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Directoire Style Writing Desk

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

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Brass

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

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Wood, Cherry, Oak

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

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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

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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
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

French Directoire style Desk, light-grey lacquered, with a drawer & leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. The design of this period is remarkable with its straight
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Directoire Style Brass Trimmed Leather Top Vanity Desk, Circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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Antique 1890s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Directoire Style Desk Solid Cherry with Leather Pad and Covered Storage Space
Located in Landivy, FR
pieces of furniture from the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period was
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Lacquer, Wood, Cherry, Oak

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

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Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer

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 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

French writing Table 2 drawers in Solid Cherry Wood - Louis XVI Directoire style
Located in Landivy, FR
Directoire style of the late 18th century. This style is famous for its straight, classic and timeless
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2010s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Cherry, Oak

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

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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

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Gold, Brass

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

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Brass

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

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Cherry

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

Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
Directoire Style Small Bureau Plat
H 29.75 in W 36.5 in D 22 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

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Marble, Brass, 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

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Walnut

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

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Brass

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

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Mahogany

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

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Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer

French Mid-Century Ebonized and Mirrored Desk, by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
reproductions, primarily in the Louis XIV, Louis XVI, Directoire, and Empire styles.   
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Mirror, Leather, Wood

Fine French Empire Design Oak Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
to each pedestal, divided and flanked by columns , this French Directoire style pedestal desk will
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Early 20th Century British Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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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

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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

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

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Brass

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

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Brass

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

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Mahogany, Satinwood

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

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Located in Austin, TX
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H 29.75 in W 70.75 in D 35.25 in
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Located in Austin, TX
French Directoire style antique painted writing desk in a “Trianon” gray color. A waxed Moroccan
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Vintage 1910s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Antique Painted Directoire Style Writing Desk
Antique Painted Directoire Style Writing Desk
H 29.625 in W 43.25 in D 23.625 in
19th Century Directoire Style Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
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Located in Dallas, TX
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French Directoire  Writing Table
French Directoire  Writing Table
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Located in Stamford, CT
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Located in Austin, TX
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French Directoire Mahogany Writing Desk
H 28.375 in W 38.75 in D 23 in
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Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1950s ebonized French Directoire style desk with its original leather writing surface. What
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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Located in Laguna Beach, CA
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Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
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French 19th Century Mahogany Directoire-Style Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a beautiful Directoire-style desk from 1880s, France. The desk is made of solid mahogany
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Early 19th Century mahogany directoire writing desk with leather writing surface
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century French mahogany Directoire writing desk, the moulded edge top having a light
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Antique 1830s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

French Early 20th Century Directoire Style Fruitwood Writing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This elegant Directoire-style writing table, was made in France circa early 1900s, of pegged
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Directoire-Style Leather-Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
Directoire-Style Leather-Top Desk
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Directoire-Style  Leather-Top Desk
Directoire-Style  Leather-Top Desk
H 30 in W 39 in D 21.5 in
French Directoire Style Ebonized Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Directoire Style Ebonized Desk French 1940's
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables

French Directoire Style Ebonized Desk
French Directoire Style Ebonized Desk
H 30 in W 43.5 in D 24 in
French Directoire Style Painted Desk by John Widdicomb
Located in Stamford, CT
A creme peinte bureau plat in the style of French Directoire, circa 1960s, the wood top in natural
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Vintage 1960s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Superb Green Leather Top Baker French Directoire Writing Desk with Tablet Trays
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Baker Desk in the French Directoire style. The desk is beautifully made of
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1990s American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Directoire Style Painted Desk by John Widdicomb
Located in Stamford, CT
A crème peinte bureau plat in the style of French Directoire, circa 1960s, the wood top in natural
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Vintage 1960s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

French Directoire Style Desk by Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful French Directoire style writing table or desk, circa 1940s, overall ebonized, the
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Directoire Style Desk by Jansen
French Directoire Style Desk by Jansen
H 31.5 in W 51 in D 25.5 in
Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk
Located in New York, NY
Directoire-Style Mahogany Bureau Plat/Desk
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

French Directoire Writing Table
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Directoire style writing table in painted mahogany with a single dovetailed drawer
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

French Directoire Writing Table
French Directoire Writing Table
H 29.5 in W 27.5 in D 17.5 in
Exquisite Directoire-Style Leather-Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Directoire-Style Leather-Top Desk, desk is a faux-partner's desk, finished all around, it
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Directoire Leather Top French Style Desk
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Directoire French style leather top desk, with brass accents. Leather top has some scratches
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Directoire Leather Top French Style Desk
Directoire Leather Top French Style Desk
H 29.5 in W 46 in L 29.5 in
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Directoire Style Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal directoire style writing desk for your home. Each directoire style writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. Find 94 options for an antique or vintage directoire style writing desk now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the directoire style writing desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A directoire style writing desk, designed in the Neoclassical, Mid-Century Modern or Louis XV style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made directoire style writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Baker Furniture Company, Maison Jansen and Alain Delon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Directoire Style Writing Desk?

The average selling price for a directoire style writing desk at 1stDibs is $3,873, while they’re typically $850 on the low end and $22,500 for the highest priced.

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.