Skip to main content

Desks and Writing Tables

to
119
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
371
345
760
170
77
36
36
34
19
15
14
14
14
8
8
7
5
3
1
1
443
1,685
3,545
1,852
1,974
610
91
32
89
142
499
569
349
103
33
721
325
186
114
114
551
224
125
120
101
760
760
760
23
13
11
8
8
Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Rationalist Desk Made Of Chrome Plated Steel And Stained Wood, Italy, c. 1930
By Cova, Italy 1
Located in Berlin, DE
Rationalist desk attributed to Cova - Milano, c. 1930. The desk is made of chrome plated tubular steel and stained wood. Restored on request, delivery time 10-12 weeks.
Category

1930s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Restored Bauhaus Oak Writing Desk Designed by Jindrich Halabala, 1930s, Czechia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Bauhaus oak writing desk designed by Jindrich Halabala. Period: 1930-1939. Source: Czechia. Maker: UP Zavody. Material: oak, chrome-plated steel. Colour: black. Th...
Category

Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Red Lacquer Early 20th Century Two Drawer Desk with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese red lacquer desk from the early 20th century, with two drawers and brass hardware. Created in China during the early years of the 20...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Modernist Blackened Oak Desk Attributed to Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, France, 1932
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant modernist ash and oak desk, one drawer with a bronze knob. Faceted cut-off feet. This model is quite similar to the desks, part of furniture, designed by Ruhlmann for the st...
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period writing desk By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware. Measures: 36"...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Antique Gents Correspondence Desk, English, Writing Table, Victorian, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine antique gentleman's correspondence desk. An English, rosewood writing table with decorative boxwood inlay, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Rich in det...
Category

Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Rosewood

French Art Nouveau Beech Writing Table, Desk or Side Table, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
French writing table, little desk or side table, circa 1900. Made in the art Nouveau period : the carving of the drawer and its handle is typical of the lines of this artistic movem...
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Portuguese Romantic Desk
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Romantic desk with four drawers. A piece, probably from the late 19th or early 20th century, that combines classic elegance with functionality. The top is covered in fabric and fram...
Category

Early 20th Century Portuguese Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Oak Art Deco Modernist Writing Table or Dining Table by Architect Caspers, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Modernist writing table or dining room table. Design by architect Caspers. Striking Dutch design from the...
Category

1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

French Art Deco Six Drawer Desk
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
French Art Deco Desk A good quality French Art Deco rosewood desk with six drawers, black lacquer handles, and chrome central stretcher. Produced in France in the 1930’s. The desk h...
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Belgian Art Nouveau Desk and Armchair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Belgian Art Nouveau desk and armchair in ebonized oak, circa 1905, in the manner of Gustave Serrurier-Bovy. 72" long x 37" deep x 30" high. The Art...
Category

Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Quality Scumble Glazed Dressing Chest of Drawers/Table c.1900
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Quality Scumble Glazed Dressing Chest Table c.1900 – Ideal for Use as a Chest of Drawers with Swing Mirror This exceptional scumble-glazed dressing chest table, dating to ci...
Category

Early 1900s Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Pine

Art Nouveau Freestanding Writing Table, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
Art Nouveau freestanding desk with 5 drawers. Very good condition according to age. Only minimal scratches, surface gently restored.
Category

1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French writing table, also known as an escritoire. This dates from around the 1930’s. It is has a very beautiful and useful design, with a very elegant form. Ther...
Category

1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

A Very Fine Edwardian Carlton House Style Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Edwardian richly patinated and beautifully figured mahogany Carlton House style desk of exceptional quality, stunningly carved wi...
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Maison Jansen Attributed Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen Attributed Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk. We offer a gorgeous antique French Louis XVI style ebonized desk or bureau plat with a red leather top embossed with g...
Category

1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Fine Tall Inlaid Dark Mahogany English Carlton House Two-Piece Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very rare form of desk. The desk is inlaid in the Carlton House tradition and features stained veneers and a dark mahogany backdrop with a mirrored back behind spindles. th...
Category

Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Spanisht Walnut 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 : 59...
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Bauhaus Table by Jindrich Halabala for Up Zavody
Located in Vienna, AT
Softwood covered with walnut veneer with drawer designed by Jindrich Halabala in the late 1930s for UP Zavody.
Category

1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Softwood

Art Deco Desk, 1920s France, Restored Ebony and Oak
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
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

Fine French Empire Design Oak Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful French Empire design gilt metal mounted oak twin pedestal desk, rectangular top with inset tooled writing surface above three frieze, thre...
Category

Early 20th Century British Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk By Gustav Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 48"W x 30"D x 29"H. Very good original...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Art Deco cubist desk and armchair – France 1930
Located in Girona, Girona
Art Deco cubist desk and armchair in solid wood with bird’s-eye maple veneer and boxwood bindings, resting on a solid black wood base. Spectacular 4-door desk opening onto compartmen...
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Birdseye Maple

Modernis Tubular Steel Desk, Chrome Plated Metal, Stained Wood, Germany, c. 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist tubular steel desk designed by Bruno Weil and manufactured by Thonet or under Thonet license, c. 1930. The desk is made of chrome-plated tubular steel and black-stained wood.
Category

1930s Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table, Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table By Stickley Brothers (original label present) USA, Circa 1910 Solid quarter sawn oak, with or...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted & Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted, Mahogany and Tulipwood Marquetry Side Cabinet/Secretaire in the style of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender s...
Category

Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Antique writing desk with inlays and new leather top. Lebanon 1920s.
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Lebanese desk, beautifully decorated with Oriental Motifs, bone inlay and new leather desk top, good, great old patina.
Category

1910s Lebanese Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cedar

Black Bauhaus Table made in 1930s Germany, Fully Restored
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Made in Germany in the 1930s and restored by our team. The wood used for the top is Oak. Chromed Steel frame.
Category

1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

1930's Desk in chromed tubular with drawers on the side
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2602 Desk in chromed tubular with drawers on the side and a thick ground glass top. Manifactured by Colli Torino around 1930. 110 x 60 h 80 cm
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

French Louis XV Style Marquetry & Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style tulipwood and mahogany marquetry gilt bronze-mounted petit-bureau de dame (secretary). The bombe´ structure surmounted by a pair o...
Category

Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A Fine French Art Deco Burled Birch Vanity
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco European burled birch vanity with two drawers and chrome details.
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Desk, Germany, around 1930.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Desk, Germany, around 1930. Very good condition, after professional renovation. Wood: oak Dimensions: desk height 80 cm width 177 cm depth 86 cm
Category

Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Spanish Baroque Style Center Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Spanish Baroque style center table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs joined by forged iron stretchers. The top is made has a beau...
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Table Desk by Wolfgang Hoffmann for Howell No.475
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Simple streamline table/desk designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann for Howell Prod. No. 475. Solid, completely original and in very good condition. Black ena...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Architectural French Oak Center or Game Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant architectural French oak center or game table. Very sturdy. Great as a small desk or writing table as well.
Category

Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Warren McArthur Art Deco Desk and Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Art Deco aluminum desk and chair designed by Warren McArthur, American, circa 1930s. The chair measures 31"H x 15.75"W x 17"D x 18" seat height.
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Walnut Desk by Waring and Gillows
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Art Deco Walnut Desk This exceptional Art Deco walnut desk, a stunning centre piece that seamlessly combines functionality and elegance. Crafted by the renowned Waring and Gillow in...
Category

1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Adams Edwardian Inlaid Carlton House Desk, Hand Painted, Angela Kauffman
By Angelica Kauffmann
Located in Manhasset, NY
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...
Category

Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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 : ...
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Chest of Drawers Art Deco Szczepan Łojek Julian Pietrzyk
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Chest of drawers Art Deco. Buffet after professional manual renovation!.   
Category

1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Walnut Handscroll Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the early 20th century, this long table has a Minimalist appeal, with clean lines and a darkly lacquered finish. The walnut table exemplifies Classic Chinese furniture desig...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Oak Restaurant Counter Desk, France, 1920
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Authentic and charming French oak customer counter / desk. In its heyday would have stood in a brasserie / bistro in the gourmet city of Lyon, and welcomed expectant guests. The almost 100-year-old...
Category

Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

A French Louis XVI style ebonized mahogany, leather-top writing desk, C 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The apron being trimmed in bronze moldings above a single drawer all supported by slender turned legs. This is a very hard size to find and, not only works as a desk, but it would al...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Early Bauhaus "B21" Side Table Desk by Marcel Breuer Produced by Thonet, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and early Bauhaus "B21" desk / side table in black stained wood with chromed tubular steel base by Marcel Breuer produced by Thonet in Germany, 1930s. In good original cond...
Category

1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Art Deco desk - France 1930
Located in Girona, Girona
Art Deco drawer unit desk, four drawers, wood with oak veneer, resting on an aluminium-covered base. Aluminium handles. Satiny varnish finishing. France circa 1930
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

French Gray Cerused Oak Desk & Chair Set from a Maine Estate
Located in New York, NY
A matching desk and chair set in gray cerused oak. France, circa 1930. Features a triple X-style raised pattern on each side of desk with four deep drawers an...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Art Nouveau Double Sided Walnut and Rosewood Desk by Lajos Kozma, 1930
Located in Rome, IT
This rare large double sided desk was designed by Lajos (Ludwig) Kozma, who had an unprecedented influence on the European design through his drawings, buildings and furniture. Th...
Category

1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

A Writing Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A handsome mahogany three drawer writing table with a leather inset top above turned legs on castor feet. Elegant proportions. The brown leather top is in good condition, with no te...
Category

Early 20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood, Mahogany

G M Ellwood for J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts oak writing desk
Located in London, GB
George Montague Ellwood (1875-1955) for J.S. Henry An oak writing desk with sloping pen compartment just above the writing area flanked by stylised inlaid details of a pair of quills...
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Antique quality Georgian revival mahogany writing side dressing table desk C1905
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality Georgian revival mahogany writing side dressing table desk C1905. Lovely age colour and patina. No loose joints. Full of age, char...
Category

Early 1900s Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

aino & alvar aalto 40's K-96
Located in Tomi, Nagano
alvar & aino aalto 40's K-69 desk ,early model, very rear,oliginal condition with great patina
Category

1930s Finnish Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

aino & alvar aalto 40's K-96
aino & alvar aalto 40's K-96
$7,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Large and Impressive Early 20th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A large and impressive early 20th century mahogany desk, the moulded edge top having a green leather writing surface divided into three shaped sections, the front of the desk having ...
Category

Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Impressive Ash Executive Desk, Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Impressive Ash Executive Desk, Early 20th Century Step into timeless sophistication with this stunning pre-war executive desk, crafted from richly toned ash wood and dating back to ...
Category

Early 20th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Mahogany Gilt Bronze Gentleman's Desk
Located in New York, NY
Procured from an esteemed estate in Greenwich, Connecticut, this desk showcases the timeless craftsmanship of the French Empire period. Crafted from rich mahogany, this desk features...
Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Functionalist Desk by Alvar Aalto, Artek, Finland, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Desk by Alvar Aalto made from birch with original green top. Lovely, clean lines. Neat size, small drawer to the left.
Category

1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

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.  
Category

1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

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

Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Art Deco Modernist Black Lacquered Desk or Writing Table, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Modernist desk or writing table. Striking Dutch design from the 1930s. Original black lacquered oak base with three original drawers with red lacquered ...
Category

1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Sensational Leather Clad French Art Deco Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
A very sensational French Art Deco desk clad in wonderful leather. Very chic and wonderful design with three drawers.
Category

Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

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.

Recently Viewed

View All