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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Walnut and burr leather top pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Walnut and burr leather top pedestal desk circa 1990. Good example of a 19th century designed desk. Which is in 3 sections, being the top and 2 pedestals. Top surface with green le...
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Late 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Walnut

English mahogany partners desk with turned legs 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
Oversized partners, writing desk, English mahogany with lovely red leather top surface
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau en Pente, attributed to Migeon
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The hinged fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior with drawers above a slide enclosing a concealed well with two drawers, raised on cabriole legs headed by scrolling chutes r...
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Olavi Hänninen, Desk, Oak, Finland, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak "Paletti" desk, designed by Olavi Hänninen and produced by HMN Huonekalu Mikko Nupponen, Lahti, Finland, 1960s Dimensions: 28” H 65” W x 27.5” D
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1960s Finnish Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Palette JH9, Black Marble and Black Ash Desk by Jaime Hayon for & Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Inspired by Alexander Calder’s kinetic sculptures, Spanish designer Jaime Hayon transformed the idea of a mobile into a table - stabilized by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Style Walnut Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-Century Modern style walnut desk with a quarter veneered writing surface, a long drawer, brass capital, and raised on turned and tapered legs with br...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

A Very Fine Edwardian Leather Top Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Edwardian mahogany leather top nine drawer kidney shaped desk, of stunning quality, finely carved, line inlaid and crossbanded throughout. The moulded desk top is fitted...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Nomos Style Chrome and Glass Dining Table or Desk after Norman Foster
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Argentine licensed copy of the original iconic Norman Foster Nomos table. Chrome plated steel frame supporting a thick glass top. Works as...
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20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Nara Tobacco Desk
Located in Milan, IT
This desk was inspired by traits of Art Deco and architecture typical of the Japanese city of Nara. Its graceful frame in glossy, tobacco-finished walnut boasts slender, tapered legs...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Nara Tobacco Desk
Nara Tobacco Desk
$16,767 / item
19th Century Country French Provincial Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century country French provincial diminutive writing table or desk carved from walnut. The top and frieze have a gracefully curved serpentine shape with a small storage...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Fine French Art Deco Cherry Desk with Bronze Details
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco two drawers cherry desk with bronze details.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Double Pedestal Floating Top Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Mainline by Hooker Mid Century Walnut Double Pedestal Floating Top Desk Desk measures: 50 wide x 26 deep x 30.5 inches high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches ?All pieces of f...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Athinia Desk by Ciarmoli Queda Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Timeless allure and exquisite craftsmanship make this desk a precious addition to a modern or classic decor. The oval structure in walnut wood flaunts an elegant leather upholstery w...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Double desk with tilting and opening desks, inside two large compartments.
Located in Cesena, FC
Double desk with opening desks Double desk with tilting and opening desks, inside two large compartments, Each side of the desk has 2 drawers. The cabinet is solid walnut, in first...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Antique Spanish Carved Walnut Baroque Partners Desk Writing Trestle Table 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique 19th century Spanish Baroque carved walnut & hand-forged iron trestle partner's table or desk, circa 1880. A partner's table allows two people to sit opposite each other with drawer space on both sides, this very nice example in the Spanish baroque taste has a carved gadrooned top. To each side are three carved fronted drawers, each with the original brass teardrop shaped pulls with a six petal floral brass lock escutcheon. Each side having corresponding carving, at each corner of the desk are a pair of carved acanthus...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Mid-Century Italian Carved Wood Writing Desk Console Table with Leather Chair
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian carved desk writing table with elevated upper shelf and drawer section, with beautiful carved legs and sides, completed by the...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Antique Dining Table With Extension Plates Made In Mahogany From 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
Dining table of mahogany with extension plates, in great antique condition from the 1840s. Fully extendend the table measurese 151 cm.
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1840s Danish Other Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Vintage "Biscayne" Floating Top Walnut Desk by Drexel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage “Biscayne” floating top walnut desk by Drexel and manufactured in the United States, circa 1960s. This desk has been built from the highest quality walnut wood and ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Classic by Carpanelli Book Writing Desk
Located in Desio, IT
Its lines and volumes remind ones of a book. The solid wood structure is enriched by different kind of woods. The working of the top is elaborate and original: a rhombus filleted ban...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Classic by Carpanelli Book Writing Desk
Classic by Carpanelli Book Writing Desk
$8,843 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Elegant French Louis XV Period Secretary Writing Desk with Hidden Compartment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period Rococo secretary with hidden compartment, circa 1760. This antique French writing desk features a slant-leaf front...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Modernist Rattan & Bamboo Wrapped Desk signed Bielecky Brothers
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modernist desk, crafted by the esteemed Bielecky Brothers, exudes sophistication with its meticulous rattan and bamboo wrapping. Made in America around 1970,...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan

19th Century walnut partners desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A large and impressive 19th Century walnut partners desk of exceptional quality, having a wonderful figured top that is sectioned with crossbanding and herringbone inlay and having a...
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1890s British Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Console Table in the Style of Emmanuel Pontremoli "Kerylos", circa 1970, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Console table in the style of Emmanuel Pontremoli "Kerylos". Tripod console table. Greek model. Beech wood Circa 1970, France. Very good vinta...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Beech

Gispen Industrial "7804" Desk in Blue & Gray with Two Drawers & Slide Out Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Gispen industrial "7804" desk with blue linoleum top and blue enameled metal drawers fronts designed by A.R. Cordemeyer. There is a slide-out shelf hidden above the two drawers....
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

The Burl Wood Parson Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Modern burl wood dining table, with Parsons style legs, one drawer, a 'rustic' warm brown finish with subtle distressing and a hand-rubbed finish. Dimensions: 72" W x 36" D x 30" H.
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Burl

19th Century Small Empire Desk, France
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Small Empire Desk, France, 1840 A simple yet elegant Empire-style desk, crafted in 1840. Made of solid oak and veneered with beautiful pyramidal mahogany, it reflects the classic ch...
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1840s Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Italian Venetian Style Distressed Paint Decorated Secretary Desk C. 1950's
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 78 1/4 in W: 35 1/2 in D: 16 1/4 in Capture the enchanting spirit of classic Europe with this Italian Venetian style distressed paint-decorated secretary desk, craf...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Country Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

18th c. English Gadrooned Reading Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century English mahogany pedestal desk with gilt tooled leather inset three-section top over central drawer with two banks of four drawers to either side, featuring fine deta...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 30" H x 60" W x 30" D x 29" Leg clearance. Approx 21-24" Middle Wi...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Acrylic, Laminate

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

Louis XV Style Auffray and Co Black Desk with Leather Top and Bronze Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV French style black lacquered desk from the mid 20th century by maker Auffray and Co, with leather top, gilt accents, bronze mounts and three drawers. Created during the Midcentury period, this black lacquer desk, made by Auffray and Co furniture, showcases the stylistic characteristics of the Louis XV era. The desk features a rectangular serpentine top fitted with black leather and gilt accents, sitting above an elegant apron. Three drawers, with bronze Rococo style hardware and gilded accents, present sinuous lines mimicking the apron's lines. The table is raised on four elegant cabriole legs with bronze feet. One of the drawers conceals the maker's label reading Fine French Furniture by Auffray and Co, inc. 921 Third Ave., NYC. With its Louis XV lines and black and gold colors, this French style desk...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

English Crossed Sabre Leg Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Handcrafted for us by a small workshop in England, this writing table embodies the quality and appearance buyers of bespoke English furniture have come to expect over the last 300 ye...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

A Victorian Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Palatial Victorian Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat. This palatial bureau plat is of grand proportions. The top is of serpentine rectangular out-shape and is...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Midnight Modern Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Midnight Modern Desk with a unique dark cerused greyed finish having a large flat top writing surface, three drawers with metal grommet finger pulls. Rais...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Rosewood Desk by Joaquim Tenreiro, Bloch Editors, 1960s, Brazilian Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely crafted Rosewood Desk designed by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) belonged to BLOCH EDITORES S.A. BUILDING, a Brazilian publisher founded in 1952 and closed in 2000, wh...
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Italian Mid Century Table Desk attributed to Osvaldo Borsani, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish little Italian Table Desk attributed to Osvaldo Borsani 1950s, the top is characterised by the presence of a elegant blue glass top whose colour tone changes according to the...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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

Executive Monumental Rosewood with Polished Steel Platner Insp. Desk with, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful midcentury desk with rosewood top. The wood is in excellent condition. The bases are made of steel and add a very modern look. Same era as: Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouve...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

19th Century Georgian Mahogany Tambour Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Late 18th-early 19th century Georgian mahogany tambour desk with green tooled leather writing surface, fitted interior, tap...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

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

Danish floating writing desk in rosewood and chrome Denmark 1960
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Very nice and elegant Danish executive desk by unknown designer, Denmark 1960. This desk expertly combines luxurious rosewood with sleek metal to create a striking piece of mid-centu...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Dubai reception desk
Located in Denpasar, ID
A striking blend of sculpture and function, this parametric reception desk features a fluid, dynamic form crafted from 18mm plywood and reinforced with metal rods. Designed to be a s...
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2010s Futurist Desks and Writing Tables

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Plywood

Dubai reception desk
Dubai reception desk
$19,000 / item
Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent French Louis XV style writing table bureau plat desk crafted by Baker Furniture. The desk features a patinated bronze mounted leather...
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20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Antique Genuine Swedish Rustic Original Blue Writing Desk Table with Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique genuine pine writing desk from Sweden with blue paint. The table is in untouched original condition with the original blue toned paint. Dated 1850 and monogrammed in black. T...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

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

Sven Langkilde 1960s Danish Mahogany Desk
Located in London, England
Sven Langkilde - Rare Mahogany Desk This delightful and sophisticated desk was made in highly limited quantities by Danish designer Sven Langkilde and produced by his own company La...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Antique Georgian Style Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and beautifully designed antique Georgian style leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, we would date it to around the mid-late twentieth century. It is ...
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1950s British Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Office reception desk
Located in Denpasar, ID
A striking blend of sculpture and function, this parametric reception desk features a fluid, dynamic form crafted from 18mm plywood and reinforced with metal rods. Designed to be a s...
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2010s Futurist Desks and Writing Tables

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Plywood

Office reception desk
Office reception desk
$15,000 / item
Executive Abbondi Desk, 1970s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian executive desk in a dark Rosewood. Three pull-out drawers flank each side. Lockable drawers with original locks. Solid aluminum frame with unusual, rounded corners o...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Scandinavian Rosewood Conference Table
Located in Dronten, NL
Large Mid-Century Modern stainless steel table with a beautiful rosewood top. Good vintage condition with many superficial scratches on the top but no veneer damage. Could be refinis...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

19th Century Wood and Gold Bronze French Napoleon III Era Writing Desk, 1880
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the late 19th century. Napoleon III furniture, wavy and rounded, carved and veneered in mahogany wood. Finished for the center desk enriched with gilded and ...
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Danish Modern Desk / Dining Table by Børge Mogensen in Teakwood & Brass, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Danish Modern Desk or Dining Table by Børge Mogensen. Designed in 1952 for Søborg Møbelfabrik "Model 152" nicknamed "Hunting Table" as it was made as part of a series of furniture fo...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

French Louis XV Black Ebonized Bureau Desk With Leather Top by Bodart
Located in Elkton, MD
This ebonized bureau was manufactured by Bodart, known for producing furniture inspired by historical styles. Stamped "Bodart" in the upper left drawer, this desk reflects the ornate...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Rustic Reclaimed Pine Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Rustic reclaimed pine desk with saw-horse inspired base. This unique piece has a reclaimed plank top and is held together with 8 rods and 16 bolts a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
Located in Rome, IT
A French gilt-metal mounted mahogany bureau à cylindre writing desk. With a grey marble top over three drawers, the fall enclosing a sliding tan lea...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

French Art Deco Writing Table with Two Side Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
French Art Deco writing table or desk with two side drawers, maple parquet top, rounded (subtly octagonal) oak legs with elegant feet, in...
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1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple, Oak

Customizable Marcel Breuer S 285 Tubular Steel Desk
Located in New York, NY
RANGE S 285 1 large corpus, 1 small corpus with central lock It is as though Marcel Breuer had anticipated today’s home offices and mobile computers: The compa...
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2010s German Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

“Cena” Contemporary Desk, Sky-Blue Wood, Stainless Steel & Glass, by DONÓ Design
Located in São Caetano Do Sul, BR
The "Cena" desk is part of a collection that celebrates authenticity and proposes a new perspective on interaction with the environment and people. Each piece is sculpted from a harm...
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2010s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Fornasetti Desk and Chair "FIORI NELLA NOTTE" - Unique Pieces
Located in Rome, RM
The Fornasetti "Fiori nella Notte" desk and chair are unique pieces made in exclusive for Betony Vernon's private home in Paris in 2004. The desk has a drawer and the top opens to be...
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Early 2000s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Antique Fine Quality Victorian 19th Century Burr Walnut Duchess Dressing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Duchess Dressing Table (19th Century) – a fine quality piece showcasing exquisite age, color, and patina. T...
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.

Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.

Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.

Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.

The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.

From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.

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