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Fine 18th Century ‘French Hepplewhite’ Mahogany Ladies Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century ‘French Hepplewhite’ figured mahogany ladies writing table of serpentine form
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Tulipwood
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Ladies Desk, Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant ladies desk dates from the early Biedermeier period around 1820 and was made in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Softwood
19TH C Inlaid Marquetry Bronze Mounted Ladies Desk.
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19TH C Inlaid Marquetry Bronze Mounted Ladies Desk. Fichet A Paris stamped in drawer.
This
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Satinwood Ladies Writing Table in the Sheraton Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
A super quality 19th century satinwood ladies writing table in the Sheraton style, having a shaped
Category
Antique 1890s British Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Petite French Ladies Desk in Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Petite French ladies desk in Quinze style
Rosewood veneered on solid softwood. Double-arched
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Ladies Work Table, English, Walnut, Writing, Waring
Gillow, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lady of the house work table. An English, burr walnut and leather writing or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Louie XV Style Petite Ladies Desk Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very high quality bench made (hand crafted) Louis XV style walnut petite writing desk with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Victorian Ladies Desk With Kingwood Marquetry Inlay, 1950s
Located in BÉTERA, ES
An attractive antique Victorian French lady's writing desk or dressing table with fine marquetry in
Category
Vintage 1940s French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,928 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Painted Paul Sormani Ladies Roll Top Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Hand painted. 1 dovetailed drawer. Flip up top containing felt top and 3 small drawers. Brass foot caps and trim.
Dimensions: 34 3/4" h x 27 1/2" w x 17" d.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Ladies Desk or Secretary in Louis Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Ladies desk / table / secretary in Louis Quinze style
Inlays on solid softwood. Ending high
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ladies Desk or Table in Louis Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Ladies desk or table in Louis Quinze style.
Inlays on solid softwood. Ending high, curved
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry
Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century louis XVI style kingwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted ladies
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This antique French Louis XV side table, or ladies desk, is a real 18th century gem. Crafted from
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fa. Drilling Art Deco Amsterdamse School Ladies Desk, 1924
By Fa. Drilling
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School ladies desk.
Design by Fa. Drilling Amsterdam
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Walnut
A Victorian fine satinwood ladies’ writing table attributed to Holland and Sons
By Holland
Sons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian fine satinwood ladies’ writing table attributed to Holland and Sons, the shaped top set
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Early 19th Century Empire Greek Vanity or Ladies
Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
An early 19th century gilt bronze and walnut veneer ladies desk or dressing table or vanity, with a
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Style Ladies Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant ladies bureau plat desk in the Louis XV style, rosewood and shaded precious wood, veneered
Category
20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Kingwood, Bronze and Leather Top Ladies Desk By Leon Dromard
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This stunning French Louis XV style ladies desk by renowned Parisian ébéniste Léon Dromard
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine Quality Francois Linke Style Bronze Mounted Petite Ladies Desk, 1870s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine quality François Linke style bronze mounted petite ladies desk, circa 1870s, is a superb
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Ladies French Secretary Louis XV Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 18th century French ladies secretary desk is a fine example of Louis XV craftsmanship
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Walnut
$3,996 Sale Price
50% Off
19th Century antique Historical Ladies Desk english Mahogany 1860-1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid conifers. High knee pocket on the front with finely worked drawers, slightly protruding top plate, on high and fine-edged ball-shaped columns. Finally perforated ga...
Category
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$1,425 Sale Price
54% Off
Semi-circular delicate antique mahogany ladies
desk Louis XVI, Paris 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate antique mahogany ladies' desk Louis XVI, Paris 1880
Semi-circular solid mahogany wood
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Convertible small desk - so-called Secrétaire à culbute
France
19th c.
Dimensions: H x W x D: 70
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture English Regency Rosewood Console or Petite Writing Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous English Regency style console table, entry table, or petite ladies writing desk
By
Category
Vintage 1960s American Regency Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Rosewood Ladies
Desk by S.
H. Jewell From the Late 19th Century
By S.
H. Jewell
Located in Opole, PL
Rosewood Ladies' Desk by S.& H. Jewell From the Late 19th Century
A piece of furniture veneered
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,470 Sale Price
20% Off
Ladies Desk Art Deco Style Dressing Table in Walnut and Maple
By Andre
Located in Greven, DE
Very elegant lady's desk made of solid walnut and maple. The form consists of simple geometric
Category
2010s German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$4,632 Sale Price / item
40% Off
A French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Marquetry Writing Table/Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Writing Table or Desk. The single drawer center table surmounted on each corner with ormolu mounts of
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$11,286 Sale Price
24% Off
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies
Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
A mid-18th century ladies
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Palisander Ladies Desk with Brass Ornaments
Located in Sofia, BG
French elegant small desk in palisander veneer, decorated with floral marquetry, revealing drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
$1,150 Sale Price
35% Off
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
secretary desk, in the manner of Maison Millet. The superstructure centered by a clock with a porcelain face
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$33,210 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Victorian Marquetry
Ormolu Bonheur de Jour Bureau 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Ladies writing desk, circa 1860 in date.
The gorgeous grain and colour of the burr walnut, the fabulous
Category
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unique Mini Desk/Lady
s Desk, England 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique mini desk/lady's desk, England 1890
Curious ladies desk, England. Folding writing surface
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Courtly ladies
secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Solid oak wood veneered with fine
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Gilt Bronze-Mounted table / Desk
Located in Tarzana, CA
A fine 19th century French Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted wood leather top ladies desk. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Hollywood Regency Distressed Beveled Mirror Single Draw End, Side Table or Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
beveled mirror ladies writing desk, nightstand or side end table. This stunning all mirrored versatile
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$2,100 Sale Price
28% Off
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger
By Antoine Krieger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style bureau plat (Desk - Writing Table - Ladies Desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$32,955 Sale Price
61% Off
Romweber Style French Provincial Louis XV Carved Satinwood Vanity, Circa 1920s
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style kidney shaped vanity or ladies writing desk
In the
Category
Vintage 1920s American French Provincial Vanities
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Italian Chiavari Opéra Chairs in Solid Polished Brass
By Fratelli Levaggi/Guiseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Miami, FL
in Italy in the late 1950s is perfect for a ladies writing desk or as a boudoir chair.
The fabric
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Antique English Regency Mahogany Ladies Tambour Writing Table Desk Cabinet
Located in Glasgow, GB
An attractive Regency mahogany and satinwood ladies’ tambour writing table cabinet dating to c.1815
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Victorian Figured Walnut Ladies Writing Bureau or Bonheur de Jour
Located in Montreal, QC
This desk is both highly decorative and unusually functional. The well-figured walnut is
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Diminutive Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic French diminutive ladies writing table or desk featuring a black lacquer ebonized finish
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
French Bureau Plat Desk Ladies Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French desk or bureau plat in the Louis XVI manner
Elegant design with
Category
Antique 1870s Louis XVI Tables
Materials
Wood
Spectacular masterspiece ladies writing secretary desk Napoleon III, 1860 France
Located in Wien, AT
A masterpiece of French craftsmanship - a Napoleon III era ladies writing secretary desk, circa
Category
Antique 1860s French Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique English Jennens
Bettridge Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk was made by the highly renowned Jennens & Bettridge of England
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
19th Century English Chinoiserie Ladies Secretaire Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary 19th century English ladies secretaire desk or writing table. The two part desk was
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Mini Desk/Lady
s Desk, Circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
Curious ladies desk, France. Folding writing surface made of solid pine. With various drawers and
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
sabots. This dainty French writing desk or ladies table, featuring a raised back cabinet for storing
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Sewing Table
Located in Forney, TX
table, accent table, ladies vanity or writing desk, parlor lamp stand or bedside nightstand to name a
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian End Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
1950s John Widdicomb Ladies Writing Desk
By John Widdicomb
Located in Naples, FL
Excellent vintage condition! Formal French Country style ladies writing desk; signature John
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Regency Mahogany Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency mahogany knee hole ladies writing desk with very faded greenish gold gilt-tooled leather
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Bureau, Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Hove, GB
A lovely Bureau de Dame (ladies writing desk)
It has beautiful cabriole legs, gilt metal ormolu
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage Burl Walnut Ladies Writing Desk, Slant Front Desk, Scotland 1920, H838
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage burl walnut ladies writing desk, slant front desk, Scotland 1920, H838
Scotland 1920s
Category
20th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Ladies
Writing Desk, circa 1760-1770
Located in Providence, RI
this type were being produced. This ladies writing desk is composed of fabulous dense mahogany. Note
Category
Antique 1760s Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany French Kidney Shaped Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
Mahogany French kidney shaped ladies writing desk.
Standing on swept legs with cast brass mounts
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant French ladies writing table, or desk made in the Louis XVI style.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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Ladies Writing Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of ladies writing desks available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, all ladies writing desks available were constructed with great care. Ladies writing desks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Ladies writing desks made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made ladies writing desks over the years, but those made by Arne Wahl Iversen, Helmut Magg and Andreas Tuck are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Ladies Writing Desks?
Prices for ladies writing desks can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, ladies writing desks begin at $695 and can go as high as $58,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,539.
Questions About Ladies Writing Desks
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of 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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