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1960s French Lacquered, Bamboo and Brass desk by E Murio
By E. Murio
Located in Oxford, GB
Beautiful lacquered desk , made in the Philippines in the 1950s and 1960s by E Murio for the French
Category
Vintage 1960s Philippine Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Regency 1820s Table with Red Lacquered, Gold and Black Chinoiserie Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period writing table from the early 19th century, with red lacquered, black and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Matched pair of Regency period BonHeur du Jours after John MaClean, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality matched pair of Regency period Rosewood Bonheur Du Jours, each with a three quarter
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Regency Neoclassical Mahogany Library Table in the manner of Richard Bridgen
By Richard Bridgens
Located in Glasgow, GB
A superb quality late Regency mahogany and ebonised library table in the manner of the architect
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly
Bird Custom Painted Tall Secretary Desk
Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Butterfly & Bird Custom Painted 2 Piece Tall Secretary Desk & Chair. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cane, Wood
Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel
Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amboyna
Regency Amboyna and Gilt Library Table Attributed to Seddon and Morel
By Morel
Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency amboyna and gilt library table attributed to Seddon and Morel, with a rectangular top set
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Regency Amboyna and Brass Inlay Library Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in London, GB
A library table in the manner of Gillows
Constructed in amboyna, with cut gold brass inlay work, and bronze feet; of rectangular panelled end support form, braced by pairs of car...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Period ormolu mounted, Library Table, circa 1820 36"(92cm) wide
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Regency period rosewood crossbanded, end support, library table. Having two
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Regency Pollard Oak Sliding Top Davenport
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A regency Pollard oak sliding top davenport with four mahogany lined draws to one side with a
Category
Antique 1820s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Fine Pair of Regency Bonheur-du-Jours
Located in London, GB
A FINE PAIR OF REGENCY ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD BONHEUR-DU-JOURS ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Faux Bamboo Black Leather Top Mahogany Desk with Curved Bottom Doors Compartment
By Baker Furniture Company, Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Faux bamboo Regency style mahogany desk with black leather top and curved doors compartment
Category
20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Reading Table with Flanking Drawers, C 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany partner's reading table with a ratcheted leather top, flanking triangular
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Regency Mahogany Leather Reading Table with Flanking Candle Slides 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany satinwood and ebony inlaid one drawer reading table with a ratcheted
Category
Antique 1790s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mixed Metal Faux Bamboo Desk In Style of Maison Jansen, C. 1960s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Peabody, MA
A faux bamboo desk of mixed metals (brushed steel and brass), in the manner of Maison Jansen, circa
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage Oval Lacquered Vanity Dressing Table or Desk with a Leather Panel
Located in Miami, FL
vintage custom made gloss black lacquer oval vanity dressing table or writing table desk. The top has an
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,200 Sale Price / set
42% Off
Tommi Parzinger Black Bamboo Desk Mid Century Modern Glamour 38w x 29h x 24d
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Desk, designed by Tommi Parzinger for Willow and Reed, American, circa 1950s. It has
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger, American, circa 1960s. It has
Category
Vintage 1960s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century Regency Period Rosewood Davenport, Boxwood Strung
Located in London, GB
An attractive early 19th century Regency period rosewood freestanding "Davenport " boxwood strung
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Boxwood, Rosewood
Mid Century English Regency Mahogany Drop Leaf Sofa Table Secretary
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Mid Size English Regency Mahogany Drop Leaf Sofa Table or Writing Desk. Single item
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Lexington
s Palmer Home Collection Mahogany Tooled Leather Drafting Desk W/ Tray
By Lexington Furniture 1
Located in Germantown, MD
Leather Slant Top Drafting Desk, drafting table with brass feet support and pull-out trays. Large storage
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Lorin Marsh, Modern, Desk, Gray Embossed Leather, Chrome, 2000s
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Manhasset, NY
Hollywood Regency style modern desk or writing table. Embossed and stitched leather on a sleek and
Category
2010s Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
19th Century rosewood library table
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century rosewood library / writing table, the top cross banded in rosewood and having a
Category
Antique 1830s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Small and rare Campaign Rosewood Davenport
Located in Folkestone, GB
A small and rare rosewood campaign Davenport desk of compact proportions. The galleried top with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Late 19th Bureau Antique Cartonnier Sliding Top for Hidden Storage
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian smaller-sized writing desk with storage hidden beneath top from the 19th century. This
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Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rhamtail
Located in DE MEERN, UT
While designing Rhamtail desk, I was looking for experience. A feeling, a glorification, a comfort
Category
2010s Dutch Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plexiglass, Walnut
$52,711 / item
18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 18th century French Regence Bureau Plat. Four drawers, with pieced leather top with carved design in the center and around the edges.
Walnut wood with gilded hardware rest...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$53,200 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Regency Scalloped Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Presenting a chic vintage writing desk, exuding the glamorous allure of the Hollywood Regency era
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Regency Drexel Writing Desk
By Drexel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A masterpiece of classic design, this vintage writing desk by renowned maker Drexel embodies the
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
Regency Rosewood Slant Lid Writing Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Finely crafted with a hinged leather writing lid enclosing a fitted interior comprising drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Karges Regency Style X Base Writing Desk
By Karges Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Karges Regency Style X Base Writing Desk
This desk measures: 44.25 wide x 21 deep x 29.75 high
Category
Early 2000s American Regency Desks
Materials
Metal
Regency Desk Mahogany X Frame Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Writing Table.
This Quality Table is Raised upon Cross Frame Supports with
Category
Vintage 1980s Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Regency Brass Bound Traveling Desk Wooden Mahogany Writing Slope Regency
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Traveling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. First quarter of the Nineteenth
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Rosewood Inlaid Writing Desk Set with Inkwells
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine and early Regency period rosewood writing desk set beautifully decorated with delicate
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells
Materials
Rosewood
Superb Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Free Standing Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique regency mahogany free standing writing desk having a superb quality mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Other
Custom Mahogany Regency Style Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is made-to-order traditional mahogany writing desk made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features
Category
2010s American Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Mahogany Ladies Tambour Writing Table Desk Cabinet
Located in Glasgow, GB
An attractive Regency mahogany and satinwood ladies’ tambour writing table cabinet dating to c.1815
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Regency Mahogany Lady
s Writing Cabinet
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Regency lady's writing cabinet in figured mahogany with black ebony inlay: Good colour and
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Desks
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Regency Style Crotch Mahogany and Tooled Leather Two Part Lady
s Writing Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A Regency Style Crotch Mahogany and Tooled Leather Two Part Lady's Writing Desk with lock and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Lady
s Writing Cabinet
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Regency lady's writing cabinet in figured mahogany with black ebony inlay: Good colour and
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Desks
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large proportions, with lavish brass inlay
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Campaign Writing Slope Brass Mounts, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant Regency brass mounted Gonçalo Alves campaign writing slope, circa 1820 in date.
The
Category
Antique 1820s Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Antique Bachelor
s Writing Slope, English, Correspondence Box, Regency, C.1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
box dating to the Regency period, circa 1830. A superior example of portable desk furniture
Category
Antique 1830s British Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
A Regency Hand Crafted Rosewood Writing Slope With Secret Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Regency Era Rosewood Hand-Crafted Writing Slope.
With Purple Velvet Interior, Secret
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
$3,133 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Very Large Regency 19th Century Mahogany Partners Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Superb Quality Early 19th Century Regency Period Georgian Mahogany Partners Writing Table, In The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Gilded Age Silver Plated and Crystal Writing Desk Set
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique silver-on-copper and crystal pen and ink desk set is composed a footed tray with two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency More Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
$825 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Antique Writing Table, English, Regency, Mahogany, Davenport, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing table, an English, Regency, mahogany, open Davenport dating to the early
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells
Lambe
By John Lambe
Located in Reading, Berkshire
writing desks (writing boxes, as we know them today) and dressing cases.
Antique lap desks had hinged
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
$4,048 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Sheraton Style Kidney Shaped Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany library writing desk. Its design was inspired by Sheraton desks
Category
2010s American Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Straight Leg Chippendale Style Library Writing Desk by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany Library Writing Desk. It’s design was inspired by Chippendale
Category
2010s American Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exquisite Example of an Early Rosewood Travelling Writing Slope of fairly large proportions of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells
Materials
Brass
John Vesey, Louis XVI Style, Steel, Bronze, Rare Writing Desk, USA, 1960s
By John Vesey
Located in Manhasset, NY
John Vesey, Hollywood Regency, Louis XVI Style, Steel, Bronze, Rare Bureau Plat Writing Desk, USA
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Antwerp, BE
with age.
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Louis XV
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Hollywood Regency Whitecraft Desk, Vanity
Armchair Green Finish American, 1970
By Whitecraft
Located in Miami, FL
Hollywood Regency bamboo & reed desk, writing table or vanity with glass top and matching armchair
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Bamboo, Cane, Reed
1960
s English Regency Style Pecan Desk Console by Thomasville
By Thomasville, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This English Regency style pecan writing desk by Thomasville would be perfect in any room. Desk
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
$2,726 Sale Price
22% Off
Fine Mahogany Library Writing Table
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A excellent quality three drawer mahogany writing table, paw castors, original leather top
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Spanish Writing Slope Box in Walnut and Leather
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant hand crafted walnut writing slope with marquetry stripe details
Leather writing surface on
Category
20th Century Spanish Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Leather
$1,142 Sale Price
20% Off
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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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