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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Liberty Outstanding Writing Desk Attributed to V. Ducrot 1930'
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary Liberty centered thuja briar writing desk with five drawers. The center drawer is finely decorated with mythological scenes. Delicious gilt bronze ornaments of dragonfl...
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Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$21,086 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Black Lacquered Model Cambridge Partners Desk by De Coene, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco partners desk Model Cambridge.Design by De Coene.Striking Belgium design from the 1930s.
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Original black lacquered solid oak base with original black l...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Edwardian Desk Mahogany Ladies Writing Table Bonheur de Jour
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Refined Edwardian desk in mahogany we date to circa 1900
Love the fronts to the drawers which feature elegantly carved leaf motifs, almost art nouveau in style
Great leather writing ...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Liegoise Writing Table with 2 Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Liegoise writing table with 2 drawers is a splendid example of the time-honored traditions of quality craftsmanship for which the region is so well known for the past centuri...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century French Carved Oak Table
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a fabulous quality, very highly carved table made in France, circa 1920. The table has extremely Fine quality carvings throughout. The side...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
French Desk with Horses in Wood, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco desk
Year 1920
French
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. It is an icon of distinction.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Bone
Era Art Deco Italian Fratino Table with Lira Legs in Solid Walnut Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1920s Italian Fratino table with Lira legs in solid walnut polished to wax. Excellent patina.
Measures cm: H 81 x W 183 x D 81.
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edwardian English Marquetry Side Table, c. 1900
Located in High Point, NC
William and Mary style burl walnut table with exquisite marquetry detailing, circa 1900. The top is banded and has a beveled edge surrounding a profuse floral and bird design marque...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Olive, Walnut
Mahogany Carlton house style desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany Carlton house style desk, the raised superstructure, having an arrangement of short drawers with turned handles. Above the inset green tooled leather. To the freeze fitted w...
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
Japanese Antique Table, Desk, Double-sleeved desk, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese table was produced in the Taisho period (1912-1926).
This is a double-sleeved desk whose lacquer has gained a deep flavo...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Amsterdam School Design Painted Desk, Netherlands 1920's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Early 20th Century Amsterdam School Arts & Crafts Design Painted Furniture Desk. Made in the Netherlands, Amsterdam Region in the early part of the 20th Century, 1920's. Solid oak co...
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1920s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$3,833 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Gio Ponti Mahogany Table Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in Queens, NY
Italian 1930s mahogany table desk with geometric form legs with brass sabot feet and a single drawer with a stretcher (GIO PONTI - for the University of Padua)
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Oak and Steel Writing Table Desk, France, circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
A highly unique French Art Deco writing table /desk with stunning geometric form. The rectangular surface is supported by triangular shaped wood bases and connected to the top by tr...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.
Very good condition, after renovation in our workshop.
Wood: mahogany
Dimensions: height 113 cm width 119 cm depth 63 cm
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Voysey Style of Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Table with Dove Cut-Outs below the Top
Located in London, GB
C F A Voysey in the style of.
An Arts & Crafts oak dining or library table with four stylized floral cut-outs flanked by dove cut-outs to each corner to the angled apron underneath ...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Fine Bronze Mounted Lion Head Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Desk Manner Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular desk and features superb quality bronze and lion head pulls and ormolu. The desk has two sides and one side is faux and doesn't have drawers. Look for the keyho...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Desk and Chair Set
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant Art Deco desk and chair set, in ebonized wood, carved with bold foliate motifs. The desk has three front drawers and two sets of shelves on ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$10,543 / set
Antique French Louis XVI Style Pair of Console, Brass Details & Leather Top
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique Pair of Louis XVI style console, with cognac leather top and gold brass and bronze details.
The feet are fluted and finished with golden bronze clogs.
To be placed against...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Ladies' Writing Desk From the Early 20th Century in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Opole, PL
Ladies' Writing Desk From the Early 20th Century in the Style of Louis XV
A ladies' writing desk inspired by the Louis XV style, dating back to before 1939. The furniture stands on ...
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Early 20th Century European Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
$1,907 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
$3,720 Sale Price
20% Off
20th English Georgian Oak Two Drawers Lowboy or Desk with Lyre Legs
Located in Miami, FL
20th English Georgian oak two drawers lowboy or desk with lyre legs.
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Early 20th Century European Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style giltwood carved center gall table with marble top. The rectangular shaped frame intricately carved frame with an "X" stretcher centered...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
$19,850 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique Hamilton of Two Rivers Wisconsin Industrial steel/oak type Ledge Worktable for Printers, Printmakers, or TypeSetting. Patina and wear to all su...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th C. French Louis XV Carved Mahogany and Marble-Top Lady Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or boudoir with this elegant antique lady’s desk. Crafted in France, circa 1900, the cabinet shaped as a kidney sits on four carved ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Small Folding Table, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Small Folding Table realized in Italy in the early 20th Century.
Good overall condition except for some minor signs of time.
Dimension opened: H 76xL105.5 cmx105.5.
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Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$323 Sale Price
25% Off
A French Louis XVI style three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk C 1930
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Louis XVI style French three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk having extensive bronze decoration, finished rear and gilt embossed leather top circa 1930.
Kneehole Dimensions: 26" X...
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1930s French Louis XIV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine 1920s Leather Top Desk or Sofa Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 1920s mahogany desk or sofa table finely carved and of fabulous quality with rich patination and fine grain. The moulded top with reeded edge of rectangular form fitted w...
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Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Desk Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty , 1900, France, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk
Style: Art Nouveau or Modernism or Jugendstil
Year: 1900
Materials :wood.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any question...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
White Bauhaus Writing Desk Made in 1930s Germany, Restored
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
The desk has been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacquer by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia according to the original process. The chrome parts have been cleaned a...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent 19th Century Large Antique French Louis XV Style figural gilt bronze mounted kingwood and marquetry double sided Bureau Plat/Desk of very unique shape. This spectacular...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Fine Quality Mahogany Writing Card Table Desk Side Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Quality Early 20th Century Mahogany piece which would work brilliantly as a small dressing, writing table or desk with a drawer, but has the added benefit of converting into ...
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Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,649 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Quality Mahogany Desk Writing Side Occasional Table C1900
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality mahogany desk writing side occasional table C1900. Neat compact dimensions. Possibly European continental origins.
No loose joi...
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Early 1900s Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,163 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Writing Desk Made In Light Mahogany From 1920s
Located in Lejre, DK
This large writing desk, crafted from light mahogany, hails from the 1920s and stands as a testament to timeless elegance and functional design. Wi...
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1920s Danish Other Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
American Arts & Crafts Era Mahogany Side Table or Small Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic American arts and crafts table with a bold simple form which marked the era and this handsome table/desk is exemplary of the movement. It is constructed of fine mahogany wood...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$2,100 Sale Price
34% Off
French, Painted, Leather Top Desk Circa 1920
Located in Southampton, GB
Pretty, French Painted Desk with Leather Top.
One long dummy drawer to centre, with two working either side.
Wear to leather commensurate with age.
France, circa 1920.
Height: 76....
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1920s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine French Macassar Desk c.1930
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French desk in macassar wood, with three central drawers and with chrome edging and handles.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar
Veneered Walnut Writing Table
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant Italian design desk from 1930 with seven drawers in excellent condition.
This desk is made entirely of veneered walnut, elegantly finished, as you can see from the details ...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Blonde Arts & Crafts Desk English Antique 1900 Leather Oak Shapland & Petter
Located in London, GB
An extremely charming and rare English golden oak antique Arts & Crafts leather-top desk in lovely condition. Made around 1900 by renowned Arts & Crafts makers Shapland & Petter, thi...
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Mahogany inlaid writing desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany inlaid desk. The top with inset green leather surrounded by a mahogany inlaid border. Above an arrangement of drawers with similar inlaid decoration and brass handles. Raise...
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$5,391 / item
Arts and Crafts Roll Top Desk
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Arts and Crafts roll top in quarter sawn oak, cubbyholes retreat and desktop folds out. This one used in Canadian Pacific train station. Note hidden bookcase storage below. Very well...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Art Deco Desk in Mahogany and Satinwood
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
French Art Deco Desk
An exceptional quality French art deco desk produced in the 1920s from Mahogany and satinwood, the desk has a thick Hyde leather inset top, two lockable drawer...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 20th Century French Empire Style Roll-Top Desk
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century French Empire style roll-top desk
French, Early 20th Century
Height 113cm, width 84cm, depth 62cm
This charming roll-top desk is crafted from ormolu mounted hardw...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Italian Art Nouveau style desk and chair set
Located in Milano, IT
Italian Art Nouveau set from the early 1900s - Elegant carved wooden desk and chairs with floral inserts and original upholstery
Rare and elegant Italian desk set dating from the ea...
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$4,193 / set
Walnut Burl Lowboy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Covered in a deeply figured walnut burl, this shaped front lowboy would do equally as well as a dressing table as it would occasional table or console. With its shell carved knees on...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
$5,500
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary
Located in Sofia, BG
Small ladies secretary animated form of veneer wood and rosewood marquetry, opening to two drawers in step. Bronze ornaments, pull handles the removab...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
$8,207 Sale Price
50% Off
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This iconic writing desk from the 1930s is a remarkable example of Bauhaus design. Designed by Marcel Breuer and manufactured by Thonet, it perfectly combines functionality with aest...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Art Deco Secretaire by Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
This secretaire desk was designed by Jacques Adnet, and was made in Tamo Ash Wood. The style of this secretaire features sleek lines, geometric shapes and a ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Ash
$19,600 Sale Price
21% Off
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
Fine French Art Deco Rosewood Dining Table by Maxime Old
By Maxime Old
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco rosewood dining / writing table by Maxime Old.
Leaves are not usable.
Signed.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Macassar Deco Executive Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Art Deco desk made of lacquered macassar woods, with polished bass hardware. Hidden drawers behind a long side door, pivoting side tables, plus an inset clock. Beautifully c...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Dining Table in the manner of Jean Pascaud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dining or writing table, with a mahogany parqueted top and 2 original end leaves (in stained raw wood).
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Neoclassical Revival Style Desk & Chair Set w/Original Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style desk and chair set, with their original painted finish, from the early 20th century. This antique set from France features a desk with faux-marble painted...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
A French Parchment Dressing Table / Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A Parchment dressing table finished on 4 sides. Having a interior compartment that is reached by raising the central section on top of the des...
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1930s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Parchment Paper
Antique Rustic Country French Cherrywood Table ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Rustic Country French Cherrywood Table ~ Desk is ideal for the casual decor, or for the executive who prefers a less pretentious ...
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Beautiful rectangular Napoleon III Writing Desk early century black and gold
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful rectangular 1920 Napoleon III writing desk, walnut structure, walnut, leather top with gold workings and brass fixtures. measure cm...
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Early 20th Century Italian Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Chippendale Style Writing Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
19th Century mahogany chippendale style writing table in good condition, having been polished by hand. The desk has a rope edge with a ...
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1910s Chippendale Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XV Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique French desk crafted in walnut with a tooled tan leather top on a case with geometric marquetry, five drawers retaining the original hardware and drapery ormolu sup...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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
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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