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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Place of Origin: British
Place of Origin: Irish
Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Freestanding Davenport
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian rosewood freestanding davenport having the original brass gallery to the top with lift up serpentine shaped lid and crossbanded...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Regency Mahogany Library Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Regency mahogany library table features twin hinged, solid mahogany leaves that can either extend the top as writing surfaces or be used as book supports for reading. Underneath the...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Large Customisable Study Desk with Modesty Panel and Two Drawers
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
Materials
Steel
Early 20th century mahogany pedestal desk by Hobbs
Co
By Hobbs
Co.
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century mahogany pedestal desk by hobbs & co circa 1900.
Beautiful desk in the adams style circa 1900. Stamped by hobbs & co of london. Mahogany lined drawers. Shaped fro...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
An excellent original antique Victorian leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around 1860-1880.
It is of great quality and is a lovely size. The ...
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1860s British High Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
1 of 20 British Military Army Stacking Desk Tables Full Sized Stainless Steel
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 20 British military Army stacking desk tables
A well made suite, this listing is to buy one with the option to ...
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1980s English Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pebble Edge English Walnut Dining oval Table by Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
The Pebble Edge Oval Table on Chapel Legs:
The pebble edge refers to the tabletop edge, which takes inspiration from the perfect skimming stone, a stone that has been smoothed and made tactile by natural forces. The photographs show it with the Carol Bentwood walnut chairs.
The two pieces of English walnut used for the top are joined centrally along the live edge and held in place with butterfly ties on the underside.
The tabletop stands...
Category
2010s English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Single Drawer Mahogany Chippendale Table Ball Claw Feet English Mid 19th Century
Located in Louisville, KY
For the discerning eye, this table/desk is an amazing example of beautiful English Chippendale design with exemplary 19th century craftsmanship. From ornately hand carved cabriole le...
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19th Century English George I Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century mahogany kneehole desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany kneehole desk, the rectangular moulded edge top having a black leather writing surface decorated with blind and gold tooling, a selection of nine graduate...
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1830s British Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Knee Hole Desk With Tooled Leather Top Rounded Bowed Sides
Located in Southampton, NJ
Fabulous mid size Georgian Revival knee hole desk with tooled leather top, six drawers, bowed rectangular top & sides embellished with Greek Key carved full top surround; working loc...
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Early 20th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Desk , Small English Knee Hole Desk with Tooled Leather Top, Serpentine Front
Located in Toronto, CA
A serpentine curved front, small English kneehole desk in classical mahogany Georgian styling. The gold(ish) brown antique looking tooled leather...
Category
20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
$2,319 Sale Price
20% Off
George III Mahogany Carlton House Desk
Located in London, GB
A fine quality late 18th century Sheraton period well-figured mahogany Carlton House Desk boxwood & ebony line inlaid & satinwood banded throughout, having brass galleried top above ...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Sheraton Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Edwardian English Marquetry Side Table, c. 1900
Located in High Point, NC
William and Mary style burl walnut table with exquisite marquetry detailing, circa 1900. The top is banded and has a beveled edge surrounding a profuse floral and bird design marque...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Olive, Walnut
Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England
Located in New York, NY
Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England. Desk made for architecture work. England 18th Century. Made in mahogany with brass hardw...
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18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$5,000 Sale Price
58% Off
18th Century George III Period Mahogany Writing Table Stamped W.Priest
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A Very Fine 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Writing Table Stamped W. Priest / 1&2 Tudor Street / Blackfriars
A very fine late 18th-century George III period mahogany partner...
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18th Century British George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 1850 Renaissance Revival Burr Walnut Pugin Gothic Writing Table Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning Renaissance Revival circa 1850 burr walnut writing table after Pugin
What a piece! This writing table or desk is stunning, it offers huge amo...
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1850s English Renaissance Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18thC Writing Table or Dressing Table, George III Sheraton Period circa 1790
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very well made writing or dressing table, dating to the English George III period of the late 18th century, circa 1790.
This is a lovely piece of English furniture with cl...
Category
Late 18th Century British Sheraton Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique English Chippendale Style Mahogany And Satinwood Inlaid Partner
s Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exquisite antique English Chippendale-style partner's desk circa 1860 in medium brown mahogany with warm-toned, light brown satinwood inlays. The desk showcases a unique oval prof...
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19th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
18th-19th century English Chippendale style mahogany table desk with a serpentine shaped front and a drawer with a sliding leather top supported on carved cabriole legs.
Category
Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Carved Oak Pedestal Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English pedestal desk made from oak. The top is covered in the original brown leather, which has aged beautifully, and is banded by an oak border, which has a gorgeous b...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Large original 20th Century Classical English Partner Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant English Partner Desk from the 20th Century – Timeless Design in Fine Mahogany
This high-quality English partner desk from the 20th century combines timeless elegance with ex...
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20th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Organic bespoke - Menhir Sculptural Table/Desk Designed by Toad Gallery London
By Toad Gallery
Located in London, GB
Named after standing stones, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age and found at archaeological sites solely as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Steel
Small Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality regency period mahogany writing table
Having two fitted drawers to frieze with original
Turned knobs raised on elegant x framed end
Supports with original brass castor...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George I Walnut Desk or Dressing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early Georgian walnut kneehole desk pr dressing table, the top with well figured quarter veneered book-matched top having crossbanding, herringbone inlay and ogee molded edge, o...
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Neoclassical Style English Oak Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic 19th century English library table, writing table, or desk hand-crafted from oak. The table features a trestle style base with Greco-Roman corinthian columns in the neoclass...
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Regency Style Table Lacquer Speckled by Artist Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive English regency style writing table or console table lacquer speckled by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). Crafted from pi...
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
English Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany two-drawer leather top writing desk with carved molded edge, original brasses and terminating on chamfered tapered legs, Late 18th century. Desk is finished on all ...
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1790s English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century English Walnut Desk
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A charming walnut desk. Made in England in the late 19th century. Lovely patine throughout. Panneled back, leather inset, castor wheels.
Chairspace is 62.5 H x 52 W cms.
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Victorian late 19th century carved oak pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Victorian late 19th century carved oak pedestal desk circa 1890.
Good quality pedestal oak desk, comprising of 3 sections. Shaped top with original leather insert. Single drawer a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
English Regency Lacquered Chinoiserie Partners Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style red lacquered chinoiserie decorated knee hole partners desk with green leather 3 panel top.
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Lacquer
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique burr walnut leather top pedestal desk. This is in the Georgian style, it dates from around the 1930’s.
The quality is superb, this has a beautiful inset leather ...
Category
1930s British Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Late Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late Regency Rosewood Writing Table with Mahogany Lined Drawer, Octagonal End Supports, and Blind Castors to the Bun Feet 56"w x 28"d x ...
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1820s English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English Oak Desk with Carved Drawers and Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak desk from the 19th century, distinguished by its three drawers with ornate carved fronts and brass escutcheons. The rectangular top is plain and functional, set above ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Oak Partners Desk, Leather Writing Surface, Brass Hardware
Located in Toronto, CA
A wonderful probably, 19th century oak partners desk, with a leather writing surface. Each side has a bank of drawers and a cupboard door for serious storage, or you can put both ban...
Category
1890s English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Regency Rosewood Library Table Attributed To Gillows
Located in Sherborne, GB
English rosewood library table, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London. With elaborate holly wood inlay/marquetry cross banding using Thomas Wilkinson’s tracings who was a dra...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage c.1960 Beech Marquetry Tilt-Top Side Table – Quality Coffee Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Vintage c.1960 Beech Marquetry Tilt-Top Side Table – Quality Coffee Table
A distinctive vintage tilt-top marquetry table, dating from around 1960. The table features a finely crafte...
Category
1960s British Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,331 Sale Price
30% Off
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with inset tooled red leather top and cross banded edge over three drawers front and back. Raised on circular tapered legs. Casters. Sold Bonhams , London, February 1...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19thC English Elm Topped Tavern Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1870
19thC English Elm Topped Tavern Table with Iron Stretcher, Pine legs, and Banded Top.
(losses)
sku 1086
W115 x D46 x H72 cm
Category
1860s English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Bruce Talbert for Gillow and Co. A Gothic Revival Oak and Leather Writing Table
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert (1838-1881) for Gillow and Co., an oak two-drawer writing table, with a later red leather top, stamped mark, no. L9534.
Category
Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
George I Style Burl Walnut and Walnut Writing table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique George I Style burl walnut and walnut writing table, circa 1920's.
With a book matched burl walnut top with yew wood crossbanding, the front of the frieze with a drawer with brass hardware the sides and back of the frieze with burl walnut, resting on walnut cabriole legs. With an old paper label indicating this writing table was made in England. Also with a label indicating this table was sold at one time by legendry Los Angeles design firm Cannell and Chaffin...
Category
1920s English George I Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Superb English Paint Decorated Adams Satinwood Carlton House Desk Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite English Adams-style Carlton House desk is a superb example of late 19th-century craftsmanship, dating to the 1890s. Constructed from fine satinwood, the desk is beauti...
Category
1890s English Adam Style Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
$4,796 Sale Price
46% Off
Very Rare Gillow Breakfront Library Desk Brass Gallery Burr Amboyna Wood
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare Gillow Library breakfront desk with brass gallery in Burr Amboyna timber, circa...
Category
1850s English High Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Mahogany
Stunning Hardwood
Brass Military Campaign Workstation Desk for Home Computer
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Military Campaign style home office desk / workstation
This piece was specially designed to house a tower PC, you have the space on ...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Free Standing Mahogany English Regency Tambour Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant 19th century freestanding mahogany roll top writing desk.
Tambour top rolls back to reveal a fitted interior with drawers, pigeon holes and a slant lid leather writing su...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Frank Brangwyn. A rare desk originally designed for the 1931 Pollard exhibition
By Frank Brangwyn, E. Pollard
Co
Located in London, GB
Frank Brangwyn. E Pollard and Co.
A rare desk originally designed for the 1931 Pollard Exhibition where it can be seen in a room setting in the original photographs from 1931. See ...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Sycamore
Art Deco Walnut and Satinwood Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Art Deco walnut and satinwood leather top desk. This was made in England, it dates from the 1930’s.
The quality is outstanding, this is an impressive size, with a gene...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood, Walnut
19th Century tall pine lecture writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century tall pine lecture writing desk circa 1870.
Unusual standing desk which would have possibly been used for giving lectures or for concierge administration.
Made from pin...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
English/Irish Georgian Style Mahogany Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English/Irish Georgian style (19th Century) mahogany table desk with carved lion heads on legs with claw feet and red leather top.
Category
19th Century British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Victorian period pedestal desk. This was made in England, it dates from around 1860-1880.
It is of fantastic quality and has a lovely design. The top has an inverte...
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of English Console Tables, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English circa 1940's mahogany console/desk tables with carved details and front drawer. Sold Individually.
Measurements:
Height: 30.25"
Width: 54"
Depth: 32.25"
Category
1940s English Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
$6,800 / item
Davenport mid-Victorian burr walnut and marquetry desk, 19th century, circa 1860
Located in NICE, FR
The Up&Up is an exquisite creation, meticulously crafted from finely-worked burr walnut. Its removable lid unveils a thoughtfully designed interior, perfect for storing pens and othe...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century Georgian George II Oak Lowboy Dressing Table 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A good and early antique Georgian oak lowboy/dressing table, circa 1750.
The George II lowboy having an overhanging top, with a carved kneehole wit...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,916 Sale Price
20% Off
Regency Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular red tooled leather top with cross banded edge over three drawers and three on the reverse, all working so can function as a partners desk with brass ring handles. raised ...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany cylinder desk having well figured roll top, enclosing baize sliding writing surface with...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English George III Chippendale-Style Mahogany Library Table Adjustable Book Stan
Located in Dallas, TX
a handsome "neat and plain" George III Chippendale-style Gentleman's library writing table with adjustable writing slope / book stand, mahogany with leather work surface, gilt emboss...
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18th Century English George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English 19th Century Oak Desk with Ebonized Accents and Gilded Greek Key Frieze
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak desk from the 19th century with ebonized accents, carved floral motifs and Greek Key frieze. This 19th-century English oak desk masterfully combines the warmth of oak ...
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19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique William IV Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique William IV leather top desk / writing table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1840 period.
This is of wonderful quality, it...
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1830s British William IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk. with Letter Boxes, Ci
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood inlaid Carlton House desk. with Letter boxes. circa 1880s
Profusely inlaid with : swags, shells, urns, bell flowers & foliage decoration,
Satinwood, with Rosewood banding, boxwood line inlay,
Curved back,
Black leather inset top, with gold tooling, 4 drawers & 5 pigeon holes
Pair letter slots...
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1880s English Sheraton Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
$5,454 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Calligrapher
s Extending Table, English, Cantilever, Chairside, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique calligrapher's extending table. An English, mahogany cantilever chairside or wine table, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Fascinating metamorphic table w...
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1820s British Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th century mahogany carlton house desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century mahogany carlton house desk circa 1890.
Good quality late Victorian example of this popular desk design. Freestanding with shaped back, brass gallery to the top, below...
Category
Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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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