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Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Style Oak Writing Table
Located in Astoria, NY
A late 19th-century French Louis XIII style writing table, sourced in Provence. Crafted in solid
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks
Materials
Oak
French 19th century antique writing desk Black Forest hunt Renaissance revival
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous French antique 19th century Renaissance revival / Hunt style Writing desk in carved oak
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Small Writing Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique small writing desk on cabriole legs with original brass hardware. Desk features 7 drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Antwerp, BE
Louis XV-style Flat Desk is a refined example of classic craftsmanship and French elegance. The
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Breton Carved Oak Sofa Table Writing Library Desk Louis XIV
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Breton Carved Oak sofa table writing desk Louis XIV.
Direct from France, a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Breakfast Sofa Table Writing Desk Louis XV Carved Oak Parquet
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Sofa Side Table Writing Desk Louis XV Carved Oak Parquet Top.
Direct from France
Category
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Spectacular masterspiece ladies writing secretary desk Napoleon III, 1860 France
Located in Wien, AT
A masterpiece of French craftsmanship - a Napoleon III era ladies writing secretary desk, circa
Category
Antique 1860s French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Guillerme et Chambron, Tile-Topped Oak Writing Table, France, Mid-20th Century
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in New York, NY
, waxed oak, was often either lightened or darkened to the same few tones—Guillerme’s pieces also
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Oak Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Oak writing desk with two drawers, two doors and three internal drawers.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$2,850
MARGE CARSON Whitewashed Oak French Provincial Bureau Plat Writing Desk
By Marge Carson
Located in Charlotte, NC
A French Provincial style bureau plat writing desk by Marge Carson, of Pamona, California, USA
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Desks and Writi...
Materials
Oak, Paint
Carved Oak Writing Table Desk, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique oak writing table, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
20th Century Louis XVI Oak Small Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Lugi XVI writing desk in oak wood from the first half of the 20th century. It has a smaller shape
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Stained Oak Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A Stained Oak Writing Table, with A Paper Drawer, Slightly Curving Tapering Legs and A Lozenge
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Style Oak Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Good sized oak desk in French country style in greyed oak.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables
$5,175 / item
Writing Desk Poseidon Blue Oak Bird-Eye Maple Veneer Hand-Crafted, in stock
By Katerina Bulgakova
Located in Zürich, CH
Writing Desk Poseidon by Katerina Bulgakova Zurich is crafted from light blue "Bird-eye" maple wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine Louis XVI Oak Writing Table
Located in London, GB
reconstructions to incorporate a frieze drawer and a new oak top,
France, circa 1760
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1940 Desk In Oak
Located in Saint-Andre lez Lille, France
1940 DESK IN OAK
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$5,200
French Reconstruction Oak Desk by Roger Landault
By Roger Landault
Located in POITIERS, FR
French reconstruction oak desk by Roger Landault for Meubles ABC Editor in 1954. L 100cms ; L. 62
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French 20th Century Desk 1960s Made of Oak Veneer and Metal
Located in Berlin, DE
French 20th century desk 1960s made of oak veneer and metal.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
1940 Art Deco Desk in oak
Located in Saint-Andre lez Lille, France
1940 Art Deco Desk in oak
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Limed Oak Desk by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Limed oak desk with white embossed leather inset top with gold accents, bronze mounts and sabots
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Oak Table/Desk on Saw Horse Supports
Located in New York, NY
Oak table/desk on "saw horse" supports
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Oak French Industrial Drafting Table Desk Tilt Steel Base
Located in Baltimore, MD
The Oak Top French Industrial Drafting Table is a thoughtfully designed and expertly crafted piece
Category
2010s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Oak Bureau Plat
Located in Chicago, IL
This piece was purchased in Paris and has fine carvings and a lovely proportion. The oak has a warm
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
$15,000
Oak and Iron Sofa or Bed Desk Table with Turning System on France circa 1930
Located in Roubaix, FR
Rare very nice quality sofa or bed desk or table, metal structure with very easy turning system to
Category
Vintage 1930s European Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Guillerme
Chambron Oak Desk with Sliding Side Shelves, circa 1950
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Roubaix, FR
Solid oak desk by French Designers Guillerme & Chambron for manufacturer Votre Maison (FRANCE) with
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Guillerme
Chambron Solid Oak Corner Desk, Votre Maison Edition, 1950
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Milan, IT
Desk Guillerme et Chambron "Ailes d'Avion"
This executive desk retains the decorations and lines
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite
French Vintage Double Partners Desk with Marble
Located in Wolverhampton, GB
A French vintage double partners desk, finished in a light paint wash raw wood look with a newly
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
20th Century Oak Louis XIII Rustic Table Desk
Located in Lannebert, FR
Lovely little table desk in oak 1930s. Louis XIII style. Very good quality and nice condition.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
A 20th Century Stained Oak Desk Table by Léon and Maurice Jallot
By Maurice and Léon Jallot
Located in Madrid, ES
A top with two drawers above a pair of "X" frame base supports.
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Wall Desk French Reconstruction Marcel Gascoin 1950 by Arhec
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in Paris, FR
This oak wall desk was designed by Marcel Gascoin just after the war.
When open, width is 68.5cm.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
industrial oak desk table with red patina and slate rivets
Located in Lyon, RH-Alps
industrial desk table with red patina
in oak wood and slate
rivets
We put the top on the table
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Natural oak veneer
bronze base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr. in 2017 for luxury French furniture
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Natural oak veneer
chrome base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr. in 2017 for luxury French furniture
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Natural oak veneer
golden base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr. in 2017 for luxury French furniture
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Natural oak veneer
white base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr. in 2017 for luxury French furniture
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Natural oak, glass
bronze base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr for luxury French furniture brand
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Natural oak, glass
white base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr for luxury French furniture brand
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Natural oak, glass
golden base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr for luxury French furniture brand
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Natural oak, glass
chrome base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr for luxury French furniture brand
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Louis XIV Desk
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Louis XIV oak desk hand crafted with four turned legs, cross stretcher at the bottom
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$10,000
Beautiful desk and chair
Located in Skogås, Stockholms län
Beautiful desk and chair from Nice, France.
Year: around 1940s
The product is fully sanded
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$2,612
Louis XV Desk
Located in London, GB
The Louis XV desk is shown in Oak wood with a Chateau Oak finish. It has three large drawers, one
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
$2,467
Louis XV Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
19thc. Louis XV style desk. The desk is made of oak wood and has detailed carved apron on all four
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$6,500
Louis XV Marquetry
Guilt Bronze Desk Table, France, circa 1850
Located in Roubaix, FR
One drawer little desk or center table, Louis XV style in very fine marquetry on oak and original
Category
Antique 1850s European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
1950
s Desk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oak wood. Metal structure. Bottom legs in brass.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,000
Table/desk by Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Saint-Andre lez Lille, France
Table/desk by Charles Dudouyt
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Pierre-rémi Chauveau, Desk "Trigône"
By Pierre-Rémi Chauveau
Located in Paris, FR
Oak and ash, massive and veneer.
Measures: 34 x 50 x 23.5 inches. Pierre-Rémi Chauveau (born in
Category
2010s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Ash
Jean Prouve "Bureau Surveillant" Desk
By Jean Prouvé
Located in lyon, FR
Jean Prouve "Bureau Surveillant" desk, France, circa 1950. Oak effect melamine top, oak structure
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Jean Prouvé "Direction, BM Desk
By Jean Prouvé
Located in lyon, FR
Jean Prouvé: "Direction, bm 11" desk
circa 1948
Legs and structure in folded steel sheet, solid
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
18th Century Louis XV Desk
Located in London, GB
The Aquitaine desk is shown in Cherry wood with a Prune finish and top in Leblon. It has rounded
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
Design Desk "Big Boss" by Piergil Fourquié
By Piergil Fourquié
Located in Paris, FR
metal skirt gives a solid volume on which the entire desk depends. This support contrasts with the light
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century Louis XVI Wood Painted Desk
Located in Lannebert, FR
19th century Louis XVI wood painted desk.
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Exceptional Desk By Guillerme Et Chambron Edition Votre Maison
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Andre lez Lille, France
EXCEPTIONAL DESK BY GUILLERME ET CHAMBRON EDITION VOTRE MAISON
Category
Vintage 1960s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Jean Prouvé Dactylo Desk No. BD 41, Circa 1948
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Desk
No. BD 41?Original?Steel
Oak?France
1948
Provenance?
Investment
Practical & Beautiful
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Guillerme et Chambron Double Side Desk Table, circa 1950
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Roubaix, FR
Double side desk or center table by French designers Guillerme & Chambron for Votre Maison, circa
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Bankers Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Limed Oak bankers desk with caster and two drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$3,600
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French Oak Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French oak writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each French oak writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, oak and metal. If you’re shopping for a French oak writing desk, we have 674 options in-stock, while there are 18 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the French oak writing desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A French oak writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Louis XV styles are sought with frequency. Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison and Pierre Paulin each produced at least one beautiful French oak writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a French Oak Writing Desk?
Prices for a French oak writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $512 and can go as high as $138,180, while the average can fetch as much as $4,044.
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 Oak 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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