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1950s French Louis XIV Style Desk / Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Ormolu
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French Louis XIV style desk that is in very good condition. The desk is marked. The
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Desk by Maison Léger
By Maison Léger
Located in London, GB
Antique French Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry desk by Maison Léger
French, c. 1880
Height
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Fine C19th French Thuya wood
Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine C19th French Thuya wood & Marquetry Bureau Plat
Top with Green inset Leather writing surface
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
$2,738 Sale Price
20% Off
Ricardo Bofill 1990 Desk
Located in Barcelona, ES
Anabelle d'Huart & Ricardo Bofill Desk
France, 1993
Manufactured by Ricardp Bofill
Veneer
180 x 80
Category
1990s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$27,888
Louis XVI Style Center Table or Desk in Lacquered and Gilded Wood, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Italian Louis XVI Style Center Table or Desk in Lacquered and Gilded Wood, 19th Century
This
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Majestic French Bureau Plat Desk antique According to Andre C. Boulle bronzed
Located in Berlin, DE
Root veneer on solid beech and oak. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Slightly protruding, profiled tabletop and gold-imprinted leather insert, flanked by a grotesque mask on each c...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Desk in Black Lacquer with Nickeled Metal Applications
Located in Ulm, DE
Desk
Piano lacquer, black high gloss
Metal applications, freshly nickel-plated
Non-functional
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique French Country Primitive Black Distress Painted 1 Drawer Desk Work Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique French Country Primitive Black Distress Painted 1 Drawer Desk Work Table. Item features wooden
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Primitive Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
An 18th century
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Napoleon III Bronze Mounted And Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Antique French Bronze mounted writing table with particularly fine form dating to the late
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Elitis Embossed Alligator Leather Desk.
By Élitis
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elitis single drawer desk with very sophisticated legs and slim apron give this desk the feeling
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Leather, Wood
Carbon Aircraft Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Carbon Aircraft made from a Pratt & Whitney JT8D reactor
which was manufactured for McDonnell
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
$63,489
A French Louis XVI style three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk C 1930
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Louis XVI style French three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk having extensive bronze decoration
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Black Lacquered Desk with Red Tooled Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV style black lacquered desk with a red tooled leather top and bronze hardware.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Big Jeweler Style Art Deco in Wood, 1920, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1920
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
Louis XVI style Regency Bureau Plat writing desk on brass casters boasting striking tooled leather
Category
20th Century American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Console Table/Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a lovely example of an 18th Century walnut console table/desk with unique trestle leg base
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Berlin Iron
Tawny Color Leather X-Shaped Wood Base Desk in the Style of J. Adnet, circa 1980
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
(including two deep drawers) which goes a part from the desk.
Stamped by the maker under the top.
The top
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Black Stained French Style Bureau Plat or Desk by Kittinger, American, circa 1960s. It has
Category
Vintage 1960s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Chestnut and Oak Desk from Le Grand Monarque À Chartres, circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
Monarque hotel in Chartres, France. The desk has been stripped at some point, allowing the beautiful wood
Category
Antique 1720s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
White Large Secretaire Desk, Design by Eric Gizard in Paris, made in France
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is mounted in our French workshops and delivered fully assembled.
The
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Cylinder Desk by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Cylindrical desk with blinds,, made of veneered wood with a bronze rim on the top, bronze details
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Gray Cerused Oak Desk
Chair Set from a Maine Estate
Located in New York, NY
A matching desk and chair set in gray cerused oak. France, circa 1930.
Features a triple X-style
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
20th Century, French Desk or Bureau Plat with Lions in the Antique Empire Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird's-eye maple wood on massive beech wood, partially carved and framed. The pedestal is arched on
Category
20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,322 Sale Price
56% Off
Desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare et large bureau par Jacques Adnet
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$15,190
French Light Gray Console Table in solid wood by E. Gizard, Paris
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
Louis XVI Style Flat Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XVI style mahogany flat desk, double-sided with two side pulls, it opens with three drawers
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century Chinoiserie Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
This French, 19th century Chinoiserie black lacquer and gilded kneehole desk features an impressive
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bois-Satiné Writing Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A fine French kidney shaped bureau plat desk, having an inset beige leather top. Two side drawers
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
wooden handcrafted writing table, scandinavian design by E. Gizard Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
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 antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
Castle worthy desk, solid wood. Rosewood veneer edged by finely engraved brass fittings. On angled
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1930s modernist desk in lacquered plywood
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French modernist desk from the 1930s/1940s. Lacquered plywood frame, original bluish-gray and black
Category
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Plywood
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire in Blackened Wood Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
Lady's secretaire of blackened wood and nets decorated with rosettes and scrolls in gilded brass
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,441 Sale Price
32% Off
19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat in the style of the Louis XV Napoleon III Paris, circa 1850-1880.
In Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round full-length mirror veneer with seed beads. With very finely chiselled,...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech
Antique French Painted Wood Bonheur-du-jour or Occasional Table w/Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French smaller-sized painted wood table, with single drawer, from the turn of the 18th and 19th
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1930s Art Deco Black Ebonised Desk
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Art Deco Desk
An exceptionally handsome 1930s Art Deco desk, finished in a luxurious ebonised black
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Gray-Blue Rectangular Console Table in Solid Wood 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
Category
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Cubist Style Desk, 1930-1940.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cubist style desk, 1930-1940.
1930s-1940s Cubist style desk, 2 drawers, 2 doors in front.
H
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage wooden desk by Bohumil Landsman, 1970
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This vintage wooden desk was designed by Bohumil Landsman. It was manufactured in the Czech
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Delta desk by Jean-Louis Berthet, 1977
Located in MONTESSON, FR
, black lacquered wood and a black leather underside. The desk opens with a drawer on the front.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Desk by Georges Frydman for EFA, 1950s
By Georges Frydman
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This desk was designed by Georges Frydman for EFA in the 1950s. It is made of metal and wood. The
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Blue wooden handcrafted writing table, designed by Eric Gizard in Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
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
Louis XV Style Diminutive Kingwood Writing Table by J. Lapie/ Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Christies label- London, 1994. A finely made French 18th c. writing table with ormolu mounts and
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Provincial Green-Painted Slant-Front Desk with Secret Compartment
Located in New York, NY
A provincial green-painted slant-front desk, Northern Europe or France, early to mid-19th century
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Wood
Vintage elm desk published by Maison Regain
By Maison Regain
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This solid elm desk was produced in France by Maison Regain around 1980. It features two large
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat in the style of the Louis XV Napoleon III Paris, circa 1850-1880. In Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round full-length mirror veneer with seed beads. With very finely chiselled, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Guillerme et Chambron Desk and Chair
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Stamford, CT
Designer handcrafted oak desk and chair. Chair adjusts to two positions. Desk knobs are wood with
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$16,000 / set
Jacques Adnet style desk in leather
By Jacques Adnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare bureau de style Jacques Adnet en cuir piqué sellier.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Writing Table, circa 1870
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI Style gilt bronze and Pietre Dure mounted ebonised writing table, retailed by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Agate, Bronze
Desk in Mahogany Louis XVI Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minister desk in mohagany gilded brass and green leather on the top
The desk have two extensions
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$7,800 / set
Antique Writing Table by Beurdeley After a Model by Adam Weisweiler
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
Antique writing table by Beurdeley after a model by Adam Weisweiler
French, c. 1880
Height 74cm
Category
Vintage 1980s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing-Table by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry inlaid writing-table, by François Linke.
French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Desk with Original Bronze Mounts, 19th Century
Located in TOURCOING, FR
A stunning Louis XV style writing desk adorned with its original bronze mounts, showcasing the
Category
Vintage 1920s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small Double-sided Writing Table In Rosewood Louis XV Style From The 19th Centur
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb desk in rosewood Louis XV style from the 19th century
Very beautiful double-sided desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Bureau Bubble Ivoire Desk by Charly Bounan
By Charly Bounan
Located in Geneve, CH
Bureau Bubble Ivoire Desk by Charly Bounan
One of a Kind
Dimensions: D 72 x W 240 x H 75 cm
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$70,491 / item
French Louis XV Style Leather Top and Brass Mounted Desk in the Manner of Baker
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 30in W: 49in D: 24 1/2in
This French Louis XV Style Leather Top Desk In The Manner
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Chromed Brera Desk by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
Wood brera desk by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Materials: Chromed structure. Desk with drawer. Base in bronze
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$3,642 / item
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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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