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Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Antique Library Writing Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
sides! This table is very narrow front to back so would be useful as a hall table, side table or use as
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Bureau-Plat, Paris 1785, Lebesque, 18th Century Writing Desk, French, Signed
Located in Bamberg, DE
four narrow and one wider drawer above the knee recess and is free-standing, the pull-out shelves on
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Tanker Table in an Uncommon Size, Refinished in Teal
By Mcdowell-Craig
Located in Alhambra, CA
Midcentury 4-legged tanker table refinished in a pop of teal (RAL 5021). This table is narrower and
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Handel Leaf Desk by Mark Levin
By Mark Levin
Located in Albuquerque, NM
to ensure the arms can clear the bottom of the desk drawer.
• A narrower drawer or no drawer can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Ponti Desk by Claesson Koivisto, Arflex
By Arflex
Located in Berlin, DE
it is perfect to be placed in narrow places.
It comes in stained oak / wenge, lacquered chocolate
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Thales Dining Table, Solid White Oak Geometric Base
By Mat Driscoll, Bellboy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shown here in white oak, the Thales tabletop sits at the Summit of two distinct
forms. A narrow
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
$11,000 / item
Second Half of the 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Desk
Located in Liverpool, GB
, narrowed at the bottom with vertical veins, ended with a straight foot. One shelf inside on the left, three
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Oak, Pine
Brueton Glass, Chrome and Stainless Steel Dining Table by Tamarkin-Techler Group
By Tamarkin-Techler Group, Brueton
Located in Dallas, TX
Industrial appearance.
Although this is a dining table, the base with it 25" narrow design would also
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Walnut, fruit wood and bone metamorphic writing table
Located in New York, NY
flanked by two narrow covered wells beneath which a triple divided well enclosing four small drawers. A
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Fruitwood, Bone
Solid Walnut 1960s Narrow Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Unusual desk by its proportions: narrow and long. It is made of solid walnut with metal handles.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks
Materials
Metal
Rare Narrow Alvar Aalto Table with Lino Top
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
design, produced by his Artek workshop. The unusually narrow proportions of the piece, suggest this was a
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Plastic, Laminate, Birch
Baker Furniture Chippendale Style Narrow Writing Desk or Entry Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous English Traditional Chippendale style narrow writing desk or entry table
By Baker
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Georgian Style Chinoiserie Painted Narrow Bookcase Secretary Desk circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a great item and very difficult to find because of its narrow size. The piece is a two
Category
Vintage 1920s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rosewood Executive Desk for Nipu
By Marius Byrialsen, Nipu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
features an aluminum frame with a rosewood desk top, six drawers and two narrow pencil drawers, flanking
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Rustic Tavern Table With Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rustic tavern table with narrow drawer. Dove tailed drawer. Decorative terracotta medallions
FOR
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Early 20th Century Guatemalan Desks and Writing Tables
Warren Plattner - leather top desk
Located in Jersey City, NJ
A long narrow desk made of teak with a metal base, leather top, and seven drawers. There is a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks
Materials
Metal
Paul McCobb for Planner Group Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Five drawer desk with pinned legs and original hardware. Top two drawers are slightly more narrow
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Lacquered Kidney Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
narrow frieze fitted with a single drawer, raised on four elephant-head pedestals.
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Hollywood Regency Style Ebonized Desk by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
leather writing surface, over a narrow frieze fitted with three drawers, raised on bronze columnar legs
Category
Vintage 1960s French Hollywood Regency Desks
George III Mahogany Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
a George III desk of mahogany with a long narrow drawer above six drawers, three each side, top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$6,400
REGENCY MAHOGANY DESK
Located in New York, NY
proportioned desk with a rounded kneehole opening, three drawers with narrow fruitwood inlay, and decorative
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
$5,600
French Napoleon Style Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
ormolu bronze banding, over a narrow scalloped frieze fitted with a single drawer, raised on cabriole
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Mirrored Desk Writing Table With Gold Painted Lined Frame
Located in Manhasset, NY
rectangular top over a narrow frieze fitted with two sliding drawers, raised on squared legs ending in toupee
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Lectern
Located in Baltimore, MD
A narrow pine lectern featuring hinged slope-top above notes/bookshelf and single dovetailed drawer
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Desks
Materials
Pine
$995
Painted French Table with Carved Leaves and Flowers
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1900 French painted table with two narrow drawers, curved apron, cabriole legs and decorative
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Schmieg
Kotzian Mahogany Double Pedestal Writing Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
top with leather writing surface over a narrow frieze fitted with three drawers, raised on two
Category
Vintage 1940s English Desks
Materials
Wood, Leather
Early 18th Century Spanish Console Table
Located in Round Top, TX
patina'd pine with a solid board top. Wonderful minimalist design. Also serves wonderfully as a narrow
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Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Console Tables
Materials
Pine
French Directoire Style Ebonized Desk by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
writing surface atop a long narrow drawer flanked by two smaller drawers on each side, raised on tapering
Category
Vintage 1960s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
well as a narrow bread board. Gorgeous worn smooth patina throughout. Clearance from floor to apron is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Maison Jansen Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
frieze fitted with a narrow drawer, flanked by two smaller drawers and "file cabinet" storage, standing
Category
Vintage 1930s Argentine Desks
Materials
Brass
$4,500
Egg Shell Lacquer Desk in the Manner of Karl Springer
Located in Pasadena, CA
line the left side and one narrow drawer sits in the middle. Gloss finish. A perfect signature piece
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Maison Jansen Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
leather top writing surface over a banded frieze fitted with two narrow drawers, standing on fluted
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,900
French Louis XVI Style Painted Desk by Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
, the rectangular top over a narrow frieze fitted with two drawers with oak secondaries, raised on four
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
American of Martinsville Walnut Writing Desk Merton Gershun Mid Century Modern
By American of Martinsville, Merton Gershun
Located in Forest Grove, PA
very useable, organic shaped top.
The top tapers down to 20.25" at the narrow end, the kneehole opening
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Style Ebonized Desk Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
green leather top over a frieze fitted with two narrow drawers, the base of faux bamboo decoration
Category
Vintage 1960s French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Italian Mid-Century Wood Vanity
Located in New York, NY
. The mirror can be removed so that it can be used as a narrow desk. Color of finish can be changed at
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Rattan
Bamboo Desk /Console Jean Royere
By Jean Royère
Located in New York, NY
to Jean Royère. Three drawers. Narrow depth of 19.4 allows this piece to be used as a console or sofa
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Black Lacquer Curule Writing Table With Spherical Brass Ornament
Located in Chicago, IL
spherical details. Triple beveled ogee edge glass top is one-half inch thick. With a narrower glass top
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Ebonized Writing Table Stamped Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
leather inset and bronze banding, over a frieze fitted with two narrow drawers each with bronze banding
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Curule Base Writing Table With Spherical Brass Ornamentation
Located in Chicago, IL
spherical details. Triple beveled ogee edge glass top is one-half inch thick. With a narrower glass top
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Paolo Buffa Vintage Italian Desk
By Dassi
Located in North Miami, FL
Italian petite desk with drawer, green glass top and shelf with two drawers. Narrow depth makes this a
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Verre Eglomise Desk by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
eglomise glass veneer, over a narrow frieze fitted with three drawers and decorated with eglomise glass
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Edmond Spence Two-Part Maple Dining Table
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in San Francisco, CA
brass finish at the feet.
Dimensions: Width 76.75", depth 48", height 30" (32" wide at narrow end
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Maple
Teak Desk, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
side with one deep, spacious drawer, second side with two narrower drawers.
Wood cleaned, polished
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Table Desk by Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
embossed leather writing surface with bronze banding, over a narrow frieze fitted with two drawers, raised
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Materials
Bronze
Finest French Steel
Bronze Writing Desk by Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
veneered with bronze mounts, brown embossed leather writing surface, over a narrow frieze fitted with three
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Maison Jansen French Directoire Style Writing Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
rectangular top with black embossed leather writing surface, over a narrow frieze fitted with two drawers
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Exclusive Mahogany
Burled Desk Faux-tusk Base
Located in Manhasset, NY
with beautiful burled and mahogany veneer over a narrow frieze fitted with three drawers, supported by
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Classic Spanish Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
be a marriage of two different tables. Would make a great desk or narrow dining table.
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Mid-Century Butcher Block Table On Hairpin Iron Legs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
legs. Rich wood grain design with a long and narrow shape perfect as a functional space saving addition
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Executive Desk by Mobilier International circa 1965 France
By Mobilier International
Located in Jersey City, NJ
triangular top has cropped corners and a black leather writing surface with two narrow drawers on each side
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Neoclassical Style Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in Manhasset, NY
writing surface over a narrow frieze fitted with two drawers, leather veneer all around, supported on two
Category
Vintage 1950s American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Rosewood and Chrome Base Desk Attributed to Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful rosewood grain narrow desk with chrome pedestals and inset handles and locks designed
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Midcentury Wood Vanity
Located in New York, NY
can be removed so that it can be used as a narrow desk.
Condition: Excellent vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
19th Century Swedish Black Pine Gustavian Side Table or Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
narrow. Solid. Height to rim is 59 cm.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Italian Midcentury Wood Vanity
Located in New York, NY
can be removed so that it can be used as a narrow desk.
Condition: Excellent vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
1950s Jens Risom Design Compact Walnut
Formica Writing Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s
Wonderful compact size ideal for narrow dining table option.
Warm Walnut wood with a Formica top
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Walnut
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Find a variety of narrow desks available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct narrow desks — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. We have 258 antique and vintage narrow desks in-stock, while there are 15 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of narrow desks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Narrow desks made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Some narrow desks are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller narrow desks, measuring 16.25 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Many narrow desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Maison Jansen, Joel Escalona and Poul Henningsen produced popular narrow desks that are worth a look.
How Much are Narrow Desks?
Narrow desks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,500, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $165,000.
Finding the Right Desks And 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.
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