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Pagodic Desk
Located in DE MEERN, UT
The style of this standing desk is a mix between Japanese pagodas and modern skyscrapers.
It is an
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2010s Dutch Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Bamboo, Padouk, Purpleheart, Teak
$9,246 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Tan Leather Top Faux Bamboo 56" Wide Desk Drexel MINT!
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Tan Leather Top Faux Bamboo 56" Wide Desk Drexel MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Bamboo and Chrome Sawhorse Table
By McGuire
Located in New York, NY
Bamboo and chrome sawhorse table. Pair of large bamboo sawhorse bases in the manner of McGuire with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Chinese Export Bamboo Fretwork Library Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Chinese bamboo library table. Amazing Chinese export center or library table featuring
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Boho Rattan Lift Top Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Desk. Its delicate bamboo frame, accented with a distinctive gallery rail featuring turned spindle
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Early 20th Century Philippine Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Attributed to Audoux Minet, Rattan Desk with Drawers, French, Circa 1970
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual desk with drawers is made of bamboo, wood and rattan. This is a work attributed to
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Reed desk with wooden shelf, drawers and leather bindings, by Gervasoni, 1970s
By Gervasoni
Located in Roma, RM
Reed desk with wooden shelf, drawers and leather bindings, 1970s.
Product details
Dimensions 110 W
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Wood
19thC English Faux Bamboo Ebonised Pine Side Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1820
19thC English Faux Bamboo Ebonised Pine Side Table
sku 1615
W99 x D49 x H75 cm
Weight
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
French Riviera Desk with Drawers in Rattan, Oak, Wicker and Brass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century organic desk fully handmade in a beautiful combination of bamboo, rattan
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A NEO-CLASSICAL ART-DECO SHABBY-CHIC Desk and a Chair by DAL VERA, Italy 1960
By Dal Vera
Located in PARIS, FR
, Modernist, desk with geometric bamboo structure and woven wicker tops, 2-drawer box with bronze/brass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Faux Bamboo Black Lacquered Writing Desk, James Mont Style
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th Century Faux Bamboo Black Lacquered Writing Desk in the style of James Mont, circa 1950's
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Wood
1970
s Vintage Pencil Reed Writing Desk
By Mcquire
Located in Southampton, NJ
Pencil reed writing desk of solid wood construction in a geometric Chevron pattern with original
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Whitecraft Desk, Vanity
Armchair Green Finish American, 1970
By Whitecraft
Located in Miami, FL
Hollywood Regency bamboo & reed desk, writing table or vanity with glass top and matching armchair
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Bamboo, Cane, Reed
R.J. Horner
Co. Aesthetic Movement Faux Bamboo Desk, Circa 1890
By R.J. Horner
Co.
Located in New York, NY
This writing desk features two doors and a writing surface that flips up to reveal additional small
Category
Antique 1890s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Birdseye Maple, Maple
Faux Bamboo Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Good beechwood and pitch pine faux bamboo writing desk with a central drawer. Nice detailing and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,200
Beautiful Bamboo Writing Desk, France, 1920
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful bamboo writing desk, France, 1920
Bamboo trim in good condition to be restored, leather
Category
Vintage 1920s French Desks
Materials
Bamboo
Hollywood Regency Design Mastercraft Roll Top Brass Bamboo Writing Desk
By Mastercraft
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Mastercraft Amboyna burl wood and etched brass roll top desk with brass bamboo legs. The piece has
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Bamboo Lacquered Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Aesthetic period Bamboo and lacquered chinoiserie decorated knee hole desk. One drawer apron with
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Antique Early 1900s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Art Popular Bamboo, Twig
Pinecone Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
An Amusing Desk with Two Shelves, Two Drawers and A Mirror, Decorated with Dark and Light Geometric
Category
20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Twig
A Napoleon III Lacquer and Bamboo Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top with an inset red leather writing surface within black lacquer borders, above
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Faux Bamboo Desk
Located in So. Egremont, MA
Three drawer pitch pine faux bamboo desk . Late 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
$2,300
Faux Bamboo Leather Topped Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Dating from the Edwardian period, this faux bamboo writing table has two drawers and a silver
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Victorian Chinoiserie Bamboo Desk
Located in Bedford, NY
Made in 1890 this black leather top desk with five drawers and
original hardware. Bamboo was send
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Walnut
Regency Yellow Painted Wooden and Faux Bamboo Writing Table
Located in Tarbert, Argyll and Bute
Regency yellow painted and decorated writing table with faux bamboo legs and two drawers.
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Quality Late Victorian Chinoiserie Bamboo Desk or Dressing Table
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique quality late Victorian, circa 1900 chinoiserie bamboo desk, dressing or writing table
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
French Nickel Plated Bamboo Table Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Top can easily be changed to enlarge.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Jacques Adnet Red and Black Leather Desk, Bamboo Style Metal Frame, French, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
A large red and black desk designed by Jacques Adnet in France in 1950s.
A rectangular tray
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Antique Chinoiserie Bamboo Table with Lacquered Top
Located in Coral Gables, FL
French Antique Chinoiserie Bamboo Table with Lacquered Top
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Faux Bamboo Writing Desk with Fretwork Accents
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Faux Bamboo writing desk featuring a raised, moulded maple top over two short drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Faux bamboo writing desk having two drawers circa 1880.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Faux bamboo writing desk having two drawers circa 1880.
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Bamboo
English Bamboo Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
An English bamboo writing table or desk featuring a black lacquered top with bamboo accents over a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage 19th Century Carved Bamboo Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Step back in time with this vintage 19th-century carved bamboo writing desk, a quintessential piece
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Marble, Metal
Asian Modern Bamboo Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial style writing desk with an Asian modern faux bamboo frame featuring a pagoda form
Category
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Bamboo Writing Desk with Drawers
Located in Roma, RM
Scrittoio in bambù con cassetti
Produzione artigianale
Dimensioni: 100L x 95H x 59P cm.
Category
Late 20th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Colonial Style Faux Bamboo Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Faux bamboo writing desk in colonial style with leather inset top
A British Colonial style
Category
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Desks
Materials
Rattan, Wicker
Mid Century Aesthetic Revival Bamboo Writing Desk
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid century Aesthetic Revival bamboo writing desk, circa 1950s, having a bamboo three-quarter open
Category
Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian Aesthetic Movement Desks
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Vintage Coastal Burnt Bamboo Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding vintage Coastal writing desk. Beautiful burnt bamboo frame with inset woven rattan
Category
Late 20th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
English Bamboo Writing Desk with Inkwells
Located in Austin, TX
An English bamboo desk with lacquered top and fitted inkwells, over a frieze with lacquered panels
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Faux Bamboo Writing Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th century faux bamboo desk with a pitch pine top which has a molded edge of faux bamboo molding
Category
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Fruitwood
Faux Bamboo Writing Desk of Curly Maple
Located in Austin, TX
A Faux Bamboo writing table or desk in maple featuring a moulded top with embossed leather writing
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
English Bamboo Writing Desk with Leather Top and Lacquered Sides
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English bamboo writing desk or table from the Aesthetic Movement era, circa 1870-1910
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Boho Burnt Bamboo Writing Desk and Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An incredible vintage Boho writing desk. Crafted in a chic burnt bamboo with Chinoiserie and gilt
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
British Colonial Faux Bamboo Writing Desk and Matching Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning writing desk and matching chair in the British Colonial style having a smart combo of
Category
Vintage 1960s Philippine British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Grasscloth, Faux Bamboo
Bamboo Writing Desk, Early 20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful circa 1930s bamboo, rattan and cane writing desk or dressing table in original
Category
Early 20th Century English Country Desks
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
20th Century French Maison Jansen Bamboo Writing Desk and Chair, Louis Sognot
By Louis Sognot
Located in Fayetteville, AR
French desk or writing table, is constructed of bamboo and features a red leather top. The corners around
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
"Victor" Maple and Bamboo Writing Desk Designed by Mario Airo for Adele-C
By Adele-C, Mario Airo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Victor" is a writing desk, designed by Mario Airo' and manufactured by Adele-C, featuring legs in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Maple
R.J. Horner Aesthetic Movement Faux Bamboo Birdseye Maple Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian Aesthetic Movement amber stained birdseye maple faux bamboo writing desk having
Category
Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mirror, Wood, Maple
English Bamboo and Lacquer Two Tier Japanned Writing Desk, Early 20th C.
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This early 20th century English bamboo writing desk features an embossed leather lined top
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Lacquer
Fruitwood Faux Bamboo Writing Desk with Adjustable Writing Surface, circa 1920
Located in Charleston, SC
Fruitwood writing desk with adjustable writing surface with greenish crown leather. Faux bamboo
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
Delightful Bamboo
Grasscloth Vintage Writing Desk and Matching Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful vintage bamboo writing desk and matching chair having lovely craftsmanship with turned
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Grasscloth, Bamboo
Regency Style Faux Bamboo Writing Deak / Console Table By Chelsea House
By Chelsea House
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 20th century regency style fax bamboo writing desk / console table by Chelsea House
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1970s Italian Writing Desk in Bamboo by Vivai Del Sud
By Vivai del Sud
Located in London, GB
1970s Italian Bamboo Writing Desk by Vivai del Sud
Designed by Vivai del Sud in the 1970s, this
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Tortoise Bamboo and Rattan Writing Desk
Located in Roanoke, VA
Stunning vintage faux tortoise bamboo writing desk. Beautiful frame and detail. Features three
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Rattan
Boho British Colonial Bamboo
Rattan Desk
By Dal Vera
Located in Trenton, NJ
Introducing this Vintage British Colonial Style Grasscloth and Bamboo Writing Desk – a tropical
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Grasscloth, Bamboo, Wood
19th Century English Lacquered Bamboo Writing Table Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century lacquered bamboo writing desk with tooled leather writing surface decorated in the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Bamboo
ENGLISH BAMBOO DESK
Located in New York, NY
English bamboo writing desk with graceful bamboo topped gallery, two drawers, and a shaped lower
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
$2,850
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Bamboo Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic bamboo writing desk available at 1stDibs. Each bamboo writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bamboo, wood and metal. If you’re shopping for a bamboo writing desk, we have 211 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the bamboo writing desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each bamboo writing desk bearing Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency or Regency hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bamboo writing desk over the years, but those crafted by McGuire Furniture Company, Dal Vera and Jacques Adnet are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Bamboo Writing Desk?
Prices for a bamboo writing desk start at $1 and top out at $14,500 with the average selling for $3,125.
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.
Questions About Bamboo Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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