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20th Century English Mahogany Writing Desk With Three Drawers Green Leather Top
Located in Round Top, TX
Distinctive and timeless, this English mahogany writing desk has three functioning drawers in the
Category
Mid-20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Walnut Partners Desk Library Table Regency Style
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
WALNUT PARTNERS DESK LIBRARY TABLE REGENCY STYLE
EYGPTIAN INFLUENCED LIBRARY TABLE WITH 3
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Regency Mahogany 19th Century Partner
s Desk England
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Handmade mahogany Regency Partner's desk with brass hardware and accents and old gilt leather
Category
Antique 1820s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Maitland Smith English Regency Style Wooden 2-Cabinet Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (Mid-20th Century) mahogany kneehole desk with shaped molded corners, inset
Category
20th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Regency Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency Chinese export (19th Century) black lacquer desk with foliate trim and Chinese
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Large Yew Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Green Leather Green Leather Writing Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely large yew wood twin pedestal partner desk with green
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20th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Yew
Large Scale 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Library/Writing Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Wonderful Large 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Library/Writing Table with Original Leather
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Rosewood Campaign Desk in the English Regency Style by Kittinger
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Dallas, TX
Rosewood Campaign Desk in the English Regency Style, bronze legs and stretcher, legs ending in paw
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Style Ebony Desk, Vanity, Lacquered, Barbara Barry for Baker
By Barbara Barry, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Manhasset, NY
Hollywood Regency Style Ebonized desk, black lacquer, barbara barry for Baker.
Ralph Lauren first
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1870s Era French Inlaid Kingwood Louis XV Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19th century bronze-mounted, inlaid bureau plat with three drawers.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Regency-Style Rosewood, leather-top, brass-inlaid desk
Located in New York, NY
Regency-Style Rosewood, leather-top, brass-inlaid writing desk
Category
20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Regency Style Maitland Smith Flame Mahogany Burl Two Part Secretary Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Plainview, NY
This stunning Regency style Maitland Smith flame mahogany secretary desk has two parts. The upper
Category
Vintage 1980s Philippine Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Regency Burlwood Laminate Saber Leg Tall Secretary Desk Display
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency burlwood laminate saber leg tall secretary desk display curio bookcase
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Laminate, Burl
Signed Maitland Smith Desk Tesselated Horn Carlton House Writing Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning Regency style Carlton writing desk covered with tessellated horn in dark and light colors
Category
Late 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large the Lord Raffles Lion Writing Table Desk Three Drawers Carved Wood Dining
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
writing table or three drawer desk, it's actually large enough to use as an ornate dining table
The
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20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Gothic Oak Partners Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century English Regency, oak partners desk with very simple gothic decoration. Three drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Hollywood Regency Desks in Maison Jansen Manner, Ebonized, Bronze Mounted Pair
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Hollywood Regency Desks, Maison Jansen Attributed, Ebonized, Bronze, Refinished.
A Compatible pair
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A prime example of an English Regency writing table with embossed leather top and rosewood veneer.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
$11,600
Karl Springer Style Grasscloth Desk Console Table Ming Scroll Hollywood Regency
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage Hollywood Palm Beach Regency desk, console table in the manner of Karl Springer
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Grasscloth
Stunning Queen Anne Pad Foot Walnut Writing Hall Console Table Desk Leather Top
By Queen Anne
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
foot writing, hall table
A very good looking and well-made piece, the timber patina is truly
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Inlaid Brass Boulle Rosewood English Regency Cylinder Roll Desk with Leather Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic and very clean 1840s era English Regency desk. Made of rosewood with brass
Category
Antique 1840s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Work Box Desk Side Table English Regency Period Rosewood, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
A pleasing original English Regency period workbox writing desk presented in very good antique
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Antique 1820s Great Britain (UK) Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
English Late Regency Mahogany Partner
s Desk Library Table
Located in Essex, MA
Mahogany Late Regency Double Sided Library Table or Partner's Desk. Turned Neoclassical Sheraton
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Antique Regency Rosewood Lion Paw Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19TH CENTURY ANTIQUE REGENCY ROSEWOOD LION PAW LIBRARY TABLE DESK
ROSEWOOD DESK WITH LARGE
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Yellow Ochre Leather Top Maitland Smith Regency Mahogany Desk with Trays
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Maitland Smith desk with fine bronze and brass castings and wheels and a
Category
2010s Philippine Regency Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English Regency Period Flame Mahogany Davenport Desk by Wilkinson
By Thomas Wilkinson
Sons
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality Regency flame mahogany davenport by Wilkinson & Sons Ltd of Ludgate Hill
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany Drafting Partners Desk, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany two-drawer drafting partners desk with centered leather top, four sliding
Category
Antique 19th Century British George III Desks and Writing Tables
An English Regency Period Double Pedestal Partners Desk
Located in New York, NY
An English Regency period double pedestal partners desk with faux bamboo molded edges and raised
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather, Faux Bamboo
Very Fine and Important Regency Period Rosewood and Brass Inlayed Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and important 19th century period Rosewood and brass inlayed desk with lions head pulls.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English Regency Rosewood and Mahogany Sofa Table or Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
Table or desk has two working drawers on one side and two false drawers on other side. Carved legs
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Hollywood Regency Ebony Desk Manner of Maison Jansen Bronze Mounted
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Hollywood Regency ebony desk manner of Maison Jansen bronze mounted in the Louis XVI style. This
Category
Vintage 1950s Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Jansen Style Hollywood Regency Bronze Mounted Ebony Desk in Louis XVI Fashion
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Jansen style Hollywood Regency bronze-mounted ebony desk in Louis XVI fashion. Having all the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Hollywood Regency Grosfeld House Parcel Paint and Gilt Decorated Vanity or Desk
By Grosfeld House
Located in Manhasset, NY
ribbon and tastle solid wood carved writing desk or ladies vanity. The tiered square base sitting on feet
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Hollywood Regency Style Ralph Lauren One Fifth Paris Ebony Chrome
Leather Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Manhasset, NY
One fifth Paris desk by Ralph Lauren-Black lacquered with chrome accents. Stamped Ralph Lauren an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
A Writing Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A handsome mahogany three drawer writing table with a leather inset top above turned legs on castor
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
$2,458
Rare English Regency Style Japanned Map Table Now Adapted as a Partners Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare English regency style japanned map table now adapted to a reverse partners desk; ex
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Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Hollywood Regency Style Ralph Lauren One Fifth Paris Ebony Chrome
Leather Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Manhasset, NY
One Fifth Paris desk by Ralph Lauren-black lacquered with chrome accents. Stamped Ralph Lauren an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Extremely Rare circa 1815 Regency Solid Burr Walnut Cushion Drawer Pedestal Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare regency circa 1815 solid burr walnut curved
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
19th Century Regency Oak Gothic Desk with Leather Top
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good looking 19th century, Regency oak gothic desk with a moulded, cross banded top and a tooled
Category
Antique 19th Century Gothic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Hollywood Regency Style Faux Alligator Leather Desk With X-based Chrome Base
Located in Manhasset, NY
Decorative faux alligator three-drawer leather top desk supported by an X-based Chrome Base
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
19th Century English Rosewood Regency Desk with Two Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Period 19th century English Regency Desk with Satinwood inlay with two drawers and bronze mounted
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Thomasville Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Campaign Secretary Desk Cabinet
By Thomasville
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style secretary desk cabinet or bar
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Spencer
Company Regency Desk with Silver Leaf Metal Base
By Spencer
Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1960s Spencer and Company Hollywood Regency desk mounted on a metal base with a silver leaf
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Dressing Table or Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Lovely Regency Period Mahogany and Ebonised Dressing Table or Desk. Circa 1800
Of typical form
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Regency Cabriole Leg Desk In Walnut Oyster Burl
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian made French regency walnut oyster burl cabriole legged desk with three scalloped bottom
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Regency Cabriole Leg Desk In Walnut Oyster Burl
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian made French regency walnut oyster burl cabriole legged desk with three scalloped bottom
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Neoclassical or Regency Style Flat Top Kneehole Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome neoclassical or Regency style desk with a dark green tooled leather top. Crafted with
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Ebonized Desk in the Regency Style by Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Writing Desk in Ebonized Wood by Jansen with Extension Panels at each end. Classic Tapered
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
VINTAGE BURR WALNUT TWiN PEDESTAL PARTNER DESK WITH REGENCY GREEN LEATHER TOP
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Walnut twin pedestal partner desk with original distressed green leather top
Please note the delivery
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20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Barbara Barry for Baker Modern Art Deco Mahogany Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company, Barbara Barry
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Modern Art Deco or Regency style dark mahogany writing desk or vanity
By Barbara
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nickel
Maitland Smith Olive Burlwood Regency Secretary Desk, Made in Italy
By Maitland Smith
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
, made in Italy. This Hollywood Regency style writing desk is detailed with cabriolet legs and three
Category
Late 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Gillows Rosewood Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Folkestone, GB
Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
A superior quality rosewood Library or writing table with inset
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Mid 20th Century Regency Style Rosewood and Bronze Campaign Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Stamford, CT
Classic rosewood Campaign desk in the English Regency style. With bronze legs and stretcher, the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Mid 20th Century Regency Style Rosewood and Bronze Campaign Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Stamford, CT
Classic rosewood and bronze Campaign desk in the English Regency style. With bronze legs and center
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Faux Bamboo Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
Faux bamboo writing table with green leather insert.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Regency Style Black X-Form Base Desk with Leather Top and Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency style leather top desk from the mid-20th century, with black X-form base, gilded
Category
Mid-20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Quality Gillows Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Benington, Herts
An exceptional quality antique Regency two-drawer rosewood writing library table attributed to
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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Regency Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the regency writing desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every regency writing desk was constructed with great care. Find 598 options for an antique or vintage regency writing desk now, or shop our selection of 14 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer regency writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A regency writing desk made by Regency designers — as well as those associated with Hollywood Regency — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made regency writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Maitland Smith, Maison Jansen and Baker Furniture Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Regency Writing Desk?
Prices for a regency writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $10 and can go as high as $110,000, while the average can fetch as much as $5,600.
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 Regency Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs 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, 2021A 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, 2021A 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, 2023What 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, 2023In 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.
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