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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
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
Materials
Walnut
Modern White Blossom Glass Mosaic Desk with Modern Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pavia Blossom desk/vanity by Ercole Home has a 2-drawer, with a painted white wood finish on oak.
Handcut glass mosaics in white and silver decorate the drawer fronts in blossom...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hard...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
19th Century Small Empire Desk, France
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Small Empire Desk, France, 1840
A simple yet elegant Empire-style desk, crafted in 1840. Made of solid oak and veneered with beautiful pyramidal mahogany, it reflects the classic ch...
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1840s Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pierre Paulin Bird's-Eye Maple and Walnut Inlay Executive Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Pierre Paulin executive desk for Baker. Bird's-eye maple veneers inlaid with dark walnut in the signature motif for the Paulin Collection. Drawers are fitted to give a floating ...
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1980s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
French Art Deco Rosewood Desk and Bookcase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Art Deco Rosewood desk and bookcase ,in two-piece.
The tiered bookcase with six half-moon shelves to the left and bronze-mounted c...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Console Table
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese console table. Three drawer thin console table elegant refined lines with ring pull handles. Detailed arch apron top of legs ta...
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1890s Chinese Qing Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Late 20th Century Danish Industrial Style Painted Metal Desk
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
Mid-Century Modern Danish Industrial Style Desk with Red/Orange Steel Frame. This striking mid-century modern desk with clean lines and functional design of the 60s/70s era, featurin...
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Gillows Style Birdseye Maple Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a very attractive Antique Victorian Gillows Style Birdseye Maple writing table, circa 1880 in date.
The rectangular top features a moulded edge with the original inset black...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Onde Desk in Solid Teak
Located in Singapore, SG
The Onde desk, designed by Studio Kallang in 2022, is a playful take on classic midcentury forms. Made in collaboration with generational artisans in Central Java, the desk is handcr...
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2010s Asian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted and Leather Cartonnier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted, leather, tulipwood and kingwood parquetry cartonnier with clock. The circular clock with elaborate pi...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Xilte Desk Set with Xitle Armchair and Xitle Chair
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
This set includes.
Desk with 2 chairs (1 Armchair and 1 Chair)
The "Xitle" desk is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan Collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle...
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2010s Mexican Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Lady’s Desk or Vanity in Mahogany, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
By Up Závody
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful midcentury desk, originally used as a desk for a lady, or vanity in the bedroom. The table is elegant combination of lighter birch wood on the sides and mahogany wood on to...
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Danish cabinetmaker.: Walnut or nutwood Art Deco desk. 1920–30s
Located in London, GB
Walnut or nutwood Art Deco desk, front with two doors and drawer and back with six compartments. 1920–30s. H. 77. L. 140. W. 78 cm
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20th Century Danish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Oslo Writing Desk in Ash by Studio Moe
Located in Portland, OR
Look to the clean lines and natural keep-it-simple design of the Oslo Writing Desk, to bring inspiration to your next idea or project. A single spacious dovetailed drawer provides ut...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
Newcraft Ltd English Wooten Style Home Office Foldaway Modern Desk Work Station
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage English Wooten Style Home Office Foldaway Modern Desk Work Station by Newcraft Ltd. Item features a wooden case, ornate brass corner accents, fully fitted interior with pull ...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Simmons Brushed Steel Sheraton Series Desk Vanity Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, Sheraton Series vanity or desk set by Simmons Company Furniture features an upholstered gray vinyl chair seat with gray d...
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Early 20th Century American Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Spindle Writing Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak spindle writing desk or library table
By Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 48"W x 29.75"D x 28.88"...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Rococo Style Ladies' Desk from Royal Collection
Located in London, GB
19th Century Rococo style ladies' desk inlaid with light wood in the form of flowers and foliage, cabriole legs with attached brass fittings, frame with drawer. At the bottom with fi...
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Late 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
French Louis XV Style Figural Maple Burl Writing Desk Napoleon Bureau Plat 72"
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Louis XV / Napoleon III style office desk. A serpentine form made from birdseye maple with three large dovetailed drawers in the frieze and long tapered cabriole legs. Fea...
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1980s Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pierre Jeanneret Desk and Office Chair from Chandigarh
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
One of the most desirables and hard to find desk model from Pierre Jeannette, presented with a floating back office chair (Ca 1960) also by the known designer.
Desk features three ...
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
19th C. French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Writing Desk w/ Marquetry Inlay Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Writing Desk w/ Marquetry Inlay Top. Item features a distressed gold gilt finish, shaped top, carvings on all sides, stunning marquetry in...
Category
19th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Walnut Writing Desk in Walnut by Stanley #2
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
Materials
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
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Glass, Wood
Biedermeier Writing Desk/ Side Table, Austria
Located in Antwerp, BE
This small Lady desk was crafted in Austria. The top is wonderfully smooth and displays the woodgrain beautifully in walnut veneer. The apron houses three drawers, all with quality brass banding inset into the paneling. The two side drawers and middle drawer have drop ring pulls...
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1870s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1970s Chrome and Rosewood Desk
By J. Wade Beam
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Beautiful executive desk designed by J Wade Beam circa 1970. The rosewood top seems to float with a clean, geometric chrome base. Age-appropriate wear.A striking executive desk desig...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
A Fine French Art Deco Burled Birch Vanity
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco European burled birch vanity with two drawers and chrome details.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
1960s Danish Hardwood Desk made by a Cabinet Maker
Located in London, GB
1960s Danish Rosewood Desk made by a Cabinet Maker. This desk displays exceptional craftsmanship and exceptionally dark variegated rosewood. The drawer construction shows that the de...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Writing Table or Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace in Brass & Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning simple and elegant modern design by Leon Rosen and produced by Pace in the 1970's. It features heavy thick 3/4 inch clear glass construction with brass brackets in a demi...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
"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
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel
Danish Midcentury Desk in Teak, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Freestanding desk in teak designed and made in the 1960s. Made in Denmark, great original condition.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Glass Top, Bamboo and Wicker Italian Desk with Drawers, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury glass top, bamboo and wicker desk with drawers. This excellent piece was designed in Italy in the 1980s.
This desk is unique for the materials used, bamboo and rattan, ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood, Glass
Jacques Adnet Leather, Oak & Brass Table, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Jacques Adnet center table or writing desk in stitched leather with an oak top. The leather was expertly restored as per the original by the foremost restoration studio in the USA. It has a double-sided U...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine Quality Coromandel and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Period Kidney Lady Desk
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Coromandel Victorian style kidney shaped writing table. The kidney shaped top having a fine quality velum green leather writing surface with gilt and blind tooled deta...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large Deep Walnut 9 Drawers Partners Style Antique Desk Brass Pulls Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Deep Walnut 9 Drawers Partners Style antique desk brass pulls table mint.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Desk by Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli, Rima Padova, Italy, circa 1955
Located in Berlin, DE
Desk by Gio Ponti & Alberto Rosselli, Rima Padova, Italy, circa 1955
Originally designed for the Pirelli Tower in Milano.
In 1950, Alberto Pirelli, president and owner of the giant...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular brown tooled leather top and banded border over three drawers with square bail handles and opposing working drawers so can work as a partners desk. Raised on circu...
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1810s English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Campaign-style Desk in Gloss Lacquer, USA c 1960s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Campaign-style desk on saw horse form supports. Newly lacquered in high gloss black lacquer. Original brass finished hardware. The desk features three drawers, and at 6" deep, allows...
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1960s American Campaign Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Postmodern desk, interlübke
By Interlübke
Located in Neuss, NW
Postmodern desk by interlübke from the 1980s. High quality desk with a white asymethric working surface and white lacquered tubular steel legs.
Quality Features:
very good work...
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1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
A Very Fine Edwardian Carlton House Style Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Edwardian richly patinated and beautifully figured mahogany Carlton House style desk of exceptional quality, stunningly carved wi...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
50s Mid-Century Modern Italian Metal Base Brass Feet Teak Wood Console Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Typical 50s Italian Mid-Century Modern platform side wall console with wood slated decor, geometric wooden top with drawer standing on black metal base and nice brass foot-ends. Midc...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid modern danish standing desk in teak Hans Wegner style
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid modern danish standing desk in teak attriduted to Hans Wegner. 3 drawers in the apron and two flip-down leaves
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Modern Superb French Art Deco Macassar Ebony Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann Style
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic recreation of Ruhlmann styled Art Deco desk of years gone by and is in good condition. The desk features superb Macassar ebony veneer and a faux ivory trim. The d...
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2010s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar
Single Drawer Mahogany Chippendale Table Ball Claw Feet English Mid 19th Century
Located in Louisville, KY
For the discerning eye, this table/desk is an amazing example of beautiful English Chippendale design with exemplary 19th century craftsmanship. From ornately hand carved cabriole le...
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19th Century English George I Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very nice solid mahogany partners desk with original green leather , wonderful gilt bronze handles, all locks by Hobbs of London, and with a makers badge S & H Jewell, London, in e...
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19th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Concrete table/ desk designed by Sergio and Giorgio Saporiti. Italy, 1972
Located in Berlin, Berlin
The SAPO table, designed with a concrete base and hardened Glass top, attached by two chromed bolts. The concrete base shows a beautiful imprint of the wooden mould it was made from....
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Concrete
1970s Chinoiserie Hand Painted Malachite Green Desk Stool, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, hand painted desk and matching stool you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful...
Category
1970s Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Danish Mid-Century Modern Asymmetrical Teak Desk, 1950s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern Asymmetrical Teak Desk, 1950s.
Rare and early freestanding Scandinavian Modern boomerang teak writing desk made in Denmark in the early 1950s. Asymmetrical...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
Antique Italian Carved Walnut Wood Table Console Desk
Located in Carimate, Como
A magnificent and impressive Italian antique walnut table with three full width shelves that can be opened from both sides with greatly carved and beveled top and beautiful carved tu...
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Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Materials
Teak
Göran Strand for Lelångs Möbelfabrik Model A10 MCM Swedish Desk
By Göran Strand
Located in Plainview, NY
A Mid-Century Modern desk Model A10 l masterfully crafted by Göran Strand for Lelångs Möbelfabrik in Sweden during the 1960s.
The allure of the Desk Model A10 lies in its thoughtfu...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Louis XIV Walnut Writing Table Or Occasional Table From The17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb walnut table from the 17th century Louis XIV period and style
Good quality table resting on a very elegant base with turned legs connected by spacers and ending with balls.
Th...
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17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Desk Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique 3 drawer Swedish Gustavian style desk. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1880s Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
1970s Milo Baughman Burlwood Chrome Curved Executive Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and one of a kind, sculptural Burlwood solid wood desk you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. Chrom...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Jacques Adnet Desk, 1950’s
Located in PAU, FR
Important And rare green Desk and chair of Jacques Adnet.
Quitte rare in green.
The top is in black formica.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Severin Hansen Model 36 Oak Desk - New Edition
Located in London, England
The iconic Model 36 desk from Danish designer Severin Hansen was designed in 1958 and exhibited at the annual Cabinetmaker’s Guild Exhibition in Copenhagen in...
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Kroma' Desk by Antonia Astori for Driade, Italy 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1980s ‘Kroma’ desk designed by Antonia Astori for Driade. This modern desk embodies a minimalist aesthetic, featuring a rectangular white surface composed of wood with fine black l...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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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