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18th Century French Walnut Desk/Dressing table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful deep patina to the walnut on this 18th century French desk. Side doors with original
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
18th Century Italian Veneered and Inlaid Walnut Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
writing table with splayed feet.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
18th Century French Louis XIII Walnut Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rich beautiful walnut desk with single drawer.
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Antique George III Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
mahogany
Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to
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Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Mahogany
Large 18th Century French Provincial Desk Bureau
Located in Doylestown, PA
Outstanding, large French provincial desk, bureau,, 18th century, having a gallery with cubby holes
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Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Antique George III Walnut Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
fitted with the original emerald green gold tooled inset leather writing surface, above a pair of
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Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Walnut
Early 18th-19th Century George III Knee Hole Desk Writing Table
Located in Manhasset, NY
A good quality 18th-early 19th century George III period mahogany knee-hole desk having well
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Antique Mid-19th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
18th Century French Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century French writing table veneered in tulipwood with rosewood and kingwood inlaid bandings
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Antique 1780s French Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
18th Century Italian Walnut Desk
Located in Malton, GB
This is a rather spectacular 18th century Italian desk. Made entirely of walnut which has gained a
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Period 18th Century Swedish Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period 18th century desk with cabriolet desk and a pair of drawers. This piece features a
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Italian Renaissance Writing Desk With Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Italian Renaissance writing desk with amazing hand carved wood details. Early 18th Century
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
18th Century Swedish Architect Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th century architects desk with a raised lectern mechanism and single pull out curved front
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
18th Century French Walnut Table Desk Louis XV
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Walnut Table Desk Louis XV
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
18th Century English Partners Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Attractive 18th century English mahogany partners desk (probably Georgian). Having nine drawers on
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Antique 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
18th Century French Walnut Desk
Located in High Point, NC
18th Century French writing desk made from walnut. The top is octagonally shaped and has a beveled
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Walnut Writing Table with Lyre Shaped Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century Italian Walnut Writing Table with Lyre Shaped Legs & Center Drawer
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Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Late 18th Century French Primitive Slanted School Desk
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A late 18th century French primitive slanted school desk. Featuring its original dry scraped paint
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Antique Late 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
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Pine
Spanish 18th Century Counter, Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
A sensational 18th century store counter, desk from the Barcelona area. Wonderfully constructed
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
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Cherry, Poplar
French 18th Century Solid Oak Writing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A remarkable 18th century solid oak writing table hand-crafted in France circa 1780. The three
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Antique 18th Century French Primitive Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood, Oak
Late 18th Century Tuscany Walnut Writing Table
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful writing table veneered in walnut with top partially covered in red-purple leather and
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Mid-18th Century Spanish Carved Walnut and Iron Writing Table Desk with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Add an elegant focal point to your study or library with this antique Spanish carved fruitwood desk
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Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
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Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Rococo Inlaid Walnut Writing Table with Hoof Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Italian Rococo inlaid walnut writing table with hoofed feet.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Petite Writing Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming Louis XV writing table in walnut with small drawers on each end, a shelf along the back
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Alfonso Marina 18th C Style Portuguese Writing Table Desk
By Alfonso Marina
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Alfonso Marina 18th C Style Portuguese Writing Table Desk
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing...
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Wood
Desk Rococo 18th Century France
Located in New York, NY
A desk made during the Rococo period 1720-1750 in France. Oak frame repainted in our custom paint
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Antique 18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a George III period mahogany partners desk of good color and unusual panelled
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Antique Late 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Italian Renaissance Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Renaissance Desk in excellent condition with a perfect patina. The top is made of
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing T...
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Walnut
18th Century, French Walnut Leather Top Writing Table W/ Bronze Hardware
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 18th century hand carved French provincial desk. The desk is carved in walnut and is extremely
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Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
Spanish 18th Century Solid Board Top Writing Table
Located in Round Top, TX
An exceptional and very beautiful mid-18th century writing table from the Catalan region of Spain
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Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish Rococo desk from the late 1700s with old historic paint from the early 1800s. The table is
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
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Pine
18th Century Italian Walnut Table Desk with 4 drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Italian Walnut Table Desk with 4 drawers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Antique Writing Walnut Desk
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique Piedmontese walnut writing desk, simple and useful. It didn't have handles and I don't
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Partners Antique Writing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality late 18th century mahogany George III
Period partners writing table of good
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
Antique Georgian circa 1730 Burr Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table, 18th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique early Georgian circa 1730 crossbanded burr walnut bureau desk writing table.
This is a
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Antique 1730s Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
A Mid 18th Century Mahogany Campaign Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A fine mid eighteenth century flame mahogany campaign writing table, the top opening out to reveal
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Antique 18th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
18th Century Spanish Table or Desk
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Spanish table, in the San Antonio style, with iron straps has been modified to
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century George III Period Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This very fine late 18th-century George III period mahogany library writing table is a remarkable
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
18th Century English Mahogany Slant Front Desk or Bureau
Located in Astoria, NY
An 18th century English diminutive mahogany slant front desk or bureau with dove tail joints and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
French 18th Century Painted Louis XV Table / Small Desk
Located in Buisson, FR
the side.
France, 18th century.
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
18th Century Swedish Slant Front Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This 18th century Swedish desk features a slant front which opens to eight storage drawers, beneath
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
18th Blond Mahogany Flat Desk
Located in Brussels, BE
18th Blond Mahogany Flat Desk
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
18th C Style Formations Furniture French Country Writing Table Desk
By Formations
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Formations French Country Writing Table Desk
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21st Century and Contemporary French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Fine 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 18th century Swedish black painted Rococo desk with four drawers and great proportions and
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
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Pine
Fabulous 18th Century Painted Venetian Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Painted Original Design 18th c. Venetian Desk
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Regency period Rosewood writing desk
Located in Malton, GB
This is a wonderful quality c.1820 Regency period Rosewood writing desk. The condition overall is
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
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Rosewood
Exceptional 18th Century Gustavian Architects Desk
Located in Bozeman, MT
Exceptional and rare 18th century Gustavian centre architects desk in it's original colour with
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Mid 18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 18th century mahogany kneehole desk circa 1750.
Georgian mahogany kneehole desk or writing
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
A Fine Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Desk, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
Top lid, sides and front inlaid with flowers, urns of flowers and trailing vines. Three drawers with slant lid which opens to reveal a wonderful interior including nine drawers and t...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Swedish Blue Gustavian Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
18th century piece and has a genuine patina after years of use. Height to rim is 51 cm.
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
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Pine
18th C Style Parquetry Inlaid
Giltwood Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Parquetry Inlaid & Giltwood Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Giltwood
Fine 18th Century Double Bonnet Georgian Tombstone Mirror Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 18th-century Georgian tombstone mirror secretary desk is a striking example of refined
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
18th c. Italian Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th c. Italian walnut writing table with cabriole legs. Old antique distressed surface. Excellent
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Early 18th Century French Walnut Desk with Turned Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French walnut desk with two drawers, turned legs, stretcher and bun feet, early 18th century.
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Antique Early 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Slant Front Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV Cherry slant front desk (bureau en pente), French provincial, 18th century. Slant lid with
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Baker Louis XVI Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in North York, ON
This writing desk would be the perfect buy for those with a taste for vintage as well as modern
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Wood
Elegant Mid-18th Century Italian, Genovese, Walnut Scrivania or Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Finished on all sides and having a rectangular top with a molded edge above a conforming case housing one locking drawer and with fruitwood inlays at the front sides, the sides of th...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Executive Desk, Second Half of the 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large executive desk on eight tapered feet with small bases and a carved scale pattern. The desk
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Antique Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 18th century writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A 18th century writing desk — often made from wood, walnut and mahogany — can elevate any home. Find 788 options for an antique or vintage 18th century writing desk now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 18th century writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each 18th century writing desk bearing Georgian, Louis XVI or Louis XV hallmarks is very popular. Gillows of Lancaster
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The average selling price for a 18th century writing desk at 1stDibs is $6,796, while they’re typically $797 on the low end and $212,272 for the highest priced.
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.
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- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024To identify 18th-century furniture, you can research your piece in the context of the prevailing styles of the period or consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. To identify your item on your own, look over it for maker's marks, such as carvings, stamps, brands and labels. Researching the marking can help you determine the maker of your piece, and from there, you can search further to learn more about your particular item. Without a maker's mark, the best approach is to consider the characteristics of the dominant furniture styles during the 18th century. In England, these included William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. Some French furniture styles of the 1700s include Louis XV, Louis XVI and Régence. Find a diverse assortment of 18th-century furniture on 1stDibs.
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