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Olivewood Pedestal Desk Attributed to Wright and Mansfield
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This pedestal desk has a rectangular leather inset top and supports a small shelf with an openwork ormolu grille and small columns. The kneehole is flanked by three drawers on either...
Category
1860s English Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Writing Desk After Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and marquetry writing desk after Cressent.
French, late 19th century
Measures: height 79cm, width 134cm, depth 76cm
This very fine desk was retailed by the celebrated English retailers Edwards & Roberts and was designed and crafted in France in the manner of Charles Cressent, who worked during the early eighteenth century in the Régence style. The desk is crafted from rich dark wood finished with chequerboard marquetry and fixed with gilt bronze mounts. The desk features a flat tabletop bordered in gilt bronze, which is raised above an apron and four cabriole legs. The apron features three drawers to the front, each affixed with gilt bronze mounts in a foliate style and modelled as theatrical masks, while the sides of the apron are affixed with gilt bronze grotesques...
Category
Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Olivewood Writing Table by Wright and Mansfield
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This freestanding writing table has a rectangular leather inset top surmounted by a gallery with an openwork ormolu grille and four columns. The frieze has one long and two short mah...
Category
1860s English Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
R.J. Horner Aesthetic Movement Faux Bamboo Birdseye Maple Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian Aesthetic Movement amber stained birdseye maple faux bamboo writing desk having an upper shelf with a central mirror and a tilted black leather writing surface whi...
Category
19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mirror, Wood, Maple
Partners Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A mahogany partners desk with original leather top and base and brass hardware. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
1950s Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Mid-Century Walnut Oval Desk
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century walnut desk with a top squared on the left over a set of four drawers in graduated heights with wooden bar drawer pulls, and rounded on the right, supported by a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Macassar Ebony French Art Deco Dining Table in the style of Dominique, c. 1940
By Dominique
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous French Art Deco dining table in exotic Macassar Ebony wood, which would also work beautifully as a desk, was just restored in a French Polish lacquer. From circa 1930s ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar
Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set upon solid end supports with a turned, reeded an...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Danish Mid Century Modern Adjustable-Height Teak Desk and Chair circa 1960s
Located in Shippensburg, PA
DANISH MODERN TEAK ADJUSTABLE-HEIGHT DESK AND CHAIR
Circa 1960s
Item # 112XHP08A
A most striking adjustable-height desk or perhaps lectern, it is executed in solid teak and teak veneers with legs drilled for several height options. The desk lid...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Guillerme & Chambron Free-Standing Corner Desk in Stained Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, corner desk, stained oak, France, 1960s.
Corner desk by French designer duo Guillerme and Chambron. This executive desk shows the fine crafts...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Unusual Transition Style Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Double Sided Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
Unusual Transition style marquetry and gilt bronze double sided writing desk
French, early 20th Century
Height 98cm, width 130cm, depth 94cm
This rare doubled-sided writing desk...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Apartment-Sized Patterned Osis Desk by Llot Llov
By LLOT LLOV
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Llot Llov's Osis desk was developed specifically for the home office — it has a small footprint yet offers the necessary space to work, and it has a privacy screen to help with both ...
Category
2010s German Modern Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Desk
By Jules Wabbes
Located in New York, NY
T-shaped nickel-plated steel structure, originally created for the Foncolin Building, Brussels.
Literature: Marie Ferran-Wabbes’ Jules Wabbes 1919-1974, ...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
ClassiCon Notos Standing Desk in Black by Thomas Kühl & Andreas Krob
Located in New York, NY
Notos is an essential object in a household or office where artistically inclined persons live and work. That is because this unprecedented, multifunctional piece of furniture transforms itself in no time into a standing desk or a note stand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Italian Rococo Writing Table
By Guiseppe Biondo
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Italian walnut rococo writing table, the lovely faded olive inset leather top with gilt tooled edge and thumb molded walnut banding over molded frieze with single drawer, the ap...
Category
1780s Italian Rococo Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Poplar, Walnut
18th Century French Rococo Library Table
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Exceptional 18th century Rococo centre library table in it's original color with great finish. Incredibly rare piece due to the length and condition. Ca 1750 France.
Category
18th Century French Rococo Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Erik Riisager Hansen Desk Produced by Haslev Møbelsnedkeri in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare freestanding desk designed by Erik Riisager Hansen. Produced by Haslev Møbelsnedkeri in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century George II Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George II mahogany knee hole desk, with one long drawer above central cupboard door flanked by six short drawers raised on bracket...
Category
18th Century Irish George II Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Marc Newson Riga Table in Anthracite Matte Lacquered Woods for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Marc Newson, the Riga table is a writing desk made of Matte lacquered wood (in all of the colors in the collection) with legs in solid beechwood. The feet and knobs are i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Russian Mahogany and Gilt Eagle Design Leather Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
Russian (19th Century) mahogany desk with inset black leather top, key-locked drawer & pull out writing tray with a stretcher having a centered black & gi...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Egyptian Revival Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Export Campaign Secretary
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Chinese export Campaign or travel secretary the top with foliate carved backsplash over lifting lid, the fall front with molded raised panel door...
Category
1790s Chinese Campaign Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
PH Office Desk, Chrome, Black Painted Polished, Leather on Panles, Satin Matt
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bold and colorful, this desk will add style and character too your working day. Poul Henningsen designed this masterpiece in 1935. A harmony of striking aesthetics and practicality, PH’s design features a desktop painted in high gloss, six swing drawers, panels covered in leather, together with chromed legs.
The story behind this avant-garde design is simply that Poul Henningsen wished to create an alternative to the traditional wooden desk, designed to capture the imagination of the user beyond the use of standard design and materials.
The PH office desk...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
18th Century George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George III mahogany pedestal desk. With green-leather top and large centred drawer flanked by two smaller drawers, abov...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
PH Dressing Table, mahogany veneer, white ash wood drawers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Luxurious as well as practical and functional, the PH Dressing Table is the perfect place to take a moment for oneself every day. Timelessly elegant, the Poul Henningsen designed Dressing Table will sit harmoniously in every bedroom and is set to become a design classic of the future.
Designed in 1919, the PH Dressing Table is the first piece of furniture designed by Poul Henningsen.
The body rests on the edges of eight legs and makes a clear design distinction between what is carrying and what is being carried. It is a beauty floating or dancing on high heels, like a ballerina dancing, yet at any time standing strong and solid on her many legs...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Linley Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A classically inspired pedestal desk with dentils featured under the desk top. The two pedestal legs house two large drawers, one for hanging files if required, whilst the desk top c...
Category
2010s British Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Satinwood
French 19th Century Mahogany Travel Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
French 19th century mahogany travel writing desk
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 94cm, width 53cm, depth 18cm
This fine and delicate des...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Unique Italian Free-Standing Corner Desk in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Custom-made desk, oak, brass, metal, Italy, 1950s
An Italian architect or furniture designer with great eye for proportions planned this free-standing, functional desk with two cor...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Karl Springer "Ming Writing Desk" in Embossed Leather 1980s
Located in New York, NY
“Ming Desk” in color embossed textured leather with 2 drawers by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The craftsmanship and materials are superb and this is a wonderful example of Karl Springer’s work. This is a pared down version of the Chinese Style Series which preceded it.
Reference:
Karl Springer LTD red binder catalog published in the 1980’s, section “Coffee Tables and Bar Carts”, on page 9 there is a photo of the coffee table model of this desk with the page titled “KARL SPRINGER LTD CHINESE STYLE COFFEE TABLE...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
PH Office Desk, Chrome, Mahogany Venee, Red Satin Matt, Solid Wood Edges
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bold and colorful, this desk will add style and character too your working day. Poul Henningsen designed this masterpiece in 1935. A harmony of striking aesthetics and practicality, PH’s design features a desktop painted in high gloss, six swing drawers, panels covered in leather, together with chromed legs.
The story behind this Avant Garde design is simply that Poul Henningsen wished to create an alternative to the traditional wooden desk, designed to capture the imagination of the user beyond the use of standard design and materials.
The PH office desk...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Paul Frankl Rare Kidney Desk in Mahogany, Birch, Leather and Brass, USA, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Company of Grand Rapids rare exquisite desk from Station Wagon Group, USA, 1940s. This organic desk consists of two separate parts - desk top in rich mahogany and three drawer cabinet in mahogany and birch with leather and brass pulls. This modernist design has beautiful and playful elements which allow modifications in orientation. The desk top with legs rests on the cabinet through the use of a circular birch column which can be adjusted anywhere on the cabinet top to create different angles in the configuration and different overall lengths. Truly an iconic design, this chic desk exemplifies Frankl early use of biomorphic form. Branded mark "JOHNSON FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH."
Adjustable desk length: 55-66 in
Desk top including legs measurements: H 28.25 x W 48 x D 23.5 in
Cabinet measurements...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A. G. Fronzoni Rectangular Fronzoni 64 Table in Anthracite Top & Base Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
An ode to clean lines, the Fronzoni 64 table embellishes settings with its absolute rigour and essential elegance. Austere and perfectly functional, the Fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Writing Table
By Jules Wabbes
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular rosewood top with a stainless steel base. Literature: Jules Wabbes Furniture's designer, A+ Edition, Bozar Books, illustrated on page 39.
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Outstanding Louis XV-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An outstanding Louis XV-style mahogany bureau plat after a model by Jacques B. Dubois, from the estate of Phyllis McGuire, the shaped leather-inset top above an elaborate frieze with...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
PH Grand Dressing Table, brass legs, natural oak veneer, white ash wood drawers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Designed in 1920 by Poul Henningsen (PH), the PH Grand Dressing Table is the larger relative of the PH Dressing Table, sharing all of the beautiful design features of its narrower co...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany and Gold Accented Roll Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian style mahogany roll top desk that opens to reveal drawers, letter holders, and a gold embossed leather desk surface, with a gilt bronze filigree...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Regency Diminutive Writing Table
By John Mclean
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English Regency period bonheur du jour attributed to John McLean & Son, the rectangular top having pierced gallery with turned and ring collared brass column supports with ...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early George III Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An early George III walnut kneehole desk, the shaped rectangular top quarter veneered with re-entrant corners and herring bone cross-banding, with one long drawer above a disguised d...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Desk Probably Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare desk by unknown designer. Probably produced in Sweden.
Category
1960s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
English Regency Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
19th century English Regency style mahogany writing table (desk) with inset green leather top above 2 frieze drawers to either side on trestle supports and splayed legs.
Category
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Neoclassical Style Mahogany Card, Dressing, and Writing Table
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style mahogany card, dressing, and writing table
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 75cm, width 70cm, depth 45cm
This charming table is an ingenious piece of des...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
PH Grand Dressing Table, brass legs, black oak veneer, white ash wood drawers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Designed in 1920 by Poul Henningsen (PH), the PH Grand Dressing Table is the larger relative of the PH Dressing Table, sharing all of the beautiful design features of its narrower co...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
PH Office Desk, Chrome, Natural Oak Veneer, Green Satin Matt, Plywood Edges
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bold and colorful, this desk will add style and character too your working day. Poul Henningsen designed this masterpiece in 1935. A harmony of striking aesthetics and practicality, PH’s design features a desktop painted in high gloss, six swing drawers, panels covered in leather, together with chromed legs.
The story behind this Avant Garde design is simply that Poul Henningsen wished to create an alternative to the traditional wooden desk, designed to capture the imagination of the user beyond the use of standard design and materials.
The PH office desk...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Regence Style Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Regence Style gilt bronze Mounted Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke.
French, circa 1890.
Linke Index No. 795.
Signed to the gilt bronze border ‘F....
Category
Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Steel and Teak Desk by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. Denmark, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant, minimalist desk by Arne Jacobsen. Sleek steel frame with wooden feet, beautiful teak table top. Neat size.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Functionalist Birch Desk by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking desk by Alvar Aalto, made from birch in a compact functionalist design. Drawers to the right and a filing cabinet to the left with a jalousie door.
Ink spots inside the t...
Category
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Rare Queen Anne Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare Queen Anne walnut writing table, the leather lined top with walnut crossbanding, all four sides finished with drawers (two real - on the ends and four false - on the si...
Category
1720s Queen Anne Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak, Walnut
Universal Living Dining Table in Open-Pore Lacquered Ash Wood by Aldo Cibic
By Aldo Cibic
Located in Como, IT
Universal Living, rectangular dining table in open-pore lacquered ash wood, marine green color, with square section legs. Designed by Aldo Cibic.
A table with a strong yet not exagg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
Italian or Spanish Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Unique and structurally sound table.
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Plexi Glass Desk by Poul Nørreklit, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking desk by Poul Nørreklit, made from plexi glass with a lacquered wood table top and drawers. Thick, translucent sides, a boxy design with an airy expression.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
Hans Wegner Desk Produced by Cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare freestanding desk designed by Hans Wegner. Produced by cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
Spanish Baroque walnut desk table, late 17th century.
A rectangular single plank (1.25-inch thick) walnut top is sitting over 2 geometrical car...
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Jules Wabbes 'Tonneau' Writing or Dining Table in Solid Wengé and Steel
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jules Wabbes, 'Tonneau' dining or writing table, wengé, chrome-plated steel, Belgium, 1960s
The 'Tonneau' model, named after the French word for 'barrel,' embraces a wengé wooden t...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Victorian Burr Walnut Free Standing Pedestal Desk by Druce & Co
By Druce & Co.
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian burr walnut free standing pedestal desk by Druce & Co, of rectangular form with a later green leather inset top above three disguised fri...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Walnut Davenport Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine quality Victorian walnut Davenport desk, incorporating candle slides, a pen tray, a satinwood interior and decorated with fine inlaid boxw...
Category
1870s English Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian or Spanish Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Unique, structurally sound table.
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Chinese Chippendale style (19th Century) mahogany 6 cluster legged desk with carved lattice design (signed EDWARDS & ROBERTS).
Category
19th Century Chinese Chippendale Antique Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
ClassiCon Orcus Desk in Walnut by Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
Orcus desk in walnut by Konstantin Grcic. Secretary desk in MDF and plywood, veneered, drop-flap writing surface, 4 drawers, secret compartment, storage spa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Modern Rectangular Wooden Desk in Birch Wood, Glass
By Duffy London
Located in London, GB
A modern piece of statement furniture from British designer Christopher Duffy.
The Abyss Desk expands Duffy London's explorations of depth with a mesmeri...
Category
2010s British Modern Wood Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
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