Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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18th Century Writing Desk

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Swedish Writing Desk , Ca. 1800

19th Century Swedish Writing Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Late 19th Century Swedish Writing Desk, circa 1890 with one large center drawer and one drawer on

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Late 19th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Writing Desk

$4,200

Fall-Front Swedish Writing Desk

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Swedish writing desk with a sophisticated design that reflects its Stockholm origin. The entire

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Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Fall-Front Swedish Writing Desk

$6,500

Large Antique Swedish Writing Desk, Early 19th Century

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Antique Swedish partner writing desk early 19th century refreshed in the original black color

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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Large Antique Swedish Writing Desk, Early 19th Century

$8,650

Period Swedish Writing Desk

Located in Sheffield, MA

Writing desk with slant front, Sweden dated 1827 but perhaps slightly older. The writing surface

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19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Period Swedish Writing Desk

$5,200

Period Swedish Writing Desk

Located in Sheffield, MA

Slant-front writing desk, Sweden circa 1790, in white paint. One over two over two drawers below

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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Period Swedish Writing Desk

$5,800

Early Swedish Writing Desk

Located in Sheffield, MA

Black painted writing desk, Sweden circa 1760 with slant front and two over two drawers. The

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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Brass

Early Swedish Writing Desk

$6,600

Swedish Writing Desk

Located in East Hampton, NY

Desk or end table original paint.

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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Swedish Writing Desk

$8,500

Period Swedish Writing Desk Circa 1770

Located in Sheffield, MA

Oak and pine writing desk in black paint, Sweden circa 1770. The body of the desk has one over two

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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Brass

Period Swedish Writing Desk Circa 1770

$6,400

Swedish Writing Desk with Reeded Drawers

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Gustavian style writing desk, Sweden circa 1880, with three apron drawers with vertical reeding and

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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Swedish Writing Desk with Reeded Drawers

$3,900

Slant Front Swedish Writing Desk

Located in Sheffield, MA

Slant front writing desk in black paint, Sweden, circa 1830. Fitted interior with drawers and

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Early 19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Slant Front Swedish Writing Desk

$4,400

Circa 1888 Antique Swedish Writing Desk in Birch with Matching Ballon Back Chair

By Ephraim Stahl

Located in Unionville, TN

An exquisite 19th-century Swedish writing desk and matching balloon back chair, dated 1888, in the

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1880s Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Birch

Circa 1888 Antique Swedish Writing Desk in Birch with Matching Ballon Back Chair

$2,680

Empire Style Writing Desk

Located in Sheffield, MA

Swedish writing desk in the empire style, circa 1890, with turned legs and galleried top. Two apron

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Brass

Empire Style Writing Desk

$2,400

Knee-Hole Writing Desk with Gustavian Detail

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Swedish writing desk, circa 1860, in the Gustavian style. The five drawers all feature horizontal

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Knee-Hole Writing Desk with Gustavian Detail

$3,900

A Swedish 18th Century Writing Desk

Located in London, GB

A Beautiful rare Swedish writing desk with original painted decoration

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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

A Swedish 18th Century Writing Desk

Swedish Knee Hole Writing Desk with Five Drawers

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Swedish writing desk in the late Gustavian style, circa 1880. Panelled corner posts above tapering

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Late 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Swedish Knee Hole Writing Desk with Five Drawers

$4,400

Gustavian Style Writing Desk

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Swedish writing desk in the Gustavian Style, circa 1850. Two drawers with raised and reeded

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Gustavian Style Writing Desk

$2,900

Early Slant-Front Writing Desk

Located in Sheffield, MA

Swedish writing desk, circa 1790, with slant front and two over two drawers. Interior with thirteen

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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Brass

Early Slant-Front Writing Desk

$5,600

Slant Front Writing Desk in Blue Paint

Located in Sheffield, MA

Swedish writing desk, circa 1820, with four graduated drawers under the slant-front. The interior

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Brass

Slant Front Writing Desk in Blue Paint

$6,800

Swedish Empire Writing Desk

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Freestanding writing table with one full width drawer with brass hardware, Sweden, circa 1890

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Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Swedish Empire Writing Desk

$3,200

Swedish Crotch Mahogany Writing Desk

Located in New York, NY

Swedish Neoclassic Crotch Mahogany Writing Desk with Turned Legs. Mahogany carved gallery.

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Mahogany

Swedish Crotch Mahogany Writing Desk

$16,000

Swedish Knee Hole Writing Desk

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Black painted knee hole writing desk, Sweden, circa 1860. The top has a gallery edge with turned

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Swedish Knee Hole Writing Desk

$4,800

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Writing Desk

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

A very rare Gustavian style writing desk with five richly carved reeded drawers and square tapered

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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Writing Desk

$5,257

Swedish Gustavian Style Writing Desk, circa 1870

Located in Madrid, ES

vertical fluted fronts, Sweden, circa 1870.

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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Swedish Gustavian Style Writing Desk, circa 1870

$4,026

Swedish 19th Century Desk Walnut Writing Table Biedermeier

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

A fine quality late 19th century Swedish walnut desk. A well carved shaped frieze incorporating

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Walnut

Swedish 19th Century Desk Walnut Writing Table Biedermeier

$1,160

Painted writing desk

Located in New Orleans, LA

Painted writing desk with two drawers.

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Painted writing desk

$6,500

Swedish writing table

Located in London, GB

A late 18th/early 19th century Swedish ebonised writing table with cabriole legs, ball and claw

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Swedish writing table

$7,488

Swedish 19th Century Desk Gustavian Pine Petite Writing Table

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

An impressive and well proportioned late 19th century (circa 1890) Swedish pine desk in the

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Pine

Swedish 19th Century Desk Gustavian Pine Petite Writing Table

$1,119

Swedish Writing Table

Located in New Preston, CT

A writing table, or bedside table, with one drawer and a scrubbed and waxed pine top; very unusual

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Swedish Writing Table

$1,600

Swedish Slant-Front Writing Desk

Located in Great Barrington, MA

19th century Swedish writing desk, circa 1860. The fitted interior has multiple small drawers, one

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Swedish Slant-Front Writing Desk

$4,800

Gustavian Style Writing Desk

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Gustavian style writing desk with redone milk paint finish.

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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Gustavian Style Writing Desk

$3,600

Small Swedish Writing Table

Located in Sheffield, MA

Small desk with single apron drawer in secondary black paint, Sweden circa 1840. Delicate tapering

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Brass

Small Swedish Writing Table

$2,500

Swedish Biedermeier Birch Writing Table

Located in Sheffield, MA

Elegant Swedish flame birch Neoclassical writing table in Biedermeier style with canted corners to

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19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Birch, Leather

Swedish Biedermeier Birch Writing Table

$14,000

Swedish Three-Drawer Writing Table

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Wide writing or console table, Sweden, circa 1920, with three reeded apron drawers and a gallery

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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Swedish Three-Drawer Writing Table

$3,800

19thc Swedish Desk

Located in Stamford, CT

19thc Swedish Desk from the estate of the late Norman Vincent Peale.

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

19thc Swedish Desk

$3,600

Swedish Writing Table with Drawers

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Gustavian style writing table, Sweden circa 1880, with two reeded apron drawers and tapering square

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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Swedish Writing Table with Drawers

$3,400

Swedish Partners Desk

Located in Houston, TX

Handsome and large, four drawer Swedish desk. Two drawers on each side.Letter compartment is

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Pine, Paint

Swedish Partners Desk

$13,950

Swedish Rococo Desk

Located in Fredericksburg, TX

Beautiful Swedish Rococo Desk, Original patina, Wonderful shape and interesting construction. Circa

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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Swedish Rococo Desk

$16,500

Swedish Rococo Writing Table in Charcoal

Located in Charlottesville, VA

Charming late 19th century writing table presented in a dusty charcoal pitch finish. Tall and

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Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Revival Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Swedish Rococo Writing Table in Charcoal

$1,800

A Swedish Rococo Style Writing Table

Located in New York, NY

pigeonholes, the gilt tooled leather writing surface above the apron containing a drawer with batwing

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19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

A Swedish Rococo Style Writing Table

Rosewood Veneered on Oak Swedish Writing Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

Circa 1850 Rosewood Veneered on Oak Swedish Writing Table 42''w x 21''d x 30''h

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Rosewood Veneered on Oak Swedish Writing Table

$2,900

Period Slant Front Writing Desk

Located in Sheffield, MA

Swedish writing desk, circa 1790, with slant front concealing two banks of drawers and a central

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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Brass

Period Slant Front Writing Desk

$5,200

Swedish Art Nouveau Desk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Art Nouveau desk with curved top and flared legs. Ivory inlay locks and drawer pulls.

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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood, Ivory

Swedish Art Nouveau Desk

$3,400

Swedish Flame Birch Desk

Located in Hudson, NY

Perfectly proportioned and very well-sized desk. Top with carved and molded edge resting on a pair

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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Swedish Flame Birch Desk

$5,800

Early Swedish Table/Desk

Located in US

Wormy Walnut Table. Two Board Top with Cabriolet Legs, Chamfered Corners, Beading along the Bottom of the Skirt With A Drawer Front And Back. Early Repairs On Two Feet.

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Early Swedish Table/Desk

$1,600

Wonderful 19th Cent Lady s Writing Desk in Birch

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A fine quality 19th century Lady's writing desk in birch, of elegant design and proportions, with a

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Wonderful 19th Cent Lady s Writing Desk in Birch

$2,458

Swedish Drop-leaf Pedestal Desk

Located in Norwalk, CT

Swedish pine pedestal desk pine with drop leaf top that opens to 118" to seat several people

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Pine

Swedish Drop-leaf Pedestal Desk

$3,200

Baltic Karelian Birch and Satinwood Writing Table Sweden

Located in San Francisco, CA

A classic Louis XVI style writing table or bureau plat made in Sweden early in the 20th century

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Early 20th Century Swedish Louis XVI Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Baltic Karelian Birch and Satinwood Writing Table Sweden

$5,950

Swedish Fall-Front Writing Desk with Original Gotland Marble Top

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Period Swedish writing desk, circa 1790, which retains its original hardware and Gotland marble top

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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Swedish Fall-Front Writing Desk with Original Gotland Marble Top

$7,500

19th Century Antique Swedish Slant Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

19th century antique Swedish slant desk in typical Swedish manner; the outside is a refreshed

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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century Antique Swedish Slant Desk

$7,800

Swedish Drop Front Desk and Clock

Located in Houston, TX

An early 19th century Swedish drop front desk and clock. It has an old painted surface with pale

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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Pine

Swedish Drop Front Desk and Clock

$10,000

Swedish Flame Birch Neoclassical Writing Table with Leather Top

Located in Hudson, NY

Elegant Biedermeier style writing table having a table top with canted corners and (new) brown gold

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19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Birch

Swedish Flame Birch Neoclassical Writing Table with Leather Top

$7,600

Swedish, Birch Biedermeier Desk C. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Birch desk with black accents on base and capitals on decorative columns. Double pedestal with

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19th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Birch

Swedish, Birch Biedermeier Desk C. 1850

Swedish or Russian Writing or Side Table, circa 1840

Located in San Francisco, CA

A handsome and restrained Northern European birch and Karelian birch writing or sofa table. Made in

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19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Wood

Swedish or Russian Writing or Side Table, circa 1840

$6,950

Antique Swedish Painted Gustavian Desk 19th Century

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Swedish painted late Gustavian desk 19th century with decorative carvings and ribbed drawers

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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Pine

Antique Swedish Painted Gustavian Desk 19th Century

$5,500

Antique Swedish Gustavian Desk Early 19th Century

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Antique Swedish Gustavian Chest early 19th Century in a grayish/green color with a large central

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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Writing Desk

Antique Swedish Gustavian Desk Early 19th Century

$5,800

Swedish Modern Classicism library table or desk

Located in New York, NY

Elegant desk or library table in Baltic birch, rosewood, walnut and ebonized wood.

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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Swedish Writing Desk

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Rosewood, Walnut, Wood

Swedish Modern Classicism library table or 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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