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George Nelson Desk and Storage Unit
Located in Pasadena, TX
piece with several drawers, storage compartments, shelves and pull out writing surfaces. The wall unit
Category

Vintage 1970s American Desks

Materials

Chrome

Edward Wormley Walnut Rosewood Executive Desk
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
and hanging file drawer. Pull out right and left writing surfaces. Front of desk has recessed knee
Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
key. Desk rolls open and pulls out to reveal a green, embossed leather writing surface and two drawers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble

19th century mahogany carlton house desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
and gold tooling.  Writing surface pulls out for individual positioning.  Wide drawer above the knee
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

Regency Style Mahogany and Ebonized Desk
By George Smith
Located in Martlesham, GB
top having a black leather writing surface and ebony line inlay, the front of the desk having three
Category

Vintage 1950s English Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Burled Walnut Spinet Desk
Located in Petaluma, CA
been refinished. The desk starts to open like a piano, and then you can pull out the writing surface
Category

Antique 1870s American Rococo Revival Desks

Materials

Burl

19th Century Regency Palisander Davenport Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
leather writing surface. Top opens to reveal a richly colored interior with 2 drawers. Writing slope
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Palisander

Dunbar Walnut And Leather 1950 s Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
leather plinth. Three drawers, two pull out writing surfaces, and a pull out typing/dictaphone return.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks

Materials

Walnut, Leather

Desk Designed by Finn Juhl for Baker
By Finn Juhl
Located in Dallas, TX
Large scale desk designed by Finn Juhl for Baker with cane modesty panel, brass pulls, two pull out
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut, Cane

1970s Danish Modern Leather Top Walnut Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
pull-out writing surface. Working lock and key included. Also includes black and chrome desk-top
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Faux Leather, Walnut

Mid Century Jens Risom Walnut Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
. Six drawers and two pull-out writing surfaces.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Desks

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Maitland-Smith Bonheur du Jour Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very striking and elegant desk with upper storage compartments, tooled leather writing surfaces and
Category

20th Century Desks

19th Century Mahogany Writing Table by Howard Sons of Berner St, London
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
to shield the user of the desk against heat coming from the fire place.The writing surface rises to
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Carved Oak Desk, circa 1880
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Antique French carved oak Henri II-style desk, with bold barley-twist legs, a leather pull-out
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Leather, Oak

19th Century Regency Palisander Davenport Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
leather writing surface. Top opens to reveal a richly colored interior with 2 drawers. 4 lockable drawers
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Palisander

Jens Risom Walnut And Leather Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
case with black leather top and five drawers and two pull-out writing surfaces.
Category

Vintage 1970s Desks

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates Birch Desk
By Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the large writing surface which is a veneer. The top is picture framed with mitered corners. The
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut, Maple

Jens Risom L Shaped Walnut Vintage Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
and file drawer on each side. The desk has three drawers and a pull out writing surface. The return
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Custom Executive Desk by Hans von Klier
By Hans Von Klier
Located in Dallas, TX
rounded top desk is in excellent condition and has a center divided drawer with two pull out writing
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

John Widdicomb Burled Walnut Campaign Executive Desk
By John Widdicomb
Located in Pasadena, TX
brass hardware. Made of burled walnut and raised on a black base. The front has a pull out writing
Category

Vintage 1960s American Desks

Materials

Brass

French Bureau Plat Desk Antique 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Kingwood Crossbanding and Leather Inserts, The Leather Writing Surface (replacement) Having Hand Applied
Category

Antique Early 1900s Desks

Materials

Kingwood

Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, Amorphous Desk
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in San Francisco, CA
a pull-out writing surface on the top left. Drawer pulls are carved wood with a repeated geometric
Category

Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

French Bureau Plat Desk, Stamped Grohé
Located in Montreal, Quebec
. Beautiful gilt bronze details. Three-drawer desk with insert pull-out slide writing surfaces on each side
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Bronze

Large Directoire-Style French Mahogany Desk, circa 1930
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
-out writing surfaces, also fitted with gilt-tooled leather. Plus two 18.5” pull-out writing
Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks

Midcentury Bureau Desk Welters of Wycombe 1960s
By Welters of Wycombe
Located in Otley, GB
tambour doors revealing stationary pigeon holes, a pull out writing surface in black leather, four drawers
Category

Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

1960s Aluminum and Teak Executive Office Desk
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
spectacular and creates a comfortable writing surface. This MCM desk screams Mad Men but has incredible
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Walnut and Various Veneers Inlaid Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
curving slightly outward near the top, having 7 drawers, the central drawer with a pull-out writing slide
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Desks

Danish Modern Teak Desk by Torben Strandgaard
By Torben Strandgaard, Falster Møbelfabrik
Located in North Hollywood, CA
file drawer with a pull-out writing surface on the left side. The opposite side of the desk provides a
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Large Desk by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Dallas, TX
writing surfaces on both sides of desk.
Category

Vintage 1930s Desks

An Austrian Biedermeier Cherrywood 2-Drawer Cylindrical Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
interior with pull-out leather writing surface and small drawers with ivory pulls
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Desks

Large Early 20th Century Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
”, the moulded edge top having a brown leather writing surface decorated with gold and blind tooling, the
Category

Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Desk With Tooled Leather Top
Located in Charlottesville, VA
writing surface. The desk offers five drawers with brass hardware and two pull-out writing slides. Fluted
Category

Vintage 1920s French Desks

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Barley Twist Fold Down Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
forward reveling the writing surface which is pulled out and then dropped down for a very functional and
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Leather, Birdseye Maple, Mahogany

Vintage American Mahogany English Style Executive Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
pull out writing surfaces, and a convenient shallow shelf hiding within the knee-hole, too. Fantastic
Category

20th Century American Desks

Gianfranco Frattini 804 Desk for Bernini, Italy, 1961
By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini
Located in Barcelona, ES
hides small drawers and a pull out leather writing surface. Front side with ten drawers and four open
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Danish Modern Teak Desk by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in San Diego, CA
surface. The backside is finished allowing the mid-century Danish Modern desk to be placed in the center
Category

20th Century Danish Desks

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Modern Roll Top Desk in Walnut
Located in Pasadena, CA
drawer plus five other drawers and multiple open bays. There is a pull-out writing surface concealed
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Large Early 20th Century Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
”, the moulded edge top having a brown leather writing surface decorated with gold and blind tooling, the
Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Jens Risom Executive Teak Desk with Return
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
pencil drawers with separated laminate compartments in addition to two extending pull-out writing
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks

Danish Modern Executive Desk by Ib Kofod Larsen
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, Faarup Møbelfabrik
Located in North Hollywood, CA
features three drawers with a pull-out writing surface, and on the right side, it has a large file drawer
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

American Federal, Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
; 44 1/2" high to the top; writing surface is 24" deep x 37" high and is 31 3/4" high over the ground
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Desks

George Nelson Drop Front Desk for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
out for optimal writing surface this reveals pigeon hole storage with one drawer and three drawers
Category

Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Danish Modern Floating Top Desk by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen, Feldballes Møbelfabrik
Located in North Hollywood, CA
pull-out writing surface on the left. On the opposite side of the desk there's three additional open
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Desk, circa 1900
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
leather writing surfaces on each side.         
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble

18th Century Oak Maitre D Stand or Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
interior with various small oak lined drawers and compartments, the front of the desk having a pull out
Category

Antique 1760s English Georgian Desks

Materials

Oak

Executive Desk by Maurice Bailey for Monteverdi Young
By Maurice Bailey, Monteverdi-Young
Located in Los Angeles, CA
combination of plain sawn oak on the outer sides of the desk, rift oak on the desk's writing surface under
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Glass, Oak, Burl

Richard Schultz For Knoll Executive Desk And Credenza
Located in Pasadena, TX
. Oak with chrome frame and legs. The desk features two pull out writing surfaces, one large file
Category

Vintage 1970s American Desks

Materials

Chrome

Restoration Style Double-Faced Desk Table
Located in Prato, Tuscany
writing table; it was made of the highest quality dark walnut; it has four convenient drawers at the front
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks

Materials

Walnut

Danish Teak Desk in the Manner of Ole Wanscher
Located in Peabody, MA
Danish teak desk with brass handles, after Ole Wanscher. Features two glass pull-out writing
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Canton Black Lacquered Desk Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
handles missing) the top section finishes with the main pullout / pull-out writing surface. The writing
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Desks

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Hardwood and Brass Drop Front Desk Bureau
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
drawers below the writing surface and a pair of pull-out supports for the writing surface to rest on when
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Teak

Rococo 18th century yew and elm bureau desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
slightly concave shaped fall.  Fall rests on pull out barers and gives a writing height of 31 inches
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks

Materials

Yew

Vintage Stainless Steel Executive Desk by Richard W. Thompson
By Richard Thompson, Glenn of California
Located in North Hollywood, CA
leather top. On the opposite side of the desk there's a pull-out writing surface, allowing it to convert
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Delicate and Diminutive English Edwardian Satinwood Secretary Desk
Located in Milford, NH
compartments, a pull out writing surface with green felt over a conforming bowed drawer and two shaped door
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Brass

Small Mid-Century Cerused Walnut Desk with Brass Hardware
Located in Pasadena, CA
locking drawers on one side and a pull-out writing surface. One end of the desk has a rounded edge
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Danish Modern Teak Desk in Manner of Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder, Skeie
Located in Peabody, MA
similar to the designs of Arne Vodder. The right side features a pull-out writing surface and a single
Category

Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Bussolini Brothers Custom Mahogany Tambour Desk, circa 1940s
Located in Milford, NH
, over a lower case with fold out felted writing surface surmounting two long drawers with hand painted
Category

Mid-20th Century American Desks

Materials

Brass

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Desk Pull Out Writing Surface For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal desk pull out writing surface for your home. Each desk pull out writing surface for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. Find 187 options for an antique or vintage desk pull out writing surface now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer desk pull out writing surface, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A desk pull out writing surface made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with louis xv — is very popular. Gianfranco Frattini, François Linke and Bernini each produced at least one beautiful desk pull out writing surface that is worth considering.

How Much is a Desk Pull Out Writing Surface?

Prices for a desk pull out writing surface start at $950 and top out at $220,408 with the average selling for $5,480.
Questions About Desk Pull Out Writing Surface
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In 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.