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Mid-Century Modern Oval Marble Dining Table or Desk by Florence Knoll for Knoll
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant executive table designed by Florence Knoll and produced by Knoll. It features a beautiful high gloss Nero Marquina black marble top and a chrome-plated star base. This was...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Luigi Saccardo UFO Table
By Armet, Luigi Saccardo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Oval steel side table/desk by Luigi Saccardo Jansen, 1970. Beautiful rare oval surfboard shaped
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
$7,500
Antique Inlaid Mahogany Five Drawer Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
edge, crossbanded mahogany to the centre with pretty original oval brass handles flanked by four cross
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Studio Made Copper Console Table, Vanity or Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
throughout. Comes with matching accessory oval mirror. Artist made circa 1960's and one of a kind.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Console Tables
Materials
Copper
Rare Bert England East Indian Laurel and Ash Postmodern Writing Desk
By Bert England, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
laurel wood and ash in a post modern form with arched stretchers and reeded oval top compartments. Single
Category
Vintage 1980s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
Antique Pine Wood Entry Table, 1900s
Located in Chicago, IL
patina. This table has one drawer with two interior dividers, round knobs and an oval brass lock. Key not
Category
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Table Library Swedish Mahogany Gustavian, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Table library Swedish mahogany Gustavian, Sweden. A stunning library table in an oval shape made
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George III Style Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III style oval mahogany partners desk with a tooled leather top, mid 20th century. Having
Category
Vintage 1950s English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
Midcentury American Made Brass Mounted Mahogany Campaign Style Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This American made Campaign style mahogany desk features a polished top with oval brass inlay above
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Writing Desk with Original Brasses
By George Hepplewhite
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
style desk with original oval brasses, and hand tooled and gilded tan leather hide writing surface
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Desk With Leather Top, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
perfectly flush with the tabletop. The tabletop features elegantly rounded corners and rests on an oval base
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Baker Furniture Chinese Chippendale Style Console Table Desk with Glass Top
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Astoria, NY
drawers with lion's head pills and a removable glass top, designed by Baker Furniture Company. Metal oval
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ligne Roset by Peter Maly Lumeo White Dressing Table with Mirror
By Ligne Roset, Peter Maly
Located in Basildon, London
drawer made from Dibond, offers storage while the beveled oval mirror is mounted on two steel uprights.
Category
2010s French Vanities
Materials
Milk Glass, Oak
English Willian IV Satinwood Inlaid Lady
s Writing Desk with Lower Shaped Shelf
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
, features a banded and stringed polished top with quarter corner fan inlays centering a large oval fan inlay
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English George III Inlaid Mahogany
Bronze Writing Desk, circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
ebonized banding throughout and oval inlaid reserve, raised on tapered legs terminating in bronze caps
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Vanity
Stool by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
earlier, an oval looking glass atop an Onyx top console fitted with five small drawers, over two pedestals
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Vanities
Dining Table or Tulip Desk by Maurice Burke in the style of Saarinen
By Maurice Burke
Located in Cincinnati, OH
perfect for that clean looking office or home office. Perfect for the lap top with an oval Formica topped
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Monumental Italian Moderne Sculptural Lucite Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
form an oval. Topped with a heavy rectangular top slab that is 1.5 inches thick with rounded corners
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Antique Edwardian Quality Freestanding Mahogany Inlaid Pedestal Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
one long drawer and four smaller drawers crossbanded in satinwood with original oval brass handles
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Bruce Burdick for Herman Miller Desk
By Bruce Burdick, Herman Miller
Located in Sheffield, MA
piece measures: 36 x 59 5/8. The smaller oval end measures 36 x 23 3/4.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Josef Hofmann Secessionist Wiener Werkstatte Tiger Maple Side Table, circa 1900
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
double legs with oval ball spacers ending in a H-stretcher on square block feet reminiscent of the later
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Stefano Mastuzzi Boomerang Desk
Zero
in Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
oval, marble base with a decorative brass sphere.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Half-Round Desk or Writing Table in Biedermeier Style Black Polished
Located in Berlin, DE
Fancy desk in the Biedermeier style
Piano black polished veneer on solid softwood. Semi-oval
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Bruce Burdick for Herman Miller Desk
By Bruce Burdick, Herman Miller
Located in Sheffield, MA
piece measures: 36 x 59 5/8. The smaller oval end measures 36 x 23 3/4.
Please note condition, not
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Fine 19th Century Sheraton Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
, flanked by inlaid ovals. Raised on square tapering legs with spade feet.
Measures: "L.41", depth 23 1/2
Category
Antique 19th Century Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Monumental US Presidents Resolute Partners Desk, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
in the White House Oval Office as the Oval Office desk. It was a gift from Queen Victoria to
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Rare Brass Black Opaline Glass Maison Jansen Dining Table, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
individuality, shirking the typical oval or rectangle shape. Fully cleaned and restored to a very good vintage
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
English Midcentury Faux Bamboo Walnut Desk with Two Drawers and Cross Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
protruding rounded corners, sitting above two drawers fitted with oval pulls. The table is raised on four
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Walnut
Elegant 19th Century Boulle French Antique Centre Table or Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
table. Equipped with a practical drawer. The shaped oval top with a pullout / pull-out drawer to one
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Biedermeier Desk or Side Table, South Germany 1820, Cherry Veneer
Located in Belmont, MA
framed by geometrical bands. The oval table has one central drawer and stands on slender bowlegs. It
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Antique Circassian Walnut Inlaid Aesthetic Movement Bonheur du Jour/Writing Desk
Located in Portland, OR
inlaid oval paterae outlined in ebony, enclosing a fitted interior of pigeon holes and drawers made of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Hand Carved Walnut Desk, Writing Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
top is of oval form, and the apron below is detailed with carved rosettes on the die joints and rais-d
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Lunario Dining Table Desk by Cini Boeri for Knoll International, Vintage Italian
By Knoll, Cini Boeri
Located in Philadelphia, PA
aftermath of WWII. Featuring a cleared, tempered, and polished oval base, its simplicity stands out in any
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1960
s Vintage Walnut Desk by Uniflex
By Gunther Hoffstead, Uniflex
Located in London, GB
. This sits on U shaped bentwood legs, and has lovely oval shaped recessed handles. The carcass is very
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat Desk with Leather Top and Pull-Outs
Located in Atlanta, GA
drawers in the back, all fitted with classical ribbon-tied oval medallion-shaped hardware. The front
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine Kidney Form Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
frieze drawer and each side with four curved pull out drawers. All figured wood with fine brass oval fan
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,450
Desk by Joseph Danhauser, Vienna around 1820
Located in New York, NY
Biedermeier desk with oval table top and curved base. The legs consist of conical, fluted columns
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Paul Evans Burl and Chrome Expanding Dining Table
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Los Angeles, CA
92" with the addition of one leaf. The very desirable oval shape is a compliment to any dining room
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Grosfeld House, Hollywood Regency, Vanity, Desk, Parcel Paint, Giltwood, 1960s
By Grosfeld House
Located in Manhasset, NY
shaped corner drawers. The writing or make up top displaying its original oval shaped etched glass mirror
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Stefano Mastuzzi Boomerang Desk
Zero
in Walnut and Marble
Located in Waalwijk, NL
patinated metal of the pedestal feet stands on an oval, marble base adorned with a decorative brass sphere
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
525 Table En Forme Libre
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Vancouver, BC
perfectly suited to accommodate up to eight guests in small spaces. The table has three legs: one is oval
Category
2010s Italian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$9,888
White Lacquered Resin and Glass Dining Table, Center or Entry Table Signed
Located in North Miami, FL
is too fabulous!! It is theater with peace. A round piece of glass or oval or rectangle can be put on
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass, Resin, Lacquer
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Salon Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
By Josef Danhauser
Located in Vienna, AT
An Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Oval Writing Table, Attributed to Josef Danhauser, Circa 1825
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Library Centre Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique Victorian flame mahogany oval shaped library centre table, 19th century
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mastercraft Brass
Trilobi
Triangular Dining Table or Desk Bases, circa 1970
By Mastercraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
bases together to form a larger dining table, conference table or desk with a large rectangular or oval
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Art Deco Rectangular Walnut and Maple Wood Writing Desk or Console Table
Located in Firenze, IT
elongated trapezoidal shape with round edges and finished at the end with an oval walnut band socle.
The
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Maple, Walnut
Mastercraft Brass
Trilobi
Triangular Dining Table or Desk Bases, circa 1970
By Mastercraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
rectangular or oval top. Looks excellent with glass or marble tops - we can assist in the production of a new
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Mastercraft Brass
Trilobi
Triangular Dining Table or Desk Bases, circa 1970
By Mastercraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with a large rectangular or oval top. Looks excellent with glass or marble tops - we can assist in the
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Mastercraft Brass
Trilobi
Triangular Dining Table or Desk Bases, circa 1970
By Mastercraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with a large rectangular or oval top. We also have an additional two more bases that have moderate
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous Edwardian Inlaid Side or Writing Table by Hampton and Sons
Located in Dublin, IE
top of rectangular form with a lovely inlaid oval pattern to the central reserve, raised over pull out
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mastercraft Brass
Trilobi
Triangular Dining Table or Desk Bases, circa 1970
By Mastercraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
bases together to form a larger dining table, conference table or desk with a large rectangular or oval
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Mastercraft Brass
Trilobi
Triangular Dining Table or Desk Bases, circa 1970
By Mastercraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
table or desk with a large rectangular or oval top.
These Mastercraft brass 'Trilobi' dining table
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Burled Wood Dining Table by Florence Knoll for Knoll International 1976, Signed
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of a oval burl wood top with knife edge and absolutely stunning burl grain. Both the frame and legs
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Rare Stamped William Morris
Co Astral Glazed Twin Pedestal Walnut Dickens Desk
By William Morris (English), Morris
Co., Hobbs
Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
glazing its oval astral which is even rarer than normal, drawers above and below which are the full size
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern Gold Leaf Console, c 1949, Signed
By Tommi Parzinger, Charak Furniture Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
legs, the oval supports which make the chest appear to float, and the gold leaf clad front drawer with
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, lovebirds and flowering stems, the centre of the cylinder has a stunning oval marquetry panel with a musical
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Oval Dining Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Oval bleached mahogany dining table on brass plated base
Category
20th Century American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$2,800
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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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