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Art Deco Walnut Desk with Leather Inset Top, circa 1930
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Art Deco walnut desk with leather inset top, circa 1930. A single pedestal writing desk in figured
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Mahogany Desk, with an Inset Leather Top and Three Frieze Drawers
Located in Babworth, Retford
The four tapered legs set into curved corners, France, circa 1900.
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Paulo Buffa desk with red leather inset top
Located in London, GB
A small desk with red leather inset top with gilt metal handles and legs
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Desks

Art Deco Desk Piano Lacquer Black Finish with Leather Inset Top
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Art Deco desk piano lacquer black finish with leather inset top This small Art Deco period writing
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Desk with Inlay and Leather Tilt-top Inset
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Mahogany Desk with Satinwood Inlay and Leather Tilt-top Inset.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood, Leather

1940 s Ebonized Writing Table with inset Leather Top
Located in New York, NY
over 3 drawers, on tapered legs.
Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

1960s Campaign Drafting Table with Leather Inset
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Solid wood drafting table featuring campaign style brass accents and black leather desktop inset
Category

20th Century American Desks

Materials

Wood

Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in Sheffield, MA
French writing desk with three drawers and inset leather top, circa 1860. Shaped apron and delicate
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Maison Jansen Black Lacquer Writing Desk With Red Leather Top
Located in Stamford, CT
JANSEN BLACK LACQUER WRITING DESK RED LEATHER Jansen Directoire style writing desk with red
Category

Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Leather and Mahogany Desk with Fabulous Ring Drawer Pulls
Located in Essex, MA
A beautifully made Art Deco period desk in light mahogany, with inset black leather semi-circular
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks

Materials

Brass

English Desk Twin Pedestal Mahogany Leather Art Deco
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive 20th century mahogany twin pedestal desk. The rectangular top with inset tooled
Category

Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany and leather desk by Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany desk with leather insets by Edward Wormley for Drexel. Finished on both sides.Brass
Category

Vintage 1950s American Desks

Materials

Brass

Continental Desk/ Drafting Table
Located in Norwalk, CT
A mahogany desk with inset tooled leather top that lifts for drafting purposes. The burled apron
Category

Antique 19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

American Art Deco Desk
Located in Essex, MA
A striking Art Deco period desk in light mahogany with inset black leather semi circular top and
Category

Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mahogany campaign style desk , brass trim , green leather top
Located in New York, NY
A mahogany campaign style desk with brass trim with inset green leather top, English 20th
Category

20th Century English Desks

Materials

Brass

Heal s Steel and Satin Birch Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
Mid 1950's Steel and Satin Birch Writing Desk with original grey leather inset top, stamped Heal's.
Category

Vintage 1950s British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

A Louis XV Gilt Bronze Emerald Lacquered Desk
Located in West Hollywood, CA
embossed inset leather blotter. Mounted with delicate gilt bronze hardware and sitting on flared legs. This
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Art Deco Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A Beautiful Art Deco Walnut and Maple Pedestal Desk with triangular inset leather. The top have
Category

Mid-20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

19th century Campaign Desk
Located in London, GB
A 19th century Pedestal Campaign Desk with leather inset, rectangular top with hinged detachable
Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Regency Period Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Regency period Mahogany Pedestal Desk of shallow proportions with inset leather top.
Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

French Andre Arbus Style Desk
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fine French Andre Arbus style desk with an inset leather top. The desk has five drawers supported
Category

Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables

Large Louis XVl Style Cherry Wood and Leather Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Cherry Wood Desk with Original Inset Leather, 18" Inlaid Leather Extensions on either side
Category

Vintage 1940s French Desks

Materials

Brass

Ebonized Campaign Style Partners Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant ebonized partners desk with inset tooled leather top above three drawers supported on
Category

Vintage 1950s English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

English Aesthetic Movement Bamboo Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
with inset tooled leather slanted and hinged writing surface opening to reveal a storage compartment.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing T...

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Louis XV Carved Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Chamblee, GA
Fine Quality Louis XV style carved walnut writing desk with inset green leather top, carved
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Late 19th Century Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A very well figured Late 19th Century mahogany Partners Desk with an old inset green leather top
Category

Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Antique English Partner’s Desk
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique English Partner’s Desk Mahogany Wood with Inset Leather Desk Top 9 Drawers on One
Category

Antique 19th Century British Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Victorian Walnut Centre Table or Writing Desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
Beautiful Victorian walnut centre table or writing desk with leather inset top and floral inlay
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Art Deco Black Desk, French, circa 1920
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Art Deco black desk, French, circa 1920 A Piano lacquer finish Art Deco desk with new inset
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Pierre Jeanneret Rosewood Pigeonhole Desk Model PJ-BU-02-A, circa 1955
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
desk with rectangular leather inset top over single pullout / pull-out drawer above storage space
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Pierre Jeanneret Rosewood Pigeonhole Desk Model PJ-BU-02-A, circa 1955
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
desk with rectangular leather inset top over single pull out drawer above storage space, fixed slab leg
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Dirrectoire Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Provencal Italian Dirrectoire Desk with Leather Inset Top with 5 Drawers and 5 Keys,18th C
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks

Antique Edwardian Oak Kneehole Desk Writing Desk
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A small Edwardian oak kneehole desk, the rectangular top with inset leather writing surface, over a
Category

20th Century Edwardian Desks

Materials

Oak

1850 s English Walnut Partners Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English circa 1850's Walnut partners desk, with inset tooled leather top, burled Walnut details
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Chippendale Pedestal Desk
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Chippendale style walnut pedestal desk with inset gold tooled leather top. Drawers are banded with
Category

Early 20th Century English Chippendale Desks

Antique Green Man Kneehole Desk Solid Oak Victorian 19th Century and Chair
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Flemish manner, the rectangular desk top with green tooled leather inset over an arrangement of five
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Desk Writing Table Desk Victorian 19th Century Gillows Style
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Original antique Victorian ebonized writing table desk (possibly Gillows), with inset leather top
Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks

Victorian Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Victorian walnut kneehole pedestal desk with green leather inset writing surface, circa 1880.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Desks

Maitland Smith Sheraton-Style Oval Executive Partners Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Fine oval leather-top partners desk. With a leather inset top and walnut and flame mahogany veneers
Category

Late 20th Century Sheraton Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Walnut

A Curved French Desk, in the manner of Arbus.
Located in New York, NY
The open curved wooden desk inset with a square leather panel,raised on tapering slender legs.
Category

Vintage 1950s French Desks

Materials

Wood, Leather

Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in London, Greenwich
An early Victorian mahogany pedestal desk with nine drawers and inset leather top. A classic design
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Mahogany Pedestal Desk
By Jas Shoolbred Co.
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
, which is essential for good useful storage. The desk with its inset rouge gilt tooled leather writing
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Flat Top Rosewood Writing Desk
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A double pedestal desk with inset gold tooled burgundy leather top. The back side looks like
Category

Antique 19th Century American Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Cherry, Poplar

19th Century Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
A very fine example of a free standing pedestal partners desk with original inset leather top. A
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French Directoire Double Pedestal Writing Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A large and elegant early 19th c. French brass-bound double pedestal writing desk with inset green
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks

Materials

Wood

Mahogany Late Victorian Period Antique Pedestal Desk
Located in Darwen, GB
inset brown leather writing surface and gilt and blind tooled detail, above an arrangement of nine
Category

Antique 1860s Victorian Desks

Antique Desk in Solid Mahogany, circa 1910
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Antique desk in solid mahogany, circa 1910. A solid mahogany desk with inlaid drawers, New inset
Category

Vintage 1910s Edwardian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Small Mid-19th Century English Pedestal Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A mid-19th century mahogany pedestal desk inset with original red tooled leather top above 2 short
Category

Antique 1840s English Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Style Mahogany Partners Desk. C 1850
Located in New York, NY
Georgian style mahogany partners desk. The rectangular top with inset leather writing surface
Category

20th Century English Desks

English Edwardian walnut Maple co pedestal desk
By Maple Co.
Located in Salisbury, GB
way back, which is essential for good useful storage. The desk with its inset gilt tooled leather
Category

Antique 1880s English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Walnut

#1076 Art Deco Free-Standing Flame Mahogany Double-Pedestal Desk
Located in New York, NY
Flame Mahogany Double-Pedestal Desk with Geometric Freize & Inset Leather Writing Surface
Category

Vintage 1930s French Desks

Art Deco Walnut Desk by Maple and Co London, circa 1930
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Deco, three piece pedestal desk. New inset leather top, with full restoration and french polished but
Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Desks

Materials

Walnut, Wood

Antique Desk Pussy Cat Gothic Green Man Solid Oak Victorian 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
desk top with green tooled leather inset over an arrangement of three frieze drawers with a further six
Category

Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Oak

Burled Elm Charles X Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Burled elm two drawer desk with leather inset.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

French Ebonized Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very stylish and decorative French brass-mounted and ebonized bureau plat or desk with inset
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Gillows Early Victorian Rosewood Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Early Victorian rosewood Davenport desk, the slope with a leather inset surface, brass gallery edge
Category

Antique 1840s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Kidney Shaped Ladies Writing Table, circa 1860
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
mahogany with walnut veneer. The top of the desk has inset leather with detailed Tulipwood crossbanding
Category

Antique 1860s British French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

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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 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.
  • 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.