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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Baroque
Style: Regency
Regency-Style Mahogany Leather-Topped Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted of rich mahogany, this library table displays all of the sophistication Regency-era furnishings are known for. This table features a straightforward design with beautifully c...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency-Style Mahogany Leather-Topped Table
Regency-Style Mahogany Leather-Topped Table

Regency-Style Mahogany Leather-Topped Table

Regency Mahogany Writing Table By Gillows Of Lancaster
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with leather writing surface that can adjust. The ends with hinged compartments. The frieze with a drawer. Raised on a trestle base with spindles and turned st...
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1810s English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Writing Table By Gillows Of Lancaster
Regency Mahogany Writing Table By Gillows Of Lancaster

Regency Mahogany Writing Table By Gillows Of Lancaster

19th Century Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers & Strong Legs, 1890s
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish walnut desk or console table with two drawers and strong turning legs and stretcher.
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

19th Century Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers & Strong Legs, 1890s
19th Century Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers & Strong Legs, 1890s

19th Century Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers & Strong Legs, 1890s

Regency Writing Table or Library Table
Located in Richmond, London
A superb quality Regency side table or in the manner of Gillows. England, circa 1820. Why we like it With its superb quality of construction, premium veneers of the best Santo Domi...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Regency Writing Table or Library Table
Regency Writing Table or Library Table

Regency Writing Table or Library Table

Antique Monumental French Regency Inlaid Brass Mounted Barrel Roll Top Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Monumental French Regency Inlaid Brass Mounted Barrel Roll Top Cylinder Barrel Desk This luxurious antique desk imported from Europe would be a breathtaking and functional f...
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Mid-19th Century French Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Monumental French Regency Inlaid Brass Mounted Barrel Roll Top Desk
Antique Monumental French Regency Inlaid Brass Mounted Barrel Roll Top Desk

Antique Monumental French Regency Inlaid Brass Mounted Barrel Roll Top Desk

English Regency Period Rosewood Writing Slope Lap Desk circa 1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AND FINE REGENCY ROSEWOOD WRITING SLOPE England, ca. 1815 Includes a quill by Isaac Parkes Item # 801EZX27 An inordinately fine box, the exterior is dressed with full width...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Regency Period Rosewood Writing Slope Lap Desk circa 1815
English Regency Period Rosewood Writing Slope Lap Desk circa 1815

English Regency Period Rosewood Writing Slope Lap Desk circa 1815

Antique Regency period mahogany end support writing table
Located in London, GB
A fine quality early 19th century Regency period mahogany end support writing table, having brass line inlay throughout. The table having a green tooled leather writing surface with...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Regency period mahogany end support writing table
Antique Regency period mahogany end support writing table

Antique Regency period mahogany end support writing table

Early 19th century Regency davenport writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality regency davenport, circa 1820. Spindle gallery to the top leading to the original leather writing surface. Top opens to reveal a richly colored interior with 2 drawers....
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Palisander

Early 19th century Regency davenport writing desk
Early 19th century Regency davenport writing desk

Early 19th century Regency davenport writing desk

19 century kis barokk iroasztal
Located in Kerepes, HU
Annak ellenére hogy kis méretű es élig kevés hely foglal, több funkció is tud teljes mertekben használni: toalettasztal, kis író asztal egy előtérben meg egy kényelmes dolgozó laptop...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Other

19 century kis barokk iroasztal
19 century kis barokk iroasztal

19 century kis barokk iroasztal

Superb Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Free Standing Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique regency mahogany free standing writing desk having a superb quality mahogany top with a reeded edge and a red leather writing surface above two drawers and two...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Other

Superb Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Free Standing Writing Desk
Superb Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Free Standing Writing Desk

Superb Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Free Standing Writing Desk

Set of two Andalusian chairs in yellow ocre polychrome wood with birds
Located in BILBAO, ES
Set of two Andalusian chairs in yellow ocre polychrome wood with birds From the 1980´s Very Romantic with a chalky classic finish for interiors with ...
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1980s Portuguese Baroque Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Set of two Andalusian chairs in yellow ocre polychrome wood with birds
Set of two Andalusian chairs in yellow ocre polychrome wood with birds

Set of two Andalusian chairs in yellow ocre polychrome wood with birds

Regency Mahogany writing table with Rachet top
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
Regency Mahogany writing table with Rachet top Mahogany top with removeable book rest, Top lifts up and adjusts the height with the rachet support, inside fitted with pen tray and i...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany writing table with Rachet top
Regency Mahogany writing table with Rachet top

Regency Mahogany writing table with Rachet top

17th C Style Italian Walnut Refectory Dining Table Dark shellac finish In Stock
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our classic Lira style Old Walnut refectory dining table with sculpted edge top, lyre-shaped bases, handcrafted in aged Italian walnut, featured in our dramatic Espresso Dark stain s...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

17th C Style Italian Walnut Refectory Dining Table Dark shellac finish In Stock
17th C Style Italian Walnut Refectory Dining Table Dark shellac finish In Stock

17th C Style Italian Walnut Refectory Dining Table Dark shellac finish In Stock

Baker Furniture English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English Regency style writing desk or console table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1940s Carved mahogany, with embossed leather top, and original brass hardware and ...
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1940s American Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk
Baker Furniture English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk

Baker Furniture English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and carved edges
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with cared Solomonic turned legs and carved edges in top
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and carved edges
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and carved edges

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and carved edges

Antique Spanish Baroque Chestnut writing table or desk with turned legs
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful antique late 19th-century Spanish Baroque desk or writing table is made of solid chestnut wood with bold-turned legs joined by wrought iron stretchers. The table featu...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique Spanish Baroque Chestnut writing table or desk with turned legs
Antique Spanish Baroque Chestnut writing table or desk with turned legs

Antique Spanish Baroque Chestnut writing table or desk with turned legs

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is embellished with a carving of Don Quixote de la Mancha bordered with branches of leaves. The desk is supported by a pedestal joined by a bridge of turned columns. The front legs contain a carving of two wind god heads...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno

Early 19th Century Catalan Writing Desk or Console Table
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th century Catalan writing desk or console table. Hand-carved in pine circa 1790-1829 in Spain. Constructed with mortise and tenon joints. Rectangular top raised upon a simpl...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Early 19th Century Catalan Writing Desk or Console Table
Early 19th Century Catalan Writing Desk or Console Table

Early 19th Century Catalan Writing Desk or Console Table

English Mahogany Regency Style Partners Desk, circa 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
English Regency style mahogany partners desk, circa 1930. The top curves inward on each side for two to comfortably share the top. Each side features two drawers and a cabinet, with ...
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1930s English Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English Mahogany Regency Style Partners Desk, circa 1930
English Mahogany Regency Style Partners Desk, circa 1930

English Mahogany Regency Style Partners Desk, circa 1930

STUNNING REGENCY STYLE NEOCLASSICAL BRASS & WALNUT WRiTING TABLE DESK CIRCA 1920
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, Regency Neoclassical style Walnut & Satinwood writing table with X framed solid br...
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1920s Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

STUNNING REGENCY STYLE NEOCLASSICAL BRASS & WALNUT WRiTING TABLE DESK CIRCA 1920
STUNNING REGENCY STYLE NEOCLASSICAL BRASS & WALNUT WRiTING TABLE DESK CIRCA 1920

STUNNING REGENCY STYLE NEOCLASSICAL BRASS & WALNUT WRiTING TABLE DESK CIRCA 1920

Regency Style Faux Bamboo Writing Deak / Console Table By Chelsea House
By Chelsea House
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 20th century regency style fax bamboo writing desk / console table by Chelsea House. It has a painted distressed ivory finish. It is marked and in very good condition....
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Late 20th Century Chinese Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Regency Style Faux Bamboo Writing Deak / Console Table By Chelsea House
Regency Style Faux Bamboo Writing Deak / Console Table By Chelsea House

Regency Style Faux Bamboo Writing Deak / Console Table By Chelsea House

Minister's Desk, Regence Style, Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Minister's desk, Regence style, late 19th century or early 20th century. Large Minister's desk with gilt bronze and gold embossed leather decoration, Regency style, late 19th centur...
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Early 20th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Minister's Desk, Regence Style, Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century.
Minister's Desk, Regence Style, Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century.

Minister's Desk, Regence Style, Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century.

Regency Mahogany Library Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Regency mahogany library table features twin hinged, solid mahogany leaves that can either extend the top as writing surfaces or be used as book supports for reading. Underneath the...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Library Table
Regency Mahogany Library Table

Regency Mahogany Library Table

Late 17th Century Catalan Oak Console Table or Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Late 17th century Catalan oak console table, or writing desk, from Spain. Hand-carved in oak circa 1680-1709. Constructed with mortise and tenon joints. Thick plank top resting upon ...
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Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Late 17th Century Catalan Oak Console Table or Writing Desk
Late 17th Century Catalan Oak Console Table or Writing Desk

Late 17th Century Catalan Oak Console Table or Writing Desk

Burr Walnut Kidney Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
Elevate your workspace with this exquisite burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk featuring a luxurious hand-tooled leather writing surface. Organize your essentials effortlessly wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Nutwood

Burr Walnut Kidney Pedestal Desk
Burr Walnut Kidney Pedestal Desk

Burr Walnut Kidney Pedestal Desk

Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Lyre Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An Italian Baroque style walnut writing desk table with drawers and lyre shaped base legs and beautiful hand crafted wrought-iron stretchers. Created in Italy during the early years ...
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Early 1800s Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Lyre Base
Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Lyre Base

Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Lyre Base

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with cared Solomonic turned legs and iron stretcher. The top has a carved edges and a beautiful grain and patina.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher

Faux Bamboo Henry Link "Bali Hai" Writing Desk With Chair by Lexington
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embrace tropical sophistication with the Faux Bamboo Bali Hai Desk Set by Lexington. This set features a faux bamboo design, offering both style and functionality. The spacious desk ...
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20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Faux Bamboo Henry Link "Bali Hai" Writing Desk With Chair by Lexington
Faux Bamboo Henry Link "Bali Hai" Writing Desk With Chair by Lexington

Faux Bamboo Henry Link "Bali Hai" Writing Desk With Chair by Lexington

Portuguese Style Ebonized Spinet Secretary Desk by Tommy Bahama
By Tommy Bahama
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome Portuguese style secretary writing table or desk by Tommy Bahama. The spinet or piano style case has a flip top opening to reveal a pull-out writing table with a leather sur...
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20th Century Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Portuguese Style Ebonized Spinet Secretary Desk by Tommy Bahama
Portuguese Style Ebonized Spinet Secretary Desk by Tommy Bahama

Portuguese Style Ebonized Spinet Secretary Desk by Tommy Bahama

Large 19th Century Partners Library Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Large 19th Century partners library table with tooled Green Leather top. The moulded rectangular top sits above three cross banded drawers compl...
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19th Century Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Large 19th Century Partners Library Table
Large 19th Century Partners Library Table

Large 19th Century Partners Library Table

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with a new inset tooled blue leather with cross banded edge. The frieze containing a central long drawer flanked by a pair of drawers flanked by paneled ends. ...
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1820s English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Regency Mahogany Writing Table

Regency Mahogany Writing Table

Spanish Baroque Style Fratino Table with Lyre Shaped Base and Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish Baroque style walnut fratino table with carved lyre shaped base and iron stretcher. Immerse yourself in the opulent world of Spanish Baroque style with this exquisite walnu...
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Spanish Baroque Style Fratino Table with Lyre Shaped Base and Iron Stretcher
Spanish Baroque Style Fratino Table with Lyre Shaped Base and Iron Stretcher

Spanish Baroque Style Fratino Table with Lyre Shaped Base and Iron Stretcher

20th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre legs joined by wrought iron stretchers. Three drawers with original iron drawer pulls. The top is m...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

20th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
20th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table

20th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table

Mid 20th Century Vintage Regency Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
An exceptional vintage Regency desk. A soaring Secretary style with lots of little areas for storage. A beautiful Mahogany case that has a beautif...
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Mid-20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid 20th Century Vintage Regency Mahogany Secretary Desk
Mid 20th Century Vintage Regency Mahogany Secretary Desk

Mid 20th Century Vintage Regency Mahogany Secretary Desk

19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Two-Sided Desk, 1860s
Located in Miami, FL
Found in the South of France, this 19th century hand carved French walnut table or desk can be placed in the middle of a room as it is beautifully carved on all sides. It features a ...
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Two-Sided Desk, 1860s
19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Two-Sided Desk, 1860s

19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Two-Sided Desk, 1860s

A Fine Regency Satinwood and Calamander Work Table
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1815 The rectangular overhanging top with broad calamander banding, over one frieze drawer fitted with chased brass knobs, set between recessed retangular panels above an ebon...
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1810s Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

A Fine Regency Satinwood and Calamander Work Table
A Fine Regency Satinwood and Calamander Work Table

A Fine Regency Satinwood and Calamander Work Table

Antique Mahogany Writing Table / Server Turned Legs Wheels, c. 1890
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Handsome Antique Writing Table or Server featuring turned legs on castors, c. 1890. Two drawers with lovely pulls, a gilt embossed leather top and interesting period casters. Perfect...
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1890s Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Writing Table / Server Turned Legs Wheels, c. 1890
Antique Mahogany Writing Table / Server Turned Legs Wheels, c. 1890

Antique Mahogany Writing Table / Server Turned Legs Wheels, c. 1890

Regency Mahogany & Brass Partners Writing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Quality Regency Period Mahogany And Brass, Square, Partners Writing Table, Having Attractive Gilt Tooled Leather Top With Crossbanded Edge, Over Four Drawers And Four ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany & Brass Partners Writing Table
Regency Mahogany & Brass Partners Writing Table

Regency Mahogany & Brass Partners Writing Table

Free Standing Mahogany English Regency Tambour Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant 19th century freestanding mahogany roll top writing desk. Tambour top rolls back to reveal a fitted interior with drawers, pigeon holes and a slant lid leather writing su...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Free Standing Mahogany English Regency Tambour Roll Top Writing Desk
Free Standing Mahogany English Regency Tambour Roll Top Writing Desk

Free Standing Mahogany English Regency Tambour Roll Top Writing Desk

Italy Late 18th Century Regency Walnut Console or Wall Desk Hand Carved
Located in Brescia, IT
This an elegant piece with an untimeless beauty. The dimensions, the proportions, the wavy edge and the slender legs are elements of value. It can be useful as console or desk; in...
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Late 18th Century Italian Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Italy Late 18th Century Regency Walnut Console or Wall Desk Hand Carved
Italy Late 18th Century Regency Walnut Console or Wall Desk Hand Carved

Italy Late 18th Century Regency Walnut Console or Wall Desk Hand Carved

19th Century English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk. Gold embossed floral around the leather. Satinwood trim surrounds the solid mahogany desk. A beautiful turned double ...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood

19th Century English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk

19th Century English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With inset tooled brown leather top with cross banded edge over a frieze containing three drawers and on the reverse three working drawers. False drawers on ends. All with brass knobs. Raised on turned tapered legs headed by reeding. Ending on cup casters. Sold Florian Papp...
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1820s English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Regency Mahogany Writing Table

Regency Mahogany Writing Table

Stunning Barnini Oseo Empire-Style Demi Lune Regenza Desk RRP €6200
By Barnini Oseo Richmond
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer this amazing Barnini Oseo - large demi-lune ‘ Reggenza' desk, the banded top with satinwood foliate stringing and inset leather writing surface with gilt edge, fi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Stunning Barnini Oseo Empire-Style Demi Lune Regenza Desk RRP €6200
Stunning Barnini Oseo Empire-Style Demi Lune Regenza Desk RRP €6200

Stunning Barnini Oseo Empire-Style Demi Lune Regenza Desk RRP €6200

Stunning Faux Book Hardwood & Brown Leather Kidney Desk with Gallery Rail
By Theodore Alexander
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this absolutely stunning faux book back and sides Kidney desk with brown leather top and brass gallery rail This is pretty much the best looking desk I hav...
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20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Hardwood

Stunning Faux Book Hardwood & Brown Leather Kidney Desk with Gallery Rail
Stunning Faux Book Hardwood & Brown Leather Kidney Desk with Gallery Rail

Stunning Faux Book Hardwood & Brown Leather Kidney Desk with Gallery Rail

Georgian Regency Octagonal Library Table with Green Leather Top
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Richmond, London
An elegant late George III – early Regency period octagonal library drum table with aged green leather lined top and four drawers English, circa 1800. Why we like it Unusual and ele...
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Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Georgian Regency Octagonal Library Table with Green Leather Top
Georgian Regency Octagonal Library Table with Green Leather Top

Georgian Regency Octagonal Library Table with Green Leather Top

Baroque Style Walnut Desk, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A baroque style walnut writing table with a serpentine rectangular top, rounded frieze, deeply sculpted cabriole legs, pipe legs and wide drawer.Comfort and order. An exemplar of ele...
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19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Wood

Baroque Style Walnut Desk, 19th Century
Baroque Style Walnut Desk, 19th Century

Baroque Style Walnut Desk, 19th Century

Regency Library Table Desk Period Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Rosewood Library Table. This Library Table Stands Upon a Platform Base with Boldly Carved Lions Paw Feet. The Column Being of a Carved Form. Period Regency The Table Features...
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1980s Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Regency Library Table Desk Period Antique
Regency Library Table Desk Period Antique

Regency Library Table Desk Period Antique

REGENCY MAHOGANY WRITING Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good regency mahogany writing table in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster with a reeded leg and unusual gradooned top mould. Good colour and patina, the leather top look to be orig...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

REGENCY MAHOGANY WRITING Table
REGENCY MAHOGANY WRITING Table

REGENCY MAHOGANY WRITING Table

Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Sheraton Revival Mahogany Writing Desk. The term "Sheraton Revival" typically refers to a style of furniture that draws inspiration from the designs of the late 18th-century English ...
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1880s Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880
Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880

Regency Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880

18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 18th century French Regence Bureau Plat. Four drawers, with pieced leather top with carved design in the center and around the edges. Wa...
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18th Century French Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat
18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat

18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat

Baker Furniture Regency Rosewood Drop Leaf Writing Desk or Console, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Georgian style drop leaf writing desk, console, or sofa table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous book-mat...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ebony, Rosewood, Satinwood

Baker Furniture Regency Rosewood Drop Leaf Writing Desk or Console, Refinished
Baker Furniture Regency Rosewood Drop Leaf Writing Desk or Console, Refinished

Baker Furniture Regency Rosewood Drop Leaf Writing Desk or Console, Refinished

17th Century Italian Carved Walnut Table or Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th century Italian walnut library table or writing desk. Desk features three drawers amongst beautifully floral carved apron. Legs are carved in an old style swirl-twist shape on b...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

17th Century Italian Carved Walnut Table or Desk
17th Century Italian Carved Walnut Table or Desk

17th Century Italian Carved Walnut Table or Desk

Barocchetto da Viaggio walnut writing desk, northern Italy 18th century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Walnut travel desk with scarab concealing twelve drawers, the six smaller side ones. Small desk pulls on front, large drawer below. Removable movable legs with external locking screw...
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Early 1700s Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Barocchetto da Viaggio walnut writing desk, northern Italy 18th century
Barocchetto da Viaggio walnut writing desk, northern Italy 18th century

Barocchetto da Viaggio walnut writing desk, northern Italy 18th century

Spanish Baroque Period Dark Walnut and Iron Center or Writing Table, ca. 1675
Located in Atlanta, GA
In its day a portable table these sometimes referred to as “guard room tables” have hinges atop the trestle supports and fold up when the iron stretch...
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1670s Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Spanish Baroque Period Dark Walnut and Iron Center or Writing Table, ca. 1675
Spanish Baroque Period Dark Walnut and Iron Center or Writing Table, ca. 1675

Spanish Baroque Period Dark Walnut and Iron Center or Writing Table, ca. 1675

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with inset tooled red leather top and cross banded edge over three drawers front and back. Raised on circular tapered legs. Casters. Sold Bonhams , London, February 1...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Regency Mahogany Writing Table

Regency Mahogany Writing Table

Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a beautiful rectangular green leather inset top with banded edge and two frieze drawers with trestle lyre form base. Turned stretcher. Raised on saber legs with brass paw feet c...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Regency Rosewood Writing Table

Regency Rosewood Writing Table

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with cared Solomonic turned legs and iron stretcher. The top has a carved edges and a beautiful grain and patina.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher

Rustic 17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table, with a thick walnut one-plank top above a frieze containing four drawers with molded,...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wrought Iron

Rustic 17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table
Rustic 17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table

Rustic 17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table

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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