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Fine Quality Antique Carved Oak Writing Table - 19th Century Desk Side Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Presenting an antique quality 19th Century carved oak writing table, serving as a desk or dressing
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
$1,907 Sale Price
30% Off
Paul McCobb Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional minimalist Mid-Century Modern writing desk
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Carved-Wood Desk W/Pullout Writing Shelf
Great Storage, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian smaller-sized carved-wood desk, with pull-out writing shelf and storage, from the 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Empire Writing Desk With Roll Top, Nutwood, Austria ca. 1800
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolute extraordinary crafted, rare early 19th century roll top writing desk from the turn of the
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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern Walnut Wood Desk Handmade Executive Desk Luxury French Writing Desks
Located in København N, DK
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21st Century and Contemporary European Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing...
Materials
Steel
20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century luxurious white bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV style
Solid beechwood
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Ercol Writing Desk in Solid Elm
By Ercol
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and extremely well made vintage Ercol writing desk in solid elm. This was made in
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
20th Century Carved, Lacquered and Gilded Wood Italian Writing Desk, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Furniture in carved, lacquered and gilded wood of
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Vintage 1930s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Writing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A polished mahogany, leather top, panel writing desk with two free standing, four drawer cabinets
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1940s Paul Frankl Eight-Drawer Desk Art Deco Style By Johnson Furniture Co.
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Paul Frankl designed eight-drawer desk for the Johnson Furniture Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Writing Desk with Frieze Drawer and Baluster Turned Legs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An absolutely charming 19th century French writing desk, crafted from walnut and featuring
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century luxurious white bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV style
Solid beechwood
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th-Century Italian Writing Desk in Bleached Poplar and Oak Tuscan Handcraft
Located in Firenze, IT
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Keywords: Italian antique writing desk, 19th-century Florentine furniture, bleached larch and oak desk
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Cherrywood
Bureau de Pente
Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
graceful and functional bureau de pente from the late 18th century, this cherrywood slant top writing desk
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century Vintage Boho Burl Wood Flip Down Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho writing desk. A gorgeous Burl wood flip down design. Beautiful hand carved
Category
Mid-20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century, Writing Desk in Mahogany, By a Danish Cabinetmaker, 1950s
By Rud Rasmussen, Ole Wanscher, Kaj Gottlob
Located in Odense, DK
A refined classic mid-century writing desk in mahogany, crafted by a Danish Cabinetmaker circa
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Danish 18th Century Writing Desk By Royal Architect C. F. Harsdorff
By Caspar Frederik Harsdorff
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th Century writing desk with five drawers. The desk is designed by the Danish royal neoclassical
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
$2,026 Sale Price
70% Off
20th Century Italian Rosewood Writing Desk by Osvaldo Borsani
Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian half-round writing desk with a clear glass top
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Art Deco Cerused Ebonized Wood Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage Art Deco rectangular cerused ebonized wood writing desk or dressing table with an
Category
20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Maitland-Smith Vintage Egyptian Style Writing Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century writing desk having a tessellated marble top on a case with two drawers and
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20th Century Philippine Egyptian Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
18th century Italian Paint Decorated Writing Desk with Drawer Circa 1760s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
collectors, interior designers, or history enthusiasts, this Italian 18th-century writing desk is not just a
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Antique 1760s Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Pine
$3,996 Sale Price
42% Off
Vienna Secession Style Thonet Writing Desk/ Table
By Thonet
Located in North Miami, FL
This all original Vienna Secession style table/ desk with linoleum embedded top and stunning brass
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish Art Nouveau Style Oak Writing Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
Kidney-shaped oak writing desk with double chest of drawers with 8 drawers on each side. Wrought
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
$4,547 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Arne Jacobsen
Djob
Writing Desk, 1971
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Writing desk designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1971. Part of the 'DJOB' system for Denmark's National
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Saarinen for Johnson Furniture Drop Side Desk c. 1950
s
By Eero Saarinen, John Stuart Inc.
Located in New York, NY
Chic mid century desk designed by Eero Saarinen for the John Stuart Furniture Company, circa 1950
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Style Michael Taylor Ebony
Mahogany Dafne Writing Table Desk
By Michael Taylor
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
19th century Style Michael Taylor Ebony & Mahogany Dafne writing table desk. Chair and computer not
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21st Century and Contemporary Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
Vienna Secessionist Bronzed Metal Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic bronzed metal petite writing table or desk made in the Vienna Secessionist period of
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20th Century European Vienna Secession Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Writing Desk with Flaps, Brass Ornaments, Late 19th Century France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique writing desk in black lacquered wood, with adjustable flaps on the sides, rich ornaments in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,421 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Restored German Biedermeier Cherry-Tree Writing Desk, Table, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier writing desk
Completely restored.
Shellac polish.
Material: Cherry tree
Period
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Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
$2,510 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Regency Desk Writing Table and Chair
By Ico
Luisa Parisi, Melchiorre Bega, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and neoclassical midcentury Regency Italian writing table or desk with its paired newly
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
CARTIER PARIS SIGNED BRONZE
LEATHER MID CENTURY MODERN WRiTING TABLE DESK
By Cartier
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
collectable, original Mid Century Modern Circa 1960-1970 Cartier Paris Bronze & Brown Leather Writing table
Category
Vintage 1960s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pace, Mid-Century Modern, Writing Desk, Exotic Wood, Chrome, Dining Table, USA
By Pace Collection
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pace, Mid-Century Modern, Writing Desk, Exotic Wood, Chrome, American, 20th C
This exotic wood and
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Fine 19th C. English Tunbridge Portable Writing Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine larger Antique Travel Desk with fine wood and Mother-of-Pearl inlay. The dark mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
18th Century Veneered and Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Writing Desk
Located in IT
The elegant antique north Italian (Genoa) Louis XV period writing desk, called also bureau plat, is
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Walnut Louis Philippe Desk Leather Top Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French 19th century Louis Philippe pine desk, the top is recovered of coated fabric.
Ten drawers of
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
$2,179 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Regency Hand Painted Gladiator Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic Vintage Regency writing desk. Beautiful hand painted detail with scenes of gladiators
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Paint
George Nakashima “Origins” Walnut Writing Desk, United States
By George Nakashima
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Documented writing desk from George Nakashima’s Origins series, executed in richly grained walnut
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Beautiful rectangular Napoleon III Writing Desk early century black and gold
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful rectangular 1920 Napoleon III writing desk, walnut structure, walnut, leather top with
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Early 20th Century Italian Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century Imperial Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
a desk of superlatives and represents the highest class of writing furniture. A real eyecatcher
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
John Stuart Mid Century Modern Hairpin Leg Maple Writing Desk Table Drawers MCM
By John Stuart
Located in Dayton, OH
John Stuart Hairpin Desk, circa 1960s. Features a minimalist open form with plank top set between
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV-Style Kidney-Shaped Writing Desk with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
French Kidney-Shaped Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Late 19th Century
A beautifully crafted French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Rococo Style Writing Desk Mounted with Gilt Bronze
Located in London, GB
Rococo style writing desk mounted with gilt bronze
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Leather Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A gorgeous and absolutely classic regency style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Davenport Writing Desk made in England
Located in Sofia, BG
Davenport desk in walnut and burlwood veneer, inlaid in filleted frames, opening with two flaps
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$2,304 Sale Price
30% Off
CARTIER PARIS SIGNED BRONZE
LEATHER MID CENTURY MODERN WRiTING TABLE DESK
By Cartier
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Writing table Desks
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only
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Vintage 1960s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
1960
s Mid Century Modern Copper Clad Writing Desk with Matching Chair
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1960's Mid Century Modern Copper Clad Writing Desk with Matching Chair on Rollers. Very beautiful
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
$3,024 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
rectangular top has an inset gold-tooled green leather writing surface with a very decorative gilt-bronze
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Antique 1870s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Diminutive Country French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th century country French provincial style diminutive writing table or desk crafted from
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Stunning French Empire Style Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer sell this stunning large French Empire style walnut desk having a gilt tooled
Category
Early 20th Century British Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
1950s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Root Burl 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
Important writing desk by Christophe Gevers, 1971
By Christophe Gevers
Located in Sittard, LI
The unique and rare wall-hanging desk designed by famous Belgian architect and designer Christophe
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Carved Walnut Writing Table Desk with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
writing desk in a study, a center table in an entryway, or a statement console against a wall.
Measures
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Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Revolving Folding Mid-Century Modern Desk Writing Table Cabinet Hide Away MINT
By Herman Miller, Milo Baughman, George Nelson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Revolving Folding Mid-Century Modern Desk Writing Table Cabinet Hide Away MINT.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant French Louis XV style petit writing desk with gilt-bronze mounts, including escutcheon
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Queen Anne Secretary Desk
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique style drop front secretary desk, made in Queen Anne style with brass hardware. Petite size
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Mid-20th Century Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Reconstruction Design Writing Desk, France 1950
s
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Modernist Reconstruction Period Design Writing Desk. Made in France
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Danish Teak and Oak Wood Writing Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
Desk in veneered teak and solid oak. Four drawers on the left side, lockable drawer in the middle
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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An assortment of century furniture writing desks is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct century furniture writing desks — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. We have 25587 antique and vintage century furniture writing desks in-stock, while there are 1138 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of century furniture writing desks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Century furniture writing desks bearing mid-century modern or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Century furniture writing desks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Paul McCobb, Arne Vodder and George Nelson are consistently popular.
How Much are Century Furniture Writing Desks?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,072, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $15,675,000 highest priced.
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 Century Furniture Writing 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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