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Mahogany and Brass Inlay Desk by Andre Sornay
By Andre Sornay
Located in Stamford, CT
with square fluted and tapered legs.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George III Carved Mahogany Rectangular Library Table
Located in London, GB
With inset oiled cloth top above three frieze drawers and five dummy drawers on channeled square
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George I Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Jansen Eglomise Mirrored Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
A chic white painted and eglomise gilt-glass mirrored desk with three drawers, standing on squared
Category
Vintage 1950s Argentine Desks
Materials
Wood, Glass
Empire Reading Stand or Lectern
Located in Berlin, DE
Walnut podium stand with rectangular height top, with book rest and document compartment, on square
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Ormolu
Fine French Louis XVI Bureau Plat
By Robestock
Located in Westwood, NJ
and trim, bronze mounts and square tapered legs.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
An Italian Early 19th Cen. Walnut 1-Drawer Writing or Sofa Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top above a conforming case housing one long divided drawer, raised on square
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Brazilian Rosewood Writing Desk
By Henrik Wørts Møbelsnedkeri, Kaare Klint, Jacob Kjaer
Located in Oakland, CA
dove tail joinery. Raised on square tapered legs.
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Directoire Bureau Plat, France, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany veneered French Directoire desk standing on square pointed feet, with four drawers and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Unusual Campaign Tortoise Shell Painted Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
faux tortoise shell on a square plinth base.
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Danish Ole Wanscher Walnut Writing Desk, circa 1960s
By Ole Wanscher
Located in New York, NY
above five drawers raised on square tapered legs.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
A George III Architects Table
Located in London, GB
a baize lined writing surface on square chamfered legs.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Large George III Mahogany Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
writing slides on a square plinth base.
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XVI Lady
s Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
single frieze drawer on square tapered legs.
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Charles Dudouyt Cubist Inspired Walnut Desk / Dining Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
hardwood veneer, two-tier stepped top and sharp squared legs.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
French Late Neoclassic Walnut 1-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a large rectangular nearly square top with canted corners, the apron with a kneehole opening
Category
Antique 1830s Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Walnut 1-Drawer Console Tables, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each table having a rectangular top above a conforming case housing one drawer, raised on square
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Desk or Console in Cityscape Style, circa 1970, American
By Paul Evans
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Rectangular desk has a 4 3/4 inch square frame with dark and light polished steel applied on all
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany Leather Top Desk Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
drawers, raised on squared tapering legs. Maison Jansen.
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Central Italian Baroque Period Dark Walnut Refectory Table, Mid-17th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a thick rectangular top supported by two urn-shaped trestle-form legs joined by a square
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
Danish Bureau-Plat
By C.B.Hansen
Located in New York, NY
rectangular top above a conforming frieze with three drawers raised on square legs.
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables
$8,500
Danish Bureau Plat
By C.B.Hansen
Located in New York, NY
rectangular top above a conforming frieze with three drawers raised on square legs.
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
$8,500
Antique Late 19th Century Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
drawers and profuse inlaid decoration
raised on elegant square tapered legs.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
border leather top on square tapered legs with brass caster feet.
Category
Antique 1850s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Italian, Tuscany, Neoclassical Pattern Inlaid 1-Drawer Writing Table, 1stq 19thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
veneered in panels of burl walnut, raised on square tapering legs.
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Contemporary Lucite and Inset Mirror Top Desk
By Geoffrey Bradfield
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary lucite desk with 3 inset antiqued mirror squares on the top surface, a shallow glass
Category
20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Lucite
Vintage Hekman Chippendale Mahogany Tooled Leather Library Table Writing Desk
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
, two drawers with brass hardware, and square form legs with a fluted edges.
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Elizabethan Style English Oak Draw Leaf Refectory Dining Table Library Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century Elizabethan or Jacobean style oak table. A square form over turned balusters
Category
Mid-20th Century Elizabethan Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
Angled Executive Desk by Tecno, Italy, circa 1960
By Tecno
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Executive desk manufactured by Tecno comprises a squared boomerang shaped wood top, a black
Category
Vintage 1960s Desks and Writing Tables
George III Mahogany Architects Table
Located in Essex, MA
square tapered legs joined by shaped lower shelf, ending on casters.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Early 19th Century Swedish Gate-Leg Wood Dining Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
features two drop leaves, which can be raised and supported by a pair of gate legs. The square shaped legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Victorian Writing Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
square-section legs with open works spandrels, with two drawers on each side.
Category
Antique 1760s English Desks and Writing Tables
$6,168
Carlton House Writing Mahogany Desk, Early 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
an original writing surface, and tapering square legs. Recently French polished, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
1860 Pine Dining Table or Desk
Located in Surrey, BC
Very early two-drawer pine table in old refinished condition supporting stretcher base, square
Category
Antique 1860s Canadian Country Farm Tables
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Italian Teak Desk or Vanity with Enameled Metal Frame
By Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adorable Mid-Century Italian desk with square teak top and stacked drawers on black enameled metal
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Mahogany Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Nine Drawers
With Profuse Inlaid Decoration Throughout Raised On
Elegant Original Square Tapered
Category
Antique 1890s British Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Stickley School Arts
Crafts Mission Oak Desk Library Table, circa 1915
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts mission oak library desk offers single drawer, square and straight legs
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
Mirrored Three Drawer Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
Well-constructed mirrored Writing Desk. Beautiful silver-leaf squared tapering legs supporting a
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Silver Leaf
Jack Cartwright For Founders Teak Executive Desk
By Jack Cartwright
Located in Chicago, IL
with drop brass square bar pulls open to reveal five spaces for storage and one file drawer.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Mirrored Vanity Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
silver-leaf banding over a frieze fitted with three drawers, raised on tapering squared legs.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Diplomat Desk by Finn Juhl
Located in London, GB
. Elegant externally square and internally round legs make the desk seem light.
Category
20th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
English Mahogany and Satinwood Foliage Inlaid Two Drawer Writing Desk, C 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
satinwood foliage inlays, and resting on tapered squared legs with the original brass casters. Late 18th
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Walnut Executive Desk by Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Astoria, NY
-1970s, veneered in walnut with square brass handles. Good vintage condition, with some age appropriate
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Diminutive Lady
s Desk by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
leather surface, raised on squared tapering legs ending in brass toupie feet. By Maison Jansen.
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Partner
s Desk by Dunbar
Located in Manhasset, NY
-handle decoration on the sides. Raised on squared tapering legs ending in brass casters.
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
$3,000
Italian, Veneto, Neoclassic Walnut
Inlaid Writing Table or Desk, 2ndq 19th cen
Located in Atlanta, GA
case housing two opposing drawers, raised on square tapering legs with shaped feet
Category
Antique 1840s Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Elegant Georgian mahogany oval partners writing table
Located in San Francisco, CA
, each side with a fitted curved drawer over square tapered legs ending in casters. Restored.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Italian, Tuscany, Walnut 2-Drawer Writing Table, Last Quarter of 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
escutcheons and a pull-out writing slide, raised on square tapering legs with notched feet.
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
English Hepplewhite Style Leather Top Mahogany Partners Desk by William Tillman
Located in Milford, NH
fitted drawers, all with squared brass pulls, all supported by four tapered square legs, terminating with
Category
20th Century English Hepplewhite Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional Danish Rosewood Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
square brass sabots, this desk is an object of impeccable beauty. The thoughtful ornamentation elevates
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Neoclassical Walnut Desk with Satinwood, Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
each of the drawers, standing on cabriole legs with square foot pads. Italy, mid-19th century, circa
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood, Walnut
Rosewood Ladies Writing Desk by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
a frieze fitted with three drawers decorated with round brass pulls, raised on four squared tapering
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pine Painted Writing Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
A small Arts and Crafts writing table with a polished pine top on a square-legged base in
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
EDWARDIAN SATINWOOD LADIES DESK
Located in Essex, MA
leather covered writing surface, hinged opening to a well with drawers, raised on square tapered legs.
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Leather
Vintage 1970s French Acrylic and Glass Top Desk or Console Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fabulous vintage 1970s French Acrylic and glass top desk or console table having square brass
Category
Vintage 1970s French Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Fine Edwardian Brass-Mounted, Satinwood and Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
two drawers raised on square tapered legs with brass capitols and edging. In the French taste.
Category
Antique 1880s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Parsons Style Lapis Lazuli Desk
Located in New York, NY
with square polished nickel pulls. Desk/Console is also clad in Lapis Lazuli on back.
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Danish Oak Writing Table by Frits Henningsen, circa 1940s
By Frits Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
above a conforming frieze with three cock-beaded drawers with brass pulls, raised on square tapered legs.
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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Square Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of square desks is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and glass, all square desks available were constructed with great care. There are 17 antique and vintage square desks for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 11 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of square desks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of square desks to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Art Deco square desks are of considerable interest. Not every interior allows for large square desks, so small square desks measuring 19.5 inches across are available at 1stDibs. Many square desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Paolo Rizzo, A. G. Fronzoni and Cappellini produced popular square desks that are worth a look.
How Much are Square Desks?
Square desks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,856, while the lowest priced sells for $637 and the highest can go for as much as $29,478.
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 Square Desks
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