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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
ST 50 Desk Table by Laurameroni
Located in Geneve, CH
ST 50 Desk Table by Laurameroni Dimensions: W 190 x D 80 x H 78 cm Materials: Burnished brass. Desk completely clad in burnished brass. Equipped with two drawers. Laurameroni: The ...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombé Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a top quality late 18th century Dutch Marquetry Bureau. The bureau is profusely inlaid all over with various birds and flowers, butterflies etc. The fall front opens to r...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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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 USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 48"W x 30"D x 29"H. Very good original...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Mediterranean Style AMALFI Italian Old Walnut Writing Table Size & Finish Option
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our "Amalfi" 3-drawer Mediterranean-style writing desk; simple sophisticated charm presented in fine Italian handcraft. Elegant yet casual. A stylized refectory table featured in age...
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2010s Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Massive Oak Table Art Nouveau Inspiration, France, Mid-20th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Oak table made circa 1960. The table shape is inspired by the lines of art nouveau. This gives to this item an elegant and rare style. As you can see on the last photo, a piece of ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

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

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Mahogany, Ebony, Satinwood

Dining Table by Yngve Ekström, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dining table or desk designed by Yngve Ekstrom, produced by Swedese, Sweden, 1960s. Very good condition with small signs of usage.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Fernando Mastrangelo, "Escape, " Desk, United States, 2017
Located in New York, NY
Fernando Mastrangelo is a master of uniting form, material, and conception. This desk is no exception. Its pared-down, horizontal form has a single rounded corner, suggesting both th...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

Mid-Century Modern Action Office Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Action Office Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller, 1960s
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1960s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

18th Century Continental Walnut Table with Lyre-Form Legs & Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Continental Walnut table with Lyre-Form Legs & Iron stretcher.
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18th Century European Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Secretaire Abattant Biedermaier Style Leather
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Important secretary to show off in your living room or bedroom, very good size and in very good condition, it only has one defect on the cover that has a small burn about 5 cm long
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Early 2000s Argentine Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Rattan Cane Two Drawers Brass Pulls Decorative Desk
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Rattan Cane Two Drawers Brass Pulls Decorative Desk MINT.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Bamboo

Sergio Rodrigues Brazilian Modern Rosewood Executive Desk, c 1960s, Brazil
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exotic Brazilian Rosewood 'Clara' executive desk by Sergio Rodrigues, circa 1960s, features beautifully grained Jacaranda Rosewood, signature trestle base with four drawers. The...
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Signed Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk By Gustav Stickley (original label present) USA, Early 20th Century Solid quarter sawn oak, with original copp...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Mid-Century Poul Nørreklit lucite & wengé writing desk, Denmark, 1970's.
Located in CASTENRAY, NL
POUL NØRREKLIT (1913-2007) A desk, 1970s Lucite ad Wengé. The pictures do harm to the original piece as the reflection of the wood makes it 'cloudy' which the top is not. Previous...
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1970s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Magnificent Restored Mahogany and Rattan Console, Philippines, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent console is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. ...
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1950s Philippine Organic Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rattan, Mahogany

Freestanding 'Boomerang' Desk in Teak by Peter Løvig Nielsen, 1968
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Magnificent ‘Boomerang’ desk in teak designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen and produced by Løvig in Denmark, 1960s. A very nice and refined design with great details such as the shape of t...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut & Wrought Iron Vargueno
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance style (17th Century and Later) wrought iron mounted walnut vargueno on later stand with a fall front enclosing 3 long drawers.
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17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wrought Iron

Bureau vintage moderniste en palissandre, mélaminé et métal des années 60 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 60 70, style moderniste, design dans le goût de Joseph-André Motte, Georges Frydman, Florence Knoll ou Pierre Paulin, en palissandre, plateau en mélaminé bl...
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1970s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-19th Century Austrian Country Tyrol Writing Table Desk, Solid Fir, Restored
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-19th century Austrian country Tyrol writing table desk, solid fir, restored and wax-polished. Measures cm: H 74, W 102, D 56.
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fir

Early 20th Spanish Mobila Country Farm Desk with, Side Table or Butcher Block
Located in Miami, FL
A charming early 20th century Spanish pine farm table with four tapered legs and a wonderfully well-worn finish from a century of use. Table works well for dining, but can also be us...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Mid-Century Modern Writing Desk, Netherlands, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sleek writing desk featuring a dual-panel tabletop with a crisp white finish and red trim. This piece offers a minimalist aesthetic perfect for any contemporary space. The sturdy met...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Art Deco French Grand Desk
Located in Houston, TX
The Art Deco table is made of high-quality walnut wood. It consists of two parts/sides with lots of room/drawers for storage. Both sides are connected on the bottom by a wooden part ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Large Biedermeier Writing Table Early 19th Century Bird's-Eye Maple Veneer
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An unusually large desk, even suitable for two working spaces at a time. The rounded rectangular top with a tooled black leather writing surface above four frieze drawers, two to eac...
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Early 19th Century English Biedermeier Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Spanish Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870 19th century Spanish Walnut Trestle Table Provenance: Colefax & Fowler sku 1446 W85 x D50 x H64 cm
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

No. 804 Rolltop Desk
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and unusual desk designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini. By pulling the desk top out you open the rolltop. This desk cabinet has a lot of storage space, 10 drawers at the f...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

No. 804 Rolltop Desk
No. 804 Rolltop Desk
$5,205 Sale Price
20% Off
Unique wall unit with methacrylate top writing desk
Located in Milano, IT
COD-CV026 Unique wall unit with methacrylate top writing desk with one drawer, newspaper holder and small cabinet with bar inside. Perfect original conditions, Italy, 1950's.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

NONO Desk 3 Collaborative Space Enhancer, Asymmetrical
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Elefante Collection: A Harmony of Design and Heritage by NONO — Introduction: Crafting Elegance with a Modernist Touch NONO, renowned for its decade-long journey in redefining eve...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Lovely Louis XV Style Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sake this lovely antique walnut and gilt metal mounted kidney shaped writing table in Louis XV style, late 19th century; the top with inset gilt tooled leathe...
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Late 19th Century British Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Gio Ponti “Stile” Desk Wood Brass, 1950, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Gio Ponti “Stile” desk wood brass, 1950, Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Custom Designed Slumped Glass Desk by Laurel Fyfe
Located in Dallas, TX
This is an absolutely breathtaking piece. It is impossible to capture the beauty and simplicity of this desk with a camera. It is a thick clear sheet of glass that has been manipulated by the world renowned glass artist Laurel Fyfe into the form of a gently draped desk...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

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

“Futur” Desk
Located in PARIS, FR
The “Futur” desk by Alma Ébénistes features a walnut top paired with a polished mirror-finish stainless steel base. This elegant and contemporary piece combines the warmth of fine wo...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Diagonal Desk By Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Diagonal Desk By Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Giovanni Offredi (born 1927, Milan–died 2007, Milan) was a prominent Italian furniture and...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Large Freestanding Desk by Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
JH 810 - Freestanding desk with wengé top. Front with two drawers, frame and handle in matt chromed steel. Designed in 1970. Hans J. Wegner / Johannes Hansen.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique Gustavian Work Table, Genuine Swedish Country Desk Table with Drawer
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian styled work table from the county Norrbotten in northern Sweden. The table was made during the late 18th century and has a faux painted leg frame. The wooden drawer pull on...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959. We are proud to present our first design from a Danish designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in 1959, was the first of its kind with its pure and simplistic design, almost floating mid-air. Bodil Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Late 18th Century Original Neoclassical Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Neoclassical desk from northern Sweden. The desk or table is in pine and from circa 1790. Original condition. Original and distressed paint from the late 1700s with marks of wear, se...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Antique Swedish Genuine Country Console Table or Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique console table from the 1820s. The table is a genuine Swedish country furniture made by hand in solid pine. The table has the or...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Antique French Provincial Leather Top Painted Kneehole Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dynamic 19th century kneehole desk with a brown tooled leather top over a three piece pedestal base with nine drawers and two pullout trays...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood, Paint

Mid-Century Modern Wooden Desk, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Desk, Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Francois Linke Quality Bronze Mounted Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional bureau plat writing desk is crafted in the manner of the celebrated Parisian ébéniste Francois Linke, renowned for producing some of the finest French furniture of t...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Modern Minimalist Home Office Writing Desk Oak Wood and Brushed Stainless Steel
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
Simple but sophisticated is the best way to describe the VOID Collection. Furniture with a void, reinforced by an exoskeleton, captures our attention in this space. This edgy yet str...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel, Cut Steel, Steel

Bount Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk bount with structure in oak in smocked oak matte finish with blackened iron feet and base, endfeet in polished stainless steel in gold finish. With others polished stainless st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel, Iron

Bount Desk
Bount Desk
$10,529 / item
19th Century American Birdseye Maple Desk
Located in New York, NY
American 19th Century Birdseye Maple Desk attributed to H. Stowell & Son Cabinet Makers, (1828-98) Vermont 1850-60. Beautiful writing desk consisting of three stepped upper panels (...
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1860s American American Classical Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Desk in Tawi Walnut & Steel
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and rare drop leaf desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar in Tawi Walnut & Steel. USA, circa 1950. Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Desk Hardwood veneers Berne, Indiana Angular...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Petite Regency Style Desk or Console Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petite Regency Style Desk or Console Table, French style but probably American, circa 1950s. It is a versatile size and can be used as a desk, vanity, console table, or bar. It featu...
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1950s American Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

20th Century Paolo Buffa Desk and Chair in Wood for Lietti, 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
Paolo Buffa (Milan 1903-1970), architect and designer, worked in the field of furniture design. Trained in the studio of Ponti and Lancia, from where he borrowed elements of neoclass...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Crystal, Brass

Finn Juhl Rare Desk for Bovirke in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Finn Juhl for Bovirke, desk, model ‘BO 69’, teak, metal, brass, Denmark, design ca. 1953, made late 1950s Finn Juhl conceived this rare version of the desk model ‘BO 69’ in the late 1950s. Bovirke first produced a model after a design by Juhl in 1953. This was a teak version with four polychrome painted wood...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Joel's Desk 10 Sleek Functionality, Multi-Purpose Use, Made of Wood
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Joel's Desk 10 Sleek Functionality, Multi-Purpose Use, Made of Wood — Introduction: Crafting Elegance with a Modernist Touch NONO, renowned for its decade-long journey in redefini...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Jumbo Table with Structure in Black Ash, by Paolo Cappello
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jumbo table is a solid looking writing desk designed to meet the challenges of the home office or limited space of bedrooms. A band of metal embraces the top, embellishing its volume...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Le Corbusier LC16 Writing Wood Desk and Shelve by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Writing desk designed by Le Corbusier in 1957. Relaunched in 2010. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Defying the laws of physics, going beyond what we normally understand by the ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Messier 77 Console, 21st Century Modern Luxury Gold and Copper Desk Console
Located in Sofia, BG
Messier 77 Console – 21st century modern luxury gold and copper desk console Rich contemporary elegance embraced in the depth of materials of this freestanding console table is ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Bronze, Steel, Gold Leaf

19th Century rosewood library table
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century rosewood library / writing table, the top cross banded in rosewood and having a black leather writing surface decorated with gold and blind tooling, having two fri...
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1830s British Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century rosewood library table
19th Century rosewood library table
$2,094 Sale Price
20% Off
Zanotta Tucano Writing Desk by Monica Förster
Located in New York, NY
Writing desk. Matt black varnished steel frame. Top covered with cowhide pigmentato 90. Essential and authentic, almost "primitive" A discreet, elegant, sculptural desk, an express...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bleached Biedermeier Oval Burlwood Desk or Console Table circa 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bleached Biedermeier Oval Burlwood Desk or Console Table, probably Austrian, circa mid 19th Century. It is a versatile size and can be used as a console or sofa table, desk, vanity, ...
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Burl

Classic by Carpanelli Book Writing Desk
Located in Desio, IT
Its lines and volumes remind ones of a book. The solid wood structure is enriched by different kind of woods. The working of the top is elaborate and original: a rhombus filleted ban...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Classic by Carpanelli Book Writing Desk
Classic by Carpanelli Book Writing Desk
$8,741 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Freestanding Boomerang Writing Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen for Løvig, 1960s
Located in Ranst, VAN
Beautiful vintage ‘Boomerang’ writing desk in teak designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen. There are three drawers, one bar area and a lot of storage space. This desk is in very good condit...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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

Mahogany writing table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany writing table, the rectangular top with a raised three-quarter gallery. Above an arrangement of drawers with brass handles. All raised on four tapering supports terminating ...
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

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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