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Empire writing desk in cherry wood, with lifting side flaps, England
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Empire writing desk in light cherry wood, with lifting side flaps, It has ebonized inlays
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut
19th Century Salon Empire Writing Desk, 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
arched. Fine chiselled bronze applications, gilded. Removable worktop / writing table underneath the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Late 18th Century Empire Roll Top Writing Desk, Nutwood, AT ca. 1790/1800
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
fantastic 18th century Empire writing desk comes in great old restored, ready to use condition. On customer
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 37.402 in W 50.787 in D 28.346 in
French Empire Desk work table, wood , ormolu , Bureau Plat
By Empire Furniture
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and Amazing Large Empire French writing desk or bureau plat with embossed black
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mahogany construction with rectangular leather writing surface with gilt brass medallion pulls
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Style Writing Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large French burr elm empire style writing desk. 1900.
Kneehole is 23.5" wide x 27" high
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Stunning French Empire Style Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer sell this stunning large French Empire style walnut desk having a gilt tooled
Category
Early 20th Century British Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Classic French 18th Century Empire Walnut Kneehole Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Found near Paris, France, we purchased this museum quality 18th century Empire style desk for its
Category
Antique 18th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Empire style leather top mahogany writing desk, C 1890
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire style leather top mahogany writing desk having bronze mounts, claw feet and resting
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Empire ormolu mounted mahogany bureau plat, circa 1870 in date.
The
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 32.29 in W 71.66 in D 36.23 in
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Writing Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant dual-sided 1880s French Empire style pedestal leg desk featuring the original rectangular
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.75 in W 51 in D 27.5 in
Baltic Empire Style Writing Table or Desk, circa 1910 in Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Baltic writing or sofa table in the Empire style (and edging toward the Art Deco period
Category
Vintage 1910s Baltic Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted leather top writing desk. C 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted, leather top writing desk. C 1940.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 29 in W 47 in D 23.5 in
Antique American Empire Tiger Oak Writing Desk or Library Table, Circa 1900
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique American Empire tiger oak writing desk or library table
In the manner of R.J
Category
Early 20th Century American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29.5 in W 42 in D 25.75 in
Empire Style Burlwood Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Mid 20th century Empire style leather top desk constructed with hardwood and burl wood veneers
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Burl Wood Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful burl wood set against ebonized legs and trim. Desk has a single compartmentalized drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Rosewood Flip Top Writing Desk
Located in Malibu, CA
Antique European rosewood writing table. Hidden beneath the flip top, a desk in excellent condition
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Empire Writing Table, probably Vienna around 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Small Empire work table with partly gold-patinated, curved caryatid legs and walnut veneered body
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
18th Century Russian Empire Desk
Located in Allerum, SE
Unusually large 19th century Russian Empire freestanding brass striped mahogany writing table
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Russian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Empire Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish Empire desk.
With one single drawer and two doors opening to use full storage
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Leather Top Austrian Empire Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very rare antique leather top Austrian Empire desk, dating from around the 1830-1850
Category
Antique 1830s Austrian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
Category
Antique Early 1800s Scandinavian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century Empire Style Writing Table or Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
Writing table or bureau plat in Empire style after Jacob Desmalter.
Solid, ebonized beech
Category
20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Napoleon III French Empire Bureau De Plat Gilt Bronze Writing Table Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Napoleon III French Empire desk with gilt
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 29.53 in W 58.67 in D 30.91 in
Early 19th century French Mahogany Empire Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Stately Empire desk on four monopodia legs painted a dark verdis gris, joined by two stretchers
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French, Mid-19th Century Empire-Style Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-19th century
The petite mahogany knee-hole desk with a central drawer and two slender
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Mahogany Gilt Bronze Gentleman's Desk
Located in New York, NY
craftsmanship of the French Empire period.
Crafted from rich mahogany, this desk features exquisite gilt bronze
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Bronze and Mahogany Desk Leather
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very decorative French desk in the empire style. Structure in solid mahogany and veneered, it is
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Desk with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
A perfect example of the Bureau Plat.
French Empire style desk with wood marquetry and gilt metal
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Fine French Empire Design Oak Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
pedestal desk, rectangular top with inset tooled writing surface above three frieze, three further drawers
Category
Early 20th Century British Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Height 113cm, width
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Small Empire Desk, France
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Small Empire Desk, France, 1840
A simple yet elegant Empire-style desk, crafted in 1840. Made of
Category
Antique 1840s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Empire Style Gold Leaf Library Table / Desk
Located in Houston, TX
This 19th Century Empire Style Gold Leaf Library Table/Desk is a truly exquisite piece of furniture
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Empire Style Mahogany and Bronze Griffins Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed 2 drawer table desk with stretcher
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Ormolu Mounted French Empire Revival Pedestal Desk 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique French Empire Revival pedestal desk, Circa 1920 in date.
This desk
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 31.11 in W 72.45 in D 34.65 in
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu Executive Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely handsome and impressive French 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu executive
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th century Empire st. flame Mahogany, Ormolu and Leather desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most elegant French 19th century Empire st. flame Mahogany, Ormolu and Leather desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Style Desk, Wood and Bronze, Jansen
Located in Brussels, BE
Empire Style Desk, Wood and Bronze, Jansen
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Empire-Style Parcel Ebonized Maple & Mahogany Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Neoclassical Empire-Style parcel ebonized desk with maple and mahogany parquetry top.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
French Empire Style Mahogany Roll Top Desk with Bronze Gilt Trim
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany roll top desk with bronze trim.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
1800's Antique French Empire, Bronze MTD, Leather Slides, Mahogany, Desk, Bureau
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 800's Antique French Empire, Bronze MTD, Leather Slides, Mahogany. Desk, Bureau!!
Antique
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 32.5 in W 59 in D 39.5 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman's Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A exceptionally rare Period French Empire (1804-1814) walnut bureau a cylindre.
Exquisitely
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 44.25 in W 51.5 in D 24.25 in
Royal Empire Desk/Bureau Plat, Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal Empire Desk/Bureau Plat, Gilt Bronze
Mahogany with gilded bronze fittings in the form of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Empire Writing or Sofa Table in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
A very handsome Swedish Empire, Karl Johan salon table of fine Cuban mahogany with satinwood
Category
Antique 1810s Swedish Karl Johan Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 29.5 in W 39 in D 30.5 in
Antique French Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Partners Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Empire Revival Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk, Circa
Category
Antique 1870s Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 30.52 in W 64.18 in D 33.27 in
20th Century, French Desk or Bureau Plat with Lions in the Antique Empire Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird's-eye maple wood on massive beech wood, partially carved and framed. The pedestal is arched on profile shaped washers.
Above the four large winged, polygonal standing heads. Th...
Category
20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 32.68 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in
Carved empire desk, in walnut with opening side shelves, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Empire desk table, hand-carved in walnut wood, has carved details and columns, desk drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Empire Estremoz Desk - Hand-Crafted Turned Marble & Brass - Boca do Lobo
Located in Rio Tinto, PT
An elegant writing desk built in marble with polished brass details. Its cracks are hand-carved and
Category
2010s Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
H 30.3 in W 78.7 in D 28.3 in
1800s Antique French Empire Style, Mahogany, Gilt, Desk, Secretaire a Abattant!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous antique secretaire a abattant, desk, French Empire style, mahogany, gilt, 1800s, 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
H 56.5 in W 37.25 in D 22.5 in
Original English Empire style desk with beautiful intarsia inlaid wood, 19th c.
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered this very beautiful, stylish and original English Empire Style desk from the end of the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 37.41 in W 48.04 in D 22.05 in
French Empire Faux Marble Legs Leather Top Sconces Bureau Desk with Organizer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Exotic wood faux marble column shape legs French Empire bureau leather top desk with brass sconces
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 40 in W 38 in D 22 in
Antique French Empire Revival Cylinder Bureau 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An Empire Revival mahogany and parcel gilt cylinder bureau, Circa 1880 in date.
The panelled roll
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Mahogany Desk, circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The rectangular top inset with a beige tooled leather writing surface and slide outs on both ends
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany desk, Northern Europe, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique desk from the late 19th century, Northern Europe.
The piece of furniture is in very
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An elegant and attractive early 19th century Empire mahogany architects table by Jean-Joseph
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 30.91 in W 32.29 in D 25.4 in
Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Forest, circa 1900
By Maison Forest
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Empire style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat by Maison Forest.
Paris, circa 1900.
Bearing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.32 in W 55.91 in D 33.08 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the empire writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An empire writing desk — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer empire writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An empire writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Modern and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. Baker Furniture Company, Jean Joseph Chapuis and Lysberg, Hansen & Therp each produced at least one beautiful empire writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Empire Writing Desk?
The average selling price for an empire writing desk at 1stDibs is $6,544, while they’re typically $400 on the low end and $65,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Empire Writing Desk
- 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.