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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
French Louis XV Kingwood and Burl Wood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk with Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk
France, circa Early 20th century
Kingwood and burled walnut, with bronze trim and ornate ormolu ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Spanish Walnut Burl and Rosewood Claw Foot Drop Front Secretary Desk
This beautiful secretary’s desk from Spain is handcrafted from Walnut Burl and Rosewood. It has a dro...
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Early 1900s Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century Spanish Walnut Side Table or Console Table with Triple Leg
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome walnut table that can be used as a center table ,side or console table. Fluted legs in each side and wood stretcher.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Louis XV Period 1750s Walnut Desk with Leather Top and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut desk circa 1750 with leather top, single drawer, cabriole legs and hoof feet. Immerse yourself in the world of French aristocracy with this exquisite ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
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.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ebony, Oak
Italian Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Wood Console Table or Writing Desk
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian early 20th century cherrywood console table or writing desk is a fine Art Nouveau period piece of furniture. Its beautiful mellow honey colour and stylishly curved pilla...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Rustic Country French Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Rustic Country French desk is the ideal choice for the executive who wants a more relaxed, casual feel to the office. Great as a home offic...
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Early 20th Century French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Oak Harvest Trestle Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
French oak harvest trestle table,
circa 1900.
X-framed pine trestle with a replacement oak top made from 300 year old oak beams.
A good versatile dining table, desk, work table ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Pine
Oak, Iron and Brass Library Table Banc De France, circa 1920s
Located in East Hampton, NY
An oak, iron and brass frame (added later) library table from the Banc de France, circa 1920. The table is braced by stretcher spanning full length of t...
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1920s French French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Dressing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic dressing table is in the Louis XV style, and was fabricated sometime in the 1920s-1930s. The center opens up to reveal a dressing mirror, and just beneath that ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Desk or 'Bureau à Dos D'âne'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant writing desk, known quirkily as a “bureau à dos d’âne” (donkey’s back desk), is beautifully veneered in rosewood, including reverse diamonds and butterfly-wings, which a...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Architect's Table circa 1760 in Mahogany with Mechanism Chippendale Period
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare architect's table with mechanism from the 18th century circa 1760 in the Chippendale style and period in mahogany.
the hinged,...
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18th Century British Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Early 20th Spanish Mobila Country Farm Desk with Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A charming early 20th century Spanish pine farm table with four legs and back side trestle and a wonderfully well-worn finish from a century of use.
Height from to the drawers : ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
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
Materials
Wood
18th Century George II Walnut Writing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
George II walnut writing table, Mid-18th Century, the molded top having a tooled green leather inset writing panel, fitted with a genuine and false frieze drawer to either side, rais...
Category
18th Century British George II Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
20th Century Oak Desk with Grapes and Vine Leaves Carvings & Sliding Shelves
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very solid and heavy, early 20th century carved oak desk in one piece.
The practical desk is well decorated with vine leaves and g...
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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
Materials
Maple, Wood
Antique Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk with Built-In Bookcases
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases
In the style of Stickley
By King Furniture
USA, Circa 1900
Measures...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th C. Carved Walnut Lyre-Leg Table, Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved walnut wood table with lyre legs from the 18th century. This antique table from Italy features a rectangular-shaped top which is raised upon a pair of sinuously car...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th C. Italian Walnut Trestle Leg & Iron Stretcher Table 'or Desk'
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian wood trestle-leg table with forged-iron stretcher bars, from the 18th century. This antique table from Italy has clean, simple lines, and features a rectangular-shaped top...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Modernist Steel and Glass Desk, French Early-Mid 20th Century
By Le Corbusier
Located in London, GB
A sculptural statement desk in patinated black enamelled steel, with new floating frosted glass top. Le Corbusier-esque in it’S Form - a nod to both modernism and industrialism. Fren...
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Early 20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Limbert Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table, Newly Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts library table or desk.
By Charles P. Limbert Co.
USA, Circa 1900
Quartersawn oak, with original copper hardware.
Measures: 36"W x ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Baroque Desk / Dining Table / Kitchen Table in Solid Oak, 1770
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Desk restored baroque around 1770 solid oak dining table kitchen table
Features:
High quality
Drawers pronged
Original spring locks, k...
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Early 20th C. Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble Console Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
An elegant and very high quality French Early 20th century Louis XVI mahogany, ormolu, and Arabescato marble center/side, table/desk attributed to François Linke. The table is raised...
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1910s French Belle Époque Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fabulous Edwardian Inlaid Desk in the Carlton House Style
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous Edwardian mahogany desk in the Carlton house style, finely carved, line inlaid and cross banded throughout and of gorgeous quality with rich patination and fine grain. The...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Table
Located in Madrid, ES
French walnut table in Louis XIII style, late 18th century, walnut with a single drawer from the 18th century. The legs are characteristically turned and the base is in the shape of ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Mid-18th Century Louis XV Period Petit Desk or Side Table
By Camard
Located in Southampton, NJ
Fine Mid-18th Century French Louis XV period petit ladies desk or side table handcrafted in solid French walnut. Features a rectangular top with scalloped apron on all sides and sing...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
George II Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George II mahogany writing table, the leather-lined top with gilt tooling and banded edge, the edge with rich gadroon carving, over three drawers, standing on boldly carved...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Oak
A Stunning Edwardian Desk in the Carlton House Style by Maple of London
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dublin, IE
A Stunning Edwardian, richly patinated mahogany desk in the Carlton house style by Maple of London. Finely carved and of fabulous quality, line inlaid and cross banded with exquisite...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique British Colonial Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome British Colonial partners desk hand crafted in mahogany with a brown tooled leather top, two drawers on either side and elegant turned legs on brass casters.
Category
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Leather Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Directoire (Late 18th Century) mahogany desk with a black leather top surrounded by a shallow reticulated brass gallery, having two drawers on either side of a central drawer,...
Category
18th Century French Directoire Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
19th Century Chippendale Design Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A Handsome Partner's Desk
After the Chippendale Design
Made from fine mahogany, with finely cast brass hardware, the desk supported on rolling casters hidden under the thumbnail ...
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Maple & Co Mahogany Pedestal Desk
By Maple & Co.
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5202 Edwardian mahogany and inlaid desk by Maple and Co, having black tooled leather writing surface, satinwood crossbanded top with moulded edge and mahogany slider to each side a...
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Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Table Centre Desk Writing Walnut Double Dolphin Handle Genoa Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Unusally Large Italian Walnut Centre, Occassional or Writing Table, Genoa
Unusual large size with classical elegance and form
Conceived as a center table as the frieze decoration...
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1680s Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Frits Henningsen Mahogany Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
Frits Henningsen, Danish furniture designer and cabinet maker (1889-1965).
Elegant solid mahogany writing table.
Rectangular top with with molded edge above drawers, raised on elegan...
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Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Spanish 17th Century Carved Desk
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
An ornately carved desk originating from Spain in the late 17th century.
Heavy turned legs joined by stretchers, supporting a two drawer frieze with geometric and floral carved d...
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Late 17th Century Spanish Other Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Early 20th Century
Quarter sawn oak, with ori...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
This attractive mahogany Edwardian Davenport / writing desk, circa 1900s has been constructed from quality solid mahogany having a raised back above a fall front moulded edge writing slope with a raised and fielded panelled cupboard door standing on bracket feet.
The Davenport's top section has a brass hinged mahogany lift up lid to reveal an original lead lined storage...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century, French Walnut Leather Top Writing Table W/ Bronze Hardware
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 18th century hand carved French provincial desk. The desk is carved in walnut and is extremely heavy and sturdy after all the year's of use. The finish has developed a beautiful...
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Lombard Desk from the 18th Century
Located in Alba, IT
Rare Lombard desk from the 18th century.
This rare center desk was made in Lombardy around the end of the 18th century.
The desk is the result of the fine Lombard cabinet-making and ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut, Wood
Antique Walnut 18th Century Queen Ann 3 Drawers Low Boy Good Condition
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique Walnut 18th century Queen Ann 3 drawers low boy good condition.
Category
Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Antique Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th Century mahogany kneehole desk, having a wonderfully figured moulded edge top above a selection of seven drawers with the original brass plate handles and escutcheon, hinged cup...
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1780s British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered coppe...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique French Louis XIII Style Draw Leaf Dining Table with Barley Twist Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique French Louis XIII style oak draw leaf extending dining table with barley twist legs. This table has been lovingly restored...
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1920s French Louis XIII Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Louis XV Provincial Writing / Occasional Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV provincial walnut writing / occasional table, 18th century. With an overhanging 3 board top with molded borders, frieze with drawer and scalloped apron, resting on cabriole ...
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18th Century European Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Table Dining Breakfast Table Desk Draw Leaf Carved Oak Parquet
Located in Tyler, TX
Charming antique french country draw leaf breakfast dining table or desk with parquet top~~108" wide when leaves are fully extended...c. 1920s
This table has "the look"~~~one of o...
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1920s French French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Very Fine Edwardian Desk Attributed to Edward and Roberts
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Edwardian richly patinated mahogany desk attributed to Edward and Roberts. Line inlaid throughout and with fabulous marquetry detail depicting Neoclassical motifs of urns...
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Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
17th Century Walnut Turned Leg Desk or Side Table, Italy
Located in New York, NY
17th century Italian single drawer desk.
Can also be used as a side table.
Single decorative round brass knob.
Single wide piece of walnut made for ...
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17th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Lovely Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Cushion Drawer Brown Leather Partner Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine fully, Antique circa 1900, Burr Walnut twin pedestal partner desk with hand dyed brown leather top.
It’s been lightly restored to...
Category
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware.
...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
18th Century Louis XV French Provençal Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century French Louis XV side table from Normandy, made of solid cherry. Rare, elegant serpentine form with shaped top, thick scalloped apron and cabriole legs. Dovetailed...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th Century, Spanish Catalan Walnut Side Table or Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
A handsome 18th century Spanish side table or desk handcrafted in the late 1700s of solid walnut in the Catalan region having a rectangular plank top above a single large drawer. Raised on hand carved lyre shaped legs joined by a carved stretcher. The handcrafted details and rich patina add to the quality and character of this beautifully aged antique Spanish table...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th C Style Italian Walnut Refectory Dining Table Dark shellac finish In Stock
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our classic Lira style Old Walnut refectory dining table with sculpted edge top, lyre-shaped bases, handcrafted in aged Italian walnut, featured in our dramatic Espresso Dark stain s...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Oak Art Nouveau Pedestal Desk by J.J. Terburg & Zoon Arnhem, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Nouveau pedestal desk.
Design by J.J. Terburg & Soon Arnhem.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid oak with hand-carved floral decorative elements a...
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Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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).
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
Antique French Gothic Executive Desk in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Gothic Executive Desk in Stripped Oak is finished on all four sides, and features timeless linenfold carvings on each of the cabinet panels, with horizontal linenfold panels...
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Early 20th Century Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Writing Table, Desk Louis XVI Late 1700
Located in Roveredo In Piano, IT
Second half XVIII sec. Writing table in solid walnut Louis XVI (late 1700) double sided. Rectangular top under which, on a molded band, three drawers and a pull are inserted. The str...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
French Desk Art Deco, 1920, Materials: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco Desk
Year 1920
French
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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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