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Antique William IV Walnut Partners Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb antique William IV walnut partners writing table / desk. This was made in England, it
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Antique 1830s British William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
escutcheon lacking key, all rising on solid mahogany stretcher joined turned straight legs. Exquisitely
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ebony, Kingwood, Mahogany, Maple, Palisander, Rosewood, Burl, Felt

Antique English Leather Top Desk or Writing Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
a case with two drawers and brass hardware set on classic turned legs.
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Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Gustavian Writing Desk by Johan Oman
By Johan Öman
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century writing desk by Swedish Master Cabinet Maker Johan Öman (1789-1833) who worked for
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Stickley American Colonial Cherry Wood Writing Desk, 1960
By L. J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous American Colonial style writing desk or entry table By L. & J.G. Stickley USA
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Vintage 1960s American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Oak Writing Desk Late 19th Century
Located in Toledo, OH
A late 19th century French two part writing desk. Oak construction with extensive hand carved
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

French Louis XV Walnut Side Table or Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
writing desk. From Provence, France. #8546 H skirt 20.5”
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Spanish 19th C. Desk or Console Table with Beautiful Lyre-Carved Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
an attractive console, entry table, or a small writing desk.
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

A Very Rare Neat Size 19th Century Leather Top Writing Desk with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century well figured mahogany and kingwood leather top ladies writing desk of neat
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French writing table or desk made in a diminutive scale or ladies bureau plat
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid 19th Century Mahogany Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
on 4 twisted turned table legs with 5 long frame drawers, a work surface that can be closed with
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

Late 19th Century French Henri II Style Walnut Writing Table or Desk with Drawer
Located in Fayetteville, AR
on four turned legs joined by a turned H-stretcher with a central finial. The height from the floor
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Ercol Model 439 Writing Desk in Elm and Beech
By Ercol, Lucian Ercolani
Located in Seaford, GB
. Made from solid elm with turned beech legs, this compact desk embodies Ercol’s hallmark simplicity
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech, Elm

Antique Victorian Twin Drawer Oak Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
is raised on four turned tapering legs that terminate in the original brass castors.   It is finished
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian William IV Mahogany Tooled Leather Writing Table Desk Console
Located in Dayton, OH
was added. The desk is supported by four turned legs with ribbed accents and arrow feet. Whether it
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Antique Early 19th Century William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Early Gerard Van Den Berg for Montis Burled Wood Desk with Cast Aluminum Legs
By Gerard Van Den Berg, Montis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
appearance, and the table is expertly crafted from handsome burled wood with cast aluminum turned legs. Van
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

19th Century English William IV Fruitwood Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
edge on the border. The desk features whimsical turned and fluted legs ending with ball feet. Lovely
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Antique 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

American Mahogany Bow Front One Drawer Writing Table w/ Bulbous Ringed Legs 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
lions head brass pulls, string inlays, and resting on the original turned bulbous ringed legs, Early
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Antique 1810s American Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis Phllippe Style Oak Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century writing table or desk made in the French Louis Philippe taste. Crafted from
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Ladies Writing Desk, English, Correspondence Table, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
legs, with collared finish This is an appealing antique ladies writing desk, with superb colour and
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Petite Sunset Writing Desk, in Canyon Oak, by August Abode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The latest addition to our Sunset Collection - a writing desk with a vintage feel. It features a
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Antique Gillows Style Birdseye Maple Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
supported by four tapered, turned legs with acanthus carved decoration which terminate in brass castors
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

Antique Thomas Turner Manchester English Mahogany Writing Desk Library Table
By Thomas Turner
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique Thomas Turner English Victorian era writing desk. Made from solid mahogany with a tooled
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Writing Table Desk by Edwards Roberts 19th Century
Located in London, GB
drawers and it is raised on elegant superbly carved twin turned tapering legs that terminate in carved
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Antique 1850s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Charles II Revival Oak and Elm Writing Desk Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Charles II revival C1920 oak and elm writing desk or dressing table. Solid
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Vintage 1920s Charles II Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm, Oak

Antique 6ft Victorian Partners Writing Library Table Desk 19th C 183x105cm
Located in London, GB
hand tooled and gilded impressed decoration. It is raised on four turned tapering legs that terminate
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Library Table Writing Desk 52
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Neo-Renaissance Revival parlor / library table or writing desk, circa 1870s Made of walnut
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Antique 1870s Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Napoleon III Ebonised Gilt Bronze Writing Desk Bonheur-du-Jour 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning ebonized Napoleon III writing desk or bonheur du jour Circa 1880 Very on trend with
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Antique 1880s Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Regency Desk Writing Table and Chair
By Ico Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Melchiorre Bega, Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and neoclassical midcentury Regency Italian writing table or desk with its paired newly
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Russian Empire Writing Table Desk After Antique Heinrich Gambs Bureau-Jardinière
By Heinrich Daniel Gambs
Located in Forney, TX
influenced Imperial Empire style, having a rectangular quatrefoil clover shaped cabinet topped writing table
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20th Century Russian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Malachite, Brass, Bronze

Antique c.1840 Large 19th Century Partners Writing Library Desk – Fine Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique c.1840 Large 19th-Century Partners Writing Library Desk – Fine Quality Table A rare and
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Antique 1840s British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Rare Early 19th Century American Baltimore Federal Parcel Gilt Writing Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
paterae raised above elegant outswept scroll legs joined with finely ring turned cross stretcher.
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Mahogany writing table with Rachet top
By King Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
, drop leaf with hinged knuckle joints, standing on 4 turned legs with brass cup castors, Recently
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Brass
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Brass by
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2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Brass
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Brass by
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2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Copper
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Copper by
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2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Smooth Antique Bronze
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Smooth Antique Bronze by
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2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Smooth White Bronze
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Smooth White Bronze by
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2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Antique Bronze
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Antique Bronze by
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered White Bronze
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered White Bronze by
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal

Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Antique Bronze
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Antique Bronze by
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Rectangular Console in Smooth Brass
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
. Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Rectangular Console in Smooth Brass by Alison Spear Size- 72"x 16"x
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Art Deco Desks and Writing Console Tables in Copper Fine Hammered
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
. Art Deco Desks and Writing Console Tables in Copper Fine Hammered by Alison Spear for Stephanie
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Rectangular Console in Smooth Copper
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
. Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Rectangular Console in Smooth Copper by Alison Spear Size- 72"x 16"x
Category

2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Early 20th Century, Baroque Style Writing Desk, Made by a Danish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
, unassuming yet practical. Four sculptural turned legs carry the table with a rhythmic presence, their rounded
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Early 20th Century Danish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Desk Writing Table Nightstand PETITE Drawer Carved Oak c. 1900
Located in Tyler, TX
Drawer, Turned Post Legs, Stretcher and Up Finial ~~c. 1900 With so many people working from home now
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Antique Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

1920s Baroque Style Writing Desk / Table in Solid Oak, By a Danish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
A beautifully proportioned Danish writing desk / table from the 1920s, crafted entirely in solid
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Early 20th Century Danish Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Purification Fire Ancient 200-year Walnut Writing Desk Live Egde Contemporary
Located in København N, DK
unnecessary, burdensome and brings ease and purity. It does not turn everything that gets in the way into
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21st Century and Contemporary European Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing...

Materials

Steel

Impressive Louis XV Style Bureau Plat/Writing Desk, after Riesener J.Oeben
Located in Berlin, DE
with an embossed leather writing surface and is fitted with four short drawers on the moulded apron
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered White Bronze
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered White
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered White Bronze
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered White
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Antique Bronze
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Mid. Hammered Antique
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Antique Bronze
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
experience the finish first hand. Louise Console Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Fine Hammered Antique
Category

2010s Indian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Art deco Desks and Writing Console Tables in White Bronze Fine Hammered
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
. Art deco Desks and Writing Console Tables in White Bronze Fine Hammered by Alison Spear Size- 72"x 16
Category

2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Art Deco Desks and Writing Console Tables in White Bronze Mid. Hammered
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
. Art Deco Desks and Writing Console Tables in White Bronze Mid. Hammered by Alison Spear Size- 72"x 16
Category

2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Rectangular Console in Smooth White Bronze
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
. Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables Rectangular Console in Smooth White Bronze by Alison Spear Size- 72
Category

2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Art Deco Desks and Writing Console Tables in Antique Bronze Fine Hammered
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
. Art deco Desks and Writing Console Tables in Antique Bronze Fine Hammered by Alison Spear Size- 72"x
Category

2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

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Writing Desks With Turned Legs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of writing desks with turned legs for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique writing desks with turned legs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and hardwood. There are 28 antique and vintage writing desks with turned legs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Writing desks with turned legs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Writing desks with turned legs made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Writing desks with turned legs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Thomas Newman are consistently popular.

How Much are Writing Desks With Turned Legs?

Prices for writing desks with turned legs start at $539 and top out at $16,500 with the average selling for $3,993.

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.