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Very Large Mahogany Writing Slope / Campaign Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very rare large 19th century English Mahogany writing slope or lap desk in very good original
Category
1860s English Early Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Mahogany
Exquisite Victorian Walnut
Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Victorian Hand-Crafted Burr Walnut Writing Slope With Black Tooled Leather Interior With
Category
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian rosewood inlaid ladies writing table, having a hand dyed
Category
19th Century English Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality Victorian burr walnut writing table, with gilt brass mounts, the raised
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Carved Oak Petite Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Carved and Finely Detailed Oak Petite Writing Desk
This exquisite 19th Century
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Rosewood Writing Slope With Inlaid Brass
Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Antique Victorian Rosewood Ladies Writing Slope With Inlaid Brass
Red Leather
Category
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Victorian Walnut
Black Tooled Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Hand-Crafted Victorian Walnut
Black Tooled Leather Campaign Writing Slope
SLOPE
Category
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
Elegant Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Slope
Stationary Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant 19th Century Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Decorative Inlaid Writing Slope With Black
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$2,204 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Victorian Campaign Brass Bound Coromandel Writing Slope With Secret Compartment
Located in Reading, Berkshire
with silk key swing.
Would make an ideal gift for any writing enthusiast.
Antique lap desks had
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
$3,621 Sale Price / set
35% Off
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Enamel Inlays
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful Victorian Japanned Writing Slope With Decorative Floral Elements Enamel Inlays &
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass, Enamel
William French Minneapolis Mahogany Writing Desk, Circa 1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century William A French Minneapolis Mahogany Writing Desk in great antique condition
Category
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Campaign Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Green Leather Interior
By Joseph Bramah
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Victorian Campaign Writing Slope With A Decorative Brass Trim, Brass Carry Handles
Category
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
$3,573 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Antique Correspondence Box, English, Leather, Writing Case, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique correspondence box. An English, leather bound writing case, dating to he late
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Leather
Victorian Adjustable Writing Table This is a rare piece and a very useful desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Adjustable Writing Table
This is a rare piece and a very useful desk, the table is set
Category
1860s Adam Style Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Leather
Victorian Glossy Extending Black Leather Stationary Writing Slope With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Victorian Glossy Black Leather Extending Correspondence Box / Writing Slope With Black Tooled
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass, Steel
$2,048 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Pine Sloping Clerks Writing Desk, Greeting Station
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Antique Pine Sloping Clerks writingdesk, greeting station
A Lovely old piece, the desk is made
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Pine
19th Century Mahogany Two-drawer Desk Or Writing Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb 19th century mahogany writing table from England
Very beautiful desk that has the perfect
Category
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Victorian Birdseye Maple Traveling Writing Slope Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique dark birds eye maple writing slope with brass M monogram plate on top with green felt
Category
19th Century Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Felt, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
$245 Sale Price
30% Off
Victorian Figured Walnut Ladies Writing Bureau or Bonheur de Jour
Located in Montreal, QC
This desk is both highly decorative and unusually functional. The well-figured walnut is
Category
1860s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Brass Inkwell
Writing Desk Set, c.1880
Located in Worcester, GB
19th Century English Brass Inkwell & Writing Desk Set, c.1880
A charming Victorian-era brass
Category
19th Century British Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
$416 Sale Price
48% Off
Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut, Brass Writing Slope
Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
single glass inkwell and Ink Pen and Lockable Key
Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often
Category
19th Century British Campaign Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
$1,738 Sale Price / set
56% Off
Victorian Silver Plate Writing Slope In The Shape of a Book With Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Unusual Victorian Oak Desk Slope In The Shape of a Book With Internal Divisional Sections Complete
Category
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,540 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Tooled Black
Category
19th Century British Campaign Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
$2,463 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Sublime Antique Hardwood Pedestal Desk with Green Leather Writing Slope Drawer
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
pedestal desk with green leather top and hidden writing slope middle drawer
A very good looking and
Category
19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Rare Hampton
Son
s Pall Mall Hardwood Twin Pedestal Writing Partners Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
twin pedestal partner writing desk
A very good looking well-made mahogany desk with a leather top
Category
19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Hardwood
$4,792 Sale Price
30% Off
EXQUISITE ANTIQUE ITALIAN CIRCA 1860 OLIVE WOOD DESK WRITING TABLE SUBLiME WOOD
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
original circa 1860-1880 Olive wood Italian desk / writing table with the most glorious timber patina
Category
1860s Italian High Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Wood
19th Century Burl Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Brussels, Brussels
19th-century burl walnut writing case.
A beautiful, high-quality case featuring a burl walnut with
Category
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Rosewood Writing Slope Decorated With Beautiful Inlay Throughout
Located in Reading, Berkshire
ideal gift for any writing enthusiast.
Dimensions when shut and in desk position
Height 9cm
Width
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
$2,659 Sale Price / set
25% Off
19th Century Rosewood Writing Slope Decorated With Beautiful Inlay Throughout
Located in Reading, Berkshire
make an ideal gift for any writing enthusiast.
Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
$1,667 Sale Price / set
30% Off
19th Century Rosewood Writing Slope Decorated With Beautiful Inlay Throughout
Located in Reading, Berkshire
ideal gift for any writing enthusiast.
Antique lap desks had hinged writing surfaces, often covered in
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
$1,485 Sale Price / set
35% Off
19th Century Rosewood
Inlay Stationary Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Victorian Rosewood Decorative Inlaid Writing Slope With An Engraved Shield. Stationary
Category
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Writing Table Desk Walnut Ebonised 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Good Quality Burr Walnut and Ebonised Writing Table.
This Wonderful Writing Table is Raised Upon
Category
1860s Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Charles Dickens Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful period Victorian 'Dickens Desk' in mahogan
The desk is modelled after the same type of
Category
1880s Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Mahogany
English Victorian Antique Leather Writing Box Letter Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
TOOLED LEATHER WRITING BOX
Probably English, early 20th century
15 13/16" D x 19 7/8" W x 1 1/2" H
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Leather, Baize, Silk
Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Mahogany Bureau 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Victorian ladies writing desk
Cute piece, very good condition and finish in mahogany
Desk
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Ship
s Purser
s Desk, English, Writing Table, Beidermeier, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ship's purser's desk. An English, burr walnut Davenport writing table in the
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Walnut
Antique Writing Desk, English Side Table, Correspondence, Study, Victorian, 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing desk. An English, mahogany side table, dating to the late Victorian
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Bureau Bookcase with Writing Desk
Cupboard
Located in King
s Lynn, GB
A Victorian Walnut Cylinder Bureau Bookcase. This 3 in 1 piece has a bookcase, writing area, and
Category
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Gentleman
s Davenport, English, Walnut, Writing Desk Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman's Davenport. An English, walnut and bird's eye maple writing cabinet
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Walnut
19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope circa 1870.
Fine quality english made
Category
Late 19th Century English Empire Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Mahogany Spinet Piano Style Flip Top Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Mahogany Spinet Piano Style Flip Top Secretary Writing Desk. Item features 3
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Late Victorian Petite Oak Slant Top Secretary Ladies Writing Desk 28"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late Victorian Oak Ladies Secretary Deks, Circa 1900. Features a carved backspash over shelf and
Category
Early 1900s American Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Oak
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century English Victorian Campaign Style Travel Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A antique Victorian era English campaign style brass bound mahogany portable lap desk / writing
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian c.1860 Mahogany Twin Pedestal Writing Desk – Quality Furniture
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Victorian c.1860 Mahogany Twin Pedestal Writing Desk – Quality Furniture
An attractive
Category
1860s British Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Wood
$2,391 Sale Price
30% Off
Victorian Soapstone Laboratory Writing Desk Bohemian Rustic Farmhouse Steel Fire
By Shaw Walker, Globe Wernicke
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful example of 19th century Laboratory (Institutional, Academia) Furniture. Writing desk with
Category
1920s American Industrial Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Soapstone, Brass, Steel
$3,800 Sale Price
60% Off
Exquisite Victorian Hardwood Military Campaign Writing Slope Desk
Later Stand
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original Antique Victorian Mahogany
Category
19th Century English Campaign Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Hardwood
Child
s Learning Desk Chalk Board, Accessories "Writing School Slate Desk" C1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
Child's rectangular lap top learning desk made by the Shepherd Company, New York, circa 1875. Hinge
Category
1870s American Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Oak Writing Desk / Table – Fine Quality Furniture
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Oak Writing Desk / Table – Fine Quality Furniture
A rare decorative find
Category
1880s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Wood
$2,199 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique French Mahogany Drop Front Brass Gallery Secretary Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Victorian secretary / library writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring drop front
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Mahogany
$1,225 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Papier-mâché Mache Writing Desk and Games Table
Located in Nantwich, GB
A superb quality Victorian papier-mâché mache writing slope and games table with an ebonised
Category
1840s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Silver
Model No. 3 Desk or Writing Chair by Thonet, 1900
s
By Thonet
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A very nice desk or writing chair by Thonet.
It is fabricated in the Czech Republic around 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Wood
Antique Irish Satinwood Writing Desk Lectern Side Table Robert Strahan Dublin
By Robert Strahan
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Imposing example of an Irish well figured Satinwood rectangular Writing or Occasional Table
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Early Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique English Jennens
Bettridge Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk was made by the highly renowned Jennens & Bettridge of England
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Paper
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Paper
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Paper
Antique Artist
s Studio Paint Splattered Mahogany Writing Table Desk, 19th C.
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE TABLE
A good quality Victorian writing table/desk which has been used in an artist’s
Category
19th Century British Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Brass
Museum Grade Sculpted Tall Oak 2-Drawer Writing Windsor Chair / Desk, C.1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
The Comb-Back, spindle and brace back Windsor Writing chair / Desk features a traditional sack-back
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique
Materials
Oak
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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.
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