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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Georgian
18th Century Painted Oak Bureau Bible Box on Stand
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A wonderful characterful late 18th century portable painted carved oak bureau or bible box on a stand. There is carved detail throughout, in a mainly fl...
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique 6ft George III Mahogany Crossbanded Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique George III flame mahogany inlaid and crossbanded pedestal partners desk, circa 1810 in date.
The desk is made from beautiful flame mahogany with highly deco...
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1810s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George III Kidney Shaped Open Writing Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
George III Kidney Shaped Open Writing Table with High Stretcher between End Supports on Sabre Legs and Brass Castors 40"w x 21"d x 27.5"h
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1770s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Georgian Desk Mahogany Writing Table Circa 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian Mahogany Writing Table.
This Writing Table is Raised upon Tapered Legs with Boxwood Line Inlays.
Having an Arrangement of 3 Oak Lined Drawers (note the fine dovetails)
Circa...
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Early 1800s Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique burr walnut leather top pedestal desk. This is in the Georgian style, it dates from around the 1930’s.
The quality is superb, this has a beautiful inset leather ...
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1930s British Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
18th Century George III Period Mahogany Architect's Desk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning late 18th century, George III period solid mahogany architect's desk. Finished in the round, the top slants up for reading, or cantilevers up for either reading or writing...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A George IV Century Holland and Sons Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A very fine mahogany writing table on four masculine legs, terminating in cope castors with two drawers above, deep rich timber top with stamp.
England, 1820
H 80 x W 122 x D 57 cm...
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1820s English George IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Circa 18th Century English Unusual Size Painted Knee Hole Desk or Side Table
Located in London, GB
A charming diminutively sized English kneehole desk.
It was not originally made for a child but could be used as such as well as for an adult.
Repainted sympathetically in a dark blu...
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Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique slant front secretary desk with graduated drawers (one over two short, over two long) with retracting supporting brackets...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Georgian Period Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A charming and very well made antique Georgian writing table / desk. This was made in England, we would date it to around the 1800-1820 period.
It is of superb quality, this is a ve...
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Early 1800s British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Reproduction of Sir Winston Churchill's Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome copy of Winston Churchill's George III style partners desk crafted in mahogany with a tooled leather top on a case with three drawers on either side supported by square tape...
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Mid-20th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique Georgian writing table / desk of the highest order. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1820’s period...
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1820s British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English George III Mahogany & Leather Pedestal “Rent” Writing Desk ca. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY & TOOLED LEATHER PEDESTAL DESK WITH "RENT" COMPARTMENTS
England, ca. 1800 with numerous hidden compartments
Item # 311EFP30W
A rather special find, this positiv...
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19th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George III Period Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Montreal, QC
George III Period Mahogany Desk two drawer resting on on square tapered legs castors and the top inset with gold-tooled red leather.
England: circa 1790
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1790s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Scottish, George III Mahogany and Sycamore Banded Cylinder Bureau
Located in Woodbury, CT
Scottish George III mahogany and sycamore banded cylinder bureau / desk. The revolving cover encloses a leather inset, articulating writing surface and an arrangement of pigeon hole...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Sycamore, Satinwood, Yew, Burl
Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Slant Front Architect's Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style slant front standing desk or architect's desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Late 20th Century
Carved mahogany, with original brass hardware.
Me...
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Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with old brown leather top and cross banded edge. Three drawer and false drawers on reverse. String inlay and brass bail handles on the drawers. Raised on square tapered ...
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1790s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Style Burr Elm Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Georgian style burr elm writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s.
The quality is outstanding, this is a great size with lots of wor...
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1930s British Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Elm
Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Georgian style burr walnut bureau. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1950’s.
The quality is outst...
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1950s British Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
George II Irish Mahogany Rent Table
Located in New York, NY
George II Mahogany Rent table with lettered inlaid drawer front & swiveling leather top ( see video) raised on carved cabriole legs terminating in carved scroll feet. with key
leathe...
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Early 18th Century Irish George II Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Circa 1790 George III Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This George III table has gold embossed trim around a beautifully weathered dark green-blue leather tabletop. The square body has been made entirely from mahogany with a mahogany ven...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Georgian English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Carved Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, 19th century.
19th century English partners' desk, the top with a gadrooned edge and inset with a gilt tooled green leather writing surface, all raised on carved curving fe...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1780 English George III Patinated Oak Antique Writing Table
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III PROVINCIAL PATINATED OAK THREE-DRAWER WRITING TABLE
England, circa 1780 with scrolled cupid's bow apron
Item # 312EKH07Q
A beautifully patinated writing table from the G...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Rare 18th Century Georgian Period Mahogany Architect Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare and elegant Georgian Architect’s desk has a ratchet top, extending drawer front, as well as storage compartments. Architect desks, m...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Georgian Oak Side Table or Writing Table A Georgian Country Oak Lowboy
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Georgian Oak Side Table or Writing Table
A Georgian Country Oak Lowboy, this is a charming piece with a decorative kneehole to the centre front
The Low Boy stands on square slightl...
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Early 1800s Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique George III Banded Satinwood Lady's Writing Desk with Rosewood Inlay
Located in Morristown, NJ
18th c., England, a delightful George III cheveret lady's writing desk in two parts. The upper five-drawer cabinet with conforming guard over fitted drawers, resting on a table with ...
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1790s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ivory, Satinwood, Rosewood, Leather
Vintage Italian Georgian Style Trestle Writing Desk 1960s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: H 78 cm / W 161 cm / D 76 cm
H 30.7" / W 63.3" / D 29.9"
Vintage Italian Georgian style trestle oak writing desk from the 1960s, beautifully hand-carved standing on four...
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Early 20th Century Italian Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1980s
Carved mahogany, with original brass hardware.
Measures: 45.5"W x 21.25"D x 29.6...
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1980s American Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bureau Having
Well Figured Fall Flap Above Four Long Drawers With
Original Water Gilt Handles Raised On Original Bracket
Feet
(Typical of the lat...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian Style Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A smart and useful antique Georgian style writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1950’s.
The quality is fantastic, this is beautifully designed with a co...
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1950s British Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Classic Chippendale Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
George III style polished writing table with a rectangular top and three drawers. Above a frieze with a gilded Greek key design and gilt corner brackets, raised on stop-fluted legs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique leather top pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930-50’s.
It is of outstan...
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1950s British Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique English Georgian Table Small Desk Nightstand Lowboy 3 Drawers Tiger Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Antique English Tiger Oak Georgian Writing Desk, Table, Lowboy, or Nightstand with Drawers~~c. early 19th Century
So versatile~~coul...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique English Georgian Table Desk Nightstand PETITE Lowboy Highly Carved Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Antique English HIGHLY CARVED Oak Georgian Writing Desk, Table, Lowboy, or Nightstand with Drawers~~PETITE SIZE~~c. early 19th Century...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique George III Quality Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality walnut kneehole desk having a quality figured walnut crossbanded top above one long and six walnut inlaid oak lined drawers with engraved brass handles, cu...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Elegant English Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
English late 18th century/early 19th century mahogany writing table with hand-tooled leather top on three drawers standing on tapered legs ending in brass capped feet, with fine stri...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
A George III Chippendale Period Writing Desk
Located in Dublin, GB
A Superbly made George III Chippendale Period Mahogany Writing Desk
The rectangular leather inset top with a cross-banded moulded edge,
and a lift up central panel, above three freez...
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1760s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
George III Mahogany Partner's Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare George III period mahogany partner's desk, the molded top with inset Morocco red leather top with gilt tooling over two sides both with two banks of working doors and r...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Single Drawer Mahogany Chippendale Table Ball Claw Feet English Mid 19th Century
Located in Louisville, KY
For the discerning eye, this table/desk is an amazing example of beautiful English Chippendale design with exemplary 19th century craftsmanship. From ornately hand carved cabriole le...
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19th Century English George I Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A George IV mahogany mechanical escritoire attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George IV mahogany mechanical escritoire attributed to Gillows, of rectangular form with a vertical superstructure on reeded cabriole legs with a turned stretcher and the original ...
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1820s English George IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top With Fitted Interior.
Located in High Wycombe, GB
18th Century Georgian Bureau Desk on Stand. Fold Front Top Reveals A Fitted Interior with Drawers & Pigeonhole Sections Fitted out With Original B...
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Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Satinwood & Leather Top Brass Mounted Six Drawer Partners Desk, C 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English satinwood and leather top brass mounted partners desk with six flanking drawers, four carved inset corners, and resting on the original squared tapered molded edge legs. Late...
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1780s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Walnut Writing Table Desk / Dressing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive English walnut writing table or dressing table with brass hardware.
Solid walnut and walnut veneer over solid oak secondary wood.
Having burl walnut drawer fronts with...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Ochre Painted George III Pine Table, England, Early 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
England, Early 19th Century
Painted George III pine table. Completely untouched with original brass handles.
H 75 x W 92 x D 65 cm
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
George III Sheraton Writing Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine George III Sheraton period partners writing table in figured mahogany with box wood stringing in the top at the edge of the leather and also in the frieze below the drawers. E...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Desk , Small English Knee Hole Desk with Tooled Leather Top, Serpentine Front
Located in Toronto, CA
A serpentine curved front, small English kneehole desk in classical mahogany Georgian styling. The goldfish brown tooled leather skiver writing s...
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20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Baker Mahogany Executive Partners Desk, Georgian, Writing Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Large mahogany executive partners desk by baker, writing table in the Georgian Fashion.
A stunning new Baker mahogany partners desk having fu...
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2010s American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George III Satinwood Bonheur du Jour
Located in Maidstone, GB
A Satinwood Bonheur du Jour with painted panels and glazed doors, maroon leather writing fold, ebony inlaid square tapering legs and painted brackets. After a design by Hepplewhite. ...
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1790s British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Baker Furniture Vintage Queen Ann Desk
Located in Hartville, OH
Beautiful example of this intentionally distressed leather top Queen Ann Desk with cabriolet legs and key from Baker furniture. One owner find. Signed a...
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Mid-20th Century American George I Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
George III Style Mahogany And Brass Inlaid Carleton House Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with central leather liner hinged writing surface surrounded by drawers and doors. The back finished Frieze drawers all with brass inlays. Raised on square tapered le...
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1850s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Tiger Oak Bureau, Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1810, H975
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian Tiger Oak Bureau, Desk, Writing Table, Secretary, Scotland 1810, H975
Scotland 1810
Solid Oak
Original finish
Rectangular solid oak top
Locking fall front writing s...
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19th Century North American Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
English George III Chippendale-Style Mahogany Library Table Adjustable Book Stan
Located in Dallas, TX
a handsome "neat and plain" George III Chippendale-style Gentleman's library writing table with adjustable writing slope / book stand, mahogany with leather work surface, gilt emboss...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, 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
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Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Silver Table, English, Inlaid, Display, Writing Desk, Georgian, C.1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique silver table. An English, rosewood inlaid display or writing table, dating to the late Georgian period, circa 1780.
Delightf...
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Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine 18th Century Mahogany Free Standing Library Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine quality late 18th century mahogany free standing library desk, the flame mahogany cupboards with ebony fluting to the sides of the kneehol...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Leather Top Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century leather top mahogany desk circa 1910.
Original red leather writing surface with gold tooling, with obvious signs of use. Fitted with 3 drawers above the the kn...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Mahogany
Large Antique Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality large leather top writing table by Taylor & Sons, Brompton Road, London, having three leather inserts each d...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
This desk was purchased by me at the closure of the Whitbread Archive Museum in 2001. It comes with their supplied provenance - together with several later lines of research.
Includ...
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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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