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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A mid to late 18th century Dutch marquetry bureau of bombe form and of exceptional quality.
The piece of typical Dutch styling for this period, the bombe form exaggerated by the cor...
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18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique George III Quality Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality walnut kneehole desk having a quality figured walnut crossbanded top above one long and six walnut inlaid oak lined drawers with engraved brass handles, cu...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rustic Art Populaire Writing Table, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wooden Desk; Writing Table; France; 19th Century Design; Art Populaire; Rustic; Monoxylite; Writing Desk; Table; France; Wabi Sabi; Naive; Folk Art; Travail Populaire;
19th-century ...
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Regency Writing Table Desk Birds Eye Maple Kidney Shape
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A fabulous quality antique kidney shaped writing table by Century Furniture featuring a birds eye maple top.
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Early 20th Century American Regency Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
George III Mahogany Partner's Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare George III period mahogany partner's desk, the molded top with inset Morocco red leather top with gilt tooling over two sides both with two banks of working doors and r...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Tiger Oak Kidney Shaped Writing Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing antique Kinsey chapel writing desk. Features tiger oak around the sides and drawer face with ornate carvings and inlays throughout.
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1930s Colonial Revival Style Turned and Veneered Occasional Bookshelf Table
Located in Lomita, CA
This is the most charming table, from the lower shelf for books, to the veneered wood and the serpentine details. This is an example of American furniture in its unusual forms that a...
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Early 20th Century American Colonial Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Important Filipine Table of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important FilipineIndo-Portuguese table
of the 17th century, in Brazilian rosewood, with two drawers.
Signs of use.
Dim.: 82 x 86 x 133 cm.
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17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Bonheur-du-jour (Desk), Late 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood small-sized writing desk from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique table from France has a rectangular-shaped top with a raised and beautifully s...
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18th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Montalcini & Pagano desk for Cartiere Giacomo Bosso, Italy 1920s
Located in London, GB
Giuseppe Pagano (1896-1945) and Gino Levi Montalcini (1902-1974) designed this exquisite desk in the 1920s as part of a commissioned project for the Gualino offices in Turin. The project received much critical acclaim; it was regarded as one of the purist expressions of the rationalist movement, and of such historic architectural importance that it dominated an entire issue of Gio Ponti’s Domus...
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1920s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Edwardian Satinwood Adjustable Ladies Writing Desk with Wedgewood Plaque Cherubs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a unique piece of furniture with a multiplicity of uses. It could be a desk or a ladies vanity. The desk is made entirely of satinwood, one of the rarest and most expensive w...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Porcelain, Satinwood
Italian antique wooden desk with inlay decorations with light wood, early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique wooden desk with inlay decorations with light wood, early 1900s
Wooden rectangular desk in finely decorated and inlaid light wood. The top has a geometric inlaid deco...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique French Louis XIV Parquet Desk ~ Dining Table in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Parquet Desk ~ Dining Table in Stripped Oak is a jewel of the cabinetmaker's art! The top features an unusual contour that resem...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century English Walnut Writing Table Desk / Dressing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive English walnut writing table or dressing table with brass hardware.
Solid walnut and walnut veneer over solid oak secondary wood.
Having burl walnut drawer fronts with...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th CENTURY GENOVESE WALNUT FLAP
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant wall desk with folding top. The piece of furniture was worked partly in solid walnut and partly with walnut veneer. On the front the typology is wavy/convex and has four orig...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
Table, Drawleaf, 18-Seat, 16th Century, Italian, Renaissance, Walnut, Iron
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This massive 18-seat table has many features which are typical of drawleaf tables that were made in the last quarter of the 16th century. Early continental drawleaf tables rarely com...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
French bureau plat marquetry leather top three drawer desk with hearing bone inlays, three opposite side faux drawers, original floral ormolu mounts, brass escutcheons, brass knobs, ...
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1770s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Antique Chinese Scholar Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
3 part Doctor's desk or Scholar desk in Jumu wood from the city of Suzhou in China, approx. 1900.
Center tabletop made in one piece of wood, which has sh...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Original Louis Seize Style Bureau Mahogany Table, Early 20th Century
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Perfect craftsmanship, inlaid mahogany and bronze application, early 20th century, a secret drawer on one side, freestanding.
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1910s Austrian Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Macassar Ebony Art Deco Amsterdamse School Desk by Daniel van Dorp for Reens
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School desk.
Design by Daniel van Dorp for Gebroeders Reens Amsterdam.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid macassar ebony with...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Macassar
French Mahogany Art Nouveau Writing Desk Signed Louis Majorelle
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Signed ‘Louis Majorelle’ Art Nouveau desk with the sinuous lines and curves typical of the style. Four curved-front drawers retaining their original ormol...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is a portable desk. The base is typically a Spanish table and dates from 19th Century. The upper part was added in the 20th century in England and dates from the Arts a...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Early 20th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Secretary Desk. 4 dovetailed Serpentine drawers. Slant front door opens to reveal addition storage space with 5 sma...
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Edwardian Desk Chair Set Mahogany Maple and Co
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Eye catching Edwardian desk and matching chair set both in mahogany
Circa 1910 and originally made by Maple & Co - please see photo of stamp and makers mark on listing
Extensively in...
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1910s Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Black Painted Writing Table Console With Two Drawers, Denmark circa 1910
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique baroque writing table from Denmark with two functioning drawers and scallop carved skirt.
The handsome legs with square base are made more dramatic with carved fluted trim.
L...
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Early 20th Century Danish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Walnut Center/Writing Table with Flame Veneered Top
Located in Malibu, CA
Burl Walnut Center Table/ Writing Desk
Stunning Queen Anne style center table/writing table hand made in walnut with dramatic burled venneers.
Fine craftsmanship with a 1.75" thick t...
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Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Zierlicher Jugendstil Schreibtisch, Vogelaugenahorn, Wien um 1910
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Schreibtisch
Entwurf: unbekannt, Wien um 1910
Modell-Nummer: -
Ausführung: unbekannte Kunstmöbeltischlerei, Wien um 1910
Maße in cm (H x B x T): 76 x 90 x 55
Material: Vogela...
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Chippendale Mahogany Kneehole Bowfront Library Office Table Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chippendale style kneehole writing desk featuring rectangular form with bowfront, eight drawers, brass batwing hardware and polished glass top. Originally purchased at the Rike Kumler...
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Spanish 17th Century Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome 17th century desk - writing table from the Catalan region of Spain. Soundly constructed from beautiful walnut and chestnut with a solid board top, 2 drawers and hand...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut, Walnut
18th century Georgian oak writing table
Located in Malton, GB
This is a great piece of honest 18th century Georgian furniture. Made from oak with attractive cross banded details around each drawer. Solid condition so perfectly useable and full ...
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18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Asprey & Co. London Oak & Tooled Racing Green Leather Pop-Up Writing Desk 1920s
Located in High Wycombe, GB
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
George III Sheraton Writing Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine George III Sheraton period partners writing table in figured mahogany with box wood stringing in the top at the edge of the leather and also in the frieze below the drawers. E...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined antique French Louis XVI style writing desk crafted in exotic tulipwood veneer with crossbanding and chevron designs, having a tooled leather top with a brass gallery, the ca...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Adam Decorated Satinwood Ladies Cylinder Desk, Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Adam decorated ladies desk offers satinwood construction with roll top opening to interior with storage compartments and pull-out writing surface, over three drawers, rais...
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Early 20th Century Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Handsome Antique French Louis XV Style Writing Table or Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very beautiful maple desk in Louis XV style from the beginning of the 20th century. Elegant curved legs supporting sculpted frieze with five finely dovetailed drawers, each with gold...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Oak Art Deco Modernist Writing Table by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1924
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Modernist writing table. Design by Hendrik Wouda for H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag. Striking Dutch design from 1924.Solid oak and original oak veneer...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Restored Late 18th-Century French Antique Secrétaire with Intricate Carvings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step back in time with our exquisitely restored French Antique Secrétaire, a genuine late 18th-century gem. Expertly crafted from premium walnut woo...
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Chinoiserie Table Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th century English chinoiserie table desk, having a drop-down front revealing five interior drawers and two cubby holes, over a lar...
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18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
George III Satinwood Bonheur du Jour
Located in Maidstone, GB
A Satinwood Bonheur du Jour with painted panels and glazed doors, maroon leather writing fold, ebony inlaid square tapering legs and painted brackets. After a design by Hepplewhite. ...
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1790s British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Gustavian Pine Table with Green Paint, Sweden, Late 18th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Sweden, Late 18th Century
Antique genuine gustavian table from Sweden made around 1790. Painted in green.
H 77 x W 117 x D 81 cm
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Wood
1750s Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Lady Desk, by Adrien DELORME
By Adrien Delorme
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Dating back to the Louis XV period, this exquisite petite writing table bears the hallmark of Delorme (Adrien Delorme, granted the title of Maître on 22/06/1748). Functioning as a wr...
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18th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Traditional Secretary Wood Desk with Shelf, FR-1062
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique Traditional Secretary Wood Desk with Shelf
The secretary desk with shelf originates from France. The wood desk has a warm, worn black fi...
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XIII Period 1630s Carved Walnut Barley Twist Table with Black Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIII period walnut writing table from circa 1630 with two lateral drawers, barley twist base, black painted top and carved X-Form cross stretcher accented with central...
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17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century William and Mary Walnut Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb late 17th century William and Mary walnut escritoire. Of wonderfully figured walnut throughout, the upper section with a moulded...
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare mid 18th century Chinese Export lacquer bureau on stand. Probably made in Canton specifically for the export trade to meet the demands of the European market. Beautifully decorated throughout with gilded decorations on a black lacquer background. The writing section is fitted with double serpentine fronted drawers and pigeon holes - all profusely decorated with sprigs of flowers, foliage and butterflies. The apron frieze contains three working drawers, the central drawer arcaded. With a small pull out pen drawers...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
1930s Art Deco Raymond Patten Signed Industrial Kitchen Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous original American Art Deco industrial Smartline kitchen work table, designed by Raymond Patten (American, 1897-1948), retailed by Internation...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Enamel, Stainless Steel
1900s French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden desk created in 1900s France. Unassuming and sturdily composed, this classic writing desk offers a calming sense of purpose and thoughtfully com...
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Early 1900s French Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Bauhaus Beech Writing Desk Made in 1930s by Robert Slezak, Czechia, Restored
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored writing desk with a frame in tubular chromed steel.
Designed by Robert Slezak in the 1930s.
Material: Beech, chrome-plated steel.
Number of drawers: 3.
Wood is completely restored.
Tubular steel with original chrome plating...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
French Art Deco Desk in Pommelle Sapelle
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
An exceptional quality French Art Deco desk, produced around 1925 using solid Pomelle Sapele the desk has five drawers with bronze handles and crisply carved detail, the desk is free...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Oak Art Deco Modernist Partner Desk by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1924
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Modernist partner desk. Design by Hendrik Wouda for H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag. Striking Dutch design from ...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A fine 18th century Regence kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Louis XV desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Regence period 18th c leather top bureau plat. Kingwood with fine gilt bronze mounts. Black gold tooled leather top . Drawers on one side and faux drawers on the opposite side.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Copper
Rare French Art Deco Writing Table / Desk in Teak c. 1925, style of Andre Groult
By Andre Groult
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and Timeless French Art Deco Writing Table / Desk in Teak Wood circa 1925. This rare and original piece has an exquisite sense of line, form and volume that creates a dramati...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Large mahogany pedestal desk the rectangular top with inset leather having tooled border enclosed by a moulded edge over an arrangement of three freeze drawers. Above two large pedes...
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique 6ft/184cm Ormolu Mounted French Empire Revival Pedestal Desk 1920s
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique French Empire Revival pedestal desk, Circa 1920 in date.
This desk has been beautifully crafted from flame mahogany. The top has a decorative ormolu bod...
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1920s French Empire Revival Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
17th Century Spanish Reflectoire Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding 17th century Spanish Reflectoire Table - Writing Desk beautifully constructed from handsome walnut in the Renaissance taste. Tremendous solid board top, carved drawer...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English George III Chippendale-Style Mahogany Library Table Adjustable Book Stan
Located in Dallas, TX
a handsome "neat and plain" George III Chippendale-style Gentleman's library writing table with adjustable writing slope / book stand, mahogany with leather work surface, gilt emboss...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Satinwood & Leather Top Brass Mounted Six Drawer Partners Desk, C 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English satinwood and leather top brass mounted partners desk with six flanking drawers, four carved inset corners, and resting on the original squared tapered molded edge legs. Late...
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1780s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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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