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Bureau/Writing Desk Walnut Biedermeier, circa 1840
Located in Uppingham, GB
Bureau/writing desk walnut Biedermeier, circa 1840.
Roll top front, opening to a draw out
Category
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Walnut
Rare 6 Piece Writing Desk Set Erhard
Sohne Wood Inlay Brass Art Nouveau 1900
By Erhard
Söhne
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Fine and rare Jugendstil / Art Nouveau / Secession / Arts & Crafts Erhard & Sohne writing desk set
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Bauhaus Art Deco Writing Set with Perpetual Calendar by Jakob Maul
Located in everton lymington, GB
exquisite grain. This writing set would have adorned the work station of only the elite of Germany
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Chrome
SALE!-Rare Stunning German Baroque Writing Table/ Desk with Chair
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Exceptional, stunning and rare late 18 th c- beginning of 19 th c North German Writing table
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Elm, Wood
Contemporary Brown Wooden Desk by Johannes Hock
a
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Stunning desk by contemporary German Artist Johannes Hock. A well proportioned body situated on a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Gothic Revival Antique German Writing Desk Green Vinyl Top Pierced Fretwork
Located in Dayton, OH
Gothic Revival antique German writing desk green vinyl top pierced fretwork
Late 19th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Writing Desk, Central German, 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Very beautiful Biedermeier writing desk with courtly provenance. The desk has four drawers on each
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Burl
Period German Biedermeier Writing Desk, circa 1840
Located in Dallas, TX
Remarkable quality 19th century German Biedermeier satinwood writing table or desk fitted with five
Category
Antique 1840s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Organic Writing Desk Designed by Helmut Magg, Germany
By WK Möbel, Helmut Magg
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ladies writing-desk with frame and top of cherrywood designed in 1952 by Helmut Magg for WK Mobel
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Laminate
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, Steel, Glass, Germany, 1940s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Dimensions of the desk:
Height: 70 cm (27.6 in)
Width: 100 cm (39.4 in)
Depth: 55 cm (21.7 in)
Leg
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Podium/ Writing Desk
Located in Napa, CA
Pine writing desk and podium. This piece has very clean lines and a consistent patina over the
Category
Antique 19th Century German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
$3,500
19th Century Unique Restored German Biedermeier Maple Writing Desk, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier writing desk
Completely restored.
Shellac polish.
Material: Maple
Source: Germany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Maple
Biedermeier-style Writing Desk in Cherry, Germany, late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Desk in cherry veneer on high square legs with straight frame and two drawers. The edges are
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
19th Century German Gründerzeit Nutwood and Burl Writing Desk Secretary
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A small German "Gründerzeit" (Wilhelminian) period desk with attachment or secretary from the 2nd
Category
Antique 1860s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nutwood, Pine, Burl
Restored Art Deco Writing Desk, Germany, 1930s, Revived Polish
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Art Deco writing desk, Germany, 1930s
Revived Polish
Material: Palisandr
Measures
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
Antique Historicism Oak Writing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Beautiful original old desk with three drawers from the period between 1880-1920, historicism
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
A Biedermeier Style Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Hixson, TN
A Biedermeier Style Walnut Writing Desk. Very nice band style stretcher bells centered. This piece
Category
20th Century German Desks and Writing Tables
Modernist Desk, Germany 1960
Located in Culver City, CA
Modernist Desk
Germany, 1960
Ash desk with concealed pen drawers designed by Rosenthal.
82.5”L x
Category
20th Century German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
German Cherrywood Biedermeier Writing Table, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant Biedermeier writing table out of cherrywood, standing on curved legs with connecting
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Desk, Northern Germany, circa 1840
Located in Greding, DE
English style cherry Desk from Northern Germany with two drawers, standing on vase-shaped legs with
Category
Antique 1840s German Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Midcentury Desk Germany 1950 Possible Hellerau
Located in Epfach, DE
Midcentury more unusual and rare writing desk
German, possible Hellerau
with three drawers and
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Mahogany Desk, circa 1850, Germany
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This desk was made in late Biedermeier period, comes from northern Germany. The piece is made of
Category
Antique 1850s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Hartmut Lohmeyer Desk Wilkhahn, Germany, 1959
By Hartmut Lohmeyer, Wilkhahn
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Stunning large and sturdy desk designed by Hartmut Lohmeyer and manufactured by Wilkhahn, Germany
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
Tubular Steel and Wood Writing Desk, circa 1930
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Madrid, ES
Tubular steel writing table from the 1930s attributed to Marcel Breuer. Partially restored: tubular
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Walter Knoll Executive Desk, Germany, 1970
By Walter Knoll
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Knoll, Germany, 1970. Black stained ash wooden desk, with black leather inlay, 2 cm thick flat stainless
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Bauhaus Desk, Macassar, Germany, circa 1920
By Bruno Paul
Located in Regensburg, DE
Wonderful Bauhaus desk from Germany, circa 1920.
Design by German furniture Designer Bruno Paul
Category
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Child
s Writing Desk and Chair Designed by Luigi Colani
By Luigi Colani
Located in Antwerp, BE
Luigi Colani. 'Tobifant' child's writing desk and chair, designed in 1977.
Desk: H. 64 x 114 x 60
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Interlübke White Laminate Desk, 1980s, Germany.
By Interlübke
Located in Antwerp, BE
Post modern white laminate Interlübke desk beautiful, simple, sleek design that can stand freely in
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Solid Beechwood Desk with Drawers, 1970, Germany
Located in Oirlo, LI
Beautiful German solidity, this is a heavy beech wood desk with a moving drawer unit. The key is
Category
Vintage 1970s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Desk Probably Produced in Germany
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare freestanding desk by unknown designer. Probably produced in Germany.
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Black Lacquered Desk by Interlubke, Germany 1980s
By Interlübke
Located in Miami, FL
All black lacquered postmodern writing desk with a storage cabinet and drawer with organizer by
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk Writing Table by Helmut MAGG for Vereinigte Werkstätten, 1950s
By Deutsche WK-Möbel, Helmut Magg
Located in Telgte, DE
Desk writing table by Helmut MAGG for Vereinigte Werkstätten
Shapely desk after a draft by Helmut
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Multifunctional Table, Dressing, Chess, Writing Desk, Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique dressing table, play and work table
Western Germany
Mahogany
Classicism circa 1810
Category
Antique Early 1800s German Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique desk from the early 20th century, Germany.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A desk on lion legs, Germany, around 1920.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
dimensions: height
Category
Vintage 1920s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Desk, Writing Table, Mahogany, Berlin, circa 1835
Located in Greven, DE
19th century Biedermeier desk - writing table
Northern Germany / Berlin
Mahogany
Biedermeier
Category
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
1970s Solid Beechwood Desk with Drawers, 1970 Germany
Located in Oirlo, LI
Beautiful German solidity, this is a heavy beech wood desk with a moving drawer unit. The key is
Category
Vintage 1970s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Free standing Mid century vintage desk German desk by Bähre Möbel, 1950s
By Studio Mignone
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Free standing Mid century vintage desk German desk by Bähre Möbel, 1950s
Design year: 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Lady Desk in Cherrywood, Germany, circa 1830
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier lady desk comes from Germany from circa 1830. It features one spacious practical
Category
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Desk in Walnut Veneer, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This is a beautiful desk from the Biedermeier period. It comes from Germany and was made in 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Bauhaus Tubular Steel and Wood Desk, Germany, 1930s
Located in Prague, New Town
Bauhaus tubular steel and wood desk, made in Germany, 1930s.
Date of manufacture: 1930s
Origin
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Large German Historicism Renaissance Revival Desk, circa 1890
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original German historicism or Renaissance Revival desk from the end of the 19th century.
This
Category
Antique 1890s German Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Spage Age Desk Made of Metal 1970s Germany
Located in Oirlo, LI
Spage age desk made of metal 1970s Germany.
This is a wonderful example of storage, especially
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique European Pine Writing Table/ Desk or Craft Table with Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
lady's writing table/ desk or craft table!
Measures: 52" long x 26" deep x 30 1/2" high; knee
Category
Antique 19th Century German Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Helmut Magg Desk for WK Möbel, Germany, 1950s
By Helmut Magg
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This desk was designed by Helmut Magg in 1950s and produced by Neue Gemeinschaft für Wohnkultur, WK
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Maple
Helmut Magg Desk for WK Möbel, Germany, 1950s
By Helmut Magg
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This desk was designed by Helmut Magg in 1950s and produced by Neue Gemeinschaft für Wohnkultur, WK
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Maple
Flötotto Adjustable Desk Design by Luigi Colani, 1970, Germany
By Pagholz Flötotto
Located in Oirlo, LI
Flötotto adjustable desk design by Luigi Colani, 1970 Germany.
Space age desk from the 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plastic
Helmut Magg Desk for WK Möbel, Germany, 1950s
By Helmut Magg
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This desk was designed by Helmut Magg in 1950s and produced by Neue Gemeinschaft für Wohnkultur, WK
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Maple
Eclectic Desk in Oak Wood, Germany, circa 1880-1890
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This is a beautiful Eclectic desk made in Germany around 1880-1890. The piece is made of oak wood
Category
Antique 1880s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage Country House German Light Pine Desk, Circa 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This desk was made around the 1930s in Germany. It is made from solid pine with many very deep
Category
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Herbert Hirche Executive Writing Desk Top Series by Christian Holzäpfel, 1967
By Christian Holzäpfel, Herbert Hirche
Located in Munster, NRW
Herbert Hirche, executive writing desk from top series by Christian Holza¨pfel designed in 1967
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Herbert Hirche Executive Writing Desk Top Series by Christian Holzäpfel, 1967
By Herbert Hirche, Christian Holzäpfel
Located in Munster, NRW
Herbert Hirche, executive writing desk from top series by Christian Holzäpfel designed, 1967
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
German Art Deco Marcel Breuer Black Enameled Wooden Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Queens, NY
German Art Deco black enameled wood desk with chrome trim having a top floating over 2 sets of
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Rare Mid-Century vintage German Desk in walnut, 1950s
By Vintage Specialties
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Rare Mid century vintage German Desk in walnut, 1950s
Design year: 1960s
Dimensions:
70 D 140 W
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Modernist Tubular Steel and Cherry Wood Writing Desk with Blue Laminate Top
Located in Madrid, ES
Modernist writing desk with chromed tubular steel frame. Drawers and tabletop made of cheerywood
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Oak Bauhaus Chrome Writing Desk by Thonet, Good Condition and Patina, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Desk with a frame in tubular chromed steel.
Manufactured by Thonet, Germany, in the 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Oak Bauhaus Chrome Writing Desk by Thonet, Good Condition and Patina, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Desk with a frame in tubular chromed steel.
Manufactured by Thonet, Germany, in the 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Bauhaus Desk, Black Lacquer and Chrome, Germany, circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Wonderful Bauhaus Desk from Germany, circa 1930.
Great quality and very elegant and light design
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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Find many varieties of an authentic German writing desk available at 1stDibs. A German writing desk — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are 204 variations of the antique or vintage German writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 41 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer German writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A German writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made German writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Helmut Magg, Marcel Breuer and ClassiCon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a German Writing Desk?
Prices for a German writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $737 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,664.
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 German 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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