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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: Early 1900s
Sculptural Cast Iron Pedestal and Glass Industrial Dining / Work Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural cast iron pedestal base and glass Industrial dining / work table.
Beautiful patina on the base. Heavy custom made glass top with cable opening in the middle.
Impress...
Category
Early 1900s North American Industrial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid Century Modern Vintage Metal Glass Desk by Max Sauze France c 1970
By Max Sauze
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining table, which is a fantastic foldable chromed metal construction with a clear glass top (thickness 0.32 in = 0.8 cm).
This minimalistic Desk or Dinin...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Françoise Sée Trestles Table Desk with a Red Lacquer Top, France, 1970
By Françoise See
Located in Brussels, BE
The red lacquer top rests on a pair geometric trestles formed of a thick chrome steel blade. Designed by Françoise Sée (Maison Ramsay), circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Elegant Restored Vintage Oil Drop Lacquer Extension Dining Table or Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional vintage Parsons style extension dining table, circa 1970. Stout, expertly made hardwood construction with lovely detail. Slender table depth allows for intimate dining...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
1970s brutalist desk or console by Albert Féraud
Located in Paris, FR
Little desk or console, composed of folded and entangled metal tubes. Rectangular glass slab.
Category
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Chrome X-Base Trestle Dining Table or Writing Desk
Located in Danville, CA
Rarely seen X-base trestle style dining table base that can be used as either a dining table or writing desk. The base will easily support a glass or stone top as large as 48 x 108 x...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Chrome
Carla Venosta Reception Desk, "Nembo“
Located in Berlin, DE
Executive reception desk designed by Carla Venosta, Italy 1970. Steel and wood with leather surface.
Measures: Width: 102.36 in ( 260 cm ), Depth: 59.06...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Stellar Italian Steel, Cane and Brass Dining or Writing Table, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous dining or writing table, circa 1970. Stunning polished stainless steel frame with a lovely cane and brass inset detail, clear glass top. An exquisite piece of jewelry desi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Wonderful Arthur Umanoff Olivewood Chrome Desk Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Arthur Umanoff olivewood and chrome desk. We love the great looking burled olivewood top with two hidden drawers against the angular chromed legs. Top is in great shape wit...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
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...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Maison Jansen Style Steel and Bronze Table with Glass Top
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen style steel and bronze table, circa 1970. New glass top.
Category
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastholm Executive Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An executive desk made of Wenge-veneered wood and chrome-plated steel. Three drawers, key included.
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Poul Nørreklit desk model GP 160 by Georg Petersens møbelfabrik in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare freestanding desk model GP 160 designed by Poul Nørreklit. Produced by Georg Petersens møbelfabrik in Denmark.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Sheraton Revival Rosewood Cylinder Bureau
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3169, exceptional Sheraton Revival, Edwardian rosewood bureau, writing table, having original pierced, brass gallery above two waterfall shelves, batwing inlaid cylinder fall which...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Mariani for Pace Grey-Green Leather Executive Desk and Credenza
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian executive desk by Mariani for Pace Collection. Modular desk assembles in pieces for easy adjustments and moving. Teal grey leather has tooled borders where the hides are join...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Laminate
Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large and very fine Francois Linke roll top desk
French late 19th-early 20th century
Bureau a cylindre, index number 393. Paris.
Acajou and satine cu...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fabulous Double Pedestal Lucite Tusk Table Desk by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous double pedestal Lucite tusk table/desk by Charles Hollis Jones. Three curved Lucite pillars make up the two bases of this Tusk table by Char...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Lucite
Stow Davis Oval Walnut Table Desk
By Stow Davis
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern table or desk made by Stow Davis. A chrome double pedestel base with an oval top.
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Magnificent Italian Parquetry Partners Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Truly outstanding Italian kingwood and mahogany parquetry partners desk. Having tasteful bronze hardware, tooled leather top and writing slides and 5 working drawers on each side. Ex...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Stacked Lucite Dining Table Desk Vintage Hollywood Regency
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning stacked Lucite dining table or desk. The many cuts and facets on the edges make the base sparkle and shine! The Lucite is in excellent condition! This piece is gorgeous in p...
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Custom 75" Table with Carved Lyre Mahogany Trestle Base and Inset Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
Carved Honduran mahogany table with trestle base composed of two lyres embellished with acanthus leaves and joined by a stretcher, with inset Rosso Alicante marble...
Category
1970s American Neoclassical Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
"Big-Superbig" Desk Suite by Guido Faleschini for Mariani Via Pace Collection
Located in Hanover, MA
Stylish and high quality executive office ensemble produced in 1976 by i4Mariani Italy, designed by architect Guido Faleschini and retailed in the USA through Pace Collection.
The...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Rare Large Aluminum & Glass Floating X-base Table by John Vesey
By John Vesey
Located in Hudson, NY
The base features a signature design by John Vesey. The sawhorse base was constructed with a double-beam connected by a central stretcher. The end cap in the shape of T is enameled in black. It can be used as a dining table as well as a desk. See the last image of the table featured in the book "Manhattan Style" by John Esten, Bennett Gilbert and George...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
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...
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Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Sorrel Ash-Flip Top Trestle Based Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Counter height ash wood flip top desk or writing table finished in sorrel tones with incised back panels. X-shaped collapsible base with foot rail. Slanted top with that flips up to ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Rare Work Table by Norman Foster
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A work table having a steel frame with splayed legs and steel disc feet supporting a floating rectangular top.
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Italian Hollywood Regency Bimetal Bicolor Table or Desk, in Romeo Rega Style
By Romeo Rega
Located in Telgte, DE
Italian Hollywood Regency bimetal bicolor table desk metal gilded brass
Italy, stunning table. Impressive Geometric base made of chromed and brass-plated steel. Can be used as a din...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
Sculptural 1970s Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Steel and Marble Desk
By Leon Rosen
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A vintage 1970s large 'Mezzaluna' desk designed by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection. Half-circle desk with a wide chromed steel frame and verde green marble-...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
1970s Modernist Table by Knoll
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rectangular stainless steel framed dining table/ desk with a white marble top. Two tables could be placed end to end to make one continuous ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome, Steel
Preben Fabricius Freestanding Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Preben Fabricius Freestanding desk with matte Steel Frame and glass top with wedged drawer section.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Rare Flush Front Burled Walnut Campaign Desk in the syle of Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A very fine Campaign desk by West Michigan Furniture, in the style of Milo Baughman, in burled walnut, X-base legs with bronze finish. Unlike other models, this design features drawe...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Robert Josten 1970s Metal Grid and Glass Desk with Wood Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual Robert Josten 1970s aluminum grid desk with glass top and wood chair.
Chair dimensions:
Height 36.5, width 14.5, depth 17.5, seat 19.75.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Cerused Oak Desk and Side Chair by Jay Spectre for Century
By Jay Spectre
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sleek American Modern Cerused Oak Desk and Matching Chair Designed by Jay Spectre for Century Furniture Co. The desk features 3 dovetail constr...
Category
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Steel Desk by Paul Le Geard for Maison Jansen Edition DOM
By Paul Legeard
Located in Chicago, IL
Wonderful French steel desk by Paul Le geard.
Designed for Maison Jansen. Edition DOM.
Measures: The glass is .75" thick and in perfect condition.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mastercraft Bernhard Rohne Acid-Etched Brass Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Geometric shaped Mastercraft dining table base in black lacquered wood with Bernhard Rohne acid etched brass panels. Each open square is supported by...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Indian Teakwood Dining Table with Pedestal Legs and Wrought Iron Trim
Located in Asheville, NC
This beautiful Indian dining table has been refinished and highly polished to perfection with intricate work in wrought iron trim.
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Alessandro Albrizzi Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Alessandro Albrizzi Table ,Used as the Reception Desk
at "Martha's" on Worth Ave. in Palm Beach
Perspex ,Glass and Steel
Category
1970s English Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lucite, Glass
1976-1977 Desk in Plum-Tree Wood by Robert Sentou
Located in Paris, FR
Very handsome 1976-1977 desk in plum-tree wood. Personal desk made for Robert Sentou, who founded in the 1940s a factory in France which produced high quality furniture and collabora...
Category
1970s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
"Post and Truss" Dining Table by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Danville, CA
Masterfully engineered and crafted "Post and Truss" Series dining table constructed of 4.5" diameter Lucite dowels with brass mounts. This would also ma...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Peter Lovig Nielsen Flip Top Executive Desk in Rosewood
By Lovig Dansk
Located in Seattle, WA
Extremely rare Flip top partner's desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen in rosewood with brass fittings. Retains original trays for the upper level cubbies. The top shelf of the desk flips dow...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
China red lacquered desk, Elinor and John McGuire for Lyda Levi
Located in Roma, RM
Elinor and John Mc Guire desk for Lyda Levi in China red lacquered wood and Vienna straw with brass details.
Product details
Dimensions: 124 W x 75 H x 60 D cm
Category
1970s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Teak Desk
Located in Puslinch, ON
Condition: Great Vintage Condition
Dimensions: 65” L (25” L LR) x 29.75” D x 29.5” H (26.75” H LR)
Description: A vintage teak desk. Made in Canada, circa 1970s. Drawers slide easi...
Category
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Early Industrial Rolling Desk / Bar by Toledo, Japanning, copper flash
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen early Industrial rolling desk by Toledo. Amazing finish,, patina,, Japanning ,,copper flash.. Great for a laptop desk. Portable Bar,,, A lever picks up the desk on wheel...
Category
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
Workshop Desk, England circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
England circa 1900
Pine workshop desk with original period paint. Two doors with interior shelving and single drawer.
69.75”L x 16.25”d x 33.5”h
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Architect's desk, wood and metal, circa 1970, France.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Architect's desk in sliding beige lacquered wood with metal-plated casters,
hinged top, two belt drawers, circa 1970, France.
Height 76 cm, width 11! cm, open 2m27, depth 69 cm.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Brass and Rattan Desk
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and unusual vintage brass and rattan desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1970’s.
It is very well made and has a lovely design, with the rattan cl...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Arne Vodder for Sibast. Corner desk. 1970s.
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Arne Vodder for Sibast.
Corner desk in rosewood, opening on the front with a box with three drawers and a large drawer in the central part. Drawers and doors on the left side. Strai...
Category
1970s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Tiger Oak Double Pedestal Free Standing Desk, Scotland 1900, H936
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Tiger Oak Double Pedestal Free Standing Desk, Scotland 1900, H936
Scotland 1920
Solid oak
Original Finish
Rectangular moulded top
With tambour front
Opening to reveal numer...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Danish Modern Flip-Top Partners Teak Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W64 D28.75 D38 H29 KC23.5
Spectacular teak desk designed and crafted by Peter Løvig Nielsen in Denmark circa 1970's. Its ingenious design makes it versatile in accommodating two-per...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Desk, Norway, 1970s, Timeless Elegance with Scandinavian Flair
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This gorgeus desk was thoughtfully crafted in Norway during the 1970s or possibly the 1980s. Its design brings to mind previous desks from Bruksbo Manufacture or some earlier designs...
Category
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Modernist desk by Etienne Fermigier, France, 1970s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful modernist desk by Etienne Fermigier, produced by JFR, made in France in the 1970s.
Laminate top, aluminum structure.
Very good condition, few traces of time on the top.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Reply Architect Drafting Table Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld Ahrend Cirkel, 1959
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Reply Dutch Design Architect drawing table designed by Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Circel in 1959.
Design Classic, awarded with the "Signe d’Or".
The table top is fully adjustable by two rotary knobs, this table is in very good condition seen its age.
Dark Brown coated...
Category
1970s Dutch Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Turn of the Century French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
The unique design of this vintage wooden writing desk combines a distinguished character with charming eccentricity. Built in France at the...
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Coral Stone and Metal Coastal Desk
Located in Miami, FL
An exiting find. Faux coral stone and metal desk.
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Frau Arredamenti writing desk
By 3V Arredamenti
Located in Brussel, BE
Elegant writing desk by Arredamenti with wood top hiding 2 black compartments and chromed legs.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Martin Nyrop, Desk, Pine, Brass, Denmark, 1900
By Martin Nyrop
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and brass desk designed by Martin Nyrop for Copenhagen City Hall, Denmark, c. 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Queen Anne Secretary Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
1980s Queen Anne slant front secretary desk.
This is a quality Baker Furniture piece, made with exceptional craftsmanship.
Keys are included but unsur...
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1970s American Queen Anne Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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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