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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
French Kingwood Bureau Plat, 19th Century, Regence-Style with Leather Top
Located in Houston, TX
This desk is 19 th century and has the original aged patina. The writing surface is rectangular and has a new black leather With gilt accents that has been added to the top. The w...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Kingwood

Baker Furniture Lyre Motife Birdseye Maple Drop-Leaf Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Startlingly beautiful bird’s-eye maple drop-leaf writing desk having gorgeous satinwood and ebony inlay and elegant detailed lyre motife legs. with leaves open 64.5 W.
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1980s American Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Birdseye Maple

Regency Mahogany Campaign Writing Table
Located in Belfast, IE
A good early 19th century mahogany campaign library- writing table. The front facing side with twin shallow drawers to the left hand side, wide drawer in the centre and double front...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Jean Claude Mahey, Desk, 1980
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Desk by Jean Claude Mahey with three drawers in ash burl wood.
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1980s French Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Irish Mahogany Writing Table in the Manner of Williams & Gibton, Dublin
Located in Belfast, IE
This wonderful writing table with a single drawer concealing a sliding leather lined writing surface within a satinwood border. The leather lined top sits within a rosewood crossban...
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Irish Regency Mahogany Drum Table in the Manner of Williams & Gibton
Located in Belfast, IE
A superb Irish Regency period mahogany drum table in the manner of Williams & Gibton- Dublin. The leather lined circular top within a crossbanded border with an arrangement of 2 lon...
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century Regency Palisander Davenport 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 drawer...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Palisander

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

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture English Regency Burled Walnut Writing Desk or Console Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency style writing desk or console table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Burled walnut, with original brass ...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Regency Style Galleried Partners Desk / Server with Turret Corners
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Beacon Hill small partner's desk / server with brass gallery and turret corners. Originally made for B. Altman & Co. Drawers can be accessed fro...
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20th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century, Regency Period Rosewood Partners Writing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
An exceptional quality, early 19th century, Regency period rosewood partners library writing table. The moulded rectangular top with a superb quality and original light green tooled ...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Regency Style Table Lacquer Speckled by Artist Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive English regency style writing table or console table lacquer speckled by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). Crafted from pine the table is supported by a trestle styl...
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20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

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

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Fine and Rare 19th Century Regency Calamander and Brass Inlaid Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare English Regency Calamander and inlaid brass writing table . The finest brass inlay with Calamander wood . Single drawer.
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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 rectangular top with new inset brown leather and cross banded edge over a frieze containing one long drawer , raised on circular tapered reeded legs ending on brass casters. P...
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1810s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

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

Carlton House Writing Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Carlton House writing desk in wonderful fiddlegrain mahogany with a D shaped platform surrounded a series of raised drawers and covered co...
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1880s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century Antique Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A lovely quality early 19th century mahogany partners desk, having a green leather writing surface decorated with gold and blind tooling, having an arrangement of nine mahogany lined...
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1820s British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Partners Writing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine early 19th century, Regency period mahogany partners library writing table. The rounded moulded rectangular top with superb quality light gold brown tooled leather inset top a...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Hardwood Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Leather Top Designed to House Computer
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely twin pedestal partner desk with brown leather top and mahogany frame, specifically designed to house a computer A very well made pie...
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20th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood, Leather

Regency Rosewood and Ormolu-Mounted Library Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top with rounded corners over an ormolu egg-and-dart mounted edge and paneled frieze fitted with one drawer; raised on standard end supports on giltwood winged paw fe...
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1820s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Baker Furniture Regency Style Burled Writing Desk
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a vintage Baker Furniture Regency style burled writing desk. Featuring a beautiful rectangular burled wood top, Regency sty...
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1970s American Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Regency Hand Painted Gladiator Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Regency writing desk. Beautiful hand painted detail with scenes of gladiators. Passed down through three generations in one family. A real collectors piece. Acqui...
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Late 20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Paint

Vintage Regency Hand Painted Gladiator Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic Vintage Regency writing desk. Beautiful hand painted detail with scenes of gladiators. Passed down through three generations in one family. A real collectors piece. Acqui...
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Late 20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Paint

Antique Mahogany Adams Style Regency Writing Table Desk, 19 Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 19th century Mahogany Adams Style Regency writing table desk. Additional information: Materials: Mahogany Please note that thi...
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19th Century Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

A Superior English Regency Period Davenport Desk in Figured Mahogany, Circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The richly figured mahogany case showing a finely turned baluster gallery over a hinged leather topped writing compartment, opening to an interior fitted with small drawers with satinwood fronts & turned pulls. The writing compartment having the added feature of enabling it to slide over the front of the base, thereby allowing for greater ease & comfort when seated in front. The base is flanked on either side by twin draw-out bookshelves, the right side featuring a small retractable drawer fitted for writing implements over four tiers of drawers with original functioning locks & key, the left side is similarly complimented by four tiers of false drawer fronts. The front of the base showing a richly figured mahogany panel sided by hand carved corbel...
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1830s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood, Mahogany

19th Century Style Michael Taylor Ebony & Mahogany Dafne Writing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
19th century Style Michael Taylor Ebony & Mahogany Dafne writing table desk. Chair and computer not included. Priced each. Additional informati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ebony

E.G Hudson Fully Restored Twin Pedestal Desk with Green Leather Top
By E.G. Hudson
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

19th Century English Regency Style Writing Table Speckled by Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical late 19th century English mahogany drop-leaf writing table featuring a speckled lacquer finish by artist Ira Yeager (1933-2022 American). The elegant table is crafted in th...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Bird’s Eye Maple Library Table by Gillows of Lancaster
Located in London, GB
A fine nineteenth century bird’s eye maple library table by Gillows of Lancaster, c.1830, with three-quarter gallery to the top, the frieze with three drawers, the twin shaped suppor...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Birdseye Maple

Regency-Style Mahogany Library Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This timeless mahogany Regency-style library desk features refined design elements prevalent in England during the early 19th century. Lockable drawers with elegant brass hardware pr...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Late Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late Regency Rosewood Writing Table with Mahogany Lined Drawer, Octagonal End Supports, and Blind Castors to the Bun Feet 56"w x 28"d x ...
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1820s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Vintage Regency Theodore Alexander Eglomise Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency Writing desk. Made by the iconic Theodore Alexander. A chic Eglomise glass top with a gilt and silvered frame. Signed on the drawer interior. Acquired from...
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Late 20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Silver

Superb Quality Early 19th Century Oak Partners Writing Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality early 19th century oak partners writing desk, having an oval shaped top with a green leather writing surface decorated with blind and gold tooling, two mahogany line...
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1830s British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century English Regency Walnut Writing Table in the Manner of Holland &Sons
Located in Dublin, IE
A George IV walnut rectangular writing table, the top with inset leather scriver above a shaped frieze drawer, raised on pairs of turned side supports with lotus collars and stretche...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Rare Regency period Amboyna inlaid Library table, circa 1820.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A rare and fine quality Regency period end support Library table, veneered in this wonderful figured Amboyna with Rosewood crossbanding, two frieze drawers, supported on elegant end ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Amboyna

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

Regency Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Regency writing table with a leather top writing surface, with a cross banded top and an ebony line inlaid edge, two drawers and raised on turned and ...
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Early 1800s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Regency Councill Furniture Fretwork Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency Fretwork writing desk. Made by the iconic Councill Furniture group and marked on the drawer inside. Beautiful inset leather top with gold leaf detail. Acqu...
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Late 20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Burr Oak Regency Galleried Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, GB
This unusual regency burr oak writing desk is of exceptionally fine quality. The skiver raises towards you for ease of use. The piece is extremely rare due to the burr oak and in gre...
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Early 19th Century Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with 3/4 gallery and inset green leather over a frieze containing two drawers raised on a trestle base with stretcher. Bronze paw feet.
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1810s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

English Regency Style Writing Table by Theodore Alexander
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant Theodore Alexander leather and walnut diminutive writing desk. The central drawer with two D shaped drawers one on each side, the top w...
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Late 20th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

VINTAGE BURR WALNUT TWiN PEDESTAL PARTNER DESK WITH REGENCY GREEN LEATHER TOP
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Burr Walnut twin pedestal partner desk with original distressed green leather top Plea...
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20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Late 20th-C. Mario Buatta For John Widdicomb Regency Style Cabinet / Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! So versatile. It is a regency style cabinet designed by Mario Buatta for John Widdicomb. It is black with a warm creamy ivory/ soft yellow interior. The piece is two pie...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century, English Regency Bamboo Red Lacquered Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Regency Style (19/20th century) bamboo and red lacquered small ladies desk with a drawer and a 2-panel back rail with a stretcher.  
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19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Regency Leather Top Library Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a classic English mahogany 3-drawer writing table. The table is in overall very good condition. Although the drawer brasses are replacements, all other elements of the writin...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Unusual Regency Period Rosewood End- Support Writing Table
Located in South Croydon, GB
An unusual Regency rosewood writing table. Raised on sabre legs with brass castors and with triple turned supports to either end united by a stretcher. Above are two mahogany lined f...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Regency Burr Elm Davenport Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Quality And Extremely Rare Early 18th Century Regency Period Burr Elm Davenport Having Hinged Swivel Top With Inset Leather, Retaining Elegant Original Ormolu Gallery With Pierced Handle, Over Rare Mechanical Slide And Four Ash Lined Drawers With Bobbin Moulded Decoration, Raised On Original Turned Bun Feet. The term Davenport is owed to Captain Davenport...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

Regency Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with green leather top over two drawers, raised on turned legs. Back is finished but no drawers.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Rosewood Regency Kneehole Bureau Cabinet Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An impressive and monumental rosewood Regency kneehole bureau cabinet with ormolu mounts of exceptional quality, attributed to Seddon and Morel, the central roll-top opening to revea...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

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

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Brass

Mahogany Davenport Attributed to Gillows
Located in Folkestone, GB
Attributed to Gillows A superior quality late 18th/early 19th century mahogany Davenport Desk The leather-lined top with brass gallery, lifting to ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Regency Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style finely Morado crossbanded, Sycamore line strung flame veneered and carved mahogany writing table, the concave-sided top with burnished leather and gold-tooled insert ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Antique English 19th Century Regency Mahogany Desk Writing Table
Located in London, GB
Antique English 19th century Regency mahogany writing desk. With a tooled leather inset top surface and rounded edges over two long br...
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1810s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Rosewood Davenport Desk
Located in New York, NY
An early 19th century rosewood davenport desk, with low gallery above a lifting slant front writing surface, with inset leather top & gold tooling. A small inkwell & pen holding & draw & pivoting drawer. It's interior having small drawers above 4 drawers, graduated in size from small to large, all raised on a plinth on original castors. each drawer having a lock & all sharing a key, England, Circa 1820. The Davenport desk owes its name to a Captain...
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1810s English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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

Vintage Regency Italian Burlwood Desk and Chair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage 1960s Italian Secretary desk. A gorgeous burl Olive wood cabinet with chic vintage brocade lining. A charming little Tole lamp...
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1960s Italian Vintage Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Regency-Style Mahogany Leather-Topped Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted of rich mahogany, this library table displays all of the sophistication Regency-era furnishings are known for. This table features a straightforward design with beautifully c...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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, storage furniture and 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, Ira Yeager, Maitland Smith, and Theodore Alexander. 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 £889 and tops out at £128,781 while the average work can sell for £5,851.

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