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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1940s
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...
Category
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...
Category
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 Modern Neoclassical Ebony & Leather Desk /Writing Table, JeanMichel Frank
Located in New York, NY
An elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical desk in the style of Jean-Michel Frank. The piece was hand made by a small French workshop and is original in design, handsome and f...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Fantastic Gilbert Rohde Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Gilbert Rohde desk.
Category
1940s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Swedish Art Moderne Black Writing Desk with Zebra Hide Insert
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fabulous black lacquered writing desk with bookcase and lockable cabinet on front and curved desktop, pencil drawer and another cabinet wit...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cowhide, Leather, Wood
Fine French Art Deco Oak Table by P. Bloch and Charles Dudouyt
By Pierre Bloch, La Gentilhommière 1
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco oak table designed by Pierre Bloch and edited by Charles Dudouyt (founder of La Gentilhommière).
Two original end leaves (widt...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
A Fine French Art Deco Expandable Dining Table with Ribbed Brass Conical Legs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large French Art Deco oak table with 4 ribbed brass conical legs and a parqueted top.
Possibility of two end extension leaves.
Color of the legs is closer to top than it appears o...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
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
Desk by A. Bender Madsen and Ejner Larsen for Willy Beck Cabinetmaker
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Interesting and rare Danish designed desk by A. Bender Madsen and Ejner Larsen and manufactured by Willy Beck. Desk features a 21-inch drop-leaf. Ta...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Teak
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
French Marquetry Desk and Chair Set After Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Marquetry top desk and chair set, in the style of LeLeu. French, circa 1940.
Desk and matching chair feature steel and brass base with criss-cross ...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Massive Art Deco Split Reed/ Stick Wicker and Walnut Desk
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Art Deco split reed / stick wicker desk with compelling architectural lines and dramatic presence.
Two end pieces with three drawers each, rise above center work area with...
Category
1940s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wicker, Reed, Walnut
French Mid-Century Ebonized and Mirrored Desk, by Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French mid-century (1940s) ebonized and mirrored desk with five drawers and an off-white leather writing surface (Maison Jansen).
Maison Jansen was a Paris-based interior decorati...
Category
1940s French Directoire Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mirror, Leather, Wood
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
A Fine French Art Deco Rosewood and Marquetry Dining Table by Segal
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a wooden and mother of pearl marquetry top, brass details on the two pedestals and 2 end leaves.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Mid-Century Modern Carlo de Carli Writing Desk Solid Beech Maple and Mahogany
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Carlo di Carli writing desk in solid beech, maple, and mahogany the bottom of the three drawers. Lacquered steel handles with leather
Mobili di Cantù , cabinetma...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Mahogany, Maple
Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized and Black Leather Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized & gilt bronze trim desk / cartonnier with 2 drawers and a black leather & gold tooled top supported on 4 tapered square legs. (stamped: JANSEN)
Category
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf, Ormolu
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
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Davenport Table
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized davenport table with bronze trim on 2 drawers with ring handles having light green decoration matching the top (stamped: JANSEN).
Category
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian 1940's wooden desk attributed to Ignazio Gardella
Located in Milan, IT
Exquisite craftsmanship desk,
Attributed to Ignazio Gardella.
The desk has 3 side drawers and 3 drawers on the top. The top and drawers box are covered with a thick green linoleum.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1940s Paul Frankl Eight-Drawer Desk Art Deco Style By Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Paul Frankl designed eight-drawer desk for the Johnson Furniture Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Re-furbished and newly lacquered cork top, in a satin lacquer white finish.
Body of desk also mahogany brown finish. Handles appear to be bakelite, with brass brackets, also newly polished.
Exposed concave cut-out to center back of desk for storing books, much like a sculptural effect of a Sol LeWitt or Donald Judd floating square cut-outs piece of art and we say art, because it is an art form to pull off stunning design, with function as the forefront to any furniture, as the body floating has an ethereal quality. As does the body of the desk prove...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Belle Epoch Painted Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Decorated Center Table
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Paolo Buffa Parchment Veneer Mahogany Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian 1940s parchment veneer desk raised on rectangular mahogany bases with 8 mahogany trimmed drawers (design attributed to PAOLO BUFFA) (probably made by OSVALDO BORSANI)
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Parchment Paper
Brushed Metal and Bronze, Egyptian Revival Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique desk. The body is brushed metal with bronze details. Triangular legs are crowned by pharaoh heads and feet in the shape of lion's paws. Three front drawers. The top is black l...
Category
1940s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Metal
French Andre Arbus Ormolu Maple Writing Desk
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
French 1940s ormolu mounted maple writing desk with leather inset top above 2 frieze drawers on lyre form trestle supports. (attributed to ANDRE ARBUS)
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Maison Dominique Palisander and Glass Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
French 1940s palisander writing desk with rounded rectangular glass top above 2 frieze drawers & shelves down a side. (attributed to MAISON DOMINIQUE)
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Palisander
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
Art Deco Desk, France 1940s
Located in Greding, DE
Art Deco desk with slightly curved table top and two drawer elements with four drawers each. These are lockable and the handles are made of elegant bars. The desk can be positioned a...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
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1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
French Louis XV Style Writing Desk w/ Drawers C. 1940's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940's French writing desk, rich in history and detail, a testament to the craftsmanship of the era. The desk features three drawers, each adorned with brass handles that provide a ...
Category
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
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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