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Francois Linke Louis XV Carved Wood
Marble Top Console
By François Linke
Located in Tarzana, CA
FRANCOIS LINKE LOUIS XV CARVED WOOD MARBLE TOP CONSOLE TABLE, CIRCA 1890, By Francois Linke.
The
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Stunning Jewellers Table and Chair, France, 19th Century
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Stunning French 19th century jewellery maker's table with lovely layers of time worn patina
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French 20th C. Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted-Kingwood
Plaque-Inset Bureau Plat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
desk is fitted with three drawers to the front, each framed with elaborate rococo gilt-bronze mounts
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
lower three drawers. The front of the desk opens to reveal the writing surface and interior storage. The
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Turn of the Century French Patinated Ecritoire with Display Glass Top
Located in High Point, NC
A patinated ecritoire produced during the turn of the century in France, this desk organizer is as
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Chocolate Gray French large Secrétaire, Eric Gizard, Paris
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
Early 20th C. French Louis XV Style, Inlaid, Ormolu Mounted, Kingwood Secretary!
Located in Austin, TX
secretary desk is a perfect addition to any French or Louis XV style decor. The desk is made of rich medium
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Feminine Boulle Bureau
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French feminine Boulle bureau (office desk, escritoire).
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Antique 1850s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Elwood 1940s French Secretary with Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Elwood 1940s French Secretary with chair
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Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
A French Directoire Style Ormolu Parquetry Bureauplat, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Directoire Style Ormolu Parquetry Bureauplat, Early 20th Century
Provenance: Private
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Antique French Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame Circa 1890
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine and very well made Ladies writing desk in Louis XV style. An antique bureau de dame, with
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20th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Yellow large French Secretaire, design Eric Gizard in Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
PETIT MEUBLE FRANÇAIS
offers you exclusively 100% French products. The solid wood comes exclusively
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
French Palatial Louis XV Gilt Bronze Bureau-Plat Cartonnier
19th Century
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Palatial French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Inlaid Bureau-Plat Cartonnier with signed clock by Le Roy
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Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Tulipwood
Antique French Marquetry, Ormolu and Jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
Antique French marquetry, ormolu and jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley
French, c. 1890
Height
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Furnitue Gilt Bronze Bureau a Cylinder by A. Chevrie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Remarkable cylinder desk in mahogany and bronze louis XVI style executed by A.Chevrie, famous
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Louis XV Style Bureau Plat, After a Model by J. Dubois, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare double-side Louis XV style flat desk, made of veneered wood, opening with three drawers
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Important Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Attributed to G. Durand, France, Circa 1880
By Gervais Durand
Located in PARIS, FR
Large veneered wood flat desk attributed to G. Durand, opening with three frieze drawers. Mounted
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Brass Mounted Rosewood Pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of French brass mounted rosewood pedestals
Late 19th-early 20th century
Each with
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Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat “à Têtes De Guerriers Antiques”
Located in Dallas, TX
amazing French desk would be the focal point for any home office or executive business suite. In the 1800s
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Louis XV Style Reading Table Attributed to H. Dasson, France, Circa 1885
By Henry Dasson
Located in PARIS, FR
compartmental drawer and by a sliding shelf, forming a writing board and being able to switch to a reading
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$18,238 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century, France Bureau Plat in the antique Louis Quinze Style Exotic Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Light and dark exotic veneer, on the four-sided passively curved zest base on high, elegantly curved squares. Slightly overlaid tabletop with profiled decorated bronze lining and gol...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,316 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Louis XVI Style Pair of Console, Brass Details
Leather Top
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique Pair of Louis XVI style console, with cognac leather top and gold brass and bronze details.
The feet are fluted and finished with golden bronze clogs.
To be placed against...
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Opening Side Table, France Napoleon III, Italy, Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Opening Side Table, France Napoleon III.
Brass decorations.
Opened dimensions: H77xL113xP56 cm
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Forney, TX
French Perfection! A most impressive and very fine quality vintage Louis XV style ormolu mounted
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Elegant Wooden Bureau
Located in Milano, IT
Rare solid wood desk dating from the early 1700s, fine French manufacture.
The bureau is very
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$8,527 Sale Price
20% Off
Ebonised and gold painted table, 1920s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Rectangular Art Nouveau console writing table, or desk with an ebonised table top and a gold and
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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Notary office table
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Superb solid wood notary desk dating from the 19th century, perfect for an elegant and refined
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Antique 1890s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
$8,290
Bureau vintage en bois de chêne des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 60, en bois de chêne, très beau design à l’esprit brutaliste, 3 tiroirs aux poignées originales, plateau en bois noir, niche ouverte. Très bon état général....
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
A Black Lacquered and Ormolu Mounted Bureuplat, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
writing surface to graduated edge and leaf corner clasps, over straight fronted frieze of three framed
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Louis XV-Style Rosewood Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
meticulously detailed to enhance the desk’s luxurious presence. A tooled green leather writing surface is
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Bureau vintage en bois de noyer et métal chromé des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 70, design dans le style de Gordon Russell ou de Jules Wabbes, plateau rectangulaire en bois de noyer, piétement en métal chromé tubulaire, peut être utilis...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Architect
s work, Lacquered system table, circa 1970
Located in Paris, FR
wood
Height 77 x Width 100 x Length 81 (162 cm open)
Condition report: good original condition, some
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Paul SORMANI (1817-1877) Bonheur de Jour in Marqueterie Stampigliato
By Paul Sormani
Located in Pistoia, IT
Uno scrittoio di superba fattura proveniente dai rinomati laboratori parigini di Paul Sormani. Realizzato con legni esotici locali e d'importazione, presenta intricati intarsi geome...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Regence Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat
By Charles Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
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The desk has a shaped frieze fitted with three drawers, each with parquetry inlay and gilt-bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Bureau en bois dans le goût de Charlotte Perriand
Located in Paris, FR
Bureau en pin dans le goût de Charlotte Perriand. En très bon état avec quelques traces d'usure. Un plateau de forme libre qui repose sur un piétement en 2 parties. Premier pied rec...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
A Black Lacquer and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat with Leaf Slide, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
leather writing surface, enclosed within a graduated brass surround mounted to each corner by an C
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Gray Table, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Grand bureau de direction double-face vintage en bois de chêne des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Grand bureau de direction vintage des années 70, en chêne, double-face pour être placé au centre d’une pièce, 5 tiroirs à l’avant dont un grand casier, superbes poignées, magnifique ...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Bureau moderniste vintage Pierre Paulin en bois de chêne et métal noir années 60
By Pierre Paulin
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 50, très beau design moderniste épuré de Pierre Paulin, modèle CM178 pour Thonet, plateau et tiroir suspendu en bois de chêne avec poignée en métal noir, pi...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Iron Garden Table Base with Grapes Decoration and Corner Plants
Located in Marbella, ES
Iron Garden Table Base with Grapes Decoration and Corner Plants
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Late 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Danilo Silvestrin for Rosenthal
By Danilo Silvestrin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A desk by Danilo Silvestrin edited by Rosenthal in the 1980. Mouvement against the modernism
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Late 20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in New York, NY
leather writing surface, the frieze set with three drawers, the reverse with false drawers, the interior
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
Leather Lined Bureau Plat Desk, believed to be crafted by Maison Jansen around 1938, owned by the
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaque Bonheur du Jour
Located in Long Island City, NY
royal family until it was nationalized following the French Revolution.
The range of objects produced
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat After Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in Long Island City, NY
rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a molded border and with shell-cast mounts to
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI-Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
a Louis XVI-style ormolu mounted mahogany bureau plat / desk with rectangular blue-grey leather
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
compartments and two letter trays, with pull-out black leather-lined writing slide, above a knee-hole with a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
pull-out gilt-tooled maroon leather-lined writing surface and fitted with three alcoves above two trays
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Light Blue Large Secretaire with Storage Designed by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
Français
offers you exclusively 100% French products. The solid wood comes exclusively from sustainably
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Louis XVI-style Gilt Bronze Parquetry Bureau Plat, After Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in San Francisco, CA
When Queen Marie-Antoinette of France desired her own suite for overnights at the convenient
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Attractive Louis XV style bureau plat, gilt embossed tanned leather top writing surface centered on
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
leather writing-surface within a molded border above a quarter-veneered frieze, three drawers to the front
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$95,000 Sale Price
24% Off
Exceptional Louis XV 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Secretaire By Befort Jeune
By Befort Jeune
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Louis XV style 19th century marble top mahogany sceretaire desk with bronze mounts is something to be
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$12,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Black and Grey Cansado Table, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood with formica, metal frame legs
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Regence Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat by Zwiener, circa 1890
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Regence style gilt bronze-mounted bureau plat by Zwiener.
French, circa 1890.
Stamped to
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Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Gilt-Bronze
Breche d
Alep Marble
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
on tapering legs with foliate mounts and terminating in gilt-bronze caps.
French, circa 1880.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Regence Ebonized And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with inset black tooled leather surrounded by a brass inlaid ebonized border with brass edge. The frieze with three drawers with cast bronze handles and three ...
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Antique 1730s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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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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