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Vintage French Provincial Style Carved Antique White Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Matched Satin Writing Desk
Vintage French Provincial 3-drawer writing desk with an antique-white carved
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Bamboo, Wood and Rattan Writing Table Desk with Chair, Italy 1970s
By Franca Helg, Antonio Piva and Franco Albini, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern bamboo and wicker desk with side bookshelf and the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Italian Modernist Walnut and Brass Writing Desk, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in Uithoorn, NL
This one-of-a-kind Italian desk in walnut with brass details is a rare and authentic piece of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Unique wall unit with methacrylate top writing desk
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Milano, IT
COD-CV026
Unique wall unit with methacrylate top writing desk with one drawer, newspaper holder and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Jacques Adnet writing desk in leather France 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This stunning avant-garde desk, designed by Jacques Adnet and crafted in his own atelier in France
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century Elegant Veneered Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant veneered bureau plat or desk in Louis XV style
Solid beechwood and veneer. Very fine
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Walnut Writing Desk with Drawers, Made in Italy
By Riva 1920
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Writing desk made completely of solid walnut. The drawers are assembled with dovetail joints
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$7,510 / item
Mid Century Hand Chiseled Oak Wood Black Steel Writing Desk/Console Table
Located in Aspen, CO
Unique hand chiseled oak wood & black steel desk or console with brass details in beautiful
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Victorian English Oak Writing Desk / Partner Desk with a Leather Top
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here is this large, unique, and antique Victorian English oak writing desk / library table
Category
Antique 19th Century Classical Roman Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak
Mid Century Maison Jansen Manner Brass
Leather Top Desk Writing Table 1950s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Norwich, GB
Elegant Mid Century brass and ebonised three drawer desk with leather inset, in the Maison Jansen
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Hard Wood Portable Writing Desk, circa 1850
By OTHR
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
English country portable writing desk with lifting writing surface, it has its original bronze
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Mexican Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
French 19th Century Writing Table on Wheels Carved Walnut Desk English Style
Located in Labrit, Landes
Writing table or desk made of walnut in the french late 19th century.
This table was stripped by
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,372 Sale Price
31% Off
Early 20th Century Writing Desk in Walnut with Inlay by Meroni
Fossati
By Meroni
Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian elegant early 20th century Directoire writing desk in walnut massive and veneered with
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1950
s Silvio Cavatorta elegant blond wood writing desk
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Milano, IT
Silvio Cavatorta (1899-1957)
Elegant blond wood writing desk with two side drawers and magazine
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Emile Galle "Ombelles" Floral and Pastoral Marquetry Writing Desk
By Émile Gallé
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau writing desk featuring an open upper section with a marquetry inlaid pasteral
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Modern Walnut Writing Desk by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern writing desk by Harvey Probber. This desk features walnut construction, ample
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or console desk of mahogany from England, featuring an inset embossed
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
Louis XV Leather Top Cocobola Wood Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable Louis XV style ladies writing desk handcrafted in exotic cocobola wood with a
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cocobolo
Danish Mid Century Teak Box Wooton Folding Desk Writing Table File Cabinet MINT!
By Skovby Møbelfabrik A/S 1
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Teak Box Wooton Folding Desk Writing Table File Cabinet MINT!
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Metal Wood Glass Writing Desk Console Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with beautiful low front side
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Widdicomb Kneehole Executive Desk Cherry Brass Mid Century 1950s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An unmarked Widdicomb kneehole executive desk. Excellent wood choice, book matched throughout
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Walnut Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful carved decors in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco large Oak Vintage Office Desk / Writing Table
Located in New York City, NY
An original and unique French kneehole two-tone desk crafted from hand-carved oak and elevated on
Category
20th Century French Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Italian Antique Solid Walnut Rustic Table Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very charming and elegant Italian antique dining table or desk writing table in solid walnut wood
Category
20th Century Italian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Table, Writing Desk Hand Carved Walnut by Testolini
Salviati
By Testolini
Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th century table, writing desk, in hand carved walnut, by Testolini & Salviati.
The
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial Louis XV Cream Lacquered Maple Top Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
USA, Late 20th Century
Cream lacquered
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Walnut Writing Desk in the Manner of Gillows
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut writing desk almost certainly by Gillows, the large rectangular rounded top with inset
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$6,551 Sale Price
38% Off
Hekman Furniture Federal Inlaid Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk
By Baker Far East Collection
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style bureau with slant front writing desk or secretary desk
In
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Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Provincial Louis XV Cream Lacquered Maple Top Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
USA, Late 20th Century
Cream lacquered
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Lacquered Neoclassical Style Desk or Library Writing Table
By John Hall
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Bespoke library table or desk crafted in the neoclassical taste by John Hall Designs, Los Angeles
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech
Arthur Umanoff 50s Mid-century Writing Desk in Wrought Iron, Wood for Elton
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Miami, FL
Arthur Umanoff 50s Mid-century Writing Desk in Wrought Iron, Wood for Elton
Offered form sale is
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Hepplewhite Mahogany Tambour Writing Desk. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English five drawer Hepplewhite tambour writing desk with fitted interior, satinwood string inlay
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Hepplewhite Desks and Writing T...
Antique English Victorian Mahogany Folding Military Campaign Writing Desks
Located in Dayton, OH
2 Civil War era British campaign writing desks. Made of mahogany featuring a folding form that
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$2,187 Sale Price / set
48% Off
Writing Desk in Solid Walnut by Boyd
Allister
By Boyd
Allister
Located in Santa Fe, NM
This writing desk in solid walnut was originally made as a gift for my daughter on her 13th
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vittorio Dassi Mid-Century Modern Italian Teakwood Writing Desk and Chair, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This desk with its chair was designed by the famous Italian design Vittorio Dassi, using teakwood
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
An Elegant 2 Drawer Writing Table or Reception Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
An Elegant 2 Drawer Writing Table or Reception Desk
The Desk stands on elegant reeded legs and
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Hidden File Drawer Glenn California Mid Century Modern Walnut Writing Table Desk
By Milo Baughman, Glenn of California
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice low profile writing table with a hidden file drawer.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Metamorphic Writing Desk by J.C Vickery of London
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th century mahogany metamorphic writing table by J.C Vickery of Regent St, London, the
Category
Vintage 1910s European Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antiqued 17th Century Style Writing Table
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued wood writing desk, with two frieze drawers, on barley twist turned legs joined by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,500 Sale Price / item
40% Off
French Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Writing Desk After Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and marquetry writing desk after Cressent.
French, late 19th century
Measures
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Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Late Victorian Dutch Marquetry Writing Desk w/ Inlaid Table Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late 19th century Dutch Marquetry Writing Desk with 6 drawers. Intricately crafted with traditional
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th c Russian mahogany and brass writing desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th c Russian leather topped writing desk with hand hammered brass details
Category
Antique 19th Century Russian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ion Writing Desk Designed by Chi Wing Lo
By Chi Wing Lo, Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in Boston, MA
This writing desk in walnut Canaletto wood and saddle leather harks back to the lightness and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Writing Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A single pedestal writing desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller with a built-in pivoting lamp
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mahogany Writing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An octagonal mahogany writing desk designed by Edward Wormley with a single drawer. Made by Dunbar
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century Writing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century writing table, the raised three-quarter pierced gallery with SFJ monogram, to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$6,988 Sale Price
41% Off
Rare Angelo Mangiarotti Writing Desk in Birch from Own Studio
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Mangiarotti for Piero Frigerio, writing desk, birch, Italy, late 20th century
A highly rare
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
French Provincial Louis XV Style Paint Decorated Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant and spacious French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk with two drawers and white
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Carlton House Style Mahogany Desk
By Sahon Tradition Furniture
Located in Astoria, NY
Carlton House Style Mahogany Desk, with gilt-tooled green leather writing surface above a secret
Category
20th Century American George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
18/19 Century Gustavian Writing Table, Desk or Center Table, Bleached, Inlaid
Located in Manhasset, NY
Antique Swedish or Gustavian style writing table, desk or center table. This Bleached Wood table is
Category
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mobilier AVEA Writing Desk in Solid Oak Belgium 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Mobilier AVEA Writing Desk in Solid Oak Belgium 1930s
A smaller scale modernist writing desk in
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Handcrafted English Oak Desk
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
the beloved timber of fine furniture makers across the world for centuries. It is costly to produce
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$6,661 / item
NV 40 - Writing desk in rosewood by Finn Juhl
By Niels Vodder, Finn Juhl
Located in Copenhagen, DK
NV 40 - Rare writing desk in rosewood with mirror and recessed brass handles and three compartments.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Handcrafted Solid Oak Partners Desk Writing Desk on Wheels, circa 1960
Located in Germantown, MD
Modern comfort and Classic elegance combine in this handcrafted piece to make your house a home. Solid Red Oak. Solid handles. Plenty of storage with 5 dovetailed drawers with solid ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage Heckman Ebonized Chinoiserie Desk
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Sarasota, FL
Striking in ebonized rattan, this vintage Hekman desk pairs sculptural form with timeless
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Glass
21st Century Two-Drawer Mirrored Glass and Brass Writing Desk or Console
Located in Miami, FL
This is one of five exclusive pieces.
Two-drawer mirrored glass and brass writing desk
Beautiful
Category
2010s European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Antique Solid Walnut Rustic Table Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very charming and elegant Italian antique dining kitchen table or desk writing table in solid
Category
20th Century Italian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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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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