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Late 19th Century French Empire Style Desk
Located in London, GB
An impressive late 19th century, French Empire style, ebonized and gilt metal mounted, free
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Small Art Deco Desk with Column Leg, Black Lacquer and Metal, France, circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very elegant, small and functional Art Deco writing desk from France, circa 1930.
Black piano
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
French Art Nouveau Inlaid Walnut Ladies Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau walnut ladies desk with an inlaid upper structure with shelves, a doored cabinet
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Black Stained Desk with Turned Legs
Located in Culver City, CA
Unique desk in black stain, single drawer decorative back shelf
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French Mid-Century Modern Stitched Black Leather Desk and Chair 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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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Wood
French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Bureau Black Leather Top Executive Plat Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
Louis XV style bureau plat desk having exquisite mahogany wood grain and fine bronze castings
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Midcentury Steel and Brass Desk with Leather Desk Chair by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Sober, elegant, French modern Neoclassical desk or writing table in handwrought iron with iron
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
1950s French Ebonized Bamboo and Cane Desk
Located in London, GB
A glass top, ebonized bamboo, cane and cognac leather desk, opening with two drawers
France, circa
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Black Napoleon III Desk, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Straight lines define this elegant desk in black and gold with a red leather top. Added
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Directoire Leather Top French Style Desk
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Directoire French style leather top desk, with brass accents.
Leather top has some scratches
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
French Louis XV Black Lacquered and Faux Tortoise Leather Top Desk by Bodart
By Jacques Bodart
Located in Kennesaw, GA
French lines and lacquer were made for each other! This is a handsome French style Louis XV black
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Black Desk Table Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI Gilt Bronze 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
dummy drawers. Very nice Louis XVI style model. France 19th Century.
Black upholstery with small iron
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Exclusive 1930s French Art Deco Desk in Macassar and Leather with Black Lacquer
Located in Ulm, DE
Desk
Body in black lacquer
fronts and table top in macassar, high gloss lacquered
Work surface
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French 1940s Ebonized and Rectangular Table Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s ebonized and rectangular table desk with gilt trim having two drawers and a top with
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Black Ebonized Wood Leather Top Desk
Located in IT
Art Deco black ebonized wood leather top desk. Original hardware. Five drawers. Suitable to be
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Industrial Metal Postmasters Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century French industrial metal postmasters desk.
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Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Small Art Deco Desk, Curved Plate, Black and White Lacquer, France circa 1940
Located in Regensburg, DE
Small Art Deco desk, half-moon shaped, black and white lacquer, France circa 1940.
Oak, black and
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
1950s French Louis XVI-Style Ebonised Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
1950s French Louis XVI-style desk made of mahogany wood with a deep ebonised and lacquered finish
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
19th Century French Mahogany Ormolu Empire Influenced Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning quality french mahogany desk circa 1860.
Here we have a real statement piece of
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Antique 1860s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
French Mid-Century Desk in Black Lacquer with Brass Details by Jean Claude Mahey
By Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Salzburg, AT
Straight-lined desk in a clear design by French designer Jean Claude Mahey.
The object is made
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th C French Bronze Ormolu Mounted Black Chinoiserie Decorated Leather Top Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fantastic antique french chinoiserie desk with impressive bronze ormolu mounting to legs, drawers
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Mahogany Campaign Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
This rare and exquisite French Modern neoclassical Campaign desk or writing table by Maison Jansen
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Gothic Revival One-Drawer Writing Table, 3rd Quarter of 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The rectangular top with molded edge above a conforming case with a heavily carved apron and drawer, the bottom with turned terminals in the corners, raised on carved trestle support...
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Antique 1870s French Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century French Louis XIII Walnut Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rich beautiful walnut desk with single drawer.
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Large Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Mahogany Desk, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Louis XVI style flat desk in black lacquered mahogany gilt with golden leaf. Model with two
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Black Top Wood Desk on Red Metal Base
Located in Culver City, CA
Simple modern desk, solid wood table top with black formica surface on red metal base.
Made in
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Louis XV Walnut Writing Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
The proportions of this table are very appealing. Note the bullnose edge of the table top, the arabesque carving of the apron, the elegant silver drawer pull, and the light and shape...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
George’s Frydman Smoked Glass and Aluminum Executive Desk, France, 1970s
By Georges Frydman
Located in Austin, TX
award-winning company E.F.A. in France in 1954. Executive desk with aluminum frame and dark stained wood
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Custom French Mid-Century Style Cerused Oak Desk, Jean-Michel Frank
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Sober, elegant and practical French mid-century desk or writing table in the modern neoclassical
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writin...
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Oak
Handsome and Boldly-Scaled French Art Deco Macassar-Veneered Pedestal Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and boldly-scaled French Art Deco Macassar-veneered pedestal desk; the robustly
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Stained Wood French Deco Style Desk by Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in North Miami, FL
dark grey tone. Four lateral drawers and a large top desk drawer with dividers. Note the corners sleek
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nickel
Fine French Art Deco Desk or Library Table Attributed to Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco light mahogany desk, library table attributed to André Arbus with four
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Large Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Mahogany Desk, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Louis XVI style flat desk in black lacquered mahogany gilt with golden leaf. Model with two
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
French Midcentury Modern Neoclassical Ebonized Sycamore Desk by Leon Jallot 1936
By Maurice and Léon Jallot
Located in New York, NY
Important Late French Art Deco / Mid-century Modern Neoclassical double level writing table / desk
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Sycamore
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Desk, Black with Gilded Bronze Details
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XV style bureau plat desk, black with gilded bronze details. Tooled leather top. Ebonized
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small Asymmetrical Art Deco Office Desk in Black Lacquer with Nickeled Fittings
Located in Ulm, DE
Small asymmetrical desk
Body in black piano lacquer, high gloss
Original Metal Fittings, nickeled
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Black lacquer and mirror desk in the style of Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful black lacquer and mirror desk.
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Mirror
A Neoclassical Gilt and Black Painted Desk by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A Neoclassical Gilt and Black Painted Desk with Inset Leather Top and Pullout Trays above Panelled
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Black Lacquered Louis XVI Style Desk in the Manner of Jansen
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful Louis XVI style black lacquered writing desk fitted with polished brass mounts and red
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
1940s French Black Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
An early 20th Century Louis XV style black lacquered writing desk. This desk features brass/bronze
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Sormani, Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered and Gilt Bronze Desk, 1914-1934
By Sormani
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sormani, signed.
Louis XVI style desk in black lacquered mahogany opening by three apron drawers
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
A handsom Napoleon III desk with large drawer. Perfect as a night table, side table or vanity.
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,950
Pair of French Ebony Leather Top Bronze-Mounted Desks in Maison Jansen Manner
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A compatible pair of French ebony leather top bronze-mounted desks possibly by Jansen. Each with
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
French Midcentury Desk with Armchair and Waste Paper Basket by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet, Compagnie Des Arts Français
Located in Uccle, BE
Elegant desk, with metal structure sheathed of green saddle stitching leather, pivoting drawers
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Jacques Adnet Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
A rare desk by Jacques black and burgundy leather.
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Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$18,000
Louis XV Walnut Reading or Writing Table, c1770
Located in valatie, NY
Louis XV c1770 walnut reading or writing table with adjustable leather tooled reading slope. The
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Factory Desk, circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Factory desk, circa 1900
Original black top on handsome base with turned legs.
Measures: 24
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Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables
$3,800
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Table Desk with Églomisé Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized and gilt and bronze trimmed table desk with 3 drawers and
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Leather Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A midcentury style cobalt blue leather-wrapped writing table, the rectangular brass bound top above
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writin...
Materials
Leather
$5,450 / item
Ebonized Pine Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
Ebonized pine desk. Original period paint.
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Antique 1840s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Wood
$3,200
Jansen Designed Modernist Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A modernist three-drawer desk designed by
Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen.
Black lacquer with black
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Jean Prouvé Desk
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Perpignan, FR
Made in 1948. Original / authentic Jean Prouvé desk. Model called "aile d'avion"
Top restored by a
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$21,317
Dakota Jackson French Polished Ebony Macassar Art Deco Style Executive Desk
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Manhasset, NY
Jackson French polished ebony Macassar Art Deco style Executive desk. Partner’s desk model. Retails at 35K
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Important And Large Black Lacquered And Stamped FOURNIER Louis XV Desk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Black lacquered
. Louis XV style
. Stamped FOURNIER
. Gilded bronze
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Desk/ Bureau Plat, Mahogany with Black Leather Top
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th century, the rectangular top with an inset leather writing surface within a molded edge
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Solid Oak Barley-Twist Writing Table, circa 1890
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French three-drawer Renaissance Revival dark oak library, or writing, table, with barley-twist
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Oak
Executive Desk designed by C. Gaillard
H. Lesetre for T.F.M, 1965 France
By Claude Gaillard and Henri Lesetre, TFM
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Executive desk by Claude Gaillard and Henri Lesetre and recently featured in "The Wolf of Wall
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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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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