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Antique Correspondence Desk, English, Mahogany, Writing Table, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique correspondence desk. An English, mahogany and leather writing table, dating to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Writing-Table
Located in London, GB
A LATE REGENCY MAHOGANY WRITING-TABLE BANDED IN CALAMANDER, Circa 1820.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Regency Period Writing Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A Regency period two drawer writing table with black tooled leather top (later).
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Rosewood Regency Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A late Regency writing table of rosewood. Two drawers , pedestal supports with scrolled feet
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
English Regency Rosewood Antique Writing Table Desk Console, circa 1820
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A handsome Anglo-Indian Regency writing table, it is executed with solid Brazilian rosewood planks
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Regency Period Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous antique Regency period burr walnut leather top desk / writing table. This was made in
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Antique 1810s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency rosewood trestle-end writing table with boxwood stringing and an inset leather top above
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
24.5 floor to underside of apron. Rectangular dark green leather with a banded and reeded edge over two drawers with brass ring handles, circular tapered reeded legs with cup casters...
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
REGENCY MAHOGANY WRITING Table
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good regency mahogany writing table in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster with a reeded leg and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency rosewood writing table
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Regency period rosewood writing table, having frieze drawers and floral
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Style Burton-Ching Mahogany
Ebony Giltwood Partners Desk Writing Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Regency Style Burton-Ching Mahogany & Ebony Giltwood Writing Table Partners Desk
Category
2010s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early 19th century Regency mahogany writing table, the green leather lined gilt-tooled
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular inset brown leather tooled writing surface within a crossbanded edge and reeded edge
Category
Antique 1790s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Furniture Burl Wood Regency Style Writing Desk or Library Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a beautiful burl wood Regency style desk by Baker Furniture. The desk features bookmatched
Category
Vintage 1980s Regency Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Regency Mahogany Leather-Top Writing Desk or Library Table
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful mahogany Regency period writing desk or library table.
--Mellow brown tooled leather
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with inset green leather writing surface over a frieze containing a long drawer
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Scholar
s Desk, English, Writing Table, Side, Study, Regency, Circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique scholar's desk. An English, mahogany writing or side table, dating to the
Category
Antique 1820s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century English regency mahogany leather top writing desk. 3 drawers with three matched faux
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular inset new tooled blue leather top within a border and 3/4 gallery over three frieze drawers with wood knobs raised on shaped X form legs and reeded stretcher. Back finish...
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular inset green tooled leather top with cross banded and rounded edge over two drawers and opposing drawers raised on circular tapered legs and casters.
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
By W.Priest, London. Stamped in top of drawer. With tooled leather top with wood borders and rounded molded edge over drawers and raised on circular tapered reeded legs ending on cas...
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular dark green inset leather top with cross banded border. Two frieze drawers with two opposing false drawers all with wood knobs. Circular tapered turned legs ending ...
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with a new inset tooled blue leather with cross banded edge. The frieze containing a central long drawer flanked by a pair of drawers flanked by paneled ends. ...
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with inset gilt tooled light brown leather over a frieze with two drawers raised on turned reeded legs, casters.
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Furniture English Regency Burled Walnut Writing Desk or Console Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency style writing desk or console table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Gilded Rosewood Leather English Regency Style Maitland Smith Writing Table Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Regency and finished with genuine gold leaf details and a beautiful rosewood case. The desk is in good
Category
1990s Philippine Regency Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top with inset brown leather over a frieze containing two drawers and opposing drawers all with brass ring handles raised on saber legs and casters.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with rounded corners and conforming frieze, raised on turned legs joined by a turned stretcher, carved shaped legs and casters.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Style Mahogany and Green Leather Antique Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very nice writing table in the Regency style from the last quarter of the 19th century, this
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Regency Revival Mahogany Oval Table with Gilt Leather Top
By Regency
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
English Regency Revival oval leather writing table with old gilt laced leather top and brass
Category
Antique 1890s English Regency Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a beautiful rectangular green leather inset top with banded edge and two frieze drawers with trestle lyre form base. Turned stretcher. Raised on saber legs with brass paw feet c...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Writing Desk, In the Regency Manner, Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A Late 19th Century Writing Desk, In the Regency Manner
With blind tooled and panelled Moroccan
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Abalone
Regency Writing Table
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very handsome English Regency writing table, mahogany with banding, rectangular top over two faux
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$12,500
A Late Nineteenth Century Writing Desk, In the Regency Manner
Located in London, GB
With blind tooled and panelled Moroccan red leather top, over deeply set modified greek key frieze, with flush mount drawers, with quintessential cast gilt lacquer lion mask corner m...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
$45,000
Regency writing table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English mahogany Regency period partners writing table the brown tooled leather top above two
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$7,850
Regency Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Regency Period writing table or desk of mahogany from England, featuring an inset embossed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique writing desk in the Regency style. This was made in England, it dates from
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Carlton House Writing Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Carlton House writing desk in wonderful fiddlegrain mahogany with a D shaped platform surrounded
Category
Antique 1880s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine and Regency rosewood crossbanded and satinwood line inlaid two-drawer writing table with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Regency Curule Form Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine Regency writing table with Calamander wood crossbanding, two friee drawers, beautifully
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Antique 1810s Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Painted English Regency Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Painted pine English Regency or American writing table / desk, with old paint and bamboo style
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Early 19c Style Regency Writing Table Leather Top Desk W Greek Key
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Early 19c Style Regency Writing Table Leather Top Desk W Greek Key
Category
1990s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Regency Partners Desk with Drawers and Writing Surfaces on Each Side
Located in Kastrup, DK
. Regency, England, circa 1820. This desk has good proportions, a warm mellow surface and is very functional.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Rosewood Two Drawer Writing Table Desk on Casters
Located in Stamford, CT
Very handsome and utilitarian Regency period rosewood writing table with two 'hidden' drawers in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Petite Regency Leather Top Mahogany Writing Desk Hall Table with Sconce Lights
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Regency style petite leather top writing desk / table with drawers. Item features solid
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Regency Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular desk on circular tapered beaded legs, with three functional drawers on each side.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Landstrom Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Black Lacquered Writing Desk
By Landstrom Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie writing desk
By Landstrom
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
John Widdicomb French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Demilune Writing Desk
By John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style demilune writing desk
By Ralph Widdicomb for John
Category
Vintage 1950s American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency partner desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small regency partner desk (lady size) i mahogany.
Table top with leather and stamped border with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
$5,600
Chinoiserie Hollywood Regency Campaign Black Lacquered Writing Desk by Sligh
By Sligh Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chinoiserie Hollywood Regency Campaign style writing desk
By Sligh Furniture
USA
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very high quality English Mahogany Partners Writing Table. The table dates to circa 1810
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mastercraft Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Tortoise Shell and Brass Writing Desk
By Mastercraft
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency chinoiserie writing desk
By
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With very dark navy leather top within a banded surround over three drawers with opposing drawers on reverse, raised on circular tapered reeded legs, ending on cup casters. The leath...
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With coffee color brown leather top with cross banded edge over three drawers with wood knobs and opposing identical drawers and configuration. Raised on circular reeded tapered legs...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Maple Ladies Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With inset olive green leather top with Greek key design over a pair of drawers and pull out slides, raised on a trestle base with turned stretcher and paw casters.
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Maple
Regency Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with green leather top over two drawers, raised on turned legs. Back is finished but no drawers.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, 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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