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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Reed and wicker desk with glass shelf and drawers, Italy 1980
Located in Roma, RM
Reed and wicker desk with glass shelf and drawers, Italy 1980
Product details
Dimensions: 127 B x 82 H x 57 D cm
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wicker, Reed, Glass
Postmodern Pluto Desk by Pierre Colleu for Starform and Disney, France 1980s.
Located in Lille, FR
Table height: 58 cm.
Total height with the head: 90 cm
Good condition.
Some restaurations on the desk top.
Some fading on the head and the legs.
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Tessellated Faux Bone Lacquered Desk With Leather Top by Alessandro for Baker
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the elegance of the 1980s with the Alessandro for Baker Tessellated Faux Bone Lacquered Desk With Leather Top. This luxurious piece, designed by Alessandro Gabrie...
Category
1980s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Architect's desk, wood and metal, circa 1970, France.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Architect's desk in sliding beige lacquered wood with metal-plated casters,
hinged top, two belt drawers, circa 1970, France.
Height 76 cm, width 11! cm, open 2m27, depth 69 cm.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Brass and Rattan Desk
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and unusual vintage brass and rattan desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1970’s.
It is very well made and has a lovely design, with the rattan cl...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Arne Vodder for Sibast. Corner desk. 1970s.
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Arne Vodder for Sibast.
Corner desk in rosewood, opening on the front with a box with three drawers and a large drawer in the central part. Drawers and doors on the left side. Strai...
Category
1970s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Tiger Oak Double Pedestal Free Standing Desk, Scotland 1900, H936
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Tiger Oak Double Pedestal Free Standing Desk, Scotland 1900, H936
Scotland 1920
Solid oak
Original Finish
Rectangular moulded top
With tambour front
Opening to reveal numer...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Danish Modern Flip-Top Partners Teak Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W64 D28.75 D38 H29 KC23.5
Spectacular teak desk designed and crafted by Peter Løvig Nielsen in Denmark circa 1970's. Its ingenious design makes it versatile in accommodating two-per...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Desk, Norway, 1970s, Timeless Elegance with Scandinavian Flair
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This gorgeus desk was thoughtfully crafted in Norway during the 1970s or possibly the 1980s. Its design brings to mind previous desks from Bruksbo Manufacture or some earlier designs...
Category
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Curved Writing Desk with Matching Desk Chair
Located in North York, ON
This set exudes elegance and sophistication with its natural light wood finish that adds a touch of warmth to any space. The desk and chair both feature beautiful curved details that...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
20th century French Cherry Wood System Desk, 1980s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful system desk from the 80s in cherry wood.
Leather top, one zipper on each side and two zippers at the front.
Two easels that fold on either side of a marble top.
A cen...
Category
1980s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Modernist desk by Etienne Fermigier, France, 1970s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful modernist desk by Etienne Fermigier, produced by JFR, made in France in the 1970s.
Laminate top, aluminum structure.
Very good condition, few traces of time on the top.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Reply Architect Drafting Table Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld Ahrend Cirkel, 1959
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Reply Dutch Design Architect drawing table designed by Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Circel in 1959.
Design Classic, awarded with the "Signe d’Or".
The table top is fully adjustable by two rotary knobs, this table is in very good condition seen its age.
Dark Brown coated...
Category
1970s Dutch Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Turn of the Century French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
The unique design of this vintage wooden writing desk combines a distinguished character with charming eccentricity. Built in France at the...
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Coral Stone and Metal Coastal Desk
Located in Miami, FL
An exiting find. Faux coral stone and metal desk.
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Frau Arredamenti writing desk
By 3V Arredamenti
Located in Brussel, BE
Elegant writing desk by Arredamenti with wood top hiding 2 black compartments and chromed legs.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Martin Nyrop, Desk, Pine, Brass, Denmark, 1900
By Martin Nyrop
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and brass desk designed by Martin Nyrop for Copenhagen City Hall, Denmark, c. 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Waterfall Console / Writing Table or Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Waterfall Console / Writing Table or Desk
A nice U shaped Lucite writing table or console that can sit center in a...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lucite
Rudy Folding Wall Table by Giorgio Manzali for Bonaldo Italy, 1980s
By Bonaldo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Giorgio Manzali
Producer - Bonaldo Italy
Model - Rudy
Design Period - Eighties
Measurements - Width 97 cm x Depth open 62 cm - Closed 5 cm x...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
20th-C. Maitland -Smith Chinoiserie Faux Burnt Bamboo Desk And Chair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Perfect for that home office! This is a late 20th century faux burnt bamboo chinoiserie desk with coordinating chair. The chair’s blue upholste...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
Large Postmodern Office Desk in the Style of "Hommage a Mondrian" Desk 80s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
A stunning large postmodern geometrical office desk in the style of "Hommage a Mondrian" desk by Danilo Silvestrin for Rosenthal
Three pieces are available.
Unknown production of t...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture Queen Anne Secretary Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
1980s Queen Anne slant front secretary desk.
This is a quality Baker Furniture piece, made with exceptional craftsmanship.
Keys are included but unsur...
Category
1970s American Queen Anne Vintage 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...
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Other
1970s Peter Protzman Zebrawood executive desk for Herman Miller
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Peter Protzman’s zebra wood executive desk for Herman Miller. These were manufactured in 1970 and 1971. This desk was only produced for a short period of time because of issues with ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Executive Leather Banker Partners Desk With Drawers and Extending Plots
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: H 30" / W 71" / D 35.4"
Drawer: W 14" /D 18.5"
Drawer: W 14"/ D 18.5"
Plot: W 28.7" /D 14.2"
Plot (2): W 23.6" / D 14.2"
Magnificent Mid-Century Modern style partners bu...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vivai del Sud desk in black lacquered bamboo, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, RM
Vivai del Sud desk in black lacquered bamboo with black glass shelf and brass details, Italy 1970s
Product details
Materials: bamboo, dark glass, brass
Dimensions 103 w x 72 h x 58 d...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bruce Burdick for Herman Miller Executive Modular Desk
Located in Seattle, WA
According to the Herman Miller website, Bruce’s first product designed for HM was the “Burdick Group system,” a highly configurable office desk which integrated electronics for office equipment and early computers.
This rare Bruce Burdick executive desk for Herman Miller features aluminum frame base and customizes components allowing you to modify which configurations fits your space and needs. this L-shape configuration includes a rectangle glass top and a rounded edge top rested on top on a 6 foot beam, connecting to a 10 foot beam with one lower desk top and an upper shelf. Accessories include a cabinet, two vertical file organizers...
Category
1980s North American Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Gallotti and Radice President Desk
Located in Dronten, NL
President Desk made of safety glass with a stainless steel frame.
Originally designed by Gallotti & Radice in 1971, this piece is made circa 1988.
Mark...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
NATIONAL MT. AIRY Thomas Jefferson Mahogany Adaptable Drawing Writing Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
An adaptation of the Colonial period Thomas Jefferson Tall Adaptable Desk currently at Monticello, by National Mount Airy Furniture. Their version is similar, although shorter, to the original desk. Solid mahogany with brass hardware, faux keyhole escutcheon, brass locking pins to hold writing desk in place when slid under top, and supported by six straight block legs with column details. Features a banded tilt-up drawing or reading top that has a tray for holding papers or a book & is held up by a hinged wood ratchet stand...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Desk, Writing Table by Bohumil Landsman, 1970s, Fully Restored
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This desk was designed by Bohumil Landsman in 1970s. The design is very simple and elegant. It features a section with 3 practical drawers. The desk is covered with ash veneer with b...
Category
1970s Czech Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast Rare Desk Grid Table, Italy, circa 1985
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast Desk Grid Trestle, Italy circa 1985
Dimensions are 0,78" x 26.77" x 28,74"
Well preserved Postmodern desk perfect for any stylish daily accompli...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique French Ladies Writing Table or Petite Desk or Side Table, Fully Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French oak ladies writing table or desk. Also, works as an end table or side table. Our in house restoration department restored the finish back to its original French walnut...
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Post-Modern Italian Aluminum Desk or Console Table with Painted Top, 1982
Located in Berlin, DE
This Post-Modern Italian Aluminum Desk or Console Table was made in around 1982.
The Table Top has been hand-painted and lacquered in the style of Alessandro Menndini.
A unique piece...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
vintage Desk 1970
By Michel Boyer
Located in Perpignan, FR
Très beau bureau datant des années 70 . Attribué au designer Michel Boyer.
En parfait état d'origine. Placage bois palissandre & aluminium brossé.
Pièce rare .
Category
1970s French Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
John Van Koert for Drexel Profile Mid Century Leather Top Walnut Desk
By John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in Countryside, IL
John Van Koert for Drexel Profile mid century leather top walnut desk
This desk measures: 53.75 wide x 33 deep x 35.5 high, with a chair clearance of 25.5 inches
All pieces of ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Country French Baker Furniture Executive Writing Desk Circa 1980
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1980s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Cavalletto Desk by Kazuhide Takahama for Myc-Gavina, 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cavalletto desk designed in 1970 by Japanese architect Kazuhide Takahama for MYC-Gavina. Rare model with three drawers in stained oak wood and champagne laminate, trestles bases in c...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Italian Desk, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage italian desk made from a chrome frame and brown felt.
Attractive desk with seventies vibes.
Good overall condition.
Very much in th...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Danish Writing Desk by Henning Kjærnulf, 1970s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Beautiful massiv oak writing desk by Danish architect Henning (Henry) Kjærnulf.
Danish furniture designers that gets inspiration from the time before. Style of the baroque and good woodcarved woodworking. His characteristic shaped legs in baroque style fits perfectly with the modern home interior.
Lot of space in the drawers and in the back, this table is ideal to stand off...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chippendale Style Double Sided Executive Desk by Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chippendale style double sided 3 drawer hand carved acanthus decorated cabriole legs ball & claw foot with tooled leather top executive desk by Maitland Smith
Stunning circa 1800s Design Chippendale style double sided 3 drawer with faux drawer front backside. stretcher base frame, gorgeous inlaid quality Tooled leather serpentine...
Category
1980s Chippendale Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Drexel Heritage Federal Style Mahogany Tooled Leather Slide Top 10-Drawer Desk
By Drexel
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare Drexel Heritage Bonheur du Jour Federal Style mahogany tooled leather slide top desk with 10 functional drawers. It is superb condition and is beautifully designed. The desk area has 5 top smaller drawers, 4 rear, very deep drawers, a large center drawer with original brass drawer knobs...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1970s Spanish 5-Drawer Bamboo Lined Wooden Writing Desk Cabinet Bureau
Located in Marbella, ES
Vintage 1970s Spanish 5-drawer bamboo and woven wicker lined wooden writing desk cabinet bureau.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Chippendale Style Desk by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish Chippendale inspired desk/center table dates to the 1980s and is fabricated in pickled mahogany, with brass hardware and a glass top.
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Retro Czechoslovakian Mid-Century Modern Writing Table, ca. 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
Retro Czechoslovakian writing table, manufactures in the 1970s in mid-century modern style.
Neat minimalistic desk with functional drawers and elegant table legs,
in fair condition.
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Paul Evans Brutalist Skyline Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paul Evans brutalist sculpted bronze dining table with 48" x 96" x 3/4" thick glass top. With smaller glass top can be used as a desk. Signed PE70
Only base is 65" x 27".
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pace Collection Desk by Irving Rosen, circa 1973
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Japanese Tamo wood and stainless steel desk by Pace, designed by Irving Rosen. Waterfall edges with polished stainless steel. Wood is Tamo ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Enzo Mari Style Sculptural Solid Wood and Glass Desk, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Removable solid wood desk, with shaped glass shelf from the 1970s.
Original furniture by the Arch. Nicola Pagliara, Neaples
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rare Stunning Atomic Age Boomerang Desk and Gemini Leather Armchair, France 1970
Located in New York, NY
France, 1970's
A phenomenal Space Age boomerang desk. A beautifully elongated and angled Formica top cantilevers over a steel column with a spring-loaded compartmentalized drawer, raised on a cast iron base sheathed in original red shag carpeting. Accompanied by a sleek Gemini armchair...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Dutch Oak Art Nouveau Arts & Crafts Partners Desk by K.P.C. de Bazel, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Elegant and rare Art Nouveau Arts & Crafts partners desk.
Design by K.P.C. de Bazel.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid oak with original brass handles and inlay.
In goo...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
'Pistole et Chiavi' "Pistols and Keys" Desk by Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
'Chiavi et Pistole' desk designed by Gio Ponti (1891-1979) and Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988). A stunning black lacquer four-drawer desk on brass sabots. Printed with pistol and key mo...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Elephant Tusk Console Table by Suzanne Dahl & Jerry Barich
Located in Chicago, IL
Lucite and tusk console table with substantial solid brass brackets designed by Suzanne Dahl & Jerry Barich for the Versailles collection. Tusks are...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Michel Cadestin and Georges Laurent Desk and Filing Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michel Cadestin and Georges Laurent office suite from the administrative offices at the centre Georges Pompidou by Teda, France.
Category
1970s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate
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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