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Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Cream
Blue Ladies Writing Desk Chair Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Style Cream & Blue Distress Painted Ladies Writing Desk and
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Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
A Louis XV Provincial Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
A rectangular top above a frieze drawer raised on hipped cabriole legs ending in hoof feet. In excellent original condition with original lock and escutcheon, having retained a natur...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Régence Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Provincial Writing Table.
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual 19th Century French Provincial Writing Table. Made of red cedar with two drawers over
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cedar
19th Century French Provincial Petite Walnut Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic 19th century country French provincial petite writing table or occasional table crafted from
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Henredon Burl Wood French Writing Desk
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a very nice Henredon burl wood French writing desk. The Desk has a nice dark burled top in
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Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large 18th Century French Provincial Desk Bureau
Located in Doylestown, PA
Outstanding, large French provincial desk, bureau,, 18th century, having a gallery with cubby holes
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Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Provincial Ebonized Gallery Desk, ca. 1900
By Bloomingdale
s
Located in Astoria, NY
French Provincial ebonized galleried writing table or desk, with spindle gallery top on rectangular
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Crotch Walnut French Provincial Louis XV Kidney Writing Vanity Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
1940s kidney bean or crescent shaped writing desk. Made from walnut with crotch veneer along the
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Vintage 1940s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
French Provincial Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Writing Desk or Accent Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
" / H 30.5" / Drawer dimensions: W 19.6" / D 18.5"
A Louis XIV walnut writing table or accent table
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Baker French Provincial Louis XVI Brown Leather Top Walnut Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XVI Style Brown Leather Top Walnut Writing Desk
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Cherry Bureau Plat or Writing Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
A 19th century French Provincial Louis XV style bureau plat or writing desk handcrafted of solid
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Auffray
Co French Louis XV Provincial Tooled Leather Bureau Plat Writing Desk
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Custom ordered French Provincial Bureau Plat or lady's writing desk by Auffray & Company. Features
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Vintage 1970s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak, Walnut, Paint
Beautiful Country French Provincial Desk by Guy Chaddock
By Guy Chaddock
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A lovely country French Provincial desk by Guy Chaddock from the Melrose Collection. The desk is
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1990s North American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
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Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century French Provincial Walnut Writing Table
Located in Hixson, TN
An early 19th century walnut writing desk with a leather inserted top. There is one drawer with an
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
French Provincial Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Classic French Provincial side table with a serpentine top and a conforming bow front case. Fronted
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Provincial Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV Provincial style walnut writing table with a later tooled leather top, 19th century.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique French Provincial Slope Front Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Provincial carved walnut slope front desk with original hardware
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Country Farm Table or Writing Desk
Located in Houston, US
Classic French Provincial farm table in walnut with two drawers, waxed and polished finish. Hand
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage French Provincial Style Vanity Desk with Mirror
Ottoman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Painted Wood
Dimensions:
31"H x 43.50"W x 19"D
Ottoman:
18.25"H x 27"W x 16.50"D
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Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Provincial Fall Front Desk with Stepped Interior, 19th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Cherrywood fall front desk with shaped apron resting on cabriole legs.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Provincial Turtle Top Scalloped Mahogany Side Table Library Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
French Provincial side table or desk, circa 1940s. Features a serpentine top over a scalloped apron
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Vintage 1940s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th C Style Formations Furniture French Country Writing Table Desk
By Formations
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th C Style Formations French Country Writing Table Desk
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21st Century and Contemporary French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Charles X French Provincial Cherry Wood Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Charles X transitional French Provincial cherry wood desk or bureau plat raised on cabriole legs
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20th Century Charles X Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry
French 19th Century Provincial Oak Desk or Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional French desk or table with a reserved, Provincial design that is universal and
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Sligh Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Green Lacquered Leather Top Desk
By Sligh-Lowry Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Sligh Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Bureau Plat Writing Desk with Brass Ormolu, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely and elegant French antique bureau plat or writing table has a variety of veneers with
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Provincial Cherrywood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with tooled brown leather over a single drawer, raised on straight square tapered legs, brass sabot.
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Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Provincial Desk Table with Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century French Louis XV style fruitwood table. This antique French provincial table
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid 18th Century French Provincial Slant Top Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
The slant top opening to reveal a fitted interior with two drawers and six compartments, with one frieze drawer, the mounts elaborately cast with rocaille and leaves, on cabriole leg...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Carved 19th Century Country French Writing Table Desk or Side Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century country French Louis XV carved side table or desk. Can also be used as a game table
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
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Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Writing Desk Bureau Plat with Tiffany Blue Leather Top
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique 19th century French writing desk has five dovetailed drawers and features a Tiffany blue
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Antique Early 1900s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Provincial Louis XV Cerise Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Provincial Louis XV Cerise Desk
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Chippy Paint Decorated French Country Louis XV Writing Desk, circa 1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
painted writing desk in the French Country style The desk shows a chippy distressed painted finish and
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Vintage 1950s Unknown French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
French Maple
Leather Top Bureau De Dame Ladies Secretary Writing Desk Library
Located in Dayton, OH
A magnificent 20th century French Provincial Bureau De Dame. Burea de Dame translates to ladies
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Maple
Antique French Carved Walnut Writing Desk Sofa Table Henri II Style c1900
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved walnut writing desk sofa table Henri II style c1900
~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Slant Front Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV Cherry slant front desk (bureau en pente), French provincial, 18th century. Slant lid with
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Walnut Writing Table or Desk with Lions and Shield Crest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique French accent table or side table that would make a stunning writing table or desk as well
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th century French Oak Sofa Table Writing Desk Carved Black Forest Barley Twist
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Oak Sofa Table Writing Desk Carved Black Forest Barley Twist.
Direct from
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Antique Farm Writing Table
Located in Austin, TX
Writing table from France made of solid wood construction, primarily cherry wood and walnut. It has
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Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Barbara Barry for McGuire Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By McGuire, Barbara Barry
Located in South Bend, IN
An excellent newly refinished McGuire writing desk by Barbara Barry. The desk features three caned
Category
1990s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
Black Painted Pine Writing Desk, Sweden 1900
s
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique pine Swedish writing table or desk on carved cabriolet legs with three drawers that compose
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20th Century Swedish French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
French Provincial Bureau Plat
Located in Hixson, TN
An early 19th century French Provincial bureau plat, having one drawer. This writing table has a
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Antique 1820s French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Writing Desk by John Widdicomb
Located in Pomona, CA
French provincial style writing desk by John Widdicomb.
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Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Provincial Desk with Floral Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
A provincial desk in fruitwood with elaborate floral carving and paneling in the rococo style and
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French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Vintage French Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French desk with two working drawers. Drawers are fixed with brass intricate handles
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,425
French Walnut Writing Table / 2 Drawers
Located in Malibu, CA
Handsome 19th century French writing desk. Two drawers with tiny brass knobs.
European walnut with
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A Louis XV Oak Provincial 1-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
of pegged construction, the rectangular molded edge top above one drawer and a shaped apron resting on cabriole legs. Height 2 is the height to the bottom of the apron.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1900s French Faux Bamboo Writing Table
Located in High Point, NC
This wooden occasional table was produced in France, circa 1900. A low bamboo and golden wheat wood
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Hardwood
19th Century French Marble-Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
19th century marble-top writing table desk. Walnut writing table desk with marble top, carved and
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Antique 1840s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique French Writing Table with Hinged Top
Located in High Point, NC
A petite black writing table made in France circa 1890. Like a majestic concert piano, this deluxe
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1900s French Bamboo Desk
Located in High Point, NC
This one of a kind antique desk was produced in France, circa 1900. A wooden desk with a bamboo
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
$1,595
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French Provincial Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal French provincial writing desk for your home. A French provincial writing desk — often made from wood, hardwood and metal — can elevate any home. There are 122 variations of the antique or vintage French provincial writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French provincial writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A French provincial writing desk made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French provincial writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Hickory Manufacturing Company, Barbara Barry and Drexel are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a French Provincial Writing Desk?
The average selling price for a French provincial writing desk at 1stDibs is $3,200, while they’re typically $595 on the low end and $48,407 for the highest priced.
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 Provincial 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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