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Red Lacquered Scholar
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
A red lacquered four-drawer scholar's desk, original hardware, peach wood, Zheklang.
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables
Red Painted Vintage Campaign Desk on Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Red painted mahogany. Good quality case with oak lining, the apron with two short drawers flanking
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20th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Red Desk with Drawer and Compartment, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Red lacquered writing desk on glue and plaster preparation, 1950s. Equipped with drawer and open
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Lacquer, Paint
Red Shagreen and Lucite Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red, with black edges shagreen desk. With Lucite legs and brass hardware.
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Late 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Shagreen, Lucite
Chinese Red Lacquered Secretary Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Experience the allure of the Red Lacquered Chinese Secretary Desk. Meticulously crafted with
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
18th Century Mahogany Writing Table with Red Leather Top
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century George III period well figured mahogany writing table, having a moulded edged
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Asian Style Baker Red Desk
Chair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in North Miami, FL
Beautiful original paint on this 5-drawer Asian Style desk by Baker (Metal tag). Paint showing
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Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Blond Wood 1950s Desk with Red Top
Located in London, GB
This desk was used by the translators at the UN in Brussels in the 1950s.
The original Formica top
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquered Desk with Floral Carved Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red lacquered desk from the 19th century, with three drawers, carved
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Antique Red Lacquered Wooden Desk with Four Drawers and Curling Scrolls
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese red lacquer desk from the 20th century, with four drawers, curling scrolls and
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20th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Scholars
Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
, desk, writing
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
$9,800
19th c. English Regency Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Nineteenth century English Regency desk composed of red lacquered coromandel heavily decorated
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Red Lacquer Console Table or Desk with Drawers
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red lacquer table or desk with four drawers, tabletop with brown finishing, brass ring pulls
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Antique 1870s Chinese Desks and Writing Tables
Black Top Wood Desk on Red Metal Base
Located in Culver City, CA
Simple modern desk, solid wood table top with black formica surface on red metal base.
Made in
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Chinese Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese scholars' elmwood writing table with wonderful patina and lingzhi
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
$5,480
French Black Lacquer Desk with Red Leather Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Black Lacquer Desk with Red Leather Top, circa 1930's.
It has been refinished in a
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Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Red Topped Ahrend Industrial Desk with Cubby
By Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare early edition Ahrend Industrial desk with thick tubular metal legs, red formica top with metal
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
English Chinoiserie / Georgian Style Red and Black Secretary Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian-style contemporary black and red faux lacquer Chinoiserie two-piece secretary desk
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20th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Louis XVI Style Desk with Red Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French Antique Louis XVI style desk with red leather top. This piece is made of Mahogany and
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Teak Wood Desk with Red Lucite Inlaid Top
Located in Dallas, TX
An Italian teak wood desk with 6 drawers. Top is raised on brass finish rods. Top is an inlaid
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
CUSTOM LUCITE DESK WITH RED LACQUER AND TAN SHAGREEN TOP
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
CUSTOM LUCITE DESK WITH RED LACQUER AND TAN SHAGREEN TOP
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lucite, Shagreen, Lacquer, Wood
Unique Red Leather Gold Embossed Kidney Shaped Chinoiserie Painted Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very unique desk. The desk is paint decorated in chinoiserie Chinese painted figures in
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Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Solid Oak Desk with Red Tooled Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
An unusually large 19th century example, this simple handsome desk will blend beautifully with
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
William
Mary Mahogany Desk with a Red Leather Top, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
William
Mary mahogany desk with a red leather top, 19th century. Height to desk top is 30.75
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Antique 19th Century English William and Mary Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Red Lacquered Chinese Desk Altar Table with Carved Detailing
Located in Houston, TX
Very early 19th century red lacquered Chinese desk or altar table featuring brass hardware with a
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
China red lacquered desk, Elinor and John McGuire for Lyda Levi
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Roma, RM
Elinor and John Mc Guire desk for Lyda Levi in China red lacquered wood and Vienna straw with brass
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Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1990s Set of Italian Red Leather Desk and Armchair by Poltrona Frau
By Poltrona Frau
Located in IT
This desk has been designed in 1997 by Italian designer Luca Scacchetti and produced by Poltrona
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Ettore Sottsass Memphis Desk in "Spugnatto" Red Laminate from Grace Designs 1985
By Ettore Sottsass, Michele de Lucchi
Located in Dallas, TX
Excellent Post-Modern desk that was purchased through the only licensed Memphis Milano dealer in
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
19th Century French Louis XIV Red Marble Top Carved Bleached Oak Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
. Built of oak and heavily carved, the small desk stand on curved legs decorated with men head figures and
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
1980s Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen Desk and Chair, Mahogany and Red Leather
By Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen, Frederecia Furniture, Botium
Located in Knebel, DK
Fully restored desk and armchair designed for Botium and Frederecia Furniture in 1980s.
The desk
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Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Exceptional 19th Century Marquetry Center Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Marquetry center desk.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Chinese Writing Table with Five Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
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Pagoda Red Collection #: Z103
Keywords: Table, writing, desk, console, sofa
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cypress
Original 1950s French metal desk in red varnish by Xavier Pouchard for Tolix T55
By Tolix
Located in København K, 84
Original 1950s French Tolix metal table desk with a rich red varnish table top and black legs
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Chinese Red Lacquered Table with Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
A 20th century red lacquered table with two drawers, simple stretchers, and tapered legs ending in
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20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Chinese Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
hardware.
Pagoda Red Collection #: X070
Keywords: Table, desk, console
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables
Orix Desk by Vittorio Parigi
Nani Prina Made by Molteni, 1970s
By Molteni
C, Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina
Located in Munich, DE
Orix writing desk produced by Molteni in the 1970s and designed by Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Airplane
s Fuselage Desk or Console
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
poppy red painted.It s got a yellow-green glass top and a very design look.
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Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
English mahogany partners desk with turned legs 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
Oversized partners, writing desk, English mahogany with lovely red leather top surface
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Chinese Eight-Drawer Partner
s Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
A c. 1850 partners desk from Northern China with four drawers on each side made of Chinese Northern
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Italian Table with Red Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian table with red glass top.
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Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
French Louis XV Red Leather Top "Bureau Plat"
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Louis XV style "bureau plat" (writing desk) of ebonized rosewood with a lustrous
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A Louis XV Red Lacquered Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A Louis XV Red Lacquered Bureau with Chinoiserie Landscape Detail and Scalloped Apron on Cabriole
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Boulle Red Tortoiseshell Bonheur Du Jour circa 1870
Located in London, GB
, meaning "daytime delight") is a type of lady's writing desk. It was introduced in Paris by one of the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Original Red Painted Children
s Table and Matching Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 19th century child's original red with mustard pin striping paint folding table and two
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Antique Late 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
18th-century, Louis XV Rance Red Carved Marble
Gilded Iron Swan-legged Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This 18th-century French marble top table would be among the world's most lux desks, vanities or
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Jacques Adnet Vanity, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with a brass ball which holds glass table top in place. One drawer in the middle of the desk which
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron, Brass
Art Deco Intarsia Bibliotek Dining Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
library table. It is equally at home in a dining room, a library or as a fantastic writing table or desk
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Postmodern Table Base by Amisco Canada
By Les Industries Amisco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Postmodern Amisco sawhorse desk or table base in red and black. Amisco tags affixed to both bases
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1990s Canadian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$795 / set
Scottish Pine Conference Table
Located in New York, NY
UK circa 1870
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Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Mahogany Table with Drawers
Located in Stockholm, SE
A small Swedish gustavian ladies working mahogany table with drawers. Attributed to Carl Diedric Fick (master1776-1806). Made in Stockholm, circa 1790.
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Desk with chair
Orix
by Vittorio Parigi
Nani Prina 1970s
By Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage writing desk model 'Orix' designed by Vittorio Parigi and Nanni Prina for a 1970s Molteni production. Chrome-plated steel frame, body with storage compartments and book holde...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
19th Century Chinese Two Drawer Table with Plum Blossom Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
: Table, console, sideboard, buffet, server, desk, writing table, sofa table, night stand, bedside, side
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat with Brass detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat/writing desk with red leather top, brass trim and 3 sliding
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Stone Forest Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Red Collection #: LS5801
Keywords: Table, desk, console, buffet, server
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20th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Serpentine, Steel
$5,280
Early 20th Century Chinese Reading Table
Located in Chicago, IL
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Pagoda Red Collection # CMH607
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Early 20th Century Chinese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
English Victorian Mahogany and Red Leather Antique Partners Writing Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
true partner desk, the desk is intended to be fully functional and is spacious enough to be practical
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Pedestal Desk Writing Table Mahogany 1910
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Edwardian Pedestal Writing Desk Circa 1910
Constructed in Red Walnut with a Tooled leather writing
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Vintage 1910s Edwardian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
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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.
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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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