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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1980s
Vintage Rosewood Laminate Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This impressive vintage secretary desk wows by combining rosewood print laminate, a spacious work surface, and chrome details. Drawers allow for...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Rosewood
Fine French 1970s Extendable Oak Dining Table by Guillerme & Chambron
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Guillerme (1913-1990) and Jacques Chambron (1914-2001) :
A fine French mid-century solid oak extendable dining/writing table.
Length with the two center leaves is 82 5/8".
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Desk by Bergwood, Circa 1975
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern desk by Bergwood - circa 1975.
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Danish Modern Live Edge Paul Evans Style Executive Desk
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid-Century Danish modern live edge Paul Evans style executive desk
Offered is a super cool Mid-Century Danish modern live edge Paul Evans style executive desk. This desk has 1 brus...
Category
1990s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Meeting Table in Leather and Steel with 14 Armchairs by Simon
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Set including meeting table and 14 seats.
Mod Bisanzio table by Hyroyuki Toyoda for Simon Gavina 1980, composed of 9 pairs of legs at the edges and 3 c...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
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
Karl Springer "Ming Writing Desk" in Embossed Leather 1980s
Located in New York, NY
“Ming Desk” in color embossed textured leather with 2 drawers by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The craftsmanship and materials are superb and this is a wonderful example of Karl Springer’s work. This is a pared down version of the Chinese Style Series which preceded it.
Reference:
Karl Springer LTD red binder catalog published in the 1980’s, section “Coffee Tables and Bar Carts”, on page 9 there is a photo of the coffee table model of this desk with the page titled “KARL SPRINGER LTD CHINESE STYLE COFFEE TABLE...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Magnificent Grand Bureau / Writing Desk Louis XV, After Francois Linke, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent grand bureau/writing desk Louis XV, After Francois Linke
The desk has an estimated total weight of approx. 450 kg, bronze weight ap...
Category
Late 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Osvaldo Borsani Style Exotic Wood Midcentury Directorial Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Great design and exceptional rosewood quality for this directorial Italian desk.
(Removable in 3 parts ) the top and two feet.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Writing Table with Drawers and Bronze Fittings
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century English writing table with drawers and bronze fittings.
Category
Late 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Expandable Desk by Roberto Pamio, Renato Toso & Noti Massari for Stilwood/Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Expandable Desk by Roberto Pamio, Renato Toso & Noti Massari for Stilwood / Italy, 1970's. Desk top slides open, cabinets swing out on rollers and one ...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Ate Van Apeldoorn Custom Pine Wall Unit with Desk, Cabinets and Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom designed extra large Ate Van Apeldoorn pine wall unit. Three individual pieces consisting of a lower desk with double storage cabinets, a small storage cabinet with four drawe...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
1970s Borge Mogensen Refinished Folding Conference / Dining Tables in Oak
Located in Knebel, DK
Refinished oak folding tables designed by Børge Mogensen in 1971 and made by Fredericia Stolefabrik.
The flexible folding tables were originally designed as a conference tables cons...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Modern Wood and Glass Desk at cost price.
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
One-drawer desk with onyx, top in glass showing a ceramic plate.
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx
Kittenger Wood Lawyer's Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Dallas, TX
A Kittinger solid wood lawyer's desk. The desk is made of solid mahogany wood. The desk has a long thin drawer in the center flanked by four drawers to the sides. The desk has ornate...
Category
1980s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Plexi Glass Desk by Poul Nørreklit, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking desk by Poul Nørreklit, made from plexi glass with a lacquered wood table top and drawers. Thick, translucent sides, a boxy design with an airy expression.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
Marble Desk with Brass Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
A marble top desk featuring a bamboo formed brass plated base with adjustable feet. A fantastic work desk option or dining table, USA, 1970s.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Scandinavian Modern Teak Office Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish Scandinavian Modern desk features broad Danish design and teak finish. Dovetail details and carved drawer pulls add to the spacious storage offered within its four drawe...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
'Starblack' Desk and Cabinet by Guido Faleschini, 1970s
Located in London, GB
For i4 Mariani, Italy
Leather topped desk with recessed aluminium channel spanning the width. With companion cabinet with leather-faced drawers and aluminium drawer pulls. Desk legs...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
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
1980s Bamboo and Rattan Desk with Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s bamboo and rattan desk with drawers.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Baker Furniture Lyre Motife Birdseye Maple Drop-Leaf Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Startlingly beautiful bird’s-eye maple drop-leaf writing desk having gorgeous satinwood and ebony inlay and elegant detailed lyre motife legs.
with leaves open 64.5 W.
Category
1980s American Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Karl Springer Lucite, Glass and Gold Plated Over Brass Console, Desk or Table
Located in North Miami, FL
This elegant vintage Karl Springer console table, writing desk, entry table or dining table has 4 arched lucite columns that rest on a 22 carat gold plated over brass angled plinth p...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold, Brass
1980s Spanish Four Drawer Wood & Wicker Office Desk w/ Glass Top
Located in Marbella, ES
Vintage 1980s Spanish four drawer wood and wicker office desk with glass top.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wicker, Wood
John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze
By John Vesey
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern bronze and steel writing desk, or bureau plat designed by John Vesey (American 1924-1992). Made in the grand neoclassical French Louis XVI taste featuring Steel co...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Custom Made Modern Large Executive Desk with Aluminum Trim, circa 1990
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Custom made one of a kind executive desk made in the modern style sometime in the mid-1990s with a slight Art Deco flair. The desk features 3 drawers to the left and a place for a co...
Category
1990s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
U-Shape Burdick Desk for Herman Miller with Floating Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage U-shaped desk designed by Bruce Burdick for Herman Miller. This enormous desk has three separate surface tops: 84"x 44" glass top, a round onyx top, and a dark granite Geig...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Aluminum
Paul McCobb for Calvin MCM Ebonized Mahogany Brass and White Laminate Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin mid century ebonized mahogany brass and white laminate desk
Desk measures: 54.5 wide x 26 deep x 29 inches high, with a cha...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Michel Ducaroy 'attributed to', Desk, Circa 1975
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Tray dimensions: L180 x P90
Desk dimensions: L138 x P65 x H73
Smoked glass top
Good condition, slightly pitted stainless steel.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Unique Red Lacquer and Brass Maison Jansen Dining Table or Desk, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
A rare piece from Maison Jansen, this large dining table was a commission by a private client. With its impeccable design, perfect proportions, and high-end materials like mother of ...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Minimalist Steel And Glass Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist steel and glass trestle table
Category
Late 20th Century French Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Swedish Västerviks Mobelsnickareskola Fall-Front Desk, circa 1975
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish birch, walnut and burl walnut fall-front desk, circa 1975, the rectangular top above a single long drawer and a fall front writing surface. The interior with numerous small...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Table "Urn" by Robert Venturi, Knoll International, USA, 1984
By Knoll, Roberto Ventura
Located in Berlin, DE
Table "Urn" by Robert Venturi, Knoll International, USA, 1984.´
made of laminate over plywood with chrome-plated steel elements, urn shaped sculptural structure.
This rare and s...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
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
Floating Edward Wormley for Dunbar Executive Extending Desks, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare and sleek Mid-Century Modern executive desks by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture. The desks features stunning solid walnut grain and sleek midcentury design. The desk is fi...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nutwood
Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Unique Double-Trunk Table Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Arthur Espenet Carpenter, unique double-trunk table desk.
This extraordinary table is unique to Espenet's work as it deviates from the traditional rectilinear form with its well-f...
Category
1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Minimalist Steel And Glass Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist steel and glass trestle table
Category
Late 20th Century French Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Desk by Roberto Gabetti, Aimaro Isola and Guido Drocco, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Desk by Roberto Gabetti, Aimaro Isola and Guido Drocco, Italy, 1970s. Manufactured by Arbo. Limited series. Chromed metal, wood. Reference: F. Ferrari, Gabetti e Isola...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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
Italian Postmodern Round Rolling Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This round Postmodern writing desk is on casters for easy mobility and transportation. The half-moon seat of the desk is attached to the half-m...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Philippe Starck Square Mahogany Dining Table M 'Serie Lang' for Driade Aleph
Located in Hanover, MA
A stealth bomber-like sleek square book-matched ribbon mahogany veneer top dining table over four sharply angled polished cast aluminum legs, each having the signature and manufacturer's mark: Aleph by Starck.
Designed by Philippe Starck in 1987 for Aleph France: a division of Driade, from the limited series Lang...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Tawny Color Leather X-Shaped Wood Base Desk in the Style of J. Adnet, circa 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Tawny patina leather top in the style of Jacques Adnet.
Saddle stitching, the top is standing on two X-shaped legs.
Three front drawers with a curved central one.
A leather side c...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Single Minimalistic Heavy Polished Aluminum Table or Desk Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single minimalistic heavy polished aluminum table or desk base. Add your own wood or marble top to specification. The base dimensions are shown below. They are ideal to create a 96" ...
Category
1970s American International Style Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Marco Zanuso Large Architectural X-Leg Dining Table in Walnut, Italy 1974
By Marco Zanuso
Located in New York, NY
Marco Zanuso (1916-2001)
A large and striking modernist dining table by Marco Zanuso, in polished walnut. With architectural double X-legs and a beautiful two-tone top, the pure, st...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Espresso Finish Art Deco Style Vanity/ Writing Desk
Located in East Hampton, NY
This Parsons style, simple and stylish desk has an added feature of a flip top vanity area with storage. Perfect for storing a laptop computer! Two push ...
Category
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Exquisite Cedar Burl and Brass Dining Table by Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Danville, CA
Super chic 1980s dining table in cedar burl with brass trim by Jean-Claude Mahey. The vibrant matched grain burl top is bordered in brass with brass edges a...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Dixie Mid Century 4-Drawer Walnut Single Sided Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Dixie Mid Century 4-drawer walnut single sided desk
Desk measures: 52.5 wide x 19.5 deep x 30 high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we cal...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Willy Rizzo Fiorentina Model Steel and Brass Crystal Top Table, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in IT
Fiorentina Model table by Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s. Steel and brass structure, glass top. Size: 101 x 204 cm, H 75 cm. A video is available upon request. Good conditions, wears cohe...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Rare Solid Mexican Cocobolo Wood Desk Don Shoemaker
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bespoken and rare desk by celebrated Mexican designer and woodworker Don Shoemaker, model no F46. Designed in 1970s and executed in 1981, the desk is constructed with patchwork of ...
Category
1980s Mexican Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cocobolo
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Attractive Louis XV style bureau plat, gilt embossed tanned leather top writing surface centered on a beautiful satinwood veneered panel and...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Multi Laminated and Lacquered Wood Bureau, Argentina, circa 1970
By Stilka
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Multi laminated and lacquered wood bureau. Argentina, circa 1970.
Attributed to Stilka.
Category
1970s Argentine Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Walnut Entry or Library Table Shagreen / Walnut in the style of Karl Springer
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A walnut topped entry or library or sofa table with shagreen or sharkskin base having turned lower leg area in the manner of Karl Springer. Heavy and well crafted with dark olive gre...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1970s Glass Wood Chrome Dining Table
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Wonderfully simplistic parsons style 1970s rectangular dining table. Made of glass, wood and chromed steel legs.
Would make for an amazing executive desk or conference table.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Style Maitland-Smith Faux Ostrich Leather Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This outstanding Art Deco style desk is crafted by Maitland-Smith, circa 1970s. The company is well known for its use of unusual materials. This desk is beautifully covered in faux o...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Pierre Chapo B40 Adjustable Solid Elm Desk, France, circa 1970
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Geneva, CH
Solid elm adjustable desk by Pierre Chapo, France, circa 1970
The desks with mobile tops designed by Pierre Chapo offer a volume that is easy to arrange.
The B40 stands out through...
Category
1970s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Italian Bent Glass Table/ Desk Attributed to FIAM, Italy
By FIAM
Located in East Hampton, NY
Attributed to FIAM of Italy. Three pieces attached by steel discs, bent glass legs and a solid structure. This is a wonderfully chic desk or dining table for...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
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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