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19th C Empire Style Partner’s Desk with Orig Brass Fittings and New Leather Top
Located in Troy, MI
Large French Empire style partners desk has new leather desktop and ebonized finish, circa 1890s
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Empire, Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, 19th Century French Empire Louis XVI Mahogany Cylinder Desk. This beautiful desk has the
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1860s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Brass

Swedish Empire Workbench
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Swedish Empire workbench with fine patina. This is a useful piece of storage furniture with two
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19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Wood

Empire Style Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine Empire Style Mahogany Desk, with gilt embossed writing surface, zoomorphic leg
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Metal

19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Center Cylinder Bureau Desk
Located in Milano, MI
An early 19th century Empire walnut bureau of Italian origin. A cylinder front, opening to reveal
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Walnut

Antique French Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Partners Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Empire Revival Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk, Circa
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1870s Napoleon III Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Period French Empire Mahogany Bureau Plat of Desk, 19th Century
Located in Essex, MA
Period first Empire Mahogany desk --Lyre base form with original gilt bronze mounts
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Super Rare 19th Century Transforming Ladies Desk, Empire Secretary, Mahogany
Located in Greven, DE
Convertible antique writing desk France Mahogany Empire, 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century French Empire Fall Front Desk Abattant
By Jacob Frères
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A period French Empire fall front desk referred to as an Abattant. The case is constructed in a
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Russian Rosewood and Faux Rosewood Empire Writing Desk Boulle Inlay
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb Boulle brass inlaid rosewood Russian writing desk. The desk is made of solid
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1870s Russian Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

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Rosewood

19th Century French Empire Marquetry Desk Armchair with Hand Painted Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
desk chair features marquetry decor around the frame embellished with hand painted floral motifs. The
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Antique American Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Secretary, Bookcase Desk, C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
*** Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Secretary with Upper Bookcase with Double Glass Doors over Lower
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Mid-19th Century American Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Empire Revolving Desk Chair, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique and very comfortable French Empire mahogany revolving desk chair, circa
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1870s French Antique Empire Desk

French Empire Revival Mahogany and Ebonized Desk Chair, Last Quarter 19th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rounded backrest with central splat, with ebonized lion head handles, retaining antique leather upholstered, ebonized rosettes and trim, with shaped front legs ending in paw...
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1880s French Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Classical American Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Secretary Desk c1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Classical Greco American Empire secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper
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Mid-19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Fine French Second Empire Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Library Desk Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in Benington, Herts
Fine French Napoleon III second Empire gilt bronze-mounted library desk probably by Krieger
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Antique American Empire Quervelle School Flame Mahogany Artist Work Desk
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire Quervelle School artist station offers flame mahogany construction with
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19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Felt, Mahogany

Classical Empire Tiger Maple Two-Tone Inlaid Drop Front Butlers Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Empire butler's desk feature two toned inlay tiger maple with drop front desk
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19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Maple

French Empire Napoleon III Mahogany and Leather Desk Chair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A 19th century French Napoleon III desk or side chair with a round leather-upholstered seat with
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Empire Desk

Imperial Map Desk of the Habsburg Empire
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental, one-of-a-kind map desk hails from the Imperial Palace of the Habsburg Emperor
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19th Century Austrian Other Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut, Wood

Amazing 1870 Late Empire Pure Gold Gilded Metal and Crystal Italian Desk Set
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This is an Italian desk set in original box from the Late Empire period, dating to around 1870. The
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Late 19th Century Italian Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Danish Late Empire Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
A Danish Late Empire mahogany line inlaid bureau plat, Circa 1830, the rectangular top with rounded
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1830s Danish Empire Antique Empire Desk

Antique French Empire Style Walnut Writing Desk W/ Brown Leather Top
Located in Astoria, NY
Antique French writing desk made in French Empire style sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique American Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Flat Top Desk, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire flat top writing desk offers flame mahogany construction with bowed
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Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a Abattant Desk ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
positively stunning secretary desk from the second quarter of the 19th century features a carefully selected
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

French Empire Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Hixson, TN
An exquisite mahogany bureau plat in the French Empire style. The mahogany is French polished to a
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Early 20th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

French Empire Walnut Writing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning period Empire writing table, c. 1840, found in France. The surface and slides having
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Walnut

French Empire Mahogany Console Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
19th century French Empire single drawer console table with all original brass hardware, working
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Classical Flame Mahogany Second Empire Partners Desk With Ormolu c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An American Empire Classical Greco partners desk offers flame mahogany construction with double
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Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Antique American Empire Art Deco Flame Mahogany Pine Library Writing Desk 49"
Located in Dayton, OH
An early 20th century American Empire & Art Deco Desk. The desk began its life as a traditional
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Early 20th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Antique American Pre-Civil War Empire Maple Bureau/Desk Pennsylvania, circa 1830
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American pre-civil war maple bureau/desk, circa 1830. Made from curly maple, the fall-front
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1830s American Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Maple

Antique French Empire Period Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Meticulously hand-crafted from exotic imported mahogany, this stunning writing table would be considered indispensable to any self-respecting lord of the manoir! Featuring four scrol...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

French 19th Century Empire Bureau Plat
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stately Empire bureau plat with a tooled leather top, c. 1830. The three-piece green leather top
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogony Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
A French Empire bureau plat of loustrous polished mahagony contrasting with finely chased ormoulu
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

French Empire Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Empire figured mahogany bureau plat with gold tooled black leather writing surface
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

19th or 20th Century Empire Style Faux Partners or Writing Desk Having Claw Feet
Located in Manhasset, NY
A spectacular 19th or 20th century Empire style faux partners desk having claw feet. A late 19th or
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Early 20th Century Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Wood

A Fine Antique Library Desk in the Empire Manner by Krieger of Paris
By Maison Krieger
Located in London, GB
, of pedestal nine drawer form, all drawers lockable and having Empire style escutcheons, housed within
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Desk and Chair in the Empire Style
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A 19th century mahogany and gilt bronze-mounted desk in the Empire style. The rectangular top with
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Mid-19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Bureau Plat from the 19th Century
Located in Hixson, TN
A stately French Empire bureau plat with a leather tooled top. There are four noticeable turned and
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

French 19th Century Empire-Style Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful 19th century mahogany secretary, c. 1820. This desk has a black, fossil marble top
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Continental Empire Style Karelian Birch Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
The black tooled leather inset top over a frieze drawer flanked by two drawers, all with diamond stringing and escutcheons set between ebonized pilasters with foliated capitals, with...
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Desk

Antique French Ebonized Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French ebonized mahogany desk with two side pull outs, completely restored both
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Early 1900s German Empire Antique Empire Desk

Empire Writing Table, probably Vienna around 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Small Empire work table with partly gold-patinated, curved caryatid legs and walnut veneered body
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Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Leather, Walnut

Antique French Directoire Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French burled ash desk in the Directoire style, finished in a lustrous museum quality French polish
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1880s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Wood

American Mahogany Partner s Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Mahogany Partner's Desk with glass knobs. Top refinished and everything else cleaned and
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1880s American Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique American Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Drop Front Abattant Desk C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Drop Front Abattant Desk Unsigned C1840. Measures - 55"H x 37.25"W x
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat, Probably France, circa 1900
Located in Greding, DE
Large Empire style, mahogany veneered desk. The desk stands on tall square legs with brass sabots
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Early 1900s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century French Empire Fruitwood Bureau Plat
Located in Atlanta, GA
The French Empire fruitwood bureau plat with embossed black leather top, 4 drawers, tapered turned
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Brass

French Empire Style Bronze Letter Holder
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This neoclassical style bronze stationary holder would be a handsome addition to any desk. It
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century Empire Inkstand
Located in Paris, FR
Empire inkstand crafted of ebony, gilt bronze and crystal. Exhibiting an exquisite design of
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Crystal, Bronze

Early 19th Century Empire Inkstand
Located in Paris, FR
Empire inkstand crafted of ebony, gilt bronze and crystal. Exhibiting an exquisite design of
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Crystal, Bronze

Empire Bureau Plat, First Quarter of the 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Bureau plat standing on curved legs with blackened lion’s paws. The desk has three drawers and is
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Officers Campaign Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
Mahogany Empire style Military officers campaign desk. Flip top fitted with mirror raises to reveal
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique desk, Northern Europe, around 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique desk from the late 19th century, Northern Europe. The piece of furniture is in very good
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Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Walnut

Empire Architect Table, Table á Tronchin, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique architect table France mahogany, leather Empire around 1810 Dimensions: H x W x D
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

French Mahogany Empire Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
French mahogany empire bureau. Freestanding. Cylinder flap, pull-out writing plate with green
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Empire style cabinet set, France, circa 1820.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Empire style study set, France, ca. 1820. Furniture in very good condition, after professional
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Early 20th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Materials

Walnut

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Antique Empire Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique empire desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every antique empire desk was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique empire desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique empire desk made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Neoclassical — is very popular. Coduri of Lyon, France, Jean Joseph Chapuis and Albert Marionnet each produced at least one beautiful antique empire desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Empire Desk?

The average selling price for an antique empire desk at 1stDibs is $5,192, while they’re typically $250 on the low end and $348,500 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Empire Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.