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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
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

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

Jumbo Table with Structure in Black Ash, by Paolo Cappello
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jumbo table is a solid looking writing desk designed to meet the challenges of the home office or limited space of bedrooms. A band of metal embraces the top, embellishing its volume...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

1800's Antique French Empire, Bronze MTD, Leather Slides, Mahogany, Desk, Bureau
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 800's Antique French Empire, Bronze MTD, Leather Slides, Mahogany. Desk, Bureau!! Antique Bureau Desk, French Empire, Bronze MTD, Leathe...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

“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

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

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Copper

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

SUPERMETAL Table Designed by Chiara Ferrari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The supermetal table, taking its name by the solely use of metal, is inspired by the lightness of energy infrastructures. The table features a thin, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Set of Daystak Table and Chair - Beech & Beech/Walnut - by Robin Day for &T
Located in Dubai, AE
Designed in 1951, the Daystak Table exemplifies Robin Day’s meticulous attention to detail and celebration of the material at hand. Showcasing the same striking, A-shaped legs as the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Beech, Walnut

Art Deco Secrétaire
Located in New York, NY
A practical desk which leaves no aesthetic compromise with its lovely bookmatched mahogany veneer adorning both the inside and outside of the case. Internal drawers are adorned with ...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Spanish Colonial Desk or Console Table with Two Drawers Signed by Valentí
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish colonial desk or console table with two drawers signed by Valentí This piece has a two-pedestal legs with an awesome carved. The top has a red leather.
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Modern Small Desk with White Lacquered Glass Top and White Frame, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 500 other unique products. (2.2) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Aluminum

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

Vintage Writing Desk 1960s Mahogany Veneered Enameled Metal
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with double column side drawers in enamelled metal and mahogany veneered wood with Formica-covered top.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts library table or writing desk By Charles P. Limbert Co. USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with original copper hardware. Mea...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Alvar Aalto Mahogany Desk for Artek with Drawers and Pull Out Work Surfaces
Located in Chicago, IL
The model #500 mahogany desk designed by Alvar Aalto, made in Sweden for Artek, Finland. Six drawers with two pull-out work surface boards. A nice example...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

21st Century Modern Desk In Copper And Wood With Rotating Glass Extension
Located in Milan, IT
An original desk with a wooden top and a glass extension that can rotate around a central pivoting point, like the hand of a clock. This allows the table to expand and contract its usable surface and to adapt to different uses: a dedicated support for a printer or other peripherals, a smaller desk for an additional person or simply more tabletop space. Both tops are supported by a light and essential structure made of copper tubing...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Table Desk Burdick Group System designed by Bruce Burdick for ICF
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Oversize extendable desks, known as the Burdick Group System table, designed by Bruce Burdick for ICF in the 1980s. These elegant tables feature a structure made of steel and alumin...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Mid-century American Desk in Zebra Wood By Warren Platner
Located in Houston, TX
The desk is made of zebra wood. The table top is reupholstered with brown cowhide. There is a wide drawer for files on the left side and a smaller drawer on the right. The desk is el...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American Sheraton mahogany Campaign slant front desk with two upper case flanking doors concealing pigeon holes, sliding lower case writing surface concealing fitted interior over si...
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1820s American Campaign Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Danish Modern Desk / Dining Table in Birch Attributed to Philip Arctander, 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
Rare dining table with two extendables made in birch. Attributed to Danish designer Philip Arctander. Beautiful structure and lines. It can also be used as a desk. Each extendable me...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

French Art Deco Black Lacquered Executive Table Desk, 1930s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stunning French desk from the 1930s with an elegant design characterized by linear and symmetrical shapes typical of Art Deco. The stepped top is a beautiful example of this style, a...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Modern Stainless Steel and Glass Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern stainless steel and glass desk with drawer and tempered glass writing surface. Dimensions: 54" W x 24" D x 30" H.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1960s desk, Arne Vodder
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic freestanding desk from the 1960s by Arne Vodder. High-quality corpus in oak veneer with three drawers, one door, a floating table top and solid wood legs. Quality Features: ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Stunning desk table in Brazilian Rosewood by Jean Gillon for Italma Woodart.
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
This stunning and rare vintage desk, designed by Jean Gillon and manufactured by Italma Woodart in Brazil in 1965, exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship that define mid-century ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Table, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s. Birch frame, linoleum table top. Good vintage condition, patina and minor wear consisten...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Spanish Revival Table
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Spanish Revival Table. Heavily carved Table with iron scroll stretcher and Lion's paws feet. Has a piece cut out ...
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19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Spanish Baroque Style Center Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Spanish Baroque style center table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs joined by forged iron stretchers. The top is made has a beau...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Curved writing desk in solid elm for Seltz, France 1980
Located in Renens, CH
This desk in solid elmwood has been made by the French company Ebenisterie Seltz situated in the eastern part of the country which has been widely known for producing certain designs...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Metal Wood Glass Writing Desk Console Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with beautiful low front side drawer, completed with its elegant black glass top. This table used to be a knittin...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Magnificent Peter Protzman Zebra Wood Chrome Desk Mid Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
This iconic desk, designed by Peter Protzman for Herman Miller, was only manufactured for two years from 1970-1971. Making it a rare, limited production item. The smooth, curved edge...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Mid Century Laminated Blonde Maple Parsons Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A stylish Mid Century Desk with simple refined form. With a single apron drawer with a rectangular brass pull. The case with brass lower band and raised on square brass legs. Fitted ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French 1940s Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Located in Buchanan, NY
Unusual and handsome mahogany French desk from the 1940s-1950s with a distressed leather top. There is one large central drawer as well as two side drawers on either side and the bac...
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1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

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

Bodart French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Wood Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk By Jacques Bodart USA, Circa 1960s Cherry wood, with gold embossed leather top, and original brass hardware and ormolu...
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1960s American French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Spanish Colonial Revival Writing Table Desk Library Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
Outstanding Spanish Colonial style solid pine desk with three dovetailed drawers & forged iron base; Walter E. Smith collection. A substantial Desk, work, library table in rarely us...
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2010s American Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Art Deco French Black desk or office table, after Léon & Maurice Jallot
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a Kind and very refined Blck large desk or office table, original from the period and Art Deco style, following the style and work of Léon Jallot and his son Maurice. Made o...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bakelite, Wood

Italian Table Painted Finish in Rococco Style
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful side table Hand painted with landscapes
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1820s Italian Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Large Bespoke Study Desk with Four Drawers / Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large burgandy color study desk is made with a powder coated steel frame and a beautiful natural linoleum top made out of linseed oil. This modern minimal desk...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Italian Mid-Century Oyster Burl 'Radius' Form Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
"Italian Mid-Century ""Radius"" writing desk with a rectangular top with rounded edges and two drawers, finished in oyster burl veneer and resting on four rounded triangular legs. V...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Burl

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

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Walnut

18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Ladies French Secretary Louis XV Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very rare French period 1780s era Louis XV ladies writing desk with contrasting kingwood and walnut woods for added appeal. The desk features hand-hewn oak boards on back ...
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1780s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Kingwood, Walnut

French Mahogany Art Nouveau Writing Desk Signed Louis Majorelle
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Signed ‘Louis Majorelle’ Art Nouveau desk with the sinuous lines and curves typical of the style. Four curved-front drawers retaining their original ormolu Art Nouveau pulls...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Leather Top and Brass Mounted Desk in the Manner of Baker
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 30in W: 49in D: 24 1/2in This French Louis XV Style Leather Top Desk In The Manner of Baker is a lovely piece of furniture that is a great example of quality furnitu...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

18th Century French Marquetry Louis XV Dressing Table or So-Called Coiffeuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XV marquetry dressing table or so-called Coiffeuse 18th century Louis XV vanity dressing table or coiffeuse...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Late Victorian Dutch Marquetry Writing Desk w/ Inlaid Table Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late 19th century Dutch Marquetry Writing Desk with 6 drawers. Intricately crafted with traditional marquetry techniques, it is adorned with stunning inlay patterns of different colo...
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19th Century American Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Helge Vestergaard Jensen Rosewood Dining Table
Located in London, GB
This table is 270cm long when extended and 150cm long without extensions. The width is 100cm. The height is 77cm. Unlike the table made by Sigh and Sonner...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Swedish grace/Art Deco desk in the style of Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Hägersten, SE
Swedish grace/Art Deco desk in the style of Axel Einar Hjorth. Neoclassical arched column shaped legs in elm root veneer with vault shaped pattern on the bottom. Exquisite book match...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch, Elm

1930s French Art Deco Desk in Black Lacquer with Nickeled Metal Applications
Located in Ulm, DE
Desk Piano lacquer, black high gloss Metal applications, freshly nickel-plated Non-functional drawers on the back Original Art Deco, France 1930s Dimensions: Width: 130 cm Height: ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Set of Daystak Table and Chair - Beech - by Robin Day for &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Designed in 1951, the Daystak Table exemplifies Robin Day’s meticulous attention to detail and celebration of the material at hand. Showcasing the same striking, A-shaped legs as the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Beech

Piano desk black lacqued wood
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A sleek, black-polished, sculptural piece conjuring the presence of a grand piano. Piano Desk evokes an intricate fusion of the grace in artistic expressi...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

19th Century Antique Baroque Dining / Desk Table in Oak, Danish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
This impressive 19th-century baroque dining/desk table, made from solid oak by a skilled Danish cabinetmaker, is a timeless piece of furniture exuding elegance and functionality. The...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Brutalist Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Mid-Century Modern Desk by Bruksbo, Norway, 1960s, attributed to Torbjorn Afdal
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Discover the timeless elegance of this gorgeous Mid-Century desk, handcrafted in Norway during the 1960s by the renowned Bruksbo manufactory. Featuring the original label underneath ...
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Warren Platner Writing Desk with Black Leather Top
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, writing desk, leather, metal, oak, United States, design 1973 This heavy, sturdy desk is designed by the American modernist Warren Platner. He is most know...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Rare 1970's Jorge Zalszupin L'atelier Space-Age Plastic Desk
Located in Norwalk, CT
Rarely seen and even more rarely available Space-Age molded plastic desk manufactured by L'atelier, São Paulo, Brazil. Design attributed to Jorge Z...
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1970s Brazilian Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

19th Century French mahogany and marble top centre table
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century French mahogany and marble top centre / occasional table in the manor of Francois Linke (1855 – 1946) having the original inset rouge marble top, with a single oak lined...
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1890s French Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Bamboo Writing Desk with Drawers, 1980s
Located in Roma, RM
BAMBOO WRITING DESK WITH DRAWERS 1980 Product details Dimensions: 90L x 80H x 61D cm.
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1980s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bamboo

Neoclassical Style French Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French Neoclassical leather topped desk with three drawers. Finished in a painted hunter green color with brass accents. Top is a pale green leather.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood, Paint

French Rococo Style Walnut & Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant French rococo style bureau plat writing desk made in walnut with ormolu accents. Features a top with a tooled leather writing-surface w...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Mid Century Walnut Desk by Mount Airy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Mid Century Modern Walnut Desk, made by the Mount Airy Company, American, circa 1960s. It has been cleaned and Danish oiled. Please see our other 1stdibs listings for des...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

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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