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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
NONO Elefante Console Table 57, Solid Wood, Contemporary Flair
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
NONO Elefante Console Table 57, Solid Wood, Contemporary Flair ————————————————————— Elefante Collection: A Harmony of Design and Heritage by NONO Crafting Elegance with a Moderni...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Antique French Regency Louis XV Bureau De Pente Ladies Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XV style bureau de pente roll top ladies writing desk In the manner of Vernis Martin France, Circa 1920s Mahogany, with hand-painted scene,...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Desk with Bookcase in Maple Wood Ico Parisi Style , 1950s
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A particular and very useful by Permanente Mobili Cantù Mid-Century Modern desk with bookcase in maple wood Ico Parisi attributed, period 1950s. Top desk in crystal green lacquered....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple

Contemporary Organic Natural Plaster Desk 323cm by Isabelle Beaumont
Located in Ranst, BE
Contemporary Belgian design, handmade natural plaster desk with a textured and earthy character. This unique first of its kind design is handcrafted with multiple layers Mortex® on ...
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2010s Belgian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Concrete, Cement, Composition, Limestone, Stainless Steel

Small Mahogany secretary .Georgian style .England
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice attractive small secretary . Georgian style .Mahogany . Green Leather inlay . Good quality piece . nice interior. Ideal working space ,Because its size . fits every room...
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1960s English Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Scandinavian Rosewood Desk by Nanna Ditzel Søren Willardsen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Rosewood desk with three drawers by Nanna Ditzel. The desk has a particularly beautiful grain. The sale takes place with an EU certificate for this rosewood(CITES).
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

English Leather Top Campaign Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century British colonial campaign desk with a brown tooled leather top, brass hardware, keys to the top and side drawers, and sits on porcelain casters.
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Louis XV Satinwood and Mahogany Bureau Plat Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk with stunning diamond marquetry on drawers. Lovely versatile medium size, stunning bronze figural female bust mounts o...
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1970s American Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Finn Juhl Nyhavn Desk Walnut Black Lino, 1945
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table desk designed by Finn Juhl in 1945, relaunched in 2009. Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark. During his career, Finn Juhl designed a series of different tables with ...
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2010s Danish Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Antique Fruitwood Rustic French Desk / Writing Table / Console W/ Leather Top
Located in Kennesaw, GA
One of my favorite things about this piece is its size. It is a late 19th century French carved fruitwood desk. It could also work well as a vanity or console table. The drawers have...
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1880s French Rustic Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

English Kidney Shaped Kneehole Writing Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English kidney shaped kneehole writing desk from the Edwardian era, featuring a demi-lune top with original leather writing surface decora...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Contemporary Trestle Table "Work" in Solid White Oak by Casey Lurie USA
Located in Chicago, IL
Introduced in 2016, WORK table is a contemporary take on the traditional working tables used by artists and designers for centuries. The table has height adjustable trestles...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Oak

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

1960s Peter Løvig Nielsen 'Boomerang' Desk in Palisander Hedensted Møbelfabrik
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - Stamped.
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

19th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid walnut with marquetry veneers of walnut, mahogany and cherry. Pine as a secondary wood. ...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Biedermeier Oval Desk in the style of Josef Danhauser
Located in New York, NY
Very rare find. One of the most striking desks we've ever encountered. Presenting an iconic second period Biedermeier writing desk. Solid wood with burled birch veneer and eboniz...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Gallotti & Radice, President model desk, Italy, 1970s.
Located in Palermo, PA
President desk model by Gallotti & Radice, Italian production from 1971. Iconic, charming and essential design, perfect for a modern setting. Transparent tempered glass and chrome-pl...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Crystal, Metal

Bruno Mathsson "Maria Flap" Folding Table in Karelian Birch, Karl Mathsson, 1977
Located in Odense, DK
Vintage folding table model "Maria Flap" by Bruno Mathsson made in the most beautiful Karelian Birch veneer. Made in 1976 at Karl Mathsson, Värnamo,...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech, Birch

Borge Mogensen Desk & Chair Oak Soborg Mobler Denmark 1954 Writing Table
Located in Basel, BS
Børge Mogensen desk, model 132 for Søborg Møbelfabrik. The writing desk was first published in the 1954 Søborg catalogue, the here offered model w...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Italian Desk, from 1960 in Chestnut, Honey-Colored, with 5 Drawer
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian desk, from 1960 in chestnut, honey-colored, with 5 drawers Nice design with wood in the top Height for legs from under the drawer 58 cm. Comes from an old country house in th...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chestnut

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...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Carbon Aircraft Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Carbon Aircraft made from a Pratt & Whitney JT8D reactor which was manufactured for McDonnell Douglas MD-80, Boeing 727 ro 737, Dassault Mercure 100 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Walnut L-Shaped Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Introducing a stunning mid-century walnut L-shaped desk from the 1960s, a true classic of American design, built to stand the test of time. This desk features a thoughtfully designed...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Borge Mogensen Oak Executive Desk for P. Lauritsen & Son, 1960.
Located in Paris, FR
Rare freestanding desk designed by Børge Mogensen and produced by P. Lauritsen & Søn in Denmark, ca late 1950s-1960s. The desk comes apart in three separated pieces, the top and the ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

1980's Cerused Oak Three Drawer Desk
Located in New York, NY
1980's cerused oak desk with 3 large drawers and claw feet legs, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Baker Furniture Egyptian Revival Rosewood Leather Top Executive Bureau Plat Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Egyptian Revival, Neoclassical, or Empire style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk By Baker Furniture USA, Late 20th Century Rosewood, with embossed leather top...
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Late 20th Century American Egyptian Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Prouve Inspired Writing Desk with Compass Legs by Marko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prouve inspired writing desk by Marko. The desk has a formica top, blue compass legs and one side cabinet with two blue drawers. In original condition with visible wear, including de...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

'AB019' Wall Desk in Lacquered Oak & Drawer by Anker Bak for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Glendale, CA
'AB019' Wall Desk in Lacquered Oak & Drawer by Anker Bak for Carl Hansen & Son In collaboration with Carl Hansen & Søn, Danish designer Anker Bak has designed a desk that has been ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Doge Large Dining Table designed by Carlo Scarpa. Manufactured by Cassina (Italy) ULTRARATIONAL EMBLEM A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademar...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Late 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Writing Table, Iron Stretcher
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 17th century Spanish Renaissance writing table is constructed of solid walnut and features an impressive 30-inch wide top made from a single plank of walnut. The top joins ...
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Late 17th Century French Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Italian Mid-Century Self-Standing Corner Bookcase with Desk by Borsani, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Amazing Italian corner Bookcase with Desk, produced in the 1950s and very well designed, probably by one of the most important Italian designers of the period such as Osvaldo Borsani...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Stained Glass, Wood

Geometric Writing Desk / Sideboard in Walnut and Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in Uithoorn, NL
This geometrical writing desk has a sleek symmetry. This is formed by two large, rectangular storage compartments, together with four smaller compartments above. In between the compa...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Edwardian Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of mahogany from the Edwardian Era, featuring an inset embossed leather top, with moulded edge around the circumference, over a frieze of two dra...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

19th C. Bamboo Chinoiserie Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinoiserie Lacquered Bamboo Desk, France, circa late 19th Century. Beautiful hand painted aesthetic movement decoration. It is a versatile size and can be used as a desk, writing ta...
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Bamboo, Wood

Mid-Century Executive Desk by Mauser, Veneered Wood, Chromed Metal Germany, 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Mid-Century Executive Desk in walnut veneered wood and chrome plated metal. From the "Chefbüro Mauser-Programm" by Mauser-Werke Waldeck, Germany, c. 1960
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Custom Designed Slumped Glass Desk by Laurel Fyfe
Located in Dallas, TX
This is an absolutely breathtaking piece. It is impossible to capture the beauty and simplicity of this desk with a camera. It is a thick clear sheet of glass that has been manipulated by the world renowned glass artist Laurel Fyfe into the form of a gently draped desk...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass

Early 19th Century French Black Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An impressive early 19th Century French Louis XVI style, black lacquered bureau plat. With is original leather top and bronze mounts. Circa 1800.
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

H.P. Hansen symmetric writing desk in rosewood Arne Vodder Denmark 1960
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful writing desk designed by Arne Vodder; one of the best designers Denmark has known and it is manufactured by H.P. Hansen, Denmark 1960. This exquisite symmetric writing desk...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Alvar Aalto Rare Writing Table from Otaniemi Technical University, 1960s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Rare writing table, designed by Alvar Aalto, 1960s. Birch with linoleum table top. Later modified with the reading lamp. The writing table is from the Otaniemi Technical University. ...
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Early 19th century Regency davenport writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality Regency davenport, circa 1820. Spindle gallery to the top leading to the original leather writing surface. Top opens to reveal a richly colored interior with 2 drawers....
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Palisander

Shagreen Writing Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. Inspired by the original Rhapsody lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Lifetime Furniture Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table By Lifetime Furniture USA, Circa 1900 Beautiful quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardw...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Antique Lady's Writing Desk, French, Marble, Roll Top Bureaux, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lady's writing desk. A French, mahogany and marble roll top bureaux, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850. Striking craftsmanship, fine materials and a delightful form enhance this quality desk Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout Select stocks present exceptional caramel hues and fine grain interest Captivating, rouge marble display plinth with a three-quarter brass gallery Trio of drawers to the upper section, of field panel finish and accessed by brass drop handles Roll top tambour activated by opening the main drawer, redolent of Riesener...
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1850s French Early Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Round Brutalist Dining Table in Oak, Mid Century Modern, Made in France, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A stunning solid oak round dining table in the brutalist style, crafted in France during the 1960s by a French cabinetmaker. This mid-century modern piece features a robust and minim...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Mid Century Louis XV Bombe Hand-Carved Paint Decorated Marble-Top Desk & Chair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful five-drawer desk with hand carvings (see thumbnail photos) and paint decorated in the Louis XV style. Top quality workmanship in every phase. Original matching chair with this desk that is finished on all sides and can be placed in the middle of a room, bombe on all sides. Serpentine marble top...
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1950s American Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Lovely Desk by Herbert Hirche for Holzäpfel, Germany, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Desk by Herbert Hirche for Holzäpfel, Germany, 1960s Slight signs of use due to age, patina due to age, there is a small repair on the top, see pictures. Furniture wax was p...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gentleman's Bureau Dressing Table Vanity Desk
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional large French speckled plum pudding mahogany rosewood marble ormolu flip-top mirrored gentleman's bureau dressing table / writing desk (poudreuse coiffeuse de t...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb 1920s beautifully patinated oak roll top desk of neat proportions, finely carved and of gorgeous quality. The moulded top of rectangular fo...
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1920s English Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

"Zeno" Asymmetrical Beech and Ebony Desk by Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti, 1990s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A well crafted asymmetric 90's desk designed by Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti S.p.A. The desk is made of a beech frame with Macassar Ebony inset top and aluminum hardware. The leg ha...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Box Wooton Desk Table File Cabinet Organizer Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak box wooton desk table file cabinet organizer mint!  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Spectacular Wood Desk, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional and spectacular French Art Deco wood desk. Two drawers in facade, circa 1930.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Erik Risager-Hansen Danish Rosewood Desk, c1960s
Located in London, England
Erik Risager-Hansen - Writing Desk, c1960s Rarely seen desk produced by Haslev Mobelsnedkeri in Denmark and designed by Danish master Erik Risager-Hansen (also known as Severin Hans...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Rare Brass and Steel Aged Mirrored Top John Vesey Style Ebonzed Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning desk that was perhaps made by John Vesey, but we can't say with any degree of certainty. The elements are there, the steel and brass used to create the more averag...
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1980s European Directoire Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front Desk w Drawers Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Dovetail Joints Secretary Drop Front desk w drawers dresser.
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19th Century American Federal Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Ernesto Valabrega for Vittorio Valabrega Art Deco Desk in Walnut Briar
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Vittorio Valabrega Studio, executive desk, briar walnut, walnut, brass, Italy, 1930s This stunning desk, designed by Ernesto Valabrega in Italy in the 1930s, c...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Burl

Franco Albini TL22 wooden desk by Poggi Pavia, Italy, 1950s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Desk with shaped top from the "TL 22" series, wooden structure, italian manufacture from the 1950s, crafted by Poggi and designed by Franco Albini. This office desk stands out with ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Danish Desk
Located in New York, NY
A very handsome Danish desk with wooden sabots.
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1960s Danish Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Palisander

Custom Italian Drawing Table or Writing Desk in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Unique desk or drawing table, oak, brass, metal, Italy, 1950s An Italian architect or furniture designer with a great eye for proportions planned this free-standing, functional desk...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

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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