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French Specimen Marble Topped Bureau Platt Desk, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
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Specimen marble top is original with bureau platt desk.
In 40 years of business we have never found a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Fine 18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Dressing Writing Table Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
bevelled mirror opposes an inset Carrara marble surface. Every aspect of the table is crafted with utmost
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Louis XVI-Style Secretary Desk with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Mahogany, Marble Top, Brass Handles & Gallery
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
1970
s Custom Design Lucite Writing Table with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage lucite and rouge marble writing table. Solid base and removeable top. Beautiful veining to
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XV Writing Table in Walnut with Faux Marble Top
Located in Doylestown, PA
An elegant Louis XV style "Bureau Plat" circa 1800 in walnut with a grey painted faux marble top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Simulated Marble Painted Italian Desk
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Painted Italian Desk, smart cabriole legs, extraordinary faux marble painted top, blue base. Later
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Lovely Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bonheur du Jour or Writing Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine desk in the Louis XVI style dates to the late 19th of early 20th century and features a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Napoleon Kingwood Marble Free-Standing Writing Table Attributed to Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Napoleon kingwood marble free-standing writing table attributed to Sormani, the shaped
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Empire Style Table, Desk in Gilt Bronze, Mahogany and Marble.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire style table, desk in gilt bronze, mahogany and marble.
19th century or early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Decorative Desk with Brass Details and a Faux Marble Finish
Located in New York, NY
Decorative desk with brass details and a faux marble finish, circa 1960.
Orig. price was $3950
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Signed Louis XVI Green Marble-Top Doré Bronze Mounted Desk
Located in Norwood, NJ
Louis XVI marble top Doré bronze mounted writing table. Green and white marble top desk with signed gilt
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze
1920s Cassard et Cie Limed Wood and Ammonite Marble Writing Table
By Cassard Romano Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant French desk in carved and white glazed fruitwood, with single center drawer and scalloped
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Rare Directional Marble Top Desk by Paul McCobb for Calvin
Located in Danville, CA
Meticulously restored Brass Frame Executive desk with Mahogany drawer section and Travertine top by
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Brass
French Art Deco Desk, Circa 1930 – Fine Wood, Gilt Bronze
Marble
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Magnificent and richly decorated French desk from the 1930s, crafted from fine woods and adorned
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Writing Table by Modernage
Located in North Miami, FL
A black lacquered desk with a white marble top by Modernage. This desk is beautifully designed in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Mid-Century Black Marble and Glass Desk by Peter Draenert, Germany 1970s
By Peter Draenert
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century black marble and glass desk by Peter Draenert - Germany 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Marble Top French Louis XVI Style Secretary Abatant Desk, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Nice condition. Marble Top. Good interior. Measures 38 wide x 58 tall x 16 deep. Dates to the 1920s
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century Ash, Pine, and Marble Washstand Antique Table Writing Dressing Side
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
High-Quality 19th Century Victorian Ash, Pine, Tile and Marble Washstand - Antique Writing Side
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash
18th Century French Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lovely carved french oak writing or occasional table with original marble top.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Jens Risom Style B. L. Marble Furniture Company Mid Century Walnut Floating Top
By B.L. Marble Furniture, Jens Risom
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jens Risom Style B. L. Marble Furniture Company Mid Century walnut floating top executive desk
This
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Marble-Top, Mid-Century Modern Long Vanity or Desk
By Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice mid century modern 27"H marble top vanity or desk.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Aluminium and Green Marble Console Desk by Luis Ortega
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning green marble console desk designed by Luis Ortega for a Rancho Santa Fe interior.
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XVI Style Marble and Bronze Ormolu Mounted Desk
Located in Wiscasset, ME
ormolu. The marble has beveled edges and rests set into the desk.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Rosso Francia Marble
Metal Desk in the Style of Garouste E Bonetti, 1950s
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Chicago, IL
A French 1950s desk in the style of Garouste E Bonetti featuring a rectangular Rosso Francia marble
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
19th Century French Louis XIV Red Marble Top Carved Bleached Oak Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
. Built of oak and heavily carved, the small desk stand on curved legs decorated with men head figures and
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Inlay Drop Front Desk with Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A masterfully inlaid walnut and rosewood drop front desk with marble top from 19th century, France
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Early 20th C. French Louis XV Carved Mahogany and Marble-Top Lady Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or boudoir with this elegant antique lady’s desk. Crafted in France, circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marbled Hand Painted Marble Painted Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Oxblood Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
writing surface
A very rare desk, I’ve never seen another with the faux marble hand painted finished
Category
20th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Tessellated Stone Marble
Inlay Brass Desk Style of Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage tessellated stone marble desk with inlay brass. Has one drawer. In the style of
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
French 19th Century, Louis XVI Style Painted and Gilt Marble-Top Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful inset green and cream marble top is the prefect writing surface for this desk. Painted
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Swedish Gustavian Style 1890s Painted Wood Lady
s Desk with Faux Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood lady's desk from the late 19th century, with faux marble top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Painted Marble-Top Desk or Center Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Stunning painted Louis XVI center table or desk with a single large drawer. The white marble top is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Renzo Schirolli Desk
By Schirolli
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Cylindrical bronze column sits on solid marble base supporting cantilevered asymmetrical desk top.
Massive in
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
$65,000
c.1880 French Napoleon III Style Ladies Writing Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
French Napoleon III style ladies writing table with intricate carved details, cabriole legs, a full
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
1850s French Empire Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful walnut 1st period Empire Desk. Lovely marble but not original to piece.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Egyptian Classical Revival Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous Egyptian Classical Revival desk from the mid-20th century.
From circa 1970
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20th Century Egyptian Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk with Ormolu and Faux Marble Top by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV style bureau plat desk
By Drexel
USA, 1960s
Original antiqued
Category
Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Louis XVI style writing table of mahogany. Drawer with elaborate pulls, swags and gilt
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Rare 18th Century Directoire Era French Writing Table with Secretary Drawer
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Directoire period walnut writing table features bronze banding and a black marble top. Its
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Louis XVI painted table with reversible marble top banded in marble
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Louis XVI painted table with reversible marble top - one side black, one side white/grey banded
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique French Writing Table Transition Style Louis XV – Louis XVI
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Writing Table / Bonheur du Jour Transition Style Louis XV – Louis XVI
This
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
18c Regence Table with Marble
Located in New Orleans, LA
Regence table with dusty mauve marble
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
18th Century Painted Dutch Bureau Desk
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully decorated desk with sea paintings on three drawers and three doors. Four small drowers
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Marvelous Hollywood Regency Style Lady Desk
Located in Munich, DE
Marvellous lady desk in the hollywood regency style from 1970, massive brass base and cream marble
Category
Vintage 1970s European Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Florence Knoll Calacatta Marble Table
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Chrome-plated steel pedestal based table with calacatta marble top. This versatile piece can be
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Boomerang desk by Renzo Schirolli, 1960s
By Schirolli
Located in bruxelles, BE
Schirolli. The leg of the desk is in marble. No Keys. Wear due to time and age of the desk
For shipping
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Leon Rosen Mezzaluna Desk for Pace
By Pace Collection, Leon Rosen
Located in Dallas, TX
Arced desk with a polished steel frame and verde marble top. Two drawers with laminate fronts and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
WARREN PLATNER Table/Desk for Lehigh Leopold
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren Platner for Lehigh Leopold, Table/Desk
Plated Heavy steel I-Beam supports 1.5" Carrara
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Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome, Steel
British Colonial Table with Marble Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Handsome selection with refined legs. Marble top adds a great touch to this piece.
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Swedish Marble-Top Secretaire Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Antique Swedish marble top secretaire cabinet of fine quality with a stunning writing interior. It
Category
Vintage 1910s Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Rare Executive Desk by Vladimir Kagan, USA, 1970s
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Rare executive desk by Vladimir Kagan comprises a 'floating' upper body made of mahogany wood and
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
19th Century French Campaign Marble Table
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This French campaign table with marble top is from the 19th century.
Since Schumacher was
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Antique 19th Century French Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Desk by Florence Knoll American circa 1950 Signed
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Desk with marble top and metal frame and rosewood drawers
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
20th century French Cherry Wood System Desk, 1980s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful system desk from the 80s in cherry wood.
Leather top, one zipper on each side and
Category
Vintage 1980s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Boomerang desk by Renzo Schirolli, 1960s
By Schirolli
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Boomerang desk by Renzo Schirolli, a striking piece from the 1960s. Renzo Schirolli's Booomerang
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Iron
American Oak And Birch Desk. 50
s
Located in Madrid, ES
American oak and birch desk composed of two bodies with four drawers each. Portuguese pink marble
Category
Vintage 1950s Central American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Rectangular Bouillotte Louis XVI Desk Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
This important writing table is after Jean-Henri Riesener, perhaps the most important furniture
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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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 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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