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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
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

Gorgeous Inlaid Continental Louis XV Style Walnut Writing Desk circa 1920s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful desk that features the design of a Louis XV desk and has the traits of an Italian desk as well. The desk has beautiful inlay and even bronze hardware. The desk me...
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1920s European Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Kidney-shaped design desk by C. F. Christensen Silkeborg, Denmark 1970
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
This kidney-shaped desk by CFC Silkeborg, designed in 1970, is a fine example of Danish craftsmanship from the era. Its smooth, organic shape reflects the focus on simplicity and fun...
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Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959. We are proud to present our first design from a Danish designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The ic...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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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

Hans J Wegner Solid Teak Architect's Desk Model 571
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is a beautiful and pristine solid teak desk by Hans J. Wegner, made by Johannes Hansen in the mid-1950s. Stainless hardware, all teak. Condition is excellent. Professional, s...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Proserpio Desk Vintage 1960s Teak Veneer Wood
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with pull-out top and teak veneer wood riser.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Large 19th Century Revolving Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A attractive large early single pedestal Victorian Mahogany revolving Drum Table with a newer gold tooled leather top. Nice original finish with a great color and patina to the aged...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk By Gustav Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 48"W x 30"D x 29"H. Very good original...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

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

Antique Victorian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique Victorian writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1860-1870 period. It is of outstanding quality, it stands on beautifully turne...
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1860s British High Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, 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

Charlotte Perriand Set of Two Tables À Plateau Interchangeable by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two tables designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1937. Relaunched in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. The first model of this historic design table was crafted in 1937 for Charlotte Perriand’s studio in Montparnasse. The Table à Plateau Interchangeable, now part of the Cassina I Maestri...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Ca. 1910, Limberts Dutch Arts & Crafts Furniture Co. Writing Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Limbert Furniture Co. of Holland, Michigan quarter sawn white oak classic Arts & Crafts style writing desk circa 1910. The desk features a rectangular top overhanging three drawers w...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

French Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Ormolu Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Ormolu Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Item featured is a large impressive size, stunning bronze figural female bust mounts on all ...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Italian Mid-Century Writing Desk by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This exquisite writing desk, so well designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s, stands as a testament to the collaboration between Dassi and the renowned Gio Ponti. The structure is fi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Onix desk with matching chair by Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina
Located in Kleinburg, ON
Red 1970s Orix desk by Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina for Molteni & C. From the Molteni Museum website: “You write on it and I read at it, but she looks at her reflection in it, ano...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Danish Rosewood Writing Desk by Bernhard Pedersen
Located in Toledo, OH
This beautiful Danish rosewood writing desk is complete with 3 drawers and a barrel top that rolls back to expose the desk. The interior has a pull out writing surface. This piece is...
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1960s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Butternut Study Desk with Birch Plywood Table Top, Cream Desk Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The study desk is made with a butternut powder-coated steel frame and a lacquered birch plywood tabletop. The combination of the natural wood table top and powder coated steel frame ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

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

1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Small Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table secretaire, in beautiful decorated and veneer wood with three drawers and covered sides. This beautiful p...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Theo Tempelman large writing desk in walnut AP Originals The Netherlands 1960
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful executive desk designed by Theo Tempelman for AP Originals, The Netherlands 1960. This sophisticated writing desk exemplifies the seamless blend of form and function charac...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

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

Vintage Functionalist Desk by Alvar Aalto, Artek, Finland, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Desk by Alvar Aalto made from birch with original green top. Lovely, clean lines. Neat size, small drawer to the left.
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1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Le Corbusier Desk / Table
Located in New York, NY
Le Corbusier table or desk, 1931-1932 Grey enameled metal and wood. All original. Provenance: Pavillon Suisse, Cite Universitaire, Paris.
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

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

Desk Made In Teak, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This desk is a splendid example of Danish design from the 1960s and represents the era with its timeless appearance and functionality. Made of teak wood, the desk exudes a warm and ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Luciano Frigerio Presidential Writing Desk in Walnut, Italy 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Luciano Frigerio Presidential Writing Desk in Walnut, Italy 1960s This is a rare presidential mid-century desk designed by Luciano Frigerio for the "Norman" series, manufactured i...
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1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Granite

Vintage Campaign Style Desk by Drexel
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Campaign style desk designed by John Van Koert for Drexel. The desk is supported by gold crossed wood supports with a gilt finish. The top portion offers cubby-hole storage on either...
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1970s American Campaign Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959. We are proud to present our first design from a Danish designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in 1959, was the first of its kind with its pure and simplistic design, almost floating mid-air. Bodil Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Early 19th Century French Black Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An impressive early 19th Century French Louis XVI style, black lacquered bureau plat. With is original leather top and bronze mounts. Circa 1800.
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

George I Style Burl Walnut and Walnut Writing table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique George I Style burl walnut and walnut writing table, circa 1920's. With a book matched burl walnut top with yew wood crossbanding, the front of the frieze with a drawer with brass hardware the sides and back of the frieze with burl walnut, resting on walnut cabriole legs. With an old paper label indicating this writing table was made in England. Also with a label indicating this table was sold at one time by legendry Los Angeles design firm Cannell and Chaffin...
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1920s English George I Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Fine Quality Antique Mahogany Writing Table 19th Century Desk Side Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Introducing an antique quality late 19th Century inlaid Mahogany Writing Table, versatile as a desk or dressing table, featuring a classical Georgian design. This high-quality prese...
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Mahogany

20th Century Paolo Buffa Desk and Chair in Wood for Lietti, 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
Paolo Buffa (Milan 1903-1970), architect and designer, worked in the field of furniture design. Trained in the studio of Ponti and Lancia, from where he borrowed elements of neoclass...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Crystal, Brass

Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gentleman's Bureau Dressing Table Vanity Desk
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional large French speckled plum pudding mahogany rosewood marble ormolu flip-top mirrored gentleman's bureau dressing table / writing desk (poudreuse coiffeuse de t...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

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

1960s Chinoiserie Hand Painted Black and Gold Wood Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, hand painted chinoiserie desk you could hope to find. In its original conditio...
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1960s Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Paint

Drop Front Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish made mid-century modern drop front secretary desk in rich rosewood grain. Two wide drawers for storage, drop front door becomes a writ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Mid Century Cantilever Teak Desk in Manner of Kai Kristiansen, Ca. 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A mid-century cantilever desk with teak top and ebonized lacquered base, circa 1960s. Two drawers with leather handles feature ebonized interiors with built in pen/pencil holders. U...
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1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood, Teak, Lacquer

18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Rococo Desk/ Table with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
18th century Swedish Antique Rustic provincial rococo table/ desk from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. A very rustic rococo desk with incred...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik 'Boomerang' Desk in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik, desk model 'Boomerang', teak, brass, Denmark, 1960s. Beautifully formed teak writing desk designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen and produced...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Dressing table in White Rock Crystal and Brass by Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This dressing table has 4 drawers and it is made of white rock crystal marquetry with brass trims. The 4 feet are in brass. 2 drawers on the right side, 1 drawer in the center and 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Stone, Rock Crystal, Brass

Fusion Desk by Daniele Lo Scalzo Moscheri
Located in Milan, IT
Designed for presidential offices, this desk's large scale conveys a sense of importance. The soft lines of its rope-colored leather desktop contrast the sharp edges of its dark canaletto-walnut legs, making it extremely modern, sophisticated and visually striking. Central drawer. Front modesty panel...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Late 17th Century French Hand-Pegged Pine Mountain Table, Writing Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This rustic artisan made pine writing table hails from the Auvergne region, a mountainous area in central France. Created by a goat herder in the seventeenth century while tending hi...
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Late 17th Century French Rustic Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Italian Mid-Century Modern Small Desk and Chair Attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Cute and stylish Italian midcentury modern desk, with a graceful chair, attributed to Paolo Buffa. This teakwood desk it is a splendid example of the Italian class design of 1950. B...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Contemporary Dark green leather upholstered Pico Desk
Located in 1204, CH
One-of-a-kind dining table. Born in Romania in 1986, Mircea Anghel is a self-taught designer based in Portugal and the founder of Cabana Studio. From a young age, growing up in Buch...
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2010s Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Leather

New Hope Desk - Michael Oates
Located in Alpha, NJ
Hand crafted live edge slab desk. Made from highly figured wood with a variety of wood species choice. The desk is designed and made by designer Mi...
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2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash, Sapele Wood, Walnut, Maple

20th Century Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great French writing desk of the first half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture in walnut, mahogany and oak richly adorned with gilded and chiseled bronze and brass of exce...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Devoid of sharp angles, the rounded asymmetrical shape of the Petit Bureau En Forme Libre designer desk adapts perfectly to executive offi...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Mahogany & carved leather top Library table circa 1830s
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
William 1V Period Mahogany leather top Library table circa 1830s Mahogany top with thumb mould edge, with: Black Leather inset top with Gold...
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1830s British William IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Joel Escalona's Elefante Console Table 33, Layered Wood, Dynamic Shape
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Joel Escalona's Elefante Console Table 33, Layered Wood, Dynamic Shape ————————————————————— Elefante Collection: A Harmony of Design and Heritage by NONO Crafting Elegance with a ...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Mid Century Desk, Warren Platner for Knoll, Steel, Oak, Chrome, 1970s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Mid Century Desk, Warren Platner For Knoll, Steel, Oak, 1970s, Office, Executive Desk, Chrome, Unique Design Vintage from the 1970s Measurements: 22.5" D x 76.5" L x 29" H The top ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Elefante Console Table 35, Design by Joel Escalona, Sculptural Base
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Elefante Console Table 35, Design by Joel Escalona, Sculptural Base ————————————————————— Elefante Collection: A Harmony of Design and Heritage by NONO Crafting Elegance with a Mod...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian bureau made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. The Scandinavian writing table, desk features man...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Kurt Ostervig Style Oak Coffee Table with Rounded Corners and U-Shaped Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Kurt Østervig style oak coffee table with simple box square frame. Beautiful minimalist design. In original condition with some fading to the table top and a visible dent...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Rúna Smoked Oak Desk by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Rúna Smoked Oak Desk by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D130 x W65 x H74 cm Material: Smoked solid oak Weight: 37 kg Also available in different finishes. Please contact us. Timeless ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Bureau Plat Louis XVI Style in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style Bureau Plat in mahogany and marquetry in rosewood frieze. Beautiful ornamentation of very finely chiseled gilt bronze. Moroccan leather top surrounded b...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

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

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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