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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Neoclassical
Style: French Provincial
20th Century French Bronze Mounted, Ormolu, Leather Top, Vintage, Bureau Plat!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 20th Century French Bronze Mounted, Ormolu, Leather Top, Vintage, Bureau Plat!!
Bureau Plat, Writing Table, French Bronze Mounted, Ormolu, Leather Top, Vintage!
This is a ...
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20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
French 1960's Lattice Bamboo & Rattan Desk w/ Drawers
Located in East Hampton, NY
The wonderful and intricate bamboo & rattan woven lattice work is exceptionally preserved in its natural original color, this bamboo desk features a newly replaced deep blue abet lam...
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1960s French French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Bamboo, Laminate
Italian NeoClassic Oak Parquetry Desk, Natural
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Italian NeoClassic style starburst pattern parquetry desk with tapered legs. It has one center drawer flanked by two smaller drawers with Verde Bronze finished handles.
Shown in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Neoclassical Parma Console Table Hand Carved Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Parma Console, Neoclassical Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
A French Neoclassical style console table, Parma is han...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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Marble
Secretary Desk, Tambour Roll Top
Located in Clermont, FL
Secretary desk by Bombay Furniture Co. Beautiful veneer mahogany finish. Dated 2004. Table maintains it s sturdy structure, with good wood surface ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Provincial Black Painted “Mazarin” Pedestal Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PROVINCIAL EIGHT-LEGGED "MAZARIN" PEDESTAL DESK IN BLACK PAINT
France, circa last quarter of the 18th century
Item # 403ZLJ18Q
An absolutely stunning eight-legged "Mazarin" pedestal...
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood, Paint
Italian Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Desk or Vanity with two Drawers, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful desk, or can also be used as a vanity - dressing table.
Made from bamboo wood and rattan, in Italy in the 1970s.
The desk is beautiful to look at from all sides and can als...
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1970s Italian French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Bamboo, Rattan
Italian Late Neoclassic Walnut 2-Drawer Library Table / Kitchen Island, ca. 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large and tall in scale this table has a rectangular top with rounded corners atop a conforming frame housing two drawers and raised on turned and tapering legs, its size and storage...
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1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Neoclassical Bureau Plat, France around 1800
Located in Greding, DE
French bureau plat on square tapered legs with brass sabots and small castors. The desk is veneered in mahogany and the writing surface is covered in congac-colored leather. The keyh...
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Early 1800s French Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th century Italian Paint Decorated Writing Desk with Drawer Circa 1760s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous smaller true gem of a desk from the middle part of the 1700s from Italy. The desk is made of walnut and pine and has a single drawer with all the traits one expect...
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1760s Italian Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut, Pine
Early 20th C. Louis XVI Petite Desk/ Writing Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
A wonderful early 20th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk in ebonized black finish. Dating to around the 1940’s with original brass mounts and leather top. This is the epi...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Wood
Good French crotch mahogany late 19th Century leather top desk having round legs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Good French crotch mahogany late 19th Century leather top desk having round legs with bronze mounts. This desk is finished on the backside.
Kneehole measurements: 25.5" x 24"
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
John Vesey Style Steel Bronze Neoclassical Console Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Iconic brushed steel and patinated bronze clad writing table, desk, or console made in the manner and style of John Vesey (American 1924-1992). The desk is fronted by two storage dra...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel
Antique French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table / Desk W/ Drawer Early 19th C
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Age: 1800 - 1850
Furniture Style: French Provincial (1700 - 1800)
Overall Dimensions: Width - 38-7/8" Depth - 24-1/4" Height - 27-1/4"
Early 19th Century French Provincial Fruitwo...
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Fruitwood
French Provincial Petite Desk or Side Table with 4 Sided Scalloped Apron
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely antique French side table or desk from the late 19th century; a beautiful example of the French Country design aesthetic. The table or desk has a beautiful carved scalloped ap...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Vintage Jaguar Green Lacquered Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
Located in East Hampton, NY
British Jaguar green lacquered Louis XVI style desk with original embossed leather top and two drawers. This desk sits on brass casters. Simply stunning and elegant.
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1940s French French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Theodore Alexander "Chateau du Vallois" French Mahogany Leather Writing Desk 48"
Located in Dayton, OH
Theodore Alexander "Chateau du Vallois" French Provincial Writing Desk. Features a serpentine form made from mahogany with tooled leather surfaces. Includes three dovetailed drawers ...
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Late 20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Mahogany
French 1900 desk in solid walnut
Located in LYON, FR
Very pretty little desk with two drawers in solid walnut from the 1900s. A decorative key will be provided for the right drawer. Very pretty patina and crazy charm of the veining of ...
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20th Century European French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Dennis & Leen Belgian Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite library table or desk designed by Dennis & Leen Los Angeles, CA. Known as the Belgian Louis XVI table it features neoclassical style motifs on the apron and legs. Decorated...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Neoclassical Style Mahogany Library Table or Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic English library table or writing table hand-crafted from solid mahogany. The table features a large trestle base with Greco-Roman style corinthian column legs in the neoclas...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
1960s Hollywood Regency Neoclassical Revival Karges Writing Desk
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency desk for sale. Manufactured by Karges in the 1960s, and in beautiful vintage condition. Really special writing desk that ...
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1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Nancy Corzine Neoclassical Giltwood & Black Marble Top Executive Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Nancy Corzine Neoclassical Giltwood & Black Marble Top Executive Desk
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1990s Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Carved Floral Back 18th Century Country French Carved Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare form of Country French desk. The desk features what appears to be oak and walnut construction and a parquet top with antique age cracks in the top. WE CAN REPAIR THIS ...
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1780s French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
French, Oak Child's School Desk c. 1900's
Located in London, GB
This French 1900's Oak child's school desk is a rare find that exudes immense character. The desk bears the markings of many children who have used it over the years, adding to its c...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
French 19th Century Walnut Writing Table or Desk with Lions and Shield Crest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique French accent table or side table that would make a stunning writing table or desk as well, sure to add elegance and museum quality...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted writing desk, leather top circa 1940
Located in Miami, FL
A French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted writing desk with leather top, circa 1940.
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Carved Oak Writing Desk Secretary AND Chair Breton Brittany SET.
Direct from France, a wonderful antique French writing desk AN...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Oak
Portable "Laptop" Desk with Storage Compartments and Inkwell
Located in Soquel, CA
Portable "Laptop" Desk with Storage Compartments and Inkwell
Box with storage for paper, pens, ink, and other writing supplies. Multiple lids/compar...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
Small Black Leather Top One Drawer Cabriole Carved Leg Chestnut Desk Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Small Black Leather Top One Drawer Cabriole Carved Leg Chestnut Desk Console Writing Table MINT!
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20th Century American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Chestnut
Large French Boulle Inlay Partners Desk Writing Table Desks
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a wonderful, sumptuos Boulle style partners desk. The piece is very distinctive and the amount of craftmanship that has gone into making this piece is astounding. The...
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1980s French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Writing Desk
Located in Portland, OR
A piece of history, a sense of timelessness, a finely crafted piece, this antique French Provincial desk is all of this and more. Estima...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut, Oak
Neo-Classical R.J. Horner Style Desk / Table Green Leather Top & Dolphin Base
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century Neo-classical R.J. Horner style ebonized desk with carved dolphin base and tooled green leather top. It has wonderful patina! The desk is very heavy and m...
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Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Italian Neoclassical Bleached Walnut Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Italian neoclassical bleached walnut desk circa 1825-1845. 19th century walnut veneered desk with five drawers. Simple lines and squared legs in a...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Black Painted Pine Writing Desk, Sweden 1900's
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique pine Swedish writing table or desk on carved cabriolet legs with three drawers that compose the stylish serpentine front.
The drawers all function and open with one included...
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20th Century Swedish French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Pine, Paint
Henredon French Provincial Louis XV Oak Writing Desk
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Henredon
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved oak, with original brass hardware.
Measures: 40"W x 24"D x 29.5"H.
Ver...
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1960s American French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage French directoire desk. Wonderful shape with inset green leather top. Great storage too. Add some French Architecture to your home.
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved cherry wood, with original brass hardware.
Measures: 46"W x 23"D x 30"H.
...
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1960s American French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th-Century Neoclassical Writing Desk Inlaid with Brass
Located in Opole, PL
Early 20th-Century Neoclassical Writing Desk Inlaid with Brass
We present you a Neoclassical writing desk from the early 20th century.
It is...
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
The commanding presence of this 19th-century French desk is attributed to its square pedestal structure. The ensemble of six drawers is perched upon two sturdy legs, which also doubl...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Oak Writing Desk
Located in High Point, NC
This oak desk was made in France in the 19th Century. An original concept for a standing height desk, this practical piece is designed in the eleg...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture French Louis XV Pink Lacquered Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Pink lacquered cherry wood, with original brass hardware.
Measures: 50.5"W x 23.5...
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1960s American French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rustic 19h Century Country French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming and rustic late 18th century country French provincial writing table or desk hand-crafted from fruitwood. Made in the South of France this table features a whimsical style f...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Iron
Mid Century Country French Provincial Mirrored Vanity Desk Console Credenza 72"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century French Provincial vanity desk or credenza featuring serpentine form with antiqued mirrored top, four drawers and one cabinet...
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Mirror, Hardwood
French Neoclassical Console Table Exilis Hand Carved Handmade Portugal
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Console Exilis Neoclassical collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
A French Neoclassical Style console table, Hand Carved in Linden Wood.
An exclusive and sumpt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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Marble, Onyx, Steel, Silver Leaf, Stainless Steel
"Universal" Table from Thomas Sheraton's Design Book
Located in Stamford, CT
A "universal" table documented in the Thomas Sheraton's Design book. This mahogany table has two pullout leaves with a central tabletop that drops down. There are two drawers, one ha...
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19th Century English American Classical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Primitive Antique Early American Country Farmhouse Slant Top School Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Primitive early American schoolhouse / country / farmhouse writing desk. Made of poplar featuring a slanted top and dovetailed joinery.
...
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Late 19th Century American Classical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Poplar
19th Century Country French Provincial Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century country French provincial diminutive writing table or desk carved from walnut. The top and frieze have a gracefully curved serpentine shape with a small storage...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Restored 1970 Empire Desk: Light Walnut & Ebonized Finish with Green Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the elegance of this vintage Empire desk, meticulously hand-crafted from wood and professionally restored by our in-house team. In great condition, the desk boasts a rectang...
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1970s European Neoclassical Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
1800s French Antique Patinated Ecritoire
Located in High Point, NC
This antique ecritoire was crafted in 19th century France. A heavily distressed wooden ecritoire, this desk organizer flaunts a spacious case with an elegant slant top and a subtle c...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
1800s Hancrafted Tall Slant Top Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
1800s Hancrafted tall slant top secretary desk. Wood appears to be flame maple. Solid dove tail joints. Turned legs and carved apron. Some wea...
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
18th C. Country French Walnut Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A two tiered desk with elevated section at back with slots for papers and four curved supports. The lower overhanging surface with banded sides and serpe...
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Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Custom Made Metal Vanity or Desk by BH&A
Located in Sheffield, MA
Custom made and designed by us. this versatile modern and traditional styled piece can be used as end table, vanity, desk or dressing table. Table has distressed metal top insert and a drawer. Matching vanity stool available. Can work well in neoclassica, Hollywood Regency, neoclassical revival or modern setting. Size and finish to your specifications.
Check with us for quote for other top inserts.
Matching custom vanity stool...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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Iron
1960s Italian Dal Vera Bamboo Rattan Brass French Riviera Organic Writing Desk
By Dal Vera
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern writing table or desk in bamboo and wicker rattan with 2 side drawers with typical brass handles from renowned Dal Vera manufacturer. The o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
Restored Late 18th-Century French Antique Secrétaire with Intricate Carvings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step back in time with our exquisitely restored French Antique Secrétaire, a genuine late 18th-century gem. Expertly crafted from premium walnut woo...
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
Spanish Rustic Neoclassic Faded Walnut 1-Drawer Table, early 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a three board top slightly overhanging the rectangular case, the case housing one drawer missing bottom left corner, the opposite side with decorative shaped wooden corners at...
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1810s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
1800s Antique Desk, French Empire Style, Mahogany, Gilt, Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous antique secretaire a abattant, desk, French Empire style, mahogany, gilt, 1800s, 19th century!
This stunning French Empire style marble-top mahogany fall-front desk, 19th century, projecting frieze drawer, with gilt metal crossed sword pulls, turned column supports flanking the fall-front panel, opening to gilt embossed leather writing surface, mirrored interior gallery, over dual cabinet doors, opening to reveal three drawers, above lower apron drawer, approximately 56.5" height 37.25" width, 17" depth.
Dominated by Greco-Roman models, the Empire style - spare, noble, massive - had a studied dignity consistent with Napoleonic majesty. The characteristic furniture types were a bit stiff but imposing: their flat surfaces and sharp corners, together with their lack of moldings, produced an effect of grandeur that was not without beauty as per Timothy Corrigan
The Empire style was deliberately propagandistic, and embraced what was most monumental in ancient art as suitable analogies to the new French Empire. Napoleon imposed a tyrannical centralization on artistic production, decreeing that it would be subject to control from Paris and overseen by the architects Percier and Fontaine...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Marble
19th Century Neoclassical Style English Oak Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic 19th century English library table, writing table, or desk hand-crafted from oak. The table features a trestle style base with Greco-Roman corinthian columns in the neoclass...
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
French Mid-18th Century Louis XV Period Petit Desk or Side Table
By Camard
Located in Southampton, NJ
Fine Mid-18th Century French Louis XV period petit ladies desk or side table handcrafted in solid French walnut. Features a rectangular top with scalloped apron on all sides and sing...
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Mid-18th Century French Provincial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
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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