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Vintage Writing Desk, English, Steel, Victorian Pine, Shop Retail, Display Table
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage writing desk. An English, steel, oak and Victorian pine shop retail display table
Category
Late 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
19th Century English Regency Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Table or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
19th Century English Regency Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Table or Desk. Elegant Regency writing
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
English George III Mahogany
Leather Pedestal “Rent” Writing Desk ca. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
period writing desk features a wonderful series of alphabetized "rent" compartments in the upper drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Serpentine Bow Front Writing Desk or Side Table of Inlaid Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English serpentine bow front writing desk or side table of mahogany from the late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
English Writing Table or Desk of Patinated Oak with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of a handsomely patinated oak from the Edwardian era
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Ladies Morning Room Desk, English, Writing Table, Aesthetic Period, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ladies morning room desk. An English, walnut and satinwood pedestal writing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Inlaid Walnut and Gold Bronze Mounted Writing Desk, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English inlaid walnut and gold bronze mounted writing desk with black leather top, Circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Writing Desk in Solid English Walnut, Design No 5. By Jonathan Field
By Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
English walnut desk, design no.5, 2019.
This Desk was shown by the Connaught Brown Gallery of
Category
Early 2000s English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Baker Furniture English Oak and Burl Wood Barley Twist Writing Desk, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English style writing desk or library table with barley twist legs
By Baker
Category
Mid-20th Century American William and Mary Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
English Leather Top Writing Table combines beauty and functionality, making it an exquisite addition to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
$5,397 / item
Ebonised English Oak Writing Desk. one of a kind by Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
Desk in ebonized English oak, Design No 5, 2018.
One of a kind.
Made of solid English oak that has
Category
2010s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Writing Table on Wheels Carved Walnut Desk English Style
Located in Labrit, Landes
Writing table or desk made of walnut in the french late 19th century.
This table was stripped by
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,377 Sale Price
31% Off
English Square Top Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of inlaid mahogany from the Edwardian era, featuring an inset
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
English Yew Wood Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is a custom English Yew wood partners writing table with two recessed panel drawers each side
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Yew
19th Century English Painted Writing Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century English painted five drawer kneehole desk/ writing table. 1890.
Kneehole
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
English Carved Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 19th century English bleached and limed carved pine desk. 1860.
Code: 9008
Dimensions:
W
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
$4,565
George III English Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1780
George III English Mahogany Writing Table
sku 2155
W71 x D47.5 x H74.5 cm
Weight 14Kg
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English antique desk
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
A beautiful, pure antique burl walnut desk with a leather top. It is in perfect, original condition
Category
Antique 1830s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,860
English Late Regency Oak Writing Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Late Regency (mid-19th Century) parcel ebonized & oak writing table with black leather
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
19th Century English Writing Reading Table
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Mid 19th Century writing table in flame cut walnut with leather writing pad top
revealing a built
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Handcrafted English Desk
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
A totally unique handcrafted modernist desk designed and made in England by our craftspeople using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
$6,443 / item
Fine Antique English Oak Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine Antique English writing table with great traditional form, peg construction and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Jacobean Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Regency Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique English regency mahogany writing table, 19th century. With a single board rectangular top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Faux Bamboo Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th century English three drawer faux bamboo pine desk. 1920.
Clearance under rail: 24.5
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
$2,213
English Crossed Sabre Leg Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Handcrafted for us by a small workshop in England, this writing table embodies the quality and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$11,950 / item
Custom, English Walnut Burl Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This beautiful George II style executive writing table/desk in burled walnut features a uniquely
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
$13,650 / item
Rare Antique English Georgian Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
C. 1760-1780. An early and exceptional Antique writing table, English and likely Irish. With a
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Child
s Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 19th century English mahogany child's desk with leather inserted top. 1880.
Opening under
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Leather Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
stylish area for writing, reading, or working on your laptop.
The pedestal desk features nine spacious
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
$12,897 / item
English Mahogany Writing Table, Early 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite writing desk is crafted of rich mahogany and features the straightforward design
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Handcrafted English Oak Desk
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
Our prime English oak 2 drawer dovetailed desk. Designed and handmade in England using skilled
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$6,689 / item
English Walnut Burl Two-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This two-drawer walnut writing desk is made for us by our English cabinetmaker. Using time-honored
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
$8,750 / item
English Walnut Burl Three-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
walnut writing desk has Classic lines that would blend well in a modern setting. It has a saddle tan
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
$9,500 / item
English Victorian Mahogany Writing Table Dressing Table
Located in High Peak, GB
J00 Elegant Victorian mahogany dressing table / side table, having shaped upstand to figured mahogany top and 2 mahogany line drawers fitted with original turned knobs, standing on t...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Gothic Revival Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
19th century English leather top oak writing table with chamfered corners over two drawers having
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
English Art Deco Oak Desk
Located in Faversham, GB
An unusually diminutive oak Art Deco Period desk.
The desk top has a long smooth running frieze
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique English Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
English mahogany pedestal desk with tooled gilt oxblood leather writing surface, and featuring
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Art Nouveau Solid Oak Writing Table Bureaux
Located in Leicester, GB
Stunning English Art Nouveau oak cabinet with bureaux. Beautiful design with shapely leg details
Category
Vintage 1910s British Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
English Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style (19th Century) mahogany kneehole desk with bronze ram heads & trim and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$1,265,000
19th Century English Rolltop Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful antique English mahogany petite roll top desk having all the bells and whistles including
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,575 Sale Price
81% Off
English Regency Style Satinwood Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (circa 1850s) gilt metal mounted satinwood desk with inset brown leather top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
Pair of English Regency Period Rosewood Writing Tables
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of English Regency period rosewood writing tables with gold tooled green leather tops. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
English Regency Style Writing Table by Theodore Alexander
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant Theodore Alexander leather and walnut diminutive writing desk. The central drawer with two
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique English Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany with the original tooled leather top on
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Regency English Stripped Pine Faux Bamboo Writing Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1830
Regency English Stripped Pine Faux Bamboo Writing Table
sku 1532
W85 x D46 x H75 cm
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique English Victorian Rosewood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
A freestanding Victorian rosewood kidney shaped writing or centre table with attractive scroll
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Campaign Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany with a tooled leather top, three piece
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Very Fine 19th Century English Regency Writing Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Very fine English Regency bronze mounted mahogany writing table. Single board top made of beautiful
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English Flocked Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Stunning 19th Century Damasked flocked desk.
Truly one of a kind and radiating faded glory.The
Category
Antique 1870s English Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
English Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
20th century English Georgian style mahogany kneehole partner's desk with 3 sections and burgundy
Category
20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Chippendale Rosewood Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
19th century English Chippendale style rosewood double pedestal table desk with 2 drawers and brown
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
English Georgian Mahogany Partner
s Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style mahogany partner's desk with kneehole design surrounded by drawers and 3
Category
20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Desk
Located in Queens, NY
19th Century English Chinese Chippendale style mahogany 6 cluster legged desk with carved lattice
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
18th-19th century English Chippendale style mahogany table desk with a serpentine shaped front and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Regency Lyre Support Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (1840) rosewood single drawer table desk with lyre shaped side legs and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
English William and Mary Style Oyster Veneer Writing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
English William and Mary Style Oyster Veneer Writing Table. Table is beautifully crafted with a
Category
Antique 19th Century English William and Mary Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Handcrafted English Oak Desk Console
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
Our larger handcrafted modernist wall mounted oak desk/vanity or console table designed and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
$4,606 / item
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English Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the English writing desk you’re looking for. Each English writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and animal skin. There are 805 variations of the antique or vintage English writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 19 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the English writing desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An English writing desk made by Regency designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made English writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Maple
Co., Gillows of Lancaster
London and Heal's are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is an English Writing Desk?
An English writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,115, while the lowest priced sells for $304 and the highest can go for as much as $177,376.
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 English 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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