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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1940s
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Knee Hole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany knee hole desk having a quality mahogany rectangular shaped crossbanded top with a moulded edge above one long and six small cockbeeded oak lined drawers with original brass handles, secret drawer to the knee hole and a single panelled door...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular writing table fitted with two frieze drawers and with pull-out candle slides to the sides; raised on square tapering legs ending in brass caps and casters; surmounted...
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1790s English George III Antique 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. Each fitted drawer with sol...
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18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Chestnut and Oak Desk from Le Grand Monarque À Chartres, circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved, circa 1720, using chestnut and oak woods, this desk was recently part of Le Grand Monarque hotel in Chartres, France. The desk has been stripped at some point, allowing the beautiful wood grain and round dowel construction to become focal points.
The stunning desk has a shaped top with quarter round molding. A 23 ½” W seat opening is topped by a concave front drawer with a bronze drop handle affixed by a pair of rosette mounts. Similar handles can be seen on each of the four main drawers, which are surrounded by thick cavetto molding. These drawers also have a scalloped keyplate and mounts of two putti hunting dragons hidden amongst foliage. Interestingly, the sides are comprised of four rectangular panels, with the two nearest to the straight back side being functional drawers.
Known as a bureau caissiers (“cashier’s desk...
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1720s French Louis XIV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
18th Century, Louis XV Provencal Center Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XV table from Provence. Made of solid walnut with deep hand-carved apron and thick cabriole legs. Two dovetailed dr...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Mahogany Georgian Architect's Drafting Drawing Desk Table Chest 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A rare George II mahogany architect's desk/chest, circa 1750.
The desk/ top slides forward, thus allowing the sitter to work, the top having a drafting table that has an easel support to place the top at three different heights, the highest being 47" floor to top. The chest having a plan drawer which is flanked by two pen drawers...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Art Deco Writing Table with Two Side Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
French Art Deco writing table or desk with two side drawers, maple parquet top, rounded (subtly octagonal) oak legs with elegant feet, in...
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1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Oak
18th Century Spanish Barley Twist Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Spanish Barley twist desk is a truly remarkable example of hand-crafted excellence during the waning years of Spain's dominance in world ex...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Georgian Solid Mahogany Desk Says Knee, Late 18th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
A small Georgian period mahogany knee-hole desk with blue leather sliding writing surface.
It has a single full width central drawer topped by a hinged cupboard door in the knee ho...
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18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century English Vernacular Oak Work Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1780.
18th century English vernacular oak work table
We can also customise existing pieces to suit your scheme/requirements. We have our own workshop, restorers and finishers...
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18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Solid Walnut Spanish Baroque Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
An 18th century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid Walnut Wood with turned legs joined by a Two drawers with original iron drawe...
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Bleached Desk
Located in Seaford, GB
A stunning 18th Century Desk. Made from solid Cherry having 2 cupboards and a central drawer, key present. Finished round the back so can be free st...
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Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Mahogany Desk by Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Orleans, LA
This writing desk from the highly esteemed Thomas Chippendale is exceptionally rare and unique. The renowned cabinetmaker was the first craftsman to exhibit such a strong following that an entire style bears his name and not that of a monarch. He was famous for using the highest quality timbers, the finest quality mounts and for striving for perfection in every piece of furniture he created. Chippendale's clients included Catherine II of Russia, famed actor David Garrick...
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18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian early 18th Century cross banded walnut bureau desk writing tabl
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian walnut and fruitwood drop well bureau desk writing table early 18th Century.
This is a lovely bureau, that is full of age, charm and charac...
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18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique Spanish Architect Table, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Spanish architect table, circa 1940.
Manufactured by Certex, from Spain.
In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautiful patin...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Lovely French Marble Top Cafe Table with Iron Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Versatile French marble top rectangular cafe table or writing desk having black iron base.
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1940s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Sicilian Writing Desk in Ebony Embellished with Tortoiseshell Inserts and Silver
Located in Barletta, IT
Writing desk in ebony embellished with tortoiseshell inserts and silver finishes. Drawers along with a sliding and folding top.
Origin: Southern Italy, Sicily
Period: mid-1700s
Di...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Silver
18th Century Painted Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C English painted oak lamp table on cabriole legs. 1780.
Reference: 7727
Dimensions
34 inches (86 cms) Wide
20 inches (51 cms) Deep
30.5 inches (77 cms) High
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Exceptional 18th C. Office Desk Center Table Console Hand Carved Wood & Stone CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exceptional 18th C. Office Desk Center Table Console Hand Carved Wood & Stone CA . Rare large 18th century Regence Period chateau 18th Century Table D’appui Regence console...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble
Table Centre Dining Library Dismantable X Trestles Oak Fruitwood
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A South German oak, shaped X' ended table with detachable fruitwood top with decorative cleated band
This table is easily dismantled and retains the original pegs
The cleated edge ...
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17th Century German Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
Italinao, Roller Desk from the 1700s in Walnut and Maple
Located in Barletta, IT
Roller desk in walnut and maple. Inside the roller, a pull-out drawer desk top, a central open compartment and 4 drawers. At the base of the roller two dra...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Nutwood
18th Century Country French Child's Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century Country French child size desk, made of solid cherry. Beautifully crafted with turned legs and carved stretcher with center finial. Candle stand on the right, att...
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Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Folding Desk for Villa Mazzotti, Italy 1946
Located in Milan, IT
Architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni Rare oak wood folding desk for Villa Mazzotti, Milan, Italy
Luigi Caccia Dominioni used this form of desk design to...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Writing Bureau Desk
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Period Georgian writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1790-1810 period.
This bureau has lovely s...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George III Green Japanned Table
Located in Essex, MA
With possible later painted decoration. With a great look and nice appearance.
The rectangular top with a fold over top to form a writing surface over a frieze with a single drawer,...
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1770s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Chateau Bonheur Du Jour or Secretary
Located in Birmingham, AL
A rare 18th century French Louis XV period chateau bonheur du jour or secrétaire handcrafted of walnut by very talented artisans in Lyon for a wealthy chateau owner near Villeurbanne, circa 1750s. This impressive antique French secretary features a chapeau de gendarme crown above a pair of carved serpentine doors with brass mesh grilles and beautiful green and gold damask fabric backings that open to reveal a painted interior with two display shelves. Three carved drawers are below. The lower section features a flat serpentine shaped writing surface that lifts opens to reveal plenty of storage above a carved, scalloped apron with C-scrolls and a center carved shell motif. Raised on four elegant cabriole legs ending in scrolled French toes. This grand Lyonnaise French library desk...
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1750s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
An exceptionlal and very rare Qianlong period Chinese export Bureur, Constructed in Hauli and Huanghuali wood in China during the first half of the 18th century for a wealthy English...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese George II Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Padouk
Antique Writer's Desk, English, Inlay, Side, Serving Table, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writer's desk. An English, mahogany side or serving table, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
Of superb proportion and fin...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18thc Walnut Tavern Table with Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 18thc tavern table is made from Walnut and with Queen Ann legs and pad feet. This table has wood pegs and dovetailed drawers. The table has a fine patina and condition.
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Early 18th Century American Adirondack Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Walnut Wood Table with Single Plank Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully crafted wooden table from Spain, the walnut was hand-carved at the end of the Renaissance (in the 1600’s). As is the case with most Spanish Renaissance tables, the 1 ½” thick single plank top rests upon tightly turned legs. The edges of the top do not have molding or carvings but receive added character from the large dovetail grooves that were used to construct the table.
This table has framing beneath the top plank which houses three horizontally aligned drawers. Each drawer façade has an iron escutcheon in the shape of shield with two engrailed top edges. The keyplate is set within a foliate margent that is surrounded by several layers of molding. Identical carvings and iron plates can be seen on the opposite side of the table, which has faux drawer fronts. Beneath the belt are four turned legs connected by an H-stretcher.
Our 17th century Spanish walnut table...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
Luxury Desk in Zebra Wood by Rene Gabriel, 1946
By Rene Gabriel
Located in PARIS, FR
Luxury Desk in Zebra Wood by Rene Gabriel, 1946
This desk was edited in 1946, it was presented at the "Salon des Artistes Décorateurs" the same year. The ...
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1940s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Zebra Wood
18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Larger than the typical Louis XV writing desk, this cherrywood bureau de pente was hand-carved in France during the late 1700’s, just after the period ended. This type of desk went by several names, including bureau dos d’âne and secrétaire à dessus brisé, and they almost always featured a fold-down writing surface.
Four long, slender cabriole legs, which are typical of Louis XV writing desks, provide a sturdy base for the beautiful desk. The curvaceousness of the legs continues throughout the desk, from the subtly contoured sides to the highly sinuous apron on all sides. Set within the apron are two drawers with round bronze pulls that flank a faux center drawer with a foliate and shell handle.
The fold-down writing surface, which has a functioning lock with a foliate escutcheon, opens to reveal eight small arbalete drawers arranged in four columns. Above the topmost drawers of each column is an open storage compartment. There are two more larger storage compartments in the center above a false-bottom hidden compartment. The fold down writing surface is held by a set of polished steel arms.
A graceful and functional bureau de pente from the late 18th century, this cherrywood slant top writing desk...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th - 19th Century, dark-grey antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau with a writing flap made of hand crafted painted pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian secretaire i...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Silver Table, English, Inlaid, Display, Writing Desk, Georgian, C.1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique silver table. An English, rosewood inlaid display or writing table, dating to the late Georgian period, circa 1780.
Delightf...
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Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
N.3 Counters, Desks, Tables with Drawers, in Carved Walnut, 18th Century Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
N.3 antique shop counters, they were used for the checkout in a very large shop with multiple workstations, they could be adapted to desks, tables...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1950s Cerused Oak Desk with Brass Pulls
Located in Dallas, TX
A very well crafted oak desk produced by Huntington Chair Corporation. This incredible example of Art Deco design is a collectible piece. Restored to mint condition. The desk has a cerused finish which highlights the nubian oak wood grain. Slightly shaped rectangular top with three well proportioned drawers to each side and an upper central pencil drawer. Unique round wood insert brass pulls with Art Deco form and design. Resting on angled and tapered wooden feet, clean Modernist lines. Having carved lines to the wood break...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th C. Italian Lacca Povera Accent Table or Petite Desk w/its Original Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian occasional table with its original laca povera finish from the 18th century. This antique table from Italy retains its original "Lacca Povera" finish also known as laca povera, arte povera, lacca contrafatta, decalcomania, and perhaps more commonly, decoupage. This is the artistic technique of adorning a furniture surface with paper prints and lacquered layers which was perfected and made popular during the 17th and 18th century. This table has a rectangular-shaped top, a small drawer housed in the apron, and is raised on squared legs which taper gently towards their feet. The leg clearance from underside of skirt to floor is approximately 26.25 inches. This 18th century Italian lacca povera...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Late George III Mahogany Desk
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late George III mahogany desk with fitted drawers, the top with inset writing surface and strung decoration above four oak lined drawers, one drawer with further adjustable writing...
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1790s English Sheraton Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Flap Writing Desk in Walnut, Carved Cross Legs, Early 18th Century Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient flap, desk in solid walnut, with hand-carved legs and cross base, built, inlaid and briar-root by hand in the early 18th century, in Italy (Piedmont).
Elegant and classic, a...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
18th Century George III Period Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning late 18th century George III period mahogany partners desk. Nine oak lined drawers to one side and three oak lined drawers and two cupboards to the other side. A golden green colour tooled leather inset to top with thumb moulded edge over two pedestals, all drawers with a pair of original brass ring handles, all standing upon a plinth base with brass castors. Good height! Exceptional quality with a lovely warm original patina.
The dimensions are:
Height: 87cm (34.3in)
Width: 168cm (66.1in)
Depth: 97cm (38.2in)
This late 18th century, George III period antique solid mahogany desk...
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18th Century British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Venetian Rococo Gilt Painted Faux Stone Console Entry Table Office Desk Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Venetian Rococo gilt painted faux stone console entry table office desk antique. An exceptional large 18th century serpentine front and sides molded...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Carved Walnut Library Console Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Spain circa 1760, the antique writing table stands on thick carved turned legs ending with bun feet, and embellished with an elegant rectangular box stretcher at the base. The tall table features two hand carved drawers...
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Vintage Italian Desk
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Italian desk with marquetry top.
Measurements:
Height: 30"
Width: 42"
Depth: 25.5"
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1940s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Louis XV Tuscany Walnut Veneered Writing Table
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant writing table in walnut veenered poplar. Top centered by a star motif, a comfortable drawer in the band, curved legs typical of mid-18th century Tuscan manufacture.
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Poplar, Walnut
Small Liseuse Side Table Louis XVI French Mahogany and Fruitwood, 1780s
Located in Mönchengladbach, NW
Rare small furniture in very good condition. Grey Marble top plate with old brass gallery locks and fittings.
France, Louis XVI, approx. 1780.
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Marble, Brass
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
French Louis XV Walnut 1-Drawer Table, circa 1765
Located in Atlanta, GA
A delicately carved walnut writing table with a single drawer on the side of the apron and a raised gallery around three sides for the original purpose of writing. Raised on four tap...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Italian, Tuscany, Baroque Style Carved Walnut 1-Drawer Table, 17th Cen and Later
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with molded edge and a dentil molded apron atop a paneled case housing one drawer, the case and top raised on columnar legs, the shaped bracket bases joined ...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Chippendale Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A rare 18th century Chippendale period georgian mahogany partners pedestal desk having beautiful gilt tooled leather top over 18 drawers, 9 to e...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
18thC Italian Stripped Walnut Writing Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1780
18thC Italian Stripped Walnut Writing Table
The moulded rectangular top above two banks of drawers, raised on square cabriole legs terminati...
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18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
George III Satinwood and Marquetry Harlequin Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine divided top with oval inlaid panel with hunting scene with hounds and hares with floral medallions at the corners , hinged outer sections fitted with a well and central section lifting and fitting into a recess , leather top of Tiffany blue. A button released the pop up desk...
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1770s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Satinwood
George III Satinwood Oval Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine Georgian Satinwood oval writing/library table, the inset leather top with rosewood banding, over four drawers with original gilt lacquered brass pulls and standing on squar...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare And Important Antique English Georgian Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
C. 1760-1780. An early and exceptional Antique writing table, English and likely Irish. With a flame mahogany banded top over a shaped apron with a single drawer. With fine openwork...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
18th Century Italian Writing Table, Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome 18th century writing table - desk from Tuscany. Beautifully constructed from painted chestnut with the top in a solid board of exposed chestnut, 2 drawers, molded pan...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut
17th Century Spanish "Lyre Leg" Walnut Table with Original Crossed Ironwork
Located in Marbella, ES
17th Century Spanish "Lyre Leg" walnut table with Original Crossed Ironwork.
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17th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
A signed piece with rectangular top with inset green leather, possibly original , over a frieze with one central drawer flanked by drawers each with round original wreath rings...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
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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