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17th Century Spanish Writing Table - Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding and very handsome 17th century Spanish Writing Table - Desk from the Catalan region
Category
Antique 17th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut, Walnut
Rustic 17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table, with a thick walnut one-plank top
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
French 17th Century Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 17th century desk, Louis XIV period. It was originally a trunk which has been transformed
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$5,400
Antiqued 17th Century Style Writing Table
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued wood writing desk, with two frieze drawers, on barley twist turned legs joined by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,500 Sale Price / item
40% Off
Antiqued 17th Century Style Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued wood writing desk, with two frieze drawers, on barley twist turned legs joined by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$4,167 / item
17th Century Spanish Writing Desk with Drawer and Original Iron Lock
Located in Marbella, ES
17th Century Spanish writing desk with drawer and original iron lock.
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Very Fine 17th Century Spanish Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
A very fine mid-18th century desk from the Catalan region of Spain. This wonderful desk is
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
17th Century North Italian Ebonized Baroque Desk
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An unusual late 17th century North Italian Baroque ebonized writing desk - of serpentine form
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
17th Century Italian Carved Walnut Table or Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th century Italian walnut library table or writing desk. Desk features three drawers amongst
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$5,880 Sale Price
30% Off
ANTIQUE 1684 DATED HAND CARVED 17TH CENTURY LIFT TOP WRITiNG TABLE DESK BIBLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
century, hand caved 1684 lift top writing work table traditionally used for bible storage
Please note
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Antique 1680s English Charles II Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table
Castilla (Madrid), Late 17th Century
A Spanish Baroque desk
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Two Drawer, Rounded Corner Desk, Italy, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
17th century Italian walnut two drawer desk.
Square column shaped legs.
Subtly rounded corners
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Exceptional Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno Desk on Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An exceptionally fine example of an early 17th Century Spanish renaissance walnut vargueno
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Baroque Inlaid Walnut Desk or Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Spanish Baroque Inlaid Walnut Desk or Center Table. Superb model the two-plank top
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Important Filipine Table of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important FilipineIndo-Portuguese table
of the 17th century, in Brazilian rosewood, with two
Category
Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, XVII century
Table “a lira”
Walnut
Tuscany, XVIIth century
71 X 90
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Walnut Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine Spanish table in walnut from the 17th century from the Renaissance period
Table that can be
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Walnut Table or Desk with Turned Legs and Stretcher
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
This fantastic Spanish walnut table dates to the 1600s and has incredibly turned legs and stretchers known as discus or lentil carvings. Each long sid...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Italian Renaissance walnut table from the 17th century
Table that can be used as a desk or a
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th C. Provencal Hand Carved Antique Side Table Walnut Desk Drawers Farm LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C. Provencal Hand Carved Antique Side Table Walnut Desk Drawers Farm LA CA . Beautiful 17th
Category
Antique 17th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$10,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Spanish Table From The 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb small Spanish table from the 17th century
Table that can be used as a desk or a small table
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut
French Walnut Desk, Side Table or Writing Table, Louis XIII
Located in Labrit, Landes
French desk or side table, made circa 1660
Massive walnut and iron handles.
Nice antique patina
Category
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
$3,138 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish Renaissance Table In Blond Walnut - 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare 17th-century Spanish Renaissance walnut table.
It features an exceptional (museum
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis XIV Walnut Writing Table Or Occasional Table From The17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb walnut table from the 17th century Louis XIV period and style
Good quality table resting on
Category
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Portuguese Late Baroque Rosewood 2-Drawer Center Table or Desk, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a substantial rectangular top with molded edge above a rounded case housing two long drawers which are mounted with shaped metal escutcheons, the opposite side with false fron...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Table Rent Center Desk Tavolino Tuscan Italian Walnut Oval Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
color.
- It is sturdy and practical for use as an occasional, center, library table or desk.
The
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Antique Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th C Style Italian Rustic Primitive Reclaimed Wood Farmhouse Table To Order
Located in Encinitas, CA
Primitivo rustic refectory style desk table:
Our “Primitivo” desk and table line; rustic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Primitive Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fir, Reclaimed Wood
$6,075 Sale Price / item
22% Off
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
” attributed to Pierre Gole (1620 – 1684)
Dimensions : h. 32.68 in, w. 70.8 in, d. 35.43 in.
Late 17th century
Category
Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
Walnut buffet table with turned legs and "H" shaped jamb, back cover - Spain -
Located in Madrid, España
Walnut buffet table with turned legs and "H" shaped jamb, back cover - Spain - 17th century
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis XIII Period 1630s Carved Walnut Barley Twist Table with Black Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
masterful joinery, this table exemplifies the opulence and craftsmanship of early 17th-century French
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis XIII Period 1630s Carved Walnut Barley Twist Table with Black Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
from the early 17th century, around 1630, this antique table flawlessly blends practicality and an
Category
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Table Centre Dining Library Dismantable X Trestles Oak Fruitwood
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A South German oak, shaped X' ended table with detachable fruitwood top with decorative cleated band
This table is easily dismantled and retains the original pegs
The cleated edge ...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Library Table / Writing Table
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 17th Century Baroque Desk / Writing or Library Table with two drawers supported an elegant
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Philippe V Desk From the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
century, this writing desk encapsulates the opulence and style of the era. Measuring 84x87x130 cm, it
Category
Antique 17th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
Rare 17th Century Spanish Vargueño
Located in Chicago, IL
this age.
Vargueños were highly prized possessions in 17th century Spain, serving as portable writing
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cupboards
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century Table Writing Desk
Located in Heeze, Noord Brabant
A rare walnut table desk , Italian or Portuguese, with writing slide and carved putti , fruit and
Category
Antique 17th Century Portuguese Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Baroque Walnut Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning late 17th century Spanish Baroque period walnut writing desk with a single board walnut
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
17th Century Italian San Filippo Writing Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
A sophisticated San Filippo writing desk made of polished walnut, supported by two elegant lire
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Antique 17th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
17th Century Italian Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This desk was discovered in Lecce, Italy after it was restored.
Inlay and style refined Italian
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Romantic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$18,000
17th Century Spanish Oak Writing Table
Located in London, GB
Oak writing table, the single piece top raised on four slightly splayed square section legs united
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Superb 17th Century Spanish Baroque Period Chestnut Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Outstanding late 17th century Spanish Baroque period chestnut kneehole desk with large single plank
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Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Period Chestnut Kneehole Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Outstanding late 17th century Spanish Baroque period chestnut kneehole desk with large single plank
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare 17th Century Spanish Chestnut Knee-hole Desk / Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning 17th century Spanish chestnut knee-hole desk with massive single plank chestnut top over
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Italian Carved Walnut Desk Table, Italy 17th Century Baroque
Located in Varmo, IT
Entirely in walnut with turned legs and in front of a drawer.
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Baroque Fruitwood Inlaid Desk / Cassone Chest, Mid-17th Century
Located in L
Etang, FR
Huge 17th century trunk crafted into a minister's desk in the 19th century
Paneled and inlaid
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Austrian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century Epoque Louis XIV Walnut Table
Located in Lokeren, BE
17th century Epoque Louis XIV walnut table.
Category
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century French Bureau Mazarin
Located in Antwerp, BE
The ‘Bureau Mazarin’ is a 17th century desk form named in memory of Cardinal Mazarin, premier
Category
Antique 17th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
A Magnificent Early 17th century Spanish Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The plank top over three drawers each carved and having the original working locks behind incised drop pulls in iron, over supports joined by iron fiadores
Provenance: Loire F...
Provenance: Loire F...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Chestnut
Antique 17th Century Bureau Of Finest Quality In Oak ( REF AF-3666 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This exceptional late 17th-century oak bureau is a rare and breathtaking piece, embodying the
Category
Antique 17th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Fine Louis XVI Oak Writing Table
Located in London, GB
fluted tapering square legs with brass sabot feet, fundamentally 18th century with 19th century
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Althorp Partners Desk
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
An extremely fine early George III style mahogany serpentine partner’s desk. The serpentine moulded
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Vietnamese George III Desks and Writing Tables
$17,150
Ladies Desk in Light Cerejeira
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
Ladies desk in light cerejeira with fine mother-of-pearl marquetry inlays. Rectangular top with
Category
Antique 17th Century Vietnamese Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Spectacular Period Oak Clerk
s Desk or Secretaire
Located in Port Chester, NY
A rare example of 17th Century period furniture, this wonderful oak clerk's desk is in very fine
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Early Georgian Chippendale Bureau Bookcase Desk in Carved Mahogany
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dorking, GB
-Makers Director. Ref CV111 Desk and Bookcase.
This bookcase was made about 1770 from early and heavy
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Tuscan Scrittoio Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An extremely rare form of Renaissance furniture, this writing desk is likely from Florence and
Category
Antique 17th Century Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Italian Writing Desk Table, Venice, 17th Century, Venetian Walnut Wood Inlay
Located in Varmo, IT
Writing desk - table in solid walnut, veneered with carob wood and inlaid with soft woods, Venice
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Louis XIV Tables
Materials
Wood
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 17th century writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A 17th century writing desk — often made from wood, walnut and metal — can elevate any home. There are 72 variations of the antique or vintage 17th century writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the 17th century writing desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each 17th century writing desk bearing Baroque or Neoclassical hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a 17th Century Writing Desk?
Prices for a 17th century writing desk start at $843 and top out at $95,000 with the average selling for $9,000.
Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
Questions About 17th Century Writing Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024What 17th-century furniture is called varies. The general term for all furniture produced 100 years ago, including 17th-century pieces, is antique furniture. You may also choose to be more specific and describe a piece by its style. Theatrical and lavish, the Baroque style was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to the mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from shape to materials. 17th-century pieces from England often feature characteristics of the William and Mary style, such as crisp lines, maple and walnut veneers, inlaid bands and C-scroll ornaments. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of antique furniture.
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