$5,038 / item
writing desk model Roman Small
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Roman is an elegant and minimalist furniture line inspired by the values of Scandinavian functionalism. Entirely made in France, each piece is individually produced according to you...
Walnut
$3,792 / item
writing desk model Roman Small
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Roman is an elegant and minimalist furniture line inspired by the values of Scandinavian functionalism. Entirely made in France, each piece is individually produced according to you...
Oak
$2,115
Small desk – France 1950
Located in Girona, Girona
Small desk in solid lemon wood and lemon wood veneer, waxed finishing. Original glass top, polished brass cabochons. France circa 1950
Brass
Writing Desk, Small Desk in Marquetry and Gilded Bronze, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Writing desk, small desk in marquetry and gilded bronze, Napoleon III period. Small desk, writing desk from the Napoleon III period, 19th century, in marquetry and gilded bronze. H:...
Bronze
Writing Desk, Small Louis XVI-style Desk in Wood and Gilded Bronze.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Writing desk, small Louis XVI-style desk in marquetry and gilded bronze. Small Louis XVI-style writing desk, early 20th century, in marquetry and gilded bronze. H: 70 cm, W: 54 cm, ...
Bronze
Vintage French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Bronze Ormolu Small Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Bronze Ormolu Small Writing Desk.
Bronze
$3,405 / item
Small French Louis XVI Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
This desk brings timeless elegance and delicate refinement to your home. Crafted from Acacia wood in a soft Country mahogany finish, this piece showcases a smooth top, and turret cor...
Wood
$2,475 / item
NOF080S Niagara Furniture, Small French Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This Chippendale style Small French Desk is produced by Niagara Furniture.
Mahogany
19th Century Small Empire Desk, France
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Small Empire Desk, France, 1840 A simple yet elegant Empire-style desk, crafted in 1840. Made of solid oak and veneered with beautiful pyramidal mahogany, it reflects the classic ch...
Mahogany
Small desk in solid sapele – France 1960
Located in Girona, Girona
Small desk in solid sapele with waxed finishing and original burgundy red formica, chrome bar on legs, original lock and key, high quality of workmanship. France circa 1960
Formica, Sapele Wood
A small modernist desk, a French piece from the 1940s
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This small modernist desk is a French piece from the 1940s. It features a wooden frame with clean lines, complemented by a chrome-plated metal crossbar. The piece comprises a set of ...
Metal
Small Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Made in France in the 20th century, this desk is well suited for use as a writing desk or small workspace in both traditional and transitional interiors.
Leather, Wood
$464Sale Price|20% Off
French small antique desk in oak and pine, late 19th century
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this small antique desk in oak and pine, dating from the late 19th century. Its rectangular top rests on an apron delicately carved with floral and foliate mot...
Oak
$6,029 / item
Wood Small Desk by Goons
Located in Geneve, CH
Wood small desk by Goons Dimensions: W 80 x D 50 x H 74 cm Materials: Wood Dimensions can be adjusted +/- 10 cm Goons is located in Paris, France. All of their designs are mad...
Wood
Small Art Deco Cubist Desk in Solid Oak The Style Francisque Chaleyssin- France
By Francisque Chaleyssin
Located in Girona, Girona
Small Art Deco cubist and double sided desk, solid oak and oak plywood, French polish. Three drawers and a shelve under the top, nickel plated steel tube and handles. In the style of...
Steel, Nickel
Small Louis XV Style Marquetry Desk, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
- Marquetry wood - Gilt and chiseled bronze - 1880 period - Leather top - Three drawers.
Kingwood
Louis Majorelle (1859-1926), small kidney-shaped desk, signed, 1900.
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
LOUIS MAJORELLE (1859–1926) A small kidney-shaped desk in mahogany and thuya burl veneer, opening with a central drawer, resting on curved legs that are molded and carved, connected ...
Wood
Small Double-sided Writing Table In Rosewood Louis XV Style From The 19th Centur
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb desk in rosewood Louis XV style from the 19th century Very beautiful double-sided desk composed of 5 drawers decorated with bronze on all its sides. It rests on arched legs d...
Wood
Small Black Leather Top One Drawer Cabriole Carved Leg Chestnut Desk Console
By Heritage-Henredon, Baker Furniture Company, Globe Furniture, Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Small Black Leather Top One Drawer Cabriole Carved Leg Chestnut Desk Console Writing Table MINT!
Leather, Chestnut
Superb small desk in Louis XVI style, after a model by Philippe Claude Montigny
By Philippe Claude Montigny
Located in Wien, AT
Philippe Claude Montigny (after a model by) – Superb small desk in Louis XVI style, 2nd half of the 19th century. Oak frame on tapered legs, freestanding construction. Two front draw...
Satin, Ebony, Oak
Antique Small Writing Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique small writing desk on cabriole legs with original brass hardware. Desk features 7 drawers and pull out slide on the front. Dimensions 32.5" wide 17" deep 28.25" tall Knee cl...
Brass
Antique French Small Ladies Writing Desk, Occasional, or End Table in Fruitwood
Located in Highwood, IL
There is one drawer made with hand-cut dovetail construction an indication of nicer quality, which is not always seen in smaller objects. The existing finish is old and if you like p...
Fruitwood
Antique Oak Writing Table or Small Ladies Desk Country French Made in the 1800's
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique Oak Writing Table or Small Ladies Desk Country French Made in the 1800's.
Hardwood, Oak
Unavailable
H 28.75 in W 29.53 in D 21.66 in
19th Century, Napoleon III, Writing Desk in Inlaid Wood, Gilded Bronze
Located in PALERMO, IT
Ancient and elegant small French writing desk from the 19th century, Napoleon III period, made of precious exotic wood with applications in gilded and finely chiselled bronze.
Bronze
19th Century French Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
This small French writing table or desk features bamboo inspired legs and an interesting shaped stretcher.
Walnut
Unavailable
H 30.71 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
20th Century Louis XVI Oak Small Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Lugi XVI writing desk in oak wood from the first half of the 20th century.
Oak
Louis XV Small Desk
Located in Geneva, CH
Rare small desk, wooden shape of finely decorated with mouldings and sculptured beech.
Louis XV small desk
Located in Paris, FR
. Louis XV style
. Oeben style marquetery
. 1900
. 1 row
Art Deco Small Walnut Writing Table, circa 1930
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Art Deco small walnut writing table, circa 1930 This Art Deco writing desk was produced in Walnut in France during the 1930s it has a single drawer with a polished brass handle an...
Wood, Walnut
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 16.54 in D 12.21 in
Small Liseuse Side Table Louis XVI French Mahogany and Fruitwood, 1780s
Located in Mönchengladbach, NW
Rare small furniture in very good condition. Grey Marble top plate with old brass gallery locks and fittings. France, Louis XVI, approx. 1780.
Marble, Brass
Unavailable
H 29.14 in W 35.83 in D 19.3 in
19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany and Leather Small Bureau Plat RESTORED
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Elegant small Louis XVI writing desk with wheels, leather top with two side drawers and one central, with bronzes.
Bronze
A 19thc. Louis XV style ebonized small writing desk.
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XV style 19thc. ebonized small writing desk with gilted bronze sabots and a red leather surface. The leather probably a replacement.
Bronze
20th Century Carved Walnut Wood French Writing Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small French writing desk from the first half of the 20th century.
Walnut
Sold
H 45.67 in W 31.5 in D 20.08 in
20th Century Inlaid Wood French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk Table, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small French writing desk of the 20th century. Elegant Louis XVI style furniture nicely inlaid in mahogany, maple, walnut, rosewood and fruitwood.
Brass
Antique French Sheraton Style Writing Desk Circa 1910
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A small French writing desk, in the Sheraton style, circa 1910.
Brass
20th Century Small French Inlaid Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Stylish French desk of the middle of the 20th century. Small table with flaps (maximum width 116 cm), finely inlaid in rosewood and palisander.
Bronze
Bleached Oak Small Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
A two-drawer "secretaire de dame" in the Louis XV style. Although very traditional is style with its slant top, scalloped apron, stylized carvings and cabriole legs, the bleached oak...
Oak
French Louis XV Small Writing Desk With Leather Top Pullout
Located in West Hartford, CT
This French Louis XV petite desk embodies the elegance of 18th-century French craftsmanship. Featuring a stunning marquetry top with finely chased bronze ormolu mounts, adding a touc...
Bronze
Sold
H 48.63 in W 28.35 in D 16.15 in
Small Antique Ladies Writing Desk, French, Oak, Bureau, Mirror, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique ladies writing desk. A French, oak bureau with mirror, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1900.
Oak
Antique French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Table or Small Desk
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique French petite writing table, or ladies desk, in the style of Louis XV with one drawer. Beautifully sculpted cabriole legs, add to our French antique writing table’s elegance....
Wood
Sold
H 32 in W 39.5 in D 19.88 in
Antique French Ladies Dressing Table or Small Writing Desk Old Paint Unrestored
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique French ladies dressing table or small desk in old putty grey paint with its original marble top.
Marble
Sold
H 28.5 in W 39.75 in D 25.75 in
19th century French Carved Oak Side Table Small Writing Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Choudrant, LA
19th century French carved oak side table writing desk renaissance gothic ~Direct from France~ An elegant antique French carved library table or "bureau plat" desk, with ornate carv...
Oak
Sold
H 27.88 in W 32.63 in D 17.63 in
Antique French Petite Ebonized Ladies Writing Table, or Small Side Table or Desk
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique French Directoire style ladies writing desk or side table. Our old plank restoration department, hand-stripped the mahogany writing desk to the bare wood, restored the desk s...
Mahogany
Sold
H 30 in W 35 in D 21 in
Fine Quality Small Size Carved French Louis XVI Writing Table Desk circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful small desk perfect for smaller spaces that need class and a dose of good design. The desk is French and dates to the 1920s and measures 21 deep x 35 wide x 30 tal...
Walnut
Small french walnut desk 1900
Located in LYON, FR
An absolutely irresistible small desk, early 20th century, made of solid walnut. It features beautiful grain and an elegant overall appearance. Fully pegged, it also features a drawe...
Walnut
Small French Art Deco Desk
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1930s French desk in polished wood with sleek, curved lines, slender center drawer, three deeper side drawers and silver tone hardware.
Wood
Small Rustic Oak French Table / Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small rustic oak French table / desk with large front drawer. Sturdy.
French 1960's small bamboo desk
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French 1960's small bamboo desk
Bamboo, Wood
Small Mahogany Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Writing Desk C 1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A small mahogany bronze mounted Louis XVI style writing desk C 1940. Desk has pull-out extension slides on the desk sides, each slide with embossed leather top. Square tapering legs ...
Bronze
Small french vintage desk with turned legs
Located in LYON, FR
A crazy charm for this little desk with turned legs. With its irresistible old-fashioned look, its turned legs, one of which has a small curve, as well as its large wooden drawer, it...
Beech, Oak
Sold
H 40 in W 34 in D 18 in
Rare Exquisite Maple Small Writing Desk or Dressing Table with White Marble
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite and rare versatile writing desk or dressing table of lively grained maple having inlay white marble on the top, mirrored small front door panel with storage and diminutive ...
Marble
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.
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