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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Baroque
Style: Arts and Crafts
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is embellished with a carving of Don Quixote de la Mancha bordered with branches of leaves. The desk is supported by a pedestal joined by a bridge of turned columns. The front legs contain a carving of two wind god heads...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno

19th Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers and Solomonic Turning Legs
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish walnut desk with two drawers and solomonic turning legs , it has an iron stretcher between the legs. The top is made of walnut with a...
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1890s French Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

19th Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers and Solomonic Turning Legs
19th Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers and Solomonic Turning Legs

19th Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers and Solomonic Turning Legs

Italian 1800s Baroque Style Desk with Drawers, Lyre Base and Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut Desk/table from the early 19th century, with drawers, lyre shaped base and wrought-iron stretcher. Created in Italy during the early years of the 19th...
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Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian 1800s Baroque Style Desk with Drawers, Lyre Base and Iron Stretcher
Italian 1800s Baroque Style Desk with Drawers, Lyre Base and Iron Stretcher

Italian 1800s Baroque Style Desk with Drawers, Lyre Base and Iron Stretcher

18th Century Baroque Table, Made in Czechia, Fully Restored
Located in Horomerice, CZ
The table is made out of walnut and is inlaid. It has been fully restored by our team in Prague.
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Late 18th Century Czech Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Walnut

18th Century Baroque Table, Made in Czechia, Fully Restored
18th Century Baroque Table, Made in Czechia, Fully Restored

18th Century Baroque Table, Made in Czechia, Fully Restored

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror
By Merve Kahraman
Located in New York, NY
"La Nouvelle Vanité" is a make up desk made of American walnut veneer with an arc shaped mirror behind, designed by Merve Kahraman design studio. This work/makeup desk...
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2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror
21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror

21st Century Walnut and Brass Work Desk
By Merve Kahraman
Located in New York, NY
"La Nouvelle Vanité" is a make up desk made of American walnut veneer with an arc shaped mirror behind, designed by Merve Kahraman design studio. This work/makeup desk...
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2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century Walnut and Brass Work Desk
21st Century Walnut and Brass Work Desk

21st Century Walnut and Brass Work Desk

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Indigo
By Merve Kahraman
Located in New York, NY
"La Nouvelle Vanité" is a make up desk made of American walnut veneer with an arc shaped mirror behind, designed by Merve Kahraman design studio. This work/makeup desk...
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2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Indigo
21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Indigo

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Indigo

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Black and Red
By Merve Kahraman
Located in New York, NY
"La Nouvelle Vanité" is a make up desk made of American walnut veneer with an arc shaped mirror behind, designed by Merve Kahraman design studio. This work/makeup desk...
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2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Black and Red
21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Black and Red

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Black and Red

Antique Baroque Style Top Desk Fully Inlaid
Located in Berlin, DE
With rich marquetry in this version, it is very rare to find such a similar piece of furniture. The cupboard stands on paw feet, high-quality maceteria inlays on all sides, i.e. inla...
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20th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique Baroque Style Top Desk Fully Inlaid
Antique Baroque Style Top Desk Fully Inlaid

Antique Baroque Style Top Desk Fully Inlaid

Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
Spanish Baroque walnut desk table, late 17th century. A rectangular single plank (1.25-inch thick) walnut top is sitting over 2 geometrical car...
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Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table, Late 17th Century
Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table, Late 17th Century

Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table, Late 17th Century

19th Century antique Dresden Baroque Desk with Top Walnut veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent Dresden Baroque desk, On three sides and in the top plate walnut root on solid softwood. The curving, straight, and one-piece body, framing the open knee-box, is curved in ...
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19th Century German Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century antique Dresden Baroque Desk with Top Walnut veneer
19th Century antique Dresden Baroque Desk with Top Walnut veneer

19th Century antique Dresden Baroque Desk with Top Walnut veneer

Early 20th Spanish Desk with Lyre Legs and Carved Edges on Top
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th Spanish desk with lyre legs and carved edges on top An 20th century Spanish Baroque style desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs joined by wrou...
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wrought Iron

Early 20th Spanish Desk with Lyre Legs and Carved Edges on Top
Early 20th Spanish Desk with Lyre Legs and Carved Edges on Top

Early 20th Spanish Desk with Lyre Legs and Carved Edges on Top

21st Century American White Oak Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror
By Merve Kahraman
Located in New York, NY
"La Nouvelle Vanité" is a make up desk made of American white oak veneer with an arc shaped mirror behind, designed by Merve Kahraman design studio. This work/makeup desk...
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2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century American White Oak Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror
21st Century American White Oak Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror

21st Century American White Oak Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Red & Gray
By Merve Kahraman
Located in New York, NY
"La Nouvelle Vanité" is a makeup desk made of American walnut veneer with an arc shaped mirror behind, designed by Merve Kahraman design studio. This wo...
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2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Red & Gray
21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Red & Gray

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Red & Gray

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Green
By Merve Kahraman
Located in New York, NY
"La Nouvelle Vanité" is a make up desk made of American walnut veneer with an arc shaped mirror behind, designed by Merve Kahraman design studio. This work/makeup desk...
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2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Green
21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Green

21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror, Green

Voysey Style of Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Table with Dove Cut-Outs below the Top
By Charles Voysey
Located in London, GB
C F A Voysey in the style of. An Arts & Crafts oak dining or library table with four stylized floral cut-outs flanked by dove cut-outs to each corner to the angled apron underneath ...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Voysey Style of Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Table with Dove Cut-Outs below the Top
Voysey Style of Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Table with Dove Cut-Outs below the Top

Voysey Style of Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Table with Dove Cut-Outs below the Top

From Villa Estate Neo Renaissance / Danzig Baroque Table antique circa 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
We offer a unique Neo Renaissance / Gdansk Baroque table. The table stood in the entrance of a magnificent villa in the posh district of Grunewald for over 70 years. Here are the original black and white photos of the table. Solid oak with relief carvings and 4 angel heads, the top has a beautiful walnut veneer with a star inlay in the middle. 1-drawer has a lion head underneath is a hidden drawer. Spiral column frame with cross...
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19th Century German Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

From Villa Estate Neo Renaissance / Danzig Baroque Table antique circa 1890
From Villa Estate Neo Renaissance / Danzig Baroque Table antique circa 1890

From Villa Estate Neo Renaissance / Danzig Baroque Table antique circa 1890

17th Century Painted Italian Trestle Table with Walnut Top
Located in Wichita, KS
Fabulous 17th century Italian trestle dining table with and 18th century walnut top. The legs have original finish. The top is thick walnu...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Wood

17th Century Painted Italian Trestle Table with Walnut Top
17th Century Painted Italian Trestle Table with Walnut Top

17th Century Painted Italian Trestle Table with Walnut Top

18th Century Portuguese Writing Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century Portuguese writing table with fabulous hand turned legs and stretchers. The top features a single board top with applied carved molding around the edges, following down to two drawers with cushion raised panels and hand carved beaded...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

18th Century Portuguese Writing Table
18th Century Portuguese Writing Table

18th Century Portuguese Writing Table

18th Century Baroque Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique baroque table made around 1750 in South Germany. Exquisite marquetry in cherrywood, kingwood, walnut and elm. The marquetry depicts presentations of roman weapons and armor...
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1730s German Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century Baroque Table
18th Century Baroque Table

18th Century Baroque Table

Baroque Table, South German, 1760
Located in Belmont, MA
Beautiful baroque table or desk, made in Southern Germany or northern Switzerland 1760, cherry veneer with marquetry in plum wood and elm. The table is in very good refinished condit...
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1760s German Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

Baroque Table, South German, 1760
Baroque Table, South German, 1760

Baroque Table, South German, 1760

Small Dutch Baroque 17th Century Oak Draw-Leaf Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
The small Dutch Baroque draw-leaf or center table with a two-board framed top having conforming extension leaves on each end, above a plain frieze, supported by massive plaint turned...
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Small Dutch Baroque 17th Century Oak Draw-Leaf Center Table
Small Dutch Baroque 17th Century Oak Draw-Leaf Center Table

Small Dutch Baroque 17th Century Oak Draw-Leaf Center Table

18th Century Baroque Venetian Center Table Red Lacquered Painted
Located in Epfach, DE
18th century Venetian center table red lacquered with painted gilt figures with one-drawer a very unusual and rare Venetian table with lovely ...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century Baroque Venetian Center Table Red Lacquered Painted
18th Century Baroque Venetian Center Table Red Lacquered Painted

18th Century Baroque Venetian Center Table Red Lacquered Painted

Flemish Baroque Marquetry Decorated Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 19th century Flemish ebony center or writing table having floral marquetry inlay inlaid bone insects on a walnut, ebony and faux tortoise background, bone and ebony pattern...
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1860s Belgian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony

Flemish Baroque Marquetry Decorated Table
Flemish Baroque Marquetry Decorated Table

Flemish Baroque Marquetry Decorated Table

Spanish Baroque 18th Century Lyre Leg Wooden Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish baroque table with decorative forged-iron stretcher from the 18th century. This antique table from Spain features a rectangular-shaped top, which is raised upon a pair of fluidly-carved, lyre-shaped trestle styled legs at either end. The pair of trestles...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Spanish Baroque 18th Century Lyre Leg Wooden Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher
Spanish Baroque 18th Century Lyre Leg Wooden Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher

Spanish Baroque 18th Century Lyre Leg Wooden Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher

Table Rent Center Desk Tavolino Tuscan Italian Walnut Oval Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Exceptionally rare, large, museum quality, Tuscan, Baroque, walnut, rent or center table or tavolino with detachable top and single drawer - This beautiful, rent table is an unco...
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Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Table Rent Center Desk Tavolino Tuscan Italian Walnut Oval Baroque
Table Rent Center Desk Tavolino Tuscan Italian Walnut Oval Baroque

Table Rent Center Desk Tavolino Tuscan Italian Walnut Oval Baroque

Swedish 19th Century Baroque Style Desk or Table with Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 19th century Baroque style desk or table with single drawer. This antique Swedish desk features a rectangular-shaped top, a clean apron ...
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19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Swedish 19th Century Baroque Style Desk or Table with Single Drawer
Swedish 19th Century Baroque Style Desk or Table with Single Drawer

Swedish 19th Century Baroque Style Desk or Table with Single Drawer

Tiger Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is a truly special piece with rich wood grain in Tiger Maple. Four sturdy columns with a large single drawer. Retains original wood casters for easy ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Tiger Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Table
Tiger Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Table

Tiger Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Table

G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts oak writing desk
By George Montague Ellwood
Located in London, GB
George Montague Ellwood (1875-1955) for J.S. Henry An oak writing desk with sloping pen compartment just above the writing area flanked by stylised inlaid details of a pair of quills...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts oak writing desk
G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts oak writing desk

G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts oak writing desk

American Arts & Crafts Era Mahogany Side Table or Small Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic American arts and crafts table with a bold simple form which marked the era and this handsome table/desk is exemplary of the movement. It is constructed of fine mahogany wood...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

American Arts & Crafts Era Mahogany Side Table or Small Desk
American Arts & Crafts Era Mahogany Side Table or Small Desk

American Arts & Crafts Era Mahogany Side Table or Small Desk

English Arts and Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Arts and Crafts oak roll top desk with side drawers and leather top.
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

English Arts and Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk
English Arts and Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk

English Arts and Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk

Table, Centre, Library, Desk, 17 Century, Portuguese, Baroque, Brazil, Rosewood
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The design and ornamentation of this centre table is characteristic of Portuguese Baroque furniture dating from the second half of the 17t...
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Late 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Table, Centre, Library, Desk, 17 Century, Portuguese, Baroque, Brazil, Rosewood
Table, Centre, Library, Desk, 17 Century, Portuguese, Baroque, Brazil, Rosewood

Table, Centre, Library, Desk, 17 Century, Portuguese, Baroque, Brazil, Rosewood

Italian 17th Century Baroque Painted Walnut Centre Table
Located in Troy, NY
Strikingly decorative Venetian table of highly unusual and rare form, early 17th century. The oblong molded top enhanced with gilt decoration, above a double frieze with conforming ...
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Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Italian 17th Century Baroque Painted Walnut Centre Table
Italian 17th Century Baroque Painted Walnut Centre Table

Italian 17th Century Baroque Painted Walnut Centre Table

Ancient Italian Writing Desk with Upper Cabinet, Milan, Circa 1730
Located in Milano, IT
Writing desk with upper cabinet Milan, first half of the 18th century Carved walnut partially veneered in olive wood and walnut burl; traces of eboniz...
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1730s Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Olive, Walnut

Ancient Italian Writing Desk with Upper Cabinet, Milan, Circa 1730
Ancient Italian Writing Desk with Upper Cabinet, Milan, Circa 1730

Ancient Italian Writing Desk with Upper Cabinet, Milan, Circa 1730

Fine Italian 19th Century Floral Marquetry Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian 19th century mahogany, satinwood and tulipwood floral marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted center table or writing desk. The serpentine inlaid shaped top centered with a marquetry floral arrangement medallion, surrounded by sections of diamond-shaped acanthus parquetry designs flanked by further medallions of flower bouquets, all within a gilt-bronze rim, above a similarly decorated frieze fronted by four drawers, on scroll legs raised on lion paw feet on rolling casters, joined by an 'X'-shaped marquetry stretcher...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Fine Italian 19th Century Floral Marquetry Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table Desk
Fine Italian 19th Century Floral Marquetry Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table Desk

Fine Italian 19th Century Floral Marquetry Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table Desk

18th Century Baroque Farm Refectory Desk Table with Two Drawers & Stretchers
Located in Miami, FL
This elegant, antique fruitwood desk was crafted in Spain, circa 1780. The rustic writing table has been stripped down from its original dark fini...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

18th Century Baroque Farm Refectory Desk Table with Two Drawers & Stretchers
18th Century Baroque Farm Refectory Desk Table with Two Drawers & Stretchers

18th Century Baroque Farm Refectory Desk Table with Two Drawers & Stretchers

Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine craftsmanship Italian made burl wood drop front secretary.
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20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Olive, Burl

Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase
Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase

Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase

19th Century Baroque Style Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent Dresden Baroque desk, circa 1870 On three sides and in the top plate walnut root on solid softwood. The curving, straight, and one-piece body, framing the open knee-box, is...
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19th Century German Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Softwood

19th Century Baroque Style Desk
19th Century Baroque Style Desk

19th Century Baroque Style Desk

18th Century German Baroque Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique baroque table made in Southern Germany around 1750-60. The top, the apron and the foot of the table are decorated with an exquisite walnut and yew tree marquetry. The table is...
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1750s German Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Yew

18th Century German Baroque Table
18th Century German Baroque Table

18th Century German Baroque Table

Arts & Crafts Satinwood Writing Table by Marsh and Jones
By John Marsh and Edward Jones
Located in London, by appointment only
An Arts and Crafts satinwood writing lavishly inlaid with stylized foliate ornament and multilayered crossbanding. The table is supported on turned columns joined by a stretcher supp...
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19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Arts & Crafts Satinwood Writing Table by Marsh and Jones
Arts & Crafts Satinwood Writing Table by Marsh and Jones

Arts & Crafts Satinwood Writing Table by Marsh and Jones

18th Century Rustic Desk Table, Country Table, Original Pinewood Laquered Waxed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
18th century rustic desk table or country table, original pine wood laquered, restored the top and finished to wax. Drawer with functional lock, burnish...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

18th Century Rustic Desk Table, Country Table, Original Pinewood Laquered Waxed
18th Century Rustic Desk Table, Country Table, Original Pinewood Laquered Waxed

18th Century Rustic Desk Table, Country Table, Original Pinewood Laquered Waxed

17th Spanish Refectory Table, Writing Desk, One Large Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
17th Spanish refectory table. Writing desk. One large drawer The top its circa 1680, the legs circa 1800. The table are completely restored.
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

17th Spanish Refectory Table, Writing Desk, One Large Drawer
17th Spanish Refectory Table, Writing Desk, One Large Drawer

17th Spanish Refectory Table, Writing Desk, One Large Drawer

17th century Spanish Baroque inlaid walnut Desk or Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
Superb model with a deeply paneled frieze, having geometric fruitwood inlay, containing three drawers. The strong disc-turned legs connected by shaped side stretchers and wrought iro...
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Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Fruitwood, Walnut

17th century Spanish Baroque inlaid walnut Desk or Center Table
17th century Spanish Baroque inlaid walnut Desk or Center Table

17th century Spanish Baroque inlaid walnut Desk or Center Table

B Talbert for Gillows Aesthetic Movement Davenport with Central Carved Rosette
By Bruce James Talbert
Located in London, GB
Bruce J Talbert for Gillows of Lancaster. An Aesthetic Movement Davenport with a brass gallery to the back and an inkwell and pen compartment below, a...
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

B Talbert for Gillows Aesthetic Movement Davenport with Central Carved Rosette
B Talbert for Gillows Aesthetic Movement Davenport with Central Carved Rosette

B Talbert for Gillows Aesthetic Movement Davenport with Central Carved Rosette

Baroque 17th Century Italian or Maltese Marquetry Center table or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Very unusual and rare small Bureau Plat, the frieze containing one drawer, finished all around and freestanding. Italian or possibly of Maltese Orig...
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Late 17th Century Maltese Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Olive

Baroque 17th Century Italian or Maltese Marquetry Center table or Desk
Baroque 17th Century Italian or Maltese Marquetry Center table or Desk

Baroque 17th Century Italian or Maltese Marquetry Center table or Desk

Desk Swedish Baroque Period 18th Century Veneer Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Desk Swedish Baroque Period 18th Century Veneer Sweden. A stunning desk made during the Baroque period in Sweden. Veneered with elm and burl woo...
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18th Century European Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Desk Swedish Baroque Period 18th Century Veneer Sweden
Desk Swedish Baroque Period 18th Century Veneer Sweden

Desk Swedish Baroque Period 18th Century Veneer Sweden

George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
George Walton. A rare Arts and Crafts walnut desk almost identical to the desk Walton designed in 1898 for Sidney Leetham for the morning room in Elm Bank, a major interior commission in York, England. This desk is a complex hybrid design. The overhanging top with central arched cupboard...
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons
George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons

George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons

English Arts & Crafts Aesthetic Movement Elm Wood Desk with Contrasting Inlay
Located in New York, NY
English Arts & Crafts (Aesthetic Movement) double pedestal table elm and burl wood desk with a canted corner top having multi-wood inlay and a green & brown leather writing surface. ...
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20th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Burl, Elm, Leather

English Arts & Crafts Aesthetic Movement Elm Wood Desk with Contrasting Inlay
English Arts & Crafts Aesthetic Movement Elm Wood Desk with Contrasting Inlay

English Arts & Crafts Aesthetic Movement Elm Wood Desk with Contrasting Inlay

17th century Italian Baroque walnut Credenza or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
A rare, multi-functional piece, the doors opening to reveal a fitted interior with eight drawers and a small middle door, the slanted top with a fall front desk compartment...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

17th century Italian Baroque walnut Credenza or Desk
17th century Italian Baroque walnut Credenza or Desk

17th century Italian Baroque walnut Credenza or Desk

Desk Swedish Early 18th Century Baroque Period Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Desk Swedish Baroque Period Sweden. A rare Swedish Baroque desk in a stunning condition and patina from the Swedish King Fredrik I period. Structu...
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Late 17th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Desk Swedish Early 18th Century Baroque Period Sweden
Desk Swedish Early 18th Century Baroque Period Sweden

Desk Swedish Early 18th Century Baroque Period Sweden

Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian fall front desk with burl wood inlay. With six drawers and two hidden storage areas. The top of this desk is 18th century, while the base, beau...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk
Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk

Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk

Italian Baroque Walnut Writing Table with Hinged Top, c1700
Located in valatie, NY
An Italian Baroque walnut writing table with unique hinged top, the rectangular top with bread boarded ends, opening and turning to create a large writing surface, the frieze contain...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Italian Baroque Walnut Writing Table with Hinged Top, c1700
Italian Baroque Walnut Writing Table with Hinged Top, c1700

Italian Baroque Walnut Writing Table with Hinged Top, c1700

Early 20th century French carved poker work writing table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century french carved poker work writing table circa 1900. Unusual profusely carved small writing table. Carved tulips into the top surface, around the apron and down the...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Early 20th century French carved poker work writing table
Early 20th century French carved poker work writing table

Early 20th century French carved poker work writing table

Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk By Gustav Stickley (original label present) USA, circa 1900 Measures: 48"W x 2...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk

Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk

Central Italian Baroque Period Dark Walnut Refectory Table, Mid-17th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a thick rectangular top supported by two urn-shaped trestle-form legs joined by a square shaped stretcher, the supports raised on plinth form bases.
Category

Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Central Italian Baroque Period Dark Walnut Refectory Table, Mid-17th Century
Central Italian Baroque Period Dark Walnut Refectory Table, Mid-17th Century

Central Italian Baroque Period Dark Walnut Refectory Table, Mid-17th Century

Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.

Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.

Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.

Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.

The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.

From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.

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