Gilded Writing Desk
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Brass
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Bronze
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Bronze
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Bronze
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Bronze
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Wood
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Bronze
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Walnut
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Brass
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Brass
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Leather, Wood
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Bronze
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Bronze
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Metal
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Brass
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Bronze
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Bronze
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Wood
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Bronze
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Bronze
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Leather, Rosewood
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Ormolu
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Iron
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Wood
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Wood
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Gesso, Wood, Paint
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Ormolu
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Giltwood
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Mahogany
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Wood
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Wood
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Wood
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Porphyry, Bronze
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Walnut, Softwood
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Satinwood
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Wood, Giltwood, Burl
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Brass
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Leather
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Leather
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Wood
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Leather
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Leather
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Leather
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Wood
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Rosewood, Amboyna
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Bronze
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- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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