Leather Desks and Writing Tables
to
117
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
471
443
785
160
14
96
89
81
76
68
48
43
33
19
18
6
6
4
3
3
2
1
56
341
388
174
83
160
69
17
6
8
14
20
46
31
28
15
3
35,279
6,378
3,080
1,464
1,172
759
295
265
205
123
959
823
830
23
15
8
7
6
Material: Leather
Antique Thomas Chippendale Revival Inverted Breakfront Partner Desk Leather Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely flamed mahogany, Thomas Chippendale Revival twin pedestal, partner desk with Regency brown Leather top and inverted breakfront
A very good looking and well made desk, it is a copy of an original Thomas Chippendale...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Leather
Italian Carved Walnut and Rosewood Desk with Matching Chair, 1960
Located in Dronten, NL
A superb Italian walnut and rosewood desk with matching rosewood and leather side chair, made to measure for the villa of an Italian executive in 1960. The rectangular top is covered...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Period French Napoleon III Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour Antique Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A charming Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) mahogany Bonheur Du Jour de dame(ladies writing desk) circa 1860
Hand-crafted in France the third quarter of the 19th centur...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Rosewood/ Leather and Chrome Desk by Ste. Marie and Laurent , Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
This sexy slim Ste-Marie and Laurent desk has beautiful rosewood grain and a black leather top. floating on a modern chromed steel cantilever base.. .Beautiful from any angle. Large...
Category
1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Louis XVI-Style Bureau Plat of Plum Pudding Mahogany
Located in Dallas, TX
a Louis XVI-style bureau plat of plum pudding mahogany, having a rectangular top with an inset leather writing surface, gilt enbossed trim, over three drawers with gilt metal banding...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
VR Stamped Victoria Regina Hardwood Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Victorian, 1860
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely English Victorian Circa 1880 twin pedestal partner desk with original castors and VR stamped locks for Victoria Regina...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
English Mahogany Inlaid Red Leather Top Rent Table with Original Casters, C 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany four drawer red leather top rent table with circular swivel top, diamond bone escutcheons, checkered inlays, and terminating on a tripod base with original brass cas...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood
Fine Regency Mahogany Davenport Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine regency mahogany davenport desk with brass mounts and leather inset top. Circa 1815.
Dimensions: Height 36 x width 14 1/2 x depth 18 5/8 inc...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Black Leather Top French Directoire Style Writing Desk Bureau Plat, Circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1960s American Directoire Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rounded Luxury Classical Office Desk, Gold Leaf by Modenese Gastone Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Admire this figured presidential office desk finely finished in ebanon and gold leaf decorated carvings. Its curved baroque legs really make a...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
Vintage Burr Walnut, Leather and Brass Gallery Rail Davenport Desk Workstation
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite vintage burr walnut davenport desk with brown leather gold leaf tooled top and brass gallery rail....
Category
20th Century English Victorian Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Saporiti Italia Executive Desk
By Saporiti
Located in Denton, TX
Saporiti Italia Exotic Burl wood & leather executive desk. A combination of straight and curved lines with Burl wood base and top accented with brown leather edge and work surface. C...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Athinia Desk by Ciarmoli Queda Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Timeless allure and exquisite craftsmanship make this desk a precious addition to a modern or classic decor. The oval structure in walnut wood flaunts an elegant leather upholstery w...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Regency Leather Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from exquisite acacia and oak, this grand writing table is inspired by an antique original circa 1800, showcasing the artistry of traditional craftsmanship. The richly graine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Midcentury Modern Mahogany Desk by Ole Wanscher, A. J. Iversen, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking desk by Ole Wanscher, made in mahogany with table top dressed in black leather. Very elegant lines and sophisticated details. Brass hoops for pulling out extensions on the s...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Warren Platner Writing Desk with Black Leather Top
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, writing desk, leather, metal, oak, United States, design 1973
This heavy, sturdy desk is designed by the American modernist Warren Platner. He is most know...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Hans Von Klier For Skipper Executive Desk And Credenza, Italy, 1970s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Impressive executive desk and matching credenza designed by Hans von Klier in the 1970s. A striking combination of differently textured materials in three colors makes this desk an i...
Category
1960s Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Antique Georgian Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Georgian writing table / desk. It was made in England, it dates from around the 1800-1820 period.
It is of superb quality and has a lovely bow fronted design. It...
Category
Early 1800s British George III Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Louis XV Style Desk a Rognon
Located in Montreal, QC
A very fine kingwood kidney- shaped desk (bureau a rognon) with original tooled leather surface, crisply mounted in gilt bronze and on cabriole legs .
signed in the gilt bronze surround T.W. Muller.
T W Muller was a Viennese cabinet...
Category
19th Century Austrian Louis XV Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Louis XVI Writing Desk, Cognac Leather, Bonze & Brass
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique Louis XVI style desk with cognac leather top and gold embossed frieze, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs.
Three dovetail drawers with brass details.
The locks wo...
Category
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
A Very Fine Edwardian Carlton House Style Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Edwardian richly patinated and beautifully figured mahogany Carlton House style desk of exceptional quality, stunningly carved wi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Royal Empire Desk/Bureau Plat, Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal Empire Desk/Bureau Plat, Gilt Bronze
Mahogany with gilded bronze fittings in the form of female figures, incense burners, acanthus decoration and garlands.
Rectangular plate w...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exceptional and unusual 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted English partners desk made for the French market
The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-s...
Category
19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early Victorian Burl Walnut 2 Pedestal Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
Early Victorian Burl Walnut 2 Pedestal Desk
With Cigar box mahogany drawers & brass hardware
With 3 keys. Also comes with later glass top
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exceptional and rare late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener
Attributed to Joseph Zwiener
The serpentine case with a rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a molded border above a quarter-veneered frieze, three drawers to the front and three simulated drawers to the reverse each flanked by a large putto, the sides centered with a fine bronze Apollo mask, the cabriole legs mounted with sea shell bronze designs with foliate-cast sabots.
Born in Herdon, Germany, in 1849, Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener followed the tradition of some of the best ébnistes of the nineteenth century. He moved to Paris establishing a workshop at 12, rue de la Roquette, between 1880 and 1895. He produced a wide array of the very finest furniture, modelling in his own interpretations of the eighteenth century Louis XV Rococo style, veneered with the highest and finest quality marquetry and ‘Vernis Martin’ panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in 1889, Zwiener was awarded a gold medal for what the jury reported as ‘dè ses dèbuts à une Exposition Universelle, [il] s’est mi au premier rang par la richesse, la hardinesse, et le fini de ses meubles incrustés de bronze et fort habilment marquetés.’
Zwiener was closely associated with François Linke, and the two houses produced work which, at first glance, is remarkably similar and with occasionally identical mounts. The similarities are made more likely by the fact that the brilliant sculptor, Léon Messagé, worked initially for Zwiener and subsequently, upon Zwiener’s departure for Berlin to work on furniture commissioned by Freidrich Wilhelm II , he was employed in the workshop of François Linke. It appears that Zwiener, unlike Linke, did not sign all his work, although some stamped pieces with his name and/or his “Z” initial are documented. There is some uncertainty between the recorded stamp E. Zwiener and the work of a Julius Zwiener...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
Cartonnier in the Louis XVI Manner after the Original by Simon Oeben
Constructed in kingwood and having extensive parquetry inlay, with well cast and extensive fire gilt bronze enhancements. The writing section of oblong form with re-entrant corners, housing three frieze drawers and with a tooled brown leather top; the shouldered tapering legs dressed with imbricated bronze mounts: lions masks at the ends: the frame having a guard bronze rail...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Victorian mahogany partners desk the rectangular top with inset leather having tooled border enclosed by a moulded edge over an arrang...
Category
19th Century British Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
English Regency Lacquered Chinoiserie Partners Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style red lacquered chinoiserie decorated knee hole partners desk with green leather 3 panel top.
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Lacquer
Edwardian Mahogany Sheraton Style Desk
Located in Altrincham, GB
Edwardian Mahogany Sheraton Style Desk
with Dyed Sycamore Scroll, Swag and Bellflower Inlays, Inset Tooled Leather Top on Square Tapered Legs and ...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Bureau Antique Cartonnier Sliding Top for Hidden Storage
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian smaller-sized writing desk with storage hidden beneath top from the 19th century. This super cute desk, or occasional table from I...
Category
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Leather and Metal Desk
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Our Belgian Leather Desk, a seamless blend of craftsmanship and modern minimalism, this desk features a vegetable-tanned leather top, meticulously inlaid on a sleek steel base. The s...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Little Shanghai Desk in Olive Wood and Black Sycamore Silver Painted Leg
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Little Shanghai desk in olive wood and black sycamore silver painted leg. There are two drawers on each side.
The and sides are in olive and black...
Category
2010s French Modern Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk Bureauplatt, Bronze Gilt Mounts Leather Top
Located in Miami, FL
Crafted in Paris, France, circa 1870 in the style of Francois Linke and built of walnut , the large antique desk stands on elegant cabriole legs dec...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
English Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
20th century English Georgian style mahogany kneehole partner's desk with 3 sections and burgundy leather top.
Category
20th Century English Georgian Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mahogany construction with rectangular leather writing surface with gilt brass medallion pulls. Back has gilt metal chariot and horse plaque. Top sits on ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Jacques Adnet Brass Mounted Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s brass mounted black lacquered bureau plat /writing desk with tan leather inset top above a range of frieze drawers (attributed to Jacques Adnet).
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Writing Table, Early 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite writing desk is crafted of rich mahogany and features the straightforward design prevalent in England during the early 19th century. A luxurious leather-covered top pr...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Brights of Nettlebed, Stunning Double Side Pedestal Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful and well made partners desk , it is double side , the front has eight drawers , the double side sims to have the same formation however th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Edwardian Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk of mahogany, finished with a Museum quality French polish. The contours of the writing table are covered with gilt brass trims while Pearl trims adorn the...
Category
1930s Louis XVI Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Jorge Zalszupin - L´ Atelier - Home office desk 2 drawers and patchwork rosewood
Located in São Paulo, SP
Jorge Zalszupin for L'atelier. Desk veneered in Jacaranda wood with patchwork design. Partition also veneered, very rare, since the most common models for this size have leather-cove...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Jacaranda, Rosewood
French Louis XV Style Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
French Louis XV style lacquered wood writing desk with one long drawer flanked by two short drawers, inset leather top with gilt border, upon four cabriole legs with gilt metal mount...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
George II Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George II mahogany writing table, the leather-lined top with gilt tooling and banded edge, the edge with rich gadroon carving, over three drawers, standing on boldly carved...
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Oak
Empire Style Burlwood Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Mid 20th century Empire style leather top desk constructed with hardwood and burl wood veneers featuring ormolu, three drawers and stretcher.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A very special and Palatial early 20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted Mahogany and Bois Satine Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
François Linke – Index Num...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English Flocked Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Stunning 19th Century Damasked flocked desk.
Truly one of a kind and radiating faded glory.The craftsmanship of the work is stunning.
Coved in the 19th Century three draws to each si...
Category
1870s English Country Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with 4 angled iron legs. Solid oak table top wrapped in black leather with brass studs p...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
1950s Stitched Leather Desk and Stool by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950s Stitched leather desk with his stool.
All set designed by Jacques Adnet.
Category
1950s European Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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!
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Chestnut
Art Deco Style Leather Top Desk
By Global Views
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Three drawer desk or writing table crafted in mahogany with a white leather top over a sleek elegant form with art deco influence, finished all around with a convex mirror on the bac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Regency Escritoire Desk
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Regency style escritoire desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1910 period.
This is of superb quality, it is a ...
Category
1910s British Regency Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Caos Crocodile Desk
Located in Milan, IT
This superb object of functional decor is the leather-upholstered counterpart of the Caos Metallica Desk. Its structure is a stunning decorative accent in a modern or contemporary ho...
Category
2010s Italian Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Kidney Shaped Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French kidney shaped leather top desk, dating from around the 1930’s period.
It is of fabulous quality, with a solid birch construction and contrasting veneers of...
Category
1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Wood, leather and bronce desk attributed to Maison Jansen, France, circa 1950.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wood, leather and bronce desk attributed to Maison Jansen, France, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
English Tooled Green Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable antique George III style partners desk with the original tooled green leather top on a mahogany case with four drawers on either ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Victorian leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1860-1880 period.
It is very well made and is a lovely size. It sits ...
Category
1860s British High Victorian Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A Fine Bureau Plat in the Manner of André-Charles Boulle
Constructed in ebony with arabesque foliate cut brass inlays, with premiere-partie panels set with tortoiseshell grounds and brass inlay work, and having extensive fine quality ormolu mounts; rising from animal paw sabots, mounted with female masks at the shoulders; the apron housing three drawers, with faux drawers to the obverse, the central drawers set with a Bacchic mask issuing foliates, the platform of serpentine form, having a brass guard edge, and inset with a gilt tooled morocco leather. Stamped to the carcass ‘BF’ and ‘Gros’.
French, Circa 1870
Denise Ledoux-Lebard’s ‘Le Mobilier Français du XIXe Siecle’. Published by les Editions de l’Amateur, 2000, lists a Benjamin Gros, whose enterprise amalgamated with the noted ebeniste Winckelsen in 1871; Gros had received an honourable mention for his ‘Boulle’ furniture in the Exposition Universelle in 1855.
Literature;
Le Mobilier Francais (qv)
Seymour de Ricci, Batsford 1929 ‘Louis XIV and Regence Furniture...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
George III Mahogany Architect’s Desk attr. Gillows of Lancaster circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARCHITECT'S DESK IN MANNER OF GILLOWS OF LANCASTER
England, circa 1790 with alphabetized rent drawers interior unmarked
Item # 405KYH28Z
This remarkable architect's pedestal desk was almost certainly crafted by Gillows of Lancaster, London circa 1790. It features a rectangular top inlaid with maroon gilt-tooled leather bordered by a molded edge. Below this is situated a full-width frieze drawer which is decorated to appear as two false drawers over pedestals containing three graduated drawers on either side of an open kneehole. The desk stands on a molded plinth base fitted with casters.
The top drawer reveals a sliding gilt-tooled leather writing surface with a central panel that can be lifted on ratchet supports to hold and display documents. This surface slides back to uncover a lower compartment with an open storage area, flanked by three lidded compartments labeled alphabetically within oval reserves. The back of the desk is designed for a tidy appearance, making it suitable for placement in the center of a room, featuring two full-width faux drawers above faux cabinet doors in the pedestals.
While the present example is not marked by Gillows, it is almost without question a product of their workshops and is firmly attributed to their design books. The alphabet inlaid drawers were inspired by designs popularized by Thomas Shearer’s The Cabinet Maker’s London Book of Prices (1788-1803). These were employed in designs published by Gillows, such as the 'bureau writing-table' with a double-ratcheted top made for the Earl of Shrewsbury in 1789 and a writing-table from 1794 (see Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, L. Boynton, ed., 1995, pl. 24 and 41). A similar design appears in the firm’s 1798 Estimate Sketch Book (p.1481), preserved in the Westminster City Library. The drawer design is further seen on pedestal desks stamped by Gillows, including the library table provided by the firm in 1778 to Denton Hall (see C. Gilbert, The Life and Works of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol.II, p.246, pl.449).
Gillows produced many variations of this desk style, including those with ratcheting tops for standing use, enclosed kneehole designs, various types of pulls, and subtle dimensional adjustments. Examples can be seen well into the George IV period and the influence of this form on later desks by Gillows can be seen as the tastes changed into the second half of the nineteenth century.
Sir Walter Scott acquired a similar desk from Gillows for his Edinburgh house in Castle Street in 1810, later moving it to his study at Abbotsford in 1826. In a letter to J.B. Morritt of Rokeby Hall, Yorkshire, dated May 1810, Scott wrote: ‘You know I fell in love with your Library table and now the The Lady [The Lady of the Lake] has put crowns into my purse I would willingly treat myself unto the like...’ On 9 August, Scott wrote again to Morritt: 'I must not omit to tell you that Gillows table has arrived and gives great satisfaction. Everyone that sees it likes it so much I dare say I shall have some commissions to send him. His bill did not much exceed yours being about £30 ready money’. The Gillow archives from 1810 record: ‘pack for W.Scott Esq., Castle Street, Edinburgh, case containing mahogany bureau writing table Double Elevating tops cupboard in center complete writing drawers’. (See C. Wainwright, The Romantic Interior, Fig 162 & 163).
A few open-market examples of nearly identical desks...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Ron Seff Cantilevered Desk
By Ron Seff
Located in Miami, FL
Ron Seff Mid-Century Modern "Cantilevered" desk with ostrich style brown leather wrapped top and stainless steel polished drawer fronts and base.
Category
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Leather Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Read More
This 19th-Century Gilded Desk Displays a Fanciful Kingdom in Marquetry
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Ask an Interior Designer: Work-from-Home Edition
Leaping into a design project, whether it's refreshing the bedroom or redoing the whole house, can be overwhelming. Luckily, we know more than a few interior designers. You asked questions on Instagram, and now they're answering.
18 Home Offices for Workaholic Design-Lovers
Proof that working from home is a perk.