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Antique 19th Century French Ebonized Louis XV Style Desk with Leather Top
Located in Round Top, TX
This elegant French Louis XV style ebonized desk features ornate gilt brass ormolu mounts and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Large Desk Table Guy Lefevre Maison Jansen Black Lacquer Chrome Brass, 1970s
By Guy Lefevre, Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
A unique Maison Jansen black lacquered desk table designed by Guy Lefevre, it features a cognac
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
"Mid Century Modern Desk"
From Paris, France
made with Ebonized mahogany wood with Chrome, and
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
$7,990
Fine Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French Louis XVI style desk in ebonized walnut, with a leather top with Greek key border
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Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables
Exquisite Mirrored Bureau/Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite Mirrored Bureau/Desk
- Beautiful hand craftsmanship with silver and gold decorated
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Art Deco Skyscraper Style Desk with Black Lacquer, Mahogany and Burled Walnut
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco skyscraper style desk features a black leather top with a Greek Key design
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Small Louis XV Style Black Lacquered And Gilt Bronze Desk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Louis XV style
. Black lacquered
. Gilt bronze
. Circa 1860
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Jean Prouve Desk, 1934
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Prouvé
"C.P.D.E" variable equipment office, 1934-35.
Legs in aubergine lacquered folded sheet metal. Drawers in green lacquered folded sheet metal.
Rubber top.
Bibliog...
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$53,294
Vintage Jacques Adnet Leather Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Adnet desk in its original black leather cover and brass shelf, very rare.
Vintage black
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French Louis XVI style desk in ebonized walnut, with a leather top with Greek key border
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Fine Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French Louis XVI style desk in ebonized walnut, with a leather top with Greek key border
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Fine Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French Louis XVI style desk in ebonized walnut, with a leather top with Greek key border
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Fine Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French Louis XVI style desk in ebonized walnut, with a leather top with Greek key border
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Maison Jansen Ebonized Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XVI style ebonized bureau plat having inset leather top with bronze trim over drawers and supported on bronze mounted legs.
From Jansen collections, launched in 1972
Four dra...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
$14,600
English 19th Century Secretaires Desk
Located in Santa Monica, CA
English 19th century secretaires desk with three outer and three inner drawers and seven inner
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Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Desk and Bookcase Set
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved with elaborate Renaissance Revival motifs on the cabinet panels, this handsome desk and
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Antique Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Desk by Pierre Paulin for Thonet
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Desk by Pierre Paulin for Thonet.
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Vintage 1960s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Desk by Guy Lefèvre for Jansen
By Guy Lefevre
Located in Paris, FR
Good size desk in black lacquered mahogany with brass feet and details, very rare form of the legs
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Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Directoire Style Leather-Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in New York, NY
Directoire-Style Leather-top Bureau plat desk on Tapered legs ending in brass sabots, desk features
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Ebonized Antq. French Louis XVI Bureau Plat w/Black Leather
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Spectacular antique French Louis XVI style ebonized desk resting on its original fluted legs and
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A Black Lacquered French Louis XV-style Bureau-Plat
Located in New York, NY
A black lacquered French Louis XV-style bureau-plat with three drawers in apron, each having
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Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Jellyfish Ceramic Beautiful Desk by Clement Brazille
By Clément Brazille
Located in Geneve, CH
furniture.
Clément Brazille was born in 1986, he is a French independent designer and object creator
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Desk in Formica and Aluminum, circa 70
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Desk in formica and aluminum, circa 70, 2 drawers, one with lock and key.
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica
A Large Bibliotech Desk in Metal with Shelves
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large bibliotech desk in metal with shelves and industrial cross support. Originating from France
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20th Century French Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Directoire Style Black Lacquer and Brass Bureau Plat
Located in Danville, CA
Elegant black lacquer Writing Desk with Brass bordered top, casters, and drawer hardware. One
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Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1860s Black Patinated Écritoire
Located in High Point, NC
This antique traveling desk was crafted in France, circa 1860. A lovely locked écritoire with an
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Burl Marquetry Walnut Desk, Circa 1930
Located in Dallas, TX
The exotic lines of this stunning Mid-Century burl walnut desk caught our eye from across the room
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Desk in Bookmatched Rosewood with Hand-Carved Detail
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite art deco desk in bookmatched rosewood features five lockable drawers with silvered
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Black Lacquer Bureau de Pente
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Beautiful detail on this highly decorative ‘chinoiserie’ black lacquer fold-down desk from Paris
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Jansen Style Hollywood Regency Bronze Mounted Ebony Desk in Louis XVI Fashion
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Jansen style Hollywood Regency bronze-mounted ebony desk in Louis XVI fashion. Having all the
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Rosso Francia Marble
Metal Desk in the Style of Garouste E Bonetti, 1950s
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Chicago, IL
A French 1950s desk in the style of Garouste E Bonetti featuring a rectangular Rosso Francia marble
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Iron and Leather Desk/ Console on Tapered Legs in the Jean Michel Frank Manner
Located in New York, NY
Iron and leather desk/ console on tapered legs in the Jean Michel Frank manner.
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Louis XV ebonized and lacquered red leather top bureau plat with bronze mounts and pulls
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Black Lacquer Bureau Plat
By Auffray Furniture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elegant black lacquer Bureau Plat with brass trim and pulls.
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French Louis XVI Style Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Louis XVI style desk newly lacquered in black with brass wraparound trim and original
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Period Walnut Metamorphic Drafting Table, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
rings pulls, the drawer front and side panels band inlaid, having two pull-out leather covered writing
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century French Ebonised Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A handsome 18th century French, ebonised bureau plat with old leather top. Having three drawers
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
19th Century French Colonial Mother of Pearl Table
Located in San Marino, CA
A lovely 19th century French Colonial black table featuring stunning floral mother of pearl inlay
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Antique 19th Century Vietnamese Colonial Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
The shaped wood top set within a gilt-metal surround with cabochon mounts to the corners; over a frieze fitted with three short drawer opposed by simulated drawers fronts; raised on ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Renaissance Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance barley twist walnut bookcase bibliotheque is not only rare to find
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Antique 1890s French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage Tolix Enameled Metal Table
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Los Angeles, CA
by Xavier Pauchard, France, circa 1950. Amazing patina coloration on the metal top. In very original
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Desk French Style Writing Desk, Black Lacquer with Grey Leather Writing Surface
By Selva
Located in Toronto, CA
writing surface. This item has been recently re-stained by our expert team in a black lacquer and accented
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20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Leather, Cherry
French Black Lacquer and Leather Top Writing Desk by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a wonderful French style Black laquer and gold trim writing desk, with an inset of black
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Vintage 1980s American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Black Lacquer Writing Desk With Brass Detail Hardware
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A black lacquer writing desk crafted in the French Louis XV style, embodying timeless elegance
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Desks
Materials
Lacquer
French Louis XV Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Louis XV Ebonized Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Featuring
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Chinoiserie Lacquered Bombe Writing Desk or Bureau
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An elegant French Chinoiserie lacquer Louis XV style bombe writing desk, the leather drop-front
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Lacquer
French Louis XVI Style Black Lacquer Ebonized Writing Desk Table, 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An attractive writing desk in the Louis XVI taste, this piece was likely crafted in the last thirty
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique French Silver Gilt
Enamel Writing Desk Set c1890 Pen Pencil Clock Seal
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous Antique French Silver and Enamel Writing Set or Desk Set encased in a silver and enamel
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Antique 19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Enamel
Faux-Partner Leather Top Bureau Plat/ Writing Desk in the Louis XVI Manner
Located in New York, NY
Faux-partner leather top bureau plat/ writing desk in the Louis XVI manner.
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20th Century French Desks
By Diehl Black French Cabinet and writing desk Boulle Marquetry Napoleon III
By André-Charles Boulle, Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Paris, FR
rare support piece of furniture forming a writing desk, two doors, with a high drawer and a sliding top
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th century French Carved Oak Sofa Table Writing Desk Barley Twist Black Forest
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak sofa table writing desk barley twist black forest
~Direct from
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Sofa Tables
Materials
Oak
Napoleon III Travelling Writing Desk, France 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
19th century Napoleon III travel writing Desk Boulle Marquetry style with brass and red horn. The
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bottles
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique French Renaissance Walnut Writing Table/Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Just a hint of Renaissance style executed in sumptuous French walnut writing desk with full width
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French "Bonheur Du Jour" Lady
s Writing Desk with Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Dallas, TX
lady's writing desk is delicate and decorative throughout. The secretaire is black lacquer with a mother
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Maison Jansen Black Lacquered Writing Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Maison Jansen (Attributed) black lacquered writing desk, of rectangular form with incised gilding
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20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Painted Writing Desk, France, circa 1850s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming and petite slant top writing desk with a secret little drawer hidden in the side. Lovely
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
French Black Lacquered Louis XV Style Writing Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful vintage French black lacquered Louis XV style writing desk with bronze mounts. A very
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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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.
How Much is a Black French Writing Desk?
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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