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Antique Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This gorgeous antique Davenport desk is crafted from beautiful burr walnut and features the
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Large Victorian Mahogany Antique Partner’s Desk, England, circa 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A proper partner's desk, designed to functionally for two opposing sitters, this very large desk
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Antique Carved Walnut Leather-Top Pedestal Partner’s Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
smaller drawers, these situated over a series of graduated drawers on one side of the desk and a pair of
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20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Lady
s Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Bureau Desk, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
cylinder enclosing a fitted interior with four small useful drawers, a pull-out writing surface fitted with
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk
Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
An antique English Edwardian slant front writing desk, a true embodiment of the refined
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and rare antique ormolu mounted French bureau plat, circa 1860 in date.
It
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
Rare Antique English Mahogany Leather Top Kidney Shape Drop-Leaf Campaign Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare and Unusual Antique English hand-carved solid mahogany and leather top Campaign Writing Table
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique piano fronted Davenport desk circa 1860 in date.
It is crafted from
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
SUPERB Gustav Stickley Antique Chalet Desk, circa 1902-03, W7312
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
SUPERB Gustav Stickley Antique Challe Desk, circa 1902- 03 marked with red box decal as pictured
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique English Satinwood Desk in the Japanese Manner circa 1900
Located in Norwich, GB
An antique Edwardian Japanese manner satinwood inverted breakfront desk, with leather and gilt
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Early 20th Century English Anglo-Japanese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
Antique Desk Cabinet in Inlaid Walnut Wood, with Concealed Elements
Located in Milano, IT
Antique desk cabinet in inlaid walnut wood, with concealed elements.
The cabinet dates back to the
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Burr Walnut, Olive Wood, Ebonized, Ormolu Mounted Pedestal Desk
By Holland
Sons
Located in London, GB
place in your home with this fabulous antique desk.
With original working locks and key.
Dimensions in
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk c.1860 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique Victorian Davenport Desk crafted from beautiful burr walnut and circa
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Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Antique French Kingwood Parquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique 19th century French kingwood, parquetry and ormolu-mounted bureau plat, circa 1860
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Monumental French Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and rare antique ormolu mounted French kingwood bureau plat after Charles Cressent
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Chippendale Cherry Slant-Front Desk with Four Drawers Circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
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An antique Chippendale desk offers cherry construction
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Antique Early 19th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Antique French Walnut
Parquetry Bureau De Dame Desk, 19th C
Located in London, GB
fitted interior with a large pigeon hole, three small drawers and an inset green leather writing surface
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Antique 1870s French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Mid 1800s English Mahogany Partner Desk With Tooled Leather Top
Located in Centennial, CO
A gorgeous antique mid 1800s English mahogany double sided partner's desk with tan leather top that
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut
Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a elegant Victorian burr walnut and marquetry Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing desk
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut
Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a elegant Victorian burr walnut and marquetry Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing desk
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Amaranth and Walnut Parquetry Roll Top Antique Desk
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in London, GB
gilt tooled brown leather writing surface beneath eight small drawers and a filing compartment, fitted
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis Revival Kingwood
Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze-mounted serpentine kingwood bureau plat
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Victorian Style White Wicker Vanity Desk with Drawers and Chair Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian style white wicker vanity desk with drawers and chair set. Item features (1) desk
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Mid-20th Century North American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Antique French Louis Revival Kingwood
Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted kingwood bureau plat, circa
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Louis Revival Kingwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique 19th century French kingwood, marquetry and ormolu mounted bureau plat, circa 1860
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Kingwood
Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted serpentine kingwood bureau plat
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Desk Table with Wrought Iron Stretcher
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant fruitwood writing table was carved in Spain, circa 1780. The antique trestle table
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
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Wrought Iron
Antique Pair Burr Walnut
Marquetry Bonheur Du Jours Consoles Desks 19th C
Located in London, GB
-jour, meaning "daytime delight") is a type of lady's writing desk. It was introduced in Paris by one of
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
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An elegant antique French carved library table or "bureau plat" desk, commonly referred to as a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th century English Victorian Carved Oak Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from England, a wonderful antique English carved oak table or “bureau plat” desk, commonly
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Antique 1890s English Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Pine Desk from Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen 5-Dra
Located in Round Top, TX
This delightful antique desk is known as a "Hans Christian Andersen" desk. One similar to this can
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Antique Late 19th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood, Pine
1900s French Bamboo Desk
Located in High Point, NC
small writing desk or an occasional table, this lightweight piece imparts an exotic playfulness.
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
$1,595
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Provincial Desk Table with Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century French Louis XV style fruitwood table. This antique French provincial table
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIV Red Marble Top Carved Bleached Oak Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or office with this elegant antique side table from the Perigord region of France
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Rustic French Table, Late 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
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Sourced from France.
Ideal for use as a small side table.
The wood has a nice aged tone with a lovely
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Antique Late 18th Century French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis Xvi Style Tulipwood Three-Tiered Desk or Dressing Table with Sunburst Top
Located in Nashville, TN
as light desk and dress accessories tables. In fine shape. Some nicks and small areas of loss and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
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Tulipwood
Italian Painted Slant Front Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
. Desk opens to painted surface with small drawers and compartments. Three dovetailed drawers with
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
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Pine, Paint
French 19th Century Mahogany Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
for a closer look at the current antique condition of the desk.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Gold Leaf
French 19th Century Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
to the desk's antique charm. A larger center drawer is flanked by four smaller drawers, all fixed
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Japanese Antique, Low table, Taisho Period Early
1900s
, Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese antique Writing Desk.
It was made in the Taisho period(1912-1926).
It is made
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
French 19th Century Mahogany Ladies Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a charming French 19th century ladies desk. Simple details grace this desk; clean lines and
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Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Bleached Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
rustic charm. Its slant-front design opens to reveal a spacious writing surface and an array of small
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Bleached Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
-top opens to reveal a plethora of small drawers and nooks, perfect for storing your treasured writing
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Painted Dutch Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully decorated desk with sea paintings on three drawers and three doors. Four small drowers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Edwardian Quality Mahogany Inlaid Dressing Table by James Shoolbred
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid dressing table having a shield shaped adjustable mirror
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
English 19th Century Regency Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. With the exception of a small blemish on the table's top, the desk is in overall remarkable condition
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Antique 19th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Mahogany
French 19th Century Mahogany Directoire-Style Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
, black leather surface with beautiful tooling. The antique desk has four total drawers. One long drawer
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Bonheur-du-jour (Desk), Late 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood small-sized writing desk from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Fine Quality Victorian 19th Century Burr Walnut Duchess Dressing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Duchess Dressing Table (19th Century) – a fine quality piece
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique fine quality Victorian 19th Century burr walnut Dutchess dressing table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Victorian 19th Century burr walnut Dutchess dressing table. Lovely age colour
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Renaissance Library Table in Carved Walnut, 17th C. and Later
Located in Dallas, TX
large desk. Originally hand-carved from walnut, the table has some elements that are more recent, yet
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Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
19th Century Walnut
Mahogany Drop Front Bureau Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century walnut & mahogany drop front bureau desk
Gorgeous antique drop front bureau with
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Carved Wood Elephants with Tessellated Stone Top Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Denton, TX
Hand carved wooden elephants holding pineapples in their trunks painted in an antique cream color
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20th Century Philippine Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
19th Century Mahogany Desk with Greem Leather Top
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Antique mahogany desk with green leather top. It is provided with 8 drawers. Desk is in good
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French, Oak Child
s School Desk c. 1900
s
Located in London, GB
generations of young scholars. This antique desk is a wonderful addition to any home or collection.
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century Louis XVI style leather-topped mahogany writing desk with hidden extensions
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 1700s Northern Swedish Pine Country Secretary Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
it was made. The desk or chest of drawers has a hinged desktop and interior with six small drawers
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
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Antique Small Writing Table Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique small writing table desk available at 1stDibs. An antique small writing table desk — often made from wood, hardwood and cherry — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique small writing table desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique small writing table desk bearing Victorian, Louis XV or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Antique Small Writing Table Desk?
The average selling price for an antique small writing table desk at 1stDibs is $2,350, while they’re typically $495 on the low end and $6,795 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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