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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
20th Century Inlaid Wood French Writing Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small French writing desk from the early 20th century. Furniture finished from the center inlaid in woods of palisander, rosewood, mahogany, maple and fruitwood of beautiful line and...
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1920s French Napoleon III Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Rare Small Desk for Bloch, by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This writing table by Joaquim Tenreiro is a paragon of Brazilian mid-century modernism, distinguished by its sleek geometry, graceful proportions, and a seamless blend of time-honore...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Solace No11 Entry Table – Biomorphic Form in Solid Wood, by NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solace No11 Entry Table – Biomorphic Form in Solid Wood, by NONO ————————————————————— Solace Console Table Series Design by Joel Escalona The Solace console table series, designed...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Solace No10 Console Table – Soft-Edged Wood Sculpture, Design by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solace No10 Console Table – Soft-Edged Wood Sculpture, Design by Joel Escalona ————————————————————— Solace Console Table Series Design by Joel Escalona The Solace console table se...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Solace No9 Accent Table – Rhythmic Solid Wood Form, by NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solace No9 Accent Table – Rhythmic Solid Wood Form, by NONO ————————————————————— Solace Console Table Series Design by Joel Escalona The Solace console table series, designed by ...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Solace No8 Sculptural Wood Table for Halls and Walls, by NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solace No8 Sculptural Wood Table for Halls and Walls, by NONO ————————————————————— Solace Console Table Series Design by Joel Escalona The Solace console table series, designed by...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Solace No7 Narrow Table – Balanced Irregular Form, Design by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solace No7 Narrow Table – Balanced Irregular Form, Design by Joel Escalona ————————————————————— Solace Console Table Series Design by Joel Escalona The Solace console table series,...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Solace No6 Foyer Table – Sculptural Carved Wood Base, by NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solace No6 Foyer Table – Sculptural Carved Wood Base, by NONO ————————————————————— Solace Console Table Series Design by Joel Escalona The Solace console table series, designed by...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Solace No5 Console Table – Pebble-Like Legs in Wood, by NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solace No5 Console Table – Pebble-Like Legs in Wood, by NONO ————————————————————— Solace Console Table Series Design by Joel Escalona The Solace console table series, designed by J...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Solace No4 Wall Table – Abstract Solid Wood Legs, Design by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solace No4 Wall Table – Abstract Solid Wood Legs, Design by Joel Escalona ————————————————————— Solace Console Table Series Design by Joel Escalona The Solace console table series,...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Solace No3 Accent Table – Organic Shape and Tactile Wood, by NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solace No3 Accent Table – Organic Shape and Tactile Wood, by NONO ————————————————————— Solace Console Table Series Design by Joel Escalona The Solace console table series, designe...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Italian 18th Century Renaissance Vanity, Desk with Two Chairs, Dressing Table
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique renaissance Vanity, desk with mirror and two chairs in carved ebonized walnut. Fabulous and elegant dressing table or desk Measure cm desk: H 73, W 88, D 55 Measure cm c...
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Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Mirror

Solace No1 Console Table – Sculptural Wood Form, Design by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solace No1 Console Table – Sculptural Wood Form, Design by Joel Escalona ————————————————————— Solace Console Table Series Design by Joel Escalona The Solace console table series, ...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

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...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Pietra Serena' Inca' Desk or Dining Room by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 1978
Located in Almelo, NL
Pietra Serena' Inca' Desk or Dining Room by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, Italy, 1978 The "Inca" range represents an advancement of the previously established "Eros" system, main...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Stone

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table
By François Linke, Claude Michel Clodion, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Forney, TX
A striking French antique Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted writing table made after the model by cabinetmaker to King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinetteean, important ébéniste Jean-Henri Riesener (German/French, 1734-1806) and later reproduced by Francois Linke (French, 1855-1946). Signed bronze mounts, Marco. Born in France in the early 19th century, possibly during the late 18th century Louis XVI period, most likely Parisian work, exquisitely hand-crafted in several woods of contrasting colors including walnut and mahogany to create fine wooden inlays and parquetry detailing. The original partially inset marble top with dramatic veining sits above a flat sided break-fronted front and back adorned with fine bas-relief bronze plaques cast adorned with putti cherubs in the manner of the French sculptor Clodion (Claude Michel, 1738-1814). The centered front bronze panel disguises a single frieze drawer with dovetail joinery and original key, flanked by gilded bronze foliate mounted rounded corners, a simulated panel drawer to the reverse, embellished on all four sides by intricate finely chiseled, chased and sculpted scrolling laurel ribbon and garland swag ormolu mounts, patinated brass running ornamentation, rising elegantly on four bronze dore ring mounted straight tapering fluted legs, terminating in patinated bronze toupie feet sabots. Signed / marks; the bronzes are stamped / incised Marco. PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION: Property from the Collection of Gloria Monnet Nicholson, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Acquired from highly reputable auction house Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts Signature Auction, catalog #8085. Dimensions: (approx) 30" High, 32" Wide 21.5" Deep As warm and attractive as it is useful, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a side table, petite bureau...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

English Walnut Burl Two-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This two-drawer walnut writing desk is made for us by our English cabinetmaker. Using time-honored techniques, this table is created in just the same fashion as it would have been 20...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut, Burl

Late 19th Century Georgian Style Burl Walnut and Leather Top Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Gorgeous wear and patina on this burl walnut and leather top Georgian style desk from late 19th century. Early Georgian style with burl walnut and leather top raised on pad feet with...
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Late 19th Century English George I Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Hans Von Klier For Skipper Executive Desk And Credenza, Italy, 1970s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Impressive executive desk and matching credenza designed by Hans von Klier in the 1970s. A striking combination of differently textured materials in three colors makes this desk an i...
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1960s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Antique Ladies Morning Room Desk, English, Writing Table, Aesthetic Period, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ladies morning room desk. An English, walnut and satinwood pedestal writing table with Aesthetic Period taste, dating to the Victorian ...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Jobe Writing Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
We love the Jobe writing table desk for its generous surface area and classic style. The top surface features a rift-sawn oak grain with solid three band framing along the edge. Ea...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-century desk or dressing table with our Rowan primavera veneered with inset breakfront top with brass finish fittings and sitting on brass finish spla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Painted Campaign Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A vintage greyed limestone painted campaign desk, with a Chinese Chippendale blind fret decorated frieze, the hinged top opening to reveal a blue leathe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Empire Style Burlwood Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Mid 20th century Empire style leather top desk constructed with hardwood and burl wood veneers featuring ormolu, three drawers and stretcher.  
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Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
Cartonnier in the Louis XVI Manner after the Original by Simon Oeben Constructed in kingwood and having extensive parquetry inlay, with well cast and extensive fire gilt bronze enhancements. The writing section of oblong form with re-entrant corners, housing three frieze drawers and with a tooled brown leather top; the shouldered tapering legs dressed with imbricated bronze mounts: lions masks at the ends: the frame having a guard bronze rail...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Large french writing table from the 1940s in solid oak
Located in LYON, FR
Large and beautiful solid oak table from the 1940s with spindle legs, used as a desk or display unit, entirely restored in our workshop and offered here in a satin varnished version ...
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1940s French French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Antique Thomas Chippendale Revival Inverted Breakfront Partner Desk Leather Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely flamed mahogany, Thomas Chippendale Revival twin pedestal, partner desk with Regency brown Leather top and inverted breakfront A very good looking and well made desk, it is a copy of an original Thomas Chippendale...
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20th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood, Leather

Guy LeFevre for Maison Jansen Lacquered Wood w/ Leather Desk, France C 1970s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Designed by noted designer Guy LeFevre who worked extensively with Maison Jansen in the 1970s, this handsome desk incorporates many of his signature details. The base and hardware ar...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Fine French Art Deco Rectangular Oak Dining Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rectangular top is supported by four legs with brass details and a dual arc-shaped base.            
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

A Fine French 1940s Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Neoclassical cherry writing table in the style of Louis XVI with one drawer, bronze pull and sabots, and a leather top.
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Walnut Wood Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant antique Italian writing desk. Rare and precious solid walnut wood. Comfortable size for a practical use. The desk has elegant turn...
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1850s Italian Louis Philippe Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

FIJN Desk in Solid Black Walnut
Located in Calgary, CA
Our FIJN desk is handcrafted in solid wood. Both desks pictured were built in figured Oregon black walnut. Solid wood drawers are lined in leather and inserts can be customized to su...
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2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Working Desk No. 1 - Fluentum Series in Ebony by Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
This is the Working Desk No. 1 of the Studio's Fluentum Series. The construction of the table is a clean design; showcasing details and flows of a bent-wood design. Wood emerges smo...
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2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash, Bentwood

Modern Waterfall Desk in Dark Walnut Finish with Painted Brass Accents
Located in North York, ON
Modern Waterfall desk in dark walnut finish with painted brass accents. Beautiful modern minimalist design with sculpted waterfall accent. Satin dark walnut finish with hand painted ...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

English Victorian Gothic Revival Carved Oak Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian Gothic Revival (late 19th Century) carved oak rectangular table resting on two wide carved legs connected at center under the tabletop by two arching carved open su...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Oak

Antique George III Quality Mahogany Freestanding Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany freestanding leather top writing desk having a leather writing surface with a quality mahogany crossbanded edge above two mahogany cockbeeded oak...
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19th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Other

Italian Executive Frau Desk " Artu' President Desk" by Michele De Lucchi, 2006
Located in Traversetolo, IT
A studied and flexible system for furnishing management offices, meeting and board rooms. Artù uses high quality leather and wood, handcrafted with typical Poltrona Frau quality and...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum, Steel

Antique L. & J.G. Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware. Measures: 48"...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Rector Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Rector with wooden structure, table top with 3 drawers with easy glide system, in oak veneer in smocked matte finish, 2 bases in oak in aged matte finish. Bottom of the top a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper, Stainless Steel

Industrial Modern Wrought Iron Tilt Top Drafting Desk / Table
By Jorge A. Marien
Located in East Freetown, MA
Extraordinary modern wrought iron and glass tilt top drafting desk/table. Glass top is framed by wrought iron and tilts when the steampunk style handles are loosened. Table can be used as a dining or large entrance table.
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21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Black Ebonized Wood “Architect Desk” Table with drawer, France
Located in Miami, FL
Ebonized wood “architect desk” table, France, 19th century. On four tapered legs with a central knot stands the table, one drawers on the skirt, some boards on the sides and a slopin...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Wood Lovig Desk
Located in Phoenix, AZ
The iconic Løvig teak flip top desk designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen, 1960s, Denmark. It’s versatile in that the back shelf can flip down on its brass hinges to create a larger work s...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

French Sculptural Baroque Style Desk in Stained Pine, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A fabolous french baroque style freestanding desk in solid stained pined. Finely handcrafted in the first half of the 20th century. Decorative decadent carvings. This fine desk w...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Aluminum

1970s Italian Writing Desk in Bamboo by Vivai Del Sud
Located in London, GB
1970s Italian Bamboo Writing Desk by Vivai del Sud Designed by Vivai del Sud in the 1970s, this mid-century modern writing desk exemplifies the brand’s signature use of natural mat...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Bamboo

French Art Deco Writing Table in Burr Yew
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Art Deco Writing Table A pretty little French Art Deco ladies writing table produced in the 1920’s in burr yew having two drawers and inset leather top and standing on a curved base...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Yew

Swedish Mid Century Modern Solid Pine Desk, Roland Wilhelmsson, Made in 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A charming mid-century solid pine desk / dining table with visible dowels and a fine X frame. Hand crafted by a Swedish cabinetmaker in 1960s. Made in the style of Roland Wilhelmsson...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Early Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period quarter sawn oak writing desk or library table By Gustav Stickley (signed with early red decal) USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 35...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Vintage Teak Desk, Scandinavian Design, Fully Restored
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This gorgeous desk is a great example of Scandinavian design in its best - simple in form yet very functional, crafted from high quality materials with great attention to details. M...
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1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld for Ahrend De Cirkel, 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend De Cirkel. Made in the Netherlands, late 1950's, early 1960's. A RARE and hard to find des...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Steel

French 19th Century Louis XVI style bureau plat.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French parquetry inlaid Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset leather tooled top, gilded ormolu mouldings and classical monopodia mounts ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Early 20th Spanish Light 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 : 23...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian rosewood freestanding davenport having the original brass gallery to the top with lift up serpentine shaped lid and crossbanded...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Other

Painted Metal Desk with Brown Leatherette Top from Mermelada Estudio, 1960s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted Metal Desk with Brown Leatherette Top from Mermelada Estudio, 1960s
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1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Bodart French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Wood Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk By Jacques Bodart USA, Circa 1960s Cherry wood, with gold embossed leather top, and original brass hardware and ormolu...
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1960s American French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Bureau PJ-BU-08-B
Located in Paris, FR
Signed on the left side. Rectangular top with drooping sides. Pair of compass-type side legs joined by a rear crosspiece supporting the open-case frame.
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1960s Indian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Organic bespoke - Menhir Sculptural Table/Desk Designed by Toad Gallery London
Located in London, GB
Named after standing stones, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age and found at archaeological sites solely as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Desks and Writing Tables

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Travertine, Marble, Steel

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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