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19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
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Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Italian Empire Neoclassical Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Italian Empire neoclassical walnut and parcel-gilt secretary Handsome masculine Empire campaign
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Walnut, Mirror, Giltwood

Near Pair Empire Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau, Early 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A rare near pair of finely crafted Empire-style desk chairs, attributed to renowned French
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

19th Century French Adjustable Table Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Empire mahogany adjustable height tabletop desk, made for writing or
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Brass

19th Century Swedish Fall Front Desk with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century fall front desk from Kalix, North of Sweden. The overhanging rectangular top abowe a
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Pine

Early 19th Century American Mahogany Butler s Desk/Secretary Chest
Located in Louisville, KY
desk/chest is made of fine figured mahogany. The extended top drawer is a fall front secretary that
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Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Brass

19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope circa 1870. Fine quality english made
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Late 19th Century English Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Walnut

Early 19th Century Miniature Writing Desk Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage miniature wood box has six drawers and lots of character and patina. Some of the drawers are lined in faux marbleized paper. We see this wonderful piece being used to st...
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Metal, Brass

French Painted Toleware and Brass Desk Lamp A lovely piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Painted Toleware and Brass Desk Lamp A lovely piece, adapted from an original oil lamp, the
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19th Century Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Brass

Antique Biedermeier Secretary Desk, Germany 1820
Located in Leimen, DE
Finish This elegant early 19th-century Empire-Biedermeier secretary desk was crafted in Germany between
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1810s German Biedermeier Antique Empire Desk

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Walnut

A French Figural Bronze Inkwell Desk Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Figural Bronze Inkwell Desk Lamp with Tole Shade, Late 19th / Early 20th Century French
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Early 20th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Empire Secretaire, Walnut, Maple, Paw Feet, Austria circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine Early Biedermeier or late Empire Secretaire / Drop-Front /Secretary Desk from Austria around
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1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Empire Desk

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Brass, Gold Leaf

19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk Black Leather Drop Leaf Top HRH . Very Rare
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Antique Cast Brass Bouilotte Style Table or Desk Lamp Base with Green Onyx
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique bouilette style desk or table lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from
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Early 20th Century English Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

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Onyx, Brass

Transformation mahogany chest of drawers desk, 19th c.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chest of drawers with desk in the Empire style, mahogany and mahogany veneer, rectangular top, box
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Late 19th Century Portuguese Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

Wonderful Early 1900s Bronze and Marble Table / Desk Lamp with Faun Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderfully handcrafted antique table or desk lamp for a unique ambiance. If you are looking for
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Early 20th Century European Empire Revival Antique Empire Desk

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Marble, Bronze

Green Bouillotte Bronze Three Lights Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A French Empire style period desk lamp, boasting three bronze lights and an adjustable screen, is
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper

Faberge Pink and Green Enamel Taperstick Holder by Faberge
By Karl Fabergé
Located in London, GB
A Faberge pink & green enamel taperstick holder by Faberge', the sconce of translucent pink enamel on an engine turned radiating guilloché ground, the pink column with two green enam...
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Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Empire Desk

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14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Empire Style Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
Lady's desk with Empire style mahogany, base decorated with griffins, very beautiful register of
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Early 20th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Rare Empire Desk Chair
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Empire desk or side chair, with original leather and carved,painted and gilded legs.
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19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Wood, Leather

Black Ebonized French Empire Desk with Green Leather Writing Surface
Located in Antwerp, BE
Black ebonized French Empire desk with green leather writing surface .There are additional pull-out
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Early 20th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Art Deco Desk
By Max Lorenz Nachf
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Empire desk. Beautiful Art Deco Empire desk in bird's-eye maple with giltwood trims and
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Empire Desk

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Birdseye Maple

Late 19th Century Empire Marble Alabaster and Bronze French Desk Lamp
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Beautiful Empire desk lamp, with a double base of black Spanish Marquina marble with four corners
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Alabaster, Marble, Bronze

19th Century Second Empire Style Desk
Located in Boston, MA
Empire style desk with leather top, bronze mounts and slides.
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Leather, Mahogany

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. This item is
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19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Birch

19th Century French Empire Bronze Desk Set
Located in Boston, MA
Exceptional 19th century French Empire tole desk set with gilt bronze mounts. For scale, envelope
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze, Tôle

Beautiful Empire Style Writing Desk
Located in Chulmleigh, Devon
This is a freestanding writing desk that’s to say it is finished both sides. It is beautifully
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Desk

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Kingwood

French Empire Mahogany Desk Chair, circa 1840
Located in Salisbury, GB
A French Empire mahogany desk chair of horseshoe form. Standing on fluted legs and with green hide
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

Empire Writing Desk by Johann Reimann, Vienna, Dated 1803
By Johann Reimann
Located in Vienna, AT
the high quality of furniture-making in Vienna around 1800. The 1803 dated desk from Johann Reiman
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Early 18th Century Austrian Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Satinwood, Yew

Empire Period Console and Desk, 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Empire period console in mahogany forming a desk with a writing desk and supports for ink bottles
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

1900s Empire-Style Desk with Gorgeous Veneer Wood Grain Detail Carved Legs
Located in Memphis, TN
1900s Empire-style desk with gorgeous veneer wood grain detail and graceful carved legs. Dress up a
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Velvet

Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat with a Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A Empire gilt bronze-mounted mahogany bureau plat, the top with a green leather writing surface
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Ormolu

19th Century Writing Desk in Empire Style Enriched with Gold Bronze Parts
Located in Arezzo, IT
Writing desk Empire style, in mahogany feather with leather top finished with gold embellished
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

French Antique Escritoire Desk Chest 1900 Inlaid Empire
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French antique Empire escritoire we, date to circa 1900. Great piece of furniture, kind
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Early 1900s Empire Antique Empire Desk

French Empire Period Mahogany Library Stand or Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 19th century French Empire period mahogany gentleman's library stand/ desk, with leather top
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Leather, Mahogany

19th Century First Empire Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
19th century first Empire mahogany desk chair with inlaid lemonwood, concave back, squared supports
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Desk

Antique French Empire Style Ink Stand, Desk Inkwell, France 1880, H527
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique French Empire style ink stand, desk inkwell, France 1880, H527 France 1880 Floral mounts
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1880s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Brass

Antique French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Walnut Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Highly charming French Empire writing table or bureau plat handcrafted from walnut with ebonized
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1880s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

Antique Empire Bureau De Dame Ladies Desk Writing Table, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning French Empire antique ladies desk or bureau de dame Great look to this piece with
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1880s Empire Antique Empire Desk

Antique French Empire Escritoire 1880 Desks Bureau Chest Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French Empire antique escritoire or desk. These are great and practical space saving
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1880s Empire Antique Empire Desk

19th Century Empire Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
Free standing desk with three frieze drawers. Drawers behind a door of the left hand door and
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19th Century Swedish First Empire Antique Empire Desk

Empire Style Mahogany Middle Desk with Egyptian Décor, France 19th Century
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
embellished with empire green leathers gilded with iron. This "Return from Egypt" style desk is a fine example
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1890s French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

1790-French Empire Writing Desk Secretaire Gilt Ormolu-manner Thomire/Desmalter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Empire Napoleonic Desk of the finest detail and refined restraint, in the manner of ebeniste Master Jacob
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze, Ormolu

Unusual Small French Directoire or Empire Transition Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unusual and small-scale French Directoire/Empire transition period mahogany drop front desk, with
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Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Empire Desk

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Marble, Brass

French Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
An elegant 19th century mahogany writing desk with inlaid leather writing pad in tabletop, with
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Writing/Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
finest. Extravagant combinations of materials, this desk is certainly no exception. Burl wood table with
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Brass

Louis XVI Period Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very elegant desk from with gilded decorations and leather inlay. Also has extensions similar to a
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

French Empire Serpent Bronze Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
Bronze inkwell stand from the Second Empire period, circa 1840-1870. Made in France, it consists of
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Mid-19th Century Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

19th Century French Second Empire Figured Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Asheville, NC
19th century French Second Empire figured mahogany bureau plat, black tooled leather top, turned
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Leather, Mahogany

French Empire Writing Table
Located in Seattle, WA
women. Small mahogany writing table, or ladies writing desk. Flat-topped rectangular table with a single
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desk

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Brass

19th Century Empire Design Elbow Chair
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
Early 19th century mahogany framed Empire design elbow chair. The chair has square sabre legs
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1840s English Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

French Mahogany Desk, circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The rectangular top inset with a beige tooled leather writing surface and slide outs on both ends. Above five drawers, the reverse side with dummy drawers raised on columnar legs wit...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Mahogany

Swedish Empire Clock
By Johan Erik Callerström
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful timepiece made in Stockholm and signed by Johan Erik Callerström who attained a watchmakers permit in 1817. The clock is made in gilt bronze and is in excellent condition.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Bronze

Fine and Highly Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Cylinder-Bureau
By G. None
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany Cylinder-Bureau. A marble toped rectangular top above
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Marble, Ormolu

French Empire Dressing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic French Empire piece dates from the napoleioic period of the early 19th
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Leather, Mahogany, Giltwood

French Empire Walnut Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Empire walnut writing table with tapered legs, brass trim, and original leather top.
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1890s Antique Empire Desk

Russian Imperial Style Desk, Chair, and Mirror
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
cabriole legs terminating in paw feet. Desk: 31 x 75 x 35.5 in Chair: 34.5 x 35 x 30 in Mirror: 88 x
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19th Century Russian Empire Antique Empire Desk

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Brass

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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 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 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 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 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.
  • 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.