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Venetian Painted Desk/ Dressing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th Century Venetian painted desk or dressing table in two hues of green with cream floral
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Venetian Hand-Painted Desk, circa 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Venetian hand-painted desk with drawers for storage. Knee-hole for extra comfort. Beautiful
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1920s Italian Rococo Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Fabulous 18th Century Painted Venetian Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Painted Original Design 18th c. Venetian Desk
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
19th Century Florence Desk with Black Claw Feet
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stunning Florence 19th Century Desk with Black Claw Feet to make work more pleasant. Intricately
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Directoire Desk in Walnut, XVIIIth-XIXth Century
Located in Milano, IT
Directoire desk in walnut has on the entire surface borders and threads in bois de rose and maple
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Late 18th Century Italian Directoire Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Antique Continental Inlaid Yew Wood Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19TH CENTURY ANTIQUE CONTINENTAL INLAID YEW WOOD DESK
IN SUPERB CONDITION, A RARE
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Yew
Venetian Lacca Povera Desk Secretary circa 1730
Located in CA, CA
A rare and important Venetian bureau. In shape, this secretary is influenced by the English bureau bookcase. This example consists of three parts: the arched upper section whose inte...
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Double Sided Carved Oak Console / Desk, circa 1790
Located in Culver City, CA
Double Sided Carved Oak Console / Desk, circa 1790.
Handsome table with a trio of drawers, carved
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Baroque Antique Desk in Gilded Wood and Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid and opulent antique wooden desk or piece of furniture designed in the 18th century, 1700
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Velvet, Glass, Wood
Antique Venetian Hand Painted Bombay Vanity Dressing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Venetian Hand Painted Bombay Vanity Dressing Table Desk.
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18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Italian Library Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An Italian library, or writing, table in walnut, the top with ebony inlay, fitted with two drawers
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
$6,175
Best Venetian Paint Decorated Antique Rococo Secretary Desk Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very sophisticated and beautifully painted secretary desk. The painted scenery shows
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1890s Italian Rococo Revival Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Beech
A Roman Neoclassic 19th Century Walnut 3-Drawer Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
of generous proportion, the rectangular top housing three drawers, raised on lyre shaped supports and joined by a figured stretcher, raised on rounded feet
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
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
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Early 1900s Italian Rustic Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Fir
Italian Oak Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Oak trestle table with bread board detail to the top and carved wood stretcher.
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Oak
Early 18th Century Italian Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Early 18th century Italian table or desk.
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Fruitwood
Italian Carved Washed Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian style carved white washed table with bottom stretcher.
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Early 20th Century Italian Other Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian Walnut Library table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A marriage of a early 1800's walnut top and a carved walnut base of a later date, this library table has a single center drawer with two false side drawers.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Walnut Desk with Cross-Banding and Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Louis XVI style walnut desk from the 19th century with five drawers, cross-banded inlay
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Italian Writing Desk
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Walnut
Fine Italian Walnut Library Table
Located in Kent, Dover
An Italian library table of exceptional quality in carved walnut in the neoclassical manner with
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1830s Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Italian Neoclassical Architect
s Table
Located in Dallas, TX
a fine and rare Neoclassical walnut parquetry architects table
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian, 18th century.walnut trestle or tavern table having a thick single board walnut top above
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Refectory Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian 18th Century Walnut Table with Harp Legs and Iron Stretcher.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
19th Century Italian Library Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully painted refectory table on carved and gilded legs.
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Sicilian Mahogany Feather Desk, Made in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sicilian mahogany feather desk, made in the second half of the 19th century, of a truly exceptional
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1860s Italian Louis Philippe Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Table
Located in Essex, MA
In lovely original condition recently sold by Massachusetts Institute Of Technology and originally gifted by the Endicott family.Rectangular top over two drawers with various carving...
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Italian Renaissance Revival Library Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Renaissance Revival Library table, Mid/late 19th century
In satinwood, burl, ebony, and
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Ebony, Satinwood, Burl
Neo-Baroque, Richly Intarsiated Desk from the Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
mosaic parquet that covers almost entire surface of the desk, and applied, brass appliqués on the legs
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Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Italian Baroque Walnut Side Table
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top over two drawers raised on turned legs with H form stretcher.
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1690s Italian Baroque Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Walnut Table
Located in Houston, TX
Antique 18th century Italian walnut table with a single plank top and wooden stretchers. Beautiful
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18th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Late 19th C. Italian Library Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paneled, Oak, Italian library table with two side drawers.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Oak
Italian Table with Red Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian table with red glass top.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Glass, Wood
1950 Elegant Italian Secretary by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
logs in black lacquer folds down to form the writing table, the interior of the furniture in light ash
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1850s Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Library Table
Located in Dallas, TX
, writing desk, or library table.
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Marquetry Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
a highly decorated 19th century Italian marquetry center table, inlaid with intricate decoration on
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Bone
An Italian Baroque Walnut Center Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The rectangular top above two paneled drawers at each front
and two false drawer fronts, raised on shaped trestles joined
by wrought-iron s-scroll stretchers
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and two false drawer fronts, raised on shaped trestles joined
by wrought-iron s-scroll stretchers
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Table with Drawer
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very pretty Italian inlaid walnut writing table, the well-figured top with acorn and oak leaf
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Writing Desk
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Boxwood, Walnut
19th c. Tuscan Dark Wood Carved Legs Center Hall/Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Tuscan table with beautifully carved legs / warm, worn patina / 2 drawers / small writing desk or
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Italian Bleached Wood Library Table C. 1900
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grand scale Italian bleached walnut Library table with elaborate carving throughout.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
18th Century Tall Italian Secretaire on Stand from Sologne, France
Located in New Orleans, LA
Arched top with doors that open to shelving over a tidy little desk with drawer.
Two pieces that
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18th Century Italian Other Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Walnut Wood Library Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This majestic library table was hand-carved in Italy during the late 1600’s. Three planks of rich
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
An Italian Baroque Walnut Folding Guard Room Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
the rectangular top above hinged brackets on slightly splayed legs joined by twisting iron rods, the rods unhooking to allow the table to fold for transport or storage
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian 18th Century Fluted Wood Single Drawer Occasional Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved wood occasional table with single drawer from the 18th century. This antique
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
18th Century Italian Large Baroque Style Walnut Library Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Baroque style walnut library table with 2 sliding drawers, carved lyre shaped legs and stretcher.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Antique Italian Painted Walnut Table w/Fluted Legs
Nicely Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved and painted walnut wood table (or desk) from the 19th century. This antique table
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19th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Rustic Tuscan Farmhouse Walnut Table Carved Stretcher Ca 1820
Located in Encinitas, CA
- authentic Tuscan motif, circa 1820. Perfect for entry, console, dining or desk table.
Introducing Bellini
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Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Fancy Antique Italian Marquetry Bureau Plat w/Ormolu Trim as-is
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
A spectacular antique Italian marquetry Louis XV style bureau plat with gilt bronze mounts and
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
17th C. Italian Walnut Baroque Trestle Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian, 17th century. Baroque walnut dining or tavern table having a shaped trestle base with iron
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Late 17th Century European Baroque Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Carved Mahogany Library Console Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring the Italian elegance in your home with this important, antique Renaissance revival console
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Rare 18th Century Italian Walnut Marquetry Money Changer
s Table, Sliding Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This 18th century walnut and lemon wood marquetry table from Italy was originally used by a money
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1780s Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
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Fruitwood, Walnut
Large Italian Neoclassic, 19th Century Geometrically Veneered 1-Drawer Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Second quarter of 19th century. The rectangular top with alternating lozenge patterns and a molded edge above an inlaid case housing one drawer with a brass pull, the square tapering...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Fruitwood, Pine, Walnut
17th Century Italian Rare Antique Long Sideboard in Solid Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important antique solid walnut long sideboard 1680s. Walnut wood has acquired a beautiful antique patina presenting the signs of all the past centuries. The signs of the passage of t...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Italian, Emilia Romagna, Light Walnut Oval Library Table ca. 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
having an oval top with a thin molded edge above a rectangular frame raised on masterfully turned legs joined by a shaped x-form stretcher with a centered finial, resting on small bu...
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Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
A 19th Century Italian Neoclassic Walnut and Ebonized 1-Drawer Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
the rectangular top above a conforming case housing one drawer and resting atop straight legs flanked by ebonized scrolls, raised on elongated bracket feet joined by a shaped stretch...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Italian, Turn of 20th century, Adjustable Architects Drafting Table, ca. 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
completely functional, having a large working surface atop triangular trestle form legs on bracket feet and a tray at mid height acting as a stretcher, within the frame is an elabora...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
Italian, Tuscany Walnut Veneered 1-Drawer Table, 2nd quarter 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded corners, the top with inlaid banding and an outside diagonal veneer pattern, the case housing one drawer retaining antique brass pull, with corn...
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1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Trestle Console Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring the Italian elegance in your home with this important pair of antique Renaissance console
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Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Italian Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
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Antique Italian Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique Italian writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique Italian writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and hardwood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique Italian writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique Italian writing desk bearing Neoclassical, Louis XVI or Baroque hallmarks is very popular. Osvaldo Borsani, Carlo Zen and Franco Albini each produced at least one beautiful antique Italian writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Antique Italian Writing Desk?
The average selling price for an antique Italian writing desk at 1stDibs is $6,021, while they’re typically $243 on the low end and $183,750 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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