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18th Century Spanish Door Made Custom Desk or Table with Iron Trestle Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
to be used as a desk or smaller dining table.
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Gervasoni Writing Desk in Black Lacquer with Wooden Feet by Paola Navone
By Gervasoni, Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
on a whole new dimension: LC 60 is an elegant desk of rather small dimensions, designed in the name
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Ico Parisi Rectangular Midcentury Italian Writing Table Desk, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Roma, Lazio
angles. The desk is made up of a top with two small drawers underneath, which can be opened using two
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Petite Vanity/Writing Table with Stool Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, resourceful design occupying a small footprint while providing a surface/seating solution.
One corner scuff
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Naugahyde, Laminate, Mahogany
1930s Lacquered Bar Console Table in the Style of Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
variety of uses, console, bar, small desk or vanity.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Console Tables
Materials
Aluminum
French Leather Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
table has developed a rich, warm patina and its size make it perfect as a small desk or a side table.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$4,100 / item
Architectural French Oak Center or Game Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Architectural French Oak Center or game table. Very sturdy. Great as a small desk or
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Center Tables
Materials
Oak
Rare English "Adam" Influenced Hepplewhite Style Carved Mahogany Cylinder Desk
By Robert Adam
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
fretwork and carved mahogany details.
A couple of small pieces of carved detail (illustrated) are missing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Baize, Mahogany
$4,847 Sale Price
30% Off
Chinese Export 18th Century Lacquer Bureau on Stand
Located in London, GB
butterflies. The apron frieze contains three working drawers, the central drawer arcaded. With a small pull
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
American Gilded Age Hepplewhite-Style Writing Desk in Satinwood w/ Marquetry
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
square tapering legs with fretwork spandrels and offers three small exterior drawers with sculpted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood
George III Mahogany Roll-Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
top opening to a fitted interior of pigeon holes, small drawers and pull-out adjustable leather-lined
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Forged Wrought Iron Vanities Vanities Toilette
Located in Milano, IT
iron top also smooth, with an iron curl on the front, as if to adorn it. There are two small drawers
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Wrought Iron
$4,272 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
Located in IT
and consists of a flap top, lined inside with leather. Once opened, there are two small drawers that
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Table Ouija, Used for Séances, United States, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A small table for séances, also called mediumistic.
The ouija board, made of wood, with a wavy
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare French Art Deco Writing Table / Desk in Teak c. 1925, style of Andre Groult
By Andre Groult
Located in New York, NY
rests upon these side walls. All work is in teak and done by hand and made in a small workshop. The
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
18th C. Italian Table w/Carved-Trestle Legs
Elegantly Forged Iron Stretchers
Located in Atlanta, GA
throughout your home- perhaps as an occasional table, a small dining option, or a handsome desk.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Tables
Materials
Walnut
1750s Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Lady Desk, by Adrien DELORME
By Adrien Delorme
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
smaller drawers on the right, accompanied by a deeper drawer on the left. Its top surface is adorned with
Category
Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Occasional Table with Floral Medallion Inlay Adorning Top, Early 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian occasional table or small writing desk from the early 19th century. This antique table
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Franco Albini Table 840 Stadera Wood and Steel by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, designed by Franco Albini consists of two trapezoidal planes, one smaller than the other, on a single steel
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique Elegant Wooden Bureau
Located in Milano, IT
compartments, represented by 4 small drawers with handles.
This writing desk is suitable for high-class
Category
Antique 1890s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$8,544 Sale Price
20% Off
Side Table or Writing Table from the XVIII Century in Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely side table or small writing table from the 18th century Louis XV in walnut
Very nice
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Pagoda Walnut Brass Writing Desk Side Table Hugo Gorge, C.1925, Vienna
By Hugo Gorge
Located in Vienna, AT
period and famed for his high-quality and graceful interior designs.
This wonderful small table shows two
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut, Spruce, Plywood
19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain
s Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
interior, small gallery. Handsome old worn tooled leather top. Bank of side drawers to right side and "faux
Category
Antique 19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Carlton House Desk
Located in London, GB
& ebony line inlaid & satinwood banded throughout, having brass galleried top above small graduated
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Adams Edwardian Inlaid Carlton House Desk, Hand Painted, Angela Kauffman
By Angelica Kauffmann
Located in Manhasset, NY
banks of two small drawers flanked by curved cupboard doors, each having hand painted full bodied
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Laurameroni "Poe" Rounded Desk in Black Rye-Straw by Bartoli Design
By Bartoli Design, Laurameroni
Located in Monza, IT
lightness, they may stand in the middle of a room or a smaller private corner, placed in any orientation
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Gervasoni Gray 50 Writing Desk in Air Force Blue Lacquered Oak by Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
on a whole new dimension: Gray 50 is a small elegant desk, designed in the name of practicality
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Modular Set by Designer Mojmir Pozar for UP Zavody, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
By M. Požár
Located in Praha, CZ
, small fragments
- Original condition preserved.
- Cleaned up.
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
18th C. English Architect
s Table w/Unique Legs, Expanding Top,
Candle Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
small shelves that pull out from either side of that table, that would have supported candles for
Category
Antique 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Flap Writing Desk in Walnut, Carved Cross Legs, Early 18th Century Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
of eternal beauty that also adapts to small spaces given its size.
measures cm W 87 x H 101 x D 49.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,227 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Knee Hole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
crossbanded top with a moulded edge above one long and six small cockbeeded oak lined drawers with original
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Louis XV Gold and Bronze Desk, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Small desk with drawers. Finely decorated with gold and fake turtle, Boulle style. handles and
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$1,186 Sale Price
44% Off
Scandinavian Veneered Biedermeier Writing Desk with Lyres
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small mahogany and walnut veneered table or writing desk with brass holders in the lyres formed
Category
Antique Early 1800s Scandinavian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Dublin 8, IE
flanked by two smaller drawers, above three drawers in each pedestal.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Beautiful Victorian Oak Pedestal Desk Made By Howard&Sons
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Crawley, GB
Beautiful small oak pedestal desk made be Howard&Sons between 1860-1890 , with brown leather and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
$2,738 Sale Price
20% Off
English 19th Century Mahogany Table with Compartment, Drawer and Reeded Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany table from the 19th century, with single drawer, small compartment and reeded
Category
Antique 19th Century English Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Diminutive Kingwood Writing Table by J. Lapie/ Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
surface on the left and small compartments on the right side. The shaped marble top with ormolu banded
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Chinese Padouk Wood Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century carved Padouk wood desk, having a row of small drawers, and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Directoire Style Desk with Cylinder Top, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
. This elegant little desk is perfect for a small working space. The writing top folds out and the three
Category
Antique 1860s French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Italian Industrial Metal and Wood Desk with Drawers, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
footrest, there is a backrest on the back, with a small display compartment in the back, visible to those
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Danish Mid Century Modern Petit Single Pedestal Desk Two Drawers
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut single pedestal two drawers small desk or writing table.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Lombardy Louis XV Style Center Table
Located in Encinitas, CA
line, clean and elegant.
Stylish for a small entry table or writing desk.
Measures: 47" wide 23.5
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XV Sofa Tables
Materials
Walnut
$950 Sale Price
20% Off
Austrian Neoclassic Parquetry Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over a long drawer flanked by small drawers over pedestals each with two drawers
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
surface and fitted interior with an arrangement of compartments comprising of small drawers, pigeon holes
Category
Vintage 1920s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Spanish Walnut Stretcher Table, 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
iron stretcher offers numerous options for use, perhaps as an occasional table or a small desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Hand Crafted Art Deco Brutalist Dining, Console Table or Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
lower portion of each leg. A very versatile piece which could be a small dining table, or desk. The
Category
20th Century French Brutalist Console Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Gianfranco Frattini Mod. 804 Rolltop Desk
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Munich, DE
top that hides small drawers and a pull out leather writing surface. Front side with ten drawers and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Baroque 17th Century Italian or Maltese Marquetry Center table or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Very unusual and rare small Bureau Plat, the frieze containing one drawer, finished all around and
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Maltese Baroque Center Tables
Materials
Walnut, Olive
1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
as well as the black legs ends. Ideal in any room as a small stand alone corner desk as well as next
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Anglo Chinese/Chinese Export Qianlong Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
use of bamboo dowels.
Delightful small size and pleasing proportions.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese George II Desks
Materials
Padouk
Mahogany Davenport Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Folkestone, GB
leather-lined top with brass gallery, lifting to reveal a satinwood faced interior with small drawers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Continental (possibly French) 19th Century Empire Desk
Located in Troy, NY
with a center-star-motive and small decorations on each corner, made of a light colored wood. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pearwood
Louis XVI Cherrywood Tric Trac Table
Located in Essex, MA
opens to a backgammon table with ebony playing surface. Each side with a small drawer, raised on
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Louis XVI Game Tables
Materials
Leather, Cherry
$9,500 / item
Writing Desk by Silvio Cavatorta in Solid Walnut and Glass, Italy, 1950
s
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Uithoorn, NL
put a small perculator on top of it but that totally contributes to the character and the patina and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Franco Albini 840 Stadera Wood and Steel Table for Cassina, Italy, new
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
trapezoidal planes, one smaller than the other, on a single steel support. This balancing act is characterized
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Writing Desk in High Gloss Lacquer
Located in Norwalk, CT
distinctive design. Each side feature small classical decoration on the columns and a shallow hidden drawer
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Carrara Marble Console Table with Chrome Legs by Vittorio Introini, Italy, 1970s
By Vittorio Introini
Located in London, GB
An elegant oval shaped versatile console table which can easily become a desk and/or a small dining
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
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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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