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Antique Victorian Satin Wood Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Victorian pedestal desk, beautifully made from satin wood. This was made in
Category
Antique 1860s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
Pedestal Desk/Dressing Table in red marquetry veneer and high gloss lacquer
By Procreo
Located in London, GB
Stunning handmade pedestal desk which can also be used as a generous dressing table, this stylish
Category
2010s British Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Burr Walnut 19th Century Fine Quality Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Fine Quality Mid 19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk, Of Good Proportions
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Burr Walnut Victorian Pedestal Desk w/ Tooled Leather Top
Located in North Salem, NY
made Burr Walnut pedestal desk has a gilt tooled leather top with a shaped break on the users side and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$13,776 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Pedestal Desk, English, Oak, Leather, Merryweather
Son, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique single-piece show desk. An English, oak and leather pedestal desk for central
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Oak Art Nouveau Pedestal Desk by J.J. Terburg
Zoon Arnhem, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Nouveau pedestal desk.
Design by J.J. Terburg & Soon Arnhem.
Striking
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$3,093 Sale Price
20% Off
RARE GLOBE WERNiCKE BURGUNDY EMBOSSED LEATHER TOP TWIN PEDESTAL DESK
By Globe Wernicke
Located in Pulborough, GB
Embossed Leather Twin Pedestal Desk.
This one-of-a-kind Globe Wernicke Burgundy Embossed Leather Top
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century mahogany twin pedestal desk, dressing writing table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique, fine-quality large 19th Century mahogany twin-pedestal desk, dressing, or writing table
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
$1,919 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk 19th C 139x107cm
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian flame mahogany pedestal partners desk, circa 1850 in date
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique late Victorian flame mahogany partners pedestal desk, circa 1880 in
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Beautiful Victorian Oak Pedestal Desk Made By Howard&Sons
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Crawley, GB
Beautiful small oak pedestal desk made be Howard&Sons between 1860-1890 , with brown leather and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
$2,748 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian Inlaid Satin Walnut Twin Pedestal Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality Victorian mahogany twin pedestal desk writing table C1890.
This is a lovely
Category
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,438 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dickens Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb antique Victorian Period burr walnut Dickens pedestal desk, circa 1880 in
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Oak Arts
Crafts Pedestal Desk by Alexander J. Kropholler, 1890s
By Alexander J. Kropholler
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Arts & Crafts pedestal desk.
Design by Alexander J. Kropholler
Category
Antique 1890s Dutch Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$9,043 Sale Price
20% Off
Large English Partner
s Pedestal Desk of Mahogany with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A large handsome English partner's double pedestal desk of mahogany, from the Edwardian era
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
VINTAGE HEKMAN USA TWIN PEDESTAL DESK WiTH BROWN LEATHER TOP BRASS HANDLES
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Pulborough, GB
Desk With Brown Leather.
A stunning desk, the pedestals do not come apart so it is very solid
Category
20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Pair of Gilt and Leather Pedestal Desks in the Regency Manner
Located in London, GB
Fine Pair of Antique Pedestal Desks in the Regency Manner
Constructed in goncalo alves, with gilt
Category
20th Century British Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Provincial Black Painted “Mazarin” Pedestal Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PROVINCIAL EIGHT-LEGGED "MAZARIN" PEDESTAL DESK IN BLACK PAINT
France, circa last quarter of the
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Theodore Alexander Stuning Modern George III Style Twin Pedestal Desk
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this fine Mahogany twin pedestal desk , manufactured by Theodore
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Stunning Restored circa 1800 Georgian Oak
Brown Leather Partners Pedestal Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning original and restored Georgian English pedestal desk in oak
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
the frieze and three drawers in each pedestal. The other side of the desk has three drawers in the
Category
Antique 1860s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Leather Top
Located in London, GB
A William IV Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Constructed from fine San Domingo mahogany, the desk raised on
Category
Antique 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk Circa 1900 178x124cm
Located in London, GB
This is a superb and rare antique burr walnut Victorian Revival twin pedestal partners desk, Circa
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
FULLY RESTORED MILITARY CAMPAIGN TWiN PEDESTAL DESK BROWN LEATHER TOP
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London
A magnificent, fully restored military campaign twin pedestal desk, finished
Category
20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
George Nakashima Double Pedestal Desk with Live-Edge Top
By George Nakashima Studio, George Nakashima
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima for George Nakashima Studio, Double Pedestal Free-Edge writing desk, American
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fine Original Antique Victorian Burr Walnut
Brown Leather Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather writing surface twin pedestal desk
This is an important and sophisticated piece of English
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
E.G Hudson Fully Restored Twin Pedestal Desk with Green Leather Top
By E.G. Hudson
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning reverse breakfront twin pedestal partner desk
Category
20th Century British Regency Pedestals
Materials
Leather
Sculptural Modern Twin Pedestal Desk in Exotic Solid Wood from Costantini, Andre
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Andre Sculptural Modern Twin Pedestal Desk in Exotic Solid Wood from Costantini
Named after the
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Late Victorian Burl Walnut Cushion Curve Pedestal Desk Brown Leather Surface
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
with brown leather writing surface pedestal desk made by Withy Grove Stores LTD Manchester
A very
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Ormolu Mounted French Empire Revival Pedestal Desk 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique French Empire Revival pedestal desk, Circa 1920 in date.
This desk
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Sublime Antique Hardwood Pedestal Desk with Green Leather Writing Slope Drawer
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
pedestal desk with green leather top and hidden writing slope middle drawer
A very good looking and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
FULLY RESTORED MILITARY CAMPAIGN TWIN PEDESTAL DESK WiTH BROWN LEATHER TOP
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in Pulborough, GB
Military Campaign Twin Pedestal Desk.
It is a stunning example of classic design and meticulous
Category
20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Iconoclast Solid Walnut Pedestal Desk by Izm Design
By Izm Design
Located in Edmonton, Alberta
Make a statement with this pedestal table (or desk). The pedestal base allows chairs to be
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$6,800 / item
Iconoclast Solid Wood Pedestal Desk by Izm Design
By Izm Design
Located in Edmonton, Alberta
Make a statement with this power desk. The pedestal base allows your chair to be positioned
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$8,150 / item
Brights of Nettlebed, Stunning Double Side Pedestal Desk
By Brights of Nettlebed
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful and well made partners desk , it is double side , the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,418 Sale Price
20% Off
1920
s Spanish Secretaire Pine Work Pedestal Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Charming old Spanish pine desk with great details the desk has nine drawers. The finish has been
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and very rare antique Victorian burr walnut twin pedestal partners desk, Circa 1860
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN FULLY STAMPED MORRIS
CO CIRCA 1880 SATiNWOOD PEDESTAL DESK
By Morris
Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
important original fully stamped Morris & Co Satinwood Victorian pedestal desk with gallery top
Please
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Swedish Wide Curly Birch Pedestal Desk, Circa 1820-1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish pedestal curly birch desk, circa 1820-40. This antique desk from Sweden features a four
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
MMG Single Pedestal Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A compact single pedestal office desk with slim pen drawer and pullout shelf in enameled steel
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate
Richard Artschwager 3 drawer walnut Pedestal Desk New York 1950s
By Richard Artschwager
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Walnut custom narrow desk by renowned painter and sculptor, Richard Artschwager, who in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,135 Sale Price
40% Off
Danish Mid Century Modern Petit Single Pedestal Desk Two Drawers
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut single pedestal two drawers small desk or writing table.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
FINE RESTORED MILITARY CAMPAIGN TWIN PEDESTAL DESK WiTH GREEN LEATHER TOP
Located in Pulborough, GB
campaign desk, a true statement piece for any study, office, or period interior. This striking desk has
Category
20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black and White Lacquered Double Pedestal Desk, 1950s
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk
By Paul McCobb for
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A Victorian Oak Pedestal Desk by Deighton
Dunthorne, 320 High Holborn, London.
Located in London, GB
drawer flanked by two smaller drawers.
Below, the twin pedestals each contain three graduated drawers
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak, Pine
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black and White Lacquer Double Pedestal Desk and Chair
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk and spindle back chair
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Victorian Four-Sided Quad Pedestal Desk in Flamed Hardwood Green Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this very rare flamed mahogany quad four sided pedestal partners desk with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Fine French Mid-Century Lacquered Desk by Raphael
By Raphael Raffel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Raphael (Raphael Raffel, 1912-2000) Rare Beka lacquer pedestal desk with three drawers, a black
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Price Upon Request
Vanity or Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A solid wood double pedestal desk or vanity with demi-lune curve to accomodate seating and
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Vanity or Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A solid wood double pedestal desk or vanity with demilune curve to accommodate seating and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Modernist Desk by John Van Koert for Drexel, 1960s
By Drexel, John Van Koert
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A boldly angled modernist single pedestal desk having a distinctive raised gallery with sliding
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Raymond Loewy for Hill-Rom Single Pedestal Student Desk
By Raymond Loewy, The Hill-Rom Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960s single pedestal desk by Raymond Loewy for Hill-Rom composed of a walnut and brushed metal
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Oak Art Deco Desk with Bronze Handles
By Abbess
Located in London, GB
A freestanding oak Art Deco style pedestal desk with bronze handles by Abbess.
Each pedestal
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$5,222 Sale Price
21% Off
Art Deco Desk and Chair, Parchment Top, Vittorio Valabrega, Italy, 1930
s
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Austin, TX
Double pedestal desk with goatskin parchment top and trim and matching desk. Designed by Vittorio
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Goatskin
$8,640 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Paul McCobb Planner Group Desk in Tobacco Finish
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic mid-century modern double pedestal desk designed by Paul McCobb for the Planner Group
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th c. English Gadrooned Reading Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century English mahogany pedestal desk with gilt tooled leather inset three-section top
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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Pedestal Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of pedestal desks available for sale. Each of these unique pedestal desks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. Find 1447 antique and vintage pedestal desks at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 38 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Pedestal desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Pedestal desks made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Paul McCobb, Planner Group and George Nakashima each produced beautiful pedestal desks that are worth considering.
How Much are Pedestal Desks?
Pedestal desks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,472, while the lowest priced sells for $521 and the highest can go for as much as $300,000.
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.
Questions About Pedestal Desks
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023The term double pedestal desk refers to a desk that features a rectangular top positioned on two pedestals rather than four legs. In some cases, the pedestals are cabinets rather than simple supports. Shop a variety of pedestal desks from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
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