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Hardwood Carlton House Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
arrangement of small drawers on three sides, including a pen tray, surmounted by a brass gallery with an
Category
Antique 1840s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$25,606
Restored Gothic Revival Desk Side Bookcases Drawer Writing Slope Pugin Gillows
By Pugin, Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather polishers dye it this gorgeous whisky brown colour. Lastly there was various small timber repairs
Category
Antique 1840s English Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
English Mahogany Dressing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
small compartments -- some hidden, some not -- as well as an adjustable tilting, writing board with
Category
Antique 19th Century British George III Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
Bronze Brera Desk by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
and the Galerie Italienne in Paris. He also develops projects with small producers and artisans.
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$3,282 / item
Chromed Brera Desk by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
and the Galerie Italienne in Paris. He also develops projects with small producers and artisans.
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$3,634 / item
Stripped 19th Century French Oak Renaissance Style Table with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
smaller finials on the apron of each of the shorter sides, underneath niche cutouts surrounded by florets
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Koziol Polished Stainless Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
a small table to be used in smaller kitchens or as contract furniture for restaurants. Max. size of
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Koziol Polished Moss Grey Color Carbon Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
a small table to be used in smaller kitchens or as contract furniture for restaurants. Max. Size of
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
1961 Hand Painted Custom Victorian Foldable Bed Tray Lap Tray
Located in Germantown, MD
flat as a tray or flat for easy storage. Second, prop open the legs and have a small lap table or shelf
Category
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Rare Jay Spectre "Perceptive" Drop Front Desk
By Jay Spectre
Located in Chicago, IL
secretaire into functional art. The perfect desk or secretaire for a smaller apartment or office. A highly
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Walnut Top Iron Table
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A small writing or side table with a 18th century Italian walnut top on a custom made iron base
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$2,368
Friso Kramer
Reform
Table or Desk with Reclaimed Rustic Oak Top
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
use folded sheet metal in many of his designs was a small revolution in the Industrial Production of
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian Watchmakers Desk Georgian Taste Hardwood
Brown Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
taste with period brown leather top and sorting drawer.
A good looking and well made small desk or
Category
Antique 1880s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Mengel Limed
Cerused Oak Telephone Bench by Raymond Lowey
By Raymond Lowey, Mengel Furniture Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
“gossip bench” as they used to call it, is a MUST HAVE for a small entry way as a wonderful place to sit
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Fine Palermo Inlaid Burled Walnut Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
reveal multiple small drawers and compartments, offering practical storage for documents, stationery, and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Koziol Polished Blue Grey Color Carbon Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
a small table to be used in smaller kitchens or as contract furniture for restaurants. Max. size of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Koziol Polished Graphite Grey Color Carbon Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
a small table to be used in smaller kitchens or as contract furniture for restaurants. Max. size of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Koziol Polished White Glossy Color Carbon Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
a small table to be used in smaller kitchens or as contract furniture for restaurants. Max. size of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Koziol Polished Black Glossy Color Carbon Steel Writing Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
a small table to be used in smaller kitchens or as contract furniture for restaurants. Max. size of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Rare Charles X Office Partners Desk Center Table Console Wood Onyx Stone Bronze
Located in West Hollywood, CA
the most expensive and sought-after of all burls and is frequently sold as veneer or as small turning
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Bronze
$50,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Thomas Chippendale Revival Inverted Breakfront Partner Desk Leather Top
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
also patinated and there are one or two small pieces of beading trim missing
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Height
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20th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
larger central drawer. There are three small drawers on each side and the open middle compartment is
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Elm, Walnut
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s
Located in Lucenec, SK
upper lock is fully functional with the original key. The bottom drawer key is missing. There are small
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$6,265 Sale Price
40% Off
Pierre Paulin Bird
s-Eye Maple and Walnut Parquetry Writing Table
By Pierre Paulin, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
exquisite wood grain. Could also work as a small dining table.
In the mid-1980s, Baker retained Pierre
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Vintage 1980s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
$9,000 Sale Price
60% Off
Petite French Louis XV Style Walnut Slant-Front Desk, Stamped, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stamped French Louis XV style small walnut slant-front desk with sliding inlaid panels, long
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Walnut
Unique Desk or Table Made by Jens Harald Quistgaard in 1953, Solid Teak and Oak
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Odense, DK
a small dining table or a desk.
Provenance: The table was designed by Quistgaard in 1953 for Bent
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Louis XVI Walnut Architects Table a La Tronchin
Located in Essex, MA
are set inside legs and raise and lower within it. Fitted with different small drawers. Raised on
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Tables
Materials
Walnut
Customizable Marcel Breuer S 285 Tubular Steel Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
RANGE S 285
1 large corpus, 1 small corpus with central lock
It is as though Marcel Breuer had
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2010s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$13,039 / item
Customizable Marcel Breuer S 285 Tubular Steel Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
RANGE S 285
1 large corpus, 1 small corpus with central lock
It is as though Marcel Breuer had
Category
2010s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$2,814 / item
1790 Gillows Cuban Hardwood Library Secretaire Desk Writing Table I Bramah Lock
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Chapter 7 page 337 Volume II. The small white handles used on the internal drawers are also correct as
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$19,119 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of Desk and Stool in Oak with Green Blue Patina, Spain 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Deco accents patinated in Jade green-blue color with the top in oakwood.
The small stool is made of
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20th Century Spanish Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Pine, Wood
20th Century Inlaid Wood with Marble Top Italian Table, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
maple with decorations in gilded and chiseled bronze. Small desk equipped with three front drawers and
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Early 20th Century Italian Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Maison Dominique Domin, Genevriére Art Deco Veneer Writing Desk or Vanity Table
By Andre Domin
Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in Firenze, IT
finished at the top with a rounded shape and embellished with geometric inserts of small silver metal
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$19,936 Sale Price
20% Off
ClassiCon Pegasus Desk Front/back clad solid walnut by IF Group
Tilla Goldberg
By Ippolito Fleitz Group and Tilla Goldberg
Located in New York, NY
The Pegasus Home Desk is a small, ingeniously conceived home workplace that provides space for the
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary
Located in Sofia, BG
Small ladies secretary animated form of veneer wood and rosewood marquetry, opening to two drawers
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Rosewood
$8,112 Sale Price
50% Off
19th C. Italian Writing Desk w/Decorative Inlay
Sliding Top for Hidden Storage
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian smaller-sized writing desk with storage hidden beneath top from the 19th century. This
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
A François Linke Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre
Located in New York, NY
lined writing slide, fitted with three small drawers in the upper structure, above five frieze drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Lacquered Desk or Dining Table by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
desk or a small dining table. Hand-carved and finished in lustrous lacquer, the piece embodies
Category
2010s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Scrap Wood
19th-Century Louis Philippe Walnut Wood
Veneer Secretary Desk After Renovation
Located in Opole, PL
small drawers and a pull-out writing surface.
The furniture has undergone a complete renovation and has
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Antique 1860s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$2,794 Sale Price
20% Off
English 1880s Faux-Bamboo Desk with Copper Hued Leather Top and Five Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
smaller ones on each side). The desk is raised on four faux-bamboo legs echoing the drawers thin frames
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Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Faux Bamboo
18th Century Rustic Desk Table, Country Table, Original Pinewood Laquered Waxed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
finished to wax.
Drawer with functional lock, burnished bronze handle
A small table full of environmental
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
1963 Danish Writing Desk and Mirrored Vanity, Wood, Oestergaard
By Harry Østergaard
Located in Arosio, IT
A Mid-Century Modern small desk that can also be used as mirrored vanity. It has one tilt mirror
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Restored Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partners Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
been fully restored, any small inlay losses have been replaced with timber inlay not filler, they have
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Antique 1880s Danish High Victorian Desks
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire in Blackened Wood Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
. It opens on the front with a drawer and a flap discovering niches and small drawers and three drawers
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,434 Sale Price
32% Off
Rare Fine Antique Early Victorian Military Campaign Writing Slope Davenport Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
are small and lightweight, later in life it may have been used in a library or study, for today it can
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Maple
Co. a Gothic Revival Oak Leather Top Writing Table on Decorative Castors
By Maple
Co.
Located in London, GB
smaller turned finials below the rectangular supports, on original decorative brass castors.
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Antique 1870s English Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Center Tables
Materials
Oak
Space Age Chromed Metal Vintage Dining Table or Writing Table, 1960s, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
interiors.
The condition is good with signs of age. The glass top shows a small spot underneath, while the
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Vintage 1960s German Space Age Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Laird Desk
Located in Carmel, CA
open base make it ideal for minimal setups, smaller spaces, or larger rooms where a sculptural
Category
2010s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Driftwood
$6,400
General Study Desk Writing Table in Brass by Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic, Scarlet Splendour
Located in Kolkata, IN
extendable writing top and small details, reminiscent of a traditional desk.
Matteo Cibic designed the
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chippendale Burl Walnut Partner
s Writing Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Hixson, TN
made in a six matched burl walnut panel look. There has been a small hair-line separation which was
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Custom Hand-Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Pencil Drawer by Dos Gallos Studio
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small scale, petite writing desk with barley twist legs, carved edge and apron detail as well as
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21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Desks and Writin...
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Walnut Marquetry Writing Table Attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
rectangular top with an oval panel inset with tooled green leather, the frieze with two small side drawers
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Tall Standing Desk / Table by Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Dallas, TX
a Louis XV style Second Empire (Napoleon III) small writing desk / table (lectern, stand, or podium
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Queen Anne Style Pedestal Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
diminutive desk as it should be as desk from the Queen Anne period were much, much smaller than desks made
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Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
by a mirror above a further shelf. The bonheur du jour stands on small turned feet and is in good
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks
Materials
Ebony, Amboyna
18th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Desk with Green Leather Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
stretcher of the same style, accented with three small finials on each side and a large center finial. The
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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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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