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Fine Quality Three Piece Faux Bamboo English Leather Top Executive Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Executive Desk, a perfect blend of craftsmanship and timeless design. This impressive executive desk
Category
Vintage 1940s French Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th century Swedish pine bureau with iron side handles
Located in London, GB
A charming and more unusual C19th swedish fall front pine bureau on bracket feet.
The top drawer fall front reveals an interior with a small central niche flanked by three long shall...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid 19th century burr campaign lap writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century burr campaign lap desk circa 1860.
Good quality burr writing box.
Beautifully
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Desk 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century English Georgian campaign writing slope, box or travel desk. Made of walnut
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Antique 19th Century Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
$535 Sale Price
30% Off
Very Large Mahogany Writing Slope / Campaign Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very rare large 19th century English Mahogany writing slope or lap desk in very good original
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Antique 1860s English Early Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Exquisite Antique Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk
Later Stand
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
& Brass Military Campaign writing slope.
I actually have a pair of these, the other has slightly
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Campaign Style Teak Wood Fliptop Writing Desk with Side Chair, 2pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Campaign style teak wood flip top writing desk with side chair - 2pc set. Item features a flip top
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Late 20th Century Campaign Desks
Materials
Teak
Military Campaign style Mahogany Davenport Desk. England
Located in Den Haag, NL
Military Campaign Writing Davenport Desk . Solid Mahogany
5 Drawers .1 dummy for the folding out
Category
Vintage 1960s English Campaign Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Fine Antique Early Victorian Military Campaign Writing Slope Davenport Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this early Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut, Brass Writing Slope
Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut
Brass Bound Writing Slope With
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
$1,736 Sale Price / set
56% Off
Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Tooled Black
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
$2,459 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Military Campaign Burr Walnut
Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Victorian Walnut
Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Victorian Hand-Crafted Burr Walnut Writing Slope With Black Tooled Leather Interior With
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Victorian Walnut
Black Tooled Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Hand-Crafted Victorian Walnut
Black Tooled Leather Campaign Writing Slope
SLOPE
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Victorian Campaign Brass Bound Coromandel Writing Slope With Secret Compartment
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Beautiful Late 19th Century Campaign Brass Bound Coromandel Writing Slope With Black Tooled Stylish
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
$3,616 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Antique Regency Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant Regency brass mounted Gonçalo Alves campaign writing slope, circa 1820 in date.
The
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Antique 1820s Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Victorian Campaign Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Green Leather Interior
By Joseph Bramah
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Victorian Campaign Writing Slope With A Decorative Brass Trim, Brass Carry Handles
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
$3,568 Sale Price / set
25% Off
French Walnut Burr Campaign Writing Slope Brass Inlay 19th C
By Napoléon III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
An exceptionally fine quality example of an early 19th century burr wood campaign writing slope, in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
$929 Sale Price
38% Off
ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN BROWN LEATHER BRASS GALLERY MILITARY CAMPAIGN DAVENPORT DESK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Victorian circa 1860-1880 Military Campaign Davenport desk writing slope with sliding top, brown leather
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Antique 1860s English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Satinwood Traveling Writing Slope or Lap Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
18th Century Satinwood Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk
This is an interesting piece, it is a
Category
Antique 18th Century Georgian Desks
Materials
Satinwood
19th Century brass bound mahogany writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century brass bound mahogany writing slope circa 1890.
Good quality brass bound box slope
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Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Victorian Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk
Later Stand
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
& Brass Military Campaign writing slope with later stand
What a find, if you are in the market for this
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century English Victorian Campaign Style Travel Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A antique Victorian era English campaign style brass bound mahogany portable lap desk / writing
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Teak and Mahogany Campaign Chest Coffee Table / Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Teak wood Campaign style chest converted to a coffee table, having a mahogany fitted interior with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Two-Piece Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Folding Writing Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
hidden fold-out writing desk. The attractive "blonde" camphor wood is contrasted with dark ebony painted
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Pollard Oak Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Pollard Oak Campaign Writing Slope or Lap Desk
This is a very rare piece, it is a
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate
Vintage Regency Georgian Travelers Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Evoke the golden age of travel and correspondence with this magnificent antique campaign-style
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Mother-of-Pearl inlaid Rosewood Box , Campaign Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
An elegant 19th-century English Regency rosewood writing slope and campaign desk, exquisitely
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fine Harrods London Kennedy Chest of Drawers Brown Leather Writing Slope Desk
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Harrods London Kennedy Military Campaign chest of drawers which doubles as a writing bureau desk with
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20th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Oak
Mid-Century Campaign Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Campaign desk on saw horse style legs with high quality hardware. In excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century North American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
campaign style desk
Located in New Canaan, CT
This excellent campaign style desk haas great storage, and is very good looking.
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$2,600
Ebonized Campaign Desk
Located in New York, NY
Ebonized two-drawer campaign desk with nickel plated fittings on sawhorse legs
Category
Vintage 1940s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nickel
$10,625
Black Lacquered with Chrome
Brass Accent 3-Drawer Campaign Desk/ Writing Table
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern lacquered in black, three-drawer Campaign style desk or writing
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
English Writing Table or Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
This impressive English writing table has three drawers with brass drawer pulls. The piece is made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Drexel Heritage Lacquered Campaign Desk
By Drexel
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful high gloss fire engine red lacquer Campaign desk by Drexel Heritage. Featuring
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Campaign Partners Desk, circa 1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mahogany Campaign partners desk, circa 1860.
Category
Antique 1860s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
An Antique Chinese Export Campaign Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
This Chinese Export Desk is made of amboyna offset against ebonised mahogany with ivory stringing
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amboyna
Antique Style English Campaign Desk Campaign Table Formally Owned by Paul Smith
Located in Tetbury, GB
This very stylish Campaign style desk was manufactured to a high standard and was formally owned
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Leather Topped Mahogany Campaign Desk with Brass Moulded Edge
Located in Port Chester, NY
Theres alot to admire about this beautiful original campaign desk. Both the mahogany and the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rosewood and Chrome Campaign Desk by Dave Parmelee for Founders
By Dave Parmelee
Located in Chicago, IL
Campaign desk.
by Dave Parmelee for Founders
USA, circa 1970s.
Rosewood and chrome.
Measures
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Robsjohn Gibbings Campaign Style Bureau Plat
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robsjohn gibbings Campaign style bureau plat, simple and beautiful.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
19th century Campaign desk top writing table
Located in Walton-On-Thames, GB
A 19th century Victorian mahogany campaign folding desktop writing table.
Very good original
Category
Antique 19th Century European Campaign Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Leather Campaign Desk and Chair Set Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
- Exquisite leather desk and chair set.
- Set is wonderful example of Campaign furniture, a look
Category
1990s Campaign Desks
19th Century Captains Campaign Writing Chest
Located in Cambridgeshire, GB
Fine early 19th century Captains campaign writing chest, the mahogany brass bound box with brass
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Antique Early 19th Century English Desk Sets
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope
Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut writing slope with locked lower compartment and secret
Category
Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope
Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope with ebonised edging,
opening to
Category
Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Captain MacPherson
s Writing Desk or Slope
By William Dobson
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A brass edged, mahogany Writing Desk made by Dobson of 166 Strand. This slope was made with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Keys
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope,
opening to reveal the usual fitted
Category
Antique 1850s English British Colonial Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Brass Inlay Rosewood Writing Desk with Cylinder Roll Top
Located in South Newfane, VT
Exquisitely detailed late 18th century French rosewood Campaign style writing desk, inlaid with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze
Regency Officers Campaign Writing Slope
Located in London, Greenwich
An impressive large Regency officers campaign writing slope portable desk. Hand made in England
Category
Antique 1810s British Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Military Campaign Writing Slope Queen Victoria Insignia with Brass Acccents VR
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A stunning example of an English Victorian military Campaign writing slope circa 1800s with queen
Category
Antique 1840s English Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A military campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope, with a vintage pen.
Opening up to
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Antique 1850s English British Colonial Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Victorian Rosewood and Mother of Pearl Inlay Writing Slope with Baize and Extras
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
An elegant mid-19th century early Victorian rosewood writing slope desk tidy box having an inset
Category
Antique 1850s English Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Vintage Boho Lacquered Campaign Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho Campaign style desk. A chic classic case with chrome classic hardware
Category
Late 20th Century North American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
2 Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Folding Mission Campaign Writing Desks
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique Civil War Era folding Campaign desks. Made of quartersawn oak featuring Gothic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mission Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1950s Danish Campaign Writing Desk In Mahogany
Leather By Svend Langkilde
By Svend Langkilde
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
An elegant 1950s Danish writing desk by Svend Langkilde for Langkilde Møbler, in mahogany, brass
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Yellow "Colormates" Campaign Lowboy Writing Desk by Morris of CA
By Morris of California
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Midcentury "Colormates" Campaign writing desk by Morris of California, circa 1960. Featuring a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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Campaign Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the campaign writing desk you’re looking for. A campaign writing desk — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. There are 280 variations of the antique or vintage campaign writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer campaign writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A campaign writing desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made campaign writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Milo Baughman, Sligh Furniture and Henredon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Campaign Writing Desk?
Prices for a campaign writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $450 and can go as high as $19,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,900.
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 Campaign 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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