Mahogany Chippendale Writing Desk
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century North American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Glass, Mahogany
Antique 1890s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century European Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1910s American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique Early 1900s British Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1930s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage 1980s North American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
1990s American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century Chippendale Desks
Mahogany
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany, Oak
Antique 1890s Chippendale Desks
Mahogany
20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Brass
Vintage 1940s Chippendale Desks
Mahogany
Vintage 1930s Chippendale Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American Chinese Chippendale Desks
Mahogany
20th Century Edwardian Desks
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Desks
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks
Antique Late 19th Century Chippendale Secretaires
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s Chippendale Vanities
Mirror, Mahogany
20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Chippendale Desks and Writing T...
20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century North American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1970s American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Iron
Vintage 1920s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany, Leather
Vintage 1960s Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique 1780s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany, Burl
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique 18th Century British Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany, Burl
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Brass
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
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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.








