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"Compass" Desk, Curved Tabletop with Drawers by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Brussels, BE
"Compass" desk, curved tabletop with drawers
Jean Prouvé (1901-1984)
Manufactured by Les Ateliers
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Écritoire
, a Gem-Like Desk Bridging Design and the Decorative Arts
By Charles Kalpakian
Located in Paris, FR
‘Écritoire’ Desk (Lacquered) by French Lebanese Charles Kalpakian is a true gem, resounding in its
Category
2010s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Pierre Paulin
s Desk "CM 174" Produced by Thonet, circa 1960
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Saint Ouen, Île-de-France
Pierre Paulin 's desk "CM 174" produced by Thonet, circa 1960.
Oak and black painted steel.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Jean Prouvé Dactylo Desk No. BD 41
Black Standard Chair Circa 1948
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Prouvé?Standard Chair
Dactylo Desk
No. BD 41?Original?Steel
Oak?France
1948
Provenance?Investment
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Desk in Solid Black Ash and White Carrare Marble - om34 by Mjiila
By Olivier Moravik
Located in PARIS, FR
black or natural brushed ash (sustainable French wood), white Carrare (Italy). Natural oak, other
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Large, excellent quality, very elegant French kingwood bureau plat with brass Ormolu mounts, oak
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Late 19th Century by Au Gros Chene, Paris
By Au Gros Chene
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
for its age. An antique French parquetry and bronze Cartonnier writing desk with clock from the same
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Guillerme et Chambron Votre Maison Bureau
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in London, GB
Solid oak wall-mounted bureau by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison. The drop down desk surface
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Espace Sonirique
By Matali Crasset
Located in Saint Gregoire, Bretagne
A butterfly is on a desk, the desk is rooted on the ground. This cone seems to be a butterfly, a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
$41,535 / item
Table á Ecrire
By Jean-Adelbert Vovis
Located in Vienna, AT
writing slide, below two drawers sans traverse.
France, Epoch Louis XVI ca. 1770 - 1780
Furniture by
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Tulipwood, Boxwood
$37,000
Mahogany and oak writing table (bureau-plat) by Fidelys Schey
By Fidelys Schey
Located in New York, NY
This desk has a rectangular gilt and tooled brown leather-inset top with molded surround. Each side
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Oak Writing Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century French writing desk made from oak. It contains a single drawer in the front which has
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1820s French Oak Writing Desk
Located in High Point, NC
An antique oak writing desk from France, circa 1820. Dignified and warm. The upper compartment of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Oak Parquetry Writing Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
French oak writing desk, having foliate carved three quarter gallery above two short drawers. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Oak Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinary oak desk could serve as an occasional table or a small writing desk. The writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Sophisticated Bleached Oak French Style Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sophisticated French style tabletop desk in white oak. Desk has one center drawer with bronzed pull
Category
Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Late 19th Century Oak Writing Desk Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An unpretentious oak writing desk, made in France at the end of the 19th century, circa 1890. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Art Deco Period Cerused Oak Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage French Art Deco period cerused solid oak writing desk. Also called "limed oak," this
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Henredon French Provincial Louis XV Oak Writing Desk
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Henredon
USA, Circa 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bleached Oak Small Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
its slant top, scalloped apron, stylized carvings and cabriole legs, the bleached oak finish on this
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Jacques Adnet Oak Tripod Writing Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oak tripod writing desk by French modernist architect Jacques Adnet c. 1950's. This desk features a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Country French Provincial Oak Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome late 19th century country French provincial writing table or desk crafted from oak and
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Streamlined Art Deco Writing Desk in Oak France, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wonderful streamlined Art Deco writing desk in Oak.
France, 1930s
Horizontal lining referring
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Mid-Century Cerused Oak Writing Desk and Chair
Located in New York, NY
A French Mid-Century oak writing desk, the rectangular top with two pull-out drawers with brass
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Carved Oak French Writing Table or Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
French oak desk, circa 1860.
Of good proportions.
Central drawer with brushing slide flanked
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Carved French Oak Inlaid Writing Table Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare quality piece of 19th century french furniture.
Beautifully carved and inlaid top. Foliage
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century Oak Desk or Writing Table from France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century oak desk or writing table on ring-turned legs joined with a stretcher and raised
Category
Antique 19th Century French Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Oak Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century French two-drawer writing table/ desk, 1860.
Dimensions:
79 inches (201 cms) wide
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$3,690
19th Century French Writing Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French writing desk with a beveled and gadrooned edge around the top, following down
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Oak Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century French bleached oak 2-drawer desk, 1890.
Clearance under the rail - 25" (64cm
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,985
Antique French Writing Desk Table Renaissance Revival Dolphin Carved Oak Petite
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL PETITE Size Antique French Honey Oak Renaissance Revival Writing Desk or Table with
Category
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th century French Dolphin Table Writing Desk Carved Oak Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak dolphin library table desk renaissance gothic.
Direct from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Country Oak Library Writing Desk Hall Table Provincial Farmhouse
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century French Country writing desk. Made from oak with a rectangular form featuring a
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Small Antique Ladies Writing Desk, French, Oak, Bureau, Mirror, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique ladies writing desk. A French, oak bureau with mirror, dating to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Sofa Table Writing Desk Barley Twist Carved Oak Renaissance
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Sofa Table Writing Desk Barley Twist Carved Oak Renaissance.
Direct from France, a
Category
Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Oak Writing Table
Located in High Point, NC
A beautiful textured farmhouse table from France, circa 1900. A great work station, spacious desk
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Midcentury Oak Desk Writing Table with Six Drawers, France circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
French desk writing table Midcentury
Oak veneer and solid oak
Two columns of three drawers each
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Carved Oak Writing Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A smaller, carved oak, French Renaissance-Revival writing table with barley twist legs and a drawer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Oak
Antique French Desk Writing Table Renaissance Wide Drawer Oak Barley Twist
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS 19th century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Desk or Writing Table with Wide Drawer
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Desk Writing Table Renaissance Wide Drawer Oak Barley Twist
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS 19th century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Desk or Writing Table with Wide Drawer
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Style Oak Writing Desk by Hickory
By Hickory Manufacturing Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful vintage French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk by Hickory Manufacturing Co. The
Category
Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Style Oak Writing Desk by Hickory
By Hickory Manufacturing Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful vintage French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk by Hickory Manufacturing Co. The
Category
Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Oak Desk Writing Table with Two Drawers from France
Located in Round Top, TX
This attractive French oak writing table has two wide drawers in the apron and 4 turned legs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
c.1640 French Oak Writing Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Charming antique French oak writing table or end table with a hand-dovetailed drawer, breadboard
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage French Oak Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Authentic French oak desk is in outstanding condition considering its age, it is fully
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$2,450
19th Century French Carved Oak Desk Writing Table Barley Twist Louis XIV
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak desk writing table Barley twist Louis XIV
~Direct from France
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Oak Writing Desk in the Style of Guillerme Et Chambron, France 1950s
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s French writing desk in the style of French design duo Guillerme et Chambron. This desk was
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
, such as this rather petite antique writing desk.
Louis Philippe furniture was functional, elegant
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Restauration Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Oak
19th century French Carved Oak Side Table Small Writing Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak side table writing desk renaissance gothic
~Direct from France~
An
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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Painted Oak Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large 19th C French painted oak 3 drawer desk. 1840
Height to under-rail is 24 3/4
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$4,929
Antique French Petite Desk Writing Table with Drawer Oak Barley Twist Nightstand
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautiful 19th century antique petite French oak renaissance revival desk or table with drawer
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Desk Writing Table Sofa Entry Table Oak Barley Twist Renaissance
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS 19th Century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Desk or the Perfect Entry/Sofa Table
Category
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Oak Writing Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak writing table from France with a banded top, which also has a lovely hand carved
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Oak Shipyard Desk
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderful desk in French oak complemented with three central smooth running drawers and brass
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$2,259
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Oak Writing Desk With Barley Twist Legs
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Henri II or Renaissance Revival ornate carved oak Black Forest writing desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Black Forest Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Cerused Oak Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A lovely table in limed white oak with one drawer and carved cabriole legs. The table, in the Louis
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
c.1820 Country French Oak Writing Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Wonderful Antique Country French writing table made from and oak with a hand-dovetailed drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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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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