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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Mid Century Walnut Writing Desk in Walnut by Stanley #1
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: USA Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Stanley Furniture Era: 1960s Materials: Walnut, Laminate (Top) Measurements: 46" wide x 18" deep x 30" tall Knee Hole: 22.5" wide x 14" de...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Laminate, Walnut

British Colonial Style Vintage Bamboo and Grasscloth Desk Set
Located in Southampton, NJ
Midcentury British Colonial style 4-drawer writing desk or work table of bamboo wood frame construction wrapped in woven basket weave cane rattan. Featuring a generous work surface with custom cut glass, fitted to the top & lower open shelves, the desk is finished on all sides allowing for various placement options. Sold as a set including the classic Baker faux bamboo caned...
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20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

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Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Glass, Wood

Late 19th Century French Carved Oak Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This is an authentic French antique carved desk with a leather top made of oak, having intricate carving on all sides and the barley twist legs. Th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

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

Italian Venetian Knee-Hole Desk /Console Table circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1290 Hand painted Venetian style desk with gilt finish.
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1950s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

1970s Brass and Glass Desk Table by Mastercraft
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A beautiful brass Mastercraft table. The base gives a very neoclassical art deco feel. It would make the perfect desk or small space dining table. The base is in great shape with s...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Contemporary Harden Furniture Executive Ash Solid Wood Office Desk
Located in Naperville, IL
New/Brand-new, unused item, not previously owned. Shows absolutely no signs of wear. Dimensions H 35.82 in. x W 86.61 in. x D 39.37 in. H. 91 cm x W 220 cm x D 100 cm Date of manu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan American Classical Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique Victorian Burl Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Carved Davenport Desk 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique burl walnut & inlaid marquetry Davenport desk, circa 1860. The davenport is made from the finest figured burl walnut, to the top is a lift up lid with a fitted interio...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl

Baker Vintage Georgian Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome Georgian style desk crafted in mahogany with a three panel tooled leather top on a two pedestal form with six drawers and two pull out trays featuring flame grained mahogany...
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Mid-20th Century American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Vintage John Widdicomb French Country Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage John Widdicomb French Country/Louis XV Ornately Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Dovetailed Drawer, Carved and Finished Back, and Attractive Distressed Finish. Circa Mid 20th ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Grosfeld House, Hollywood Regency, Vanity, Desk, Parcel Paint, Giltwood, 1960s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Hollywood Regency Grosfeld House Parcel Paint and Gilt Decorated Vanity or Desk Grosfeld House parcel paint and gilt decorated vanity or desk with mirror. A fine one of a kind ribbo...
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Giltwood

French Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
19th century desk with a Cylindre roll top opening to a leather top that pulls out for ease In use. Gilt bronze mounts with floral gilt center decoration with wreath. Square tapered...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Rare Desk Suite by Bodil Kjær complete with cabinets and sideboard
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
An exceptionally rare and complete Model 901 executive suite by Danish architect and designer Bodil Kjær, produced by E. Pedersen & Søn in Denmark, 1959. This set includes the large ...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

American Mid-Century Modern Rosewood & Metal Frame Dining Table/Desk
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful rosewood parquet top with black painted square pipping square tube metal frame , circa 1970's we have refinished the top and left the frame with its original finish looks g...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

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

Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Table in Walnut and Iron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, table, walnut, iron, Italy, 1970s Giuseppe Rivadossi once again proves his great eye for materialization and technicality this table is ex...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

French Regency Louis XVI Kingwood Marquetry Ormolu-Mounted Leather Top Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Regency Louis XVI style executive writing desk with ram heads France, 20th Century Kingwood, with inlaid marquetry, bronze trim and ornate ormolu mounts, and ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Rare Italian Maple Midcentury Desk with Bookcase
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This Italian desk made of glossy lacquered maple wood with a light blue finish from the 1950s looks best free-standing in the room, as it has drawers and book shelves at both the front and the back. It has been carefully restored, however there are still slight signs of use at the edges and small scratches on the wood. You can find the two matching chairs here: Set of 2 chairs with Gio Ponti Fabric...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple

Small Wooden Italian Writing Desk with Brass Details
Located in Madrid, ES
Mid-century modern writing desk of walnut wood with a rich, dark finish. Made in Italy, circa 1960s. The desk has been partially restored and has a rectangular tabletop made of a dif...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Post Modern Lacquered Writing Desk Table Vanity with Brass Accents
Located in West Hartford, CT
Sleek and sexy post modern desk/vanity with glossy cream lacquered finish and striking brass accents. Includes four spacious drawers with integrated brass pulls and a base detail. D...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

splendid executive desk in the style of Ulrich with four drawers
Located in Milano, IT
In the style of Guglielmo Ulrich (1904-1977) Splendid executive desk with four drawers in wavy wood, back with horizontal wavy pattern along the entire length, top in the shape of a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Italian Modern White Marble & Brass Floating Console Table or Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning and simple modern console table from Italy circa 1960's. Beautiful pure white marble with curvy brass legs.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass

19th C., 1800's Antique Desk, Writing, French Henri II Style, Carved, Oak!!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning 19th C., 1800's Antique Desk, Writing, French Henri II Style, Carved, Oak!! Gorgeous Antique Desk, Writing, French Henri II Style, Carved, Oak , 19th C., 1800s! Elevate ...
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19th Century French Other Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Large executive desk, design Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1950s
Located in Napoli, IT
This is a large executive desk that is featured in several furniture magazines.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Leather Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French neoclassic style mahogany, cerejeira veneered and crossbanded writing desk, the rectangular burnished leather inlaid top above one long and one short frieze drawers, and an ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

English 19th c. Generous Partners' Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
A handsome and generously sized partners' desk with glowing color, the two sides made so that business partners could collaborate over the same writing surface, now suitable for cent...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Vintage Desk Metal, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with side drawer column in enamelled metal with leatherette-covered top.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Midcentury French Leather Wrapped Writing Table attributed to Jacques Adnet
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury French leather-wrapped writing table / desk attributed to Jacques Adnet (unmarked). Iron base and frame around the wood top are wrapped in cognac leather with contract sti...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Xitle Desk with 2 drawers
Located in Mexico City, MX
The "Xitle" desk is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan Collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archetypical modern furniture...
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2010s Mexican Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with hammered copper hardware. Measure...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Antique Louis XVI Table Writing Desk In Walnut - Italy 19th
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Louis XVI-style writing desk, crafted in solid walnut, dates to the early 19th century and originates from Italy’s Emilia Romagna region. With its restrained lines and r...
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Small Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality regency period mahogany writing table Having two fitted drawers to frieze with original Turned knobs raised on elegant x framed end Supports with original brass castor...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Small Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Small Regency Mahogany Writing Table
$6,475 Sale Price
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Regency Desk Writing Table and Chair
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and neoclassical midcentury Regency Italian writing table or desk with its paired newly upholstered chair both supported by elegant turned and fluted legs ending with taper...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Vintage Mahogany Pembroke Table, Gordon’s Fine Furniture, Inc.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Mahogany Pembroke table, Gordon’s Fine Furniture, Inc. A Classic Pembroke table by Gordon’s Fine Furniture, Inc. made of mahogany with...
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Mid-20th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Mid-Century Modern Solid Wooden Desk Designed by Arne Vodder Boomerang
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The Boomerang desk, designed by Arne Vodder in Denmark during the 1960s, showcases a solid teak wood structure adorned with brass details on the legs. This iconic piece features thre...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Vintage Italian Walnut Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage Italian walnut writing desk, dating from the 1960’s. This is of superb quality, it is beautifully designed with fantastic co...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

1930s Small Desk in the style of Jacques Adnet
Located in CA, CA
A 1930’s desk in the style of Jacques Adnet with two drawers to the front and glass handles set in brass hardware.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

French Mid-Century Vintage Bamboo Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Desk from mid-century France made of bamboo. This piece has a solid pine wood top that sits on two pedestals made of bamboo. We love the organic details of this piece. The desk is in...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bamboo, Wood

Curvaceous Danish Modern Desk & Chair by Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Curvaceous Danish Modern Desk and Chair, designed by Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen, Denmark, circa 1960s. Very rare to find with the matching chair. It offers a voluminous amou...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Antique Gothic Oak Desk with Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Gothic oak desk with leather top is atypical for the style, being raised up on turned legs and a classic "H" support, rather than sporting floo...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Classic by Carpanelli Zebrano Writing Desk
Located in Desio, IT
The structure of this elegant writing desk is solid wood plated with cherry-wood, zebrano, briar-wood and other precious woods. In the cylindrical...
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2010s Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Art Deco Style Elie Saab Maison Calacatta Gold Marble Dining Table, Italy
Located in Mariano Comense, CO
21st century Art Deco Style Elie Saab Maison Calacatta Gold marble dining table, Italy. Precious materials are key in the Elie Saab Maison collection...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Metal

Victorian late 19th century carved oak pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Victorian late 19th century carved oak pedestal desk circa 1890. Good quality pedestal oak desk, comprising of 3 sections.  Shaped top with original leather insert.  Single drawer a...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

Welcome to Mid-Century NoHo Mid Century Maple Desk by Paul McCobb for Winchendon
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Welcome to Mid-Century NoHo [Mid Century Maple Desk by Paul McCobb for Winchendon] Mid-century maple desk designed by Paul McCobb for Winchendon. This beautiful desk is made of map...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple

1920s United States Roll Top Office Desk with Drawers and Wheels
Located in Marbella, ES
1920 United States roll top office desk with drawers and wheels.
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Early 20th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

1970s Italian Travertine Dining, Conference Table, Desk, Rectangle Post-Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Simple is so often better! This elegant rectangular dining table shows us that. Filled and polished travertine-marble, with just the right amount of attractive natural grain. And a b...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Travertine, Marble

Arizona Desk Polished Brass Wood Marble, Handmade in Portugal by Porus Studio
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Designed by the prominent Los Angeles architectural firm Welton Becket, the Chase Tower in Phoenix is Arizona’s tallest building and has held the title s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass

Danish Teak Drop Leaf Writing Desk By Arne Vodder, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
This writing desk was designed by Arne Vodder and was produced in Denmark in the 1960s. It is made from teak and features a drop leaf . It is in very good vintage condition. extent 1...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

18th Century George III Period Mahogany Partners Writing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This very fine late 18th-century George III period mahogany partners library writing table is a remarkable piece. Constructed from solid mahogany, it features a moulded edge and a re...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Italian Walnut Executive Desk in the Style of Gio Ponti
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
A uniquely designed Italian walnut executive desk having a beautifully grained floating top over a central structure of curved design with drawers and open storage throughout, the wh...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Anthroposophical Children's Desk by Felix Kayser for Schiller Möbel, circa 1930
By Felix Kayser, Schiller Möbel
Located in Berlin, DE
Anthroposophical children's desk designed by Felix Kayser made of handcrafted ash wood. The desk was probably made by Schiller-Möbel, Stuttgart, Germany, c. 1930. Literature: Reinhol...
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1930s German Other Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash, Wood

Pierre Chapo B40 Adjustable Solid Elm Desk, France, circa 1970
Located in Geneva, CH
Solid elm adjustable desk by Pierre Chapo, France, circa 1970 The desks with mobile tops designed by Pierre Chapo offer a volume that is easy to arrange. The B40 stands out through...
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1970s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm

Cees Braakman Mid-Century Modern EB02 Writing Table for Pastoe, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Mid-Century Modern EB02 writing table. Design by Cees Braakman for Pastoe. Striking Dutch design from the 1950s. Solid birch and original birch veneer base on fo...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Regency Mahogany Dressing Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
This English Regency Mahogany dressing table by Gillows of Lancaster and London is Gillows at its finest. Superb quality mahogany and cabinet making, it could also use it as a writ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Jacques Adnet Leather and Oak Desk, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Art Deco Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame with 4 posts, inverted u-shaped bases and brass support ...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Iron

Superb Chinoiserie Paint Decorated French Louis XV Mirrored Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This gorgeous desk or bureau plat features gorgeous hand-painted raise Chinoiserie scenes of Chinese rickshaws and daily life in a small town. The colors of the paint-decorated scene...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Maison Jansen Inspired French Louis XVI Ebonized Desk Available in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Maison Jansen inspired French Louis XVI style ebonized mahogany desk, with gold or brass accents, made here at Old Plank in our very own worksho...
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2010s American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Art Deco French Desk in Macassar with Leather Top Insert
Located in Houston, TX
Art Deco French desk in Macassar wood The desk is made of Macassar wood and newly reupholstered with a strip of brown leather in the middle of its top. Each of the legs has a brass d...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Antique French Country Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk Table, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic antique French desk. The desk is in good condition and measures 19 inches deep x 31 wide x 30 inches tall. The desk dates to teh 1920s.
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Secretary Petite Writing Desk Barley Twist Louis XIII. Direct from France, a beautifully appointed petite drop front walnut secretary...
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1890s French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

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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