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19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk, Writing Table, Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
dovetail construction are fitted with bronze square drop handles. The table rests on fluted tapered legs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
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.
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Green Painted and Elm Country Table/Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
top over a frieze and raised on four square legs. The frieze and legs bear traces of green paint. The
Category
Antique 19th Century English Farm Tables
Materials
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
Frits Henningsen Bureau-Plat
By Frits Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
cock-beading, raised on square tapered legs.
Literature
40 Years of Danish Furniture Design - pg
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Vintage 1930s Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Danish Writing Desk with Royal Provenance
Located in New York, NY
drawers raised on square tapered legs ending with brass sabots and casters.
Inventory stamped – C1403
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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
Karl Springer Rare Writing Desk in Brass and Brushed Gunmetal 1970
s
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rare stunning "Square Leg Writing Desk" in gold tinted brass and brushed gunmetal with inset top
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique George III Style Mahogany Partners Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
beaded moldings and brass hardware, resting on square slightly tapered legs ending in spade feet ending
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat, Probably France, circa 1900
Located in Greding, DE
Large Empire style, mahogany veneered desk. The desk stands on tall square legs with brass sabots
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Edwardian Quality Freestanding Mahogany Inlaid Pedestal Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
mahogany back and standing on six elegant mahogany inlaid square tapering legs with original brass castors
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
19th Century George III Bowfront Mahogany and Satinwood Inlay Brandy Board /desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
. The desk rest on four slightly splayed square tepering legs with accented feet. All front surfaces are
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century George III Period Mahogany Architects Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
stringing to drawers with original brass ring handles. The base is raised on elegant square tapering legs
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Oak Twin Pedestal Desk by Maple
Co
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oak twin pedestal desk, the moulded square edge top, inset with brown tooled hide(The leather top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Desks and Writing Tables
French Empire Walnut Writing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
-detailed escutcheons. The whole rests on square tapering legs with gilt-brass sabot feet.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
William IV Rosewood Library Table
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
and stands on tapered square legs and terminates on exceptionally well carved ball and lion claw feet
Category
Antique 19th Century British Other Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century French Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
on the reverse, standing on square tapered and moulded legs ending on brass feet, at the top of the
Category
Antique 1840s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Big 19th Century Mahogany Partners Writing Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
) top. Perfect simple look with the military handles and square tapered leg with big wheels. On both
Category
Antique 1840s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Desk in Bookmatched Rosewood with Hand-Carved Detail
Located in New York, NY
fittings, the legs are square in profile with a tapered design with deep hand-carved channeling and
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Petite Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk or Writing Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Fayetteville, AR
A rare example with squared and bronze capped tapered legs rather than fluted, this early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mahogany Carlton House Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
square tapered legs terminating in brass caps and castors
Dimensions:
Height 40.5 inches
Length 48
Category
Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat or Writing Desk, circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
, and square tapering legs terminating in brass cups and castors. This piece dates from the late 18th
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Desks
Materials
Mahogany
RARE 19THC ORIGINAL GREY PAINTED NEW ENGLAND SLANT TOP DESK
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TOP OF THE DESK AND COSTRUCTION IS WOOD PEGS AND SQUARE NAILS.THIS IS A NEW ENGLAND DESK. GREAT NIGHT
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Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
William IV Rosewood Writing / Games Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
, frieze
drawers on left and right sides, supported on either side by two square rosewood supports, a
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mastercraft Bernhard Rohne Acid-Etched Brass Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
etched brass panels. Each open square is supported by a pair of radiused edge brass blocks and connected
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish Modern Walnut Desk, Jarnforsens Kontorsmöbler, Stockholm, Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
edge with a canted front, three short drawers and a slide out surface, raised on square tapered legs
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Henredon Olive Green Oil Drop Lacquer Campaign Desk
By Henredon
Located in Chicago, IL
back having inlaid panels that mirror the drawer fronts. Square stock mahogany legs with brass studs
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Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Octagonal Drum Table by C. Hindley
Sons, London
By Charles Hindley
Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
octagonal top above 8 functional drawers, 4 pie shaped and 4 rectangular, supported on a square base with 2
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Antique 1830s English Georgian Center Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Elegant Table attributed to Paolo Buffa, ca. 1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Greding, DE
four tapered square feet that stick slightly out from under the rim. The rim is elegantly curved und
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French mahogany writing table
Located in Martlesham, GB
, and brass patraes at each corner, with the same on the sides of the desk, standing on square tapered
Category
Antique 1890s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Directoire Style Desk by Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
with bronze banding and loop pulls, raised on squared tapering legs ending in bronze caps. By Jansen
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Edwardian Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Cylinder Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
short drawers to each side, raised on slender square tapering legs terminating in spade feet
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Mid-Century Modern Teak Leather Top Desk by John Widdicomb
By John Widdicomb
Located in North York, ON
file storage. Raised on square legs and accented with brass pulls this desk adds impact to a space.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Teak Leather Top Desk by John Widdicomb
By John Widdicomb
Located in North York, ON
file storage. Raised on square legs and accented with brass pulls this desk adds impact to a space.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late Victorian Freestanding Satinwood Carlton House Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
square section tapering legs. English, circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
French Louis XVI Neoclassical Rectangular Oak Dining Table or Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
above square block feet. Great style and form, circa late 1800s.
#4739. Measures: H 30" x H skirt 24" x
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
Edwardian mahogany and satinwood cross banded cylinder top desk by Maple
Co
By Maple
Co.
Located in Cheshire, GB
drawer flanked by short drawers to each side, raised on slender square tapering legs terminating in spade
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Midcentury Leather Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
three lockable frieze drawers with brass escutcheons, on brass column capital cobalt blue painted square
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writin...
Materials
Leather
$5,450 / item
18th Century French Table
Located in Chicago, IL
supported by chamfered square legs, a well-worn stretcher, a single drawer on one side, and the most
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Brushed Stainless Steel President Desk Glass Top, Patrice Maffei, circa 1970
By Patrice Maffei
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
square section legs, side legs joined by a stretcher.
Wood boxes veneered with brushed stainless steel
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Frits Henningsen Writing Desk
By Frits Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
down door, pull-out writing surface and flanked by two paneled doors, raised on square tapered legs
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Late Victorian Freestanding Satinwood Carlton House Desk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
square section tapering legs. English, circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Swedish Grace Rosewood and Inlaid Writing Table, Nordiska Kompaniet, circa 1915
By Ivar Justus Tengbom
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Grace style motifs, two frieze drawers with original keys, raised on square tapered legs with
Category
Vintage 1910s Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Black Painted Writing Table Console With Two Drawers, Denmark circa 1910
Located in Round Top, TX
.
The handsome legs with square base are made more dramatic with carved fluted trim.
Later custom
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Arne Hovmand Olsen Teak Dining Table for Mogens Kold
By Mogens Kold Møbelfabrik, Arne Hovmand-Olsen
Located in Miami, FL
a larger dinner party. The clean lines of the legs and the curved square, or boat-shaped tabletop
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Teak
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
too and it sits on square tapered legs.
Measures: Width 36?, 92 cm
Depth 24?, 61 cm
Height 30.5
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Custom Made Zebrano Wood Sideboard Belform, 1960
By Belform
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
and a black lacquered wooden frame. Typical Belform are the chromed and black metal square shaped
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Mahogany Bureau Plat Circa 1900
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
, supported with brass decoration. On moulded square tapering legs with brass feet. This desk is finished all
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Flat Desk with Two Writing Slides, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
with square shoes and showing tree drawers on the apron. Tawny leather on the top hit with little
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Swedish 19th Century Painted Wood Desk with Uniquely Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
presented on square legs with fluting details, which taper slightly towards the feet. The color palette
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
Nice French marquetry desk in the Louis XVI style with square tapered legs, gilt-bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Regency Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
drawers below with brass ring handles, standing on square tapering legs terminating with brass castors
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Baltic Mahogany Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Baltic mahogany leather top and brass fluted writing table with three frieze drawers on square
Category
Antique 1820s European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique European Pine Writing Table/ Desk or Craft Table with Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
apron that houses a total of three drawers, and rests on square, tapering legs. North German or from
Category
Antique 19th Century German Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Oak Desk in the Gothic Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
style as the front, supported on eight square legs with each leg having decorative carved columns. This
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Directoire Style Flame Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
escutcheons, supported on square tapered legs. The top, sides, front and back are flame mahogany. Hand dove
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bone, Textile, Synthetic, Mahogany, Pine
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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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