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Antique Italian walnut Desk from Emilia Romagna
Located in Encinitas, CA
This is an original Italian Antique desk built in Central Italy, Emilia or Tuscany in the Mid-17th
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Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rare Very Old Elaborately Carved Walnut Italian Court Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Magnificent Italian Renaissance work of art, a rare carved walnut Stipo a Bambocci court desk
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Antique 17th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Oak Carved Table or Library Desk Dated 1653
Located in Round Top, TX
this handsome oak table or library desk. Upon closer examination, it is the date found on the right
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Antique 17th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Spanish 18th Century Oak Refectory Table
Located in Malton, GB
This is a great piece of early European furniture. Probably Spanish and dates to the 18th century
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Antique 17th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Wrought Iron and Walnut Table
Located in Chicago, IL
17th-century Spanish walnut table, worn smooth by centuries of use, its surface dappled with a rich
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Chinese Painting Table with Round Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese painting table is from the early Qing dynasty and is made from elmwood. It features a beautiful aged patina.
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Outstanding Spanish Baroque "Salamander" Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unique Spanish walnut Baroque period table, the massive single plank top over two trestle ends, carved with salamanders and flowers, scrolls and other foliate devises and possessing ...
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Antique Early 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Rectangular Walnut Tuscany Refectory Table
Located in Roma, IT
Refectory table in Tuscan walnut with rectangular top with two drawers in a row.
The table is on lovely lyre legs united by a curved wrought iron fitting.
There is a key and each d...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Cupboard with Writing Desk, Wood, Wrought Iron, Asturias, Spain 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
the House Museum Lope de Vega in Madrid (inventory CE00234) of towards the end of the 17th century, Or
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cupboards
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century Italian Vargeno Mahogany Writing Desk with Bronze and Tortoiseshell
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Italian vargeno mahogany writing desk with bronze, tortoiseshell decorations and
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Antique 17th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Writing Box or Desk Box circa 1660 England
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A rare 17th-century Charles II carved oak writing or desk box, circa 1660. England.
The box
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Antique 17th Century English Charles II Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Writing Table, Italy 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Italian writing table out of solid walnut, on curvy legs and rounded feet with crossed middle
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Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Writing Table
Located in Round Top, TX
An exceptional late 17th century writing table from the Catalan region of Spain. Wonderfully
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Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Louis XIII Period Desk 17th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent Louis 13 style desk from the 17th century. The legs are turned in a spiral, as well as
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Antique 17th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
17th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XIV writing table with fine form and having a Sotheby's New York auction house label. The
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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Spanish Writing Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Three drawers oak writing desk with iron supports. Hand-carved details throughout beautiful patina.
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Antique Late 17th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Spanish 17th Century Carved Desk
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
A beautiful, substantial Spanish desk from the 17th Century, with deep patination and rich colour
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
17th Century Rustic Wood Spanish Writing Table with Three Drawers
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautiful and historic Spanish writing table with traditional mixtilineal “pata de lira” (lyre
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
17th Century Spanish Writing Table with Drawers and Hand Carved Details
Located in Madrid, ES
A 17th century Spanish writing table with three drawers. The tabletop is one single wide board
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Late 17th Century French Hand-Pegged Pine Mountain Table, Writing Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This rustic artisan made pine writing table hails from the Auvergne region, a mountainous area in
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Antique Late 17th Century French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
17th Century Spanish Baroque Inlaid Walnut Desk or Centre Table
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
Original 17th century Spanish Baroque inlaid walnut desk or centre table, with a rectangular single
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Chestnut Refectory Table on Lyre-Shaped Legs
Located in Haarlem, NL
This chestnut refectory table with lyre or harp form supports and original wooden stretchers will easily seat six or even eight people for dinner. The tabletop is mounted to the legs...
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Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
A Late 17th Early 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Brass Mounted Rosewood Library Table
Located in CH
A late 17th early 18th Century Portuguese late Baroque brass mounted rosewood library table "Mesa
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Baroque Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Brass
Spanish Late Baroque Period Upland Pinewood One-Drawer Table, 17th-18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top supported by trestle-form legs, the drawer suspended from below the top and sliding in both directions, the legs joined by a simple stretcher.
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Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Qing Dynasty Painting Table with Round Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
likely doubled as a scholar's desk and was used for calligraphy, painting, and writing. The table dates
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
17th Century Spanish Reflectoire Table
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding 17th century Spanish Reflectoire Table - Writing Desk beautifully constructed from
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Flemish Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A 17th century Flemish marquetry writing table with a hinged fold-over top centered by a marquetry
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Antique 17th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
17th Century Small Spanish Writing Table
Located in Paris, FR
Small Spanish writing table.
Marquetry of mahogany and ebony, gilded bronze mounts,
Spain, 17th
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
17th Century Spanish Desk Table
Located in Montecito, CA
Lovely 17th Century Spanish Table. Three drawers with chip carved drawers and iron hardware. Single
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Desk Walnut
Located in Saint Helena, CA
Spanish colonial desk 17th century, in walnut,the patina on the top is exceptional .
only 400
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Lyre Legged Desk Table
Located in Montecito, CA
Very nice early Walnut 17th Century Spanish table. Original wrought iron stretcher. Lovely patina.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
17 th Louis XIII walnut table
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
Rare table in walnut opening a drawer facade.
Model has four twisted feet spacer X also twisted double sconce at the junction.
Turning very end, good quality walnut with traces o...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Lyre Leg Dining Table or Desk
Located in Montecito, CA
Beautiful very early 17th Spanish table with iron stretcher. Thick gorgeous slab top with lyre legs.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th C. English William and Mary Writing Table
Located in Washington, DC
17th C. English William and Mary Writing Table
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th or 18th Century Spanish Walnut Table Desk Console
Located in Montecito, CA
Fine late 17th or early 18th century Spanish table with some later elements. Wrought iron stretcher
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Late 17th-Early 18th Century Spanish Writing Table, Walnut and Pine
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A stunning late 17th-early 18th century two-drawer scalloped skirt walnut and pine writing table
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Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Mid-Late 17th Century Spanish Mast Leg Writing Table, Chestnut and Elm
Located in Santa Fe, NM
This graceful mid-late 17th century. single-drawer mast leg writing table was found in the medieval
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut, Elm
17th Century Spanish Vargueno
Located in Montecito, CA
Very Nice 17th Century Spanish Vargueno (traveling writing desk). Bone inlay and carving and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Bone
17th Century Italian Walnut Table with Drawer
Located in Montecito, CA
Very unusual 17th Century Italian Walnut Table; shaped top with a single inset framed drawer
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
17th Century Spanish Walnut Table with Iron Supports
Located in New York, NY
17th Century Spanish Walnut Table, the single plank top with decorative inlaid walnut triangles
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XIII Walnut Table, France, 17th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early 17th century Louis XIII French walnut table with drawer, great turned legs and a nice old
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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Carved 17th Century Two-Drawer Spanish Library Table
Located in Santa Fe, NM
of drawers, this mid to late 17th century table has a 66 1/4" L x 27 1/4" W x 1 1/2" thick single
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Antique Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
17th C. Spanish Two Drawer Walnut Table
Located in Natchez, MS
Wonderful Walnut 17th century Spanish two drawer table with original hardware
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
17th Century Spanish Trestle Leg Table, Walnut and Oak
Located in Santa Fe, NM
With superb "prima patina", this beautiful trestle leg table is from the province of Burgos in Old Castile, Spain.
Featuring a single-board walnut top with tremendous character an...
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Antique Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early to Mid-17th Century Carved Two-Drawer Library Table, Walnut
Located in Santa Fe, NM
This large two-drawer walnut library table, found in the medieval town
of Viana in the province of Navarra, Spain, is impressive for the sheer
size of its single board walnut top, ...
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Antique Early 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th C. Walnut Library Table (GMD#2325)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
17th Century Italian Carved Walnut & Iron Library Table.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Ottoman Writing Case, 17th or 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
-pearl inlaid.
Interior painted in red, original lock (key lost).
Turkey, 17th or 18th century.
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Antique Late 17th Century Turkish Louis XIV Desk Sets
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
17th Century Antique Bureau Elm and Oak, circa 1671, Writing Bureaux Desk
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A stunning 17th century elm/oak bureau with fitted interior behind the fall flap and with three
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Antique 17th Century English Desks
Materials
Elm, Oak
A Superb 17th Century Spanish Colonial Escritorio
Located in San Francisco, CA
Extremely fine and rare early 17th century Spanish colonial escritorio (writing desk) with original
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Colonial Boxes
Materials
Cedar
17th C. Spanish Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
17th C. Spanish Desk
24" Apron
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
$7,900
Late 16th-Early 17th Century Trestle Leg Walnut Table
Located in Santa Fe, NM
This stunning walnut writing table with trestle legs hails from the town of Lerma in the province
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Antique Early 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
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17th Century Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
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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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 202217th-century Dutch portraiture has many similarities to other Baroque paintings, including rich colors, dark shadows and intense lighting. Many famous Dutch Baroque works lean toward realism. In Dutch portraiture, props and detailed backgrounds are uncommon. You'll find a collection of Dutch Baroque paintings from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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