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Pine Work Desk, circa 1870
Located in Culver City, CA
Pine work desk, circa 1870.
Tall clerks desk. Sloping pine top, with original worn paint finish
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
1970s Live Edge Walnut Waterfall Desk Inspiration George Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Chula Vista, CA
55.75 w x 34 d x 28.25 tall, Knee clearance 26 tall x 52 w
Maker information unknown.
Handcrafted firm
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Carved Walnut Vanity
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
? deep x 57? tall (top of mirror) x 30? tall (to marble surface).
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinese Chippendale Style Painted White Desk with Blue Leather Top
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Stamford, CT
hardware. Leather surface is 14" deep x 32" wide x 29.5" tall. Clearance below desk is 23" tall.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Nice Americana Style Colonial Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Measures 30 wide x 39 tall x 17 deep.
Category
Vintage 1980s American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Leather Top Antique 1920s Era French-Made Directoire Style Solid Walnut Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
finish. The leather is in excellent condition. The desk measures 63 wide x 26 deep x 31 tall. The
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Vintage 1920s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
General Fireproofing Executive Tanker Desk with Task Chair
By General Fireproofing Company
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Cole company.
This set is a great example of Mid Century industrial furniture.
Desk- 30.5" Tall
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Bodil Kjaer Rosewood Desk for E. Pederson and Sons A/S, circa 1959
By E. Pedersen
Søn, Bodil Kjaer
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
.
The desk measures: 72 7/16" wide x 36 1/8" deep x 28.5" tall
The rolling chest of drawers measures
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Foreman Station Desk
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall steel desk for use with high stools or standing. Restored to original metal surface.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial and Work Tables
$1,875
Parsons Burl Wood Desk, 1960
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
” tall
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
Cast Iron and Maple Vintage Adjustable Drafting Table
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage tall adjustable drafting table, cast iron and maple. Top can be tilted to lay flat to fully
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Walnut Executive Desk by Jens Risom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
" tall. Return is 52" long x 20" deep x 29" tall. If you measure like an "L" -- one side is 81 1/2" long
Category
20th Century Danish Desks
Materials
Walnut
Vanity/Writing Table with Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
work surface is 30.5 inches tall while back of the vanity drawers is 33.5 inches tall.
Category
20th Century American Queen Anne Vanities
Materials
Wood
A Clerk
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany clerk's desk with a six-drawer hutch and tall spindled legs. Simple but distinquished
Category
20th Century Indonesian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$2,125
Rare Andre Boulle Brass Inlaid Faux Tortoise Shell Writing Table or Center Table
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
breathtaking in the right setting. The table measures 57 wide x 35 tall x 29.5 tall and dates to the 1980s.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Louis XV Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Large Russian Baltic Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat Partners Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
a nearly 200 year old piece.
Measures: 60 wide x 44.5 inches deep x 30.5 tall. The knee hole area
Category
Antique 1840s Russian Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Marble Top French Louis XVI Style Secretary Abatant Desk, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Nice condition. Marble Top. Good interior. Measures 38 wide x 58 tall x 16 deep. Dates to the 1920s
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Teak Desk by Domino Møbler
Located in Savannah, GA
A Teak Desk by Domino Møbler, 1960s.
53 inches wide by 23 inches deep by 28 ¾ inches tall;
knee
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Antique French Pair End Tables Side Tables Nightstands Dragons Oak Gothic 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
!
27.5" tall x 25" wide x 25" deep (at widest/deepest point)
Square tops are 15.5" x 15.5"
Tiers are
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Antique 1880s French Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
David Stone Live Edge Walnut Edge Desk
By George Nakashima
Located in Chicago, IL
condition.
Measures 30” tall 72” wide 35.5” deep
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Refined Mid Century Modern Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
hardware and a thin reveal in Rouge accentuate its tall tapered legs and the linear grain of Koto veneers
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing...
Materials
Metal
$2,199 / item
19th Century English Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
measures 31” tall x 30” wide x 18” deep. Leg clearance beneath the table is 24.5” tall.
Category
Antique 1890s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Lehigh Leopold Executive Desk in Walnut
Located in Phoenix, AZ
listings for the matching credenza . Excellent restored condition.
desk: 72" long x 29" tall x
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Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Adams Painted Decorated Satinwood Carlton House Desk, circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
antique condition. The desk measures: 42 wide x 37 tall x 22 deep.
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Chippendale Style Solid Mahogany Colonial Williamsburg Kittinger Writing Table
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
in the Chippendale style. The desk measures 42 wide x 30 tall x 21 deep.
Category
Vintage 1950s American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Floating Cork Top Desk by Paul T. Frankl
Located in Ferndale, MI
" deep x 28.25" tall
Mahogany Base with Drawers: 22.5" wide x 27" deep
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks
French Country Desk 19th |Century
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
wear on this highly decorative and functional piece. 51″ Wide x 25″ Deep x 29″ Tall.
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Antique 1860s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Faux Bamboo and Leather Top Sligh Writing Campaign Style Executive Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful desk in good condition. The desk is 50 inches wide x 24 inches deep x 29 tall
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Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Table or Writing Desk in Maple Wood with Ebonized Accents, circa 1930
Located in Detroit, MI
features a rectangular tabletop with curved edges and tall apron, a trestle base and ebonized accents.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Wood
Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
centerpiece for any office, den or library!
56.5" tall x 39.25" wide x 17" deep~~SLIM PROFILE
Writing
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Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Empire Mahogany Desk, Vienna, Austria, circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany table standing on four tall slender and square legs with slightly cranked corners with
Category
Antique Early 1800s Austrian Neoclassical Tables
Materials
Wood
English Inlaid Edwardian Burgundy Leather Writing Table Desk, circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
signs of wear and age as shown. The desk measures: 37 tall x 42 wide x 24 deep.
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A Brass Cap Plinth Base Dining Table by Edward Wormley
Located in Ferndale, MI
Extension Boards.
72" closed x 29" tall x 42" wide at center x 37" at each end
Category
Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Tables
Signed Karl Springer Double Pedestal Desk In Cocoa Lizard Skin
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
tall
26 inches tall x 21.5 inches wide kneehole opening
Item may be viewed at the
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Rare George Nelson Executive Desk with Secretary Hutch by Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
vintage condition. The desk measures 28 in tall, 78 in long, and 24 in deep. The hutch measures 8.75 in
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Unique Wrapped Collage Mid-Century Modern Artistic Writing Desk Table circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. The desk dates to the 1960s era and measures: 49 wide x 24 deep x 30 tall.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Paper
Early 20th Century Russian Brass Greek Key Inlaid Executive Desk with Lions
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
features lion heads on each corner. The desk measures 31 tall x 67 wide x 37 deep.
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Vintage 1920s Russian Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unique Wrapped Collage Mid-Century Modern Artistic Writing Desk Table circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. The desk dates to the 1960s era and measures 49 wide x 24 deep x 30 tall.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Paper
French Directoire Louis XVI Leather Top Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
mahogany with brass mounts and a nice leather top and measures 49 wide x 24 deep x 30 tall.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Gilt Metal and Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Astoria, NY
rectangular top inset leather writing surface above three frieze drawers, on tall cabriole legs. 31.5" H x 60
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Dining Table by Hans Wegner
By Andreas Tuck, Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
original condition with only minor wear. This table measures: 52" x 33.75" x 28.5" tall with the leaves
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
$10,000
A Louis XVI Style Hermes Orange Desk + Chair
Located in North Miami, FL
. Sold as set only. Chair dimensions: 38 inches tall, 24 inches wide and 20 inches deep. Seat height is
Category
Vintage 1930s American Desks and Writing Tables
English Satinwood
Leather Top Brass Mounted Six Drawer Partners Desk, C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
.
Measure: 24" tall Knee height to skirt.
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Two Piece Quality Floral Paint Decorated Venetian Italian Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
decorations. The desk is two pieces and measures 74 tall x 27 widex 17 deep. The desk dates to teh 1920s era.
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Neoclassical Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
English Mahogany Leather Top Partners / Writing Desk with Orig, Casters, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
casters. Early 19th Century
Skirt height is 23.75 Tall.
Category
Antique 1810s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Style Bamboo Turned Side Table
Located in Savannah, GA
tall; 24 inches leg clearance.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Mahogany Leather Top Four-Drawer Partners Desk on Casters, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
, Early 19th century
23.5 tall knee height.
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine American-Made Leather Top Brass Ormolu Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
frame and gold pinstriping with brass ormolu. Measures 67 wide x 30 tall x 33.25 deep. Dates to the
Category
Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Petite Dining Table or Desk
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
.
Measures: 40” long
32” wide
28” tall.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Paint Decorated Satinwood English Adams Writing Desk with Leather Top, C1910
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. The desk measures 40 wide x 42 inches tall x 25 deep. The desk dates to the 1910 era and is in good
Category
Vintage 1910s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Late 20th Century Vintage Coastal Rattan Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. A black lacquered writing surface also. Tall and impressive with lots of little shelves and interior
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Paint
BO 69 Freestading desk
By Finn Juhl
Located in Copenhagen, DK
section with four polychrome lacquered drawers in front. Anodized metal frame with tall rosewood shoes
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$39,787
1950s Bauhaus Inspired Industrial Drentea Office Desk
By Drentea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with its age and usage. Chairs opening is 19.75" wide x 27" tall.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Fine Quality Small Size Carved French Louis XVI Writing Table Desk circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. The desk is French and dates to the 1920s and measures 21 deep x 35 wide x 30 tall. Nice gold leaf
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vladimir Kagan Crescent Waterfall Desk
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Dallas, TX
drawer. dimensions: 82"wide 35.5"deep and 28.5"tall.
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Writing Desk Table Renaissance Revival Dolphin Carved Oak Petite
Located in Tyler, TX
!
29.5" tall x 32.5" wide x 23.5" deep
Drawer measures 3.5" tall x 20.5" wide x 15" deep
Solid and
Category
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Desk Table Renaissance Revival Barley Twist Oak 2 Drawers
Located in Tyler, TX
for any office, den or library!
29.5" tall x 38.5" wide x 23.5" deep
Double drawers measure 3
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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Find a variety of tall desks available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, all tall desks available were constructed with great care. We have 701 antique and vintage tall desks in-stock, while there are 20 modern editions to choose from as well. Tall desks have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Tall desks made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Some tall desks are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller tall desks, measuring 13 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Tall desks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company, Arne Vodder and Laylo Studio are consistently popular.
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Tall desks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,307, while the lowest priced sells for $60 and the highest can go for as much as $301,617.
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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