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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Late 19th Century
Period: 1990s
Late 19th Century Elegant Italian Frattino Table All Solid Walnut Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Era neoclassicism elegant Italian Frattino table all solid walnut wax-polished
Very elegant neoclassic rectangular table in Renaissance style. In th...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Swedish Biedermeier Style Birch Kneehole Desk
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style (19/20th Century) birch and black trimmed kneehole desk with black leather top.
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Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Birch
19th C Chippendale Style Mahogany Block Front Shell Carved Secretary Desk Lowboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century Chippendale style mahogany blockfront secretary desk. Item features solid mahogany wood construction, dramatic shapely legs terminating with ball and claw feet on the fr...
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Late 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century louis XVI style kingwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted ladies writing table, the body surrounded by bronze moldings. The apron repeats the parquet...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
English Regency Style Satinwood Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Regency style (circa 1850s) gilt metal mounted satinwood desk with inset brown leather top over drawers on legs joined by stretchers. (stamped ...
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Late 19th Century British Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
B Talbert for Gillows Aesthetic Movement Davenport with Central Carved Rosette
Located in London, GB
Bruce J Talbert for Gillows of Lancaster.
An Aesthetic Movement Davenport with a brass gallery to the back and an inkwell and pen compartment below, a...
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Small European Renaissance Style Dining Table or Writing Desk in Oak
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome table in oak with beautifully-carved trestle base and stretcher.
Note: You should always request a shipping quote.
Quoted amounts are an estimate of what it might cost to ...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
Collinson & Lock, Attri to E W Godwin, A Fine Quality Rosewood Writing Table
Located in London, GB
Collinson and Lock. Attributed to E W Godwin. An exceptional quality rosewood writing table with five upper drawers and stylized swan neck drop handles with eight finely turned legs each set of four united by circular pierced details.
Renewed period style leather work area.
Collinson and Lock of London 'Art Furnishers', founded with the partnership of F.G. Collinson and G.J. Lock, former employees of Jackson and Graham. Designers employed by the firm included T.E. Collcutt, the architect of their premises; E.W. Godwin, who was paid a retainer to produce exclusive designs for the company from 1872 to 1874, H.W. Batley and Stephen Webb...
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1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Maison Lalande Mahogany Library Furniture, Paris, 1890-1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine suite of Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany library furniture,
Maison Lalande, Paris, 1890-1900,
comprising: a bureau plat, a large cartioneire and three tub chairs, each w...
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1880s French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaque Bonheur du Jour
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain plaque Bonheur du jour.
The top with a pierced three quarter gallery and white marble top abov...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Massive Tyrol Desk or Working Table, Restored and Wax Finished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique rustic Tyrol desk or working table, in solid wood restored and wax finished
Measures cm: H 78, W 80, D 100.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Walnut Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) walnut table desk with gilt trim and stretcher.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fabulous Louis XV Cherry Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
A fabulous Louis XV desk. The front boasts a faux three-drawer facade with wonderful grain and charming carved details. The back, or seating side, has three real drawers and an apron...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Classic 19th Century, Chinese Wine Table
Located in New York, NY
A simple, Ming stye 19th century, Chinese wine table with fabulous patina and beautiful details. The size of this wonderful table makes it ideal for use as a vanity or small work desk...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Elm
George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons
Located in London, GB
George Walton. A rare Arts and Crafts walnut desk almost identical to the desk Walton designed in 1898 for Sidney Leetham for the morning room in Elm Bank, a major interior commission in York, England.
This desk is a complex hybrid design. The overhanging top with central arched cupboard...
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italian Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gothic looking carved drop down desk that is drop dead gorgeous.
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1880s Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rare Walnut Desk in the Anglo-Japanese Style Designed by Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare walnut desk in the Anglo-Japanese style designed by Thomas Jeckyll and made by Charles Hindley and Sons.
“Thomas Jeckyll designed some of the earliest surviving furniture inspired in decoration if not in form- by interest in Japan” (Cooper p. 138).
As can be seen on the desk, the style and design details such as the ‘Key’ design, the Japanese style lacquered door panels, the cross hatching and circle design on the brass door brackets, all combine to create a unique example of Jeckyll’s Anglo-Japanese work.
The ‘Key’ design on the desk appears on many of Jeckyll’s designs including the cast iron grates and fenders made by Barnard, Bishop and Barnards and on furniture designed for ‘Alecco’ Ionides for his home at no1 Holland Park, London in circa 1875. The ‘Peacock’ dining...
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Late 19th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Desk & Chairs Tuscan Renaissance by Dini & Puccini - Cascina
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique desk with three chairs Tuscany Renaissance in the early 20th century carved walnut. Desk with two drawers. One armchair with armrests and two chairs in leather. By Dini & Pu...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A rare and very special late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted two-tier kidney shaped bureau
by Franc¸ois Linke.
The upper case with shaped top, surmounted by a s...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Bruce Talbert attr, Gillow & Co. A Gothic Revival Polychrome Painted Davenport.
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert attr, made by Gillows of Lancaster. An Gothic Revival Tall Polychrome Painted Architects Davenport designed to stand at to work, with stylised floral details in reds an...
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Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Grain-Painted English Pine Kneehole Desk from Collection of Michael S. Smith
Located in Southampton, NY
Grain-painted English pine kneehole desk, probably late 19th century, from the collection of Michael S. Smith. This is a well constructed desk with generous storage/shelving. Outside...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Salon Empire Writing Desk, 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood, mahogany veneer. Rectangular cover plate over an inconspicuous frame. The base is arched. Fine chiselled bronze applications, gilded. Removable worktop / writing table un...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Rustic Pinewood Table
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming pinewood table with single drawer and original green-painted top, raised on tapering legs.
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Late 19th Century French Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Decorative French Amboyna and Gilt Bronze Center Table
Located in London, GB
A Library Centre Table in the Louis XVI Manner
Constructed in amboyna, with purpleheart banding with gilt bronze mounts; of elliptical form, with gently everted angles; rising from ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in New York, NY
French mahogany partners desk. Antique mahogany partners desk with six drawers beneath the black Greek-key tooled leather top supported by gilt bronze Hermes...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Black Lacquered Desk with Red Tooled Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV style black lacquered desk with a red tooled leather top and bronze hardware.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted, KingWood Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted King-Wood Console Table. The serpentine Brèche d'Alep Marble Top above the frieze centered by scrolling acanthus, flanked by four female busts ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Edwardian Kidney Writing Table Desk Secret Drawers 19th C
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous quality antique Edwardian kidney shaped mahogany writing table by Maple & Co, circa 1890 in date.
The shaped top is cross banded in various exotic specimen wood...
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1890s English Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Small 19th century writing table with 3 drawers
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful small antique mahogany writing table with 3 drawers. The top is inlaid with green gold-edged leather. Writing table has inlay work. This is done with ebony and satinwood. T...
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1870s British Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
High end palissander desk by Promemoria italy, 1990s
By Promemoria
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
High end italian desk by Promemoria italy with a incredibly beautiful palissander frame and top.
Inside the two drawers we find a leather finish, labelled with makers mark.
The nat...
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1990s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Palisander
Late 19th Century Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Quality Late 19th Century Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk, or Dressing Table, Having Attractive Replacement Tooled Leather Inset Top Over Nine Drawers With Original Brass Handles,...
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique Victorian period writing desk. This was made in England, it dates from around 1860-1880.
It is of great quality and is a very useful size. The ins...
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1880s British Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Wood French Writing Desk Maison Forest Paris, 1890
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Parisian writing desk from the late 19th century. Furniture produced by Forest Paris (see photo) of great quality, finely inlaid in mahogany, map...
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1890s French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Simulated Marble Painted Italian Desk
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Painted Italian Desk, smart cabriole legs, extraordinary faux marble painted top, blue base. Later painted, recent refreshing and colour matching to the base although the impressive ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1870, H1178
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1870, H1178
Scotland 1870
Solid Walnut and veneer
Original finish
Free standing kidney shaped writing desk
Having a s...
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1870s Scottish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Brass Mounted Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with inset brown leather over a central drawer flanked by a deep drawer and two single drawers. Finished on back with false drawers. Raised on circular tapered fluted...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antonio Citterio Spatio Table in Maple / Linoleum tabletop and Chrome for Vitra
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Spatio Conference, Dining Table or Desk designed by Antonio Citterio and manufactured by Vitra. Linoleum table top in a green-blue color with an edge of solid Maple wood. The table i...
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1990s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Chrome, Other
Empire desk, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Empire desk, France, circa 1880.
Currently under renovation.
Wood: mahogany
dimensions: height 80 cm x width 150 cm x depth 80 cm
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1880s French Empire Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Horner School Inlaid & Carved Mahogany Secretary Desk Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique secretary in the manner of Horner offers mahogany construction with upper having glass enclosed display in arched form with inlaid satinwood floral elements throughout, ov...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Oak Writing Desk With Barley Twist Legs
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Henri II or Renaissance Revival ornate carved oak Black Forest writing desk
France, Late 19th Century
Beautiful ornate carved oak, with barley twist legs...
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Late 19th Century French Black Forest Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
19th Century Freestanding French Parquetry and Kingwood Kidney Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century freestanding French parquetry and Kingwood kidney desk, the kidney shaped top having a green leather writing surface decorated with blind and gilt tooling, a Kingwood bo...
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1880s French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Kingwood
Chinoiserie Imperial Red English Writing Partners Desk / Library Table, 19th C
Located in Charleston, SC
This Elegant English Chinoiserie Partners Writing Desk / Library Table with Exotic Scenes is Japanned in Imperial Red Lacquer. The Chinoiserie Library...
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany, Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with two drawers, simple square tapered legs ending in horse-hoof feet, and with a well-worn sangre-de-boeuf lacquer. The perfe...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Elm
Carrara Marble Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
- 29.5" H, 58" W, 34" D
- Hand-made column base Italian Carrara marble desk with inset Calacatta viola marble detail
- Condition: Good: repaired crack to interior side of one base ...
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1990s Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Carrara Marble
Fruitwood Side Table or Small Writing Table
Located in Port Chester, NY
A simple and elegant fruitwood side table or small writing table/desk. The top has lovely grain and patina. Classic tapered legs, pegged at the ap...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Late Victorian Mahogany Writing Table Signed Edwards & Roberts 1880
Located in Roma, RM
Antique fine quality Victorian mahogany twin pedestal desk Edwards & Roberts.
This particular desk is a Chinese Chippendale revival, circa 1880, late Victorian period.
The desk top s...
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Personal Writing Desk from Empress Elisabeth I of Austria, circa 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
With pride we present to you an absolute unique opportunity, not just an antique piece of furniture, much more, a truly amazing piece of history with incredible provenance! The personal Travel Writing Desk from Empress Elisabeth...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Beech, Mahogany
Antique Inlaid Satinwood Writing Table Desk by Edwards & Roberts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a sublime satinwood and marquetry desk by Edwards & Roberts, Circa 1880 in date.
This gorgeous desk is freestanding and has been crafted from beautiful satinwood which has been masterfully inlaid with a marquetry of ribbons, swags and garlands.
The rectangular top is beautifully framed with walnut cross-banding and features an inset gold tooled green leather writing surface above seven capacious drawers. The desk is raised on squared tapered legs that terminate in the original brass castors.
It bears the stamp of the renowned cabinet makers Edward and Roberts in the centre drawer.
Complete with the original handles and working loks and key.
This elegant desk will make a wonderful addition to your home or office.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned polished waxed and releathered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 75 x width 122 x depth 61
Height 60 x width 48 - Kneehole dimensions
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x width 4 foot x depth 2 foot
Height 2 feet x width 1 foot, 7 inches - Kneehole dimensions
Edwards & Roberts
The firm Edwards & Roberts was one of the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the eighteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards & Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet...
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1880s English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Satinwood
American Painted Table with Two Drawers, Late 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
American painted table with two drawers, late 19th century
Measures: 40.5" wide x 20" deep x 31" high
Provenance: Private Collection, South...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Pine
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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