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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1890s
Large Victorian Partner Desk, England, 19th Century, Mahogany with Leather
Located in Berlin, DE
Large Victorian Partner Desk, England, 19th Century, Mahogany with Leather
England, 19th century. Mahogany. Rectangular writing tablet with rounded corners and embossed leather cove...
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1870s Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Barley Twist Mahogany Desk Console or Library Table by Imperial
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stunning 19th Century single drawer desk or library console table having turned mahogany legs and frame with outstanding grain throughout having hand carved aprons with gold detail...
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Late 19th Century American Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Superb Antique English Inlaid Mahog. Secretaire a' Abbatant or Bonheur du Jour
Located in Charleston, SC
This is a wonderful and rare Antique English small or diminutive Abbatant a' Secretaire or Bonheur du Jour Writing Table and is unique and wonderful. The exterior is exquisitely mad...
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Late 19th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century English Mahogany Sideboard w/ Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Mahogany Sideboard with Serpentine Front, Crossbanding, & Spade Feet
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19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Writing Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top in the William IV Style
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of patinated mahogany in the William IV style - featuring a moulded rectangular top with a handsome embossed leather writing surface, over a frie...
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19th Century English William IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rustic Wabi Sabi Desk, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Populaire; Rustic; Monoxylite; Console; Dining Table; Table; France; Auvergne; Wabi Sabi; Naive; Folk Art; Travail Populaire; Desk; Console Table;
19th-century writing table or...
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19th Century French Rustic Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany Dressing Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
This English Regency Mahogany dressing table by Gillows of Lancaster and London is Gillows at its finest. Superb quality mahogany and cabinet making, it could also use it as a writ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Campaign Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany with a tooled leather top, three piece campaign construction, brass hardware, and classic bracket feet.
Kneehole measures...
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Early 19th Century English Campaign Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Writing Desk/ Side Table, Austria
Located in Antwerp, BE
This small Lady desk was crafted in Austria. The top is wonderfully smooth and displays the woodgrain beautifully in walnut veneer. The apron houses three drawers, all with quality brass banding inset into the paneling. The two side drawers and middle drawer have drop ring pulls...
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1870s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Charles X Writing Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
The epitome of French elegance and style, this French Charles X-style writing desk takes the classic design of English Davenport desks to new heights. The table is exquisitely crafted of the finest Ceylon ebony...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Petite Mahogany and Kingwood Marquetry Kidney Writing Table, Paris 1870
Located in Germantown, MD
A Recently refinished French transitional kidney-shaped desk. 19th century French transitional design between Louis XV and Louis XVI is timeless, elegant, and understated it works we...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Cherry Side Table or Small Desk, One Drawer
Located in Port Chester, NY
A simple handsome side table or smaller writing table/desk in vibrant cherry. Classic tapered legs and a single drawer. We have put this table in the writing table or desk category b...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
A Regency Rosewood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A regency period rosewood lyre eneded kidney shaped writing table, with brass lyres and leathered top.
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19th Century European Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style French Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat 'Desk'
By Jean-Pierre Latz
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 19th century French Bureau Plat in kingwood and amaranth parquetry with three drawers to one side with gilt bronze decoration all round; notable are the drawer handles modelled with Chinese heads; the two ends decorated with Apollo heads...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Early 19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Library Writing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A 19th century, William IV period mahogany library writing table. Rectangular green tooled leather top above frieze with geometric moulding to the centre, comprising two drawers with...
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Early 19th Century British William IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th C. Refinished Regency Walnut and Maple w/ Tooled Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Refinished Regency Style Walnut and Maple, tooled leather top Partners Desk that has been recenlty hand-rub refinished. All drawers and door with functional lock...
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Late 19th Century American Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Birdseye Maple
19th Century, Italian Inlaid Wood Centre Table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini
By Luigi and Angelo Falcini
Located in IT
19th Century, Italian Inlaid Wood Centre Table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini
This valuable center table in rosewood veneer and inlaid, was ma...
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Mid-19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Country 3 Drawer Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish country 3 drawer desk. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1880s Swedish Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Mahogany Writing or Side Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5242 Attractive mahogany table, having original leather writing surface showing extensive usage and good antique character above frieze drawer fitted with original working lock and...
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Black Gustavian Writing Desk with 5 Drawers, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish office writing desk in Gustavian black paint with five drawers, red leather embossed top and the original brass hardware.
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Leather
Napoleon III Period Desk, 19th century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III period desk, 19th century.
Desk, 19th century display case, Napoleon III period, circa 1880, missing shelf boards.
Dimensions...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Carlton House Writing Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Carlton House writing desk in wonderful fiddlegrain mahogany with a D shaped platform surrounded a series of raised drawers and covered co...
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1880s English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
American Gilded Age Hepplewhite-Style Writing Desk in Satinwood w/ Marquetry
Located in Miami, FL
From the American Gilded Age, a lovely writing table in satinwood with ebonized details and featuring marquetry inlays depicting classic Hepplewhite themes which include lilies of th...
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Late 19th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
Leather Topped Mahogany Campaign Desk with Brass Moulded Edge
Located in Port Chester, NY
Theres alot to admire about this beautiful original campaign desk. Both the mahogany and the original green embossed leather are in good antique condition, as are the brass accents. ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Fine Quality Early 19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Writing Side Table Desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality early 19th century inlaid mahogany writing side table desk by Edwards and Roberts. Lovely age colour and patina.
No loose joints and no woodworm. Full of age,...
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat or Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
A large Empire style mahogany bureau plat or writing desk with a dark green leather writing surface above a central long drawer, flanked to each side by a short drawer. The square ta...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Wooden Partners' Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very handsome 19th century partners' desk with five drawers. The finish is natural wood, with smoothly rounded corners and sturdy turned legs terminating in brass sabots. The recta...
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19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Sheraton Revival Inlaid Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century Edwardian period, Sheraton Revival inlaid desk. Having a fire screen that pulls up, secret compartments that pop out from the sides for ink and pens....
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Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Louis XV Style French Oak Desk from Pierre Deux
By Pierre Deux
Located in Chicago, IL
19th C. Antique Louis XV Style French oak desk with two drawers and original hardware. Its carved back and side aprons and sabre legs lend a regal standing to this piece.
Additio...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Desk Writing Table Renaissance Wide Drawer Oak Barley Twist
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS 19th century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Desk or Writing Table with Wide Drawer, 3" Barley Twist Legs, Stretcher and Up Finial
~~circa 1880s
With so many p...
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
A French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with rich wrap around ormolu sabots. Ormolu ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique English Victorian Mahogany Desk circa 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique English Victorian Mahogany Desk circa 1880
Solid mahogany wood, with numerous drawers and a cupboard. Lockable. The desk offers a lot of storage space.
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Louis Phllippe Style Oak Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century writing table or desk made in the French Louis Philippe taste. Crafted from oak with quarter sawn top planks having round corners and an ogee edge. The table is...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Small 19th Century French Boulle Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality small late 19th century French Boulle inlaid bureau plat, having an inset leather top, brass inlay and tortoiseshell to the top, frieze and legs, gilded ormolu mounts, a single frieze drawer with a Bramah lock...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Swedish Neoclassical Satin Birch Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique satin birch Biedermeier leather top desk of the highest order. This was made in Sweden, it dates from around the 1880-1900 period.
It has a strong neoclassical...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Birch
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk by Maple & Co.
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut kneehole desk by Maple & Co. having a magnificent quality burr walnut top with three serpentine shaped lift up lids opening to revea...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Golden Oak Swivel Pedestal Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
This unusual desk was made by the famous makers James Shoolbred and company.
It bears several makers stamps to the interior drawers.
The ingenious swivel design is operated b...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Swedish Karl Johan Salon/Sofa Table or Desk in West Indies Mahogany, c. 1825
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptionally fine Karl Johan salon table, sofa table or desk in beautiful West Indies mahogany. The top has two leaves that drop down on each side with two drawers along the apro...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Marquetry Writing Table/Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Ladies Writing Table or Desk. The single drawer center table surmounted on each corner with...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Renaissance Wall Desk with Extending Writing Surface
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance Wall Desk with Extending Writing Surface represents the height of the revival of the style that occurred during the reign of Napoleon III who we can t...
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Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique American Arts & Crafts Oak Roll Top Desk, Circa 1890s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Arts & Crafts desk with unique folding roll top
USA, Circa 1890s
Beautiful quarter sawn oak, with birdseye maple drawer interiors and brass hardware.
Measur...
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Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Irish Mahogany Writing Table in the Manner of Williams & Gibton, Dublin
Located in Belfast, IE
This wonderful writing table with a single drawer concealing a sliding leather lined writing surface within a satinwood border.
The leather lined top sits within a rosewood crossban...
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Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Country French Provincial Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century country French provincial diminutive writing table or desk carved from walnut. The top and frieze have a gracefully curved serpentine shape with a small storage...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
A Wonderful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in New York, NY
A Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Desk
A leather top above a single bronze mounted drawer, centered bronze motif depicting a pair of rams centered by cornucopi...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Carved-Wood Desk W/Pullout Writing Shelf & Great Storage, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian smaller-sized carved-wood desk, with pull-out writing shelf and storage, from the 19th century. This antique table from France features a rectangular top, approximately 3....
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19th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Regency English Stripped Pine Faux Bamboo Writing Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1830
Regency English Stripped Pine Faux Bamboo Writing Table
sku 1532
W85 x D46 x H75 cm
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Irish Regency Mahogany Drum Table in the Manner of Williams & Gibton
Located in Belfast, IE
A superb Irish Regency period mahogany drum table in the manner of Williams & Gibton- Dublin.
The leather lined circular top within a crossbanded border with an arrangement of 2 lon...
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Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fantastic French 19th Century Boulle Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent 19th century tortoiseshell Boulle desk features gorgeous bronze mounts and sculpted brass inlaid in the tortoise shell. The desk is created in the style of Louis XV ...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Table with Forged Iron Stretcher
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century walnut table from France features a hand-carved beveled top made from a single piece of wood, and rests on classic barley twist legs. Barley twist stretc...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique French Pair End Tables Side Tables Nightstands Dragons Oak Gothic 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
RARE EXQUISITELY CARVED Antique French Oak Gothic Revival PAIR End Tables, Side Tables, or Nightstands~ Dragons~~c. 1880s
FANTASTIC PAIR of tables or 2-tier nightstands~~HIGHLY C...
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1880s French Gothic Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Louis XIII style French side table made of solid walnut with turned legs connected by an X-form stretcher with centre finial. Dovetailed drawer with iron ring pull. Pegged construc...
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19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fine 19th Century Sheraton Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome antique writing Table in original condition. The top with a shaped 3/4 gallery and fine thin banding on the front. The long frieze drawer with the same banding and fine pa...
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19th Century Sheraton Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish 3 Drawer Country Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Country Desk. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1880s Swedish Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
George Eliot's Writing Table
Located in Dorking, GB
This table was made in the mid-Victorian period — possibly about 1860. It measures 18 inches diameter across the top and the gallery tray has a slightly wider dimension of 24 inches....
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1860s English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Henri II Style Walnut Writing Table or Desk with Drawer
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 19th century French Henri II Renaissance style hand pegged walnut writing table or side table is finished on all sides, allowing it to be placed in the center of a room. It...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
"Universal" Table from Thomas Sheraton's Design Book
Located in Stamford, CT
A "universal" table documented in the Thomas Sheraton's Design book. This mahogany table has two pullout leaves with a central tabletop that drops down. There are two drawers, one ha...
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19th Century English American Classical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau plat. A French, walnut and boxwood writing desk in Louis XV revival taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 19...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Walnut
Hon Stephen Tenant`s Writing Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
This superb and unusual pedestal writing desk was formerly owned and used by Stephen Tenant. It came from his home where he lived until his death in 1987 - being Wilsford Manor in Wi...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
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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