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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Faux Bamboo Wooden Desk Writing Table and Chair
By Ico
Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Melchiorre Bega
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful mid-century Regency Italian writing table or desk with its paired newly upholstered chair
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique Regency Rosewood Lion Paw Library Table Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rosewood Desk With Large Carved Lion Paw Feet With Centre Stretcher. Leather Top With Gold Tooling.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Baker Furniture Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Campaign Walnut Leather Top Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style executive writing desk
By Baker
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Campaign Walnut Leather Top Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style executive writing desk
By Baker
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Style Kelly Wearstler Parchment and Brass "Dillon Desk"
By Kelly Wearstler
Located in Manhasset, NY
Magnificent Executive Desk by this famed designer in a brass and parchment design. Drawing upon
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Brass Plated Glass Top Saw Horse Base Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elegant vintage beveled glass top desk featuring stretcher form brass plated metal sawhorse bases
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Maitland Smith French Regency Louis XVI Flame Mahogany Serpentine Partner
s Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI or French Empire style executive partner's desk
By Maitland
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Reverse Paint Decorated Hollywood Regency Desk or Vanity Vintage Deco Style
Located in Manhasset, NY
A reverse paint decorated Hollywood Regency desk or vanity from the vintage deco era. This stunning
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Regency Style Faux Bamboo Chinoiserie Leather Topped Desk Att. Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This has timeless appeal! This is a large scale regency style chinoiserie desk attributed to Baker
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine Regency Library Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine Regency rosewood and brass inlaid library writing table with trestle end and brass casters
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
$17,500
19th Century Mahogany Gillows Writing Tables
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of early 19th century mahogany library writing tables having beaded edge and
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$40,288 / set
19th Century English Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th Century English rectangular writing table or desk beautifully constructed of mahogany in
Category
Antique 1890s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Recency Louis XVI style executive writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa
Category
Vintage 1960s American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Heldense Mahogany Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Heldense Mahogany Leather Top Writing Table, with gilt tooled leather green top and two drop leaves
Category
Late 20th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Hexagonal Drum Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Regency mahogany hexagonal drum table with inset red leather revolving top, the apron
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
$18,500
Classic Mahogany and Leather English Writing Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A Classic medium sized mahogany writing table having handsome tooled leather top, two drawers with
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Ralph Lauren Hollywood Regency Style Parchment Cannes Desk in Louis XV Fashion
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Manhasset, NY
Designed by Ralph Lauren, this beautiful Louis XV desk will carry grace and traditional style into
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1990s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Rosewood Library Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine Regency rosewood library table, the two frieze drawers above a molded base raised on scroll
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Fine 19th Century Leather Top Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Fine 19th century English leather top rosewood writing desk with drawers on opposing corners
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Regency Mahogany Library Table
Located in New York, NY
Regency mahogany library table
English, circa 1820.
Measures: Height 29 in., width 60 in., depth
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Gillows Late George III Mahogany Partners Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Benington, Herts
A late George III mahogany partners library writing table stamped ‘Gillows.Lancaster’.
English
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Satinwood Sofa Table
Located in Dallas, TX
An English Regency satinwood drop leaf writing or side table. Nicely figured rectangular top with
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Antique Early 18th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Faux Bamboo Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Faux Bamboo Desk, American, circa 1960's. It is a versatile size and would work well as a desk
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,500
19th Century, Regency Library Table
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th century walnut two drawer library table supported by hand carved and turned trestle legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Mahogany Writing Table / Server Turned Legs Wheels, c. 1890
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Handsome Antique Writing Table or Server featuring turned legs on castors, c. 1890. Two drawers
Category
Antique 1890s Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rosewood and Calamander Regency Library Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A Regency rosewood and calamander library table of exquisite form and execution.
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Style Bamboo Turned Side Table
Located in Savannah, GA
A Regency style whitewashed side table with bamboo turned legs and green stenciling, having one
Category
Mid-20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Maison Jansen Ebonized Desk.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Fine Jansen stamped ebonized desk with bronze mounts & gilt gold high lights. The tappering legs
Category
Vintage 1930s Argentine Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Gorgeous 19th Century English Rosewood and Brass Writing Slope Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ENGLISH ROSEWOOD WRITING SLOPE
Circa early-to-mid 19th century
Item # 801EZX27
A lovely letter
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Satinwood Desk
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine quality early 19th century satinwood Library table or desk. The rectangular top inset with a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
$11,198
English Regency Library Table, circa 1825
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An early 19th century English Regency library table on a turned pedestal base with reeded out-swept
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Mahogany Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
Antique flame mahogany Regency style pedestal desk with the original tooled leather writing surface
Category
Vintage 1950s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Mahogany Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
Antique Regency style flame mahogany pedestal desk with a tooled leather writing surface and in
Category
Vintage 1950s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th century English mahogany seven drawer desk featuring a tooled brown leather top, two leather
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Desk, Northern Germany, circa 1840
Located in Greding, DE
English style cherry Desk from Northern Germany with two drawers, standing on vase-shaped legs with
Category
Antique 1840s German Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
A Maison Jansen Ebonized Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fine ebonized knee hole desk by Maison Jansen. The top a fine tooled leather supported by a
Category
Vintage 1960s Argentine Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
William IV Mahogany Partner
s Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very handsome mid-19th century classic partner's desk, having an overhanging green tooled leather
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Regency Palisander Library Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Regency palisander library table circa 1820.
Elegant regency period library
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
Early 19th Century Mahogany Architects Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
mechanism which serves as an architects reading / writing slope, the desk having a selection of five drawers
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Elegant Neoclassical Desk by Baker
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Neoclassical Desk, designed for Baker, circa 1950s. It is a versatile size and would make a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
This antique Regency style burr walnut leather top desk has lovely small proportions, but still has
Category
Vintage 1930s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Tommi Parzinger Leather Top Desk
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Modern Desk, designed by Tommi Parzinger for Charak, circa 1950's. It retains it's
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Walnut Leather Top Library Table
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality tapered leg walnut, gilt and painted leather top library table. Burgundy tooled and gilt leather top. Tapered pedestal legs ending in small platform with gild details an...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Giltwood, Paint, Walnut
Baker Furniture Chippendale Faux Bamboo Desk.
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
An exceptional Baker Furniture Chippendale & Regency influenced faux bamboo desk featuring three
Category
Vintage 1970s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Pollard Elm and Ebony Library Table
Located in Essex, MA
Figured wood top with crossbanded edge raised on trestle ends with spindles and diamond form applied molding, carved legs with brass casters. Almost identical example in "The Hyde Pa...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique Flame Mahogany Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
good quality brass handles. This high quality antique Regency style desk is in excellent condition and
Category
Vintage 1930s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Hand Carved Swag Executive Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Regency Executive desk. Beautiful carved swag detail and embossed black leather
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Period Regency Satinwood Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
English Regency period satinwood small-scale writing table with single drawer, decorative ebony
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Ebony
19th Century Regency Rosewood Brass Inlaid Sofa Table
Located in London, GB
This is a sublime antique Regency rosewood sofa table circa 1820 in date.
It is crafted from
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Mahogany Library Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Regency mahogany library table, the large rectangular top with lift up flap fitted with inset green
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage WEIMAN Faux Bamboo Desk
By Weiman
Located in Southampton, NJ
Vintage desk by Weiman decorated with faux bamboo and a medium-tone finish for a great nostalgic
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Small Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Library Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Regency period mahogany library table circa 1820.
Original leather top with gold tooling.
Drawer
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Superb Burl-Wood Ladies Desk, Italy
By Maitland Smith
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful oval shaped ladies desk. Burl wood, comes with all kind off different Fruit wood inlay
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Consensus
Campaign-Style Desk by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This luxurious desk is comprised of an ash surface with brass hardware and a polished brass base
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Amboyna Work Table
Located in New York, NY
Regency Amboyna Work Table.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amboyna
French Colonial Single-Piece Rosewood Top Desk
Located in San Marino, CA
A great petite French Colonial rosewood desk. Top is one single piece of rosewood, with two small
Category
Antique 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
Distinctive and timeless, this English mahogany partners desk has three functioning drawers on each
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
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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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