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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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Victorian Period Writing Desk

$2,440

Walnut Writing Desk with Lift Top, Victorian

By Manchip Sons

Located in Cookeville, TN

A detailed Victorian lift top writing desk by Manchip and Sons of Bridgewater. Has detailed inlay

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Late 19th Century American Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Wood

Walnut Writing Desk with Lift Top, Victorian

$1,356

Antique Victorian Quality Gothic Oak, circa 1880 Writing Table Desk

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Victorian quality Gothic oak, circa 1880 writing table desk. This is a lovely quality

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1880s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Quality Gothic Oak, circa 1880 Writing Table Desk

$1,088

Antique Victorian circa 1900 Walnut Side Writing Occasional Table Desk

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Victorian circa 1900 walnut side writing occasional table desk. Fabulous proportions

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Early 1900s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian circa 1900 Walnut Side Writing Occasional Table Desk

$677

Antique Victorian 19th Century Inlaid Walnut Davenport Desk Writing Table

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Victorian 19th century inlaid walnut davenport desk writing table. This is a lovely

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19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian 19th Century Inlaid Walnut Davenport Desk Writing Table

$814

Antique Quality Victorian circa 1860 Mahogany Desk or Writing Table

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique quality Victorian circa 1860 mahogany desk or writing table. Elegant style. No loose

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1860s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Quality Victorian circa 1860 Mahogany Desk or Writing Table

$1,088

Antique Victorian circa 1860 Mahogany Writing Desk Library Centre Table

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Victorian circa 1860 mahogany writing desk, library or centre table. Great stretcher base

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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian circa 1860 Mahogany Writing Desk Library Centre Table

$951

Antique Late Victorian Mahogany Desk Writing Dressing Table Pedestal Twin

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique late Victorian twin pedestal mahogany desk, writing or dressing table. This is a lovely

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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Late Victorian Mahogany Desk Writing Dressing Table Pedestal Twin

$677

Victorian Period Mahogany Drop-Leaf Writing Desk Library Sofa Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

You can use this gorgeous piece as either a small drop-leaf desk or a stunning sofa table. It’s

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1890s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

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Mahogany

Victorian Period Mahogany Drop-Leaf Writing Desk Library Sofa Table

$1,590

Antique Victorian Pine Twin Pedestal Desk or Writing Table, circa 1900

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Victorian pine twin pedestal desk or writing table, circa 1900. Solid, heavy and with no

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Early 1900s Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Pine

Antique Victorian Pine Twin Pedestal Desk or Writing Table, circa 1900

$951

Antique Victorian Aesthetic circa 1900 Mahogany Writing Desk or Dressing Table

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Victorian circa 1900 mahogany writing desk or dressing table. No woodworm. The table

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Early 1900s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Aesthetic circa 1900 Mahogany Writing Desk or Dressing Table

$746

Antique Victorian circa 1900 Bow Front Mahogany Writing Table Desk Dressing

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Victorian, circa 1900 bow front mahogany writing table desk dressing. Fabulous shape

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Early 1900s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian circa 1900 Bow Front Mahogany Writing Table Desk Dressing

$677

Victorian Mahogany and Marquetry Writing Desk by Edward Roberts

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Late Victorian ormolu-mounted mahogany and marquetry ladies writing desk, circa 1880. The

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19th Century Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany and Marquetry Writing Desk by Edward Roberts

$6,640

Antique Quality Victorian, circa 1870 Burr Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique quality Victorian, circa 1870 burr walnut Davenport, writing table or desk. This is a

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1870s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique Quality Victorian, circa 1870 Burr Walnut Davenport Writing Table Desk

$1,362

Antique Victorian circa 1850 Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk or Dressing Table

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique Victorian circa 1850 inlaid mahogany writing desk or dressing table. Slim, elegant design

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1850s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian circa 1850 Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk or Dressing Table

$951

Victorian 19th Century Small Inlaid Satin Birch Sideboard Desk Writing Table

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique quality Victorian 19th century small inlaid satin birch sideboard desk writing table. Would

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19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Satin, Birch

Victorian 19th Century Small Inlaid Satin Birch Sideboard Desk Writing Table

$677

Antique Quality Victorian Faded Mahogany or Satin Walnut Desk Writing Table

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique quality Victorian faded mahogany or satin walnut desk or writing table. This is a lovely

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19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Satin, Mahogany, Walnut

Antique Quality Victorian Faded Mahogany or Satin Walnut Desk Writing Table

$814

Antique Victorian, Golden Oak, Pedestal Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1890

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique, Victorian, golden oak, pedestal desk, writing table, Scotland 1890, H057 Scotland 1890

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19th Century North American Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian, Golden Oak, Pedestal Desk, Writing Table, Scotland 1890

$1,500

Gillow s Victorian Ladies Writing Table

By Gillows of Lancaster London

Located in Brightlingsea, Essex

Fine Victorian Ladies writing table, in the French style, kidney shaped, walnut and rosewood

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1860s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Gillow s Victorian Ladies Writing Table

$6,777

English Antique Oak Desk Writing Table Carved, 19th Century, Victorian

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

An impressive 19th century carved oak writing desk. Constructed from thick cuts of solid oak

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19th Century English Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

English Antique Oak Desk Writing Table Carved, 19th Century, Victorian

$657

Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Desk

Located in Wakefield, GB

Offered for sale is this antique mahogany writing desk. Dating from 1850. Made in three parts

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Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Pedestal Writing Desk

$903

Victorian Walnut Double Pedestal Desk, Writing or Vanity, Scotland 1890, H216

Located in Vancouver, BC

Victorian walnut double pedestal desk, writing or vanity, Scotland 1890, H216 Scotland 1890

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19th Century Scottish Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Double Pedestal Desk, Writing or Vanity, Scotland 1890, H216

$1,450

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope, circa 1860

Located in Salisbury, GB

A Victorian walnut writing slope, circa 1860.

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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Writing Slope, circa 1860

$540

Hon Stephen Tenant`s Writing Desk

Located in Dorking, GB

This superb and unusual pedestal writing desk was formerly owned and used by Stephen Tenant. It

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Hon Stephen Tenant`s Writing Desk

$17,115

Victorian mahogany pedestal desk

Located in Salisbury, GB

Victorian mahogany 9 drawer pedestal desk This Victorian mahogany 9 drawer pedestal desk was made

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1860s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian mahogany pedestal desk

$4,723

Victorian Oak Writing Table

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Oak with red in lay top

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19th Century English Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

Victorian Oak Writing Table

$3,910

Victorian solid Mahogany writing table

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn5557 Victorian solid mahogany writing table or dressing table, having shaped upstand to the back

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1890s Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian solid Mahogany writing table

$3,012

Victorian Writing Slope in Walnut

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn2674 Victorian writing slope - writing box in walnut in original condition with new, green

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19th Century Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Writing Slope in Walnut

$616

19th Century Victorian Rosewood Antique Writing Table

Located in Clitheroe, GB

Victorian rosewood antique writing table This fine early 19th century Victorian rosewood antique

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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Victorian Rosewood Antique Writing Table

$1,636

Writing Table, Desk, Side Table, Bed Table, English Early Victorian 19th Century

Located in South Cotswolds, GB

Lovely small black early Victorian bureau writing table with mahogany top. The drawers have

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Early 19th Century British Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Writing Table, Desk, Side Table, Bed Table, English Early Victorian 19th Century

$1,362

Early Victorian Coromandel Writing Table

Located in Edinburgh, GB

brown leather writing surface which is gilded and tooled, and appears to be original to the desk. The

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1860s Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Ebony

Early Victorian Coromandel Writing Table

$4,450

Late Victorian Rosewood Five-Drawer Writing Table

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

A very pretty Late Victorian five-drawer writing table. Standing on brass castors with tapered

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1880s British Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Rosewood

Late Victorian Rosewood Five-Drawer Writing Table

$1,437

Unusual Walnut Plantation Writing Desk, Curiosity Cabinet

Located in New York, NY

Unusual Walnut Plantation Writing Desk Incredible form and proportion. Beautiful worn linen velvet

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Early 20th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Unusual Walnut Plantation Writing Desk, Curiosity Cabinet

$12,000

Victorian Lady Walnut Desk, circa 1880

Located in Chicago, IL

Victorian lady walnut desk, circa 1880 from Great Britain. Very unique walnut lady's desk with four

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Lady Walnut Desk, circa 1880

$6,200

Victorian Golden Oak Swivel Pedestal Desk

By James Shoolbred

Located in Dorking, GB

This unusual desk was made by the famous makers James Shoolbred and company. It bears several

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Oak

Victorian Golden Oak Swivel Pedestal Desk

$6,161

19th Century Italian Walnut Writing Desk with Drawers, 1890s

Located in Florence, IT

19th century Italian walnut writing desk with drawers, 1890s.

Category

1890s Italian Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

19th Century Italian Walnut Writing Desk with Drawers, 1890s

$1,661

Victorian Rosewood Davenport Desk

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

hand. The desk is in good condition and has keys fitted to the locks, the leather writing surface is a

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19th Century British Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Rosewood

Victorian Rosewood Davenport Desk

$2,640

Victorian Chinoiserie Bamboo Desk

Located in Bedford, NY

Made in 1890 this black leather top desk with five drawers and original hardware. Bamboo was send

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19th Century English Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Victorian Chinoiserie Bamboo Desk

$4,250

A Victorian Rosewood Desk By Maple Co

By Maple Co.

Located in Accrington, GB

A fine quality desk made by the famous furniture maker Maple & Co. The desk has decorative inlayed

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1880s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

A Victorian Rosewood Desk By Maple Co

$2,457

19th Century English Ebonized Writing Desk with Leather Top, 1890s

Located in Florence, IT

19th century English ebonized writing desk with leather top from 1890s.

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1890s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Ebonized Writing Desk with Leather Top, 1890s

$6,170

Victorian Pedestal Twin Pedestal Desk, circa 1860

Located in Salisbury, GB

Victorian mahogany twin pedestal desk of 9 drawers, the pedestals with locking side bars. The top

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1860s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Victorian Pedestal Twin Pedestal Desk, circa 1860

$2,875

Victorian Hungarian Ash Side Table or Writing Table

Located in Suffolk, GB

An unusual Victorian Hungarian ash and inlaid boxwood and ebony side or writing table of Fine

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Ash

Victorian Hungarian Ash Side Table or Writing Table

$3,560

19th Century French Black Lacquered Wooden Writing Desk with Leather Top

Located in Florence, IT

French wooden writing desk with extendable side parts, leather top and draws with central closing

Category

1890s French Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Black Lacquered Wooden Writing Desk with Leather Top

$6,289

Antique Quality Bow Front Mahogany Desk Writing Table 19th Century and Later

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique quality bow front flame mahogany desk writing table, 19th century and later. Simple elegant

Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Quality Bow Front Mahogany Desk Writing Table 19th Century and Later

$1,088

Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll Up Desk, Scotland 1870, H345

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll up Desk, Roll Top Desk, Scotland 1870, H345 Scotland 1870

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1870s Scottish Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Walnut Cylinder Roll Up Desk, Scotland 1870, H345

$3,750

English Victorian Ministerial mahogany desk 15 drawers, circa 1860, scrivania

Located in Milano, IT

-Victorian period, circa 1860. Construction of the highest quality and proportion for this Victorian desk

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

Materials

Mahogany

English Victorian Ministerial mahogany desk 15 drawers, circa 1860, scrivania

$3,560

Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn5033 Exceptional quality Sheraton Revival satinwood and marquetry desk attributed to Edwards and

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19th Century English Sheraton Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Satinwood

Late Victorian Carlton House Desk in Satinwood

$7,873

Antique Quality Late Victorian Chinoiserie Bamboo Desk or Dressing Table

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique quality late Victorian, circa 1900 chinoiserie bamboo desk, dressing or writing table

Category

Early 1900s British Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Bamboo

Antique Quality Late Victorian Chinoiserie Bamboo Desk or Dressing Table

$1,773

Large Solid Mahogany Victorian Gillows Serpentine Partners Desk, circa 1870

By Gillows of Lancaster London

Located in Dorking, GB

This superb shaped pedestal partners desk was made in the Victorian period of about 1870. It was

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19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Large Solid Mahogany Victorian Gillows Serpentine Partners Desk, circa 1870

$171,157

Superb Late Victorian Adams Style Mahogany Desk

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn4979 Superb Adams style inlaid desk of generous proportions, having black leather writing surface

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19th Century British Adam Style Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Superb Late Victorian Adams Style Mahogany Desk

$11,501

Small Victorian Side Desk or Washstand with Drawers in Mahogany

Located in Atlanta, GA

to the mahogany wood. Simple turned wood legs lend a Victorian style look to the small side desk

Category

1890s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Small Victorian Side Desk or Washstand with Drawers in Mahogany

$1,290

Victorian Figured Walnut Desk by Maple Co

Located in Detling, GB

English, circa 1860. This is a fantastic figured walnut desk offered in showroom condition

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1860s English Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Figured Walnut Desk by Maple Co

$6,654

Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk, circa 1840-1860

Located in St. Louis, MO

Victorian mahogany partners desk, the green tooled leather top with carved edge over three drawers

Category

Mid-19th Century English George III Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk, circa 1840-1860

$8,500

Antique Quality Large Victorian Oak Pedestal Partner s Desk, circa 1900

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

Antique quality large Victoriaoak pedestal partner's desk circa 1900. Fabulous quality

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Early 1900s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

Antique Quality Large Victorian Oak Pedestal Partner s Desk, circa 1900

$1,362

Late Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk, circa 1890

Located in Altrincham, Cheshire

A fine quality late Victorian mahogany inlaid cylinder desk, circa 1890 The crossbanded top with

Category

1890s English Sheraton Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Late Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk, circa 1890

$4,929

Antique Victorian Writing Slope Wood and Mother of Pearl Scotland 1870 H613

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique Victorian writing slope, wood and mother of pearl, Scotland 1870, H613 Scotland 1870 Solid

Category

1870s Scottish Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Writing Slope Wood and Mother of Pearl Scotland 1870 H613

$850

George Eliot s Writing Table

Located in Dorking, GB

This table was made in the mid-Victorian period — possibly about 1860. It measures 18 inches

Category

1860s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

George Eliot s Writing Table

$17,115

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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.