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Elegant Rosewood Veneered Desk Inlaid Decorations Glass Brass Vintage, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
An elegant rosewood veneered desk with inlaid decorations, back-painted glass, brass tips
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Early 20th c. Italian Carved Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental scaled early 20th century Italian carved desk. Two modern drawers have been added for
Category

20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Paint, Wood

Gracious Small Desk Stained Mahogany Rosewood Veneer Glass Vintage, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A gracious small desk, stained mahogany wood, rosewood veneer, back-painted glass. Manufactured in
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood

19th Century North Italian Pine Desk
Located in Brecht, BE
An occasional pine desk or counter, made in the North of Italy during the 19th century, old crusty
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Pine

Italian Writing Desk Gio Ponti Style, Italy, 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice shaped writing desk made by unknown designer or manufacturer, Italy, 1950. This nicely
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

French Provincial Style Carved Painted Walnut Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century French provincial style fall-front desk. It is handcrafted and made in Italy.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Desks

Painted Silver Gilt Carved Italian Writing Table C. 1900 s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted & silver gilt carved writing table with center drawer.
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

Italian Florentine Gilded Desk or Vanity
Located in New York, NY
1950s Italian Florentine gilded, painted desk or vanity. Three drawers. Some wear to finish.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Wood

Rare Italian Mid-18th Century Lacca Povera Desk or Bureau
Located in Berlin, DE
A rare mid-18th century Lacca Povera desk or bureau, profusely decorated with decoupage vignettes
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Antique 1740s French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Kidney Shaped Vanity with Back Painted Green Glass, Italy 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming 1950s vanity or petite writing desk in the style of Italian architect and furniture
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Italian 19th Century Painted Faux Marble Top Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Italian spectacular faux marble top and painted table with continuous scalloped apron, cabriole
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Italian Painted Walnut Table w/Fluted Legs Nicely Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved and painted walnut wood table (or desk) from the 19th century. This antique table
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Space Age Italian Painted Metal Envelope And Ticket Holder
Located in Prato, Tuscany
has been finished with a vibrant red, heat-cured paint. This piece was produced between 1970 and 1974
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Desk Sets

Materials

Iron

18th Century Italian Carved Ocher Painted Table Lectern Bookstand from Bologna
Located in Milano, MI
18th century Italian carved painted table Lectern, an antique spruce wood bookstand or music stand
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Spruce

Late 19th Century Vintage Regency Hand Painted Floral Writing Desk and Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional vintage Regency writing desk. A beautiful hand painted finish with chic gilt touches
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Regency Desks

Materials

Wood, Paint

Italian Baroque Style Faux Marble Painted Table Lectern Bookstand, circa 1780
Located in Milano, MI
18th century Italian Baroque style carved painted table Lectern, an antique spruce wood bookstand
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque More Desk Accessories

Materials

Spruce

Early Venetian Neo-Classical Style Painted Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful piece. It is an early Venetian neo-classical style secretary desk with original
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Poplar

18th Century Italian Black Lacquer Desk With Chinoiserie Decor
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Italian black lacquer desk with the scalloped shape frieze with one bronze fitting
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Bronze

Fabulous 19th c Venetian Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Curved and Painted Italian Desk
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Venetian Painted Two Drawer Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This delicate writing table has a garden of roses, mums, daisies, and tulips painted on a golden
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Vintage 1930s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Desk by Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova, 1960s
By Formanova, Gianni Moscatelli
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Desk with chest of drawers by Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova, steel base, 3 drawers and top in
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

18th Century Italian Polychrome Bureau with Original Paint
Located in Dallas, TX
an exquisitely painted Italian polychrome bureau with original paint, from Florence
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Red Desk with Drawer and Compartment, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Red lacquered writing desk on glue and plaster preparation, 1950s. Equipped with drawer and open
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Plywood, Lacquer, Paint

Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Aluminium desk with laminate top from Carlotti, 1950s.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

20th Century Italian Table Clock in Bronze with Signed Painted Decorations
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian clock of early 20th century. Object in chiselled bronze and brass with hand-painted metal
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal, Brass, Bronze

20th Century Lacquered Gilt and Painted Wood Italian Bureau, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian bureau from 20th century. Furniture in carved, lacquered, gilded and hand painted wood with
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Italian Carved Washed Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian style carved white washed table with bottom stretcher.
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Black Wood Leather Samarcanda 1970s Desk by V. Magistretti for Poggi
By Succ. Carlo Poggi, Vico Magistretti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Large desk or vanity desk in black lacquered wood with top covered in leather from the series of
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Plastic, Wood

Studio BBPR Arco Writing Desk in Metal and Wood for Olivetti Synthesis 1960s
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Cascina, Pisa
"Studio BBPR (Banfi, Belgioioso, Peressutti, Rogers)" Arco writing desk in painted metal and
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Chromed Metal and Laminated Plastic Desk Nomos by Norman Foster for Tecno, 1987
By Tecno, Sir Norman Foster
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This desk was designed by Sir Norman Foster and produced in Italy by Tecno in 1987. The solid
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

18th Century, Fall Front Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Richly colored, circa 1790, three-drawer, serpentine, fall front desk from Sicily. The whole
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

One Pair of Italian Side Chairs
Located in Buchanan, MI
One pair Italian Neo-Classical pale green painted and parcel gilt side chairs.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Carlo Ratti Writing Table Set for Legni Curva, Italy, 1950
By Legni Curva, Carlo Ratti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very writing table and chair designed by Carlo Ratti, manufactured by Legni Curva, Italy, 1950. The
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

20th Century Venetian Lacquered and Painted Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
writing desk also painted of discreet size and utility. It has some small color drops, overall in good
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Empire State Armchair in Black or Grey Velvet or in Painted Ecoleather
Located in Paris, FR
wood. Price: 5500,00€. Also Available in handmade painted ecoleather black finish with capitone
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Velvet, Wood

19th Century Italian Giltwood Polychromed Book Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century carved giltwood polychromed book stand depicting a cherub face surrounded by a large shell with a sacred heart motif in the centre. Beautiful scrolls carved throughout.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque More Desk Accessories

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Antique Italian Grand Tour Green Marble Inkwell, Naples, 1860
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Italian Grand Tour green Serpentine marble Inkwell, Naples, Italy, circa 1860. A
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Inkwells

Materials

Lava, Marble

Cream-Painted and Decorated Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a decorative, yet practical, overall cream-painted Louis XV style writing table s enhanced
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Wood

20th Century Yellow Lacquered, Gilt, Painted Wood Venetian Trumeau, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
and hand painted wood with floral decoration, of fabulous decor. Lounge trumeau built in two separable
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Italian 18th Century Table Lectern Carved Giltwood Turning Bookstand
Located in Milano, MI
From Italy, a late 18th century carved and gilded table lectern, an antique rectangular spruce wood
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI More Desk Accessories

Materials

Spruce

18th Century Italian Bookstand Louis XVI Hand Carving Turning Table Lectern
Located in Milano, MI
From Italy, an exclusive 18th century Louis XVI carved and gilded table lectern, an antique spruce
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI More Desk Accessories

Materials

Spruce

1940s Set of Two Art Deco Spheres on a Black Painted Wood Stand
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two spheres composed by a mixture of marble dust and resin. They are made in Italy in the forties
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Fruitwood

1940s Art Deco Set of Two Spheres on a Black Painted Wood Stand
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two spheres composed by a mixture of marble dust and resin. They are made in Italy in the Forties
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble

20th Century Lacquered Painted and Giltwood Venetian Trumeau, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
, of discreet service. Interior of the bureau with writing desk also lacquered and painted, of good
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Italian Painted Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful hand painted Chippendale style chinoiserie painted Secretary. Worn paint to be expected
Category

Vintage 1930s English Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Discounted Floor Model, Walnut Black MiMi Table by Miduny
By Miduny, Ale Preda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
graceful design returns contemporary Italian craft to the office desk or compact dining table for urban
Category

2010s Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech, Walnut, Plywood

Jansen Style Writing Table
Located in North Miami, FL
A writing table in the classic style of Jansen. Piece has a newly lacquered ebony finish which is highlighted by numerous brass mounts in the neoclassical style. Scaled perfect.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Painted Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in West Hartford, CT
An Italian paint decorated secretary desk in antique white and orange with gold gilt detail. It
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Paint

Italian Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fine paint decorated secretary desk, Italian. The double bookcase top over a drop front with an
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Italian Antique Painted Foldable Vanity Desk
Located in London, GB
additional desk space. Italy, c19th century but probably earlier. Hand painted. Raised over hoof
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Vanities

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Enamel on Copper Tray by Paolo De Poli circa 1950
By Paolo De Poli
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stylish green enameled copper tray decorated with a gold horse, made in Italy in the 1950s.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Copper

19th Century, Italian Painted Secretaire, Desk and Bookcase
Located in Milford, NH
Late 19th century polychrome painted Italian secretary. Nicely painted with medallions and enameled
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Paint

20th Century Venetian Lacquered Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
-painted wood with floral decorations, of great taste and enjoyment. Bureau of high proportion, it can be
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

20th Century Venetian Lacquered and Gilded Trumeau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
also lacquered and painted with large writing desk, six drawers and a central opening, of excellent
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Early 20th-Century Scriban in Chinese Lacquer
Located in NICE, FR
, representing exquisite Italian craftsmanship from the early 20th century. The lower section is equipped with a
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Wood, Paint

20th Century Venetian Lacquered Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
and painted with floral decorations wood of great taste and nice decoration. Bureau with high leg
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

20th Century Venetian Lacquered and Gild Trumeau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
hand-painted wood with floral decoration, of fabulous decor. Lounge trumeau built in two separable
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

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Italian Painted Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of Italian painted desks available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct Italian painted desks — often made from wood, metal and paint — can elevate any home. We have 192 antique and vintage Italian painted desks in-stock, while there are 15 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of Italian painted desks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Italian painted desks made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many Italian painted desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Ale Preda, Miduny and Luciano Mattioli produced popular Italian painted desks that are worth a look.

How Much are Italian Painted Desks?

Italian painted desks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,498, while the lowest priced sells for $125 and the highest can go for as much as $60,000.
Questions About Italian Painted Desks
  • 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 26, 2024
    The first Italian painter to paint realistic figures was Giotto di Bondone. His works marked a departure from the elongated, stylized forms common in early Christian art and served as inspiration for Italian Renaissance painters. Giotto's most famous paintings include Lamentation, the Ognissanti Madonna, the Kiss of Judas and Pentecost. Explore a diverse assortment of fine art on 1stDibs.