Antique Walnut Writing Desk

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19th Century French Writing Desk

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Art Deco Walnut Desk

Louis Xv Writing Desk

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1810s Scottish Antique Walnut Writing Desk

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Walnut

Antique Figured Walnut Inlaid Bureau Desk, Writing Desk, Scotland 1810, H1166

$1,650

English writing desk

Located in Southampton, NY

Small English writing desk of burled walnut and leather top. Locking drawer with key.

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19th Century English Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut, Leather

English writing desk

$3,200

French Writing Desk Walnut Gilt Leather Table Louis VI

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

Walnut marquetry adorned writing desk in the Louis VI manner. The carved top with gilt tooled

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Early 20th Century French Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

French Writing Desk Walnut Gilt Leather Table Louis VI

$650

Walnut Writing Table

Located in Detling, GB

English, circa 1840. This walnut writing table is in superb condition ready for the home or office

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1840s English Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Walnut Writing Table

$4,682

Walnut Double Pedestal Desk, Writing Table, Leather Top, Scotland 1930

Located in Vancouver, BC

Vintage Walnut Double Pedestal desk, writing table, leather top, Scotland 1930, H736 Scotland 1930

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Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Double Pedestal Desk, Writing Table, Leather Top, Scotland 1930

$1,650

Writing Desk in Italian Walnut at Tre Cassetti 1820 Restored

Located in Bari, IT

Italian writing desk in walnut from circa 1820. The desk has three drawers each with its own

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19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Writing Desk in Italian Walnut at Tre Cassetti 1820 Restored

$1,186

Antique Victorian circa 1900 Walnut Side Writing Occasional Table Desk

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Victorian circa 1900 walnut side writing occasional table desk. Fabulous proportions

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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian circa 1900 Walnut Side Writing Occasional Table Desk

$677

Antique Victorian 19th Century Inlaid Walnut Davenport Desk Writing Table

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Victorian 19th century inlaid walnut davenport desk writing table. This is a lovely

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19th Century British Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian 19th Century Inlaid Walnut Davenport Desk Writing Table

$814

Victorian Walnut Double Pedestal Desk, Writing or Vanity, Scotland 1890, H216

Located in Vancouver, BC

Victorian walnut double pedestal desk, writing or vanity, Scotland 1890, H216 Scotland 1890

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19th Century Scottish Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Double Pedestal Desk, Writing or Vanity, Scotland 1890, H216

$1,450

19th Century Regency Walnut Root English Writing Desk LAST PRICE

Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha

Fine English desk, Regency, early 19th century, walnut root. Simple but elegant desk with two

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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Regency Walnut Root English Writing Desk LAST PRICE

$2,373

Louis XVI Ladies Writing Table Desk Bureau Book Match Walnut Wood

Located in Amsterdam, NL

This refined little Louis XVI ladies writing desk or writing table with two upper drawers located

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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Ladies Writing Table Desk Bureau Book Match Walnut Wood

$1,490

Continental Walnut Writing Table

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A continental walnut writing table with side drawer fitted for writing.

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18th Century and Earlier European Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Continental Walnut Writing Table

$3,975

Antique Georgian Walnut and Fruitwood Desk Writing Side Table, 18th Century

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Georgian walnut and fruitwood desk writing side table dating from circa 1780. A rare find

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1780s Georgian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Antique Georgian Walnut and Fruitwood Desk Writing Side Table, 18th Century

$1,088

French Walnut Writing Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elegant and small writing table with five drawers

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19th Century French Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

French Walnut Writing Table

$4,500

Antique Quality Victorian, circa 1870 Burr Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique quality Victorian, circa 1870 burr walnut Davenport, writing table or desk. This is a

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1870s British Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Quality Victorian, circa 1870 Burr Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk

$1,362

17th Century Table Writing Desk

Located in Heeze, Noord Brabant

A rare walnut table desk , Italian or Portuguese, with writing slide and carved putti , fruit and

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17th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

17th Century Table Writing Desk

$8,188

Antique Quality Victorian Faded Mahogany or Satin Walnut Desk Writing Table

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique quality Victorian faded mahogany or satin walnut desk or writing table. This is a lovely

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19th Century British Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Satin, Mahogany, Walnut

Antique Quality Victorian Faded Mahogany or Satin Walnut Desk Writing Table

$814

Victorian Writing Slope in Walnut

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn2674 Victorian writing slope - writing box in walnut in original condition with new, green

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19th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Writing Slope in Walnut

$616

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Walnut Leather Bureau Plat Writing Desk Restored

Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha

Beautiful Louis XVI style bureau plat writing desk from early 20th century, totally restored

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Walnut Leather Bureau Plat Writing Desk Restored

$5,696

Spanish baroque walnut writing table

Located in San Francisco, CA

Spanih baroque walnut writing table, the rectangular top above a frieze fitted with two drawers

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19th Century Spanish Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Bronze

Spanish baroque walnut writing table

$16,500

Italian baroque walnut writing table

Located in San Francisco, CA

Italian baroque walnut writing table with single large drawer.

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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Italian baroque walnut writing table

$15,000

18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut

Located in Firenze, IT

A charming Italian Louis XV bureau plat or writing desk. The desk in solid walnut wood features a

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Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut

$4,509

19th Century Japanese Style English Writing Desk

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

A 19th century Japanese style English writing desk made from walnut. The slant front opening to a

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19th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Japanese Style English Writing Desk

$4,500

French Walnut Baroque Revival Writing Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

French walnut Baroque Revival writing table with carved barley twist legs and single drawer, circa

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19th Century French Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

French Walnut Baroque Revival Writing Table

$8,500

Writing Table, Desk Louis XVI Late 1700

Located in Roveredo In Piano, IT

Second half XVIII sec. Writing table in solid walnut Louis XVI (late 1700) double sided

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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Writing Table, Desk Louis XVI Late 1700

$4,094

French Walnut Writing Table, circa 1700

Located in San Francisco, CA

French walnut writing table with incredible turned legs and stretcher, single drawer, circa 1700.

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

French Walnut Writing Table, circa 1700

$19,500

Large Rare Walnut Partners Writing Table

Located in Detling, GB

English, circa 1880. A beautiful writing table, with a burr walnut cross-banded top and new black

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1880s English Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Large Rare Walnut Partners Writing Table

$6,325

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope, circa 1860

Located in Salisbury, GB

A Victorian walnut writing slope, circa 1860.

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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope, circa 1860

$540

Walnut Writing Table 19th Century Spain

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Provence

Wood writing table with drawer.

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19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Writing Table 19th Century Spain

$1,424

1920s Writing Desk with Lion Paws, Germany

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Below its writing surface, the writing desk has a drawer that can be locked. The writing surface

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1920s German Renaissance Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

1920s Writing Desk with Lion Paws, Germany

$8,500

Carved Walnut Writing Table

Located in New Orleans, LA

A rectangular molded top over a carved frieze with one drawer.
Carved frieze on all 4 sides with acanthus leaves and shells.The top lifts up for storage. Great patina

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19th Century French Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Carved Walnut Writing Table

$5,200

Italian Walnut Writing Table, 19th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rectangular top with molded edge over two frieze drawers, raised on turned baluster legs joined by a conforming H-form stretcher.

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Italian Walnut Writing Table, 19th Century

$4,400

Italian Louis XVI Walnut burl Writing table

Located in Vancouver, BC

Beautiful Louis XVI writing table in Burled Walnut and solid walnut with Black tooled inset leather

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19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

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Burl, Walnut

Italian Louis XVI Walnut burl Writing table

Italian baroque walnut desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

Italian baroque walnut desk, the later superstructure comprising six drawers around a central

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19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Italian baroque walnut desk

$15,000

French Empire Walnut Writing Table

Located in New Orleans, LA

French Empire walnut writing table with tapered legs, brass trim, and original leather top.

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1890s Antique Walnut Writing Desk

French Empire Walnut Writing Table

$1,900

Walnut Cabriole Leg Desk

Located in Woodbury, CT

A Charming and delicate French Cabriole leg desk with carved hoof feet, leather writing surface and

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

Walnut Cabriole Leg Desk

$2,650

Walnut Roll Top Desk

Located in Manchester, GB

A small and attractive walnut roll top desk with a stamp to the central drawer top - Gillows London

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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Roll Top Desk

$5,408

English Burr Walnut Writing Table

Located in Salisbury, GB

A fine English burr walnut writing table. Crossbanded in tulip wood with box wood inlays, gilt

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Mid-19th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk

English Burr Walnut Writing Table

$10,235

18th Century Louis XV Walnut Writing Table

Located in Lannebert, FR

18th century Louis XV walnut writing table.

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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Louis XV Walnut Writing Table

$1,185

Ernesto Petralli and Fratello Writing Desk-Bookcase, XIXth

By Ernesto Petralli Fratello

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

FIRENZE Carved walnut and oak Late 19th century Measures: H. 147 – L. 176 – D. 57 cm Writing desk

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1890s Italian Napoleon III Antique Walnut Writing Desk

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Oak, Walnut

Ernesto Petralli and Fratello Writing Desk-Bookcase, XIXth

$17,800

A Louis XV Walnut Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

A Louis XV Walnut Desk. France. Fourth Quarter of the 18th Century. With Carving, Two Drawers at

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

A Louis XV Walnut Desk

$12,500

19thc Walnut Registrars Desk c1870

Located in Salisbury, GB

19thc Walnut "Registrars" Desk c1870

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1870s English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

19thc Walnut Registrars Desk c1870

$3,354

18th Century Tuscan Walnut Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

An 18th century Tuscan walnut desk, with two drawers and raised on shaped and fretted trestles

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18th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Tuscan Walnut Desk

$46,500

Inlaid walnut, olivewood, and maple neoclassical writing table

Located in San Francisco, CA

Italian (Lucchese) inlaid olivewood, maple and walnut neoclassical writing table with single drawer

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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Olive, Maple, Walnut

Inlaid walnut, olivewood, and maple neoclassical writing table

$16,000

Antique Walnut Desk, circa 1900

Located in Freiburg, DE

Smoothed and oiled non-toxic woodworm treatment solid walnut drawer with subdivision.

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Early 1900s Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Walnut Desk, circa 1900

$474

19th Century Walnut French Desk

Located in New Orleans, LA

19th century French walnut leather top desk with two slides. Five drawers on one side and five faux

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Walnut French Desk

$3,850

Vintage Writing Desk by American of Martinsville

By American of Martinsville

Located in Dallas, TX

A unique sculpted front design writing desk in walnut. Features five drawers with original brass

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1650s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Vintage Writing Desk by American of Martinsville

$1,850

Walnut, fruit wood and bone metamorphic writing table

Located in New York, NY

trifid feet. A similarly shaped writing desk without the elaborate inlay is illustrated by Levy

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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut, Fruitwood, Bone

Walnut, fruit wood and bone metamorphic writing table

$105,000

19th Century Burr Walnut Writing Table

Located in Salisbury, GB

19th century writing table, circa 1860.

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Mid-19th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk

19th Century Burr Walnut Writing Table

$2,225

Victorian Lady Walnut Desk, circa 1880

Located in Chicago, IL

Victorian lady walnut desk, circa 1880 from Great Britain. Very unique walnut lady's desk with four

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Lady Walnut Desk, circa 1880

$6,200

Spanish walnut desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

The rectangular top above a single frieze drawer applied with iron pull, raised on splayed square fluted A-forn end standards united to the underside of the top by slender elongated ...

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18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Spanish walnut desk

$12,500

19th Century English Walnut Lap Desk

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

An English brass mounted burr walnut lap desk on later stand from the second half of the 19th

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Mid-19th Century Modern Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Walnut Lap Desk

$2,250

Quality 19th century Walnut Maple Co. Antique Writing Table

Located in Clitheroe, GB

Quality Walnut Maple & Co. Antique writing table This Quality Arts and Crafts late 19th Century

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Quality 19th century Walnut Maple Co. Antique Writing Table

$1,636

Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Antique Desk

Located in Antrim, GB

Magnificent burr walnut kidney shaped antique desk with Davenport type top incorporated. Green

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1860s European Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Antique Desk

$9,310

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk

Located in Antrim, GB

Fabulous antique burr walnut kidney shaped desk with davenport top incorporated Two drawers over

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1870s European Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk

$4,929

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shape Desk

Located in Antrim, GB

Stunning Victorian burr walnut antique kidney shaped desk on stretcher Base Incorporating Davenport

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shape Desk

$7,941

Fine Spanish Walnut Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

A fine Spanish walnut desk, the rectangular top above three short carved drawers with wooden knobs

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18th Century Spanish Antique Walnut Writing Desk

Fine Spanish Walnut Desk

$46,430

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Antique Walnut Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique walnut writing desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and metal, every antique walnut writing desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique walnut writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique walnut writing desk made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique walnut writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Gillows of Lancaster London, Maple Co. and Charles Hindley Sons produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Walnut Writing Desk?

An antique walnut writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,458, while the lowest priced sells for $297 and the highest can go for as much as $295,000.

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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