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18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Chateau Bonheur Du Jour or Secretary
Located in Birmingham, AL
in scrolled French toes. This grand Lyonnaise French library desk with it's beautiful, rich patina
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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
H 103 in W 54.5 in D 28.5 in
Antique French Louis XVI Desk ~ Library Table ~ Dining Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Desk ~ Library Table ~ Dining Table is able to fill a multitude of roles
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Louis XIII Style Oak Barley Twist Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine 19th century French carved oak library table, or writing table desk made in the grand Louis
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library table desk Renaissance Gothic.
Direct from France
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Antique 1890s French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 30 in W 39 in D 31 in
20th French Louis XV Style Walnut Desk or Library table with Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
This elegant fruitwood desk was created in France, circa 1920. Made of blond walnut timber, the
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Rococo Library Table
Located in Bozeman, MT
Exceptional 18th century Rococo centre library table in it's original color with great finish
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Antique 18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Large French Oak Library Conference Table Partners Desk
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and beautifully carved large oak library table or partners desk with two drawers on each
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Antique 1880s French Baroque Revival Desks
Materials
Oak
19th Century Empire Style Gold Leaf Library Table / Desk
Located in Houston, TX
This 19th Century Empire Style Gold Leaf Library Table/Desk is a truly exquisite piece of furniture
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Renaissance Style Library Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Renaissance walnut carved library table. This elaborately carved table is a wonderful
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Desks and Writing T...
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Walnut
Antique French Desk Library Office Barley Twist Renaissance Revival Oak 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
EXCELLENT 19th Century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Library Office Executive Desk with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks
Materials
Oak
H 53 in W 52 in D 28.5 in
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Fruitwood and Ormolu Library Table/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
library table/desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine foliate feet and a lovely carved
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
H 28.5 in W 84.75 in D 35.75 in
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
Antique Writing Table for Library 18th Century France
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
into the drawer.
Due to its size, it is perfect for use not only as a desk, but also as a console table.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Walnut Barley Twist Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century walnut library table from France. The top is made from two planks and is banded with a
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Boulle Bureau Plat / Library Table, Late 18th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceptional French Boulle bureau plat has the English feel of a library table with the four rams
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Empire Style Mahogany Library Tub Fauteuil de Bureau or Desk Chair
Located in Nashville, TN
and weight ). The top with French interpretations of the Greek Caryatids (very attractive faces
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wood
French 1890s Inlaid Louis XV Bronze Mounted French-Polished Writing Table Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
French marquetry Desk or library table. The desk has been painstakingly French-polished with shellac for
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
H 29.5 in W 51 in D 31.5 in
Regency period brass inlaid Library table, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Regency period Rosewood Library table, having brass inlaid stringing, an inset
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Antique Early 19th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
Maison Lalande Mahogany Library Furniture, Paris, 1890-1900
By Maison Lalande
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine suite of Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany library furniture,
Maison Lalande, Paris, 1890
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
French gilt bronze Louis XIV figured antique clock with library design
Located in Milano, IT
Imagine stepping back in time to the opulent 19th century, where a magnificent French clock in
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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Bronze
H 20.48 in W 9.06 in D 4.73 in
19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marble Top Library Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand French 19th century library table, writing table, or bureau plat featuring an Italian Carrara
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century Louis XIV Style Library Table by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Chicago, IL
on one of the appliques. This majestic library table demonstrates the luxuriousness attributed to
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Robert Charroy, Wall Desk/Library, France, 1950
By Robert Charroy
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Robert Charroy, rare wall bookcase in red lacquered metal and oak edited by Mobilor, France 1950
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
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Metal
Baker Furniture French Library Cabinet Lighted Secretary Desk Stacking Unit
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in West Chester, PA
Baker Furniture from the 18th century French Stacking Units Collection as shown in the Baker
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Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 84.5 in W 42.75 in D 20.38 in
Antique French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak Dolphin library table desk Renaissance Gothic.
Direct from France
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Antique 1890s French Renaissance Tables
Materials
Oak
H 30 in W 42 in D 27.5 in
Antique French Oak Dining Farm Bakers Table Conference Office Library Desk c1920
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Oak Dining Farm Bakers Table Conference Office Library Desk c1920.
Direct from
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Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
H 30 in W 79 in D 31.25 in
Antique Quartersawn Oak French Renaissance Revival Dining Table Library Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century Figural French Renaissance Revival / Elizabethan style Dining or Library Table
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Antique 1880s Renaissance Revival Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
H 30 in W 34.5 in D 50 in
Antique French Breton Carved Oak Sofa Table Writing Library Desk Louis XIV
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Breton Carved Oak sofa table writing desk Louis XIV.
Direct from France, a
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Tables
Materials
Oak
H 31.25 in W 35.5 in D 23.75 in
Antique French Oak Console Sofa Table Barley Twist Louis XIII Library Desk
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French oak office library desk sofa table barley twist Louis XIII
~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Sofa Tables
Materials
Oak
H 27.5 in W 41.5 in D 26.5 in
Antique French Mahogany Drop Front Brass Gallery Secretary Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Victorian secretary / library writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring drop front
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Period Mahogany Library Stand or Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 19th century French Empire period mahogany gentleman's library stand/ desk, with leather top
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French 1940s White Lacquered Library Table
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
This table could be used as a desk.
The table has a new glass top.
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Library table
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Provence
Table double face. For drawers
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French Art Deco Black Desk, circa 1930
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
French Art Deco black desk circa 1930
This French two drawer desk or library table has an inset
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century William IV Mahogany Library Table
Located in Sydney, NSW
A William IV library table in mahogany. The table has one-drawer to the frieze and two fitted
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Antique 1830s French William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Limoges Cobalt Gold Encrusted Library Magnifying Glass
By Limoges
Located in South Newfane, VT
Produced in Limoges, France during the Belle Époque, this cobalt porcelain magnifying glass is
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Important Empire Center, Library, End, Tea Table, Desk, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Empire mahogany and giltwood library table/having two candle-slides, the rectangular top with
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Antique 19th Century French Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Carved French Library Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French Napoleon III oak desk with a beveled and carved edge around the top following
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Mahogany Library Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large, leather-topped mahogany desk from 1870s, France. This exceptional antique incorporates
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Antique 19th Century French Restauration Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Leather Desk/Library/Corner Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
High quality, handmade, solid walnut chair with beautifully aged and worn leather upholstery.
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Early 20th Century French Régence Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Signed French Walnut Barley Twist Library Desk, 1900
Located in Hamburg, PA
Signed French walnut barley twist library desk with three drawers and functional pull-out work
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Italian Library Table Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wonderful 19th century painted Italian library table/desk. This piece is the perfect size for a
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Antique 19th Century Italian French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Desk Barley Twist Oak Office Library Desk Renaissance Revival
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautiful 19th Century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Library Office Desk with Drawers
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Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 46.5 in W 45.25 in D 26 in
c.1875 French Walnut Louis XIII Library Table/Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Gorgeous antique French walnut Louis XIII library table or desk with outstanding hand-carved barley
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Oak Library Desk
Located in High Point, NC
19th-C. French library table made from oak with a beveled and gardened edge around the banded top
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Oak
Vintage French Design Kidney Shape Carved Walnut Office Library Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Design Kidney Shape Carved Walnut Office Library Desk
Featuring a charming
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Vintage 1940s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Walnut Renaissance Revival Writing Desk Library Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
19th century French walnut desk or library table, the top fitted with a pair of drawers to the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Walnut
Vintage French Provincial Corner Side Table Library Writing Desk 47"
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Intriguing French Provincial Corner desk or side table, circa 1970s. Features a central dovetailed
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Vintage 1970s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Vintage French Mahogany Directoire Style Desk Writing Table Library Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vintage French Directoire style desk in mahogany, having a gilt-tooled leather top and further drop
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Mid-20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.5 in W 61.5 in D 31.5 in
Fine French Art Deco Desk or Library Table Attributed to Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco light mahogany desk, library table attributed to André Arbus with four
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Circa 1890 Antique French Walnut 3-Drawer Library Table or Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Extraordinary antique French Louis XIV style table with 3 hand-dovetailed drawers, and 4 square
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Library Table Desk Bureau Plat Renaissance Carved Oak Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Library Table Desk Bureau Plat Renaissance Carved Oak Gothic.
Direct from France
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 30.25 in W 59 in D 33 in
19th Century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak dolphin library table desk Renaissance Gothic
~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 31 in W 47 in D 35.5 in
19th Century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic
~Direct from
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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Renaissance Desk Carved Oak Barley Twist Office Library Table
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Renaissance Desk Carved Oak Barley Twist Office Library Table.
Direct from France
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing T...
Materials
Oak
H 28.75 in W 58.5 in D 32 in
19th Century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Desk Table Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~
~A wonderful antique French carved oak library tale or “bureau plat” desk
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 30.5 in W 46 in L 30.5 in
Antique French Provincial Turtle Top Scalloped Mahogany Side Table Library Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
French Provincial side table or desk, circa 1940s. Features a serpentine top over a scalloped apron
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Vintage 1940s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.25 in W 36 in D 23.75 in
Antique French Country Oak Library Writing Desk Hall Table Provincial Farmhouse
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century French Country writing desk. Made from oak with a rectangular form featuring a
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 27 in W 43.5 in D 28 in
Fine French Second Empire Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Library Desk Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in Benington, Herts
Fine French Napoleon III second Empire gilt bronze-mounted library desk probably by Krieger
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.32 in W 63.19 in D 31.5 in
Antique French DIning Table Library Desk Renaissance Carved Oak Baroque c1880
Located in Shreveport, LA
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THIS MASSIVE writing desk, library table, conference table OR DINING TABLE is solid oak with a rich
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Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29.5 in W 66.25 in D 40 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the French library desk you’re looking for. A French library desk — often made from wood, oak and walnut — can elevate any home. There are 111 variations of the antique or vintage French library desk you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the French library desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each French library desk bearing Louis XV, Louis XVI or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. A well-made French library desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Van Cleef & Arpels, Drexel and Maison Kriéger are consistently popular.
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A French library desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,195, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $145,000.
Questions About French Library Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, you can use a library table as a desk. In fact, many people like the spacious tops found on library tables because they usually have enough room to accommodate a computer and provide additional work space. Find a range of library tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In 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.