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Desk Ormolu Black and Gold Vintage French Writing Brass Curves Wood Ornate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely ornate vintage black and gold with ornate brass metal details on the legs French ormolu
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Black Lacquered Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate little writing desk or side table....
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Danish Triangular Topped Desk in the Manner of France
Sons
By France
Søn
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A dark Danish desk with angled top, three drawers to one side and cross stretcher to the lower
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
A French Black Lacquer Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top inset with antiqued mirror glass over two frieze drawers; raised on square tapering legs terminating in brass sabots.
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Writing Desk with Black Leather Top and Cartonnier
Located in Dallas, TX
both style and organization. Crafted in France, circa 1830, this "bureau a cartonnier" is made from
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style writing desk /bureau plat black lacquered finish
Located in Houston, TX
The unique black lacquered finish on this desk is dramatic
And has great contrast with the silvered
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Black Leather Top French Directoire Style Writing Desk Bureau Plat, Circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
desk is made of solid cherry and features a fantastic black leather top desk and embossed as well. The
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Vintage 1960s American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Black Cerused-Oak Writing Desk in the Manner of Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
A black cerused-oak writing desk in the manner of Jean-Michel Frank, leather top and two drawers.
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Black Writing Table Desk With Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1900
Located in Round Top, TX
Three drawer pine desk with elongated cabriolet legs.
Restored, later custom black painted finish
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Early 20th Century Swedish French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
French Empire Style Black Lacquer Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
French Empire style black lacquer desk with a tooled black leather writing surface, circa 1930s
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Vintage 1930s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
1920s French Postal Desk in Black wood
Located in Cirencester, GB
We sourced this Early 20th Century postal desk from a Brocante in Normandy.
Made from pine with
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Vintage 1920s French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
French Louis Philippe Black Lacquered Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Louis Philippe style black lacquered and polished desk with campaign-style X frame
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21st Century and Contemporary European Louis Philippe Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Wood
$6,634 / item
Demilune Louis XVI Style Mirrored-Top Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Demilune Louis XVI style mirrored-top writing desk with brass gallery on tapered fluted legs
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Barbara Barry for McGuire Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By McGuire, Barbara Barry
Located in South Bend, IN
An excellent newly refinished McGuire writing desk by Barbara Barry. The desk features three caned
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1990s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
French Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
French Louis XVI style black lacquered desk.
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Black Leather Top Desk, with Brass Trim
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique black French desk, that was completely and thoroughly restored in our Old Plank workshop
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Antique Early 1900s French Country Desks and Writing Tables
French Art Deco Black Lacquered Console/Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant Black Lacquered Desk with External Stainless Steel Moldings. Classic and Modern.
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ebony Hollywood Regency Bronze Mounted Writing Table or Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Hollywood Regency bronze mounted writing table or office desk having a finely tooled leather top
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
French Rosewood and Black Metal Desk, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Six drawers French desk in rosewood and enameled steel, aluminum pulls, metal skirt under the top
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Writing Table with Three Drawers
Located in Hudson, NY
French writing table with three drawers
Gilt embossed leather top.
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Napoleon III French Black Lacquered Bonheur du Jour Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Napoleon III black lacquered Bonheur du jour diminutive writing desk, 20th century, throughout with
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20th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Desk High Glossy Black Lacquer, France 1925
Located in Bochum, NRW
Black Art Deco desk with beautifully fluted french facade, fully refurbished in high glossy black
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage Modern Black Desk from France, circa 1960
Located in Nashville, TN
Vintage Modern Black Desk From France, circa 1960. Original black paint with light traces of use
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Vintage 1960s European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Art Deco Desk, Black and Chrome, France, circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very elegant Art Deco desk with drawers, doors and shelf.
Oak solid wood, lacquered with black
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
French Black Lacquer Desk with Red Leather Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Black Lacquer Desk with Red Leather Top, circa 1930's.
It has been refinished in a
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Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 1950s Desk with Teak Top and Black Metal Legs
Located in London, GB
French 1950s desk with teak top and black steel legs.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Fine French Ebonised Desk
Located in Kent, Dover
A stylish French desk of fine quality, comprising six lockable drawers and two slides, in ebonised
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
French 19th Century Louis XVI Black Desk / Center Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Louis XVI black painted & ebonized desk with a single drawer. Wonderful paneled top with
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Black Desk Table, Boulle Style Napoleon III, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Flat desk in Boulle Marquetry Napoleon III
Rare and Beautiful Louis XVI style desk from the
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small Art Deco Desk, Black and Chrome, France, circa 1925
Located in Regensburg, DE
TTiny and very rare Art Deco desk from France, circa 1925
The desk is made of walnut wood, that
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Black Modernist Desk, circa 1960
Located in Culver City, CA
Black modernist desk, made in France, circa 1960.
Unique architectural form, with original black
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Vintage 1960s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Neoclassical French Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Featuring an ebonized walnut backdrop providing a canvas for the intricate marquetry detail, this incredible Louis XVI end table was obviously crafted by true artisans! Multiple spec...
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Antique 1880s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
French Louis XV Black Lacquered Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite French Louis XV-style black lacquered desk, a masterpiece of 18th-century design. This
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Desk Rococo 18th Century France
Located in New York, NY
A desk made during the Rococo period 1720-1750 in France. Oak frame repainted in our custom paint
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Antique 18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Desk/Bureau Plat with Black Paint/Polished Finish
Located in Round Top, TX
given a black painted/polished finish, which complimented by the bronze details creates a stunning
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Ebonized Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French Empire style desk, that has been painstakingly restored by our old plank workshops
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Vintage 1930s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
French Midcentury Ebonized Campaign Desk
Located in New York, NY
French midcentury ebonized campaign desk with red leather top.
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Brown Black Desk Table, Boulle Louis XVI, France, 19th Cent
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
room, with 5 dummy drawers. Very nice Louis XVI style model. France 19th Century.
Black upholstery
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Elegante French Modernist Writing / Dining Table with Black Tapered Legs from the 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A very charming and elegante modernist wood table, made in France, from the 1950s. Has been gently
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Art Déco Cubistic Shaped Desk Black Lacquer with Re-Nickeled Hardware
Located in Salzburg, AT
Small French Art Déco wrtiing table or desk in cubistic design.
Black lacquered with re-nickeled
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Desk Table
Located in Miami, FL
Extremely sophisticated and refined design for this desk table in cerused oak.
Curved lines around
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Desk by Pierre Vandel, France
By Pierre Vandel
Located in New York, NY
Decorative desk by Pierre Vandel, France, circa 1970.
Lacquered aluminum frame with opaline glass
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
French Mid-Century Modern Stitched Black Leather Desk and Chair by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Sober French Mid-Century Modern black leather-clad writing table / desk and chair by Jacques Adnet
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Modernist 1930s French Art Deco Office Desk Black Lacquer and Parchment Drawers
Located in Ulm, DE
Desk with simple lines, held by two side panels.
Drawer fronts covered with parchment.
High
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
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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Antique Early 1900s German Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Early 19th Century French Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 19th century French desk, Louis XVI style. The wood is in flamed mahogany.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Black Laquered Desk with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning large Louis XV style desk with gilt bronze decoration and black leather writing surface
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Painted Ebonised Desk, France, circa 1800
Located in Culver City, CA
Painted ebonised desk, France, circa 1800.
A beautifully painted gilt canvas stop with scrolling
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Antique Early 1800s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Canvas
Modernist 1930s French Art Deco Office Desk in Black Lacquer with Tapering Ends
Located in Ulm, DE
Tapered desk
Piano lacquer in black high gloss
Work surface with real leather, beige
Shelf on
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Art Deco French Colonial Rosewood Desk
Located in San Marino, CA
A French Colonial Art deco desk that features one very small drawer to the right of the top. The
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XVI French Black Gilt Bronze Desk Table Boulle 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style desk table from the Napoleon III period, made in brass Boulle marquetry
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Directoire Style Antique French Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
An understated and elegant Directoire style French desk with original hardware and five dovetailed
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Vintage 1920s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Art Deco Executive Desk, Black Piano Lacquer and Chrome, France circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Extaordinary, large, original Art Deco executive desk / writing table from France, circa 1930
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Metal, Stainless Steel
Carved French Oak Bonheur de Jour or Writing Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Carved French oak Bonheur de Jour or writing table
This is a superbly carved French oak Bonheur
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
1970s French Desk by Guy Lefevre
By Guy Lefevre
Located in Buchanan, NY
Very rare Guy Lefèvre desk made of leather and lacquered wood and accented with brushed steel
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Louis XVI Desk with Black Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
Louis XVI desk with black leather top. This elegant writing table is finished with an ebony French
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Black Desk Table with Open Sides, Boulle Style Napoleon III, France, 19th Cent
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful black table desk with 2 side open parts to make it bigger, from the Napoleon III period
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Iron
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the black French writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A black French writing desk — often made from metal, wood and steel — can elevate any home. Find 292 options for an antique or vintage black French writing desk now, or shop our selection of 16 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer black French writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each black French writing desk bearing Mid-Century Modern, Louis XVI or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Maison Jansen, Jacques Adnet and Tolix each produced at least one beautiful black French writing desk that is worth considering.
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Prices for a black French writing desk start at $1 and top out at $95,000 with the average selling for $7,360.
Finding the Right Desks-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.
Questions About Black French Writing Desk
- 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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