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Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr white, glass top
gold base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
, Adentro Paris.
The desk is composed of a central extra clear glass panel with a storage below and has
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr white, glass top
chrome base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
, Adentro Paris.
The desk is composed of a central extra clear glass panel with a storage below and has
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century Roll Top Desk
Bookcase
Located in Naples, FL
This desk is sure to impress with its antique charm. The roll top and bookcase provide ample
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Desk with Floating Glass Top, circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
A stunning, Italian Mid-Century Modern rosewood desk with floating black glass top. Front side has
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Alberto Orlandi Glass Top Desk in Steel with Brass Accents
By Alberto Orlandi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very chic bureau plat.
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Small Dresser Marcel Breuer 1926 with Foldable Top
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Berlin, DE
Marcel Breuer used the roll-top in the early days for famous institutions in Berlin, among others
Category
Vintage 1980s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Bentwood
Charles Hollis Jones Faux Bamboo Lucite with Brass Accents
Glass Console/Desk
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Houston, TX
accents and glass top console or desk or writing table. From the fertile imagination of Charles Hollis
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Metal Industrial Glass Top Writing Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
Vintage industrial writing table, circa 1960s, rectangular glass top over a metal base, raised on
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Boho Chic Wicker Rattan Glass Top Writing Desk by Henry Link
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your workspace with the Boho Chic Wicker Rattan Writing Desk by Henry Link. Crafted with
Category
20th Century American Bohemian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Writing Desk in the Neo-Classic Manner
Located in New York, NY
Iron Glass-top, writing desk in the neo-classic manner
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Waring
Gillow Writing Desk
By Waring
Gillow
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A glass topped writing desk by Waring & Gillow. Curved shape, in Australian oak, walnut and
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Small Writing Desk with Glass Top, Italy, 1950s
Located in Greding, DE
Italian small desk with four drawers and a black writing surface with glass top. The desk stands on
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table with stylish carved legs veneer
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Modern Italian Curved Rosewood
Elm Writing Desk Glass Topped, 1930s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an outstanding, Art Deco writing desk, made of elm and rosewood, and with
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm, Rosewood
Art Deco Modern Italian Curved Rosewood
Elm Writing Desk Glass Topped, 1930s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an outstanding, Art Deco writing desk, made of elm and rosewood, and with
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm, Rosewood
Antique Italian Walnut Sliding Top Secretary Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Italian walnut wood side desk console, writing table, secretary with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
ikons Postmodern Glass Top Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
ikons Postmodern glass top desk with four polychromed metal legs in differing geometric designs
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Fine Quality Gilded French Louis XV Writing Desk Table with Glass Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Gilt. Glass top. Removable top compartments. 48 1/2" h x 33 1/2" w x 22" d.
Condition
Gilt loss
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Green Glass Top Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
Italy circa 1960
Category
20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
$1,600
Modern George Nelson for Herman Miller Flip Down Writing Desk Glass Topped 1950s
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fantastic, flip down writing desk, with a glass top and three drawers
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
LUCITE DESK WITH GLASS TOP
Located in New York, NY
1970's american lucite desk with glass top
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Midcentury Brass Desk with Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
A brass and glass top desk.
France, circa 1970.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Sligh Vintage Queen Anne Style Leather Top Mahogany Executive Writing Desk
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sligh vintage Queen Anne style leather top mahogany executive writing desk. Item features brown
Category
Mid-20th Century Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Brass Regency Style Desk with Glass Top
Located in East Hampton, NY
Brass Regency style desk with beveled glass top.
Category
Vintage 1960s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Corbusier Large Glass Top Console or Desk
By Le Corbusier
Located in Plainview, NY
A Classic large glass top desk by the famous designer Corbusier. The desk stands on a black metal
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Italian Modernist Desk with a Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
Italian modernist desk with a glass top. Marquetry veneer , fruitwood inlay and ebonized legs.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Polished Chrome and Glass-Top Desk
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970's 2-drawer desk with black glass top.
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Henredon Veneer Shell Desk with Glass Top
By Henredon
Located in Queens, NY
American midcentury custom desk having a gold scalloped shell veneer top with a center drawer
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1950s Italian Desk with deep blue glass top
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Superb vintage blue coloured glass top Italian desk, circa 1950s. Unusual organic shape.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Small desk/ vanity table with blue glass top
Located in London, GB
beautiful blue glass on top . Brass handles and brass sabots on the legs . This elegant & versatile piece
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1970s Beige Leather Covered Desk with Glass Top
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
- Work from 1970
- Beige leather
- Gilt brass
- Glass top
- Opening on one drawer
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Italian Desk with Brown Glass Top, circa 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Large Italian desk with brown glass top, circa 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
1940
s Glass Top Mahogany Desk by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Queens, NY
drawers and bronze trim under a molded top sheathed in glass. The piece is finished with a bone plaque
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pace Collection Desk with Tubular Frame and Glass Top
By Pace Collection, Guido Faleschini, Leon Rosen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
stainless steel. The brackets extend above the drawers to support a floating glass writing surface with
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Elegant Desk with Black Glass Top, Italy, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant desk with a black glass top, two drawers and an open shelf. The legs and edges have been
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
1980s Boho Chic Rattan and Bamboo Desk with Glass Top
Located in San Carlos, CA
For sale we have a gorgeous vintage writing desk in bamboo an rattan with glass top. This desk
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
Pierre Cardin Style Brass and Lacquer Desk with Glass Top
By Pierre Cardin
Located in East Hampton, NY
Brass and lacquer desk with glass top in the style of Pierre Cardin.
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Brass Plated Glass Top Saw Horse Base Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elegant vintage beveled glass top desk featuring stretcher form brass plated metal sawhorse bases
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
1960s Desk in wooden top with glass and chrome feet.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Desk in wooden top with glass and chrome feet.
France 1960
In the style of Phillippon Lecoq
Dim: I
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Sputnik Desk or Table with Brass Legs and Glass Top
Located in Voorburg, NL
design made out of steel/brass legs with a beautiful thick glass top. High decorative piece in Hollywood
Category
1990s German Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Stylish bronze saw horse based desk with glass top
Located in New York, NY
Stylish bronze saw horse based desk with glass top
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
1980s Wicker Desk with Five Drawers and Glass Top
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Wicker Desk with Five Drawers and Glass Top
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wicker
Pair of Modern Kidney Shaped Glass Top Desks on Steel Legs
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of modern kidney shaped glass top desk on steel legs. This fine pair of modern desk have a
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Brushed Stainless Steel President Desk Glass Top, Patrice Maffei, circa 1970
By Patrice Maffei
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
, possible locking of the drawers with a key.
Bevelled rectangular glass top with rounded corners, depth 1
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Mid-Century Wooden Desk with Blue Glass Table Top, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Mid-Century Wooden Desk with Blue Glass Table Top, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Desk Birch Plywood Glass Covered Top Vintage Manufactured in Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A desk, birch plywood, glass covered top. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Birch
Glass Top Bamboo and Iron Saw Horse Desk or Console Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish glass top desk featuring bamboo and iron supports made in the shape of saw horses. The
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
1950s Italian Desk Table in Mahogany and Oakwood with Glass Top
Located in Rome, IT
original and very good.
A glass pane is placed on the top, this can also be removed.
Measures : Width 130
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Oak
Mid-Century Modern Writing Table or Vanity in Rosewood with Green Glass Top
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid-Century Modern writing table in rosewood with a green glass top having two drawers and a knee
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Leather Desk Black Glass Top, Pace Collection, American circa 1975
By Pace Collection
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Desk by Pace in leather with a black glass top, a demi lune leather blotter, and a versatile semi
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Danish Mid-Century Modern Floating Glass Top Homework Desk by Niels Bendtsen
By Niels Bendtsen
Located in Houston, TX
glass top floating on a chrome steel frame. There are two drawers on the right and a hanging file system
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Steel
Rare Italian Executive Desk with Floating Glass Top by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
managers. It has a rosewood structure with tapered legs and equipped with a floating thick glass top table
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Desk with Painted Glass Top, Joaquim Tenreiro for Bloch Editors, Mid-Century
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
delicate painted glass surface, the desk exudes an air of sophistication.
Embodying the essence of
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Glass
An Austrian Painted Wood Desk / Table With Antiqued Mirror Top
By Anton Pospischil
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Exquisite Austrian Early 20th Century Painted Wood Desk / Table with Antiqued Mirror Top, Two
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Midcentury Italian Design Desk Vittorio Dassi Mahogany Brass Feet Glass Top
By Dassi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Articulated Italian design desk Vittorio Dassi Mahogany brass feet glass top, 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Executive Grissinato Desk Made in Walnut with Carved Legs and Glass Top
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Unique and exceptional Italian executive desk made in solid walnut covered with a glass top. This
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Romeo Rega Brass
Chrome Glass Top Desk or Dining Table
By Romeo Rega
Located in Philadelphia, PA
corner .5" thick glass top. This piece would work wonderfully as a desk or dining table.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Brass
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Glass Top Writing Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of glass top writing desks is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, metal and wood, all glass top writing desks available were constructed with great care. Find 82 antique and vintage glass top writing desks at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 12 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Glass top writing desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Glass top writing desks made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. If space is limited, there are small glass top writing desks measuring 16.25 inches across. Many glass top writing desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Matthias Demacker, Vittorio Dassi and Dassi produced popular glass top writing desks that are worth a look.
How Much are Glass Top Writing Desks?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,840, while they’re typically $10 on the low end and $37,500 highest priced.
Finding the Right Desks And 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.
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