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Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Ebonized and Parcel-Gilt with black leather top and gilded greek key design trim. 2 drawers on front and 2 false drawers on backside. With original castors and hardware.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
$21,500 / item
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top with tooled green leather over two drawers and two opposing drawers with brass knobs, raised on circular tapered legs and casters.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Period Metamorphic Writing /Book Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine classical regency table shows all the signs of a London cabinet making firm. The
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Dark Hollywood Regency Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
This desk blends timeless form with luxurious detail. Its elegant waterfall silhouette is softened
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Hollywood Regency Desks and Wri...
Materials
Brass
$5,067 / item
BEVAN FUNNEL REGENCY STYLE TWO DRAWERS WRITiNG OFFICE DESK TABLE GREEN LEATHER
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale This Bevan Funnell Regency-style writing desk features a
Category
20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Regency Burr Elm and Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular with an inset green leather top and banded edge. The frieze with two drawers and two opposing false drawers all with Gillow style star form brass knobs. Trestle su...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Regency Style Satinwood Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (circa 1850s) gilt metal mounted satinwood desk with inset brown leather top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
Pair of English Regency Period Rosewood Writing Tables
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of English Regency period rosewood writing tables with gold tooled green leather tops. The
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular green inset leather top with crossbanded brass inlaid edge over two drawers with brass inlays all around and false rear drawers raised on a trestle base with scrol...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Fine Regency Mahogany Davenport Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine regency mahogany davenport desk with brass mounts and leather inset top. Circa 1815
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
English Regency Lyre Support Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (1840) rosewood single drawer table desk with lyre shaped side legs and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
English Regency Style Writing Table by Theodore Alexander
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant Theodore Alexander leather and walnut diminutive writing desk. The central drawer with two
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Early 19th Century Regency Period Rosewood Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th century Regency period rosewood writing table, having rectangular bow end tooled
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Hollywood Regency Faux Marble Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
A faux marble Hollywood Regency desk with a single drawer and horned legs.
Playing off Hellenic
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$840 Sale Price
81% Off
Very Fine 19th Century English Regency Writing Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Very fine English Regency bronze mounted mahogany writing table. Single board top made of beautiful
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Regency Mahogany Writing Table By Gillows Of Lancaster
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with leather writing surface that can adjust. The ends with hinged
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany Table Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency (circa 1830) mahogany table desk with 3 beaded opposing drawers over a leather top
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique early 19th century Regency period coromandel writing table.
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th Century Regency period highly figured Coromandel wood Writing Table, having
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
McGuire Whitewash Oak Writing Desk and Chair
By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1970’s McGuire writing desk and chair design by Elinor McGuire.
The desk is solid
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$6,000 / set
Regency Well-Figured Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency well-figured mahogany writing table, of rectangular form with a green leather-inset top
Category
Antique 1810s Great Britain (UK) Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mastercraft Brass Writing Desk and Chair Circa 1960s
By Mastercraft
Located in Peabody, MA
An extremely rare solid brass writing desk and chair with a stylized neoclassical motif of crossed
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Writing Table / Library Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine Regency writing table or sofa table, the rectangular top with finely rounded edges and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Regency Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English writing desk handcrafted in mixed exotic hardwoods, featuring a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Library Table Desk Period Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Rosewood Library Table.
This Library Table Stands Upon a Platform Base with Boldly Carved
Category
Vintage 1980s Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th C Regency English Mahogany Adjustable Reading Writing Table
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome piece consists of two sections on a lifting ratchet, a fine mahogany Regency period
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$3,013 Sale Price
49% Off
Antique Regency Escritoire Desk
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Sheraton style escritoire desk. This was made in England, it dates from around
Category
Vintage 1910s British Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
20th Century Regency Style Black Lacquered Desk
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century Regency style black lacquered desk featuring brass ormolu and hardware with gilt
Category
20th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Handsome English Vintage Fruitwood Writing Desk with Leather Blotter
Located in Hopewell, NJ
English style beautiful fruitwood writing desk having black leather blotter on top. Distressed
Category
Vintage 1980s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
19th Century Regency Period Rosewood Writing Table
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Regency period well figured rosewood writing table, having rectangular top
Category
Antique 1820s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Petite Regency Style Desk or Console Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petite Regency Style Desk or Console Table, French style but probably American, circa 1950s. It is
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Vintage 1950s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Regency Style Embossed Leather Top Desk
By Rho Mobili d
Epoca 1
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 29 1/4 in W: 45 in D: 31 1/2 in
This stunning Custom Italian Regency Style desk
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Regency Mahogany Writing Table with Satinwood Inlay, New Design
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mahogany shaped top partners writing table with satinwood stringing and inlaid fan medallions
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Boxwood, Olive, Satinwood
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Period early 19th century Regency Mahogany Partners desk. Drawers on both sides. Great proportion
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Regency Style Rosewood Desk by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome mid century desk crafted in rosewood in a sleek modern form having a brass banded case
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table In The Manner Of George Smith
By George Smith
Located in Benington, Herts
An Important Regency period mahogany, ebonised and parcel gilt partners writing table on monopodia
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany and Ebonized Wood Lyre-End Sofa / Writing Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A striking English Regency mahogany sofa / writing table with lyre ends and ebonized detailing
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Regency Rosewood Writing Table in the Style of Gillows, UK, 1815
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Seaford, GB
appearance.
Overall, this Regency Rosewood library or writing table is a superb example of the period’s
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,748 Sale Price
20% Off
Regency English Stripped Pine Faux Bamboo Writing Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1830
Regency English Stripped Pine Faux Bamboo Writing Table
sku 1532
W85 x D46 x H75 cm
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
English Late Regency Double-Sided Mahogany Library Writing Table, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine and rare English, George IV / William IV, late regency period solid mahogany double-sided
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fantastic 19th century Regency period mahogany metamorphic dressing desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Fantastic early 19th century Regency period metamorphic dressing desk. The solid mahogany writing
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Baker Furniture Lyre Motife Birdseye Maple Drop-Leaf Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Startlingly beautiful bird’s-eye maple drop-leaf writing desk having gorgeous satinwood and ebony
Category
Vintage 1980s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
$3,500 Sale Price
27% Off
English Regency Brass Mounted Exotic Woods Writing Table, Gillows, circa 1820
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional circa 1820 English regency period rectangular-form writing or occasional table
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Style Michael Taylor Ebony
Mahogany Dafne Writing Table Desk
By Michael Taylor
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
19th century Style Michael Taylor Ebony & Mahogany Dafne writing table desk. Chair and computer not
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
Small Lady
s Desk, English Regency 1830
Located in Belmont, MA
This beautiful small lady's desk comes from England and was made during the Regency period around
Category
Antique 1820s English Restauration Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
$4,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Regency Writing Table or Side Table of Mahogany on Pedestal Base from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English diminutive writing table or desk of patinated mahogany in the Regency style
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century English Regency Painted Gesso Gilded Distressed Small Writing Table
Located in Norwich, GB
19th Century English Regency painted & gilt gesso distressed small writing table. Circa 1820.
The
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Gesso, Pine, Paint
English Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Inset Leather Top
By Jas Shoolbred
Co.
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or console desk of mahogany from England, from the late 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Maison Jansen attr., Ebony and Parcel-Gilt, Writing Desk, France, 1940s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Hollywood Regency desk. An ebony and parcel-gilt decorated three drawer desk or writing table. This finely
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine and Rare 19th Century Regency Calamander and Brass Inlaid Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare English Regency Calamander and inlaid brass writing table . The finest brass inlay
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Rosewood Regency Inlaid Lap Desk, circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English rosewood regency inlaid lap desk, circa 1830.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
English Regency Lacquered Chinoiserie Partners Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style red lacquered chinoiserie decorated knee hole partners desk with green
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Lacquer
Regency Brass-Inlaid Ebony Desk Compendium
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency brass-inlaid ebony desk compendium of rectangular form with a
carrying handle flanked by
Category
Antique 1810s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Satinwood Desk, Circa 1960s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style desk or executive credenza
By Baker
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Kittinger, English Regency, Campaign Desk, Rosewood, Satinwood, Brass, USA 1950s
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Manhasset, NY
Kittinger, English Regency, Campaign Desk, Rosewood, Satinwood, Brass, USA 1950s
Regency campaign
Category
Vintage 1950s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Regency Rosewood Travelling Lap Desk Box, Circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency rosewood travelling lap desk box, circa 1830.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English Regency Walnut Writing Table in the Manner of Holland &Sons
By Holland
Sons
Located in Dublin, IE
A George IV walnut rectangular writing table, the top with inset leather scriver above a shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Writing Desk, Partner Style, Leather Top, Wood Grain Veneer
Located in Madrid, ES
This mid-19th century English writing desk features handsomely inlaid rich-grained mahogany veneer
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
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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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