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Mahogany Writing Table Red Leather
Located in Annville, PA
An elegant Mahogany Writing Table Red Leather top by Niagara Furniture is a perfect fit for use
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$2,085 / item
Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather
By Thompson Cabinet Company
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Early 19th Century Exquisite Brass Bound Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope Burgundy Red Tooled
Category
Antique 1820s British Georgian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Inkwell in red marble with "Allegory of writing" in gilt bronze, signed H.CHAPU
By Henri Chapu
Located in Paris, FR
Inkwell in red Griotte marble and gilt bronze representing an allegory of writing by Henri Chapu
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Chinese Scroll Foot Writing Desk, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The streamlined form of this 19th-century Chinese writing desk is softened with subtle carved
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Black Painted Chinoiserie Drop Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique chinoiserie painted writing desk with red interior.
early-19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Flame Mahogany Secretary Breakfront Display Hutch by Robert W Irwin Co
Located in Chicago, IL
section has two doors and three drawers ample storage, complemented by a flip-down writing desk adorned
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 3, 19th Century Allegorical Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
detailed furnishings, such as a writing desk, a red draped curtain, and objects hinting at scholarly or
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paint
Contemporary Vittoriale Writing Desk in Aluminium by Altreforme
By Valentina Fontana
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
Refined desk paying tribute to the famous author Gabriele D'Annunzio and his luxury residence on
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Red Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Aurora, OR
This beautiful solid mahogany writing desk is subtle in its design but has a bold presence in its
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Stylish Mid Century Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Stylish Mid Century Writing Desk
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Red Painted Writing Table
Located in Millerton, NY
A neoclassically inspired writing table with Regency brass bounded inlay to top, surrounded by
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Paint
Vintage Red Partner Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George IV- Style Vintage Partner Desk. Painted Red in the 1960's.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Promemoria Ernest Writing Desk in Leather and Wood by Romeo Sozzi
By Promemoria
Located in Valmadrera (LC), IT
desk. Ernest is a writing desk in wood, with structure in oak or beech. The upholstery is in leather as
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Promemoria Isaac Writing Desk in Leather and Wood by Romeo Sozzi
By Promemoria
Located in Valmadrera (LC), IT
Isaac is a writing desk that belongs to the "Amaranthine Tales" collection, a tribute that
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Red Enamel Floating Drawer Desk
By Codor Design
Located in Seattle, WA
This high-gloss red enamel desk is a sleek modern writing desk with brass inlay and drawer pulls
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Enamel, Steel
1940s Bauhaus Steel Tube Desk Purple Red
Located in Berlin, DE
A beautiful recently restored Bauhaus writing desk with one container.
Category
20th Century German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
1920
s Red and Blue Wooden Desk
Located in Brno, CZ
This is a recently restored wooden desk believed to be designed in the 1920’s, with the red and
Category
Vintage 1920s Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
An Italian Red Lacquered Desk, circa 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful red desk circa 1970
Wood desk with two drawers.
Desk come from a private collection of
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Walnut Contemporary Red Wing Desk with Drawers
By Splinter Works
Located in Bath, GB
Wing desk by Splinter Works.
Figured Walnut, stained bird's-eye maple, American black walnut, red
Category
2010s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Baize, Birdseye Maple, Walnut
20th Century French White and Red Desk, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century French white and red desk, 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Red Desk with Two Chairs by Donald Judd
By Donald Judd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Desk and two chairs by artist Donald Judd.
Desk: 30 x 48 x 36 inches.
Each chair: 30 x 15 x 15
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
industrial oak desk table with red patina and slate rivets
Located in Lyon, RH-Alps
industrial desk table with red patina
in oak wood and slate
rivets
We put the top on the table
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Small Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Red Leather Top
Located in Glencarse, Perthshire
There are three drawers in the frieze and tohe top is raised upon twin pedestals, each with three drawers.
Sizes:
Width 42 inches
Depth 23 inches
Height 30 inches.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Red glossy top
chrome base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr. in 2017 for luxury French furniture
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Red glossy top
white base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr. in 2017 for luxury French furniture
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Red glossy top
golden base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr. in 2017 for luxury French furniture
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
1970s Françoise Sée Trestles Table Desk with a Red Lacquer Top
By Françoise See
Located in Brussels, BE
The red lacquer top rests on a pair geometric trestles formed of a thick chrome steel blade
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Walnut and Red Bird
s-Eye Maple Stiletto Shoe Desk or Dressing Table
By Splinter Works
Located in Bath, GB
(offering a modern twist on a leather topped writing desk). The drawers have no handles, just a hidden
Category
2010s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Black Lacquer and Red Contemporary Stiletto Shoe Desk or Dressing Table Vanity
By Splinter Works
Located in Bath, GB
writing desk. The drawers are lined with red baize and have no handles; just a neat hidden finger groove
Category
2010s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Red glossy top
bronze base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr. in 2017 for luxury French furniture
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Jacques Adnet Red and Black Leather Desk, Bamboo Style Metal Frame, French, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
A large red and black desk designed by Jacques Adnet in France in 1950s.
A rectangular tray
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Office Desk "Compas" Designed by Jean Prouve, circa 1950, France
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Barcelona, ES
Office desk Compas designed by Jean Prouvé. Version with bent lacquered steel, metal casing and
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
A Red Paint Decorated Hutch Table
Located in Columbus, OH
, with red painted surface throughout.
The presence of a shelf is a rare feature of hutch
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Red and Gilt Japanned Lacquer Bureau
Located in London, GB
18th century red and gilt Japanned lacquer Bureau.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
French 19th century boule and red tortoise table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century boule and red tortoise table with finely chased bronze dore mounts.
FOR
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood
Located in Paris, Sanit - Ouen
Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood bonheur du jour.
The superstructure of bombé form with four small drawers centered by an open compartment, on serpentine rectangular Stand w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Marc Newson Riga Table in Matte Lacquered Woods for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Marc Newson
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Marc Newson, the Riga table is a writing desk made of Matte lacquered wood (in all of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Writing Desk William IV American, circa 1850
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The desk is veneered in flame mahogany throughout the exterior with solid walnut carved legs
Category
Antique 1870s William IV Desks
Materials
Wood
Bauhaus Walnut Writing Desk with Red Top
Located in Prague 8, CZ
For sale is a beautiful vintage Bauhaus-style writing desk that blends mid-century elegance with
Category
Mid-20th Century French Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Formica, Walnut, Plywood
Red Midcentury Design Bauhaus Writing Desk Container by Marcel Breuer, 1930
By Marcel Breuer, Mücke
Melder
Located in Vienna, AT
Original red midcentury Bauhaus writing desk container designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1930. The
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Cleeve Case. Georgian inspired document case with gold tooling and sapphires
Located in Broadway, Worcestershire
The Cleeve Case is inspired by a late Georgian portable writing desk. The red goatskin case over a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Briefcases and Attachés
New Classic Writing Desk
By Henrique Steyer
Located in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
In classical architecture, the buildings were created from the base + body + crowning formula. On antique furniture it was no different. The New Classic line gives new clothing to th...
Category
2010s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Lacquer
$5,300 / item
Early 20th Century Country Tirolean Dining Table Writing Desk Red Larch Drawer
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Country Tirolean dining table or writing desk in red dolomiten larch with drawer, circa 1920s
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Farm Tables
Materials
Pine
Louis XV Style Red Chinoiserie Writing Table, Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
This extraordinary vintage French Louis XV style chinoiserie writing table. This writing table
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Completely Restored Red Functionalism Chrome Writing Desk, Czechia, 1940s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Writing desk made in Czechoslovakia
Material: Chrome, lacquered wood
Completely restored.
Period
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Vanity / Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Modernist Writing Desk / Vanity with Luxurious Red Glass Top
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Red leather and black French 40
s desk / writing table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red leather and black desk / writing table
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Burl Walnut and Yew Writing Desk with Red Leather Top
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful Burlwood Writing Desk with Rich Red Leather Top. Georgian Style.
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Yew
French Louis XVI Kingwood Veneer, Ormolu, and Red Leather Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th century) writing desk with kingwood veneer, a rectangular red leather
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Kingwood
Vintage Modern Campaign Style Red White Formica Hollywood Regency Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Modern Campaign style red white Formica Hollywood Regency writing desk. Item features
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Satinwood Writing Desk
Located in Essex, MA
19th century English satinwood bureau plat or writing desk. Inset embossed red leather top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Red Chinoiserie Decorated Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Red chinoiserie decorated writing table, 19th century. This writing table has nice raised
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Charles X Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Ornate Gothic Style Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Gothic style oak writing desk with red leather top and 6 drawers (one locking, key included) and a
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
Louis XVI Style Writing Table with Red Leather Writing Surface
Located in Dallas, TX
A small, elegant Louis XVI style writing table, mahogany with ormolu, dark red leather writing
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Red lacquered desk
Located in Dallas, TX
English red lacquered raised chinoiserie desk. The desk with beautiful bronze dore mounts and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century English Mahogany Partners’ Desk / Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Mahogany Partners’ Desk / Writing Table with Embossed Red Leather Top & Turned
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Red Lacquer Chinoiserie Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A red lacquer desk with chinoiserie decoration.
Category
Vintage 1930s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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Writing Desk Red For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal writing desk red for your home. Each writing desk red for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and steel. Find 88 options for an antique or vintage writing desk red now, or shop our selection of 15 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the writing desk red you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A writing desk red is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Tolix, Botium and Frederecia Furniture each produced at least one beautiful writing desk red that is worth considering.
How Much is a Writing Desk Red?
Prices for a writing desk red can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $209 and can go as high as $85,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,200.
Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
Questions About Writing Desk Red
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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