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Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau en Pente, attributed to Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The hinged fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior with drawers above a slide enclosing a concealed well with two drawers, raised on cabriole legs headed by scrolling chutes r...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Walnut Side Table
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XV walnut side table circa 1730-1759. Hand-carved in French walnut, circa 1730-1759, for a provincial market. Mortise and tenon joints and dovetailed drawers. Original top and ...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Antique Desk Writing Table, Rococo Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Gorgoeus French shaped writing table or desk
- Love the shape to the top with elegant curves
Category
Vintage 1930s Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Italian Rococo Style Inlaid Writing Desk Vanity
Located in Palm Beach, FL
scenes, pullout tooled leather writing surface, foldout mirror, lower storage drawer and two hidden
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
A Black Rococo Foldable Writing Desk With Drawers, Circa 18th Century Sweden
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful 18th Century Rococo style writing desk in pink and black (bluish black) featuring a
Category
Antique 18th Century Finnish Rococo Desks
Materials
Pine
French Rococo Desk Louis XV Style
Located in Buxton, GB
This Rococo-style writing desk was crafted in the 1950s, featuring a stunning rosewood finish and
Category
20th Century French Rococo Desks
Materials
Bronze
Italian Rococo Style Olive Wood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
rectangular top with cross banded edge, over a central long drawer and flanked by two drawers, on cabriole legs
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Olive
Portuguese Colonial Brazilian Solid Rosewood Slant Lid Writing Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Made in Brazil and purchased as an antique in Rio De Janeiro in the 1950s. With slant lid top opening to a finely fitted compartment with drawers and cubbys and hidden compartments o...
Category
Antique 1760s Brazilian Rococo Desks
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Writing Desk
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 18th century, Swedish Rococo writing desk with leather inlay and three drawers in great
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Rococo Writing Desk with 3 Drawers from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This antique desk is visually stunning due to the exceptional Danish craftsmanship and rococo (2nd
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th C. Swedish Rococo Period Writing Desk in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A period Rococo writing desk from the 18th century in original painted alder wood with period key
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Rococo Burl
Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo style (late 19th Century) burl & walnut parquetry bureau plat / writing desk a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine provincial 18th century Rococo desk in it's original finish with one drawer and gallery
Category
Antique 18th Century European Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine and unusually small 18th century Swedish Rococo desk with one drawer and gilt bronze mounts
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine and rather unusual 18th century Swedish rococo desk in it's original finish with one lid to
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
18th Century Rococo Slant Front Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century slant front Rococo desk.
With an attractive fall front desk opening to five
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
The table has traces of original paint in a smaller crack in the tabletops top, right corner.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Pine
Remarkable 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Allerum, SE
Remarkable Swedish 18th century rococo desk in Its original colour with gallery containing four
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Italian Rococo Style Burlwood Veneer Ladies Writing Table Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Italian ladies writing table or console table featuring a rich burlwood veneer. The frame
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
Italian Rococo Style Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Rococo revival style bureau plat or desk, in the turn of the century manner, richly
Category
Early 20th Century Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
French Rococo Style Black Lacquered Writing Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The French rococo style black lacquered writing table featuring embossed red leather top, 3 drawers
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Swedish Rococo Table/ Desk with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
18th century Swedish rococo table/ desk from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
Handscraped to its
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Mid-19th Century Northern Swedish Rococo Revival Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish desk / console table from 1850. In the style of Rococo Revival. The desk is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish 19th Century Rococo Style Desk with Canvas Top
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant desk made of black painted pine.
Inlaid canvas top and two drawers raised on cabriole legs
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Canvas, Pine
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Style Desk in Oyster Burled Walnut
Located in Astoria, NY
An early 20th century Italian desk, reminiscent of the Rococo style, handcrafted in oyster burled
Category
Vintage 1910s Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Charming 18th Century Italian Rococo Walnut and Fruitwood Inlaid Fall Front Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The front opens up to a writing surface and four small drawers centering a large carved mesh front
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish Rococo table circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Swedish Rococo table circa 1780, showcasing the sinuous charm and refined craftsmanship
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Genuine Swedish Rococo Table with Candle Trays
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rococo table of the period during the late 1700s from Sweden. The table has a profiled rim with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Fall Front Bureau with Small Interior Compartments
Located in London, England
Late Circa 18th century Swedish fall front bureau. The interior comprises of small drawers and compartments over three long deep drawers. The bureau comes in one piece and features d...
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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
Vintage Italian Writing Desk
Located in Hixson, TN
An early 20th century burl walnut writing desk from Italy. Shaped top and front. Shaped drawers
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Revival Desks
Materials
Boxwood, Walnut, Burl
Vintage Italian Rococo French Country Burl Wood Olive Wood Inlay Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Vintage Italian Rococo French Country Olive Wood Burl Wood Patchwork Inlay Bombe Writing Desk. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Desks
Materials
Wood, Olive
Rare Mid 19th Century Italian Rococo Walnut Desk
Located in Larkspur, CA
Mid 18th century Italian Rococo walnut desk with elaborate diamond inlaid top and sides with drop
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Rococo Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Swedish rococo writing desk, circa 1790, in later white paint with blue painted interior
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks
Materials
Brass
$6,500
Period Rococo Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period Swedish rococo writing desk, circa 1760, with original hardware and secondary blue paint
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks
Materials
Brass
Early Bow-Front Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Swedish rococo writing desk, circa 1780, with bow front and three drawers below the slanted writing
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks
Materials
Brass
Rococo Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three drawer Rococo Desk.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$14,740
Rococo Style Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black Rococo style desk with two drawers.
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
$9,740
19th Century Rococo Revival Walnut Bone Inlaid Desk Writing Table Lombardy
Located in Roma, RM
Inlaid desk writing table - Lombardy, 19th century
Made of ebonized walnut wood and inlaid with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood, Walnut
A Swedish Rococo Style Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
pigeonholes, the gilt tooled leather writing surface above the apron containing a drawer with batwing
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rococo Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rococo style Desk with two drawers in a worn black patina.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$11,200
Swedish Rococo Writing Table in Charcoal
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Charming late 19th century writing table presented in a dusty charcoal pitch finish. Tall and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Rococo Revival Desk, France, 1850s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Large Rococo Revival desk, France, 1850s. Made of rosewood/palisander.
Two side boxes vaulted in
Category
Antique 1850s French Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Fredericksburg, TX
Beautiful Swedish Rococo Desk, Original patina, Wonderful shape and interesting construction. Circa
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$16,500
Painted Venetian Rococo Style Desk and Chair
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A late nineteenth-century Rococo revival pale yellow desk painted on the top, sides and drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
20th Century Italian Rococo Style Writing Table
Located in Los Gatos, CA
20th Century Italian Rococo style cherry writing table
28" h x 31.75" w x 19.5" d
Category
20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Italian painted and parcel gilt rococo style writing table
Located in Norwalk, CT
Italian painted and parcel gilt rococo style writing table in the Jansen style, made of oak with a
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Wonderful 19th Cent Antique Swedish Rococo Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A wonderfully shaped, 19th century Swedish desk, in the Rococo taste, with a lovely colour, that
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Rococo Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rococo Secretary in a worn red patina.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$9,740
Rococo Style Side Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Rococo style side table with one divided apron drawer, Sweden circa 1860. Tapering cabriole legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$5,400
French Black Desk Table with Leather Top in Baroque Rococo Louis Style
Located in Glendale, CA
Desk is made from solid mahogany wood. The desk is new painted in black lacquer with silver trim
Category
20th Century Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage Freestanding Desk, 1950s
Located in ŚWINOUJŚCIE, 32
Beautiful antique desk in the style of Louis XV.
Rich decorations, ribbed rivets.
The corner
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Carved Reproduction Partners Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A partners desk. This stunning desk is out fitted so that two people can work together at the same
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Rococo Style Dressing Table
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
This elegant walnut dressing table displays a rectangular ebonized banded top, side, back and drawer fronts with elegant bronze escutcheons.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Good 19th Century Mahogany Rococco Style Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
A good C19th mahogany rococco style kidney shaped desk, the inset gilt tooled black leather top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Swedish Desk in Carved and Painted Wood, circa 1760
Located in Paris, FR
Very elegant drop-front desk has a beautiful ochre patina of origin and the inside is more brown or
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
A Rococo Period Library Table In Original Paint Circa 1760
Located in London, GB
A Rococo Period Library Table in Original Paint with Original Locks and Handles circa 1760
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks and Writing Tables
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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 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 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 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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