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Regency Desks and Writing Tables

REGENCY STYLE

Like France’s Empire style, Regency-style furniture was rooted in neoclassicism; the characteristics of its bedroom furniture, armchairs, dining room tables and other items include clean lines, angular shapes and elegant details.

Dating roughly from the 1790s to 1830s, antique Regency-style furniture gets its name from Prince George of Wales — formally King George IV — who became Prince Regent in 1811 after his father, George III, was declared unfit to rule. England’s Regency style is one of the styles represented in Georgian furniture.

George IV’s arts patronage significantly influenced the development of the Regency style, such as the architectural projects under John Nash, which included the renovation of Buckingham House into the formidable Buckingham Palace with a grand neoclassical facade. Celebrated designers of the period include Thomas Sheraton, Henry Holland and Thomas Hope. Like Nash, Hope instilled his work with classical influences, such as saber-legged chairs based on the ancient Greek klismos. He is credited with introducing the term “interior decoration” to English with the 1807 publishing of Household Furniture and Interior Decoration.

Although more subdued than previous styles like Rococo and Baroque, Regency interiors incorporated copious use of chintz fabrics and wallpaper adorned in chinoiserie-style art. Its furniture featured fine materials and luxurious embellishments. Furniture maker George Bullock, for instance, regularly used detailed wood marquetry and metal ornaments on his pieces.

Archaeological discoveries in Egypt and Greece informed Regency-era details, such as carved scrollwork, sphinxes and palmettes, as well as the shape of furniture. A Roman marble cinerary chest, for example, would be reinterpreted into a wooden cabinet. The Napoleonic Wars also inspired furniture, with martial designs like tented beds and camp-style chairs becoming popular. While the reddish-brown mahogany was prominent in this range of pieces, imported woods like zebrawood and ebony were increasingly in demand.

Find a collection of antique Regency tables, seating, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Regency
Maitland Smith English Regency Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
English Regency style mahogany and faux rosewood writing table with a tooled leather top, late 20th century, Made by Maitland Smith. With a rectangular top with rounded corners an in...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

English Regency Mahogany Writing Desk with Pierced Sides and Casters
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 19th-century English Regency writing desk exemplifies the refined elegance of the period through its restrained silhouette, balanced proportions, and decorative details. T...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Mahogany

Antique English Leather Top Regency Style Desk or Library Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Long elegant Neoclassical style antique English desk with three tooled leather panels on top of a case having three drawers with brass hardware on four tapered and fluted legs with c...
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Early 20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

Fine Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular inset green leather with tooled border and banded edge. The frieze with three drawers on each side with lions head brass pulls. Turned reeded tapered legs ending on ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Handsome English Vintage Fruitwood Writing Desk with Leather Blotter
Located in Hopewell, NJ
English style beautiful fruitwood writing desk having black leather blotter on top. Distressed marks intentional to add character to the piece. Tapered reeded legs terminating in b...
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1980s British Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Fruitwood

Late Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a tooled olive green leather writing surface with wood border and molded edge over two drawers on front and back. Brass ring handles. Supported on turned tapered legs with casters.
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1820s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture English Regency Banded Mahogany Writing Desk or Console Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English Regency or Georgian style drop leaf writing desk, console table, or sofa table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1940s Mah...
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1940s American Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency Period Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine period English writing table or desk of mahogany from the Regency Era, circa 1825, featuring an inset rectangular embossed leather top with a reeded edge around the circumfere...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Regency Rosewood Library Table Attributed To Gillows
Located in Sherborne, GB
English rosewood library table, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London. With elaborate holly wood inlay/marquetry cross banding using Thomas Wilkinson’s tracings who was a dra...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

19th C Style Michael Taylor Ebony & Mahogany Dafne Writing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
19th C Style Michael Taylor Ebony & Mahogany Dafne Writing Table Desk
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1990s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Fine Baker Furniture Burl Walnut Regency Style Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
C. 1980’s. A Vintage Baker Writing Table with handsome chosen Burl Walnut Wood. Suitable also as a Console, the Writing Table has two drawers, a Line-Inlaid top surface, Wreath form ...
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20th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Elegant Black Lacquer and Brass French Style Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Lacquered French Style Bureau Plat or Desk, probably American, circa 1950s. It has recently been refinished in a black lacquer. The brass hardware and sabots retain the...
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1950s American Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Antique Scholar's Desk, English, Writing Table, Side, Study, Regency, Circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique scholar's desk. An English, mahogany writing or side table, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. A delightful example of refined design and enduring craftsman...
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1820s British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Oak

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with new tooled brown leather and banded and carved edge. Frieze with two drawers on each side with ring handles. False drawers on sides with handles. Elegantl...
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1820s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency Mahogany & Brass Partners Writing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Quality Regency Period Mahogany And Brass, Square, Partners Writing Table, Having Attractive Gilt Tooled Leather Top With Crossbanded Edge, Over Four Drawers And Four ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English Shaped Top Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mahogany shaped top partners writing table with satinwood stringing and inlaid fan medallions. Black/green, antiqued and gold tooled leather top. Three drawers each side with antique...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Boxwood, Olive, Satinwood

Regency Style Walnut Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A refined homage to the elegance of early 19th-century English furniture design. Crafted in classic style with an exquisite use of figured walnut, it features a warm finish that brin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Style Burton-Ching Mahogany & Ebony Giltwood Partners Desk Writing Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Regency Style Burton-Ching Mahogany & Ebony Giltwood Writing Table Partners Desk
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2010s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Very Fine 19th Century English Regency Writing Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Very fine English Regency bronze mounted mahogany writing table. Single board top made of beautiful mahogany timber, with brass gallery flanking the sides atop of 2 mahogany lined dr...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19th C Regency English Mahogany Adjustable Reading Writing Table
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome piece consists of two sections on a lifting ratchet, a fine mahogany Regency period reading/writing table featuring an adjustable top over a substantial base support. R...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency Mahogany Library Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Regency mahogany library table features twin hinged, solid mahogany leaves that can either extend the top as writing surfaces or be used as book supports for reading. Underneath the...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular brown tooled leather top and banded border over three drawers with square bail handles and opposing working drawers so can work as a partners desk. Raised on circu...
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1810s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Lexington's Palmer Home Collection Mahogany Tooled Leather Drafting Desk W/ Tray
Located in Germantown, MD
A very rare, limited edition Lexington Furniture's Palmer Home Collection Mahogany and Tooled Leather Slant Top Drafting Desk, drafting table with brass ...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly & Bird Custom Painted Tall Secretary Desk & Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly & Bird Custom Painted 2 Piece Tall Secretary Desk & Chair. Item features blue and off-white painted finish with i...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cane, Wood

Early 19th Century, English Regency Library Table Desk with Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
Early 19th century, English Regency brass inlaid mahogany library writing table or desk with a green leather inset top over frieze drawers on x legs joined by a turned stretcher.
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with inset tooled red leather top and cross banded edge over three drawers front and back. Raised on circular tapered legs. Casters. Sold Bonhams , London, February 1...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a beautiful rectangular green leather inset top with banded edge and two frieze drawers with trestle lyre form base. Turned stretcher. Raised on saber legs with brass paw feet c...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Monumental French Regency Inlaid Brass Mounted Barrel Roll Top Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Monumental French Regency Inlaid Brass Mounted Barrel Roll Top Cylinder Barrel Desk This luxurious antique desk imported from Europe would be a br...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Rosewood Library Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular crossbanded top over two frieze drawers and raised on a trestle supports carved with anthemium, scroll feet. Provenance: Naill Smith Antiques.
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1810s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Burr Walnut Kidney Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
Elevate your workspace with this exquisite burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk featuring a luxurious hand-tooled leather writing surface. Organize your essentials effortlessly wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Curvaceous Italian Burl Wood Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Curvaceous Italian Burl Wood Desk, Italy, circa 1950s. Elegant curvaceous design with amazing burl wood.
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1950s Italian Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with rounded ends. Black inset leather with banded edge and brass edge. Conforming frieze with two drawers and opposing false drawers. Cast bronze star form kn...
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1810s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Baker Furniture Regency Rosewood Drop Leaf Writing Desk or Console, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Georgian style drop leaf writing desk, console, or sofa table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous book-mat...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Ebony, Rosewood, Satinwood

Early 19th Century English Regency Writing Table / Library Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine Regency writing table or sofa table, the rectangular top with finely rounded edges and molded edge detailing above two frieze drawer with opposing simulated drawers, each fit...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian Regency Style Embossed Leather Top Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 29 1/4 in W: 45 in D: 31 1/2 in This stunning Custom Italian Regency Style desk offers an exceptional blend of timeless elegance and contemporary sophistication, id...
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Late 20th Century Italian Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Small Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality regency period mahogany writing table Having two fitted drawers to frieze with original Turned knobs raised on elegant x framed end Supports with original brass castor...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Small Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Small Regency Mahogany Writing Table
$5,648 Sale Price
30% Off
Regency Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Regency Period writing table or desk of mahogany from England, featuring an inset embossed green leather top over a frieze of two drawers - each drawer with knob pulls - and s...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

English Regency Mahogany Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency (circa 1830) mahogany table desk with 3 beaded opposing drawers over a leather top with a molded edge and supported on carved cabriole legs (attributed to GILLOWS)
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19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

E.G Hudson Fully Restored Twin Pedestal Desk with Green Leather Top
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning reverse breakfront twin pedestal partner desk handmade in England by the Skilled Craftsman E.G Hudson. A very well-made and very solid desk...
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20th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular red tooled leather top with cross banded edge over three drawers and three on the reverse, all working so can function as a partners desk with brass ring handles. raised ...
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1810s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Period early 19th century Regency Mahogany Partners desk. Drawers on both sides. Great proportion. Excellent quality...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Regency Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English writing desk handcrafted in mixed exotic hardwoods, featuring a tooled leather top on a case with five drawers inlaid with graceful floral designs and b...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This Regency style writing desk with a tooled saddle leather top and beaded edge has three functioning drawers on one side and three false ...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With inset tooled brown leather top with cross banded edge over a frieze containing three drawers and on the reverse three working drawers. False drawers on ends. All with brass knobs. Raised on turned tapered legs headed by reeding. Ending on cup casters. Sold Florian Papp...
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1820s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Superb Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Free Standing Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique regency mahogany free standing writing desk having a superb quality mahogany top with a reeded edge and a red leather writing surface above two drawers and two...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Other

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Petite Regency Style Desk or Console Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petite Regency Style Desk or Console Table, French style but probably American, circa 1950s. It is a versatile size and can be used as a desk, vanity, console table, or bar. It featu...
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1950s American Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Regency Mahogany Dressing Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
This English Regency Mahogany dressing table by Gillows of Lancaster and London is Gillows at its finest. Superb quality mahogany and cabinet making, it could also use it as a writ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Vintage French Regency Cherry Wood "Kidney Bean" Desk Console Table w/ Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Regency Style Cherry Wood "Kidney Bean" Desk Console Table with Single Drawer and Brass Gallery. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 29.5" H x 45" W x 26" D x 25.5" ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

English Regency Brass Mounted Exotic Woods Writing Table, Gillows, circa 1820
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional circa 1820 English regency period rectangular-form writing or occasional table attributed to Gillows having brass bound cusped-corner top with ebony line inlay and satinwood feather-banding surrounding center field of bookmatched amboyna, the double elliptical high arched stretchers joining gilt-brass-mounted end supports having turned calamander spindles and braces issuing turned finials between ebony downswept legs ending in acanthus-leaf-cast brass casters. Several 'spindle end' writing tables were featured in the 'Gillows Estimate Sketch Book' of 1818, and a table of similar end supports stamped GILLOWS LANCASTER is illustrated in Susan Stuart's 'Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840', Vol. I., Woodbridge: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008. pl. 329, p. 301, stating "a table frame with spindle ends was supplied in the 1820s by Gillows of London to display marble brought back from the Grand Tour by the Tempests of Broughton Hall...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early 19th century Regency davenport writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality Regency davenport, circa 1820. Spindle gallery to the top leading to the original leather writing surface. Top opens to reveal a richly colored interior with 2 drawers....
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Palisander

Kittinger, English Regency, Campaign Desk, Rosewood, Satinwood, Brass, USA 1950s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Kittinger, English Regency, Campaign Desk, Rosewood, Satinwood, Brass, USA 1950s Regency campaign desk designed and produced by Kittinger in the United States, circa 1950s. This des...
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1950s American Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Antique Calligrapher's Extending Table, English, Cantilever, Chairside, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique calligrapher's extending table. An English, mahogany cantilever chairside or wine table, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Fascinating metamorphic table w...
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1820s British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Vintage Regency Maitland Smith Tessellated Coconut Shell Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional vintage Regency writing desk. Made by the iconic Maitland Smith group. Beautiful tessellated coconut shell frame with a hand painted leather top. Wrought iron and bras...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Wrought Iron

19th Century English Writing Desk, Partner Style, Leather Top, Wood Grain Veneer
Located in Madrid, ES
This mid-19th century English writing desk features handsomely inlaid rich-grained mahogany veneer. It is "partner" or "center" in de...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Hardwood

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...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger, American, circa 1960s. It has recently been refinished in a black stain that still allows you to see the beautifu...
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1960s American Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

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 ...
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19th Century Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Regency Library Table Desk Period Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Rosewood Library Table. This Library Table Stands Upon a Platform Base with Boldly Carved Lions Paw Feet. The Column Being of a Carved Form. Period Regency The Table Features...
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1980s Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Regency desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Regency 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, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency desks and writing tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England 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 Baker Furniture Company, Gillows of Lancaster & London, Ira Yeager, and Maitland Smith. 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 $1,095 and tops out at $162,452 while the average work can sell for $7,229.

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