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Empire Style Office Desk, Circa 1875
Located in Paris, FR
Very large and majestic Empire style desk from 1875, double sided, in mahogany and mahogany veneer
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Antique 1870s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful 19th Century Empire Style Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful 19th century French Empire style desk with two extensions on each side.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique French leather top desk / writing table, dating from around the 1930’s.
The
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Vintage 1930s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
1850s French Empire Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful walnut 1st period Empire Desk. Lovely marble but not original to piece.
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Empire Escritoire Desk Antique French Inlay 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stylish French Empire escritoire desk we date to circa 1880
Elegant inlay on the all sides shows
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Empire Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous solid mahogany Empire style desk with original leather top and bronze hardware, French
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique 1900
s Rosewood Empire Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
28” x 15.5” x 38.5”H; desk height 28”
Gorgeous Empire-style rosewood secretary desk from the turn
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Antique Early 1900s American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Empire Style Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Empire style mahogany desk with leather top. Pullout / pull-out extensions on both sides
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Revival Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Empire revival flame mahogany pedestal desk, circa 1870.
Empire revival mahogany
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome Empire style desk from 19th century France. Made from a beautiful mahogany that’s been
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Ormolu
19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Ladies Writing Desk, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
Distinctive and elegant, this small ladies writing desk has decorative inlaid brass filigree
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Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Style Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Located in Houston, TX
leather, pull out writing surface to either end, five drawers to one
Side, five faux drawers at opposite
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Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Empire Style Walnut Ormolu Mounted Writing Table 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is a grand Empire Revival Vintage writing table in walnut with beautiful ormolu mounts and
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Vintage 1980s Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Large Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat or Writing Table
By Charles Percier
Located in Berlin, DE
A large Empire gilt bronze-mounted writing table or bureau plat veneered in mahogany on a carcase
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Antique 1820s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Bronze Mounted Antique Davenport Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
19th century Empire bronze mounted antique davenport desk. This desk has been fully refinished and
Category
Antique 1890s Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Quality Walnut and Rosewood Empire Style Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With a green tooled leather inset top. The top with canted corners, the shaped apron with a long center drawer flanked by two shaped short drawers with gilt banding and fine brass dr...
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20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood, Walnut
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Two-Drawer Desk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century French Empire mahogany two-drawer desk with bronze accents.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Empire mahogany pedestal desk circa 1880 in date.
This
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Elegant Classicist Writing Desk from the Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant Bohemia Classicist Writing Desk from the early 19th Century.
The desk is completely
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Antique Early 19th Century Czech Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Large Mahogany Empire Style Desk, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mahogany
gilt bronze,
1880 period.
Brown leather top.
Opening on two drawers and one silted.
Two tabs on both sides.
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Ormolu Desk Louise Philippe Style
Located in London, GB
We are pleased to offer for sale this very elegant Antique Empire Ormolu Desk which has been made
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Style Mahogany Desk with Gilt Metal Ornamentation
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This large and elegant Empire style twin pedestal mahogany desk is offered as a functional, and
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Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Finest quality 19th century French Empire roll top desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Finest quality 19th century Empire mahogany and gilt bronze roll top desk. The drawers lined with a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century 2nd Empire French Desk ~ Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Magnificently crafted from exotic imported mahogany, this Empire style desk was created during the
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Mahogany
Multifunctional Table, Dressing, Chess, Writing Desk, Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
.
Dark cubamahogany was used for antique furniture of the Biedermeier and Empire periods. It was used as
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Antique Early 1800s German Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk
Armchair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Empire mahogany pedestal desk and armchair set, circa 1880 in
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Desk in Mahogany Manufactured in Denmark, c. 1810
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique Empire Desk in Mahogany and with patinated leather on top. The desk is made By a Danish
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Danish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Patent Leather
Antique Empire Revival French Ormolu Mounted Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Napoleon III ormolu mounted Empire Revival flame mahogany pedestal desk, circa 1880 in
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Antique 1880s Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent large antique French Empire Revival mahogany partners desk, circa 1880 in
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Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ottoman Empire Desk, Turkey, circa 1895
Located in Culver City, CA
Ottoman empire desk.
Turkey, circa 1895.
Ottoman era desk with inlaid and carved details to
Category
Antique 19th Century Turkish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Empire Desk Signed Krieger
Located in New Orleans, LA
Museum Quality Antique French empire desk signed by Maison Krieger mahogany with gold bronze mounts
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Period Desk in Mahogany
Located in Round Top, TX
The stunning three drawer Empire Period Desk, "Piano Forte," constructed from Mahogany with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Restored Antique English Empire Rosewood Partner Desk, Circa 1820s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique English Empire or Neoclassical executive partner's desk,
England, Circa
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Antique Early 19th Century English Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mahogany Empire Style Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
French mahogany and gilt metal mounted desk. The large rectangular mahogany top with inset leather
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$11,854 / item
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Desk
A leather top above five bronze mounted
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Mahogany
Leather Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French vintage 20th century leather-topped polished mahogany writing desk, designed in the
Category
20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Empire Revival Mahogany 1930s Cornucopia X-Form Base Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian mahogany Empire Revival desk with frieze drawer and curule base from the 1930s. This
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Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Style Table, Desk in Gilt Bronze, Mahogany and Marble.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire style table, desk in gilt bronze, mahogany and marble.
19th century or early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Exquisite Baker Figured
Bookmatched Walnut Empire Style Writing Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Fine writing table of bookmatched & figured walnut by Baker Furniture. Outstanding wood grained top
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Revival Mahogany and Brass Set Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Empie Revival mahogany pedestal desk with stunning hand-hammered
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Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Empire Ormoulu Mounted Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French Empire mahogany and ormolu ( gilded bronze ) pedestal desk, circa 1880
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Escritoire Desk Empire Antique Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous French Empire escritoire desk with intricate floral inlay
Classic piece of space saving
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Antique Early 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
American Empire Kidney Shaped Lion Paw Foot Desk with Four Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company, Henredon
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely Empire kidney-shaped desk with lion paw foot detailing. Features two drawers on either side.
Category
Vintage 1920s American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Fine Louis XVI Hardwood Three-Drawers Writing Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
Marvelous fine French empire three-drawer writing desk. Having bronze hardware, gilt brass trim
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Stunning Victorian Library Writing Table or Desk Brown Leather Top Gillows Legs
Located in Miami, FL
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Victorian library table writing desk with brown
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Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Figural Bronze Lighted Rolling Tambor Cylinder Form Writing Desk circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
contain myself. The desk has a beautiful rolltop in a cylinder form, it has a slide out writing surface
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Vintage 1940s American Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Ornate Ormolu Mounted French Empire Revival Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite French Empire Revival pedestal desk, circa 1920 in date.
This desk has been
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Empire Style Brass and Glass Desk and Matching Chair
By Maison Jansen
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Stylish brass and glass claw foot desk with glass top and a matching armchair. The design is
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Empire Mahogany Centre Desk, circa 1850s -1X30
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step into the grandeur of the Empire era with this Exceptional Empire Mahogany Centre Desk, crafted
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Antique 1850s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Empire Mahogany Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1920 and rectangular in shape, the desk stands on four cylindrical legs
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Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Empire Bureau Plat / Partner Desk with Six Drawers, Walnut, France, circa 1810
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful, rare and unadorned neoclassical Empire Bureau plat / writing desk with 6 drawers, France
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century Empire Mahogany Knee Hole Freestanding Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Excellent Quality Mahogany 3rd Empire Desk With Superb Colour.
Freestanding And With Generous
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Ormoulu Mounted Desk c.1880
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique French Empire flame mahogany and ormolu mounted desk, circa 1880 in date
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Empire Mahogany and Leather Desk
Located in Malton, GB
This is an exceptional quality 19th century French empire desk. The mahogany and red leather top
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Desk with Four Drawers and a New Leather Top
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French 19th Century Empire Desk with Four Drawers and a New Leather Top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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Empire Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the empire writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An empire writing desk — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer empire writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An empire writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Modern and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. Baker Furniture Company, Jean Joseph Chapuis and Lysberg, Hansen
Therp each produced at least one beautiful empire writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Empire Writing Desk?
The average selling price for an empire writing desk at 1stDibs is $6,544, while they’re typically $400 on the low end and $65,000 for the highest priced.
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 Empire Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 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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