining Table, 1941
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dining table by De Coene Frères chairs, model Voltaire, featured in original catalogue as the number 03-81-689 (Source: Noël Hostens, De Coene A...
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1950s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Teak Desk by Gunnar Tibergaard Nielsen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Danish Modern Teak Desk, designed by Gunnar Tibergaard Nielsen, Denmark, circa 1960s. It packs a lot of storage space in a small ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
French Art Deco Cerused Desk
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco Cerused Desk.
Offered is a shapely French Art Deco cerused oak desk or writing table with a door on either side with 4 shelves in each. This handsome desk with a floa...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Oval Dining Table or Desk by Florence Knoll in Carrara Marble
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
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
Materials
Marble, Chrome
19th Century Antique Swedish Gustavian Writing Table / Desk Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian desk from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
A high-class & beautiful desk with wood-cut details & beautiful tapered legs.
The beautifully cut leave...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Brutalist Desk in Oak
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French brutalist oak table with decorative details.
the table works perfectly as a desk or a smaller side table - maybe even as a sculptural and decorative lamp/flower table.
plea...
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Mid-19th Century French Brutalist Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Paradise Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Paradise with wooden structure covered with emperador
cut marble slabs. With details in polished hammered brass
and walnut root venner. Desk with 6 drawers, 3 drawers each side
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Danish Modern Teak Desk/Vanity by Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A stunning piece of Danish modern design: the teak desk designed by renowned architect and furniture designer Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Møbelfabrik in Denmark, also known as model #64. This exceptional two-tiered desk...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Secretary, Austria, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier secretary comes from Austria and was made in 19th century. It is made of coniferous wood, veneered with maple wood. It has undergone a professional renovation proces...
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
"Hunting table" desk or dining table by Børge Mogensen, Søborg Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Soborg Furniture Factory
Located in Hägersten, SE
"Hunitng table" designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced in Denmark by Søborg Furniture. Solid oak legs with teak feet. Brass runners and table top in teak. Works perfectly as either a d...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish Kjærnulf/Baroque style Oak Secretary Bureau, Slant Front Desk
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This Danish oak secretary bureau is in the style of Henning Kjærnulf, crafted in the 1960s, it is a true masterpiece that effortlessly blends Brutalist Baroque charm with midcentury ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Franco Albini Cavalletto Desk Table For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Franco Albini Cavalletto Desk Table For Cassina
The geometric lines of the Cavalletto desk elicit a pleasant feeling of lightness through its ‘by the ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Spanish 17th Century Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 17th century desk - writing table from the Catalan region of Spain. Soundly constructed from beautiful walnut and chestnut with a solid board top, 2 drawers and hand...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut, Walnut
Mid-Century Danish Teak Desk
Located in Baltimore, MD
Beautiful remarkable statement in design and craftsmanship. This mid-century teak Danish desk, precisely crafted in exceptional teak grain wood, with a fully finished back the finish...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
French Louis XIII Style Oak Barley Twist Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine 19th century French carved oak library table, or writing table desk made in the grand Louis XIII taste. Features thick barley twist legs conjoined on the bottom with barley twis...
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19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Kidney Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful antique Victorian flame mahogany kidney shaped kneehole desk, Circa 1880 in date.
The free standing desk features satinwood and box woodline inlay and banding. ...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Late 19th Century Louis XIV Style Library Table by Francois Linke
Located in Chicago, IL
Francois Linke is among the most important furniture makers of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He is most noted for his commission of the Ras al-Tin Palace in Alexandria...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mahogany partners' writing table with blue tinted leather insert having three drawers to each side with fretwork corner mounts to square section legs with inward stepped feet. Knee c...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
1968 Executive Desk
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE
Executive desk formerly belonging to noted architect George M. Notter, (1933–2007) of the Boston firm Anderson Notter Finegold (now known as Finegold Alexander Architects).
Current institutional memory at the firm suggests it was a special order from Herman Miller for the then new New York offices of MGM, however Herman Miller's archivist was unable to confirm.
Styling, particularly the distinctive slim milled aluminum tracks through which the entire drawer carriage glides is clearly similar to Warren Platner's designs for Lehigh-Leopold which were then among the most costly of executive office furnishings. The bent flat bar chromed steel base with its distinctive pigeon toe splay is somewhat similar to a table base in Stow Davis' Electa Series, designed by Alexis Yermakov circa 1971. Walnut laminate top is very clean with no issues. One one corner edge shows a small separation.
The only identifying markings are within the milled aluminum channel:
G.P.
F.I.
2
And the date Dec. 20, 1968.
See image 18.
Between the rectangular laminate top and the chrome base is a heavy blackened steel plate. Underneath the bent chrome pigeon toe feet are bars of a thick phenolic material which act as floor protector.
We can have keys made to fit the two locking drawers.
Tim Anderson...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Strada Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Strada with structure in solid wood covered with
bronze plates in brush finish with 2 different shades of
brushed bronze finish. Desk pad covered with high quality
genuine s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Walnut Desk by Mount Airy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Mid Century Modern Walnut Desk, made by the Mount Airy Company, American, circa 1960s. It has been cleaned and Danish oiled. Please see our other 1stdibs listings for des...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
19th century English Adam Style Hand Painted Satinwood Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
Satinwood desk with reticulated sides that are extraordinarily hand-painted with festooned drapery, ribbons and bows. Decorated on all sides this lovely piece can float in a room and...
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19th Century British Adam Style Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
English Pine Two Drawer Table
Located in Wilson, NC
English pine two drawer table in England, they refer to this as ''pitch pine'', here we call it ''heart pine'', by whatever term, it is beautiful wood...
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1870s English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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