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A Victorian Walnut and Feather banded kidney shaped kneehole desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
VICTORIAN WALNUT AND FEATHER BANDED KIDNEY SHAPED KNEEHOLE DESK with a replaced tooled leather
Category
Antique 1870s British Desks and Writing Tables
Unusual Kidney Teak Desk by Kai Kristiansen, Double-Sided, Bookcase
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual kidney teak desk by Kai Kristiansen, double-sided, door and bookcase. Stunning round right
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Fine Free Standing Kidney Shaped Mahogany Desk by Druce
Co
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine freestanding kidney shaped mahogany desk by Druce & Co, decorated overall in satinwood
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Rare Antique English Mahogany Leather Top Kidney Shape Drop-Leaf Campaign Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare and Unusual Antique English hand-carved solid mahogany and leather top Campaign Writing Table
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Brass
Vintage Art Deco Kidney Desk in Walnut by Laszlo Hoenig
By Laszlo Hoenig
Located in London, GB
most impressive piece. It has a kidney shaped design, with an inset leather top and original Bakelite
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Danish Modern Walnut Kidney Desk by Tibergaard for Ikast Møbelfabrik, 1950s.
By Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern Walnut Kidney Desk by Tibergaard Nielsen for Ikast Møbelfabrik, 1950s.
Lovely early
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Drexel Heritage Mahogany and Burl Wood Kidney Shaped Desk with Bookcase
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency style kidney shaped writing desk with built-in bookcase
By Drexel
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modern Kidney Shaped Glass Top Desks on Steel Legs
Located in Manhasset, NY
large and impressive kidney shaped glass top supported by polished chrome and steel table legs. Can
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
American Empire Kidney Shaped Lion Paw Foot Desk with Four Drawers
By Henredon, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely Empire kidney-shaped desk with lion paw foot detailing. Features two drawers on either side.
Category
Vintage 1920s American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Striking American Art Deco Style Kidney-Shaped Brown Lacquered Pedestal Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking and large-scaled, American, 1960s Art Deco style kidney-shaped brown lacquered pedestal
Category
Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Unique Red Leather Gold Embossed Kidney Shaped Chinoiserie Painted Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very unique desk. The desk is paint decorated in chinoiserie Chinese painted figures in Chinese pastural settings. The desk Measures 60 wide x 31 deep x 30.5 tall. The desk...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Gampel-Stoll Chinese Chippendale Style Demilune / Kidney Elephant Form Desk
By Gampel-Stoll
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an elephant from Chinese Chippendale style desk by Gampel-Stoll. It has a single drawer and is a white satin. The demilune frame is trimmed in chippendale fretwork. It is one...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Composition
19th Century Walnut Kidney Desk with Amboyna Veneers Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in London, GB
A very fine kidney desk firmly attributed to Gillows.
Constructed in a well-figured walnut and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Magnificent Art Deco Kidney Shaped Desk with Armchair by Reens Amsterdam
By Gebroeders Reens
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent Art Deco kidney shaped desk with armchair by Reens Amsterdam.
Rosewood and Macassar
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Rosewood
Stunning Vintage Burr Walnut Green Leather Kidney Desk with Stunning Timber
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Kidney shaped partners desk.
A very good looking and well made desk, rare to find in Burr Walnut, the
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Directoire Cherry and Brass Adorned Kidney Shaped Ladies Vanity Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is superb French Louis XVI or Directoire style desk or ladies vanity for makeup. The desk is charming and is finished on the back which means its dual use. The piece is made in ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Kidney Paldao and Leather Desk with Chair
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning and in excellent condition, an Art Deco kidney shaped desk designed by Gilbert Rohde
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk by Maple
Co, London
By Maple
Co.
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is an exhibition quality 19th century solid mahogany kidney shaped desk by Maple & Co
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Stunning Burr Walnut Kidney Desk Built in Bookcase Shelf Brown Leather Surface
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for this stunning Burr Walnut Kidney shaped desk with built in bookshelf
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Kidney Paldao Wood w/ Leather Brass Studded Base Desk by Gilbert Rhode
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
1941. It features an amorphic kidney form table in Paldao wood two large streamlined legs making up the
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut kidney shaped writing table having a quality burr walnut
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Small Antique Kidney-Shape Lyre-Base Writing Table, circa 1920
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Small kidney-shape, lyre-base writing table, circa 1920. Lovely proportions on this piece, and it
Category
Early 20th Century French Side Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV or Louis XVI Lady
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
A French Transitional style (Louis XV - Louis XVI) kidney shaped writing table with single drawer
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage French Louis Revival Marquetry Kidney Writing Side Table 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Vintage French Louis Revival writing table, smothered in marquetry decoration with
Category
Late 20th Century Side Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Style Kidney Shaped Writing Desk Painted Vanity Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI style kidney shaped writing desk or vanity table. Item features a unique
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kidney Shape Table with Writing Compartment
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine French Louis XV style kidney shape table, dating to the late 19th century, features a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Kidney Desk Walnut Writing Table, 1850
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Exquisite Victorian kidney desk in walnut
Very cute piece, would work well in the middle of a room
Category
Antique 1850s Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
English Mahogany and Inlaid Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
An English mahogany satinwood-inlaid kidney shaped writing table with a tooled brown leather inset
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
20th Century English Flame Mahogany Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 1920s mahogany kidney shaped writing table of small proportions. The top
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Kidney Shaped Bronze Mounted Mahogany Side Table in French Louis XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Charming kidney shaped writing table in the French Louis XVI style with variegated cream colored
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Demi-lune Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Fine Louis XV marquetry inlaid kidney form writing table with bronze mounts.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV End Tables
19th Century English Victorian Walnut
Ebony Writing Table by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a top quality mid Victorian amboyna, burr walnut and ebonised kidney shaped writing
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Edwardian Kidney Writing Table Desk Secret Drawers 19th C
By Maple
Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous quality antique Edwardian kidney shaped mahogany writing table by Maple & Co
Category
Antique 1890s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous quality antique French burr walnut and ormolu-mounted kidney shaped writing
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Kidney Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat by Gillow, 19th Century
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous quality antique burr walnut and amboyna kidney shaped writing table, circa 1850
Category
Antique 1850s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Early Victorian Lady’s Rosewood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Victorian ladies rosewood writing table, the kidney shaped top with pierced love heart design brass
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
French Inlaid / Gallery Top Kidney Shaped Writing Desk / Table
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand crafted burl mahogany wood Kidney shape writing desk / table. The writing desk
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small Floating Kidney Shaped Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small floating kidney-shaped writing desk. Great for a small desk space in the living room or the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Fruitwood
20th Century English Edwardian Mahogany Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Edwardian mahogany kidney shaped desk. The top having a green leather
Category
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Dressing or Writing Table Kidney Shape with Drawers
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Deco dressing or writing table kidney shape with drawers.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Antique Regency Writing Table Desk Birds Eye Maple Kidney Shape
By Century Furniture
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A fabulous quality antique kidney shaped writing table by Century Furniture featuring a birds eye
Category
Early 20th Century American Regency Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Ladies Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Victorian burr walnut kidney shaped ladies writing table
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique quality large inlaid mahogany kidney shaped desk writing dressing table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
desk, suitable for use as a dressing or writing table. It boasts a delightful age, color, and patina
Category
Antique Early 1900s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Style Kidney Trestle Gilt Brass Gallery Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
marquetry table a ecrire (writing table).
Dating to the late 19th / early 20th century, exceptionally
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century Carved Oak Kidney Shaped Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Carved oak kidney shaped desk, circa 1895.
Oak writing surface with burr, below which a central
Category
Antique 1890s European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique William IV Burr Walnut Marquetry Kidney Shaped Writing Table Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique William IV burr walnut, ebony, ebonized and marquetry kidney shaped writing
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Walnut
Kingwood, Satinwood
Ormolu Single-Drawer Kidney Shaped Lady’s Writing Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
, Satinwood & Ormolu Single-Drawer Kidney Shaped Lady’s Writing Desk With Marquetry & Inlay C1920
Measures
Category
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
Danish Midcentury Kidney Shaped Kai Kristiansen Style Teak Writing Desk
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Kai Kristiansen very organic kidney-shaped design of the top and nice carved pulls. Very versatile
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Danish Midcentury Kidney Shaped Kai Kristiansen Style Walnut Writing Desk
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Denmark in the 1950s. Has the characteristic Kai Kristiansen very organic kidney-shaped design of the top
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Provincial Mahogany Kneehole Kidney Bean Writing Vanity Desk 43"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Provincial / Louis XV kidney bean kneehole writing or vanity desk. Made of mahogany
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Midcentury Small Kidney Shaped Kai Kristiansen Style Teak Writing Desk
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
the early 1960s. Has the characteristic Kai Kristiansen very organic kidney-shaped design of the top
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Danish Midcentury Kidney Shaped Teak Writing Desk Attributed to Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Denmark in the 1950s. Very organic kidney-shaped design of the top and nice carved pulls in solid teak
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Exotic Kidney Table Desk with Elephants
By Maitland Smith
Located in Lambertville, NJ
High style silver leaf kidney shaped witting desk with elephant motif legs. The glossy top with one
Category
Vintage 1980s Indonesian Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Kidney-shaped Writing Desk in blond Wood, Brass and Glass, Italy, 1950
s
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Stellar Italian writing desk with interesting shapes and curves. The beautiful organic lines of the
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Victorian Mahogany Kidney Desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Victorian circa 1870 mahogany kidney desk, dressing or writing table.
Elegant style with an very
Category
Antique 1870s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Kidney Shaped Studio Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large executive desk with superb kidney shaped body. Ample storage and pop up monitor.
Please
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fine Kidney Form Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine and elaborate Kidney Form Desk. With a carved gadrooned top edge. The knee hole front with a
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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Kidney Writing Table For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the kidney writing table you’re looking for. A kidney writing table — often made from wood, mahogany and walnut — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer kidney writing table, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each kidney writing table bearing Victorian, Mid-Century Modern or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular. A well-made kidney writing table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gillows of Lancaster
London, Gilbert Rohde and Gampel-Stoll are consistently popular.
How Much is a Kidney Writing Table?
A kidney writing table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,820, while the lowest priced sells for $660 and the highest can go for as much as $114,967.
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 Kidney Writing Table
- What are kidney tables?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Kidney tables are a style of curved tables popularized in the 1950s. A mid-century modern staple, they could feature drawers and were often used as a coffee table piece. Shop a range of kidney tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Why is it called a kidney table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023A kidney table is called that because of its curvy shape, which is similar to that of a human kidney or a kidney bean. During the 1950s, the curvy lines and elegant simplicity of the kidney table rendered it a covetable and trendy furnishing. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of kidney tables.
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