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Custom Build Swedish Style Dressing Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Custom build Swedish style five drawer dressing table / kneehole desk. Can be made to your chosen
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Desk designed by Alvar Andersson for Hyresgästföreningen, retailed by G.A. Berg
By Gustaf Axel Berg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Desk designed by Alvar Andersson for Hyresgästföreningen, retailed by G.A. Berg
Sweden. 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm, Birch
Handmade Bespoke Danish Style Desk Chiffonier Teak
Located in Lewes, England
Bespoke desk chiffonier with a Mid-Century Modern danish feel custom designed by Swedish Interior
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Plywood
Pair of Gustavian Style Painted Tables, Repainted in Light Gray
Located in Atlanta, GA
, blending easily into a variety of interiors. Versatile in use, they may serve as writing tables, consoles
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Mid Century Modern Extendable Table by Axel Einar Hjorth, Macassar, 1930
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Dronten, NL
This beautiful Scandinavian Modern extendable dining table or writing desk is designed by Axel
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Macassar
Kugge 52 Flower Pot from Ringvide, Pine, Natural or Pigmented Oil, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
of recycled plastic and is produced in Sweden.
Material - Nature: Acid-stained, oiled pine
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Late 18th Century Original Neoclassical Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Neoclassical desk from northern Sweden. The desk or table is in pine and from circa 1790. Original
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Bon Coffee Table from Ringvide, Pine Wood, Glass Top, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
Bon coffee table
Since the dawn of man, the fireplace has played a central role in gatherings. Everything was based on some collected burning logs. Here people gathered to prepare ...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Smoked Glass, Pine
Bon Coffee Table from Ringvide, Black Oil, Transparent Glass Top, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
Bon coffee table
Since the dawn of man, the fireplace has played a central role in gatherings. Everything was based on some collected burning logs. Here people gathered to prepare ...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Smoked Glass, Pine
Bon Coffee Table from Ringvide, Black Oil, Black Glass Top, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
Bon coffee table.
Since the dawn of man, the fireplace has played a central role in gatherings. Everything was based on some collected burning logs. Here people gathered to prepare...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Smoked Glass, Pine
Swedish 18th Century Black Painted Baroque Armchair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Mid 18th Century Swedish writing desk armchair painted in black, in solid oak wood. This
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Fabric, Wood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century Swedish Gustavian writing desk, circa 1790, embodies the clean lines and
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid 19th century Swedish burr birch writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
. Shaped top with concealed drawer below. Fall opens to form the writing surface and a fully fitted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Birch
Vintage Swedish Drop-Leaf Secretaire Writing Desk c. 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
brass finish exterior ring pulls. Made in Sweden circa 1950, as a writing desk known as a “secretaire
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Birch, Elm, Mahogany
Swedish 19th century hand painted pine escritoire writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted pine escritoire writing desk circa 1870.
We are pleased to offer this
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Desks
Materials
Pine, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Writing Chest
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Gustavian writing desk in original paint. Tapered legs and a reeded drawer. Interior of 3
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Style Shopkeeper
s Slant Front Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Swedish Style Painted Shopkeeper's Slanted Front Writing Desk commonly used by
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Antique 19th Century American Gustavian Desks
Materials
Wood
19th Century Gustavian Style Walnut Secretaire Avatant
Located in Madrid, ES
A Swedish writing desk, made of walnut wood, also decorated with gilded lateral grooves in the late
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Rococo Writing Desk
Located in Ljungby, SE
This beautifully crafted Swedish Rococo writing desk is a distinguished piece of Stockholm
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Neo-Classical Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Swedish Neo-classical carved and painted writing table. Circa 1880. Adds warmth and
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks
Materials
Wood
GAB Sweden, a writing set in bronze. Art Deco, approx. 1930
Located in København, Copenhagen
GAB Sweden, a writing set in bronze consisting of an inkwell, letter knife, letter holder, seal and
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Writing Set by Ernst Svedbom for Svenskt Tenn, 1934
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Writing, seven parts set in pewter by Ernst Svedbom (1913-2004), Goldsmith AB for Swedish Tenn
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Accessories
19th Century Swedish Travelling Writing Desk Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century writing desk from Lulea Norrbotten, North of Sweden.
Untouched original painting with
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Antique 1810s Swedish Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk Secretary
Located in San Angelo, TX
This beautiful and unique 19th century Swedish Gustavian writing desk is perfect for any room or
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Swedish Oak Ladies’ Writing Desk Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish oak ladies’ writing desk or secretary featuring a Bombay-curved lower chest with three
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Iron
18th Century Original Painted Writing Desk Secretary, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A late 18th Century Folk Art Baroque Scandinavian original painted writing desk secretary. This
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Biedermeier Drawers Writing Desk Secrétaire Cabinet Swedish Ormolu Detail
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish antique Biedermeier writing desk chiffonier secrétaire cabinet in highly quilted golden
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
$4,332 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary / Writing Desk - Painted
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Swedish Gustavian Secretary / Writing Desk from early 19th century
A rectangular top sitting above
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$2,618 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk circa 1850.
Good quality table top bureau
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine, Paint
Biedermeier Drawers Writing Desk Secrétaire Cabinet Swedish Ormolu Detail 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Exceptional Swedish antique Biedermeier writing desk chiffonier secrétaire cabinet in highly
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Birch
$6,525 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century Swedish table ...
Located in Brecht, BE
a very charming genuine early 19th century Swedish writing table/small desk, lovely faded colors
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Tables
Materials
Pine
Gustavian, Bleached Wood, Barley Twist Table, Europe, 18th/19th c.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Style Writing Table, Desk or Center Table. This Bleached Wood table is multi functional as it can sit
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Paint
Antique Swedish Rococo Style Writing Desk Early 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Rococo Style writing desk in Black distressed paint finish, cabriole legs, five
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Bengt Ruda Writing desk 1950s
By Bengt Ruda
Located in Helsingborg, Skåne
Writing desk designed by Bengt Ruda, 1950s .
The material are teak and lacquered beech. Theres to
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak, Beech
Early 20th Century Swedish Mahogany Carved Writing Table
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
An early 20th century Swedish mahogany carved writing table with 4 drawers and carved pedestal base
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Mid-Century Teak and Beech Vanity/Desk
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Teak & beech vanity/desk, circa 1950's. Unique shape with triangular storage cubbies and sleek
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Teak
Midcentury Swedish Teak Console Table or Desk, 1950s
Located in Riga, Latvia
It is very hard to find a piece of furniture to combine console and desk functions. This
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Retro Teak Swedish Desk with Original Key from 1950s
Located in Singapore, SG
Beautiful desk in original design from Sweden midcentury with one middle drawer and two
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Contemporary Neb Writing Desk with Leather Top and Metal Front by Per Soderberg
By Per Soderberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
This contemporary writing desk by Swedish architect and designer Per Soderberg provides a striking
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Swedish Rococo Style Table or Desk with Two Drawers
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large two-drawer Swedish table with original black paint and original brass pulls; elegantly styled
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Swedish Desk/Dining Table by Niels Gammelgaard, 1980s
By IKEA, Niels Gammelgaard
Located in Eindhoven, Netherlands
The "Moment table" for dining or working was designed by Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea in the 1980s. It features an iron frame with a frosted glass top.
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Birka Desk by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Kastrup, DK
Birka desk by Axel Einar Hjorth for
Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s.
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Paint
Swedish Art Moderne Desk in Flame Mahogany with Built-In Bookcase, circa 1940
Located in Richmond, VA
Swedish art moderne desk rendered in bookmatched flame mahogany. With built in book case at back
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Retro Swedish Desk in Teak with Two Cabinets and Mid Drawer from 1950s
Located in Singapore, SG
A stunning desk in great condition. A good sized desk for any home office.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Biedermeier Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rare Swedish walnut Biedermeier writing desk with 4 drawer gallery.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$5,000
Rococo Style Side Table / Writing Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Rococo style side table or writing table with one divided apron drawer, Sweden circa 1860. Tapering
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Boomerang Desk Göran Strand for Lelångs Möbelfabrik Model A10 Teak
By Lelangs Mobelfabrik, Göran Strand
Located in London, GB
An iconic Swedish Model A10 teak boomerang writing desk designed by Göran Strand for Lelångs
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Scandinavian Desk
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk in an Industrial style, designed in 1970 in Sweden. The wooden top was restored, repolished
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
$2,200
19th Century Swedish Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century painted swedish table with one drawer.
Gray/green base with a reddish/brown top.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Swedish Gustavian Rectangular Table
Located in Austin, TX
Swedish elegant retangular table or desk. This antique was taken down to wood and repainted with
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Gustavian Desk with Three Drawers, 1790s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Gustavian desk 1790s ,Stockholm, mahogany,brassdecor and lethertop.
Three drawers.
Category
Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A Small Birch-wood Empire Partner
s Desk
Located in Djursholm, SE
A small birch-wood and birch-root empire partner's desk made in Stockholm c:a 1830.
This item is
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Swedish Bureau in Two Parts, circa 1790
Located in Antwerp, BE
Swedish bureau in two parts, circa 1790. With original locks and keys.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Gustavian Pine Table, Sweden, Late 18th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Sweden, late 18th century.
Gustavian pine table with tones of white and green.
Measures: H 76 x W
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Midcentury Scandinavian Teak Roll Top Desk by Egon Ostergaard
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Chesham, GB
A Swedish teak cylinder roll top desk/bureau designed by Egon Ostergaard in the 1960s. Featuring a
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Late 19 c th Gustavian Cherrywood Desk/Table
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Late 19 th c Gustavian Cherry wood veneer on pin table with two drawers and lyra shaped legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Mid Century Scandinavian Modern Egon Ostergaard Teak Rolltop Secretary Desk
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Detroit, MI
This iconic mid century Swedish modern Egon Ostergaard teak cylinder rolltop secretary desk cabinet
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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Swedish Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Swedish writing desk you’re looking for. A Swedish writing desk — often made from wood, softwood and pine — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a Swedish writing desk, we have 1069 options in-stock, while there are 11 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Swedish writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each Swedish writing desk bearing Scandinavian Modern, mid-century modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Carl Malmsten, Göran Strand and Axel Einar Hjorth each produced at least one beautiful Swedish writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Swedish Writing Desk?
Prices for a Swedish writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $160 and can go as high as $15,675,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,726.
Finding the Right Desks-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 Swedish Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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