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Rococo Style Bureau Plat with Gilt Bronze Mounts, France, 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
French Rococo Louis XV style kingwood bureau plat. Serpentine shape gilt top surface with gilt
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Table Painted Finish in Rococco Style
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful side table
Hand painted with landscapes
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Antique 1820s Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Louisville, KY
With inset porcelain plaques.
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Swedish Rococo Desk
By Johan Henrik Reimers
Located in Long Island City, NY
This exemplary Swedish Rococo Lady's writing desk attributed to J. H. Reimers - is magnificently
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Writing Desk about 1780, Austra
Located in Salzburg, Salzburg
Josefinischer essay secretary in 1780, the front with eight drawers, original fittings, spruce marquetry rich with walnut, plum, maple.
Origianl blown glass. very nice original pati...
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Antique 1780s Austrian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Provincial Rococo Writing Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Provincial Rococo writing desk.
With a good large flat surface below a single drawer.
The whole
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Northern Italian Rococo Writing Desk Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent Italian Rococo pewter inlaid fruitwood three piece writing desk with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks
Materials
Pewter
Antique Swedish Rococo Desk with Brass Hardware in Original Paint, 19th Century
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful freestanding Swedish Rococo writing desk with original brass hardware, hand-scraped to
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Rococo Style Venetian Painted Folding Writing Desk
Located in Firenze, IT
This lovely petite Italian Louis XV style slant-top writing desk is entirely decorated with hand
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
An French Rococo Revival Walnut Writing Desk/Center Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegantly-shaped French rococo revival walnut single drawer rectangular writing desk/center
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Rococo Style Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Rococo style desk, its been restored and repainted with milk paints "Oyster White".
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,295
English Rococo Painted Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Elegant English Rococo black painted desk with antiqued dark leather inlaid writing surface and a
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21st Century and Contemporary European Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$8,983 / item
Rococo Black Lacquered Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Rococo black lacquered desk with gilt-tooled red leather top, carved and gilded
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
$8,483 / item
Desk Rococo 18th Century France
Located in New York, NY
A desk made during the Rococo period 1720-1750 in France. Oak frame repainted in our custom paint
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Antique 18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
French Rococo Style Rosewood Writing Desk Table by Paris Krieger Stamped
Located in Manhasset, NY
An exquisite French Rococo style rosewood writing table, early 1900s, the leather writing surface
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Carved Rosewood Louis Philippe Rococo Desk Bureau Writing Table
Located in Portland, OR
A spectacular antique French carved rosewood Louis Philippe rococo desk bureau, circa 1850.
The
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Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish Rococo desk from the late 1700s with old historic paint from the early 1800s. The table is
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Venetian Rococo Revival Lacquered Ladies Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Venetian Rococo Revival lacquered wood ladies desk or writing table raised on tapered cabriole legs
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Late 20th Century Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Rococo Walnut Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with moulded rounded corners, over a single long drawer, cabriole legs.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Rococo Soft Blue Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period Rococo desk from Dalarna Sweden.
With decorative curved legs and one single drawer
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 18th century Swedish black painted Rococo desk with four drawers and great proportions and
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Pine Country Rococo Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish rococo desk made during the late 1700s in painted pine. The desk has traces of the
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Italian Rococo Walnut Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful walnut desk
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Italian Rococo Walnut Writhing Desk ~ Saturday Sale!
Located in Dallas, TX
rococo writhing desk is perfect for the student's bedroom, a cozy office or library, or just as a handy
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Rococo Revival Walnut 7-Drawer Kneehole Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Rococo Revival desk, circa 1940s. Made from walnut with seven drawers and ornately carved detail
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Vintage 1940s Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Rococo Inlaid Walnut Writing Table with Hoof Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Italian Rococo inlaid walnut writing table with hoofed feet.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Rococo Style Desk with Antiqued Mirrored Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French painted Rococo style desk with centre drawer. Top is four antiqued mirror panels detailed
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Vintage 1940s French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Rococo Walnut and Parquetry Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Wood top with inlaid alternating bands over a long drawer flanked by two drawers, raised on cabriole legs, headed by bronze mounts, metal sabots.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Outstanding Italian Venetian Rococo Paint Decorated Secretary Desk Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
This is an absolutely gorgeous rococo
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Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French-Polished Italian Rococo Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase, circa 1840
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Venetian secretary desk in burled walnut. The desk is absolutely gorgeous and in excellent condition and is
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Antique 1840s Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Best Venetian Paint Decorated Antique Rococo Secretary Desk Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very sophisticated and beautifully painted secretary desk. The painted scenery shows
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Antique 1890s Italian Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
An Italian Venitian Rococo Carved Walnut 2-Drawer Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
carved "conchiglia" typical of Venitian furniture of the Rococo period, the flared legs with beautifully
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Rococo Style 1880s Light Painted Desk with Two Drawers and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
, this Swedish Rococo style desk can be used as a writing desk, a vanity, or a stylish workstation. Its
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rococo Pine Table or Desk with Single Drawer, Scalloped Apron and Cabriole Legs
Located in New York, NY
An early 19th century Rococo manner pine table or desk with scalloped apron, elegant cabriole legs
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Antique Early 1800s American Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Italian Rococo Style Shaped Walnut 3-Drawer Desk, 2nd Half 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with rounded notched corners above a conforming case housing three drawers, the case with a carved and shaped apron and raised on stylized cabriole legs term...
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Antique 1870s Italian Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Rococo Table
Located in Allerum, SE
Elegant Provincial 18th century Swedish Rococo table/desk partly in its original color with two
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
German Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Antique Library Table Desk by Z.K.W.A.M.Z.
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Executed by furniture manufacturer Z.K.W.A.M.Z, the label affixed to the underside of the desk
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
RECTANGULAR RED INSET LEATHER TOP OVER A FRIEZE CONTAINING A SINGLE DRAWER WITH OVERALL FINE INLAYS ,CABRIOLE LEGS.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Louis XV Style Rococo Bureau Plat
Located in Greding, DE
Very elegant French Louis XV style Rococo Bureau Plat dating from the second half of the 19th
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Swedish Black Desk in Rococo Style, Made by Hand in Solid Pine
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique black desk from the early 1800s. The desk has a singular drawer as well as curved
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Rococo Draughtsman
s Table
Located in Allerum, SE
Most unusual and remarkable Swedish Rococo period metamorphic draughtsman's table with seven
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Ornate Birch Writing Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning Swedish birch ladies writing table, circa 1940.
Quarter veneer burr birch top surface
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Antique French Rococo Style Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant antique French Rococo style walnut bureau plat desk / writing table. circa 1900-1920
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Early 20th Century Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique French Writing Table in Walnut, circa 1880
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique French writing table in walnut from the 19th Century, around the year 1880.
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Period Rocco Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period Rococo desk with cabriolet legs and decorative carved stretcher. This piece has one single
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine Victorian Bird’S-Eye Maple Centre Library/ Writing Table
By Edwards
Roberts
Located in Dereham, GB
fine Victorian bird’s-eye Maple Centre Library / Writing Table,
Stamped on top of drawer Edwards
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Antique 1870s English Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Fine Italian 19th Century Carved and Gilt Writing Table with Onyx Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine Rococo style Italian 19th century carved
gilt writing table with inset Onyx Top.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx
Italian Rococo Period Shaped
Carved Walnut 1-Drawer Table, Mid 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a shaped walnut top with molded edge above a conforming case with shaped apron housing one drawer with original lock, the cabriole legs ending in raised escargot feet.
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Venetian Hand-Painted Desk, circa 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Venetian hand-painted desk with drawers for storage. Knee-hole for extra comfort. Beautiful
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Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Louis XV Period Veneered
Inlaid 2-Drawer Writing Table, Mid-18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian provincial version of a Louis XV-period writing table. Having cabriole-shaped legs, and
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Antique Mid-18th Century Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Rococo Revival Ormolu Mounted Polychrome Turtle Top Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
A Rococo Revival ormolu-mounted polychrome turtle top center table, mid-20th century, in the
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Italian Mid-18th Century Lacca Povera Desk or Bureau
Located in Berlin, DE
A rare mid-18th century Lacca Povera desk or bureau, profusely decorated with decoupage vignettes
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Antique 1740s French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Rococo Style Venetian Secretary Cabinet with Gilt and Floral Motif
Located in South Salem, NY
the desk, behind a panel that folds down to reveal a spacious and functional writing surface and four
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Antique 19th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Secretary in Root
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful secretary in root made during the 19th Century in Rococo style. Depth when open: 17.5
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
$4,800
Late 19th Century Antique Belgian Dolphin Table
Located in High Point, NC
Impressive carved legs and base on this beautiful table. With a unique Rococo influence, this
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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Stamford, CT
A French kingwood bureau plat with herringbone frieze to the top and bronze mounts.
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
$18,000
18th Century French Work Table with Cloven Hoof
Located in Hudson, NY
Graceful and beautiful French Rococo work table. With graceful Cabrio legs terminating in petitly
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Antique Mid-18th Century European Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
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Rococo Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the rococo writing desk you’re looking for. Each rococo writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and walnut. If you’re shopping for a rococo writing desk, we have 67 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a rococo writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each rococo writing desk bearing Rococo or Louis XV hallmarks is very popular. Antonio Jose de Santa Cruz each produced at least one beautiful rococo writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Rococo Writing Desk?
Prices for a rococo writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $650 and can go as high as $108,928, while the average can fetch as much as $5,800.
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 Rococo 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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