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Martin Nyrop, Desk, Pine, Brass, Denmark, 1900
By Martin Nyrop
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and brass desk designed by Martin Nyrop for Copenhagen City Hall, Denmark, c. 1900.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
Antique Edwardian mahogany writing table desk with the original tooled leather writing surface
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Walnut Writing Desk Dressing Table Side Occasional
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality C1900 walnut writing desk dressing table side occasional. Standing on ceramic
Category
Antique Early 1900s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mission Quarter Sawn Oak Writing Desk w/ Lock Drawer
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mission Quarter Sawn Oak Writing Desk featuring an early modernist form with sculpted legs and
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Rare circa 1900 Chinese Export Hand-Carved Writing Desk Ebonized Black Lacquer
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
-carved solid teak writing desk with Ebonised black lacquered finish
A very good looking and well-made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Painted Pine Ecclesiastical Desk, France circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Painted pine desk in original finish, recovered from a church in Nantes.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Figured Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in London, GB
practical for use as a desk as well as a table. For the ultimate in flexibility the Victorian writing table
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Wrought Iron Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite writing desk from early 1900s France. Features a beautiful wrought iron base and planked
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early 1900
s School Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
turn of the [last] century school desk... carving on the top surface from 1907, seat flips up and
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
$1,200
French, Oak Child
s School Desk c. 1900
s
Located in London, GB
This French 1900's Oak child's school desk is a rare find that exudes immense character. The desk
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Biedermeier Style Cherrywood 3-Drawer Demilune Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
The demilune top above a frieze apron fitted with 3 drawers at the front; all raised on tapering quadrangular supports
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Desk or Writing Table
Located in London, GB
Fine quality antique Edwardian mahogany writing table with a polished top which makes a change from
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 1900
s Writing Table With Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th c. desk with turned legs and drawer. Top consists of two bwide boards. Great patina and
Category
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Desk with Extension, Northern Europe, circa 1900
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique desk from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Very good condition.
Made of walnut
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swedish Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Signed French Walnut Barley Twist Library Desk, 1900
Located in Hamburg, PA
Signed French walnut barley twist library desk with three drawers and functional pull-out work
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Oak Postal Desk, France circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Oak Postal Desk
France Circa 1900
Three seater desk with pull out drawers and ceramic ink
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
French Antique Louis XVI Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style writing desk of solid mahogany with a lustrous French polish finish
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Leather-Top "Bureau Plat" Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI leather-top "bureau plat" writing desk, the fine construction combined with a
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Academic Revival writing table in the Hepplewhite style, 1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Academic Revival rectangular ribbon figured mahogany writing table in the Hepplewhite style. The
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Satinwood Adjustable Ladies Writing Desk with Wedgewood Plaque Cherubs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a unique piece of furniture with a multiplicity of uses. It could be a desk or a ladies
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Porcelain, Satinwood
1900 Italian Desk in walnut and fir honey color
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian desk in walnut and fir with two drawers, original from the early 1900s.
Coming from a villa
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Fir
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Kidney Desk Writing Table, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Edwardian mahogany kidney shaped writing table, circa 1900 in date.
The
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Asian Chinese Chinoiserie Carved Writing Desk Secretary
Located in West Hartford, CT
Unusual dark Chinese secretary desk, circa early 20th century, features intricately carved detail
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Rustic Tuscan Fir Desk Table, Original from 1900, Honey Color
Located in Buggiano, IT
Rustic Tuscan fir desk table, original from 1900, coming from a country house in Lucca, honey color
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fir
Best Dore
Bronze Mounted Putti Walnut Cylinder Writing Desk with Leather
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. The desk dates to 1890-1900 and could be Linke but is not marked so we will say its in the style of.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical dressing table / desk / Louis XVI, France, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Side table / dressing table / lady's desk with white marble top and stained beech wood structure
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1900
s Rosewood Empire Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
28” x 15.5” x 38.5”H; desk height 28”
Gorgeous Empire-style rosewood secretary desk from the turn
Category
Antique Early 1900s American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Writing Table with Bronze Swag Ormolu, circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Writing table, of mahogany and satinwood, having embossed leather top, apron with elaborate bronze
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
English Adams Painted Decorated Satinwood Carlton House Desk, circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful hand painted satinwood early 1900s era desk. The desk is in good vintage
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Antique English Mahogany Walnut Desk with Leather Top, circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany walnut desk with leather top, circa 1900.
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 1900s Era Adams Paint Decorated Ladies Vanity or Small Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. The desk is from the 1900-1920 era and is English.
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Old oak desk from France, 1900
s
Located in LYON, FR
Very elegant solid oak desk in very good condition. The two drawers are equipped with floral
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Satinwood Writing Table Desk Early 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is a elegant antique Edwardian satinwood and marquetry- crossbanded lady's writing desk
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
Antique Edwardian Mahogany and Marquetry Writing Table Desk, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Edwardian mahogany and Marquetry writing table, circa 1900 in date.
The
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany Partner
s Desk, Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany partner's desk, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Double Sided Victorian Oak Oxblood Leather Top Library Writing Desk with Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
oak with oxblood leather gold leaf embossed writing surface library table or desk
A good looking
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Chinese Four Drawer Scholar
s Desk, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This four-drawer writing desk once stood centerpiece in the office of a well-to-do professional of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French gilt-bronze mounted mahogany Empire style bureau plat, circa 1900 in
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Big Napoleon 3 Desk Writing Table, France
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive French big size 3 decorated facades table desk Napoleon III style with a rich
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Japanese Meiji Period Carved Desk Circa 1900
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A Japanese Meiji period writing desk dating from the late 19th century, exquisitely hand-carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Gustav Stickley
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Petite Chinese Seven-Drawer Desk, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite elmwood desk charms with its unusual blend of east and west styles. Made in Northern
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Fine Quality Gilded French Louis XV Writing Desk Table with Glass Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Gilt. Glass top. Removable top compartments. 48 1/2" h x 33 1/2" w x 22" d.
Condition
Gilt loss. Chipped wood. Wood missing from front.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th century French Oak Sofa Table Writing Desk Carved Black Forest Barley Twist
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Oak Sofa Table Writing Desk Carved Black Forest Barley Twist.
Direct from
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Painted
Silver Gilt Carved Italian Writing Table C. 1900
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted & silver gilt carved writing table with center drawer.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Vermeil, Silver
Antique French Ladies Dressing Table or Small Writing Desk Old Paint Unrestored
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French ladies dressing table or small desk in old putty grey paint with its original marble
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Chippendale Style Slant Top Desk in Black Lacquered Wood, circa 1900
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chippendale style slant top desk in black lacquered wood. Inferior part opening by three drawers
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Mahogany Desk with Leather Top, circa 1900
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique English desk with an embossed leather top and three drawers, circa 1900. The rich mahogany
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Chinese Style Desk in Lacquered Wood, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chinese style desk in red lacquered and giltwood standing on four straight legs. Decor of stylized
Category
20th Century European Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Art Nouveau Oak Side Table Writing Table Vegetal Ornementation, c 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique oak side or writing table, circa 1900.
Made in the art Nouveau period : the carving
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Single Drawer Biedermeier End or Side Table or Writing Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
A single drawer Biedermeier end or side table.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Quality Large Edwardian Mahogany Twin Pedestal Desk Writing Table, C1905
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality large Edwardian mahogany twin pedestal desk writing table C1905.
This is a
Category
Antique Early 1900s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Edwardian Kidney Desk
Waring
Gillow
c.1900
Located in London, GB
1900 in date. The desk bears an enamel label for Waring & Gillow the renowned furniture makers.
The
Category
20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Writing Desk Bureau Plat with Tiffany Blue Leather Top
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique 19th century French writing desk has five dovetailed drawers and features a Tiffany blue
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Mahogany Desk, circa 1900
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
French antique ebonized mahogany writing table with the original leather top, circa 1880-1910
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Spanish Carved Walnut Table/Desk C. 1900
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
both sides. Can be used as a partner's desk.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial Ebonized Gallery Desk, ca. 1900
By Bloomingdale
s
Located in Astoria, NY
French Provincial ebonized galleried writing table or desk, with spindle gallery top on rectangular
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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Find many varieties of an authentic 1900 writing desk available at 1stDibs. A 1900 writing desk — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 1900 writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each 1900 writing desk bearing Louis XVI, Art Nouveau or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one 1900 writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Louis Majorelle, Maple
Co. and Carlo Zen produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a 1900 Writing Desk?
Prices for a 1900 writing desk start at $418 and top out at $184,500 with the average selling for $3,524.
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 1900 Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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