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Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Italian Modernist Silvio Cavatorta two-piece desk and table set in deeply sculpted Italian
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Desks

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Diminutive Country French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th century country French provincial style diminutive writing table or desk crafted from
Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French writing table or desk made in a diminutive scale or ladies bureau plat
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Tramp Art Secretary Desk of Diminutive Size
Located in Downingtown, PA
Tramp Art Secretary Desk of Diminutive Size, late-19th century. The secretary desk is black
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Desks

Materials

Wood

Queen Anne Style Pedestal Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
diminutive desk as it should be as desk from the Queen Anne period were much, much smaller than desks made
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Queen Anne Style Pedestal Desk
Queen Anne Style Pedestal Desk
H 29 in W 54 in D 33 in
Regency Mahogany Davenport Desk of Diminutive Size
Located in Essex, MA
Of unusual almost one half normal width with part brass gallery top with handle and hinged tooled green leather writing lid opening to a fitted interior over a case fitted with four ...
Category

Antique 1790s English Regency Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Diminutive Edwardian Mahogany Pedestal Desk with Leather Top
Located in Milford, NH
A fine diminutive Edwardian mahogany three part pedestal desk with leathered tool top and three
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Diminutive Writing Table
By John Mclean
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English Regency period bonheur du jour attributed to John McLean & Son, the rectangular top having pierced gallery with turned and ring collared brass column supports with ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Regency Diminutive Writing Table
Regency Diminutive Writing Table
H 45.5 in W 29.75 in D 17 in
Diminutive Leather Top Desk with Pull-Out Sides and Bronze Mounts Stamped Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
An early Louis XVI style leather top desk with pull-out sides and bronze mounts with a single
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Diminutive Burl & Mahogany Davenport Desk with Watercolor Panels, c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique diminutive davenport desk offers burl and mahogany construction with upper pierced
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique English Inlaid Rosewood Child's or Ladies Diminutive Writing Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare antique English inlaid rosewood child's or ladies writing desk with lift-up sloped lid with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Small Antique Bronze Planter Bowl, Chinese, Decorative, Desk Pot, Georgian, 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, circa 1800. This delightfully diminutive desk pot features a refined foliate motif, warm golden-brown
Category

Antique Early 1800s Chinese Georgian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Bronze

19th Century 3-Piece Diminutive Lacquer Secretary Desk with Nice Chinoiserie
Located in Milford, NH
A fine three-piece diminutive black lacquer secretary desk with extensive chinoiserie or japanned
Category

Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19thc French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat Desk with Ormolu in Diminutive Size
Located in Savannah, GA
Handsome diminutive size French Louis XVI lady's writing table constructed of mahogany and
Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Diminutive George III Walnut Block Front Slant Front Bureau Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid 19th century, fully professionally restored Diminutive George III Walnut And Block Front
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Diminutive Gio Ponti for Schirolli Stained Mahogany and Laminate Writing Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small writing table/student desk in stained mahogany with attractive mint green laminate surface by
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Laminate, Mahogany

Louis XV Style Diminutive Kingwood Writing Table by J. Lapie/ Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Christies label- London, 1994. A finely made French 18th c. writing table with ormolu mounts and beautiful variegated marble top. The three fine drawers with shaped front inlays and ...
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Diminutive Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic French diminutive ladies writing table or desk featuring a black lacquer ebonized finish
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Diminutive Renaissance Revival Walnut & Burl Cylinder Secretary, c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Renaissance Revival diminutive cylinder desk offers walnut and burl construction with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Desks

Materials

Walnut, Glass

Cushman Colonial Creations Writing Desk
By H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Rare diminutive writing desk by the H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company circa 1930's. The desk
Category

Mid-20th Century American Rustic Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian Baroque Style Desk Lacquered by Artist Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical charming diminutive scale Italian writing table, desk, or vanity made in the Baroque
Category

20th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Country French Provincial Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century country French provincial diminutive writing table or desk carved from walnut
Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons Italian Walnut Asymmetrical Desk
By Bertha Schaefer, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Diminutive midcentury angled student desk in Italian walnut designed by Bertha Schaefer for M
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Circa 18th century English unusual size painted kneehole desk or side table
Located in London, GB
A charming diminutively sized English kneehole desk. It was not originally made for a child but
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Very Fine Ormolu, Porcelain and Marquetry Writing Desk by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
Époque, this beautiful, delicate, and diminutive writing desk is executed in the Transitional style of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

18th Century Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive early 18th century, George I Period, walnut kneehole desk of diminutive
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Walnut Kneehole Desk
18th Century Walnut Kneehole Desk
H 29 in W 30 in D 18 in
Regency Style Leather Wrapped Davenport Desk, Atrib. Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
classic elegance to any room, this diminutive Davenport desk is ideal for those who appreciate fine
Category

Late 20th Century Regency Desks

Materials

Brass

English Regency Style Writing Table by Theodore Alexander
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant Theodore Alexander leather and walnut diminutive writing desk. The central drawer with two
Category

Late 20th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Modernist Copper Desk Lamp by Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Rare Modernist style diminutive copper desk lamp with adjustable shade by Adnet.
Category

Vintage 1940s French Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

Modernist Copper Desk Lamp by Adnet
Modernist Copper Desk Lamp by Adnet
H 10 in W 6.25 in D 7.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Desk Table Lamp by Luxo
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Diminutive table desk lamp in white by Luxo. Fully adjustable. Designed by Jack Jacobsen. In very
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Fine Quality French Mahogany Bronze Mounted Secretary Desk Bookcase Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an absolutely gorgeous and superb quality diminutive secretary desk from France. The desk
Category

Vintage 1940s French Directoire Secretaires

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

George III English Antique Mahogany Bookcase Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
very fine secretary desk of diminutive proportions, this fabulous form features an upper bookcase with
Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Antique Carved Tiger, Asian, Teak, Decorative Statue, 20th Century, circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
. Diminutive in size - ideal as desk ornamentation, or equally at home in a collector's cabinet. Delivered
Category

Early 20th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Teak

Diminutive Maple Queen Anne Lady’s / Child’s Desk on Frame, Salem, circa 1760
Located in Providence, RI
Whether a lady’s desk or a child’s desk, what it is an early diminutive desk based on the design of
Category

Antique 1760s American Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Maple

Rare Diminutive Mahogany Hepplewhite Desk with Tambour Doors, MA, circa 1795
Located in Providence, RI
It is most rare to find a desk of this size; it was obviously a custom order. This came out of the
Category

Antique Early 18th Century American Hepplewhite Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Diminutive Louis XVI Rosewood and Satinwood Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
Diminutive rosewood and satinwood writing table.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Satinwood

Fine and Important George I Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in New York, NY
Diminutive walnut kneehole desks of this age and condition are extremely rare. This piece has a
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Figural Clock Set Carrera Marble and Gilt Bronze Diminutive, circa 1900
Located in Redding, CA
Wonderful quality is found on this smaller French three-piece clock set. Centred by a beauty in classical attire with a horn, beautifully cast and gilt as are all the mounts involved...
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

George II Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
A diminutive early Georgian kneehole desk, with one large and seven smaller drawers, and the
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Desks

Materials

Walnut

George II Walnut Kneehole Desk
George II Walnut Kneehole Desk
H 29.5 in W 33 in D 19.5 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ladies Writing Desk Marquetry Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
marquetry inlay in boxwood and satinwood. This diminutive, bombay, elegant writing desk has delicate
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

A Rare Diminutive Chippendale Block Front Desk and Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
AN IMPORTANT AND RARE DIMINUTIVE CHIPPENDALE SHELL-CARVED AND FIGURED MAHOGANY AND CEDARWOOD BLOCK
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Cedar

English Edwardian Satinwood Bureau
Located in Kirkland, WA
brasses. The nicest feature of this desk is its diminutive size at only 24 inches wide.
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Bronze

English Edwardian Satinwood Bureau
English Edwardian Satinwood Bureau
H 39.75 in W 23.75 in D 16.5 in
Petite Restauration Secretaire Abbatant
Located in New Orleans, LA
An unusual, well-scaled, diminutive, drop front desk, the crown having rounded corners and the base
Category

Antique 19th Century French Restauration Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Petite Restauration Secretaire Abbatant
Petite Restauration Secretaire Abbatant
H 42.25 in W 19 in D 14.5 in
Good design diminutive desk
Located in New York, NY
Diminutive desk with an exceptional use of different kinds of wood and materials. Slanted brass
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Good design diminutive desk
Good design diminutive desk
H 31 in W 39 in D 18.25 in
Adorable Pair of Diminutive Desk LampsAttributed to Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful pair of small scale desk lamps by Fontana Arte. Each on glass base with severe beveled
Category

20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Small Dassi Desk, Italy, 1960s
By Dassi
Located in New York, NY
Diminutive desk by Mobilifico Dassi with a glass top and ebonized legs and top trim. Has two
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Small Dassi Desk, Italy, 1960s
Small Dassi Desk, Italy, 1960s
H 31 in W 41 in D 28 in
Petite Rosewood Writing Desk by Finn Juhl
By Finn Juhl, Niels Vodder
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Rare rosewood writing desk by Finn Juhl for Niels Vodder, Denmark, 1942. This diminutive desk
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
one of which is divided into small compartments. This diminutive desk is quite practical with a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble

19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk
19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk
H 40.25 in W 18 in D 15 in
Adorable Italian Desk Lamp with Translucent Shade
Located in New York, NY
DIminutive desk lamp, the brass tripod base supports an curvaceous adjustable shade in the spirit
Category

20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Swedish Art Deco Maohgany Desk/Vanity
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Great lines on this diminutive desk by AB Förenade Möbler of Sweden, signed on the bottom with a
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Vanities

Materials

Brass

Swedish Art Deco Maohgany Desk/Vanity
Swedish Art Deco Maohgany Desk/Vanity
H 25.5 in W 47.25 in D 18 in
Diminutive Lady's Desk by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
French diminutive Louis XVI style mahogany and parcel-gilt Lady's desk, circa 1940s, light brown
Category

Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Diminutive Lady's Desk by Jansen
Diminutive Lady's Desk by Jansen
H 35 in W 25.75 in D 18 in
Diminutive Italian 50's desk
Located in New York, NY
50's desk fully embodying the Italian design style of the time where function was never separated
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Diminutive Italian 50's desk
Diminutive Italian 50's desk
H 31.25 in W 41.5 in D 22 in
Diminutive English Pedestal Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English mahogany pedestal desk of unusual small size, the gilt tooled red leather top above 3
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Diminutive English Pedestal Desk
Diminutive English Pedestal Desk
H 29 in W 42 in D 24 in
Beautiful Diminutive Burlwood Inlaid Slant Front Desk
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A small beautifully crafted burlwood slant front desk having gorgeous ebony & satinwood inlay
Category

1990s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Burl

Diminutive Italian 50's desk by Dassi
Located in New York, NY
Posh Italian 50's desk made by Dassi an Italian small size company still active that made in the 50
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Diminutive Italian 50's desk by Dassi
Diminutive Italian 50's desk by Dassi
H 28.5 in W 34 in D 18 in
Diminutive Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century diminutive Georgian style writing table or desk crafted from mahogany. The elegant
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Diminutive and Stylish Italian Desk
Located in New York, NY
Attractive small scale desk, Italy 1950's. A pair of small drawers with an open letter area to the
Category

20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Lacquer

Diminutive and Stylish Italian Desk
Diminutive and Stylish Italian Desk
H 30.5 in W 39 in D 20.5 in
Diminutive Danish Modern Rosewood Desk by EJM Skive
By Skive Møbelfabrik
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960s Danish rosewood desk by EJM Skive Møbelfabrik. Elegant, minimal design with exquisitely book
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Diminutive Antique Oak Architects Desk / Drafting Table, Adjustable Top
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Diminutive antique oak architects desk, drafting table, adjustable top, great size, featuring top
Category

Vintage 1930s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Diminutive 19th Century Pine Desk/Table with Single Drawer
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century Pine desk and/or table with all-over natural finish. Solid two board top with rounded
Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

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Diminutive Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic diminutive desk available at 1stDibs. A diminutive desk — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer diminutive desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A diminutive desk, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Georgian or Industrial style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one diminutive desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Jansen, O-Luce and Skive Møbelfabrik produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Diminutive Desk?

The average selling price for a diminutive desk at 1stDibs is $2,500, while they’re typically $435 on the low end and $28,000 for the highest priced.