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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
19th C. Pine Desk/Table with Single Drawer
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th c. Pine desk/table with four board top and angled bread board ends. Single drawer (replaced) with old chipped turned wooden knob, on turned and incised tapered legs. Right fron...
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Late 19th Century Canadian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Charlotte Perriand Desk "Petit Bureau en forme libre" for Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material. Available in Mahogany or American walnut or a lacquered version (different colors available). A design table crafted by Charlotte Perr...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Brazilian desk
Located in Paris, FR
Brazilian work, Solid mahogany desk with a rectangular top, partially gouged, and resting on four quadrangular uprights. It opens on the front with two drawers with carved handles.
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Walnut Dresser Continuous Grain Drawer Fronts Bookmatched
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Boston Dresser is a double book-matched piece with luscious drawers in dark walnut. Round over void edges with a cantilevered belly on slender legs....
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2010s American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Extraordinary Pierre Jeanneret Library Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are very pleased to present this exceptional and rare Pierre Jeanneret illuminated reading table with provenance from DAV (Dayanand Anglo-Vedic) College Chandigarh which was built...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Vintage Mid-Century Butcher’s Block – Kitchen Side Work / Occasional Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Vintage Mid-Century Butcher’s Block – Kitchen Side Work Top / Occasional Table Full of authentic charm and character, this rare decorative find would make a wonderful statement piec...
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Mid-20th Century British Country Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Demi-Lune Art Deco Desk in Black High Gloss Lacquered Wood, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
This refined demi-lune desk combines timeless Art Deco elegance with a compact, versatile footprint. Its distinctive half-round silhouette softens the geometry of the piece, giving i...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech

Danish Cabinetmaker 1950s Rosewood Desk
Located in London, England
An exquisite Danish cabinetmaker made desk in stunning rosewood dated to the early 1950s. This elegant desk exhibits the finest cabinetmaking techniques with subtle mouldings on the ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Sculptural Italian Mid-Century Mahogany and Parchment Desk with Central Drawer
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural Italian Mid-Century Mahogany and Parchment Desk with Three Drawers
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Parchment Paper

Organic Modern Pontes Desk, Green Marble Brass, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pontes Desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Pontes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass

French Directoire Style Brass Trimmed Leather Top Vanity Desk, Circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This French Directoire style brass trimmed vanity desk, circa 1890, exemplifies refined Parisian elegance from the late 19th century. Crafted in fine mahogany, the piece features a r...
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1890s French Directoire Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table In The Manner Of George Smith
Located in Benington, Herts
An Important Regency period mahogany, ebonised and parcel gilt partners writing table on monopodia legs of exceptional quality and design, in the manner of George Smith, stamped Chas...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Anthroposophical Desk Designed By Felix Kayser, Hand Crafted Ash Wood, ca. 1930
By Felix Kayser, Schiller Möbel
Located in Berlin, DE
Anthroposophical desk model K 1290 ('ladies' desk), designed by Felix Kayser and probably manufactured by Schiller-Möbel, ca. 1930
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1930s German Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Ash

Mediterranean Style AMALFI Italian Old Walnut Writing Table Size & Finish Option
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our "Amalfi" 3-drawer Mediterranean-style writing desk; simple sophisticated charm presented in fine Italian handcraft. Elegant yet casual. A stylized refectory table featured in age...
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2010s Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Mid-Century Danish Teak Desk
Located in Baltimore, MD
Beautiful remarkable statement in design and craftsmanship. This mid-century teak Danish desk, precisely crafted in exceptional teak grain wood, with a fully finished back the finish...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Freestanding Maple & Co. Inlaid Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality Victorian freestanding Maple & Co. inlaid writing desk having original pierced brass galleries, mirror to the centre with a pretty inlaid rail above flanked by two faux ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

Art Deco Stylish Figured Walnut Desk, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this impressive and totally original Walnut desk dating from the 1930's raised on round shouldered legs. Originating from France, it offers not only functi...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Regency Period writing table or desk of mahogany from England, featuring an inset embossed green leather top over a frieze of two drawers - each drawer with knob pulls - and s...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Handcrafted English Desk
Located in London, GB
A totally unique handcrafted modernist desk designed and made in England by our craftspeople using traditional woodworking and cabinetry techniques. The beautifully figured surface i...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Set Square Walnut Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Set Square Walnut with solid walnut wood structure. Desk with 3 drawers, with outside with pull-out shelf and open compartments and with inside pull-out shelf for pencils, wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1930s Art Deco Raymond Patten Signed Industrial Kitchen Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous original American Art Deco industrial Smartline kitchen work table, designed by Raymond Patten (American, 1897-1948), retailed by Internation...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome, Enamel, Stainless Steel

Louis XVI Style Desk With Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
Writing table desk in the Louis XVI style made of Mahogany. The desk has been ebonized and finished in a lustrous Museum quality French polish and boasts an embossed leather top. Fea...
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1920s Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

John Vesey Steel Bronze Neoclassical Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Glamorous and opulent 1960s stainless steel clad writing table, library table, or bureau plat desk designed by John Vesey (American 1924-1992). Made in the grand neoclassical French ...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Ash Desk with ebony grain. Design No5, by Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
The Ash Desk with ebony grain is a series of desks that I have designed and made in my workshop in East London over the past decade, The shape and layout is much the same as the ori...
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2010s English Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash

Antique French Louis XVI Writing Desk Cognac Leather
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique Louis XVI style desk with cognac leather top and gold embossed frieze. The front of the piece has three dovetail drawers with bronze details and keys. The locks work perfectl...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Antique Louis XV-Style Inlaid Ladies Writing Desk / Secretaire, 19th Century
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
Exquisite antique Louis XV-style writing desk, crafted in rosewood veneer with marquetry inlays and adorned with gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts. The serpentine silhouette, slender cabri...
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19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Paul Bromberg for H. Pander & Zonen Free-Standing Desk in Solid Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Bromberg for H. Pander & Zonen, executive desk, oak, the Netherlands, 1927 This free-standing desk, designed by Paul Bromberg in 1927, stands as an example of early 20th-centur...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

French Cafe Table or Bistro Table with Cast Iron Base and Carrera Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic and versatile French marble top cafe table or writing desk with a black iron base. The tabletop marble is a luxurious Carrara white with gray veining marble - and whether us...
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20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

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Carrara Marble, Iron

Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk In the manner of Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper h...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

1950s Italian Burl Maple Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Stylized 1950s Italian burl maple desk with bronze pulls and glass scrivania top.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

18th c. English Architect's Desk/Library Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English George III country house mahogany architect's desk/library table having richly grained single board top with molded edge over single wide drawer with pull out and d...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Parchment Vanity with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The melting vanity table...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Chippendale Partners' Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George II mahogany partner's desk in the manner of Thomas Chippendale. Possessing a large work surface with an inset gilt tooled brown leather top over a row of drawers to...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Early Bodil Kjær Executive Desk, Model 901 — E. Pedersen & Søn, Denmark, 1959
Located in Oakland, CA
Iconic freestanding executive desk designed by architect and professor Bodil Kjær. Model 901, manufactured by E. Pedersen & Søn in Denmark in 1959. Constructed of Brazilian rosewood,...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann 'Jet' Corner Desk in Polyurethane
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann for Wilhelm Werndl, corner desk, model 'Jet', polyurethane, Germany, 1970/71 Ernest Hofmann, also known by his artist name 'Igl', recently gained an internation...
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1970s German Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Plastic

A French Art Deco Mahogany 5-Drawer Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
the inset leather top within a a stepped molded frame above an apron fitted with 5 drawers with oak secondary wood; the side panels centering carved floral clusters; the finished pan...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Contemporary Desk Table 'Ms Bean', Smoked Oak, White Tabletop
Located in Paris, IDF
Desk table MS BEAN Designed by IDA L. HILDEBRAND Dimensions : L. 150 cm / D. 70 cm / H. 75 cm Top thickness : 5 cm Model shown in the picture : Smoked oak - White tabletop lami...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Vintage Hooker Furniture Solid Wood Archivist Desk
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Victorian style Hooker Furniture archivist desk. Made out of solid wood that looks like mahogany. The top has three inserts in burgundy leather with brass trim. The desk has 5 drawer...
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20th Century High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Louis XV Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
This beautiful marquetry writing table features a lovely brass banded serpentine top, bronze mounts, and one large drawer. The floral marquetry work is detailed and balanced. The wri...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

1960s desk top in colorful formica
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Fully restored 1960s desk/desk. Color matched an agile black lacquered tubular iron frame with adjustable brass feet. Colored formica top as well as the fronts of the 3 drawers, wo...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Iron

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb 1920s beautifully patinated oak roll top desk of neat proportions, finely carved and of gorgeous quality. The moulded top of rectangular fo...
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1920s English Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

John Vesey Stainless Steel Bronze Neoclassical Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary mid-century modern stainless steel and bronze writing table, desk, or bureau plat designed by John Vesey (American 1924-1992). Made in the grand neoclassical French Lou...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Bronze, Brass

Gallotti&Radice Glass Desk 1970's
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
GALLOTTI&RADICE, an Italian manufacturer renowned for producing numerous glass-based products. This glass desk, believed to have been crafted in the 1970s (estimated), is a remar...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

'Orix' Desk by Molteni. Italy c1968
Located in London, GB
Original 'Orix' desk by Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina, Molteni & Co Light has been rewired. Fully functional and in great condition. Height of desk when closed 75cm (29.5 inches)
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

1970s Renato Zevi Vintage Chrome Brass Glass Console Table Desk Romeo Rega Sofa
Located in London, GB
This is an amazing console table in large proportions that came from a grant residence in Hyde Park London and used to decorate one of their entrance rooms. The table ordered on this...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Chrome

American Burl and Chrome Executive Desk by Edward Axel Roffman, 1970s.
Located in Dublin 8, IE
An impressive executive desk designed by Edward Axel Roffman in the 1970s, exemplifying his signature blend of bold materials and streamlined modernism. The desk is constructed in ri...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Scribe Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Minimal and slender, the Scribe Desk’s simple lines are a nod to Chicago’s pristine architecture. Composed of wood, metal and stunning tooled leather, the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

Handcrafted Colonial Teak Campaign Table with Folding Legs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Circa 1890's Solid teak hand crafted Campaign folding table from the days of the British Raj. Has flaps that pivot outwards and tuck away ben...
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Late 19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Campaign Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

English Regency Mahogany Writing Desk with Pierced Sides and Casters
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 19th-century English Regency writing desk exemplifies the refined elegance of the period through its restrained silhouette, balanced proportions, and decorative details. T...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Mahogany

Danish Modern Floating Top Teak Desk by G.V. Møbler
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Danish modern floating top teak desk manufactured by G.V. Møbler in Denmark, circa 1960s. This desk has an innovative design where you can appreciate the fine attention to ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Leather Top Bassam Fellows Walnut Desk with Drawers
Located in New York, NY
The writing desk is a classic piece of furniture that should marry beauty with functionality.‎ Through proportion and craft, we created the quintessential BassamFellows version as an...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Glass Writing Desk Table Console
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in wood with elegant carved frame sides and black glass top highlighted by the two drawers with the beautiful handle...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Lacquered Neoclassical Style Desk or Library Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Bespoke library table or desk crafted in the neoclassical taste by John Hall Designs, Los Angeles, CA. The desk is constructed from beech and features an intentionally weathered, dis...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Beech

Raw Steel Desk in Handcrafted Colorless Varnished Steel
Located in Paris, FR
Desk raw steel in handcrafted steel, dark finish. French manufacture, colorless varnished.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Waterfall Style Vintage Desk with Unique Drawer Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese waterfall desk with five drawers, opium mat top and rustic character. Emanating a blend of exotic allure and sophisticated craftsmanship, this vintage Chinese opium...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Mahogany Writing Desk / Dressing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Mahogany Writing/Dressing Table – Also Ideal as a Desk or Side Table This elegant antique table, dating from the 19th Century, features clean lines...
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Italian Walnut Trestle Library Table, Circa 1920
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's walnut library table or writing desk from Italy. The top has lovely graining and has a beveled edge with a hand carved apron beneath. The top follows down to a raised ...
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1920s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Italian Modern Desk Designed By Sandro Petti
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Desk Designed By Sandro Petti. Offered is an large handsome desk with brass trim and three drawers designed by Sandro Petti in the 1970's. This stunning desk is finis...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Baroque Style Walnut Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Baroque style walnut writing table, circa 1930's. With a 3 board walnut top, 3 frieze drawers each with carved scrolling vine designs, back side of desk with single panel of carved s...
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1930s European Baroque Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Organic Modern Armona Desk, Patagonia Granite, Walnut Handmade Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona Desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Armona marble desk draws inspiration from the serene landscape of Armona Island, embodying ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Onyx, Quartz, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

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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