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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Late 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Adams Edwardian Inlaid Carlton House Desk, Hand Painted, Angela Kauffman
By Angelica Kauffmann
Located in Stamford, CT
Adams Edwardian Inlaid Carlton house desk, hand painted, satinwood,
An absolutely stunning Adams Carlton House desk in the manner of Angelica Kauffman. Typical form, the superstructure fitted with four banks of two small drawers flanked by curved cupboard...
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Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Solid Oak Baroque Fluted Legs Desk Writing Table or Console
Located in Miami, FL
An 19th century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid oak with fluted shaped legs joined by solid wood stretched. Two drawers with ...
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1890s Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN FULLY STAMPED MORRIS & CO CIRCA 1880 SATiNWOOD PEDESTAL DESK
By Morris & Co.
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important original fully stamped Morris & Co Satinwood Victorian pedestal desk with gallery top
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
This is a very rare and fine piece of English craftsmanship, the timber is sublime, it simply glows in any light, the gallery rail edge is a nice feature and reminds me of Navy map...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
19th Century French Oak Desk
Located in London, GB
19th century French oak desk.
This lovely country house bureau plat is in an earlier C18th style, has three drawers (replaced hardware), and stylised ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Directoire Style Brass Trimmed Leather Top Vanity Desk, Circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
Walnut. Brass accents. Pull out leather top drawer. Beveled mirror on back. Marble on top...
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1890s French Directoire Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Renaissance Barley Twist Stripped Oak Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Renaissance Barley Twist Stripped Oak Desk features clockwise & counter clockwise barley twist columns in pairs on each side, providing ...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
Antique French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library table desk Renaissance Gothic.
Direct from France, an elegant antique French carved ...
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1890s French Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Régence Napoleon III Ebonized Desk/Bureau Plat Stamped Gros/Paris
By Benjamin Gros
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent and rare French 19th century Napoleon III ebonized black lacquer Bureau plat or writing desk made in the Régence/Louis XV style made by Benjamin Gros/Paris, ca. 1855.
Rais...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Very Large Mahogany Centrepiece Partners’ Desk in the Chippendale Style
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A very large mahogany centrepiece partners’ desk in the Chippendale style, attributed to Maples or Gillows, of oval form with a replaced green leather top, the frieze with six small ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Gustavian Antique Table White Gold Carved Detail, 1800s
Located in LONDON, GB
Very rare Swedish antique gustavian table from Skabersjö Castle in Sweden.
It is later 1800s in age and has terrific detail to it with decora...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Victorian Watchmakers Desk Georgian Taste Hardwood & Brown Leather
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880-1900 Watchmakers desk in the Georgian taste with period brown leather top and sorting drawer...
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1880s English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Large 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Partners Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A very large French Louis XV style bureau plat partners desk from the late 19th century with an old black leather tooled top. This desk is beautifully veneered in kingwood and rosewo...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Gorgeous French Louis XV Carved Walnut Side Table or Desk with Gold Gilt
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very rare French Louis XV table with original gold gilt paint. Multi functional versatlle stunning accent table, side table or focal point that ...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
Antique Quartersawn Oak French Renaissance Revival Dining Table Library Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century Figural French Renaissance Revival / Elizabethan style Dining or Library Table. A rectangular form made from oak with a quartersawn top. Features a thick gadrooned apron with ""S"" scrolls, gothic arches, drop finials and carved lions heads along each corner. The table is supported by hand turned robust baluster supports leading to an ornate carved base featuring Delphin (Dolphin) feet. Includes original draw leaf style extensions and make shift table...
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1880s Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Drafting Table Cast Iron Tripod Leg Anderson Industrial Table Brooklyn
By Anderson
Located in East Hampton, NY
The drafting table is antique cast iron tripod leg with wood tilt top. Adjustable height and angle and has paper holder. The antique table was made by...
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
19th Century Antique French Mahogany Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A freestanding 19th century French mahogany writing desk, the moulded edge top having a green leather writing surface decorated with blind...
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1880s French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
circa 1880 George III Style Carved Solid Oak Chest, Green Man Writing Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this 19th century heavily carved dark oak kneehole desk. An impressive green man desk with flowers and scrolls, the s...
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1880s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Louis XV Desk, Dining Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV desk ~ Dining table is an exceptionally versatile piece, perfect for the stylish executive or doubles as a dining tab...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Spanish Carved Gargoyles Walnut Renaissance Library / Writing or Desk Table
Located in Miami, FL
In grand, gothic style, this Spanish library / writing table has a deeply carved edge and this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, as the carving never really stops. It goes o...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Angel Head Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavily carved "angel head" table. Great paint and patina.
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French DIning Table Library Desk Renaissance Carved Oak Baroque c1880
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, and one of several exquisite antiques from our most recent container. Fabulously hand carved oak pieces in the highly sought after Renaissance Revival, Black For...
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Rare Antique Shanxi Province Large Elm Calligraphy Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Antique Shanxi Province Large Elm Calligraphy Desk
Rare calligraphy table in great antique condition, with original color and patina. Can be used as a large desk, a tall dining table...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
19th Century English Mahogany Double Pedestal Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
English Victorian mahogany double pedestal desk newly refinished with a traditional French polish and fitted with a new gilt tooled leath...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Inlaid Walnut and Gold Bronze Mounted Writing Desk, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English inlaid walnut and gold bronze mounted writing desk with black leather top, Circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Calligraphy Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Calligraphy table
This antique lm wood calligraphy table with original color and patina is from the Shanxi Province o...
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1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique English Mahogany Partner's Desk with Leather Top, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany partner's desk with leather top, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Spanish Carved Walnut Renaissance Center or Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
In grand, gothic style, this Spanish library / writing table has a deeply carved edge and this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, as the carving never really stops. It goes o...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Walnut Lyre Leg Writing Table or Side Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
A finely carved Baroque style writing table or side table handcrafted of walnut by talented artisans in the Catalan region of Spain, circa ...
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1880s Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Spanish Baroque Oak Desk - Console
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
19th Century Spanish antique oak desk, writting table with two drawers.
This elegant console was crafted in Spain, circa 1900, it featur...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Walnut Writing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century walnut library table, the large rectangular top with rounded ends having tooled inset leather writing surface. The friez...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Rustic Chic Desk in Glass, Wood and Brass
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful French wooden desk from the late 1800s Rustic Chic period.
The desk is made entirely of very elegant olive green wood, the wood has been w...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Single Drawer Stand, Table or Nightstand, Paint Decorated
Located in Stamford, CT
Swedish Gustavian Single Drawer Stand, Table or Nightstand, Paint Decorated
A Sweet One Drawer Original Paint Decorated Stand or End Table, Writing Desk. Having long sleek tapering...
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1890s Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Writing Slope Wood and Mother of Pearl Scotland 1870 H613
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian writing slope, wood and mother of pearl, Scotland 1870, H613
Scotland 1870
Solid Wood and mother of pearl
Original f...
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1870s Scottish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Baroque Style 1880s Walnut Desk with Inlaid Top and Carved Lyre Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut desk table from the late 19th century, with inlaid top, two drawers, lyre-shaped legs and iron stretchers. Created in Italy during the last quarter of the 19th century, this walnut table features an unusual top inlaid with contrasting geometric motifs, sitting above two carved dovetailed drawers adorned with additional geometric motifs surrounding iron pulls. The table is raised on carved Baroque style lyre-shaped legs connected to the table's underside through scrolling iron stretchers. With its graceful lines, beautifully inlaid top and Baroque base...
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Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Campaign Bureau, Anglo Indian, Teak, Colonial Writing Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign bureau. An Anglo-Indian, teak and brass colonial writing desk, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Rare and...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Museum Grade Sculpted Tall Oak 2-Drawer Writing Windsor Chair / Desk, C.1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
The Comb-Back, spindle and brace back Windsor Writing chair / Desk features a traditional sack-back style Windsor with a comb. It includes a hand...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony and Ormolu Writing Desk by D. Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
Louis XVI style mahogany, satinwood, ebony and ormolu writing desk by Donald Ross
English, Late 19th Century
Height 73cm, width 108cm, depth 64cm
This excellent piece, a table à écrire, or writing desk, was made by Donald Ross, an important English maker active in the late nineteenth century, in the manner of Jean-Henri Riesener, the renowned, highly acclaimed and towering ébéniste of the Louis XVI period in France. It features a rectangular top surface mounted with a gilt-bronze edge, in which is set a finely tooled gilt leather surface.
This, like the frieze drawers around the sides, is set within a lattice veneer parquetry border. The table is divided by a central ormolu appliqué...
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Late 19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Spanish 1880s Walnut Side Table or Lady Desk, Carved Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish walnut side table with single drawer, scalloped apron, carved legs and iron side stretcher from the late 19th century.
The front it´s the same that the back, you can see ...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
English 1870s Wood and Green Leather Partner's Desk with Multiple Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oversized wooden partner's desk from the late 19th century, with green leather top, gilt scrolling accents, multiple drawers and pull-outs. Created in England during the t...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Louis Majorelle Rare Writing Desk with Botanical Inlays ca. 1900 (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Rare Art Nouveau artisan writing desk with incredible botanical motif inlays on top and gently twisting legs by Louis Majorelle, France ca. 1900 (signed on top “L. Majorelle, Nancy” ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Bureau Writing Table in Wood and Bronze
Located in BILBAO, ES
Castle worthy desk, solid wood. Rosewood veneer edged by finely engraved brass fittings. On angled, with four looking forward, imposing curly legs, on all sides scalloped. Profiled a...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Circa 1870 French Walnut Wood Center Table with Rams' Heads and Fleur De Lys
Located in Dallas, TX
This unusual and interesting center table was produced in France, during the middle of the latter half of the 19th century. It was during this time that French furniture makers, desi...
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1870s French Louis XIV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique Writing Desk with Flaps, Brass Ornaments, Late 19th Century France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique writing desk in black lacquered wood, with adjustable flaps on the sides, rich ornaments in gilded brass, built according to the fashion of the late 19th century in France. T...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Empire Revival Cylinder Bureau, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An Empire Revival mahogany and parcel gilt cylinder bureau, Circa 1880 in date.
The panelled roll top enclosing a green inset leather writing surface and an arrangement of drawers a...
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1880s French Empire Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Inlaid Satinwood Writing Table Desk by Edwards & Roberts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a sublime satinwood and marquetry desk by Edwards & Roberts, Circa 1880 in date.
This gorgeous desk is freestanding and has been crafted from beautiful satinwood which has been masterfully inlaid with a marquetry of ribbons, swags and garlands.
The rectangular top is beautifully framed with walnut cross-banding and features an inset gold tooled green leather writing surface above seven capacious drawers. The desk is raised on squared tapered legs that terminate in the original brass castors.
It bears the stamp of the renowned cabinet makers Edward and Roberts in the centre drawer.
Complete with the original handles and working loks and key.
This elegant desk will make a wonderful addition to your home or office.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned polished waxed and releathered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 75 x width 122 x depth 61
Height 60 x width 48 - Kneehole dimensions
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x width 4 foot x depth 2 foot
Height 2 feet x width 1 foot, 7 inches - Kneehole dimensions
Edwards & Roberts
The firm Edwards & Roberts was one of the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the eighteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards & Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet...
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1880s English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Satinwood
Walnut Inlaid Bureau De Dame
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-Century French gilt metal mounted walnut and marquetry bombe bureau de dame, in Louis XV style. The fall front encloses a fitted interior and inset...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Console Table
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese console table. Three drawer thin console table elegant refined lines with ring pull handles. Detailed arch apron top of legs ta...
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1890s Chinese Qing Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique Writing Desk Raised Doors, Bronze, Brass & Sèvres Ceramics, '800 France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique writing desk with raised doors, enriched with bronze and brass ornaments and ovens with ceramics from Sèvres (France) on doors, has a very beautiful and complete removable to...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty , 1900, France, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk
Style: Art Nouveau or Modernism or Jugendstil
Year: 1900
Materials :wood.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any question...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Freestanding Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian inlaid mahogany freestanding desk the superstructure having the original brass gallery to the breakfront top above an arched mirror backed reces...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Antique Elegant Wooden Bureau
Located in Milano, IT
Rare solid wood desk dating from the early 1700s, fine French manufacture.
The bureau is very imposing and majestic and that is what makes its elegance.
The shape is rectangular, t...
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1890s French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Renaissance Revival Library Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Renaissance Revival Library table, Mid/late 19th century
In satinwood, burl, ebony, and other timber with marquetry veneer...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Ebony, Satinwood, Burl
Antique Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk by Gillow & Co 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Victorian burr walnut pedestal desk, by the world renowned cabinet maker, Gillow & Co, Circa 1880 in date.
It is made from fabulous burr walnut, which ha...
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1880s English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Walnut Partner Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Create an elegant office space using this antique, walnut desk. Crafted in France, circa 1890 and rectangular in shape, the bureau plat stands on cabriole legs dressed with figural a...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI-Style Marquetry Desk / Bureauplatt, with Bronze Dore Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
The exquisite shape of this desk makes it especially desirable. The
Marquetry inlay in a floral motif is centered on all sides in several
Exotic woods. The bronze dore mounts are ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll Up Desk, Scotland 1870, H345
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll up Desk, Roll Top Desk, Scotland 1870, H345
Scotland 1870
Solid Walnut
Original Finish
Galleried Top
Free running...
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1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rare Shabby Chic Desk in Light Wood
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous wooden desk in the Shabby Chic style, belonging to the early 1900s. French manufacture.
The desk is entirely made of ivory painted wood.
The frame is supported by 4 very e...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Inlaid Parquetry Desk or Writing Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Elegant French Louis XV style parquetry writing desk with fitted interior and gilt mounts. Leather writing surface; standi...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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