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Antique Mahogany Ladies Writing Desk Table France
Located in Munich, DE
This charming small ladies writing desk – so called 'Écritoire de Dames' was made in France circa
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Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Small Antique Ladies Correspondence Table, English, Flame, Writing, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique ladies correspondence table. An English, flame mahogany writing table
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Antique Mid-19th Century British William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Bonheur Du Jour, French, Walnut, Ladies Writing Desk, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bonheur du jour. A French, walnut ladies writing desk, dating to the late
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Ladies' Writing Desk From the Early 20th Century in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Opole, PL
Ladies' Writing Desk From the Early 20th Century in the Style of Louis XV A ladies' writing desk
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Early 20th Century European Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Rosewood

Ladies Carlton House Desk, circa 1840
Located in Lincoln, GB
A small ladies Carlton House desk of coromandel wood with a selection of draws and a brass
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Antique 1840s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Ladies Carlton House Desk, circa 1840
Ladies Carlton House Desk, circa 1840
H 37.41 in W 61.03 in D 19.69 in
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
walnut, and opening with a single apron drawer, it would make a fabulous end table, or small writing desk
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
No Reserve
H 26.78 in W 34.65 in D 22.84 in
Early 19th Century Empire Greek Vanity or Ladies' Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
An early 19th century gilt bronze and walnut veneer ladies desk or dressing table or vanity, with a
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Antique 1810s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Biedermeier Writing Desk/ Side Table, Nutwood, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
One of a kind, rare 19th century Biedermeier writing desk out of Austria veneered in fine nutwood
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Semi-circular delicate antique mahogany ladies' desk Louis XVI, Paris 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate antique mahogany ladies' desk Louis XVI, Paris 1880 Semi-circular solid mahogany wood
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Convertible small desk - so-called Secrétaire à culbute France 19th c. Dimensions: H x W x D: 70
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Maison Dominique Domin, Genevriére Art Deco Veneer Writing Desk or Vanity Table
By Andre Domin & Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in Firenze, IT
serve as striking writing table, vanity table, vanity desk, small bureau, ladies desk, entry table
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Fine Quality Francois Linke Style Bronze Mounted Petite Ladies Desk, 1870s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Linke quality ladies writing desk with beautiful bronze ormolu and incredible figured rosewood. The desk
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume A mid-18th century ladies
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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Palisander Ladies Desk with Brass Ornaments
Located in Sofia, BG
French elegant small desk in palisander veneer, decorated with floral marquetry, revealing drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Palisander

18th Century Poudreuse and Ladies Desk - Table d'Accouchée, France, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
drawer. The small drawer on the right is indicated as a front but cannot be opened, as there is a
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood, Rosewood

19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French, ormolu mounted Kingwood veneered small ladies bureau
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Porcelain, Mahogany

19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat
19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat
H 28.75 in W 26.38 in D 16.54 in
Antique Irish Coromandel Satinwood Writing Slope Box by Austins Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
manufactured portable items, Decanter and Games Boxes, Tea Caddies, Ladies Dressing Boxes, Writing Slopes and
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Antique 19th Century Irish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

French Bonheur-du-jour (Desk), Late 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
would make a delightful Bonheur-du-jour (small-sized ladies writing desk), yet a versatile enough piece
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century, English Regency Bamboo Red Lacquered Desk
Located in New York, NY
English Regency Style (19/20th century) bamboo and red lacquered small ladies desk with a drawer
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Adams Edwardian Inlaid Carlton House Desk, Hand Painted, Angela Kauffman
By Angelica Kauffmann
Located in Stamford, CT
opposing ladies and fitted with a small drawer at each end centered by a leather-lined book stand on
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Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Eugenio Quarti desk, Chair and Trah in Style Liberty or Art Nouveau, Jugestails
By Eugenio Quarti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Eugenio Quarti (Desk , chair and Trash ) Style: Liberty or Art Nouveau or Modernism or Jugendstil
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Southall, GB
A elegant French bonheur de jour ladies writing desk in kingswood and rosewood, with bronze gilt
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
H 52.76 in W 29.93 in D 18.12 in
19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up by sliding the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ladies Writing Desk Marquetry Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
French Louis XVI style fall front serpentine lady's writing desk in rosewood with elaborate
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up by sliding the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Bronze

Hollywood Regency Ebony Ladies Desk Louis XV Style Stamped Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency ebony ladies desk. Finley crafted Louis XV style stamped Jansen flip front desk
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Burl Amboyne and Coromandel Ladies or Gents
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Brass

Thomasville Allegro Faux Bamboo Desk
By Thomasville
Located in Redding, CT
accents. The perfect ladies writing desk with two upper drawers. Perfect size! Not too big but not too
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Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Paint, Wood

Antique French Console Table or Ladies Small Writing Desk, Restored circa 1800s
Located in Chicago, IL
Petite console Table or ladies Writing Desk, made in France during the late 1800s from solid
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Antique 1880s French Country Console Tables

Materials

Wood

French Sheraton Revival Bonheur du Jour Console Desk 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
' writing table with small cabinets and a writing surface. Adorned with brown leather tabletop, this piece
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Brass

French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
which opens to reveal a fitted gold-tooled leather writing surface, two shelves, and two small drawers
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Antique 19th Century French Secretaires

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

19th Century English Chinoiserie Ladies Secretaire Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary 19th century English ladies secretaire desk or writing table. The two part desk was
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Style Inlaid Carved Cherry Bonheur du Jour
Located in New Orleans, LA
light and graceful, and would be a beautiful, feminine ladies writing desk or vanity.
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Ladies Writing and Vanity Table by Jules Leleu, circa 1950s
By Jules Leleu
Located in London, GB
A Ladies Writing and Vanity Table by Jules Leleu circa 1950s A beautifully proportioned piece of
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Mahogany Sidetable, Ladies Desk, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Empire Lyra writing and work table Paris Mahogany Empire around 1810 Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique secretary, lady's desk France Walnut around 1860 Dimensions: H x W x D: 90 x 59
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

French Design, Louis XVI, Small Desk, Vanity, Brown Parquetry, Marquetry, 1900s
By François Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
dressing table, desk or vanity with interior flip up mirror. This stunning ladies desk or dressing table is
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vanities

Materials

Bronze

English Regency Mahogany Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency mahogany knee hole ladies writing desk with very faded greenish gold gilt-tooled leather
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Ladies' Writing Desk, circa 1760-1770
Located in Providence, RI
this type were being produced. This ladies writing desk is composed of fabulous dense mahogany. Note
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Antique 1760s Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Hans Wegner RY32 'Ladies' Desk
By Hans J. Wegner, Ry Møbler
Located in Long Beach, CA
An uncommon smaller scale writing desk designed by Hans Wegner for Ry Mobler. Model number RY32, it
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Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Hans Wegner RY32 'Ladies' Desk
Hans Wegner RY32 'Ladies' Desk
H 28.5 in W 39.5 in D 20.5 in
Antique Ladies Desk from Vienna, 1820s
Located in Senden, NRW
Elegant ladies desk or small writing table From Vienna. Offers a distinctive red brown wooden color
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Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Antique Ladies Desk from Vienna, 1820s
Antique Ladies Desk from Vienna, 1820s
H 31.11 in W 50.01 in D 26.78 in
Italian Writing Desk Attributed to Antonio Fornaroli
By Antonio Fornaroli
Located in Cologne, DE
Fornaroli. It is a wonderful copy of a ladies writing desk with a fragile construction and harmonic
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

19th Century Kingwood Freestanding Kidney Shaped Ladies Writing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
An elegant superb quality 19th century kingwood freestanding kidney shaped ladies writing desk (or
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Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Empire Writing Table
Located in Seattle, WA
women. Small mahogany writing table, or ladies writing desk. Flat-topped rectangular table with a single
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Writing Table
French Empire Writing Table
H 28 in W 30.5 in D 17 in
Burr Walnut Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Redruth, GB
Burr walnut Bonheur du jour. Antique early 20th century small, French ladies writing table with
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Burr Walnut Bonheur Du Jour
Burr Walnut Bonheur Du Jour
H 29.14 in W 34.26 in D 20.87 in
Venus Dressing Table
By Lignae
Located in Selmeston, GB
encapsulate a ladies' grace and elegance. It is handmade by the finest of English craftsmen deep in the heart
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2010s English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Venus Dressing Table
Venus Dressing Table
H 57.09 in W 48.04 in D 22.05 in
Louis XVI Style Mahogany with Kingwood inlay Bonheur du Jour
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Mahogany with Kingwood inlay Ladies Writing Desk with brass gallery around marble top faux book
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Art Deco Macassar Ebony and Giltwood Bonheur du Jour
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
French Art Deco Macassar ebony and giltwood Bonheur du Jour A bonheur du jour or ladies writing
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Wood, Ebony, Giltwood

Writing Desk with Inlays and Leather Top
Located in Buchanan, NY
A small ladies writing desk with 2 drawers and pull out tablets on both ends. The black tooled
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Vintage 1940s Spanish Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Table or Small Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French petite writing table, or ladies desk, in the style of Louis XV with one drawer
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Antique 1830s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Ladies Dressing Table or Small Writing Desk Old Paint Unrestored
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French ladies dressing table or small desk in old putty grey paint with its original marble
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Antique 1900s Era Adams Paint Decorated Ladies Vanity or Small Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful small size Adams paint decorated vanity or desk. The piece is in its original
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Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique French Petite Ebonized Ladies Writing Table, or Small Side Table or Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Directoire style ladies writing desk or side table. Our old plank restoration
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Antique 1880s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Marquetry Ladies Writing Desk Vanity With Stool
Located in West Hartford, CT
Gorgeous French writing desk in kingwood with intricate marquetry inlay work on all sides, amazing
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Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Small Gustavian Writing Desk With Original Paint
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Swedish ladies desk with 2 large and 2 smaller drawers. Great original paint, wear and
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables

19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Ladies Desk Writing Table, 1850
Located in Roma, RM
Victorian burr walnut kidney shaped ladies writing table. Fantastic example of an English ladies
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Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Ladies Writing Desk, French, Walnut, Table, Bonheur Du Jour, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ladies writing desk. A French, walnut decorative bonheur du jour, dating to the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

A Transitional Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Desk or 'Bounheur du Jour'
Located in Berlin, DE
A small bonheur du jour or writing desk with a raised back section with a fall front opening
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Fantastic Inlaid Walnut and Satinwood Edwardian Leather Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
like it! The size is truly petite and is perfect for a small room that needs a tiny desk rich in
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Satinwood, Walnut

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the small ladies writing desk you’re looking for. A small ladies writing desk — often made from wood, hardwood and fruitwood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect small ladies writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A small ladies writing desk, designed in the Louis XV, Arts and Crafts or Louis XVI style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made small ladies writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Cees Braakman and UMS Pastoe are consistently popular.

How Much is a Small Ladies Writing Desk?

The average selling price for a small ladies writing desk at 1stDibs is $4,001, while they’re typically $1,829 on the low end and $9,500 for the highest priced.
Questions About Small Ladies Writing Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.