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Inlaid Parquetry Desk or Writing Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Elegant French Louis XV style parquetry writing desk with fitted interior and gilt mounts. Leather
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Important French Brass Inlaid Paint Decorated Rolltop Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
locks for the best French ebenistes and furniture makers. The desk is a work of art with gorgeous
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

20th Century Inlaid Wood French Napoleon III Style Writing Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant French writing desk from the first half of the 20th century in Napoleon III style. Finished
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Vintage 1920s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Small Inlaid Petite Demilune Writing Desk Made in France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV style small inlaid petite Demilune writing desk, made in France. Item
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

20th Century France Louis XV Kingwood Inlaid Marquetry Desk and Writing Table
By Charles Topino
Located in Roma, RM
Purple ebony centre desk - France, 20th century, in the manner of CHARLES TOPINO, XIX century
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Kingwood

Antique C1870s French Louis XVI Style Inlaid King Wood Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
ladies writing desk with a cartonnier shelf compartment above the writing surface. The desk features
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Inlaid Wood French Louis XVI Style Napoleon III Era Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the second half of the 19th century. Napoleon III furniture in Louis XVI
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Canvas

20th Century Inlaid Wood Gold Bronze French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Wavy and rounded furniture, in Louis XV style
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Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th-Century Neoclassical Writing Desk Inlaid with Brass
Located in Opole, PL
Early 20th-Century Neoclassical Writing Desk Inlaid with Brass We present you a Neoclassical
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely exquisite antique French inlaid bureau plat desk. This was made in France, it dates
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk
Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk
H 28.75 in W 41.74 in D 27.17 in
Antique French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Writing Slope Box 19Ct
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of a polished brass inlaid travelling writing slope made
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fine 19th century French brass inlaid mahogany desk of exceptional quality. Having old tooled
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk
19th Century French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk
H 29.93 in W 57.09 in D 31.5 in
French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) parquetry inlaid top table desk with bronze trim and single
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Brass Inlaid French Boulle Style Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
A fine 19th century French Boulle style desk, brass inlaid on a black background with classical
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century Inlaid Wood Napoleon III Style French Writing Table, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small French writing desk from the early 20th century. Furniture finished from the center inlaid in
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Directoire Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Leather Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Directoire (Late 18th Century) mahogany desk with a black leather top surrounded by a
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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

Antique French Napoleon Brass Ormolu Mounted 3 Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Napoleon Brass Ormolu Mounted 3 Drawer Writing Desk Antique French Napoleon III
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Vintage 1930s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Satinwood and Inlaid Kidney Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) satinwood and inlaid 6 legged kidney shaped desk with side
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Stunning Inlaid Mahogany Marquetry Bronze Mounted Directoire French Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This desk is absolutely stunning with gorgeous mahogany done in marquetry inlay and bright bronze
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Vintage 1920s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique 19th Century French Museum Quality Inlaid Writing Table with Bronze Trim
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French museum quality inlaid writing table with bronze trim. Excellent
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Louis XVI Style Inlaid Wood Desk, France 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-Century Louis XVI style inlaid wood desk, France 1960s Three drawers. Bronze details. Good
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Vintage 1960s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent and very rare Régence style marquetry inlaid grand bureau plat or writing desk
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
H 37.41 in W 87.8 in D 43.31 in
Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau plat. A French, walnut and boxwood writing desk in Louis XV revival taste
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Walnut

French 19th Century Charles X Period Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Charles X period Rosewood and brass inlaid desk. The unique and most
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Louis XVI Inlaid Burled Walnut Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Just in from Avignon - this lovely French Louis XVI burled walnut desk has an inlaid molding on all
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Monumental Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Cylinder Desk Circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
leather writing surface and two pull out trays on each side for additional surface area. The desk has a
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Leather Top Louis XV Style Writing Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French writing desk beautifully finished in walnut, leather and inlaid burlwood veneer, is a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin
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Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

19th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Palisander Ladies Desk with Brass Ornaments
Located in Sofia, BG
French elegant small desk in palisander veneer, decorated with floral marquetry, revealing drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Palisander

Vintage French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Bronze Ormolu Small Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV style marquetry inlay bronze ormolu small writing desk. Item features
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Satinwood

Impressive French Writing Desk in the Antique Style of Louis XIV Mahogany Bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
, broadly framed writing surface, inlaid with gold embossed leather surface, including three drawers of
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20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Rococo Style Writing Desk Mounted with Gilt Bronze
Located in London, GB
Rococo style writing desk mounted with gilt bronze French, late 19th century Measures: Height
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptionally inlaid antique slant-front drafting desk. circa 1900 Hand-crafted in the
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Felt, Ebony, Burl, Rosewood, Palisander, Maple, Mahogany, Kingwood

Emile Galle "Ombelles" Floral and Pastoral Marquetry Writing Desk
By Emile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau writing desk featuring an open upper section with a marquetry inlaid pasteral
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Pedestal Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality English 19th century Victorian Amboyna Pedestal Desk. The desk top
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Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Amboyna

Fine Antique 19th Century Wood and Bronze Inlaid Desk
Located in London, GB
Exquisite quality wood and bronze inlaid desk with shelfs.   
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Ebonized Pearwood Two-Tier Tambour Top Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco ebonized pearwood writing desk with a tambour roll top upper section concealing four pairs
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20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather, Fruitwood

Louis XVI Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk, 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Louis XVI brass inlaid mahogany desk with parcel-gilt and green leather inset top. The mahogany
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Important Rectangular Desk Table, Finely Inlaid in Various Woods
Located in Alba, IT
Important rectangular desk table, finely inlaid in various woods. The table top is made up of
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing-Table by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry inlaid writing-table, by François Linke. French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Mahogany Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A flame mahogany writing desk, with leather inlaid side slides and five drawers surrounding the
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Mahogany Desk
French Mahogany Desk
H 30 in W 60 in D 30 in
Shagreen Writing Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
sculptural writing desk as an ode to his iconic lighting collection. The tabletop is inlaid in cream shagreen
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Very Fine Ormolu, Porcelain and Marquetry Writing Desk by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
Very fine ormolu, porcelain and marquetry writing desk by Henry Dasson French, 1890 Height 74cm
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Double Stacked Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The double stacked writing desk is a statement piece for any living space with its irregular
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Shagreen Stingray

Very Fine 19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Desk or Library Centre Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century marquetry inlaid bird’s-eye maple desk or library centre table, finely
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Writing Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
. Having an inset green leather writing surface with gilt tooling. gilded ormolu mouldings and monopodia
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Maison Dominique Domin, Genevriére Art Deco Veneer Writing Desk or Vanity Table
By Andre Domin & Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in Firenze, IT
Exceptionally rare executive corner writing desk or vanity table branded Dominique, Paris. This
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Antique George III Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
green gold tooled inset leather writing surface above a pair of crossbanded frieze drawers, raised on
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Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful 19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk with immaculate new embossed leather writing
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk
19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk
H 29.75 in W 55 in D 30.75 in
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood Inlaid Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, ormolu, and Brocatelle d’Espagne marble
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Sonia Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
iconic writing desk, the Sonia has elegant legs inlaid in shagreen and bronze-patina brass. Add a mirror
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Fine 18th Century ‘French Hepplewhite’ Mahogany Ladies Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century ‘French Hepplewhite’ figured mahogany ladies writing table of serpentine form
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Tulipwood

Antique French Writing Table Transition Style Louis XV – Louis XVI
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Writing Table / Bonheur du Jour Transition Style Louis XV – Louis XVI This
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Mounted Writing Table of Fine Quality
Located in Benington, Herts
/ writing table. French, circa 1870. A very attractive and of the finest quality Kingwood bureau de
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Parquetry Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (20th Century) desk with a parquetry inlaid top and gilt bronze trim with a
Category

20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Charles X Birdseye Davenport Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Charles X bird’s-eye maple davenport table desk with amaranth marquetry inlaid top and drop
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Tulipwood, Charmwood, and
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Art Deco Desk by Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charles Dudouyt oak desk with double base, made in the 1940s in France. The sturdy oak construction
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Art Deco Desk by Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940s
Art Deco Desk by Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940s
H 29.93 in W 74.81 in D 30.52 in
French Charles X Maple Cross Leg Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Charles X maple and inlaid cross leg table desk with 3 drawers.
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

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French Inlaid Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French inlaid writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each French inlaid writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. If you’re shopping for a French inlaid writing desk, we have 806 options in-stock, while there are 37 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a French inlaid writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A French inlaid writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in louis xv, Louis XVI and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. A well-made French inlaid writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by R & Y Augousti, Guillerme et Chambron and François Linke are consistently popular.

How Much is a French Inlaid Writing Desk?

Prices for a French inlaid writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $420 and can go as high as $15,675,000, while the average can fetch as much as $5,476.
Questions About French Inlaid Writing Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In 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.