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Large Danish Desk by Rolf Middelboe and Gorm Christensen
By Rolf Middelboe
Located in Dallas, TX
This amazing parquetry desk is signed and numbered. Designed by Rolf Middelboe and Gorm Christensen.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Attributed to Paul Follot, Large Art Deco Desk, 1920s
By Paul Follot
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Attributed to Paul Follot, large Art Déco desk, 1920s. Made of walnut and oak.
Round, caneled
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Large Walnut Executive Desk Attributed to The Standard Furniture Company
By The Standard Furniture Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, NY, circa 1950s. The desk case is supported below a large writing surface and is attached to the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Large Mid Century Walnut Office Desk Attributed To Knoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
FINAL SALE PRICE, no further reductions.
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Large Executive Desk in Rosewood and Lacquered Wood, Gianni Moscatelli
By Gianni Moscatelli, Formanova
Located in Brussels , BE
"Large Executive Desk In Rosewood And Lacquered Wood, Gianni Moscatelli"
Large executive desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
A Very Large and Unusual George III Mahogany Partner
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large and Unusual George III Mahogany Partner's or Banker's "Rent" Desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage French Large Green Metal Base and Marble Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French Large Green Metal Base Desk with Extremely Thick Dark Curved Marble Top
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Large Partner Desk Inlaid with Brass and Mother of Pearl
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Large partner desk which also can be used as a dining table. The desk has three drawers on each
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Large Compass Desk w/ Original Drawers by Jean Prouve
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the rare, large version of the classic Prouve compass desk. It is completely original and
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Large Black and Clear Lucite Vanity Table or Desk, 1980s
Located in London, GB
A Large Black and Clear Lucite Waterfall Vanity Table/Desk with Storage Drawers and Floating Shelf
Category
Vintage 1980s Desks and Writing Tables
Desk Action Office 1, George Nelson, Herman Miller, Large Version
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Bern, BE
Design classic desk Action Office 1, George Nelson, Herman Miller, large version.
Offered is a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Large Scale 19th Century French Ebonized Desk with Leather Top
Located in New York, NY
Ebonized desk with leather top and eight drawers.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Large French Vintage Mahogany Maple and Co. Desk with Marble
Located in Wolverhampton, GB
A beautiful maple and co vintage double desk in mahogany with a new cut white marble top.
It bows
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Large Varnished Wood Executive Desk, in the style of Florence Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Brussels , BE
Large Varnished Wood Executive Desk, in the style of Florence Knoll
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Tambour Brutalist desk in Black by Clausen
Maerus, Norway 1960s
By Clausen and Maerus
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Very large, brutalist, free standing Tambour desk in black by Norwegian designers Clausen & Maerus
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Desk by Osvaldo Borsani No. T96 for Tecno Boomerang Shaped
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Saarbrücken, DE
Large desk by Osvaldo Borsani No.T96 for Tecno in rosewood, restored condition.
Both chests are
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Large English Mahogany Desk with Leather Top and Made circa 1900
Located in Raalte, NL
Large size English mahogany desk from circa 1900 with leather inlaid top and on each side four
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Large Mid-Century Desk Friso Kramer Coen de Vries Dutch Design, 1960s
By Coen de Vries, EEKA, Friso Kramer
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large heavy desk designed by Friso Kramer and Coen de Vries for EEKA Kampen (NL) in the 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Large French 19th Century Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Pedestal Desk with Slides
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
This is a very good quality French late 19th century mahogany and brass inlaid large kneehole desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Aldo Tura, A Unique and Large Graphite and Almond Colored Parchment Desk
By Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
A sexy, large and solidly built desk. The rectangular top, above a four drawer freeze, each drawer
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Large Mid-Century Soft Oak Wooden Desk Kempkens Formule Meubelen, Holland, 1950s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Beautiful organic shaped directors desk with four drawers. On the back the desk has one extra shelf
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Wood
Large Golden Oak Library Table, Desk, English, Art Deco, 20th Century, Masculine
Located in Totnes, GB
A superb quality and incredibly stylish, early 20th century library table or desk of large
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Large Late 19th Century French Black Lacquered and Brass Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
are generous, so would work well as an everyday desk, but could also work as a dressing table with a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Large Carved Oak Baronial Glass Top Desk and Gilt Embossed Leather Chair
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A very large and impressive carved oak baronial glass top desk with gilded embossed leather chair
Category
Antique 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Mid-Century Large Desk By Jens Risom with Green Rixine Top, circa 1960s
By Jens Risom
Located in Ely, GB
A Beautiful Large Executive Desk Attributed to Jens Risom. Circa 1960s.
The desk is in good
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Large Executive AP 137 Originals Desk in teak by Salomonsson and Tempelman 1960s
By AP Originals, Theo Tempelman, Hein Salomonson
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Very large executive desk, model AP 137, with two large storage compartments and back plate
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
A Large and Impressive Custom Made Mappa Burl Executive Desk Attributable to Monteverdi Young C. 1970s
By Monteverdi-Young, Maurice Bailey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large and impressive custom built mappa burl veneered executive desk from the Los Angeles
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Executive Desk with Return by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Miller. It features a large writing desk with a left return that includes three drawers with dividers
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome, Steel
A Rosewood Desk by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Madrid, Madrid
A large rosewood writing desk by Kai Kristiansen.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Large Metal Drafting Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Large drawing table on cast iron base, originally from the U.S. Navy.
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Large French Empire Doctor
s Suite
Located in Pasadena, CA
. Embossed green leather on desk showing a caduseus along with accompanying master and side chairs. Desk
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Velvet, Mohair
Large Aluminum Dining/Work Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Kitchen Work Table
Console Table
Work Surface Desk
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Rodolfo Dordoni Large Worktop Table
Located in Miami, FL
for rolled up blueprints and drawings. Smart and spare, such a desk which easily doubles as a
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
A Large Ebonized Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
A Large Ebonized and Tooled Gilt Leather Topped Bureau Plat
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$16,000
1900
s large drafting table
Located in Chicago, IL
1900's cast iron base drafting table. Top 60" by 38".
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Fabricius / Kastholm Office Set large
By Preben Fabricius, Kill International, Jørgen Kastholm
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Beautiful Fabricius / Kastholm office set consisting of one sideboard and one table. Both items are manufactured by Kill international. The table and the sideboard are made of Wenge ...
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20th Century German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Carved Walnut Library Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
Elegant library table with two drawers, decorative carved details, turned legs, and center trestle. Decorative brass pulls accent the drawers; fully finished back.
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Iron Table with Stone Top
Located in New Orleans, LA
A handsome table, with molded, flared legs ending in paw feet and topped with Belgian bluestone. Base 19th century, with a later added top.
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Antique 18th Century French Oak Large Bureau
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
comes with a key that opens up to 3 more mini drawers, base of bureau has three extremely large drawers
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
A Large Neoclassic Style Five-Drawer Bureau Plat
Located in Austin, TX
A large five drawer Bureau Plat
designed by Therien Studio.
Rectangular form bureau
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple
Large Cast Iron Drafting Table by C.F. Pease, circa 1894
Located in Portland, OR
desk, the surface adjusts easily and stays put solidly.
Historical style: Industrial.
Condition
Category
Antique 19th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
A large Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat with bronze trim
Located in New York, NY
A large Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat with bronze trim, inset leather top, 6 drawers
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large Keuffel
Esser Drafting Table with Cast Iron Base, circa 1900
Located in Portland, OR
Comprised of cast iron and solid oak, this iconic Keuffel & Esser drafting table is exemplary of the high-end drafting and surveying products made by the New York-based company at th...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Large French Art Deco Light Walnut Bureau Plat - manner of Jean Pascaud c.1935
Located in London, GB
simply tooled tan leather top and five drawers around the kneehole, on large scale square tapering sabre
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Large, Superb Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a superb large solid mahogany Bureau Writing Desk made in England circa 1860.
It sits on
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks
Writing Desk, Walnut Pedestal Writing Desk, circa 1890
Located in Honiton, Devon
Large 19th century walnut pedestal writing desk in excellent condition, with nine smoothly running
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Large 19th Century Irish Writing Table Desk by Williams
Gibton
By Mack, Williams
Gibton
Located in Santander, ES
Important large writing table desk of the William IV period, bearing stamped the firm name of the
Category
Antique 1830s Irish William IV Desks
Large Mahogany Pedestal Writing Desk, English, circa 1900. 5ft 6ins long.
Located in Honiton, Devon
Large mahogany pedestal writing desk, English, circa 1900. Ideal for commercial and home office
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Writing Slope, Large Victorian Walnut Lap Desk, Scotland 1860s, B1428
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique writing slope, large Victorian brass bound walnut lap desk with fitter interior, Scotland
Category
Antique 1860s Scottish Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Large 19th Century Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5273 Fine quality 19th century flamed mahogany writing desk of generous proportions, having new
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rare 1960
s Teak Writing Desk by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner, Andreas Tuck
Located in Hudson, NY
a very handsome 1960's large teak writing desk designed by Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck. beautiful
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
French Art Deco Exotic Macassar Ebony "Mushta" Writing Desk
Located in Hialeah, FL
French Art Deco/ Art Moderne Exotic Macassar Ebony "Mushta" Writing Desk. Large Flat Topped Writing
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Oak Pedestal Desk, English, circa 1890
Located in Honiton, Devon
Large solid oak pedestal writing desk. English circa 1890. In a mellow, medium Oak with a superb
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Oak
Midcentury Danish Teak Writing Desk Cabinet by G. Nielsen Tibergaard for Ikast
By Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard
Located in Maastricht, NL
. A perfect workstation with a large extendable writing surface desk area and three large storage
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk
Located in San Marcos, CA
, features a vibrant wood grain, two small top drawers, cubby, mail slots, pull out writing desk, three large
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Secretary Desk by Falsig
By Gunnar Falsig
Located in San Marcos, CA
vibrant wood grain, four small drawers, a storage cubby behind two sliding doors, a pull out writing desk
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk by Falsig Mobler
By Gunnar Falsig
Located in San Marcos, CA
pull out writing desk, three large drawers with recessed pulls and four tapered legs.
Excellent
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
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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 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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