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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1940s
English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
18th-19th century English Chippendale style mahogany table desk with a serpentine shaped front and a drawer with a sliding leather top supported on carved cabriole legs.
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Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
18th Century Provencal Hand Carved Walnut Wood Antique Writing Desk Side Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Beautiful 18th century Provençal Continental table in walnut and Fruitwood with center drawer. These tables were special commission at the time for either “un Mas “ French country ho...
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18th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vilhelm Lauritzen, Desk, Brass, Mahogany, Radiohuset, Denmark, 1945
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and mahogany desk designed and produced by Vilhelm Lauritzen for the Director of the Danish National Radio, Denmark, 1945.
Illustrated in “Vilhelm Lauritzen EN MODERNE ARKI...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Modern Neoclassical Ebony & Leather Desk /Writing Table, JeanMichel Frank
Located in New York, NY
An elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical desk in the style of Jean-Michel Frank. The piece was hand made by a small French workshop and is original in design, handsome and f...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
English Hepplewhite Mahogany Tambour Writing Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English five drawer Hepplewhite tambour writing desk with fitted interior, satinwood string inlay, original brasses, and terminating on satinwood...
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18th Century and Earlier British Hepplewhite Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Italy Late 18th Century Regency Walnut Desk or Side Table
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an elegant gaming table, hand made in the Late 18th Century by master craftmenships. The spectacular top of this charming table, is handmade in walnut with fine briar root a...
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Late 18th Century Italian Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Veneered and Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Writing Desk
Located in IT
The elegant antique north Italian (Genoa) Louis XV period writing desk, called also bureau plat, is made of veneered and inlaid woods. It have a beautiful wavy line with slender but ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine 18th Century Gustavian Desk With Gallery
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Exceptional antique Swedish 18th century Gustavian writing desk, veneered in mahogany with a very nice and subtle patina. Scandinavian, Sweden, circa 1790.
Very good condition with wear consistent with age and use. The top features an inset dark green professionally re leathered...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut & Wrought Iron Vargueno
Located in New York, NY
Spanish Renaissance style (17th Century and Later) wrought iron mounted walnut vargueno on later stand with a fall front enclosing 3 long drawers.
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17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rococo 18th Century Writing Table with Drawer, Origin: Sweden, Circa 1760
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic Rococo 18th century writing table with single drawer with accentuated cabriole legs, origin: Sweden, circa 1760 with all original green color.
The purity of the design lac...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Paint, Pine
18th Century Spanish Door Made Custom Desk or Table with Iron Trestle Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A custom table with an 18th century Spanish hand-carved door top. This rectangular-shaped table has been fashioned by setting an 18th century Spanish door...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Ancient Italian Writing Desk with Upper Cabinet, Milan, Circa 1730
Located in Milano, IT
Writing desk with upper cabinet
Milan, first half of the 18th century
Carved walnut partially veneered in olive wood and walnut burl; traces of eboniz...
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1730s Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive, Walnut
Spanish Walnut Library Table Desk with Two Drawers, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exuberant library table or desk having a walnut molded edge around the top, two drawers, and fluidly carved legs and support braces. Spanish, 18th century.
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Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Hepplewhite Mahogany Three Drawer Writing Table. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Hepplewhite mahogany three drawer writing table with circular brasses and terminating on squared tapered legs. Late 18th Century
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1790s English Hepplewhite Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Spanish 18th Century Walnut Reflectoire Table or Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding 18th century Reflectoire table or desk from the Catalan region of Spain. Masterly constructed from walnut with a stunning solid board top. Wonderful patina.... This ta...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombé Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a top quality late 18th century Dutch Marquetry Bureau. The bureau is profusely inlaid all over with various birds and flowers, butterflies etc. The fall front opens to r...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Baroque Farm Refectory Desk Table with Two Drawers & Stretchers
Located in Miami, FL
This elegant, antique fruitwood desk was crafted in Spain, circa 1780. The rustic writing table has been stripped down from its original dark fini...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Swedish End Table
Located in New Haven, CT
This elegant Gustavian writing table was made in the late 18th century out of kingwood and tulipwood with solid mahogany curved legs ending in hove feet. The apron is scalloped and h...
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1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
English Mahogany Slant Front Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany slant front desk with fitted interior, hand tooled leather,and terminating on original bracket feet.
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Desks and Writing Tables
1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1790 George III Library writing desk secrataire by Gillows of Lancaster and London
A rare find, looking through Gillows of ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) walnut serpentine shaped desk with 2 side doors and 2 narrow front doors above a drawer with a pull out front interior chair having a left arm.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
A Fine French Art Deco Expandable Dining Table with Ribbed Brass Conical Legs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large French Art Deco oak table with 4 ribbed brass conical legs and a parqueted top.
Possibility of two end extension leaves.
Color of the legs is closer to top than it appears o...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish Art Moderne Black Writing Desk with Zebra Hide Insert
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fabulous black lacquered writing desk with bookcase and lockable cabinet on front and curved desktop, pencil drawer and another cabinet wit...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cowhide, Leather, Wood
Fantastic Gilbert Rohde Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Gilbert Rohde desk.
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1940s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Inlaid Stand
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian one drawer leather top stand with satinwood floral inlay terminating on tapered legs with spade feet.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
French 1790s Louis XV Style Walnut and Elm Writing Table with Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut and elm writing table from the late 18th century, with single drawer and cabriole legs. Born in France during the later years of the 18th century, this...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm, Walnut
18th Century Swiss Walnut Writing Table with Parquetry Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful Swiss walnut writing table with a burled parquetry top from the Neauchatel region of Switzerland. These tables are ideal to use next to a sofa, bedside or has a tea or co...
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Mid-18th Century Swiss Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Fine French Art Deco Oak Table by P. Bloch and Charles Dudouyt
By Pierre Bloch, La Gentilhommière 1
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco oak table designed by Pierre Bloch and edited by Charles Dudouyt (founder of La Gentilhommière).
Two original end leaves (widt...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany
Located in Belmont, MA
Rare Louis XVI writing desk, South German 1780, exquisite cherry and plum wood veneer on front back, sides and top. The writing top is framed by...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
18th Century Oak Country Side Writing Table
Located in Madrid, ES
A nice French country writing table, Louis XVI period, in solid oak, with a long drawer and drawer handle in bronze, the legs finished in sabot.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Majestic French Bureau Plat Desk According to Andre C. Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
Root veneer on solid beech and oak. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Three-wheeled frame base with wide knee-section on four cabriole legs with forward looking, imposing Espagnolet...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table or Desk, Circa 1780
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis XVI carved walnut writing table with a tooled inset brown leather top, standing on elegant cabriole legs ending on cloven hoof feet. Having single center drawer with a decora...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French 18th Century Table With Fluted Apron And Legs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French 18th Century table with fluted apron and legs
This 18th century table has a fluted apron and legs. One leg is slightly crooked but very charming.
...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Catalan Late 17th Century Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional late 17th century side table from the Catalan region of Spain. Constructed in walnut with a tremendous solid board top. The patina is outstanding - sumptuous and lumin...
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Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Hand Carved Wood Writing Desk / Center / Side Table Rustic Farm
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique French Hand Carved wood writing desk / center / side Table rustic Farm . 18th century French Provencal walnut writing table the walnut gives it much Charm and warmth . It could be perfect as a side table between Two Chairs . In the bedroom it could work as a single night stand to host a table lamp or decorative elements .
The single Drawer is fairly large to keep documents or store books away . The simple lines makes it versatile and a perfect fit in any room , living room , entryway , bedroom or kitchen. in a Farm high end decor or traditional , it could make a beautiful small writing desk
Continental table in walnut center drawer were special commission at the time for either “un Mas “ French country house and Manoir manor or Large stately historical houses in the south of France , Provence and around Europe . It's the perfect addition to a Provincial design , as a side table , between two chairs , to mount a table lamp . It can be used as a night table as well. Or as a small bureau...
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18th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
18th Century German Baroque Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique baroque table made in Southern Germany around 1750-60. The top, the apron and the foot of the table are decorated with an exquisite walnut and yew tree marquetry. The table is...
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1750s German Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Yew
English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany folding campaign desk with fitted leather interior consisting of document pouch,original ink well, quill box, writing surface, a...
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Desks and Writing Tables
George II Burl Walnut Lowboy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walnut and burl walnut lowboy with crossbanding around the top, satinwood inlay on the front, and having original brass pulls. Standing on cabriole legs ending on Spanish feet...
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18th Century English George II Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Oak Renaissance Cabinet, 1600 Unikat
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Cabinet We present you a unique Renaissance Cabinet from the sixteenth century, Kabinet comes from Germany. It is made of oak. Cabinet is a box furniture, it consists of an upper c...
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16th Century German Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The desk with a 1/4 cylinder top that opens to reveal a leather writing surface with pigeon holes and drawers. The gallery with white Carrara marble top.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Rustic Desk Table, Country Table, Original Pinewood Laquered Waxed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
18th century rustic desk table or country table, original pine wood laquered, restored the top and finished to wax.
Drawer with functional lock, burnish...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Dressing Chest
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An 18th century mahogany dressing chest with bookcase and writing surface, designed by Thomas Chippendale. An attractive, practical and compact piece of...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mixed Woods Marquetry Inlaid Writing Table, Northern Italian, Late 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine Magilini style walnut and intricately inlaid fruitwood, walnut, black walnut, satinwood and rosewood center or writing table with one drawer on elegant tapering legs. Beautiful ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Desk by A. Bender Madsen and Ejner Larsen for Willy Beck Cabinetmaker
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Interesting and rare Danish designed desk by A. Bender Madsen and Ejner Larsen and manufactured by Willy Beck. Desk features a 21-inch drop-leaf. Ta...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Teak
English Mahogany Bow Front Inlaid Ladies Dressing Table. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany bow front ladies dressing table with hinged top, single drawer, original brasses, satin wood inlay, compartmentalized fitted int...
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1790s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England
Located in New York, NY
Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England. Desk made for architecture work. England 18th Century. Made in mahogany with brass hardw...
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18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine Period Sheraton Mahogany Reading Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fine George III mahogany Sheraton reading table with adjustable stem and
drawer, circa 1795.
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1790s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
17th Spanish Refectory Table, Writing Desk, One Large Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
17th Spanish refectory table. Writing desk. One large drawer
The top its circa 1680, the legs circa 1800.
The table are completely restored.
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Desk Swedish Baroque Period 18th Century Veneer Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Desk Swedish Baroque Period 18th Century Veneer Sweden. A stunning desk made during the Baroque period in Sweden. Veneered with elm and burl woo...
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18th Century European Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italy Mid-18th Century Olive Root Wood Desk with Drawings in Regency Style
Located in Brescia, IT
This Italian desk, was manufactured circa 1750 in Tuscany Italy by master cabinet makers in a pregiate wood, the olive root; the fine proportion and the ele...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive
French Marquetry Desk and Chair Set After Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Marquetry top desk and chair set, in the style of LeLeu. French, circa 1940.
Desk and matching chair feature steel and brass base with criss-cross ...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Massive Art Deco Split Reed/ Stick Wicker and Walnut Desk
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Art Deco split reed / stick wicker desk with compelling architectural lines and dramatic presence.
Two end pieces with three drawers each, rise above center work area with...
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1940s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wicker, Reed, Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Architects Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A 18th century architects table with a single drawer which opens to reveal a several compartments. The front of the table is decorated wi...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
17th century Spanish Baroque inlaid walnut Desk or Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
Superb model with a deeply paneled frieze, having geometric fruitwood inlay, containing three drawers. The strong disc-turned legs connected by shaped side stretchers and wrought iro...
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Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
An 18th century gilt-bronze mounted double-face desk or bureau plat with herring-bone marquetry. The k...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Mid-Century Ebonized and Mirrored Desk, by Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French mid-century (1940s) ebonized and mirrored desk with five drawers and an off-white leather writing surface (Maison Jansen).
Maison Jansen was a Paris-based interior decorati...
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1940s French Directoire Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mirror, Leather, Wood
18th century Hepplewhite Satinwood Writing Table with Work with Silk Basket
Located in Savannah, GA
Classic Hepplewhite satinwood writing table featuring leather covered slide, a work basket and a divided drawer. Original finish, brass pulls and knobs. The silk fabric on the basket...
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1790s English Hepplewhite Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Brass-Mounted Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Signed L Moreau
with later marble top and mounts.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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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