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Beautiful Italian Parquetry Writing Desk
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This chic Italian writing desk has feminine curves, with a modern edge! This traditional, classic
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20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional parquetry inlaid writing table with Neoclassical designs, inlay with satinwood
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Satinwood, Walnut

A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mounted Ladies Writing Desk with Figures of Ram-Heads. The lockplate by Thomas Elsley Ltd. - Stamped
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Satinwood Parquetry Louis XVI Writing Desk, Tooled Leather Top
Located in Chicago, IL
writing desk features a beautifully book-matched satinwood finish, classic neoclassical lines, and tapered
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Italian NeoClassic Oak Parquetry Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Italian Neo-Classic style oak parquetry desk with a starburst patterned oak parquetry top to
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks and Writing ...

Materials

Wood

19th Century Louis XV Style Walnut Parquetry Writing Table with Brush Slide
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely mellow 19th century French Louis XV style writing table with a parquetry top and a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

A Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table By Emmanuel Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bois Satiné Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table, By Emmanuel
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Austrian Neoclassic Parquetry Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over a long drawer flanked by small drawers over pedestals each with two drawers. Bracket feet. Finished all around in a design of inlay that gives a striped effect.
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Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian NeoClassic Oak Parquetry Desk, Natural
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Italian NeoClassic style starburst pattern parquetry desk with tapered legs. It has one center
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks and Writing ...

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing-Table by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry inlaid writing-table, by François Linke. French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A fine 19h c French writing table signed F.Linke . Parquetry with gilt bronze
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Parquetry gilt bronze mounted escritoire . Single drawer made from
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style French Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat Desk
By Jean-Pierre Latz
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
; the two ends decorated with Apollo heads; the writing surface is topped with gilded leather. The desk
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptionally inlaid antique slant-front drafting desk. circa 1900 Hand-crafted in the
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ebony, Kingwood, Mahogany, Maple, Palisander, Rosewood, Burl, Felt

Pierre Paulin Bird s-Eye Maple and Walnut Parquetry Writing Table
By Baker Furniture Company, Pierre Paulin
Located in Chicago, IL
Exceedingly rare Pierre Paulin reception desk or writing table for Baker. Bird's-eye maple veneers
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Vintage 1980s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Birdseye Maple, Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
19th century French Louis XV style ormolu mounted writing desk French, Late 19th Century Height
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
writing table, the body surrounded by bronze moldings. The apron repeats the parquetry pattern and is
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Sevres Plaques Inset Bronze Mounted Parquetry Walnut French Secretary Desk
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
from fine walnut, the desk features a slant-front writing surface adorned with a beautifully painted
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Table Desk with Parquetry Inlay
By François Linke
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood table desk with parquetry inlay and floral marquetry
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

18th Century Louis XV French Cherry Partner Desk with Bombe Drawers Parquetry
Located in Dallas, TX
This refined 18th-century partner desk was crafted in the Poitou region of France, circa 1790
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A French Directoire Style Ormolu Parquetry Bureauplat, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Directoire Style Ormolu Parquetry Bureauplat, Early 20th Century Provenance: Private
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Parquetry, Ormolu and Leather Bureau Plat by Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
demonstration of some of his finest work. The desk is decorated with the iconic dotted parquetry trellis
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat After Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Bureau Plat The
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
Satine Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre By François Linke François Linke – Index Number 242 Surmounted by a
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Regence Style Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Regence Style gilt bronze Mounted Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke
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Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A fine 19th French Louis XVI kingwood writing desk by P. Sormani. gilt bronze
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI kingwood parquetry and gilt bronze writing desk . Fine quality
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Mahogany Writing Table
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany and Tulipwood Parquetry Writing Table, after the model by
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Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Art Deco Writing Table with Two Side Drawers
By Andre Domin Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in Hanover, MA
French Art Deco writing table or desk with two side drawers, maple parquet top, rounded (subtly
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Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple, Oak

Regence Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat
By Charles Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
. The desk has a shaped frieze fitted with three drawers, each with parquetry inlay and gilt-bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table
By Jean-Henri Riesener, François Linke, Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Forney, TX
, petite bureau plat writing desk, library table or center table, lamp stand, hall console or sofa table
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Bonheur du jour
Located in Forney, TX
graceful bonheur du jour (writing table - petite / lady's desk) with beautifully aged patina. Finely
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Early 20th Century Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt-Bronze Bureau Plat by Schmit
By Frédéric Schmit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
mounted desk Kingwood and mahogany veneer. Black leather writing surface, three drawers, lock stamped
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Antique 1890s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk (Cylinder Bureau)
Located in Poole, GB
Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk ( cylinder bureau ) A very elegant and with great
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Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Guillerme et Chambron French Oak Desk/ Low Table
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in North Miami, FL
This truly perfect size table for a writing desk also converts in to a LOWER console table height
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Maison Forest Signed French Louis XVI Style Writing Table - Late 19th Century
By Maison Forest
Located in Forney, TX
marquetry writing table in the luxurious Louis XVI style, label in dovetailed frieze drawer, retaining the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI-style Gilt Bronze Parquetry Bureau Plat, After Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in San Francisco, CA
renowned ébéniste created and delivered in December 1784, one piece, the queen’s desk, has inspired
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Roll-Top Desk Attributed to P. Bernard
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
three-quarter galleried rectangular top above a roll-top, opening to reveal a leather-lined writing
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI roll top desk signed A Beurdeley Paris
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI parquetry and gilt bronze mounted roll top desk . Signed
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady s Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's desk or writing table) with an enamel dial clock and
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Vernis Martin Desk, Attr. Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Style Lady's Petit Writing Table Desk, attributed to Louis Majorelle (French, 1859-1926). The ornately
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady s Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's Desk) with an enamel dial clock and Candelabra
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Circa 1900, France
By Maison Millet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Walnut and Bois Satiné Parquetry Writing Desk, ‘Bureau en
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
’. Linke Index Number. 593. This rare table can serve as a desk, dressing table or occasional table. It
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Donald Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
: height 136cm, width 108cm, depth 62cm This beautiful writing desk is a 'bonheur du jour', a type of
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Large Louis XV Style 19th Century Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French kingwood parquetry inlaid Louis XV style freestanding
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Victorian Carved Oak Draw Leaf Library Table, England, c. 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Victorian oak draw-leaf library table features a parquet top and bold carved griffin supports. The apron is detailed with hand carved trim, adding texture and depth. Its sculptu...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Marquetry, Ormolu and Jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
and intricate floral trellis parquetry. A gilt-tooled leather writing surface unfolds, featuring a pop
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Rare Antique American Renaissance Extension Library Table, Signed
By Seng
Located in Forney, TX
, parquetry inlay top, molded apron with dovetailed frieze drawer, rising on turned urn baluster-form
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Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Burl

Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
; the lower case with leather writing inset over a frieze drawer centered by a rocaille and flanked by a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
having extensive parquetry inlay, with well cast and extensive fire gilt bronze enhancements. The writing
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

Parquetry Inlaid Writing Desk in Louis XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Our exceptional writing table in the Louis XVI style features fine parquetry inlay on top, drawer
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Superb Antique Folk Art Parquetry Casket Styled Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This exquisite antique parquetry writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have been
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Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Softwood

French Bureau Plat Desk Antique Parquetry Writing Table Napoleon III
Located in Potters Bar, GB
parquetry inlay designs Gilt fixtures are original including the female maiden masks to either end Circa
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Antique Early 1900s Napoleon III Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique French Breakfast Sofa Table Writing Desk Louis XV Carved Oak Parquet
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Sofa Side Table Writing Desk Louis XV Carved Oak Parquet Top. Direct from France
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Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Side Tables

Materials

Oak

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) parquetry inlaid top table desk with bronze trim and single
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Napoleon III Lady s Writing Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well proportioned boudoir writing desk with flip out, brown leather writing surface. The upper
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk, circa 1900
Located in Fulton, CA
Early 20th century parquetry desk or writing table with bronze ormolu detail and tooled leather
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th Century Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry Serpentine Bureau-Plat
Located in London, GB
The shaped, moulded rectangular top inset with a green tooled leather writing surface above a long
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Antique 1760s Dutch Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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Parquetry Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the parquetry writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each parquetry writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. If you’re shopping for a parquetry writing desk, we have 116 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a parquetry writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right parquetry writing desk, those designed in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made parquetry writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by François Linke, Baker Furniture Company and Paolo Buffa are consistently popular.

How Much is a Parquetry Writing Desk?

Prices for a parquetry writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $695 and can go as high as $212,346, while the average can fetch as much as $7,600.

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 Parquetry Writing Desk
  • 1stDibs 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 12, 2021
    A 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 ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A 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 ExpertJune 15, 2023
    What 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, 2023
    In 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.