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Elegant French Style Writing Desk
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant French style writing desk with Louis XV lines in blond wood with silver leaf-painted table
Category
Vintage 1950s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk French Style Writing Desk, Black Lacquer with Grey Leather Writing Surface
By Selva
Located in Toronto, CA
writing desk. A useful size, and a show piece for sure!
Category
20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Leather, Cherry
H 31 in W 55.25 in D 27.75 in
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk
By Milling Road
Located in Charleston, SC
Here’s a beautiful French style writing desk with a banded top and three drawers; the central
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Empire Style Writing Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large French burr elm empire style writing desk. 1900.
Kneehole is 23.5" wide x 27" high
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk
Located in Pomona, CA
A fine French writing desk of ormolu mounted walnut and mahogany, in the Louis XVI style, featuring
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Elegant French Deco Style Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sophisticated French Deco style rosewood veneer writing desk having gorgeous silhouette and unusual
Category
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant French Louis XV style petit writing desk with gilt-bronze mounts, including escutcheon
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Directoire Style Flame Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Directoire style mahogany bureau plat writing desk with nicely aged patina
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Imposing French Writing Table/Desk in Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing French Writing Table in Style of Louis 14th
Tulip Wood on Pinewood. Three part, straight
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Hollywood Regency Style Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Plainview, NY
A classy mid-20th century French Hollywood Regency style writing desk. The desk is made of solid
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Writing desk from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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 leather. Minor dents in edges.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Provincial Writing Desk 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century painted French Provincial style desk. The desk stands on four cabriole legs that
Category
Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
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
Jacques Ruhlmann Style, French Art Deco, Writing Desk, Macassar, France, 1930s
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Stamford, CT
Jacques Ruhlmann Style, French Art Deco, Writing Desk, Macassar, France, 1930s
A sleek and stylish
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 30.5 in W 52 in D 27 in
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French writing table or desk made in a diminutive scale or ladies bureau plat
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI style ebonised writing desk
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Quality early 20th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk.
Dating to around the 1930’s with
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
French Empire style leather top mahogany writing desk, C 1890
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire style leather top mahogany writing desk having bronze mounts, claw feet and resting
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the second half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture veneered and
Category
Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent French Louis XV style writing table bureau plat desk crafted by Baker Furniture. The desk
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
19th century French Louis XV style ormolu mounted writing desk
French, Late 19th Century
Height
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Directoire Style Writing Table, Desk in Cherrywood, 2 Drawers
Located in Landivy, FR
This writing table is a handmade reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak
H 29.93 in W 43.31 in D 23.63 in
French Writing Table, Desk or Side Table Rocaille Style Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
French Rocaille style writing table, little desk or side table, circa 1950.
Good condition
For
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Writing Desk in Solid Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, pine, France, 1960s
This writing desk of French origin has a splendid construction
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
20th Century Wood Louis XV Style French Writing Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great French writing desk of the first half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture in walnut
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Distressed Painted Desk Writing Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
the style of Habersham furniture and may even be one of their pieces though not labeled. The desk is
Category
1990s Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
piece of 19th century French design in the Louis XV style. Elegant, beautifully crafted and yet with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Hollywood Regency Style Ebony Lacquer Executive Desk / Writing Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
French Hollywood Regency Style Ebony Lacquer Executive Desk / Writing Table
A spectacular
Category
2010s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large French Boulle Inlay Partners Desk Writing Table Desks
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a wonderful, sumptuos Boulle style partners desk. The piece is very distinctive and
Category
Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Writing Desk Table Renaissance Revival Dolphin Style Carved Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautiful versatile size antique French oak renaissance revival writing desk or table with drawer
Category
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29.75 in W 42 in D 23.25 in
French Louis XV Style Desk or Writing Table by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fabulous Louis XV style desk which boasts elegant cabriole legs, four drawers, the left being a
Category
Vintage 1980s American Louis XV 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 Empire style mahogany bronze mounted leather top writing desk. C 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted, leather top writing desk. C 1940.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 29 in W 47 in D 23.5 in
Antique Country French Walnut Desk ~ Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Walnut Desk ~ Writing Table is a classic piece with understated elegance
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Writing Table or Desk with Leather Top from France
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French writing table or desk in the Louis XVI style, featuring a leather top inset into
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Oak Writing Desk in the Style of Guillerme Et Chambron, France 1950s
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s French writing desk in the style of French design duo Guillerme et Chambron. This desk was
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis Xvi Style Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Southampton, NJ
A fine French writing table desk of Satinwood, in the Louis Xvi style featuring gold embossed
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Writing Table on Wheels Carved Walnut Desk English Style
Located in Labrit, Landes
Writing table or desk made of walnut in the french late 19th century.
This table was stripped by
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 31.11 in W 31.5 in D 17.52 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip & Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Tulip & Rosewood Marquetry Roll-Top Secretary Writing Desk
This
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 44 in W 37 in D 22.5 in
Late 20th-C. French Maison Jansen Style Silver & Gold Leaf Writing Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a show stopper! It is a French Louis XVI style writing desk that has been finished in the
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Diminutive Country French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th century country French provincial style diminutive writing table or desk crafted from
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry and Figural Ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 28.5 in W 46.5 in D 25.5 in
18th Century Louis XV Style Narrow Writing Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A narrow and elegant 18th century lady's desk, or writing table, in natural wood with embossed
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Late 19thc Louis XVI Style Mahogany Brass Trimmed Writing Desk/Console
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 19 century French Louis XVI style writing table and console. The mahogany table has a green
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 27.5 in W 32 in D 19.5 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk Bureauplatt, Bronze Gilt Mounts Leather Top
Located in Miami, FL
Crafted in Paris, France, circa 1870 in the style of Francois Linke and built of walnut , the large
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
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 50 in W 28 in D 18.25 in
20th Century Inlaid Wood Faux Leather Top French Napoleon III Style Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the mid-20th century. Napoleon III style furniture in rosewood, walnut
Category
Vintage 1960s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 31.5 in W 55.12 in D 30.71 in
French Louis XV Style writing Desk green leather covered top ornate brass moldin
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
French Louis XV Style Ladies Desk green leather covered top ornate brass moldings single drawer
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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H 29.53 in W 34.26 in D 19.69 in
Henredon French Provincial Louis XV Oak Writing Desk
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Henredon
USA, Circa 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Rococo Style Walnut Writing Desk Table Circa 1960s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very unique desk and perfect for your office. The desk measures 50 wide x 24 deep x 30
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pretty French Louis XV style writing desk or ‘bonheur du jour’, the serpentine case veneered in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
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
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Canvas
H 29.53 in W 51.58 in D 27.56 in
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 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
19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Cherry Bureau Plat or Writing Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
A 19th century French Provincial Louis XV style bureau plat or writing desk handcrafted of solid
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
H 30.5 in W 66.5 in D 26.5 in
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French Style Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic French style writing desk available at 1stDibs. Each French style writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. Find 955 options for an antique or vintage French style writing desk now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a French style writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right French style writing desk, those designed in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Empire styles are of considerable interest. Maison Jansen, François Linke and Paul Sormani each produced at least one beautiful French style writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a French Style Writing Desk?
Prices for a French style writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $595 and can go as high as $227,042, while the average can fetch as much as $5,140.
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.
Questions About French Style Writing Desk
- 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.
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