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George ll Period Walnut Knee Hole Desk
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good George II period walnut Knee hole Desk the quartered top with an unusual cross banded oval
Category
Antique 1790s British George II Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
A Fine 1930
S French Cerused Oak Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
The half oval shaped quarter sawn oak top with center panel opening to a writing surface over a
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks
Materials
Oak
Important Biedermeier Lyre-Based Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
) the very rare large and oval shape. Walnut veneered on pine wood, on table-top book match with 6 times
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Pine, Walnut
A Fine 1930s French Cerused Oak Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
The half oval shaped quarter sawn oak top with center panel opening to a writing surface over a
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks
Teak Desk by Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in Washington, DC
. 1961. Iconic rear lip detail, oval handles and contrasting strains of teak complete the open frame
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
$2,600
Louis XV Style Paint Decorated Walnut Table á Ecrire
Located in San Francisco, CA
The serpentine molded top above paneled aprons centering an oval reserve, one short side opening as
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Marquetry Ladies Writing Table
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
. Oval bevelled mirror to the back section. Very attractive marquetry hair bell inlays to the drawer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Portuguese Baroque Ebony
Bone Inlaid Writing Table
Located in London, GB
Portuguese Baroque Writing Table. The Bone Inlaid Ebony Top with an oval geometric sunburst
Category
Antique 19th Century Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
Whimsical Polished Brass Rams-Head Dining Table Bases
Located in Miami, FL
configurations (rectangle, oval, and large circle top, etc).
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Tables
George III Period Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
line and oval patera. The finest and original English bronze mounts.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George III Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Mahogany
Student Writing Desk by Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
lacquered front, a modernist-styled carved wood pull and oval shaped brass escutcheon, the whole on tapered
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks
Materials
Lacquer, Walnut
George IV Scholar
s Desk
Located in Alexandria, VA
exception of the oval pulls on the large drawer.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
$1,800
Biedermeier Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
An oval Biedermeier desk with inlaid mahogany banding on the top, legs, and stretchers. Below the
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
$7,900
English Mahogany Writing Table Desk Inlaid Serpentine Console Table
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
-banded drawers to frieze mounted with excellent oval brass plate handles, dovetailed jointing and solid
Category
20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional Desk in Rosewood, Peter Hvidt
Ola Mølgaard Nielsen
By Ludvig Pontoppidan
Located in Antwerpen, BE
leg room. The top displaying bookmatched panels and exposed joinery, is raised on four oval legs
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Sheraton Style Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
or king wood veneer. Three drawers across the front with brass pulls. Brass corner mounts in oval
Category
Vintage 1930s Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish or Russian Writing or Side Table, circa 1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
an elegant modified oval top on butterfly shaped supports with matching turned stretchers. Good
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Early Canadian Painted Table
Located in Essex, MA
comprised of two boards, with bread board ends, over a single frieze drawer, with brass pull and oval
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Canadian Country Sofa Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Cherry Neoclassical Work Table, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
various storage compartment and two opposing drawers. The oval stretcher folds open offering an unexpected
Category
Antique 1830s Italian Neoclassical End Tables
Materials
Metal
English Hepplewhite One Drawer Side Table
Located in Wilson, NC
color with a reeded edge , the drawer with hand made oval brass pulls and escutcheon ( not original
Category
Antique 1810s English Hepplewhite End Tables
Materials
Brass
Irish Regency Inlaid and Carved Mahogany Sofa Table
Located in Louisville, KY
rectangular top with D shaped drop leaves opening to the oval; over an inlaid two door freize and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sofa Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Painted Marble Top Dressing Table and Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
The mirror topped by an oval painting of lovers in a garden setting. The mirror separate from the
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Rococo Vanities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Mirror
French Art Deco desk in the manner of Dupre-Lafon
Located in Long Island City, NY
oak. Semi-oval leather lined table top with gold tooling. Brass stretcher.
Reference: figure 66
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Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables
Arts
Crafts Oak Vanity, Dressing Chest, Chest of Drawers, Scotland 1910, H888
Located in Vancouver, BC
Solid Oak,
Original Finish
Ornate carving to the top of the oval bevelled mirror
Flanked by a pair of
Category
20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Ambrose Heal Oak Desk
By Ambrose Heal, Heal
s
Located in London, GB
shaped apron and legs, inset oval and nipped handles, designed by Ambrose Heal, made at Heal's Cabinet
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Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
$5,819
Arts and Crafts Marble Top Washstand, Dry Sink, Scotland 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Original Finish
Ornate carving to the top of the oval shape green tiled backsplash
Shaped shelf below
Category
20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
18th Century Sheraton George III Satinwood Painted English Writing Table, 1780s
Located in Roma, RM
A fantastic Sheraton George III oval writing tables, elegant appearance, in satinwood and painted
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Gleaming 1970
s Chrome and Glass A Frame Desk/Table
Located in New York, NY
Amazing glass top A frame desk/table with oval tubular stock. this is a very unusual style for an
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Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Jay Spectre Blonde Veneered Cerused Oak Eclipse Desk
By Century Furniture, Jay Spectre
Located in Houston, TX
blond veneered cerused oak desk, with an oval fitted glass top and chrome hardware, from Spectre's
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Danish 1950s Rosewood Desk Designed by Svend Age Madsen, Edited by Sigurd Hansen
By Sigurd Hansen Møbelfabrik, Svend Åge Madsen
Located in Vienna, Vienna
nicely rounded edges and slightly tapered legs. The desk top shows two well sized drawers with oval
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
Hepplewhite Period Mahogany
Satinwood Inlaid Breakfront Writing Cabinet
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The George III cabinet with two satinwood and mahogany oval panelled doors sits on a fiddleback
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century English Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour, in the French Style
Located in Suffolk, GB
shape, veneered in burr walnut.
It has a central oval panel of original red Moroccan tooled leather
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Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Art Deco Amboyna Burl Ruhlmann style Writing Table from France C.1930
Located in Houston, TX
placed to form six ovals. This technique enables the organic flow of the grain to move across the surface
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Amboyna
Spectacular Hollywood Producer Art Deco Desk 1930
s Harry Cohn
Located in Oakland, CA
all the photos enclosed, you can see the original desk I bought. It was an oval shaped racetrack
Category
Vintage 1930s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Florence Knoll Marble Oval Dining Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Southampton, NY
Early 2480 rojo alicante marble dining or conference table with welded steel base, designed by Florence Knoll.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Italian Oval Distressed Table, 20th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
The stunning aged patina on this table from the late 19th century will catch your eye when you walk in the room! It has richly carved details to add to the beauty as it sits atop cab...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Oval Rosewood Table or Desk by Florence Knoll
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully grained rosewood top on polished chrome steel four prong pedestal base. Use as table or writing desk. Manufactured by Knoll.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Rare Oval Freestanding Desk Designed Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1950
By Mobilificio Dassi, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Oval freestanding desk,
designed Vittorio Dassi,
Italy, 1950,
great oval shape, insert glass
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique Tiger Oak Oval Writing Table, Desk, America 1900, B2690
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique tiger oak oval writing table, desk, America 1900, B2690
American 1900
Solid Oak
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Carved Tiger Oak Oval Writing Table Desk, Scotland 1920, B2051A
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique carved tiger oak oval writing table or desk, bulbous legs, Scotland, 1920
Scotland, 1920
Category
Vintage 1920s Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak, Contemporary Nathan Lindberg Pedestal
By Pierre Chapo, Nathan Lindberg, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
for 8-10 persons, or as a conference table, or even a large free standing desk...
Beautiful oval
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Black Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak, Nathan Lindberg Pedestal
By Pierre Chapo, Nathan Lindberg, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
for 8-10 persons, or as a conference table, or even a large free standing desk...
Beautiful oval
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
*Deal for Cass* Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak Pedestal
By Pierre Chapo, Nathan Lindberg, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
oval, elliptical shape, solid oak base. Measures here: 220 x 110 x 77cm (W x D x H) the tabletop has a
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
*Deal for Ovidiu* Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak Pedestal
By Nathan Lindberg
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
standing desk. Beautiful oval, elliptical shape, solid oak base. Measures here: 220 x 110 x 77cm (W x D x H
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
*Deal for Paige* Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak Pedestal
By Nathan Lindberg
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
standing desk. Beautiful oval, elliptical shape, solid oak base. Measures here: 280 x 120 x 77cm (W x D x H
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
*Deal for Caraline* Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak Pedestal
By Pierre Chapo, Nathan Lindberg, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
persons, or as a conference table, or even a large free standing desk. Beautiful oval, elliptical shape
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
*Deal for Louisa* Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak Pedestal
By Pierre Chapo, Nathan Lindberg, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
persons, or as a conference table, or even a large free standing desk. Beautiful oval, elliptical shape
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
*Deal for Gretchen* Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak Pedestal
By Nathan Lindberg
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
large free standing desk. Beautiful oval, elliptical shape, solid oak base. Measures here: 260 x 120 x
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
*Deal for Sarah* Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak Pedestal
By Nathan Lindberg
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
as a conference table, or even a large free standing desk. Beautiful oval, elliptical shape, solid
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Oval Saarinen Tulip Pedestal Table in Quarter Sawn Teak for Knoll International
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Denver, CO
Highly desirable teak top oval Saarinen tulip table manufactured by Knoll International. This
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Aluminum
*Deal for Benjamin* Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak Pedestal 240x120x77
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
table for 6-10 persons, or as a conference table, or even a large free standing desk. Beautiful oval
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
*Deal for Jenna* Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak Pedestal 220x110x77cm
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
6-10 persons, or as a conference table, or even a large free standing desk. Beautiful oval
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
*Deal for Olivia* Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak Pedestal 200x110x77cm
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
table for 6-10 persons, or as a conference table, or even a large free standing desk. Beautiful oval
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak, Nathan Lindberg Pedestal Black Edition
By Nathan Lindberg, Angelo Mangiarotti, Pierre Chapo
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
for 8-10 persons, or as a conference table, or even a large free standing desk...
Beautiful oval
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
OFFER FOR BIANCA :: Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak, Nathan Lindberg Pedestal
By Nathan Lindberg, Angelo Mangiarotti, Pierre Chapo
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
for 8-10 persons, or as a conference table, or even a large free standing desk...
Beautiful oval
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak, Contemporary Nathan Lindberg Pedestal B
By Nathan Lindberg, Angelo Mangiarotti, Pierre Chapo
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
for 8-10 persons, or as a conference table, or even a large free standing desk.
Beautiful oval
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
*Deal for Summer* Modern Dining Room Oval Table Solid Oak Pedestal 220x110x77
By Nathan Lindberg
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
standing desk. Beautiful oval, elliptical shape, solid oak base. Measures here: 220 x 110 x 77cm (W x D x H
Category
2010s German Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
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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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