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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
George III Red Japanned Writing Desk/Side Table with Chinoiserie Scenes
Located in Hastings, GB
An outstanding bow fronted George III writing desk/side table, red jappaned with applied chinoiserie scenes.
This stunning desk sits on tape...
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1780s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Knee Hole Desk With Tooled Leather Top Rounded Bowed Sides
Located in Southampton, NJ
Fabulous mid size Georgian Revival knee hole desk with tooled leather top, six drawers, bowed rectangular top & sides embellished with Greek Key carved full top surround; working loc...
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Early 20th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louie XV Style Petite Ladies Desk Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very high quality bench made (hand crafted) Louis XV style walnut petite writing desk with beautifully cast bronze hardware.
Recently refinished.
New tooled leather writing surface ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Stickley Brothers (original label present)
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hamme...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
French Painted Wood Skai & Brass Side Table Writing Table One Drawer, circa 1910
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique side or writing table, circa 1910.
Louis 16 style
One large drawer
The top is recovered with skai.
Good antique condition
Shipping:
45 / 85 / 75 cm 12 kg
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Wood & Hogan English Bench-Made Chippendale Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in North Salem, NY
Fine Wood & Hogan English bench-made mahogany Chippendale style three drawer writing table with tooled leather shaped top and pull out slides on each end. Old World Hand Colored Oliv...
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18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Secretary Desk. 4 dovetailed Serpentine drawers. Slant front door opens to reveal addition storage space with 5 sma...
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Japanese Art Nouveau Dragon Carved Four Drawer Partners Desk and Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Japanese Art Nouveau Dragon Carved Four Drawer Partners Desk and Chair. Listing includes (1) partner's desk with working drawers on both sides, (1) heavily carved arm chair w...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Walnut Fall Front Desk / Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This Louis XVI walnut slant-front secretary desk is a fine example of 18th-century French craftsmanship and sophistication, ideal for collectors and interior enthusiasts seeking time...
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18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Spruce, Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Double Faced Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Double Faced desk has captured the essence of the architecture and embellishment of ancient Greece and Rome! Han...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
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
Antique Swedish Grace Desk by Otto Wretling in Pine with Hand Carved Decor
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish Grace desk by Otto Wretling made in northern Sweden around 1915. The desk has a frame in pine with a hand carved decor which makes the surface animated and unique. Tw...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts library table or writing desk
By Charles P. Limbert Co.
USA, Circa 1910
Solid quartersawn oak, with original copper hardware.
Meas...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
17-1800's Antique Italian Walnut Trestle Library, Carved, Border Table / Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Outstanding Antique Table / Desk, Italian Walnut Trestle Library, Carved, Border, 18th /19th Century, 1700's-1800's!
This antique library table/desk is a stunning example of Italian...
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Early 18th Century Italian Other Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18thC Writing Table or Dressing Table, George III Sheraton Period circa 1790
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very well made writing or dressing table, dating to the English George III period of the late 18th century, circa 1790.
This is a lovely piece of English furniture with cl...
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Late 18th Century British Sheraton Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
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...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Elegant French Louis XV Period Secretary Writing Desk with Hidden Compartment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period Rococo secretary with hidden compartment, circa 1760. This antique French writing desk features a slant-leaf front...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1920s General Fireproofing Desk with Distressed Patina
Located in Alhambra, CA
Very early model single pedestal tanker desk by General Fireproofing, c. 1920s. Its incredible patina is a combination of several layers of paint distressed over decades. Features re...
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Monastery Trestle Table One Plank Walnut Biscione Milan Armorial 14-16 seat 10ft
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A massive, 14-16 seater, antiquarian, milanese, renaissance-revival, monastery, trestle table with 10ft long, 4 ¼” thick, single plank walnut top & oak trestl...
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18th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Danish 18th Century Writing Desk By Royal Architect C. F. Harsdorff
By Caspar Frederik Harsdorff
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th Century writing desk with five drawers. The desk is designed by the Danish royal neoclassical architect Caspar Frederik Harsdorff.
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Edwardian Style Inlaid Walnut Chinoiserie Style Top Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a diamond in the rough. This is a superb smaller scale Edwardian English desk that has intricate satinwood inlay and gorgeous design and...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Quarter sawn oak, with original copper hardware.
Measures: 60"W...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Rococo Desk/ Table with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
18th century Swedish Antique Rustic provincial rococo table/ desk from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
A very rustic rococo desk with incred...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
18th Century Spanish Baroque Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century Spanish Baroque center table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs joined by wrought iron stretchers. Two dovetailed drawers with hand-carved decoration and ...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This antique French Louis XV side table, or ladies desk, is a real 18th century gem. Crafted from walnut, and opening with a single apron drawer, it would make a fabulous end table, ...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Spanisht Walnut Country Farm Desk with Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A charming early 20th century Spanish pine farm table with four legs and back side trestle and a wonderfully well-worn finish from a century of use.
Height from to the drawers : 59...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique oak partner desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique oak partner desk with 9 drawers on both sides, 1 of which is a double archive drawer. Dark green gold-edged leather top. De...
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1910s British Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Maison Jansen Attributed Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen Attributed Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk.
We offer a gorgeous antique French Louis XVI style ebonized desk or bureau plat with a red leather top embossed with g...
Category
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Rosewood Palisander Desk by Jules Leleu, 1930s
By Jules Leleu
Located in Zurich, CH
This original and rare desk can be found in the design book by V. Jutheau JULES ET ANDRÉ LELEU on page 89 and 92. "Édition Vecteurs".
It has been completely refurnished and is in a...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
English Kidney Shaped Kneehole Writing Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English kidney shaped kneehole writing desk from the Edwardian era, featuring a demi-lune top with original leather writing surface decora...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great French writing desk of the first half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture in walnut, mahogany and oak richly adorned with gilded and chiseled bronze and brass of exce...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine 18th Century Double Bonnet Georgian Tombstone Mirror Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Double Bonnet English walnut Secretary Desk. 2 pieces. Has a secret drawer with a latch. The top piece has 2 mirrored doors containing a fitted interior. 2 pull-out shelves. The bott...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Mahogany And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat By Martin Carlin
Located in Essex, MA
This desk is by one of the finest makers in France during the fourth quarter of the 18th century under the reign of Louis XVI.
Stamped M.CARLIN and JME on underside. Two commodes...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
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...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Writing Table, Iron Stretcher
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 17th century Spanish Renaissance writing table is constructed of solid walnut and features an impressive 30-inch wide top made from a single plank of walnut. The top joins ...
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Late 17th Century French Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Stickley Brothers Style Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk With Built-In Bookcases
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases
In the manner of Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Measures:...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Paul Sormani Style Antique French Louis XV Kingwood Executive Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding antique French Louis XV style bombay form executive desk or bureau plat desk
In the manner of Paul Sormani
France, Circa Early 20th Century
Kingwood and burl wood, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface
Located in Houston, TX
This exquisite desk is very well made with beech wood and oak with
Kingwood marquetry decorative motifs. Gilt bronze mounts decorate
The edge and gilt masks embellish each corner....
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Antique French Writing Desk
Located in Portland, OR
A piece of history, a sense of timelessness, a finely crafted piece, this antique French Provincial desk is all of this and more. Estima...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Large Writing Desk Made In Light Mahogany From 1920s
Located in Lejre, DK
This large writing desk, crafted from light mahogany, hails from the 1920s and stands as a testament to timeless elegance and functional design. Wi...
Category
1920s Danish Other Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table, 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
Gorgeous quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardwa...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
English Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany two-drawer leather top writing desk with carved molded edge, original brasses and terminating on chamfered tapered legs, Late 18th century. Desk is finished on all ...
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1790s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
French Art Nouveau Wood Side Table Writing Table Glass Top One Drawer, c 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique wood and glass side or writing table, circa 1920.
Made in the art Nouveau period : the legs are typical of the lines of this artistic movement inspirated by nature.
Th...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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.
Category
Early 20th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Spanish Mobila Country Farm Desk Table or Butcher Block
Located in Miami, FL
A charming early 20th century Spanish pine farm table with six legs and a wonderfully well-worn finish from a century of use. Table works well for ...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique 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 Charles Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper har...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
18th C. Italian Console Raised on Urn-Carved Trestle Legs 'or a Great Desk!'
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved wood trestle table from the 18th century. This antique table from Italy features a single board top, rectangular in shape, which is raised on a pair of urn-shaped l...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fa. Drilling Art Deco Amsterdamse School Ladies Desk, 1924
By Fa. Drilling
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School ladies desk.
Design by Fa. Drilling Amsterdam.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid American walnut base with original lacquer...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome early 18th century Italian Side Table - Writing Table. Beautifully constructed from walnut with a wonderful solid board top, a single drawer and slightly splayed leg...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Hand Carved Oak Kidney Shaped Console Table or Desk
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very elegant hand carved oak console table, writing desk or dressing table, France, circa 1910-1920. A very good quality piece with molded edges and carved detailing on cariole leg...
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Swedish Art Deco Axel E Hjorth "Roma" Desk
Located in Uccle, BE
Produced by Bodafors in Sweden. Stained flamed birch desk "Roma" for Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, SMF. Designed by Axel Einar Hjorth.
Axel Einar Hjorth (1888-1959) was an importa...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
18th Century English Mahogany Serpentine Kneehole Desk Circa 1760
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
18th Century English Mahogany Serpentine Kneehole Desk, c. 1760. This desk is of the finest quality, made during the Chippendale period and during the reign of George III. It feature...
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Mid-18th Century British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Small Folding Table, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Small Folding Table realized in Italy in the early 20th Century.
Good overall condition except for some minor signs of time.
Dimension opened: H 76xL105.5 cmx105.5.
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Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Serpentine Cherry Desk with Parquetry Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique partner desk was created in the Poitou region of France, circa 1790. Made of wild cherry timber, the large writing table stand...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Desk Art Deco, 1920, Materials: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco Desk
Year 1920
French
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Mid-Century Pecan Wood Dressing Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) pecan wood dressing table with a parquetry top and mirror (20" high) over a drawer centered by 2 open side shelves.
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nutwood
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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