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ViNTAGE CHROME X FRAME CROCODILE ALLIGATOR LEATHER PATINA WRITING TABLE DESK
By Andrew Martin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
top of the desk as you can see in the photos, mostly in the top left where there are lots of small
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Antique Pedestal Desk, English, Oak, Leather, Merryweather
Son, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
border
Trio of drawers across the apron, each dressed with small brass pulls
Deeply formed fascia
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Semi-circular delicate antique mahogany ladies
desk Louis XVI, Paris 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
reception table or as a small desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Carved, Lacquered and Gilded Wood Italian Writing Desk, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
decorated, for antique dealers and interior decorators. It has some small drops in color and some signs of
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
desk adapts perfectly to executive offices, as well as the typically smaller spaces in a home office
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Kidney Shaped 19th Century Writing Table
By Maple
Co.
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
a desk. It is small enough to be use as an occasional table, lamp table, side table or even bedside
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Directoire style minister
s desk in solid wood with leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
woodworking by small craft workshops in the western countryside of France: Loire Valley and Bretagne.
Each
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Directoire style minister
s desk in solid wood
Located in Landivy, FR
techniques of woodworking by small craft workshops in the western countryside of France: Loire Valley and
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Maison Jansen Manner Brass
Leather Top Desk Writing Table 1950s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Norwich, GB
are some signs of use, with a small indentation to the back, and the right hand side has some scratch
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Queen Anne Secretary Desk
By Maddox Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, with 22x17" desk space, great for small space.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
Mid-20th Century Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
writing surface. Smaller shelves made of walnut slats flank both sides for more storage. A single maple
Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
1960s French Bleached Brutalist Table or Desk
Located in London, GB
A brutalist desk or small dining table constructed from mixed bleached timbers. The carved single
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm, Wenge
Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
desk adapts perfectly to executive offices, as well as the typically smaller spaces in a home office
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
European Antique Davenport Desk
Located in Malibu, CA
good condition. Beneath the writing surface, a spacious compartment with three small drawers. The top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bone, Leather, Burl
$1,518 Sale Price
60% Off
French Directoire Style Writing Table, Desk in Cherrywood, 2 Drawers
Located in Landivy, FR
woodworking by small craft workshops in the western countryside of France (Loire and Bretagne).
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak
18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Ladies French Secretary Louis XV Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
writing surface opens to reveal a fitted interior with small drawers and compartments, perfect for
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Walnut
$3,996 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Leather Top Carlton House Desk
Located in London, GB
brass gallery and lovely brass letter apertures that lead down into the small cabinets. This stands on
Category
Antique 1890s British Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Italian Walnut Writing Table - Circa 1800
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular hinged top concealing a fitted interior of three small drawers above a writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian mid-century modern blue formica and black metal desk, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern blue formica and black metal desk, 1960s.
Small desk, coming from a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Black Lacquer Occasional Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
design feature of the mid-century.
This piece would work well as a small writing desk or as a side
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare
Kono
Dining Table / Desk by Lella
Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani, 1984
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
hardly visible signs of use and wear including a couple very small minor chips to edge, only visible with
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Granite, Copper
$34,500 Sale Price
28% Off
Fine Tall Inlaid Dark Mahogany English Carlton House Two-Piece Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
flanked by inlaid panels, opening to reveal compartments and small drawers, perfect for organizing
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin
Located in Houston, TX
smaller ones flanking a larger central drawer, providing ample storage space for documents and essentials
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Contemporary Mid-Century Style Writing Desk with Glass Top
Located in London, London
Desk
Inspired by mid-century modern design and meticulously crafted in a small workshop in Italy
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Glass, Ash
American Designer, Desk, Oak, Bamboo, Rattan, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A small oak, bamboo and rattan writing desk designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Oak
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Maplewood Writing Table - Vintage Ebony Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
composed with one large and one small drawer, consisting its original chrome handles, pulls supported by
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
19th Century Transition-Style Writing Desk from the Napoleon III Period
Located in NICE, FR
This small writing desk from the 19th century is crafted in rosewood with inserted brass fillets
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Ennio Fazioli terni desk for MIM Roma Italy 1958
By Ennio Fazioli
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
small half-circle cutout where you sit. On the left, there's an extra desk part with a drawer and you
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Modern Danish Teakwood Desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen ca. 1970s
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Shippensburg, PA
a small loss on the writing surface. Minor paint specks. Some minor color variation from sun
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
leather. The frieze is filled with a large central drawer and two smaller ones on the sides. All are
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Wood Table by Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
veneer top. Perfect as a small desk or console table. Light stain also available, inquire for details.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Unique wall unit with methacrylate top writing desk
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Milano, IT
small cabinet with bar inside.
Perfect original conditions, Italy, 1950's.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian Walnut Secretary Slant-lid Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
and compartments for documents, letters, and small essentials, making it as functional today as it was
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Roll-Top Desk, English, Bureau, Aesthetic Period, Victorian, Circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
of skivers, arcading to pigeon holes and small drawers
Skiver pulls out to a comfortable working
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Cylinder Bureau by François Linke in the Louis XV Style
By François Linke
Located in London, GB
François Linke
Index no. 1626
A rare small cylinder bureau, after the celebrated example today in the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Contemporary Tessellated Stone Carlton House Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
fitted with small drawers and two hinged covers, centering a molded top, above a frieze fitted with
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Davenport Writing Desk made in England
Located in Sofia, BG
with fawn leather and gilded with small irons, reveals three false drawers and three compartments, the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$2,311 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Wooden Brutalist Desk in Solid Oak, Made in France, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
wood adds warmth and character to the piece, while its compact size makes it suitable for smaller
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Ladies
Writing Desk From the Early 20th Century in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Opole, PL
features a slanted top that closes with a hinged mechanism. The interior includes small drawers, a shelf
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
$1,890 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Antique Baroque Dining / Desk Table in Oak, Danish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
oak wood complement its ornate legs, while a discreet drawer offers convenient storage for small items
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Genuine Swedish Rustic Original Blue Writing Desk Table with Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
with multiple small drawers and shelves. The interior is wood bare and always has been. This furniture
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Portuguese Style Ebonized Spinet Secretary Desk by Tommy Bahama
By Tommy Bahama
Located in Rio Vista, CA
style case has a flip top opening to reveal a pull-out writing table with a leather surface and small
Category
20th Century Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper M4 Series Glass and Marble Desk, Italy 1985
By Fucina, Gruppo Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Naples, IT
steel plates welded to the glass blocking the glass. Small defect on the glass visible in photo
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Kidney Shaped Desk in Walnut by Jonathan Field
By Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
also a discreet drawer in the desktop for a small notebook and pencils.
Bespoke versions can be made
Category
2010s English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Jürgen Lange, Secretary mod. Privé for Rosenthal Einrichtung, 1980
By Jürgen Lange
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Lange has created a small piece of furniture that is ideal for writing, thinking, communicating and
Category
Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Wood
18th C. Italian Lacca Povera Accent Table or Petite Desk w/its Original Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
during the 17th and 18th century. This table has a rectangular-shaped top, a small drawer housed in the
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Tables
Materials
Wood
Roll Black Desk
By Garbarino Collections
Located in Milan, IT
conceals fixed shelves and a small drawer. The front is equipped with three soft-close drawers and the top
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak, Glass, Ebony
$22,437
19th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
forward, the roll top opens to reveal six small drawers, an open niche and a set of false drawers that may
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Casablanca Brass, Mexican Walnut and Black Leather Desk / Nomade Atelier Design
By Nomade Atelier
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
by contemporary Nomade Atelier ´s Mexican design. Secret compartments for storing small treasures and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Brass
Lous XVI-Style Writing Desk
By CG capelletti
Located in Milan, IT
. This stunning design is completed with two small pull-out drawers for storing valuables and precious
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$62,070 / item
Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Convertible small desk - so-called Secrétaire à culbute
France
19th c.
Dimensions: H x W x D: 70
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century, French Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Located in IT
compartment equipped with a small folding door that, rotating on the hinges, can be lowered and raised as
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Directoire style handcrafted secretary desk in cherry wood
leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
main compartment consists of 4 smaller compartments and of one drop down door with key.
The inside is
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
A NEO-CLASSICAL ART-DECO SHABBY-CHIC Desk and a Chair by DAL VERA, Italy 1960
By Dal Vera
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful set composed of a small rectangular desk with 2 drawers and a chair, Art-Deco
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Maison Forest Signed French Louis XVI Style Writing Table - Late 19th Century
By Maison Forest
Located in Forney, TX
, including as a smaller scale desk in your home office or study, library table, oversized hall console or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk ~ Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
drawer space that is not a hallmark of the smaller writing tables. This example exudes the luxury and
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
reveal a red gilt tooled leather work surface, small center door with fancy brass hinges, flanked by
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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Small Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of small desks for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique small desks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. We have 4611 antique and vintage small desks in-stock, while there are 288 modern editions to choose from as well. Small desks have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Small desks are generally popular furniture pieces, but mid-century modern, Victorian and Scandinavian Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made small desks over the years, but those made by George Nelson, Peter Løvig Nielsen and Herman Miller are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Small Desks?
Prices for small desks can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, small desks begin at $83 and can go as high as $495,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,571.
Finding the Right Desks And 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 Small Desks
- 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.
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