$3,800
Xiitle Desk Small
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The "Xitle" desk is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan Collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archetypical modern furniture...
Wood
Smaller secession writing table
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Smaller secession writing table with brass fittings in original vintage condition with signs of use.
Brass
$7,627
Small Oak Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A rare 18th century oak bureau of particularly small and diminutive proportions. the fall with a moulded book-rest, opening to reveal a stepped interior with a well concealed below a...
Oak
$2,088
Small desk – France 1950
Located in Girona, Girona
Small desk in solid lemon wood and lemon wood veneer, waxed finishing.
Brass
Smaller secession writing desk
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Smaller secession writing desk in very nice original condition.
Brass
Small burl maple center desk
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Milano, IT
Small burl maple center desk with three drawers.
Maple
Small Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Made in France in the 20th century, this desk is well suited for use as a writing desk or small workspace in both traditional and transitional interiors.
Leather, Wood
$3,405 / item
Small French Louis XVI Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
This desk brings timeless elegance and delicate refinement to your home. Crafted from Acacia wood in a soft Country mahogany finish, this piece showcases a smooth top, and turret cor...
Wood
$2,475 / item
NOF080S Niagara Furniture, Small French Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This Chippendale style Small French Desk is produced by Niagara Furniture.
Mahogany
$5,967 / item
Wood Small Desk by Goons
Located in Geneve, CH
Wood small desk by Goons Dimensions: W 80 x D 50 x H 74 cm Materials: Wood Dimensions can be adjusted +/- 10 cm Goons is located in Paris, France.
Wood
Elegant Italian Small Desk in Ash
Located in Waalwijk, NL
The desk is a good fit for a smaller apartment or space. Since we have a larger number of these tables in stock, making a larger working area suitable for more people is also possibl...
Brass
$4,974 / item
writing desk model Roman Small
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Roman is an elegant and minimalist furniture line inspired by the values of Scandinavian functionalism. Entirely made in France, each piece is individually produced according to you...
Walnut
$3,744 / item
writing desk model Roman Small
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Roman is an elegant and minimalist furniture line inspired by the values of Scandinavian functionalism. Entirely made in France, each piece is individually produced according to you...
Oak
Small Ladies’ Writing Desk, 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small oval ladies' writing desk in Baroque style, featuring hand-painted floral decoration on a cream-colored base.
Wood
19th Century Federal Mahogany Small Writing Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Federal Mahogany Small Writing Table Measures 32" in width and 19" in depth and 28" in height.
Mahogany
Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
Located in Sheffield, MA
Directoire Maison Jansen style desk. Label inside drawer inscribed "A. Alavoine and Co., NY and Paris." Leather inset writing surface, drawer fronts with contrasting veneer.
Brass
19th Century Small Empire Desk, France
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Small Empire Desk, France, 1840 A simple yet elegant Empire-style desk, crafted in 1840.
Mahogany
$9,167 / item
Small Gui Desk by Estudio Prosa
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Gui Desk by Estudio Prosa Dimensions: W 124 x D 60 x H 78 cm Materials: Wood.
Wood
Small Art Deco desk, Poland, circa 1920.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Small Art Deco desk, Poland, circa 1920. Very good condition, professionally restored.
Walnut
$4,080Sale Price|20% Off
Small Lady's Desk, English Regency 1830
Located in Belmont, MA
This beautiful small lady's desk comes from England and was made during the Regency period around 1830.
Kingwood
Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Bureau
Located in Folkestone, GB
A most enchanting Queen Anne period burr walnut bureau of highly desirable small proportions and superb colour. The herringbone and cross-banded fall enclosing a fully fitted stepped...
Walnut
Small and rare Campaign Rosewood Davenport
Located in Folkestone, GB
A small and rare rosewood campaign Davenport desk of compact proportions.
Rosewood
Small Mahogany Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
elegant mahogany pedestal desk from the 19th century from England Very beautiful pedestal desk which has been worked on both sides which allows it to be placed in the middle of a ro...
Mahogany
Elegant Italian Small Desk in Ash and Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
The desk is a good fit for a smaller apartment or space. Please note that this item is in good, used condition.
Brass
Small Mahogany Bow Front Side Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Small, English, mahogany single drawer side table on delicate, turned legs; brass knobs break the plane of the bowed drawer front.
Mahogany
Small Neoclassical Desk, Northern Germany, 1810-20
Located in Leimen, DE
The rectangular tabletop features a single drawer, ideal for writing essentials or small storage. Crafted with a rich mahogany veneer, the piece is beautifully accented with finely i...
Mahogany
Small Spanish Table From The 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb small Spanish table from the 17th century Table that can be used as a desk or a small table It has a very beautiful chestnut top with a beautiful thickness of 4 cm in one piec...
Chestnut
Small desk in solid sapele – France 1960
Located in Girona, Girona
Small desk in solid sapele with waxed finishing and original burgundy red formica, chrome bar on legs, original lock and key, high quality of workmanship.
Formica, Sapele Wood
18th C. Rustic Spanish Table or Small Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish wood occasional table or smaller-sized desk from the 18th century. This antique table from Spain is rustic and inviting with it's beautifully aged wood, and clean design li...
Wood
Small bedroom desk with sabre legs by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milano, IT
Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) Small bedroom desk with sabre legs and a drawer in "grissinato" wood with a turned wooden handle.
Walnut
$2,877Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Small Antique Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We offer this fantastic small antique Italian desk dating back to the early 19th century, during the sumptuous Empire period.
Bronze
Small Desk with Glass Sides, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Small desk featuring a single drawer and a frame made of hammered copper with a crossbar stretcher.
Copper
$6,000 / item
Walnut and Antique Nickel Small Dining Table
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A newer addition to Stephen Kenn's The Inheritance Collection-dining. A solid walnut and steel dining table with simple, minimal and modern lines. Pairs well with the Inheritance Din...
Steel
Pair of Small Blue Customizable Study Desks by &New
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This pair of small study desks are made with a ice blue powder-coated steel frame and a contrasting deep blue natural linoleum tabletop.
Steel
Elegant Italian Small Desk in Cherry and Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
The desk is a good fit for a smaller apartment or space. Since we have a larger number of these tables in stock, making a larger working area suitable for more people is also possibl...
Brass
Small Wooden Italian Writing Desk with Brass Details
Located in Madrid, ES
Mid-century modern writing desk of walnut wood with a rich, dark finish. Made in Italy, circa 1960s. The desk has been partially restored and has a rectangular tabletop made of a dif...
Brass
Pair of Small Customizable Study Desks / Console Table with Drawer
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This pair of small study desks are made with a beetroot powder-coated steel frame and a burgundy coloured natural linoleum tabletop.
Steel
Italian Antique Solid Walnut Rustic Small Table Console Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Ideal in any room as a small stand alone corner desk as well as next to the wall.
Wood
A small modernist desk, a French piece from the 1940s
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This small modernist desk is a French piece from the 1940s.
Metal
$5,700 / item
Ebonized Oak and Antique Copper Small Dining Table
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We create these pieces utilizing a number of small businesses and fabricators in the LA area.
Steel
Louis Majorelle (1859-1926), small kidney-shaped desk, signed, 1900.
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
LOUIS MAJORELLE (1859–1926) A small kidney-shaped desk in mahogany and thuya burl veneer, opening with a central drawer, resting on curved legs that are molded and carved, connected ...
Wood
A Small Pair of Customizable Green Study Desks by &New
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This pair of small study desks are made with a bright green powder-coated steel frame and a contrasting deep green natural linoleum tabletop.
Steel
Small Wooden Writing Desk with Metal Structure, Italy, 1960s
Located in Madrid, ES
Small writing desk of wood and metal, Formica table top.
Metal
1940's Small elegant desk with extraordinary side uprights
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2791 Guglielmo Ulrich (1904 -1977) Small elegant desk with extraordinary side uprights, four drawers on one side, brass handles and a reeded wood front.
Wood
Studio BBPR for Olivetti Small 'Spazio' Desk with Drawers
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' desk with drawers, steel, vinyl, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, h...
Steel
American Mid Century Atomic Age Rare Small Desk Iron & Laminate
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool and rare vintage iron desk with hairpin legs and formica top , featured in Elton John record cover same desk , Pacific design school very nice and clean .
Iron
Miniforms Bonbon Small Desk Table in Lacquered Wood by Paolo Cappello
By Paolo Cappello, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
LACQUER 50MM TOP WITH 25MM RADIUS EDGE - 100% water-based paint in 15 intense and uniform colours - Durable micro-embossed finish, resistant to wear from daily use and contract setti...
Wood
Small central desk with two drawers and open compartment
By Paolo de Padova
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2560 Small central desk with two drawers on the front, open compartment and beautiful document holder on the top.
Wood
Small Desk by Studio Celli Tognon for Sormani, Italy, c. 1970
By Celli Tognon
Located in New York City, NY
Small metal and laminate desk by Studio Celli Tognon for Sormani, made c. 1970 in Italy.
Metal
Postmodern vintage Italian small lacquer dining table / desk by Cidue, 1980s
By Cidue
Located in Hastings, GB
Postmodern small dining table / desk by Cidue, Italy 1980s.
Metal
Small Eternal Graphite W(hole) Console Desk by Majbele
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Eternal Graphite W(hole) Console Desk by Majbele Dimensions: D 50 x W 100 x H 76 cm.
Wood
$3,059 / item
Small Subtle Ecru W(hole) Console Desk by Majbele
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Subtle Ecru W(hole) Console Desk by Majbele Dimensions: D 50 x W 100 x H 76 cm.
Wood
Small Louis XV Style Marquetry Desk, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
- Marquetry wood - Gilt and chiseled bronze - 1880 period - Leather top - Three drawers.
Kingwood
Small Louis XV Side Table - France, 18th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming carved table on cabriole legs, with central drawer.
Oak
$1,155Sale Price|30% Off
Charming Small Antique Knee Hole Desk with Slide & Secret Cubbies
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Charming antique knee hole desk having beautiful wood grain and lots of drawers and cubbies. There’s a hidden pull out slide too. Original brass hardware. Opening 11 w 27.5 h 7.75 d...
Wood
Italian Antique Walnut Rustic Small Console Table Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Ideal in any room as a small stand alone corner desk as well as next to the wall.
Wood
Small Folding Table, Metal and Wood, Italian Design, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Small Folding Table realized in Italy in the early 20th Century.
Metal
Small Oak Desk
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful patina oak desk.
Small English Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Mahogany desk with one drawer. New green leather top, original brass casters and handles.
Louis XV Small Desk
Located in Geneva, CH
Rare small desk, wooden shape of finely decorated with mouldings and sculptured beech.
Fruitwood Small Writing Table
Located in Bedford, NY
WRITING TABLE IN BIRCH WOOD WITH SMALL RAISED SHELF ON THE BACK. DRAWER IN APRON WITH BAIL PULL IN BRASS.
Birch
Louis XV small desk
Located in Paris, FR
. Louis XV style
. Oeben style marquetery
. 1900
. 1 row
Adams Style Small Writing Desk
Located in Washington, DC
Satinwood Inlaid Small Size Writing Desk with attached tower of five small drawers and three larger drawers in the body of the desk.
Satinwood
Small Georgian Chinoiserie Writing Table
Located in Sydney, NSW
A small late Georgian Provincial writing table, Pine decorated in chinoiserie, standing upon its original brass castors.
Pine
Classy My Writing Desk Small
By Emko, etc.etc.
Located in Vilnius, LT
The legs of the table can be twisted off for easier transportation. For smaller, cozier spaces, a one drawer version was created.
Birch, Plywood
Small Desk Kontor Teak, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Zurich, Zurich
Restored: Small desk Kontor Teak, Denmark, 1960s, teak, oiled slightly curved worktop, Left: 3 drawers (top lockable) made of solid wood, Right: compartment with lockable hinged ...
Teak
Pierre Paulin: Small Desk, circa 1962
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Grenoble, FR
Very elegant desk by Pierre Paulin: black lacquered metal, oak, white laminated plywood; small drawer on the right. See also our advertisement for the little tulip chair by Pierre...
Small Modernist Desk Hansen Berlin, 1950
By Hansen
Located in Berlin, DE
From the Berlin top-manufacturer Hansen comes this practical, small desk. With the three on wheels running thrusts he offers plenty of storage space.
Steel
Small Proportioned Arts & Crafts Oak Bureau
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Small proportioned oak Arts & Crafts bureau having a pierced gallery above a sloping fall front with strap hinges, having Ruskin enamel roundels, opening to reveal a fitted interior.
Italian Small Louis XVI Cherry Desk
Located in Moncalvo, IT
Little cherry inlayed desk from Venice, Louis XVI 1780 Circa
Cherry
Small Regency Ebonized Writing Table, circa 1815
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a beautiful small ebonized writing table, featuring three drawers, tooled leather top with a Roman design and chinoiserie decoration with lyre ends, circa 1815.
Leather, Mahogany
Small Italian Walnut Inlaid 19th Century Desk
Located in Moncalvo, IT
Beautiful small Italian 19th century desk made of walnut with front draw
Walnut
A Small Birch-wood Empire Partner's Desk
Located in Djursholm, SE
A small birch-wood and birch-root empire partner's desk made in Stockholm c:a 1830.
Birch
Small 1920s Vintage Side Table or Desk
Located in Freiburg, DE
Polished and oiled non-toxic wood-worm treatment.
Fir
Small 19th Century English Regency Writing Table
Located in Alexandria, VA
Fine antique English writing table in mahogany, having a rectangular top with tooled and gilt leather inset above a frieze with working or false drawers on all sides and raised o...
Leather, Mahogany, Wood
Late Regency Mahogany Small Writing Table, circa 1830
Located in Sheffield, MA
Small late Regency mahogany writing table with mottled green gilt-tooled writing surface above two frieze drawers with brass knobs adorned with lion’s heads masks, supported on turne...
Leather, Mahogany
Art Deco Small Walnut Writing Table, circa 1930
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Art Deco small walnut writing table, circa 1930 This Art Deco writing desk was produced in Walnut in France during the 1930s it has a single drawer with a polished brass handle an...
Wood, Walnut
Small Desk in the Manner of Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Small desk with heavy black lacquered metal frame and brass feet.
Midcentury Continental Mahogany Dressing Table or Small Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Traditionally made as a dressing table, this nicely proportioned piece can be perfect as a small hall table or desk. Recently refinished dark-stained mahogany with black powder-coate...
Brass
Small Dresser Marcel Breuer 1926 with Foldable Top
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Berlin, DE
In the early 1980s, manufacturer TECTA started a new production of this versatile piece of furniture in small series. This version is no longer in production.
Glass, Bentwood
Mid-Century Modern Small Walnut Desk with Round Pulls
Located in Belmont, MA
Mid-Century Modern small walnut desk with round pulls, circa 1970s.
Walnut
Art Deco Style Leather Top Small Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
What a unique piece this Art Deco style writing desk is! It's a rustic and distressed desk that features a leather top surface and bank of drawers sitting on two round pedestal suppo...
Mahogany
Small Fruitwood Desk with White Top from 1950s
Located in London, GB
Fruitwood desk with five drawers and brass details, Italian, 1950s.
Brass
Rare Wood Small Architect Desk in Teak, 1960
Located in Berkeley, CA
Very elegant and attractive desk, multi positions with the 2 metal piece on the side. Every detail is a beautiful design with subtle metal parts to make the rotation.
Wood
Small End of 19th C. Louis XV Style Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Small end of 19th century Louis XV style desk in wood marquetry veneer; chiseled and gilt bronze fittings.
Bronze
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.
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