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19th Century French Louis XVI Kidney-Shaped Mahogany Leather Top Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Kidney-Shaped Mahogany Leather Top Desk is a stunning example of the
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1890s French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and extremely high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Kingwood, Tulipwood
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18th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Desk Table with Drawer Oak Leather Top Barley Twist Entry Table
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS Antique French Carved Oak Desk or Writing Table with Two Drawers~~ Leather Writing Surface
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1880s French Renaissance Revival French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Oak, Leather
19th Century Bureau Writing Table in Louis XV Style
Located in PARIS, FR
typical of French Napoléon III furniture.
This bureau plat can be used as a writing desk, dressing table
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Desk with Sèvres Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood lady's desk with Sevres porcelain panels and bronze
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
French 19th C. Painted Wood Desk w/Scallop Edged Top
Elegant Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved and painted wood table (or desk), with shapely legs and top edges, from the 19th
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19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood and ormolu desk. The desk is
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
French Sculptural Baroque Style Desk in Stained Pine, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A fabolous french baroque style freestanding desk in solid stained pined. Finely handcrafted in the
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIII French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Pine
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Table Desk with Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (English-19th Century) mahogany table desk with 3 drawers and various inlaid
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19th Century English Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
1800s Antique French Oromlu-Mounted, Burlwood, 3-Piece Set, Desk, Office Suite!!
Located in Austin, TX
Extraordinary Set, truly outstanding quality, monumental! Antique Desk, Office Suite, French Ormolu
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19th Century French Other French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style French Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat
Desk
By Jean-Pierre Latz
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
; the two ends decorated with Apollo heads; the writing surface is topped with gilded leather. The desk
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Kingwood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Mounted Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th Century Louis XV st. Napoleon III period ebony, brass inlaid and ormolu
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19th Century French Napoleon III French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk, Signed
Escalier de Cristal, Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. tulipwood, kingwood and ormolu desk, signed
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Lady
s Desk
Located in Tarzana, CA
A very fine and well-proportioned 19th century French lady's desk, the case veneered with marquetry
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Late 19th Century European Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Kingwood
French 1800s Louis XV Style Walnut Desk with Green Leather and Lifting Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
writing surface and cabriole legs. This French Louis XV-style walnut desk, dating back to the early 19th
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut, Leather
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Veneer Desk with Tooled Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood veneer desk with 5 drawers and gold tooled leather
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Signed Escalier De Cristal of Paris Metamorphic French Louis XVI Desk Table
By L
Escalier de Cristal
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an incredible signed L Escalier De Cristal of Paris metamorphic desk or ladies vanity. The
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1890s French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
$6,396 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Carved and Painted Louis XVI Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Carved and Painted Louis XVI Writing Table is a lovely piece of antique furniture
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Carved mahogany desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany dressing table or desk. The large rectangular well-figured inverted breakfront top, above
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Early 20th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
$3,345
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Kingwood and Ormolu table/desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Kingwood and Ormolu center
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Tony Selmersheim desk
By Tony Selmersheim
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created circa 1912, during the transitional years between French Art Nouveau and Art Deco, this
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1910s French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Pearwood, Purpleheart, Satinwood
$39,500
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Side Table/Desk, Signed F. Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
/writing desk, signed F. Linke. The table is raised by elegant slender cabriole legs with wrap around
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19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Neoclassical Style Mahogany Card, Dressing, and Writing Table
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style mahogany card, dressing, and writing table
French, 19th century
Measures
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19th Century French Neoclassical French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
French 1800s Walnut Desk with Three Drawers, Carved Floral Motifs and Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut desk from the early 19th century with three drawers, carved motifs, H-Form cross
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Early 19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Antique Louis XV Style French Oak Desk from Pierre Deux
By Pierre Deux
Located in Chicago, IL
19th C. Antique Louis XV Style French oak desk with two drawers and original hardware. Its carved
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Oak
$7,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Desk by Maison Léger
By Maison Léger
Located in London, GB
Antique French Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry desk by Maison Léger
French, c. 1880
Height
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu
Vernis Martin Desk, Attr. Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Style Lady's Petit Writing Table Desk, attributed to Louis Majorelle (French, 1859-1926). The ornately
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$15,750 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XV Style Double-Sided Desk with Brass Inlay and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant French double-sided writing desk in the Louis XV–Transition style, France circa 1880.
This
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1880s French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass, Bronze
20th Two sides French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Desk with Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
This elegant fruitwood desk was created in France, circa 1920. Made of blond walnut timber, the
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Walnut Partner Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
partner desk. Crafted in France circa 1880, this Louis XV-style writing table is constructed of king wood
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Fine Bronze Mounted Lion Head Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Desk Manner Linke
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine bronze mounted French Louis XVI style mahogany desk, in the manner of François Linke
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Palisander Ladies Desk with Brass Ornaments
Located in Sofia, BG
French elegant small desk in palisander veneer, decorated with floral marquetry, revealing drawers
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Palisander
$1,146 Sale Price
35% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebony, Tortoiseshell, Brass, and Leather Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and unique French 19th century Louis XV st. ebony, tortoiseshell, brass, and leather
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French Desk, Louis XVI Style with Sèvres Mounts and bronze dore accents
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI style desk having floral porcelain Sèvres mounts
The upper portion of this desk
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Early 19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Rosewood
$6,500 Sale Price
38% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady
s Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's desk or writing table) with an enamel dial clock and
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Early 1900s French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Unique French Roll-Up Secretary/Desk in the Transition Style from Around 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique French roll-up secretary/desk in the transition style from around 1890
Mahogany and brass
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19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Majestic French Bureau Plat Desk antique According to Andre C. Boulle bronzed
Located in Berlin, DE
Root veneer on solid beech and oak. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Slightly protruding, profiled tabletop and gold-imprinted leather insert, flanked by a grotesque mask on each c...
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18th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted mahogany and kingwood three
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu and marble desk/table
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Gris St
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Hand Carved Oak Desk with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Design
19th French hand carved oak wood table desk with iron stretcher.
This antique
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
French Vernis Martin Decorated Louis XIV Mahogany
Ormolu Lady’s Roll Top Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
French Vernis Martin Decorated Louis XIV Mahogany & Ormolu Lady’s Roll Top Desk
Measures - 42 3/8
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Late 19th Century French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Mahogany
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
An 18th century
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18th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, French Louis XV Style Wood Centre Desk with Gilt Bronze
Located in IT
19th century, French Louis XV style wood centre desk with gilt bronze
This elegant centre desk
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk, stamped by
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Black Lacquered Desk with Red Tooled Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV style black lacquered desk with a red tooled leather top and bronze hardware.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Writing Table in Natural Oak, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming Louis XV style writing table from the 19th century, crafted in warm natural oak. The
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Empire Style Desk with Ormolu Mounts by Saddier et Ses Fils
By Saddier et Fils
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century French Empire style well figured mahogany office desk, finely hand carved
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19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Desk with Green Leather Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine 18th century carved French Louis XIII style bureau plat or desk handcrafted of solid oak by
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18th Century French Louis XIII French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Style Writing Table Nightstand With Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style side table writing table / nightstand with ormolu mounts.
Unusual small writing
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Exceptional Napoleon III Bronze Mounted And Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Antique French Bronze mounted writing table with particularly fine form dating to the late
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19th Century French Napoleon III French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Country Primitive Black Distress Painted 1 Drawer Desk Work Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique French Country Primitive Black Distress Painted 1 Drawer Desk Work Table. Item features wooden
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Late 19th Century Primitive French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century tulipwood, mahogany and ormolu-mounted Bureau de Dame Lady's
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$33,210 Sale Price
30% Off
French Louis XV Style 19th Century Walnut Desk with Drawers and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut desk from the 19th century, with two drawers and cabriole legs
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Blackened Wood Desk with an Off White Lacquered Top with Inlays
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French blackened wood desk with 3 drawers, an off white & black lacquered top with metal
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1920s French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century, French Louis XV style Natural Wood Center Desk with Gilt Bronzes
Located in IT
19th Century, French Louis XV style Wood Center with gilded bronze applications desk table
This
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Flamed Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent French 19th century Louis XV style flamed mahogany and ormolu Bureau plat desk. The
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
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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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