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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Pink Marble Top Bleached Wood Table
Located in Austin, TX
French style. The classic desk exemplifies the Louis XV style with a dramatic lines and ornate carvings
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Victorian Marble Top Washstand, Dressing Chest Vanity, Scotland 1880, H215
Located in Vancouver, BC
Victorian Marble Top Washstand, Dressing Chest Vanity, Scotland 1880, H215
Scotland 1880
Solid
Category
Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Contemporary Fortuna Center Table in Brass by Boca do Lobo
By Boca Do Lobo
Located in New York, NY
With one-of-a-kind design aesthetic and refined statement to the most influential minds, the Fortuna is a contemporary center table fit for any luxurious setting. Representing the es...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Fine and Highly Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Cylinder-Bureau
By G. None
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany Cylinder-Bureau. A marble toped rectangular top above
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Table with Carved Foliate Gilt Decoration
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful Italian table with honed marble top and gilded carved decoration
on the graceful legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Small Liseuse Side Table Louis XVI French Mahogany and Fruitwood, 1780s
Located in Mönchengladbach, NW
Rare small furniture in very good condition. Grey Marble top plate with old brass gallery locks and
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Austrian veneered columns with lion
s paw Biedermeier circa1840s
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant pair of Austrian columns veneered in blond mahogany and ebonized wood and decorated with lion's paw. Black marble top.
Biedermeier Era circa 1840.
Origin Austria.
Dimensions...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Antique Gustavian Style Table
Located in Helsingborg, SE
console table has antique white color. Top has original marble.
Surprising pieces and objects, authentic
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Bronze and Black Marble Writing Set, Model by Nikolai Iwanowitsch Lieberich
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rare bronze and black marble writing set featuring bears at rest decor. The set is composed of a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Belle Époque Inkwells
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
1860s Desk Set made of Light Marble and Brass
Located in Senden, NRW
Wonderful light marble desk set or writing set from Germany, circa 1860s. The set consists of five
Category
Antique 1860s German Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Brass
A 19th Century Directoire Period Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Toorak, VIC
An Early 19th Century Directoire Period Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Writing Desk.
Handsome in
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique 18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk from France
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant freestanding antique French cylinder writing desk veneered with polished Acajou
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Bauhaus Art Deco Writing Set with Perpetual Calendar by Jakob Maul
Located in everton lymington, GB
Fabulous Art Deco German Bauhaus Perpetual Calendar with a Black Belgian Marble pen tray that has
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Chrome
Walnut Bedside Table with Writing Desk Drawer, Marble Top, Mid 1800s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Bedside table in solid walnut with writing desk drawer and gray marble top.
Finish on four sides
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Antique Mid-19th Century Side Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century Italian Writing Desk and Drawer with Gray Marble Top from 1890s
Located in Florence, IT
19th century Italian writing desk and drawer with gray marble top and brass handles from 1890s
Category
Antique 1890s Italian Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Ben Storms Table "in Vein", 2017
By Ben Storms
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
In Vein is a marble trestle table with a plus. Once you turn the tabletop around, it doubles as a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Tessellated Marble Writing Desk by Maitland-Smith
Located in Peabody, MA
Tesselated marble desk by Maitland-Smith. Desk features brass pulls and trim and a stunning exotic
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Elegant 19th Century Ormolu and Marble Writing Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
This elegant 19th century ormolu bronze and white Carrara marble writing desk fitted with two
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Antique 1850s French Baroque Inkwells
Early 20th Century Brushed Steel And Marble Writing Desk Vanity
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, industrial, brushed steel desk features a contrasting white marble top with
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Steel
French Louis XVI Directoire Style Cherry Custom Leather
Marble Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Item features two dovetail constructed drawers, tooled leather writing surface, marble and burl wood
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Vintage 1980s European Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Henry Olko Manau Group Waterfall Bamboo
Marble Single Drawer Writing Desk Circ
By Henry Olko
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Important Henry Ollko bamboo, rattan, & reed inset marble writing desk. Catalogued model number
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid Century Brutalist Style Half Cylinder Oak Roll Top Marble Writing Desk 53"
Located in Dayton, OH
A quaint mid century Brutalist style office desk. Features a dark oak finish and half cylinder
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Desks
Materials
Marble
Writing Desk Set
Located in Houston, TX
Marble writing desk set contains big base, two ink wells with glass inserts, ink blotter and letter
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Other Desk Sets
Materials
Marble
$750
Marble Top 3 Drawer Writing Desk
By Global Views
Located in Dallas, TX
Finished in cream and satin brass, this sophisticated 3 drawer writing desk features a fluted front
Category
2010s North American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
$4,800 / set
Ebonized Antique French Marble Top Writing Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Ebonized antique French writing desk with coral marble top, a single drawer, and cabriole legs
Category
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Late 18th Century Writing Desk with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI writing desk with white marble top. Gilt bronze-mounted top panel has four pull
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Walnut Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incredible Midcentury writing desk. Beautiful inset Carrera marble and leather panel with embossed
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Renaissance Walnut Marble-Top Writing Table/Desk, circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance Revival walnut rouge marble-top writing table is the perfect choice
Category
Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Empire Style Marble-Top, Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This elegant ladies writing desk or library table features a dark green marble top above an ormolu
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine Quality Marble Top American Victorian Library Writing Table Desk Circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Marble top. On casters. Burl walnut. 1 dovetailed drawer. 29 1/2" h x 51" w x 29" d.
Condition
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Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Midcentury Italian Marble Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Extraordinary midcentury Italian black lacquered writing table or desk. The top banded in malachite
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Marble Top Writing Table
Located in Conwy, GB
The well figured rouge marble top above twin frieze drawers, chamfered square tapering legs with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Marble-Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
19th century marble-top writing table desk. Walnut writing table desk with marble top, carved and
Category
Antique 1840s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Painted Writing Table with Marble Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Writing table, of distressed painted wood, having a molded rectangular marble top, serpentine apron
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
19thc French Napoleon III Writing Desk / Side table
Located in New York, NY
Marble top / ebony base / turned legs with finial center / two drawers / ideal for small writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Writing Table Desk with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique ladie's writing desk was carved in northern France, circa 1860. Rectangular
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Paint
French Art Déco Iron and Marble Desk / Writing Table in Industrial Design 1940s
Located in Salzburg, AT
French Art Déco Iron and Marble Desk / Writing Table in Industrial Design 1940s
The object is
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Vintage 1940s French Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Skyscraper Style Black Marble Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Skyscraper Style Black Marble Desk, on two pedestal legs conjoined by stretchers. 30" H x 50" W x
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century English Victorian Marble-Top Library Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Curvaceous 19th century English Victorian library table or writing table desk. The table features a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Impressive Big Napoleon 3 Desk Writing Table, France
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive French big size 3 decorated facades table desk Napoleon III style with a rich
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Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Vintage Desk in Norwegian Rose Marble
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Striking marble desk that is made of Norwegian Rose Marble. The solid top sits on two matching
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Modernist Grigo Carnico Marble Pedestal Desk
Located in Denton, TX
Two Postmodern rectangular marble grey pedestals with beveled glass top. To be used as a desk or a
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Cappellini Vendome Marble Rectangular Table or Desk
By Cappellini
Located in Vancouver, BC
or writing desks. Structure in black painted metal.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Marble Top Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis Philippe walnut marble top writing table represents the epitome of the
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Neo Classic Desk with Black Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
highlighted "acorn". Table is highlighted with worn gilding throughout. Black marble top has a beveled detail
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Kingwood and Marble Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Kingwood and Marble Top Desk, early 20th century, the rectangular molded marble top
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Florence Knoll Marble and Rosewood Desk, 1960
By Florence Knoll
Located in Grenoble, FR
Florence Knoll
Desk Knoll, circa 1960
Stainless steel, marble and rosewood
Perfect condition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Antique French Ladies Dressing Table or Small Writing Desk Old Paint Unrestored
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French ladies dressing table or small desk in old putty grey paint with its original marble
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
French Directoire Mahogany Lady
s Fire Screen Fall Front Bureau or Writing Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
and features a slanted front that opens up to an interior with leather lined writing surface and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Solid Marble Desk Mid Century Modern C.1970
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Stunning solid green marble desk. This piece can anchor any space. The marble has amazing tones
Category
Vintage 1980s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Beautiful Marble topped French 1920
s painted wood desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A truly spectacularly colorful piece of marble tops this wonderfully carved and painted French desk
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Walnut Desk with Verde Alpi Marble Top, Italy
Located in Chicago, IL
An antique Italian desk constructed with beautifully aged walnut. This piece features an inset
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Midcentury American Modern Jens Risom Walnut Executive Desk
By Jens Risom, B.L. Marble Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
." Composed of a 'floating' / oversized desk top with two additional pull-out writing surfaces, which flank a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large vintage desk with 3 drawers in Carrara marble
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Large vintage desk with 3 drawers in Carrara marble
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian Wood Desk with Verde Alpi Marble Tabletop, 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
An Italian desk featuring a wood frame and a 1” thick rectangular Verde Alpi marble tabletop. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Stainless Steel And Brass Cabriole Desk With Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
Stainless steel and brass cabriole leg desk with marble top.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel, Brass
1920s Cassard et Cie Limed Wood
Ammonite Marble Writing Table
By Cassard Romano Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant French desk in carved and white glazed fruit wood, with single center drawer and scalloped
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
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Marble Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic marble writing desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of marble, stone and wood, every marble writing desk was constructed with great care. There are 178 variations of the antique or vintage marble writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 18 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect marble writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each marble writing desk bearing Mid-Century Modern, Louis XVI or Louis XV hallmarks is very popular. A well-made marble writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Florence Knoll, Leon Rosen and Maitland Smith are consistently popular.
How Much is a Marble Writing Desk?
The average selling price for a marble writing desk at 1stDibs is $5,950, while they’re typically $450 on the low end and $75,000 for the highest priced.
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 Marble 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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