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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
Midcentury Compas Desk Writing Table, 1950, France
Located in Labrit, Landes
French compas desk writing table Midcentury
Oak veneer and solid oak
Four drawers
Good vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Desk Writing Table Renaissance w Drawer Oak Barley Twist c. 1920s
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS 19th Century Antique French Oak Louis XIII Renaissance Revival Desk or Writing Table with
Category
Vintage 1920s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Oak Two Sided Desk Leather Top Writing Table Empire Style, Mid-Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French mid-century oak two sided desk, the top is recovered of green leather
Nine drawers on a
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Vintage 1940s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
1900s French Bleached Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden desk made in France, circa 1900. This desk is composed of a lower shelf, two drawers, and
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Country Carved Oak DESK Writing Library Louis XV Style Ram Hoof
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a beautiful antique French carved oak writing or library desk, in a large 5 ft
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Carved Oak Sofa Table Writing Desk Barley Twist Black Forest
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak sofa table writing desk barley twist black forest
~Direct from
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Antique 19th Century French Black Forest Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Carved Oak Sofa Table Writing Desk Barley Twist Black Forest
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak sofa table writing desk barley twist Black Forest
~Direct from
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Renaissance Partner
s Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance Partner's Writing desk features timeless architecture combined with
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Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Cerused Oak Desk, France 1940s
Located in New York, NY
1940s French cerused oak desk with tapered column legs. The desk has very clean, smooth lines
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Louis XIII Style Hand-Carved Oak Writing Desk Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This hand-carved Louis XIII style writing desk with barley twist legs and stretcher is richly
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Carved Oak French Country Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A vintage Belgian carved solid oak French country desk featuring hand-carved drawer fronts and
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Provincial Oak Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial (19th century) oak kneehole desk with bronze Art Nouveau hardware and green felt
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
1950’s French Writing Desk/Compass Legs Robin Day Desk
By Robin Day
Located in London, Lambeth
Superb writing desk 3 storage draws with u shaped metal handles.
Wonderful designed compass
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Desk in Oak + Leather
Located in New York City, NY
Vintage oak and leather desk with small locked drawer, key is missing.
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
$14,500
1950
s Deco style French writing desk
Located in London, Lambeth
Solid oak Deco style French writing desk good work surface rounded curved shaped design. 4 storage
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1900s French Bleached Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden desk created in 1900s France. Neatly composed, highly functional and understated, this
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Antique Early 1900s French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 18th Century French Monastery Writing Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 18th century monastery writing desk in original patina and hardwares, locks are without keys
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
French 18th Century Solid Oak Writing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A remarkable 18th century solid oak writing table hand-crafted in France circa 1780. The three
Category
Antique 18th Century French Primitive Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Style Hand Carved Oak Desk, Writing Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This French Louis XIII style walnut desk from the late 19th century features a beveled top and hand
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Oak desk, French Reconstruction 1950
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Oak desk with three drawers, French Reconstruction 1950. Perched on a portico base, the box has a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Henri II Style Hand Carved Oak Desk or Writing Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 19th century French Henri II style hand carved oak writing table or desk features hand
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Baroque Style Relief Carved French Writing Table Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Baroque style intricately carved relief oak French writing desk having a tooled leather surface
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Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
1960’s French Oak Desk
By John
Sylvia Reid
Located in London, Lambeth
Oak desk writing desk four storage draws minimal handle design middle draw
French 1960’s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,643
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Hand Carved Oak Writing Table or Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XV style oak writing table or desk features deep relief
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Oak Arts
Crafts Desk, France 1940
Located in Culver City, CA
Arts & Crafts Desk
France, 1940
Handmade oak desk with twin banks of three drawers, scalloped apron
Category
Vintage 1940s French Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Bleached Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
Step back in time with this exquisite 19th Century French Bleached Oak Desk. Crafted from robust
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Bleached Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
Step back in time with this exquisite 19th Century French Bleached Oak Desk, a piece that embodies
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Atypical Oak Desk, France circa 1920
Located in Culver City, CA
Atypical Oak desk
France circa 1920
Single drawer desk with beautiful turned base and
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Renaissance Writing Desk ~ End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Writing Desk ~ End Table is a work of the sculptor's art, that also
Category
Antique 1870s French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th C., 1800
s Antique Desk, Writing, French Henri II Style, Carved, Oak!!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning 19th C., 1800's Antique Desk, Writing, French Henri II Style, Carved, Oak!!
Gorgeous
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Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
c.1720 French Oak
Walnut Writing/End Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Extraordinary authentic circa 1720 hand-carved French Louis XV oak and walnut desk with a single
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
c. 1720 French Oak
Walnut Writing/End Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Extraordinary authentic circa 1720 hand-carved French Louis XV oak and walnut desk with a single
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
1930s French Oak Architect
s Trestle Desk
Located in London, GB
An excellently proportioned early 20th century architect’s desk constructed from solid oak timber
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Oak and Walnut Writing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a good looking French 19th century oak and walnut writing table. The table’s apron has a
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Desk in Oak
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
FRENCH ART DECO DESK
A French oak Art Deco desk produced in the 1930’s three lockable drawers with
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Oak Postal Desk, France circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Oak Postal Desk
France Circa 1900
Three seater desk with pull out drawers and ceramic ink
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
French Oak and Metal Sawhorse Desk
Located in Aspen, CO
Architecturally detailed French oak and metal "sawhorse" desk with glass tableau.
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Late 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century French Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
This wooden partner’s desk was made in France, circa 1880. Elevated upon detailed molded feet, the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XIII Style Oak Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
Antique French carved oak writing table with beautifully aged warm rustic patina. circa 1860
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Art Deco Cerused Oak Desk
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Deco cerused oak desk attributed to Charles Dudouyt, bronze finished pulls, restored to
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1910s French Art Nouveau Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
Made in France circa 1910, this graceful oak desk reflects the influence of the Art Nouveau
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
c.1890 Hand-Carved Petite French Oak Writing Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Outstanding hand-carved petite antique French oak writing table with barley twist legs and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Oak Curved French Desk
Located in London, GB
An oak curved desk.
French, c1960s.
Two drawers to each side.
Generally very good condition
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Oak Desk Five Drawers Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
French oak desk with five drawers, circa 1940.
The top of the desk is recovered of coated fabric
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Canvas
19th Century, French Carved Oak Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare highly-carved French desk or table with pierced-carved Gothic details throughout.
The piece
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1900s French Bleached Oak Desk
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden desk created in France, circa 1900. Lavishly carved scroll patterning ripples across the
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Oak Trestle Desk, France 1940
s
Located in New York, NY
Solid oak Desk with a trestle base.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Weathered Oak Slant Top Desk
Located in Mckinney, TX
This lovely petite slant-top writing desk is a true gem that exudes the rustic yet refined charm of
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis Philippe Period French Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A handsome French bureau plat (writing desk), c.1840, Louis Philippe period, with figured walnut
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Antique Mid-19th Century Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Jacques Adnet Modernist Writing Desk/1940s Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, Lambeth
Modernist tripod desk in oak with single draw in oak simple functional design
Dimensions: 75cm
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Oak Desk
Located in Calgary, Alberta
19th century French bleached oak desk with a tooled leather top. It has beautiful carvings on all
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Louis Philippe Writing Desk
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Antique solid oak Louis Philippe writing desk or can also be used as a side table. Has some great
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Oak Desk, France, circa 1920, Renovated
Located in Chorzów, PL
A desk from the beginning of the 20th century. The furniture is in very good condition, after
Category
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Midcentury Cerused Oak Desk
Located in New York, NY
A French midcentury cerused oak desk with floating drawer at right of the underside with original
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Old oak desk from France, 1900
s
Located in LYON, FR
Very elegant solid oak desk in very good condition. The two drawers are equipped with floral
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Regence Style Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A Regence style ebonized writing desk with brass stringing and a tooled leather top over two, brass
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Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
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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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