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18th Century Walnut Wood Spanish Clonial Writing Table, 1730s
Located in Wyboston Lakes, GB
This table is from Spain
It was used to written
It was made in 1700 it is walnut
It is restored.
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1720s Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Fine French 19th century walnut writing table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine French 19th century walnut writing table with inset leather top carved cabriole legs and side
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19th Century French Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Elegant and Sturdy Antique Walnut Writing Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Little walnut writing table with fine old skiver top and intricate tooling. This table is 28 1/2
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19th Century British Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Victorian Figured Walnut Desk by Maple
Co
Located in Detling, GB
English, circa 1860.
This is a fantastic figured walnut desk offered in showroom condition
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1860s English Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Small Italian Walnut Inlaid 19th Century Desk
Located in Moncalvo, IT
Beautiful small Italian 19th century desk made of walnut with front draw
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19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Writing Desk with Leather Top and Golden Fused Bronzes
Located in Arezzo, IT
An important writing desk made of walnut wood and blond rosewood root with leather top and embossed
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1750s French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Bronze
19th Century Walnut and Root Wood Desk
Located in Arezzo, IT
Small walnut and root wood desk, with turned legs and sliding table to write, is suitable for the
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Late 19th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Italian neoclassical inlaid walnut desk
Measures: 49.5" W x 28.25" D x 32.5" T, Apron
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Italian 19th Century brown walnut inlaid Desk
Located in Wyboston Lakes, GB
This is a elegant 19th century restored Italian desk. It is a walnut inlaid desk.
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1880s Italian Charles X Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Walnut Ormolu Mounted Kidney Shaped Antique Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
Magnificent inlaid burr walnut ormolu mounted kidney shaped antique desk with two drawers.
{Tooled
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique desk Wilhelminian style Walnut
Located in Würzburg, DE
D: 70cm
Item: Antique desk secretary
Item no.: 914
Epoch: Wilhelminian style around 1880
Material
Category
1880s German Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Nutwood
English Desk Games Sofa Table Drop-Leaf Writing Table Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive and rare drop-leaf walnut veneered writing desk.
The rectangular rosewood
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Early 20th Century English Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Queen Anne Burr Walnut Secretaire Kneehole Desk
Located in Knutsford, GB
A superb, rare Queen Anne burr walnut and feather banded kneehole desk with secretaire top drawer
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
18th Century Spanish Walnut Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Carved Spanish walnut desk with three drawers, barley twist legs, and a center scrolled metal cross
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Late 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
18th Century Carved Walnut Library Table Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-18th Century.
Spanish bold scale walnut table. This table or desk features five working carved
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
Late C19th Walnut Pugin Design Gillows Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Late C19th walnut 'Pugin' design Gillows writing table, the rectangular top with a blue coloured
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19th Century English Gothic Antique Walnut Writing Desk
German Biedermeier Walnut Veneer Inlay Writing Centre Table with One Drawer
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Elegant Biedermeier writing table with one drawer is all walnut veneered, a thin line of maple
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Maple, Walnut
19th Century French Burr Walnut Gilt Metal Mounted Centre Writing Table
Located in London, GB
19th century French burr walnut ,line inlaid, tulipwood crossbanded and gilt metal mounted with
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1880s French Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Office Furniture Set - 1 Writing Desk, 1 Table, 3 Armchairs
Located in Lučenec, SK
consists of a writing desk (dxwxh: 80x150x80cm), one bigger armchair accompanying the writing desk (dxwxh
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1870s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
A George I Burl Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top above a long drawer and recessed central cupboard, the kneehole flanked by eight small drawers, all raised on bracket feet.
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
A Tuscan Style Walnut Single Drawer Desk
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
The shaped plank top is hand-planed and doweled to a carved and shaped apron that houses a drawer. The apron also has carved scrolls in the corners which surmount exagerated cabriol...
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Large Walnut Partners Desk by Whytock and Reid, Edinburgh
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Large walnut partner’s desk/library desk by Whytock & Reid of Edinburgh, circa 1920. The rounded
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Early 20th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Fine and Important George I Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in New York, NY
Diminutive walnut kneehole desks of this age and condition are extremely rare. This piece has a
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
French Walnut Dressing Table or Desk, 18th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Country French walnut dressing table with one long drawer- perfect for a small desk. Notice the
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Unique Regence Ormolu-Mounted Ebonized-Walnut Desk, circa 1720
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A beautiful and unique large Regence desk, in blackened walnut and ornamentation of chased and
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1720s French Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Tuscan Walnut and Satinwood Inlay Partner’s Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century Tuscan walnut and satinwood inlay partner’s desk with four operable drawers, two on
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18th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
18th Century George I Figured Walnut Antique Kneehole Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
A rare early 18th century George I figured walnut antique kneehole desk of good colour and small
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1720s European George I Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll Up Desk, Scotland 1870, H345
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll up Desk, Roll Top Desk, Scotland 1870, H345
Scotland 1870
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1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Exotic 19th Century English Import Bamboo and Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exotic 19th century English import bamboo and walnut pedestal desk, with unusual bamboo accents
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19th Century English Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Bamboo, Walnut
Italian Carved Walnut Desk Table, Italy 17th Century Baroque
Located in Varmo, IT
Entirely in walnut with turned legs and in front of a drawer.
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Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Inlaid and Marquetry Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Table Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
Super quality antique inlaid and marquetry burr walnut kidney shaped table desk
Surmounted with
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1860s European Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Two-Drawer Walnut Console Table / Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
table in walnut, that can be used as a desk. Lovely shape and patina.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Stylish 1940s Walnut Dining Table or Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very stylish, and of great design, circa 1940s, continental table in walnut, that will make a
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Early 20th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Italian Neoclassical Writing Table
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A handsome and useful Italian walnut one drawer writing table with tapering reeded legs. The drawer
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
George Eliot
s Writing Table
Located in Dorking, GB
has a revolving spindled centre tray. The round top, with a burr-walnut grain, has an inset thumb
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1860s English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$17,071
18th Century Italian Desk in Walnut LXV Neapolitan
Located in Paris, FR
18th Italie Desk In Walnut LXV Neapolitan five drawers,from center sitting height cm.53
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Gillow
s Victorian Ladies Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Brightlingsea, Essex
Fine Victorian Ladies writing table, in the French style, kidney shaped, walnut and rosewood
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1860s English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Louis XIV Walnut Wood French Desk, 1790s
Located in Wyboston Lakes, GB
This desk has a drawer. It is made of walnut wood. It is French, 18 century. It has to be restored.
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1780s French Louis XIV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Biedermeier Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rare Swedish walnut Biedermeier writing desk with 4 drawer gallery.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$5,000
Late Biedermeier Writing Table from 1865
Located in Senden, NRW
Stunning late Biedermeier era writing table or desk made of amazing walnut wood with a stunning
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1860s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Italinao, Roller Desk from the 1700s in Walnut and Maple
Located in Barletta, IT
Roller desk in walnut and maple. Inside the roller, a pull-out drawer desk top, a central open
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Maple, Nutwood
Directoire Lombard Desk
Located in Moncalvo, IT
Lombard desk made of walnut with wood inlay on both drawes and on top, also finished on the back
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19th Century Italian Directoire Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut, Wood
$5,684
English Partners Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
This handsome English partners desk has traditional construction with drawers on one side and doors
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
$7,400
Exceptional Italian Inlaid Desk
Located in Bantam, CT
An exceptional 18th century inlaid desk, the front with a writing slide above two drawers and two
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1750s Italian Chinoiserie Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italian Writing Table Attributed to Gabriele Capello
By Gabriele Capello
Located in Moncalvo, IT
Incredibly well kept writing table attributed to Gabriele Capello, a famous figured from the small
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Mid-19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Writing Table from Annecy
Located in Houston, TX
Light walnut writing table or desk with simple carvings with elegant Louis XV style legs.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Lombard Inlaid 19th Century Desk
Located in Moncalvo, IT
Beautiful Lombard walnut desk with various wooden inlays, finished on the back too with the same
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19th Century Italian Directoire Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Oval Biedermeier Table or Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite Biedermeier table from the workshop of Josef Danhauser has matching walnut veneer
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19th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Exemplary Biedermeier Knee-Hole Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
This Austrian/Hungarian Biedermeier desk is exemplary in design, very rare, sturdy constructed and
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Walnut Library Table
Located in Midlothian, VA
Biedermeier Walnut Library Table on Classic Reeded Column Base
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19th Century Austrian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Walnut Work Table
Located in Midlothian, VA
Fine Neoclassical Walnut Work/Writing Table with Sliding Top and Fitted Maple Interior
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19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Italian Carved Walnut Center Table
Located in Natchez, MS
Italian Walnut Sofa Table or Desk with one drawer in a gadrooned top upon carved trestle legs and a
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19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Desk by Jindrich Halabala
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in London, GB
Large Art Deco desk by Jindrich Halabala in a stunning figured walnut.
Cupboard each side with
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Burr Walnut Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Redruth, GB
Burr walnut Bonheur du jour. Antique early 20th century small, French ladies writing table with
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Black Forest Desk and Chair
Located in Berkeley, CA
Gorgeous walnut desk and chair from Bavaria, circa 1840-1860. Cabinet in images is listed
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Mid-19th Century Black Forest Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$6,500 / set
Rare Lombard Desk from the 18th Century
Located in Alba, IT
Rare Lombard desk from the 18th century.
This rare center desk was made in Lombardy around the end
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Walnut
Inlaid Coffee Table with Opening, Solid Walnut, Walnut Burl and Bois De Rose
Located in Varese, Lombardia
. In solid walnut, walnut burl and bois de rose. With brass decorations. Late 1800s
Please note that
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
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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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