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Thick Glass Top Glass Base Writing Table Compact Desk
By Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Slick Mid-Century Modern all thick 3/4" glass design writing table or small desk.
Category

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

Materials

Glass

Contemporary Mid-Century Style Writing Desk with Glass Top
Located in London, London
features a sleek, green glass top that contrasts beautifully with the wooden frame, providing a stylish and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Glass, Ash

Writing Desk with Walnut, Maple, Brass and Glass Top
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-turned 48" base with exposed solid wood drawers. Polished 52" tempered glass top. Fine metal
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper, Brass, Aluminum

Italian 1940's Walnut Writing Desk with Black Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
A refined and sleek Italian 1940's walnut desk with a black glass top over two rectangular drawers
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Country Provincial Louis XV Executive Office Writing Desk Glass Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Provincial Louis XV style executive office writing desk with glass top. Item
Category

Mid-20th Century French Country Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century Italian Walnut Sliding Glass Top Secretary Tall Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Mid-Century Modern Italian walnut wood desk console, writing table
Category

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

Materials

Wood, Glass

Lovely Vintage Writing Table Desk in Hardwood with Silk Embroidered Glass Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely vintage writing table with silk embroidered top and glass
Category

20th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Silk, Glass, Hardwood

Three Drawer Cane & Reed Faux Bamboo Compact Desk Writing Table w/ Glass Top
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative cane & reed three drawer compact entry hall desk writing table or console with glass top.
Category

20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cane, Glass

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table with stylish legs and veneer
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian desk writing table glass top metal brass structure by Romeo Rega 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Italian dining table with glass top and metal brass structure by Romeo Rega 1970
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Italian Brass and Wood Writing Desk or Dining Table with Glass Top, C 1955
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Italian brass and wood writing desk or dining table with glass top, C 1955.
Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Glass Top Bamboo Desk/Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Glass top bamboo desk/table.
Category

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

Materials

Bamboo, Glass

Glass Top Bamboo Desk/Table
Glass Top Bamboo Desk/Table
H 31 in W 55 in D 30 in
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Natural Oak Frame
By Carlo Mollino, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Natural Oak Frame by Carlo Mollino Legs
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Canaletto Walnut Frame
By Carlo Mollino, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Clear Glass Top with Canaletto Walnut Frame by Carlo Mollino
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-century Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table with 4 beautifully
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Smoky Glass Top with Black Varnished Oak Frame
By Carlo Mollino, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Cavour CM Writing Desk in Smoky Glass Top with Black Varnished Oak Frame by Carlo Mollino
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Square Stainless Profile Base Glass Top Dining Writing Work Station Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern square stainless profile base 3/4" glass top dining writing work station table
Category

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

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Rattan and Bamboo Desk with Black Glass Top
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Vintage rattan and bamboo desk. An attractive rattan writing table with three drawers and a
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Glass

Ico Parisi Attributed Sculptural Desk With Glass Top 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Architectural desk in walnut with sculptural legs with brass sabots and floating thick glass top
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Petit Chrome Brass and Thick Glass Top Dining or Writing Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Small Mid-Century Modern 42 x 30" brass chrome and 3/4" thick glass dining or dinette table in
Category

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

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Italian Mid-century Desk in Walnut with Floating Glass Top
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Desk in the manner of Melchiorre Bega, glass, walnut, Italy, 1950s This elegant piece of
Category

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

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Trestle Leg table desk with two-tiered glass top, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Trestle Leg table desk with two-tiered glass top, 1970s Chrome and glass desk, 1970s Trestle leg
Category

20th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Stately Wooden Desk with Glass Top, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Italian mid-century stately wooden desk with glass top 1950s Sturdy multipurpose desk with eight
Category

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

Materials

Glass, Wood

Italian Midcentury Desk with Glass Top from the 70s
Located in bari, IT
Typical 70's desk with chromed steel trestles and smoked glass top.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Crystal, Steel

Midcentury Glass Top, Bamboo and Wicker Italian Desk with Drawers, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury glass top, bamboo and wicker desk with drawers. This excellent piece was designed in
Category

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

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood, Glass

Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table. Circa Late 20th
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Acrylic, Laminate

Exotic Lacquer Top Ormolu Desk
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
exuberant lacquered surface. Materials & Finishes: Structure: Black Lacquer (High Gloss Finish) Top: Black
Category

2010s Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Exotic Lacquer Top Ormolu Desk
Exotic Lacquer Top Ormolu Desk
H 30.31 in W 59.06 in D 25.59 in
Desk with Painted Glass Top, Joaquim Tenreiro for Bloch Editors, Mid-Century
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
delicate painted glass surface, the desk exudes an air of sophistication. Embodying the essence of
Category

Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Rosewood Desk with Painted Glass Top by Joaquim Tenreiro, Bloch Editors, 1960s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
rectangular box with three drawers with a rosewood structure and a top in painted glass. This piece is an
Category

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

Materials

Rosewood, Glass

1980s Spanish Four Drawer Wood & Wicker Office Desk w/ Glass Top
Located in Marbella, ES
Vintage 1980s Spanish four drawer wood and wicker office desk with glass top.
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wicker, Wood

French Art Nouveau Wood Side Table Writing Table Glass Top One Drawer, c 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique wood and glass side or writing table, circa 1920. Made in the art Nouveau period
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Italian Glass Top on Chrome Executive 'Nomos' Desk by Norman Foster for Tecno
By Sir Norman Foster, Tecno
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
with Glass top on white background so its not see through, it also has a modesty panel to the front for
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome, Aluminum

Exotic Peacock Feather Top Ormolu Desk
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
Classic design meets exotic opulence. French cabriole legs and exquisite metal ormolu support an exuberant peacock feather surface.
Category

2010s Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Modular Desk Set with Black Glass Top by Mojmir Pozar, 1960s, Set of 3
By M. Požár
Located in Żory, PL
- desk: 120x40x75cm They can be combined in various combinations, as shown in the photos. The set is in
Category

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

Materials

Glass, Wood

Modern Small Desk with Brown Lacquered Glass Top and Black Frame, Made in Italy
By Matthias Demacker
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick tempered glass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Modern Small Desk with Green Lacquered Glass Top and White Frame, Made in Italy
By Matthias Demacker
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick tempered glass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Modern Small Desk with Orange Lacquered Glass Top and White Frame, Made in Italy
By Matthias Demacker
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick tempered glass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Modern Small Desk with Black Lacquered Glass Top and White Frame, Made in Italy
By Matthias Demacker
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick tempered glass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Modern Small Desk with White Lacquered Glass Top and White Frame, Made in Italy
By Matthias Demacker
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
) Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer. The top is made of 8 mm thick tempered glass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Industrial Modern Wrought Iron Tilt Top Drafting Desk / Table
By Jorge A. Marien
Located in East Freetown, MA
Extraordinary modern wrought iron and glass tilt top drafting desk/table. Glass top is framed by
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Wood Mid-Century Modern Style Arezzo Desk with Floating Crystal Top
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Bosques de las Lomas, MX
This desk was inspired by the Mid-Century Modern style. It is made from Koa wood and has four
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Wooden Glass and Brass Top Wash Stand
By Al Black
Located in East Freetown, MA
Antique authentic wooden wash stand. Top has three sided ledge and glass insert with brass corners
Category

Early 20th Century American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

French Directoire Style Brass Trimmed Leather Top Vanity Desk, Circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
leather top drawer. Beveled mirror on back. Marble on top. Gallery top. Measures: 47" H x 27" W x 18 1/4
Category

Antique 1890s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Lucite & Aluminum Base Rectangle Glass Top Dining Conference Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lucite & aluminum base 6' long rectangle 3/4" glass top dining conference table.
Category

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

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Bon Coffee Table from Ringvide, Pine Wood, Glass Top, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
people and their stories. Material - Natural: Acid-stained, oiled pine, tempered optiwhite glass
Category

2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Smoked Glass, Pine

Side table / pedestal with fluted ogive legs - Oval glass top
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Side table / pedestal with fluted ogive legs - Oval glass top Wear consistent with age and use
Category

Vintage 1960s Belgian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Bon Coffee Table from Ringvide, Black Oil, Transparent Glass Top, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
people and their stories. Material - Natural: Acid-stained, oiled pine, tempered optiwhite glass
Category

2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Smoked Glass, Pine

Turn of the Century French Patinated Ecritoire with Display Glass Top
Located in High Point, NC
functional as remarkable. Featuring a slant-top case crowned by a unique glass display top with a cornice
Category

Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Bon Coffee Table from Ringvide, Black Oil, Black Glass Top, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
people and their stories. Material - Natural: Acid-stained, oiled pine, tempered optiwhite glass
Category

2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Smoked Glass, Pine

Leather Basket Weave Glass Top Foyer Console Table Attributed to McGuire
By McGuire
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
allure. The table top features a drop in piece of glass which sits tucked and flat. Additionally, the
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

French Maison Jansen Style Steel and Bronze Table with Glass Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen style steel and bronze table, circa 1970. New glass top.
Category

Vintage 1970s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Chic Work Table with Sawhorse-Style Lucite and Chrome Bases and Glass Top 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Work table with 2 saw horse style lucite and chrome bases and thick glass top, American 1970's
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

19th Century Antique Drawer Set in a Contemporary Iron Base with Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
into a functional piece of furniture. Mounted on sleek rectangular iron legs and topped with glass, the
Category

Antique 19th Century French Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Glass Top Desk VanderBorght
By Vanderborght Frères
Located in Amsterdam, NL
and a rounded top covered in green linoleum with a glass top and aluminum edging. Drawer block left
Category

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

Materials

Steel

Glass Top Desk VanderBorght
Glass Top Desk VanderBorght
H 29.53 in W 78.35 in D 41.74 in
Black Lacquered Desk With Blue Glass Top
Located in Sausalito, CA
This beautiful desk has a lacquered black paint and a blue glass top, as well as enough storage
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Lacquer, Paint

Nayd Desk with Black Glass Top Surface
By Dyan Ditolla Grey
Located in New York, NY
-Blackened steel base and 2" angled black glass. -Desk has two levels, one for computer and lower
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Sergio Rodrigues Caviuna Wood Desk with Black Glass Top
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A solid Caviuna Wood desk from Brazil with two drawers, reverse painted black glass top designed by
Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

Desk With Rebar Frame Macassar Ebony Drawers And Custom Glass Top
By Troy Smith Studio
Located in Toronto, Ontario
rebar desk is integrated with Macassar Ebony in high gloss and a custom glass top that is 1" thick. The
Category

2010s Canadian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Contemporary Laser Cut Stainless Steel Desk with Glass Top "Scrivania Scultura"
By Antonio Papadia, Meoro
Located in Preverenges, CH
extra-white tempered glass top. Other tops can be ordered upon request: marble, pietra spaccata, steel
Category

2010s Swiss Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr white, glass top & bronze base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
, Adentro Paris. The desk is composed of a central extra clear glass panel with a storage below and has
Category

2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

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Glass Top Writing Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of glass top writing desks is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, metal and wood, all glass top writing desks available were constructed with great care. Find 82 antique and vintage glass top writing desks at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 12 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Glass top writing desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Glass top writing desks made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. If space is limited, there are small glass top writing desks measuring 16.25 inches across. Many glass top writing desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Matthias Demacker, Vittorio Dassi and Dassi produced popular glass top writing desks that are worth a look.

How Much are Glass Top Writing Desks?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,840, while they’re typically $10 on the low end and $37,500 highest priced.

Finding the Right Desks And Writing Tables for You

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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