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Italian Dining or Writing Table, 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
also make it a compelling choice as a unique writing or work desk.Italian Dining Table, 1950s
Feel
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair Serge Roche Style Painted Plaster Nautilus Consoles or Dinning Table Bases
By Serge Roche
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
table, or a uniquely proportioned writing desk. Their carved texture and crisp white finish allow them
Category
20th Century Modern Tables
Materials
Plaster
Nils Jonsson Teak Vanity Dresser for Torring Møbelfabrik by HJN Mobler, c. 1960s
By HJN Møbler, Torring Mobelfabrik, Nils Jonsson
Located in Deland, FL
aesthetically pleasing.
Cleverly designed to function as both a dresser, vanity and writing desk this unique
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Teak
Phillip Lloyd Powell, Unique Carved Desk, USA
By Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in New York, NY
round head nails.
This exceptional unique desk has all of the hallmarks of the American craft
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Price Upon Request
Fortuna Desk in Polished Brass with a Modern Style by Boca do Lobo
By Boca Do Lobo
Located in New York, NY
unique writing desk that embodies the fearless state mind of Boca do Lobo and the availability to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Writing Desk by American of Martinsville
By American of Martinsville
Located in Dallas, TX
A unique sculpted front design writing desk in walnut. Features five drawers with original brass
Category
Antique 1650s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Unique Desk by Arthur Espenet Carpenter, 1963
By Arthur Espenet Carpenter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early and unique custom commissioned desk by one of the first designer/craftsmen of the Studio
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unique contemporary modern solid beech tabletop
Arch
desk
Located in София, BG
for home or one-person office-desk needs, the item is engineered to support the hardest tasks at work
Category
2010s Bulgarian Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Birch, Plywood
Unique Cherrywood Desk by Bahk Jong Sun, 2011
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Desk made of cherrywood by Bahk Jong Sun. Trans L-C 2011-01.
A master of minimalistic furniture
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables
Scottish Pedestal Desk of Specimen Woods: Walnut, Ebony and Juniper, 1908.
Located in Southampton, NY
Unique Writing desk with superstructure designed and made in Scotland, 1908. Designer F.R.S
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Brass
A unique sculptural Table/ desk by Anacleto Spazzapan
Located in London, GB
White lacquer wooden top on white enamelled welded metal rods. Design by Anacleto Spazzapan ca.1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Unique French Modern Solid Rosewood Desk, Pierre Chapo, 1950s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Hollywood, FL
A unique French modern solid rosewood desk, Pierre Chapo, 1950s. This piece was custom commissioned
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Unique Regence Ormolu-Mounted Ebonized-Walnut Desk, circa 1720
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A beautiful and unique large Regence desk, in blackened walnut and ornamentation of chased and
Category
Antique 1720s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unique Desk by Ico Parisi Produced at Capiago Intimiano by Fratelli Rizzi
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Unique desk by Ico Parisi.
Produced at Capiago Intimiano by Fratelli Rizzi, 1959.
Walnut desk
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unique Tanker Table with Resin Top and Custom Base
Located in Alhambra, CA
This unique piece is a combination of a mid century tanker table top mounted on a custom made steel
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Unique Postmodern Writing Desk by Bohuslav Horák for Anthologie Quartett, 1990
By Bohuslav Horák, Anthologie Quartett 1
Located in București, B
The writing desk was designed by Bohuslav Horák for Anthologie Quartett in 1990. It is a unique
Category
1990s Czech Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Georgian I Unique Chest on Chest with Integrated Writing Desk, circa 1720
Located in Mol, BE
The three short and three long featherbanded drawers flanked by reeded canted corners, the base with three further long graduated drawers.
Original handles. Original locks and origi...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British George I Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Amazing Italian Writing Desk, 1940s
Located in Roma, Lazio
unique writing desk. Wooden handles, covered with brass.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Galvanized Metal and Wood Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unique writing desk is a rare find. The galvanized metal surface adds an industrial edge to a
Category
Antique 19th Century American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Shaw Furniture Co. Petite Roll Top Writing Desk Cambridge MA, circa 1920
By Shaw Furniture Company
Located in Milford, NH
A unique writing desk with book-matched mahogany veneers has a petite upper roll top, which opens
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Mid-Century Modern Hans Wegner Wishbone Desk
By Johannes Hansen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Antonio, TX
, and a solid oak frame with a stretched hand-carved V creating the wishbone look. This unique writing
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Unique Studio Writing Desk Console
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary wood top console makes a simplistic yet stylish writing table in any setting
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Unique Three-Drawer Writing Desk by Imperial
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique three-drawer writing desk by Imperial Furniture Company with brass trim made in Grand Rapids
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Unique and Whimsical Yellow Formica Writing Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Yellow formica writing desk is very surprising with its scalloped apron, tassel knobs which
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Wood
Unique Art Deco Writing Desk from Czechoslovakia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Completely restored, surface is polished by piano lacquers to the high gloss.
Material: Walnut.
We guarantee safe a the cheapest air transport from Europe to the whole world within ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Unique Art Deco Writing Desk from Czechoslovakia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Completely restored, surface is polished by piano lacquers to the high gloss.
Material: Walnut.
We guarantee safe a the cheapest air transport from Europe to the whole world within ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Unique Black Art Deco Writing Desk from Czechoslovakia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Completely restored, surface is polished to half matte surface.
We guarantee safe a the cheapest air transport from Europe to the whole world within 7 days.
The price is the same as...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Unique Restored Czech Biedermeier Ash Writing Desk, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Biedermeier style writing desk originates from Bohemia from the first half of the 19th
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
19th Century Unique Restored Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier writing desk
Completely restored.
Shellac polish.
Material: Walnut veneer, lacquer
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Walnut
19th Century Unique Restored German Biedermeier Maple Writing Desk, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier writing desk
Completely restored.
Shellac polish.
Material: Maple
Source: Germany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Maple
Unique Mid-Century Modern Springer Style Writing Desk or Vanity
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This wonderful vintage grass style desk offers a clean and simple modern design. Single center
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Olivewood Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Unique olivewood veneer writing desk with three drawers.
Category
20th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables
$2,200
Italian Writing Desk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Unique Italian writing desk with angular legs, black laminate top and thick ornate brass hardware
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$10,500
Unique Counter/Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unique piece is from a Parisian pharmacy; It was used as a counter, but also is built to be a
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$8,600
Gustavian Style Writing Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Unique Gustavian Style Writing Desk. Its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Unique Wrapped Collage Mid-Century Modern Artistic Writing Desk Table circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a unique desk, done in an unusual collage that gives it an artsy and uniquely modern look
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Paper
Unique Wrapped Collage Mid-Century Modern Artistic Writing Desk Table circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a unique desk, done in an unusual collage that gives it an artsy and uniquely modern look
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Paper
Unique Oak Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
Closed panels, tapered desk
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$12,500
Modern Curved Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
Modern curved mahogany writing desk. Featuring unique curved wing span design with a pencil drawer
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Unique Wall-Mounted Desk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sculptural and interesting craft-movement L-shaped wall-mounted desk made of richly grained
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Unique Writing Table, 1962
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Unique Luigi Caccia Dominioni wooden writing table, executed in 1962 for a private apartment in a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Partners Desk with Unique Base
Located in Culver City, CA
Partners desk with supportive unique base, pull drawers on working side of desk.
Category
English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Unique Desk Manufactured in 1966
Located in Beerse, VAN
Unique desk made in 1966 by a Dutch furniture maker for his daughter.
The desk has a beautiful
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Unique Heavy Duty Metal Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miniature size metal desk with swivel stool. Used in factory or laboratories, usually bolted down
Category
Vintage 1930s Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Unique French Art Deco
Lady Desk
Located in Greding, DE
Unique French Art Deco 'Lady Desk' from the 1930's. This beautiful desk has a walnut veneer finish
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Unique American Studio Craft Movement Desk.
Located in Miami, FL
Unique and large sculpted from stacks of laminated walnut desk. Spectacular biomorphic design form
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Unique Post Modern Giorgetti Executive Desk
By Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in Den Haag, NL
Unique custom made executive desk. Cherry wood Organic shaped all over, Very impressive desk
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Desk French (unique) circa 1970
s
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Desk with leather top trimmed in stone with one single centered drawer all supported by elaborate
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Metal
Vintage Walnut Writing Desk by Kent Coffey Temp
By Kent-Coffey
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This unique walnut writing desk was designed and manufactured by Kent Coffey Tempo in the United
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Joseph Heusgens Unique Double-Sided Desk, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
Joseph Heusgens Architect (1916 - ) unique double-sided desk with patented system, with plans
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Unique Jacques Adnet Curved Parchment Desk 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a unique desk by Jacques Adnet made from French oakwood fully covered with original
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Unique Art Deco Handmade Teak Paneled Pedestal Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
We are pleased to offer this unique rare Art Deco period desk circa 1920.
Made in 1 piece
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Rare and Unique Nakashima Desk With Conoid Chair
By George Nakashima
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Exceptional and unique table or desk from George Nakashima. Original work order states this table
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unique Zoomorphic 1970
s Studio Desk and Chair.
Located in Miami, FL
zoomorphic 1970's studio desk and chair. Exceptional crafstmanship
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Unique Danish Modern Desk in Teak
Oak, 1950s
By Kurt Østervig
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Rare desk produced in Denmark during the 1950s. The top is made of teak and the refined compass
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Unique Pierre Chapo Desk in Solid Elm, France 1960s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Unique Pierre Chapo desk in Solid Elm, France 1960s. The desk was made upon special request; the
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Unique Red Leather Gold Embossed Kidney Shaped Chinoiserie Painted Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very unique desk. The desk is paint decorated in chinoiserie Chinese painted figures in
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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Unique Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal unique writing desk for your home. Each unique writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and lacquer. If you’re shopping for a unique writing desk, we have 107 options in-stock, while there are 9 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a unique writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A unique writing desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Jonathan Field, Arthur Espenet Carpenter and Melchiorre Bega each produced at least one beautiful unique writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Unique Writing Desk?
Prices for a unique writing desk start at $600 and top out at $88,000 with the average selling for $6,775.
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 Unique 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 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 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 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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