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19th Century French Neoclassical Onyx Bronze Ormolu Mounted Tazza Grand Tour
Located in Atlanta, GA
revived and adapted for use in bourgeois domestic settings. Objects of this type, sometimes used as desk
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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Decorative Bowls

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Spanish Cabinet "Bargueño" Walnut, Wrought Iron, Stone, 17th Century
Located in Miami, FL
lock and fittings and shield shown horseshoe. Answer a type called "Salamanca desk" which is the most
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Japanese 18th Century Tsukinami-e 6 Panel Floor Screen, Edo Period
Located in Norton, MA
figures, there is more to see such as architecture in building design, types of furniture of tables, desks
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Bonheurs Du Jours
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
means, the joy of the day. A type of writing desk introduced in Paris by renowned interior decorators
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

18th/19th Century French Provincial Religious Oratory Sacristy Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
a prie-dieu, which is a type of prayer desk primarily intended for private devotional use, but which
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Cabinets

Materials

Iron

20th Italian Cabinet on Stand, Baroque Bargueno with Inlays Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
this type of furniture: desks with outdoor displays of this scheme are known and performed throughout
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Buffets

Materials

Bronze

Geo III Wedgwood and Steel Mounted Amboyna and Ebony Writing Box, c1800
By Matthew Boulton
Located in valatie, NY
the 19th c for traveling. This type of portable desk was described by the English poet William Cowper
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Cut Steel

18th Original Italian Cabinet on Stand, Baroque Bargueno with Carey Inlays
Located in Miami, FL
decorative elements, based on the classical tradition, are characteristic of this type of furniture: desks
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Buffets

Materials

Bronze

Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Antique Desk
Located in Antrim, GB
Magnificent burr walnut kidney shaped antique desk with Davenport type top incorporated. Green
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Antique 1860s European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
smaller side of average for this type of desk. It has a rich brown colour with a good patina. As one would
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Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

3 piece Continental Desk Garniture Gilt Bronze Lapis Lazuli circa 1920
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
decoration. Ink stand with inkwell, pen holder, nib tray. Additional Information: Type: Desk Garniture
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20th Century Candle Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Kesito desk organizer · Blue, mustard and wood
By Woodendot
Located in Madrid, Madrid
separately in a reduced size. As a result, Kesito is a compact product that fits on any type of desk
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood, Oak

Edwardian Chippendale Style Pedestal Desk
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Salisbury, GB
circa 1900. A sumptuous desk of this type gives a room or office a feeling of stature and a richness
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Antique Early 1900s English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Venetian Desk, Rare and Very Beautiful Desk for the Connoisseur, after 1945
Located in Liverpool, GB
style. A very effective and rarely found in trade type of desk - in the form of a large, locked, rococo
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Vintage 1940s Italian Desks

Materials

Wood

Queen Anne Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Providence, RI
below. Kneehole desk of this type have always been popular because of their small size and
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage French "Mazarin" Desk of Burl Ashwood and Gilt Metal Mounts, circa 1930
Located in Houston, TX
the throne. The key element that always distinguishes this type of desk or writing table is the use of
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Bronze

17th Century French Bureau Mazarin
Located in Antwerp, BE
work surface. These types of desks were designed in an age where only the nobility could afford to have
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Antique 17th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Early 19th Century Unique Palace Entrance Desk
By Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Located in Santander, ES
Important antique European barguenio type desk, thought to be constructed as an "Entrance Desk
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia at His Desk
By Peggy Bacon
Located in New York, NY
edge of office armchair looking through papers on his heavy Regency type desk. Peggy Bacon was a very
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1930s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bauhaus Dell-Lamp Type K Desk Lamp by Christian Dell
By Christian Dell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic original desk lamp adjusts in almost every way possible. The arm is able to turn
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20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Charlton Heston Working at Desk Fine Art Print
By Larry Barbier
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This black and white action shot features actor Charlton Heston working at his desk, typing while
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1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Various telescopic table lamps by Koch Creations Lynbrook NYC for Eichhoff Werke
By Eichhoff
Located in Deventer, NL
Werke, 1970s Germany. Four types of orange desk lamps with telescopic arm. A/ desk lamp E3371 with
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Original Prie-Dieu 1920s
Located in Lábatlan, HU
A small and decorative prie-dieu. In French: prie-dieu means to "pray [to] God”. It is a type of
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Vintage 1920s Hungarian Rustic Chairs

Materials

Wood

Large Swedish Brass Table Lamp from the 1940s
By ASEA
Located in Alvesta, SE
Heavy, solid and well-made. Larger than normal for this type of desk table lamp. For us, unknown
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Modern Typing Desk
By George Nelson
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This petite teak writing desk offers dovetail construction drawers, functional casters, and a low
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Arco Series Typing Desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis 60s, 70s
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Padova, IT
Arco Series typing desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis 60s, 70s. Desk designed in the 1960s by
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Arco Series Typing Desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis 60s, 70s
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Padova, IT
Desk designed in the 1960s by Studio BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis. The desk is complete with a five
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Schirolli Italian Desk and Typist Set from the 60 s
By Schirolli
Located in bari, IT
Desk and typing desk set, light walnut wood structure, Formica tops produced by Schirolli from the
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Formica, Walnut

Vintage Rare Eliel Saarinen for Johnson Furniture Desk Circa 1948
By Eliel Saarinen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage Eliel Saarinen for Johnson typing desk. This is a beautiful, rare vintage desk from an
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Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

1950 Rare and Authentic Desk Designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
), circa 1952. Version of the "secretarial typing desk", model number 4751, here in a 2-drawer
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Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Antique Belgian Bleached Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden desk made in Belgium, circa 1900. This ‘kneehole’ type desk, a style first made in England
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Country Desks

Materials

Oak

Hermes Rare Vintage Paul Dupre Lafon Robot Desk Calendar
By Hermès
Located in Rome, Rome
: Unisex Adults COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: France SIZE: Medium TYPE: Desk Calendar YEAR MANUFACTURED: 1940
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1940s French For The Desk

Gucci Vintage Brown Leather 3 Pieces Desk Set Blotter Pen Holder Tray
By Gucci
Located in Rome, Rome
MODEL: - GENDER: Unisex Adults COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: Italy SIZE: Medium TYPE: Desk Set YEAR
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20th Century Italian For The Desk

18th CENTURY MAZZARINO TYPE WRITING DESK
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant desk with folding top, supported by a base with truncated pyramid legs joined by
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Palisander

Italian Mid-Century Executive Desk with Dattilo by Osvaldo Borsani, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani, La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Traversetolo, IT
masterpiece is also a smaller typing desk, also adorned with the same black glass top and equipped with a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Swivel Desk Chair in the Colonial Type, circa 1990
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a contemporary swivel desk chair made in exotic wood. The seat, backrests, and the
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1990s Indonesian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

“Bargueño” Desk on a “Taquillón” Base, “Salamanca” Type, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
responds to the type called "Salamanca desk", which is the most representative of the Spanish Baroque. It
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks

Materials

Iron

Antique Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in London, GB
condition. These type of desks are getting very hard to find these days and this one is a very nice example
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Wilkhahn Hartmut Lohmeyer desk in teak
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
. This desk was made of oak and has a teak wooden top. Very nice contrast of the 2 wood types. This desk
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Vintage 1960s German Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak, Oak

English 19th Century Regency Partners Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. This type of desk was used commonly in banks and attorney’s offices to make working together easier
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Antique Early 1900s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Type 40 Ivory Chrome Trim Telephone by Monophone, Circa 1930
Located in Van Nuys, CA
get the attention of everyone within your household! The Automatic Electric Type 40 Monophone was
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Vintage 1930s More Desk Accessories

Materials

Bakelite

Inlaid Birdseye Maple Secretary Desk 19th Century
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is a spectacular type two Birdseye Maple Desk with the most beautiful detailed inlay. The most
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Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Very Big 19th Century Anglo-Indian Desk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
style. These types of desks were made locally for the English administrators, who had their seat in
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Antique Early 1900s Indian Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Teak

Large Antique Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in London, GB
rounded top edge means this type of desk is sometimes referred to as a cushion top desk. It is a great
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Vintage 1910s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Large Antique Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in London, GB
rounded top edge means this type of desk is sometimes referred to as a cushion top desk. It is a great
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Antique Early 1900s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

18th Century Neoclassical Italian Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Carmine, TX
, honestly, is the type of writing desk that may actually make me sit down and start doing my taxes, or at
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Carmine, TX
, honestly, is the type of writing desk that may actually make me sit down and start doing my taxes, or at
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

1932, W.H. Gispen for Gispen Culemborg, Holland, Original Pre War Typing Chair
By Gispen Culemborg, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
. :-) This typing chair in grey blue upholstery has an elegant chrome base. The seat is not connected to the
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Original BRAUN table fan HL-70 Type 4 550 in beige from the 70s
By Braun, Jürgen Greubel
Located in München, DE
Original BRAUN table fan HL 70 Type 4 550 from the 1970s in beige. Original design of the HL1 table
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Bureau Plats on the market. These types of desks, first designed in the early to mid-1700s were the
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Italian Mid-Century Rosewood small Desk by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi, Dassi Lissone
Located in Traversetolo, IT
an other AD, also the main executive desk. These desk model types were dedicated to an audience
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique military desk
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
type of desk was used by officers of the British army stationed in India in the 19th century. In
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Antique 1860s Indian Desks

Materials

Teak

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Druce Co 19th C
By Druce Co.
Located in London, GB
desktop drawers at the left and right ends of the "U" shape. Drawings of this type of desk were presented
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Maple Co., 19th Century
By Maple Co.
Located in London, GB
usual in a typical bureau a gradin. Unlike other types of bureau a gradin the Carlton House desk usually
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Stunning Vintage Mahogany Oval Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Drawers All Round
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
comes from a legal type of desk dating back nearly three hundred years. The front side is all 9 drawers
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20th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Marquetry Carlton House Desk Writing Table Druce Co., 19th Century
By Druce Co.
Located in London, GB
typical bureau a gradin. Unlike other types of bureau a gradin the Carlton House desk usually offers no
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Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Edwardian Satinwood and Floral Painted Carlton House Writing Desk, 1900
Located in London, GB
desktop drawers at the left and right ends of the "U" shape. Drawings of this type of desk were presented
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

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Typing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic typing desk available at 1stDibs. Each typing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. If you’re shopping for a typing desk, we have 16 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a typing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A typing desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made typing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by George Nelson, Richard Wrightman and Temde Leuchten are consistently popular.

How Much is a Typing Desk?

The average selling price for a typing desk at 1stDibs is $2,639, while they’re typically $212 on the low end and $33,162 for the highest priced.