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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Late 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
19th Century French Walnut Writing Desk Side Table
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A highly decorative 19th Century Walnut Side Table with Frieze Drawer. The table displays some wonderful craftsmanship, with geometric panelling to the frieze, four baluster shaped l...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

19th Century French Walnut Writing Desk Side Table
19th Century French Walnut Writing Desk Side Table

19th Century French Walnut Writing Desk Side Table

Antique Georgian Style Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique kidney shaped desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1890-1910 period. This actually has a brass plaque in the top drawer from when it was pres...
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1890s British Sheraton Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Georgian Style Kidney Shaped Desk
Antique Georgian Style Kidney Shaped Desk

Antique Georgian Style Kidney Shaped Desk

Neoclassical dressing table / desk / Louis XVI, France, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Side table / dressing table / lady's desk with white marble top and stained beech wood structure. Neoclassical/Louis XVI style, France, circa 1900. In good general condition, rest...
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Neoclassical dressing table / desk / Louis XVI, France, circa 1900
Neoclassical dressing table / desk / Louis XVI, France, circa 1900

Neoclassical dressing table / desk / Louis XVI, France, circa 1900

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk, Writing Table, Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Late 19th Century French Louis XVI style mahogany desk features a gold tooled red leather top surrounded by a bronze trim border. The corners are detailed with bronze striated plaques. Two drawers of dovetail construction are fitted with bronze square drop handles. The table rests...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk, Writing Table, Leather Top
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk, Writing Table, Leather Top

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk, Writing Table, Leather Top

19th Century Wood and Gold Bronze French Antique Napoleon III 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

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Wood and Gold Bronze French Antique Napoleon III Writing Desk, 1880

19th Century Wood and Gold Bronze French Antique Napoleon III Writing Desk, 1880

19th Century Transition-Style Writing Desk from the Napoleon III Period
Located in NICE, FR
This small writing desk from the 19th century is crafted in rosewood with inserted brass fillets. It exhibits a transitional blend of elements representative of both Louis XV and Lou...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

19th Century Transition-Style Writing Desk from the Napoleon III Period
19th Century Transition-Style Writing Desk from the Napoleon III Period

19th Century Transition-Style Writing Desk from the Napoleon III Period

Neo Renaissance Walnut Table, 1890s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Walnut table in Neo-Renaissance style dating from the late 19th century. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crat...
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1890s Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Neo Renaissance Walnut Table, 1890s
Neo Renaissance Walnut Table, 1890s

Neo Renaissance Walnut Table, 1890s

19th Century English Pine Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a great little English pine Desk/Side Table with a single drawer. The warm color of the English pine makes for a great transitional piece. #689
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1880s English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century English Pine Desk
19th Century English Pine Desk

19th Century English Pine Desk

Francoise Linke cylinder bureau.
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A magnificent, fine quality late 19th Century French Mahogany cylinder bureau, by Francoise Linke. Having a three quarter pierced rococo ormolu gallery to the top, three drawers bene...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Francoise Linke cylinder bureau.
Francoise Linke cylinder bureau.

Francoise Linke cylinder bureau.

Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET. Direct from France, a wonderful antique French writing desk AN...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET

Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET

Antique Carved Mahogany Folding Desk Writing Table
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning antique heavily carved mahogany desk/writing table from the late 19th century. Note the detail and carvings throughout. All hand carved and features a sliding writing servic...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Carved Mahogany Folding Desk Writing Table
Antique Carved Mahogany Folding Desk Writing Table

Antique Carved Mahogany Folding Desk Writing Table

Louis XV Style Small Writing Table, 19th C
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV / XVI transitional style leather topped mahogany veneered small writing table or "Table a ecrire" late 19th century, and with rectangular leather inset top with three-sided ...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Louis XV Style Small Writing Table, 19th C
Louis XV Style Small Writing Table, 19th C

Louis XV Style Small Writing Table, 19th C

Eclectic 19th century carved walnut desk and chair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century carved walnut desk and chair circa 1880. Superb quality desk with original chair made by anders svensson of malmo.  Svensson was a ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Eclectic 19th century carved walnut desk and chair
Eclectic 19th century carved walnut desk and chair

Eclectic 19th century carved walnut desk and chair

Antique Edwardian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Edwardian inlaid writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from the 1900-1910 period. It has a fantastic design and is of superb quality. The brea...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Edwardian Writing Table / Desk
Antique Edwardian Writing Table / Desk

Antique Edwardian Writing Table / Desk

19th Century Louis XV-Style Marquetry Desk with Gilt Bronze Accents
Located in NICE, FR
This exquisite desk, designed in the Louis XV style and originating from the late Napoleon III era. It showcases meticulous craftsmanship through its rich marquetry ornamentation. It...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19th Century Louis XV-Style Marquetry Desk with Gilt Bronze Accents
19th Century Louis XV-Style Marquetry Desk with Gilt Bronze Accents

19th Century Louis XV-Style Marquetry Desk with Gilt Bronze Accents

Antique Mahogany Writing Table / Server Turned Legs Wheels, c. 1890
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Handsome Antique Writing Table or Server featuring turned legs on castors, c. 1890. Two drawers with lovely pulls, a gilt embossed leather top and interesting period casters. Perfect...
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1890s Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Writing Table / Server Turned Legs Wheels, c. 1890
Antique Mahogany Writing Table / Server Turned Legs Wheels, c. 1890

Antique Mahogany Writing Table / Server Turned Legs Wheels, c. 1890

19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Two-Sided Desk, 1860s
Located in Miami, FL
Found in the South of France, this 19th century hand carved French walnut table or desk can be placed in the middle of a room as it is beautifully carved on all sides. It features a ...
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Two-Sided Desk, 1860s
19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Two-Sided Desk, 1860s

19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Two-Sided Desk, 1860s

French Gilt Bronze Brown Desk Table, Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XVI style Beautiful table desk, France 19th Century Napoleon III period. With 2 hidden sliding extensions. Full walnut veneer. Important ornamentation of gilded bronzes with ...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Brown Desk Table, Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI 19th Century
French Gilt Bronze Brown Desk Table, Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI 19th Century

French Gilt Bronze Brown Desk Table, Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI 19th Century

Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique burr walnut leather top desk / writing table. This is in the Queen Anne style, it was made in England and dates from around the 1900-1920 period. It is of superb ...
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Early 1900s British Queen Anne Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk / Writing Table

Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk / Writing Table

19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Cherry Bureau Plat or Writing Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
A 19th century French Provincial Louis XV style bureau plat or writing desk handcrafted of solid cherry wood in Dinan, a beautiful medieval-walled town in the Brittany region, circa ...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Cherry Bureau Plat or Writing Desk
19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Cherry Bureau Plat or Writing Desk

19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Cherry Bureau Plat or Writing Desk

French Black Desk Table Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI Gilt Bronze 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Table desk with drawbars decorated with bronzes from the Napoleon III period and Boulle style. Beautiful desk with 2 opening side parts. Full walnut veneer. Important ornamentation o...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Black Desk Table Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI Gilt Bronze 19th Century
French Black Desk Table Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI Gilt Bronze 19th Century

French Black Desk Table Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI Gilt Bronze 19th Century

Louis XVI French Black Gilt Bronze Desk Table Boulle 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style desk table from the Napoleon III period, made in brass Boulle marquetry style on a solid black dark wood veneer background. Beautiful marquetry with foliage ...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Louis XVI French Black Gilt Bronze Desk Table Boulle 19th Century
Louis XVI French Black Gilt Bronze Desk Table Boulle 19th Century

Louis XVI French Black Gilt Bronze Desk Table Boulle 19th Century

Spanish 19th century Writing Table - Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming later 19th century Writing Table - Desk from the Catalan region of Spain. Soundly constructed from natural and painted pine with a single drawer, "X" stretchers and sligh...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Spanish 19th century Writing Table - Desk
Spanish 19th century Writing Table - Desk

Spanish 19th century Writing Table - Desk

Antique French Table Dining Breakfast Table Writing Desk Carved Oak SUPERB
Located in Tyler, TX
SUPERB Antique French Renaissance Revival Oak Breakfast Dining Table or Writing Desk ~~HIGHLY CARVED~~Cherubs~~ This table is a true "statement piece" mostly likely a commissioned p...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Antique French Table Dining Breakfast Table Writing Desk Carved Oak SUPERB
Antique French Table Dining Breakfast Table Writing Desk Carved Oak SUPERB

Antique French Table Dining Breakfast Table Writing Desk Carved Oak SUPERB

Small Louis XIV style desk - 19th century
Located in Manzano, IT
Small Louis XIV style desk - 19th century Elegant Louis XIV style writing table in solid cherry wood. Its elegantly veined top surrounded by a carved and turned frame. Style Antique ...
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1890s French Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

Small Louis XIV style desk - 19th century
Small Louis XIV style desk - 19th century

Small Louis XIV style desk - 19th century

Antique Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb antique walnut leather top pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1890-1910 period. It is of extremely fine quality, with a gorgeous cushion top ...
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1890s British Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Antique Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Antique Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk

Antique Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1870, H1178
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1870, H1178 Scotland 1870 Solid Walnut and veneer Original finish Free standing kidney shaped writing desk Having a s...
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1870s Scottish Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1870, H1178
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1870, H1178

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1870, H1178

Antique Edwardian Inlaid Desk by Maple & Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Edwardian inlaid desk by Maple & co. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1900-1910 period. It is of superb qu...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Edwardian Inlaid Desk by Maple & Co
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Desk by Maple & Co

Antique Edwardian Inlaid Desk by Maple & Co

19th century campaign Reading desk on later stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century campaign Reading desk on later stand. Zebrawood with brass handles and toed leather interior Dedicated black 1892 18 x 10.5 x 20
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1890s Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Zebra Wood

19th century campaign Reading desk on later stand
19th century campaign Reading desk on later stand

19th century campaign Reading desk on later stand

Francois Linke Louis XV Carved Wood & Marble Top Console
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FRANCOIS LINKE LOUIS XV CARVED WOOD MARBLE TOP CONSOLE TABLE, CIRCA 1890, By Francois Linke. The table is composed of a veined marble top rais...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Francois Linke Louis XV Carved Wood & Marble Top Console
Francois Linke Louis XV Carved Wood & Marble Top Console

Francois Linke Louis XV Carved Wood & Marble Top Console

Beautiful Victorian Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this stunning Victorian rounded rectangular writing table, tooled and gilt writing surface, drawers to frieze, turned and panelled legs, ceramic caster...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Hardwood

Beautiful Victorian Leather Top Writing Table
Beautiful Victorian Leather Top Writing Table

Beautiful Victorian Leather Top Writing Table

Antique Roll-Top Desk, English, Bureau, Aesthetic Period, Victorian, Circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique roll-top desk. An English, mahogany and leather tambour bureau in Aesthetic Period taste, dating to the late Victorian era, circa 1880. Beautifully appointed desk...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique Roll-Top Desk, English, Bureau, Aesthetic Period, Victorian, Circa 1880
Antique Roll-Top Desk, English, Bureau, Aesthetic Period, Victorian, Circa 1880

Antique Roll-Top Desk, English, Bureau, Aesthetic Period, Victorian, Circa 1880

Neo-Classical R.J. Horner Style Desk / Table Green Leather Top & Dolphin Base
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century Neo-classical R.J. Horner style ebonized desk with carved dolphin base and tooled green leather top. It has wonderful patina! The desk is very heavy and m...
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Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

Neo-Classical R.J. Horner Style Desk / Table Green Leather Top & Dolphin Base
Neo-Classical R.J. Horner Style Desk / Table Green Leather Top & Dolphin Base

Neo-Classical R.J. Horner Style Desk / Table Green Leather Top & Dolphin Base

Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Sheraton Revival Mahogany Writing Desk. The term "Sheraton Revival" typically refers to a style of furniture that draws inspiration from the designs of the late 18th-century English ...
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1880s Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880
Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880

Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table combines classic architecture with modern sensibilities creating a table that can be used for a wide variety of purposes, all while...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table

19th Century Simulated Marble Painted Italian Desk
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Painted Italian Desk, smart cabriole legs, extraordinary faux marble painted top, blue base. Later painted, recent refreshing and colour matching to the base although the impressive ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Simulated Marble Painted Italian Desk
19th Century Simulated Marble Painted Italian Desk

19th Century Simulated Marble Painted Italian Desk

Fine C19th French Thuya wood & Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine C19th French Thuya wood & Marquetry Bureau Plat Top with Green inset Leather writing surface, with gold tooling decoration, possibly the original leather , worn & faded, Cros...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Burl

Fine C19th French Thuya wood & Marquetry Bureau Plat
Fine C19th French Thuya wood & Marquetry Bureau Plat

Fine C19th French Thuya wood & Marquetry Bureau Plat

Exhibition Quality Mahogany Cylinder Desk, Maple & Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5493 Superb quality and very attractive, late Victorian flamed cylinder bureau by Maples & Co, having fine carved gallery to top above three mahogany lined and satinwood crossbande...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Exhibition Quality Mahogany Cylinder Desk, Maple & Co
Exhibition Quality Mahogany Cylinder Desk, Maple & Co

Exhibition Quality Mahogany Cylinder Desk, Maple & Co

French Ebonised Pedestal Desk Circa 1900
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good sized French ebonised pedestal desk of nine drawers, each with brass mouldings and escutcheons. Having an inset, tooled old leather writing surface. There are pull out slides ...
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Early 1900s Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Ebonised Pedestal Desk Circa 1900
French Ebonised Pedestal Desk Circa 1900

French Ebonised Pedestal Desk Circa 1900

Carved desk from Spain with hand carving and iron stretcher
Located in Houston, TX
The exceptional wood used in this piece reflects great Quality. The craftsmanship executed is also Very good. It has a gadrooned edge and the top has No marks or problems. It has a ...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Carved desk from Spain with hand carving and iron stretcher
Carved desk from Spain with hand carving and iron stretcher

Carved desk from Spain with hand carving and iron stretcher

Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine C19TH French Burr Walnut & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table Black Leather inset top, gold tooling decoration, with Walnut cross banding. thumb mould edge. Shaped Burr Waln...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table

Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Architects Desk by Edwards & Roberts
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Victorian mahogany satinwood and Goncalo Alves marquetry inlaid and satin wood crossbanded Architects desk by the renowned Victorian retailer and cabinet mak...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Architects Desk by Edwards & Roberts
Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Architects Desk by Edwards & Roberts

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Architects Desk by Edwards & Roberts

Antique Napoleon III style Writing / Center Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Napoleon III style black lacquer and gilt bronze mounted writing / center table, late 19th century. With a black lacquer top banded with gilt bronze and a later glass top, a frieze drawer on one side, resting on black lacquer cabriole...
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Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique Napoleon III style Writing / Center Table
Antique Napoleon III style Writing / Center Table

Antique Napoleon III style Writing / Center Table

William IV Mahogany Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A William IV mahogany writing table, with fine patinated to the top and sides, the frieze with geometric moulding to the centre, with...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

William IV Mahogany Writing Table
William IV Mahogany Writing Table

William IV Mahogany Writing Table

Desk in Wood, 1900, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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 of distinction. You want to live in the golden yea...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Desk in Wood, 1900, Made in France
Desk in Wood, 1900, Made in France

Desk in Wood, 1900, Made in France

Boulle-styled panelled desk Napoleon IIV, late 1800s in bronze
Located in Milano, IT
Behold the exquisite beauty of an antique Boulle-style desk from the late 1800s, a true masterpiece that once graced the era of Napoleon III. This desk is not just a piece of furnitu...
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Boulle-styled panelled desk Napoleon IIV, late 1800s in bronze
Boulle-styled panelled desk Napoleon IIV, late 1800s in bronze

Boulle-styled panelled desk Napoleon IIV, late 1800s in bronze

Antique quality C1900 mahogany marble writing side dressing table desk washstand
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality C1900 mahogany marble writing side dressing table desk washstand. Lovely age colour and patina. No loose joints or woodworm. Full ...
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Early 1900s Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique quality C1900 mahogany marble writing side dressing table desk washstand
Antique quality C1900 mahogany marble writing side dressing table desk washstand

Antique quality C1900 mahogany marble writing side dressing table desk washstand

Swedish Primitive Country Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Primitive Country Desk, Its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White".
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1870s Swedish Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Swedish Primitive Country Desk
Swedish Primitive Country Desk

Swedish Primitive Country Desk

Outstanding Antique Kingwood Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5472 Outstanding 19th century kingwood and ormolu writing desk, having new black tooled leather writing surface, serpentine top with brass moulding to the edge and decorative corne...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Outstanding Antique Kingwood Writing Table
Outstanding Antique Kingwood Writing Table

Outstanding Antique Kingwood Writing Table

French 19th Century Architect's Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century ebonized wood architect's desk. Features elegant utilitarian lines and exquisite hand-carved detail work. With its dark, rich patina and versatile proportions, th...
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1880s French Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Architect's Desk
French 19th Century Architect's Desk

French 19th Century Architect's Desk

French 19th Century Writing Table on Wheels Carved Walnut Desk English Style
Located in Labrit, Landes
Writing table or desk made of walnut in the french late 19th century. This table was stripped by our cabinet maker and the wood is raw to enhance its patina. Height between the roof ...
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1880s French Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

French 19th Century Writing Table on Wheels Carved Walnut Desk English Style
French 19th Century Writing Table on Wheels Carved Walnut Desk English Style

French 19th Century Writing Table on Wheels Carved Walnut Desk English Style

19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Writing Table makes a great choice for a home office, a student desk, or just a handy table to have in any room that supplies a convenient, ...
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1870s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Writing Table
19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Writing Table

19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Writing Table

A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
Located in Edenbridge, GB
Stylish Dutch 19th Century painted bombe bureau desk with wonderful carved lions paw feet and decorative scrolled cabinet work. With a rolled drop...
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1880s Dutch Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk
A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk

A Dutch Bombe Bureau Desk

Antique Bonheur Du Jour, French, Walnut, Ladies Writing Desk, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bonheur du jour. A French, walnut ladies writing desk, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Sumptuous colour...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Bonheur Du Jour, French, Walnut, Ladies Writing Desk, Victorian, C.1900
Antique Bonheur Du Jour, French, Walnut, Ladies Writing Desk, Victorian, C.1900

Antique Bonheur Du Jour, French, Walnut, Ladies Writing Desk, Victorian, C.1900

Late Victorian Freestanding Satinwood Carlton House Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Victorian freestanding satinwood Carlton House desk, the curved rectangular top with the typical arrangement of six small drawers and a central cupboard around three sides, en...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Late Victorian Freestanding Satinwood Carlton House Desk
Late Victorian Freestanding Satinwood Carlton House Desk

Late Victorian Freestanding Satinwood Carlton House Desk

Antique French Writing Desk Table Renaissance Revival Dolphin Carved Oak Petite
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL PETITE Size Antique French Honey Oak Renaissance Revival Writing Desk or Table with Drawer and Double Pedestal ~~c. 1890 Wi...
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1890s French Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Writing Desk Table Renaissance Revival Dolphin Carved Oak Petite
Antique French Writing Desk Table Renaissance Revival Dolphin Carved Oak Petite

Antique French Writing Desk Table Renaissance Revival Dolphin Carved Oak Petite

Antique Writing Desk, English, Oak, Leather, Correspondence Table, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing desk. An English, oak and leather correspondence table, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Of useful proporti...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

Antique Writing Desk, English, Oak, Leather, Correspondence Table, Edwardian
Antique Writing Desk, English, Oak, Leather, Correspondence Table, Edwardian

Antique Writing Desk, English, Oak, Leather, Correspondence Table, Edwardian

Louis XVI style Bureau plat, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mouldings and mounts. Trellis parquetry to the frieze, with flora...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Louis XVI style Bureau plat, 19th Century
Louis XVI style Bureau plat, 19th Century

Louis XVI style Bureau plat, 19th Century

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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