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Lovely circa 1900 Late Victorian French Pine Brown Leather Gold Gilt Desk Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
writing table, desk or occasional centre table with brown leather top and giltwood frame
A very
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Early 1900s French Late Victorian French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Leather, Pine
French Louis XV Style Marquetry
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style tulipwood and mahogany marquetry gilt bronze
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Early 1900s French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
$12,950 Sale Price
31% Off
Gorgeous French Louis XV Carved Walnut Side Table or Desk with Gold Gilt
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very rare French Louis XV table with original gold gilt paint. Multi functional versatlle stunning
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1880s French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
Dainty Art Deco desk France around 1925. Root wood and black lacquer.
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
In the exquisite world of 1925s French Art Deco design, a dainty desk emerges as a testament to the
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1920s French Antique Writing Desk
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Amboyna
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady
s Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very fine French 19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Fruitwood
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI roll top desk signed A Beurdeley Paris
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI parquetry and gilt bronze mounted roll top desk . Signed
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood and ormolu desk
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat. Having an inset
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
A 19thC French Louis XV style Cylinder Desk stamped L.C for L. Cueunieres
By L. Cueunieres Ebeniste.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
cylinder desk by L. Cueunieres after models by Jean-Francois Oeben (French 1721-1763). The underside is
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
French Chestnut and Oak Desk from Le Grand Monarque À Chartres, circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
Monarque hotel in Chartres, France. The desk has been stripped at some point, allowing the beautiful wood
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1720s French Louis XIV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
French bureau plat marquetry leather top three drawer desk with hearing bone inlays, three opposite
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1770s French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Wood and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style ebonized wood and gilt bronze-mounted figural bureau plat
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
$19,850 Sale Price
42% Off
18th Century Console Table/Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a lovely example of an 18th Century walnut console table/desk with unique trestle leg base
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Early 1800s French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Berlin Iron
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Desk by Grimard
By G. Grimard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted writing table by G
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
$14,625 Sale Price
25% Off
French Louis XV Style 19th Century Burr Walnut and Leather Top Four-Drawer Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Southern French Louis XV style 19th century burr walnut four-drawer desk from Avignon with
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
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Leather, Walnut, Burl
$7,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Writing Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
intended as a refined writing desk or side table.
With its harmonious proportions and decorative gilt
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19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk Possibly by François L
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and ormolu desk
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Neoclassical Fench Art Deco Writing Table, Bronze Feet, Brass Strips, circa 1928
Located in Köln, NW
French Art Deco writing table "Bureau plat Neoclassique". bronze feet, brass strips. Green leather
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1920s French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu desk in the style of Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu desk, in
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French circa 1870 Bonheur Du Jour Hardwood Marble Desk Bureau Faux Books
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
exceptionally fine piece of antique restored French furniture. Its made from hardwood and has a sublime
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1870s French High Victorian French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Marble
French Late Art Deco / Modern Neoclassical Desk / Console / Vanity in Walnut
Located in New York, NY
This desk / console with a simple, pure, modern design influenced French Art Deco in stunning
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
$11,500 Sale Price
22% Off
Art Nouveau Tulipwood and Inlaid Writing Table Early 20C Exceptional Quality
Located in London, GB
Art Nouveau Tulipwood and Inlaid Writing Table Early 20C
The inverted breakfront top centred by
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Satinwood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk
By H. Conquet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood and walnut
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Cylinder Desk by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Cylindrical desk with blinds,, made of veneered wood with a bronze rim on the top, bronze details
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1890s French Art Nouveau French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Table / Bureau Plat
Located in Madrid, ES
A 19th century Louis XVI style French writing table or desk, known as a "bureau plat”. It has a
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A fine Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany bureau plat.
Origin: French
Date: late 19th
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Late 19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Chinoiserie Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
This French, 19th century Chinoiserie black lacquer and gilded kneehole desk features an impressive
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Mid-19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
19th Century Walnut Writing Table with Scalloped Top and Single Drawer
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This charming antique French side, dating from the 19th century, is a fine example of provincial
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19th Century French Napoleon III French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat in the style of the Louis XV Napoleon III Paris, circa 1850-1880.
In Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round full-length mirror veneer with seed beads. With very finely chiselled,...
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood, Beech
Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Swedish Gustavian mahogany writing cabinet. The writing part is covered with a black patent leather
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19th Century French Neoclassical French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
$6,250 Sale Price
40% Off
19th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
Castle worthy desk, solid wood. Rosewood veneer edged by finely engraved brass fittings. On angled
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual amboyna Napoleon III secretaire desk by Diehl, the rectangular top above a single long
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1860s French Napoleon III French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Amboyna
French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Large French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Three-Drawer
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19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table By Emmanuel Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bois Satiné Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table, By Emmanuel
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19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Walnut Parquetry Writing Table with Brush Slide
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely mellow 19th century French Louis XV style writing table with a parquetry top and a
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
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Walnut
French Louis Philippe Period Walnut Slant Front 2 Drawer Desk, ca 1835
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed entirely of walnut with ebonized details , the rear of the top is level while the front and majority of the hinged top slopes slightly downward, the tops with a raised g...
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1830s French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Art Nouveau Mahogany stepped desk
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant stepped desk in mahogany and mahogany veneer. Gilt bronze frame opening with a drawer
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1890s French Art Nouveau French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Diminutive Kingwood Writing Table by J. Lapie/ Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Christies label- London, 1994. A finely made French 18th c. writing table with ormolu mounts and
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18th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Veneer Desk with Leather Top and Brass Hardware
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style 19th century kingwood inlaid veneer desk with inset brown leather top with
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19th Century Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Louis XIV Walnut Writing Table Or Occasional Table From The17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb walnut table from the 17th century Louis XIV period and style
Good quality table resting on a very elegant base with turned legs connected by spacers and ending with balls.
Th...
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17th Century French Louis XIV French Antique Writing Desk
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Walnut
19th Century Louis Philippe Mahogany Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis Philippe style bureau plat, or desk, made of solid and veneer of
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19th Century French Louis Philippe French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
Cherry Wood Desk with Tapered Legs, Circa 1900
Located in LYON, FR
with a metal cup handle adds to its functionality, making it ideal as a side table, writing desk, or
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1890s French French Provincial French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Cherry
Provincial Green-Painted Slant-Front Desk with Secret Compartment
Located in New York, NY
A provincial green-painted slant-front desk, Northern Europe or France, early to mid-19th century
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Pierre-Paul Montagnac Desk and Stool
By Pierre-Paul Montagnac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic Art Deco desk and en suite bench in sculpted mahogany, with both original keys. French
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Early 20th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
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Mahogany, Suede
Louis XV Petite Mahogany and Kingwood Marquetry Kidney Writing Table, Paris 1870
Located in Germantown, MD
A Recently refinished French transitional kidney-shaped desk. 19th century French transitional
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Writing Table, circa 1870
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI Style gilt bronze and Pietre Dure mounted ebonised writing table, retailed by
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Agate, Bronze
19TH C Inlaid Marquetry Bronze Mounted Ladies Desk.
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
exquisite 19th-century French Louis XV style writing desk showcases elegant craftsmanship and refined detail
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat in the style of the Louis XV Napoleon III Paris, circa 1850-1880. In Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round full-length mirror veneer with seed beads. With very finely chiselled, ...
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19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Leon Jallot desk in macassar ebony
By Léon Jallot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco desk designed by Leon Jallot, circa 1925, in macassar ebony with sculpted
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1920s French Art Deco French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Macassar
$28,500 / item
Late 19th Century Swedish Black Painted Pine Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
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Restored, strong, and stable, this desk is ready for use as a writing desk or workspace, offering classic
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Late 19th Century Swedish French Provincial French Antique Writing Desk
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Pine, Paint
Leon Jallot Sculpted Walnut Desk and Chair
By Léon Jallot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French transitional (from Art Nouveau to early Art Deco) desk and en suite chair by Leon Jallot in
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1910s French Art Nouveau French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Walnut
Napoleon III desk in blackened wood and marquetry
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large 19th-century Napoleon III desk. Blackened solid wood frame and diamond-shaped veneer for a 3D
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1870s French Napoleon III French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Ormolu-Mounted Sevrés Style Travel Desk
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
interior lined in red velvet.
The desk includes two glass inkwells with brass lids.
France, CIRCA 1890.
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1890s French Art Nouveau French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Gold, Bronze
$6,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XIII Style Table or Desk
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming black painted small desk.
Two extendable leaves, each measuring 40 centimeters. (Total
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19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Louis XV Desk with Bronze D’Ore Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
in the 1800s. The large writing desk features exquisite bronze d'ore mounts. Note the work from the
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19th Century French French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Bronze, Gold Plate
Desk in Mahogany Louis XVI Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minister desk in mohagany gilded brass and green leather on the top
The desk have two extensions
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1890s French Louis XVI French Antique Writing Desk
Materials
Brass
$7,800 / set
Louis XV Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing-Table by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry inlaid writing-table, by François Linke.
French
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV 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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