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Antique Italian Solid Oak Library Trestle Table or Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Italian solid oak writing desk or library table
Italy, late 18th century
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Solid Oak Baroque Trestle Desk Writing Table or Console
Located in Miami, FL
An 19th century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid oak with lyre shaped legs
Category
Antique 1890s Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Iron
19th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
An 19th century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs
Category
Antique 1850s Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Spanish Carved Walnut Baroque Partners Desk Writing Trestle Table 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique 19th century Spanish Baroque carved walnut & hand-forged iron trestle
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
An 18th century Spanish Baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Peter Ghyczy Style Trestles Writing Table
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Den Haag, NL
In the style of Peter Ghyczy, this wonderful table. Ideal for your computer. Brushed steel feet. Very heavy.
And the original smoked glass top. So stylish. The steel feet has some we...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Country Solid Ash Trestle Writing Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A lovely antique primitive French flip top writing table or console with a repeating Gothic style
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Oak Trestle Style Desk Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
trestle pedestal leg supports, used as desk, dining table or kitchen table.
Search terms: Italian
Category
Early 20th Century Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Midcentury Scandinavian Modern Teak Royal Board Trestle Base Desk
By Royal Board
Located in Baltimore, MD
Sophisticated Mid-Century Modern trestle base desk by Royal Board, Sweden, 1960s. Featuring a
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique French Louis XVI Style Kidney Trestle Gilt Brass Gallery Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
green leather writing surface, flanked by two dovetailed drawers, rising on shaped trestle base
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu, Bronze
Georgous Hardwood Military Campaign Trestle Brown Desk with Three Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this gorgeous Military Campaign Trestle mahogany brown desk with
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Trestle Desk
Armchair Hardwood
Brass
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Campaign trestle desk with matching directors armchair.
A highly decorative and well made pairing, the
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1970
s Chromed Steel and Glass Trestle Table or Desk
By Milo Baughman
Located in Hamburg, PA
An excellent chic classic table or desk.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Steel
1970s Smoked Acrylic and Glass Trestle Desk, Lucite and Tubular Chrome Chair
By Fabio Lenci
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
glass desk top supported by a pair of Acrylic Trestle supports. The tubular chrome desk chair features a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Hand Carved Rosewood Desk W/Barley Twist Legs
Trestle Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century hand carved rosewood desk w/barley twist legs & trestle base
Outstanding hand
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century French Stone Top Desk with Beautifully Patinated Trestle Wood Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
set within a wood-edged frame, over a trestle style wooden base. The wooden base of this table has a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
18th Century, Spanish Baroque Trestle Refectory Desk Table on Lyre-Shaped Legs
Located in Miami, FL
legs or trestles connected by stretchers, used originally for dining in monasteries in medieval times
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
20th Century French Oak Bistro Pub Table Desk with Double Columns and Trestle
Located in Fayetteville, AR
A bistro table? A breakfast table? A writing desk? This circa 1930 French oak table is all three
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Softwood Trestle Table
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Verry well proportioned Spanish Pyrenee trestle table from the 19th century. Its graphic lines are
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Softwood
19th C. Spanish Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Spanish trestle table with wrought iron stretcher.
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century Northern Swedish Blue Folk Art Trestle Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Blue folk art trestle table from northern Sweden. The table is made with a drawer and all parts are
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 18th century Italian carved walnut table with iron stretcher. The walnut is single plank construction. The iron cross stretcher is hand forged. Great piece with age appropr...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Iron
19th Century Spanish Parquet Top Carved Oak and Iron Dining Trestle Table
Located in Dallas, TX
, the large and wide six foot trestle table stands on two intricate carved ox yoke leg supports
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Midcentury Four-Legs Chromed Steel Italian Trestles After Baughman 1970s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful pair of midcentury four-legs chromed steel trestles. These amazing pieces were designed
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Jacobean-Style Trestle Table/Writing Desk c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jacobean-style trestle table/writing desk, circa 1910
Walnut barley twist legs on bun feet and x
Category
Early 20th Century Jacobean Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with turned legs joined by
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Iron
19th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
An 19th century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs
Category
Antique 1850s Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Iron
20th Century Solid Walnut Baroque Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre legs joined by
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Iron
Chrome Trestle Writing Table
Located in Toronto, ON
Chrome trestle base writing table with lucite top.
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Tuscan Renaissance Trestle Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tuscan Renaissance Trestle Writing Table , Walnut wood , carved legs, wooden cross stretcher
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Oak Trestles Trestle Table/Desk
Located in Dorchester, GB
A pair of height and angle adjustable trestles with a hardwood plank top.
The oak trestles have had
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
A Trestle Base Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A trestle base Regency mahogany writing table having writing slides on each end, inset with leather
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Leather Top Trestle Base Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Offered here is an inlaid Burled Walnut Leather Top Desk with a Trestle Base and a lift top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Alessandro Albrizzi Trestle Desk
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Example of the Classic Albrizzi trestle desk in polished aluminium and mirrored chrome finish
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Trestle Bottom Desk with Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
Trestle Bottom Desk with Glass Top
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Gorgeous Mid Century Chrome Trestle Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Gorgeous Mid Century Chrome Trestle Desk with drawer and substantial glass top.
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Trestle Desk by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast, 1980s
By Rodney Kinsman, Bieffeplast
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Rodney Kinsman
Producer - Bieffeplast
Model - Trestle Desk
Design Period - Eighties
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Trestle Desk by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast, 1980s
By Rodney Kinsman, Bieffeplast
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Rodney Kinsman
Producer - Bieffeplast
Model - Trestle Desk
Design Period - Eighties
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
1950
s Italian Oak and Parchment Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Italian oak and parchment writing desk on trestle base.
Category
20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Parchment Paper
Trestle Steel and Glass Desk by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast, 1980s
By Bieffeplast, Rodney Kinsman
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Rodney Kinsman
Producer - Bieffeplast
Model - Trestle Desk
Design Period - 1980s
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Walnut Trestle Table
By George Nakashima
Located in Southampton, NY
A natural edge walnut trestle writing table or desk in the manner of George Nakashima. From an
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,800
ANTIQUE TRESTLE TABLE
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful compact Italian walnut two drawer trestle table with scrolling iron braces.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Fairhope, AL
This is such a good looking trestle table I purchased in France. It could be used as a breakfast
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
English Jacobean Trestle table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
). Solid oak.
Can be used as a dining table or desk.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier European Jacobean Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Art nouveau trestle table
By Louis Sorel
Located in Janvry, Essonne
solid oak table ,with typical "art nouveau"supports.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
JOHN DICKINSON (1920-1982) Trestle Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare suede leather covered single drawer brass footed trestle table desk
by San Francisco
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Spanish 19th Century Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
A highly detailed Spanish walnut trestle table with two drawers. It has a wrought iron stretcher
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Trestle Dining Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Retaining the original painted base, 19th century Swedish pine trestle dining table of good size
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Unusal and Stylish Pair of Early Adjustable Architect
s Trestles
Located in London, GB
With Boarded Top on Joined 'A' Frame Trestles
Patinated Pine
Northern European, c1870
32" high
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
17th Century Spanish Trestle Leg Table, Walnut and Oak
Located in Santa Fe, NM
With superb "prima patina", this beautiful trestle leg table is from the province of Burgos in Old
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Bleached Oak Trestle Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in New York, NY
Bleached oak trestle table or desk with iron stretcher and shaped side supports.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th Century Spanish Table with Trestle Base in Oak
Located in Houston, TX
Intricate carvings on all four sides of apron.
Established in 1979, Joyce Horn Antiques, ltd. continues its 36 year tradition of being a family owned and operated business special...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Oak
English 1960s Glass Trestle Table and Dining Table with Steel Legs
Located in London, GB
English, 1960s
A chic trestle table, with glass top and steel legs.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Writing Desk on Trestle Base
Located in New York, NY
Elegant walnut burl-topped desk on clear walnut base with brass drop-pulls and mounts
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks
Rosewood trestle writing table
Located in Hudson, NY
Elegant trestle writing table in Rosewood with three drawers.
Very good condition. Matte
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Slant Top Desk on Trestle Legs
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Tuscan desk, the slant top opening to reveal stepped drawers and cubby holes, the desk supported
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the writing desk trestle you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A writing desk trestle — often made from wood, metal and walnut — can elevate any home. Find 68 options for an antique or vintage writing desk trestle now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a writing desk trestle — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A writing desk trestle, designed in the Baroque, Mid-Century Modern or Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made writing desk trestle has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alessandro Albrizzi, Casey Lurie and Françoise See are consistently popular.
How Much is a Writing Desk Trestle?
A writing desk trestle can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,035, while the lowest priced sells for $715 and the highest can go for as much as $20,000.
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 Trestle
- 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 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 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 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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