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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Industrial
Style: Louis XIII
1930s Fabulous Industrial Adjustable Wood Table Hand Crank Metal Base
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Old Adjustable Table
1930s Fabulous Sculptural Industrial Wheeled Wood Table
Adjustable Tilt with Hand Crank Metal Base
Adjustable height useful as Lectern, Drafting, Music Stand, S...
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1930s Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique A. Lietz Co. Maple Wood and Cast Iron Drafting Table c.1940-1947
By A. Lietz Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A fully adjustable industrial drafting table with Maple wood top and cast iron base and knobs. Cast iron bases have the maker's mark on both sides. Two original metal labels o...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
1950s Industrial Single Bank Steel Tanker Desk by Orma Milano, Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
A unique small 1950s industrial design single bank steel tanker desk with green top, produced by Orma Milano from Italy.
Features four drawers of different sizes, and a fifth top dra...
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Brushed Steel And Marble Writing Desk Vanity
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, industrial, brushed steel desk features a contrasting white marble top with beveled edge and five drawers with brass trim underneath them. This petite piece works...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Steel
19th Century French Louis XVIII Style Stripped Writing Table
Located in Houston, US
This country table exemplifies the rustic style seen in Southern France and Spain. The style as seen in Louis XIII country interpretations, developed in France an Spain and mirror th...
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19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Vintage Anco Bilt Cast Iron and Wood Drafting Table/Desk c.1950
By Anco Bilt
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A fully adjustable industrial wooden drafting table with a cast iron ledge, cast iron knobs and brackets. The table can be used as a tall dining table, standing desk or drafti...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
Industrial Brushed Steel Desk By Library Bureau Makers
By Library Bureau Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome, industrial, brushed steek desk by Library Bureau Makers circa 1940's features a single drawer with a 17.5 inch wide opening for a desk chair. The desk is finished on all si...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique Hamilton Mfg. Co. Drafting Table with Footrest c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Contact us for more affordable shipping options: S16 Home San Francisco.
A fully adjustable industrial drafting table with solid Maple top, wooden base and solid cast iron b...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
French Postal Desk
Located in Cirencester, GB
Circa 1950's this is a painted steel French 'La Poste' sorting table. Great original condition and the colour is blue/grey with a terracotta brown top. We think it would look fab in a home office or even as a kitchen desk...
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique Industrial Cast Iron Drafting / Drawing Table by Keuffel and Esser Co. 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s American eagle drawing table by Keuffel & Esser Co.
Overall dimensions: 32″ x 51″
Height range when top is flat: 37″ – 48″
Materials: Cast Iron &...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
Vintage Architects, Draftsmans Desk
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
1940'S Vintage Architects, Draftsmans Desk. Solid Teak Top with heavy cast iron base set on wooden runners. Tilting desk top.
H: 73 cm
W: 76 cm
D: 5...
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Mid-20th Century British Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
1950's Post Office Steel Industrial Mail Sorting Desk Workstation Table
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage industrial salvage USPS Post Office steel mail sorting station desk circa 1956 with single drawer, cubby, and various hooks undernea...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Walnut Drafting Table Adjustable Lift and Tilt Steel Base
Located in Baltimore, MD
Handcrafted in Baltimore. This Marabu inspired, custom-crafted drafting table is a fully functional piece. It boasts an adjustable height and tilt feature that effortlessly adjusts v...
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2010s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
19th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Bleached Walnut and Iron Writing Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a focal point to your study or library with this elegant antique fruitwood desk. Carved in Spain circa 1870, the tall trestle table stands on four carved barley twist legs ending in round feet, and connected with a decorative forged iron stretcher. The desk features three carved drawers across the front decorated with floral motifs and dressed with decorative iron knobs. The thick rectangular top surface built with one single plank of walnut, is embellished with a carved molded trim around the edges. The large writing table...
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Oak French Industrial Drafting Table Desk Tilt Steel Base
Located in Baltimore, MD
The Oak Top French Industrial Drafting Table is a thoughtfully designed and expertly crafted piece of furniture. Made in the USA with a commitment to using mostly domestic materials,...
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2010s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Walnut Butch Block Tilt Drafting Desk Standing Height table
Located in Baltimore, MD
Crafted in the heart of Baltimore, Maryland, this modest yet impressive piece is a blend of traditional craftsmanship and practicality.
The table features a solid 1.5" walnut butche...
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2010s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouvé Compass Direction Desk Limited RAW Steel and Natural Oak by Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Jean Prouvé Compass direction desk in natural oak and clear lacquered steel for Vitra. Originally designed in 1953, Prouvé's iconic desk is based the de...
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1930s French Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Scrivania in ferro e laminato di palissandro di Mobiltecnica Torino anni '70
Located in Premariacco, IT
Importante scrivania direzionale italiana anni '70 circa, produzione Mobiltecnica Torino.
Si presenta con una struttura in ferro corredata di tre cassetti scorrevoli sul lato sinist...
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1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Large desk in iron and rosewood laminate by Mobiltecnica Torino 1970
Located in Premariacco, IT
Important Italian executive desk circa 1970s, manufactured by Mobiltecnica Torino.
It features an iron frame accompanied by four large and sturdy drawers on the sides.
Present is a ...
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1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Rustic Industrial Dining or Writing Table or Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century French industrial, rustic writing table or desk. Soundly constructed, all wood top with iron strap around entire edge and bottoms of legs. Trestle base. Multi purpose t...
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19th Century French Industrial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Writing Table Carved Oak Desk Lion Mask Louis XIII Style
Located in Labrit, Landes
Writing table or desk Henri II (also named Louis XIII style) 19th century with lion masque drawer handle
Table height: 27.56 in. (70 cm)
Hand carved oak
R...
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1880s French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Writing Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Very nice scale, warmth color and nice carving on the belt, always useful anywhere at home.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Maple White
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Industrial Design Metal Desk in Painted and Chromed Metal and Aluminium, Bespoke
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Industrial design metal desk, lacquered and chromed metal and aluminium, made to measure.
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2010s German Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
19th Century Barley Twist Mahogany Desk Console or Library Table by Imperial
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stunning 19th Century single drawer desk or library console table having turned mahogany legs and frame with outstanding grain throughout having hand carved aprons with gold detail...
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Late 19th Century American Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Country House German Light Pine Desk, Circa 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This desk was made around the 1930s in Germany. It is made from solid pine with many very deep drawers. The desk retained a very nice patina and signs of use over the years. The heig...
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1930s German Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Louis XIII Period 1630s Carved Walnut Barley Twist Table with Black Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIII period walnut writing table from circa 1630 with two lateral drawers, barley twist base, black painted top and carved X-Form cross stretcher accented with central...
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17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Green Leatherette and Metal Cabinets, 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Pair of green leatherette and metal cabinets with shelf, Italy, 60s. Provenance Gabicce Mare city hall.
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden pack...
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1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Midcentury Steel Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This vintage midcentury metal desk is for hard workers only. A laminate-top, panel legs and a bottom shelf for extra storage needs. Please note,...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Painted Metal Desk with Brown Leatherette Top from Mermelada Estudio, 1960s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted Metal Desk with Brown Leatherette Top from Mermelada Estudio, 1960s
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1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Reply Architect Drafting Table Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld Ahrend Cirkel, 1959
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Reply Dutch Design Architect drawing table designed by Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Circel in 1959.
Design Classic, awarded with the "Signe d’Or".
The table top is fully adjustable by two rotary knobs, this table is in very good condition seen its age.
Dark Brown coated...
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1970s Dutch Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
19th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Louis XIII style French side table made of solid walnut with turned legs connected by an X-form stretcher with centre finial. Dovetailed drawer with iron ring pull. Pegged construc...
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19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large Vintage Oak Desk, Double Sided with Display End
Located in Ely, GB
A beautifully large vintage partner desk or possible retail counter desk.
The desk is in good vintage condition with age related marks and scuf...
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1920s British Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Industrial Wood 3 Drawer Hudson Drawing Table by Keuffel & Esser Co.
Located in New York, NY
Large Industrial style early 20th century architect drawing table featuring an oak base and a pine top. Comes with three drawers, including one larger blueprint drawer, two regular d...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Pine
18th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Table
Located in Madrid, ES
French walnut table in Louis XIII style, late 18th century, walnut with a single drawer from the 18th century. The legs are characteristically turned and the base is in the shape of ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Bespoke Executive Metal Desk, Lacquered Metal, Industrial Design, Germany, 2018
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Executive metal desk in classical industrial design style. The timeless essential form with two cests of drawers, creates a clear and distinctive ...
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2010s German Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Industrial Style Raw Metal Vintage Center Table Base Jean Prouve Style, 1980s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Vienna, AT
Industrial style vintage metal center table base or table Style Jean Prouve 1980s.
A high quality industrial style table base or table from metal style Jean Prouve from the 1980s.
This extraordinary and gorgeous raw metal table base from steel works wonderful as writing desk as well as center table or dining table.
The beauty of this minimalist industrial table features the imperfection and you could see tear and wear in this hand made work, particularly in the structured material and finish.
Consider pairing with rustic, contemporary or mid century environment and with cosy and earthen color tones.
Great to use table tops...
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Late 20th Century European Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Temporal Collection, Limited Edition, Marble, Glass, Steel Desk 'Exercise 2'
Located in Madrid, ES
"Exercise 2" desk is part of the collection 'Temporal', commissioned by the Machado Muñoz Gallery in 2016. Where the other pieces in this collection aim to go beyond their physicalit...
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2010s Spanish Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique French Louis XIII Style Draw Leaf Dining Table with Barley Twist Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique French Louis XIII style oak draw leaf extending dining table with barley twist legs. This table has been lovingly restored...
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1920s French Louis XIII Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Industrial Live Edge Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Absolutely fantastic writing desk, seamlessly blending nature and machine. A sturdy live edge slab desktop offers ample workspace for any project on hand. An industrial iron base fea...
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Vintage French Industrial Architect's Drafting Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Industrial style mechanical architect's drafting table with original green lacquered metal base and large solid elmwood top. The platform is fully modular: using the wood pedal on the front it is possible to raise and lower the top and it may be tilted to any angle, from flat to vertical. The wood drawing surface has an nice patina with some old ink marks and there is a large wood trough...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Jean Prouvé Style One Seat School Desk
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful Vintage Industrial school desk.
In the style of Jean Prouvé
Striking French design from the 1950s /60s.
Green lacquered met...
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Big Round Work & Presentation Table
Located in VUGHT, NL
Round work table made from a Cambo photo studio tripod (Dutch brand in professional camera and studio accessories).
This type of column tripod was the first product of this company to be presented in the 1950s.
Workplace for one, two or even three people.
Worktop adjustable to all normal desired heights.
Standing or sitting (desk) work is therefore possible, but quickly switching between these positions is not possible!
Various monitors or all-in computers can be mounted freely on this table.
Two or two copies near each other (maximum 27 inch).
When using a single screen, up to 50 inches can be used (presentation table...
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1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Dutch Midcentury Industrial Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch midcentury industrial black metal desk with three cupped ring drawers and rectangular wood top. A handsome work of midcentury industrial d...
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1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Louis XVIII Style Walnut Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Louis XVIII style French side table made of solid walnut with carved decoration. Dovetailed drawer with small brass ring pull. Turned legs connected by an X-form stretcher with cen...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Industrial Iron Writing Desk from the 1950s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This industrial workbench was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1950´s
This desk was originally used as a work table for craftsmen, can also be used as a desk. It´s made of...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted aluminium desk with laminate top from Carlotti, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Secretary Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, multi-function antique chest was created in Italy, circa 1960. Siting on bracket feet over a straight bottom plinth, the fruit wood cabinet features what appears to be three drawers with raised burled panels and dressed with iron handles and matching escutcheons across the front. The hinged top half surface raises up while the top drop-front hinged drawer folds down, and reveals a writing surface with inside theater and four small drawers over a niche gallery. The bottom section features two large functional drawers for extra storage. Both sides are also decorated with burled walnut raised panels. The narrow and versatile baroque writing table commode is in excellent condition with a rich walnut patina, and has beautiful gothic hardware...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Oak Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive 19th century French oak writing table or desk. Featuring a single drawer case supported by carved barley twist legs conjoined by an H-shaped stretcher. The oak top has a l...
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19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fokker Airplane Wingflap Writing Desk
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Fokker Airplane Wingflap writing desk
Desk made from the left and right wing flab of a Fokker F50.
Fokker was one of the pioneers in Airplane design and manufacturing.
The Founder...
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2010s Dutch Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Antique American Industrial Iron and Maple Childs School Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American industrial iron and maple childs school writing desk. Item features a lower cubby storage to side, iron frame, pivoting backrest, very nice antique item, quality Ame...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Industrial Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern iron and mango wood Industrial desk finished in our dark ascot finish, with a bold style and design. An ideal desk in a home office or corporate environment.
Dimensions: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Drafting Table Cast Iron Tripod Leg Anderson Industrial Table Brooklyn
By Anderson
Located in East Hampton, NY
The drafting table is antique cast iron tripod leg with wood tilt top. Adjustable height and angle and has paper holder. The antique table was made by...
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid-18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Carved Walnut Library Console Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Spain circa 1760, the antique writing table stands on thick carved turned legs ending with bun feet, and embellished with an elegant rectangular box stretcher at the base. The tall table features two hand carved drawers...
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Most Unusual Industrial Adjustable Architects Desk/ Drafting Table
By Hamilton
Located in Buffalo, NY
Most unusual industrial adjustable architects desk/ drafting table, amazing design and lines. Height adjustable from 29"-38"...adjustable desk tilt-top, large hidden drawer measuring...
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1950s American Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Sculptural Baroque Style Desk in Stained Pine, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A fabolous french baroque style freestanding desk in solid stained pined. Finely handcrafted in the first half of the 20th century. Decorative decadent carvings.
This fine desk w...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Painted Metal Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted metal desk with laminate top from Carlotti, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
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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