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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
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Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk 19th C 139x107cm
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian flame mahogany  pedestal partners desk, circa 1850 in date. The rectangular top is  inset with a stunning gold tooled green leather writing sur...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

English Late Regency Double-Sided Mahogany Library Writing Table, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine and rare English, George IV / William IV, late regency period solid mahogany double-sided rectangular form library writing table attributed to female cabinetmaker Mary Willson...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Large L Shape Customizable Contemporary Corner Study Desk
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful large L Shaped Study desk made with a butternut powder-coated steel frame and a beige linoleum top. The furniture linoleum provides a natural satin matt surface made from...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

George III Red Japanned Writing Desk/Side Table with Chinoiserie Scenes
Located in Hastings, GB
An outstanding bow fronted George III writing desk/side table, red jappaned with applied chinoiserie scenes. This stunning desk sits on tapering square legs and has three fitted d...
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1780s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

English Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine small English writing table or desk of mahogany from the late 19th century, featuring an inset embossed leather top with flame mahogany surround and reeded edge, over a frieze...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

English Art Nouveau Solid Oak Writing Table Bureaux
Located in Leicester, GB
Stunning English Art Nouveau oak cabinet with bureaux. Beautiful design with shapely leg details and beautiful cut work. Beautiful brass plate handles with a classic Art Nouveau patt...
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1910s British Art Nouveau Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Large Bespoke Study Desk with Linoleum Top and Drawer, Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large beetroot color study desk is made with a powder coated steel frame and a beautiful natural linoleum top made out of linseed oil. This modern minimal desk has two steel dra...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

George III Mahogany Double-sided Leather Top Library Writing Table, circa 1795
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1795 English late George III period mahogany double-sided library or writing table of rectangular form, the replaced gilt-tooled 'coral' leather inset top with square re...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Small Burgundy Study Desk with Natural Linoleum Table Top Drawer, Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This small study desk is made with a beetroot powder-coated steel frame and a burgundy coloured natural linoleum tabletop. The linoleum for our desks is selected for the ecological p...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

English Writing Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top by Redman and Hales Ltd.
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of patinated mahogany in the Georgian style, made by Redman and Hales Ltd. - featuring a moulded rectangular top ...
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20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Large 19th century carved oak library table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century carved oak library table of large proportions circa 1890. We are pleased to offer this statement piece of furniture which would make the ultimate large desk. Black rexi...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Small Green Study Desk with Natural Linoleum Table Top Drawer, Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This small study desk is made with a green powder-coated steel frame and a contrasting deep green natural linoleum tabletop. The linoleum for our desks is selected for the ecological...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Very Rare Convertible Desk, Partnerdesk, Dressing Table, Early 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Make-up table and desk as transformable furniture England Mahogany early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x 120 x 75 cm Description: Extremely rare and refined multifunction...
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Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Desk by Six Dots Design surrealist metal
Located in London, GB
A unique surrealist desk that is the perfect statement piece in your office or home. Each of these pieces is hand made by artist and designer Joseph Ellwood, along side his team of ...
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2010s British Futurist Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and very rare antique Victorian burr walnut twin pedestal partners desk, Circa 1860 in date. It is made from fabulous burr walnut, the rectangular top with a fabulous inset gold tooled green leather writing surface. One side has an arrangement of three drawers in the frieze over a pair of pedestals each with three graduated drawers, the other side has a central frieze drawer with a cupboard in each pedestal, each opens to a central shelf. The desk is fitted with the original turned walnut handles and it stands on a plinth base raised on brass castors. The desk has its original locks and keys and the locks are stamped H&C, By Royal Letters Patent. Instil the elegance of a bygone era to a special place in your home with this fabulous decorative antique desk...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Yellow Steel Contemporary Study Desk with Two Drawers - Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
A large yellow study desk made with a powder coated steel frame and a beautiful lacquered plywood colour matched table top. This modern minimal desk has two steel drawers suspended u...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Antique 6ft Victorian Partners Writing Library Table Desk 19th C 183x105cm
Located in London, GB
This gorgeous Victorian antique partners library table is crafted from beautiful flame mahogany and dates from Circa 1860. It features a striking inset green leather writing surface...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Four Drawer Butternut Study Desk with Linoleum Top - Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The four-drawer Study desk is made with a butternut powder-coated steel frame and a pearl-coloured natural linoleum tabletop. The linoleum for our desks is selected for the ecologica...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Arts Crafts Solid Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid Oak English hand crafted roll-top desk with good proportions. Stately, yet not too large. Original patina with English lever lock mark and dovetailed joinery. Pigeon hole compa...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

English Double Pedestal Desk of Mahogany with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English double pedestal desk of mahogany from the 19th century, in the Georgian style, featuring a gilt embossed leather-inset top in a lovely tan hue with mahogany surround, ...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Antique Correspondence Desk, English, Library, Writing Table, Cotswold School
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage correspondence desk. An English, solid teak library or writing table in the manner of the Cotswold School, dating to the mid 20th...
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Mid-20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th century English partners' desk in nicely figured mahogany with a plinth top and molded edges having an inset leather writing surface with a gilt tooled border over two drawers...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

English Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of mahogany from the late 19th century, featuring an inset embossed leather top, with reeded edge around the circumference, over a frieze of two ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Antique William IV Style Oak and Pollard Oak Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
William IV oak and pollard oak writing table with a tooled leather top, 19th century. The top with an inset tooled leather top with pollard oak banding and oak molded edges, 3 oak fr...
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19th Century English William IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Walnut and burr leather top pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Walnut and burr leather top pedestal desk circa 1990. Good example of a 19th century designed desk. Which is in 3 sections, being the top and 2 pedestals. Top surface with green le...
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Late 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Walnut

Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with inset red leather over two drawers with wood knobs. and raised on turned tapered reeded legs.
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1830s English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Large Bespoke English Walnut Burl Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Bespoke shaped-top writing table in burl walnut with cabriole legs ending in ball and claw feet. Knees of the legs have carved acanthus leaves. The writing table is antiqued and ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut, Burl

18th Century Painted Table, Attributed to George Brookshaw
Located in Richmond, London
A very decorative late 18th century painted table, attributable to George Brookshaw. English, circa 1795. Why we like it We love the decorative aspect of this table, with most of t...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Howard Sons London Leather Topped Faux Bamboo Writing Table, circa 1875
Located in Kinderhook, NY
English circa 1875 Aesthetic Movement writing table or desk by London cabinetmakers Howard & Sons having original green leather top; the oval form case with single drawer and origina...
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Regency Period Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine period English writing table or desk of mahogany from the Regency Era, circa 1825, featuring an inset rectangular embossed leather top with a reeded edge around the circumfere...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

English Antique Adjustable Architect’s Writing Drafting Desk Table circa 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ADJUSTABLE ARCHITECT’S STAND WITH GILT-TOOLED LEATHER TOP, CONVERTING TO A WRITING TABLE English, circa 1870 Oak, elm, pine and gilt-tooled leather 34 1/4" H (flattened) x 20" D x ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Elm, Oak, Pine

Antique Walnut Slant Front Queen Anne Style Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th century English Queen Anne style slant front desk with three drawers & inner compartments.
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19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Large Pink Steel Contemporary Study Desk with Two Drawers - customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large pink study desk is made with a powder coated steel frame and a beautiful lacquered plywood table top in pink. This modern minimal desk has two steel drawers suspended unde...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Antique Aesthetic Period Bur Maple Edward Roberts Writing Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique aesthetic period burr maple and ebonized writing table, stamped 'EDWARDS & ROBERTS'  Circa 1870 in date.   This elegant desk is crafted from the most beaut...
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19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

English Art Deco Oak Desk
Located in Faversham, GB
An unusually diminutive oak Art Deco Period desk. The desk top has a long smooth running frieze drawer with oak handles flanked by a pair of pedestals with reeded detailing. The pe...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Handsome English Vintage Fruitwood Writing Desk with Leather Blotter
Located in Hopewell, NJ
English style beautiful fruitwood writing desk having black leather blotter on top. Distressed marks intentional to add character to the piece. Tapered reeded legs terminating in b...
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1980s British Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Fruitwood

Rare Antique Asprey Co. London Oak Tooled Green Leather Writing Desk 1920s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Luxurious, Asprey & Co. London (Royal Warrant) Oak & Tooled Racing Green Leather Pop-Up Writing Table Made in England in the 1920s. Item is sold complete with a Burgundy tooled red leather desk set also from Aspreys. It's a very attractive item befit with an aluminium desk calendar, letter opener and two vertical pen rests. The rectangular and hinged two panel top encloses a green leather writing surface which reveals itself when opened from the top, item is raised on square tapering legs...
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1920s English Edwardian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany, Oak

Large Antique Fall-Front Bureau, English, Oak, Writing Cabinet, Georgian, C.1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique fall-front bureau. An English, oak five-drawer writing cabinet, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1750. Exuding refined 18th century craftsmanship, this bu...
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1750s British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

19th Century Chippendale Burl Walnut Partner s Writing Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A large and impressive 19th Century Chippendale walnut partners desk of exceptional quality, having a wonderful figured top that is sectioned with crossbanding and herringbone inlay ...
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1860s British Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique 19th Century Pine Dining Kitchen Table with Drawer – Fine Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Pine Dining Kitchen Table with Drawer – Fine Quality Stock Number: 8792 This 19th-century pine dining/ kitchen table is a rare decorative find with lovely age, ...
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19th Century British Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

English Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or console desk of mahogany from England, featuring an inset embossed green leather top over a frieze of two drawers - each drawer with knob pulls - and ...
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19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood, Mahogany

Antique 19th Century Mahogany Octagonal Counting Table – Fine Quality Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Mahogany Octagonal Drum Counting Table – Fine Quality Games Table An early 19th-century octagonal drum counting table crafted from mahogany with softwood carcas...
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

English Benchmade Inlaid Mahogany Chippendale Leather-top Pedestal Partners Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Due late October, 2025... One of the finest British made inlaid mahogany pedestal Partner's Desk with finest British hide tooled and gilt leather surface. This desk is made by our ...
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2010s English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Handcrafted English Oak Desk Console
Located in London, GB
Our larger handcrafted modernist wall mounted oak desk/vanity or console table designed and handmade in England using traditional furniture making techniques. Completely handcrafted ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Leather

Mahogany twin pedestal desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany twin pedestal desk, the moulded square edge top, inset with tooled hide, above one large and two short frieze drawers. The pedestals having an arrangement of graduated drawe...
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19th Century British Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

English Walnut Burl Three-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Created for us by an English cabinetmaker with whom we have been associated for over 30 years, this walnut writing desk has Classic lines that would blend well in a modern setting. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut, Burl

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Freestanding Maple Co. Inlaid Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality Victorian freestanding Maple & Co. inlaid writing desk having original pierced brass galleries, mirror to the centre with a pretty inlaid rail above flanked by two faux ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Architects Desk Edwards Roberts 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Victorian mahogany satinwood and Goncalo Alves marquetry inlaid and satin wood crossbanded Architects desk by the renowned Victorian retailer and cabinet mak...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood

Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table In The Manner Of George Smith
Located in Benington, Herts
An Important Regency period mahogany, ebonised and parcel gilt partners writing table on monopodia legs of exceptional quality and design, in the manner of George Smith, stamped Chas...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Top Quality Victorian Mahogany Partners Desk Item Code: 1378 A truly outstanding example of a Victorian mahogany partners desk, this piece exudes presence, refinement and functional ...
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19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Antique T. Wallis And Co. London Mahogany Roll Top Desk for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome and very well made Roll Top desk with dove-tail drawer construction, traditional British form and handsome contrasting woods. Brass plaque in a top drawer. The top cabinet...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Custom, English Walnut Burl Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This beautiful George II style executive writing table/desk in burled walnut features a uniquely shaped top, cabriole legs with acanthus carved knees and deeply carved claw and ball ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut, Burl

Antique Edwardian Inlaid Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique Edwardian desk / writing table. This was made in England, it dates from the 1900-1910 period. It is of lovely quality, standing on tapered legs an...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Handcrafted English Desk
Located in London, GB
A totally unique handcrafted modernist desk designed and made in England by our craftspeople using traditional woodworking and cabinetry techniques. The beautifully figured surface i...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Chippendale Partners Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George II mahogany partner's desk in the manner of Thomas Chippendale. Possessing a large work surface with an inset gilt tooled brown leather top over a row of drawers to...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

19th century English Adam Style Hand Painted Satinwood Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
Satinwood desk with reticulated sides that are extraordinarily hand-painted with festooned drapery, ribbons and bows. Decorated on all sides this lovely piece can float in a room and...
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19th Century British Adam Style Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

Art Deco Heals Limed Oak Octagonal Writing Desk Double Sided Bookcase 1930
Located in Norwich, GB
Art Deco Heal's octagonal limed oak writing desk/double sided open bookcase with leather inset top. Labelled. Circa 1930. The desk comes with the 2006 receipt from Heal's, along wit...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Oak

Circa 1780-1800 George III Slant Front Bureau or Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1800 George III slant front bureau or desk, English. Mahogany. A handsome example - the interior with obelisk inlays on the document drawers, the prospect door with bold s...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Ash Desk with ebony grain. Design No5, by Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
The Ash Desk with ebony grain is a series of desks that I have designed and made in my workshop in East London over the past decade, The shape and layout is much the same as the ori...
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2010s English Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash

Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk, late 19th century, with green leather top have three drawers above two pedestals supports, each with four drawers. 30.5" H x 48" W x 23.5" D. Proven...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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.

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