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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
$1,140 Sale Price
20% Off
A Late Regency Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
With leather inset top and six drawers, on carved reeded legs with original inset brass casters. The boldly drawn leg of this table bears striking resemblance to the dining table sit...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Regency Georgian Travelers Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
writing box. A superb example of 19th-century craftsmanship, this piece features a breathtaking burl wood
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Regency Partners Desk and Chair Set Walnut Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Excellent Regency revival desk and chair set in walnut
This is a partners desk so has drawers on
Category
Vintage 1980s Regency Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Regency Mahogany Davenport Writing Desk Occasional Side Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Rosewood late Regency Period Davenport Desk or
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Rosewood Library Table Writing Desk Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Rosewood Library or Writing Table firmly
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Hallway Side Table, English, Portico, Writing Desk, Regency, Circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique hallway side table. An English, flame mahogany portico table or writing desk
Category
Antique 1820s British Regency Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Furniture English Regency Rosewood Console or Petite Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous English Regency style console table, entry table, or petite ladies writing desk
By
Category
Vintage 1960s American Regency Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Regency Rosewood Lady
s Writing Desk Occasional Side Table 19Ct
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an English well figured Rosewood Regency Period rectangular Lady’s
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early Baker Furniture Regency Rosewood Writing Desk or Console Table, 1930s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Regency style petite writing desk, sofa table, or entry console table
By Baker
Category
Vintage 1930s American Regency Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Console Table, English, Side, Occasional, Writing Desk, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
comfortable height for use as an occasional writing desk
Arrangement of three draws to front with blind pulls
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Console Tables
Materials
Wood
English Mother-of-Pearl inlaid Rosewood Box , Campaign Desk
Located in Wichita, KS
An elegant 19th-century English Regency rosewood writing slope and campaign desk, exquisitely
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Regency Writing Desk and Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Wonderful vintage condition. Three drawers on one side and one larger drawer in the top. Wonderful vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$995 / set
English Regency Mahogany Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency mahogany knee hole ladies writing desk with very faded greenish gold gilt-tooled leather
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Style Mahogany and Leather Writing Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
elements of its given era. Rich and elegant, this dapper writing desk is crafted from flamed mahogany and
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New York, NY
A fine Regency faded rosewood Egyptian Revival writing table, the inset leather top over a frieze
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Regency Walnut Root English Writing Desk LAST PRICE
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Fine English desk, Regency, early 19th century, walnut root.
Simple but elegant desk with two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A fine and unusual English Regency bog oak, amboyna and coromandel writing table.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amboyna
Regency Amboyna Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A small Regency inlaid amboyna trestle-end writing table, the top with ebony banding over a two
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency circa 1825 and Later Mahogany Desk or Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique Regency circa 1825 and later mahogany desk or writing table.
No loose joints and no
Category
Antique 1820s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Writing Table
Located in Stamford, CT
An important English late Regency mahogany partners writing table with tooled leather top over six
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$55,000
Antique Regency Partners Writing Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency mahogany partners writing table with three drawers on each side, the drawers with molded
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
French Regency Desk
Located in Paris, FR
French Regency desk opening by three drawers inlaid with kingwood and decorated with ormolu
Category
Antique 18th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
$51,664
Hollywood Regency Design Mastercraft Roll Top Brass Bamboo Writing Desk
By Mastercraft
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Mastercraft Amboyna burl wood and etched brass roll top desk with brass bamboo legs. The piece has
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Regency Drop-Leaf Writing Table
Located in Fulton, CA
A period English Regency drop-leaf writing table, desk or sofa table, circa 1790-1820. Some older
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency rosewood writing table
Located in Vancouver, BC
Rare and unusual Regency rosewood writing table
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Regency rosewood writing table on trestle end support with crossbanded decoration. Two free
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Regency Period End Support Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Hungerford, Berkshire
This late Regency period end support writing table is made from Cuban mahogany. The table has
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late Regency Mahogany Partner
s Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A late Regency mahogany partner's writing table, the inset leather top above a three-drawer frieze
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Regency Combination Reading and Writing Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency mahogany and satinwood inlaid revolving reading/writing table with ebonized stringing
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Rosewood Partner
s Desk
By Taprell, Holland
Son
Located in New York, NY
A Regency highly figured rosewood partner's pedestal desk, the drawer fronts with brass stringing
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Regency William IV Mahogany Secretaire Desk Writing Chest of Drawers
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique Regency / William IV mahogany secretaire writing desk and chest of drawers, circa 1825-1835
Category
Antique 1820s British William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Regency Writing Table, circa 1820
Located in Richmond, London
A superb quality Regency side table in the manner of Gillows. Rare combination of the most
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Small Regency Ebonized Writing Table, circa 1815
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a beautiful small ebonized writing table, featuring three drawers, tooled leather top with
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
An English Regency Mahogany Writing Table. 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
An English Regency Mahogany Writing Table with Brass Caps and Castors. 19th Century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Unusual Regency Period Rosewood End- Support Writing Table
Located in South Croydon, GB
An unusual Regency rosewood writing table. Raised on sabre legs with brass castors and with triple
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Regency Mahogany Writing Box on Stand
Located in London, GB
A wonderful traveling writing box on cabinet. Made from the best quality
Flame mahogany and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Library Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very fine quality early 19th century oak Regency library writing table. This table has everything
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique English Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency mahogany writing table.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late Regency Mahogany Small Writing Table, circa 1830
Located in Sheffield, MA
Small late Regency mahogany writing table with mottled green gilt-tooled writing surface above two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
George IV Regency Rosewood Two-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
adjoined by trestle end supports that stand on plinth bases and concealed castors.
The writing table is
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Regency Yellow Painted Wooden and Faux Bamboo Writing Table
Located in Tarbert, Argyll and Bute
Regency yellow painted and decorated writing table with faux bamboo legs and two drawers.
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Regency Period Amboyna Padouk and Parcel-Gilt Writing Table
Located in Fremantle, W.Australia
Fine quality Regency period writing table made from amboyna and padouk with parcel-gilt enrichments
Category
Antique 1820s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Regency Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Merchtem, Merchtem
This partners desk has a very convenient size, nearly square. It has a a very good patina, black
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Library Table or Desk
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
Good quality Regency period English library table, circa 1810. Standing on out swept legs
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
An Important Regency Burr Oak Partners Desk
Located in Dublin, GB
An Important Regency Burr Oak Writing Table
The rectangular top with a thick band of burr oak and
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Large Regency Style Desk
Located in Paris, FR
. Violet wood
. Gilded bronze
. 3 drawers
. Gilded bronze
. 3 drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
$22,000
English Regency Mahogany Partners
Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English Regency mahogany partners' desk with multiple drawers and cabinets below an embossed
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Period Satinwood Kidney Shaped Writing Table with Leather Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English Regency period satinwood kidney shaped writing table with pedestal ends and saber legs
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
Classical or Regency Carved Rosewood Writing Table, England, circa 1830
Located in Providence, RI
While this is a somewhat long library or writing table, the depth is standard (27 in.) and the
Category
Antique 1830s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Regency amboyna and giltwood kidney shaped writing table
Located in London, GB
Regency amboyna and giltwood kidney shaped writing table in the manner of Seddon and with gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amboyna, Giltwood
Fine Example of a Regency Style Six-Drawer Oak Writing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine example of a Regency style six-drawer oak writing table.
This writing table has been
Category
2010s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Oak
Arthur Brett Regency-style Mahogany Oval Writing Table with Leather Top
By Arthur Brett
Located in London, GB
An attractive mahogany oval writing table in the Regency style on turned and reeded legs surmounted
Category
Early 2000s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hide, Mahogany
English Regency Period Mahogany Pedestal Desk, circa 1820
Located in Louisville, KY
Featuring a rectangular cross-banded top above a central drawer flanked on the left with a drawer and a faux bank of drawers opening to shelves, on the right four graduating drawers;...
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Large Early 19th Century Regency Six-Drawer Writing Table of Fine Patina
Located in Suffolk, GB
A large early 19th century Regency six-drawer writing table of fine, faded patina (color).
This
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
Early 19th century Regency period mahogany partners pedestal desk.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Irish Mahogany Writing Table in the Manner of Williams
Gibton, Dublin
By Williams
Gibton
Located in Belfast, IE
This wonderful writing table with a single drawer concealing a sliding leather lined writing
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Irish Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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 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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