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Large second Empire Bureau-Plat
Located in Westport, CT
handsome and large 19th century French II Empire desk with pulls on each end, comprised of three
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Palisander and Walnut Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Louis XIV style. Bureau with four external drawers. Interior of the fall with large writing desk, four
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XIV Desks
Materials
Palisander, Walnut
Rare Macassar French Art Deco Office Set Desk Table, Bookcases and Armchair
By André Domin, Marcel Genèvrière
Located in Paris, FR
Marcel Genevriere (1885-1967).
Composed by four items:
An impressive large size writing desk table in
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Macassar
Large 19th Century Partners Library Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Large 19th Century partners library table with tooled Green Leather top. The moulded rectangular
Category
Antique 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Large George III Mahogany Rent Table
Located in Dallas, TX
a large George III oval rent / library table of mahogany with leather top, drawers around the apron
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Large 19th Century Partnerdesk with Green Leather
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Large partner desk with 4 drawers and cupboard on both sides. Because the original polish is still
Category
Antique 1860s British Indian Ocean Territory Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Large Charles X Brass Inlaid Library Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Large brass inlaid and cross banded Library table with turned stretcher and X form supports on
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Large 19th Century Revolving Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A attractive large early single pedestal Victorian Mahogany revolving Drum Table with a newer gold
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A Large Ebonised and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
Large Ebonised and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat, 19th Century
Provenance: Private
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
English Regency Large Scale Mahogany Library Table, Gillows, circa 1820
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1820 English Regency period double-sided library or writing table of large rectangular
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Louis XVI Leather Top Bureau Plat, ca 1780
Located in Westwood, NJ
Large Louis XVI leather top bureau plat with three drawers, tapered legs, brass trim and bronze
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Very Fine and Large Napoleon III Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A very fine and large Napoleon III kingwood bureau plat,
The leather-inset top with rounded ends
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Mid-20th Century Large Maple and Oak Drafting Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large drafting table (ca. 1950s, USA) composed of a maple surface with gray and brown painted trim
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
18th Century Italian Large Baroque Style Walnut Library Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Baroque style walnut library table with 2 sliding drawers, carved lyre shaped legs and stretcher.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Large Mogens Koch Worktable for N. C. Jensen Kjær
By Mogens Koch
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A rare Mogens Koch freestanding double sided worktable in mahogany, shoes of patinated brass. Each side with two-drawers.
From the production of six tables with wooden top.
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Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Large Griffin Mahogany Library Table in Manner of RJ Horner
By R.J. Horner
Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
extend it into more of an executive desk. A 16" section was added, and was so expertly done as to not
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century American Oak Library Table with Large Claw and Ball Feet
Located in Pasadena, CA
matched the exuberance of this writing desk with some of our own and have refinished it in cream and gilt
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Eastlake Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Paint
Large English Elizabethan Inlaid Burl, Rosewood
Satinwood Library Table c1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
An oversized antique English Elizabethan library or conference table offers top with inlaid burl and rosewood in stylized cloud form and having satinwood banding, raised on carved ma...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Burl
Large Italian Neoclassic, 19th Century Geometrically Veneered 1-Drawer Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Second quarter of 19th century. The rectangular top with alternating lozenge patterns and a molded edge above an inlaid case housing one drawer with a brass pull, the square tapering...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Pine, Walnut
20th Century French Secrétaire in Louis XV Style
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
and chiselled brass. Inside with large writing desk top, also inlaid, of good service. Furniture with
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Large Long Pine Refectory Dining Table – Kitchen Farmhouse Table c.1900
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Large Long Pine Refectory Dining Table – Kitchen Farmhouse Table c.1900
A charming and
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Impressive French Oak Table with Large Turned Legs and Bluestone Top, C. 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
has large turned legs with a stretcher and is topped with a 1 ½ inch thick Belgian bluestone top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
20th Century Venetian Lacquered and Gilt Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
bureau with large writing desk top and two small drawers. Furniture ideal to be included in a living room
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
Finn Juhl Office Set 1x Teak Diplomat desk and 1x Teak sideboard by France
Søn
By Finn Juhl, France
Søn
Located in Krefeld, DE
Very nice Office Set by Finn Juhl for France & Son Denmark. One large writing desk and one
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Teak
Hans Wegner X-Base Teak
Oak Dining Table for Andreas Tuck
Located in New York, NY
design also works equally well as a large writing desk or work table.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Large 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fabulous example of a large mid-20th Century French, three drawer mahogany writing desk. In the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Large Hardwood with Green Leather Writing Surface Twin Pedestal Partner Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leaf embossed writing surface
The desk has been cleaned waxed and polished from top to bottom, it
Category
20th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage Danish Teak Dining Table by Finn Juhl for France
Søn, 1960s
By Finn Juhl, France
Søn
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish architect Finn Juhl, designed in 1962. Suitable as both a dining table, large writing desk or
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Teak
A Large Veneered Stag Horn Writing Slope India C.1850
Located in London, GB
A large veneered stag horn writing slope with interior decoration along the leading edge, India c
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Desk Accessories
Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Antique Writing Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Large Empire style writing desk crafted in mahogany and mahogany veneer, with ormolu decoration
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Writing Desk Attributed to Ib. Kofod-Larsen
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Round Rock, TX
Large teak writing desk attributed to Ib. Kofod-Larsen. Functional as it is beautiful.
Deep
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
19th Century Northern Italian Rococo Writing Desk Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
exceptionally executed, impressive large scale antique writing desk surmounted by serpentine upper portion
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks
Materials
Pewter
Teak Leather Top Writing Desk with Upper Compartments, circa 1920
Located in Charleston, SC
Teak large leather top writing desk with three drawers on base. Nice compartmentalized upper
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Desks
Materials
Teak
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in Astoria, NY
A large French writing desk or library desk in the Neoclassical Louis XVI style, sourced from
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Pierre Chapo ‘T14C’ Dining Table in Solid Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
writing desk. In great original condition with a nice warm glow.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Elm
Large Teak Desk by Nanna Ditzel
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Dallas, TX
Large four drawer teak writing desk designed by Nanna Ditzel.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
French Louis XV Style Walnut and Bronze Writing Desk / Bureau Plat Leather Top
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The large Louis XV style writing desk / bureau plat has fine inlaid veneer and is decorated with
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
Pierre Chapo ‘T14C’ Dining table in Solid Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
. A very stable table which offers a place for 6 to max. 8 people, also lovely as a large writing desk
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique Danish Baroque Table
Located in Round Top, TX
interfere and the trestle was designed for chairs to pull into it. It can also be used as a large writing
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Wood
1960’s Danish Vintage Royal Shelving Unit by Poul Cadovius
By Poul Cadovius
Located in London, GB
and was made by Cado in the 1960s. This has two long rails, a rarely seen large writing desk shelf, a
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Steel and Oak Desk
By Patrician
Located in New York, NY
Large flat top desk, oak writing surface on bright chrome legs, with almond colored banks of
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
19th Century Large English Writing Desk
Located in Hixson, TN
A very large and impressive English writing desk/game table from the late 19th century. Gadrooned
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Game Tables
Large Teak Cabinet and Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
-down writing desk. With a smooth and well-balanced mechanism, the desk surface folds down to create a
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Antique French Carved Oak Drop Front Desk Liquor Cabinet Breton Brittany 19th C
Located in Shreveport, LA
columns to the sides. Door opens down to provide large desk or writing area and interior storage.~
~Full
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks
Materials
Oak
19th Century Catalan Trestle Table, Desk in Washed Walnut
Located in Round Top, TX
beautiful warm tone. This piece can serve wonderfully as a writing desk or larger scale end table as well.
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish End Tables
Materials
Iron
Secretary, Danish Desk in Rio Rosewood by Ejvind. A. Johansson for Ivan Gern
By Ejvind A. Johansson, Ivan Gern Møbelfabrik
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
and a large niche, a retractable writing desk on its central part and 3 large drawers on the lower
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Danish Teak Secretaire for 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
This Danish teak writing cabinet features four large drawers. The extendable writing area desk can
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Svend a. Madsen Teak Secretaire, 1960s
By Svend Åge Madsen
Located in Praha, CZ
This Danish teak writing cabinet features three large drawers. The extendable writing area desk can
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
French Washed Oak Farm Table, Trestle Table
Located in Round Top, TX
table or writing desk.
Category
Early 20th Century French Farm Tables
Materials
Oak
Giorgetti Dining Table Massimo Scolari
By Massimo Scolari, Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful large Giorgetti dining table or writing desk. Designed by Massimo Scolari featuring a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Dining Room Tables
Materials
Cut Glass
Vintage Danish Teak Wall Unit by Kai Kristiansen for FM 1960s
By Feldballes Møbelfabrik, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Asaa, DK
of:
2 Satin black steel uprights 150 cm
2 Satin black steel uprights 99 cm
1 Large shelf/writing
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
Finn Juhl Diplomat dining table France
Son Denmark 1962
By France
Søn, Finn Juhl
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
luxurious writing desk. This large table can use up to eight or ten chairs and the legs can be dismantled
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Rosewood
20th Century Italian Rosewood Secretaire by Paolo Buffa
Giovanni Gariboldi
By Giovanni Gariboldi, Paolo Buffa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paolo Buffa and Giovanni Gariboldi in good condition. The inlays of the large rectangular writing desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
18th Century Bleached Louis XIII Table With Barley Twist Legs
Located in Carmine, TX
piece, that can be used on a daily basis. It is large enough to be a writing desk, but small enough to
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIII Tables
Materials
Walnut
1930s Swedish Art Deco Walnut Large Writing Desk by Atvidaberg
By Åtvidabergs Snickerifabrik
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb quality statement desk designed for atvidaberg, circa 1930.
Large one piece desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Ate van Apeldoorn Large Writing Desk and cabinet block . 1960s Holland
By Houtwerk Hattem
Located in Den Haag, NL
Minimalist Solid Pine Writing desk designed by Ate Van Apeldoorn and produced by Houtwerk Hattum
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
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Large Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the large writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A large writing desk — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a large writing desk, we have 341 options in-stock, while there are 14 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer large writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A large writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made large writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Jens Risom, &New and Forma Nova are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Large Writing Desk?
A large writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,880, while the lowest priced sells for $212 and the highest can go for as much as $181,692.
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 Large 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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