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Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

BAROQUE STYLE

The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.

Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.

Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.

Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.

Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Baroque
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Wood Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish Side Table with cared turned legs and wood stretcher and also an iron stretcher The top has a carved edges and a beautiful grai...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antiqued Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued mahogany writing table, the serpentine parquetry planked top inset with a central burnished leather writing surface, above t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Leather

Baroque Table, Switzerland, 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Baroque table, Switzerland, 1770. This pretty Baroque table dates back to the Rococo period and comes from Berne in Switzerland. The base with the curved legs is made of cherry wood....
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1770s Swiss Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry, Kingwood

Baroque Walnut Writing Desk with Gold Leaf Details by Modenese Gastone Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Complete your office with a high-end Italian baroque writing desk from the bespoke producer Modenese Luxury Interiors. This solid wood presidentia...
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2010s Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

19th Century French Hand Carved Oak Desk with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Design 19th French hand carved oak wood table desk with iron stretcher. This antique French hand carved oak wood desk features a bea...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Domed Baroque Extension Table with Silver Leaf Details and Leather Top, Modenese
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Complete your office with this domed extension desk finely finished in natural walnut and silver leaf decorated carvings. Its curved baroque legs really...
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2010s Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

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...
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2010s Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

19th Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers and Solomonic Turning Legs
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish walnut desk with two drawers and solomonic turning legs and solomonic stretcher it is carved in four sides It has a central lock for...
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1890s French Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is embellished with a carving of Don Quixote de la Mancha bordered with branches of leaves. The desk is supported by a pedestal joined by a bridge of turned columns. The front legs contain a carving of two wind god heads...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

19th Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers and Solomonic Turning Legs
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish walnut desk with two drawers and solomonic turning legs , it has an iron stretcher between the legs. The top is made of walnut with a...
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1890s French Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Italian 1800s Baroque Style Desk with Drawers, Lyre Base and Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut Desk/table from the early 19th century, with drawers, lyre shaped base and wrought-iron stretcher. Created in Italy during the early years of the 19th...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wrought Iron

18th Century Baroque Table, Made in Czechia, Fully Restored
Located in Horomerice, CZ
The table is made out of walnut and is inlaid. It has been fully restored by our team in Prague.
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Late 18th Century Czech Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Lacquer, Walnut

Antique Baroque Style Top Desk Fully Inlaid
Located in Berlin, DE
With rich marquetry in this version, it is very rare to find such a similar piece of furniture. The cupboard stands on paw feet, high-quality maceteria inlays on all sides, i.e. inla...
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20th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

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...
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Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

19th Century antique Dresden Baroque Desk with Top Walnut veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent Dresden Baroque desk, On three sides and in the top plate walnut root on solid softwood. The curving, straight, and one-piece body, framing the open knee-box, is curved in ...
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19th Century German Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Early 20th Spanish Desk with Lyre Legs and Carved Edges on Top
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th Spanish desk with lyre legs and carved edges on top An 20th century Spanish Baroque style desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs joined by wrou...
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wrought Iron

From Villa Estate Neo Renaissance / Danzig Baroque Table antique circa 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
We offer a unique Neo Renaissance / Gdansk Baroque table. The table stood in the entrance of a magnificent villa in the posh district of Grunewald for over 70 years. Here are the original black and white photos of the table. Solid oak with relief carvings and 4 angel heads, the top has a beautiful walnut veneer with a star inlay in the middle. 1-drawer has a lion head underneath is a hidden drawer. Spiral column frame with cross...
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19th Century German Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

17th Century Painted Italian Trestle Table with Walnut Top
Located in Wichita, KS
Fabulous 17th century Italian trestle dining table with and 18th century walnut top. The legs have original finish. The top is thick walnu...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Wood

18th Century Portuguese Writing Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century Portuguese writing table with fabulous hand turned legs and stretchers. The top features a single board top with applied carved molding around the edges, following down to two drawers with cushion raised panels and hand carved beaded...
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

18th Century Baroque Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique baroque table made around 1750 in South Germany. Exquisite marquetry in cherrywood, kingwood, walnut and elm. The marquetry depicts presentations of roman weapons and armor...
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1730s German Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Baroque Table, South German, 1760
Located in Belmont, MA
Beautiful baroque table or desk, made in Southern Germany or northern Switzerland 1760, cherry veneer with marquetry in plum wood and elm. The table is in very good refinished condit...
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1760s German Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

Small Dutch Baroque 17th Century Oak Draw-Leaf Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
The small Dutch Baroque draw-leaf or center table with a two-board framed top having conforming extension leaves on each end, above a plain frieze, supported by massive plaint turned...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

18th Century Baroque Venetian Center Table Red Lacquered Painted
Located in Epfach, DE
18th century Venetian center table red lacquered with painted gilt figures with one-drawer a very unusual and rare Venetian table with lovely ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Flemish Baroque Marquetry Decorated Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 19th century Flemish ebony center or writing table having floral marquetry inlay inlaid bone insects on a walnut, ebony and faux tortoise background, bone and ebony pattern...
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1860s Belgian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony

Spanish Baroque 18th Century Lyre Leg Wooden Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish baroque table with decorative forged-iron stretcher from the 18th century. This antique table from Spain features a rectangular-shaped top, which is raised upon a pair of fluidly-carved, lyre-shaped trestle styled legs at either end. The pair of trestles...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Table Rent Center Desk Tavolino Tuscan Italian Walnut Oval Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Exceptionally rare, large, museum quality, Tuscan, Baroque, walnut, rent or center table or tavolino with detachable top and single drawer - This beautiful, rent table is an unco...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Swedish 19th Century Baroque Style Desk or Table with Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 19th century Baroque style desk or table with single drawer. This antique Swedish desk features a rectangular-shaped top, a clean apron ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Table, Centre, Library, Desk, 17 Century, Portuguese, Baroque, Brazil, Rosewood
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The design and ornamentation of this centre table is characteristic of Portuguese Baroque furniture dating from the second half of the 17t...
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Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Italian 17th Century Baroque Painted Walnut Centre Table
Located in Troy, NY
Strikingly decorative Venetian table of highly unusual and rare form, early 17th century. The oblong molded top enhanced with gilt decoration, above a double frieze with conforming ...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Ancient Italian Writing Desk with Upper Cabinet, Milan, Circa 1730
Located in Milano, IT
Writing desk with upper cabinet Milan, first half of the 18th century Carved walnut partially veneered in olive wood and walnut burl; traces of eboniz...
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1730s Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Olive, Walnut

Fine Italian 19th Century Floral Marquetry Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian 19th century mahogany, satinwood and tulipwood floral marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted center table or writing desk. The serpentine inlaid shaped top centered with a marquetry floral arrangement medallion, surrounded by sections of diamond-shaped acanthus parquetry designs flanked by further medallions of flower bouquets, all within a gilt-bronze rim, above a similarly decorated frieze fronted by four drawers, on scroll legs raised on lion paw feet on rolling casters, joined by an 'X'-shaped marquetry stretcher...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

18th Century Baroque Farm Refectory Desk Table with Two Drawers & Stretchers
Located in Miami, FL
This elegant, antique fruitwood desk was crafted in Spain, circa 1780. The rustic writing table has been stripped down from its original dark fini...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

19th Century Baroque Style Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent Dresden Baroque desk, circa 1870 On three sides and in the top plate walnut root on solid softwood. The curving, straight, and one-piece body, framing the open knee-box, is...
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19th Century German Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Softwood

18th Century German Baroque Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique baroque table made in Southern Germany around 1750-60. The top, the apron and the foot of the table are decorated with an exquisite walnut and yew tree marquetry. The table is...
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1750s German Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Yew

18th Century Rustic Desk Table, Country Table, Original Pinewood Laquered Waxed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
18th century rustic desk table or country table, original pine wood laquered, restored the top and finished to wax. Drawer with functional lock, burnish...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

17th Spanish Refectory Table, Writing Desk, One Large Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
17th Spanish refectory table. Writing desk. One large drawer The top its circa 1680, the legs circa 1800. The table are completely restored.
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

17th century Spanish Baroque inlaid walnut Desk or Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
Superb model with a deeply paneled frieze, having geometric fruitwood inlay, containing three drawers. The strong disc-turned legs connected by shaped side stretchers and wrought iro...
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Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Fruitwood, Walnut

Baroque 17th Century Italian or Maltese Marquetry Center table or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Very unusual and rare small Bureau Plat, the frieze containing one drawer, finished all around and freestanding. Italian or possibly of Maltese Orig...
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Late 17th Century Maltese Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Olive

Desk Swedish Baroque Period 18th Century Veneer Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Desk Swedish Baroque Period 18th Century Veneer Sweden. A stunning desk made during the Baroque period in Sweden. Veneered with elm and burl woo...
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18th Century European Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

17th century Italian Baroque walnut Credenza or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
A rare, multi-functional piece, the doors opening to reveal a fitted interior with eight drawers and a small middle door, the slanted top with a fall front desk compartment...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Desk Swedish Early 18th Century Baroque Period Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Desk Swedish Baroque Period Sweden. A rare Swedish Baroque desk in a stunning condition and patina from the Swedish King Fredrik I period. Structu...
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Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian fall front desk with burl wood inlay. With six drawers and two hidden storage areas. The top of this desk is 18th century, while the base, beau...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Italian Baroque Walnut Writing Table with Hinged Top, c1700
Located in valatie, NY
An Italian Baroque walnut writing table with unique hinged top, the rectangular top with bread boarded ends, opening and turning to create a large writing surface, the frieze contain...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is embellished with a carving of Don Quixote de la Mancha bordered with branches of leaves. The desk is supported by a pedestal joined by a bridge of turned columns. The front legs contain a carving of two wind god heads...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Central Italian Baroque Period Dark Walnut Refectory Table, Mid-17th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a thick rectangular top supported by two urn-shaped trestle-form legs joined by a square shaped stretcher, the supports raised on plinth form bases.
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Baroque desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Baroque desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desks and writing tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque desks and writing tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Spain pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks and writing tables, popular names associated with this style include Modenese Gastone, Europa Antiques, Ira Yeager, and Jim Peed. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desks and writing tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,664 and tops out at $75,474 while the average work can sell for $5,925.

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