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19th or 20th Century Empire Style Faux Partners or Writing Desk Having Claw Feet
Located in Manhasset, NY
A spectacular 19th or 20th century Empire style faux partners desk having claw feet. A late 19th or
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Desks
Materials
Wood
French Empire Style Mahogany Writing Table with Gilt Metal Decoration
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a practical French mahogany Empire style writing table. The top with straight edge over
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Metal
19th Century Swedish elm and birch escritoire writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century swedish elm and birch escritoire writing desk circa 1870.
Superb quality scandinavian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Desks
Materials
Birch, Elm
Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Neoclassical style writing desk or library table
By Baker Furniture
USA
Category
Vintage 1980s American Empire Desks
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Neoclassical style writing desk or library table
By Baker Furniture
USA
Category
Vintage 1980s American Empire Desks
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desks or Library Tables, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Regency or Neoclassical style writing desks or library tables
By Baker
Category
Vintage 1980s American Empire Desks
Materials
Brass
French Empire Desk Bureau Marquetry Inlay Knee Hole
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning knee hole desk in the French Empire manner
French writing desk in king wood decorated with
Category
Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Antique American Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Flat Top Desk, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire flat top writing desk offers flame mahogany construction with bowed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Writing Marble Bronze Napoleon I, Eagle and Crown, circa 1900
Located in Sofia, BG
Writing instruments with statuette Emperor Napoleon I, marble, bronze or bronze mounts, two
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Unique Austrian Empire Cylinder Secretary/Writing Desk, Material Cherry, Wien
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD
Empire Secretary/Writing desk - (Cylinder)
Material
Category
Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Silver Desk Writing Set or Scribe, Empire Style, Platerías Martínez, Spain, 1846
By Platerías Martínez
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire style clerk. Silver. Madrid, Real Martinez Silver Factory, 1846.
With contrast marks
Category
Antique 1840s Spanish Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
19th Century Italian Walnut Side Table / Writing Desk
Located in Carmine, TX
Empire side table / writing desk hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut. The table is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fine French Empire Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous fine French empire mahogany three-drawer writing desk. Having bronze hardware, gilt brass
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Regency Empire Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Regency empire writing desk. Beautiful marquetry top with beautiful wood grain detail
Category
Late 20th Century North American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Empire Manner Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Empire manner writing desk with a rectangular top inset with a gilt tooled leather surface. The
Category
20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Empire Black Writing Desk with Original Tooled Leather Top
Located in Wichita, KS
French 1940s ‘Louis XVI Style’ ebonized desk with original leather top and key.
Dimensions 27" x
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Empire Style Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Empire style mahogany and beechwood writing table or occasional table with brass mounts, made circa
Category
Vintage 1960s European Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Style Brass Bound Leather Top Writing Table Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
French Empire style leather top desk with five drawers and two pull out extensions.
Category
20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
20th Century Mahogany Wood French Empire Style Writing Desk, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the mid-20th century. Empire style furniture in mahogany wood with rich
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
French Empire cylinder bureau or writing desk from the early 19th century. Mahogany solid and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite, Brass
Flame Mahogany French Empire Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk with Trays
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This desk is a gorgeous form and while it is true it needs some color added to the leather top to
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Empire Style Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome antique French gilt bronze mounted mixed wood bureau plat writing desk with warm dark
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Ormolu, Bronze, Brass
20th Century Empire Style Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Empire Style Writing Table
Writing table in the Empire style.
Tulip Veneer on solid
Category
20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
Amazing Danish Writing Desk
By Lysberg, Hansen
Therp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Amazing Danish writing desk with brass enforced drawers and tabletop liner.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire-Style Desk, circa 1880
Located in Greding, DE
Five-drawered, newly ebonized Empire-style desk from 1880 on tapered legs with brass sabots and
Category
Antique 1880s European Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted writing desk, leather top circa 1940
Located in Miami, FL
A French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted writing desk with leather top, circa 1940.
Category
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Style Desk
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful late 19th century aesthetic Empire style desk. This wonderful desk features fabulously
Category
Antique 19th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Fabulous extendible bureau plat, or writing desk from the late 19th century in the French Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Empire Style Writing Table or Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
Writing table or bureau plat in Empire style after Jacob Desmalter.
Solid, ebonized beech
Category
20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vintage French Empire Style Mahogany Executive Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Empire style mahogany veneer executive desk with four dovetailed drawers and pull-out side
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Impressive 19th Century Large Swedish Empire Birch Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Impressive 19th century large Swedish empire birch desk circa 1880.
Fine quality empire revival
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
French Vintage Empire Style Mahogany Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Empire style mahogany veneer desk, or bureau plat, with four dovetailed drawers. Green
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Empire Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Mahogany French Empire desk having forest green leather insert top with two extensions, also with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk and Chair
Located in London, GB
We are very pleased to be able to offer this Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk and Chair
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
4 Lion
s Desk Fully Carved, circa 1920, Empire Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing mansion desk Renaissance lions, circa 1920
Through and through oak. Straight body on
Category
20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Neoclassical Scandinavian Writing Desk or Vanity in Mahogany, circa 1815
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very lovely Swedish Empire Karl Johan writing desk or dressing table in West Indies mahogany with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Large Antique Empire Style Calamander Wood Desk Leather Insert Top
Located in London, GB
An Impressively large Calamander wooden antique desk.
This quality crafted piece designed in a
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Mahogany Desk With Hunter Green Leather Top, Circa 1930
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Empire mahogany desk with tooled hunter green leather top. The desk with bronze banding and trim
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Desk with the Original Cartonnier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Empire style mahogany desk with the original Cartonnier. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Large Heavily Carved Mahogany 4 Drawers Library Writing Walnut Table Desk Mint!
By Berkey
Gay Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large heavily carved mahogany & walnut 4 drawers library writing walnut table desk mint!
Quality
Category
20th Century American Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
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
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted Empire style mahogany pedestal desk.
French, circa 1870
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pine Turned Leg Writing Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
This small one drawer writing table would be perfect for doing homework in a child’s bedroom or
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Stunning Barnini Oseo Empire-Style Demi Lune Regenza Desk RRP €6200
By Barnini Oseo Richmond
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer this amazing Barnini Oseo - large demi-lune ‘ Reggenza' desk, the banded top
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th Century French Empire Walnut Table
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire side table, sofa table, desk table in walnut with marquetry decoration, the lid is also wood
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Philadelphia Empire Quervelle Carved Flame Mahogany Secretary
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Philadelphia American Empire flame mahogany secretary features upper glass front bookcase
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
French Empire Secretary
Located in Astoria, NY
French Empire secretary in carved wood with gilt metal embellishments and drop front over drawers
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,350
Empire Style 3 Drawer Bureau Plat with Bronze Winged Lions
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stunning Empire style bureau plat has an inset leather top over three drawers and pull out side
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Bureau Plat or Desk with Gilt Griffin Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire Style Bureau Plat or Desk, France, circa 1950s. Elegant design in black lacquered
Category
Vintage 1950s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Small Swedish table, circa 1810
Located in Copenhagen, K
Small early 19th century mahogany brass and gilt bronze mounted writing desk or table. The top
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Mahogany Adjustable Reading or Musical Table Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Double reading or musical table stand with adjustable height in mahogany, England
Stand features a finely turned pedestal fully adjustable in height that supports a reading surfa...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Adjustable Reading or Musical Table Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Double reading or musical table stand with adjustable height in mahogany, England
Stand features a finely turned pedestal fully adjustable in height that supports a reading surfa...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Style Black Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
French Empire black leather top writing desk made of mahogany. The
Leather is black with gold
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Oak Bronze Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive 19th century French oak and bronze mounted writing table or desk. Transitional French
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
20th Century French Writing Desk in Empire Style in Mahogany
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk 20th century. Furniture veneered in mahogany, in Empire style, of beautiful
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Very Fine Empire Mahogany Secretaire Abattant Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
drawers are hand dovetailed with precise little joints and retain original brass knobs. The writing
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Boxed Writing Set Made in France
Located in Toledo, OH
Ornate leather boxed French Empire three-piece writing set. Included in the box is a letter opener
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
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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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