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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Vintage Industrial Adjustable Height Metal School Writing Desk With Laminate Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Industrial Modern Adjustable Height Metal School Writing Desk With Laminate T...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Milo Baughman Style Burl Wood and Macassar Ebony Executive Desk by Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco style executive writing desk In the manner of Milo Baughman By Henredon, "Scene Two" Collection USA, Circa 1970s Stunning bo...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Macassar, Burl

Duke of Wellington Desk
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Duke of Wellington desk with tooled leather-lined top above three frieze drawers, the pedestals each with four graduated drawers both to each side....
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21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Carved Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish refectory desk table with solomonic legs and iron stretcher Original perfect condition Top table in perfect shape. Very heavy piece Between legs 81.10 in
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Petit Bureau En Forme De Libre, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
A design table crafted by Charlotte Perriand to bring the warmth of wood and a free-spirited aesthetic into her studio. Without inhibiting the user, the rounded, asymmetrical curv...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

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

The Bi Writing Desk. Handcrafted from solid jequitibá and imbuia wood.
Located in São Paulo, SP
The Bi writing desk brings modernity and lightness combined with a classic touch. It's crafted from solid jequitibá and imbuia woods and features a movable storage compartment that c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Richard Artschwager 3 drawer walnut Pedestal Desk New York 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Walnut custom narrow desk by renowned painter and sculptor, Richard Artschwager, who in 1953 designed a small collection of furniture in New York City. These pieces are sca...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

1960s Atomic Danish Secretary Desk in Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 35.5″ wide x 19″ deep x 46″ tall
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Small Black Bamboo Desk Vivai del Sud Italia 1970s Black Crystal Top
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small black bamboo Ddesk Vivai del Sud Italia 1970s Black crystal top.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Crystal

Guillerme Chambron design desk, " votre Maison " edition, France circa 1960 s
Located in leucate, FR
Design solid Oak desk by Robert Guillerme and Jacques Chambron, " Votre Maison " edition. Free-moving top, on the left side a box composed of a niche and 3 drawers with black cerami...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Ceramic, Wood, Oak

Mid-Century Danish Modern Roll Top Desk, Dresser or Cabinet in Teak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine looking roll top Scandinavian desk made in the 1970s. It features beautiful teak wood and plenty of storage space. In the style of: Finn Juhl or Arne Vodder.
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Biedermeier Art Deco Style Partners Desk Curved Johan Vilhelm Karlsson 1947
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Art Deco style pedestal partners desk with the finest grade Mahogany veneers on probably a birch frame in a classic deep rich darker color French polish finish. ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with cared Solomonic turned legs and iron stretcher. The top has a carved edges and a beautiful grain and patina.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Tambour Door Roll Top Secretary Desk from Mainline by Hooker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic mid-century modern secretary desk from Hooker’s renowned “Mainline” collection, this walnut tambour-door piece elegantly combines form and function. A reeded tambour door s...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Italian Modern White Marble Brass Floating Console Table or Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning and simple modern console table from Italy circa 1960's. Beautiful pure white marble with curvy brass legs.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass

Contemporary Trestle Table "Work" in Solid White Oak by Casey Lurie USA
Located in Chicago, IL
Introduced in 2016, WORK table is a contemporary take on the traditional working tables used by artists and designers for centuries. The table has height adjustable trestles...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Oak

Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard Nielsen Desk, Denmark 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard Nielsen Desk, Model 310 for Søborg Møbler Denmark 1950s
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th Century Portuguese Renaissance Revival Trestle Table
Located in Forney, TX
A most distinctive antique, circa 1870, Portuguese Renaissance Revival carved walnut trestle table with beautifully aged warm, rich dark patina! Born in Portugal during the second h...
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19th Century Portuguese Renaissance Revival Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

French Directoire style minister s desk in solid wood with leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This minister's desk with 5-drawers is a craft-handed reproduction of the world-renowned French Directoire style, which dates back to the end of the 18th century. This range is char...
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style writing desk or console table By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection USA, Late 20th Century Carved cherry wood, with brass capped ...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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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

Paradise Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Paradise with wooden structure covered with emperador cut marble slabs. With details in polished hammered brass and walnut root venner. Desk with 6 drawers, 3 drawers each side ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Paradise Desk
Paradise Desk
$136,259 / item
Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts Crafts Desk, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases In the manner of Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Quarter sawn oak, w...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Alexandre Chevrie, a museum quality French ormolu mounted mahogany Royal Executive "Empire" Desk, circa 1875. Double sided desk with six solid bronze lions paw feet, framed ormolu lions on both sized, jewel quality ormolu medusa heads concealing the drawer locks, and exquisite ormolu frieze designs throughout. With original red leather top. Truly the best quality desk with the most sophisticated design for this Napoleon III period. There was a similar bedroom set in this style that was made for King...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Expandable Desk by Pamio, Toso Massari for Stilwood, Italy, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A remarkable example of Italian ingenuity, this expandable desk from the 1970s was designed by Roberto Pamio, Renato Toso & Noti Massari for Stilwood. ...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Le Corbusier LC16 Writing Wood Desk and Shelve by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
LC16 desk by Le Corbusier for Cassina. Working closely with the Fondatiòn Le Corbusier and maintaining the utmost respect for its original design, Cassina re-edits the LC16 Bu...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Brass Base Modernist Kneehole Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Brass Base Modernist Kneehole Writing Desk. Item fe...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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

Walnut Orange MiMi Table by Miduny, Made in Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Merging clean lines with warm materials, the faceted geometry of the MiMi table creates a slender, graceful profile punctuated with painted surfaces that ca...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch, Oak, Plywood

1930s Italian Rationalist Executive Desk in Walnut Burl
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Free-standing executive writing desk, walnut burl, copper-plated steel, brass, Italy, 1930s Italian Rationalism at its finest. This freestanding executive desk is grounded in Ratio...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Copper, Steel

Elefante Console Table 39 by NONO, Stacked Design, Joel Escalona s Touch
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Elefante Console Table 39 by NONO, Stacked Design, Joel Escalona's Touch ————————————————————— Elefante Collection: A Harmony of Design and Heritage by NONO Crafting Elegance with ...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Achille Castiglioni and Luigi Caccia Desk for Palini Italy 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Achille Castiglioni Desk for Palini Italy 1960s
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

20th Century Italian Rosewood Bernini Writing Table style of Gianfranco Frattini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A freestanding, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian writing table made of hand crafted polished Brazilian Rosewood and Walnut, in the style of Gianfranco Frattin in good condition. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Rare Large Jacaranda Executive Desk by Jorge Zalszupin, L’Atelier São Paulo 1960
Located in Dronten, NL
A rare, large Jacaranda executive desk by Jorge Zalszupin for L’Atelier São Paulo, circa 1960, representing the pinnacle of Brazilian mid-century modern design. This is the slightly ...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Jacaranda

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

Børge Mogensen Teak Partners Desk for AB Karl Andersson, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Børge Mogensen teak "partner's" desk from the second half of the 20th century, a two part desk that can be used as console tables, label marked, partially worn, marks, stai...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique French European Scallop Edge Dining Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Beautiful handcrafted piece with nice patina. This antique table has all the character a piece of this nature should. Constructed out of solid wood with a plank top, bobbin turned le...
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Early 20th Century Rustic Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Severin Hansen Mid-Century Rosewood Desk, Model 36
Located in Kastrup, DK
Iconic desk, model 36, designed by Severin Hansen and produced by Haslev Møbelfabrik in 1958. Crafted in veneered and solid Rosewood – an exclusive wood known for its deep color and ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Spanish Colonial Style Carved Writing Table with Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A richly detailed Spanish Colonial style writing table, showcasing masterful hand-carved craftsmanship and a timeworn painted patina. The rectangular top features a beveled edge and ...
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19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Paint

Paul Evans Brutalist Skyline Dining Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paul Evans brutalist "Skyline" sculpted bronze resin dining table with 48" x 96" x 3/4" thick glass top. Signed PE70 Only base is 65" x 27".
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1970s American Brutalist Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Ico Parisi per MIM Roma Scrivania Direzionale "Tolomeo", Italia 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Scrivania direzionale "Tolomeo" disegnata da Ico Parisi e prodotta da MIM Roma nel 1958. Completamente originale e in condizioni favolose, il legno utilizzato per questa scrivania è...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Severin Hansen 1950s Danish Rosewood Desk
Located in London, England
Severin Hansen - Model 36 Desk, 1958 An original example of the highly collectible and sought-after Model 36 desk produced by Haslev Mobelsnedkeri in Denmark and designed by Danish master Severin Hansen Jnr. in 1958. This iconic design features Hansen's trademark 3-way mitred joints and tapered legs with maple-lined drawers. The Model 36 was part of the wider No. 30 series of tables that Hansen designed as young man with guidance from his father Hans Severin...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Vintage Industrial Anco Bilt Cast Iron and Oak Drafting Table with Steel Surface
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial drafting table/desk in oak with steel surface, fully adjustable via cast iron hinges, knobs, and brackets manufactured by Anco Bilt of Glendale, New York (ca. 1940s). Surf...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Cut Steel, Iron

Vintage Baker Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
This vintage Baker writing desk, America circa 1960’s, has been meticulously restored in a rich dark walnut finish that highlights its refined craft...
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1960s American Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Venezia Laguna Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Showcasing natural grains through the polished and mirror-brushed finishes of the rectangular wooden shape, this writing desk boasts a handmade inlay work painted by hand in a delica...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique roll top desk offers paneled quarter sawn oak construction with s-top opening to full interior over base with flanking drawer towers h...
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Art Deco Secrétaire
Located in New York, NY
A practical desk which leaves no aesthetic compromise with its lovely bookmatched mahogany veneer adorning both the inside and outside of the case. Internal drawers are adorned with ...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts Crafts Desk, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period quarter sawn oak writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases In the manner of Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Measur...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Inlaid Teak Writing Desk from India
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful writing desk, handcrafted in India out of aged teak wood and responsibly sourced animal bone inlay. Late 20th Century (1990-1995). Split front apron, two drawers with br...
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1990s Indian Anglo-Indian Desks and Writing Tables

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Bone, Teak

Inlaid Teak Writing Desk from India
Inlaid Teak Writing Desk from India
$2,520 Sale Price
28% Off
Munkegaard School Desks Chairs Arne Jacobsen, 1956
Located in London, GB
Description: School desks and chairs designed for the Munkegaard School by Danish architect and designer, Arne Jacobsen during the mid-late 1950s. The Munkegaard School opened in 1...
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1950s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

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

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Steel

Walnut Dresser Continuous Grain Drawer Fronts Bookmatched
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Boston Dresser is a double book-matched piece with luscious drawers in dark walnut. Round over void edges with a cantilevered belly on slender legs....
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2010s American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Art Deco Modernist Desk by P.E.L. Izeren for De Genneper Molen, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Modernist desk. Design by P.E.L. Izeren for De Genneper Molen. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak and original oak veneer base with integra...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Macassar, Oak

Paolo Buffa Dattilo Writing Desk, Italy circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A 'Datillo' petite writing desk / table by Paolo Buffa and produced by Galdino Maspero in stained beech wood and walnut. With two drawers on the left hand side underneath a rectangul...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech, Walnut

Jean Prouvé Compass Direction Desk Limited RAW Steel and Natural Oak by Vitra
Located in Dronten, NL
Jean Prouvé Compass direction desk in natural oak and clear lacquered steel for Vitra. Originally designed in 1953, Prouvé's iconic desk is based the de...
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1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

De Coene Art Deco Dining Table, 1941
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dining table by De Coene Frères chairs, model Voltaire, featured in original catalogue as the number 03-81-689 (Source: Noël Hostens, De Coene A...
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1950s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

De Coene Art Deco Dining Table, 1941
De Coene Art Deco Dining Table, 1941
$3,824 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk in Walnut and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, walnut, brass, Italy, 1950s This Italian desk from the 1950s articulates a clear architectural sensibility: two symmetrical drawer volumes slightly cantilevered above ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Whimsical Hand-Carved Studio Craft Desk and
Located in Miami, FL
A remarkable hand-carved studio craft desk and chair set, sculpted entirely from solid wood and exuding an imaginative, anthropomorphic presence. The organically shaped forms, with t...
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1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Asymmetrical French Art Deco Desk in Black Lacquer, circa 1930
Located in Ulm, DE
An exceptional original French Art Deco desk from the 1930s, featuring a striking asymmetrical design and finished in lustrous black piano lacquer. This piece perfectly captures the ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech

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.