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French Mahogany Leather Top Directoire Writing Desk with Pull Out Trays
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very good French mahogany Directoire desk with bronze ormolu and restrained and simple
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Vintage 1930s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Writing Desk in Walnut with Inlay by Meroni & Fossati
By Meroni & Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian elegant early 20th century Directoire writing desk in walnut massive and veneered with
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Early 20th Century Italian Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 30.32 in W 37.41 in D 21.66 in
French Directoire Style Writing Table, Desk in Cherrywood, 2 Drawers
Located in Landivy, FR
This writing table is a handmade reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak
H 29.93 in W 43.31 in D 23.63 in
French Directoire Period Writing Desk of Walnut and Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French Directoire period writing table or desk of walnut and mahogany from the late 18th
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 29 in W 51.25 in D 25.75 in
Black Leather Top French Directoire Style Writing Desk Bureau Plat, Circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
vintage desk. The desk measures 51 wide x 27 inches deep x 30 tall and has a kneehole of 23 inches. The
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Vintage 1960s American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30 in W 51 in D 27 in
20th Century French Directoire Style Mahogany and Brass Writing Desk from W & J
Located in Southampton, NY
20th century French Directoire Style mahogany and brass writing desk from W. & J. Sloane
A classic
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20th Century American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.5 in W 60 in D 30 in
French Directoire Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage French directoire desk. Wonderful shape with inset green leather top. Great storage too
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Directoire style desk in oak
Located in Landivy, FR
finish of each piece of furniture is customizable.
DIRECTOIRE Collection
This computer desk is part
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique French Directoire Neoclassical Mahogany Leather Top Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Directoire Neoclassical Mahogany Leather Top Desk is a marvel of timeless
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Leather Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Directoire (Late 18th Century) mahogany desk with a black leather top surrounded by a
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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
Stunning Inlaid Mahogany Marquetry Bronze Mounted Directoire French Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This desk is absolutely stunning with gorgeous mahogany done in marquetry inlay and bright bronze
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Vintage 1920s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 31 in W 43.5 in D 25.5 in
Ebonized Brass Trimmed French Directoire Style Executive Writinig Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Baker quality brass trimmed desk with a wonderful gold embossed and tooled
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Early 2000s Unknown Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.75 in W 57.5 in D 28.25 in
Large Maison Jansen Directoire Mahogany and Bronze Ormolu Cylinder Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Maison Jansen Directoire style marble-top cylinder desk with brass sabots and accents. 18 drawers
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 52.75 in W 59.25 in D 27 in
Italian Desk with Drawer Directoire All Cherrywood Restored and Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th-early 20th century Italian writing desk with drawer all solid cherrywood, restored and
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Antique 1890s Italian Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
H 30.71 in W 55.91 in D 32.68 in
Fine French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Directoire Marble Top Mirrored Vanity Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superbly crafted antique French Directoire style brass inlaid and bronze mounted
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Antique 1890s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 48.75 in W 31.5 in D 18 in
French Directoire style Desk, light-grey lacquered, with a drawer & leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk with top storage compartments is a craft-handed re-interpretation of the French
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.93 in W 24.81 in D 19.69 in
French Directoire Style Brass Trimmed Leather Top Vanity Desk, Circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Antique 1890s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Directoire Style Desk Solid Cherry with Leather Pad and Covered Storage Space
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk belongs to the MELANIE collection that proposes handcraft modernized reinterpretated
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Wood, Cherry, Oak
H 35.83 in W 24.81 in D 19.69 in
French Directoire style desk with a shelf and leather pad, light grey lacquered
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk is a craft-handed reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer
H 30.71 in W 29.53 in D 19.69 in
19th Century French bronze mounted leather top writing desk / tric trac table
Located in Charleston, SC
19th Century French bronze mounted leather top writing desk / tric trac table featuring a removable
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 27.5 in W 48.25 in D 25 in
French Directoire style desk in oak with a shelf and leather pad, grey stained
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk is a craft-handed reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer
H 30.71 in W 29.53 in D 19.69 in
French writing Table 2 drawers in Solid Cherry Wood - Louis XVI Directoire style
Located in Landivy, FR
This writing table is part of the Mélanie collection, a modern interpretation of the French
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2010s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak
H 29.93 in W 43.31 in D 23.63 in
Rare Brass and Steel Aged Mirrored Top John Vesey Style Ebonzed Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning desk that was perhaps made by John Vesey, but we can't say with any degree of
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Vintage 1980s European Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Custom Hand-Made Desk by Old Plank in French Directoire Style New Made to Order
Located in Chicago, IL
Custom Desk in the French Directoire Style by Old Plank and Made to Order in your specific
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2010s American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold, Brass
H 30 in W 70 in D 30 in
Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
Located in Sheffield, MA
Directoire Maison Jansen style desk. Label inside drawer inscribed "A. Alavoine and Co., NY and
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Period French Directior Leather Topped Writing Table.
Located in Hudson, NY
This beautiful period writing table was constructed in France circa 1790 to 1800 of rich imported
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French fruitwood marquetry top writing table, 1950’s
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Academic Revival rectangular bureau plat in the French Directoire taste. The fruitwood marquetry
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Mid-20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Ebonised Pedestal Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Quality 19th century French ebonized and brass mounted pedestal desk with original inset leather
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Writing Table on Casters, Pull-Out Gilt-Tooled Leather Top
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French writing table on casters, pull-out gilt-tooled leather top above a drawer, two storage
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20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
English 19th Century Mahogany Kingwood Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is an elegant, 19th century, circa 1850, inlaid writing desk. Inlay graces every surface of
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Antique 19th Century English Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Kingwood
French Napoleon III Louis XVI-Style Mahogany Desk
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
French Louis XVI style desk/bureau plat with embossed green leather top, brass trim, five drawers
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20th Century Unknown Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Maison Jansen Diminutive Bronze Mounted Writing Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant mahogany and bronze mounted writing table by Maison Jansen. Features a diminutive size
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20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small French Directoire Cherry Secretary, Cherry Stained, Cream Leather Pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of
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2010s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
H 52.76 in W 24.81 in D 15.75 in
French Mid-Century Ebonized and Mirrored Desk, by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French mid-century (1940s) ebonized and mirrored desk with five drawers and an off-white leather
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mirror, Leather, Wood
Fine Quality French Directore Louis XVI Style Leather Top Faux Partners Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
mounted leather top desk. The desk is in beautiful condition and has a beautiful mottled tan top with only
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Flame Mahogany Bronze Mounted Leather Top Francois Linke Desk Bureau Plat
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
This outstanding large executive desk
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Vintage 1910s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 29.5 in W 71 in D 35 in
Fine French Empire Design Oak Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
pedestal desk, rectangular top with inset tooled writing surface above three frieze, three further drawers
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Early 20th Century British Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite French Empire Revival pedestal desk, circa 1880 in date.
This desk has been
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Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique 6ft/184cm Ormolu Mounted French Empire Revival Pedestal Desk 1920s
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique French Empire Revival pedestal desk, Circa 1920 in date.
This desk
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
H 31.11 in W 72.45 in D 34.65 in
Late 18th Century Mahogany Veneered Architect's Table, Stamped
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
century Directoire mahogany architect's table also called as table Tronchin. A mechanical table with a
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Directoire Influenced Book-Matched Rosewood Writing Table or Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
19th c. Rosewood writing desk or work table of impressive book matched fiery grains, original
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Brass
H 30.25 in W 36 in D 21 in
French 18th Century Directoire Roll Top Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome and classically designed French Directoire “D” roll top desk. The desk is topped with a
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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble
Louis XVI /Directoire Cylinder Desk with Bookcase Top, France, 1790-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Directoire cylinder desk with a book case on top, France 1800, mahogany veneer. The desk has its
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 59.85 in W 38.19 in D 21.66 in
French 19th Century Brass and Mahogany veneered Directoire Style Cylinder Bureau
Located in Berlin, DE
French 19th Century Brass Inlaid and Mahogany veneered Directoire Style Cylinder Bureau
A 19th
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Brass
H 48.43 in W 38.19 in D 19.69 in
Directoire Style Desk with Cylinder Top, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Directoire style desk with cylinder top, France 19th century
Mahogany veneer with satinwood inlays
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Antique 1860s French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
French antique Architect's Table, Directoire Period 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Explore a stunning late eighteenth-century Directoire Period architect’s desk crafted from figured
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Cherry Cylinder Top Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
cherry. The black accents are very chic. Desk writing height is 31" The cylinder opens smoothly, but work
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Directoire Lombard Desk
Located in Moncalvo, IT
Lombard desk made of walnut with wood inlay on both drawes and on top, also finished on the back
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Antique 19th Century Italian Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Directoire Writing Table Desk with Black Leather Top
By Holland & Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Directoire writing table in dark walnut and black leather top.
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21st Century and Contemporary English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Directoire style writing table by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A mahogany table, rectangular with rounded corners and slight in-curve on front. Small drawers with brass pulls on either side. Raised on sculpted supports joined by straight stretcher.
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany "Directoire" Secreter
Located in Brussels, BE
Very elegant Directoire secretary in mahogany veneer on solid oak.
11 drawers and 11 bronze keys
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Lombard Inlaid 19th Century Desk
Located in Moncalvo, IT
Beautiful Lombard walnut desk with various wooden inlays, finished on the back too with the same
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Antique 19th Century Italian Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
A 19th Century Directoire Period Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Toorak, VIC
An Early 19th Century Directoire Period Walnut Cylinder Roll Top Writing Desk.
Handsome in
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 47.25 in W 46.86 in D 23.23 in
1790-French Empire Writing Desk Secretaire Gilt Ormolu-manner Thomire/Desmalter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
slide out desk top that opens to reveal a green gilt tooled-leather writing surface and a multitude of
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 42.5 in W 60 in D 24 in
A Directoire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau a Cylindre
Located in New York, NY
fitted with small drawers and pigeonholes, the pullout leather writing surface with three slide-top
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Mahogany
A French Gilt Metal Globe Form Inkwell or Standish
Located in Woodbury, CT
A gilt metal globe Standish with fitted interior and most of its original writing instruments. The
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Desk Accessories
Early 19th Century Directoire Table or Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
. Probably used as a writing table originally, it could be used as a desk, console or side table... its size
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Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Directoire Console Tables
Materials
Wood
French Directoire Period, Two-Part Bureau Cylindre
Located in Charleston, SC
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The desk opens with a roll top and reveals a sliding leather-topped writing surface, two large
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Secretaires
Early 19th Century Empire Flame Mahogany and Black Marble Secretaire
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
secret side drawers, a leather base with a gold-colored frame. Ideal for a writing desk with drawers in a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
H 57.09 in W 42.13 in D 20.87 in
19th Century French Mahogany Directoire Writing Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century French mahogany directoire writing desk, the moulded edge top having a green leather
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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Directoire Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic directoire writing desk available at 1stDibs. Each directoire writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. There are 205 variations of the antique or vintage directoire writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 5 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect directoire writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A directoire writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Neoclassical, Louis XVI and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made directoire writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Maison Jansen, Baker Furniture Company and Kittinger Furniture Company are consistently popular.
How Much is a Directoire Writing Desk?
A directoire writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,500, while the lowest priced sells for $850 and the highest can go for as much as $42,500.
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 Directoire 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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