Elm Desks and Writing Tables

French antique elm side or writing table, circa 1900. Turned legs, one drawer. Good antique condition Shipping: P 53 / 81 / 72 cm 14.2 kg

Luxury, pure and simple. Well maybe not so simple… this burled Carpathian elm wood executive desk wears its gold trim like fine jewelry. The vintage 1970s desk captures the glamour of the era. The chocolate hued wood is illuminated with brilliant gold-colored metal handles, legs, and bezel. This is no dainty beauty. Designed for serious work and sophisticated environments, the desk features a suite of functional enhancements rarely found in pieces of this era. Three pull‑out table tops, one at the back, and one on each side. These convenient pull-out tables expand the usable surface area for devices or collaborative work. A long center drawer with an integrated organizing tray keeps essentials elegantly contained. On the left and right, two shallow top drawers provide quick‑access storage. Two deep file drawers (one left, one right) accommodate modern organizational needs. These file drawers lock, one key is included. Attention to detail rings throughout the design. Meant to be admired from all angles, it is a true work of art. Romweber, founded in Indiana and known for its uncompromising standards, produced some of the finest American case goods of the 20th century. This desk is a testament to that legacy: substantial, impeccably built, and designed to endure for generations. Its scale, materials, and craftsmanship make it an exceptional choice for executives and collectors seeking a statement piece that communicates authority, taste, and heritage. We also have a matching, equally grand, Romweber executive office credenza with file...

19th century Chinese console table. Three drawer thin console table elegant refined lines with ring pull handles. Detailed arch apron top of legs ta...

Neoclassical desk hand-made in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut veneer. The table has very straight and simple lines, with tall tapered legs and a singl...

This elegant 19th century double-sided desk is crafted from richly toned elm wood, admired for its warm honey color and naturally swirling grain. Its rectangular top features an inse...

Biedermeier secretary desk, South German 1820. This unique and very beautiful secretary desk dates back to the early phase of the Biedermeie...

English Arts & Crafts (Aesthetic Movement) double pedestal table elm and burl wood desk with a canted corner top having multi-wood inlay and a green & brown leather writing surface. ...

Curved adjustable desk by Seltz Ébénisterie, France, 1980s. Executed in solid French elm, a material that has become rare due to the impact of Dutch elm disease and is no longer comm...

Swedish grace/Art Deco desk in the style of Axel Einar Hjorth. Neoclassical arched column shaped legs in elm root veneer with vault shaped pattern on the bottom. Exquisite book match...

Mid 20th century elm and mahogany table by Carl Bergsten circa 1930. Beautiful table by well respected Swedish designer and architect Carl Bergsten (1879-1935) This table is able t...

A free-standing honey-colored elm writing desk with single lockable front drawer, arched apron, and tapered legs. Modern construction in the style of Peter Vilhelm Jensen-Klint, circ...

Pierre Chapo “B40” Desk for Atelier Pierre Chapo, elm, France, 1970 Designed in the early 1970s by Pierre Chapo, the B40 desk exemplifies the sculptu...

Marked by grand proportions and minimalist restraint, this stately table likely graced the study of a Qing-dynasty scholar who would have used its wide expanse for spreading out pain...

Olavi Tapio Hänninen (14 December 1920, in Lapinlahti – 16 June 1992 in Espoo) was a Finnish designer and interior architect. Olavi Hänninen's design projects ranged from furniture to trams and church silverware, including total interior designs for many public facilities. His modernist designs also included tables and chairs, and he was well recognized for his work on the Palace Hotel interiors together with Antti Nurmesniemi and Olli Borg. Hänninen designed a renowned plastic chair with metal structure for the hotel's cafe. In the 1970s his designs included the new Valmet Nr I trams for Helsinki City Transport. Before starting his own design office in 1961, Hänninen worked at architect Viljo...

Wonderful Italian Rationalist Writing Desk from the 1940s This beautiful writing desk from the 1940s is a superb example of Italian Rationalist design. Showcasing the movement’s sig...

Pierre Chapo, B40 desk, elm, France, 1960s, Mid-Century modern, Rustic; Characteristic desk by French designer and carpenter Pierre Chapo. Eye-catching detail is the remarkable carved tabletop...

Desk in the kidney style. This shape of tops on the furnitures is typical of the 18th century. It is found in the Louis XV style with curved legs and in the Louis XVI style with stra...

Really large desk design by Pierre Chapo and produced in 1980. This desk B40 is made in solid Elm and is the largest version of the model. In situ picture and more details regarding ...

An Exceptional Quality And Extremely Rare Early 18th Century Regency Period Burr Elm Davenport Having Hinged Swivel Top With Inset Leather, Retaining Elegant Original Ormolu Gallery With Pierced Handle, Over Rare Mechanical Slide And Four Ash Lined Drawers With Bobbin Moulded Decoration, Raised On Original Turned Bun Feet. The term Davenport is owed to Captain Davenport...

Distinctive Chinese export writing table or desk made in the Qing style. Constructed from elm with rich grain patterns having mortise and tenon joinery. The...

Antiques of London This late Qing Dynasty console table (circa 1880–1910) exemplifies the artistry and craftsmanship of late imperial China. The piece is finished in a deep red lacq...

Fine quality ladies writing table most likely by Gillow of Lancaster and London. With a rectangular top with rounded ends and central leather writing surface. Raised brass gallery at...

With a rectangular with an inset green leather top and banded edge. The frieze with two drawers and two opposing false drawers all with Gillow style star form brass knobs. Trestle su...

Beautiful set consisting of a desk and chair, designed and produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark in the 1940s. The desk is crafted in elm and beech and features a practical drawer that...

A refined dining table or a sculptural desk, this striking piece by Swedish designer Axel Wannberg embodies the quiet power of contemporary Scandinavian craftsmanship. Created as a u...

This elegant roll-top writing desk, made in Denmark in the 1940s, is a fine example of the period’s commitment to skilled craftsmanship and practical design. Crafted in richly toned ...

Crafted of northern elmwood in China's Shanxi province, this early 19th-century altar table was once used to display an ancestral shrine in a provinci...

Belle coiffeuse ou bureau par Pierre Chapo, première édition. Très belle patine.

An early 20th c. Louis XVI style leather top desk with three drawers, original brasses and tapered reed legs; by Cassard et Cie , Paris. An early-to-mid 20th-century Parisian furnitu...

A late Qing Dynasty period Chinese elm wood desk from the early 20th century, with two drawers, brass hardware and carved spandrels. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty per...

Antique fine quality Charles II revival C1920 oak and elm writing desk or dressing table. Solid heavy, no loose joints and no woodworm. Full of age, character and charm. The oak l...

This thick 2” slab of 40 year old French Burled Elm was found in the backyard of a famous French furniture maker, who unfortunately closed his doors after 60 years in business. The beauty of the slab speaks for itself, for I cannot think of any words that could accurately describe what Mother Nature created. Whether you use it for a desk, like I have for many years, or a dining table, or ever a kitchen island work table...

Superb Quality Antique Copy Reproduction English Bench Made Burr Elm Hepplewhite Style Leather Top Writing Table made with all old reclaimed timber, including superbvly figured burr elm. Free-standing (polished all sides). 25 3/4" In. kneehole height Made by hand from old, reclaimed burr elm in the UK Finest gilt and tooled leather! FREE STANDING-- polished back DEPENDING ON WHERE THIS PIECE IS GOING, WE MAY BE ABLE TO QUOTE A LOWER SHIPPING PRICE VIA ONE OF OUR INDEPENDENT ANTIQUES COURIERS.

Early 20th Century Art Deco pedestal desk in Elm and Birch. Three locking drawers in the top. One pedestal containing drawers and the other with three fixed shelves. Sweden circa 193...

Carl Malmsten was one of the most talented and prolific Scandinavian designers of the 20th century. He rejected the dehumanizing elements of Functionalism in favor of a considered ap...

Solid elm desk

Rectangular top with maroon leather and banded edge over a drawer raised on a trestle base with turned stretcher and carved ends. Saber legs with casters.

Stunning solid elmwood desk by the French designer Pierre Chapo. With characteristic wood-joints, which are Chapo’s trademark. The B19 desk is a desk that can be freestanding, as th...

Wir bieten einen sehr schönen Midcentury Schreibtisch vom deutschen Designer Erich Stratmann für Idee Möbel zum Verkauf an. Die Tischplatte wurde professionell aufgearbeitet und sch...

A stylish petite desk. France, c1970s. In the manner of Maison Regian. Likely to be elm or very well simulated elm wood. Ideal as a desk or vanity unit. Good condition gene...

The 'Bocconi' desk and chair, designed by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig in 1939, have been fully refurbished, restoring them to their original splendor. The desk and chair have been re...

A solid elm desk on sturdy legs with two drawers, the fronts are carved into deep handles. 43x22x31

SEM Pivot collection, writing desk, simple and sculptural. The supporting structure is a rigid system of metal tubes to which are added shelves in beautiful stone elmwood and Canaletto walnut wood combined with various lacquered containers...

AVAILABLE LATE OCTOBER, 2025 Quite possibly one of the finest British bench-made pedestal partner's desks made today. From our own proprietary cabinetmakers in the south of England...

A vintage Chinese elmwood desk from the mid-20th century, with three drawers and petite swirling scrolls. Born in China during the midcentury period, this...

This antique very ornately carved hardwood writing or accent table is unsigned, but presumed to originate from China and date to approximately 1890 and done in the period Qing style....

A beautiful and extremely well made vintage Ercol writing desk in solid elm. This was made in England, it dates from the 1960’s. As with all Ercol produ...

Large French burr elm empire style writing desk. 1900. Kneehole is 23.5" wide x 27" high. Reference: 8279 Dimensions 64 inches (163 cms) W...

Antique Shanxi Province Elm Calligraphy table This antique lm wood calligraphy table with original color and patina is from the Shanxi Province of ...

A brutalist desk or small dining table constructed from mixed bleached timbers. The carved single plank top in wenge, with free form club-like legs in elm. Would also work as a conso...

Rare Antique Shanxi Province Large Elm Calligraphy Desk Rare calligraphy table in great antique condition, with original color and patina. Can be used as a large desk, a tall dining table...

Postmodern French writing desk. Made of Elm.

Desk designed by Alvar Andersson for Hyresgästföreningen, retailed by G.A. Berg Sweden. 1930s. Black lacquered birch, elm and pewter inlay. Dimensions: H: 75 cm/ 29 1/2'' L: 150 cm...

A super early 18th-century childs writing desk, the slope top lifts to reveal a fitted drawer; of lovely colour and patina.

A substantial elm wood desk by Bernt Petersen for Henrik Worts featuring 2 locking drawers.