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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Six Leg Table / Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Six leg table / desk with two drawers and excellent patina.
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1920s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Rustic Chic Desk in Glass, Wood and Brass
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful French wooden desk from the late 1800s Rustic Chic period.
The desk is made entirely of very elegant olive green wood, the wood has been w...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Pink Marble Top Bleached Wood Table
Located in Austin, TX
Decorate an entry or hallway with this antique circular side table. Crafted in France circa 1920, the base is built of bleached oak that gives the piece a casual, wabi-sabi flair to ...
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
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
Louis XV Style Carved Oak Drop Front Two Drawers Secretary Bureau, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Louis XV Style carved oak drop front secretary or bureau or writing desk, two drawers with shaped bronze handles, made in France in the 1920s....
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
France Desk Art Deco, 1920, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer.
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it un...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Forged Wrought Iron Vanities Vanities Toilette
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful French vanities dressing table belonging to the 1930s, made in France.
The toelette is entirely made of forged wrought iron, unp...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Furniture Art Deco, 1930 with Drawers
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco Desk
Year 1930
French
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Writing Desk in the Manner of Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk, library table, or center table
Recently procured from Frank Lloyd Wright's DeRhodes House
In the manner of Stickley Brothers...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Table with Drawer, France, 1925, Art Deco in Wood and Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Console Art Deco
Material: Wood and bronze
France.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
P...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis Majorelle Rare Writing Desk with Botanical Inlays ca. 1900 (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Rare Art Nouveau artisan writing desk with incredible botanical motif inlays on top and gently twisting legs by Louis Majorelle, France ca. 1900 (signed on top “L. Majorelle, Nancy” ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Small Antique Kneehole Desk, English, Writing Table, Georgian Revival, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique kneehole desk. An English, mahogany writing table with Georgian revival taste, dating to the Edwardian period, circ...
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine French Art Deco Dining Table by Jules Leleu ( 8 dining chairs available)
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco extendable dining table, in walnut with a 4 legs pedestal base and bronze details. Signed
Length with the 2 matching end leaves is 107 3/4"
8 original dining...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
France Desk Art Deco, 1930, Material: Carved 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
Spanish Baroque Style Center Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Spanish Baroque style center table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs joined by forged iron stretchers. The top is made has a beau...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
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
Table/Desk with Herringbone Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Table/desk with an inlaid wood herringbone design.
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1920s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Oak Restaurant Counter Desk, France, 1920
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Authentic and charming French oak customer counter / desk. In its heyday would have stood in a brasserie / bistro in the gourmet city of Lyon, and welcomed expectant guests.
The almost 100-year-old...
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Design, Louis XVI, Small Desk, Vanity, Brown Parquetry, Marquetry, 1900s
Located in Stamford, CT
French 19th or early 20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted parquetry & marquetry dressing table, desk or vanity with interior flip up mirror. This stunning ladies desk or ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Adjustable Drafting Table in Cast Iron with Rare Skull Painting
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this 19th century adjustable drafting table in cast iron with amazing skull painting on top. The table supported by a finely cast iron base. T...
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1920s American Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
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
White Bauhaus Writing Desk Made in 1930s Germany, Restored
Located in Horomerice, CZ
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
Architectural French Oak Center or Game Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant architectural French oak center or game table. Very sturdy. Great as a small desk or writing table as well.
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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
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
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Italian Writing Desk or Dressing Table
Located in London, Park Royal
A charming, hand-painted, Louis XV style, Italian writing desk or dressing table from the early 20th century depicting floral motifs with Rococo flourishes and gilded highlighting.
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Macassar Ebony French Art Deco Dining Table in the style of Dominique, c. 1940
By Dominique
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous French Art Deco dining table in exotic Macassar Ebony wood, which would also work beautifully as a desk, was just restored in a French Polish lacquer. From circa 1930s ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar
Inlaid Parquetry Desk or Writing Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Elegant French Louis XV style parquetry writing desk with fitted interior and gilt mounts. Leather writing surface; standi...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Iron Base Work Table
Located in Round Top, TX
The appeal of this old work table comes from the aged wood itself, worn and distressed through years of use adding to the character imbedded in the table. Notice the expected age-related separation of the planks of wood that comprise the top, in addition to cracks, stains and heavy gouges. The industrial iron base is solid, allowing this to function as a desk, console, work or craft table. This rustic work table has been restored so is strong, stable and ready for use.
** In light of current affairs and fluctuating fuel prices shipping quotes and timelines are estimates only. Buyer is required to notify us upon purchase if there are interior or exterior stairs, steps, or freight elevators...
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Gothic Oak Desk with Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Gothic oak desk with leather top is atypical for the style, being raised up on turned legs and a classic "H" support, rather than sporting floo...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Provencial Style Desk, C. 1930’s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Provencal style desk standing on four cabriole legs with rams head feet. The desk has five drawers for plenty of storage. Originally cast hardwar...
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1930s French French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Red Lacquer Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red lacquer desk with three drawers with pierce carvings motif.
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1920s Chinese Ming Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Large Maison Jansen Directoire Mahogany and Bronze Ormolu Cylinder Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Maison Jansen Directoire style marble-top cylinder desk with brass sabots and accents. 18 drawers with 2 16.5" leather top extensions.
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Desk with Leather Chair, Rosewood Veneer, France, 1930s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Top Class original french Art Deco Executive Desk with original leather swivel armchair from France, 1930s. Excellently restored conditi...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare Lloyd Chromium Writing Desk by KEM Weber
By Kem Weber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lloyd chromium writing desk by Kem Weber.
Category
1930s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Neoclassical Fench Art Deco Writing Table, Bronze Feet, Brass Strips, circa 1925
Located in Köln, NW
French Art Deco writing table "Bureau plat Neoclassique". bronze feet, brass strips. Green leather top.
Professionally restored. New key...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rare Shabby Chic Desk in Light Wood
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous wooden desk in the Shabby Chic style, belonging to the early 1900s. French manufacture.
The desk is entirely made of ivory painted wood.
The frame is supported by 4 very e...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Larkin Solid Antique Oak Quatersawn Table, circa 1900s
By Larkin & Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful Solid Antique oak Quarter sawn library table with drawer by Larkin. Original label present. Sturdy construction.
Stretcher shelf is 9"H. Beauti...
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Early 20th Century American Colonial Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Desk Style: Art Deco, 1930, France, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk
Year 1930
French
Wood
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer.
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic woo...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1920s Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
1920s Walnut kidney shaped desk with green leather insert with gold tooling to the edge and motif to centre. The desk has three drawers eithe...
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1920s Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany Three Drawer Writing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany three drawer writing table the rectangular top with inset brown tooled leather top above three drawers with brass handles. Raised u...
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Antique French Writing Table Transition Style Louis XV – Louis XVI
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Writing Table / Bonheur du Jour Transition Style Louis XV – Louis XVI
This beautifully made French lady's writing table has many outstanding features.
The pierce...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Paint Decorated Satinwood English Adams Writing Desk with Leather Top, C1910
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic desk! Look at the amazing painted workmanship and the gorgeous wood quality. The desk measures 40 wide x 42 inches tall x 25 deep. The desk dates to the 1910 era ...
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1910s English Adam Style Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Hand Carved Oak Jacobean Dining Table, Circa 1910s
Located in Germantown, MD
Gorgeous Hand carved oak Jacobean style dining table. Use as a library/office table or desk. Beautiful oak top with substantial hand carved...
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Early 20th Century American Jacobean Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Very Fine Early 20th Century Desk Labelled Waring and Gillow
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine early 20th Century nine drawer desk, labelled 'Waring and Gillow'. The moulded top of rectangular form fitted with brown embossed tooled leather writing skiver surface an...
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Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Kingwood Writing Table by Francois Linke
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted Kingwood veneered writing table with original inset green leather top. Signed F.Linke to front gilt bronze panelled drawer. Excellent original c...
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Early 1900s French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Macassar Desk c.1930
Located in London, GB
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
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...
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Early 1900s North American Industrial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Solid Teak Writing Table With Floating Shelf, Jotter & Side Storage
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Exceptionally conceived Art Deco compact teak desk with drawers, floating shelf, side storage panel and jotter. Finished front to back and laced in a ribbed waterfall motif, true to ...
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1930s British Indian Ocean Territory Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
1930's Architect's Table with Drawer
Located in Dallas, TX
1930's wood architects table with stone inlay and drawer for drawing and drafting supplies.
Piece from our one of a kind collection, Le Monde. Exclusive to Brendan Bass.
Global...
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1930s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Axel-Einar Hjorth, 'Lovö' Table, Nordiska Kompaniet, 1932
Located in Berlin, DE
Pine 'Lovö' table by Swedish Modernist Axel-Einar Hjorth, manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden, circa 1932.
Best known for his modern reduced design, this table by Axel-Eina...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
French Restoration Style Desk on Brass Base with Lift Top
Located in Troy, MI
French Restoration style desk on brass base with lift top desk has a brass curule style base and mahogany veneered desk with decorative brass mounts and ...
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century Inlaid Wood Napoleon III Style French Writing Table, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small French writing desk from the early 20th century. Furniture finished from the center inlaid in woods of palisander, rosewood, mahogany, ...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Antique English Satinwood Desk in the Japanese Manner circa 1900
Located in Norwich, GB
An antique Edwardian Japanese manner satinwood inverted breakfront desk, with leather and gilt tooled inset. English. Circa 1900.
This good quality ...
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Early 20th Century English Anglo-Japanese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
Chippendale Style Slant Top Desk in Black Lacquered Wood, circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
Chippendale style slant top desk in black lacquered wood. Red brilliant lacquered inferior part opening by three drawers with a crossb...
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Early 20th Century European Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Original circa 1900 Graves & Sons Naval Military Campaign Parter Desk Map Drawer
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this very rare original Graves & Son’s stamped Naval Military Campaign officers desk
Graves and Sons were listed at Fore Stree...
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Early 1900s English Campaign Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Jacarandawood Writing Table - Vintage Bronze Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A freestanding, vintage Art Deco Swedish writing table made of hand crafted polished Jacarandawood, in good condition. The rectangular Scandinavian desk has one large drawer in the c...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Brass, Metal
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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