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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Leather Top Vanity Desk Mirror and Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Style leather top vanity desk with mirror and side chair. Item features a white washed finish, floral carved accents, blue floral print fabric, fli...
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Art Deco Walnut Writing Desk Designed by Jindrich Halabala, Czechia, 1920s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Art Deco walnut writing desk designed by Czech Architect Jindrich, 1920-1929. Maker: UP Zavody. Completely professionally restored. The...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Walnut, Lacquer

Antique L. & J.G. Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak writing desk, library table, or center table. By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 40" W x 26" D ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

A Fabulous Edwardian Desk attributed to Edward and Roberts
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous Edwardian mahogany desk attributed to Edward and Roberts, richly patinated, line inlaid and with exquisite marquetry detail throughout depicting Neoclassical motifs compri...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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.
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1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Walnut Double Pedestal Desk, Writing Table, Leather Top, Scotland 1930
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage Walnut Double Pedestal desk, writing table, leather top, Scotland 1930, H736 Scotland 1930 Solid walnut Original finish 3 leather se...
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Early 20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Colonial Haagse School Desk with Stool, Indonesia, 1930
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A colonial style desk / dressing table designed by Toko van der Pol in Java, Indonesia around 1930. The rectangular and asymmetrical shape of th...
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1930s Indonesian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique French Country Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk Table, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic antique French desk. The desk is in good condition and measures 19 inches deep x 31 wide x 30 inches tall. The desk dates to teh 1920s.
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Lovely Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Writing Table with Original Stool Leather Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning small Chinese Chinoiserie hand painted and lacquered writing table with black leather writing surface and matching stool. This is ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Turn of the Century French Patinated Ecritoire with Display Glass Top
Located in High Point, NC
A patinated ecritoire produced during the turn of the century in France, this desk organizer is as functional as remarkable. Featuring a slant-top case crowned by a unique glass disp...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Country French Double-Faced Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Double-Faced Desk was crafted by master artisans creating a superlative choice for any office! Finished on all four sides, it can be placed anywhere in the ro...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Sculptural Baroque Style Desk in Stained Pine, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A fabolous french baroque style freestanding desk in solid stained pined. Finely handcrafted in the first half of the 20th century. Decorative decadent carvings. This fine desk w...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

19th Century French Belle Époque Table in the Louis XVI Style by Lexcellent
Located in London, GB
A Louis XVI style writing table By Lexcellent of Paris Of restrained elegance and sumptuous finish with gilt bronze mounts, the mahogany-veneered writing table supported on taper...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Circa 1930's Waring & Gillow Ltd Lancaster Oak Desk on Bun Legs & Seven Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this beautiful Waring & Gillow circa 1930's oak desk, dressing table on bun feet. Made by one of the greatest furniture makers in British Histor...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Double Faced Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Double Faced desk has captured the essence of the architecture and embellishment of ancient Greece and Rome! Han...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Chest of Drawers Art Deco Szczepan Łojek Julian Pietrzyk
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Chest of drawers Art Deco. Buffet after professional manual renovation!.   
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Catalan Spanish Cabinet on Stand in Carved Walnut and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Catalan Spanish cabinet on stand in carved walnut with two doors in the cabinet.
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with turned legs joined by wrought iron stretchers. Two drawers with orig...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Antique French Victorian Louis XV Style Oak 2 Drawer Writing Desk Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Louis XV style oak 2 drawer writing desk console table. Item features inset glass top, carved stretcher base, carved and...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Chest of Drawers Art Deco
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Chest of drawers Art Deco. Buffet after professional manual renovation!.  
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

1930s Antique White Neoclassical Writing Table or Vanity
Located in Stamford, CT
1930s neoclassical writing table or vanity table. Newly painted in an antique white finish. New vintage brass ring pulls have overall unpolish...
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1930s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Original Otto Wagner for Thonet 1905 Writing Desk Postal Saving Bank Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Otto Wagner writing desk from the Postal Saving Bank in Vienna. Made by Thonet, Vienna.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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

Swedish Art Deco Axel E Hjorth "Roma" Desk
Located in Uccle, BE
Produced by Bodafors in Sweden. Stained flamed birch desk "Roma" for Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, SMF. Designed by Axel Einar Hjorth. Axel Einar Hjorth (1888-1959) was an importa...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

1930s, Italian Art Deco Desk Writing Table Four Drawers in Blond Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1930s Italian Art Deco desk writing table four drawers in blond walnut, wax polished, rubber top. Knee passage height 62 cm. This handsome desk ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

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

Antique Oak Double Pedestal Desk, Leather Top, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Oak Double Pedestal desk, leather top, Scotland 1910, H704 Scotland 1910 Solid Oak Original finish Freestanding pedestal desk With original brown leather top Eight dovetailed drawers with original brass pear...
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Early 20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Fully Restored Thonet Writing Desk, 1910´S, Austria
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This is a nowadays quite rare desk from the workshop of the Thonet company, produced around 1910. The table is made of bent beech wood, the table top is made of beech wood as well. B...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Amboyna Burl Wood Desk with Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Art Deco rectangular desk with Amboyna Burl frame with a gloss finish. This desk features two side drawers and one center drawer with antique brass bas relief drawer pulls and...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Curved Art Deco French Office Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Unique design of the Macassar desk supplemented with leather top insert. On each side of the desk there are three spacious drawers with chrome handles. The desk has leg opening 25” W...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Macassar

France Desk Art Deco, 1920, Materials, Wood and Chrome
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco Year 1920 Material: Wood and chrome It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Office Ensemble by De Coene Frères, Limed Oak, Belgium, circa 1935
Located in Regensburg, DE
Original Art Deco Office furniture Ensemble consisting of: 1 desk 1 low bookcase 1 club chair 2 arm chairs Limed oak (veneered and solid), ...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Vintage Boho Hand Turned PostMaster’s Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho PostMaster’s desk. A chic hand turned frame with a large upper cabinet. Perfect as a writing desk, small hotel check in or col...
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Early 20th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Stickley Brothers American Colonial Maple Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique American Colonial style maple writing desk By Stickley Brothers USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 38"W x 21"D x 34.63"H. Professionally refinished....
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Spanish Double Drawer Rustic Table in Off-White Patina
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th century Spanish rustic off-white painted pine farm kitchen table or occasional table. Charming pinewood Spanish farmhouse or kitchen tabl...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Pine

Chest of Drawers Art Deco J.Halabala
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Chest of drawers Art Deco. J.Halabala . :)
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Swedish Art Deco "Bibliotek" Dining Table or Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish Art Deco trestle dining table made of dark flame birch with carved edge and feet. This style of trestle dining table is referred to as a "bibliotek" or library table. This Sw...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Beautiful live Edge Cherry Desk - In The Manner of George Nakashima
Located in Peekskill, NY
If I had a place in my own home I would be keeping this desk. The legs are turn of-the-century industrial Iron. The original paint patina was untouched to offset the perfectly finish...
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

20th Century Spanish Carved Walnut House Desk with Lyre Legs
Located in Miami, FL
An 20th century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs joined by wood stretchers. Hand carved decoratio...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Wood Louis XV Style French Writing Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great French writing desk of the first half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture in walnut, mahogany and oak richly adorned with gilded and chiseled bronze and brass of exce...
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

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

Bauhaus Large Desk in Wood and Tubular Metal, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presented here is an exquisite Bauhaus desk, designed by an unknown designer and manufactured in the Netherlands circa 1930. This rare piece embodies the essence of Bauhaus design wi...
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1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Early Rare Kem Weber Petite Desk for Lloyd
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Rare Kem Weber Petite desk for Lloyd early Label attached.
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Table by Danish Cabinetmaker in Patinated Oak, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Stunning Art Deco draw leaf table made by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1930s. The table is made from oak and the design is just stunning. Wonderful chunky cylindrical pillar legs and...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Reception Desk Larch Glass Vinyl Italy Early '900
Located in Milano, IT
Reception desk, larch wood, decorated glass on the front and on one side, vinyl material on the top and in the lower part.
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Spanish Wooden Desk with Ten Drawers and Iron Pulls
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish wooden desk with ten drawers and iron pulls.
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Early 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Desk with Leather Chair, Rosewood Veneer, France, 1930s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Top Class original french Art Deco Executive Desk with original leather swivel armchair from France, 1930s. Excellently restored conditi...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Early Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Library Table or Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk, library table, or center table By Gustav Stickley (original label present) USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 3...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts 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

Antique French Wooden Children's Writing Tables Desks and Adjustable Seats
Located in Sofia, BG
Two French vintage writing desks or school tables with seats, all attached together, made of oakwood. Adjustable foot part all in very good condition...
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

France Desk Art Deco, 1920, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco Year 1920 Finish: polyurethanic lacquer. It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it un...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Table by J. Halabala
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1940s. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1940. Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding cre...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Wall Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI mahogany wall desk is ideal as an ancillary desk in the office, or at home in the library, study or as a student's desk! Drawers and cabinets provide the per...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Six Leg Table / Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Six leg table / desk with two drawers and excellent patina.
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1920s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Gustavian-Style Grey-Painted Dining Table w/ Dark Faux-Bois Grained Top
Located in Miami, FL
A rectangular dining table with hardwood top & square tappering legs. Base was newly painted in a grey-white Gustavian color with a faux bois tooled & grained top, made to look like ...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Oak

France Desk Art Deco, 1930, Material, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco Year 1920 Material: carved wood It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It i...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Furniture Art Deco, 1930 with Drawers
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco Desk Year 1930 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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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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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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