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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Arts and Crafts
English Arts and Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Arts and Crafts oak roll top desk with side drawers and leather top.
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Regency Davenport
Located in Cheshire, GB
George IV Davenport the top with thin rosewood inset rail, slope fronted burgundy tooled leather lined writing surface, the interior with two small drawers, with "secret" inkwell to ...
Category
19th Century English George IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1790 Georgian writing Library chest of drawers with desk secretaire by Gillows of Lancaster and L...
Category
1790s English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
English Mahogany Tambour Satinwood Inlaid Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany tambour desk with sliding leather writing surface, interior satinwood compartmentalized drawers with the original bone knobs, five lower drawers with the original br...
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1780s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th English Georgian Oak Two Drawers Lowboy or Desk with Lyre Legs
Located in Miami, FL
20th English Georgian oak two drawers lowboy or desk with lyre legs.
Category
Early 20th Century European Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1790 George III Library writing desk secrataire by Gillows of Lancaster and London
A rare find, looking through Gillows of ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine craftsmanship Italian made burl wood drop front secretary.
Category
20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive, Burl
George III Figured Mahogany Ladies Writing Table
By John Cobb
Located in London, GB
A George III figures mahogany ladies writing table, attributable to John Cobb with rising screen and concealed drawer on shaped slender cabriole l...
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Early 19th Century British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Silk, Fabric, Wood, Mahogany
English Georgian Burl Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian style (18/19th Century) burl walnut kneehole desk with 9 drawers.
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
English Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian style (19th Century) mahogany kneehole desk with bronze ram heads & trim and leather top with carved edge.
Category
19th Century British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
English Georgian Style Mahogany Architects Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian style (19th Century) mahogany architects desk.
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George II Burl Walnut Lowboy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walnut and burl walnut lowboy with crossbanding around the top, satinwood inlay on the front, and having original brass pulls. Standing on cabriole legs ending on Spanish feet...
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George IV Pollard Oak Writing Desk
By George Smith
Located in London, GB
A very fine George IV pollard oak writing table, with original Moroccan red leather and exceptional patination to the oak. In the manner of George Smith. The Tooled red leather writi...
Category
19th Century English George IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather, Wood
Arts & Crafts Satinwood Writing Table by Marsh and Jones
By John Marsh and Edward Jones
Located in London, by appointment only
An Arts and Crafts satinwood writing lavishly inlaid with stylized foliate ornament and multilayered crossbanding. The table is supported on turned columns joined by a stretcher supp...
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19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
English 19th Century Georgian Style Mahogany Oval Partners Desk with Leather Top
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian (19th century) mahogany oval partners desk with fretwork carved doors and brown leather top.
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Mahogany Bow Front Inlaid Ladies Dressing Table. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany bow front ladies dressing table with hinged top, single drawer, original brasses, satin wood inlay, compartmentalized fitted int...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Style Walnut End Table or Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian style '19th century' walnut end table (desk) with drop sides (10" wide) and having a front and side drawer with adjustable leather inset lift top on brass castors.
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England
Located in New York, NY
Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England. Desk made for architecture work. England 18th Century. Made in mahogany with brass hardw...
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18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine Period Sheraton Mahogany Reading Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fine George III mahogany Sheraton reading table with adjustable stem and
drawer, circa 1795.
Category
1790s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English/Irish Georgian Style Mahogany Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
English/Irish Georgian style (19th Century) mahogany table desk with carved lion heads on legs with claw feet and red leather top.
Category
19th Century British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Architects Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A 18th century architects table with a single drawer which opens to reveal a several compartments. The front of the table is decorated wi...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
B Talbert for Gillows Aesthetic Movement Davenport with Central Carved Rosette
Located in London, GB
Bruce J Talbert for Gillows of Lancaster.
An Aesthetic Movement Davenport with a brass gallery to the back and an inkwell and pen compartment below, a...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George II Writing Bureau
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century George II mahogany ladies writing bureau topped by brass pierced gallery. The sloped fall front enclosing six drawers above a shape...
Category
Mid-18th Century Irish George II Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons
Located in London, GB
George Walton. A rare Arts and Crafts walnut desk almost identical to the desk Walton designed in 1898 for Sidney Leetham for the morning room in Elm Bank, a major interior commission in York, England.
This desk is a complex hybrid design. The overhanging top with central arched cupboard...
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Elegant Little Mid-18th Century George II 'Lady Desk'
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant little 'Lady Desk', George II, in walnut with original brass fittings.
Top with leather.
England, circa 1750.
Beautiful patina.
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English Arts & Crafts Aesthetic Movement Elm Wood Desk with Contrasting Inlay
Located in New York, NY
English Arts & Crafts (Aesthetic Movement) double pedestal table elm and burl wood desk with a canted corner top having multi-wood inlay and a green & brown leather writing surface.
...
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20th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Elm, Leather
English Georgian Mahogany Architects Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian mahogany architects table desk with a double hinged adjustable top with a fitted interior and a green felt writing surface.
Category
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Felt, Mahogany
English Inlaid Mahogany Dressing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This antique mahogany dressing table has acquired a rich patina over the years as the mahogany has warmed to a rich honey brown. The to...
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19th Century British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Ebony, Satinwood
English Mahogany Dressing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
English, George III mahogany dressing table on club legs with lappet carved knee and terminating in pad feet. The interior of this t...
Category
19th Century British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
An Important George III Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine mahogany writing table made in England in the French taste would have been for only the most current and fashionable people of the time. The table has a serpentine top...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Antique Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique leather top pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1920’s.
The quality is fant...
Category
1920s British Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Large Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality large mahogany partners desk, having an inset leather writing surface, decorated with black tooling, above three drawers in the front, with three further d...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th century French carved poker work writing table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century french carved poker work writing table circa 1900.
Unusual profusely carved small writing table. Carved tulips into the top surface, around the apron and down the...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware....
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Georgian Revival Walnut Lowboy Writing Side Table of Antique Quality from circa
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Crafted around 1920, this walnut lowboy serves as a versatile piece—suitable for use as a writing, side, or dressing table—a fine example of Georgian revival design.
Robust and stab...
Category
1920s Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very impressive antique Georgian leather top pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1800-1820 period.
...
Category
Early 1800s British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique leather top pedestal desk in burr walnut. This is in the Georgian style, it dates from around the 1930-50’s.
The quality is superb, this has a gorgeous inset leat...
Category
1950s British Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
By Gustav Stickley (original label present)
USA, circa 1900
Measures: 48"W x 2...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique Victorian leather top pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1860-1880 period.
It is of superb qua...
Category
1860s British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
George IV Mahogany Firescreen Secretary
Located in New York, NY
George IV Mahogany firescreen secretary, ca. 1835, of tall rectangular form, the drop front writing surface opening to reveal a fitted interior with letter rack and drawers, support...
Category
Mid-19th Century George IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware.
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
George III Carlton House Desk Mahogany United Kingdom XIX Century
Located in Milano, IT
English desk supported by truncated pyramidal legs with brass feet, has three drawers in the band; the top in the center has a Moroccan insert that can be lifted like a lectern and i...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Inlaid Red Leather Top Rent Table with Original Casters, C 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany four drawer red leather top rent table with circular swivel top, diamond bone escutcheons, checkered inlays, and terminating on a tripod base with original brass cas...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood
English Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany two-drawer leather top writing desk with carved molded edge, original brasses and terminating on chamfered tapered legs, Late 18th century. Desk is finished on all ...
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1790s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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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