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Mahogany Desk Set on Brass Armature by Paul McCobb for Calvin
By Paul McCobb
Located in Stamford, CT
one tambour door concealing file storage. All fitted in a square brass tube armature. Signed with
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
key detail frieze, with square legs having open fretwork brackets, on bold Marlboro feet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Chinese Chippendale Desks and Wri...
Materials
Wood
$3,285 / item
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with two drawers, simple square tapered legs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique Arts
Crafts Mission Oak Library Table, circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
style with upper having single long drawer, raised on square tapered legs with lower shelf and stylized
Category
20th Century American Desks
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Mahogany Architect‘s Table (Table A La Tronchin)
Located in Kittery Point, ME
paneled square tapering legs headed by fluting and ending in sabots and casters.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Brass
Fine French Bureauplat Stamped Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
banding, raised on squared tapering legs ending in capped feet. Stamped Jansen.
Category
Vintage 1930s Argentine Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
English Oak Two-Drawer Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
oak is showcased on all sides and top. Supported by square legs with stretchers. Each drawer has brass
Category
20th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
Fine Victorian Satinwood and Painted Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
drawers raised on gilded square tapered legs with carved details, casters. Most likely by Gillows of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Large stainless steel wood and leather desk attributed to Guy Lefèvre for Jansen
Located in Paris, FR
-stained wood and opening with square stainless steel pull handles. The top is covered with leather in the
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Satinwood writing table
Located in Cheshire, GB
arrangement of drawers with brass knob handles. All are raised up on four square supports terminating in brass
Category
Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
$2,597
Brass and Chrome Collapsible Dining Table by Pierre Cardin
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Phoenix, AZ
brass and chrome to form a grid and is shown with a 40" square top. Please note that the table does show
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Mid-Century Modern Campaign Style Leather Clad Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
desk, from top to legs is entirely clad in warm brown leather and trimmed with very decorative square
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
French Directoire Style Painted Desk by John Widdicomb
Located in Manhasset, NY
square-tapering fluted legs ending in castors.
Stamped John Widdicomb inside the drawer.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Danish Modern Teak Desk by Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in Minneapolis, MN
file drawer and top drawer. Square floating cut-out stainless pulls.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Georgian Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
patina. Attractive model with satinwood inlay, false drawers on the sides and square tapered moulded legs
Category
Antique 1780s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Free Standing Kidney Shaped Mahogany Desk by Druce
Co
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
shell motif. With a plate inscribed Druce & Co, Upholsterers, Cabinet makers, Portman Square, Baker St
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
George III Yew and Boxwood Strung Cylinder Bureau, circa 1790-1800
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
leather surface with two long drawers below, on square tapered legs with brass capping and castors.
Category
Antique 1790s British George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Yew
Antique Arts
Crafts Stickley School Mission Oak Desk Circa 1910
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Big Flats, NY
having flip-top lid (art supplies) flanked by two flanking side drawers, raised on straight and square
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
George III Mahogany Leather-Top Writing Table with Bramah Locks
Located in San Francisco, CA
, all on square tapered legs ending in casters. The drawers retain their original Bramah locks.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Early 20th C. Quartersawn Oak Postal Office Desk Farmhouse Library Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century quartersawn oak postal desk. Rectangular form over square stapered legs with
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Country Style Fruitwood One Drawer Work Table or Desk, circa 1840
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
simplicity. It features one drawer and rests on four square tapering legs. An interesting detail is that the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
raised on square tapered legs. Back finished so can float in a room.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Tulipwood
French Directoire Style Painted Desk by John Widdicomb
By William A. Berkey Furniture Co., John Widdicomb
Located in Manhasset, NY
square-tapering fluted legs ending in castors.
Stamped John Widdicomb inside the drawer.
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Wood
An Elegant French Directoire Mahogany Collapsible Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant French directoire mahogany collapsible writing table with gilt bronze mounts; the square
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
A Timeless English George III Style Mahogany 3-Drawer Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
the opposite side; raised on square tapering supports ending in a spade foot
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
A Danish Brazilian Rosewood 3-Drawer Writing Desk by Bodil Kajer
Located in San Francisco, CA
above recessed aprons with one side fitted with 3 drawers; raised on squared polished steel support
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks
American Pine Schoolmaster’s Desk,
1800s
Located in Kenilworth, IL
interior compartment over a long drawer with turned knob. The desk is supported by four square tall tapered
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
French Directoire Style Painted Desk by John Widdicomb
Located in Manhasset, NY
square-tapering fluted legs ending in castors.
Stamped John Widdicomb inside the drawer.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Arts
Crafts R.J. Horner School Quarter Sawn Oak Library Table
By R.J. Horner
Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
construction with flared cabinet having single drawer above reeded square and flared columnar supports with
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
George III Mahogany Architect
s Desk, England, circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
a center drawer over square legs joined by H-shaped stretcher, all terminating in brass castors.
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
Frits Henningsen Desk
By Frits Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
drawers and two side drawers, a curved knee-hole panel, raised on square tapered legs.
Frits Henningsen
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
$7,800
George III Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
on tapered square section legs and casters. Sides of desk have decorative handles that don't
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
German Biedermeier Period Cherrywood and Ebonized Library Table, circa 1835
Located in Atlanta, GA
band at the bottom of the case, raised on square tapering legs with ebonized feet.
Category
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
British Colonial Mahogany Campaign Style Leather Top Gentleman
s Desk, 20th C.
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
joints are accented by flush mounted brass mounts and the square legs end in brass fittings.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Spanish Late Baroque Walnut Two-Drawer Refectory Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
sides with circles and squares and having heavy iron drop-pulls, resting on tightly twisting columnar
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Ole Wanscher Mahogany Desk, circa 1950s, Produced by A. J. Iversen
By A. J. Iversen, Ole Wanscher
Located in Kastrup, DK
six drawers and original brass hardware raised on square legs ending with brass caps.
Designed by
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1800
Located in Astoria, NY
brass pulls, on four square legs conjoined by an H-form stretcher. Note: This piece was featured in Elle
Category
Antique Early 19th Century George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Bureau Plat
Writing Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
mounts. Raised on square, tapered legs. Single central drawer. Replaced black tooled leather writing
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mahogany
Bronze Mounted Desk Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
surround, supported by squared tapering legs headed by ormolu collars and ending in bronze thimble sabots
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Arts
Crafts English Liberty
Co. School Oak Post Card Desk c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
straight and square legs, maker label as photographed, c1910
Measures - 39"h x 36.25"w x 21.25
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage Reproduction of Sir Winston Churchill
s Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
tooled leather top on a case with three drawers on either side supported by square tapered legs with
Category
Mid-20th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Writing Desk in Sycamore with Inset Leather Desktop and Brass Pulls
Located in New York, NY
effects, the legs are squared and tapered. Restored to mint condition and comes with glass top as well.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Minimalist 1940s Iron and Oak Table, France
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
means of screws. The wood has a warm, golden hue. The square legs flare out slightly at the base, subtly
Category
Mid-20th Century French Minimalist Tables
Materials
Iron
Louis XVI Grand Antique Desk
Located in Austin, TX
brass hardware and squared, tapered legs. The red leather writing surface is original and has a handsome
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern Cream Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
This modern desk contains three drawers and is accented with polished brass square pulls. The piece
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Elsie de Wolfe mirrored desk/dressing table
Located in New York, NY
residence of Countess Dorothy di Frasso; Neo Classic design with square and tapered legs mirrored on three
Category
Vintage 1930s American Desks and Writing Tables
A French Louis XIV style mahogany and crotch mahogany leather top desk, C 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, supported square tapering legs terminating in bronze caps. This desk will serve you well for a lifetime.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Diminutive Chippendale Writing Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Greenwich, CT
standing on square legs with inner chamfer and ending in Marlborough feet, the whole retaining a good rich
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Regency Oak Gothic Desk with Leather Top
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
, ogival arches, with small ebonised pull knob handles. The square legs have similar carvings of arches and
Category
Antique 19th Century Gothic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Restauration Writing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
escutcheon, supported on square tapering legs with brass sabot feet. Retains key. Overall, this piece
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rare
Large-Scaled Anglo-Indian Mahogany Writing Desk w/Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
6 tapering square supports joined by spandrels; overall with bone inlaid stringing and floral and
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Desks and Writing Tables
George III Style Lady
s Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
between two slides, on tapering square satinwood strung legs. 38" H x 32" W x 17" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Mahogany twin pedestal desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany twin pedestal desk, the moulded square edge top, inset with inset tooled hide, above one
Category
Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Regency Style Partners Desk, Late 19th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
square tapered legs ending with brass casters. Working locks. This desk has good proportions, a warm
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Mid-19th Century Georgian Mahogany Work Table and Lectern by Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
square tapering legs united by crossed stretchers. The long sides feature beautiful string inlay. One
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Verre Églomisé Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
over a frieze fitted with three drawers, each having brass pulls, supported on four square tapering
Category
Vintage 1960s French Desks and Writing Tables
A Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood, Amaranth, Mahogany Table
Located in valatie, NY
writing surface, raised on square tapering legs headed by mounts and ending on sabots.
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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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