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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Scandinavian Modern
Natural Wood Desk
Located in Barranco, PE
This beautiful desk is made of cachimbo peruvian wood. You can place your favorite lamp on the table and store your personal belongings in the drawers. T...
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2010s Peruvian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Scandinavian Modern Teak Desk by Kai Kristiansen by Fm Møbler, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Scandinavian Modern Teak desk by Kai Kristiansen by FM Møbler 1960s Freestanding Danish Mid-Century Modern writing desk Model FM60 in teak designed by Danish architect Kai Kristians...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Art Deco Desk, 1920s France, Restored Ebony and Oak
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Walnut Art Deco writing desk made in 1920s France. Restored by our team. Completely restored to high gloss. Material: Oak and Ebony Period: 1920-1929.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Ebony, Oak

French MidCentury Modern Neoclassical Ebonized Sycamore Desk by Leon Jallot 1936
Located in New York, NY
Important Late French Art Deco / Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical double level writing table / desk in Ebonized solid Sycamore by Leon Jallot, 1936. This rare, early modern piece was ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Sycamore

Desk designed by Alvar Andersson for Hyresgästföreningen, retailed by G.A. Berg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Desk designed by Alvar Andersson for Hyresgästföreningen, retailed by G.A. Berg Sweden. 1930s. Black lacquered birch, elm and pewter inlay. Dimensions: H: 75 cm/ 29 1/2'' L: 150 cm...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm, Birch

Big Desk Art Deco in Wood and Parchment, with 3 Drawers, 1930, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco Year: 1930 Material: wood and parchment leather It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Parchment Paper, Wood

Børge Mogensen Teak 'Partner's' Desk for AB Karl Andersson, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Børge Mogensen teak "partner's" desk from the second half of the 20th century, a two part desk that can be used as console tables, label marked, partially worn, marks, stai...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Late 20th Century Art Deco Style Desk & Chair in Maple by Rupert Williamson
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 20th Century Art Deco Style desk & chair crafted in Maple by English Furniture Maker, Rupert Williamson. A custom commissioned Art Deco style desk ...
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Late 20th Century English Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple

Outstanding French Art Deco Desk
Located in Munich, DE
This desk is by far the most amazing piece i came along since many years. I saw it and was directly in love with the shape and all details. The dimensions are so special and it can b...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

French Art Deco Desk/Vanity
Located in Austin, TX
Desk, vanity, from France made of figured walnut. This piece is finished in a lustrous French polish finish and features a dovetailed single drawer hidden in the apron.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

"Melting" Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The melting writing desk's simple but elegant design, makes for an adaptable neutral piece of furniture. The cream shagreen top is framed with an ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Teak Desk Model "Øresund" by Børge Mogensen for Karl Andersson & Söner, 1960s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare teak desk or occassional side table ”Øresund” by Børge Mogensen for Karl Andersson & Söner in Sweden, 1960s. Original makers label to the unde...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Severin Hansen Model 36 Oak Desk
Located in London, GB
The iconic Model 36 desk from Danish designer Severin Hansen was designed in 1958 and exhibited at the annual Cabinetmaker’s Guild Exhibition in Copenhagen in...
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Stacked Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The stacked writing desk is a statement piece for any living space with its irregular stacked drawers in cream shagreen. The mixture of geometry w...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Shagreen Stingray

Scandinavian Modern Desk by Kurt Olsen, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant rosewood desk by Kurt Olsen, in a neat size. Sleek, sophisticated lines with rounded angles. Two drawers.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Dark blue secretary desk in wood, scandinavian design by Eric Gizard, Paris
Located in Landivy, FR
ÉGÉE collection This secretary desk is part of the ÉGÉE collection designed by Eric Gizard in Paris. Eric combines the sleek and refined codes of Scandinavian design with natural materials and muted and "trendy" colorful lacquers. This collection is made of French solid and veneer ash wood. This ÉGÉE desk is ideal for an efficient home or remote work with your laptop and smartphone. The storage space behind the flap is for your screen and you can easily store your paperwork in the removable shelves. The 2 horizontal shelves and the 2 vertical storage...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Lacquer, Ash

Art Deco Desk in the Style of Jacques Emile Ruhlmann, 1960s
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Very elegant large Art Deco desk, curved on all its faces. Opening by 4 drawers and resting on an elegant base with white nets and hooves. inspired by the Ambassador desk...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Lacquer

Art Deco Macassar Executive Desk
Located in North York, ON
Art deco macassar executive desk. France, circa 1940’s. This iconic, stunning art deco creation is out of this world. Rich, luxurious macassar ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Small Functionalist Desk
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Small functionalist desk around 1930s professionally stained and repolished.
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1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1960s Danish Desk in Teak by Svend Aage Madsen
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A 1960s desk in teak by Danish designer Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen. This finely crafted desk has a subtly curved writing surface with sculpted rear lip. It sits on tapering legs, with a bank of four smooth drawers on each side of the seat recess. Svend Aage Madsen's maker mark is is stamped to the underside. To the rear there are two long shelves and a small storage cupboard...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel for Poul Kold Savvaerk Desk Model ‘135’ in Wenge
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel for Poul Kold Savvaerk, desk model ‘135’, wenge, Denmark, design 1958 Freestanding desk designed by Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel in 1958. The symmetric arrangement ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wenge

Henning Kjærnulf, Mid Century Danish Rectangular Table in Oak, Made in 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Such a sculptural dining table in oak with two extensions. Designed by Henning Kjærnulf for Nyrup Møbelfabrik, Denmark 1960s. Beautiful details and functionality as either a dining t...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Arne Jacobsen Rosewood and Steel Writing Desk FH3605, Danish, Designed 1955
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Arne Jacobsen, FH 3605 writing desk, designed 1955 and made by Fritz Hansen, Denmark, in rosewood with detachable aluminium legs with oval rosewood caps. Fitted two drawers to one si...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Bon Coffee Table from Ringvide, Black Oil, Black Glass Top, Scandinavian
Located in Visby, SE
Bon coffee table. Since the dawn of man, the fireplace has played a central role in gatherings. Everything was based on some collected burning logs. Here people gathered to prepare...
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Smoked Glass, Pine

Bon Coffee Table from Ringvide, Pine Wood, Glass Top, Scandinavian
Located in Visby, SE
Bon coffee table Since the dawn of man, the fireplace has played a central role in gatherings. Everything was based on some collected burning logs. Here people gathered to prepare ...
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Smoked Glass, Pine

Jacob Kjaer Mahogany Desk
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jacob Kjaer desk in mahogany.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Arne Vodder Boomerang Desk Teak & Brass 1956 Bovirke Denmark Mid Century Modern
Located in Munster, NRW
Arne Vodder 1956 for Bovirke, Denmark rare Boomerang desk ’Model BO85’ in teak with brass handles This desk was designed by Arne Vodder for Bovirke. The desk has an organically shaped table...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Signatur Executive Desk by Tord Bjorklund in Oak and Chrome, Sweden, c. 1980
Located in Deland, FL
Constructed from oak and chrome and set on adjustable plastic feet. All drawers have polished chrome pulls. There are three left facing storage drawers and two are right facing, one ...
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1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Vintage Classic Midcentury Danish Scandinavian Modern Teak Bilateral Desk
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This large, bilateral desk was made in Denmark during the 1960s. It is finished in teak wood in a warm shade of brown. It has a balanced design, where style and functionality go hand...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Art Deco Table or Writing Desk in Maple Wood with Ebonized Accents, circa 1930
Located in Detroit, MI
This lovely Art Deco table or writing desk circa 1930 is expertly handcrafted from maple wood and features a rectangular tabletop with curved edges and tall apron, a trestle base and...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple, Wood

Bon Coffee Table from Ringvide, Black Oil, Transparent Glass Top, Scandinavian
Located in Visby, SE
Bon coffee table Since the dawn of man, the fireplace has played a central role in gatherings. Everything was based on some collected burning logs. Here people gathered to prepare ...
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Smoked Glass, Pine

Palette JH9, Black Marble and Black Ash Desk by Jaime Hayon for & Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Inspired by Alexander Calder’s kinetic sculptures, Spanish designer Jaime Hayon transformed the idea of a mobile into a table - stabilized by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Art Deco Writing Table
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art Deco writing table in beautiful original condition.
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1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Laurens Writing Desk is both graphic and minimalist with it’s asymmetry overlay of cream shagreen sitting on top of a bronze-patina brass structure. This piece includes 2 drawers...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Arne Jacobsen Danish Modern Drop-Leaf Table Model "AJ-3601", Fritz Hansen, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful small drop-leaf table in teak plywood and steel. Danish designer Arne Jacobsen’s masterpiece "AJ3601" made to accompany his famous "ant" chairs also manufactured by Fritz H...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco Year: 1940 Material: Wood and bronze It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it uni...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco Year: 1940 Material: Wood and bronze It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it uni...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Waterfall Parchment Console Table Handmade in UK Contemporary 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Jean-Michel Frank inspired console table in parchment by Simon Orrell Design Measures: Width 160cm Depth 58cm Height 75cm Finish: Parchment - Goat Skin Made bespoke with a 12 - 14...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Goatskin

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

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Steel

Iconic Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The iconic desk is the perfect piece for your room. An incredible “duo” between the cream shagreen top and dark bronze-patina brass base. The inlay w...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Scandinavian Modern Teak and Veneer Writing Table by Arne Vodder, Denmark, 1960
Located in Madrid, ES
Scandinavian desk made of solid teak wood and veneer, designed by Arne Vodder. It consists of conical legs, two drawers with a lock and a storage unit on one side, and two built-in...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

French Maison Jansen Attributed Cerused Oak Desk
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen Attributed Cerused Oak Desk. Stunning French cerused oak or limed oak desk, writing table, bureau plat or center table with a single drawer attributed to Maison...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Desk in Mahogany by Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
JH 810 - Freestanding desk with mahogany cassette 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

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Steel

Borge Mogensen Drop-Leaf Office or Dining Table in Teak and Steel Denmark
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Danish Modernism free-standing office desk or dining table, model 206 by Borge Morgensen, made of fined teak top and matte chrome-plated steel fra...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Parchment Vanity with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The melting vanity table's simple but elegant design, makes for an adaptable elegant piece of furniture. The cream parchment inlaid surface is fra...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Rare Rosewood & Lucite Desk by Poul Nørreklit for S.H. Møbelfabrik, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare Rosewood and Lucite executive pedestal desk was designed by Poul Nørreklit and produced by Sigurd Hansens Møbelfabrik in Denmark in t...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Lucite, Rosewood

French Art Deco Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
In the Ruhlman Manner, this French Art Deco desk, true to its French lineage, is a study in curves and angles. Two shapely filing drawers flank th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Restored Art Deco Solid Oak Writing Desk Made in the 1930s, Czechia
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored Art Deco writing desk. Revived polish. Period: 1930-1939 Source: Czechia Material: solid oak Leg space: height: 63,5 cm (25 in) width: 53 cm (20.9 in).
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Lacquer

Classic Vintage Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern Teak Wood Desk with Drawers
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This classic desk was made in Sweden during the 1960s. It has been finished in teak wood in a warm shade of brown, with visible grain details. The desk has three smaller, flat drawers...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Teak

Desk, Wooden Nails, Well-Crafted, Scandinavian / Mid-Century Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
Well-crafted desk with two drawers with dovetail joints and legs attached with wooden nails. Great wrokmanship, Scandinavian Modern, mid-1900s. The desk is beautiful from all side...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Chest of Drawers Art Deco
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Chest of drawers Art Deco.
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1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

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

Weave Desk from Ringvide, Oak Wood, Natural Oil, Scandinavian
Located in Visby, SE
Weave Desk Birch desk, made of solid birchwood and birchveneér. Modern yet classic, bold yet modest the desk serves as a great example of Scandinavian contemporary design. Designed by Lukas Dahlén...
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch, Oak

Chocolate Gray French large Secrétaire, Eric Gizard, Paris
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is mounted in our French workshops and delivered fully assembled. The overall dimensions of the box itself are Widt...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Ash, Lacquer

French Art Deco Desk Writing Side Table Natural Oak and Lceather Cover
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautiful French desk from the Ar Deco period, in natural oak wood and a drawer, the table top in brown leather. Very well preserved.
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

French Antique Art Deco Macassar Bureau Plat Writing Desk circa 1930
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ART DECO MACASSAR EBONY, PARCHMENT AND BRASS BUREAU PLAT Likely French, circa 1930 Item # 111PZN03Z A very fine Art Deco period bureau plat, it features chaotically grained Macassa...
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20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Borge Mogensen Drop-Leaf Dining Table in Teak for Soborg Mobelfabrik, Denmark
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Danish Modernism free-standing office desk or dining table by Borge Morgensen, made of fined teak top and beech frame, fitted with drop-leaves on ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech, Teak

Modern Castelo Console Table, Calacatta Marble, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Castelo Console Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collecti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Travertine, Onyx, Brass, Steel

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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