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Peter Hvidt Drop-Leaf Dining Table or Desk in Teak and Brass, Denmark, 1960s
By Hvidt
Mølgaard, France
Søn
Located in Maastricht, NL
An oval, drop-leaf teak desk or dining table with brass elements is designed by Peter Hvidt and
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Beech Wood Vineyard Table
Located in Houston, TX
Beech Wood
Beautiful Oval
Wonderful Harp
Feet in Great Condition
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian International Style Dining Room Tables
Michele Charron Rosewood and Aluminium Table
By Atelier Charron
Located in Grenoble, FR
with oval rosewood top. Marked Charron Paris, France.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
French Lady
s Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
above the writing surface. The arched top includes an oval portrait of Napoleon. The left and right
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$2,800
18th Century Satinwood Desk
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
, all having later oval brass handles. The whole is raised on square tapering brass castors, circa 1780.
Category
Antique 1780s English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Leather
$21,508
18th Century Satinwood Table with William Penn Family Connections
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Wendover, GB
This 18th century painted oval satinwood writing table in the style of Thomas Sheraton once
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1860
Located in Edinburgh, GB
with a central cupboard mounted with an oval porcelain plaque and flanked by banks of short drawers
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
19th c. English Table Desk.
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century English table desk with one front drawer, a drawer on each end, oval carved applique
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Writing Stand in the Neoclassical Taste
Located in Charlottesville, VA
compartments above a single slide out drawer perched atop a floating oval gallery that terminates upon simple
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing...
Materials
Mahogany
Late George III Mahogany and Inlaid Cylinder Desk by T. Willson, London
Located in Edinburgh, GB
oval panel to the top depicting two women drawing and painting, the cylinder section has similarly got
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Exceptional Napoleon III Louis XV Style Boulle Writing Desk
Located in Macclesfield, GB
is made of oak which again is a sign of quality.
The table has two worn oval paper labels with the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Dutch Marquetry Cylinder Desk, circa 1830
Located in Edinburgh, GB
with an oval panel similar to the top, all profusely inlaid with marquetry. Inside there are also
Category
Antique 1730s Dutch Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-19th Century Fine Quality Burr Walnut Bonheur de Jour in the French Style
Located in Suffolk, GB
which is of serpentine shape, veneered in burr walnut with a central oval panel of original red Moroccan
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany Oval Partner
s Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary and extremely rare oval-shaped English partner's desk features beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$74,500
Oval Table nor Model
Located in Vosselaar, BE
We inspired this model on the classic French wine table. The basic shape is given a contemporary twist while using the organic lines of the bleached beech top. The trestle supports a...
Category
2010s Belgian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Beech
$3,867
Florence Knoll Teak Oval Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Restored and in beautiful condition. A teak oval dining or conference table or use as a desk. A
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Flemish Bleached Oval Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
Bleached Oval Flemish Dining Table
Beautifully Carved Finial Legs
Great Patina
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Oval Swedish Painted Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish painted dining table or writing table standing on four beautiful turned legs.
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Oval Writing Table by Ward Bennett
By Lehigh Furniture Company, Ward Bennett
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Oval desk, writing or dining table by Ward Bennett for Lehigh Furniture Company.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Unusual brass-inlaid oval library table
Located in New York, NY
Unusual brass-inlaid, hand-carved oval library table on louis XVI-style legs with eight drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
English Oval Figured Walnut Partners Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality English oval figured walnut partners desk, the burgundy tooled leather top over 3
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Oval Table from France, circa 1880
Located in Houston, TX
An oval table with one drawer from France, circa 1880. Beautifully handmade, it's all about the
Category
Antique 1880s French Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage English Inlaid Oval Writing Desk
Located in Hixson, TN
A vintage English inlaid oval writing desk. Fine inlay work was performed on this desk! Functional
Category
Vintage 1950s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Unusual Victorian Freestanding Oval Satinwood Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual Victorian freestanding oval satinwood desk, the leather-inset top supporting a shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Singular Mastercraft Oval Brass
Leather Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
forming a concave trihedral column, the oval wooden body of the desk is clad in solid brass panels
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks
Materials
Brass
Singular Mastercraft Oval Brass
Leather Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
forming a concave trihedral column, the oval wooden body of the desk is clad in solid brass panels
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Oval Mahogany Writing Desk, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant oval writing desk crafted from mahogany, circa 1800. The desk stands on tall, tapered
Category
Antique Early 1800s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Florence Knoll Marble Oval Dining Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
This Florence Knoll's iconic Mid-Century Modern oval dining table was designed and produced in the
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Vintage Walnut and Brass Oval Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
incredible desk offers a unique and innovative design, it has a large oval-shaped top that stands out for its
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
A Neoclassical Style Oval Pedestal Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
With Black Granite Inserts
Category
Antique 19th Century Dining Room Tables
Swedish Neoclassical Birch Oval Writing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Fitted with a gilt tooled leather writing surface, above four short drawers and the leather-lined shelf. One drawer is marked with a heart and arrow and the date 1850.
Category
Antique 17th Century Swedish Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Florence Knoll Oval Table in Walnut
By Florence Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
This elegant table can serve as a dining table, conference table, or desk.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Conference Tables
Materials
Walnut
Stow Davis Mahogany Starburst Oval Table Desk
By Stow Davis
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern oval table or desk made by Stow Davis. A mahogany top in a starburst pattern
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Elegant Georgian mahogany oval partners writing table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality English mahogany George III period oval partners writing table with a leather top
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Dunbar Oval Ash
Polished Steel Dining Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Most likely a Roger Sprunger derivation of an Edward Wormley design, Dunbar oval ash wood one piece
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
Oval Leather Top Desk with Privacy Panel
Located in Annville, PA
One of the most beautiful items that we produce at Niagara furniture our Oval Leather Top Desk with
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$5,020 / item
Beautiful Florence Knoll Oval Table or Desk
By Florence Knoll
Located in Munich, DE
Walnut top and chrome base in wonderful condition. Designed in 1961.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Florence Knoll for Knoll Pearwood Oval Dining Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gracious oval table on center steel post with splayed steel legs. This table is in a no longer
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Jules Wabbes Oval Dining Table for Mobilier Universel
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Antwerp, BE
Jules Wabbes oval dining table for Mobilier Universel, circa 1960, Belgium.
Rosewood veneered top
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
English Oval Leather Top Desk or Library Table
Located in Astoria, NY
English oval desk or library table, the top inset with embossed green leather writing surface over
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Oval Desk by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
Located in Hanover, MA
Very rare early model of Scr. 2 oval desk by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1964. No more than
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
White Laminate Oval Desk Table by Florence Knoll
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Classic Florence Knoll design features a 78" oval smooth white laminate top and a base of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Feathered Walnut Oval Dining Table by Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in North York, ON
Feathered walnut oval dining table by Baker Furniture. This table has a stunning feathered walnut
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Elegant Black Lacquer Oval Desk with Bronze Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Lacquer Oval Desk with Bronze Hardware, probably American, circa 1940's. It is
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Florence Knoll Marble Oval Dining Table or Desk
By Florence Knoll
Located in CA, CA
This largest version of the oval Florence Knoll’s iconic 2480 dining table is finished in Calacatta
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble
Old Colony Walnut
Tooled Leather Oval Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Burled walnut, umber tanned and tooled leather top, oval shaped writing table or petite desk from
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Oval Glass Dining Table by Luigi Massoni
By Galotti
Radice, Luigi Massoni
Located in Dronten, NL
Versatile oval all glass table designed circa 1980 by Luigi Massoni for Gallotti & Radice.
Useable
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass
Gilbert Rohde Art Deco Oval Drop-Leaf Desk
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
A superb drop-leaf desk by the American designer Gilbert Rohde, circa 1930s-1940s. The desk is crafted from mahogany and beech wood that are newly re-lacquered. The new finish gives ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
Custom Oval Cerused Oak Desk With Reed Legs
Apron
Located in Chicago, IL
One of a kind race track oval desk with cerused oak finish. Reeded legs are offset. Hidden within
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Roger Sprunger Brass and Smoked Glass Oval Dining Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Redding, CT
Roger Sprunger Brass and Smoked Glass Oval Dining Table. The glass is separate from the two heavy
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Florence Knoll Rosewood and Chromed Steel Oval Dining Table
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in North Miami, FL
The magnificent rosewood top of the Knoll oval dining table and or desk has beautiful variations
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Modern Oval Green Cadence Writing Desk by Century Furniture
By Century Furniture
Located in North York, ON
Introducing the modern oval green Cadence writing desk, a stunning piece meticulously crafted by
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Fine Oval Satin Wood and Marquetry Inlaid Partner Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine oval partner's desk having four graduated drawers on each side with swirled acanthus leaf
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Mid-19th Century French Provincial Oval Walnut Side Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
This lovely mid-19th century French provincial oval side table has a top made of richly patinated
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large Stunning Quality 20th Century Walnut Oval Partners Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning quality and impressive 20th century walnut oval
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Florence Knoll Marble Oval Table Desk by Knoll International
By Florence Knoll
Located in Utrecht, NL
Arabescato marble - similar colour to Carrera marble (grey veins) - table by Florence Knoll for Knoll International. Signed on base.
Marble table top comes with a beautiful equal...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
Oval Georgian-Style Partners Desk; Banded Mahogany and Oyster-Burl
Located in Houston, TX
Oval bookmatched veneered top with a banded edge, above
A frieze with three drawers along each side
Category
Vintage 1920s European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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Oval Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of oval desks is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and oak, all oval desks available were constructed with great care. There are 94 antique and vintage oval desks for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 26 modern editions to choose from as well. Oval desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of oval desks to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco oval desks are of considerable interest. Some oval desks are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller oval desks, measuring 1 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made oval desks over the years, but those made by Nathan Lindberg, Florence Knoll and Knoll are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Oval Desks?
Prices for oval desks start at $995 and top out at $175,000 with the average selling for $5,312.
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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