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Stunning Milo Baughman Style Burled Olive Wood Desk Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning Milo Baughman style burled olive wood and ebonized desk with two drawers. Desk measures
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
Art Deco "Skyscraper Furniture" Desk, in the style of Paul Frankl, circa 1930s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Atlanta, GA
Art Deco "Skyscraper Furniture" desk, in the style of Paul Frankl, American, circa 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Leather, Wood
Swedish Grace Elm, Burl Elm and Ebonized Table by Erik Chambert, circa 1930-1940
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Grace, burl elm, elm and ebonized table or desk, circa 1940 by Erik Chambert, with a
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century English Burl Walnut Howard
Sons Writing Desk
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Writing Desk, a masterpiece of design, craftsmanship, and fine details. The burl walnut wood and gilt
Category
Antique 1870s European Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Victorian Traveling Desk Mahogany Wooden Burl Walnut Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality early English Well Figured Solid grained Burr Burl Walnut Ladies or
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Burl and Walnut Queen Anne Writing Table or Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely burl and walnut Queen Anne writing table or desk made by Baker Furniture. This piece is in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
A English Neoclassic Burl Walnut, Brass,
Leather Portable Writing Desk, 19thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
The locking desk with two hinged tops, one opening to reveal pen and ink storage and the other
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Writing Slope of outstanding quality and quite large proportions. Third quarter of the Nineteenth Century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Writing Desk
Located in Hixson, TN
An early 20th century burl walnut writing desk from Italy. Shaped top and front. Shaped drawers
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Revival Desks
Materials
Boxwood, Walnut, Burl
Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Burl Wood Executive Writing Desk
By Leon Rosen, Pace Collection
Located in Wayne, NJ
file drawer on the right. Pullouts on both sides for writing or extra room. The backside is finished
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
writing slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of the nineteenth century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
20th Century Venetian Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian desk of the 20th century. Furniture rough and convex in walnut and burl walnut with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Boxwood, Burl, Walnut
Vintage Italian Rococo French Country Burl Wood Olive Wood Inlay Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Vintage Italian Rococo French Country Olive Wood Burl Wood Patchwork Inlay Bombe Writing Desk. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks
Materials
Wood, Olive
Stunning David Linley Burr
Burl Walnut
Satin Wood Kidney Desk Writing Table
By David Linley
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
shaped writing table desk by David Linley
This piece is solid burr walnut with satinwood ascents, by
Category
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Brass Bound Traveling Desk Mahogany Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of the 19th century.
The
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Irish Dublin Georgian Burl Walnut Brass Bound Traveling Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
been established some years prior. He made and sold writing desks & travelling slopes, dressing cases
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Georgian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Turnbridge Ware Burl Walnut Traveling Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Turnbridge Ware Burl Walnut Traveling Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
or gents travelling writing slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions, Last quarter of the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Traveling Desk Birds Eye Maple Writing Slope Edwards Roberts
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of the Nineteenth
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau De Pente Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau De Pente Writing Desk
This antique French
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Seven Drawer Writing Desk with Gold Leaf Top and Bronze Mounts
By Paul Follot
Located in New York City, NY
A fine and elegant French Art Deco bronze mounted burlwood executive desk with seven drawers raised
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Palisander, Burl
Sophisticated Burl and Chrome Side Table or Writing Desk
By Milo Baughman
Located in Hopewell, NJ
small writing desk. Attributed to Milo Baughman. Concealed single drawers at each end.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Swedish Art Moderne Burl Elm Roll-Top Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful roll-top writing desk in elm with burl elm veneer. Top rolls up to reveal cubbyholes
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Elm, Burl
Renaissance Revival Carved Burl Walnut Secretary Writing Desk Slant Drop Front
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian/Renaissance Revival burl walnut drop front secretary desk. (Be sure to check item
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Burl Walnut Cloud Shaped Writing Desk Bureau, English , circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is a fantastic 1930s Art Deco writing bureau of small proportions, a really superb piece of
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Chrome
1960s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl and Roll Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in beautiful veneer wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Small French Art Deco Writing Desk/ vanity
Located in New York City, NY
25" ht
Can be used as a side table, console, night table, writing table, vanity table, vanity desk
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Burl
Antique Golden Ash
Ebony Biedermeier Writing Desk Secretary Chest Sweden 1820
Located in Portland, OR
writing surface with a lavishly fitted interior of burl & ebony, a 'secret' sliding burl panel lifts to
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Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Ash, Ebony, Burl
Writing box
Located in Nantucket, MA
English burl laptop writing desk with leather interior.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,250
Campaign Style Burl Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ebonized sawhorse legs. Origininal marbleized paper drawer lining.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
$7,500
Burl Patchwork Desk by Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Burl Patchwork Desk by Paul Evans, USA circa 1970's. Executive desk on plinth base with two sliding
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Pace Collection Burl Writing Desk by Leon Rosen
By Pace Collection
Located in Waltham, MA
Heavily figured amboyna burl wood and steel writing desk designed by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Art Deco Writing Desk by Arch. Marchiodi Florence
By Giancarlo Malchiodi 1
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Five drawers birch burl writing desk with bronze moulded Art Deco handles and key.
Lateral space
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Burl Walnut Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Seattle, WA
Napoleon III Burl walnut ladies writing desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique English burl walnut writing desk on stretcher base
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian burl walnut writing desk on stretcher base.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Italian Burl Wood Writing Table or Desk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Very chic one drawer writing table or desk in olive burl wood. Also suitable as a small dining
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Unusual Burl Amboyna Writing Table
By Wright and Mansfield
Located in Woodbury, CT
Kidney shaped burl amboyna and ebonized single drawer writing table. The lower shelf having a brass
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Burl Wood Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
This Italian modern writing table has one drawer and is veneered in burl olivewood.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Wood
Burl wood writing table
Located in Hudson, NY
Burl ash wood writing table with brass base and handles. Signed Charak furniture co.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,500
Victorian Burl Walnut Sewing/Writing Table
Located in Pawleys Island, SC
Victorian burl walnut sewing/writing table with Inlay. The top opens to reveal an adjustable tooled
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
Burl Art Deco Desk
Located in Senden, NRW
Amazing Art Deco burl desk made of wonderful walnut wood. Art Deco design meets uniquely grained
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
$7,900
Burl Walnut Kidney Shaped desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Victorian English Burl Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Burl desk by Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
Burl desk with black square legs by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, c. 1970
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Midcentury Desk-Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Writing Table featuring walnut frame with
Burlwood block top with two drawers and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Burl Lacquer Desk
Located in New York, NY
Parsons style maple burl lacquer two-drawer desk or console made by Wellington Hall circa 1970
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Monumental Midcentury Cantilevered Burl Wood Desk
By Paul Evans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning 1970s burl-wood executive desk. Features a chrome cantilevered base, beautiful
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Custom Horseshoe Shaped Burl Wood Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Drop dead gorgeous Art Deco style horseshoe-shaped burl wood desk, meticulously restored and
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Andrew Szoeke Walnut and Burl Redwood Partners Desk
Located in New York, NY
A partners desk in walnut with burl redwood skirt and burl walnut inlay pulls and door by Andrew
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Hickory White Burl Wood Desk with Brass Legs
By Hickory White
Located in Oberstown, Lusk, IE
A beautiful burl wood and brass desk by Hickory White in the style of an Art Deco desk by Rene
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
"Scene Two" Desk by Henredon in Olive Burl
By Henredon
Located in San Diego, CA
"Scene Two" desk by Henredon in olive burl features one pull-out drawer in center. Legs are
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Wood
Burl Ash Two Drawer Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Burl Ash two drawer desk. Restored - circa 1970's
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
$9,500
DOUBLE PEDESTAL MAHOGANY AND BURL WALNUT EXECUTIVE DESK
Located in Woodbury, CT
A MAGNIFICENT GREEN LEATHER AND GOLD TOOLED MAHOGANY DESK WITH 3 DRAWERS ACROSS AND 3 DRAWERS ON
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Pace Collection-Polished Steel and Burl Wood Executive Desk
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
Exceptional 1970s executive desk from the Pace Collection. Polished stainless steel with a burl
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
English 19th Century Burl Walnut Writing Table with Barley Twist Pedestal Ends
Located in Wells, ME
English Mid 19th Century burl walnut writing table with inlaid hand tooled and dyed green leather
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
1950
s Italian Burl Veneer Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian Burl Veneer Desk
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Olive
Mid-20th Century burl walnut desk
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century burl walnut desk with stepped and polished top, above three drawers, Bakelite
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Biedermeier Desk in Burl-Wood and Birch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and handsome desk was created in the 1830s and will make the perfect piece for your
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Birch, Burl
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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 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 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 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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