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Spanish 19th C. Desk or Console Table with Beautiful Lyre-Carved Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
an attractive console, entry table, or a small writing desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th C. Spanish Walnut Single Plank Top Side Table Desk with Carved Lyre Legs
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Spain circa 1870, this antique side table or writing desk is constructed from solid
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Queen Anne Secretary Desk
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique style drop front secretary desk, made in Queen Anne style with brass hardware. Petite size
Category
Mid-20th Century Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Charles X Office Partners Desk Center Table Console Wood Onyx Stone Bronze
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare Charles X Office partners desk center table console wood onyx stone bronze. Amboyna is among
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Bronze
$50,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Boho Rattan Lift Top Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
wonderfully suited for smaller spaces, serving beautifully as a ladies' writing desk, a unique vanity, or an
Category
Early 20th Century Philippine Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Jules Wabbes, “Cintree” Desk, ca. 1960
By Velca Legnano, Jules Wabbes
Located in Linkebeek, BE
76 cm x H 75 cm. Table thickness 3 cm.
Weight : ~ 70kg
Jules Wabbes desk, laminated wood top and
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Origami Desk by Barberini
Gunnell
Located in Geneve, CH
Origami Desk by Barberini & Gunnell
Limited Edition of 25
Dimensions: D 93 x W 195 x H 74 cm
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
$13,633 / item
19th Century American Birdseye Maple Desk
Located in New York, NY
) Vermont 1850-60. Beautiful writing desk consisting of three stepped upper panels (left, right, back) and
Category
Antique 1860s American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
French Victorian Ladies Desk With Kingwood Marquetry Inlay, 1950s
Located in BÉTERA, ES
An attractive antique Victorian French lady's writing desk or dressing table with fine marquetry in
Category
Vintage 1940s French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
Located in IT
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
Measures: cm H 103 x W 52 x closed D 9. Open D 59 cm
This
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Walnut Fall Front Desk / Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This Louis XVI walnut slant-front secretary desk is a fine example of 18th-century French
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Spruce, Walnut
$8,448 Sale Price
20% Off
1980s Postmodern Marble Stone Executive Two Sided Desk
By Karl Springer
Located in Madison, WI
desk. The black pieces supporting the marble writing surface work well to hold desk lamps. The design
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
$6,559 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Antique Carved Museum Walnut Table In The Style of Adam Weisweiler
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Antique Hand-Crafted 19th Century Carved Museum Walnut Table In The Style of Adam
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$5,306 Sale Price
60% Off
Italian Art Nouveau style desk and chair set
Located in Milano, IT
of a small desk and a matching chair, made according to the refined aesthetic canons of Italian Art
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$4,152 / set
Continental 18th Century Bombay Slant Front Desk for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An 18th century Bombay form slant front desk that opens to reveal an inlaid central door with
Category
Antique 18th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
this desk is its spacious writing surface and a large, central drawer offering generous storage. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Made Satinwood Adams Paint Decorated Carlton House Desk With Cubbies
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
desk is one of the most celebrated forms of antique writing furniture, named after Carlton House, the
Category
Vintage 1910s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Jules Wabbes Early Versatile Free-Standing Corner Desk in Wengé
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jules Wabbes, two-part corner writing desk, teak, coated steel, wengé, chrome, Belgium, 1960s
This
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian Walnut Secretary Slant-lid Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
.
Perfect for collectors of European antiques, Italian provincial furniture, and fine walnut desks, this
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Antique 1790s Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Painted Wood Bonheur-du-jour or Occasional Table w/Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French smaller-sized painted wood table, with single drawer, from the turn of the 18th and 19th
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern wall mounted desk unit by Beaver and Tapley
By Beaver and Tapley, Robert Heritage
Located in London, GB
to appear’ floating’ with no visible means of support.
This Beaver & Tapley desk unit has a drop
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
RARE GLOBE WERNiCKE BURGUNDY EMBOSSED LEATHER TOP TWIN PEDESTAL DESK
By Globe Wernicke
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London
We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely Rare Globe Wernicke Burgundy
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Beautiful Victorian Oak Pedestal Desk Made By Howard&Sons
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Crawley, GB
Beautiful small oak pedestal desk made be Howard&Sons between 1860-1890 , with brown leather and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
$2,735 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Quality Francois Linke Style Bronze Mounted Petite Ladies Desk, 1870s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
piece. The fall-front opens to reveal a fitted interior with small drawers and writing space, making it
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Venetian Style Distressed Paint Decorated Secretary Desk C. 1950
s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
-front design, revealing a thoughtfully arranged interior with small drawers, pigeonholes, and a writing
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Ladies French Secretary Louis XV Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
writing surface opens to reveal a fitted interior with small drawers and compartments, perfect for
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Walnut
$3,996 Sale Price
50% Off
Fine Tall Inlaid Dark Mahogany English Carlton House Two-Piece Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
fine mahogany furniture, this secretary desk is both a functional writing table and a statement piece
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman
s Desk
Located in Forney, TX
cylinder desk features a tambour roll top, opening to reveal an interior gallery fitted with small drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Elegant Wooden Bureau
Located in Milano, IT
compartments, represented by 4 small drawers with handles.
This writing desk is suitable for high-class
Category
Antique 1890s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$8,543 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Walnut Partner Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
partner desk. Crafted in France circa 1880, this Louis XV-style writing table is constructed of king wood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th C. Painted Wood Desk w/Scallop Edged Top
Elegant Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved and painted wood table (or desk), with shapely legs and top edges, from the 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Laurameroni "Poe" Rounded Desk in Black Rye-Straw by Bartoli Design
By Bartoli Design, Laurameroni
Located in Monza, IT
Family of desks with round-shaped top and legs with ovoidal section. Top in special shaded glossy
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Danish Teakwood Desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen ca. 1970s
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Shippensburg, PA
DANISH MODERN PETER LØVIG NIELSEN TEAKWOOD FLIP-TOP WRITING DESK
Denmark, circa 1970s
Item
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Limited Edition Desk by Charles Hollis Jones, Signed, Dated and Numbered
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This desk is in stock and ready to ship.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/11.
Beautiful desk in
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writ...
Materials
Brass
"Tecnica" Walnut Top Desk with Tie Rods Designed by Jaume Tresserra for Dessie
By Jaime Tresserra, Dessie Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
looking for essential and high quality pieces.
A collection, including tables, small tables, writing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nickel, Metal, Stainless Steel
Fine Antique French Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame Circa 1890
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine and very well made Ladies writing desk in Louis XV style. An antique bureau de dame, with
Category
20th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Eugenio Quarti desk, Chair and Trah in Style Liberty or Art Nouveau, Jugestails
By Eugenio Quarti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Eugenio Quarti (Desk , chair and Trash )
Style: Liberty or Art Nouveau or Modernism or Jugendstil
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Marquetry
Ormolu Bonheur de Jour Bureau 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Ladies writing desk, circa 1860 in date.
The gorgeous grain and colour of the burr walnut, the fabulous
Category
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Bureau Antique Cartonnier Sliding Top for Hidden Storage
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian smaller-sized writing desk with storage hidden beneath top from the 19th century. This
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Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Walnut Stretcher Table, 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
iron stretcher offers numerous options for use, perhaps as an occasional table or a small desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian Occasional Table with Floral Medallion Inlay Adorning Top, Early 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian occasional table or small writing desk from the early 19th century. This antique table
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th C. Spanish Nicely-Carved Wood Trestle-Leg Table w/Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
great occasional table or small desk floated within a room.
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
17th C Style Italian Rustic Primitive Reclaimed Wood Farmhouse Table To Order
Located in Encinitas, CA
without drawers in custom length from our authentic antique reproduction line.
**Larger or smaller table
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Primitive Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fir, Reclaimed Wood
$6,075 Sale Price / item
22% Off
18th C. English Architect
s Table w/Unique Legs, Expanding Top,
Candle Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English expandable architect's table with candle stands from the 18th century. This antique
Category
Antique 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Blackened and Gilt Bureau Plat
Located in TOURCOING, FR
with delicate gilt bronze mounts and ornate detailing. The desk is topped with a glass-protected
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
lower three drawers. The front of the desk opens to reveal the writing surface and interior storage. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
world of fine art and antiques, certain pieces transcend time, becoming symbols of opulence and refined
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A George IV mahogany mechanical escritoire attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, p381, pl. GG34, illustrates a similar secretaire writing desk. The first published version of this
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Antique 1820s English George IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Reprodux Bevan Funnell Lovely Campaign Style Bureau
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer this lovely campaign style small bureau with brass handles and four drawers on
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regence Style Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
three dummy drawers to the reverse, all with foliate-cast frame and handles. The sides of the desk are
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Bureau de Dame François Linke, circa 1980
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
his period.
He was born in 1855 in the small village of Pankraz, in what is now the Czech Republic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Super Small Victorian Writing Desk
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good Victorian writing desk or hall table with original leather, two drawers, turned legs
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Style Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
-stretcher centered with a turned finial. While designed as a writing table or small bureau plat, its
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Walnut
EXQUISITE ANTIQUE ITALIAN CIRCA 1860 OLIVE WOOD DESK WRITING TABLE SUBLiME WOOD
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
original circa 1860-1880 Olive wood Italian desk / writing table with the most glorious timber patina
Category
Antique 1860s Italian High Victorian Desks
Materials
Wood
19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk office Inkwell Center Piece Faience Porcelain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk office Inkwell Center Piece Faience Porcelain . This beautiful
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Antique writing stand desk Office Inkwell Center Piece Chinese Porcelain . This beautiful
Category
Antique 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Italian Antique Solid Walnut Rustic Console Table Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very charming and elegant Italian antique side console table or desk writing table in solid walnut
Category
20th Century Italian Rustic Console Tables
Materials
Wood
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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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