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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: Mid-20th Century
"Heritage" White Oak Solid Steel-Leg Coffee Table or Desk with Butterfly Inlays
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made solid steel butterfly inlays interlock book-matched White Oak atop a solid cold-rolled flat bar steel base. Honoring the North American origins of White Oak; a large, tall, imposing tree with wide spreading branches forming a distinctive and beautiful canopy. This unique table perfectly captures White Oak's fine grain pattern, understated figure, and light color. Finished in custom-blended Michael Madley Naked Oil...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Italian Small Mahogany Schirolli Mantova Writing Table by Gio Ponti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian writing table made of hand carved Mahogany, designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Schirolli Mantova in good cond...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Laminate, Formica, Mahogany

Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Writing Desk w/ Woven Wicker Front by Sligh Lowry
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1960s Danish modern style teak writing desk with woven wicker front and dark stained carved teak drawer pulls. The desk features 6 pull out drawers. Branded: Sligh Lowry.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Large Midcentury Italian Executive Desk by Vittorio Dassi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This impressive executive desk by the 1950s Italian designer, Vittorio Dassi, features a very comfortable 1.5 cm thick floating glass top, unde...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

PH Office Desk, Red Painted, Emerald Green Leather, Chrome, Satin Matte Drawers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bold and colorful, this desk will add style and character too your working day. Poul Henningsen designed this masterpiece in 1935. A harmony of striking aesthetics and practicality, PH’s design features a desktop painted in high gloss, six swing drawers, panels covered in leather, together with chromed legs. The story behind this avant-garde design is simply that Poul Henningsen wished to create an alternative to the traditional wooden desk, designed to capture the imagination of the user beyond the use of standard design and materials. The PH office desk...
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

"Jomfruhår" Scandinavian Modern Ginkgo Biloba Waterfall Slab Table
Located in Frankfurt, KY
A substantial, single slab of Ginkgo Biloba both simultaneously waterfalls while being supported with a singular, solid brass base. Custom-made Mexican P...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Portuguese Olaio Oak Desk, 1950s
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Rare desk from the Portuguese factory Olaio. Made in 1950 with oak wood. This desk have 3 drawers, one of them is a file. One drawing board. Removable top with space to store the typ...
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1950s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Truman Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Stylish and functional, this writing desk will make a bold addition to a contemporary home study or office. Innovative in its manufacturing procedures, it features six drawers equipp...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Baker Furniture Georgian Walnut Leather Top Executive Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A stately Georgian or Chippendale style executive desk with inlaid leather top By Baker Furniture USA, 1950s Gorgeous figured walnut, with original brass pulls and inlaid em...
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1950s American Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Desk Probably Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare desk by unknown designer. Probably produced in Sweden.
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1960s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Maple Gray
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Walnut Rose Copper
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Accents by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Victoria Desk inlaid in cream shagreen by R&Y Augousti is a sophisticated piece that is minimal, with intricate brass details creating an elegant and luxurious aesthetic. The three rounded drawers make it ergonomic to open a close. Add a mirror and this piece becomes a vanity. Pair it with matching Victoria chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Adjustable Desk
Located in New York, NY
This extendable/adjustable desk is by André Sornay made with an exotic wood circa 1930. Its structure and design with the circular table top is very re...
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1930s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Old Fir Wood and Iron Desk / Console, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) Desk / Console with essential design made of Old Fir and particular leg in Iron. A com...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Hand Chiseled Tinted Oak Desk by Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This hand chiseled desk was designed by Egg Designs for a high end safari lodge in Southern Africa. The robust hand chiseled markings make this a stand ou...
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2010s South African Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Rare Desk Flap by Ejnar Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ejnar Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen. Very rare desk flap in solid Brazilian rosewood with brass details and label from manufacturer. With height adjustment.Maker Willy Beck.
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Oslo Writing Desk in Ash by Studio Moe
Located in Portland, OR
Look to the clean lines and natural keep-it-simple design of the Oslo Writing Desk, to bring inspiration to your next idea or project. A single spacious dovetailed drawer provides ut...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash

Organic Modern Home Office Writing Desk White Lacquer Brushed Stainless Steel
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
João Faria created the stunning "Roots Home Desk" for contemporary and home offices. Rather than being placed against a wall, it should stand in the middle of the room to be admired from all angles. This listing is for a white lacquered wood and brushed stainless steel desk...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel, Cut Steel, Metal, Stainless Steel

"Heritage" Chilean Mesquite Solid Bronze-Leg Desk with Brass Butterfly Inlays
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made solid brass butterfly inlays interlock book-matched Chilean Mesquite atop a solid bronze base. Honoring the South American origins of Chile...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Brass

English Walnut Burl Two-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This two-drawer walnut writing desk is made for us by our English cabinetmaker. Using time-honored techniques, this table is created in just the same fashion as it would have been 20...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut, Burl

French design & connected executive desk in solid wood, by Christophe Lecomte
Located in Landivy, FR
This minister's desk is part of the TRAPEZ collection designed by the Vendée designer Christophe Lecomte, who combines noble materials, aesthetics and uptodate office functionalities. This collection includes several desks and storage units to equip personal offices, private practices and companies. This large writing table is made of French high-valued solid and veneer ash wood sourced in sustainable managed and PEFC certified French forests. With TRAPEZ, work free and with only 1 single wire on the floor between your desk and the wall. With the integrated power strip (3 electrical plugs and 2 USB chargers), you will be able to plug your office electronical...
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash

Small Child’s Desk by Jules Wabbes Edited by Bulo
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Small desk for a classroom presented at the 12th Milan Triennale in 1960 by Jules Wabbes for the Belgium. Laminated and molded African black walnut (mansonia),vinyl top,black alumin...
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Early 2000s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Danish Design Desk in Teak by Svend Aage Madsen, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Great looking desk in teak with cane details on the frame and the handles. Designed by Svend Aage Madsen. Made in Denmark in the 1950s. Nice original condition.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cane, Teak

Shanghai Desk in Ziricotte Wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Shanghai desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg. The inside is made in Sycomore. Information about the covid 19. At this point, the ...
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Swing Writing Desk by Libero Rutilo
Located in Milan, IT
This ash wood writing desk features two drawers on the left, one open compartment on the right, and two open compartments on the back with colored interior. Each element can be open,...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Vintage Drexel "Composite" Series Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern writing desk combining sturdy quality with great design. Manufactured by Drexel Furniture of North Carolina for their "Composite" series. Rich mahogany wood grain,...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Unique Italian Double Desk with Wall-Shelf in Walnut with Marquetry
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Double desk with shelf, walnut, Italy, 1950s Custom-made desk for two people with wall-mounted shelf. Luxurious detail are the wood inlays that show ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Kneehole Desk for Widdicomb
Located in Hanover, MA
American Classical modern kneehole desk designed by Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Furniture Co. in figured walnut with contrasting maple moldings. Original label in center drawer. ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple, Walnut

Rectangular Desk in solid ash wood, scandinavian design by Eric Gizard, Paris
Located in Landivy, FR
This dark blue rectangular console desk/table is designed by Eric Gizard in Paris. Eric is well know for its beautiful sleek design adapted for French craft brands and luxury groups....
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood, Ash

Fred Desk Top in Saddle Extra Leather Cammello
Located in New York, NY
This desk is a meeting of light, almost ethereal geometries. Roberto Lazzeroni creates a piece of furniture in which the visual pleasure of a continuous saddle-leather surface is underlined by delicate hand-produced incisions and cold markings that create refined graphic decorations. A special procedure makes it possible to curve the front of the saddle-leather without any need for internal supports. The ideal companion of the desk is the Ginger chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Ash

Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Walnut Yellow
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Special Listing for Kristie
Located in New York, NY
One Soho desk in cream shagreen, six melting chairs in black and one cream shagreen dandy stool All R&Y Augousti pieces are handmade by artisans, ultimate...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Industrial Design Executive Metal Desk in Lacquered Metal, Germany, 2018
Located in Berlin, DE
Executive metal desk in classical industrial design style. The timeless essential form with two cests of drawers, creates a clear and distinctive ...
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2010s German Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Walnut Brassy Gold
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a bevelled wooden top. The irregular b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Contemporary Matias Sagaría Vanitiy Writing Desk Italian Walnut Marble Top Black
Located in San Polo, Parma
Facondo is a desk - Freedom is the ultimate luxury. Designed by SAGARÍA Facondo stands out for its proportions, sculptural yet ironic play of volumes and blend of finishes. In its...
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2010s Italian International Style Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Metal

Majestic Brown Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk majestic brown with 2 bases and top in solid polished emperador brown marble with solid brass details in gold finish.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Desk Majestic White
Located in Paris, FR
Desk majestic white with 2 bases and top in solid polished Estremoz white marble with solid brass details in gold finish.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Extendable Dining Table in Teak by Niels Møller Fro J. L. Møller, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Dining table designed by Niels Møller. Produced in Denmark by J.L. Møller during the 1960s. Made from teak. "Dutch" inlays that is stored conveniently underneath the main table top. ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Maple Yellow
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Maple Blood Red
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Walnut Prairie Green
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Williams Writing Desk Maple Mustard
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Large Two Tone Bespoke Study Desk with Linoleum Top and Drawer, Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large two-tone study desk is made with a powder-coated steel frame and a beautiful natural linoleum top made out of linseed oil. This modern minimal desk...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Modern Small Desk with Green Lacquered Glass Top and White Frame, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 500 other unique products. (2.2) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Aluminum

Orla Contemporary and Customizable Desk and Art Table by Luísa Peixoto
Located in PT
Desk and art table in white lacquer gloss with Carrara marble top. Bespoke / customizable Identical shapes with different sizes and finishing’s. All RAL colors available. (Mate / ha...
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2010s Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Walnut Pink
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Walnut Mustard
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a bevelled wooden top. The irregular b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Maple Navy
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Metal Desk, Top Covered with Faux Leather, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Metal desk, top covered with faux leather circa 1960 Maybe a former dentist's office.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Desk or Writing Table Glass Crystal Geometric Shape Collectible Design Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
The desk 'Origami' is made of extra-clear crystal glass. Each sheet of extra-clear crystal glass is cut and ground with extreme precision, then the sheets are assembled by hand, havi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

American Made Figured Walnut Desk Available Numerous Dimensions & Configurations
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a contemporary desk that our Old Plank workshop crafted from some of the most incredible figured aged American walnut we have ever seen. Our supply of this walnut is very limited and should you appreciate the natural beauty of the grain we have just enough for one or possibly two smaller desks or dining tables. The price shown is reflective for this 11’ plus long desk...
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2010s North American Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Early Dunbar Leather Curved Desk and Chair by Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An early design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Original lilac leather and bleached mahogany curved desk with built in bookshelves. The drawers are hinged and swing open. The original ...
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1940s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather

Small French Directoire Cherry Secretary, Cherry Stained, Cream Leather Pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period is remarkable with its straight, classical and timel...
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2010s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer

Domed Baroque Extension Table with Silver Leaf Details and Leather Top, Modenese
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Complete your office with this domed extension desk finely finished in natural walnut and silver leaf decorated carvings. Its curved baroque legs really...
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2010s Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

Mid Century Executive Desk and Chair Designed by Arne Vodder, Made by Sibast
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An amazing executive desk with matching office chair. The design is by Arne vodder, based on Model Nor 207. The desk and chair are made by Sibast from Denmark. Because there are only...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Plywood

Bureau Table Designed by Earnest Studio
Located in New York, NY
The table from the Bureau line melds clear modernity with timeless class, its rounded lines being a key design feature. Bureau is the perfect size for a dining table, but also makes the ideal showcase for creative arrangements of plants or decorative accessories. An eye-catching addition to any space, it can equally well be used as a home office desk. To make space for other things when needed, laptops and office utensils can quickly be stowed in the handy storage compartment under the tabletop. The compartment is closed on three sides and can be fitted with two electrical sockets if desired. Whether at home or in a hotel room, the elegant Bureau table complements any interior. The frame is made of solid beech, with an array of matte colors to choose from to add a personal touch. Alternatively, Bureau is available in bleached, matte maple or oiled, natural walnut wood, with a solid wood top and frame. With the painted versions of Bureau, the top can additionally be finished with a protective nano coating that is especially resilient and ideal for commercial settings. The Bureau line also includes a slim console table...
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2010s German Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech

Modern Desk with Brass Supports
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern desk with rectangular starburst veneered walnut grain top with a Macadamia finish, four shagreen inlaid drawers with brushed brass handles and side supports. Dimensions: 63...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

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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