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18th Century, French Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Located in IT
18th Century, Franch Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Measures: cm H 94 x W 83,5 x D 46; D with the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Writing Desk with Flaps, Brass Ornaments, Late 19th Century France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique writing desk in black lacquered wood, with adjustable flaps on the sides, rich ornaments in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 28.75 in W 29.53 in D 21.26 in
Tolix Flap Desk Indoor Painted in White
By Sebastian Bergne, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
- The flap desk, imagined by Sebastian Bergne, is the ideal size for small spaces. Store documents
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Tolix Flap Desk Indoor Painted in Black
By Sebastian Bergne, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
- The flap desk, imagined by Sebastian Bergne, is the ideal size for small spaces. Store documents
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Tolix Flap Desk Indoor Painted in Graphite
By Sebastian Bergne, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
- The tolix flap desk, imagined by Sebastian Bergne, is the ideal size for small spaces. Store
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique Victorian Oak & Mahogany Desk, Writing Table, English, Circa 1880
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Antique Victorian oak & mahogany desk, writing table, English
Beautiful antique oak & mahogany
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
H 28.75 in W 48.04 in D 24.02 in
Rare Desk Flap by Ejnar Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen
By Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ejnar Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen. Very rare desk flap in solid Brazilian rosewood with brass
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Davenport Writing Desk made in England
Located in Sofia, BG
Davenport desk in walnut and burlwood veneer, inlaid in filleted frames, opening with two flaps
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 33.86 in W 19.3 in D 20.87 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Secretaire Writing Bureau Desk by G plan Danish Style
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive vintage teak writing bureau by G Plan. The angled fall flap enclosed a fitted
Category
Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
H 44 in W 29.5 in D 18 in
Antique Georgian Style Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
practical design. There is a good size work space when the writing flap is pulled down, there is also lots
Category
Vintage 1950s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Georgian Style Burr Elm Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
colour tone. The writing flap pulls down to reveal an inset leather writing surface and lots of
Category
Vintage 1930s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Elm
Louis XV Style Writing Table, Rosewood, 19th
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Magnificent writing table in the Louis XV style and from the Napoleon III period. This writing desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Brera Desk
By Garbarino Collections
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Elementare collection, this desk strikes a clean-lined rectangular silhouette made of
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Cork, Oak
18th CENTURY GENOVESE WALNUT FLAP
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant wall desk with folding top. The piece of furniture was worked partly in solid walnut and
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
19th Century William IV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality William IV rosewood writing table, possibly Scottish, with velvet inset
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Secret Desk Cabinet
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Cabinet Secret with structure and 2 doors in solid walnut
in natural finish outside and with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Louis XVI Style Writing Table, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Louis XVI style wooden writing table. The rectangular top, surrounded on three sides by a
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk with Drawers
Located in Madrid, ES
Oak secretary / writing desk from circa 1900's. Featuring a roll-up flap with underlying writing
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
Located in IT
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
Measures: cm H 103 x W 52 x closed D 9. Open D 59 cm
This
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Secretaire Flap "Billet Doux", Also Called "Portfolio"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
century derives from the fireplace screen to which, under Louis XVI, a writing desk was sometimes added
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 46.46 in W 22.84 in D 17.72 in
19th century Chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
missing) the top section finishes with the main pullout / pull-out writing surface. The writing flap opens
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Alabaster
Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with
Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Cylinder Desk, Victorian Period, Flamed Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Magnificent English made cylinder desk in flamed mahogany, Victorian period.
Period : 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. solid Mahogany desk. The ‘Billet Doux
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Spage Age Desk Made of Metal 1970s Germany
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Spage age desk made of metal 1970s Germany.
This is a wonderful example of storage, especially
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Early Georgian Chippendale Bureau Bookcase Desk in Carved Mahogany
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dorking, GB
.
The Bookcase measures approx. 46 inches wide by 90 inches tall by 22 deep.
The writing flap extends
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Mid century 1960’s desk/dressing table by Uniflex
By Uniflex
Located in London, GB
flap down it is a work desk, lift the flap to reveal a mirror and it changes to a dressing table
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Teak
Large Secretary Desk in Ash Design Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
desk.
The color of the interior elements is identical to the colour of the flap-down door.
ÉGÉE
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Large Secretary Desk in Ash Wood Made in France
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
desk.
The color of the interior elements is identical to the colour of the flap-down door.
ÉGÉE
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli 2019 Desk Pama and Sycomoro Wood
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Desk characterized by the cylinder shape. The two sides are in Sycomoro dark frisè wood, internal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Louis XV Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk/Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
in upper and lower part.
Writing flap height: 74.5 cm
Depth with opened writing flap: 89.0 cm
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Vintage Bookshelf Oak Veneer, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Bookcase with writing desk flap and storage compartment with sliding doors in oak veneered wood.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
"Moleskine" Portable Atelier Desk Designed by Philippe Nigro for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Negro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Moleskine" is a desk, designed by Philippe Nigro and manufactured by Driade, with a folding top in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
H 29.5 in W 43.3 in D 23.6 in
18th Century French Louis XVI Desk or 'Bureau à Dos D'âne'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant writing desk, known quirkily as a “bureau à dos d’âne” (donkey’s back desk), is
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Secrétaire Desk in Shagreen and Palmwood by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The secrétaire desk is the perfect functional working unit. The flap top opens up into a desk with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Shagreen Stingray, Palmwood
Lectern-style Desk with hinged Lid, Grey and Red, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Anthracite-coloured lectern/desk with sloping flap and shelf between the straight square legs. The
Category
Antique 19th Century German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Softwood
Solid Wood Veneer Office Desk with Curved Legs by Modenese Gastone Interiors
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Interiors. This solid wood presidential desk features a keybord tray with hinged flap, drawers with
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 30.32 in W 55.52 in D 35.04 in
Solid Wood Veneer Office Desk with Cabinets and Curved Legs by Modenese
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Modenese Luxury Interiors. This solid wood presidential desk features a keybord tray with hinged flap, five
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
H 30.32 in W 70.87 in D 34.26 in
Chippendale Style Slant Top Desk in Black Lacquered Wood, circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
Chippendale style slant top desk in black lacquered wood. Red brilliant lacquered inferior part
Category
Early 20th Century European Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 42.52 in W 33.08 in D 17.72 in
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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
H 49.22 in W 47.25 in D 18.12 in
Dark blue secretary desk in wood, scandinavian design by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
ÉGÉE collection
This secretary desk is part of the ÉGÉE collection designed by Eric Gizard in Paris
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Ash
H 49.22 in W 35.44 in D 18.12 in
Secrétaire Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The secrétaire desk is the perfect functional working unit. The flap top opens up into a desk with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 46.46 in W 12.6 in D 33.86 in
Secrétaire Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The secrétaire desk is the perfect functional working unit. The flap top opens up into a desk with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 46.46 in W 12.6 in D 33.86 in
Rena Dumas & Peter Coles In Collaboration With Hermès "Pippa"
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
, signed 'Hermès Paris' on the flap of the desk and on the stool Model created in 1985
H 80 × W 86.5 × D
Category
Late 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Bureau
Located in London, GB
beautiful colour tone. The writing flap pulls down to reveal an inset leather writing surface and lots of
Category
Vintage 1950s British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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
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
desk.
The color of the interior elements is identical to the colour of the flap-down door.
Égée
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
H 49.22 in W 47.25 in D 18.12 in
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
H 49.22 in W 47.25 in D 18.12 in
Vintage Teak Secretaire, Produced in Denmark by Falster
By Falster Møbelfabrik
Located in Porto, PT
. There is a flap that can be folded. Behind the flap there are two draws and some space for books or
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
"Universal" Table from Thomas Sheraton's Design Book
Located in Stamford, CT
compartments, with hidden trays inside. Thomas Jefferson had two of this model table, also called a secret flap
Category
Antique 19th Century English American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire in Blackened Wood Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
. It opens on the front with a drawer and a flap discovering niches and small drawers and three drawers
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 54.34 in W 25.6 in D 14.97 in
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bureau Having
Well Figured Fall Flap Above Four Long Drawers
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century, Louis XV Revival Ormolu-Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, by appointment only
inkwells. The ormolu edged writing flap again centrally set with both a male & female figure now seated
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 54.5 in W 32.65 in D 18.75 in
20th Century Showcase, Writing Desk or Wet Bar
Located in Opole, PL
condition, with the exception for the writing desk flap where a visible crack in the paint is visible.
Category
Vintage 1980s European Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Wood
Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box having a quality burr walnut writing box
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Walnut
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H 9.26 in W 14.57 in D 10.63 in
Regency Mahogany Lady's Writing Cabinet
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
patina. Opening writing flap with lidded compartments for ink bottles and pens.
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Desks
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Mahogany Desk by Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Orleans, LA
This writing desk from the highly esteemed Thomas Chippendale is exceptionally rare and unique. The
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century Black Leather Stitched Brass Desk Set
Located in Delft, NL
Mid 20th century black leather stitched brass desk set.
Black leather stitched items, 3 pieces
Category
Mid-20th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
ClassiCon Orcus Desk in Walnut by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
Orcus desk in walnut by Konstantin Grcic. Secretary desk in MDF and plywood, veneered, drop-flap
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks
Materials
Plywood
19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original notary desk or writing furniture from the 19th century in Belgium. Made of solid oak
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Oak, Wood
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There is a range of writing desk flaps for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique writing desk flaps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and metal. There are 113 antique and vintage writing desk flaps for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 36 modern editions to choose from as well. Writing desk flaps have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Writing desk flaps bearing mid-century modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made writing desk flaps over the years, but those made by Achille Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Eric Gizard are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Writing Desk Flaps?
Prices for writing desk flaps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, writing desk flaps begin at $395 and can go as high as $224,500, while the average can fetch as much as $4,926.
Questions About Writing Desk Flaps
- 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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