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French 19th C. Painted Wood Desk w/Scallop Edged Top
Elegant Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved and painted wood table (or desk), with shapely legs and top edges, from the 19th
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1900s French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
Step back into the quaint charm of the 1900s with this authentic French wooden desk. With its warm
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,995
Art Deco Ebonized Pearwood Two-Tier Tambour Top Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Art Deco ebonized pearwood writing desk with a tambour roll top upper section concealing four Pairs
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20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather, Fruitwood
Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small desk – France 1950
Located in Girona, Girona
Small desk in solid lemon wood and lemon wood veneer, waxed finishing. Original glass top, polished
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,136
French Designer Handcrafted Connected Executive Desk in Solid Wood by C. Lecomte
By Christophe Lecomte
Located in Landivy, FR
large writing table is made of French high-valued solid and veneer ash wood sourced in sustainable
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Wood
French Directoire style handcrafted secretary desk in cherry wood
leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
made of French Solid Cherry wood. Its classical finish involves a cherrywood stain and a satin varnish
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
1750s Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Lady Desk, by Adrien DELORME
By Adrien Delorme
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Dating back to the Louis XV period, this exquisite petite writing table bears the hallmark of
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H. Nelson, Writing Table, France, Circa 1880
By Henri Nelson
Located in PARIS, FR
Stamped H. Nelson
Charming Louis XV-inspired scalloped-shaped writing table decorated with a fine
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Porphyry, Bronze
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk by Poteau
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted writing desk by Poteau
French, late 19th century
Size: Height
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Wood, leather and bronce desk attributed to Maison Jansen, France, circa 1950.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wood, leather and bronce desk attributed to Maison Jansen, France, circa 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
1900s French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
Experience the rich history and craftsmanship of the early 1900s with this French wooden desk, an
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$4,995
Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Louis XV Style
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
$4,838 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage French School Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Modern French school desk, featuring a black laquered steel structure supporting both a
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk, Rosewood and Ormulu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Antique Louis XV style bureau plat writing desk, rosewood and Ormulu mounts, raised on cabriole
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Miami, FL
, and one large drawer. The floral marquetry work is detailed and balanced. The writing desk dates back
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Classic French Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Classic French Black Desk with a tooled inset leather top writing surface, the ebonized and
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Brass
$4,854 / item
Neoclassical Style French Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French Neoclassical leather topped desk with three drawers. Finished in a painted hunter
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
French customizable rectangular desk in solid wood, design by Eric Gizard Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
% made of solid ash wood from sustainably managed and PEFC certified French forests.
Collection ÉGÉE
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Late 1900
s Louis XVI Style, Ormolu, Bureau Plat, Cartonnier, Writing Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Late 1900's Louis XVI Style, Ormolu, Bureau Plat, Cartonnier, Writing Desk!
Late 1900's
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Mahogany Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted with figured flame mahogany, this writing desk features a luxurious leather inlaid surface
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$11,247 / item
Desk by Alain François, France
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional desk by Alain François, created in the 1990s. The piece features colorful marquetry
Category
1990s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century French Desk
Located in London, GB
A mid to late 20th century desk.
Architectural form with a large open table top and staggered
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,238
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Writing Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A large late 19th century French Louis XVI style painted writing table or bureau plat. With fluted
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Unusual Transition Style Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Double Sided Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
Unusual Transition style marquetry and gilt bronze double sided writing desk
French, early 20th
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$15,840 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, French Louis XV Style Wood Centre Desk with Gilt Bronze
Located in IT
19th century, French Louis XV style wood centre desk with gilt bronze
This elegant centre desk
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Classic Desk, Black Lacquered Wood, Refined Design.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Classic desk, black lacquered wood, refined design.
Add a touch of sophistication to your
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$5,102 / item
Louis XV-Style Kidney-Shaped Writing Desk with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
French Kidney-Shaped Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Late 19th Century
A beautifully crafted French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Directoire style handcrafted Desk in solid wood, with leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk with top storage compartments is a craft-handed re-interpretation of the French
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Art Nouveau Wood Side Table Writing Table Glass Top One Drawer, c 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique wood and glass side or writing table, circa 1920.
Made in the art Nouveau period
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$1,699 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Wooden Desk
Located in High Point, NC
The commanding presence of this 19th-century French desk is attributed to its square pedestal
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Directoire Style gray desk in solid oak wood with a leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk is a craft-handed reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer
Rustic Art Populaire Writing Table, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wooden Desk; Writing Table; France; 19th Century Design; Art Populaire; Rustic; Monoxylite; Writing
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine French Blackened Wood Desk with an Off White Lacquered Top with Inlays
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French blackened wood desk with 3 drawers, an off white & black lacquered top with metal
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rare Shabby Chic Desk in Light Wood
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous wooden desk in the Shabby Chic style, belonging to the early 1900s. French manufacture
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Antique Early 1900s French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,373 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, French Louis XV style Natural Wood Center Desk with Gilt Bronzes
Located in IT
19th Century, French Louis XV style Wood Center with gilded bronze applications desk table
This
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Guy LeFevre for Maison Jansen Lacquered Wood w/ Leather Desk, France C 1970s
By Maison Jansen, Guy Lefevre
Located in Norwalk, CT
handsome desk incorporates many of his signature details. The base and hardware are polished steel, the
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Jacques Adnet Style French Leather Wrapped Writing Table
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury French leather-wrapped writing table / desk, probably Jacques Adnet (unmarked). Iron
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Tortoise Wood Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Partners Desk or Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Tortoise wood Louis XVI style Maison Jansen partners desk or bureau plat. The finest of quality and
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III desk in blackened wood and marquetry
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large 19th-century Napoleon III desk. Blackened solid wood frame and diamond-shaped veneer for a 3D
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-century Modern French Desk
Located in Bozeman, MT
Fine mid-century modern French desk with two drawers with brass handles. Unknown designer, ca 1960s
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Desk
DOMINIQUE
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco calamander wood double pedestal base desk having doors opening to drawers & shelves
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20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$45,000
Maison Dominique Domin, Genevriére Art Deco Veneer Writing Desk or Vanity Table
By Andre Domin
Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in Firenze, IT
Exceptionally rare executive corner writing desk or vanity table branded Dominique, Paris.
This
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$19,936 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Wood and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style ebonized wood and gilt bronze-mounted figural bureau plat
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$19,850 Sale Price
42% Off
20th Century Art Deco Style French Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
French writing table in Art Deco style.
Noble wood veneer on solid spruce. Rhomboidal pattern.
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20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,162 Sale Price
51% Off
French Writing Table, Pull-Out Gilt-Tooled Leather Top
Located in Montreal, Quebec
An elegant desk from 20th century France. This writing table features a pull-out black leather top
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20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Superb Antique French Marquetry And Bronze Mount Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful workmanship distinguishes this lovely French Writing Table which is both bold and
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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
C.1950s French Limed Oak Desk
Located in London, GB
A limed oak desk from France.
Unusual form with original brass hardware.
Nicely patinated with
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
France Desk Style: Biedermeier, 1847
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Biedermeier
Year 1847
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
If you are
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Antique 1840s French Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
White Square Desk in Ash Wood Designed by Eric Gizard, 100% Made in France
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This square desk is made of 100% solid ash wood and designed by Eric Gizard, a famous Parisian
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Fine Example of a Style of Louis XV Writing Desk by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
A very Fine Writing Desk by Paul Sormani
Lovely Gilt Bronze Mounted
It Revives Famous XV period
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Demi-Lune Art Deco Desk in Black High Gloss Lacquered Wood, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
table in a living space
– as an elegant writing desk in a study or guest room
– as a reception or
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
A Fine Black Louis XVI Style Leather Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat ca. 1950
By Maurice Hirsch
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EBONIZED TOOLED-LEATHER BUREAU PLAT IN THE NEOCLASSICAL TASTE
France, circa 1940
Attributed to
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20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small French Louis XVI Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
This desk brings timeless elegance and delicate refinement to your home. Crafted from Acacia wood
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,405 / item
French light blue rectangular wooden hand-crafted writing table
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
% made of solid ash wood from sustainably managed and PEFC certified French forests.
Collection ÉGÉE
Category
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
19th Century French Louis XVI Wooden Writing Table with Fluted Legs
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th-century French writing table captures the refined neoclassical elegance of the Louis XVI
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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French Wood Writing Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of French wood writing desks available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, all French wood writing desks available were constructed with great care. There are 894 antique and vintage French wood writing desks for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 31 modern editions to choose from as well. French wood writing desks have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Louis XV, Louis XVI and Mid-Century Modern French wood writing desks are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made French wood writing desks over the years, but those made by Maison Jansen, Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are French Wood Writing Desks?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $5,315, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $1,844,713 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 Wood Writing Desks
- 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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