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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1910s
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Directors Desk in Marble Look Fiberglass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann for Wilhelm Werndl, corner desk, model 'Jet', painted fiberglass, Germany, designed in 1970
This design truly fits within the ethos of the seventies – a bright...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid-Century Modern Executive Burl Wood Desk by Hekman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This mid-century modern executive desk by Hekman, crafted in the United States during the 1970s, is a true testament to timeless design and functionality. The desk features a stunnin...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Jens Risom Style Mid Century Half Round Walnut Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom style mid century half round walnut executive desk
The desk measures: 95.5 wide x 47.75 deep x 29 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call rest...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Henkel Harris Georgian Solid Cherry Wood Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bureau with slant front writing desk or secretary desk
By Henkel Harris
USA, 1991
Carved solid cherry wood, with original brass hardware. ...
Category
1990s American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Extra Large Vintage Lacquered Wood & Brass Desk by Jean Claude Mahey ca. 1970s
Located in Geneva, CH
Impressive extra large vintage burgundy red lacquered wood and brass presidential desk by Jean Claude Mahey, France ca. 1970s
Rare in these dimensions.
Signed with brass label on the...
Category
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1970s Italian Neo-Classical Style Patchwork Burl Writing Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1970s Neoclassical style Italian burl desk with ebonized x-base. The burl is beautiful, and it is finished on all sides. The cross stretcher is brass. The piece is unmarked...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco or Art Nouveau Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very nice big writing desk from the period around 1915, transition from Art Nouveau to the Art Deco period. The desk was made of walnut veneer on a pi...
Category
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pierre Paulin for Baker Art Deco Birdseye Maple Leather Top Executive Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and exceptional Art Deco executive desk designed in 1984 by Pierre Paulin for Baker Furniture. The desk features gorgeous birdseye maple and a leather top writing s...
Category
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Birdseye Maple
Vintage Danish Modern Teak Desk
By P.S. Heggen
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a vintage Danish Modern Teak Desk. Featuring a straight line design, checkerboard top, large filing cabinet drawer,...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
1970s table M1, Stefan Wewerka
Located in Neuss, NW
Versatile table in Bauhaus design. Model M1 by Stefan Wewerka for Tecta. Draft from 1979. High-quality construction consisting of a base with one door, two shelves, three open compar...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
Early Franco Albini for Knoll Model '80' Desk
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini for Knoll, model 80, glass, lacquered wood, lacquered steel, Italy, 1949
Franco Albini’s model 80 desk combines glass, steel and wood which resu...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
1970’s French Elm Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Postmodern French writing desk. Made of Elm.
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Plexi Glass Desk by Poul Nørreklit, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking desk by Poul Nørreklit, made from plexi glass with a lacquered wood table top and drawers. Thick, translucent sides, a boxy design with an airy expression.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
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...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Maitland Smith Carved Oak Console Table / Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved oak Vintage Maitland-Smith console table/writing desk with black marble tessellated top.
In the style of George III.
Signed/Stamp in the back. Overall great condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Luigi Colani Futuro - Space Age directors desk
By Luigi Colani
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The mod. Futuro desk by Luigi Colani for Arreda impresses with its space age design language.
Not only the extraordinary design, but also the functionality of the desk stand out.
The...
Category
1980s German Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
Vintage Regency Maitland Smith Tessellated Coconut Shell Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
An exceptional vintage Regency writing desk. Made by the iconic Maitland Smith group. Beautiful tessellated coconut shell frame with a hand painted leather top. Wrought iron and bras...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Biomorphic Sculptural Double Octagonal Pedestal Marble Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Extremely rare and one of a kind biomorphic marble desk. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. Just look at the gorgeous curves on this beauty! This beutiful beige marble desk ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
1970s glass and chrome metal desk/console by Gallotti & Radice
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Elegant desk designed in the 1970s by Studio G&R of Gallotti and Radice.
The desk features a straight top and glass legs with chrome metal connections.
Because of its sleek and cle...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Danilo Silvestrin for Rosenthal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A desk by Danilo Silvestrin edited by Rosenthal in the 1980. Mouvement against the modernism protest
Very basic form. Five rectangul...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Antique Regency Escritoire Desk
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Regency style escritoire desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1910 period.
This is of superb quality, it is a ...
Category
1910s British Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Louis XV Style Kidney Shaped Leather Top Bronze Mounted 3 Drawer Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Kidney Shaped Leather Top Bronze Mounted 3 Drawer Desk. Item features finished back with bronze accents, beautiful wood grain, very pretty desk. Circa L...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Floating Edward Wormley for Dunbar Executive Extending Desks, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare and sleek Mid-Century Modern executive desks by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture. The desks features stunning solid walnut grain and sleek midcentury design. The desk is fi...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nutwood
Art Nouveau Pine Desk by Carl Westman, Sweden, 1910s
By Carl Westman
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stained pine desk by Carl Westman, made in Art Noveau style with bold, flowing lines and details. Shelves on the sides, three drawers with cast iron keyhole plates. Heavy patina incl...
Category
1910s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Elinor McGuire Model 226c Writing Desk
Located in Highland, IN
This exquisite design by Elinor McGuire for McGuire of San Fransisco is an exercise in subtle beauty and refined detailing. With a body covered in cane, slightly splayed legs, and so...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bruce Burdick for Herman Miller Desk
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Distinctive and functional, this furniture system with a unique character was available in preconfigured options or could be customized using flexible modular components to create L,...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Frank Gehry "Easy Edges" Dining Set, 1970s
By Frank Gehry
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare experimental corrugated cardboard dining table with 4 matching side chairs from the "Easy Edges" series, designed by Frank Gehry for Vitra, c. 1970s.
Gehry's experimentation...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Masonite
French 1970s Desk by Michel Mortier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Michel MORTIER (1925-2015)- A writing table with a beech base and a white laminated plywood top. Model MP2 (Mortier/ Perrigault), 1979.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Beech
Kittinger Colonial Williamsburg Collection Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a Kittinger Williamsburg collection desk. The desk is in good used condition with minor signs of age and wear as shown.
Category
1970s American Chippendale Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Machined Aluminum Dining Table with Glass Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Custom-built Modernist dining table with a machined aluminum base. Perfect for the Futurist and Modernist setting. The table would work well as a large desk.
Category
1990s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Warren Platner Writing Desk with Black Leather Top
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, writing desk, leather, metal, oak, United States, design 1973
This heavy, sturdy desk is designed by the American modernist Warren Platner. He is most know...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Chippendale Style Double Sided Leather Top Executive Partners Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chippendale Style Double Sided Leather Top Executive Partners Desk. Item featured separates in 3 parts for ease of transport, large impressive size, double sided partners des...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Desk with Painted Glass Top, Joaquim Tenreiro for Bloch Editors, Mid-Century
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Elevate your space with this exquisitely crafted rosewood desk, a masterpiece designed by the legendary Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992). This splendid piece once graced the interior of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Mid-Century Danish Teak Sliding Top Desk
Located in Baltimore, MD
A desk with incredible form and presence. This attractive original Danish Modern desk by Nordisk Andels-Eksport made in Denmark, features a rectangle frame with sliding top...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Executive partner desk in rosewood by Florence Knoll, 1970s
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Florence Knoll’s Executive Partner Desk, designed in 1961, is a hallmark of mid-century modern office furniture, combining functionality with minimalist elegance. This iconic desk fe...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Cavalletto Table Desk by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina, Italy 1970s
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare project by the Japanese architect and designer Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina.
Metal base, top covered with billiard cloth. It can easily be used both as a desk and as a dining t...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
President Senior Frosted Green Glass and Chrome Desk by Gallotti and Radice
Located in Miami, FL
President Senior desk with frosted sea-foam green glass (12mm) and a chrome plated steel frame. Originally designed by Gallotti & Radice in 1971, this piece is from the 1990s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Charlotte Perriand Wall Table for Les Arcs
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent condition Charlotte Perriand wall table in pinewood. Very rare!
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
1970s Writing Desk, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- Item was carefully refurbished
- sturdy and stable
- mahogany veneer
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Leon Jallot Sculpted Walnut Desk and Chair
By Léon Jallot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French transitional (from Art Nouveau to early Art Deco) desk and en suite chair by Leon Jallot in sculpted walnut and walnut burl, circa 1910. This desk ...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Live Edge French Burl Elm Slab Dining Table, Desk or Work Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This thick 2” slab of 40 year old French Burled Elm was found in the backyard of a famous French furniture maker, who unfortunately closed his doors after 60 years in business. The beauty of the slab speaks for itself, for I cannot think of any words that could accurately describe what Mother Nature created. Whether you use it for a desk, like I have for many years, or a dining table, or ever a kitchen island work table...
Category
1970s French Country Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm, Burl
Monumental Leon Rosen Pace Collection Burl Walnut Steel Desk Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Monumental executive desk by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection. Crisply framed in polished stainless steel, the vintage desk oozes success in rich walnut burl. Three hidden drawers on one side and two pull out shelves on the other. We do have the matching credenza...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century MOD Jean Maneval Inspired Chunky White Desk with Rolling Storage
By Jean Maneval
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MOD Jean Maneval inspired white laminate desk with a two drawer rolling storage cabinet. In original condition with visible wear, discoloration and...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
brutalist desk
By Associated Artists
Located in TARBES, FR
Discover this magnificent minister's desk, an impressive piece crafted from Padouk wood in the brutalist style. This remarkable furniture combines strength with raw aesthetic appeal,...
Category
Late 20th Century Congolese Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Padouk
Vintage Executive Ebonized and Chrome Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This stunning vintage executive desk from the 1970s is a true testament to classic American craftsmanship. Designed for both functionality and style, it features three spacious drawe...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Chrome X-Base Trestle Dining Table or Writing Desk
Located in Danville, CA
Rarely seen X-base trestle style dining table base that can be used as either a dining table or writing desk. The base will easily support a glass or stone top as large as 48 x 108 x...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Chrome
Romweber Spanish Baroque Carved Pine Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Spanish Baroque style writing desk
By Jim Peed for Romweber
USA, Circa 1990s
Carved pine, with original brass hardware. Middl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Kipp Stewart American Design Foundation MCM Solid Cherry Corner Desk
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Countryside, IL
Kipp Stewart American Design Foundation Mid Century solid cherry corner desk
This desk measures: 47.5 wide x 36.25 deep x 22.25 inches high...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Original classic President Desk Glass and gold brass, Gallotti & Radice Italy
Located in Berlin, DE
Original classic President Desk Glass and gold brass, Gallotti & Radice Italy
President Desk made of safety glass with a stainless steel frame. Originally designed by Gallotti & Rad...
Category
1980s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Secretary Desk ‘Entremanos’ by Spanish Artist Andrés Nagel for Akaba, 1988 Spain
Located in Zagreb, HR
Postmodern anthropomorphic form secretary desk 'Entremanos' made of cut steel and wood
Stunning avant-garde sculptural surrealist design by Spanish ...
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1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Monumental Rosenthal Table 'Talete' by Regondi & Ghianda
By Rosenthal
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare Talete dining table designed by Gabriele Regondi & Pierluigi Ghianda for Rosenthal.
Steel wire grid reinforced black safety glass top on solid dark stained ash frame.
The glass ...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stained Glass, Ash
Brutalist Mid Century Modern Dining Table by Adrian Pearsall c. 1970
Located in Saint Louis, MO
For collectors and aficionados of high art furniture that inspires, this 1970s Brutalist Dining Table by Adrian Pearsall hits all the marks. Resin over wood is etched and finished in...
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1970s American Brutalist Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Osvaldo Borsani Style Exotic Wood Midcentury Directorial Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Great design and exceptional rosewood quality for this directorial Italian desk.
(Removable in 3 parts ) the top and two feet.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Unique Double-Trunk Table Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Arthur Espenet Carpenter, unique double-trunk table desk.
This extraordinary table is unique to Espenet's work as it deviates from the traditional rectilinear form with its well-f...
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1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Plat, Writing Desk, Louis X...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Bacco desk in clear glass attributed to Tonelli, Italy, 1980s
By Tonelli
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Attributed to Tonelli Design... is a glass table whose pure lines convey all the strength of its balance.
Supports can be arranged mirrored or parallel ...
Category
1980s Italian Minimalist Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
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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