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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 1990s
Period: 1920s
Antique High-Quality Antique C1920 Mahogany Washstand Side Dressing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique High-Quality Antique C1920 Mahogany Washstand Side Dressing Table. This piece boasts a lovely age, color, and patina, standing out as a rare decorative find. Very attractive line inlays and quality marble top and splash back...
Category
1920s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Gustavian style 3 drawer desk. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1920s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Writing desk from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany. It has been finished with a lustrous ebonized French polish finish...
Category
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Stylish Tubular Steel Executive Desk
Located in Athens, Attiki
Stylish design!
Glass-top executive desk on elegant tubular steel structure with 2-sided sliding drawer.
Excellent condition.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
France Desk Art Deco, 1920, Materials, Wood and Chrome
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Material: Wood and chrome
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted French Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning desk with superb bronze cast ormolu and gorgeous inlaid walnut. The leather top is in good condition with minor signs of age and use and the case will show minor s...
Category
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Soapstone Laboratory Writing Desk Bohemian Rustic Farmhouse Steel Fire
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful example of 19th century Laboratory (Institutional, Academia) Furniture. Writing desk with pullout vulcanized surfaced writing board and single drawer.
Estimated weight: ...
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Soapstone, Brass, Steel
Roberto Fallani "IONICA" Desk with chair for Formitalia, Italy, 1991.
Located in Padova, IT
Roberto Fallani "IONICA" Desk with chair for Formitalia, Italy, 1991.
Chair dimensions cm 72x63xH112
Lacquered wood with gilded and silver inserts.
Literature: F. D'Amico, M. Do...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare example of a French Louis XV style bureau plat with fitted cabinet back. A handsome piece that has fine quality, bold brass mounts and is of exceptional quality.
France, Circa...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Amsterdam School Design Painted Desk, Netherlands 1920's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Early 20th Century Amsterdam School Arts & Crafts Design Painted Furniture Desk. Made in the Netherlands, Amsterdam Region in the early part of the 20th Century, 1920's. Solid oak co...
Category
1920s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
‘Acanto’ Dining Table by Enzo Mari for Zanotta
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Sculptural dining table model 'Acanto' by Enzo Mari (Novara 1932 - Milan 2020) for Zanotta, Italy 1990. The design immediately catches the eye due to the asymmetrical sculptural base...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Expressionist Rococo Berlin Deko Bureau-Plat/Desk, Lacquered in Saffron Yellow
By Bruno Paul
Located in Petershagen, DE
This Berlin Deko Bureau-Plat represents the evolution of women's writing furniture from the private intimacy of the boudoir to the representational space of the salon. Designed as a ...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Ebonised and gold painted table, 1920s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Rectangular Art Nouveau console writing table, or desk with an ebonised table top and a gold and black geometrical pattern painted feet. France, 1920s.
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Desk in Macassar Ebony
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
An exceptional Art Deco desk in Macassar ebony and mahogany having three lockable drawers to the top and lockable cupboards below four keys supplied with this desk, the inverted brea...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar
Fine French Blackened Wood Desk with an Off White Lacquered Top with Inlays
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French blackened wood desk with 3 drawers, an off white & black lacquered top with metal Inlays, and bronze handles and wheels.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Le Corbusier L6 Style Table Base for Cassina
By Le Corbusier
Located in New York, NY
Le Corbusier L6 style table base for Cassina.
Selling without glass.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Charles Swanson Writing Desk, Post Modernist, Sculpture, cerused oak / stainless
By Ray Swanson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charlie Swanson didn’t start making art until his early 30s. After acquiring a Degree in Business and Economics, he owned a construction company for a while, and that fuelled his lov...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Desk in Macassar Ebony by Bruno Paul for Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau
By Bruno Paul
Located in Budapest, HU
Bauhaus Desk by Bruno Paul, 1935, from Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau Dresden
This exceedingly rare piece of furniture hails from the Art Deco period and was designed as part of a me...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Ebony
Early Franco Albini for Knoll Model '80' Desk
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini for Knoll, model 80, glass, lacquered wood, lacquered steel, Italy, 1949
Franco Albini’s model 80 desk combines glass, steel and wood which resu...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Leon Jallot desk in macassar ebony
By Léon Jallot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco desk designed by Leon Jallot, circa 1925, in macassar ebony with sculpted panels. This desk is unrestored in the photographs. Dimensions are 53” wide x 31.5” ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar
Machined Aluminum Dining Table with Glass Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Custom-built Modernist dining table with a machined aluminum base. Perfect for the Futurist and Modernist setting. The table would work well as a large desk.
Category
1990s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
France Desk Art Deco, 1930, Material, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Material: carved wood
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It i...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Desk with Horses in Wood, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco desk
Year 1920
French
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. It is an icon of distinction.
...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Bone
French Art Deco Desk in Mahogany and Satinwood
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
French Art Deco Desk
An exceptional quality French art deco desk produced in the 1920s from Mahogany and satinwood, the desk has a thick Hyde leather inset top, two lockable drawer...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
White Lacquer Console or Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
White lacquered desk, two drawers with brass ring pulls. Clearance height 23.5. Desk or console finished on all sides.
Category
1990s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1920s General Fireproofing Tanker desk
Located in Alhambra, CA
1920s Double Pedestal tanker desk with a built-in typewriter tray. Original paint distressed to a fabulous patina. Clear lacquer finish.
60"w x 34"d x 29"h
Category
1920s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Custom Made Modern Large Executive Desk with Aluminum Trim, circa 1990
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Custom made one of a kind executive desk made in the modern style sometime in the mid-1990s with a slight Art Deco flair. The desk features 3 drawers to the left and a place for a co...
Category
1990s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Art Nouveau Freestanding Writing Table, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
Art Nouveau freestanding desk with 5 drawers.
Very good condition according to age.
Only minimal scratches, surface gently restored.
Category
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
STUNNING REGENCY STYLE NEOCLASSICAL BRASS & WALNUT WRiTING TABLE DESK CIRCA 1920
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, Regency Neoclassical style Walnut & Satinwood writing table with X framed solid br...
Category
1920s Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Georgian Pedestal Desk Mahogany Antique Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Good quality Georgian mahogany pedestal desk.
Period Georgian
The top of the desk features a green leather writing surface
(replacement) with hand applied gilt and blind tooling.
The...
Category
1920s Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Desk Art Deco in Wood from France 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)"
Desk
Year 1920
French
Wood and chrome
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Montalcini & Pagano desk for Cartiere Giacomo Bosso, Italy 1920s
Located in London, GB
Giuseppe Pagano (1896-1945) and Gino Levi Montalcini (1902-1974) designed this exquisite desk in the 1920s as part of a commissioned project for the Gualino offices in Turin. The project received much critical acclaim; it was regarded as one of the purist expressions of the rationalist movement, and of such historic architectural importance that it dominated an entire issue of Gio Ponti’s Domus...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique burr walnut leather top kidney shaped desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1920’s period.
The quality is outstanding, this has a beautiful de...
Category
1920s British Queen Anne Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
France Desk Art Deco, 1930, Material: Carved Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk Style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Material: carved wood
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It i...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
France Desk Art Deco, 1920, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer.
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it un...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Craft Table and Chair by Jonah Meyer, 1997
Located in Dallas, TX
An incredibly crafted table and chair by Jonah Meyer, 1997. From the collection of Sylvia and Garry Knox Bennett.
Category
1990s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk in Wood, 1920, Sign: Made in France 7382
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk
Sign: Made in France 7382
Year: 1920
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Scandinavian Art Déco Desk, Mahogany and Satinwood, Freestanding
Located in Göttingen, NI
A Scandinavian Art Déco desk, Mahogany and Satinwood, bronze ornaments, freestanding
Attributed to Sigvard Bernadotte, Stockholm 1930s.
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Deco Desk 1920s-30s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant and important desk, with accurate and fine construction details, hinged door side compartments containing drawers, under-top drawer, chromed metal handles, walnut burl veneer...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French, Painted, Leather Top Desk Circa 1920
Located in Southampton, GB
Pretty, French Painted Desk with Leather Top.
One long dummy drawer to centre, with two working either side.
Wear to leather commensurate with age.
France, circa 1920.
Height: 76....
Category
1920s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Martin Szekely, Contemporary, Sycamore, Wenge, Rare Writing Desk, France, 1999
Located in Manhasset, NY
Martin Szekely, Contemporary, Sycamore, Wenge, Rare 'Satragno' Writing Desk, France, 1999
Rare example of a 'Satragno' desk or table designed and produced by Martin Szekely (b. 1956...
Category
1990s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Sycamore, Wenge
Postmodern Writing Desk by Bohuslav Horak for Anthologie Quartett, 1993
Located in Hellouw, NL
Bohuslav Horák’s work often sits at the intersection of sculpture and function. Known for his imaginative forms, he developed a distinct voice in postmodern design, particularly thro...
Category
1990s Czech Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Double Sided Walnut and Rosewood Desk by Lajos Kozma, 1930
By Lajos Kozma
Located in Rome, IT
This rare large double sided desk was designed by Lajos (Ludwig) Kozma, who had an unprecedented influence on the European design through his drawings, buildings and furniture.
Th...
Category
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Solid Antique Oak Writing Table, circa 1920
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1920 we offer this Solid Antique Oak Writing Table.
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Art Deco Executive Desk
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
French Art Deco Executive Desk
A stunning example of French craftsmanship, the French Art Deco Executive Desk is a remarkable piece that encapsulates the elegance and sophistication ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Art Deco Pagoda Walnut Brass Writing Desk Side Table Hugo Gorge, C.1925, Vienna
By Hugo Gorge
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco pagoda like a writing desks, side tables or home office desks attributed to Hugo Gorge circa 1925 Vienna.
Hugo Gorge ( 1883 - 1934 ) was a pop...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut, Spruce, Plywood
"ORGANICA" lacquered wood desk, Roberto Fallani, Italy
Located in IT
Roberto Fallani, artist of the "bound".
Bound like creative exuberance and versatility, of teaching that interact so much that refuse any critic code; bound of the vision in itself t...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Italian Post Modern Dining Table or Desk in Grey Tone Granite Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple form design dining table that would also make a fabulous desk. It features solid slab speckled granite construction. In very good ready to use condition.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite
Mahogany French Art Deco Jules Leleu Manner Dining Room Table period 1920s
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FS89
Spectacular rectangular Art Deco table of 1920s Legs in solid mahogany wood. Top laquered cream with decoration blacks rhombus. P...
Category
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Scrivania in Noce degli Anni 20
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Elegante scrivania con cassetto centrale e coppia di tiretti laterali, vani contenitori con anta battente, legno impiallacciato noce. Discrete condizioni.
Category
1920s Italian Other Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Important Esherick Table from The Hedgerow Collection
Located in Chicago, IL
Important Esherick Table from The Hedgerow Collection. Crafted by Esherick in 1924. The table is thought to have been used by Esherick at the family's home Sunekrest prior to 1938. That year Esherick enhanced the table's form by reshaping its legs, thus simplifying the design. The table found it's way to Hedgerow Theatre in 1940 in the Theatre's Green Room for many years.
Provenance: Made by the artist for the artist's home, Sunekrest, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 1924
Re-designed by the artist, 1938
Sold to Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley...
Category
1920s American American Craftsman Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Adjustable Drafting Table in Cast Iron with Rare Skull Painting
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this 19th century adjustable drafting table in cast iron with amazing skull painting on top. The table supported by a finely cast iron base. T...
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Eugene Printz, French Art Deco, Mahogany, Rare Asymmetric Desk, France, c. 1925
Located in Manhasset, NY
Eugene Printz, French Art Deco, Mahogany, Rare Asymmetric Desk, France, c. 1925
An example of an asymmetric desk designed by Eugène Printz (1889-1948) for the fitting out of student...
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1920s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Desk Art Deco, 1920, France, Materials: Wood and Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk Style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Wood and bronze
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer.
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Art Deco burr walnut pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1920-30’s.
The quality is outstanding, this is a large and impressive size. Ther...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Cubist-Style Desk and Chair Set
Located in New York, NY
A Czech Cubist-style desk and chair set made of ebonized oak with polychrome details.
Additional dimensions:
Desk top is 28.25" H
Riser shelf is 15.75" d...
Category
1920s Czech Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Art Deco Desk in Pommelle Sapelle
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
An exceptional quality French Art Deco desk, produced around 1925 using solid Pomelle Sapele the desk has five drawers with bronze handles and crisply carved detail, the desk is free...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Unique Czech Art Deco Secretary/Writing Desk, Rosewood 1920-1929
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Art Deco sideboard and secretary made out of rosewood
Material: Rosewood
Completely restored, Shellac polish.
Period: 1920-1929
Source: Czechia.
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Lacquer
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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