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Swedish Black-Painted Writing Desk with Brass Hardware, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome antique Swedish writing desk, crafted in pine and painted in a deep black with a soft
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
Swedish 1910s Neoclassical Style Painted Wood Desk with Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish neoclassical style painted wood writing desk from the early 20th century, with two doors
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Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Birch Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Stylish 19th century Swedish birch writing desk with tooled leather top and having a single drawer
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1870s Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Birch
Writing Desk Gustavian, 18th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A writing desk made during the 18th century in Sweden. Beautiful bluish black paint. Interior with
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18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Painted Writing Table Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An early-20th century Swedish painted three-drawer writing table or desk, the painted top with
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Writing Desk
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
19th century Swedish vernacular Gustavian style writing desk, painted faux marble top with lots of
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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Birch Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautiful one-piece Swedish birch desk, circa 1900.
Quarter veneered writing surface with carved
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Early 20th Century Swedish Queen Anne Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Birch
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Table Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique late 18th Century carved elegant Swedish Gustavian painted writing desk with hand painted
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Antique Original Gray Painted Swedish Writing Table Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
The wonderful charm of this table or writing desk is in the simple details. The warm dark wood is
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Antique Swedish Walnut Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart and beautifully designed antique Swedish walnut leather top writing table / desk. This was
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1860s Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
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Leather, Walnut
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Writing Desk
Located in Houston, US
Beautifully painted in a contemporary turquoise, this Swedish Gustavian style desk is handmade with
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Black Painted Writing Desk with 3 Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian ladies writing desk. Charming three drawer black painted desk with three drawers
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Swedish Writing Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century Swedish 2-drawer writing table, 1840
Clearance - 24.5" (62cms)
Dimensions:
47
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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
19th century Swedish elm and birch escritoire writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish elm and birch escritoire writing desk circa 1870.
Superb quality Scandinavian
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Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Birch, Elm
Gustavian Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
A charming little Gustavian painted slant-top secretary in a lovely bluish gray, featuring an exterior drawer and three small interior drawers below four little storage cubbies, rais...
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1810s Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
$3,600
Black Three Drawer Desk Writing Table, Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Three drawer pine desk with tapered legs topped by diamond accent.
Restored, handsome black painted
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine, Paint
Mid 19th Century Swedish Gray Pine Partner
s Desk Writing Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique Swedish Gustavian gray painted pine "partner's desk" with two drawers on each side of the
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine, Paint
Black Writing Table Desk With Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1900
Located in Round Top, TX
Three drawer pine desk with elongated cabriolet legs.
Restored, later custom black painted finish
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Early 20th Century Swedish French Provincial Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine, Paint
Gustavian Style Writing Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Unique Gustavian Style Writing Desk. Its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints
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1920s Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Provincial Rococo Writing Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Provincial Rococo writing desk.
With a good large flat surface below a single drawer.
The whole
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19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Swedish Cherrywood Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Neoclassical Cherry wood Writing Table with single drawer on four square legs ending in plinth type
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19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Cherry
Swedish Painted Writing Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Swedish painted one drawer writing table. 1820.
Clearance is 24.5".
Ref: C
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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
19th Century Empire Revival Swedish Birch Desk Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish Empire revival birch desk, circa 1880.
Elegant table in fine birch veneers. Three oak
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Late 19th Century European Empire Revival Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Birch
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Jacarandawood Writing Table - Vintage Bronze Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A freestanding, vintage Art Deco Swedish writing table made of hand crafted polished Jacarandawood
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
19th Century Swedish Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century painted wood desk with strong patina. Made in Sweden circa 19th century.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
19th Century Gustavian Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Gustavian writing desk, bureau plat with original bronze mounts, inset tooled leather, and
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Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
A Swedish Desk
Located in New York, NY
A white painted desk with a wide drawer.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
$2,700
Early 19th Century Swedish Writing Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th century Swedish writing table retaining traces of original paint. Drawers to either end.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
19th Century Swedish Desk Circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Swedish writing desk, dating to the late 19th century, is a timeless example of
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
Desk Partner Swedish Gustavian Black Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Desk partner Swedish Gustavian black Sweden. A partners desk made during the Gustavian period in
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Blue Neoclassical Style Swedish Writing Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Blue writing table from northern Sweden in neoclassical style. The table is slim and narrow which
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Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
Swedish Neoclassical Birch Oval Writing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Fitted with a gilt tooled leather writing surface, above four short drawers and the leather-lined
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17th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Leather
19th Century Painted Swedish Ladies Writing Table, Sweden circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Elegant, large 19th century oval shaped, painted Gustavian style ladies writing table, Sweden
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Vanity / Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian vanity / desk. Its been restored and repainted with milk paints "Oyster
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1920s Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Desk Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique 2 door 3 drawer desk Swedish Gustavian Desk. the left cabinet has 3 drawers inside
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Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian style desk, it has been restored and repainted with milk paints "Oyster
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1870s Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Small Gustavian Writing Desk With Original Paint
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Swedish ladies desk with 2 large and 2 smaller drawers. Great original paint, wear and
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Swedish Writer
s Desk, 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Swedish writer's desk from circa 1900 with later grey paint, single center drawer with
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Early 1900s Swedish Schoolhouse Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Swedish Grace Birch Desk
Located in London, GB
A Swedish Grace birch desk.
Sweden, Circa 1920.
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
$5,203
Swedish Period Rocco Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period Rococo desk with cabriolet legs and decorative carved stretcher. This piece has one single
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Writing Table, Sweden, 1815
Located in New York, NY
A light and lovely desk, originally designed for writing tasks in a 19th century family room. Such
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1810s European Biedermeier Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Birch
19th Century Swedish Partners Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century double sided Swedish partners desk.
With fourteen drawers, the top two are faux
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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Architect Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th century architects desk with a raised lectern mechanism and single pull out curved front
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18th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian 4 Leg Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian 4 leg desk, it has been restored and repainted with milk paints "Oyster
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1870s Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Empire Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish Empire desk.
With one single drawer and two doors opening to use full storage
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19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Swedish Provincial Desk, circa 1830
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Provincial Desk, circa 1830
A charming 19th-century Swedish provincial desk, with
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Empire Desk
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 19th century Swedish Empire desk in original color with seven drawers, circa 1840.
Antique
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19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
Period 18th Century Swedish Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period 18th century desk with cabriolet desk and a pair of drawers. This piece features a
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18th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th Century Swedish Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Mid 19th Century desk with galleried top.
With one drawer and repainted in light grey.
Circa 1860.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Large 1920s Mahogany Roll Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large 1920s mahogany roll top desk writing table
This desks is large and heavy and would have
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Early 20th Century Swedish Edwardian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Large 1920s Mahogany Roll Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
one desk photographed.
These desks are large and heavy and would have been commissioned by a hotel
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Early 20th Century Swedish Edwardian Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Mahogany
18th c. Gustavian Writing Desk with Blackish Top
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A writing desk from the second Gustavian period, Late Gustavian, which meant that you were looking
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Louis XVI Antique Swedish Writing Desk
18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish Rococo desk from the late 1700s with old historic paint from the early 1800s. The table is
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
1920s Birch and Rosewood Small Writing Table Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small Art Deco inspired birch writing table, circa 1920.
Ideal for a room with limited space or
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Birch
Primitive Swedish Writing Table in Oak
Located in Nashville, TN
Primitive Swedish writing table in oak. Original black paint on the top, which opens for storage.
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1880s Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Antique Swedish Satin Birch Desk
Located in London, GB
Antique Swedish satin birch pedestal desk which is finished off & polished just as nicely on the
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Antique Swedish Writing Desk
Materials
Birch
19th Century Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Desk Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning Swedish Made Writing Table In The French Style Circa 1880.
Inlaid With Satinwood And
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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk
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Antique Swedish Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique Swedish writing desk available at 1stDibs. Each antique Swedish writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, birch and pine. There are many kinds of the antique Swedish writing desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique Swedish writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Empire and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique Swedish writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Biedermeier are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Swedish Writing Desk?
An antique Swedish writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,509, while the lowest priced sells for $1,107 and the highest can go for as much as $8,730.
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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