French Escritoire
French Escritoire Desk Mahogany Antique, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French Mahogany Escritoire.
Circa 1860
This Escritoire Stands Upon Turned Feet.
Having Fluted
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Antique 1860s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Escritoire Desk Mahogany Antique Chest
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This rather imposing escritoire stands upon turned feet.
The bottom panelled doors open to reveal
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Antique 1860s Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XV Style Marquetry Escritoire circa.1880
Located in Worcester, GB
French Louis XV Style Marquetry Escritoire with Brèche d’Alep Marble Top, circa 1880
A fine 19th
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Antique 19th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century French Empire Escritoire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality, 18th century Louis XV Escritoire. The Escritoire has a drawer at the
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Superb 19th Century French Empire Escritoire
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous 19th century French Empire three-drawer escritoire with lovely Breche africaine marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Wood
French Empire Escritoire Chest Desk 1880 Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic French Empire escritoire / desk
Crafted from mahogany with ormolu fittings
Great space
Category
Antique 1880s French Provincial Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French writing table, also known as an escritoire. This dates from around the
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Tallboy Correspondence Desk, French, Kingwood, Escritoire, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tallboy correspondence desk. A French, drawing room escritoire in bookmatched
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Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
H 56.5 in W 33.67 in D 17.13 in
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Escritoire Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French ormolu mounted escritoire writing bureau, dating from around
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Antique 1890s British Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Buffet Secretaire, Escritoire Cabinet Cherrywood, France
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique buffet escritoire secretaire cabinet, made circa 1900
Desk very convenient to store and
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks
Materials
Cherry
H 47.05 in W 44.1 in D 22.45 in
Antique French Satinwood, Gold Bronze & Sèvres Porcelain Escritoire, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French satinwood, gold bronze & sèvres porcelain escritoire, circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 50.25 in W 28.25 in D 23 in
19th C Buffet Secretaire, Escritoire Cabinet Louis Philippe Cherrywood, France
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique Louis Philippe buffet escritoire secretaire cabinet, circa 1850-1860
Desk very convenient
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Cherry
H 40.16 in W 49.41 in D 22.45 in
Antique French Bronze D' Ore Mounted Escritoire Writing Desk, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French bronze D' Ore mounted Escritoire writing desk, Circa 1890.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Escritoire Desk
Located in Brea, CA
This Louis XV style vanity gilt bronze-mounted desk has one wide drawer in front and there are 6 drawers on two lines for even more storage. Fine writing desk with curved sides and g...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Recent Sales
Burr oak French Escritoire
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is pleased to offer a high-quality French abattant escritoire, beautifully
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Oak
French Regency Rosewood Escritoire
Located in Pawleys Island, SC
French Regency rosewood escritoire featuring satinwood interior drawers. This elegant piece
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Regency Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood
19th Century French Empire Escritoire
Located in Bedford, NY
Flame Mahogany wood. It has a fully fitted interior flanked by Corinthian columns and with secret drawers.It was made in Paris between 1860 and 1880. The writing surface is 31"from f...
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
17th century French Oak Escritoire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Simple decoration of paneling and rare 'rat tail' hinges, single paneled door opens to shelf
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks
Materials
Iron
French Antique Escritoire Desk Chest 1900 Inlaid Empire
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French antique Empire escritoire we, date to circa 1900.
Great piece of furniture, kind
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Antique Early 1900s Empire Desks
Signed Walnut Leather-Top Louis XV Escritoire, France circa 1740
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Walnut Louis XV Leather Top Writing Table, Signed J.P. Latz
Single Drawer with Simple Ebony Stringing. Gilt Bronze Mounts with Original Lock and Key.
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Empire Escritoire 1880 Desks Bureau Chest Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French Empire antique escritoire or desk.
These are great and practical space saving
Category
Antique 1880s Empire Desks
Napoleon III Writing Desk 'Scrivania' Inlaid Escritoire
Located in Liverpool, GB
Rare in the antique trade very effective and decorative "Scrivania" secretary (with a folding writing table),
made in the times and style of Napoleon III, probably on individual ord...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Louis XVI Style Vintage French Mahogany Writing Table, Leather Top, circa 1940
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first!
Louis XVI style vintage French mahogany writing table or escritoire circa 1940
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.5 in W 39.5 in D 23.5 in
Antique French Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous antique French escritoire writing desk, dating from around the 1880-1900 period.
It is
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Bureau Desk, French, Escritoire, Oak, 19th Century, circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau desk, a French escritoire in oak dating to circa 1870.
A fine example
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks
Materials
Oak
H 72.45 in W 41.74 in D 22.05 in
French Escritoire Desk Empire Antique Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous French Empire escritoire desk with intricate floral inlay
Classic piece of space saving
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Antique Early 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Carved Mahogany Escritoire
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality french escritoire, circa 1830.
Unusual offers an additional pull out sliding writing
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Antique Early 19th Century French William IV Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Kingwood Escritoire Writing Table
Located in London, GB
This antique French Escritoire is a stunning item and in great condition. I would date it to around
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Vintage 1910s French Desks
Materials
Kingwood, Wood
An Important French Desk c.1800
Located in Kent, Dover
A large French escritoire of fine quality in solid Cuban mahogany. With a roll top, it comprises
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
1910, French Oak Escritoire
Located in High Point, NC
This oak escritoire offers a secluded workspace. Built in France circa 1910, contoured partitions
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20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Rosewood French Inlaid Escritoire
Located in Wilson, NC
This rosewood French inlaid escritoire is profusely inlaid with urns, flowers, stylized scalloped
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Antique 1890s French Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Oak Escritoire
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century French, oak escritoire, having amazing inlay with various woods in balanced
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Empire Escritoire Desk Antique French Inlay 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stylish French Empire escritoire desk we date to circa 1880
Elegant inlay on the all sides shows
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Antique French Inlaid Walnut Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French compact desk also known as an escritoire, with a wonderful
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
Introducing the epitome of elegance and sophistication - the Antique French Louis XVI Escritoire
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century French Painted Escritoire Bureau
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This is an elegant 20th-century French Louis Philippe-style walnut painted escritoire, also known
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Inlaid Escritoire Vanity Desk
Located in North York, ON
This Louis XV style vanity desk hails from 1920’s France. The piece has one wide drawer in front
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Brass
Antique Escritoire Cabinet, French Secretaire, Chest of Drawers, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique escritoire cabinet. A French, burr walnut secretaire chest of drawers with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 55.71 in W 32.09 in D 16.74 in
Faux Bamboo Escritoire or Writing Desk Table of Long-Leaf Pine from France
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French faux bamboo escritoire or writing table desk, c.1870-1910, featuring a fitted (and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
H 47.5 in W 40.13 in D 22.75 in
19th Century Mahogany Brass Inlaid Escritoire Writing Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
French empire writing cabinet circa 1820.
Inlaid with brass and ebony, in 2 parts. The bottom
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Antique Early 19th Century French Secretaires
A Fine Escritoire in the late Louis XVIth Manner
Located in London, GB
& lockable doors house a shelved interior, housed between conforming brass inlaid columns.
France, Circa
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Antique 1880s French Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Rare Empire Secretaire with Side Drawers, Mahogany, Bronzes, France circa 1810.
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine, unusual, petite Empire so called Secretaire / Secretary Desk / Escritoire from France around
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Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 52.37 in W 27.56 in D 13.78 in
Antique French Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French escritoire writing desk, dating from around the 1930’s.
This
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Amboyna Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French amboyna escritoire writing desk. This was made in France, we
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Maison Jansen Ebonized Marble Top Commode Escritoire
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic ebonized commode or chest of drawers featuring an escritoire or secretaire drop down
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Fine 19th French Marquetry Escritoire or Writing Box, Napoleon III, circa 1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very fine 19th century French marquetry escritoire or writing box from the Napoleon III period
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Ormolu
H 15.5 in W 15.5 in D 9.5 in
19th Century Sewing Table Louis Philippe Exotic Wood Escritoire and Work Table
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique Louis Philippe sewing table, circa 1850-1860
A good quality centre work and writing table
Exotic wood
The lift-up lid opens up to reveal a mirror and compartments.
Lower draw...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
H 28.75 in W 19.69 in D 13 in
Napoleon III French Inkwell in Bronze And Marble 1848-1850
Located in Prato, Tuscany
strong line, make it pleasantly placeable on any desk or escritoire. Made in France between 1848 and 1850
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fabulous Quality Mahogany French Escritoire
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
Here we have a mahogany French escritoire with amazing figured veneers to the drawer fronts and
Category
Antique 1860s British Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Superb 19th Century French Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a very nice antique walnut escritoire made in France, circa 1890 original brass handles
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Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Escritoire Abbatant 19th Century Napoleon III, circa 1890
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A late 19th century Napoloeon III French ebonized Escritoire Abbatant, circa 1890 with canted
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Cabinets
Materials
Maple
Antique French Escritoire Abbatant 19th Century Napoleon III, circa 1890
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A late 19th century Napoloeon III French ebonized Escritoire Abbatant, circa 1890 with canted
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Cabinets
Materials
Maple
Antique French Escritoire Abbatant 19th century Napoleon III, circa 1890
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A late 19th century Napoloeon III French ebonized Escritoire Abbatant, circa 1890 with canted
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Cabinets
Materials
Maple
Napoleon III French Cabinet Escritoire Kingwood and Rosewood, France, 1890
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Napoleon III French Escritoire cabinet Kingwood and rosewood France 1890
We are delighted to
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Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Biedermier Escritoire
Located in Port Chester, NY
Good example of a Biedermier escritoire, dark green leather inlay, secret top and bottom drawers
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French Empire Mahogany "Table de Salon or Escritoire"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 19th century French Empire period mahogany "table de salon or escritoire" with black marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Rosewood and Ormolu Mounted Vernis Martin Escritoire
Located in Darwen, GB
A French Louis XVI Style rosewood, marquetry & ormolu Vernis Martin escritoire. With a rectangular
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French 19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Escritoire Writing Cabinet
Located in Macclesfield, GB
An exceptional quality French marquetry inlaid escritoire writing cabinet. The fall is beautifully
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique Louis XV Escritoire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique, 19th century Louis XV fall front writing desk. Solid walnut construction with oak as secondary wood. Hand carved decoration is solid wood panels top, front and sides. Origin...
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Mid 19th Century Napoleon III Bonheur du Jour Escritoire with Tambour
Located in Santander, ES
legs terminating in brass shoes. The desk is finished on all 4 sides. Expertly french polished.
We
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks
H 40.16 in W 31.7 in D 19.69 in
Early 19th Century Escritoire
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Excellent quality early 19th century bleached walnut escritoire with fantastic interior. One of the
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Antique Early 19th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique Early 19th Century French Empire drop front secretary desk made with magnificent high quality flame mahogany adorned with bronze doré mounts and its original gray mar...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
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Bronze
19th Century French Empire desk Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful upright secrétaire from the French Empire period. The desk is made of oak with burr walnut veneer, decorated with bronze ormolu elements. These are typical of the French Em...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Neoclassical Marble Top Console Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent 19th century French empire gilt wood console table featuring a marbleized limestone top with partial shell fossil remnants. The marble specimen is a dark garnet color with wh...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Secretary, Germany, 1820
A magnificent Empire-style secretary crafted in walnut veneer over coniferous wood, with ebonized accents and partial gilding. This piece showcases t...
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Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South German 1820. This unique and very beautiful secretary desk dates back to the early phase of the Biedermeier style. It has a beautiful walnut veneer ...
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Demilune Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
French demi lune sideboard in mahogany. Empire, circa 1820.
Two-door corpus in demi lune form. Mahogany veneered on oak. One drawer. Newer slightly overhanging granite top instea...
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Antique Early 19th Century Empire Cabinets
Materials
Granite
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining
We present you this piece of furniture with three drawers at the bottom, a drop front, and a narrow drawer und...
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Baize, Mahogany
H 62.21 in W 44.1 in D 23.23 in
19th Century French Ebony and Boulle Bookcase/Vitrine
By François Linke
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A handsome bookcase or china cabinet made in France in the last half of the 19th century. The case is in ebonized wood (including the top), and is curved at each side. There are thre...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Fine English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary-Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine English table with a "hidden" writing desk/ secretary opening via three articulated compartments.
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Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 beautifully crafted from flame mahogany. The top has a striking gold tooled black le...
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Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Period Mahogany Sofa-Bed, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Sofa-bed of the Empire period in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer with rich decoration of finely chased and gilded bronzes. This sofa is decorated in front of a lyre in the center,...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Sofas
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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 drawers on each side,
with gilt-bronze mounts and inset tooled green leather writing su...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine Rare Pair 17th Century Oyster Walnut Chests on Stands
Located in Lymington, GB
A fine, and rare, very closely-matched pair of late-17th century oyster walnut chests on stands.
English, Charles II period, ca 1685.
Both with fleur-de-lys inlays bordered by holl...
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Antique 17th Century English Charles II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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 small decorations on each corner, above five drawers, the middle one opening from th...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this magnificent desk boasts a mahogan...
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Antique Early 1800s European Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
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French Escritoire For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic French escritoire available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every French escritoire was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a French escritoire — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A French escritoire made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French escritoire over the years, but those crafted by Maison Jansen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a French Escritoire?
A French escritoire can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,575, while the lowest priced sells for $1,200 and the highest can go for as much as $53,492.