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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Contemporary Organic Natural Plaster Desk 215cm by Atelier BB
Located in Ranst, BE
Contemporary Belgian design, handmade natural plaster desk with a textured and earthy character. Stain free and very easy to maintain. Unlike natural stone, the plaster surface has a...
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2010s Belgian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Concrete, Cement, Composition, Limestone, Stainless Steel
Fine Carved Italian Walnut Mythical Dolphin Base Library Table Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunningly realistic carved library table with mythcial carved "dolphin" figures of fish. The fish are extremely well-defined and carved. The table is in its original patin...
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1870s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Asprey & Co. London Oak & Tooled Green Leather Pop-Up Writing Desk 1920s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Luxurious, Asprey & Co. London (Royal Warrant) Oak & Tooled Racing Green Leather Pop-Up Writing Table Made in England in the 1920s.
Item is sold complete with a Burgundy tooled red leather desk set also from Aspreys. It's a very attractive item befit with an aluminium desk calendar, letter opener and two vertical pen rests.
The rectangular and hinged two panel top encloses a green leather writing surface which reveals itself when opened from the top, item is raised on square tapering legs.
Desk comes with two original large glass inkwells...
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1920s English Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Oak
Hans Wegner AT-305 Desk
Located in Oakland, CA
55" W x 30" D x 28.5"
With Leaves: 91.35" W
Own a piece of Danish design history with this lovely drop leaf desk or table designed by the Danish furniture master, Hans J. Wegner. T...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
$5,995
Aldo Tura Italian Brown Parchment Veneer Desk
By Aldo Tura
Located in Queens, NY
Italian 1940/1950s brown parchment veneer desk with brass trimmed edge and 4 drawers supported on 2 rectangular pedestals with a vanity panel. (ALDO TU...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Lucite "Iceberg" Desk, in the Lion in Frost Style
Located in Miami, FL
Impressive and huge desk, composed by two Lucite bases iceberg look and a beveled glass top. In the style of Lion in Frost.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Antique French Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite French Empire Revival pedestal desk, circa 1880 in date.
This desk has been beautifully crafted from flame mahogany. The top has a striking gold tooled black leather inset writing surface which has a decorative geometric inlaid satinwood and ebony border around it.
It features beautifully cast gilded Ormolu mounts including angels, pharaonic herms above paw feet and swan escutcheons. It is further enhanced with male masks wearing nemes headress's on the sides, making it an incredibly imposing and impressive item of furniture.
The desk features seven drawers for maximum storage, it is freestanding with a beautifully panelled back and comes complete with the original working locks and keys.
This desk will soon become the centrepiece of your furniture collection, there is no mistaking the sophisticated quality and design and it is certain to enhance the style and elegance of any living area, bedroom, or reception.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THAT THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION AND DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY RESTRICTED MATERIALS.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, French polished, waxed and releathered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 76 x width 150 x depth 80
Dimensions in inches:
Height 29.9 x width 59.1 x depth 31.5
Empire style,
is an early 19th century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts followed in Europe and America until circa 1830.
The style originated in and takes its name from the rule of Napoleon I in the First French Empire, where it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the French state. The style corresponds to the Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Federal style in the United States and to the Regency style in Britain. The previous style was called Louis XVI style, in France.
The Empire style was based on aspects of the Roman Empire. It is the second phase of neoclassicism which is also called "Directoire", after a government system.
Furniture typically had symbols and ornaments borrowed from the glorious ancient Greek and Roman empires.
The furniture was made from heavy woods such as mahogany and ebony, imported from the colonies, with dark finishes often with decorative bronze mounts. Marble tops were popular as were Egyptian motifs like sphinxes, griffins, urns and eagles and the Napoleonic symbols, the eagle, the bee, the initials "I" and a large "N."
Gilded bronze (ormolu) details displayed a high level of craftsmanship.
Flame mahogany
Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works...
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1880s French Empire Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Petite French Carved Oak Dolphin Table Desk Renaissance Gothic 19th C
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique Petite French carved oak dolphin table desk Renaissance Gothic 19th c
~Direct from France~
An elegant antique French carved library table or "bure...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique English Victorian Rosewood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
A freestanding Victorian rosewood kidney shaped writing or centre table with attractive scroll shaping to the top and cross grain double mouldings to the edge. The cross banded frie...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fantastic English Yew Wood Library Table with Articulating Accordion Brass Lamps
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very unusual library desk with an Edwardian style and covered in yewood and faux pebble grained leather. The accordion style lamps are gorgeous and bright and there is very...
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1980s English Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Deep Walnut 9 Drawers Partners Style Antique Desk Brass Pulls Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Deep Walnut 9 Drawers Partners Style antique desk brass pulls table mint.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1960s three-legged Marble Desk
Located in Neuss, NW
Unique desk with a marble table top from the 1960s in cream, beige and brown tones and a new high-quality frame made of multiplex panels with oak veneer.
Quality Features:
very good...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
20th Century Louis Phillippe Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful and elegant Louis Philippe writing desk in a burl mahogany wood with leather and bronze mounted design details. The desk feature ...
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1950s French Louis Philippe Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Custom Made Modern Large Executive Desk with Aluminum Trim, circa 1990
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Custom made one of a kind executive desk made in the modern style sometime in the mid-1990s with a slight Art Deco flair. The desk features 3 drawers to the left and a place for a co...
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1990s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
$3,036 Sale Price
36% Off
Small Black Leather Top One Drawer Cabriole Carved Leg Chestnut Desk Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Small Black Leather Top One Drawer Cabriole Carved Leg Chestnut Desk Console Writing Table MINT!
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Chestnut
Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Desk in Grey Coated Steel
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' writing desk, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s
In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer,...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Miniforms NAMI Desk in Wood by E-GGS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Nami desk by Miniforms, the result of a collaboration with the talented design team at E-ggs, embodies this idea perfectly. From a barely sketched sketch on a sheet of paper, an ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$4,037 / item
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Black and Grey Cansado Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood with formica, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris.
After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed.
In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminium, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$8,683 Sale Price
25% Off
1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Wood Brass and Glass Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with glass top and beautiful shape of the side and back, where we find the maker's details, Andrea Macchi fu Giosue in Gal...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
"Rivoluzione" Limited Edition Table with Stainless Steel and Bronze, Istanbul
Located in Istanbul, 34
"Rivoluzione" Limited Edition Table with Stainless Steel and Bronze, Istanbul.
3 pieces Worldwide. Each of the products has a special "Bizimyer Furniture" certificate.
Designed by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Early 19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Desk with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th century Swedish Gustavian antique rustic desk from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Nice Gustavian Desk Scraped by hand to its origi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Fine Quality Mahogany Writing Dressing Table 19th Century Desk Side
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Fine Quality Mahogany Writing Dressing Table, 19th Century – also ideal as a desk or side table.
This exceptional piece features solid construction with tight joints and no ...
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,902 Sale Price
30% Off
Louis XV Style Kingwood and Marquetry Bureau Plat
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Gilt Brass Mounted Kingwood and Marquetry Bureau Plat, 20th century, the scalloped rectangular top inlaid with floral marquetry, above three frieze drawers, on cabriol...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
$5,500 Sale Price
32% Off
Italian Midcentury Vittorio D'assi Desk, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Italian midcentury Vittorio D'assi desk from the 1960s is a stunning example of functional elegance. Designed by Vittorio D'assi, this desk showcases a harmonious blend of sleek ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Chic Vintage Curved Lucite Desk
Located in North Miami, FL
This sexy and unique curved Lucite desk with a lower tier for storage. Chrome stretcher to base provides additional stability and heft. THIS ITEM IS LOC...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Fine Quality Antique Mahogany Writing Table 19th Century Desk Side Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Fine Quality Antique Georgian Mahogany Writing Table - Early 19th Century Desk Side Dressing.
This exceptional piece boasts solid construction with tight joints and no woodworm, rad...
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,902 Sale Price
30% Off
Charming Old English Pine Desk with Great Details
Located in Bronx, NY
Charming old English pine desk with great details the desk has nine drawers, many of which lock (key included). The finish has been left natural so it has a lot of character.
Category
1940s English Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
$1,450 Sale Price
65% Off
White Orix Desk by Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina for Molteni
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
1970s desk made of a single sheet of molded plastic creating the shape for various holders and storage spaces. There is also an integrated glass panel than can be lifted up and a ret...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bavero Breccia Imperiale Marble-Effect & Oak Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Brimming with exclusivity, this writing/vanity desk is an exercise in superb finishes also borrowed from nature. Distinguishing detail is the Breccia Imperiale marble effect the back...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Oak
Executive Monumental Rosewood with Polished Steel Platner Insp. Desk with, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful midcentury desk with rosewood top. The wood is in excellent condition. The bases are made of steel and add a very modern look.
Same era as: Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouve...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Regence Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat
By Charles Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Regence style gilt-bronze mounted parquetry bureau plat, in the manner of Charles Cressent.
This fine parquetry inlaid bureau plat has a too...
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19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
7x Vitra Schreibtisch Ad Hoc Antonio Citterio auf Rollen Soft Light
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten sieben wunderschöne rollbare Schreibtische von Vitra zum Verkauf an. Das Design stammt von Antonio Citterio und vereint funktionale Eleganz mit modernen Materialien. Citte...
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2010s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Desk Model TL22, by Franco Albini and Franca Helg. Poggi, 1958
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Desk model TL22, designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg and manufactured by Poggi in 1958.
Table completely restored. Wood: walnut.
Letteratura: Gramigna G., Repertorio del desig...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early George Nelson Desk / Return, Child's Desk, Modernist, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early George Nelson desk / return, child's desk, Modernist, Herman Miller, Retains original Herman Miller foil label, 4 drawers, pencil dividers, steel frame, minor pitting (lower right side bottom). Original designed for larger desk, return, typewriter desk...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Very Fine Edwardian Desk Attributed to Edward and Roberts
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Edwardian richly patinated mahogany desk attributed to Edward and Roberts. Line inlaid throughout and with fabulous marquetry detail depicting Neoclassical motifs of urns...
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Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Jacob Kjær Mid Century Rio Rosewood Free Standing Writing Desk
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Freestanding Rio rosewood writing desk with beautiful grain designed by Jacob Kjær, Denmark 1950-1960.
Front with 2x2 drawers with brass pulls. Top with raised edge.
The desk shows r...
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Mid-20th Century European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique English Georgian Mahogany Partner's / Architect's Desk, circa 1820-1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Georgian mahogany partner's / architect's desk, Circa 1820-1830.
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Andreas Petersen Writing Desk in Brazilian Rosewood
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Andreas Petersen
Manufacturer: Svendstrups Møbelfabrik
Era: 1960s
Materials: Rosewood
Measurements: 51" wide x 28.5" deep x 28.75" tall
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
20th Century American Walnut, Cherrywood Writing Desk by Vladimir Kagan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern American writing desk made of hand crafted Walnut, designed by Vladimir Kagan in good condition. The small office table...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Metallic Thread
Antique Correspondence Desk, English, Library, Writing Table, Cotswold School
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage correspondence desk. An English, solid teak library or writing table in the manner of the Cotswold School, dating to the mid 20th...
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Mid-20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Early Victorian Burr Elm Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with maroon leather and banded edge over a drawer raised on a trestle base with turned stretcher and carved ends. Saber legs with casters.
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut & Wrought Iron Vargueno
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance style (17th Century and Later) wrought iron mounted walnut vargueno on later stand with a fall front enclosing 3 long drawers.
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17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Deco Desk Table with Two faces and Two levels
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Desk in Burl Walnut.
Beautiful Desk with two faces. In one side you can use like a desk, with five drawers and three compartments to organize your work,.
In the other side y...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Burl
Antique Gustavian Work Table, Genuine Swedish Country Desk Table with Drawer
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian styled work table from the county Norrbotten in northern Sweden. The table was made during the late 18th century and has a faux painted leg frame. The wooden drawer pull on...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Early Hans J. Wegner teak desk model AT-305, 1955
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Early Hans J. Wegner teak desk with three integrated drawers and two drop leaves.
Designed 1955 and manufactured by cabinetmaker Anders Tuck, Denmark. Marked by maker.
Dimension:...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
French Louis XV Period Tric Trac or Backgammon Table Stamped P. Roussel
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV period (18th century) "Tric Trac" or Backgammon table stamped by the maker, "P. Roussel," and the guild "JME" (Jurande des Menuisiers et Ebenistes --translated as the...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Italian Venetian Knee-Hole Desk /Console Table circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1290 Hand painted Venetian style desk with gilt finish.
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1950s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Italian Desk from the 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in the 1960s the desk also features chrome tubular legs.
Italian desk from the late 1960s characterize by the sleek and modern aesthetic. Second height 24.7 from the floor ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
$2,750 Sale Price
42% Off
Modern Eglomise Glass Pink Dust Vanity with Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The églomisé pink dust vanity by Ercole Home has a 5-drawer, with silver leaf wood finish. Hand painted églomisé glass panels are inset on the su...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
"Populaire" Round Table with Bronze and Stainless Steel, Handmade, Istanbul
Located in Istanbul, 34
Designed by Hasan Samet Bizimyer.
Design, Art, Innovation.
Bizimyer Furniture Presents.
Bizimyer Art / Design.
Produced to order. Available in custom sizes and a variety of materi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Louis XV Desk With Steps In Carved Walnut – France, Late 18th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Crafted in France at the end of the 18th century, this exquisite « bureau à gradin » embodies the elegance and refinement of the Louis XV style. Its beautifully sculpted walnut showc...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Matteo Grassi "Metron" Boomerang Desk in Dark Cognac Leather, Italy 1970's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Matteo Grassi "Metron" Boomerang shaped desk completely in leather, Italy 1970's
Wooden top and metal base covered in dark cognac leather.
Size...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Blue French secrétaire desk with storage units, designed by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This secretary Desk belongs to our ÉGÉE COLLECTION and has been created in a KUBE concept for optimized storage spaces.
The ÉGÉE collection is designed by the Parisian designer Eri...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Heavily Carved Oak Desk Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved in northern France circa 1860, the "secretaire a abattants" is both stylish and functional. The writing desk is crafted from solid oak wood and stands on cabriole legs en...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Contemporary Bright Orange Velvet Base Desk by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Lavinia desk by Pietro Franceschini
Materials: Mohair velvet
Dimensions: W 210 x L 71 x H 78 cm.
Designed during a creative momentum in the relaxed Italian Riviera Ligure, our new Urania collection brings playfulness and longing for those innocent days of our childhood. The soft lines and upholstered curves continue our research on Neotenic Design...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Velvet
Dornach School Anthroposophical Desk in Birch, circa 1930
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dornach school desk, birch, Germany, 1930s
This elegant desk reflects the spiritual-functional design principles rooted in the Dornach School tradition of the 1930s.
Softly rounded...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Outstanding Louis XV-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An outstanding Louis XV-style mahogany bureau plat after a model by Jacques B. Dubois, from the estate of Phyllis McGuire, the shaped leather-inset top...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
Antiqued Gold Finish Baroque Style Dining Table Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Glam up your dining experience with this antiqued gold "gilt" toned Baroque Hollywood Regency styled metal and glass dining table. Be it ...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk, Style of Gio Ponti, c 1950s, Refinished
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully refinished Mid-Century Modern desk produced in Italy circa 1950s. Featuring black steel and wood frame with large brass elements and alternating black and white drawer fr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$3,750 Sale Price
31% Off
Cantilever Lacquered White Tessellated Bone Tile File Drawer Desk Writing Table
By Jimeco ltda
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern white tile bone desk, weighted bottom study cantilever design.
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20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bone
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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