Victorian Writing Desk Antique

19th Century Mahogany Writing Table

Burr Desk

Victorian Inlaid Table

Writing Desks With Brass Legs

19th Century Walnut Writing Desks

Victorian Study Desk English

Leather Top Writing Desk Table

Kidney Desk

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19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Super Small Victorian Writing Desk

$1,224

Colonial Mahogany Handmade Writing Table Cum Console On Porcelain Castors

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Simplicity of form and elegance shines through this beautiful Victorian writing desk; hand-crafted

Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Colonial Mahogany Handmade Writing Table Cum Console On Porcelain Castors

$3,960 Sale Price

20% Off

Antique English Victorian Carved Walnut Writing Desk or Console Table

By Herter Brothers

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous antique English Victorian writing desk or console table In the manner of Herter

Category

1880s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Victorian Carved Walnut Writing Desk or Console Table

$2,395

Antique Victorian Inlaid Writing Desk

Located in London, GB

A stunning antique Victorian inlaid writing desk. This was made in England, it dates from the 1880

Category

1880s British Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Victorian Inlaid Writing Desk

$1,983

Antique Victorian English Writing Desk Writing Table c1870s

Located in High Peak, GB

P0305 Fine quality, English solid mahogany Victorian side table / writing table / dressing table

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian English Writing Desk Writing Table c1870s

$2,667

Victorian Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Victorian mahogany 2 drawer desk or writing table Circa 1880 Raised upon ring turned legs with

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1880s Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1880

$1,771

Very Good Victorian Oak Writing Desk

Located in Swadlincote, GB

A very good two drawer Victorian writing table with original leather surface, standing on turned

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

Very Good Victorian Oak Writing Desk

$1,771

Antique Victorian Satinwood Writing Table / Desk

Located in London, GB

A fantastic antique Victorian satin wood writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates

Category

1840s British Early Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Satinwood

Antique Victorian Satinwood Writing Table / Desk

$1,709

Victorian Partners Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1860

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Victorian mahogany 18 drawer partners desk This desk stands upon a plinth base Circa 1860 The front

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1860s Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Partners Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1860

$4,718

Victorian Pedestal Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1860

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Victorian mahogany twin pedestal desk. Circa 1860 This des has an arrangement of 9 mahogany lined

Category

1860s Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Pedestal Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1860

$3,351

Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk

Located in London, GB

A smart and extremely well made antique Victorian writing table / desk. This was made in England

Category

1840s British Early Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk

$2,256

Victorian Writing Table Desk 1860 Lyre Legs

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Victorian Mahogany Writing Table. Circa 1860 This Writing Table Features Lyre End Supports, a

Category

1860s Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Writing Table Desk 1860 Lyre Legs

$1,983

Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk

Located in London, GB

A charming antique Victorian leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates

Category

1860s British High Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk

$1,128

Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk

Located in London, GB

An excellent original antique Victorian leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England

Category

1860s British High Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk

$1,709

Antique Victorian Leather Top Desk / Writing Table

Located in London, GB

A wonderful antique Victorian leather top desk / writing table. This was made in England, it dates

Category

1840s British Early Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Victorian Leather Top Desk / Writing Table

$1,709

Victorian Burr Walnut Desk by Howard Sons, Leather Top, 1880

By Howard Sons Ltd

Located in Seaford, GB

the Victorian era. Versatility: Its elegant design makes it a perfect choice as a writing desk, office

Category

1880s Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Victorian Burr Walnut Desk by Howard Sons, Leather Top, 1880

$2,735 Sale Price

20% Off

Antique Victorian Walnut Leather Top Desk / Writing Table

Located in London, GB

A superb antique Victorian walnut leather top desk / writing table. This was made in England, it

Category

1890s British Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Victorian Walnut Leather Top Desk / Writing Table

$1,333

Antique Victorian quality rosewood inlaid writing desk

Located in Ipswich, GB

Antique Victorian quality rosewood inlaid writing desk, having the original brass gallery, bevel

Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian quality rosewood inlaid writing desk

$2,215 Sale Price

20% Off

Victorian writing table

Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL

Beautiful antique Victorian mahogany writing desk. With three drawers on each side. In perfect

Category

1850s English Early Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian writing table

$4,532

Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk - C. 1870

Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Presenting an exquisite Victorian Burr and Figured Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk dating back

Category

19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk - C. 1870

$1,910 Sale Price

30% Off

Antique Correspondence Desk, Scottish Oak Writing Table, Gothic Taste, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique correspondence desk. A Scottish, oak writing table in Gothic revival taste

Category

1880s Scottish Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

Antique Correspondence Desk, Scottish Oak Writing Table, Gothic Taste, Victorian

$8,700

Antique Victorian Twin Drawer Oak Writing Table Desk 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This gorgeous early Victorian antique writing table is crafted from beautiful solid oak and dates

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Twin Drawer Oak Writing Table Desk 19th Century

$1,880

Small English Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Writing Table / Desk c.1900

Located in Leicester, GB

A beautiful small English Victorian mahogany writing table. An elegant fitted desk from the earlier

Category

Early 1900s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Small English Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Writing Table / Desk c.1900

$930 Sale Price

20% Off

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Freestanding Maple Co. Inlaid Writing Desk

Located in Suffolk, GB

Fine quality Victorian freestanding Maple & Co. inlaid writing desk having original pierced brass

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Satinwood

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Freestanding Maple Co. Inlaid Writing Desk

$7,556

Antique Gents Correspondence Desk, English, Writing Table, Victorian, Circa 1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a fine antique gentleman's correspondence desk. An English, rosewood writing table with

Category

Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Boxwood, Rosewood

Antique Gents Correspondence Desk, English, Writing Table, Victorian, Circa 1900

$9,607

Antique Victorian Inlaid Satin Walnut Twin Pedestal Desk Writing Table

Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Antique quality Victorian mahogany twin pedestal desk writing table C1890. This is a lovely

Category

Early 1900s Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Inlaid Satin Walnut Twin Pedestal Desk Writing Table

$1,431 Sale Price

30% Off

Antique 6ft Victorian Partners Writing Library Table Desk 19th C 183x105cm

Located in London, GB

This gorgeous Victorian antique partners library table is crafted from beautiful flame mahogany and

Category

1860s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 6ft Victorian Partners Writing Library Table Desk 19th C 183x105cm

$5,129

19th Century Victorian English Partner Desk Column Shaped Legs Writing Table

Located in Berlin, DE

19th century Victorian English partner desk column shaped legs writing table Column shaped table

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century Victorian English Partner Desk Column Shaped Legs Writing Table

$5,327

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Writing Desk

Located in Suffolk, GB

Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut Bonheur de Jour writing desk having a beautifully

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Writing Desk

$11,414

Antique English Victorian Marquetry Writing Desk by Donald Ross

By Edwards Roberts, Donald Ross

Located in London, GB

Antique English Victorian marquetry writing desk by Donald Ross English, c. 1890 Measures: Height

Category

1890s English Neoclassical Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique English Victorian Marquetry Writing Desk by Donald Ross

$43,768

Antique Victorian English Oak Writing Desk / Partner Desk with a Leather Top

Located in Harderwijk, NL

Offered here is this large, unique, and antique Victorian English oak writing desk / library table

Category

19th Century Classical Roman Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Wood, Oak

Antique Victorian English Oak Writing Desk / Partner Desk with a Leather Top

$6,158

Antique Aesthetic Period Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Aesthetic Period Davenport. An English, walnut and bird's eye maple writing desk

Category

1880s British Aesthetic Movement Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Walnut

Antique Aesthetic Period Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Victorian

$4,296

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Folding Military Campaign Writing Desks

Located in Dayton, OH

2 Civil War era British campaign writing desks. Made of mahogany featuring a folding form that

Category

Mid-19th Century Campaign Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Folding Military Campaign Writing Desks

$2,187 Sale Price / set

48% Off

Fine Victorian Jas Shoolbred Green Marble Topped Watchmakers Desk Writing Table

By Jas Schoolbred

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original Victorian circa 1880 James

Category

1880s European High Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Marble, Brass

Fine Victorian Jas Shoolbred Green Marble Topped Watchmakers Desk Writing Table

$5,402

Stunning Victorian 1880 Marble Topped Satinwood Console or Writing Table Desk

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely lovely light satinwood writing console table

Category

1880s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Marble

Stunning Victorian 1880 Marble Topped Satinwood Console or Writing Table Desk

$1,641

Antique Lady s Writing Desk, French, Marble, Roll Top Bureaux, Victorian, C.1850

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique lady's writing desk. A French, mahogany and marble roll top bureaux, dating to

Category

1850s French Early Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Marble

Antique Lady s Writing Desk, French, Marble, Roll Top Bureaux, Victorian, C.1850

$6,938

Late Victorian Dutch Marquetry Writing Desk w/ Inlaid Table Top

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Late 19th century Dutch Marquetry Writing Desk with 6 drawers. Intricately crafted with traditional

Category

19th Century American Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Late Victorian Dutch Marquetry Writing Desk w/ Inlaid Table Top

$3,465 Sale Price

25% Off

Antique Ladies Writing Desk, English, Correspondence Table, Victorian, C.1850

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique ladies writing desk. An English, mahogany and leather correspondence table

Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

Antique Ladies Writing Desk, English, Correspondence Table, Victorian, C.1850

$3,087

R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Tiger Oak Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1890

By R.J. Horner Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional antique Victorian ladies writing desk In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co. USA

Category

1890s American Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Copper

R. J. Horner Style Antique Victorian Tiger Oak Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1890

$2,695

Antique French Victorian Louis XV Style Oak 2 Drawer Writing Desk Console Table

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Antique French Victorian Louis XV Style Oak 2 Drawer Writing Desk Console Table. Item features an inset

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique French Victorian Louis XV Style Oak 2 Drawer Writing Desk Console Table

$2,250

Antique Victorian Writing Table Desk by Edwards Roberts 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is an elegant antique Victorian Gonçalo Alves writing table by Edwards & Roberts, Circa 1850

Category

1850s Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Victorian Writing Table Desk by Edwards Roberts 19th Century

$3,624

Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique fall front bureau. A Scottish, mahogany writing desk in Georgian revival taste

Category

Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

Antique Fall Front Bureau, Scottish, Writing Desk, Georgian Revival, Victorian

$5,101

Antique Victorian William IV Mahogany Tooled Leather Writing Table Desk Console

Located in Dayton, OH

is used as a library table. writing desk, console it'll make a charming addition to any space

Category

Early 19th Century William IV Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Victorian William IV Mahogany Tooled Leather Writing Table Desk Console

$1,645 Sale Price

30% Off

Rare Victorian Holland and Sons Double Sided Hardwood Partner Desk Writing Table

By Holland Sons

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning rare and original early Victorian Holland and

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Rare Victorian Holland and Sons Double Sided Hardwood Partner Desk Writing Table

$23,935 Sale Price

30% Off

Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique bureau plat. A French, walnut and boxwood writing desk in Louis XV revival taste

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Boxwood, Walnut

Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian

$2,922

Early Victorian Burr Elm Writing Table

Located in Essex, MA

Rectangular top with maroon leather and banded edge over a drawer raised on a trestle base with turned stretcher and carved ends. Saber legs with casters.

Category

1840s English Early Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Early Victorian Burr Elm Writing Table

$4,800

English Victorian Mahogany Writing Table Dressing Table

Located in High Peak, GB

J00 Elegant Victorian mahogany dressing table / side table, having shaped upstand to figured

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

English Victorian Mahogany Writing Table Dressing Table

$3,624

Victorian Mahogany Dickens Desk

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a Victorian mahogany dickens desk, having four drawers on each side of the top, locked

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Dickens Desk

$2,735

19th Century tall pine lecture writing desk

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th century tall pine lecture writing desk circa 1870. Unusual standing desk which would have

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Pine

19th Century tall pine lecture writing desk

$1,497

Mid-Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Table

By H. Baldock Sons

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A fine mid-Victorian burr walnut writing table, the top finely inlaid with rushes and scrolling

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Table

$7,675

19th century early Victorian leather top writing table

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th century early victorian leather top writing table circa 1840. Fine quality mahogany and

Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

19th century early Victorian leather top writing table

$4,506

Rare Antique circa 1860 Library Writing Table Desk with Twin Writing Slopes

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

that required writing slopes to share it sitting at opposite sides like a partner desk but this is of

Category

1860s English High Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Hardwood

Rare Antique circa 1860 Library Writing Table Desk with Twin Writing Slopes

$4,034

Antique English Victorian Rosewood Kidney Shaped Writing Table

Located in Glasgow, GB

A freestanding Victorian rosewood kidney shaped writing or centre table with attractive scroll

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique English Victorian Rosewood Kidney Shaped Writing Table

$2,393

Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Top Quality Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk Item Code: 1378 A truly outstanding example of a

Category

19th Century English Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk

$7,522

Stunning Victorian Partners Pedestal Desk

Located in Crawley, GB

We delight to offer for sale this amazing Victorian hardwood partners' pedestal desk, circa 1870

Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Stunning Victorian Partners Pedestal Desk

$5,471

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Desk by Howard Sons

By Howard Sons Ltd

Located in London, GB

A magnificent and very rare antique burr walnut desk by Howard & Sons. This desk is of the highest

Category

1860s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Desk by Howard Sons

$4,089

Victorian Kingwood and Boxwood Ladies Writing Table

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A fine Victorian kingwood and box wood strung mounted ladies writing table in the French taste, the

Category

1880s English Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Boxwood, Kingwood

Victorian Kingwood and Boxwood Ladies Writing Table

$8,781

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Victorian Writing Desk Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic victorian writing desk antique available at 1stDibs. Each victorian writing desk antique for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and walnut. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer victorian writing desk antique, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right victorian writing desk antique, those designed in Victorian, Georgian and Louis XV styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one victorian writing desk antique that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maple Co., Gillows of Lancaster London and Holland Sons produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Victorian Writing Desk Antique?

The average selling price for a victorian writing desk antique at 1stDibs is $2,946, while they’re typically $275 on the low end and $109,597 for the highest priced.

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.