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Frits Henningsen Nutwood Writing Table
By Frits Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
a four drawer frieze, raised on square tapered legs ending with block feet.
Henningsen produced
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Charles Pfister Birdseye Maple
Walnut Parquetry Executive Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
double square pulls.
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th C. Louis XVI Writing Desk Bureau with Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
square legs headed with ormolu foliate swags. The cartonnier has a three quarter gallery above seven
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Adam Style Roll Top Desk with Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
interior, leather top writing surface flanked by birds eye maple insets. Raised on tapering squared legs
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Modern Macassar Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
, square legs. Simple with a touch of glam, this desk is the perfect fit for any well to do office.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Frits Henningsen Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1940s
By Frits Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
cock-beading, raised on square tapered legs.
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Frits Henningsen Writing Table
By Frits Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
cock-beading, raised on square tapered legs.
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Art Deco Desk by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
roundel stretcher between the front and back legs; the legs squared and tapered. The desk is finished all
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
George III Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
, standing on square tapered legs ending in original box casters, the whole of impressive scale and quality
Category
Antique 1780s European George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$16,500
Large Walnut Clerks Desk / Lectern
Located in Cheshire, GB
swing, handles to both sides. All raised up on tapering square legs terminating in spade feet
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Walnut
Italian Art Deco Desk of Rosewood
Located in Atlanta, GA
(perfect for storage) that are beautifully accented by large faceted square knobs of faded gold set into
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Leather Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
drawer below, the sides with wavy 'X' stretchers between square supports, on splayed legs.
Dimensions
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
$5,235 / item
Louis XVI Style Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
with a central and two flanking drawers, raised on square tapered legs headed by gilt bronze mounts
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French Directoire Style Ebonized and Bronze Mounted Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
leather lined writing surface above one frieze drawer resting on four square tapering legs ending in
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Mid-Century Modern Laminate and Metal Writing Desk with Drawers, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
entirely covered in laminate with chest of drawers on the right side and legs in black metal with a square
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
ring handles, lovely figuration on the drawer fronts, supported on square tapering legs terminating on
Category
Antique 1810s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Mission Arts
Crafts Oak Library Table Writing Desk Craftsman 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
square fluted legs leading to flared feet. A lower shelf connects to the legs acting as an extra support
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Black Metal Base Desk with Travertine Top, Italy
Located in Chicago, IL
constructed with three square tubular rods. This desk has a rectangular 1.625” thick travertine top with
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Travertine, Iron
Antique Painted Directoire Style Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
love the squared and tapered legs, brass hardware accents, and two symmetrical drawers. Each leaf is
Category
Vintage 1910s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century Satinwood Oval Writing Table in the Sheraton Manner
Located in London, GB
opening purple heart cross-banded drawers divided by burr yew oval panels, supported on line-inlaid square
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Ebony
Marquetry Inlaid Wood Desk with Fluted Apron/Saber Legs
Located in North Miami, FL
fluted apron goes around the entire desk. There is a black inlay of patterned squares that form the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Adam Decorated Satinwood Ladies Cylinder Desk, Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
interior with storage compartments and pull-out writing surface, over three drawers, raised on square and
Category
Early 20th Century Adam Style Desks
Materials
Satinwood
Louis XVI Style Tric Trac Games Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
on the paneled frieze, raised on square tapered legs with brass moldings and cappings.
Dimensions
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Game Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,720 / item
Mahogany Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany twin pedestal desk, the molded square edge top, inset with inset tooled hide, above one
Category
Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fine French Belle Époque Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
bronze escutcheons with ribbon and wreath pulls. The squared tapering legs accented with gilt bronze trim
Category
Vintage 1940s French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Provincial Slate Top Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
beautiful woodgrains in a warm tone. Supported by square tapered legs in a simple rustic style and rounded
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Slate
Russian Neoclassic Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
influenced by 19th century Russian designs, with an inset leather top writing surface and rasied on square
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
$8,475 / item
Small Campaign Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
folding open to reveal an interior with pigeon holes and a leather writing surface above square tapering
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,895 / item
Classic Early 19th Century Walnut Dining Table or Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
having simple lines and a wonderful patina. Featuring simple square tapering legs, this table or desk has
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Italian, Toscana, Walnut and Inlaid Metamporhic Writing Table/Desk, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
brass hardware, raised on square legs.
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pierre Paulin Desk Model CM 217. France Edition Thonet, 1962
By Pierre Paulin
Located in VILLERS-SUR-MER, FR
A very rare Pierre Paulin (1922-2009) model CM 217 desk with square tubular legs in black lacquered
Category
Vintage 1960s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Maison Jansen Mahogany Flip Top Writing Table
Located in Manhasset, NY
and turns into a square writing surface with tooled leather inset on both sides, over a frieze of two
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Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Rustic Neoclassic Faded Walnut 1-Drawer Table, early 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
square tapering legs, we chose to leave the faded walnut as is in color and only lightly polish and wax
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Antique 1810s Spanish Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Neoclassic Pinewood
Walnut 1-Drawer Writing or Kitchen Table circa1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
, the table raised on square tapering legs, tables of this size and rusticity, while displaying
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Antique Chippendale Cherry Slant-Front Desk with Four Drawers Circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
bracket feet; includes two keys - one working small square interior drawer and the second working the
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Antique Early 19th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Art Deco Office Desk / Table
Located in Houston, TX
. Resting on two large square amboina legs on both ends and connected with a long single middle amboina
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Walnut
1930s Art Deco Rosewood French Colonial Desk
Located in San Marino, CA
the top and the square panels of the slightly out-curved supports. The supports rest on stepped
Category
20th Century Vietnamese Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Victorian Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
, with one large drawer in the center. The legs begin with a square applied floral cartouche, are reeded
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Vintage 1940s British Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Ole Wanscher Brazilian Rosewood Desk, circa 1940s-1950s
By Ole Wanscher
Located in New York, NY
brass pulls, raised on square legs ending with brass caps. The reverse side with a pull out surface for
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Henredon Burl Wood French Writing Desk
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
square patterns. There is a large center drawer for storage and two smaller drawers on each side. Drawers
Category
Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Side Table with Drawer, Walnut Veneer, South Germany, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
(French Polished) and partly ebonized.
Elegantly curved conical square tapered legs.
One very plain drawer
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pedestal Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Twin pedestal desk, the moulded square edge top, inset with inset tooled hide, above one large and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$6,306
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Center Table by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
frieze drawer, raised on square tapered legs on turned feet joined by shaped stretchers, plaque to drawer
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Gilbert Rohde for Troy Console or Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
element of square tubing seldom seen on chrome furniture from this period. Original formica top in very
Category
Vintage 1930s American Console Tables
Materials
Satin
Karl Springer Rare 3 Drawer Writing Desk in Brass and Polished Gunmetal 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rare "Square Leg Desk" in polished brass and polished gunmetal with inset top panels in 2-tone
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Small Louis XVI Bureau PLat
Located in Berlin, DE
. With leather lined candle slides, on panelled square tapering legs. The elegant desk with its simple
Category
Antique 1770s Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Gustavian bureau-plat
Located in New York, NY
three frieze drawers and three false drawers raised on square tapering legs ending in brass sabots.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Frits Henningsen Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1940s
By Frits Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
-beading, raised on square tapered legs. Literature 40 years of Danish Furniture Design - pg. 192.
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Edwardian Paint Decorated Satinwood Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
four tapered square legs. Measures: 42” H x 40” W x 25” D.
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
George III Free-Standing Mahogany Architect’s Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
the spandrels, raised upon square tapering legs which are unusually canted outwards, with boxed
Category
Antique 1810s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Bureau Plat in Mahogany with Leather Top, France circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
French desk on high square legs with brass sabots, five drawers and discreet fire-gilded fittings
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
French Farmhouse Table in Oak, circa 1820
Located in Faversham, GB
handle. Three plank top over square legs united by H stretchers. Completely original with superb
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
English Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
stands on six square-tapering legs with boxwood stringing and brass castors. C. 1890.
Category
Antique 1890s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Large Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk, Bronze, Leather
Located in Fayetteville, AR
its tapered square legs. From floor to apron measures 23.75 inches high, c. 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
English Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Bow Front Ladies Writing Desk with Gallery
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
desk rests on four elegant tapering square legs ending in brass casters.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian, Emiliana, Baroque Pearwood
Walnut 3-Drawer Table, Late 17th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
, with a thick decorative molding at the bottom of the case, raised on square legs joined by a box
Category
Antique 1680s Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pearwood, Walnut
Edwardian Mahogany Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Edwardian mahogany twin pedestal desk, the moulded square edge top, inset with brown tooled hide
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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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.
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