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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1940s
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A very special and Palatial early 20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted Mahogany and Bois Satine Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
François Linke – Index Num...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
California Art Deco Fletcher Aviation Executive Desk by Frank Fletcher
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This large American Art Deco desk was designed by Frank Fletcher and manufactured by Fletcher Aviation in Pasadena, California. A design patent number 1...
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1940s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
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
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style.
Direct from France, a lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential French ...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage 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
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
Gio Ponti Writing Desk in Walnut and Brass for the BNL Offices, Italy 1940s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and collectable walnut desk with brass ferrules designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Schirolli (Mantova - Italy) in the 1940s for the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL - Nation...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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
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
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
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
Franco Albini for Knoll Desk Model '1928' in Glass and Metal
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini for Knoll, desk model '1928', glass, wood, chromed steel, Italy, design 1949
Franco Albini’s '1928' desk combines glass, steel...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
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
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
Art Deco / Neoclassical Revival Walnut Desk, France, circa 1940
By Jean Pascaud
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Elegant desk / writing table / secretaire in walnut, divided into 2 parts:
- office part with 5 drawers including 1 with lock
Dimensions : height 75 cm, width 111 cm, depth 65 cm
...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
1940s Mid Century Italian Leather Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian Mid century modern leather desk with two drawers. The desk had ben polished in the best possible way to get it back as good as ne...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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
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
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
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
Category
1920s Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Scandinavian Art Déco Desk, Mahogany and Satinwood, Freestanding
Located in Göttingen, NI
A Scandinavian Art Déco desk, Mahogany and Satinwood, bronze ornaments, freestanding
Attributed to Sigvard Bernadotte, Stockholm 1930s.
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Inlaid Satin Walnut Twin Pedestal Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality Victorian mahogany twin pedestal desk writing table C1890.
This is a lovely piece, that is full of age, charm and character. Lovely line inlays.
Later quality t...
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
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
French Marquetry Bronze Ormolu Mounted Center or Desk Table
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful French marquetry and bronze ormolu-mounted table that you can use like a desk, console, center table.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface
Located in Houston, TX
This exquisite desk is very well made with beech wood and oak with
Kingwood marquetry decorative motifs. Gilt bronze mounts decorate
The edge and gilt masks embellish each corner....
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
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.
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Era Ebonised Desk with Stainless Frame
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1930s Art Deco desk has a streamlined machine age / industrial style. Desk top with three functional drawers and stainless steel leg and base. Unknown ma...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Monumental Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Cylinder Desk Circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Let me make this very clear, this desk is a BEAST to move. The desk has a grand piano-like presence to it and is absolutely magnificent in terms of the quality of teh bronze ormolu w...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire 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
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
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
Large Antique Artist's Bench, English, Patina, 6 Seat, Kitchen, Desk, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique artist's bench. An English, mahogany over pitch pine patinated kitchen table or desk, dating to the Edwardian period and later, circa 1910.
Lovingly patinate...
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Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Art Deco French Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful desk is made out of walnut wood, middle section of the desk top is covered with cowhide. Desk has 4 spacious drawers with wide chrome handles. Has prominent base and wide l...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Butcher Shop Counter Top c.1920-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A large wooden butcher shop counter top with a clear resin finish.
Creator unknown.
Date of manufacture c.1920-1950
Materials and techniques solid oak top, resin.
Condition ...
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Early 20th Century Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin, Oak
Sheraton Revival Cylinder Bureau, writing Desk with marquetry, circa 1890
Located in Miami, FL
A very good quality late 19th century satinwood Sheraton revival cylinder bureau with ebony string inlay, five walnut frieze drawers, the cylinder opening to reveal pigeon hole compa...
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Early 20th Century European Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
Located in Sheffield, MA
Directoire Maison Jansen style desk. Label inside drawer inscribed "A. Alavoine and Co., NY and Paris." Leather inset writing surface, drawer ...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Rundform Series Berlin Writing Desk by Mauser Werke 1940s
By Mauser Werke
Located in Aachen, NW
This rare and impressive Berlin executive desk from the Rundform series was designed in the 40s and produced by Mauser Werke in the late 40s. The impressive piece features 2 elements...
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1940s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Edwardian Quality Rosewood Inlaid Bow Fronted Writing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality rosewood inlaid bow fronted writing table having the original brass gallery above a lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted interior, original leather writin...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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
Rare Flame Mahogany Bronze Mounted Leather Top Francois Linke Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1910s French Directoire Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Gorgeous Inlaid Continental Louis XV Style Walnut Writing Desk circa 1920s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful desk that features the design of a Louis XV desk and has the traits of an Italian desk as well. The desk has beautiful inlay and even bronze hardware. The desk me...
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1920s European Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Desk Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty - Attributed Louis Majorelle - 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk Attributed Louis Majorelle
Style: Art Nouveau or Modernism or Jugendstil
Year: 1900
Materials : Furniture glass paste, bronze and wood.
Painted flowers
We have specialized in t...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Hungarian Desk in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Desk top is made out of high police walnut wood with cowhide insert in the middle. There are 2 drawers with chrome handles. Desk is elevated by thin chrome legs that are connected on...
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1940s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Chinese Red Lacquer Painting Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant elmwood painting table was crafted over a century ago by artisans in northern China. The broad tabletop provided an ideal surface for unfurling a scroll to compose poetr...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Viennese Secession oak writing desk
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This luxurious-looking Art Nouveau writing desk was made in about 1910 in the former Austria-Hungary. It is made of oak wood. The table top is covered with green plush in the front. ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Boulle Work Bureau Plat
Located in Cheshire, GB
A fine Régence style Bureau plat in the Manner of André-Charles Boulle, inlaid all over with intricate brass embellishments on a red tortoiseshell ground and having ornate gilt metal...
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1930s Larkin Soap Secretary Desk
By Larkin & Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique oak, slant front secretary made by Larkin. Measures 30.5" in width x 16" in depth x 46.5" in height. Good vintage condition with three functional drawers. Some wear and tear ...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique writing desk with inlays and new leather top. Lebanon 1920s.
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Lebanese desk,
beautifully decorated with Oriental Motifs,
bone inlay and new leather desk top,
good, great old patina.
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1910s Lebanese Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cedar
French Art Deco Cerused Oak Curved Desk Attributed to Jules Leleu
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco cerused oak curved desk attributed to Jules Leleu. This stunning French Modern limed oak desk has beautiful bronze hardware and sabots with bookshelves on the front s...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Unique Walnut Desk by Melchiorre Bega, 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
Extraordinary, sculptural walnut desk by Melchiorre Bega, originally designed in 1940.
Melchiorre Bega was born in Caselle di Crevalcore (BO) in 1898. He graduated in Architecture...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Writing Desk in Wood and Glass with Armchair
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous vintage wooden and glass desk of fine Italian manufacture from the rationalist period of the 1920s/30s.
The vintage writing desk is very rare and distinctive.
The top is made entirely of clear glass, elegant and fine, rectangular shape, with some brass elements to give more stability. The top fits perfectly into the wooden frame.
The base is the centerpiece, with its sinuous shapes worthy of such a rare piece. The base is made totally of light blue wood, beautiful and rare. The shapes are asymmetrical and resemble those of a Greek capital...
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1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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