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Campaign Style Faux Bamboo Carved Fruitwood Desk Leather Top
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This has timeless appeal! It is a carved fruitwood faux bamboo desk with tooled leather top and
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Campaign Style Dresser and Faux Bamboo Desk 2-Piece Set
By Dixie
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted campaign style two piece writing desk with dresser chest of drawers. Make is Dixie and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A oversized 19th century english mahogany lap desk on stand. Fine quality with brass mounts, “BF
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Campaign Walnut Leather Top Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style executive writing desk
By Baker
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Campaign Walnut Leather Top Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style executive writing desk
By Baker
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Campaign Style Dresser, Desk and Bookshelves Unit 3-Piece Set
Located in West Hartford, CT
Campaign style 3-peice set includes a six-drawer dresser, a desk with faux bamboo and a bookshelf
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Wood
Rare Antique English Mahogany Leather Top Kidney Shape Drop-Leaf Campaign Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare and Unusual Antique English hand-carved solid mahogany and leather top Campaign Writing Table
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing T...
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
Horn Tone Neutral Finish X Base Campaign Desk with Brass Hardware
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern grey to white wash horn tone Campaign desk. Glossy finish clear coat finish
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Campaign Marble Table
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This French campaign table with marble top is from the 19th century.
Since Schumacher was
Category
Antique 19th Century French Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Vintage Maitland-Smith Leather Clad British Campaign Desk With Steel Sword Base
By Maitland Smith
Located in Centennial, CO
What a unique statement piece! This vintage Maitland-Smith British campaign desk is made of gold
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Gold Leaf
Modern Campaign Style Faux Bamboo Desk with Leather Inserts
Brass by Brandt
By Henredon, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Modern Campaign style faux bamboo desk with leather inserts by Brandt Furniture Co, and attributed
Category
Vintage 1960s Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Faux Bamboo
Mid-Century Campaign Desk on Bronze X-Frames with Embossed Leather Drawers
Located in Astoria, NY
This vintage, possibly custom-made, Campaign desk, produced during the mid-20th century period
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Post Modern Custom Made Campaign Style Partners Desk with X Form Legs
Located in Peabody, MA
Campaign style partners desk with a top of quilted sapele, with black lacquered folding trestle
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman White Lacquer Chrome X Base Campaign Desk 1960s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a vivid, white lacquered, Campaign desk, on chrome X bases and with
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman White Lacquer Chrome X Base Campaign Desk 1960s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a wonderful, white lacquered top, Campaign desk, on chrome X bases, by
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Superb Quality Baker Collector
s Edition Satinwood Campaign Style Credenza
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a Very shallow depth credenza or writing desk made of mahogany and satinwood. The piece is
Category
1990s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Sublime Andrew Martin Polished Chrome Luggage Campaign Dest Leather Boarders
By Andrew Martin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Campaign style desk
A very good looking well made and decorative writing table. The frame is polished
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
c.1920 Mahogany and leather campaign deskc.1920 Mahogany and leather campaign de
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very smart early 20th century campaign desk. The overall condition is very good with a
Category
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Brass and Leather Mastercraft Desk
By Mastercraft
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury three-drawer writing desk with a leather top, stylized Campaign hardware, sleek elegant
Category
20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Spanish Campaign Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 18th c. walnut lyre leg campaign table with iron supports. Mortise and tenon joinery, no
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Brass Leather Top Desk by Mastercraft
By Mastercraft
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century Mastercraft three drawer desk or writing table crafted in brass with an acid washed
Category
20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Regency Mahogany Military Campaign Table
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency two drawer mahogany Military campaign table with one board top, original floral
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Mastercraft Mid Century Leather Top Brass Desk
By Mastercraft
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive vintage Mastercraft writing desk crafted in brass, in a sleek chinoiserie stylized form
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Very Big 19th Century Anglo-Indian Desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A very large and impressive teak partner desk, where both sides are equipped with 8 drawers Top
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indian Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Teak
Beautiful R.E.H. Kennedy mahogany military partners desk
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this lovely mahogany campaign twin pedestal desk with green tooled
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Maitland-Smith Three-Part Rattan Desk in the Form of Travel Trunk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Three-part desk with tooled leather top and leather strap pulls, brass tack decoration, side strap
Category
20th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Rattan
Vintage Yew Wood Military Campaign Pedestal with Embossed Green Leather Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are so excited to present to you this Gorgeous Campaign Yew Wood Whiskey Green Leather top.
A
Category
20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian Colonial Plantation Desk in Teak
Located in Peabody, MA
A fine campaign style writing desk in the British Colonial manner dating to the mid 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Campaign Style Writing Desk with Shelving
Located in Freehold, NJ
This midcentury campaign style writing desk with bookcase features pressed wood construction, oak
Category
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks
Materials
Oak
19th Century Camphor Campaign Tambour Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century camphor campaign tambour writing desk, circa 1860
Fine quality Chinese export
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Burr Campaign Lap Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid-19th century burr campaign lap desk, circa 1860.
Good quality Chinese export burr writing
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Desks
Materials
Walnut
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 Burmese Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Campaign Desk 1930s Folding Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Victorian Davenport desk we date to circa 1880
Hand crafted in mahogany it features a pop
Category
Vintage 1930s Desks
Materials
Other
Mahogany Campaign Style Desk on Stand with Leather Writing Surface
Located in Charleston, SC
Mahogany campaign style desk on stand with leather writing surface.
Category
20th Century European Campaign Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Burled Wood Writing Desk With Campaign Hardware
Located in Pasadena, TX
A writing desk in burled wood with five drawers with campaign style hardware.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Campaign Mahogany Writing Slope Lap Desk Box Brass
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from England~
~Lovely antique English Campaign mahogany portable writing slope desk~
~Wide
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique English Walnut Brass Military Campaign Gateleg Writing Desk Box 1850
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique English walnut & brass bound and inlaid military campaign gateleg writing desk/box
Category
Antique 1850s English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Campaign Writing Slope, Ship
s Captain, Correspondence, Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign writing slope. An English, mahogany ship's captain's correspondence
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Chinese Tambour Campaign Writing Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Quality Chinese export camphor wood lap desk, circa 1820. Made for sea Captains and military
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century campaign metamorphic camphor writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century metamorphic camphor writing slope circa 1890.
Here we have a fine quality campaign
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Lovely Theodore Alexander Campaign Fold Out Desk Writing Table Leather
By Theodore Alexander
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
-out writing table desk with hand dyed brown leather writing surface
A truly exquisite piece, as it
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Lovely Theodore Alexander Campaign Fold Out Desk Writing Table and Chair
By Theodore Alexander
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
-out writing table/desk with matching chair RRP £2500
A truly exquisite piece, as it stands it’s a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Victorian Desks
Materials
Rattan, Hardwood
Vintage Hollywood Regency Italian Brass Oak
Glass Campaign Style Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very Unique Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Brass, Glass, and Oak Wood Desk. This item was made
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
English Campaign Era Writing Box of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
the Campaign Era, featuring a two-section hinged interior that opens to become a writing desk, with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Campaign Style Executive Desk
By Sligh Furniture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Vintage Campaign Style Writing Desk manufactured by Sligh. Five drawers with brass
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality Campaign camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860.
Brass bound around the outer
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Campaign Writing Box, English, Victorian, Oak, Stationery, 1887
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Campaign writing box. An English, Victorian, oak stationery, correspondence case
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Oak
Antique Campaign Writing Slope, English, Walnut, Correspondence Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique military campaign writing slope. An English, walnut and leather correspondence
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Early Victorian Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A 19th century campaign brass bound mahogany writing slope the hinged top with inset brass plaque
Category
Antique 1840s English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique Early Victorian Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A elegant Campaign writing slope with brass bound corners and blank cartouche to the top, circa
Category
Antique 1840s English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Fold Up Campaign Style Travelling Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A mahogany collapsible campaign style writing the desk. The top of the desk folds up for travel or
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks
Rattan Midcentury British Colonial Campaign Style Desk
By Bloomingdale
s, Bielecky Brothers
Located in Southampton, NJ
Midcentury British colonial campaign style 2-drawer writing desk or work table with distinct
Category
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks
Materials
Brass
Extra Leg Room Gorgeous Yew Wood with Green Leather Top Military Campaign Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
writing surface Military Campaign style desk with extra leg room
This desk is sublime, the timber
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Leather, Yew
English Campaign Chest With Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Handsome 19th Century English Campaign Chest. Top section of chest folds out and becomes a writing
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Spectacular English Campaign Chest - ship captain's desk / chest in two parts. The top central
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
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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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