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Empire Style Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
Lady's desk with Empire style mahogany, base decorated with griffins, very beautiful register of
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
Black Ebonized French Empire Desk with Green Leather Writing Surface
Located in Antwerp, BE
Black ebonized French Empire desk with green leather writing surface .There are additional pull-out
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Empire Bronze Desk Set
Located in Boston, MA
Exceptional 19th century French Empire tole desk set with gilt bronze mounts.
For scale, envelope
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Tôle
$5,850 / set
French Empire Mahogany Desk Chair, circa 1840
Located in Salisbury, GB
A French Empire mahogany desk chair of horseshoe form. Standing on fluted legs and with green hide
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Style Ink Stand, Desk Inkwell, France 1880, H527
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique French Empire style ink stand, desk inkwell, France 1880, H527
France 1880
Floral mounts
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Brass
19th Century Second Empire Style Desk
Located in Boston, MA
Empire style desk with leather top, bronze mounts and slides.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Empire Period Mahogany Library Stand or Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 19th century French Empire period mahogany gentleman's library stand/ desk, with leather top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Empire Style Desk Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Wonderful French Empire style writing desk in kingwood with ormolu fittings.
Hope the photos do
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Vintage 1970s European Empire Desks
French Antique Escritoire Desk Chest 1900 Inlaid Empire
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French antique Empire escritoire we, date to circa 1900.
Great piece of furniture, kind
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Antique Early 1900s Empire Desks
Antique French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Walnut Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Highly charming French Empire writing table or bureau plat
handcrafted from walnut with ebonized
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks
French Empire Style Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat Kingwood
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French Empire style desk or bureau plat.
Elegant piece handcrafted from Kingwood with
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2010s Empire Desks
Beautiful Empire Style Writing Desk
Located in Chulmleigh, Devon
This is a freestanding writing desk that’s to say it is finished both sides. It is beautifully
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Antique French Empire Escritoire 1880 Desks Bureau Chest Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French Empire antique escritoire or desk.
These are great and practical space saving
Category
Antique 1880s Empire Desks
Empire Style Mahogany Middle Desk with Egyptian Décor, France 19th Century
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
embellished with empire green leathers gilded with iron. This "Return from Egypt" style desk is a fine example
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Small French Directoire or Empire Transition Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unusual and small-scale French Directoire/Empire transition period mahogany drop front desk, with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
An elegant 19th century mahogany writing desk with inlaid leather writing pad in tabletop, with
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Period Console and Desk, 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Empire period console in mahogany forming a desk with a writing desk and supports for ink bottles
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
French Empire Writing Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Fine French antique piece developed to supply the demand for writing furniture, particularly from
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Empire Writing/Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Masterful craftsmanship an illustrious example of 19th Century French furniture making at its
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1790-French Empire Writing Desk Secretaire Gilt Ormolu-manner Thomire/Desmalter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
interior drawer.
This most extraordinary period French Empire secrétaire slide top desk displays superb
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Mahogany Desk, circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The rectangular top inset with a beige tooled leather writing surface and slide outs on both ends. Above five drawers, the reverse side with dummy drawers raised on columnar legs wit...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Writing Desk in Empire Style Enriched with Gold Bronze Parts
Located in Arezzo, IT
Writing desk Empire style, in mahogany feather with leather top finished with gold embellished
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat with a Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A Empire gilt bronze-mounted mahogany bureau plat, the top with a green leather writing surface
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Dressing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic French Empire piece dates from the napoleioic period of the early 19th
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Giltwood
French Empire Serpent Bronze Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
Bronze inkwell stand from the Second Empire period, circa 1840-1870. Made in France, it consists of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Empire Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Second Empire Figured Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Asheville, NC
19th century French Second Empire figured mahogany bureau plat, black tooled leather top, turned
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Gilt Bronze Empire Timepiece
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful French Empire clock depicting children reading. The clock was made in Paris circa 1810
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Walnut Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Empire walnut writing table with tapered legs, brass trim, and original leather top.
Category
Antique 1890s Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Desk by J Werner
By Jean Werner
Located in Antrim, GB
Exhibition quality antique French ormolu mounted Kingwood desk stamped by the important Paris
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Empire Bureau De Dame Ladies Desk Writing Table, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning French Empire antique ladies desk or bureau de dame
Great look to this piece with
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Antique 1880s Empire Desks
19th Century French Empire Pendulum O
Clock
Located in Madrid , ES
19th century French Empire pendulum O'clock
Ebony wood and bronze
Measures: H 56cm
28cm x 16cm
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Ebony
Important French Empire Table Clock, 19th Century
Located in Madrid , ES
Important Empire table clock
Bronze
France,
19th century
Pendulum and key.
Measures: 55 x 15 x
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Empire style double-sided writing table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century Empire style double-sided writing table with side tirettes.
FOR MORE
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Empire gilt bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Roma, IT
The dial with Roman numerals is signed 'Hunziker Rue de Bussy N° 22' and shows minor cracks.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
French Empire Period, Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Charleston, SC
An important and rare French Empire period, mahogany fauteuil de bureau à assise tournante with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
FRENCH EMPIRE STYLE BRONZE MOUNTED AND PARCEL GILT MAHOGANY TABL
Located in New York, NY
FRENCH EMPIRE STYLE BRONZE MOUNTED AND PARCEL GILT MAHOGANY TABLE
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Period Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very elegant desk from with gilded decorations and leather inlay.
Also has extensions similar to a
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
$8,500
Important French Empire Table Clock "Lady with Harp" Sign
Located in Madrid , ES
Important French table clock "Lady with Harp" sign
Golden bronze table clock
Empire style
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Secretary
Located in Washington, DC
French Empire secretary in cherry with architectural interior and ebonized columns with bronze doré
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Rare Antique French Empire Brass-Bound Mahogany Kidney-Shaped Table, circa 1815
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Empire mahogany kidney-shaped writing table; having a rectangular scalloped top with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XV Style Walnut Bombe Partners Desk Empire Bureau Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Wonderful Louis XV style bombe bureau plat or writing desk.
This is a dummy partners desk i.e
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Early 2000s French Louis XV Desks
Empire Style Writing Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple but elegant writing table is supported by an unusual Empire Style base. The nicely
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$12,500
Fine and Highly Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Cylinder-Bureau
By G. None
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany Cylinder-Bureau. A marble toped rectangular top above
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Early 19th Century Empire Patinated Bronze
Ormolu Inkwell, France
Located in Pasadena, CA
Museum Quality Empire Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Inkwell, France,Early 19th Century.
H: 10-1/4
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Antique Early 19th Century Gothic Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Impressive French Empire Cylinder Bureau, Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire Furniture.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of Four Gilt Metal Empire Style Candlesticks
Located in Hallowell, US
Set of four and priced as a set of four, custom made by a foundry taking my period candlestick and making duplicates at great expense from my original model. Gold plated by electroly...
Category
Early 2000s French Empire More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Empire Projection Clock, circa 1800
By Peter Bofenschen 1
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Empire projection clock circa 1800.
An early 19th century bronze and ormolu night clock, the
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Antique 1810s French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Mahogany Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Miami, FL
Empire mahogany bronze-mounted bureau plat with an inset tooled leather top above a center drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Carved French Empire Style Decorative Chairs of Ebonized and Giltwood
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of highly decorative French Empire style hall chairs, each having a partial gilt and pierced
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Late 20th Century European Regency Revival Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
An Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock First Quarter 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Very nice high quality French Empire clock, showing a Cupid holding two flag. The opaline dial with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Guilt Bronze Mounted Table Clock on Marble Circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, GB
This is an exceptional quality French Empire Guilt Bronze mounted clock circa 1820.
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Clock of a Seated Youth Holding a Scroll and Lyre
Located in Vancouver, BC
A late, large-scale French Empire clock of a seated, classically draped youth sitting atop the
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Writing Table/Bureau Plat Bronze-Mounted with Matching Chairs French late 19th C
Located in Uppingham, GB
French bronze-mounted mahogany writing table/bureau plat (19th century)
A superb 'Stand Alone
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Antique 1890s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire armchair/ desk chair
Located in Cheltenham, GB
France, crafted in the elegant Empire style. This exquisite piece is adorned with Ormolu mounts featuring
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Antique 1890s French Empire Revival Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Gilt Bronze Clock Mantel, circa 1800
Located in Madrid, ES
An Empire gilt bronze clock mantel, circa 1800.
The case surmounted by an Alexander the great bust
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Second Empire Mahogany Writing Desk
By Antoine Krieger
Located in Naples, FL
Mid 19th Century made by "MON. KRIEGER AMEBLEMENT-PARIS"; the Greek-key pattern, gold tooled black leather inset rectangular above a deep paneled frieze applied at the ends with loze...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Capucine
By Martin à Bagnol
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
quite unique, half-way between the typical French “Paris” movement of the time, and the Comtoise clock
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Steel
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Find a variety of French empire desks available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique French empire desks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and bronze. French empire desks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. French empire desks bearing Empire or Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many French empire desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Empire Furniture, Baccarat and Christofle produced popular French empire desks that are worth a look.
How Much are French Empire Desks?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,350, while they’re typically $132 on the low end and $395,000 highest priced.
Questions About French Empire Desks
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Classical world is primarily what influenced French Empire furniture. Greek and Roman motifs appear on many pieces. In addition, the opulence of Egyptian furniture inspired furniture makers active during the period. On 1stDibs, shop a range of French Empire furniture.
- 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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