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Jean Gillon, Brazilian Modern, Jacaranda, Chrome, Writing Desk, Brazil, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in Manhasset, NY
Jean Gillon, Brazilian Modern, Jacaranda, Chrome, Writing Desk, Brazil, 1960s
A Jacaranda wood and
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Italian Desk with Drawers and Brass Details
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, rosewood, maple, walnut, brass, Italy, 1950s
This Italian desk from the 1950s brings
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rosewood Carved Writing Desk
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful carved writing desk is in traditional design with four drawers on left hand side
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
$2,796 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Rosewood Italian Writing Desk
Located in Cantù, IT
An excellent piece of designed made in Italy. In excellent condition commensurate with age.
Category
20th Century Italian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,848 / set
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rosewood Carved Secretary/Writing Desk
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful carved secretary/writing desk is in traditional design with 5 drawers and fold up
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Chinese Rosewood Console or Writing Desk Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a beautiful Antique English Chinese Rosewood Console or Writing Desk Table.
all hand carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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
Unique Czech Art Deco Secretary/Writing Desk, Rosewood 1920-1929
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Art Deco sideboard and secretary made out of rosewood
Material: Rosewood
Completely restored
Category
Vintage 1920s Czech Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Rosewood
18th Century Italian Louis XV Writing Table Inlaid Rosewood Center Desk
Located in Milano, MI
Elegant 18th century Italian rosewood center table from Tuscany, Italy, a rectangular shaped Louis
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Center Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Rosewood
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 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
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
19th Century Blue
Gold Porcelain-Mounted Rosewood Table Cabinet
Located in London, GB
removable rosewood-veneered writing desk.
Circa 1840
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Secretary in Rio Rosewood by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian writing desk of rosewood, front with two drawers and folding top
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
William IV Antique Library Table
Located in New York, NY
A William IV Rosewood Library Table Writing Desk. Wonderful 19th century William IV Library Table
Category
Antique 1840s English William IV Console Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Gothic Armoire
Located in New York, NY
. 204); 1 very splendid rosewood Davenport Writing Desk, 4 tray Drawers, scroll standards, Gothic
Category
Antique 19th Century American Gothic Revival Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
$125,000
Edward Wormley Style Rosewood Writing Desk
By Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley style rosewood writing desk.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Danish Mid-Century Rosewood Writing Desk
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Rosewood Danish desk, circa 1960's. Unique 5 legged design with metal pulls and a bank of drawers
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
20th Century Rosewood Writing Desk DIM
By DIM
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant writing table in rosewood veneer, the tray is decorated with a light wood filet, two
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
Chinese Hand-Carved Rosewood Writing Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
A Chinese Carved Rosewood Writing Desk, in two parts, the block front superstructure having a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Gianfranco Frattini Rosewood Writing Desk Manufactured by Bernini, Italy, 1957
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Dublin, IE
Superb Italian midcentury rosewood writing desk, Model 530, designed by architect and renowned
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Anglo Indian Writing desk
Located in London, GB
A 19th century Anglo Indian rosewood writing desk
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Danish Rosewood Writing Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen
By Arne Wahl Iversen, Finn Juhl
Located in London, GB
An elegant 1960s rosewood secretary by Arne Wahl Iversen.
This versatile secretary can be used
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Scandinavian Modern Bodil Kjaer Writing Desk Edition E. Pederson
Son
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in New York, NY
Freestanding rosewood writing desk with four drawers and keys. Frame of chromed steel. Manufactured
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Writing Desk by Finn Juhl
By Finn Juhl, Niels Vodder
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Model NV-40
A solid and veneerd rosewood writing desk.
Tabletop with flaps covering one large and
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
$11,867
Gianfranco Frattini Rosewood 804 Desk
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rosewood writing desk model 804 designed in 1960s by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Ole Wanscher Attributed Rosewood and Brass Writing Desk, Denmark, 1960s
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Exceptional beautiful rosewood writing desk attributed to Danish furniture designer Ole Wanscher
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ole Wanscher Attributed Rosewood and Brass Writing Desk, Denmark, 1960s
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Exceptional beautiful rosewood writing desk attributed to Danish furniture designer Ole Wanscher
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Brass Inlay Rosewood Writing Desk with Cylinder Roll Top
Located in South Newfane, VT
Exquisitely detailed late 18th century French rosewood Campaign style writing desk, inlaid with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Writing Desk by Collinson and Lock
Located in Poling, West Sussex
construction in rosewood and attractive rosewood veneers onto a solid mahogany carcas. The table, or desk, is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Rustic Brazilian Rosewood Desk
Located in New York, NY
"Knee-hole" Jacaranda (Brazilian Rosewood) writing desk with drawers modified from 19th century
Category
20th Century Brazilian Desks
Materials
Rosewood
German Jugendstil Period Rosewood Freestanding Writing Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Rectangular desk top resting on a pair of cabinets, each having a door and opposing side decorated
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Rosewood, Giltwood, Wood
Napoleon III Writing Desk in Rosewood, France, 1880
Located in Bari, IT
Napoleon III desk in rosewood of French origin 1880 circa. The desk is equipped with a single
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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
19th Century Napoleon III French Palisander, Rosewood and Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
An elegant French writing desk from Napoleon III era.
Stunning quality piece in palisander
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander, Rosewood, Walnut
William IV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Kensington, MD
William IV Rosewood Writing Table / desk, with Turned and shaped supports & stretcher. A single
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
George IV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Dublin, GB
A George IV rosewood writing table. The rectangular tooled leather top, with a rosewood cross
Category
Antique 1820s English George IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Signed RR, Danish Steel And Masif Rosewood Wood Writing Desk.
Located in Madrid, ES
A danish steel and masif rosewood wood writing desk. Marked RR in the inside drawer. Denmark circa
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Rosewood Desk
By Feldballes Møbelfabrik
Located in London, GB
Midcentury desk.
Midcentury desk in beautiful rosewood,
open plan with a bank of three drawers to
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
$3,902
French Rosewood Desk
Located in Warlingham, GB
French rosewood desk with kneehole to one side and four drawers. Chrome footrest to the base. It
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
$2,731
Writing Desk, Italy circa 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Writing Desk, Italy circa 1950, attr. to Ico Parisi, Santos rosewood polished, solid brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Writing Desk, Italy circa 1950
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing Writing Desk, Italy circa 1950, Amboyna wood together with Santos Rosewood polished
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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 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
Rosewood Writing Table/Library Table, 1870
Located in Salisbury, GB
Rosewood writing table/library table of exhibition quality made by Morant & Co, London who were
Category
Antique 1870s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Rosewood Davenport Desk
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
hand.
The desk is in good condition and has keys fitted to the locks, the leather writing surface is a
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Sheraton Revival Rosewood Cylinder Bureau - Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3169 Exceptional Sheraton revival - Edwardian rosewood bureau - writing table, having original
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
BODIL KJAER ROSEWOOD DESK
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in New York, NY
1960'S DANISH DESK MADE OF BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD WITH 4 DRAWERS AND CHROME BASE BY BODIL KJAER.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
$38,000
Special Made Rosewood Desk
Located in Naestved, DK
Desk in rosewood with a steel frame.
The desk is made with a lot of beautiful details.
There
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$10,324
Georg Petersens Rosewood Desk
By Farum, Georg Petersens
Located in Baltimore, MD
Georg Petersens Mobelfabrik model 3520 Farum Danish writing table in rosewood with dramatic
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Graceful Rosewood Desk, 1970s
By Carlos Casablanques
Located in Illetas- Mallorca, Islas Baleares
This piece is an elegant rosewood desk designed in 1970s and attributed to Carlos Casablanques
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Louis XV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Norwalk, CT
A fine 19th century French Louis XV rosewood writing table/ chinoiserie bronze mounts, monkey
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Victorian Rosewood Antique Writing Table
Located in Clitheroe, GB
Victorian rosewood antique writing table
This fine early 19th century Victorian rosewood antique
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Writing Table Rosewood Brass-Mounted 19th Century
Located in Uppingham, GB
With original gold toothed leather top, a centre adjustable writing slope flanked by folding side
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Late Victorian Rosewood Five-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
A very pretty Late Victorian five-drawer writing table.
Standing on brass castors with tapered
Category
Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Rare 1950s Rosewood Table / Desk
By I.L.A.
Located in London, GB
Very Rare Fantastic Table-desk by I.L.A. Milano
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
George IV Rosewood Writing Table, circa 1825
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Fremantle, W.Australia
The table displays Classic Gillow gadrooning detail, with typical crisply carved lion paw feet and with concealed castors. It has fine spiral twists to the uprights and also a typica...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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Rosewood Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the rosewood writing desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, rosewood and metal, every rosewood writing desk was constructed with great care. There are 1391 variations of the antique or vintage rosewood writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 9 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect rosewood writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A rosewood writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Regency styles are sought with frequency. A well-made rosewood writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Arne Vodder, Dunbar and Edward Wormley are consistently popular.
How Much is a Rosewood Writing Desk?
The average selling price for a rosewood writing desk at 1stDibs is $5,903, while they’re typically $474 on the low end and $117,413 for the highest priced.
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 Rosewood 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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