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Small Antique Ladies Desk, Secretaire, So Called Bonheur Du Jour, circa 1870
Located in Greven, DE
Small ladies desk, so called Bonheur Du Jour
France
various precious woods
Louis XVI style
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Rosewood Marquetry
Bronze Ladies Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique rosewood table was crafted in France, circa 1860. The writing table with
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Teak Ladies
Desk "RY 32" by Hans J. Wegner, Denmark, 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner, Ry Møbler
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant teak desk by Hans J. Wegner, model named “RY 32”. Shallow design with one drawer with
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Country French Louis XV Style Ladies Roll Top Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
Located in Birmingham, AL
Charming Country French Louis XV style ladies tambour roll top desk or bureau à cylindre of walnut
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Poudreuse and Ladies Desk - Table d
Accouchée, France, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
18th Century Coiffeuse and reading table - so-called Table d'Accouchée
France
Rosewood
around 1760
Dimensions: H x W x D: 72 x 63 x 39 cm
Description:
Rare, two-part and multifunc...
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
18th Century small Ladies Desk or Dressing Table, Louis XVI Poudreuse, c. 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Small make-up and writing desk
South Germany
Louis XVI circa 1780
Dimensions: H x W x D: 74 x 96
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry and Ormolu Bonheur de Jour Bureau, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique Victorian burr walnut and inlaid Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing desk
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Victorian Walnut Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour c.1860
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian burr walnut and inlaid Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing
Category
Antique 1860s British Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Victorian Walnut Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian burr walnut and inlaid Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing
Category
Antique 1860s English Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Elm and Birch Root Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality ladies writing table desk circa 1890.
Inlaid with elm,birch root and fruitwoods.
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Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Italian Louis XV Giltwood Petite Desk Chair or Side Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
height 18".
Good original vintage condition.
Ladies writing desk available separately.
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Louis XVI Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous Victorian amboyna, ebonised and ormolu-mounted Bonheur Du Jour or ladies writing
Category
Antique 1860s English Desks and Writing Tables
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Style Inlaid Carved Cherry Bonheur du Jour
Located in New Orleans, LA
light and graceful, and would be a beautiful, feminine ladies writing desk or vanity.
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Hollywood Regency Grosfeld House Parcel Paint and Gilt Decorated Vanity or Desk
By Grosfeld House
Located in Manhasset, NY
ribbon and tastle solid wood carved writing desk or ladies vanity. The tiered square base sitting on feet
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Solid Brass Chiavari Chair
Located in Hanover, MA
Chiavari.
Perfect for a ladies writing desk or as a boudoir chair.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Side Chairs
Italian Brass Chiavari Chair
Located in Hanover, MA
town of Chiavari. Perfect for a ladies writing desk or as a boudoir chair.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Side Chairs
Ladies ‘Bonheur De Jour’ Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
19th century French inlaid drop-front desk with beautiful patina and color and subtle brass accents
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
Gillows of Lancaster Bonheur Du Jour.
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Batley, GB
An early 19th century Gillows Ladies writing desk or Bonheur de Jour. Raised on 4 reeded legs and
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Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Ladies Writing Bureau Inlay Desk 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Victorian ladies writing bureau or desk
Such a great look with intricate inlay work and
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
Edwardian Desk Ladies Writing Table Mahogany 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Bought from a private house in London's Holland Park
Clean, elegant and practical piece of English furniture fully restored
Offered in great condition ready for home use right away
W...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Solid Brass High Back Chiavari Chair
By Fratelli Levaggi/Guiseppe Gaetano Descalzi, Chiavari
Located in Hanover, MA
writing desk or as a boudoir chair.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Antique Cylinder Desk c. 1880-1910
Located in Shippensburg, PA
exceedingly attractive early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style ladies writing desk - the type is known as a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
French 19th Century Palisander Ladies Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
French 19th century palisander ladies writing table, circa 1880.
Striking writing desk veneered
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks
Materials
Palisander
Art Deco Writing Table and Chair by Sue et Mare
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
DESK AND CHAIR BY SUE ET MARE
A French Art Deco ladies writing desk and chair of exceptional
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Boudoir Writing Desk 18th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI ladies boudoir writing desk offers serpentine form with polychromed
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Walnut Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour circa 1860
Located in London, GB
Jour, or Ladies writing desk, circa 1860 in date. This is an example of superb quality and design
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
19th Century Fine French Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Center Writing Desk
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Vero Beach, FL
kingwood and set with gilt bronze galleries and mounts. The rectangular writing or Ladies desk stands on
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian, Burr Walnut Bonheur Du Jour
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous Victorian burr walnut and marquetry Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing desk
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
English Edwardian Mahogany Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mahogany ladies' writing table (desk) or dressing table. The top flips open to create a larger
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Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Antique Louis XV Bonheur Du Jour Sevres Plaques
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous Louis XV style, kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing desk, with Sevres
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
Louis XVI Style Ladies Vanity / Writing Desk in Dove Gray Lacquer
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI style ladies vanity / writing desk in dove gray lacquer and parcel-gilt gold finish. This
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Wood
Signed Maison Jansen Paint Decorated Louis XVI Ladies Vanity Writing Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful signed Maison Jansen ladies vanity or writing desk The vanity does have some
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Theodore Alexander Chippendale Style Burl Wood Arch Top Writing Secretary Desk
Located in Toledo, OH
Theodore Alexander Chippendale style ladies burl wood secretary writing desk. Historical
Category
20th Century Unknown Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Burl
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Bonheur du Jour circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous Victorian burr walnut, marquetry Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing desk, circa
Category
Antique 19th Century English Dressers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Walnut Bonheur Du Jour circa 1860
Located in London, GB
Ladies writing desk, circa 1860 in date.
The superstructure comprises a large galleried central bay
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Antique 19th Century English Tables
Antique French Kingwood Bureau de Dame c.1850
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous French Bureau de Dame / Bonheur du Jour, or Ladies Writing Desk and it is Circa
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Antique 19th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Victorian Walnut Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour c.1860
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous Victorian Bonheur Du Jour or Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1860 in date.
It is
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Antique 19th Century English Vanities
Rare Antique English Silver on Nickel Banded Oak Signed Dome-Top Stationery Box
By Halstaff
Hannaford
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
work boxes, writing boxes (lap desks) and dressing cases until 1898. Their boxes are considered
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Bureau 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Dainty Victorian ladies writing desk in burr walnut
Top opens out to reveal writing area with
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Antique 1840s Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Lacquered Ladies Writing Desk Attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Den Haag, NL
Superb looking kidney shape ladies writing desk. Lacquered Crème color wood with a polished brass
Category
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Figured Walnut Ladies Writing Desk.
Located in Nantwich, GB
Attractive rare Victorian ladies writing desk with two short drawers below two tambour roll tops
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Era Ladies Writing Desk, circa 1860s
Located in Peabody, MA
An Austro-Hungarian ladies writing desk with felt top, decorative carved back rail, carved legs and
Category
Antique 1860s Austrian Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Felt, Wood
Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Bureau, 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Dainty Victorian ladies writing desk in burr walnut
Top opens out to reveal writing area with
Category
Antique 1840s Desks
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Inlaid and Bronze Ormolu Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 20th century petite French Louis XVI style ladies writing desk. Item features a mahogany wood
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Malibu, CA
French provincial writing desk with two small upper drawers, two large lower drawer & a large
Category
Early 20th Century European French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Louis XV Style Inlaid Leather Top Petite Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV style inlaid leather top petite ladies writing desk. Item features floral
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique English Edwardian Green Tooled Leather Top 2 Drawer Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Edwardian green tooled leather top 2 drawer ladies writing desk. Item features a
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid-19th century slant top ladies writing desk with exterior floral design details. The writing
Category
Antique 1830s European Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Regency Louis XV Ladies Writing Desk and Gold Gilt Desk Chair
By Vernis Martin
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XV style bureau de pente roll top ladies writing desk with
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Ladies Writing Desk Circa 1880.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Ebonized Napoleon III writing desk, from Paris. C.1880. This lovely writing desk is in exceptional
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Ladies Writing Desk, Console, Mahogany
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Victorian-style ladies desk in mahogany with inlay and beautiful grain. Features brass handles on
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20th Century Danish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Bonheur Du Jour, French, Walnut, Ladies Writing Desk, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bonheur du jour. A French, walnut ladies writing desk, dating to the late
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Charming 19th century French slant top ladies writing desk with richly carved and slender cabriole
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Gold Leaf
20th Century Ladies Writing Desk by Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Italian Vittorio Dassi elegant lady’s writing desk made of Rosewood with patinated brass sabots
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Louis XV style French kingwood, ormolu-mounted bureau de-dame. Having six leather fronted drawers to the top, bombe sided. Three frieze drawers, raised on elegant...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Walnut Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality french ladies writing table circa 1890.
3 tier top section which is adorned in
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milano, MI
Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up by sliding the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Bronze
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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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