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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

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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

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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

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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

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Mahogany

Superb 19th Century French Empire Escritoire
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous 19th century French Empire three-drawer escritoire with lovely Breche africaine marble
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

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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
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Antique 1880s French Provincial Desks

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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
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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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

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Kingwood, Satinwood

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

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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

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Cherry

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.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

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

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Cherry

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.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks

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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...
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20th Century American American Classical Cabinets

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Hardwood

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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

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Oak

Burr oak French Escritoire
Burr oak French Escritoire
H 56.3 in W 37.41 in D 17.33 in
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

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Rosewood, Satinwood

French Regency Rosewood Escritoire
French Regency Rosewood Escritoire
H 66 in W 44 in D 23 in
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

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Iron

17th century French Oak Escritoire
17th century French Oak Escritoire
H 35 in W 28.5 in D 14.5 in
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
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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

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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
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique French Escritoire Writing Desk
Antique French Escritoire Writing Desk
H 38.19 in W 27.56 in D 18.12 in
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
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks

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Oak

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

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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

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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

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Kingwood, Wood

Antique French Kingwood Escritoire Writing Table
Antique French Kingwood Escritoire Writing Table
H 52.37 in W 27.17 in D 23.23 in
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

An Important  French Desk c.1800
An Important  French Desk c.1800
H 50.79 in W 51.19 in D 26.78 in
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

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Oak

1910, French Oak Escritoire
1910, French Oak Escritoire
H 43.1 in W 44.5 in D 24.6 in
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

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Brass

Rosewood French Inlaid Escritoire
Rosewood French Inlaid Escritoire
H 64.75 in W 32 in L 64.75 in
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

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Oak

19th Century French Oak Escritoire
19th Century French Oak Escritoire
H 54.34 in W 34.65 in D 20.48 in
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

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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
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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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

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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
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Mid-20th Century French Louis Philippe Desks

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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

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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

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Walnut

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

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Wood, Pine

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

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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

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Bronze

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

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Ormolu

Antique French Escritoire Writing Desk
Antique French Escritoire Writing Desk
H 37.8 in W 37.41 in D 18.12 in
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

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Ormolu

Antique French Amboyna Escritoire Writing Desk
Antique French Amboyna Escritoire Writing Desk
H 42.13 in W 28.35 in D 20.08 in
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
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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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
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate, Ormolu

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

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Mirror, Wood

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Inkwells

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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
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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

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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
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Cabinets

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Marble

Biedermier Escritoire
Biedermier Escritoire
H 59.5 in W 38 in D 18 in
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
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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

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Bronze, Brass

Antique Louis XV Escritoire
Antique Louis XV Escritoire
H 42 in W 48 in D 21 in
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

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

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Walnut

Early 19th Century Escritoire
Early 19th Century Escritoire
H 58.27 in W 40.16 in D 20.87 in

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19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
XIX Century Empire Commode 19th CENTURY EMPIRE CHEST. LARGE FRENCH EMPIRE CHEST IN MAHOGANY AND DECORATED WITH GOLDEN BRONZE.130X59X89 CM
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Commode
19th Century French Empire Commode
H 35.04 in W 51.19 in D 23.23 in
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

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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

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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

Early 19th Century Secretary
Early 19th Century Secretary
H 70.48 in W 39.38 in D 18.12 in
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

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Elm, Walnut

Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
H 63.39 in W 38.19 in D 21.66 in
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

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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

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Baize, Mahogany

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

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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

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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

Empire Period Mahogany Sofa-Bed, 19th Century
Empire Period Mahogany Sofa-Bed, 19th Century
H 49.22 in W 77.56 in D 33.86 in
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

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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
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

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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

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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
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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.