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Walnut Oval Desk by T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
top squared on the left over a set of four drawers in graduated heights with wooden bar drawer pulls
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
John Vesey Style Bronze Mounted Steel Library Table
By John Vesey
Located in Rio Vista, CA
on the top. The top is supported by substantial square tapered and fluted legs ending with patinated
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Fornasetti Desk and Chair "FIORI NELLA NOTTE" - Unique Pieces
By Fornasetti
Located in Rome, RM
Vernon's private home in Paris in 2004. The desk has a drawer and the top opens to become a square table
Category
Early 2000s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$28,477 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Viterbo, VT
, where one can find faux drawers. The top is made of a single board nailed to the apron with square nails
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1960s Desk, Günter Renkel
By Günter Renkel
Located in Neuss, NW
veneer with three drawers, a bookcase on the rear and square steel feet in black.
Quality Features
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Pietra Serena
Inca
Desk or Dining Room by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 1978
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Almelo, NL
remains in excellent condition. This larger square table was part of the original late 1970s production
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
Ghidini 1961 Miami Table in Stainless Steel by Nika Zupanc
By Ghidini 1961, Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
in general, along comes a spectacularly shiny square-meter of table surface to put it all to rights
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Impressive antique writing desk, ebonized/black around 1870, Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
elegantly curved squares in sabots. Slightly protruding, profiled tabletop and gold-embossed leather insert
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$3,110 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Chinese Chippendale Carved Pagoda Top Writing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
exquisite classic Chippendale fretwork.
This elegant table is supported by four slender, stylized square
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Mahogany
Vienna Secessionist Bronzed Metal Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
-hammered finish on the front drawer and sides. The case is supported by square legs conjoined by a
Category
20th Century European Vienna Secession Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Franco Albini, center desk with dark wood drawers
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2669
Franco Albini (1905-1977)
Center desk with dark wood drawers, polished steel square tube
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Writing Table with Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
. The table rests on classic tapered square legs finished with bronze sabots. with a 32 inch width and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
High Adjustable Architect
s Desk, Writing Desk, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
of approx. 155 cm.
Description:
Writing and work furniture standing on square legs tapering
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century France Bureau Plat in the antique Louis Quinze Style exotic Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
curved squares. Slightly overlaid tabletop with profiled decorated bronze lining and gold-embossed
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Arts and Crafts Roll Top Desk
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
. Our 14,000 square foot gallery opened in 1996 in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Personal Service
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Early 20th Century Canadian Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Danish Mid-Century Brutalist Desk / Small Table in Solid Oak Wood, 1920
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Copenhagen, DK
the square formed top works perfectly as a desk or a smaller side table - maybe even as a sculptural
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN Modernist DESK by THONET, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
square section metal structures, box with 3 drawers (and 1 drawer top) and 1 large lacquered mahogany
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Regency-Style Mahogany Library Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
legs complete this classic design.
Measures: 42 1/4" square x 31 1/4" high.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
the sides above one long drawer with a military brass handle standing on square chamfered legs
A
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Antique Edwardian Satin wood
Floral Painted Carlton House Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
business papers.
It is raised on square tapering legs that terminate in spade feet with the original brass
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
The Bi Writing Desk. Handcrafted from solid jequitibá and imbuia wood.
Located in São Paulo, SP
pandemic, he created his debut piece, the Square Armchair, and launched am.o, an artisanal design brand
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
The Chiquita Desk. Brazilian Solid Wood and Natural Straws.
Located in São Paulo, SP
about this craft. Amidst the pandemic, he created his debut piece, the Square Armchair, and launched
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Straw, Wood
Center Writing Table, Francesco and Giuseppe Cassina, Milan, January 26, 1796
By Francesco and Giuseppe Cassina
Located in Milano, IT
wood grains in linear frames. The square-section legs taper downwards and culminate at the top in a
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Walnut
18th Century Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
long frieze drawers retaining elegant original brass handles raised on fine square tapered legs with
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century antique Biedermeier Style Slope-Flap Secretaire mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid softwood. Straight, two-drawer body above short, conical square legs, above an
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20th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany
Brass Partners Writing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Quality Regency Period Mahogany And Brass, Square, Partners Writing Table, Having
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Antique Asprey
Co. London Oak
Tooled Green Leather Writing Desk 1920s
By Charles
George Asprey
Located in Reading, Berkshire
leather writing surface which reveals itself when opened from the top, item is raised on square tapering
Category
Vintage 1920s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Oak
$9,540 Sale Price / set
25% Off
18th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
old) writing surface that pulls forward. Cast brass hardware with working locks and three keys. Square
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Neoclassical Marquetry Partner Desk, 1800
Located in El Monte, CA
square tapered legs. This desk echos the periods focus on balance and proportion.
Please note natural
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Kidney Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
solid mahogany lined drawers for convenient storage, and is raised on short square tapering legs that
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Ca. 1910, Limberts Dutch Arts
Crafts Furniture Co. Writing Desk
By Limbert Dutch Arts and Crafts Furniture Company
Located in Bridgeport, CT
beautifully crafted paned square Copper knobs. Raised on sturdy rectangular legs with curved corner brackets
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Royal desk/bureau plat in Louis XV style with veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
square legs ending in sabots. Slightly overhanging tabletop with a fantastically curved, profiled bronze
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$5,496 Sale Price
20% Off
French fruitwood marquetry top writing table, 1950’s
Located in Kenilworth, IL
with a brass molding and fitted with square bail & rosette drawer pulls. The desk is supported by
Category
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Sheraton revival Satinwood desk.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
. Raised on elegant square tapering legs united by a hooped stretcher
Batch 48
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Antique Late 19th Century Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Center Table by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
drawer, raised on square tapered legs on turned feet joined by shaped stretchers, plaque to drawer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Designer Writing Desk / Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style, Piano Black and gold
Located in Berlin, DE
on elegantly curved square legs in Sabots. Slightly protruding tabletop with a fantastically curved
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,205 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Ormolu Mounted French Empire Revival Pedestal Desk 20th Century
Located in London, GB
three dummy drawers along the frieze and a central modesty panel.
It is raised on elegant square
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style Piano Black with silver
Located in Berlin, DE
base with wide knee compartment on elegantly curved square legs in Sabots. Slightly protruding tabletop
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,670 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian antique desk with drawers in walnut wood, mid 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
in a square section.
Mid 1800s.
Good condition for the period of origin. It shows numerous signs of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted German K.P.M. Porcelain Desk
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Long Island City, NY
cupboard door mounted with a square plaque and nine surrounding drawers, the lower section with shaped top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th Century, France Bureau Plat in the antique Louis Quinze Style Exotic Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
curved squares. Slightly overlaid tabletop with profiled decorated bronze lining and gold-embossed
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano White
Located in Berlin, DE
on elegant curved squares in the drive boxes. Slightly protruding tabletop with fantastic curved
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Italian Luigi XVI Desk with drawer in walnut wood, second half 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
square section legs are slightly curved. Belonging to the Luigi XVI period.
Second half of 1700s
Good
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
George III Period Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Montreal, QC
George III Period Mahogany Desk two drawer resting on on square tapered legs castors and the top
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Library Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
" square x 31 1/2" high.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$14,500
Elegant antique Louis XV Style Veneered lady Bureau Plat / Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
frame base.
1 drawer and wide knee compartment on elegantly curved square legs ending in sabots
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
A Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table By Emmanuel Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
table is raised on tapering square section legs headed by finely cast female masks and terminating in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Six-Drawer Writers Desk in Teak with Built-In Storage Shelves, Denmark, c. 1960s
Located in Deland, FL
desk has recently undergone a comprehensive restoration process. Every square inch of surface space has
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Designer Writing Desk / Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style, Piano Black
Located in Berlin, DE
compartment on elegantly curved square legs in Sabots. Slightly protruding tabletop with a fantastically
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century Louis XV Style Ladies Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
patch on elegantly curved squares in sabots. Slightly protruding, profiled tabletop and gold-embossed
Category
20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Leather Desk In Watercress Green
Located in Westwood, NJ
trim, three frieze drawers with modern round pulls, and raised on square tapered legs.
Dimensions: 48
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
$2,580 / item
Art Deco Leather Desk In Marlin Blue
Located in Westwood, NJ
highlight trim, three frieze drawers with modern round pulls, and raised on square tapered legs.
Dimensions
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
$2,580 / item
Louis XVI Tulipwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
with false drawers, on elegant square tapered legs with bronze cuffs and spade feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tulipwood
Italian mid-century modern wooden and black metal desk with three drawers, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
in wood. On the sides and on the back there are panels. With four square-section legs in black
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Georgian Period Mahogany Davenport Desk with Green Leather Writing Surface
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in London, GB
caster shod turned feet, the base of square form, having reeded columns to the angles, and a lockable
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Zanotta Quaderna 2750Table/Writing Desk in White Plastic Laminate by Superstudio
By Zanotta, Superstudio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
structure coated with white plastic laminate, digitally printed with black squares at 1 3/16” spacing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plastic
Pair of early 20th Century mahogany Carlton house desk
s
Located in Martlesham, GB
, standing on square tapering legs with with spade feet.
Both desks are near identical in every
Category
Vintage 1910s British 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.
Questions About Square Desks
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