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18th Century Italian Single Drawer Desk, Italy
Located in New York, NY
18th century Italian single drawer desk.
Turned legs.
Walnut.
Beautiful patina.
Also makes a great
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18th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Neoclassical Desk, Louis XVI Period 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This original Louis XVI Desk stands out for its beautiful walnut veneer which is additionally
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Queen Anne Style Pedestal Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely gorgeous Queen Anne Style pedestal desk.
Made of walnut, butterflied
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Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut, Burl
19th Century Walnut Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century stately walnut library table from France.
The table has a wonderfully banded
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Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Walnut Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine Spanish table in walnut from the 17th century from the Renaissance period
Table that can be
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17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Marquetry Partner Desk, 1800
Located in El Monte, CA
This is a handsome Italian Neoclassical partner desk, crafted circa 1800, that features detailed
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
19th Century Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century burr walnut davenport, the sloping top has the original tan colour leather writing
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1860s British Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Austrian Neoclassic Parquetry Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over a long drawer flanked by small drawers over pedestals each with two drawers. Bracket feet. Finished all around in a design of inlay that gives a striped effect.
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Late 18th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Large Empire desk, France, circa 1870. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique Empire desk from the second half of the 19th century, France.
This piece of furniture
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Italian Walnut Dressing Table, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Walnut Dressing Table, early 19th century, with pull-out writing surface above frieze
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Early 19th Century Italian Other Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Italian Renaissance walnut table from the 17th century
Table that can be used as a desk or a
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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19TH C Inlaid Marquetry Bronze Mounted Ladies Desk.
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
exquisite 19th-century French Louis XV style writing desk showcases elegant craftsmanship and refined detail
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Bronze
Neo Renaissance Walnut Table, 1890s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Walnut table in Neo-Renaissance style dating from the late 19th century.
Packaging with bubble wrap
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1890s Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
$3,678 Sale Price
31% Off
French Louie XV Style Petite Ladies Desk Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very high quality bench made (hand crafted) Louis XV style walnut petite writing desk with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Fabulous 19th Century Side Table or Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th century burr walnut side table or desk of gorgeous quality, finely hand carved
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19th Century English Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Ormolu
Italian Walnut Trestle Library Table, Circa 1920
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's walnut library table or writing desk from Italy. The top has lovely graining and has
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1920s Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Early Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful hand -carved captain's table adorned with bare-breasted winged caryatids, lion cartouche.
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
$20,000
19th century empire revival Swedish birch desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century empire revival Swedish birch desk circa 1895.
We are pleased to offer this stunning
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Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Birch, Walnut
Spanish Walnut Stretcher Table, 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish carved-walnut stretcher table from the 19th century. This antique table from Spain
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19th Century European Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Davenport
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian burr walnut and inlaid davenport in nice condition. It has a brass gallery to the top
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1870s European Victorian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
English Renaissance Walnut Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (19th Century) walnut carved console table with drawer and stretcher on
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19th Century English Renaissance Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Signed Paul Sormani French Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
A very Fine Writing Desk by Paul Sormani. Sormani, counted among the most elite Parisian
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Bronze
Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk (Cylinder Bureau)
Located in Poole, GB
Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk ( cylinder bureau )
A very elegant and with great
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Late 18th Century French Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
18th c. Walnut Refectory Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Harp Leg Walnut Table
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18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Spanish Renaissance Table In Blond Walnut - 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare 17th-century Spanish Renaissance walnut table.
It features an exceptional (museum
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17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
18th Century Italian Walnut Baroque Trestle Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
legs with Walnut stretcher. Perfect size to use as a writing table, sofa or center table.
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Napoleon III Black Lacquer Desk with Bronze, Early 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Napoleon III early 20th Century black lacquer writing desk with stamped bronze
Height: 90 cm
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Brass, Bronze
$7,215 Sale Price
30% Off
Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
original walnut gallery, shaped burr walnut lift up writing slope with original leather opening to reveal
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19th Century English Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique French desk crafted in walnut with a tooled tan leather top on a case with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Biedermeier Desk, Vienna 1810-1820, Style of Josef Danhauser
By Josef Danhauser
Located in Belmont, MA
Beautiful writing desk, Vienna 1810-20, in the style of Josef Danhauser, walnut veneer. The
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1810s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
19th Century French Renaissance Desk with Three drawers
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century French Renaissance desk with dolphins is a remarkably sculpted work with fully carved
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Antique Italian Renaissance Executive Desk with Faux Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Renaissance Executive Desk with Faux Leather is the perfect choice for a timeless
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Stainless Steel
Chinese Walnut Handscroll Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
darkly lacquered finish. The walnut table exemplifies Classic Chinese furniture design and features an
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Leather Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your interior with this exquisite French Louis XV style bureau plat (writing desk), a
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Bronze
Fa. Drilling Art Deco Amsterdamse School Ladies Desk, 1924
By Fa. Drilling
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School ladies desk.
Design by Fa. Drilling Amsterdam
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Macassar, Walnut
Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, XVII century
Table “a lira”
Walnut
Tuscany, XVIIth century
71 X 90
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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A most enchanting Queen Anne period burr walnut bureau of highly desirable small proportions and
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Barley Twist Leg Side Table or Desk, France, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century French barley twist legs desk.
Center drawer.
Decorative finial at cross stretcher
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19th Century French Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
18thc Walnut Tavern Table with Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 18thc tavern table is made from Walnut and with Queen Ann legs and pad feet. This table has
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Early 18th Century American Adirondack Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
$2,636 Sale Price
20% Off
French Rococo Style Walnut
Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant French rococo style bureau plat writing desk made in walnut with ormolu accents
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Italian Walnut Neoclassical Table with Single Drawer, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined Italian table dating to circa 1800 and crafted in richly patinated walnut, reflects
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Brass
Early 19th century French Empire Bureau Plat / Desk
Located in Troy, NY
French Empire Bureau Plat of Stately Size, the top inset with a dark leather writing surface
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Leather, Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Lyre Desk, circa 1825
This rare and substantial single-drawer
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Napoleon III Black lacquer bonheur du Jour Desk, Late 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A walnut black lacquer refinished bonheur du Jour Desk in Napoleon III style with gilded metal
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Brass
$8,330 Sale Price
43% Off
Elegant Little Mid-18th Century George II
Lady Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant little 'Lady Desk', George II, in walnut with original brass fittings.
Top with leather
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Gilded
Painted Cylinder Desk by Paul Sormani 1875
By Paul Sormani
Located in Portland, OR
A fine late 19th century antique French painted & gilded mechanical Cylinder desk, by Paul Sormani
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Gold Leaf
19th-Century Pine Lap Desk Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Opole, PL
writing accessories is above the surface.
The front wall, as well as the lid of the writing desk are
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut, Pine, Burl, Mother-of-Pearl
$759 Sale Price
20% Off
18th C. Carved Walnut Lyre-Leg Table, Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved walnut wood table with lyre legs from the 18th century. This antique table from
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18th Century Italian Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Italian, Emiliana, Late Neoclassic Turned Walnut 1-Drawer Table, ca. 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
fairly straight forward rectangular 1-drawer walnut writing table until you notice the turning on
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1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted French Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite Louis XV style French bronze mounted bureau plat desk exemplifies refined
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Bronze
18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
carved design in the center and around the edges.
Walnut wood with gilded hardware resting on gilded hoof
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18th Century French Regency Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
$53,200 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Nouveau desk by Matthias Feller manufactured by M. Ballin München ca. 1912
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
, our desk is made of the finest woods such as ebony, american walnut and Makassar ebony.
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Walnut
French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
lower three drawers. The front of the desk opens to reveal the writing surface and interior storage. The
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Walnut Writing Desk
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Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
19th Century Unique Restored Czech Biedermeier Walnut Table, 1840s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier table - Writing desk
Completely restored.
Shellac polish.
Material: Walnut veneer
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19th Century Czech Biedermeier Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
French Marquetry Bronze Ormolu Mounted Center or Desk Table
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful French marquetry and bronze ormolu-mounted table that you can use like a desk, console
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
$2,620 Sale Price
20% Off
Napoleon III Black Lacquer Bronze and Porcelain Bonheur du Jour Desk
Located in Lisbon, PT
with a flat writing surface.
The door of the upper section and the drawer of the lower section are
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$18,883 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish 19th C. Desk or Console Table with Beautiful Lyre-Carved Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
an attractive console, entry table, or a small writing desk.
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19th Century Spanish Antique Walnut Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
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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
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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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