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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Mid-Century Executive Desk by Mauser, Veneered Wood, Chromed Metal Germany, 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Mid-Century Executive Desk in walnut veneered wood and chrome plated metal. From the "Chefbüro Mauser-Programm" by Mauser-Werke Waldeck, Germany, c. 1960
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Chrome

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

50's rationalist style desk in metal and wood with methacrylate covered tops
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2741 Rare rationalist style desk in metal and wood with methacrylate covered tops and drawers in perfect original condition. Italian manufacture 1950. 135 x 65 h 76 cm
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Contemporary, Solid Walnut and Black Leather, Handmade Ante Desk by Tim Vranken
Located in 1204, CH
Tim Vranken is a Belgian furniture designer who focuses on solid, handmade furniture. Throughout his designs the use of pure materials and honest natural processes are paramount. The...
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2010s Belgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Mid Century Modern G-Plan Desk Console Table, Black, Brass, Tola
Located in Miami, FL
G-Plan Desk or Console Table, black wood base with brass stretcher and details, the top is African Tola Wood. Table has two drawers. The drawer pulls were replaced at some point.
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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Williams Writing Desk Walnut Green
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

19th Century Oak Partners Desk, Leather Writing Surface, Brass Hardware
Located in Toronto, CA
A wonderful probably, 19th century oak partners desk, with a leather writing surface. Each side has a bank of drawers and a cupboard door for serious storage, or you can put both ban...
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1890s English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Vintage Midcentury Modern Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb vintage midcentury desk, made in England and dating from around the 1960’s. The quality is outstanding, this is a great size and is a very useful item. There are stunning g...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

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

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

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

The Bi Writing Desk. Handcrafted from solid jequitibá and imbuia wood.
Located in São Paulo, SP
The Bi writing desk brings modernity and lightness combined with a classic touch. It's crafted from solid jequitibá and imbuia woods and features a movable storage compartment that c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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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

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 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

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

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

A.W.N Pugin and Sir Charles Barry, an Important Gothic Revival Oak Library Table
Located in London, GB
A.W.N Pugin and Sir Charles Barry. A rare and important Gothic Revival carved oak library table. Probably one of the earliest known pieces to derive from...
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1830s English Gothic Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Baker Furniture English Oak and Burl Wood Barley Twist Writing Desk, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English style writing desk or library table with barley twist legs By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved oak, w...
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Mid-20th Century American William and Mary Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI style 19th-20th century bronze mounted desk manner Linke. This spectacular French desk can sit center room as it is finished on all sides with its stunning parquetry inlays...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Modern Burl Dining Table
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. Dimen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

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

Antique oak partner desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique oak partner desk with 9 drawers on both sides, 1 of which is a double archive drawer. Dark green gold-edged leather top. De...
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1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a beautiful rectangular green leather inset top with banded edge and two frieze drawers with trestle lyre form base. Turned stretcher. Raised on saber legs with brass paw feet c...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Elinor McGuire Model 226c Writing Desk
Located in Highland, IN
This exquisite design by Elinor McGuire for McGuire of San Fransisco is an exercise in subtle beauty and refined detailing. With a body covered in cane, slightly splayed legs, and so...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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

Tulare Desk
Located in New Hampton, NY
Shown in oiled walnut and gunmetal steel with burnished bronze hardware, the Tulare desk features three solid wood drawers, custom-made hardware and hand a...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Steel

Tulare Desk
Tulare Desk
$12,300 / item
Farmhouse Dining Table, Vintage Wooden Desk
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Wooden farmhouse table from the 1940s. Aesthetic, of good size and practical, the table will be perfect in the dining room, in the kitchen or...
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Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Vintage Curved Walnut Art Deco Executive Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stop asking "who's the boss?" and place yourself at the helm of this stunning Art Deco executive desk. Featuring an eye-catching rounded writing surface atop a unique, yet sturdy, T-...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Magnificent Rare Kidney Shaped Vladimir Kagan Burl Desk Credenza Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent Vladimir Kagan Burl and Lucite kidney shaped desk credenza. Very few of these unusual desk/ credenzas were ever made and all were custom made for private collectors. This...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Lucite, Burl

Olavi Hanninen Vintage Black Brutalist Table Desk in Elm
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Olavi Tapio Hänninen (14 December 1920, in Lapinlahti – 16 June 1992 in Espoo) was a Finnish designer and interior architect. Olavi Hänninen's design projects ranged from furniture to trams and church silverware, including total interior designs for many public facilities. His modernist designs also included tables and chairs, and he was well recognized for his work on the Palace Hotel interiors together with Antti Nurmesniemi and Olli Borg. Hänninen designed a renowned plastic chair with metal structure for the hotel's cafe. In the 1970s his designs included the new Valmet Nr I trams for Helsinki City Transport. Before starting his own design office in 1961, Hänninen worked at architect Viljo...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm

Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Double Faced Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Double Faced desk has captured the essence of the architecture and embellishment of ancient Greece and Rome! Han...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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

1950s Drexel "Perspective" Floating Top Desk Style After Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid century floating top desk design by Milo Baughman for Drexel "Perspective collection" in the United States circa 1950s. This beautiful desk features a lovely green vinyl top with...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Wood

Peter Løvig Nielsen Boomerang Desk in Teak With Bar
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Peter Løvig Nielsen Manufacturer: Løvigs Møbelfabrik Era: 1956s Materials: Teak Measurements: 59″ wide x 35″ deep x 28.5″ tall
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

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

Midcentury Sideboard in Teak by Omann Jun, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Great looking sideboard in teak designed by Gunni Oman for Oman Jun, Denmark in 1960s. Great original condition.
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

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

Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table, Refinished
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 quartersawn oak, with original copper hardware. Meas...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mahogany partners' writing table with blue tinted leather insert having three drawers to each side with fretwork corner mounts to square section legs with inward stepped feet. Knee c...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

18th C. Italian Console Raised on Urn-Carved Trestle Legs 'or a Great Desk!'
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved wood trestle table from the 18th century. This antique table from Italy features a single board top, rectangular in shape, which is raised on a pair of urn-shaped l...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

18/19 Century Gustavian Writing Table, Desk or Center Table, Bleached, Inlaid
Located in Manhasset, NY
Antique Swedish or Gustavian style writing table, desk or center table. This Bleached Wood table is multi functional as it can sit center room in ...
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1860s Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

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

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-BU-02-A Pigeonhole Desk / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
The object exudes an aura. It’s not about the shape or about the material; its auratic quality comes out of its depth, giving a strong presence with an almost ritualist intensity. No...
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

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 Industrial Cast Iron Drafting / Drawing Table by Keuffel and Esser Co. 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s American eagle drawing table by Keuffel & Esser Co. Overall dimensions: 32″ x 51″ Height range when top is flat: 37″ – 48″ Materials: Cast Iron &...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Iron

Large "ARCO" desk for Olivetti by BBPR
Located in Paris, FR
Arco" model desk designed in 1963 by Studio BBPR for Olivetti Arredamenti. BBPR was a partnership set up in Milan in 1932 by architects Gianlugi Banfi, Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojos...
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1960s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bakelite

Signed Romeo Rega Console or Desk in Chrome and Brown Plexiglass, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning desk or console table in chromed steel with a brown plexiglass top. This incredibly rare piece is signed by Romeo Rega and was designed in Rome,Italy during the 1970s. This...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Directors Desk in Marble Look Fiberglass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann for Wilhelm Werndl, corner desk, model 'Jet', painted fiberglass, Germany, designed in 1970 This design truly fits within the ethos of the seventies – a bright...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Fiberglass

Rosewood and Chrome Drexel Index Writing Desk Library Table, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Stunning midcentury, Hollywood Regency, Post Modern design writing table, desk, made by Drexel as part of their Index series, possibly designed by Milo Baughman, circa 1960/1970s. T...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Mid 20th century carved mahogany Swedish desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 20th century carved mahogany Swedish desk circa 1947. We are pleased to offer this superb quality desk, which is stamped proving that it was part of the swedish royal family's i...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Simply Modern Writing Table, 49
Located in Westwood, NJ
An elegant modern writing table with two singular leather-wrapped drawers, our Cardamon finish on the veneered frame (and handles) with panel end supports and brushed brass finish ac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Vintage Modernist Desk by Ib Kofod Larsen, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stylish teak desk by Ib Kofod Larsen, with a spacious table top and two drawers. The open sides give a lightness to the design.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Michel Ducaroy writing desk SNA Roset France 1950
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare desk which is an early design by Michel Ducaroy for SNA Roset, France 1950. SNA Roset, later became Ligne Roset. The desk is made from solid mahogany with a rich warm red/brown ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Cane, Glass, Hardwood

A Very Fine C19th Ormolu Mounted Bureau de Dame by Maison Mottheau
Located in London, GB
A French Ormolu Mounted Kingwood , Tulipwood and Parquertry Bureau De Dame dated C1880s The mount are by Maison Mottheau Lovely Bombe Shaped Decorated with Sunburst Parquetry and Angel Candelabras...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Kingwood

Minimalist Rectangular Dining Table in Solid Caribbean Walnut
Located in PARQUE INDUSTRIAL OTHON P BLANCO, Quintana Roo
The Lumi Table combines durability with comfort, adapting perfectly to any space. It features a simple form that highlights fine joinery details. A solid timber frame supports a tabl...
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2010s Mexican Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood, Walnut

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

Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with rounded ends. Black inset leather with banded edge and brass edge. Conforming frieze with two drawers and opposing false drawers. Cast bronze star form kn...
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1810s English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

"Rotondella" Dining Table with Bronze, Hand Crafted, Istanbul
Located in Istanbul, 34
"Rotondella" Dining Table with Bronze, Hand Crafted, Istanbul. Designed by Hasan Samet Bizimyer. Design, Art, Innovation. Bizimyer Furniture Presents. Bizimyer Art / Design. The w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel

Live Edge French Burl Elm Slab Dining Table, Desk or Work Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This thick 2” slab of 40 year old French Burled Elm was found in the backyard of a famous French furniture maker, who unfortunately closed his doors after 60 years in business. The beauty of the slab speaks for itself, for I cannot think of any words that could accurately describe what Mother Nature created. Whether you use it for a desk, like I have for many years, or a dining table, or ever a kitchen island work table...
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1970s French Country Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm, 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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