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1970s, Paul Evans Studio for Directional Cityscape Executive Desk
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1970s Paul Evans Studio for Directional, Cityscape executive desk in maple burl veneer
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Italian Campaign Style Burlwood Desk on Steel Sawhorse Bases
Located in North Miami, FL
This important and large burlwood campaign style executive desk with amazing solid heavy steel with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
English Crotch Grain Walnut Leather Chinese Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
George III antique Burl walnut secretary 2 piece desk. Drop down door containing fitted interior
Category
Vintage 1920s English Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Leather
Baker Furniture Queen Anne Burled Walnut Leather Top Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Queen Anne style writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Mid-20th Century
Burled
Category
Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Artona directors desk by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto Italy 1979
By Afra
Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Maxalto, Italy 1970s.
This striking design features a walnut burl desk top, inlaid with burgundy leather
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Victorian Burr walnut pedestal desk, of unusual form
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tulipwood, Walnut, Burl
Vintage Italian Regency Burlwood Laminate Saber Leg Tall Secretary Desk Display
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Item features tall shapely cabriole/saber legs, broken arch top with finial, roll top desk, burl wood
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Laminate, Burl
Baker Furniture Chippendale Burled Walnut Executive Desk, Newly Restored
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English Chippendale style executive desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1980s
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chippendale Style Double Sided Executive Desk by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
& claw foot with tooled leather top executive desk by Maitland Smith
Stunning circa 1800s Design
Category
Vintage 1980s Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Oversized Victorian 1870 Burr Quarter Cut Walnut Knee Hole Pedestal Partner Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
knee hole desk
This desk is sublime, the walnut patina on the drawers is rich and warm, its burl or
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Georgian Burled Walnut Leather Top Double-Sided Executive Partners Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A stately Georgian or Chippendale style double-sided executive partners desk with inlaid leather
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Kittinger Chippendale Burled Walnut and Mahogany Desk or Credenza, Refinished
By Kittinger
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English Chippendale style kneehole desk or credenza
By Kittinger
USA, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mastercraft Attributed Campaign Style Desk in Burlwood and Brass Circa 1960s
By Mastercraft
Located in Peabody, MA
A campaign style desk in burlwood and brass attributed to Mastercraft of Grand Rapids, ca. 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Extremely Rare circa 1815 Regency Solid Burr Walnut Cushion Drawer Pedestal Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
twin pedestal desk with cushion topped drawers.
This desk is a tour de force of style class and
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Vintage Scene Two Series Burled Ash Executive Desk by Henredon Furniture
By Henredon
Located in North York, ON
This Scene Two Series desk made by Henredon Furniture has a unique Mid Century design. The body of
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Burl, Rosewood
Art Deco Burlwood Desk with Fluted Legs and Brass Details
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This fine Art Deco desk is a true gem. The desk is veneered in a warm burled wood. The fluted legs
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
American Renaissance Revival Victorian Walnut and Burl Library Table, circa 1870
Located in Petaluma, CA
, the burl accents as in the skirt to name just a few. Study it and you will see the all what it has to
Category
Antique 1870s American Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Queen Anne Sepentine Burl Yew
Walnut Inlaid Side Table Lowboy, 1710
Located in Portland, OR
Fine & important antique Queen Anne inlaid burl yew & walnut, Serpentine side table/lowboy, circa
Category
Antique 1710s English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut, Yew
Tsar Desk Replica by Theodore Alexander
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Dallas, TX
-mounted pollard burl free standing writing desk, with delicately cast mounts on all four sides of Chimera
Category
20th Century Russian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Cylinder Secretaire, South Germany, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Secretairy desk on fluted feet with a retracktable writing surface and an unusual veneer with
Category
Antique 1780s German Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Scottish, George III Mahogany and Sycamore Banded Cylinder Bureau
Located in Woodbury, CT
encloses a leather inset, articulating writing surface and an arrangement of pigeon holes and burl yew
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Sycamore, Satinwood, Yew, Burl
Renaissance Revival Walnut Library/Parlor Table
Located in Petaluma, CA
elements, burl highlights, and an inlaid leather top. It also has a drawer.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl, Leather
Italian Renaissance Revival Library Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Renaissance Revival Library table, Mid/late 19th century
In satinwood, burl, ebony, and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Satinwood, Burl
18th Century Walnut and Inlay Bureau
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning early 18th century rectangular desk, bureau or scriban in burr walnut, ebony inlay
Category
Antique 18th Century Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Oak, Walnut, Burl
Burl Wood and Brass Writing Desk by Mastercraft
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Perfectly sized writing desk by Mastercraft, Beautiful burl wood with solid brass bamboo legs and
Category
20th Century American Desks
Materials
Brass
Walnut and Burl Walnut Fall Front Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early Fall Front Writing Desk. Unusually finished on all four sides, shaped writing surface above
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Materials
Burl, Walnut
C. 1860 English Inlaid Burl Wood Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 inlaid burl wood lap desk writing box, English. Extravagantly inlaid with silver
Category
Antique 1860s English Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
Vintage Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk With Tambour Doors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elegant Vintage Regency burl wood writing desk with tambour doors, combining timeless design with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Burl
Pace Collection Burl and Chrome Writing Desk
By Pace Collection
Located in Culver City, CA
A gorgeous burl wood and chrome trimmed waterfall writing desk or vanity by Pace Collection. The
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Vintage Italian Burl Wood and Chrome Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional vintage Burl wood desk. Gorgeous Italian design with numbered drawers and inset
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Chrome
English Burl Walnut and Mounted Brass Fitted Interior Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English burl walnut and ebonized hinged writing desk with exterior mounted brasses and fitted
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
writing slope of outstanding quality and generous proportions. Third quarter of the Nineteenth Century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
writing slope of outstanding quality and generous proportions. Third quarter of the Nineteenth Century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Neoclassical style writing desk or library table
By Baker Furniture
USA
Category
Vintage 1980s American Empire Desks
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Neoclassical style writing desk or library table
By Baker Furniture
USA
Category
Vintage 1980s American Empire Desks
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desks or Library Tables, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Regency or Neoclassical style writing desks or library tables
By Baker
Category
Vintage 1980s American Empire Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Petite English Regency Mahogany
Burl Walnut Antique Writing Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A simply gorgeous presentation piece, this delicate writing desk features fine and vibrant mahogany
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood and Walnut Sofa Table or Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency style burl wood and walnut console sofa table or writing desk
By Baker
Category
Vintage 1980s American Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Olive Burl Parsons style writing desk attr. Milo Baughman
Located in Danville, CA
Gorgeous Olive Burl Parsons style desk with three concealed drawers.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks
Materials
Wood
ITALIAN BURL WALNUT WRITING TABLE
Located in Essex, MA
Back finished, Leather needs refreshing
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Antique Rosewood
Burl Wood Writing Desk / Entry Table w/ Turned Legs
Inlay
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
This antique writing desk beautifully showcases the
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Desks
Materials
Beech, Mahogany, Rosewood, Burl
Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Burl Amboyne and Coromandel Ladies or Gents
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century English Antique Burl Walnut Pedestal Writing Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality antique burr walnut pedestal desk, have a green leather writing surface
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mastercraft Roll-Top Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Burl and brass roll-top desk by Mastercraft.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks
Materials
Brass
John Widdicomb Inlaid Burl Walnut Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk
By John Widdicomb
Located in Shippensburg, PA
both sides of the desk, each of fine quality with oak secondary woods and machined dovetails that
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
French Country Parquetry Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company, Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
An elegant French Country writing desk or work table with three dovetailed drawers & striking wood
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
Swedish-made 1950s writing desk
Located in Brescia, IT
Scandinavian teak and birch desk.
A piece with vintage charm that features a curved top beneath
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak, Burl
Stylish Period Art Deco Writing Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Exquisite Burl Walnut Table D'Ecrire. Modernist Art Deco Legs supporting a bed of stylized flowers
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks
Materials
Burl, Walnut, Birch
Art Deco Burl Ash Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Art Deco burl ash and inlaid writing table, circa 1930's. With an inlaid burl ash top, the front of
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Ash
Burr
Burl Walnut Twin Pedestal Computer Partner Desk Brown Leather Writing Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely custom made burl walnut twin pedestal partner desk
Category
20th Century English Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Vintage Leather Top Burlwood Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Burlwood writing desk, late 20th century, top with inset leather writing surface, over three frieze
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Burl
Antique Victorian Traveling Wooden Burl Walnut Writing Slope Stationary Box 19c
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality early English Well Figured Solid grained Burr Burl Walnut Ladies or
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Olive Burl And Rosewood Desk
By Henredon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Olive burl and rosewood writing desk with two pencil drawers by Henredon. Branded Scene Two.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks
Materials
Rosewood
c. 1865 French Napoleon III Table Top Writing Desk Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French, circa 1865, Napoleon III table top writing desk box. Burl amboyna, ebony & boulle inlays
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desk Sets
Materials
Velvet, Burl
19th Century French Burl Walnut Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a 19th century French burr walnut writing table, having a single drawer, standing on
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Italian Inlaid Writing Desk with Bronze
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
, boxwood, rosewood and burl of great quality. Desk finished for the center, it has three frontal drawers of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Northern Italian Rococo Writing Desk Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent Italian Rococo pewter inlaid fruitwood three piece writing desk with
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks
Materials
Pewter
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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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