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Satinwood Ladies Writing Table Made in Paris, France, 20th Century
Located in Salisbury, GB
A mid-20th century satinwood ladies writing table, inlaid with purple heart ebony and boxwood
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
French Louis XV Petite Kidney-Shaped Writing Table, Paris, 1780
Located in Chicago, IL
French transitional period kidney-shaped desk. 18th century French transitional design between
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rococo Petite Desk with Gold Bronze Mounts by Edward Holmes Baldock, Paris, 1780
Located in Chicago, IL
Extraordinary Louis XV style bureau plat desk by Edward Holmes Baldock, with its petite portions
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Late 19th Century by Au Gros Chene, Paris
By Au Gros Chene
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
for its age. An antique French parquetry and bronze Cartonnier writing desk with clock from the same
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Table Desk by Mercier Frères, Paris
By Mercier Freres
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A gorgeous mahogany writing table in the neoclassical taste, the Stark angularity of the form tidy
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Satinwood Writing Table Desk Maple
Co Paris 19th Century
By Maple
Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique late Victorian satinwood writing table, circa 1880 in date.
This
Category
Antique 1880s French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Kingwood, Satinwood
Vintage Children
s Size Child
s Roll Top Writing Desk and School Chairs, a Set
By Paris Mfg. Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage children's size child's roll top writing desk and school chairs, a set. Set includes a
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mission Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Rococo Style Rosewood Writing Desk Table by Paris Krieger Stamped
Located in Manhasset, NY
desk stamped Paris Krieger.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Ralph Lauren Paris One Fifth White Lacquered Writing Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is fantastic Art Deco style Ralph Lauren writing desk in white lacquer and nickel. The desk
Category
Early 2000s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Armani Casa Brown Black Oak Writing Table ‘Paris’ Desk Console, Modern Minimal
By Armani Casa, Giorgio Armani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Armani Casa brown black oak writing table ‘Paris’ desk console, modern minimal gorgeous
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Ralph Lauren Off-White Paris One Fifth Writing Desk with Black Leather
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Fifth Paris writing table that has had the faux parchment top changed to black. The desk features the
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Very Fine French Directoire Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Tres elegant walnut and cognac colored tooled leather writing desk from Paris,
having three
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Ralph Lauren One Fifth Paris Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Ralph Lauren one fifth Paris 3 drawer laquered desk with a leather top writing surface and chrome
Category
20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Desk by Sanyas and Popot Paris 1930
By Sanyas et Popot
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
ART DECO DESK
A stunning French Art Deco desk produced in Paris in 1930 by Sanyas et Popot ,this
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Charles X Desk by Alphonse Giroux
Cie, Paris, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant desk resting on tall, tapered legs with a straight apron, intricately inlaid with fine
Category
Antique 1820s French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk Hopilliart Paris 18th Century
Located in London, GB
the desk is stamped in ink: 'HOPILLIART et LEROY, 13 RUE DES ST. PERES, PARIS'
The Maison
Category
Antique 1790s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Louis XVI Style Desk with Drawers Signed Claud Dalle Paris
By Claude Dalle
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Vintage Louis XVI style desk with drawers decorated with marble marquetry. This beautiful desk was
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Marc Berthier Ozoo Desk for D.A.N. Paris, France, 1967
By Marc Berthier
Located in London, GB
MoMA in New York.
The Ozoo desk by Marc Berthier is a futuristic expression moulded from white-dyed
Category
Vintage 1960s French Space Age Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
19th Century Régence Napoleon III Ebonized Desk/Bureau Plat Stamped Gros/Paris
By Benjamin Gros
Located in Berlin, DE
stamped “GROS/PARIS”.
Beautiful and rare writing desk or so-called “bureau plat” made by the well-known
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Hollywood Regency Style Ralph Lauren One Fifth Paris Ebony Chrome
Leather Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Manhasset, NY
One fifth Paris desk by Ralph Lauren-Black lacquered with chrome accents. Stamped Ralph Lauren an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Hollywood Regency Style Ralph Lauren One Fifth Paris Ebony Chrome
Leather Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Manhasset, NY
One Fifth Paris desk by Ralph Lauren-black lacquered with chrome accents. Stamped Ralph Lauren an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Oak Desk and Chair, Cité Universitaire de Paris, 1932
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in High Point, NC
A desk and chair by French Art Deco master Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. Tooled oil-cloth applied to the
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hemp, Oak
Bureau Plat, Paris, circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Huet in the Musee Nissim de Camondo, Paris. The original desk, with a green marble tablet, was in the
Category
Antique 1880s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Cartier Paris Table, ca. 1970
By Cartier
Located in Berlin, DE
The table was manufactured by John Desmond LTD UK for the french luxury company Cartier Paris. It
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
1970s Mirrored Desk by Michel Pigneres
By Michel Pigneres, Angolometallarte
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970s mirrored desk with chrome details and black lacquered metal.
Designed by Angolo Metallarte
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Fine 19th Century French Bureau Plat by Frederic Schmit
Cie Paris
By F. Schmidt
Located in Dallas, TX
mounted desk
Kingwood and mahogany veneer. Black leather writing surface,
three drawers, lock stamped
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Superior Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Krieger, Paris
By Maison Krieger
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Branded by the Maison Krieger, considered one of the leading cabinet makers in Paris, this superior
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Writing Set with Desk Clock, Carriage, Pendulette, Paris, Signed Moser, C. 1850
Located in Greven, DE
Antique writing set with inkwell and travel clock.
Paris
Brass, marble
Around 1850
Dimensions
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Paris Cast Iron Bistro Table or Writing Desk with Mahogany Top circa 1900
Located in Fayetteville, AR
covered patio as well as for use as a writing desk, circa 1900.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Tables
Materials
Iron
French Art Deco Original Parchment and Maple Wood Petite Bureau
By Maison Jansen
Located in Wichita, KS
. This chic writing desk resembles the work of Parisian decorator, Maison Jansen. The bureau features a
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Maple, Parchment Paper
Writing Desk, Paris, 1825
Located in Milano, IT
Mechanical writing desk with sliding counter and drawer containing a small folding counter covered
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$38,726
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Writing Desk Signed A Chevrie
By Alexandre Chevrié, Paris 1
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine French late 19th century Louis XVI leather top writing desk. Gilt bronze detailing. Two
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Black Ralph Lauren One Fifth Paris Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Ralph Lauren one fifth Paris 3-drawer writing desk with steel accents.
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Designer Ralph Lauren One Fifth Paris Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Ralph Lauren RRP £11,000 one fifth Paris Bureau
Category
20th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
High Gloss Black Lacquer One Fifth Paris Office Writing Desk by Ralph Lauren
By Ralph Lauren
Located in North York, ON
This 1920s inspired French desk features high gloss polished black lacquer and a gorgeous leather
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Galaxy Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Galaxy writing desk in cream shagreen, is a classic and sculptural piece with its beautifully
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Galaxy Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Galaxy writing desk in cream shagreen, is a classic and sculptural piece with its beautifully
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco 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
Wooden Children
s Desk
By Paris Mfg. Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful wooden children's desk
slanted top opens to reveal storage space
legs are collapsable
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Unique Pierre Vandel Paris Desk, France, 1970s
By Pierre Vandel
Located in Voorburg, NL
Unique Pierre Vandel Paris cream lacquered French desk made from aluminum and glass. In cream
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Ralph Lauren One Fifths Paris Desk, Parchment Colored
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ralph Lauren One Fifths Paris desk offers spacious writing surface and three drawers for office
Category
20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Art Deco Desk from Paris "Villa des Arts" in Rosewood
Located in Greven, DE
Impressive Art Deco desk in noble rosewood and black piano lacquer - all parts including glass and
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Style Ralph Lauren One Fifth Paris Ebony and Chrome Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Manhasset, NY
One fifth Paris desk by Ralph Lauren-black lacquered with chrome accents. Stamped Ralph Lauren an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Hollywood Regency Style Ralph Lauren One Fifth Paris Ebony Chrome
Leather Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Manhasset, NY
One Fifth Paris desk by Ralph Lauren-black lacquered with chrome accents. Stamped Ralph Lauren an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Desk from Paris
Villa Victor Hugo
Around 1925 with Stunning Walnut
By Victor Hugo
Located in Greven, DE
We were able to purchase this wonderful desk in Paris from the Villa Victor Hugo. We were able to
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1940s Desk in Oak and Brass with an Ancient Map of Paris and Suburb in Front
By Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in Paris, FR
Interesting 1940s desk in varnished oak veneer with an ancient plan of Ile de France in the front
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Napoleon III / Boulle Secretaire by Alphonse Giroux et Cie. Paris
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Vilnius, LT
. Paris.
The surface is decorated with mother of pearl inlay combined with bronze elements.
The table
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rococo Paris Green Centre Table or Writing Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
Rococo style center table or writing desk. Exquisite Paris green color displaying fabulously
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Rococo Desks
S.T Dupont of Paris Montparnasse Laque de Chine Writing Set
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Reading, Berkshire
S.T Dupont of Paris Montparnasse Laque de Chine Three Pen Writing Set With Spares, Original
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
Writing Desk by NOEL, Paris
Located in New Orleans, LA
one-drawer writing desk in mahogany with tapered reeded legs, bearing a metal label from NOEL
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
1940s Oak Writing Table Desk by Gouffe, Paris
By Maison Gouffé
Located in London, GB
French, 1940
A fabulous oak writing table, and side table, by Gouffe Paris.
In good
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Fine 19thc Boulle Writing Desk Signed Maker Paris
By Ecole Boulle
Located in Redding, CA
will find it very easy to place. French c 1880 Paris, bronze mounts of exceptional quality. Much better
Category
Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XV Baroque Desk, Paris, 1850s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Louis XV / Baroque Desk (French: "Bureau plat"), Paris, 1850s. Made of walnut and other fine woods
Category
Antique 1850s French Baroque Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Antique Lady
s Secretaire from a Paris Estate
Located in Houston, TX
Young ladies' secretary with original glass and leather and marble on top. We liked it because it is very dainty.
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
1970s Design Little Desk by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Adorable desk designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis as part of Series 45 in the 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Satinwood Writing Table by Maple
Co., Paris, c. 1900
By Maple
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Fine Quality Satinwood Writing Table by "Maple & Co., Paris";
with five drawers and two
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
Desk by Atelier La Boetie, Paris, France, 1974
Located in New York, NY
Black formica top and sides on a chromed brass and natural brass frame, featuring three wide drawers in the front.
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Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the paris writing desk you’re looking for. A paris writing desk — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. There are 45 variations of the antique or vintage paris writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 13 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer paris writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A paris writing desk, designed in the Modern, Louis XV or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Scarlet Splendour, Kifu Augousti and Alexandre Chevrié, Paris each produced at least one beautiful paris writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Paris Writing Desk?
A paris writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,909, while the lowest priced sells for $325 and the highest can go for as much as $298,000.
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 Paris Writing Desk
- 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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