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Leather Topped Desk in Walnut
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This distinguished leather-topped desk exudes classic Victorian charm. Constructed from sturdy
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1860s English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Italian Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional parquetry inlaid writing table with Neoclassical designs, inlay with satinwood
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Fruitwood, Satinwood, Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Bleached Walnut Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Italian neoclassical bleached walnut desk circa 1825-1845. 19th century walnut veneered desk with
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Victorian Walnut Campaign Travelling Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian walnut campaign travelling desk, opening to a maroon leather
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
A high-quality Victorian pop-up davenport desk in richly figured burr walnut, distinguished by its
Category
19th Century British Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Russian Walnut Marquetry Kidney Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Russian style (18/19th Century) walnut kidney shaped desk with marquetry inlay and open design
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19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Northern Italian Neoclassic Walnut
Ebonized Stenciled Leather Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with 3/4 gallery edge and a stenciled leather writing surface, with two
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Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Scandinavian Veneered Biedermeier Writing Desk with Lyres
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small mahogany and walnut veneered table or writing desk with brass holders in the lyres formed
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Early 1800s Scandinavian Empire Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
19th Century Tuscany Walnut Dining or Writing Table
Located in Rome, IT
A Tuscany walnut table with rectangular top and sophisticated lyre legs, joined by wrought iron
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19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$5,718 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Tuscany Walnut Dining or Writing Table
Located in Rome, IT
A Tuscany walnut table with rectangular top and sophisticated lyre legs, joined by wrought iron
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19th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$5,718 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) walnut serpentine shaped desk with 2 side doors and 2 narrow front
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
19th Century English Walnut Desk
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A charming walnut desk. Made in England in the late 19th century. Lovely patine throughout
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1890s British Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table combines classic architecture with modern
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Early Victorian Ormolu-Mounted Burr-Walnut And Marquetry Writing-Table
Located in London, GB
A FINE EARLY VICTORIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED BURR-WALNUT AND MARQUETRY WRITING-TABLE, CIRCA 1850.
The
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19th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Walnut Drop Front Desk C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian Walnut Drop Front Desk C1880
Measures - 49 1/4" x 29" x 18 1/4"
This Victorian
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Late 19th Century Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Exquisitely Carved Early Italian Petite Writing Desk or Accent Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
timeless elegance and functionality. Whether used as a writing desk or a decorative piece, this antique
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Austrian Biedermeier Danhauser Walnut Architects Desk
By Josef Danhauser
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (circa 1825) walnut veneered & maple trimmed architects desk with column
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Antique Spanish Baroque Walnut Writing Table Console with Iron Stretchers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful antique early 19th-century Spanish Baroque desk, writing table or console, made of solid
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19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
American Victorian Burl Walnut Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian burl walnut 2 drawer table desk with stretcher and red felt top.
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Felt, Walnut
Fine 18th Century French Games Table with removable Leathertop Writing Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Fine 18th century French walnut games table and leathertop writing desk. The table features a
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18th Century French Rococo Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Baize, Walnut
Antique Figured Walnut Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb antique figured walnut leather top desk. This was made in England, it dates from around
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Early 1900s British Chippendale Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Art Deco Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Art Deco burr walnut pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around
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1920s British Art Deco Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Edwardian Quality Burr Walnut Freestanding Oval Shaped Writing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality burr walnut freestanding oval shaped writing table having an oval shaped
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
English Georgian Burl Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style (18/19th Century) burl walnut kneehole desk with 9 drawers.
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19th Century Georgian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Italian Baroque Walnut Writing Table with Hinged Top, c1700
Located in valatie, NY
An Italian Baroque walnut writing table with unique hinged top, the rectangular top with bread
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Davenport Desk, England, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
English "Davenport" walnut wood desk, 19th century.
Desk with four drawers on the side, inkwell
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19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Fine Antique Walnut
Marquetry Inlaid Davenport Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Fine Antique Walnut & Marquetry Inlaid Davenport Desk,
England, Circa 1860
An exceptional mid
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century walnut desk by Gillows
Located in Martlesham, GB
An exhibition quality 19th Century walnut Bonheur Du Jour / desk by Gillows, the top having a brass
Category
1860s British Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian freestanding quality inlaid burr walnut kidney writing table
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian freestanding quality inlaid burr walnut kidney writing table, having a quality
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Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$3,243 Sale Price
25% Off
George II Style Leather Top Walnut Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
George II Style Leather Top Walnut Desk, 20th century, with red leather inset writing surface
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Early 20th Century George II Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian fall front desk with burl wood inlay. With six drawers and two hidden storage areas. The
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Flamed walnut desk with bands and uprights
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milano, IT
Giuseppe Pagano (1896-1945)
Flamed walnut desk with bands and uprights, a drawer on the front and
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Writing Desk with Frieze Drawer and Baluster Turned Legs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An absolutely charming 19th century French writing desk, crafted from walnut and featuring
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19th Century French Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
18th century Italian Paint Decorated Writing Desk with Drawer Circa 1760s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Decorated Writing Desk, dating circa 1760s. A true antique treasure, this desk is a rare example of Italian
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1760s Italian Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut, Pine
$3,996 Sale Price
42% Off
Antique Victorian Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A very smart and well made antique Victorian Walnut leather top pedestal desk. This was made in
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1860s British Late Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
EARLY 19th CENTURY CHARLES X WALNUT WRITING TABLE
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant carved and ebonized walnut writing table, with a smooth top and two drawers onthe front
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Early 19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Nutwood
Leon Jallot Sculpted Walnut Desk and Chair
By Léon Jallot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sculpted walnut and walnut burl, circa 1910. This desk features Jallot’s beautiful open raspberry blossom
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1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Writing Desk/ Side Table, Nutwood, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
One of a kind, rare 19th century Biedermeier writing desk out of Austria veneered in fine nutwood
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Burr Walnut Writing Table, Probably by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Burr Walnut Writing Table, Probably by Gillows.
The rectangular top has a
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Rustic Black Forest Bear Walnut Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) bear carved walnut table desk with leaf and floral carving and
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19th Century Austrian Black Forest Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
George I Walnut Desk or Dressing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early Georgian walnut kneehole desk pr dressing table, the top with well figured quarter
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful 19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk with immaculate new embossed leather writing
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Antique Ladies Morning Room Desk, English, Writing Table, Aesthetic Period, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ladies morning room desk. An English, walnut and satinwood pedestal writing
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Late 19th Century British Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Ladies Work Table, English, Walnut, Writing, Waring
Gillow, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lady of the house work table. An English, burr walnut and leather writing or
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Late 19th Century British Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Freestanding Inlaid Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian freestanding inlaid burr walnut kidney shaped writing table having an
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique George III Quality Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality walnut kneehole desk having a quality figured walnut crossbanded top
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Beautiful rectangular Napoleon III Writing Desk early century black and gold
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful rectangular 1920 Napoleon III writing desk, walnut structure, walnut, leather top with
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Early 20th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Danish 18th Century Writing Desk By Royal Architect C. F. Harsdorff
By Caspar Frederik Harsdorff
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th Century writing desk with five drawers. The desk is designed by the Danish royal neoclassical
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Late 18th Century Danish Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Oak, Walnut
$2,026 Sale Price
70% Off
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
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Spruce, Walnut
$8,482 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Empire Writing Desk With Roll Top, Nutwood, Austria ca. 1800
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolute extraordinary crafted, rare early 19th century roll top writing desk from the turn of the
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Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Writing Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
This exceptional, early Biedermeier writing table was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent and large antique burr walnut leather top partners desk. This was made in England, it
Category
Early 1900s British Georgian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Victorian Walnut Marquetry Writing Table Attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian walnut marquetry writing table attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock, the shaped
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Fine Antique Walnut Leather Top Neoclassical Style Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A leather top Neoclassical style desk on four turned, tapered and fluted legs with case having
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Louis XV Walnut Kidney Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
19th century French Louis XV style walnut kidney shaped kneehole desk with gilt trim and brass
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Walnut Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) walnut table desk with gilt trim and stretcher.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Italian Carved Walnut Table or Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th century Italian walnut library table or writing desk. Desk features three drawers amongst
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$5,880 Sale Price
30% Off
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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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