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Art Deco Macassar Pedestal Desk in the Manner of Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, 1930
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Chicago, IL
French Art Deco macassar ebony double pedestal desk in the manner of legendary Art Deco Parisian
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Small Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Red Leather Top
Located in Glencarse, Perthshire
There are three drawers in the frieze and tohe top is raised upon twin pedestals, each with three
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk Chippendale Period Brass Swan Neck Handles
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
A George III Chippendale period mahogany partners desk, the sectioned leather lined top, with two
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Pedestal Dickens Desk
Located in Detling, GB
English, circa 1900.
This pedestal desk is offered in showroom condition.
It can be broken down
Category
Antique Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century English Satinwood Pedestal Writing Desk with Original Leather Top
Located in London, GB
An exquisite 19th century pedestal desk in satinwood, the original tooled leather top over a
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
Regency Rosewood Partner
s Desk
By Taprell, Holland
Son
Located in New York, NY
A Regency highly figured rosewood partner's pedestal desk, the drawer fronts with brass stringing
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Exceptional Inlaid Secessionist Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Secessionist period oak pedestal desk, the apron fitted with three drawers; the pedestals inlaid
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Antique English Aesthetic Movement 19th Century Oregon Pine Desk
By Howard and Sons
Located in Pickering, North Yorkshire
A striking 19th century pine twin pedestal desk. Constructed of Oregon Pine (Douglas Fir) the wood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Pine
Magnificent Art Deco Palisander and Satinwood Marquetry Desk, Belgian, 1930
Located in South Yarra, AU
A magnificent Art Deco Palisander and satinwood marquetry pedestal desk, Belgian, circa 1930 with a
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
Antique Chinese Export Carved and Gilded Black Lacquered Desk and Chair
Located in Antwerp, BE
A sensationally chic Chinese export dual pedestal desk with matching chair .The classically British
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
17th Century French Bureau Mazarin
Located in Antwerp, BE
ministre of France from 1642 to 1661. It is the earliest predecessor of the pedestal desk and differs from
Category
Antique 17th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Desk
Located in Wakefield, GB
Offered for sale is this antique mahogany writing desk.
Dating from 1850. Made in three parts
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Quality Large Victorian Oak Pedestal Partner
s Desk, circa 1900
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique quality large Victoriaoak pedestal partner's desk circa 1900.
Fabulous quality
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Late Victorian Mahogany Desk Writing Dressing Table Pedestal Twin
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique late Victorian twin pedestal mahogany desk, writing or dressing table.
This is a lovely
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Arts
Crafts Oak Twin Pedestal Clerks Desk Bureau
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique Victorian Arts & Crafts oak twin pedestal clerks desk or bureau.
Wonderful patinated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
DK-86 Desk with Racetrack End and File Pedestal by Antoine Proulx
By Antoine Proulx
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary desk was inspired by the Art Deco era with its racetrack edge and recessed metal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Twin Pedestal Rosewood Desk by Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in London, GB
Rosewood Veneer Desk with Five Drawers.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Desks
Materials
Wood
Country House Figured Mahogany Antique Victorian Pedestal Sideboard
Located in Link 59 Business Park, Clitheroe
Country house figured mahogany antique Victorian pedestal sideboard.
With a delightful country
Category
Antique 1860s European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Ebonized Napoleon III Desk
Located in New York, NY
19th century ebonized Napoleon III desk, polished top, pedestal base containing five drawers on
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Hon Stephen Tenant`s Writing Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
This superb and unusual pedestal writing desk was formerly owned and used by Stephen Tenant. It
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Desk in Black Piano lacquer
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Art Deco desk in black Piano lacquer
A Twin Pedestal Art Deco Desk from France circa 1925 having
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Vintage Executive Pedersen Desks, Denmark, circa 1965
By E. Pedersen
Søn
Located in London, GB
.
Pedersen executive desks rarely come on to the open market. The standard executive desk had two pedestals
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Steel
Unusual Mahogany Desk attributed to Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
of the pedestals of the present desk, is the same as that seen on much of the furniture supplied by
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Large Solid Mahogany Victorian Gillows Serpentine Partners Desk, circa 1870
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Dorking, GB
This superb shaped pedestal partners desk was made in the Victorian period of about 1870. It was
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
McDowell Craig Midcentury Tanker Desk Refinished in Blue and Yellow
By Steelcase, Allsteel, Mcdowell-Craig
Located in Alhambra, CA
! This double pedestal steel desk features utility drawers, filing drawer, locking stationary drawer and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Eugene Printz French Art Deco Palmwood with Brass Double-Sided Desk
By Eugene Printz
Located in New York, NY
This palmwood and oxidized brass desk has four pedestal drawers on one side and two adjustable
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Pedestal Table in Rosewood by George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare pedestal dining or desk table designed in 1955 by George Nelson for Herman Miller, USA
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Midcentury Tanker Desk Custom Refinished in White
By Steelcase, Allsteel, Mcdowell-Craig
Located in Alhambra, CA
pedestal steel desk features utility drawers, filing drawer, locking stationary drawer and letter trays
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$1,400 / item
Pedestal Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Twin pedestal desk, the moulded square edge top, inset with inset tooled hide, above one large and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$6,306
VICTORIAN MAHOGANY PEDESTAL DESK
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
VICTORIAN MAHOGANY PEDESTAL DESK WITH LEATHER TOP
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George Nakashima Pedestal Desk
By George Nakashima
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Geroge Nakashima New Hope, Pennsylvania double pedestal desk in walnut and rosewood.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A super small Victorian mahogany three piece pedestal desk, with nine drawers, original condition
Category
Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian pedestal desk
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A George III Chippendale period pedestal desk of a good colour and patina, still with its original
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Knoll - Single Pedestal Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Single pedestal desk, by Knoll Associates, 1950s, rectangular birch top with three drawers over
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Teak Double Pedestal Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Teak double pedestal desk with floating top on sled legs and locking drawer. Desk is finished on
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk, late 19th century, with green leather top have three drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Large mahogany pedestal desk the rectangular top with inset leather having tooled border enclosed
Category
Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,947
19th Century Ebonised Pedestal Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Quality 19th century French ebonized and brass mounted pedestal desk with original inset leather
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern Pedestal Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern pedestal desk with quartered oak veneer and with a basalt finish. With brass slab legs and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
$11,205 / item
Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian mahogany pedestal desk in good condition. The top inset with a green leather with gold
Category
Antique 1880s European Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Oak Pedestal Desk, circa 1920
Located in Culver City, CA
Oak Pedestal Desk, made in France circa 1920.
Beautiful oak construction with a variety of
Category
Vintage 1920s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mahogany twin pedestal desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany twin pedestal desk, the moulded square edge top, inset with inset tooled hide, above one
Category
Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
George Nakashima Double Pedestal Desk
By George Nakashima
Located in Amarillo, TX
George Nakashima double pedestal desk in cherry.
George Nakashima Studios.
New Hope, PA USA
Category
Vintage 1960s American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Mahogany Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany twin pedestal desk, the molded square edge top, inset with inset tooled hide, above one
Category
Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Fine Quality Mid 19th Century Burr Walnut Pedestal Desk
Having Replacement Gilt Tooled
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Richmond, Surrey
19th century Mahogany pedestal desk, the top with a leather writing surface and nine drawers, all
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Large Oak Pedestal Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Large oak pedestal desk the rectangular top with inset leather having tooled border enclosed by a
Category
Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$6,168
19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A very high quality 19th century mahogany pedestal desk with tooled leathered writing surface. Nine
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Ebonized Pine Pedestal Desk
Located in Batley, GB
An attractive ebonised pine pedestal desk with green baize top. Handy pull out tray drawers and
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique French Pedestal Desk
Located in High Point, NC
This pedestal desk was crafted in France circa 1900. An ample tabletop framed with corner brackets
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Richmond, Surrey
19th century Mahogany pedestal desk, the top with a leather writing surface and nine drawers, all
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late Victorian Carved Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Victorian carved mahogany pedestal desk with gilt tooled green leather top and bronze hardware.
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Mahogany Edwardian Pedestal Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Superb Quality Late 19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Replaced Leather Top With Gilt Tooled
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late mahogany Chippendale style pedestal desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine late mahogany Chippendale style pedestal desk with carvings to the returns and cupboards to
Category
Antique 19th Century British Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late Mahogany Chippendale Style Pedestal Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine late mahogany Chippendale style pedestal desk with carvings to the returns and cupboards to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Richmond, Surrey
19th century Mahogany pedestal desk, the top with a leather writing surface and nine drawers, all
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Figured Walnut Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian walnut freestanding pedestal desk, the desk has a tan leather top with three drawers
Category
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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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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