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French Directoire Walnut/Tilleul Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
DIRECTOIRE WALNUT (TILLEUL INSIDE) FRENCH DESK WITH 4 DRAWERS & 1 KEY.
H 34½" L 39
Category
20th Century French Desks
Materials
Wood
French Directoire Mahogany Commode/Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very sober French Directoire period "acajou satinee" mahogany commode desk, "meuble de port
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Wood
French Directoire Style Vintage Midcentury Ebonized Wood Desk with Green Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Directoire style ebonized wood five-drawer desk from the mid-20th century, with green
Category
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Style Bureau Plat
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Southampton, NY
1950'S BRASS BANDED MAHOGANY DIRECTOIRE STYLE BUREAU PLAT WITH EXTENDING TOOLED LEATHER INLAID
Category
Vintage 1950s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Directoire Style, Five-Drawer Mahogany Desk
Located in New York, NY
Antique desk made of beautiful mahogany wood. The surface has a leather inset with gilt embossed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Double-Sided Directoire Period Writing Desk, France 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
An impresive double sided black lacquered wood and parchment writing desk. Directoire period
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Directoire Partner Desk
Located in Stockholm, SE
Made in France around 1790-1800.
Mahogny and bronze.
width with extension leaves 197 cm.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Desks
Materials
Bronze
A French Directoire Inspired Simulated Lapis Lazuli Desk 1980s
Located in London, GB
A French Directoire Inspired Simulated Lapis Lazuli Painted Desk with Brass Mounts 1980s
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Directoire Style Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
military conquests of Napoleon Bonaparte.
This desk is constructing using traditional French cabinet
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Directoire Black Lacquer Leather Top Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
This classic leather top desk with simple handsome lines will make an excellent addition to any
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Directoire mahogany double face desk
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional XVIIIth Century mahogany double face Directoire desk, two drawers on each side and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
French 19th c. Directoire Stand
Located in Norwalk, CT
table, a mirrored vanity and a travel desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Diminutive French Cartioner Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Oaks, PA
Diminutive Cartioner Desk with Mirrored Top and One Long Drawer, France, circa 1965, in th style of
Category
Vintage 1960s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Period Mahogany, "A la Tronchin" Table, circa 1798
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A gorgeous and rare French late 18th century, Directoire period, Cuba mahogany veneer table, called
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Writing Desk in the Directoire Manner
Located in London, GB
A late nineteenth century mahogany writing table, the black leather top set within a veneered border with brass inlay, above two brass panelled drawers with rectangular form handles,...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French Directoire Cherry Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Directoire period cherry "bureau a cuisine" with glass doors and slant front desk, circa
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Wood
Fine French Directoire Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Woodbury, CT
TURNED LEGS WITH BRASS CAPS, 3 DRAWERS AND FAUX DRAWERS ON BACK, GOLD TOOLED DARK BROWN LEATHER TOP
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th C. French Oak Directoire Style Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
19TH CENTURY FRENCH OAK DIRECTORE STYLE TABLE WITH STRETCHER AND 2 DRAWERS. COULD BE USED AS A
Category
French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Directoire Style Black Lacquered Bureau Plat c1950
Located in London, GB
French Directoire style black lacquered small Bureau Plat with bronze mounts - in the style
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Directoire Style Mirrored
Walnut Wood Desk in the Manner of Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Elegant Directoire desk in brown walnut with a bronze tinted mirrored top and with mirrored insets
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Oak Directoire Style Desk with Tambour Sliding Doors
Located in New York, NY
Oak Directoire Style Desk with Tambour Sliding Doors and Shelves, French, 1900
87" H x 48" W
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Mantle Clock of Cupid and Psyche
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Dating from the last decade of the 18th century, this ormolu clock with silk-suspension movements is topped with the figures of Eros (i.e. Cupid) holding Psyche who has just finished...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Directoire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Directoire writing table
Located in Charlottesville, VA
French Directoire walnut writing table with tapered legs and single drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,400
Directoire Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular top with radius corners and leather insert above a long single drawer with two turned knobs and escutcheon. Raised on square tapering legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
$4,500
FRENCH DIRECTOIRE BUREAU PLAT Circa 1800
Located in London, GB
French Directoire period mahogany bureau plat. Gilt tooled faded green leather top with slides on
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Directoire walnut writing table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Elegant walnut and leather French Directoire style writing table. 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Directoire
walnut writing table
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Provincial Directoire' walnut writing table with one draw. Very nice patina.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Directoire Period Inlaid Rosewood and Kingwood Table Ecritoire circa 1795
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A superb and very unique late 18th century French Directoire period rosewood, kingwood, sycamore
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Boxwood, Kingwood, Rosewood, Sycamore
#3141 Mahogany Directoire Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany Directoire Bureau Plat with Mahogany Veneers on Drawer Fronts and Finished Back. Leather
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Directoire Secretaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 19th Century Walnut Directoire Scriban
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Wood
$4,200
Rare Mahogany Directoire Bibliotheque Desk 80
h X 45
w X 24
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare Mahogany Directoire Bibliotheque Desk 80''h X 45''w X 24''d Plus Another 11'' When Writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Directoire Architect
s adjustable top writing table
Located in Norwalk, CT
A good quality French adjustable top mahogany writing table
with candle slides and a fitted
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Directoire Cherry Secretaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
Drop Front with 4 Drawers and 1 Hidden Drawer at Top. 4 Compartments Inside
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
$10,800
Very Handsome Late 19th Century French Walnut and Leather Desk Chair, circa 1900
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Of Directoire influence, the stylish and well-made walnut desk or armchair with reeded neoclassical
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
A 19th Century Bureau Plat in the Directoire Manner
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century century brass inlaid mahogany bureau plat, having a brown leather top concealing two brushing slides on the return sides, above a long and short drawer configurat...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
#3041 Mahogany Directoire Style Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
Distinctive Mahogany Directoire Style Bureau Plat with Flame Mahogany Veneers on Drawer Fronts and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Oak Writing Table with Drawer and Two Pull Out Shelves
Located in San Antonio, TX
19th century French oak writing table with one drawer and two pull out writing shelves on either
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Directiore Style Roll Top Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish French Directoire style roll top desk was acquired from a Palm Beach estate and dates
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Directoire Miniature Roll Top Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Made of fruit wood with a marble top (cracked). Brass gallery surrounds the marble top. Brass pulls and mounts. The inside of the top shows old canvas and paper.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire End Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Burl Wood Leather-Topped Burau Plat
Located in Woodbury, CT
One of the nicest bureau plats we have seen in years. The burl is extremely figured. The top leather and pull out slides on the left and right side have gold tooling and are new. Th...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Jacob Freres Rue Meslée French Directoire Period Reversible Desk and Tric-Trac
By Jacob Freres (French)
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
We are pleased to present you, a French Directoire period Tric -Trac (Jeu de Jacquet) game table in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Directoire Secretaire / Desk / Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Handsome Secretary with Drop LeafFront,three drawers at the bottom and one on the top, the interior is well outfitted with four small drawers and two shelves.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
French Directoire Period, circa 1795 Reversible Desk and Tric-Trac Game Table
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
French Directoire period Tric-Trac or “Jeu de Jacquet “ game table in mahogany and mahogany veneer
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Directoire Period Painted Desk Chair or Fauteuil Armchair
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century painted armchair in the Directoire manner, the carved and painted frame with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Large Late 18th Century French Walnut Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
With a curved upholstered back leading to detached columns at the front of the arms, with rear sabre legs and round tapered front legs terminating in balls. Upholstered in earlier re...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
French Directoire Desk in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
French Directoire style desk with original leather top.
Established in 1979, Joyce Horn
Category
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Wood
19th Century French Directoire Style Writing Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A mid 19th century French fruitwood writing desk with tooled tan leather inset top above five
Category
Antique 1840s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Sleek French Directoire Style Desk, circa 1960
By Maison Jansen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sleek French Directoire style desk, circa 1960, superior quality, Brass mounted case, with inset
Category
20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Directoire Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Another find from one of our voyages to France, this handsome desk captures attention with its
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl, Wood, Leather
$950
French Directoire Style Cherrywood Desk with Leather Top, Early 1900s
Located in Austin, TX
A stately Directoire style cherrywood desk with green leather top, French, circa 1900. Cherrywood
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Cherry
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-19th century French Empire Directoire Desk has been completed restored, is made out of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
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French Directoire Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
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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