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Early Vintage Ralph Lauren Campaign Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in North Miami, FL
A Classic and masculine Ralph Lauren mahogany campaign desk which sits atop an X-base with brass
Category
Vintage 1980s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Campaign Desk of Mahogany and Leather
Located in Denton, TX
Antique Campaign desk of mahogany and embossed leather with Greek key design. made for easy
Category
Early 20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Semi Antique Three-Part Campaign Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very well made with good proportions, three true and three false drawers on opposite side, brass corner protectors and pulls. Nicely aged mahogany color and soft hand throughout. The...
Category
Early 20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Campaign Desk Custom Lacquered in Polo Blue
By Bernhardt
Located in Norwalk, CT
Classic campaign form desk has been re-imagined with its distinctive hardware called out in high
Category
Vintage 1960s Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Fine Milling Road Campaign Style Rattan Desk
By Milling Road
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Campaign style desk finely crafted in rattan with oxblood red painted surfaces. With a long frieze
Category
20th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan
Antique Mahogany and Leather Military Campaign Desk
Located in London, GB
This antique Victorian mahogany desk is campaign style with the military inset brass handles. It's
Category
Antique 1890s English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Michael Taylor for Baker Mid Century Modern Walnut Campaign Style Writing Desk
By Michael Taylor
Located in Dayton, OH
An iconic Parsons desk or library table by Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture, circa 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Campaign Style Burled Wood Desk by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Toledo, OH
A Classic Campaign style desk by Drexel. The desk is done in burled wood with a leather insert on
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Campaign Desk Leather Top
By Charlotte Horstmann
Located in Den Haag, NL
Campaign desks were used by military officers and their staffs during military campaigns and were
Category
Vintage 1960s Hong Kong Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Campaign Desk by Henredon
Located in Dallas, TX
Campaign style desk with brass accents. The desk needs some love and would be perfect with a
Category
Late 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Regency Style Campaign Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Stamford, CT
Handsome Regency style bleached rosewood Campaign desk with bronze legs and stretcher, paw feet
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany Iconic Campaign Style Kneehole Partners Desk
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in West Hartford, CT
Handsome mahogany kneehole campaign partners desk with brass corner brackets and recessed brass
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Campaign Style Leather Top Sawhorse Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome mid century British colonial style desk crafted in hardwood with a tooled leather top on a
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Modern Campaign Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant Mid-Century Modern walnut desk featuring brass legs, drawer pulls, and accents. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Campaign Style Mahogany Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Stand out 19th century mahogany three-piece partners desk with three brown tooled leather panels on
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Mid Century English Mahogany Military Campaign Architect
s Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, mid century.
A beautiful English campaign desk in the military style, having two
Category
20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
British Mahogany Officer
s Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century British mahogany Campaign desk style officers chest or lap desk box on a later stand
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Military Campaign Desk in Black Polished Mahogany
Located in Kastrup, DK
English military campaign trestle desk in black polished mahogany.
Front with two large size
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Mid-20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Campaign Style Desk by Suzanne Kasler for Hickory Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Campaign style desk by Suzanne Kasler for the Hickory Chair Collection. This desk has clean
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21st Century and Contemporary Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Campaign Desk with Original Patinated Brass Hardware
Located in North Miami, FL
Lacquered in pristine white matte finish, this Campaign style desk sits upon trestle style sawhorse
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Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Campaign Desk of Mahogany and Brass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century English campaign style desk of mahogany and brass. An original tooled brown
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Early 20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Campaign Pedestal Kneehole Desk with Leather Top
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
. Similar example can be seen in 'British Campaign Furniture' by Nicholas A. Brawer, plate number 28.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Bamboo Rattan Writing Table or Desk
By Dal Vera
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Amazing midcentury bamboo and wicker desk with drawers. This wonderful piece was designed in Italy
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Modern Campaign-Style Desk, Lacquered in Navy Blue
Located in Norwalk, CT
Handsome polished steel and dark blue lacquered desk in the campaign style. Heavy polished steel
Category
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Rosewood Campaign Desk by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Fantastic rosewood campaign desk by Kittinger. Brass hardware on all four sides and corners of the
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Burl Wood Campaign Desk
Located in Water Mill, NY
Midcentury burl wood Campaign desk on ebonized detachable legs with brass drawer pulls and side
Category
20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Style Rosewood Campaign Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Stamford, CT
Classic, elegant rosewood Campaign desk in the English Regency style with bronze legs and stretcher
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Drexel Oxford Square Campaign Desk
By Drexel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large campaign style desk by Drexel with ebonized wood and brass hardware. Two roll top cabinets
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Campaign Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage Campaign desk combines a light shade of wood with brass accents and sculpted details
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Burl Wood Campaign Desk
Located in Peabody, MA
Mid-Century burl wood campaign desk, marked Made in Italy. Patinated brass hardware, wrought iron
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Polished Aluminum WWII Campaign Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Originally designed for officers on the field in World War II this aluminum campaign desk has been
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Campaign Styled Midcentury Pedestal Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A high quality wood Campaign styled pedestal desk with 9 front drawers, 2 pullout / pull-out trays
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Midcentury American Made Brass Mounted Mahogany Campaign Style Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This American made Campaign style mahogany desk features a polished top with oval brass inlay above
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Campaign-style Desk in Gloss Lacquer, USA c 1960s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Campaign-style desk on saw horse form supports. Newly lacquered in high gloss black lacquer
Category
Vintage 1960s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Peabody, MA
An early 19th Century English lap desk on stand, can be used as an elegant side table.
On stand
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany and Leather English Campaign Desk Resting on Stretcher Base
Located in Montreal, QC
English Campaign Desk resting on stretcher and inset with black leather top and decorated with
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Vintage 1950s English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Campaign Style Desk by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage desk features unique brass trim and frame in the Classic Campaign style. Great
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Mid-Century American Campaign Style Desk in Maple Ca. 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
Campaign style desk in maple with brass hardware, circa 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Red Campaign Style Desk
By Henredon
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hollywood Regency red Campaign style desk with brass hardware.
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bevan Funnell English Reprodux Campaign Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Bevan Funnell English Reprodux Campaign Desk, labeled inside drawer "Made by Bevan Funnell Ltd
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Georgous Hardwood Military Campaign Trestle Brown Desk with Three Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this gorgeous Military Campaign Trestle mahogany brown desk with
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20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English 1870s Mahogany Campaign Desk with Movable Panel and Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Campaign desk from the third quarter of the 19th century, with removable mahogany top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1970s English Mahogany Campaign Style Leather Top Executive Desk by Sligh
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful English style campaign desk by Sligh Furniture. It is a mahogany with tooled
Category
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Campaign Midcentury Desk with Faux Bamboo Base and Leather Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Campaign style Midcentury desk with faux bamboo double X-Form base and leather top. This
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Mid-20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Faux Bamboo
English Midcentury Mahogany Campaign Desk with Three Drawers and Brass Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany Campaign desk from the mid 20th century, with three drawers and brass base
Category
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Style Rosewood and Bronze Campaign Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Stamford, CT
Classic rosewood Campaign desk in the English Regency style. With bronze legs and stretcher and paw
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Mid Century Lane Campaign Console Desk Brass Gallery Burl Walnut
By Lane Furniture
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Lane Mid-Century Modern burl walnut serving or console table with brass gallery back
A truly stunning piece made by a great designer. The burled walnut has a stunning patina, the bra...
Category
20th Century North American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Sligh Furniture Campaign Desk in Brass and Mahogany with Leather Top
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Peabody, MA
A brass and mahogany campaign desk with leather top by Sligh Furniture, circa 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Colonial Campaign Style Gentleman
s Walnut Desk, All Sides Finished, 20th C.
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This classical American Campaign desk features a banded and sectioned top above a frieze with a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Baker Satinwood Campaign Style Leather Top Desk with Brass Hardware
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare find indeed. This gorgeous 1970s era Baker Furniture company campaign style desk
Category
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Style Writing Desk by Kittinger
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Kittinger English Regency Style Rosewood Writing Desk. Campaign Style with Bronze Legs and upper
Category
Vintage 1960s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English Campaign Style Desk with a Faux Tortoise Shell Finish
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th century English Campaign desk with a green tooled leather top on a three drawer case with an
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Campaign Desk in Deep Dark Brown Stain
Located in Miami, FL
Very rich looking Campaign desk in stunning deep and rich coffee brown stain. Decorated with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bog Wood
Classic Campaign Desk in Mahogany and Brass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning lacquered mahogany desk features classic campaign style design with spacious drawers
Category
20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Cleo Baldon Desk and Campaign Chair, 1960s
By Cleo Baldon, Terra
Located in Camden, ME
Cleo Baldon desk and matching Campaign chair manufactured in the late 1960s by Terra
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Baker Sold Walnut Brass Bound Executive Campaign Style Desk with Leather Top
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a classic Baker campaign desk with a bookshelf back and a gorgeous leather top. The desk is
Category
Vintage 1960s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Late 20th Century Vintage Coastal Black Lacquer and Rattan Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Coastal writing desk. Beautiful rattan campaign frame with inset black lacquer
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
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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