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Antique Black French Louis XV Lacquered Desk Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
striking and sophisticated example of this style. The top has fitted red leather as is typical for writing
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture French Regency Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Hand Painted Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Chinoiserie style writing desk or bureau plat desk
By Baker Furniture
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Small Empire Desk, France
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Small Empire Desk, France, 1840
A simple yet elegant Empire-style desk, crafted in 1840. Made of
Category
Antique 1840s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Art Deco Desk in Mahogany and Satinwood
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Mahogany and satinwood, the desk has a thick Hyde leather inset top, two lockable drawers, silver plated
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century Napoleon III Walnut Partner
s Desk with Faux Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Napoleon III walnut partner's desk with faux leather is a stunning transitional piece
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cartonnier Bureau-Plat (Desk). The shaped rectangular top inset with a recent tooled leather writing panel
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Napoleon III Ebonized Desk with Marble Inlay, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
inlay. Leather top.
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
French Bureau Plat / Desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
French Bureau plat / desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880.
Solid beech wood veneer. Extremely
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Imperial French Bureau Plat or Desk by Charles Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
Imperial French bureau plat or desk by Charles Boulle
This model was built by the most important
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Directoire style minister
s desk in solid wood
Located in Landivy, FR
a key with a lock.
The standard table top is in wood.
A leather desk pad can be added as an
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine French 1950s Mahogany Curved Desk by Jacques Adnet
2 Available
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet: A fine French midcentury mahogany curved desk with a leather top and bronze details
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Knee-Hole Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 19th century Louis XVI mahogany marquetry 5 drawer kneehole desk with bronze mounts and
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Jacques Quinet Desk
By Jacques Quinet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible Jacques Quinet Executive desk, circa 1950s
Rich caramel leather with contrast open
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$85,000
Fine French 1950
s Rectangular Mahogany Desk by Jacques Adnet (2 available)
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet: A fine French mid-century mahogany desk with a leather top and bronze details
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine 19th Century François Linke Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in Miami, FL
Bureau a Cylindre or roll top desk is a splendid creation. Mahogany with a deep plum color and richly
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$11,150 Sale Price
50% Off
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
"Etudient" Oak Desk by Guillerme et Chambron, France, c. 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in New York City, NY
"Etudient" Oak Desk by Guillerme et Chambron, France, c. 1970.
This spectacular desk consists of
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
A French Louis XVI style three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk C 1930
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Louis XVI style French three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk having extensive bronze decoration
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Baker Collector
s Edition Brass Bound Leather Top Louis XV Bureau Plat
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
producing heirloom-quality pieces, this writing desk captures the elegance of 18th-century French Louis XV
Category
Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$3,960 Sale Price
20% 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
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century, French Louis XV Style, Lacquered Wood Desk
Located in IT
19th century, French Louis XV style, lacquered wood desk
This elegant lacquered wooden desk was
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$17,563 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and very attractive French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany and ormolu desk. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Louis XV Style French Bureau Plat or Desk after Francois Linke
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Louis XV style French Bureau plat or desk after Francois Linke
Table top covered
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine 19th C. French Louis XV Style Bronze-Trimmed Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) ornate kingwood and bronze trimmed desk with inlaid drawers
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-drawer bureau plat attributed to Paul Sormani (French-Italian 1817-1877). The shaped rectangular top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Ormolu Mounted French Empire Revival Pedestal Desk 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique French Empire Revival pedestal desk, Circa 1920 in date.
This desk
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Wood and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(desk) with three drawers and leather top. The shaped rectangular top enclosing a gilt tooled leather
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$19,850 Sale Price
42% Off
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
leather writing surface (recent) above a shaped frieze decorated with inked and green-stained marquetry
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$33,210 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1800s Antique French Empire Style, Mahogany, Gilt, Secretaire a Abattant, Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800s Antique French Empire Style, Mahogany, Gilt, Secretaire a Abattant, Desk!!
Antique
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and ormolu desk. The desk is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
panels showcasing the wood grains while at the center is the original fitted leather writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood And Tulipwood Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and elegant French 18th century Louis XV period kingwood and tulipwood inlaid desk
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Desk by Paul Sormani, France, Circa 1870
By Paul Sormani
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
bronze sheathed on top of a patiné havane leather. Molded and decorated on all sides with rich gilt
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$29,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
with Fall Front Secretary Top~~Leather Writing Surface~~Upper and Lower Drawers
~~c. 1880s
With so
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Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
A French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood and Ormolu desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and grand scale French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood and Ormolu desk. This
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu Executive Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
panel. At the top is a fitted gold tooled leather with pull outs at the side. Finely chased and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Regency Diminutive Writing Table
By John Mclean
Located in Greenwich, CT
shelf opening to a leather lined writing surface resting on a single fitted drawer, with inlaid brass
Category
Antique 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady
s Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
leather top that slides outwards, the apron fitted with three drawers; raised on four cabriolet legs
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Lady’s Cylinder Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
and the original fitted gold tooled brown leather top which pulls out via its original hardware. Above
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
1800s Antique French Oromlu-Mounted, Burlwood, Desk Office Suite, Set of 3!!
Located in Austin, TX
Extraordinary Set of 1800s Antique French Oromlu-Mounted, Burlwood, Desk Office Suite, Set of 3
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Charles X Period Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
writing surface with a fitted gold-tooled leather top. Above is the same elegant gold-tooled oval-shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Convertible small desk - so-called Secrétaire à culbute
France
19th c.
Dimensions: H x W x D: 70
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French early 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu desk/side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most unique French early 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu desk/side
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
superstructure with divided compartments, the shaped top with a brass moulded edge, green leather writing surface
Category
Antique 1890s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Kingwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, kingwood and ormolu kidney shaped writing
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Black Lacquered Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in Kent, Dover
A French Louis XV style black lacquered writing table or bureau plat. With three working drawers
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk
By H. Conquet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
tooled leather writing panel and fitted with three drawers to the undulating frieze, raised on cabriole
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk ‘A la Tronchin’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and unusual French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany desk 'A la Tronchin'. The desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Jacques Adnet Desk, 1950’s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in PAU, FR
Important And rare green Desk and chair of Jacques Adnet.
Quitte rare in green.
The top is in black
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
$11,392
Fine Louis XVI Mahogany Leather-Top Table Attributed to Canabas
By Joseph Canabas
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XVI Mahogany
Leather Top Table
Attributed to Canabas
Joseph Canabas maitre 1766
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau Plat desk. This most handsome desk is raised by four cabriole legs decorated by top Ormolu mounts
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Tawny Color Leather X-Shaped Wood Base Desk in the Style of J. Adnet, circa 1980
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Tawny patina leather top in the style of Jacques Adnet.
Saddle stitching, the top is standing on
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, 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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. The roll top opens to reveal the original pull out writing surface with its original fitted gold
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
1800s Antique French Oromlu-Mounted, Burlwood, 3-Piece Set, Desk, Office Suite!!
Located in Austin, TX
desk, top with inset gilt-embossed leather writing surface, fitted with center drawer, flanked by two
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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French Leather Top Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the French leather top writing desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, every French leather top writing desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French leather top writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A French leather top writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Empire styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one French leather top writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Jansen, Baker Furniture Company and Karges Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a French Leather Top Writing Desk?
Prices for a French leather top writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,000 and can go as high as $63,779, while the average can fetch as much as $4,622.
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.
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