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1920s, French Leather Top Writing Desk with Chrome Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s French writing table with 2 drawers. A designer in the past added the leather top and chrome
Category
Vintage 1920s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
French neoclassical style writing desk with leather top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Carved wood. Leather top. 31" h x 51 1/4" w x 28" d.
Condition
Scratches. Paint loss. Stains to
Category
Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined antique French Louis XVI style writing desk crafted in exotic tulipwood veneer with
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Leather Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A striking 19th-century walnut French writing table with one drawer and a black leather top. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk with bronze trim and ornate
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Country French Solid Walnut Leather Top Writing Table Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
High quality craftsmanship solid walnut french country desk with leather top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Grange French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Leather Top Writing Desk
By Grange
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style bureau plat desk or writing desk
By Grange
France
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Mahogany Leather Top Directoire Writing Desk with Pull Out Trays
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very good French mahogany Directoire desk with bronze ormolu and restrained and simple
Category
Vintage 1930s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.75 in W 51 in D 27.5 in
Maitland Smith French Provincial Louis XV Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Maitland Smith
Philippines, Circa
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Kidney-shaped Veneer Writing Desk with Brown Leather Top
Located in Sofia, BG
French kidney-shaped veneer writing table, topped with a leather-covered desk and opening with two
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 32.68 in W 48.43 in D 23.23 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk, Writing Table, Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Late 19th Century French Louis XVI style mahogany desk features a gold tooled red leather top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.25 in W 39.25 in D 23.5 in
French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk Bureauplatt, Bronze Gilt Mounts Leather Top
Located in Miami, FL
irregular top dressed with inset green embossed leather writing surface and bronze banding around the edges
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 33.08 in W 82.29 in D 34.45 in
Period French Directior Leather Topped Writing Table.
Located in Hudson, NY
This beautiful period writing table was constructed in France circa 1790 to 1800 of rich imported
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Louis XV Leather Top Cocobola Wood Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable Louis XV style ladies writing desk handcrafted in exotic cocobola wood with a
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cocobolo
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.
Category
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.91 in W 43.51 in D 25.79 in
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.
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.5 in W 53.25 in D 28.25 in
French Painted Leather Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
French painted leather top desk, a twist on a classic 18th-century French design. Finished in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century French Carved Oak Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This is an authentic French antique carved desk with a leather top made of oak, having intricate
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Walnut Louis Philippe Desk Leather Top Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French 19th century Louis Philippe pine desk, the top is recovered of coated fabric.
Ten drawers of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
H 47.64 in W 49.02 in D 29.34 in
Vintage French Louis XV Style Walnut Leather Top Bronze Ormolu Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Walnut Leather Top Bronze Ormolu Writing Desk. Item features a
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30 in W 54.5 in D 27.5 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.5 in W 55 in D 30.25 in
French Writing Desk with Embossed Leather Top in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant French Louis XVI style writing desk featuring an inset, embossed chestnut brown leather
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 29.5 in W 35.5 in D 21.5 in
French Marble Top Writing Table, Tooled-Leather Writing Surface, on Casters
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Marble-Top Writing Table on Casters, Pull-Out Drawer, Gilt Tooled-Leather Writing Surface
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
H 31 in W 21.63 in D 12.75 in
19th Century French bronze mounted leather top writing desk / tric trac table
Located in Charleston, SC
19th Century French bronze mounted leather top writing desk / tric trac table featuring a removable
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 27.5 in W 48.25 in D 25 in
Antique French Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautifully designed and extremely well made antique French writing desk. This was made in France
Category
Vintage 1930s British Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Black Leather Top French Directoire Style Writing Desk Bureau Plat, Circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
desk is made of solid cherry and features a fantastic black leather top desk and embossed as well. The
Category
Vintage 1960s American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30 in W 51 in D 27 in
French Directoire Period Writing Desk of Walnut and Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French Directoire period writing table or desk of walnut and mahogany from the late 18th
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 29 in W 51.25 in D 25.75 in
19th Century French Renaissance Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance leather top writing table is perfect for adding an Old World touch
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique French Writing Desk
Located in Portland, OR
that draws inspiration from French design. Featuring leather top with tooled edge and corner details
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Oak
French Tulipwood Writing Desk
Located in Cheltenham, GB
"Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present a stunning French Tulipwood Writing Desk, dating
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tulipwood
French Charles X Writing Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
The epitome of French elegance and style, this French Charles X-style writing desk takes the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mahogany construction with rectangular leather writing surface with gilt brass medallion pulls
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French leather top bureau plat desk, made in France and dating from around the
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Kidney Shaped Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French kidney shaped leather top desk, dating from around the 1930’s period.
It
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 1940s Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Located in Buchanan, NY
Unusual and handsome mahogany French desk from the 1940s-1950s with a distressed leather top. There
Category
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Modern Neoclassical Ebony & Leather Desk /Writing Table, JeanMichel Frank
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
An elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical desk in the style of Jean-Michel Frank. The piece
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 30.75 in W 42 in D 21 in
Stunning Victorian Library Writing Table or Desk Brown Leather Top Gillows Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Library furniture. Its quite slim which makes it ideal as a study or laptop desk. The leather top is cow
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.34 in W 57.88 in D 31.5 in
Leather Top Cherry Desk
Located in New York, NY
A French cherry writing table finished on four sides with three drawers. The square and tapered
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Walnut Barley Twist Desk with Leather Top
Located in Port Chester, NY
A handsome leather topped desk or writing table with spectacular barley twist legs and support
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique French Directoire Neoclassical Mahogany Leather Top Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Directoire Neoclassical Mahogany Leather Top Desk is a marvel of timeless
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
Writing Desk. This exquisite piece, made in France circa 1940’s, exudes timeless charm and grandeur
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Andre Arbus Ormolu Maple Writing Desk
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
French 1940s ormolu mounted maple writing desk with leather inset top above 2 frieze drawers on
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Mahogany Travel Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
French 19th century mahogany travel writing desk
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 94cm
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Writing Table on Casters, Pull-Out Gilt-Tooled Leather Top
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French writing table on casters, pull-out gilt-tooled leather top above a drawer, two storage
Category
20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
20th Century French Bureau Plat/ Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century French bureau plat/ writing desk
In Bois Satiné veneer, mirror veneer covering all
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk or Writing Table with Embossed Leather
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An outstanding French Louis XV desk having embossed leather top and a faux front on its back so
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.5 in W 55 in D 27.25 in
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
Category
Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
19th Century Louis XV Style Leather Top French Desk
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th Century Louis XV Style Leather Top French Desk is a remarkable and ornate antique piece
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
French Louis XVI Kingwood Veneer, Ormolu, and Red Leather Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th century) writing desk with kingwood veneer, a rectangular red leather
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Kingwood
Maison-Jansen Attributed French Leather, Top Bureau Plat Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French leather top bureau plat desk with pull-out slides.
The table extends 12.5" on each
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Guillerme & Chambron Writing Desk in Oak and Leather
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, writing desk, oak, leather, France, 1960s.
This desk is
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Guillerme & Chambron Writing Desks in Oak and Leather
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, writing desks, oak, leather, France, 1960s.
This set of
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th Century French Louis XV Brown Leather Carved Cherry Writing Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
region of France circa 1850 and built of cherry wood, the desk stands on elegant cabriole legs over a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Cherry
H 31 in W 66 in D 30.5 in
French Louis XV Style Desk with Leather Writing Pad, Black with Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style desk, with leather writing pad top, from the 19th century. This antique
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 30.75 in W 70 in D 33.5 in
Jacques Adnet writing desk made in France 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful avant garde desk designed by Jacques Adnet and manufactured in his own atelier in France
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco French Desk in Macassar with Leather Top Insert
Located in Houston, TX
with a strip of brown leather in the middle of the desk’s top. Each of the legs have brass decorative
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
1800's Antique French Napoleon III Period, Burlwood, Leather, Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Desk, Writing, French Napoleon III Period, Burlwood, Leather Lining, 1800s, 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 42 in W 31.5 in D 20.5 in
Large French Boulle Inlay Partners Desk Writing Table Desks
Located in Potters Bar, GB
condition ready for home use right away.
The desk has a red leather top to the main writing surface. Some
Category
Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Mid-Century Louis XV Style Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French, Louis XV style, black lacquered chestnut writing desk, circa 1940's features a brass
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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French Leather Top Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the French leather top writing desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, every French leather top writing desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French leather top writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A French leather top writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Empire styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one French leather top writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Jansen, Baker Furniture Company and Karges Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a French Leather Top Writing Desk?
Prices for a French leather top writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,000 and can go as high as $63,779, while the average can fetch as much as $4,622.
Finding the Right desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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