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Midcentury Burl Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Midcentury Burl Desk with an exotic Olive Ash burl veneer top, with a solid oak working pencil
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Wr...
Materials
Metal
$4,206 / item
French Burl Wood Kidney Form Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
French burl wood kidney form writing desk, 19th century, having a kidney-shaped top,
over foliate
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Contemporary Burl Wood Writing Desk After Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage contemporary 80s writing desk. Done in the manner of the iconic Milo Baughman
Category
Vintage 1980s North American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Dessin Fournir Louis Philippe Style Burl Wood Library Table or Writing Desk
By Dessin Fournir
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Louis Philippe style burl wood library table or writing desk by Dessin Fournir. The
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Lovely 1940
s Burl Walnut Lady
s Writing Desk
Chair
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Golden toned Burl Wood contrasted with black leather desk top and chair upholstery. A padded
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
Baker Furniture Queen Anne Walnut and Burl Wood Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Queen Anne or Chippendale style writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1980s
Category
Vintage 1980s American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Raymond Sobota for Century Furniture Chin Hua Burl Wood Top Writing Desk
By Century Furniture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This gorgeous burl top with ebonized maple desk is by Century Furniture from their Chin Hua line by
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Burl
Dessin Fournir Louis Philippe Style Burl Wood Library Table or Writing Desk
By Dessin Fournir
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Louis Philippe style burled olivewood library table or writing desk by Dessin
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Burl Wood Venetian Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three drawer, serpentine, Venetian desk in Burl Wood veneer with bronze hardware and accents.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$12,000
Burl Wood X-Bronze Based Writing Desk in the Style of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A burl wood writing desk with two flush mounted drawers and bronzed metal X-base, a Classic modern
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Mid Century Italian Oyster Burl Olive Writing Desk Cabriole Legs
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An Italian Mid-Century oyster burl olive wood three drawer writing table or desk. Brass hardware
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Milo Baughman Burl Wood Writing Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Astoria, NY
Milo Baughman Burl Wood Writing Table, with three short drawers. 29.25" H x 54" W x 27.25" D
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
20th Century Walnut Burl and Beechwood Italian Writing Desk, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Furniture carved in walnut, burl and beech
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Burl Walnut and Yew Writing Desk with Red Leather Top
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful Burlwood Writing Desk with Rich Red Leather Top. Georgian Style.
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Yew
20th Century Burl Wood French Napoleon III Style Writing Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant French writing desk from the second half of the 20th century. Wavy and rounded furniture in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Writing Desk in Veneer Burl Briar Wood and Brass
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian desk with its stunning veneer burl wood pattern top standing on a wonderful
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Burl Wood Regency Style Writing Desk or Library Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a beautiful burl wood Regency style desk by Baker Furniture. The desk features bookmatched
Category
Vintage 1980s Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Desk Burl Veneer Italy 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with drawers under the top, container compartments with hinged doors on one side and
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Wood Writing Desk Table
By Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Ico
Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in beautiful dark veneer burl
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Parsons Burl Wood Desk, 1960
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Parsons Burl Wood Desk, 1960’s. Original beautiful condition.
Measures 60” long 24” deep 29.25
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
Burl Maple Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
1940's Burl Maple Desk with three drawers and drop down extension on one side - Completely
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,650
Mid-Century Modern Style Burl and Ebony Custom Quality Desk / Writing Table
By Cassina
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid-Century Modern style burl and ebony custom quality desk / writing table.
A recently
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Kai Kristiansen Danish Writing Desk
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Oakland, CA
Danish Freestanding kidney shaped desk crafted of burled walnut with rosewood stain. Three drawers
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Burl
Brass Waterfall Desk by Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Very handsome burl and brass executive desk by John Widdicomb. Four drawers in total with one large
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century Walnut Burl and Beechwood Venetian Louis XV Style Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian writing desk from the first half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture of fabulous
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Writing Desk, Central German, 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Very beautiful Biedermeier writing desk with courtly provenance. The desk has four drawers on each
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Burl
Superb Burl-Wood Ladies Desk, Italy
By Maitland Smith
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful oval shaped ladies desk. Burl wood, comes with all kind off different Fruit wood inlay
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
1940s Art Deco Italian Walnut Burl Black Glass Waterfall Writing Desk Table
By Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Ico
Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in veneer burl wood and precious
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Opaline Glass, Wood
1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Root Burl Curved Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Stunning Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burr walnut
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Burl Karelian Birch Pedestal Writing Dining Table Desk circa 1930
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ART DECO PERIOD KARELIAN BIRCH PART-EBONIZED PEDESTAL DESK
Circa 1930 also suitable as a small
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Birch
William IV Burl Elm Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
William IV burl elm writing table with a rectangular top over two drawers, trestle supports with
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Regency Burl Walnut Partners Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome English burl walnut partners writing table, the gilt-tooled tan leather top above 6
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
19th Century Writing Desk, Napoleon III
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great French writing desk from the late 19th century. Furniture from period of Napoleon III made by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
English Burl Walnut Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
English Burl Walnut leather top three part desk, mid 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
$13,000
Italian Olive Burl Desk
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Beautiful and simple desk or console with 3 drawers across the front finished in a patinated Olive
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
$4,850
Samuel Marx Maple Burl Desk, circa 1950
By Samuel Marx
Located in Camden, ME
A rare desk by Samuel Marx in maple burl from the early 1950s with a parchment top.
The desk has
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Maple
A Lovely Austrian Biedermier Writing Table/Desk
Located in Bellport, NY
Elegant one drawer Walnut Burl desk with harp shaped legs. Ebonized bottom stretch and ebony top
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Burl Walnut Davenport Desk, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Burl Walnut Davenport Desk, circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Striking Baker Burl Desk with Greek Key Motif
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful clean lined desk. Desk has a dramatic burl wood top. A carved Greek key motif adorns all
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Victorian Style Burl Campaign Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A poplar burl Campaign desk, the flip-top opening to reveal a fitted interior and a leather inset
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese High Victorian Desks and Writin...
Materials
Leather, Wood
$5,910 / item
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl Wood and Brass Writing Desk Table
By Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Ico
Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burl wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl Wood and Brass Writing Desk Table
By Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Ico
Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burl wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Custom Italian Maple Burl Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom Italian maple burl desk.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Olive Burl Console Or Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960's olive burl console or desk with three small pencil drawers. The edges of the table are all
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
French burl and bronze desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully crafted desk with bronze base/trim and highly figured burl. The interior of the
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
French burl and bronze desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully crafted desk with bronze base/trim and highly figured burl. The interior of the
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Willy Rizzo L Shaped Burl Wood Executive Desk
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Fulton, CA
Signed burl wood "L" shaped executive desk by Willy Rizzo. Circa. 1960's 70's. Exceptional burl
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Henredon "Scene Two" Olive Burl Parsons Style Desk
By Henredon, Milo Baughman
Located in Houston, TX
"Scene Two" desk by Henredon in olive burl. A single drawer in the center provides storage. Blocky
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Olive
French 19th Century Burl Walnut Louis Philippe Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
in an exceptional burl walnut that has been book-matched, creating a beautifully balanced desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Fabulous John Widdicomb Walnut and Burl Wood Desk
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., John Widdicomb
Located in Houston, TX
leg. Desk is freshly finished in an ebony base and deep walnut body which nicely contrasts the burl
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Burl Wood Executive Desk by Henredon, circa early 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
Burl wood executive desk by Henredon, Scene Two, ca. early 1970s. Highly figured book matched
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Art Nouveau Writing Desk Cherrywood, Austria, circa 1905
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely mid-sized Art Nouveau writing desk from the early period in Austria, circa 1905. Wonderful
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Baker Furniture Regency Style Burled Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a vintage Baker Furniture Regency style burled writing desk. Featuring a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fagiolo Desk in Walnut and Burl Walnut, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Elegant bean-shaped desk with spiked legs that can be traced back to the Milanese Novecento period
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Northern Italian Patchwork Burl Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Desk or vanity, in olivewood patchwork veneer surface, having a rectangular top on bombe form base
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Napoleon III Style Burl Walnut Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Napoleon III style burl walnut writing table with gilt bronze mounts and a tooled leather
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th Century English Antique Burl Walnut Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is an antique burr walnut writing table, the top inset with a green leather skiver
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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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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