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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Rare And Important Antique English Georgian Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
C. 1760-1780. An early and exceptional Antique writing table, English and likely Irish. With a flame mahogany banded top over a shaped apron with a single drawer. With fine openwork...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique Shanxi Province Large Elm Calligraphy Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Antique Shanxi Province Large Elm Calligraphy Desk
Rare calligraphy table in great antique condition, with original color and patina. Can be used as a large desk, a tall dining table...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
George III Satinwood Oval Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine Georgian Satinwood oval writing/library table, the inset leather top with rosewood banding, over four drawers with original gilt lacquered brass pulls and standing on squar...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
17th Century Spanish "Lyre Leg" Walnut Table with Original Crossed Ironwork
Located in Marbella, ES
17th Century Spanish "Lyre Leg" walnut table with Original Crossed Ironwork.
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17th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early Rare Kem Weber Petite Desk for Lloyd
By Kem Weber
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Rare Kem Weber Petite desk for Lloyd
early Label attached.
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Huge Gilded Ebonized Period French Louis XV Marble Top Butlers Desk Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
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This is a very rare, monumental butlers desk or large scale commode in solid oak with incredible hand polished and hand-hewn quarried marble. The piece has been painstakingly gilded and ebonized in a French-polished shellac finish and has a red interior. The piece features two side doors which at one time had adjustable shelves. Take a look at the incredible chunky antique locks...
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1770s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Italy 18th Century Baroque Walnut Organic Shape Table Desk
Located in Brescia, IT
This walnut rectangular Tuscany table, has been hand made in Lucca (Tuscany, Italy) in 1760 circa.
Its elegant shape, with the black border, makes this ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Wood Louis XV Style French Writing Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great French writing desk of the first half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture in walnut, mahogany and oak richly adorned with gilded and chiseled bronze and brass of exce...
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Writing Desk in the Manner of Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk, library table, or center table
Recently procured from Frank Lloyd Wright's DeRhodes House
In the manner of Stickley Brothers...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Desk Art Deco, 1920, France, Materials: Wood and Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk Style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Wood and bronze
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer.
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
George III Satinwood and Marquetry Harlequin Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine divided top with oval inlaid panel with hunting scene with hounds and hares with floral medallions at the corners , hinged outer sections fitted with a well and central section lifting and fitting into a recess , leather top of Tiffany blue. A button released the pop up desk...
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1770s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Beautiful live Edge Cherry Desk - In The Manner of George Nakashima
Located in Peekskill, NY
If I had a place in my own home I would be keeping this desk. The legs are turn of-the-century industrial Iron. The original paint patina was untouched to offset the perfectly finish...
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
French Empire Style Desk with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
A perfect example of the Bureau Plat.
French Empire style desk with wood marquetry and gilt metal mounts at all angles. This piece features three working drawers on the front with three faux drawers on the back. The superb gilt metal hardware is on the front as well as the back. The four arched legs grace gorgeous gilt metal decor...
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Early 20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Charming Georgian Elm Childs Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A super early 18th-century childs writing desk, the slope top lifts to reveal a fitted drawer; of lovely colour and patina.
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Early 18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique Gustavian Pine Table, Sweden, Late 18th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Sweden, late 18th century.
Gustavian pine table with tones of white and green.
Measures: H 76 x W 108 x D 69 cm.
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
18th Century Continental Walnut Table with Lyre-Form Legs & Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Continental Walnut table with Lyre-Form Legs & Iron stretcher.
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18th Century European Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Library Table or Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk, library table, or center table
By Gustav Stickley (original label present)
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 3...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Spanish Wooden Desk with Ten Drawers and Iron Pulls
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish wooden desk with ten drawers and iron pulls.
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Early 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Gustavian-Style Grey-Painted Dining Table w/ Dark Faux-Bois Grained Top
Located in Miami, FL
A rectangular dining table with hardwood top & square tappering legs. Base was newly painted in a grey-white Gustavian color with a faux bois tooled & grained top, made to look like ...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Oak
Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good quality George III period mahogany kneehole desk with moulded edge top above a long drawer and arrangement of three graduated small drawe...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
A signed piece with rectangular top with inset green leather, possibly original , over a frieze with one central drawer flanked by drawers each with round original wreath rings...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Six Leg Table / Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Six leg table / desk with two drawers and excellent patina.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Table, Centre, Dining, Writing, Walnut, Octagonal, French, Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- This table is a rare and attractive octagonal form with characteristic Renaissance legs.
- It can serve as centre, dining or writing table.
- The...
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1620s French Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
France Desk Art Deco, 1930, Material, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Material: carved wood
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It i...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Silver Table, English, Inlaid, Display, Writing Desk, Georgian, C.1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique silver table. An English, rosewood inlaid display or writing table, dating to the late Georgian period, circa 1780.
Delightf...
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Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian 18th century satin walnut bureau desk writing table. Veneer on oak and elm construction. Early satin walnut bureaux are very rare.
This is a lovely bureau, that ...
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18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Rustic Chic Desk in Glass, Wood and Brass
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful French wooden desk from the late 1800s Rustic Chic period.
The desk is made entirely of very elegant olive green wood, the wood has been w...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Pink Marble Top Bleached Wood Table
Located in Austin, TX
Decorate an entry or hallway with this antique circular side table. Crafted in France circa 1920, the base is built of bleached oak that gives the piece a casual, wabi-sabi flair to ...
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
18th C. English Architect's Table w/Unique Legs, Expanding Top, & Candle Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English expandable architect's table with candle stands from the 18th century. This antique table from England would have originally been used as an architects work desk, complete with a pair of small shelves that pull out from either side of that table, that would have supported candles for lighting. The rectangular-shaped top rests atop an apron that houses a faux-drawer with single brass handle, that when pulled, reveals an extension to the table. This slide out wood top is lined with leather, creating an additional writing pad surface. The leather top an also be slid back under the main top, keep legs out, granting access to storage within (see images for more details on this). Carved bracket accents adorn the underside of the skirt against each of the squared outer legs, which partially wrap the outer edges of the nicely-turned inner legs (which are slightly longer and terminate into petite caster feet). Needless to say, this piece has very interesting legs! A curvy x-style stretcher bar braces the legs under the bottom center for additional support. Note that the pull out leather top adds an additional 28" x 13" table top work space, with a floor clearance underneath of 24". This 18th century English architect's table, with expanding leather writing top...
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18th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Two Drawers Secretary Bureau, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XV Style carved oak drop front secretary or bureau or writing desk, two drawers with shaped bronze handles, made in France in the 1920s....
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Mahogany And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat By Martin Carlin
Located in Essex, MA
This desk is by one of the finest makers in France during the fourth quarter of the 18th century under the reign of Louis XVI.
Stamped M.CARLIN and JME on underside. Two commodes...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Jacobean Style Oak Desk w/ Two Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. late 18th century - early 19th century
Jacobean style oak desk w/ two drawers
Drawer Size: 16.50 W / 26.25 D / 3.25 H.
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
France Desk Art Deco, 1920, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer.
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it un...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18thC George II Irish Mahogany Card Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1750
18thC George II Irish Mahogany card table
Having a folding fold over inverted breakfront top raised on shaped legs.
The back leg extending out to support the table to...
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18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
17th Century Italian Single Drawer Desk or Side Table, Italy, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
17th century Italian Florentine single drawer desk.
Decorative finial legs and stretcher.
Polished mahogany with a beautiful patina.
Can also be ...
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17th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Rent Desk by Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top with inset red leather and banded edge, over a long drawer opening to A-Z lidded compartments. The pedestals below each with three drawers. All with classic Gill...
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1770s George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Table with Drawer, France, 1925, Art Deco in Wood and Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Console Art Deco
Material: Wood and bronze
France.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
P...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis Majorelle Rare Writing Desk with Botanical Inlays ca. 1900 (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Rare Art Nouveau artisan writing desk with incredible botanical motif inlays on top and gently twisting legs by Louis Majorelle, France ca. 1900 (signed on top “L. Majorelle, Nancy” ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Small Antique Kneehole Desk, English, Writing Table, Georgian Revival, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique kneehole desk. An English, mahogany writing table with Georgian revival taste, dating to the Edwardian period, circ...
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Slant Top Desk On Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
The leather writing surfaces on this desk have been newly restored with blind and gold tooling. The inside prospect door has a working lock and key.
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1760s English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
France Desk Art Deco, 1930, Material: Carved Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk Style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Material: carved wood
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It i...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Table/Desk with Herringbone Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Table/desk with an inlaid wood herringbone design.
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1920s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart bureau plat. An original furnishing from the Waldorf Towers in New York City. Newly replaced tooled brown leather set...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Oak Restaurant Counter Desk, France, 1920
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Authentic and charming French oak customer counter / desk. In its heyday would have stood in a brasserie / bistro in the gourmet city of Lyon, and welcomed expectant guests.
The almost 100-year-old...
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
George III Period Mahogany Fitted Desk Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An 18th century mahogany desk or sometimes called architects desk, with fitted top drawer containing a baize lined wiring surface below which is a fitted section contains alphabet inlaid letter boxes The double top drawer slides out on hidden rollers and the baize section then slides back.
Original swan neck brass handles and fine flame mahogany. finished with dummy drawers to the back making this a free standing desk.
A model is in the Gillow design...
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18th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Italian Writing Desk or Dressing Table
Located in London, Park Royal
A charming, hand-painted, Louis XV style, Italian writing desk or dressing table from the early 20th century depicting floral motifs with Rococo flourishes and gilded highlighting.
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Adjustable Drafting Table in Cast Iron with Rare Skull Painting
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this 19th century adjustable drafting table in cast iron with amazing skull painting on top. The table supported by a finely cast iron base. T...
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1920s American Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Walnut Two Drawer, Rounded Corner Desk, Italy, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
17th century Italian walnut two drawer desk.
Square column shaped legs.
Subtly rounded corners.
Finished on both sides, so can float in a room.
ARRIVING NOVEMBER.
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17th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Baroque Style Center Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Spanish Baroque style center table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs joined by forged iron stretchers. The top is made has a beau...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
French Desk with Horses in Wood, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco desk
Year 1920
French
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. It is an icon of distinction.
...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Architectural French Oak Center or Game Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant architectural French oak center or game table. Very sturdy. Great as a small desk or writing table as well.
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
English Queen Anne Lowboy
Located in Wilson, NC
This oak and mahogany lowboy has a 1/16 inch shrinkage separation in the top. The top has an applied ogee molding and is crossbanded with 3/4 inch mahogany crossbanding. The drawer f...
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1740s English Queen Anne Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George I Walnut Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality early 18th century George I walnut bureau, having a fall front opening to reveal a fully fitted interior comprising of drawe...
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Early 18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rare 18th Century Georgian Period Mahogany Architect Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare and elegant Georgian Architect’s desk has a ratchet top, extending drawer front, as well as storage compartments. Architect desks, m...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Chippendale Style Writing Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
19th Century mahogany chippendale style writing table in good condition, having been polished by hand. The desk has a rope edge with a ...
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1910s Chippendale Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Macassar Ebony French Art Deco Dining Table in the style of Dominique, c. 1940
By Dominique
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous French Art Deco dining table in exotic Macassar Ebony wood, which would also work beautifully as a desk, was just restored in a French Polish lacquer. From circa 1930s ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar
18th Century French Walnut Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century walnut library table from France. The top is made from two planks and is banded with a beveled edge, following down to a simple apron, which contains a single drawer in the front. The table is supported on hand turned barley and vine twist...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th century Louis XV ITALIAN Writing Table with Drawers
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant desk perfect for the center of the room, with drawers in solid walnut and walnut feather veneer on the sides, interiors in poplar. The drawers are all equipped with locks. Tu...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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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