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French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18thC French style black lacquer bureau plat or desk with original inset leather top and bronze
Category

Early 20th Century French Desks

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Knee Hole Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Victorian mahogany pedestal desk. The desk top is inset
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English 19th Century Mahogany, Satinwood and Ebony Carlton Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
" form back. The desk top with tooled leather inset writing surface of like conformation surmounted by
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Brass

20th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early 20th Century French Bureau Plat or desk with drawers and leather inset. In addition the
Category

Vintage 1920s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Edwardian Mahogany Marquetry Writing Table
By Edwards Roberts
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
inset with a maroon leather insert, decorated with gold tooling. Below this there are seven drawers
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Maitre d Desk or Lectern, France, 1920 s
Located in Austin, TX
Charming lift top desk or lectern with inset leather buckram desk top, fitted interior, storage
Category

Vintage 1920s French Cupboards

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Architect s Desk, English, Adjustable, Draughtsman, Pedestal, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique architect's desk. An English, mahogany and leather adjustable draughtsman's
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood

Vienna Art Deco Josef Hoffman Manner Eight-Piece Salon Suite Set
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Forney, TX
-quality materials. The matching eight-piece set comprising a tanker writing desk with inset leather
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th century French Tric Trac Table/Game Table
Located in Westport, CT
one; displayed as a desk with leather inset and tooled top may be reversed for card playing use, or
Category

Antique 19th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Ivory, Ebony

Queen Anne Period Bureau in Walnut, England, c. 1710
Located in Atlanta, GA
inset embossed-gilt leather writing surface, fitted with herringbone-banded drawers & recessed storage
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Original English 1930s Art Deco Blonde Wood Bureau
Located in Devon, England
which becomes a writing desk with leather inset writing surface with a lovely fitted interior behind in
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Secretaires

Walnut Writing Table Desk with Inset Leather, French 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A graceful Louis XVI style carved walnut writing table with inset leather top, having a single
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Late Georgian Mahogany Partners Desk with Inset Tooled Leather Top
Located in Milford, NH
A fine English mahogany rectangular partners desk with inset leather top with gilt tooled border, a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

French 19th Century Louis XVI Leather and Mahogany Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely blonde mahogany writing desk with inset leather writing surface. Two slides pull from each
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

French Art Deco Desk in Macassar Inspired by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Houston, TX
Unusually shaped period French Art Deco executive desk with inset leather, bronze hardware and four
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Macassar

Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk, English Late 18th / Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Georgian period mahogany kneehole desk with inset leather slide writing surface decorated with gilt
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Inset Green Leather Top, England Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Small scale mahogany double pedestal desk with inset green leather writing surface accented with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Black Lacquer Desk or Bureau Plat with Inset Green Leather Top - Refinished
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant French Style Black Lacquer Desk with Inset Green Leather Top, probably American, circa
Category

Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mahogany Writing Table Desk with Red Leather Top, English, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mahogany writing table desk with inset embossed red leather top above two drawers standing on
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Fine Regency Style Embossed Leather Writing Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Regency style writing desk with fine patinated inset tooled leather with gilt linear motifs and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Alabaster

Mid-Century Brass and Leather Desk by Bernard Rohne for Mastercraft
Located in Pasadena, CA
Rare and fabulous brass desk with leather inset top designed by Bernard Rohne for Mastercraft
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Handsome Mahogany and Leather Ralph Lauren Writing Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome Ralph Lauren writing table or desk with leather inset top with gold tooled border. Nicely
Category

Early 2000s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Regency Style Partners Desk in Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A handsome partners' desk in mahogany with inset tooled leather top, three deep drawers on one side
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Regency Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
19th century English Regency style mahogany writing table (desk) with inset green leather top above
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Mahogany Writing Desk or Library Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
George III style mahogany writing desk with inset burgundy leather with gold tooling surface above
Category

Antique 19th Century British George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

French Leather Top Hunt Desk, circa 1890
Located in Evergreen, CO
inset with leather and is 29 inches high. It supports an upper portion of five drawers with a decorative
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Oak

Fine George IV Coromandel Freestanding Desk
By James Winter Sons
Located in London, GB
A fine George IV coromandel free standing desk with inset teal leather skiver decorated with gilt
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British George IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique English 19th Century Regency Mahogany Desk Writing Table
Located in London, GB
Antique English 19th century Regency mahogany writing desk. With a tooled leather inset top
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Pedestal Partners Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian burr walnut partners desk. The top inset with a green leather
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

19th century mahogany partners desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Victorian mahogany partners desk the rectangular top with inset leather having tooled border
Category

Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

English Mid-19th Century Partners Desk
Located in Montreal, QC
English mid-19th century mahogany pedestal desk; the top inset with tooled leather writing surface
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Directoire Style Cylinder Desk c1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mahogany cylinder shape desk with brass gallery around inset leather top above three short drawers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Colonial Style Faux Bamboo Writing Desk With Glass Top
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Faux bamboo writing desk in colonial style with leather inset top A British Colonial style writing
Category

Late 20th Century American British Colonial Desks

Materials

Wicker, Rattan, Glass

Large Neoclassical Desk, Attributed to Maison Jansen, France, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Large Neoclassical style black lacquered desk. Bronze gallery with inset leather top, tapered legs
Category

Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Edward William Godwin for William Watt, An Anglo-Japanese Walnut Desk.
By Edward William Godwin, William Watt
Located in London, GB
Edward William Godwin (1833-1886) for William Watt, an Anglo-Japanese walnut desk, with a leather
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVl Partners Desk by Mario Buatta
By John Widdicomb, Mario Buatta
Located in Danville, CA
relief carved Greek key apron with three concealed drawers on each side of the desk. Top is inset with
Category

Late 20th Century American Regency Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

Two-Pedestal Rosewood Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage 84" rosewood desk with leather inset. There are eight drawers to this desk, two of them
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Rosewood

English Gothic Revival Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Highly carved Walnut Desk with inset brown tooled leather top above flanking sets of drawers, four
Category

Antique 19th Century English Gothic Revival Desks

Materials

Walnut

John Vesey Stainless Steel Bronze Neoclassical Desk
By John Vesey
Located in Rio Vista, CA
acanthus swag trim and bronze mounts ending with bronze sabots. The top of the desk has a leather inset
Category

20th Century American Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel, Bronze

Figured Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
A figured walnut Queen Ann style writing desk, the shaped top with inset brown leather writing
Category

Early 20th Century British Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Desk and Chair by Ovaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in London, GB
Imposing substantial aluminium and walnut desk with inset tan leather top and matching filing unit
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Grosfeld House Small American Art Deco Vanity Desk
By Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful 1940s chinoiserie style small vanity desk with a leather inset top and hand-painted
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Brass

Regency Rosewood Sofa Table or Gentleman s Desk, English 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome Regency style rosewood sofa table or gentleman's desk with inset black leather writing
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Sofa Tables

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Ebonized Desk with Inset Leather Top
Located in Stamford, CT
James Mont style ebonized desk has a beautiful cream leather inset top, three drawers and a pull
Category

Vintage 1960s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Leather

Campaign Tortoise Lacquer Desk with Inset Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Campaign Desk with New Tortoise Lacquer Finish. Original Inset Green Leather Panel. 2 Drawers
Category

Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood, Lacquer

Campaign Tortoise Lacquer Desk with Inset Leather
Located in New York, NY
Campaign Desk with New Tortoise Lacquer Finish. Original Inset Green Panel. 2 Drawers
Category

Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood, Lacquer

Pallisander desk with inset leather by Tecno
Located in New York, NY
Imposing desk in pallisander with original inset tan leather panel and two drawers. Designed by
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Desks

Vintage Mahogany Partner s Desk with Inset Leather Top by Trosby
Located in Chamblee, GA
desk has a nicely-worn, inset and tooled, green leather top. The frieze contains three drawers on one
Category

20th Century American Desks

Rose Tarlow Cyrano Desk
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful Rose Tarlow Desk with inset leather top and amazing lines and finish.
Category

Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather

Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Millwood, VA
Twin pedestal inlaid mahogany partners desk with inset leather top and brass handles.
Category

2010s English Georgian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th century carved walnut three-drawer Art Nouveau desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century carved walnut three-drawer Art Nouveau desk with inset leather top.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

A rosewood and leather desk by Pierre Jeanneret for Chandigarh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Indian rosewood desk with inset leather top was part of a collection of furniture that
Category

Vintage 1950s Desks

Materials

Leather

Art Deco Black Desk
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Art Deco black desk. A 1930s Art Deco, ebonized, black twin pedestal desk with inset leather top
Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Wood

Art Deco Black Desk
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Art Deco black desk. A good sized, one piece Art Deco desk with inset leather top from the 1930s
Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Campaign Style Desk with Leather Inset
Located in Richmond, CA
Mahogany wood with brass hardware and black leather inset with gilt detailing.
Category

Mid-20th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Beautiful Vintage Campaign Desk with Leather Insets
Located in Houston, TX
Great vintage campaign desk with beautiful leather insets and brass hardware.
Category

20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Handsome Duroselle Desk with Red Leather Inset
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This is the most handsome, masculine, chic desk you'll run across. The red leather inset is
Category

Vintage 1940s French Desks

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Desk With Inset Leather For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of desk with inset leather you’re looking for. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. Find 30 options for an antique or vintage item from our selection of desk with inset leather now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each choice in our collection of desk with inset leather bearing Art Deco, Louis XVI or Baroque hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of desk with inset leather over the years, but those crafted by Jacques Adnet, Pierre Jeanneret and Maple Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Desk With Inset Leather?

A piece of desk with inset leather can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,800, while the lowest priced sells for $1,600 and the highest can go for as much as $20,823.
Questions About Desk With Inset Leather
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To clean a leather desk blotter, wipe the surface with a damp cloth. Tackle heavy stains with a cleaning product designed specifically for leather. Applying leather conditioner to the blotter regularly can help to minimize cracking. You'll find a collection of vintage and antique desk blotters on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    The leather top on a desk is usually just called a leather top. However, some people refer to it as a leather insert or leather writing surface. The thin pieces of leather that go into making leather-top desks are known as skivers. Shop a variety of desks from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    Yes, you can paint a leather desk top. You can transform an old leather desk top and add visual appeal with easy-to-use leather paint. If you don’t feel confident in trying this by yourself, get in touch with a furniture restorer or related professional for help. Find a variety of leather desk tops on 1stDibs.