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Early 19th Century Empire Greek Vanity or Ladies' Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
figures, ribbons and foliage. Beautiful early 19th century French Empire small desk or vanity fitting
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Antique 1810s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique 1900's Rosewood Empire Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
28” x 15.5” x 38.5”H; desk height 28” Gorgeous Empire-style rosewood secretary desk from the turn
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Antique Early 1900s American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Elegant French Empire bureau-plat or partners desk, The top, inlaid with a center-star-motive and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Century French Empire Style Roll-Top Desk
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century French Empire style roll-top desk French, early 20th century Dimensions
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Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu Executive Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
desk. At the frieze is a central wider drawer flanked by smaller drawers at each side. On the left side
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Desk, Carved, Empire, Tooled Leather Top, Elegant, 19th C., 1800's!!
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant Antique Desk, Carved, Empire, Tooled Leather Top, 19th C., 1800's!! 19th Century Empire
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Antique 19th Century European Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman's Desk
Located in Forney, TX
cylinder desk features a tambour roll top, opening to reveal an interior gallery fitted with small drawers
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Large French Empire Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Miami, FL
warm patina throughout. This original French Empire or Napoleon III desk is stunning having been
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Bronze

Small Empire Inkwell in Gilded and Dark Patinated Bronze from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A small and beautiful inkwell in gilded and dark patinated bronze with cups in porcelain. French
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Antique 1820s French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Gold Plate, Bronze

Empire Bronze and Marble Desk Top Inkstand by Lefebvre of Belgium, circa 1820
Located in Central England, GB
Empire bronze and marble desk top Inkstand by Lefebvre of Belgium. This magnificent large scale
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Empire More Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

American Mahogany Partner's Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Mahogany Partner's Desk with glass knobs. Top refinished and everything else cleaned and
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Antique 1880s American Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

American Mahogany Partner's Desk
American Mahogany Partner's Desk
H 29 in W 58 in D 35.5 in
Empire Style Table Clock and Inkwell
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Empire style table clock and inkwell Origin France Circa 1900 The watch has a Paris machine and
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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Table Clock and Inkwell
Empire Style Table Clock and Inkwell
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 7.09 in
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 Wood Travel Desk
19th Century, French Wood Travel Desk
H 40.56 in W 20.48 in D 3.55 in
Scandinavian Veneered Biedermeier Writing Desk with Lyres
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small mahogany and walnut veneered table or writing desk with brass holders in the lyres formed
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Antique Early 1800s Scandinavian Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Nordiska Kompaniet, desk in beech from Hotel Knaust, Sweden 1931.
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Desk in beech from Hotel Knaust by Nordiska Kompaniet / NK, Sweden 1931. With brass details and
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

Gardener’s Delight, Antique French Empire Gilt Bronze Beehive Model Encrier
Located in New York, NY
Great fun for a gardening afficionado - a delightful desk accessory wether you're planning a
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire
Located in Warsaw, PL
originated from the first half of the nineteenth century. The Empire style was based on elements of the Roman
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire
Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire
H 18.12 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Scandinavian mid century birch pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish design and craftsmanship. 3 part pedestal desk taking inspiration from the empire and deco
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Early 19th Century Empire Russian Malachite and Ormolu Paperweight Spaniel Dog
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
worked on this material using the “Russian mosaic” technique: they cut it up into small plaques which
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Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Empire Paperweights

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Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

Early 19th Century Russian Empire Malachite and Ormolu Inkstand Encrier Swans
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
” technique: they cut it up into small plaques which they then melded together and polished, creating the
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Inkwells

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu Bureau Plat. The desk is raised
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Russian Early 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany 'Bureau a Cylindre'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality and spectacular Russian early 19th century Empire style mahogany ' Bureau a
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Antique 19th Century Russian Empire Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French 19th century Empire st. Gris st. Anne, Carrara marble, and Ormolu clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Empire st. Gris st. Anne, white Carrara marble, and
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Tall Standing Desk / Table by Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Dallas, TX
a Louis XV style Second Empire (Napoleon III) small writing desk / table (lectern, stand, or podium
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
center, radiating out towards the angelic figures on either side. Extraordinarily pleasing. The desk
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Antique 19th Century English Empire Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

19th Century Inkwell with Imperial Eagle in Portoro Marble and Gilt Bronze
Located in NICE, FR
We would like to present you with this magnificent 19th-century Empire-style inkwell from the
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Onyx Marble Gold Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful onyx and gold gilt bronze inkwell [ink well] box in the Empire style, circa 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century European Empire Inkwells

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Inkstans Empyre Style
By Arno Fassi
Located in VALENZA, IT
Empire style 800 silver inkstand The base of the inkstand, completely handmade, is shaped like a
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1990s Empire Inkwells

Materials

Silver

Baccarat Antique Sand Dunes Rock Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique French Baccarat Sand Dunes (or Rock) paperweight of small Size dating from the mid
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Baccarat Antique Sand Dunes Rock Paperweight
Baccarat Antique Sand Dunes Rock Paperweight
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H 1.58 in Dm 1.58 in
19th Century French Marble and Bronze Rooster Sculpture Signed Melotte
By Melotte
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your desk or study with this elegant antique inkwell, crafted in France, circa 1880, and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Enamel

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Forney, TX
A French Napoleon III Second Empire period mahogany writing desk. Handcrafted in the third quarter
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Antique Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Fine French Napoleon III Period Porcelain Plaque Mounted Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
period Napoleon III Second Empire French ebonized desk or writing writing, magnificently decorated
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Oak, Wood

Neo-Greek Inkwell by C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet and J. Brandely, France, Circa 1867
By Emmanuel Fremiet, Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Jean Brandely
Located in PARIS, FR
escutcheon and flanked by two small lateral drawers forming two containers, surmounted by a lid representing
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Antique 1860s French Greek Revival Inkwells

Materials

Copper

Austria 1910 Edwardian Guilloché Enamel Miniature Boudoir Clock In .950 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian miniature boudoir desk clock, designed by Richard Silverer. An exceptional boudoir
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Napoleonic Clock, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Small Napoleonic clock. Second empire style. France, 19th century. The clock doesn't work.
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Antique 19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Napoleonic Clock, France, 19th Century
Napoleonic Clock, France, 19th Century
H 9.45 in W 4.34 in D 4.93 in
The Clock is in a Excellent and Perfect Working Condition, Also it Has Recently
Located in Warsaw, PL
XVI – Empire style from ormolu and black marble is signed on the dial “Persevalle à Reims”. The Empire
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Fine French Louis XV Rocaille Style Sevres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Ormolu Clock
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning fine quality Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) doré bronze (gilt bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Mantel Clock 19th Century, Louis Philippe Charles X Style
Located in Warsaw, PL
hours and is surrounded by a gilt laurel wreath. Smaller elements that adorn the plinth such as: the
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Table Clocks and Desk C...

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

France, circa 1810 -1820 Table Clock with a Handmaid Mercury Gilded Bronze
Located in Milan, IT
taste of the Napoleonic era that envisaged a return to antiquity, the Empire Style was used for the
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Antique 1810s French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Austrian 1900 Vienna Agate Vesta Box In 18Kt Yellow Gold With Carved Essex Glass
Located in Miami, FL
0.63 Inches). Hallmarks Stamped with Austrian empire marks for small pieces, the A for the city of
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Desk Accessories

Materials

Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Highly Important Museum Quality Pair of Diamond and Enamel Zarfs
Located in New York, NY
" Published by Rizzoli 2019 "A zarf is a small cup that was used for coffee, so it was designed to hold a
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Antique 1830s Desk Accessories

French Empire Style 19th Century Walnut Chest with Drop Front Desk, Two Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut chest from the 19th century with drop front desk and two additional
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Empire Secretaire with Writing Desk, Richly Inlaid Wood. Italy Late 18th Century
Located in Torino, IT
"Empire" cylinder writing desk, secretaire with pull-out top, internal drawers and four external
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Empire Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Rhode Island Empire Butler's Chest of Drawers with Desk in Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
desk. Provides ample storage as a chest of drawers, and doubles as a secretary with additional small
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Antique 1820s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique French Empire Mahogany Secretary Drop Down Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite tall 19th century French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant which features elegant
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Antique Late 19th Century Secretaires

Materials

Granite

French Empire Brass Candlestick Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
lamp on a wooden base. A lovely addition to a small desk or a shallow table in a reading room
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Antique Early 19th Century Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

19th Century Secretary Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very handsome late American Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk. Very good condition overall with an
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Secretary Desk
19th Century Secretary Desk
H 77 in W 41.5 in D 19.25 in
19th Century Swedish Country Empire Pine Secretaire
Located in Kramfors, SE
in brass. The writers desk has an interior with multiple small drawers, each with a wood knob
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Pine

Italian Empire Neoclassical Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Italian Empire neoclassical walnut and parcel-gilt secretary Handsome masculine Empire campaign
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood, Walnut

19th Century Gold Gilt and Painted Empire Armchair
Located in San Angelo, TX
will complete any setting whether it be as a desk chair with a secretary or small writing desk, side
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Antique 19th Century European Empire Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black
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Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Brass

French Empire Period Mahogany, Marble and Gilt Bronze Cabinet
Located in London, GB
desk. This opens to reveal several shelves and seven small drawers, with light-colored wood fronts. The
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Secretaire a Abattant with Cuban Acajou Mahogany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This secretaire a abattant is the in French Empire style and is veneered in Cuban acajou mahogany
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 19th century French Empire drop front secretary with black as a marble top and side columns with
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Antique 1870s French Empire More Carpets

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Birch

Antique Mahogany Empire Secretary with Extraordinary Inlay, circa 1810-1820
Located in Round Top, TX
Extraordinary antique Empire secretary desk circa 1810-1820 from Denmark or N. Germany. The cabinet
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Antique North German/Danish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1815
Located in Miami, FL
storage compartments, as well as a series of small drawers and a central cabinet. Above desk, are three
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Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Secretaires

Materials

Ash

Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
small drawers and a large desk drawer and within a manufactured mahogany interior with seven
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Dressers

Materials

Bronze

Extraordinary British Empire Travel Jewelry Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Extraordinary British Empire Travel Jewelry Box. Veneered in Burled Yew Wood and Amboyna inlaid
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

2 Karges French Empire Regency Klismos Dining Arm Chairs Provincial
By Karges Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage Karges French Empire dining arm or accent chairs. Painted white with gold carved
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Mid-20th Century Empire Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint

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Empire Small Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal empire small desk for your home. Each empire small desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. Find 226 options for an antique or vintage empire small desk now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer empire small desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right empire small desk, those designed in Empire, Louis XVI and louis xv styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made empire small desk over the years, but those crafted by Giorgio Salimbeni, Tahan Paris and Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Empire Small Desk?

An empire small desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,188, while the lowest priced sells for $363 and the highest can go for as much as $276,502.
Questions About Empire Small Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A 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.