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A Regency Library Table
Located in Dallas, TX
a period Regency library table of mahogany with working drawers at either side and faux drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$5,650
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware
By Maison Jansen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware, in the style of Maison Jansen, French, circa 1950's
Category
Vintage 1950s French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality 1950s flame mahogany pedestal desk.
Green leather writing surface with gold tooling
Category
Mid-20th Century European Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Rosewood Dual Reading Stand / Adjustable Bed Table
Located in Dallas, TX
An English Regency adjustable bed table / dual reading stand of rosewood with inlaid brass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Maitland-Smith Vintage Leather Top Rosewood Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive mid century writing desk with a pleasant mixture of French and English influences
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
English Regency Style Burl- Wood Library Console Table
By Berkey
Gay Furniture
Located in Southampton, NJ
Fully restored Mahogany & Burl-wood library table with a single generously sized drawer, classic design elements in the column corners with drop finials supported on vase turned & sp...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware
By Maison Jansen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Bureau Plat Desk with Brass Hardware, in the style of Maison Jansen, French, circa 1950's
Category
Vintage 1950s French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Oval Leather Top Desk or Library Table
Located in Astoria, NY
English oval desk or library table, the top inset with embossed green leather writing surface over
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century Oak English Davenport Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
pen tray and ink bottles.
Writing surface pulls out to provide a comfortable knee height. Original
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Oak
Tortoiseshell and Polished Brass Maitland-Smith Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Miami, FL
desk are handsome.
The three front drawers open; one to the tag of Maitland-Smith. The interior of the
Category
Vintage 1970s Philippine Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bert England Walnut Desk for John Widdicomb
By Bert England, John Widdicomb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
drawer fronts. Asian inspired brass handles. Desk is finished on all sides! Finish shows some light
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
Antique Bamboo Desk with Embossed Leather Surface
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Antique dark stained bamboo desk with leather desk top surface with embossed Greek key border.
Category
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Bamboo
Elegant Black/ Ebonized Executive Desk by Mount Airy
By Baker Furniture Company, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant executive desk by Mount Airy. Desk has wonderful lines with a slightly bowed shape and an
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Henredon "Scene Two" Olive Burl Parsons Style Desk
By Milo Baughman, Henredon
Located in Houston, TX
"Scene Two" desk by Henredon in olive burl. A single drawer in the center provides storage. Blocky
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Olive
English Regency Large Scale Mahogany Library Table, Gillows, circa 1820
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1820 English Regency period double-sided library or writing table of large rectangular
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Glamorous Tessellated Horn Desk by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tessellated horn desk, designed for the Maitland Smith Company, circa 1980s. It is executed in
Category
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Mahogany Work / Sewing Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Regency mahogany work / sewing Table.
Category
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Solid Mahogany Desk, with Secret Drawers, Shellac Finish
Located in Buggiano, IT
Solid mahogany desk, with secret drawers, shellac finish.
Copy of antique desk made in 1995
Category
1990s Italian Regency Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Brass-Mounted Mahogany Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The gilt-tooled leather inset rectangular top above a frieze drawer opposed by a writing slide with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Aldo Tura Modern Mint Goatskin Desk, Italy, 1980s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful Aldo Tura modern style mint green desk in asymmetric shape from Italy, 1980s.
Measures
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Goatskin
Tessellated Horn Carlton House Desk by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated horn Carlton House desk by Maitland-Smith
Work desk height is 29".
Category
Vintage 1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Horn
Desk Featuring Greek Key Motif, USA, circa 1940
Located in Norwalk, CT
Newly lacquered in satin finish dove white lacquer, this is a charming desk/dressing table/sofa
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Fine Regency "Ribbon" Library Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Mahogany with inlaid ebony. Bronze fittings and original castors.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Black Lacquer Desk by Tommi Parzinger for Charak
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Black Lacquer Desk, designed by Tommi Parzinger for Charak. Signed with dated Charak label inside
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bronze-Mounted Louis XVI Style Desk by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A bronze-mounted Louis XVI style desk by Maison Jansen. This finely cast Louis XVI style influenced
Category
Vintage 1930s French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
An Ebonized Eglomise Top Desk attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fine Ebonzied Verne Eglomise Top Writting Desk. The bronze sabots on casters leading to a
Category
Vintage 1950s Argentine Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
English Mahogany Partners Desk with Gilt Tooled Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English mahogany partners desk of compact size with a gilt-tooled leather top, each side with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Verre Eglomise Desk by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A glamorous French Louis XVI style desk, overall ebonized, the bronze banded top with verre
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Leather Top Painted Desk with Bronze Mounts by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A paint decorated leather top knee hole desk by Jansen. The finely bronze-mounted desk having
Category
Vintage 1920s French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
English Regency Mahogany Military Campaign Table
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency two drawer mahogany Military campaign table with one board top, original floral
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Drexel Heritage Mahogany and Burl Wood Kidney Shaped Desk with Bookcase
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency style kidney shaped writing desk with built-in bookcase
By Drexel
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ornate Original French "Bureau Mazarin" Ebonized Mahogany Desk or Dressing Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
configurations, the desk shown here was commissioned around 1920. Offering a robust taste of Regency, this desk
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Minister
s Desk, Regence Style, Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Minister's desk, Regence style, late 19th century or early 20th century.
Large Minister's desk
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Modern Widdicomb Campaign Style Burl
Brass Nine-Drawer Executive Desk
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., John Widdicomb
Located in Houston, TX
Spectacular modern Campaign style burl wood executive desk with brass hardware designed by John
Category
Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A Fine Regency Mahogany Library Table
Located in Hudson, NY
execution found in english regency furniture. Designed to sit in the middle of a room and be seen from all
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Maison Jansen Stainless Steel Nickel-Plated Bronze Desk or Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
stunning Hollywood Regency writing table or desk leaves no stone Un-turned as its sleek and timeless lines
Category
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Sputnik Desk or Table with Brass Legs and Glass Top
Located in Voorburg, NL
Unique Sputnik leg table or desk, 1990s 'Hollywood style. Simple, sophisticated and very nice
Category
1990s German Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Gampel-Stoll Chinese Chippendale Style Demilune / Kidney Elephant Form Desk
By Gampel-Stoll
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an elephant from Chinese Chippendale style desk by Gampel-Stoll. It has a single drawer and
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Composition
Gampel
Stoll Elephant Desk Console Table Newly Lacquered Fretwork Vintage
By Gampel-Stoll
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing vintage Gampel and Stoll elephant desk with drawer. Also makes a great console table. Newly
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Gampel
Stoll Elephant Desk Console Table Newly Lacquered Fretwork Vintage
By Gampel-Stoll
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing vintage Gampel and Stoll elephant desk with drawer. Also makes a great console table. Newly
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Regency Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Library Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Regency Rosewood and brass inlayed library table.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Milo Baughman Style Pencil Reed Chrome Desk Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Vintage
By Milo Baughman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage Hollywood Regency pencil reed bamboo desk with chrome base. Two drawers. Some minor
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Regency Mahogany Library Table Attributed to Gillows
Located in London, GB
A FINE REGENCY MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1820.
With original blind
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Regency Rosewood End Support Library Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine regency rosewood end support library table with fine quality original mounts. A particularly
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Regency Mahogany Side Table Attributed to Gillows
Located in Cheshire, GB
Regency mahogany side table attributed to Gillows. The rectangular top with reeded three-quarter
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Desk on Casters with Brown Leather Top over Two Drawers, 1850s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English mahogany late Regency style desk from the mid-19th century features a rectangular top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
Modern Travertine Top Single Drawer Desk by Henredon with Brass Hardware
By Henredon
Located in Houston, TX
Modern Chinese Chippendale style desk with a travertine top by Henredon featuring a single drawer
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Vintage Burr Walnut Twin Pedestal Partner Desk with Brown Leather Gold Surface
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
gold-tooled brown leather writing surface
This desk has the tradition drawer formation which is all
Category
20th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Stunning Vintage Burr Walnut Green Leather Kidney Desk with Stunning Timber
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Kidney shaped partners desk.
A very good looking and well made desk, rare to find in Burr Walnut, the
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Modern French Two-Tone Burl Two-Drawer Desk by Baker Furniture Brass Hardware
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous modern French burl wood desk with black Regency style legs, brass hardware and a rosewood
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Antique Burr Walnut Brown Leather Serpentine Fronted Double Sided Partner Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
twin pedestal partner desk with inverted break front
A truly stunning desk, its very large
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Mahogany Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Roll Top Desk Attribute to Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Louis XV style marble-top roll top desk, attributed to Jansen, with a brass gallery, 7 drawers, and
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Stunning Vintage Walnut Twin Pedestal Partner Desk with Green Leather Top
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for auction this stunning vintage twin pedestal partner desk finished in
Category
20th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
1970s Neo-Classical Style Italian Burl and Brass Console Table or Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Love this! It is a 1970s Italian neo-classical style desk with sleek elongated brass legs. It could
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Glamorous Sally Sirkin Robert J Lewis Black
White Lacquer and Leather Desk
By Sally Sirkin Lewis
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Super chic designer desk by Sally Sirkin for J. Robert Scott, know as the Paris desk. There are
Category
1990s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Lacquer
Paint Decorated and Gilt Gold Louis XVI Style Vanity Desk by John Widdicomb
By John Widdicomb
Located in Manhasset, NY
Paint decorated and gilt gold vanity or desk by John Widdicomb. This light grayish paint decorated
Category
Antique 1840s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Stunning Burr Walnut Kidney Desk Built in Bookcase Shelf Brown Leather Surface
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for this stunning Burr Walnut Kidney shaped desk with built in bookshelf
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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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 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 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 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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