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19th Century French Louis XVI Style Satinwood Writing Desk W/ Green Vinyl
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant late 19th-century French writing desk in the Louis XVI style, sourced from Provence
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Continental (possibly French) 19th Century Empire Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Elegant Continental (possibly French) Empire bureau-plat or partners desk. The pearwood top, inlaid
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Early 19th Century French Empire French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Pearwood
French Louis XV Walnut Kidney Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
19th century French Louis XV style walnut kidney shaped kneehole desk with gilt trim and brass
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
19th Century Small Empire Desk, France
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Small Empire Desk, France, 1840
A simple yet elegant Empire-style desk, crafted in 1840. Made of
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1840s French Antique Writing Desk
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Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Walnut Venner Desk, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th Century French walnut veneer and marquetry dressing table with wooden drawers and bronze
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Walnut Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) walnut table desk with gilt trim and stretcher.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique Rustic Country French Cherrywood Table ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Rustic Country French Cherrywood Table ~ Desk is ideal for the casual decor, or for the
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Early 20th Century French Rustic French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
Antique Black French Louis XV Lacquered Desk Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
The 18th century French Louis XV style is known for its luxurious and ornate design, featuring
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18th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Marble Gold gilded Salon Ladies Writing Table 1800
Located in Doha, QA
This incredibly intricate and elegant Louis XVI French ladies writing desk table is originated from
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Marble, Gold
France Desk Art Deco, 1930, Material, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Material: carved wood
It is an elegant and sophisticated
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1920s French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed fluted leg kneehole desk with
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut Desk ~ Double Faced
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut Desk ~ Double Faced is a design that is perfect for
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XV Bombe Marquetry Writing Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful marquetry writing table features a bombe shape reflecting the Louis XV style well
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19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Neoclassical Henri II Oak Partner
s Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Neoclassical Henri II Oak Partner's Desk literally doubles your efficiency! Fitted
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
French Charles X Maple Cross Leg Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Charles X maple and inlaid cross leg table desk with 3 drawers.
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19th Century French Charles X French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Maple
France Desk Art Deco, 1920, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco
Year 1920
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer.
It is an elegant and
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1920s French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
French 18th Century Louis XV Style Painted Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This archetypal 18th century Louis XV-style desk was given a distinguishing update in the 20th
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18th Century French Directoire French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Pine, Paint
Fine French Napoleon III Period Porcelain Plaque Mounted Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
period Napoleon III Second Empire French ebonized desk or writing writing, magnificently decorated
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Oak, Wood
$32,200 Sale Price
30% Off
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Demilune Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (18/19th Century) kingwood demilune shaped desk with bronze dore trim and
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Mounted Kingwood Writing Table, Circa 1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Mounted Kingwood Writing Table, Circa 1885.
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Late 19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Walnut Venner Desk, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century French walnut veneer and marquetry dressing table with wooden drawers crest and bronze
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Desk in Wood, 1900, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Desk in Mahogany and Satinwood
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
French Art Deco Desk
An exceptional quality French art deco desk produced in the 1920s from
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1920s French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
French Bureau Plat 20th C. with Black Gilt Trim Writing Surface
Located in Houston, TX
This exquisite desk is very well made with beech wood and oak with
Kingwood marquetry decorative
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Beech
French 19th Century Ebonized Louis XV Style Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A dazzling Louis XV style ebonized and brass-inlay desk from 19th century France, it is a
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Art Deco Desk and Chair Set
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant Art Deco desk and chair set, in ebonized wood, carved with bold foliate motifs. The desk
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
$10,422 / set
French Louis XV Period Walnut 1- Drawer Writing Table, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded and molded corners atop a conforming case housing one drawer, the case with a shaped apron, the drawer retaining antique brass pulls, raised on ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19thC French Oak Bank Counter Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC French Oak Bank Counter Desk, the matching Waiting Bench is also available
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19th Century French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry
Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century louis XVI style kingwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted ladies
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Art Deco Desk by Jules Leleu, France, circa 1925
By Jules Leleu
Located in Antwerp, BE
French decorative arts in the early twentieth century. Executed in richly figured rosewood, the desk is
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1920s French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
French Paper Mache Black Lacquered
Foliage Painted Writing Table, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French black lacquered and foliage painted writing table with hinged interior compartment, original
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1820s French Louis Philippe French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Antique 19th Century French Museum Quality Inlaid Writing Table with Bronze Trim
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French museum quality inlaid writing table with bronze trim. Excellent
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Late 19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Tulipwood, Charmwood, and
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Rustic Neoclassical Executive Desk ~ Conference Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Rustic Neoclassical Executive Desk ~ Conference Table was crafted on a truly grand
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Oak
Signed Paul Sormani French Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
A very Fine Writing Desk by Paul Sormani. Sormani, counted among the most elite Parisian
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Early 1900s French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Renaissance Desk with Three drawers
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century French Renaissance desk with dolphins is a remarkably sculpted work with fully carved
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
French Napoleon III Period Ebonized Desk, 1870s
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An imposing Napoleon III center table (or 'Table de Milieu') in ebonized fruit wood, rectangular in shape, with rounded sides.
Its ornate top, which is bordered all around with a gi...
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th century French oak desk with three drawers
Located in London, GB
C19th French country house oak desk with three deep drawers.
This is a solid and understated bureau
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Oak
Eugene Printz, French Art Deco, Mahogany, Rare Asymmetric Desk, France, c. 1925
By Eugene Printz
Located in Manhasset, NY
Eugene Printz, French Art Deco, Mahogany, Rare Asymmetric Desk, France, c. 1925
An example of an
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1920s French Mid-Century Modern French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Two-Drawer Office Desk
Located in Marbella, ES
Early 20th century French two-drawer office desk.
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Early 20th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Antique French Directoire Neoclassical Mahogany Leather Top Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Directoire Neoclassical Mahogany Leather Top Desk is a marvel of timeless
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Early 20th Century French Directoire French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco White Paint Decorated Oak Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 30 1/2 in W: 73 1/4 in D: 37 1/2 in
This striking French Art Deco desk is a
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk (Cylinder Bureau)
Located in Poole, GB
Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk ( cylinder bureau )
A very elegant and with great
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Late 18th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique French desk crafted in walnut with a tooled tan leather top on a case with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Writing Table with Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale late eighteenth century French Louis XVI period walnut lady's writing desk
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Black Ebonized Wood “Architect Desk” Table with drawer, France
Located in Miami, FL
Ebonized wood “architect desk” table, France, 19th century. On four tapered legs with a central
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) mahogany table desk with bronze ram heads and trim with
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19th Century Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Desk Art Deco in Wood from France 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French
Wood and chrome
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It
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1920s French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Empire Style Roll-Top Desk
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century French Empire style roll-top desk
French, Early 20th Century
Height 113cm, width
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Early 20th Century French Empire French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A fine 19h c French writing table signed F.Linke . Parquetry with gilt bronze
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Parquetry gilt bronze mounted escritoire . Single drawer made from
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Provincial Black Painted “Mazarin” Pedestal Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PROVINCIAL EIGHT-LEGGED "MAZARIN" PEDESTAL DESK IN BLACK PAINT
France, circa last quarter of the
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18th Century French French Provincial French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mahogany Wood “Architect Desk” Table, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mahogany wood “architect desk” table, France, 19th century.
On four solomonic legs with a central
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19th Century French Neoclassical French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Other
19th Century French Oak Barley Twist Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular 19th century French bureau plat writing table or desk featuring barley twist legs and
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19th Century French Louis XIII French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Oak
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
French Maison Jansen Attributed Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen Attributed Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk.
We offer a gorgeous antique French
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1920s French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Jacques Adnet President Oak Desk, France 1940
s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
“President” Oak Desk on drawer pedestals and brass plinth, copper handles with original British
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Maison Forest Signed French Louis XVI Style Writing Table - Late 19th Century
By Maison Forest
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and very fine quality 19th century French bureau plat by renowned Parisian ébéniste Maison
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Style Bronze and Mahogany Desk Leather
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very decorative French desk in the empire style. Structure in solid mahogany and veneered, it is
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1810s French Empire French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
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French Antique Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French antique writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each French antique writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French antique writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right French antique writing desk, those designed in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Empire styles are of considerable interest. François Linke, Paul Sormani and Louis Majorelle each produced at least one beautiful French antique writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a French Antique Writing Desk?
A French antique writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,800, while the lowest priced sells for $200 and the highest can go for as much as $1,740,240.
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 French Antique 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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