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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 2010s
Period: 1930s
Calista Console with White Marble and Solid Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
The modern Calista console elevates the Classic runway Silhouette. With your choice of exotic marble, it makes for an amazing statement piece. We have also used it as a desk, a buffe...
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2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Walnut Dresser Continuous Grain Drawer Fronts Bookmatched
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Boston Dresser is a double book-matched piece with luscious drawers in dark walnut. Round over void edges with a cantilevered belly on slender legs....
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2010s American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Walnut Console Table Continuous Grain Drawer Fronts
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This molten grain walnut table spans in magical round over edges. It is handcrafted in solid walnut with tapered legs, a perfect setup for a console or an artist's desk. Drawer front...
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2010s American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Freestanding Diplomat Desk Made In Mahogany By Fritz Henningsen From 1930s
Located in Lejre, DK
This freestanding desk is a magnificent piece of furniture art, created by the renowned designer Fritz Henningsen back in the 1930s. Crafted from mahogany wood and equipped with bras...
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Calen Desk by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Calen desk by Madheke. Dimensions: D 90 x W 210 x H 78.5 cm. Materials: leather, wood, veneer, metal. Classic leather front and upper, dead matte veneer, bronzed metal detailing...
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2010s Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

English Mahogany Regency Style Partners Desk, circa 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
English Regency style mahogany partners desk, circa 1930. The top curves inward on each side for two to comfortably share the top. Each side features two drawers and a cabinet, with ...
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1930s English Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Limited Edition Soriana Denim Armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Soriana limited edition Denim armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. A design armchair with soft, generous contours, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa in the 1960s to bring ho...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Calista Console with White Marble and Solid Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
The modern Calista console elevates the Classic runway Silhouette. With your choice of exotic marble, it makes for an amazing statement piece. We have also used it as a desk, a buff...
Category

2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Lucite and Natural Walnut floating Desk
Located in Ballard, CA
A highly engineered modernist desk made from a walnut (or oak, mahogany, or rosewood veneer) case “floating” on a Lucite base, which is affixed by custom-designed hardware. Custom si...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Sanne Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This design draws inspiration from utilitarian architypes - featuring two rectilinear legs and an inset floating storage box. Its dual-plane top allows additional versatility and use...
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2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk With Chair, Chrome, Steel, Wood, Czech, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
It has been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacquer by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia according to the original process. The chrome parts have been cleaned and pr...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Norr11 JFK Home Desk by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl
Located in New York, NY
The ideal companion for the design-oriented office or home office. With its pure and simplistic design, the JFK Desk, inspired by the '60s, is ideal for design-oriented offices and h...
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2010s Slovenian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash

Norr11 JFK Height Adjustable Legs Desk by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl
Located in New York, NY
Height Adjustable Legs W 130 CM D 65 CM H 79-129 CM HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE LEGS - SPECIFICATIONS Plug type: EU Power type: 100V-240V Speed: 25 mm/s Cord length: 400 cm Cord colour: Blac...
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2010s Slovenian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash

Italian rationalist wood and aluminium metal desk
Located in Milano, IT
Here is a desk of timeless elegance, an exquisite creation of the Rationalist period in Italy. Crafted with meticulous precision, this Italian desk perfectly combines the warmth of w...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

French Louis XVI-Style Secretary Desk with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Materials: Mahogany, Marble Top, Brass Handles & Gallery
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1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Franco Albini Table 840 Stadera Wood and Steel by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1954. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This table/writing desk, designed by Franco Albini consists of two trapezoidal planes, one smaller than th...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Charlotte Perriand Marble Center Table à Plateau Interchangeable by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1937. Relaunched in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. The first model of this historic design table was crafted in 1937 for Charlotte Perriand’s studio in Montparnasse. The Table à Plateau...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

JFK Home Desk With Standard Legs by NORR11
Located in Geneve, CH
JFK Home Desk With Standard Legs by NORR11 Dimensions: D 65 x W 130 x H 76 cm. Materials: Ash, clear lacquer, aluminum with powder-coating and felt. Available in two different wood ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Ligne Roset Hyannis Port Writing Desk & File Cabinet designed by Eric Jourdin
Located in Southampton, NJ
File cabinet dimensions: 19.5"W 19"D 21.25"H Ligne Roset Hyannis Port Collection of desk and filing cabinet with frames in multi-ply finished i...
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2010s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Minimalist Modern Desk in Oak
Located in Lisbon, PT
A stylish desk for home or office. The clean look is achieved by using the drawers almost hided, and as a part of the desk’s structure, as well as cable storage under the tabletop. F...
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2010s European Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Wood, Plywood

Sculptural Green Wood Segment Desk by David Vu - Customizable
By David Vu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from the conceptual forms of Hiroshi Sugimoto, the Segment desk by Brooklyn designer David Vu starts with the exploration of simple geo...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple, Plywood

JFK Office Desk With Standard Legs by NORR11
Located in Geneve, CH
JFK Office Desk With Standard Legs by NORR11 Dimensions: D 75 x W 150 x H 76 cm. Materials: Ash, clear lacquer, aluminum with powder-coating and felt. Available in two different woo...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Early Bauhaus "B21" Side Table Desk by Marcel Breuer Produced by Thonet, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and early Bauhaus "B21" desk / side table in black stained wood with chromed tubular steel base by Marcel Breuer produced by Thonet in Germany, 1930s. In good original cond...
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1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

JFK Home Desk With Adjustable Height Legs by NORR11
Located in Geneve, CH
JFK Home Desk With Adjustable Height Legs by NORR11 Dimensions: D 65 x W 130 x H 79/129 cm. Materials: Ash, clear lacquer, aluminum with powder-coating and felt. Available in two di...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

JFK Office Desk With Adjustable Height Legs by NORR11
Located in Geneve, CH
JFK Office Desk With Adjustable Height Legs by NORR11 Dimensions: D 75 x W 140 x H 79/129 cm. Materials: Ash, clear lacquer, aluminum with powder-coating and felt. Available in two ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Small Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk, Oak Veneer and Chromium Plated Metal c 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Small Bauhaus tubular steel desk, so-called 'typewriter desk', with 4 drawers. The desk is made of chromed tubular steel and oak-veneered wood. Germany/ Czechoslovakia/ Austria, circ...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Italian 1930's Writing Table / Desk, for Banca Del Popolo, Trapani
Located in New York, NY
An Italian 1930's writing table made for Banca Del Popolo, Trapani. The rectangular surface is supported by trapezoidal shaped sides with a hammered copper plating underneath the t...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Richard Watson Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Brookline, MA
The writing desk is inspired by a classic writing table originally intended for writing letters by hand. As in the traditional table, there are disc...
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2010s American Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Smooth Copper by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
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2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Sheet Metal

Schonbuch Bureau Console Table by Earnest Studio
Located in New York, NY
The table from the BUREAU line melds clear modernity with timeless class, its rounded lines being a key design feature. BUREAU is the perfect size for a dining table, but also makes the ideal showcase for creative arrangements of plants or decorative accessories. An eye-catching addition to any space, it can equally well be used as a home office desk. To make space for other things when needed, laptops and office utensils can quickly be stowed in the handy storage compartment under the table top. The compartment is closed on three sides and can be fitted with two electrical sockets if desired. Whether at home or in a hotel room, the elegant BUREAU table complements any interior. The frame is made of solid beech, with an array of matt colors to choose from to add a personal touch. Alternatively, BUREAU is available in bleached, matt maple or oiled, natural walnut wood, with a solid wood top and frame. With the painted versions of BUREAU, the top can additionally be finished with a protective nano coating that is especially resilient and ideal for commercial settings. The BUREAU line also includes a slim console table...
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2010s German Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Smooth Antique Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Smooth White Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Smooth Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Copper
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Antique Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Louis Card Tables from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. ...
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Orla Contemporary and Customizable Desk and Art Table by Luísa Peixoto
Located in PT
Desk and art table in white lacquer gloss with Carrara marble top. Bespoke / customizable Identical shapes with different sizes and finishing’s. All RAL colors available. (Mate / ha...
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2010s Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Louise Console Art Deco Conference Tables Mid. Hammered Antique Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Sheet Metal, Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered White Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Brass
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Antique Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Louis Card Tables from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. ...
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Antique Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Brass
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louis Card Tables from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. ...
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Antique Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louis Card Tables from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. ...
Category

2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal, Brass

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered White Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Louise Console Table from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furnitur...
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louis Card Tables from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. ...
Category

2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal

Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Rectangular Console in Smooth Brass
Located in New York, NY
Alison Spear designed this elegant and minimal table for Stephanie Odegard during their trip together to Rajasthan, India. The craftsmen create patterns using different types of hamm...
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered White Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Louis Card Tables from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. ...
Category

2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal

Louise Art Deco Semainier Fine Hammered Antique Bronze by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louis Card Tables from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. ...
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables Rectangular Console in Smooth Copper
Located in New York, NY
Alison Spear designed this elegant and minimal table for Stephanie Odegard during their trip together to Rajasthan, India. The craftsmen create patterns using different types of hamm...
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Rectangular Console in Smooth Copper
Located in New York, NY
Alison Spear designed this elegant and minimal table for Stephanie Odegard during their trip together to Rajasthan, India. The craftsmen create patterns using different types of hamm...
Category

2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Modern Eglomise Glass Byzantine Gold Vanity and Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mystic Byzantine Gold Green vanity by Ercole Home has a 9-drawer, with ivory wood finish on oak. Hand painted eglomise glass panels are inset on the surface. There are nine pulls in brushed brass finish. The hand hammered metal base...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Old Fir Wood and Iron Desk / Console, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) Desk / Console with essential design made of Old Fir and particular leg in Iron. A com...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Lucite and Dark Walnut floating Desk
Located in Ballard, CA
A highly engineered modernist desk made from a walnut (or oak, mahogany, or rosewood veneer) case “floating” on a Lucite base, which is affixed by custom-designed hardware. Custom si...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Black Desk with Drawer, Wood and Metal Legs, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Marajoara desk with drawers is a study on Mid-Century Modern utilitarian furniture, minimalist in its details, with Brazilian Native Arte Reference. By Atelier BAM Design. The moder...
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2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Knoll by Florence Knoll Ebonized Oak Mini Desk
Located in London, GB
Originally designed by Florence Knoll in 1954, the Mini Desk is part of the High Table range manufactured by Knoll. Constructed from a slimline polished chrome frame, the desk has a...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Georgian Style Burr Elm Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Georgian style burr elm writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is outstanding, this is a great size with lots of wor...
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1930s British Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Elm

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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