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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
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

French Empire Style Writing Desk
French Empire Style Writing Desk
H 32 in W 64 in D 36.5 in
French Empire Style 19th Century Ebonized Mahogany Writing Table Desk
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) ebonized mahogany writing table desk with a leather top & claw
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Large Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat or Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
A large Empire style mahogany bureau plat or writing desk with a dark green leather writing surface
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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
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Antique 18th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted writing desk, leather top circa 1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted writing desk with leather top, circa 1940.
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Vintage 1940s Argentine Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French, Mid-19th Century Empire-Style Desk
French, Mid-19th Century Empire-Style Desk
H 30.5 in W 60.5 in D 31.25 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
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Empire Desk, France 1830
Located in Leimen, DE
This Empire desk dates back to around 1820-30 and was made in Northern Germany. The spacious desk
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Antique 1830s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Desk, France 1830
Empire Desk, France 1830
H 29.93 in W 59.45 in D 27.56 in
French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted writing desk, leather top circa 1940
Located in Miami, FL
A French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted writing desk with leather top, circa 1940.
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Style Bronze and Mahogany Desk Leather
Located in Lyon, FR
Very decorative French desk in the empire style. Structure in solid mahogany and veneered, it is
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Antique 1810s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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
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Vintage 1910s Baltic Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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
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Early 20th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

French Empire Style Mahogany and Bronze Griffins Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed 2 drawer table desk with stretcher
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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 Louis XVI Style Flame Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French mahogany bureau plat writing desk. Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Empire Style Mahogany Roll Top Desk with Bronze Gilt Trim
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany roll top desk with bronze trim.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French Empire style bureau plat, or executive desk, with five dovetailed
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
French Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
H 30.25 in W 63 in D 31.25 in
1800s Antique Desk, French Empire Style, Mahogany, Gilt, Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous antique secretaire a abattant, desk, French Empire style, mahogany, gilt, 1800s, 19th
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

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
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

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.
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Maple

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

Materials

Ormolu

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

Empire Style Table, Desk in Gilt Bronze, Mahogany and Marble.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire style table, desk in gilt bronze, mahogany and marble. 19th century or early 20th century
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Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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...
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20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Charles X Curule Leg Desk Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning French Charles X curule leg desk featuring neoclassical empire style cues. Fronted by
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Ormolu

Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted Empire style mahogany pedestal desk. French, circa 1870
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Stunning Victorian Library Writing Table or Desk Brown Leather Top Gillows Legs
Located in Miami, FL
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Victorian library table writing desk with brown
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Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Bureau Plat or Desk with Gilt Griffin Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire Style Bureau Plat or Desk, France, circa 1950s. Elegant design in black lacquered
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Vintage 1950s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

Early 20th Century Writing Desk in Walnut with Inlay by Meroni & Fossati
By Meroni & Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
more elaborate Empire style, which was introduced after Napoleon established the First French Empire
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Early 20th Century Italian Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Brass and Steel Desk by Maison Jansen, France 1960s
By Maison Jansen
Located in L'Escala, ES
was redecorated by Stéphane Boudin. Boudin furnished the room primarily in the American Empire style
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Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk
By Alexandre Chevrié, Paris 1
Located in New York, NY
Alexandre Chevrie, a museum quality French ormolu mounted mahogany Royal Executive "Empire" Desk
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Mid-Century Ebonized and Mirrored Desk, by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French mid-century (1940s) ebonized and mirrored desk with five drawers and an off-white leather
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mirror, Leather, Wood

1800s Antique French Oromlu-Mounted, Burlwood, 3-Piece Set, Desk, Office Suite!!
Located in Austin, TX
Extraordinary Set, truly outstanding quality, monumental! Antique Desk, Office Suite, French Ormolu
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Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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

Fine 19th Century French Neoclassical Style Amboyna and Gilt Bronze Mounted Writ
Located in Benington, Herts
by the Neoclassical designs. French circa 1880-1900. A superb amboyna writing desk having
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Forney, TX
French Perfection! A most impressive and very fine quality vintage Louis XV style ormolu mounted
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

A Napoleon III Parquetry Pedestal Desk By Guillaume Grohé
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Pedestal Desk, By Guillaume Grohé. France
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Mid-19th Century Ebonised Wood, Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura Desk
Located in London, GB
Empire style. The desk's four ebonised wood legs are of cabriole design, featuring foliate ormolu feet
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stone, Ormolu

French Early 20th C. Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble Console Table
By François Linke
Located in New Orleans, LA
styles were revived to wide popular appeal. During the Second Empire these styles were so eclectic that
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Vintage 1910s French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Maison Lalande Mahogany Library Furniture, Paris, 1890-1900
By Maison Lalande
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine suite of Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany library furniture, Maison Lalande, Paris, 1890
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Biedermeier Secretaire Chest Secretaire Abattant 19th C
Located in London, GB
simplified interpretation of the influential French Empire Style of Napoleon I, which introduced the romance
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Antique 1840s Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Roll-Top Desk with Gilt Bronze-Mounted
Located in Cypress, CA
This impressive 19th century, French Empire style gilt bronze-mounted Fine mahogany roll-top desk
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Pedestal Desk in the Empire Style
Located in London, GB
A fine French late 19th century mahogany and ormolu pedestal desk with tooled leather top in the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Large French Neoclassical Mahogany Roll-Top Desk
Located in Troy, NY
French mahogany Empire desk of stately proportions, with a roll top, revealing a double row of
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Napoleon III Style French Inkwell Made of Wood, Brass and Crystal
Located in Prato, Tuscany
leaves, a clear reference to the Empire style; the bottle is made of cut crystal, shaped so that it can
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Brass

19th Century Desk, Antique Bonheur du Jour, Gamichon a Paris
By Jean-Baptiste Gamichon
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
embassies when required. Most known pieces by Gamichon are in the Empire style and, with the removal of
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

Royal Writing Desk/ Bureau Plat in Empire Style After J. Desmalter, Maple Root
Located in Berlin, DE
Writing table/ bureau plat in Empire style after Jacob Desmalter Maple Roots with thread intarsia
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20th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Empire Fall Top Desk, France, 1810
Located in Belmont, MA
Introducing a remarkable Empire Fall Top Desk, hailing from France during the period of 1800-1810
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Antique Early 1800s European Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Fall Top Desk, France, 1810
Empire Fall Top Desk, France, 1810
H 57.49 in W 38.19 in D 20.08 in
19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
and a shelf. The lion's paw feet indicate the French style epoch of the Empire, whereas the diamond
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Oak, Wood

19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak
19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak
H 48.82 in W 61.03 in D 22.45 in
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

Mahogany and Gilded Bronze Cylinder Desk, Empire Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large cylinder desk in mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer in the Empire style. This secretary with
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome 19th century Empire secrétaire à abattant made of rich bookmatched and figured walnut
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
H 55 in W 38.5 in D 17.5 in
French 19th Century Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A statley 19th century mahogany secre´taire a` abattant from France, circa 1810. This desk has an
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Buffets

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th C. French Empire Style Louis Philippe Period Secretaire Abattant
Located in Forney, TX
detail, and nicely aged mellow patina over the whole. Finished in French Empire taste, having a molded
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Fruitwood

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

19th C. French Restoration Period Empire Style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A striking French Empire style mahogany chest of drawers commode with warm rich patina. circa 1820
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Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Louis XV Style Walnut Root Cabinet 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid French writing cabinet from the Louis XV period from the 19th century. The cabinet has
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Revival Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style Walnut Root Cabinet 19th Century
Louis XV Style Walnut Root Cabinet 19th Century
H 95.28 in W 43.31 in D 18.51 in
Butler's Desk and Etagére, New York, Possibly Duncan Phyfe
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in New York, NY
for the detailing of his piece, the present piece is a blend of English Regency and French Empire
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Antique 1820s American Neoclassical Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

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French Empire Style Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal French empire style writing desk for your home. Each French empire style writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. There are many kinds of the French empire style writing desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right French empire style writing desk, those designed in Empire, louis xv and neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Maison Jansen, Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley and Alexandre Chevrié, Paris each produced at least one beautiful French empire style writing desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a French Empire Style Writing Desk?

The average selling price for a French empire style writing desk at 1stDibs is $5,575, while they’re typically $532 on the low end and $395,000 for the highest priced.