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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1910s
Modern Campaign-Style Desk, Lacquered in Navy Blue
Located in Norwalk, CT
Handsome polished steel and dark blue lacquered desk in the campaign style. Heavy polished steel base in good condition. Nice large top featuring a center drawer and two side drawers...
Category
1970s American Campaign Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Maison Jansen Style Steel and Bronze Table with Glass Top
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen style steel and bronze table, circa 1970. New glass top.
Category
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
"Kroma" Desk by Antonia Astori for Driade, Italy, 1980s
Located in Brussels, BE
Architect, designer, and entrepreneur, Antonia Astori began her own design activity within the Driade company, founded with her brother Enrico and Adelaide Acerbi, to whom she offers highly professional and creative achievements.
For Driade organizes the exhibition space for trade shows and promote their corporate visibility.
Also plans stores Marithè and Francois...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1970' S Brass & Oak Italian Desk
Located in Nijlen, VAN
Brass & oak Italian desk
Very nice and compact desk from the 70's. This desk was made by an unknown italian maker. but it is a very nice piece of craftsm...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Martin Szekely, Contemporary, Sycamore, Wenge, Rare Writing Desk, France, 1999
Located in Manhasset, NY
Martin Szekely, Contemporary, Sycamore, Wenge, Rare 'Satragno' Writing Desk, France, 1999
Rare example of a 'Satragno' desk or table designed and produced by Martin Szekely (b. 1956...
Category
1990s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Sycamore, Wenge
Baltic Empire Style Writing Table or Desk, circa 1910 in Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Baltic writing or sofa table in the Empire style (and edging toward the Art Deco period that would follow.) In Cuban mahogany with carved trestle-base ending in carved li...
Category
1910s Baltic Empire Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Postmodern Writing Desk by Bohuslav Horak for Anthologie Quartett, 1993
Located in Hellouw, NL
Bohuslav Horák’s work often sits at the intersection of sculpture and function. Known for his imaginative forms, he developed a distinct voice in postmodern design, particularly thro...
Category
1990s Czech Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Sleek Custom-Made Faux Birdseye Maple Console or Writing Desk, circa 1975
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent console or writing desk is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing: meticulously professionally restored and completely installation read...
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Hardwood
Italian design executive desk by Pierangelo Gallotti for Gallotti & Radice
Located in Breda, NB
Italian design executive desk / safety glass desk designed by Pierangelo Gallotti for Gallotti & Radice.
Originally designed by Pierangelo Gallotti at Gallotti & Radici in 1971. Gal...
Category
1970s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Magnificent Pace Collection Burl Wood Desk Leon Rosen
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent Pace Collection burl wood desk designed by Leon Rosen. This desk is in amazing vintage condition with a high gloss finish over the stunning burl wood. This desk is a st...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
Pair of early 20th Century mahogany Carlton house desk's
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality near pair of freestanding early 20th Century mahogany and inlaid Carlton house desk's, both desks having a super structure comprising of four mahogany inlaid drawe...
Category
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
“Leonardo” height adjustable wooden table by A. Castiglioni for Zanotta , 1970
Located in Padova, IT
Achille Castiglioni, son of the sculptor Giannino and Livia Bolla, he graduated from the Milan Polytechnic in 1944; after graduating he worked in the studio of the older brothers Liv...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Outstanding Danish Mid Century Flip Top Executive Desk By Peter Lovig Nielson
Located in Portlaoise, IE
This Danish mid-century modern desk, designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen and dated 1973, is a stunning example of craftsmanship and functionality. Made from rich, dark rosewood, it feat...
Category
1970s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Scrivania Gaetano per Zanotta di Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Zanotta
Located in Ghedi, IT
The Gaetano desk, designed by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta in 1973, is a minimalist masterpiece embodying Italian design innovation. Its sleek, functional form features a transparent glas...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Postmodern Industrial Dining Table Designed by Robert Josten
Located in Culver City, CA
This dining table is equal parts post modern and industrial modern and just oozes California modernism. This dining table or writing desk was designed by Robert Josten in the 1970's. Made of aluminum, this metal grille / grid style is a staple of Robert Josten's work.
This dining table is a great transitional piece that could easily flex into any contemporary environment. The table has an almost Allsaints, industrial modern feel with a slight steampunk vibe as well. The table could also be used in an ultra modern environment and would look great in a new modern designed home. This piece could also be used as a retail display table...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Garry Knox Bennett Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A custom table desk crafted by Garry Knox Bennett, signed and dated 1977.
Bennett used track ties from California's Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) for the legs.
Category
1970s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Edwardian Mahogany Skeleton Kidney Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century Edwardian mahogany skeleton kidney desk.With a single drawer in the frieze and original leather top. As is traditional it has shelves at the back, and the sides are unus...
Category
1910s English Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Hans J. Wegner Model PP 312 Ash Wood Writing Desk, Designed for PP Møbler, 1980'
Located in Kastrup, DK
Hans J. Wegner desk, model PP 312, designed for PP Møbler in 1981. Crafted from solid ash wood, this desk features an elegant and functional design that reflects superior craftsmansh...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
1980d Sculptural Rustic Cedar Wood Log Secretary Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1980s with this exquisite sculptural desk. The ultra rare desk exudes an air of luxury and refinement. Outstanding design is ex...
Category
1980s American Rustic Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Lexington's Palmer Home Collection Mahogany Tooled Leather Drafting Desk W/ Tray
Located in Germantown, MD
A very rare, limited edition Lexington Furniture's Palmer Home Collection Mahogany and Tooled Leather Slant Top Drafting Desk, drafting table with brass ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Glass & Stainless Steel Desk/Dining Table
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous vintage mid-century modern Milo Baughman style rectangular glass and stainless steel desk table or dining table.
Features a clear glass top with silver leaf sheets on the un...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Silver Leaf
Vintage Custom Floating Lucite, Glass, Steel And White Lacquered 2 Drawer Desk
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing vintage custom made sensational floating desk with 2 white lacquered drawers with chrome round pulls has a recessed glass top that floats on steel pegs around the entire...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Custom Pulaski Writing Desk, Style of Theodore Alexander/Maitland Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare custom made vintage desk by Pulaski. Styled after Theodore Alexander/Maitland Smith with tooled leather bound antiquarian stacked books, with a storage drawer.
A rare version ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Solid Wenge Danish Midcentury Table
Located in London, GB
Made in Denmark about 2010 for a customer who has now downsized, the solid wenge top is made of 3 slabs of wenge sawn to make three pairs of booked matched boards either side of the...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wenge
Rare Modernist Glass Table in the Manner of Danny Lane
By Danny Lane
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular, Modern sculptured glass table, from the last quarter of the 20th century, in the manner of Danny Lane (United States, b.1955). This stunning table features a floating,...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Large flat desk by A.G. Barcelona – 1970
Located in Girona, Girona
Large flat desk in Rio rosewood veneer and light beech, 4 drawers in front, removable legs and top, waxed finishing.
Design and manufacture by A.G. Barcelona
Spain, Barcelona circa...
Category
1970s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Rosewood
Fully renovated Czechoslovak huge writing desk, 1970´s, Central Europe
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This writing desk was made in the former Czechoslovakia in 1970s .
It features two sections with 6 drawers in total. It´s made of beech wood and plywood.
The piece is fully restore...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech, Plywood
Walnut and Oak desk with x shaped legs
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Pleased to offer this great walnut and oak desk with a single draw. This great desk sits on a pair of brass/gold x shaped legs. This is even more impressive in person.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Drexel Sandia Collection Jacobean Drop-Front Desk
By Drexel
Located in Chicago, IL
Drexel drop front desk from the Sandia Collection, circa 1960s. Interesting writing desk marrying the form of a Govenor Winthrop drop front desk with early English Jacobean...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bowed Front Solid Cherry Desk with Suspended Drawers Maine Studio 1980s
By Thomas Moser
Located in Camden, ME
Bow front cherry desk with two suspended drawers studio built in Portland Maine in the 1980s in the style of Thomas Moser.
A hand pegged construction with different radius arcs for the ends of this beautifully grained solid cherry planked desk...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Karl Springer Crocodile Leather 2 Drawer Console Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Alligator leather console by Karl Springer
2 drawers make this a useful form.
Karl Springer leather label below
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Maitland Smith French Provincial Louis XV Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Maitland Smith
Philippines, Circa 1980s
Carved mahogany, with original brass hardware and embossed leather top.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1970s Italian Dining Table in Natural Stone
Located in Hilversum, NL
Presenting an exquisite Italian dining table from the 1970s, unbranded yet radiating timeless elegance. Its distinctive curvy edges rest upon a rectangular travertine column base, sh...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Travertine
Oval Partners Desk Victorian Walnut Office
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous burr walnut oval partners desk in the Victorian manner
This is a true partners desk with drawers on both sides so plenty of storage
Great side so perfect for a home office s...
Category
1970s Victorian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tony Selmersheim desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created circa 1912, during the transitional years between French Art Nouveau and Art Deco, this desk by Tony Selmersheim is fabricated in pearwood and satinwood, with inlays of purp...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pearwood, Purpleheart, Satinwood
Jürgen Lange, Secretary mod. Privé for Rosenthal Einrichtung, 1980
By Jürgen Lange
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The secretary mod. "Privé" by Jürgen Lange is formally characterized by the interplay of horizontal surfaces and slopes.
The result is a furniture "sculpture" that combines the advan...
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Wood
Laminated Writing Table Attributed to Arco, Germany, 1970s
By Arco
Located in Den Haag, NL
very nice and stylish writing table. Chrome on steel base, comes with a curved
Laminated top. White in color.
Category
1970s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate
One of a Kind Industrial Studio Work Table / Desk
By Bolander
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of a Kind Industrial Studio Work Table / Desk
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper M4 Series Glass and Marble Desk, Italy 1985
Located in Naples, IT
Table / Desk from the M4 series, design Angelo Mangiarotti, and produced by the company Fucina for the Skipper Group, italy 1985: The two base cylinders are made of Bardiglio Marble ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Walnut Carved Serpentine Demilune Executive Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A monumental Louis XV style walnut carved serpentine demilune executive desk. Ornate carvings on the outside including carved floral shapes over a scalloped front and a rope pattern...
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
One of a Kind Industrial Studio Work Table / Desk
By Bolander
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of a kind industrial studio work table / desk.
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Early Vintage Knoll Walnut Wood Multi Use Conference Table Dining Table Desk
By Knoll
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An early vintage Knoll conference or dining table. This wonderful mid century modern table has a very simple modernist design. It features a gorgeous walnut wood table top and sturdy aluminum table...
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
"ORGANICA" lacquered wood desk, Roberto Fallani, Italy
Located in IT
Roberto Fallani, artist of the "bound".
Bound like creative exuberance and versatility, of teaching that interact so much that refuse any critic code; bound of the vision in itself t...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Italian Post Modern Dining Table or Desk in Grey Tone Granite Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple form design dining table that would also make a fabulous desk. It features solid slab speckled granite construction. In very good ready to use condition.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite
Vintage 1970s Style Retro Mid Century Modern Writing Desk with Cane Detail
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly 1970s era mid-century modern writing desk featuring cane-front drawers, brass hardware, and tapered legs.Includes two large drawers and two slim top drawers, offering a bal...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical style chrome and brass desk. Italian work. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and chic neoclassical style desk is made of chrome and brass. The desk has fluted legs and brass crosses decorated the piece all around the top part. This is an Italia...
Category
1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage Writing Desk, English, Steel, Victorian Pine, Shop Retail, Display Table
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage writing desk. An English, steel, oak and Victorian pine shop retail display table, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
...
Category
Late 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Decorative Aluminium Table or Desk
Located in New York, NY
Decorative aluminum table or desk with glass top.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Louis XVI Style Writing Desk With Pietra Dura Stone Top
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This kidney-shaped desk is a beautiful example of the Louis XVI style, popular in France during the late 18th century. It features a curved front and sides, with delicate carving det...
Category
1980s American Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
vintage desk table 70s Magnus Olesen
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage desk table 70s Magnus Olesen
period 70s
design Magnus Olesen Denmark
condition good light signs of use
size 74.5 x 155 x 70 (hxbxd)
details wood; chrome; linoleum...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Alessandro Albrizzi Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Alessandro Albrizzi Table ,Used as the Reception Desk
at "Martha's" on Worth Ave. in Palm Beach
Perspex ,Glass and Steel
Category
1970s English Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lucite, Glass
Vintage Embossed Leather Desk by Karl Springer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An elegant vintage leather desk designed by iconic designer Karl Springer in the United States in the 1970s. This desk stands out for its minimalist design. It has 2 large drawers that are great for storing documents and office supplies...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Dunbar Contract Division Mid Century Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Dunbar contract division Mid Century executive desk
Desk measures: 72 wide x 36 deep x 28.5 inches high
All pieces of furniture ca...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
Carrara Marble Console Table with Chrome Legs by Vittorio Introini, Italy, 1970s
Located in London, GB
An elegant oval shaped versatile console table which can easily become a desk and/or a small dining table Chrome rounded legs base.
Measures: L 195cm
W 70cm.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Fully renovated Czechoslovak huge writing desk, 1970´s, Central Europe
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This writing desk was made in the former Czechoslovakia in 1970s .
It features two sections with 6 drawers in total. It´s made of beech wood and plywood.
The piece is fully restore...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech, Plywood
Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat with fine gilt bronze mounts applied to cabriole legs by - Lysberg & Hansen – Copenhagen - 56"w x 30"h x 30"d - The Copenhagen firm of Lysberg & Hansen and later Lysberg, Hansen & Therp A/S, was an important Danish furniture maker and upholstery company holding both Danish and Swedish Royal Warrants. Founded in 1841 by the saddler Arentz , it was taken over in 1879 by AJ Lysberg (1840-1901). The company became Lysberg & Hansen in 1911, when cabinetmaker Waldemar Hansen joined the company and later in 1933 Lysberg, Hansen & Therp. The company enjoyed continued success throughout the 20th century and was responsible for many important commissions including the decoration for the wedding of Princess Margrethe and Henri de Laborde...
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1910s Danish Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Modern Curved Black Leather Writing Desk by Nancy Corzine Fusion Desk
Located in North York, ON
Modern curved black leather writing desk by Nancy Corzine Fusion Desk. Original Nancy Corzine fusion desk, masterfully restored in a polished high gloss bl...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Theodore Alexander Louis XVI Style Mirrored Églomisé Leather Top Desk Distressed
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 30 1/4 in W: 60 in D: 32 in
Elevate your workspace or interior with this exquisite Louis XVI style desk by Theodore Alexander, a striking example of sophisticated c...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mirror, 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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