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Vintage Modern Chippendale Faux Bamboo Desk Writing Table in Chinoiserie Style
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Chippendale Faux Bamboo Desk Writing Table
Style: Chinoiserie style
Design: Faux bamboo with brown/yellow
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Chinoiserie Kneehole Handpainted Writing Desk Table 9 Drawer
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning late 19th Century Chinoiserie ebonized desk with leather top and handpainted scenes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Chinoiserie Pedestal Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very good early 20th C English chinoiserie pedestal desk. This desk can be free-standing as it is
Category
20th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th C. Bamboo Chinoiserie Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinoiserie Lacquered Bamboo Desk, France, circa late 19th Century. Beautiful hand painted
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Black Chinoiserie Desk / Writing Table, 1830
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful 19th century French Louis Philippe desk or writing table was made around 1830.
It
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Pine
18th Century George III Chinoiserie Desk
Located in Stockton, NJ
A chinoiserie decorated 18th century George III writing desk. Three lower drawers and drop front
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Black and Gold Chinoiserie Style Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome Mid-Century Japanned and chinoiserie kneehole desk. Decorated on all sides including the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century English Bamboo Chinoiserie Desk
Located in Queens, NY
19th century English and black lacquered chinoiserie decorated desk with a black leather top and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Leather
Antique Lacquered Chinoiserie Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique desk in lacquered chinoiserie, made in England & dating from around the 1920-30
Category
Vintage 1920s English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mastercraft Brass and Faux Shagreen Chinoiserie Desk
By Mastercraft
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a stunning brass and faux shagreen chinoiserie style desk. The desk has a large writing
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Green Chinoiserie Decorated Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Queen style green chinoiserie decorated desk and chair, circa 1920. This desk and chair will add an
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint, Upholstery
Baker Green and Dark Green Leather Top Chinoiserie French Louis XV Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
of the desk is a soft sagey green. The desk is from the 1960s era and is in good condition with minor
Category
Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Regency Ebonized Chinoiserie Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charming 19th century English Regency style bow front writing table or desk in black lacquer with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Regency Style Chinoiserie Decorated Knee Hole Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
decorated with chinoiserie painted scenes. The desk has a pedestal design with a leather top writing surface
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Desk by Theodore Alexander
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming Chinoiserie Burlwood desk with lovely fretwork and brass faux bamboo pulls.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables
Black and Gold Chinoiserie Directoire Secretary Desk and Chair
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant chinoiserie secretary desk with chair. Great scale to the desk, not too big and will fit
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hollywood Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Vanity or Desk Table
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage Regency black lacquered dressing table or desk with mirror. This large vanity features
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
VINTAGE CHiNESE CHINOISERIE DECORATED PAINTED
LACQUERED PEDESTAL DESK
CHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Chinese Chinoiserie decorated twin pedestal desk and matching chair which have both been ornately painted
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Burnt Bamboo Chinoiserie Desk and Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage burnt bamboo Pagoda style desk and chair set.
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Louis XVI Style Chinoiserie Bureau Plat Desk
By Baker, Knapp
Tubbs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Baker, Knapp & Tubbs made writing table or desk with painted chinoiserie decoration and inset gilt
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique 18th Century Hand Decorated Chinoiserie Desk
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beautifully hand decorated 18th century chinoiserie desk in as is condition.
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
English 19th Century Japanned Desk with Black and Gold Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English japanned kneehole desk from the 19th century with black and gold Chinoiserie décor
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Georgian Oriental Green Leather Top Red Lacquer Kidney Shape Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinoiserie Georgian oriental green leather top red lacquer kidney shape desk. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
English Chinese Chippendale Chinoiserie Style Bamboo Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic English Chinese Chippendale style bamboo desk featuring a case made of rich tortoise
Category
20th Century Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Chinese Chippendale Chinoiserie Style Bamboo Pedestal Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic bamboo pedestal writing table or desk made in the English Chinese Chippendale chinoiserie
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Gold Leather Bronze Burl Desk w/ Matching Chair MINT!
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Gold Leather Bronze Burl Desk w/ Matching Chair MINT!
table: 26x56x30
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Turn of the Century Black and Gold Chinoiserie Desk with Leather Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English turn of the century black and gold desk from the early 20th century, with chinoiserie
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Parcel Gilt Partners Pedestal Desk
Located in New York, NY
Handpainted on a warm beige-camel ground with gilt, blue, and white chinoiserie decoration
Category
Late 20th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English George III Style Chinoiserie Decorated Faux Bamboo Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent 19th century English George III style writing table or desk decorated in the chinoiserie
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco "Chinoiserie" Red Craquelé Desk, circa 1920s
By Paul Poiret, Atelier Martine
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unusual and gorgeous desk with lovely rounded edges and feet that curve in and under, in the
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
English Library Pedestal Partners Desk with Chinoiserie Decoration, circa 1900
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Magnificent large English library pedestal partners desk with chinoiserie decoration overall
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Baker Furniture Style William
Mary Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Bureau Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional William & Mary or Georgian Chinoiserie style drop front secretary desk
In the
Category
Vintage 1980s American William and Mary Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th-C. Maitland -Smith Chinoiserie Faux Burnt Bamboo Desk And Chair
By Maitland Smith
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Perfect for that home office! This is a late 20th century faux burnt bamboo chinoiserie desk with
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
Painted and Chinoiserie Decorated Pedestal Desk, Last Quarter of 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinoiserie Decorated Double Pedestal Desk with Gilt Tooled Red Leather Top. Black ground hand
Category
Vintage 1970s American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1970s Chinoiserie and Faux Bamboo Campaign Style Leather Top Desk by Sligh
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Love this! This is a leather top desk by Sligh Furniture that combines chinoiserie and campaign
Category
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English George III Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase
By Lewis Mittman
Located in Sheffield, MA
The two piece Chinoiserie Secretaire by Maitland-Smith features multiple drawers and compartments
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Louis XV Style Blue Lacquer Desk with Gilt Decor Chinoiserie, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style.
Chinese gilt decor on blue lacquer.
Gilt and chiseled bronze.
Dark top brown leather.
French work, circa 1900.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Elegant Asian Lacquered Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Asian lacquered desk ornately covered in persimmon colored flowers, scroll and fret work with gold
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Midcentury Leather Top Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Leather top pine desk or writing table having Chippendale and regency
influences combined with a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Asian Influenced Midcentury Desk
By James Mont
Located in Atlanta, GA
Asian influenced midcentury desk, American, circa 1950s. This desk is currently being refinished
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Black Lacquered Wooden Desk with Brass Hardware
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek and simplistic black lacquered vintage wooden desk with brass ornate handle pulls. This desk
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Bamboo Desk with Red Lacquer Top by Baker
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful Chinoiserie style bamboo desk with red lacquer top for Milling Road by Baker Furniture
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Baker Chinoiserie Yellow Lacquered Writing Table Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish lacquered writing table or desk made by Baker. Features a hand painted case lacquered
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Brass
20Th.C. Chinoiserie Bamboo, Rattan
Black Lacquer Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a very nice and useful 20Th.C. Chinoiserie Bamboo, Rattan & Black Lacquer Writing Desk
Category
Vintage 1960s Philippine Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Lacquer
Chinoiserie Writing Table by Rose Tarlow
By Rose Tarlow
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive Chinoiserie style writing table made and signed by Rose Tarlow, the hardwood top with
Category
1990s American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Paint, Hardwood
Antique Early English Chippendale Chinoiserie Decorated Writing Desk, circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An early antique English Chippendale writing desk offers hand painted and gilt chinoiserie
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood, Giltwood
1970s Writing Desk From Century Furniture’s Chin Hua Collection
By Century Furniture
Located in Pasadena, TX
A coveted piece from Century Furniture’s Chin Hua Collection, this beautifully crafted writing desk
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Lacquer
Black Lacquer Hand Painted Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Secretary Writing Desk
By Edward Wormley, James Mont
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This incomparable slant-front chinoiserie black lacquer secretary desk depicts a serene
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decoration Chinese Export Writing Desk
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare 18th century black lacquer Chinese export writing desk with chinoiserie decoration. Unusual
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Writing Desk or Vanity
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand painted chinoiserie writing desk or vanity. Carved details. Decorative turned front legs
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Black and Gold Chinoiserie Writing Desk
Located in West Hollywood, CA
5 Drawer Queen Anne style writing desk w/ chinoiserie top and sides.
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinoiserie Writing Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
canton hairy paw feet, writing desk with handles for traveling and upright cabinet with drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Desks
Materials
Gold
$3,800
Early 20th Century Black Chinoiserie Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Black is a stunning color in any room. This beautiful lacquered desk will become the focal point
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Drexel writing Desk with Chinese Chinoiserie
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A very pretty Drexel writing desk with Chinese Chinoiserie, done by the best Chinoiserie artist in
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinoiserie Campaign Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 19th century English Chinoiserie Campaign Desk with center drawer circa 1820
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Green Chinoiserie Writing Table; English circa 1790
Located in San Francisco, CA
Green Chinoiserie Writing Table; English circa 1790
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
A 19th Century Black Chinoiserie Writing Table
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A black and gold chinoiserie writing table on lapetted legs ending in pad feet. With painted floral
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
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Chinoiserie Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the chinoiserie writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A chinoiserie writing desk — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. There are 106 variations of the antique or vintage chinoiserie writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a chinoiserie writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A chinoiserie writing desk, designed in the Georgian, Louis XV or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made chinoiserie writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company, Maitland Smith and Baker, Knapp
Tubbs are consistently popular.
How Much is a Chinoiserie Writing Desk?
Prices for a chinoiserie writing desk start at $556 and top out at $60,000 with the average selling for $3,760.
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 Chinoiserie 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 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 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 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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