Skip to main content

Painted Ladies Desk

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
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Hand Painted Paul Sormani Ladies Roll Top Desk
Hand Painted Paul Sormani Ladies Roll Top Desk
$7,500
H 34.75 in W 27.5 in D 17 in
Important French Brass Inlaid Paint Decorated Rolltop Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This important French brass inlaid paint decorated rolltop ladies writing desk is a rare and
Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Bonheur-Du-Jour Ladies Writing Desk, Hand-Painted, Artist Signed, c. 1880
Located in Doylestown, PA
A special antique paint decorated French Louis XV style Bonheur-Du-Jour, ladies' writing desk
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Small Ladies’ Writing Desk, 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small oval ladies' writing desk in Baroque style, featuring hand-painted floral decoration on a
Category

20th Century German Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Small Ladies’ Writing Desk, 20th Century
Small Ladies’ Writing Desk, 20th Century
$1,906
H 30.71 in W 40.16 in D 28.35 in
Antique Italian Neoclassical Painted and Découpage Ladies Desk, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
Known as a bonheur du jour, this beautiful Italian ladies desk dates to circa 1890. Bonheur du jour
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Wood, Paint

French Rococo Louis XV Distress Paint Dressing Table Vanity Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Distress Painted Dressing Table / Writing Desk. Item features
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Italian Ladies Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Charming and rare 18th C. Italian painted small ladies desk having deep yellow, maroon and and gold
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

18th Century Italian Ladies Desk
18th Century Italian Ladies Desk
$4,225 Sale Price
35% Off
H 29 in W 32 in D 22 in
Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Southall, GB
A elegant French bonheur de jour ladies writing desk in kingswood and rosewood, with bronze gilt
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
$11,670
H 52.76 in W 29.93 in D 18.12 in
Antique Chinoiserie Ladies Writing Desk c. Early 20th Century
Located in Westfield, MA
This striking Antique Chinoiserie Ladies Writing Desk, dating to the early 20th century, offers a
Category

Early 20th Century American Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Porcelain Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
, each with hand-painted floral decoration. Raised on elegant cabriole legs, gilded ormolu mounts and
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Porcelain, Mahogany

19th Century French Porcelain Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
19th Century French Porcelain Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
$15,376 Sale Price
20% Off
H 29.14 in W 41.34 in D 23.23 in
French Provincial Vanity Secretary or Ladies Desk w/Distressed Antiqued Finish
Located in Topeka, KS
vanity, secretary, or Ladies Desk wearing a soft sea green tinted all-over distressed or ceruse painted
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Vanities

Materials

Brass

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

Recent Sales

Hans Gunther Reinstein Vienna Secession Ladies Writing Desk
By Hans Gunther Reinstein
Located in Berlin, DE
Vienna secession ladies writing table in softwood and corrugated cardboard. Black and white paint
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Softwood

Painted slant-front desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian painted ladies' slant-front desk in the manner of Carlo Bugati.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Painted slant-front desk
Painted slant-front desk
H 36 in W 35 in D 22 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Kidney Shaped Painted Vanity or Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage hand painted ladies vanity or writing desk kidney shaped, delicate cabriole legs, antique
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vanities

Materials

Wood

Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Baltimore, MD
A delightful ladies' writing desk featuring one long divided drawer and two short drawers flanking
Category

Early 20th Century Hungarian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Ladies
 Writing Desk
Ladies
 Writing Desk
H 30.5 in W 45 in D 26.5 in
Antique French Ladies Dressing Table or Small Writing Desk Old Paint Unrestored
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French ladies dressing table or small desk in old putty grey paint with its original marble
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Paint Decorated Antique French Louis XV Ladies Writing Desk Table Manner Linke
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Regency style 1 drawer inlaid writing desk with a professionally hand-painted swan scene on a pond
Category

20th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique English Bamboo Ladies Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Superb 19th century English bamboo and chinoiserie decorated desk depicting colorful scenes of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Paint

Antique English Bamboo Ladies Desk
Antique English Bamboo Ladies Desk
H 45 in W 24 in D 19 in
Antique 1900s Era Adams Paint Decorated Ladies Vanity or Small Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful small size Adams paint decorated vanity or desk. The piece is in its original
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Louis XVI Style Hand Painted Ladies Writing Desk with Ormolu by Paine Furniture
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful Louis XVI style ladies slant front writing desk with hand painted genre and country
Category

Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau De Pente Ladies Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau De Pente Ladies Desk Antique Louis XV style ormolu mounted
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Regency Louis XV Bureau De Pente Ladies Writing Desk
By Vernis Martin
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Regency Louis XV style bureau de pente roll top ladies writing desk In
Category

Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Cream Blue Ladies Writing Desk Chair Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Style Cream & Blue Distress Painted Ladies Writing Desk and
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Painted Swedish Ladies Writing Table, Sweden circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Elegant, large 19th century oval shaped, painted Gustavian style ladies writing table, Sweden
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Antique Adam Decorated Satinwood Ladies Cylinder Desk, Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Adam decorated ladies desk offers satinwood construction with roll top opening to
Category

Early 20th Century Adam Style Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Antique French Ebonized Ormolu Ladies Desk with Porcelain Plaques, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French ladies desk offers ebonized finish with upper ormolu gallery over double door
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Antique French Louis XIV Style Satinwood Kidney Form Ladies Desk, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style ladies desk offers kidney form with satinwood marquetry case
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Giltwood, Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Louis XIV Style Gold Gilt Vernis Martin Ladies Writing Desk, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Louis XIV style decorated ladies writing desk features a gold gilt wood finish with Vernis
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Italian Venetian White Painted Ladies Writing Desk Table Vanity
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite hand painted ladies Venetian writing desk or dressing table with gold gilt carved
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian 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

Florentine Painted Vanity/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very sweet gold and cream painted Florentine ladies vanity/desk.
Category

20th Century Italian Vanities

Materials

Wood

Florentine Painted Vanity/Desk
Florentine Painted Vanity/Desk
H 31 in W 32 in D 16 in
Louis XV Style Green-Painted Ladies Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV style lime green-painted ladies desk or writing table, raised on cabriole legs, five
Category

20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Ladies Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous 19th century French Louis XVI style carved and painted ladies desk. Beautiful carved
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Mid Century Mazor Masterpiece Red Leather Top Black Floral Painted Ladies Desk
By Mazor Furniture Company
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a sweet desk with both stenciled and hand painted geometric and floral designs on a factory
Category

Mid-20th Century American Adam Style Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Signed Maison Jansen Painted French Louis XVI Style Ladies Vanity Desk, C1930
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This signed Maison Jansen desk or ladies vanity is so sophisticated and beautifully done, it can
Category

Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Diminutive Chinoiserie Ladies Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Black lacquer parcel-gilt ladies writing table with a galleried top and fronted by a single drawer
Category

20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

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

Venetian Style Mirrored Chinoiserie Decorated Ladies Desk, Signed, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage Venetian style ladies desk offers mirrored wood construction with hand painted
Category

20th Century European Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Wood, Mirror

White Distressed Painted French Louis XV Style Ladies Vanity Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautifully done shallow depth French Louis XV style American made ladies vanity or
Category

Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Vanities

Materials

Walnut

Painted Ladies Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Eduardian Painted Ladies English Desk. Diminutive desk showing great paint and surface. Great
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Desks

Materials

Wood, Cane

Painted Ladies Desk
Painted Ladies Desk
H NaN in W NaN in D NaN in
19th Century English Painted Twin-Pedestal Ladies Desk
Located in East Hampton, NY
A small elegant English twin-pedestal ladies desk with nine drawers newly painted in delicate
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Wood

Regency Ladies Kneehole Desk
Located in Millwood, VA
White painted mahogany ladies kneehole desk with relief molding,brass handles,dovetailed joints
Category

Antique 1830s English Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Ladies
 Kneehole Desk
Regency Ladies
 Kneehole Desk
H 29 in W 50 in D 30 in
French Napoleon III Ladies Writing Table
Located in Irvington, NY
Napoleon III Pale Green Painted Ladies Writing Desk from Provence Delicate Carving
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

French Napoleon III Ladies Writing Table
French Napoleon III Ladies Writing Table
H 29 in W 39.5 in D 25.25 in
Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Graceful writing desk, Sweden, circa 1920, with two apron drawers and delicate cabriole legs with
Category

Vintage 1920s Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Ladies Writing Desk
Ladies Writing Desk
H 30 in W 39 in D 25 in
Ladies Writing Desk by Gerrit Rietveld in Red Painted Wood, 1936
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This asymmetrical writing desk comes from a house, also designed by Rietveld for the family Smedes
Category

Vintage 1930s Dutch De Stijl Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Ladies Porcelain Inkstand with Flowers and Birds in Mint Condition
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Porcelain inkstand in peach color with white and gold leaf decorations. Hand-painted scenes of
Category

Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Porcelain

People Also Browsed

1950s Elegant Italian Small Desk in Ash and Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, ash, walnut, brass, formica, Italy, 1950s Very elegant desk made in Italy in the 1950s. The framework is executed in walnut. The upper part of this piece is made from ...
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash, Walnut

1950s Elegant Italian Small Desk in Ash and Walnut
1950s Elegant Italian Small Desk in Ash and Walnut
$1,675
H 30.32 in W 33.08 in D 19.69 in
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Brass Shades
By Stilnovo, Silvio Piattelli, Arteluce
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite bespoke brass chandelier features three rotating arms skillfully balanced on a heavy cast brass sphere that rotate in an orbital movement along the stem. To achieve pe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Metal, Brass

Elegant Italian Small Desk in Cherry and Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, cherry, mahogany, brass, formica, Italy, 1950s Very elegant desk made in Italy in the 1950s. The framework is executed in cherry. The upper part of this piece is made ...
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Elegant Italian Small Desk in Cherry and Mahogany
Elegant Italian Small Desk in Cherry and Mahogany
$1,675
H 30.52 in W 33.08 in D 19.69 in
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 walnut, and opening with a single apron drawer, it would make a fabulous end table, ...
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
$1,660
H 26.78 in W 34.65 in D 22.84 in
Antique French Provinvial Neoclassical Knockdown Mirroed Armoire Wardrobe 89"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Provincial knockdown armoire / wardrobe / closet. Made of oak featuring a chic white painted finish with large central beveled vanity / dressing mirror flanked by two...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Mirror, Oak, Paint

French Art Deco Writing Table
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
French Art Deco Writing Table A very elegant and well proportioned ladies writing table produced in France in the 1920’s, the top has octagonal form with a single dovetail jointed dr...
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Art Deco Writing Table
French Art Deco Writing Table
$2,265
H 29.53 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Art Deco Venetian Style Wall Mirror C. 1930 - 1950 s
By André Marchand
Located in New York, NY
Glamorous High Style Art Deco, Hollywood Regency, Venetian style mirror in the manner of Marchand. This example features scalloped mirrored edging, and mirror trim which surrounds th...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Vintage Wicker Dressing Table / Desk with Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage wicker dressing table / writing table with stool. It is oval shaped with a raised galleried back. There is one center drawer. This very versatile piece can be used as a dres...
Category

20th Century Vanities

Materials

Wicker

Antique George III Banded Satinwood Lady s Writing Desk with Rosewood Inlay
Located in Morristown, NJ
18th c., England, a delightful George III cheveret lady's writing desk in two parts. The upper five-drawer cabinet with conforming guard over fitted drawers, resting on a table with ...
Category

Antique 1790s English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ivory, Leather, Rosewood, Satinwood

Stash Desk lacquer walnut , lacquer drawers, lacquer and wood desk, waterfall
Located in Ridgewood, NY
A Minimalist’s dream, the stash desk is a perfect combination of deep, rich walnut with a pop of color. Its slim and clean profile is ideal for small spaces. The three drawers featur...
Category

2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Tiffany Studios Lotus Pagoda Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Tiffany Studios geometric leaded glass and bronze table lamp features the iconic Lotus Pagoda shade and its complementary original bronze base. The elegant form of the lotus-ins...
Category

20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios Lotus Pagoda Lamp
Tiffany Studios Lotus Pagoda Lamp
$298,500
H 30.5 in W 24.5 in D 24.5 in
1889 The Blue Fairy Book
By Andrew Lang
Located in Bath, GB
A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful series. The sought after first edition, first impression. Illustrated with a frontis...
Category

Antique 1890s British Books

Materials

Paper

1889 The Blue Fairy Book
1889 The Blue Fairy Book
$3,775
H 7.5 in W 2 in D 5 in
Antique Circa Late 1700s Georgian High Boy Chest of Six Drawers
Located in Peabody, MA
A late 1700s Georgian tall chest of six graduated drawers in oak with pierced batwing brasses and beaded drawers on high bracket feet.
Category

Antique Early 1700s British Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Mahogany Louis XVI Style Vitrine
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
We love this Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine from France, crafted during the 1870s, topped with an antique piece of red marble that is surrounded by a pierced brass gallery. Three s...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique American Empire Crotch Mahogany Chest Drawers Step Back Dresser Paw Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Crotch Mahogany Chest Drawers Step Back Dresser with Paw Feet. Item features column supports, lift off upper small 3 drawer section, beautiful wood grain, no ...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Empire Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Exquisite Maple Small Writing Desk or Dressing Table with White Marble
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite and rare versatile writing desk or dressing table of lively grained maple having inlay white marble on the top, mirrored small front door panel with storage and diminutive ...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Painted Ladies Desk", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Painted Ladies Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic painted ladies desk available at 1stDibs. A painted ladies desk — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a painted ladies desk — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A painted ladies desk made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular. Maison Jansen each produced at least one beautiful painted ladies desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Painted Ladies Desk?

Prices for a painted ladies desk start at $235 and top out at $19,863 with the average selling for $2,875.
Questions About Painted Ladies Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024
    George Romney is the artist who painted Lady Hamilton. He actually produced several Romantic portraits and drew many sketches of her, as he considered her to represent the ideal of feminine beauty. Later in his career, Romney produced a series of paintings inspired by the works of William Shakespeare. Shop a variety of George Romney art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
    Yes, The Flute Lady is a real painting. However, the piece, also known as Girl with a Flute, proved not to be a work of Johannes Vermeer. That's the artist to whom the work was credited when the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., obtained it as a donation in 1942. Scholars working at the museum announced in 2022 that an analysis of the technical features of the painting confirmed that an unknown Dutch painter produced it. Shop a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    Yes, you can paint a leather desk top. You can transform an old leather desk top and add visual appeal with easy-to-use leather paint. If you don’t feel confident in trying this by yourself, get in touch with a furniture restorer or related professional for help. Find a variety of leather desk tops on 1stDibs.