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French 1920s Art Deco Desk Attributed to Atelier Martine
By Paul Poiret, Atelier Martine
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Art Deco desk attributed to Paul Poiret's fashionable furniture-making firm, Atelier Martine
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Writing or Side Table with Parquetry, Leather and Ormolu
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely 19th century French Louis XV style salon table with serpentine form on all sides, slim
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Multiple Drawers French Provincial Shabby Chic Style Desk or Vanity
Located in Rockaway, NJ
French provincial shabby chic vanity or desk.
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
French Louis XVI Style Desk in Black Lacquer and Black Leather
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
French Louis XVI style desk, in it’s original black lacquer finish, with a matching black leather
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1930, Office Desk in Style of Corbusier in Painted Metal and Wood
By Le Corbusier
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Beautiful original desk with very nice wooden top, massive wood. 73 cm is the space for the chair
Category
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Distressed Oak French Serpentine Leather Top Entry Table Console Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century reproduction of a French Oxbow console table. Features a painted oak finish with
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak, Paint
19th Century French Stone Top Desk with Beautifully Patinated Trestle Wood Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
fantastic old patina with grey paint and lovely chipping bits which show the wood grain beneath. This French
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
Early 19th Century Painted Dressing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully painted poudreuse with original paint and mirror.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century French Patinated Table
Located in High Point, NC
A classical influenced French provincial table with center drawer and porcelain knob. A worn patina
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
1900s French Patinated Three-Drawer Table
Located in High Point, NC
A simple and functional French provincial table with three drawers. Practical storage space, with
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique French Secretaire with Sèvres Porcelain
Located in Vilnius, LT
French antique secretaire in rosewood and tulipwood verneer with polished surface, decorated with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Center Drawer Table
Located in Washington, DC
A lovely hand-carved French, Louis XVI table with intricate details and one center drawer.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Provincial Style Painted Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Painted Wood
Category
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Wood
Pierre Vandel Writing Desk, France, 1970
By Pierre Vandel
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Nice classic black writing desk designed and manufactured by Pierre Vandel, France, 1970. This
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass, Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved and Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful early 20th century French Louis XVI style carved and lacquered kidney shaped writing desk
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Wood
White Distressed Painted French Louis XV Style Ladies Vanity Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
writing desk. The piece can be used as a desk because the back is finished. The piece is in good condition
Category
Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Vintage French Painted Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage French painted writing desk with cabriole legs and glass top. The piece also features
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Green Painted Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Charming small scaled writing desk with single drawer. Painted Cottage Green.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Painted Desk / Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice late 19th century white painted desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century France Painted Writing Table
Located in New Preston, CT
Painted writing table, 19th century France, with single drawer. Surface in black paint with base in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Large painted French desk.
Located in Newport Coast, CA
Great painted French desk with hidden drawers. Beautiful grey/ blue color with matte black top.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
French Painted Pine Writing Table, C. 1790
Located in Norwalk, CT
French painted pine writing table in the neoclassic style, Louis XVI period, late 18th century
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
A Mazarin Writing Desk
Located in Cathedral City, CA
A Mazarin inlaid writing desk.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,400
Painted Writing Table
Located in Southampton, NY
Painted Writing Table, Beechwood, Four Drawers. Great as a writing table, and beautiful as a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
$5,500
French Tin Top Painted Desk
Located in New York, NY
French 2 drawer desk with tin top. Paint is new.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tin
Black Painted Writing Table
Located in Boston, MA
Black painted writing table with one drawer and three compartments on casters.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Painted French Table or Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Carved French table with drawer. Finish is contemporary.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Writing / Work Table in Gustavian Paint
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A sweet and curvaceous late 19th century French writing table having an old and fantastic Gustavian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
French Antique Painted Console or Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1920s French Louis XV style antique painted console in a cream color with white accents. The
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Painted Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV Style Painted Bureau Plat (Writing Table) with One Drawer, France, Late 19th Century, with
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Painted steel desk by Rene Herbst, French 1940s
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Brown painted steel desk by Rene Herbst, French, 1940s.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Blue Painted Desk
Located in Boston, MA
A blue painted desk with cabriole legs, carved apron and a wonderful worn surface.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,800
Antique Painted Wood Desk
Located in New York, NY
Antique Painted Wood Desk with Leather Pull Tabs for Knobs, Three Drawers, Center Brass Lock and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint, Leather
Louis XV Style Painted Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV Style Three Drawer Painted Writing Table, 20th Century
55 inches long x 31
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Napoleon III Painted Table or Desk, 1870s
Located in Austin, TX
or side table that can also works as a desk. From floor to apron: 23".
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
A 19th Century Painted Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
With a cream and blue painted surface of lattice work and scrolls, the rectangular surface with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Riviera Lady Desk in White Painted Wrought Iron
Located in Paris, ile de france
Charming lady desk or vanity in white painted wrought iron and mirror top
with the typical style
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mirror
French Louis-Philippe Period Black Painted Clerk’s Desk, circa 1850
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The well-proportioned black painted pine clerk’s desk of counter form, the whole having elegant
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Small Painted Pine Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A small painted pine desk with one drawer, and turned & tapered legs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
$2,250
French Louis XV Style Handcarved Painted Desk/Table
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Fine Louis XV style table/desk surrmounted by thick rectangular marble top on handcarved painted
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
French Neoclassical Style Soft Blue Painted Desk with Leather Top, Fluted Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style painted wood desk from the 20th century, with tooled leather top
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique French Pine Country Desk, Raised Top Edge, Painted Base
Located in Port Chester, NY
An antique desk with a charming raised edge around the top. One drawer. The base is painted a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Painted French Drop-Front Desk
Located in Houston, TX
When drop front open, 30" deep.
Established in 1979, Joyce Horn Antiques, ltd. continues its 36 year tradition of being a family owned and operated business specializing in hand p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Painted Desk
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great Painted desk with original hardware.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Wood Desk with Hand-Painted Greige Finish and Fluted Legs
Located in Houston, TX
A charming and useful vintage French solid wood desk with a beautifully hand-painted greige finish
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Paint
1940
s Chinoiserie Hand Painted Black and Gold Painted Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
1940's Hand Painted Black and Gold Wood Desk
7 Drawers Brass Handles
Category
Vintage 1940s French Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Louis XV Kingwood Rosewood Writing Desk Table Vernis Martin Style
By Vernis Martin
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic and rare writing desk table in the style of Vernis Martin, Napoleon III era, circa 1860
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Painted Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
French painted table with marble from Languedoc, France.
To see more items from Foxglove
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
$2,695
Napoleon III Painted Desk with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
H-shaped stretcher. It was polychrome painted in off white with light blue trim. The desk has a dark
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
18th Century French Painted Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful 18th century French oak painted and hand-carved convent table with blue wash and two
Category
Antique 1760s French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Green Painted Bureau Plat
Located in Kensington, MD
Dark Green painted French Desk with Leather Top, Molded Bronze Frame with foliated corners, scroll
Category
French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
mahogany and painted iron desk by A.R.P
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
mahogany and painted iron desk designed by atelier de recherches plastique (A.R.P) a collaboration
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
A French Painted Oak Console
Located in Hudson, NY
A French painted Oak Console with stretcher, and slightly turned front legs. And shaped back legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Jean Prouve Desk in Oak and Black-Painted Iron Frame
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Jean Prouve desk, French, 1950s. Oak and black-painted iron frame.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
FRENCH ART DECO PAINTED ONE DRAWER TABLE
Located in Geneva, IL
ART DECO - DELICATE - ONE DRAWER PAINTED DESK OR VANITY TABLE. FRENCH GRAY/BLUE PAINT WITH GOLD
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French Countrystyle Double-Faced Jeweler
s Worktable or Desk, 1900s
Located in Austin, TX
A double sided jeweler's worktable desk in pine with additional lamp and stool, French circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Charles X walnut and painted table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Charles X French walnut and painted writing table with one draw and black leather top.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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French Painted Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French painted writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A French painted writing desk — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. Find 180 options for an antique or vintage French painted writing desk now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a French painted writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right French painted writing desk, those designed in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one French painted writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Jansen, Aymeric Lefort and Auffray Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a French Painted Writing Desk?
Prices for a French painted writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $595 and can go as high as $78,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,950.
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 Painted 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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