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French Platt Desk

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French Writing Desk or Bureau Platt
Located in Houston, TX
Shaped writing desk with ormolu mounts; bronze doré edge and scrolling designs. Black leather top
Category

Vintage 1920s French Desks

Materials

Kingwood

French Writing Desk or Bureau Platt
French Writing Desk or Bureau Platt
H 31 in W 54.5 in L 31 in
French Louis XV Style Ormolu Marquetry Platt Desk
Located in Lake Worth, FL
. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Marquetry Platt Desk French
Category

Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Specimen Marble Topped Bureau Platt Desk, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Rare and exquisite late 19th century French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted walnut bureau platt desk
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Desk or Bureau Platt
Located in Houston, TX
Large impressive desk with inset leather top surrounded By gilt trim and brass edge over three
Category

Mid-20th Century Romanian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Louis XV Style Brass Mounted Bureau Platt or Desk Having Leather Insert Top
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XV style desk or bureau platt, having a new black, leather top with gilt trim. It has a
Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks

Materials

Walnut

Large Desk / In The Manor of Joseph Andre Motte
Located in Jersey City, NJ
1970's desk in the manor of Joseph Andre Motte. Desk is wood platted with steel and has two drawers
Category

Vintage 1970s French Desks

Materials

Steel

1930s Sterling Silver '3rd Hussars' Inkstand
By Carrington & Co
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
'Presented to Lieut C. J. F. Platt, 3rd The King's Own Hussars on his marriage by his brother Officers, 9th
Category

20th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

1930s Sterling Silver '3rd Hussars' Inkstand
1930s Sterling Silver '3rd Hussars' Inkstand
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H 3.9 in W 6.8 in D 12.5 in
Hermès Golfball Letter Opener Silver Platted
By Hermès
Located in Weiningen, CH
Hermès golfball letter opener silver platted.
Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern Letter Openers

Materials

Silver Plate, EPNS

Karen Akers "Closer than Ever" Caricature Original Ink Drawing Cartoon Theater
Located in Surfside, FL
Work” (1995) from the Drama Desk, the association of drama critics, drama editors and drama reporters
Category

20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Archival Paper

A Chaise de Bureau Platt
Located in Hudson, NY
A "Chaise de Bureau Platt" A Desk Chair, in wood with caining on the inside and fabric on the
Category

Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

A Chaise de Bureau Platt
A Chaise de Bureau Platt
H 33 in W 24 in D 26 in
19th Century Oversized Walnut Table with Leather Inserts Top
Located in Pataskala, OH
details that set it apart from strictly utilitarian styles. It would also serve as a desk as it has two
Category

Antique 19th Century French Country Desks

Materials

Walnut

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Questions About French Platt 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.