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Lovely 1950s Serpentine Fronted Mahogany Chippendale Writing Bureau Claw
Ball
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Chippendale style 1950s drop panel serpentine
Category
Mid-20th Century British Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Chippendale Mahogany Library Serpentine Kneehole Writing Desk 44"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chippendale library writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring serpentine rectangular form
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Style Writing Desk, Black Lacquer Grey Leather Top
Located in Toronto, CA
A Chippendale style 20th century writing desk with a leather writing surface. There is a single
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Kneehole Library Office Table Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chippendale style kneehole writing desk featuring rectangular form with eight drawers
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Chippendale Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted from fine walnut and adorned with burl walnut veneering, this handsome desk features two
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Chippendale Mahogany Kneehole Bowfront Library Office Table Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chippendale style kneehole writing desk featuring rectangular form with bowfront, eight
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Reproduction English Chippendale Style Mahogany Ball Claw Executive Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reproduction English chippendale style mahogany ball & claw carved executive writing desk. Item
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Furniture Chippendale Style Narrow Writing Desk or Entry Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous English Traditional Chippendale style narrow writing desk or entry table
By Baker
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Hekman Chippendale Mahogany Tooled Leather Library Table Writing Desk
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Hekman writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring rectangular form with tooled leather top
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Straight Leg Chippendale Leather Wood and Hogan Writing Library Desk
By Wood and Hogan
Located in Houston, TX
Excellent quality custom Wood and Hogan straight leg Chippendale library desk. The desk has an
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Straight Leg British Chippendale Style Library Desk or Writing Table
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This is a vintage traditional mahogany library desk or writing table. Its design was inspired by
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Curly Maple Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Secretary Writing Desk Claw
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique secretary or writing desk. Made from tiger maple featuring a flip top that opens to
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
English Chippendale Mahogany Kneehole Writing Desk Table, circa 1750-1770
Located in Shippensburg, PA
bedroom mutually as a writing desk and table. They are often found fitted with brushing slides and mirrors
Category
Antique 1750s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
American Chippendale Mahogany Antique Slant-Front Writing Desk, circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An attractive period slant-front writing desk from the Mid-Atlantic States circa 1790, it is likely
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Maitland Smith Mahogany Leather Chippendale Ball
Claw Writing Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Chippendale style library or office desk by Maitland Smith. Made from mahogany with intricately
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Hekman Chippendale Style Hairy Paw Foot Mahogany Office Library Writing Desk
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Hekman Furniture mahogany writing desk. Features Chippendale styling with hairy paw feet. Includes
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Chinese Chippendale Writing Table Desk by Edwards
Roberts 19th C
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in London, GB
A superb 19th century Victorian mahogany Chinese Chippendale revival kneehole writing table by
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Mahogany Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Chippendale style mahogany and flame veneered bureau plat desk, the serpentine brass bound top
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$8,880 / item
Early-20th Century English Flame Mahogany Chippendale Desk Library Table Writing
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
English Chippendale style carved mahogany desk, the drawers and panels with flame mahogany veneer
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Sligh Oak Chippendale Tooled Leather Claw Foot Office Writing Desk
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Sligh Furniture Queen Anne writing desk. Made of oak featuring tooled leather top, three
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Rare circa 1900 Chinese Export Hand-Carved Writing Desk Ebonized Black Lacquer
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
-carved solid teak writing desk with Ebonised black lacquered finish
A very good looking and well-made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
“Chippendale” Style English Writing Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
Made of Honduras mahogany with a rich faded patina. Original hand tooled and gilded red leather top with finely carved surrounding molding. Two “bookmatched” drawers retaining the or...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Crotch Mahogany Chippendale Block Front Green Leather Top Knee Hole Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique crotch flame mahogany block front Chippendale style green leather top knee hole writing
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Victorian Pedestal Partner Desk Based on 1767 Thomas Chippendale Nostell Priory
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian solid mahogany twin pedestal partner desk
Category
Antique 19th Century British George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Chinese Chippendale style three-drawer desk or writing table with a relief carved Greek
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Chinese Chippendale Desks and Wri...
Materials
Wood
$3,285 / item
Chippendale Mahogany Library Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptionally Rare 18th century Mahogany Chippendale
period library desk having gilt tooled
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale Painted Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in a striking grey limestone, this desk measures 64 inches wide, 30 inches deep, and 30
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chinese Chippendale Desks and W...
Materials
Leather, Wood
$7,230 / item
Chippendale Period Writing Table
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine large size mahogany writing table with unusual open design legs and pieced rails. The
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Chippendale Style Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
An excellent antique desk in the classic Chippendale style. This was made in England, it dates from
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Chippendale Style Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
An impressive and very well made antique pedestal desk. This is in the Chippendale style, it was
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Chippendale Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Chippendale style chinoiserie lacquered desk with a rectangular top over three pull drawers. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Chippendale Style Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
An impressive & large antique desk in the Chippendale style. This was made in England & we would
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Chippendale Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A rare 18th century Chippendale period georgian mahogany partners pedestal desk having beautiful
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Chippendale Style Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb antique leather top pedestal desk in the Chippendale style. This was made in England, it
Category
Antique 1890s British Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
George III Mahogany Partners Desk or Library Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An impressive George III mahogany partners desk. The desk stylistically has strong resemblance to
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Chippendale Double Sided Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique chippendale double sided desk is as elegant and graceful as they come, yet with its
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
20th Century English Chippendale Flame Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality antique Chippendale style mahogany writing table. The top is banded in
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late mahogany Chippendale style pedestal desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine late mahogany Chippendale style pedestal desk with carvings to the returns and cupboards to
Category
Antique 19th Century British Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Black Lacquered Chippendale Style Partners Desk
Located in Houston, TX
An English black lacquered Chippendale style writing desk with a total of six drawers, three on
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Classic Chippendale Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
George III style polished writing table with a rectangular top and three drawers. Above a frieze
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Wood
$3,090 / item
Antique Chippendale Style Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique Chippendale style leather top desk in the Chippendale style. This was made in
Category
Antique 1890s British Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Chippendale Style Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique desk in the Chippendale style. This was made in England, it dates from around
Category
Antique 1890s British Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Chippendale Style Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A very smart and practical antique Chippendale style desk, made in England & dating from around the
Category
20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Chippendale Style Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique desk in the Chippendale style. This was made in England, it dates from around
Category
Antique 1890s British Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Chippendale Style Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique leather top desk in the Chippendale style. This was made in England, it dates
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
20th Century English Edwardian Flame Mahogany Chippendale Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality antique Chippendale style mahogany writing table. The top is banded in
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Chippendale Style Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb antique leather top desk in the Chippendale style. This was made in England, it dates from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
English Chippendale Style Mahogany Custom Bow Front Writing Table
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a custom bow front mahogany English Chippendale style mahogany writing table. The top has
Category
Late 20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Chippendale Revival Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Chippendale style mahogany pedestal kneehole desk, circa 1880 in date
Category
Antique 1880s Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Important Chippendale Partner
s Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unrivaled in size and quality, this extraordinary antique mahogany partner’s desk is simply the
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
George III Mahogany Partner
s Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare George III period mahogany partner's desk, the molded top with inset Morocco red
Category
Antique 1760s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
George III Mahogany Partner
s Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare George III period mahogany partner's desk, the molded top with inset Morocco red
Category
Antique 1760s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Mahogany Chippendale Revival Partners Pedestal Desk, 1920s
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique mahogany Chippendale design pedestal partners desk, circa 1920 in date
Category
Vintage 1920s Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Edwardian Chippendale Influenced Mahogany Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century Chippendale style mahogany desk with canted corners, the rectangular shaped top
Category
Early 20th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Walnut Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and useful antique writing table / desk in walnut. This was made in England, it dates
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Chippendale Table/Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Chippendale Table/Desk
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Impressive Chippendale Style Mahogany and Leather Executive Desk
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A luxurious carved mahogany executive desk having brown tooled leather top with gilded decoration
Category
Vintage 1980s North American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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Chippendale Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic chippendale writing desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and animal skin, every chippendale writing desk was constructed with great care. There are 109 variations of the antique or vintage chippendale writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer chippendale writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A chippendale writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Regency and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. Baker Furniture Company, Thomas Chippendale and John Widdicomb each produced at least one beautiful chippendale writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Chippendale Writing Desk?
The average selling price for a chippendale writing desk at 1stDibs is $4,950, while they’re typically $612 on the low end and $225,000 for the 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 Chippendale 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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