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Maison Jansen Style White Painted Upholstered French Directoire Desk Armchair
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Maison Jansen style French Directoire desk armchair exudes timeless sophistication with its
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Vintage 1950s French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
French Antique Desk Directoire Bureau Plat 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous antique French Directoire desk
Circa 1880 the desk features original
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Antique 1880s French Provincial Desks
Materials
Giltwood
French Directoire style desk in oak
Located in Landivy, FR
This computer desk is proposed here in solid oak from France and is also available in cherry.
A
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
$3,233 / item
French Directoire style minister's desk in solid wood
Located in Landivy, FR
This minister's desk with 5-drawers is a craft-handed reproduction of the world-renowned French
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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 Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Leather Top Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Directoire (Late 18th Century) mahogany and bronze trim desk with a black leather top having
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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, 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
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak
Fine French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Directoire Marble Top Mirrored Vanity Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine French ormolu-mounted mahogany Directoire marble top mirrored vanity desk is a refined
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Antique 1890s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
$1,596 Sale Price
20% Off
French Directoire Style Brass Trimmed Leather Top Vanity Desk, Circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This French Directoire style brass trimmed vanity desk, circa 1890, exemplifies refined Parisian
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Antique 1890s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
French Directoire style handcrafted Desk in solid wood, with leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk with top storage compartments is a craft-handed re-interpretation of the French
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Directoire style minister's desk in solid wood with leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This minister's desk with 5-drawers is a craft-handed reproduction of the world-renowned French
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2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Directoire style handcrafted lacquered desk with solid wood & leather pad
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
Cherry, Wood, Oak, Lacquer
French Directoire style handcrafted secretary desk in cherry wood & 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 Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
French Directoire Style gray desk in solid oak wood with a leather pad
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
Small Directoire Cylinder Desk In Mahogany
Located in Kent, Dover
A small French Directoire mahogany cylinder desk, with brass detailing throughout. The roll top
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Fine Rare French Walnut Directoire Cartonier Writing Desk Marquetry Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional French Directoire writing desk, also known as a cartonier desk, is a rare find
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Vintage 1950s American Directoire Desks
Materials
Brass
French Empire Bureau Plat Desk 1880 Directoire
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French Empire Bureau Plat desk circa 1880 in the Directoire manner
Top quality mahogany with a
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Antique 1880s Empire Desks
Materials
Wood
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
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer
A French Directoire Style Ormolu Parquetry Bureauplat, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Directoire Style Ormolu Parquetry Bureauplat, Early 20th Century
Provenance: Private
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Petite Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely, petite desk from 19th Century France made of luxurious mahogany and a leather writing
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Directoire Roll Top Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stately French Directoire roll top secretary. This massive desk is over six feet long and four
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 18th Century Louis XV Style Painted Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This archetypal 18th century Louis XV-style desk was given a distinguishing update in the 20th
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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Vintage Ebonized Leather-top French Bureau Plat Faux-Partner's Desk
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Ebonized French Bureau Plat Faux-Partner's Desk with Tooled Red Leather Top and Tapered
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Mid-20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Handsome late 18th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk with leather insert on top. Desk
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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Wood
$3,450 Sale Price
25% Off
French writing Table 2 drawers in Solid Cherry Wood - Louis XVI Directoire style
Located in Landivy, FR
This writing table is part of the Mélanie collection, a modern interpretation of the French
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2010s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak
Directoire Mahogany Trestle Table, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Directoire mahogany trestle table, early 19th century. An octagonal top with lower shelf table.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$3,500 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Materials
Brass
$5,342 Sale Price
20% Off
Petite Ebonized Child Size or Ladies Writing Desk attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Refined and compact, this Maison Jansen–attributed Directoire-style desk from the 1950s showcases
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Vintage 1950s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Early 20th Century French Mahogany Desk with Aubergine Leather Top
Located in Buchanan, NY
This vintage French mahogany desk will add a touch of sophistication to your work environment. It
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Desk/office Chair In Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
19th century walnut office chair
Rare and superb 19th century office chair upholstered in camel-colored leather.
The leather has a superb patina and is in magnificent condition.
Rest...
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Rare Flame Mahogany Bronze Mounted Leather Top Francois Linke Desk Bureau Plat
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare François Linke desk, Bureau Plat, circa early 20th century, is an extraordinary example
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Vintage 1910s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French fruitwood marquetry top writing table, 1950’s
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Academic Revival rectangular bureau plat in the French Directoire taste. The fruitwood marquetry
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Mid-20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Period French Directior Leather Topped Writing Table.
Located in Hudson, NY
This beautiful period writing table was constructed in France circa 1790 to 1800 of rich imported
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Writing Table, Pull-Out Gilt-Tooled Leather Top
Located in Montreal, Quebec
An elegant desk from 20th century France. This writing table features a pull-out black leather top
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20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid Century Maison Jansen Manner Brass & Leather Top Desk Writing Table 1950s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Norwich, GB
manner. French - Circa 1950.
This Directoire style desk is made in bright solid brass with contrasting
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century French Ormolu-Gilded Inkwell
Located in Copenhagen, K
French cut-glass, Palisander and ormolu inkwell. Sneaks as handle and claw on ball feet. Original
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price
37% Off
Large French Directoire Period Traveling Secretary Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
This French Directoire traveling secretary is made of walnut. Its large size is unusual and would
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Comtoise Clock Movement
Located in Denton, TX
A great industrial accent for a tabletop or bookshelf the combination of brass and steel gears and a bronze bell. This movement is in non working condition and is used for decorative...
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel, Iron
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Directoire cylinder desk with a book case on top, France 1800
Located in Leimen, DE
Directoire cylinder desk with a book case on top, France 1800, mahogany veneer. The desk has its
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$5,211 Sale Price
20% Off
French Directoire Inlaid Marquetry Side Table or Desk with Meticulous Inlay
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique Directoire table is adorned with intricate diamond marquetry details on the top and
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Vintage 1910s French Directoire Game Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Directoire Bureau a Cylindre - France, circa 1800, Mahogany Secretaire or Desk
Located in Greven, DE
Desk with mirror attachment - Bureau à cylindre
France
Mahogany
Directoire circa 1800
Dimensions
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique French Directoire Style Mahogany Dining Arm Desk Chair Needlepoint Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
An early 20th Century French Directoire style dining chair. Made from solid mahogany with a
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Early 20th Century Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
$700 Sale Price
30% Off
French Directory Bureau Bonheur du jour desk, wood and leather, and bronze inkwe
By French House & Garden
Located in Valladolid, ES
Stunning French Bonheur du Jour mahogany desk or bureau, dating from the early 19th century, with a
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Cabinets
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Early 19th Century Sèvres Neoclassical Ormolu and Bisque Porcelain Clock
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Essex, MA
Period early 19th century Directoire clock attributed to Sèvres. Beautifully sculpted biscuit
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage French Directoire Brass Scroll Arm Tole Metal Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Directoire Brass Scroll Arm Tole Metal Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp with Adjustable
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Late 20th Century Unknown Directoire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Cane Back Louis XVI, Directoire Style Desk Armchair
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Cane Back Louis XVI - Directoire style desk armchair.
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20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
French Directoire Style Large Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange & Gray
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary desk is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the
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2010s French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
French Directoire Style Medium-Large Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange & Gray
Located in Landivy, FR
This Secretary desk is a handmade modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the
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2010s French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
French Directoire Style Narrow Secretary Desk in Wood, Orange Gray Lacquered
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 Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Steel Bronze Neoclassical Directoire Style Console Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional mid-20th century French console table or petite desk made in the style and manner of
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20th Century French Neoclassical Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Fine Quality French Mahogany Bronze Mounted Secretary Desk Bookcase Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine French mahogany bronze mounted secretary desk with bookcase top exemplifies the elegance
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
French Gilded Desk Clock, Directoire Period
Located in Madrid, ES
French gilded desk clock. Directoire period.
Dial signed: "Griebel à Paris,"
late 18th
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Unusual Small French Directoire or Empire Transition Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unusual and small-scale French Directoire/Empire transition period mahogany drop front desk, with
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Fine French Directoire Inkstand
Located in London, Middlesex
Naples in 1790. The King of Naples then commissioned a lacquer roll top desk using the same mounts in
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$103,276
A mahogany Directoire desk
Located in New York, NY
A mahogany Directoire desk, five drawers, tirettes on each side,black leather top, square tapring
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
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French Directoire Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic French directoire desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, every French directoire desk was constructed with great care. There are 195 variations of the antique or vintage French directoire desk you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French directoire 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 French directoire desk, those designed in Louis XVI, Mid-Century Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. A well-made French directoire desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Maison Jansen, Kittinger Furniture Company and Louis Jacques Vaillant are consistently popular.
How Much is a French Directoire Desk?
Prices for a French directoire desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,100 and can go as high as $42,500, while the average can fetch as much as $4,820.
Questions About French Directoire Desk
- 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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