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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Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Arts Crafts Oak Twin Pedestal Clerks Desk Bureau

$677

Rosewood Writing Table/Library Table, 1870

Located in Salisbury, GB

Rosewood writing table/library table of exhibition quality made by Morant & Co, London who were

Category

1870s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Rosewood

Rosewood Writing Table/Library Table, 1870

$6,859

English Antique Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1840

Located in Sheffield, MA

Early Victorian mahogany two-drawer writing table with black blind-tooled leather writing surface

Category

19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

English Antique Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1840

$9,800

Antique Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique five-drawer desk with a leather top and detailed turned legs.

Category

19th Century European Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Desk

$4,800

Quality 19th century Walnut Maple Co. Antique Writing Table

Located in Clitheroe, GB

Quality Walnut Maple & Co. Antique writing table This Quality Arts and Crafts late 19th Century

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Quality 19th century Walnut Maple Co. Antique Writing Table

$1,636

Writers Desk Handyman Deluxe

Located in Amsterdam, NL

This elegant desk has been assembled from various bits rescued from the streets of Amsterdam. With

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Late 19th Century Dutch Early Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Wood

Writers Desk Handyman Deluxe

$623

Antique 19th Century Carved Writing Table In Oak ( REF AF-3576 )

Located in Ledbury, GB

This stunning 19th-century writing table in oak showcases exceptional quality and craftsmanship

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19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

Antique 19th Century Carved Writing Table In Oak ( REF AF-3576 )

$937

19thc Walnut Registrars Desk c1870

Located in Salisbury, GB

19thc Walnut "Registrars" Desk c1870

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1870s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

19thc Walnut Registrars Desk c1870

$3,354

English Hotel Reception Desk

Located in Hudson, NY

Bird's-eye maple commercial counter with drawers and copper panel.

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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

English Hotel Reception Desk

$3,500

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shape Desk

Located in Antrim, GB

Stunning Victorian burr walnut antique kidney shaped desk on stretcher Base Incorporating Davenport

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shape Desk

$7,941

19th Century Victorian Walnut Library Table

By Charles Hindley Sons

Located in Poling, West Sussex

A superb quality mid-Victorian period walnut library stretcher table by C Hindley & Sons , Oxford

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Victorian Walnut Library Table

$2,259

Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Antique Desk

Located in Antrim, GB

Magnificent burr walnut kidney shaped antique desk with Davenport type top incorporated. Green

Category

1860s European Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Antique Desk

$9,310

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk

Located in Antrim, GB

Fabulous antique burr walnut kidney shaped desk with davenport top incorporated Two drawers over

Category

1870s European Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk

$4,929

19th Century Solid Ash Kneehole Desk

Located in Accrington, GB

A fine quality kneehole desk dating to the late part of the 19th century. Made entirely out of

Category

1890s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Ash

19th Century Solid Ash Kneehole Desk

$1,471

Victorian Walnut and Amboyna Side Table

Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

Victorian walnut and amboyna side table A fine quality 19th century Victorian walnut side table

Category

1850s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut, Amboyna

Victorian Walnut and Amboyna Side Table

$2,533

19th Century Flame Mahogany English Partners Desk

Located in London, GB

Generous sized flame mahogany English partners desk, circa 1890 in the neo classical style, with

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Flame Mahogany English Partners Desk

$5,750

Walnut Ormolu Mounted Kidney Shaped Antique Desk

Located in Antrim, GB

Magnificent inlaid burr walnut ormolu mounted kidney shaped antique desk with two drawers. {Tooled

Category

Late 19th Century European Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Ormolu Mounted Kidney Shaped Antique Desk

$7,941

Black Lacquer Lady s Desk in Two Parts

Located in Woodbury, CT

There are two parts to this desk or writing table. The top section includes the mirror, 4 small

Category

19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Black Lacquer Lady s Desk in Two Parts

$6,500

Fine Quality Oak Pedestal Desk, circa 1870

Located in Salisbury, GB

A very fine quality oak pedestal desk. The top moulding carved with rosettes; above nine drawers

Category

1870s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Fine Quality Oak Pedestal Desk, circa 1870

$7,120

Antique Large Victorian Shaped Ornamental Bevelled Mirror Scotland 1890, H607A

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique Large Victorian Shaped Ornamental Bevelled Mirror, Scotland 1890, H607A Solid Oak Original

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1890s Scottish Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

Antique Large Victorian Shaped Ornamental Bevelled Mirror Scotland 1890, H607A

$850

Victorian French Bonheur du Jour by Robert Strahan Co, Dublin

By Robert Strahan

Located in Edinburgh, GB

drawer with writing slope and sections for stationery, and a cross-banded kingwood fore-edge. It all

Category

1870s French Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Victorian French Bonheur du Jour by Robert Strahan Co, Dublin

$17,115

Victorian Marble Top Washstand, Dressing Chest Vanity, Scotland 1880, H215

Located in Vancouver, BC

Victorian Marble Top Washstand, Dressing Chest Vanity, Scotland 1880, H215 Scotland 1880 Solid

Category

1880s Scottish Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Pine

Victorian Marble Top Washstand, Dressing Chest Vanity, Scotland 1880, H215

$1,850

Antique Inlaid and Marquetry Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Table Desk

Located in Antrim, GB

Super quality antique inlaid and marquetry burr walnut kidney shaped table desk Surmounted with

Category

1860s European Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique Inlaid and Marquetry Burr Walnut Kidney Shaped Table Desk

$4,381

English Victorian Oak Partners Library Table

Located in Sheffield, MA

Early Victorian oak library or writing table with boldly carved end supports resting on carved

Category

19th Century English Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak, Leather

English Victorian Oak Partners Library Table

$6,900

Victorian Mahogany Two Drawer Table

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

A mid 19th century Victorian mahogany side table. The table has two ash lined drawers and is

Category

19th Century British Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Two Drawer Table

$2,000

Mahogany Victorian Partners Library Table

Located in London, GB

Polished Mahogany top with unusual legs on Original casters. Drawers Both sides.

Category

19th Century Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Mahogany Victorian Partners Library Table

$3,080

Victorian Tulip Purplewood and Burr Maple Table

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Late Victorian gilt brass-mounted tulipwood, purplewood and burr maple writing table with a hinged

Category

19th Century Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Maple, Tulipwood

Victorian Tulip Purplewood and Burr Maple Table

$5,203

American Masterpiece Oak Griffin R.J. Horner Library Table Desk 1880s Provenance

By R.J. Horner Co.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

power desk! An 1880s refined meticulously handcrafted heavily carved solid oak table desk recalls the

Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Oak

American Masterpiece Oak Griffin R.J. Horner Library Table Desk 1880s Provenance

$12,800

19th Century Victorian Franglais Walnut Bureau de Dame

Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

A Victorian Franglais figured walnut Walnut Bureau de Dame with tulipwood and fruitwood marquetry

Category

Late 19th Century English Louis XV Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Fruitwood, Tulipwood

19th Century Victorian Franglais Walnut Bureau de Dame

$5,134

Country House Figured Mahogany Antique Victorian Pedestal Sideboard

Located in Link 59 Business Park, Clitheroe

Country house figured mahogany antique Victorian pedestal sideboard. With a delightful country

Category

1860s European Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Country House Figured Mahogany Antique Victorian Pedestal Sideboard

$3,080

Victorian Walnut Chest of Drawers, Dresser, Scotland 1890, H683

Located in Vancouver, BC

Victorian Walnut Chest of Drawers, Dresser, Scotland 1890, H683 Scotland 1890 Solid Walnut

Category

19th Century Scottish Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Chest of Drawers, Dresser, Scotland 1890, H683

$1,250

Victorian Burr Walnut Turn over Games Table, Tea Table, Scotland 1870, H668

Located in Vancouver, BC

Victorian burr walnut turn over games table, tea table, Scotland 1870, H668 Scotland 1870 Solid

Category

19th Century Scottish Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Burr Walnut Turn over Games Table, Tea Table, Scotland 1870, H668

$1,850

Antique 19th Century Good Quality Bureau In Mahogany ( REF AF-3581 )

Located in Ledbury, GB

bureau features a well-fitted desk interior, complete with compartments and storage spaces, making it a

Category

19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 19th Century Good Quality Bureau In Mahogany ( REF AF-3581 )

$855

19th Century Elegant Bonheur Du Jour with Porcelain

Located in Wels, AT

Beautiful and elegant lady's desk "Bonheur du jour." Ebonized wood, legs with four

Category

1880s Austrian High Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

19th Century Elegant Bonheur Du Jour with Porcelain

$35,601

English Mahogany Bureau

Located in London, GB

areas. This is a lovely desk for a home office and has the benefit of everything being neatly stored

Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

English Mahogany Bureau

$2,190

Mahogany Library Table or Pull Out Table after Gillows of Lancaster

By Gillows of Lancaster London

Located in Edinburgh, GB

An early mahogany library writing table/pull-out table after a design by Gillows of Lancaster

Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Library Table or Pull Out Table after Gillows of Lancaster

$3,080

Victorian mahogany writing desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

Victorian mahogany writing desk in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster, the locked-stamped chubbs

Category

19th Century British Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Victorian mahogany writing desk

$11,000

Late Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk

Located in Poling, West Sussex

A fine quality late Victorian period inlaid mahogany writing desk. Well-constructed in solid

Category

Early 1900s English Sheraton Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Late Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk

$4,039

Victorian Era English Walnut Davenport Writing Desk, circa 1870

Located in Charlevoix, MI

A handsome and very traditional English Davenport or writing desk, with lockable side storage

Category

1870s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Victorian Era English Walnut Davenport Writing Desk, circa 1870

$1,250

Amboyna, Parcel Gilt and Ebony Victorian Period Antique Writing Desk

Located in Darwen, GB

A rare amboyna, parcel gilt and ebony Victorian Period antique writing desk. Having a raised super

Category

1870s Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Amboyna

Amboyna, Parcel Gilt and Ebony Victorian Period Antique Writing Desk

$5,750

English Walnut Davenport Writing Desk

Located in Katonah, NY

English Walnut Davenport / Writing Desk ca 1860 This exquisite Victorian davenport writing desk

Category

19th Century English Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut, Leather

English Walnut Davenport Writing Desk

$2,100

Mid-Victorian Two-Drawer Mahogany Writing Table

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

Mid-Victorian two-drawer mahogany writing table, standing on brass castors and ring turned legs

Category

1860s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Victorian Two-Drawer Mahogany Writing Table

$1,636

Late 19th Century Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Writing Desk by Collinson and Lock

Located in Poling, West Sussex

A very fine quality writing table by the prestigious London firm of cabinet makers, Collinson and

Category

Late 19th Century English Regency Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Rosewood

Late 19th Century Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Writing Desk by Collinson and Lock

$4,450

19th Century Early Victorian Mahogany Partners Writing Table

Located in Poling, West Sussex

A splendid early Victorian period mahogany 4-drawer partners writing table. Of excellent

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Early Victorian Mahogany Partners Writing Table

$2,868

Shoolbred Labeled Victorian Walnut Writing Table with a Green Leather Top

Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

and above green leather inset writing surface. The centre back a raised compartment with a brass

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Walnut

Shoolbred Labeled Victorian Walnut Writing Table with a Green Leather Top

$3,217

19th Century English Satinwood Pedestal Writing Desk with Original Leather Top

Located in London, GB

An exquisite 19th century pedestal desk in satinwood, the original tooled leather top over a

Category

1860s English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather, Satinwood

19th Century English Satinwood Pedestal Writing Desk with Original Leather Top

$17,115

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope Key

Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

A Military Campaign brass bound walnut writing slope with locked lower compartment and secret

Category

1850s English Campaign Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope Key

$1,300

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope Key

Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

A Military Campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope with ebonised edging, opening to

Category

1850s English Campaign Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Burr Walnut Veneered Writing Slope Key

$1,300

English Mid-19th Century Burl Walnut Davenport Desk with Leathered Writing Slope

Located in Wells, ME

English mid-19th century burl walnut davenport desk with Wellington locking bar for the five side

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

English Mid-19th Century Burl Walnut Davenport Desk with Leathered Writing Slope

$3,475

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Keys

Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

A Military Campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope, opening to reveal the usual fitted

Category

1850s English British Colonial Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Keys

$859

French Rosewood Writing Table

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

French rosewood writing table standing on swept legs with carved knees. The one working drawer

Category

1860s Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Rosewood

French Rosewood Writing Table

$1,437

Mid-19th Century Mahogany Writing Table

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

Mid-19th century mahogany writing table, standing on brass castors and ring turned legs. Two

Category

1860s British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-19th Century Mahogany Writing Table

$1,328

Tunbridge Ware Antique Writing Slope Hever Castle, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Tunbridge Ware writing box veneered in mahogany, with floral motif and view of Hever Castle, framed

Category

19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Tunbridge Ware Antique Writing Slope Hever Castle, 19th Century

$2,875

Antique Greek Key Calamander Brass Writing Box with SECRET compartment.

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique Calamander writing box with beautiful brass Greek key edging and ornate engraved initial

Category

19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique Greek Key Calamander Brass Writing Box with SECRET compartment.

$2,053

19th Century Green Leather Bound Writing Box Blottter Cameo Gilded

Located in Brighton, GB

A Victoria green leather bound writing box and blotter Each with five mounted cameos mounted

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Leather

19th Century Green Leather Bound Writing Box Blottter Cameo Gilded

$1,711

Antique Writing Box with secret compartment by Hausburg, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique brass bound mahogany writing box with double brass stringing, flush carry handles and

Category

19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique Writing Box with secret compartment by Hausburg, 19th Century

$1,711

Antique Greek Key Calamander and Brass Writing Box, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique calamander writing box with beautiful brass Greek key edging and ornate engraved initial

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Victorian Writing Desk Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique Greek Key Calamander and Brass Writing Box, 19th Century

$3,683

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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.