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19th Century Eastlake Victorian Walnut and Burl Cylinder Desk with Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional 19th century Eastlake Victorian carved walnut and burl wood cylinder secretary desk
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Monumental Cantilevered Mid-Century Modern Executive Desk in Burl and Chrome
By Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and distinguished designed desk, made in Italy, circa 1970s. It features a chrome
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Stunning Scene Two Henredon Waterfall Desk Burl Olivewood Wood Mid-Century
By Henredon
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning Henredon olivewood burl “Scene 2” series waterfall desk with rare matching chair
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Burl
Italian Small Burl Wood Ladies Desk with Chair
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Petit Italian burl wood hall desk or writing table with drawers.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mastercraft Brass Vintage Burl Wood Faux Bamboo Desk Campaign Hollywood Regency
By Mastercraft
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing vintage Hollywood Palm Beach Regency Mastercraft (tag in drawer, pictured) desk, faux
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
William and Mary Burl Walnut Style Desk with Five Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
William and Mary burl walnut style desk with five drawers, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century English William and Mary Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Italian Burl Wood Inlayed Drop Secretary Desk with Matching Bench Bronze Ormolu
By A. Gargiulo
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine petit small compact burl wood inlay secretary drop front desk with matching velvet upholstery
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Desks and Writin...
Materials
Burl
Antique English Mahogany and Burl Executive Leather Top Partner Desk, circa 1850
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique English leather top executive partner desk
England, circa 1850
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Burl
Mid-Century Italian Burl Wood / Olive Wood Louis XV Style Serpentine Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a killer piece! It is a mid-century Italian burl wood and olive wood serpentine desk. It is
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Design in Style of Milo Baughman Burl Wood Desk, 1970
s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern design burl wood desk in the style of Milo Baughman, 1970's / 80's. Made in
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Baker Furniture French Louis XV Burl Wood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV executive writing desk or bureau plat desk
By Baker
Category
Vintage 1970s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Olive Burl
Macassar Waterfall Executive Desk by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Hanover, MA
1970's executive desk in book-matched olive burl and radius-curved waterfall edges in Macassar
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Olive
Monumental Burl and Stainless Steel Executive Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace
By Pace Collection
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Monumental burl walnut and stainless steel modernist desk by Leon Rosen for Pace. This is one of
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Burl
Chrome Waterfall Executive Desk, c 1970s
By Pace Collection, Leon Rosen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This grand executive desk by Leon Rosen for Pace features an exotic Rosewood colored burlwood
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Stainless Steel
Early 1900s Georgian Style Walnut
Burl Inlaid Ladies Secretary Desk by Gillow
By Waring
Gillow
Located in Lisse, NL
desk is beautifully inlaid with burl walnut. The two tone color makes its grand design even more
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Inlaid / Gallery Top Kidney Shaped Writing Desk / Table
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand crafted burl mahogany wood Kidney shape writing desk / table. The writing desk
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large Stately French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Burled Desk or Writing Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large French Louis XV style bureau plat burled desk or writing table with incredible bronze details
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Burl Wood Desk by Guy Lefèvre for Maison Jansen, France ca. 1970
s
By Guy Lefevre
Located in Geneva, CH
Elegant burl wood, stainless steel and brass desk by Guy Lefèvre for Maison Jansen, France circa
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modernist Desk in Walnut and Burl Parquet in Manner of Milo Baughman circa 1970s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Peabody, MA
Modernist writing desk in walnut with contrasting parquet panels with burl wood accents. Hardware
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
What Every Executive Needs Paul Evans Burl Top City Scape Desk for Directional
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Ferndale, MI
Burl patchwork top in nice golden patina. Desk show its age more on the stainless base small dings
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Leon Rosen Burl and Chrome Three-Drawer Desk for Pace
By Leon Rosen
Located in Toledo, OH
Great burl and chrome Mid-Century Modern Desk designed by Leon Rosen for the Pace Collection. Desk
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Italian Burlwood Demilune Adams Style Writing Desk Vanity by Giemme
By Giemme
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian burl wood demilune Adams style writing desk vanity by Giemme. Item features beautiful wood
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Walnut Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This two-drawer walnut writing desk is made for us by our English cabinetmaker. Using time-honored
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Leather, Walnut
English Style Burl Mahogany
Tooled Leather Partner’s Desk Sligh Furniture
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a beautiful executive desk by Sligh Furniture. It has English Georgian style with its
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Regency Serpentine Walnut Burl Leather Carlton House Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
"An exquisite English Regency "Carlton House" style writing desk, circa early 19th century. A
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Burl Walnut Slant Front Desk Secretary over Three Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Burl walnut slant front desk secretary over three drawers, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Gold Leather Bronze Burl Desk w/ Matching Chair MINT!
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Gold Leather Bronze Burl Desk w/ Matching Chair MINT!
table: 26x56x30
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Serpentine Fronted Burr Burl Walnut Partner Knee Hole Desk Green Leather Top
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
pedestal knee hole partner desk with premium green leather writing surface
A very good looking well made
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Baker Mid Century Modern Ebonized Burl Wood Walnut Desk w/ Matching Chair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oriental style mid century modern Baker desk or writing table.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Attributed Burl Wood Desk Three-Drawer, 1970s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a phenomenally unique desk, made of burl wood, with three drawers, by
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage Mid-Century Burl Executive Desk by Century in style of Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern burl desk by Century.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Art Deco Desk Table, Gio Ponti design attributed, Walnut and Burl Walnut Applied
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Mid-Century Modern Art Deco desk table Gio Ponti attributed, walnut and burl walnut applied
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Louis XVI Style Burl Wood Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century Louis XVI style burl wood bureau plat.
Category
20th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Paul Evans Cityscape Desk
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paul Evans designed executive desk with brilliant burl wood patchwork design. Beautiful piece for
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Italian Rococo Style Burlwood Veneer Ladies Writing Table Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Italian ladies writing table or console table featuring a rich burlwood veneer. The frame
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
Mastercraft Demi Lune Desk
By Mastercraft
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a Demi Lune Desk by Mastercraft.
Beautiful design with large work space
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George II Style Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George II style burl elm and mahogany writing table / desk with a tooled leather top, circa 1920's
Category
Vintage 1920s English George II Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Burlwood Desk with Cabriole Legs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Small single drawer burlwood desk with cabriole legs.
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Vintage Italian Rosewood and Burlwood Console or Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
beautifully veneered on all sides in rosewood and burlwood and can be used as a console table or desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Burl
Art Deco Three-Drawer Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco desk.
Mahogany and birch burl with patinated bronze pulls
and leather top with gold
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Mahogany, Burl
Borsani Desk or Vanity
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration an Italian desk or vanity after Borsani.
Beautiful sculptural shape with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$9,800
Monumental Paul Evans Executive Desk
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans for Directional. Desk for Cityscape series.
Features seven drawers, one file drawer
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
19th Century French Colonial Rosewood Desk
Located in San Marino, CA
them, and one central drawer. The desk also features a center burl wood panel on the tabletop.
Category
Antique 19th Century Vietnamese French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Art Deco Burled Walnut Desk
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Art Deco Burled walnut desk. Finished all around! Nice original condition! Pull out drawers across
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Desk by Gene York for Henredon
By Gene E. York, Henredon
Located in Red Lion, PA
Mid. Century Burled Wood Top, with double pedestal Rattan cage base
By Gene York for Henredon
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nickel
Very Large Demilune Blond Burlwood Executive Partners Desk
Located in New York City, NY
This impressively large original Art Deco curvilinear burl wood, double sided writing desk is the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Henredon Scene Two Olive Burlwood Executive Desk
By Henredon
Located in Roanoke, VA
This executive desk by Henredon from their Scene Two collection is a stunning piece of furniture
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Burl
Walnut Center/Writing Table with Flame Veneered Top
Located in Malibu, CA
Burl Walnut Center Table/ Writing Desk
Stunning Queen Anne style center table/writing table hand
Category
Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tobia
Afra Scarpa
Artona
Desk with Cognac Leather Top
By Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tobia & Afra Scarpa for Maxalto, 'Artona' desk, burl, walnut, cognac leather, 1979
The Artona
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Artona desk designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto 1979.
By Maxalto, Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Athens, Attiki
artisanal, mostly wood furniture.
The desk combines the characteristic treatment of the burl wood tables
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Tobia
Afra Scarpa
Artona
Desk by B&B Italia
By Maxalto, Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tobia & Afra Scarpa for Maxalto, 'Artona' desk, burl, walnut, leather, 1979
The Artona line by
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
William and Mary Style Writhing Desk by John a Colby
Located in Pomona, CA
A walnut desk with a burlwood drawer front and on the sides. Willaim and Mary style made by John A
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Wonderful Milo Baughman Olivewood Chrome Desk Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Milo Baughman olivewood and chrome desk. We love the great looking burled olivewood top
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Regency Olive Burlwood
Brass Executive Desk By E.J. Victor
By E.J. Victor
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful regency style olive Burlwood executive desk by EJ Victor having diamond head brass loop
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Stunning Henredon Olive Wood Scene 2 Waterfall Desk Mid-Century Modern
By Henredon
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning Henredon olivewood burl “Scene 2” series waterfall desk. Macassar ebony wood detail and
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Burl
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Desk with Burlwood Top, Drawers and Cracked Ice Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden desk from the 19th century, with burlwood inset top, five
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
Spectacular Leon Rosen Pace Collection Executive Desk Walnut Chrome Mid-Century
By Leon Rosen, Pace Collection
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning burled walnut and stainless steel desk by Pace, designed by Irving Rosen. Waterfall edges
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
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Burl Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the burl writing desk you’re looking for. A burl writing desk — often made from wood, burl and metal — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a burl writing desk, we have 275 options in-stock, while there are 8 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a burl writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right burl writing desk, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Baker Furniture Company, Paul Evans and Henredon each produced at least one beautiful burl writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Burl Writing Desk?
Prices for a burl writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $675 and can go as high as $35,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,800.
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 Burl 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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