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Bureau-Plat, Paris 1785, Lebesque, 18th Century Writing Desk, French, Signed
Located in Bamberg, DE
renewed, gold-stamped leather writing surface. The desk with strikingly beautifully grained veneer has
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Writing Desk with Leather Top and Golden Fused Bronzes
Located in Arezzo, IT
An important writing desk made of walnut wood and blond rosewood root with leather top and embossed
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant French ladies writing table, or desk made in the Louis XVI style.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Mazarin Writing Desk
Located in Vilnius, LT
A wonderful Italian inlaid bureau Mazarin in the style of Louis XIV
The shaped front desk of
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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Walnut Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century Italian Louis XVI walnut writing desk, finished on all sides, featuring a later
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Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Dutch Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century dutch writing table. The top opens from center ( not Shown)revealing a 23" x 33 1/2
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Veneered Walnut Writing desk or escritoire
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
A very fine early 18th Century escritoire veneered in burr walnut, the whole decorated with
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Antique Early 18th Century British George I Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Mahogany Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century Italian mahogany writing table with shaped apron and one drawer, the whole above
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Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Tuscan Walnut Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century Tuscan walnut desk, with two drawers and raised on shaped and fretted trestles
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English Georgian Desk 18th Century Writing Table Lowboy Mahogany George III
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive George III mahogany lowboy.
The rectangular top with shaped edges above three drawers and carved apron, raised on square section legs united by stretchers.
The mahoga...
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Antique 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Writing Desk, circa 1790, Fine 18th Century Period Piece
Located in Woodbury, CT
A mahogany two drawer writing table with a ratchet supported writing tablet. The rectangular case
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fruitwood Writing Table, Swiss 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Fine fruitwood writing table, the top with three decorative cross banded rectangles in contrasting
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Swiss Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th Century Partners Desk
Located in Stockholm, SE
Partner desk Made by Guillaume Beneman Germany 1750 - 1811 Paris, after design by
Gilles Joubert b
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Chestnut Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A magnificent 17th Century Spanish Baroque period chestnut desk with a rectangular single board top
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Firenze, IT
A charming Italian Louis XV bureau plat or writing desk.
The desk in solid walnut wood features a
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Writing Table
Located in Lannebert, FR
18th century Louis XV walnut writing table.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Mahogany Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
An elegant Sheraton period mahogany free standing writing table. Rectangular top with rounded
Category
Antique 1790s British George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian Walnut and Fruitwood Desk Writing Side Table, 18th Century
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique Georgian walnut and fruitwood desk writing side table dating from circa 1780. A rare find
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Antique 1780s Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
18th Century Spanish Walnut Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
stretcher, circa 18th century.
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Marquetry Italian Desk - STORE CLOSING MAY 31ST
Located in San Mateo, CA
writing surface and two raised drawers above. The desk is supported by four inlaid and tapered legs that
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Satinwood Desk
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
A very pretty six-drawer writing desk. Veneered in satinwood, crossbanded top which is edged in
Category
Antique 1780s English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Leather
$21,428
18th Century Continental Rustic Desk Possibly Italian with Iron Supports
Located in Pasadena, CA
18th century Continental rustic desk (Italian possibly) with iron supports, two drawers, hand
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Italian Desk
Baroque Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian walnut desk with olivewood book match veneering and marquetry inlay.
The upper section
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive
18th Century Tuscan Walnut and Satinwood Inlay Partner’s Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century Tuscan walnut and satinwood inlay partner’s desk with four operable drawers, two on
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
A Neo-classical mahogany desk, Russia Late 18th century
Located in London, GB
A fine mahogany desk with brass and bronze mounts, interior green leather, Late 18th century
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Russian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rare Lombard Desk from the 18th Century
Located in Alba, IT
Rare Lombard desk from the 18th century.
This rare center desk was made in Lombardy around the end
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Desk
Located in London, GB
The Aquitaine desk is shown in Cherry wood with a Prune finish and top in Leblon. It has rounded
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
18th Century Carved Walnut Library Table Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-18th Century.
Spanish bold scale walnut table. This table or desk features five working carved
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Sophisticated 18th Century French Louis XV Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A sophisticated 18th century French Louis XV kingwood and ormolu bureau plat desk, with one long
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Fine English Mid-18th Century Pedestal Desk in Best Cuban Mahogany
Located in London, GB
Fine English mid-18th century pedestal desk in best Cuban mahogany.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XV Fruitwood and Marquetry Writing Table,
Mid-18th Century
Located in London, GB
2013)
Letter writing was a much-practiced activity in eighteenth-century Europe. Horace Walpole, a
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Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Mid-18th Century Cuban Mahogany Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Writing Table
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
Very pleased to offer you this absolutely stunning and very original 18th century Dutch marquetry
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Sycamore, Holly
18th Century Italian Desk in Walnut LXV Neapolitan
Located in Paris, FR
18th Italie Desk In Walnut LXV Neapolitan five drawers,from center sitting height cm.53
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
7 Louis XVI Period Cylinder Desk, 18th Century
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
period, last quarter of the 18th century.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Walnut Dressing Table or Desk, 18th Century
Located in Houston, TX
of the top- picture 5. Circa 18th century.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Writing Table, Desk Louis XVI Late 1700
Located in Roveredo In Piano, IT
Second half XVIII sec. Writing table in solid walnut Louis XVI (late 1700) double sided
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
18th Century Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very early 18th century table with stretcher and single center drawer
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
$6,650
A Fine 18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Chestnut Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine late 17th / early 18th century Spanish baroque period chestnut desk with a single plank top
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Antique Chinese Carved Rosewood and Marble Desk, 18th Century
Located in Birmingham, AL
Antique Chinese carved rosewood and marble desk. Wonderful antique piece that is dated to be over
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique 18th Century Writing Table By Holland And Sons LTD ( REF AF-3500 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This elegant 18th-century writing table, crafted from fine mahogany by the renowned "Holland & Sons
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Antique 18th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Rosewood Sheraton Artists Desk
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Late 18th century rosewood artists desk of Sheraton design with fold down table with inset easel
Category
Antique 1790s English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood, Satinwood
Writing Table
Located in Geneva, CH
A Louis XVI rectangular-shaped amaranth and citronwood writing table, with a three-quarter pierced
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Walnut Wood Spanish Clonial Writing Table, 1730s
Located in Wyboston Lakes, GB
This table is from Spain
It was used to written
It was made in 1700 it is walnut
It is restored.
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Antique 1720s Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Regency Table
Located in Harbor Springs, MI
Carved from stunning dark walnut this writing desk originates from the 18th century Regence period
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Régence Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Small 18th Century George III Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The mahogany writing table has recently been recovered with a light green leather top. The frieze
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Antique 1780s English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Bureau Plat
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 18th century to early 19th century writing table.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louie xv table a
ecrire, writing table 18th c.
Located in Hudson, NY
Louie xv, blue painted oak writing table [ a' ecrire] with bronze drawer pull and sabots and a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Neoclassical writing table, 18th / 19th c.
Located in Hudson, NY
Italian, ebony inlayed fruitwood writing table. Late 18th, early 19th c.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
18th Century Louis XIV Style Table
Located in Montecito, CA
18th century Louis XIV style cherrywood writing table, stenciled leather inset with a centre
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Cherry
Empire Writing Desk by Johann Reimann, Vienna, Dated 1803
By Johann Reimann
Located in Vienna, AT
the high quality of furniture-making in Vienna around 1800. The 1803 dated desk from Johann Reiman
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Antique Early 18th Century Austrian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Yew
Fine and Rare 18th Century English Inlaid Satinwood and Kingwood Oval Desk
Located in Millbrook, NY
Fine and rare English 18th century inlaid satinwood and kingwood desk or writing table. Oval desk
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century George I Figured Walnut Antique Kneehole Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
A rare early 18th century George I figured walnut antique kneehole desk of good colour and small
Category
Antique 1720s European George I Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th French Satinwood and Marquetry Inlaid Desk
Located in London, GB
A French satinwood and marquetry inlaid Bonheure du Jour, late 18th century. The upper portion
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Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine Louis XVI Mahogany and Bronze Mounted Desk, France, 18th Century
Located in Hollywood, FL
The inset embossed leather top surrounded by mahogany and bronze frame with 5 drawers over fluted round tapering legs with fine bronze mounts. The back finished with faux drawer fronts.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Louis XIV Walnut Wood French Desk, 1790s
Located in Wyboston Lakes, GB
This desk has a drawer. It is made of walnut wood. It is French, 18 century. It has to be restored.
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Antique 1780s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Continental Walnut Writing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A continental walnut writing table with side drawer fitted for writing.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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18th Century Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
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
London, Caspar Frederik Harsdorff and Thomas Chippendale each produced at least one beautiful 18th century writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a 18th Century Writing Desk?
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.
Questions About 18th Century Writing Desk
- 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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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In the 18th century, art changed in style from Baroque to Rococo and Neoclassicism. Art became more ornamented and idealized during the Rococo period and then shifted toward a style that emulated the artwork of ancient Greece and Rome near the end of the century. You’ll find a variety of fine art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022One way to check if your brass candlesticks are from the 18th century is to look for the two seams running lengthwise on either side. This is from when the candlestick was molded in two halves and then soldered together. You’ll find a variety of candlesticks of all shapes and sizes from some of the top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025The individuals considered the Big Three of 18th-century cartoons are William Hogarth, James Gillray and George Cruikshank. Although the 18th century saw a widespread increase in illustrations in newspapers, these three illustrators were particularly well-known for their work. Hogarth's work was extremely diverse, ranging from serious, realistic paintings and portraits to satirical and moralistic illustrations filled with symbolism. A British caricaturist, Gillray is remembered today for his artworks representing political and social satires, like his political cartoons against George III of England. Despite being a prolific caricaturist, Cruikshank is now most famous for illustrating the works of Charles Dickens. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of illustrations.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022At the end of the 17th century, Europe went into a frenzy over porcelain. Asian porcelain was highly sought after, and spurred the foundation of the Meissen factory in France, where hard porcelain went on to be made. You’ll find a large collection of porcelain pieces from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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