Boulle Writing Desk
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Tortoise Shell
Antique 1860s Desks
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Bronze
Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 1880s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Beech
Antique 1850s Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 1820s English Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Satinwood
Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Steel
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Ormolu
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Ceramic, Wood, Oak
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Ormolu
Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze, Pewter
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Bakelite, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks
Brass, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Steel
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells
Brass
Vintage 1980s Desks
Brass
Antique 19th Century Napoleon III Desks
Ormolu
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Desks
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Tables
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1830s French Louis XV Secretaires
Bronze
Antique 1850s Indian Anglo-Indian Desks
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks
Bronze
Antique Early 1900s Danish Napoleon III Secretaires
Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Side Tables
Ormolu
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- 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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