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20th Century French Directoire Style Mahogany and Brass Writing Desk from W
J
Located in Southampton, NY
20th century French Directoire Style mahogany and brass writing desk from W. & J. Sloane
A classic
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20th Century American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk
Located in New York, NY
Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Exquisite Directoire-Style Leather-Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Directoire-Style Leather-Top Desk, desk is a faux-partner's desk, finished all around, it
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French Louis XVI Directoire Style Desk by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Southampton, NJ
Beautifully detailed mahogany writing table or desk made by Maitland Smith in the grand French
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20th Century American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Directoire Bureau Plat, France circa 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Directoire Bureau Plat, France, circa 1800.
Spacious and chic Directoire desk and the perfect piece
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Directoire Carved Chestnut Desk Armchair with Beige Velvet
Located in Dallas, TX
woman's desk. Crafted in France circa 1880 and made of chestnut and oakwood, the carved armchair sits on
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Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak, Velvet, Elm
19th Century French Directoire Carved Chestnut Desk Armchair with Beige Velvet
Located in Dallas, TX
woman's desk. Crafted in France circa 1880 and made of chestnut and oakwood, the carved armchair sits on
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Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak, Velvet, Elm
19th Century French Directoire Carved Walnut Desk Armchair with Beige Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1860, the antique armchair sits on cabriole legs ending with scrolled feet
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Directoire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th Century French Directoire Carved Walnut Desk Armchair with Velvet Seat
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1860, the antique carved armchair stands on scrolled legs, the chair
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Directoire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Large Maison Jansen Directoire Mahogany and Bronze Ormolu Cylinder Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Maison Jansen Directoire style marble-top cylinder desk with brass sabots and accents. 18 drawers
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Directoire-Style Writing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This diminutive French 19th century Directoire-style mahogany writing table, circa 1890s, features
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Directoire Writing Table
Located in Austin, TX
Charming French antique Directoire style writing desk with very pure lines, beautiful classical
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Rosewood
Kittinger Solid Brass and Satinwood French Directoire Writing Desk Table
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very rare Kittinger of Buffalo, NY directoire style desk. The desk is in good condition
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Vintage 1960s American Directoire Desks
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Walnut Writing Desk with Brown Leather Top and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Directoire walnut writing desk with brown leather top, tapered legs, slides and four drawers.
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Desks
Materials
Walnut
Large Directoire-Style French Mahogany Desk, circa 1930
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Large Directoire-style French mahogany desk with gilt-tooled leather top. Five drawers and two pull
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Mid-20th Century French Desks
Mahogany French Directoire Style Desk Stamped Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A French Directoire style writing desk, circa 1930s, the glass top over a dark green leather top
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Vintage 1930s Argentine Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Directoire Style Ebonized Solid Mahogany Desk in Any Dimension
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Our Old Plank Directoire style desk, is entirely made to order in our workshop here in Chicago and
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2010s American Directoire Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Directoire Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A Directoire style mahogany desk with inset leather top having three drawers and brass trim.
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Writing Table
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Directoire style writing table in painted mahogany with a single dovetailed drawer
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Directoire Style Desk in an Ebonized Finish and Restored Leather
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French Directoire style desk, or writing table was found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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Antique 1890s French Directoire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Directoire Style Writing Table or Desk from France
Located in Round Top, TX
A lovely late 19th century French Writing Table or Desk constructed from Cherry wood with a red
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Leather
A Fine Maison Jansen Directoire Style Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Kent, Dover
A French desk in the Directoire style by Maison Jansen, Paris. Of good quality of ebonised mahogany
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Vintage 1960s French Desks and Writing Tables
Directoire Clock, France, 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany-veneered Directoire portal clock, standing on a rectangular base. Four columns with gilt
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Antique 1830s French Directoire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Directoire Style Leather-Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in New York, NY
Directoire-Style Leather-top Bureau plat desk on Tapered legs ending in brass sabots, desk features
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Macassar Ebony Veneered Leather Top French Directoire Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare and unique form of desk and features the "wood of Kings" macassar ebony, a very rare
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Macassar
Bronze Mounted Leather Top Inlaid Kingwood Directoire Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb French-made bronze mounted inlaid desk with bronze wrapping the top and brass and
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Directoire Period Bureau Écritoire
Located in Birmingham, AL
18th century Directoire period bureau écritoire in walnut. Slant top above single door on plinth
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Walnut
Signed Maison Jansen Leather Top Louis XVI Directoire Writing Desk Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous signed Maison Jansen desk from France. The desk is made of solid walnut and has
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Directoire Style Cherry Custom Leather
Marble Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique custom quality cherry demilune form desk in the country French or Directoire Louis XVI taste
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Vintage 1980s European Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Directoire Style Painted Desk by John Widdicomb
By William A. Berkey Furniture Co., John Widdicomb
Located in Manhasset, NY
A creme peinte bureau plat in the style of French Directoire, circa 1960s, the wood top in natural
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Wood
French Directoire Mahogany Veneered Writing Table with a Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Directoire writing table, side table, sofa table. Mahogany with an embossed leather top.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Directoire style ebonized mahogany leather top desk C 1950.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Directoire style ebonized mahogany leather top desk C 1950.
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Vintage 1950s French Directoire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Ebonized Mahogany French Directoire Style Desk Hand-Crafted in Chicago Any Size
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Handmade in our Old Plank workshop, this Ebonized Mahogany Directoire Style Desk can be made in any
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21st Century and Contemporary American Directoire Desks
Materials
Brass
French Early 20th Century Directoire Style Fruitwood Writing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This elegant Directoire-style writing table, was made in France circa early 1900s, of pegged
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Period Table in Walnut
Located in Round Top, TX
French Directoire period table in walnut, oak, and pine.
Keywords: desk, side table, console
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Oak, Pine
Antique French Directoire Walnut Farm Table
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful antique French Directoire period solid walnut farm table, single dovetailed drawer
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Directoire Style Desk in Book Matched Macassar
Located in New York, NY
This striking Art Deco Macassar wood desk features directoire style legs, three drawers, brass
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Primitive Console / Desk, France 1790
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive Console / Desk
France, 1790
Composed of oak, with drawer on each end.
42"L x 24"d x 27"h
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Directoire Style Mahogany Desk with Extensions
Located in Pembroke, MA
Large French Directoire style mahogany desk with pull-out shelves on each side. (Each shelf extends
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Early 20th Century French Desks
Rare 18th Century Directoire Era French Writing Table with Secretary Drawer
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Directoire period walnut writing table features bronze banding and a black marble top. Its
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Directoire Style Leather-Top Bureau Plat Desk on Tapered Legs
Located in New York, NY
Directoire Style Leather-Top Bureauplat Desk on Tapered Legs
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
French Directoire-Style Leather-Top Bureau Plat/Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
An over-sized Louis XVI-style leather-top writing desk on tapered legs ending in brass sabots.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Exquisite Directoire-Style Desk w. Leather Top on Tapered Legs
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Directoire-Style Desk w. Leather Top on Tapered Legs
ending on brass sabots
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Fine 19th Century French Directoire Bureau Plat Writing Table or Desk
Located in London, GB
A highly figured Directoire period French bureau plat, veneered throughout with highly figured
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
19th Century Directoire Influenced Book-Matched Rosewood Writing Table or Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
19th c. Rosewood writing desk or work table of impressive book matched fiery grains, original
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Brass
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
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20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century mahogany directoire writing desk with leather writing surface
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century French mahogany Directoire writing desk, the moulded edge top having a light
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Antique 1830s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
An Elegant French Directoire Mahogany Collapsible Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant French directoire mahogany collapsible writing table with gilt bronze mounts; the square
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
French 19th Century Mahogany Petite Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century leather-topped mahogany writing desk, designed in the Directoire taste for
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Writing Table, 1800
Located in Stamford, CT
A French mahogany Directoire writing table with single drawer and tapered legs ending on spade feet.
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Directoire Style Ebonized Bureauplat Desk With Leather Top
Located in New York, NY
Directoire Style Ebonized Bureauplat Desk With Leather Top
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20th Century French Desks
French 1940s Ebonized and Rectangular Table Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s ebonized and rectangular table desk with gilt trim having two drawers and a top with
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A Directoire Style Lacquered and Brass Inlaid Desk
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite Directoire Style Lacquered and Brass Inlaid , Faux Double-Sided Bureauplat Desk with
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20th Century French Desks
French Directoire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 20th century Directoire style mahogany bureau plat/desk featuring embossed brown leather
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Custom Old Plank Directoire Inspired Ebonized Desk with Gilded Leather Top
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
From our Old Plank collection of hand-crafted furniture is a French Directoire inspired desk built
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2010s American Directoire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Directoire Style Walnut Vanity Chair, Bergere, Leather
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-nineteenth century French Directoire style walnut bergere chair features scrolled armrests
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Directoire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Directoire Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
sabot feet. Provenance; French and Co, New York.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
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Find many varieties of an authentic French directoire desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, every French directoire desk was constructed with great care. There are 195 variations of the antique or vintage French directoire desk you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French directoire desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right French directoire desk, those designed in Louis XVI, Mid-Century Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. A well-made French directoire desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Maison Jansen, Kittinger Furniture Company and Louis Jacques Vaillant are consistently popular.
How Much is a French Directoire Desk?
Prices for a French directoire desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,100 and can go as high as $42,500, while the average can fetch as much as $4,820.
Questions About French Directoire 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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