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French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant French Louis XV style petit writing desk with gilt-bronze mounts, including escutcheon
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Mid-18th Century Louis XV Period Petit Desk or Side Table
By Camard
Located in Southampton, NJ
Fine Mid-18th Century French Louis XV period petit ladies desk or side table handcrafted in solid
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Vintage French Provincial Petit-Bureau de Dame
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful petit-bureau de dame (also known as bonheur de jour or lady's secretary desk). Born in
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Yellow desk writing table in solid wood, scandinavian design by E. Gizard Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
. Mon Petit Meuble Francais Provides exclusively 100% Made in France Furniture. The manufacture and
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

French Directoire style desk in oak
Located in Landivy, FR
This computer desk is proposed here in solid oak from France and is also available in cherry. A
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

French Directoire style desk in oak
French Directoire style desk in oak
H 29.93 in W 39.38 in D 23.63 in
White writing table in solid wood, design by Eric Gizard, Paris - French craft
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
. Mon Petit Meuble Francais Provides exclusively 100% Made in France Furniture. The manufacture and
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

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

Sea blue writing table in 11 colours design by Eric Gizard, Paris - French craft
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
. Mon Petit Meuble Francais Provides exclusively 100% Made in France Furniture. The manufacture and
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash, Lacquer, Wood

Large Secretary Desk in Ash Wood Made in France
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
PETIT MEUBLE FRANÇAIS offers you exclusively 100% French products. The solid wood comes exclusively
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Large Secretary Desk in Ash Wood Made in France
Large Secretary Desk in Ash Wood Made in France
H 49.22 in W 47.25 in D 18.12 in
French design & connected executive desk in solid wood, by Christophe Lecomte
By Christophe Lecomte
Located in Landivy, FR
large writing table is made of French high-valued solid and veneer ash wood sourced in sustainable
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash

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

Red Rectangular Desk in Solid Wood, Designed in Paris and Made in France
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
. Mon Petit Meuble Francais provides exclusively 100% Made in France Furniture. The manufacture and
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash, Lacquer, Wood

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

French Louis XV Style Marquetry & Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style tulipwood and mahogany marquetry gilt bronze
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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

White Square Desk in Ash Wood Designed by Eric Gizard, 100% Made in France
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This square desk is made of 100% solid ash wood and designed by Eric Gizard, a famous Parisian
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash, Lacquer, Wood

Petit Bureau En Forme De Libre, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
“free-form desk”, making it a modern, functional home workspace. Materials: Wood Measurements
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Petit Bureau en forme de libre PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Petit Bureau En Forme Libre desk is included in the “Cassina I Maestri” residential collection and in
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Table after Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1870
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany and Marquetry inlaid writing table after the model
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Large Secretary Desk in Ash Design Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
PETIT MEUBLE FRANÇAIS offers you exclusively 100% French products. The solid wood comes exclusively
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Rectangular Console Desk, Scandinavian Design with 100% Solid Wood, 11 Colours
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
lacquers. Mon Petit Meuble Francais Provides exclusively 100% Made in France Furniture. The
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Rectangular Desk Table, Scandinavian Design by Eric Gizard, Paris, 11 Colours
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
lacquers. Mon Petit Meuble Francais Provides exclusively 100% Made in France Furniture. The
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Rectangular Desk in solid ash wood, scandinavian design by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
know for its beautiful sleek design adapted for French craft brands and luxury groups. This desk is
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood, Ash

Fine 19th Century François Linke Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in Miami, FL
adorned with finely chased bronze mounts typical of Linke, it is a petit writing chamber. Quite nice and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Directoire Style Desk Solid Cherry with Leather Pad and Covered Storage Space
Located in Landivy, FR
PETIT MEUBLE FRANÇAIS. The manufacture of each piece of furniture remains artisanal, 100% French and of
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Lacquer, Wood, Cherry, Oak

Green desk table in solid Ash, design by Eric Gizard, Paris - 11 colours
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
lacquers. Mon Petit Meuble Francais provides exclusively 100% Made in France Furniture. The manufacture
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Dark blue secretary desk in wood, scandinavian design by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
"trendy" colorful lacquers. This collection is made of French solid and veneer ash wood. This ÉGÉE desk
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Ash

White Large Secretaire Desk, Design by Eric Gizard, Paris, 11 Colours Available
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is mounted in our French workshops and delivered fully assembled. The
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Desk in Oak and Oak Plywood by Marcel Gascoin, 1949
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in PARIS, FR
Desk in oak and oak plywood by Marcel Gascoin, 1949 Marcel Gascoin is the main representative of
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Vintage 1940s European Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Chocolate Gray French large Secrétaire, Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is mounted in our French workshops and delivered fully assembled. The
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

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

Grey blue rectangular console table, solid wood - design Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
. Mon Petit Meuble Francais provides exclusively 100% Made in France Furniture. The manufacture and
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Light-blue witing table scandinavian design by Eric Gizard Paris, 11 colours
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
. Mon Petit Meuble Francais provides exclusively 100% Made in France Furniture. The manufacture and
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Dark Blue rectangular table in solid wood, design by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
. Mon Petit Meuble Francais provides exclusively 100% Made in France Furniture. The manufacture and
Category

2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Grey table in solid wood, scandinavian design by E. Gizard, Paris - craft made
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
. Mon Petit Meuble Francais provides exclusively 100% Made in France Furniture. The manufacture and
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Louis XVI Mahogany And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat By Martin Carlin
Located in Essex, MA
This desk is by one of the finest makers in France during the fourth quarter of the 18th century
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Sea Blue Large and Design Secretaire in Ash Wood by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is mounted in our French workshops and delivered fully assembled. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Light Blue Large Secretaire with Storage Designed by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large secretary desk is designed by the famous parisian Designer Eric Gizard and delivered
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Scandinavian Console Table in solid Ash Wood by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
Gizard. Our woods come exclusively from sustainable managed French forests. 1 wooden drawer in the
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash, Lacquer

Rolltop Desk after Jean-Henri Riesener Attributed to Maison Beurdeley
By Maison Beurdeley
Located in Paris, FR
Remarkable Louis XVI style rolltop writing desk with marquetry latticework pattern. The front of
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Malachite Top Center Table / desk
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
present model is closely related to a writing table supplied in 1771 by the celebrated ébéniste Jean-Henri
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Tables

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Style Commodes Attributed to Krieger, France, Circa 1880
By Antoine Krieger
Located in PARIS, FR
; opening with three drawers, including one on the belt forming a writing desk and concealing two small side
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

20th Century Rosewood Writing Desk DIM
By DIM
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant writing table in rosewood veneer, the tray is decorated with a light wood filet, two
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Wood

20th Century Rosewood Writing Desk DIM
20th Century Rosewood Writing Desk DIM
H 27.96 in W 19.69 in D 27.56 in
Napoleon III Boulle Work Writing Table
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Elegant Napoleon III Boulle Work Writing Table (petit bureau plat) with red-stained tortoise shell
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat and Cartonnier
By Mathieu-Guillaume Cramer
Located in London, Middlesex
, including R.V.L.C., Petit, Roussel, Topino, Vassou, Ancellet, Canabas, Dautriche and Feuerstein. He
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

A fine 19th century marquetry and parquetry 'bureau de dame' by Sormani, Paris.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
enclosing a leather lined writing surface and various drawers, the apron revealing a pull-out accommodating
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Double Pedestal French Petit Art Deco Rosewood Desk
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice French Art Deco petit rosewood desk. White enamel knobs pulls.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Directoire Period Mahogany Petit Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
A Directoire period mahogany petit bureau plat, with a drawer to one side and brown leather top.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Directoire Period Mahogany Petit Bureau Plat
H 28.35 in W 32.49 in D 20.87 in
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

Elegant French Writing Desk, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant 2 drawers writing desk in high gloss lacquer with tapering legs with petit bone sabots and
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Metal

Elegant French Writing Desk, 1940s
Elegant French Writing Desk, 1940s
H 30 in W 43 in D 24 in
Marquetry Rolltop Desk after One Commissioned by Marie-Antoinette to Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XVI style rolltop writing desk with marquetry latticework pattern. The front of the desk
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

Feminine French Louis XV Style Petit Writing Table Side Table or Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An elegant French Louis XV style petit writing desk having gilt bronze escutcheon, one central
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Karges Solid Walnut French Country Leather Top Petit Desk Writing Table Console
By Karges Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cabriole legs all solid walnut French Provincial leather top writing table desk console by Karges
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20th Century American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Italian Burl Wood Inlayed Drop Secretary Desk with Matching Bench Bronze Ormolu
By A. Gargiulo
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine petit small compact burl wood inlay secretary drop front desk with matching velvet upholstery
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Desks and Writin...

Materials

Burl

Napoleaon III Period Bureau
Located in Chicago, IL
This petit fold-out bureau has many of the best-loved elements of “Second Empire” design – black
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Napoleaon III Period Bureau
Napoleaon III Period Bureau
H 35.75 in W 29 in D 17.75 in
Antique Petit Art Deco Mirrored Black Lacquered Vanity Dressing Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Petit Art Deco mirrored black lacquered vanity dressing table. The central mirror features
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mirror, Lacquer

French Louis XV Period, Amaranth Table en Secretaire
Located in Charleston, SC
An important French Louis XV period, amaranth veneer table en secretaire stamped, “Migeon”, by its
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Style French Lady's Writing Desk Side Table Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A fabulous petit French style writing desk or side table with three frieze drawers raised upon
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20th Century Desks

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Petit French Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the petit French writing desk you’re looking for. Each petit French writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and lacquer. If you’re shopping for a petit French writing desk, we have 23 options in-stock, while there are 28 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer petit French writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A petit French writing desk, designed in the Scandinavian Modern, Louis XVI or louis xv style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made petit French writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Eric Gizard, A. Gargiulo and Cassina are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Petit French Writing Desk?

A petit French writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,009, while the lowest priced sells for $647 and the highest can go for as much as $164,204.

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 Petit French Writing Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In 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.