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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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 27.96 in W 18.31 in D 13.19 in
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
Category
Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 37.01 in W 33.27 in D 22.45 in
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
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
H 36.62 in W 28.75 in D 18.12 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
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Writing Desk/ Side Table, Nutwood, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
be used as freestanding writing desk but also for example as beautiful console table in your wardrobe.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.31 in W 35.83 in D 23.62 in
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
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 39.77 in W 51.19 in D 36.23 in
18th Century Poudreuse and Ladies Desk - Table d'Accouchée, France, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
compartment behind it that can be operated from above.
The top of the small table has an adjustable bookend
Category
Antique 1760s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
H 28.35 in W 24.81 in D 15.36 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Porcelain, Mahogany
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
Category
Antique 1840s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 5 in W 16.25 in D 10.75 in
Semi-circular delicate antique mahogany ladies' desk Louis XVI, Paris 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
reception table or as a small desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 31.89 in W 41.34 in D 21.26 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 27.56 in W 25.6 in D 18.51 in
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
Category
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
writing surface, four drawers, pigeon-holes and a secret door, with two small drawers and one full-length
Category
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
H 36.23 in W 25.99 in D 16.93 in
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
Category
Antique 1880s French Country Console Tables
Materials
Wood
H 27.25 in W 35.75 in D 16.38 in
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
Category
Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style 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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Eugenio Quarti desk, Chair and Trah in Style Liberty or Art Nouveau, Jugestails
By Eugenio Quarti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
for sale.
Eugenio Quarti was born in Villa d'Almè, a small village in the province of Bergamo, from
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 40.95 in W 18.51 in D 35.44 in
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
Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Wood
George III Serpentine Inlaid Writing Dressing Table
By Pierre Langlois
Located in Lymington, GB
.
For further reading see below:
This form of elegant ladies writing / dressing table is based on mid
Category
Antique 1770s English Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Bronze
H 27.5 in W 37 in D 21.75 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 31.5 in W 20.87 in D 13.39 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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Bronze
Georgian Mahogany Baby Pembroke Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
kept in them to use them as a
writing table and there is even reference to them in other places as
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Drop-leaf and Pembroke 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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 35.44 in W 23.23 in D 20.87 in
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
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Louis XVI Painted Parcel Gilt Petite Antique Chairs
By Georges Jacob
Located in Forney, TX
distressed chippy paint patina. circa 1900
*Please note, at the time of writing this, we have a similarly
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Giltwood
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
Category
Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Category
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
French Empire Writing Table
Located in Seattle, WA
women. Small mahogany writing table, or ladies writing desk. Flat-topped rectangular table with a single
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
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
Category
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Venus Dressing Table
By Lignae
Located in Selmeston, GB
Named after the Greek Goddess of Love this beautiful dressing table has been designed to
Category
2010s English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Burr Walnut Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Redruth, GB
Burr walnut Bonheur du jour. Antique early 20th century small, French ladies writing table with
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 1880s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 27.88 in W 32.63 in D 17.63 in
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
H 32 in W 39.5 in D 19.88 in
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Ladies Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Petite French Louis XVI style ladies writing table or desk beautifully crafted from mahogany
Category
20th Century American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 48.63 in W 28.35 in D 16.15 in
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
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
Category
Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 35.44 in W 48.43 in D 24.81 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 38.78 in W 28.55 in D 20.08 in
Antique French Louis XV Style End Table or Side Table or Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
could it be used as a small writing desk, it would make a spectacular end table, or go perfectly between
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 24.75 in W 29.5 in L 24.75 in
French Marquetry Ladies Writing Desk Vanity With Stool
Located in West Hartford, CT
floral motifs and arabesques. Writing surface is revealed via drop down with cubby and three small
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 39.77 in W 23.63 in D 14.57 in
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
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Satinwood, Walnut
H 43 in W 27 in D 17 in
Antique, Small Ladies Walnut Partners Desk by Lovell & COX
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Small walnut partners desk.
A fine Victorian free standing walnut partners desk made in the
Category
Antique 1880s English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Victorian, Inlaid, Rosewood, Desk, Writing, Dressing, Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality small (ladies) Victorian inlaid rosewood desk, writing or dressing table
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Lady's Writing Table / Dressing Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small and elegant Louis XVI ladies writing table / dressing table in mahogany.
Single drawer below
Category
Antique 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.53 in W 22.05 in L 29.53 in
19th Century French Small Louis XV Trelliswork Ladies' Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
charming table or writing desk of small size, beautiful proportions and expressive marquetry which adds
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 28.75 in W 31.89 in D 16.93 in
Small Antique Ladies Desk, Secretaire, So Called Bonheur Du Jour, circa 1870
Located in Greven, DE
Small ladies desk, so called Bonheur Du Jour
France
various precious woods
Louis XVI style
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
H 37.41 in W 25.99 in D 14.57 in
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Small Ladies Writing Table For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic small ladies writing table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and bronze, every small ladies writing table was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a small ladies writing table — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right small ladies writing table, those designed in louis xv, Art Deco and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one small ladies writing table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Andre Domin & Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique, Eugenio Quarti and Jules Leleu produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Small Ladies Writing Table?
The average selling price for a small ladies writing table at 1stDibs is $6,309, while they’re typically $1,158 on the low end and $210,000 for the highest priced.
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.
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