Louis XVI Walnut Architects Table a La Tronchin
Located in Essex, MA
A fine and unusual piece with gilt bronze mounts, when in table position rectangular with a ratcheted adjustable slant lid , a winding key raised and lowers the reading, working sect...
Walnut
19th Century Mahogany Architects Table
Located in London, GB
An exceptional French architect’s table à la Tronchin in finely figured mahogany, featuring a rectangular ratcheted top with a gilt-tooled tan leather writing surface and integrated ...
Brass
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French antique Architect's Table, Directoire Period 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Elevated on round tapering legs, this architect's table, also known as "table à la Tronchin" in French, pays homage to the Swiss physician Théodore Tronchin.
Mahogany
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk ‘A la Tronchin’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and unusual French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany desk 'A la Tronchin'. The desk is raised by square tapering legs with original ormolu sabots and castors. The str...
Mahogany
High Adjustable Architect's Desk, Writing Desk, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Interesting facts: In the 18th century, there was an enthusiasm for furniture that concealed mechanisms and gear racks and that showed innovation in the cabinetmaker's craft, such as...
Mahogany
Directoire Flame Mahogany Architects Table a La Tronchin
Located in London, by appointment only
A rare and highly figured early 19th century flame mahogany architects table "a la Tronchin". The adjustable top can be set at several heights and angled to suit, the table has pu...
Mahogany
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H 48.82 in W 33.08 in D 24.81 in
Mahogany Architect's Table à la Tronchin by Denis-Louis Ancellet, France
By Denis-Louis Ancellet
Located in Greding, DE
Architect’s table "à la Tronchin" in mahogany, stamped D. L.
Brass
Writing Table à la Tronchin, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Writing desk with height adjustable writing surface, laterally extendable as well. The desk stands on tapered feet with brass sabots. The writing surfaces are covered in black leathe...
Wood
Architect Table à la Tronchin, France 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Architect's table made of mahogany on bronze sabots with casters, adjustable writing top covered with leather and side extendable panels. The drawer with compartments is also covered...
Bronze
Louis XVI Mahogany Architect‘s Table (Table A La Tronchin)
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The double hinged ratcheted adjustable elevating top with a green tooled leather inset surface‚ above a frieze drawer enclosing a later writing slide, fitted with later slides to eit...
Brass
French architect's table, known as "à La Tronchin, Louis XVI
By Fidelys Schey
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind French Louis XVI architect's table with a rectangular profile, made of mahogany and mahogany veneer, known as the "Table à la Tronchin" (circa 1790-1800).
Bronze
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H 57.49 in W 35.04 in D 20.87 in
Highadjustable Architects Table - Table A Tronchin, France, Late 18th Century
Located in Greven, DE
So-called “Table à la Tronchin”. When folded, we see a desk with a leather-covered top and a wide drawer in the frame.
Brass
Directoire Mahogany Architect's Table 'Table à Tronchin'
Located in Berlin, DE
This architect's table is also known as a 'table a` la Tronchin' after The´odore Tronchin (Genf 1709- Paris 1781), an unconventional but influential 18th-century Swiss physician who ...
Mahogany
Directoire Mahogany Architect’s Table Attributed to Jacob Frères
By Jacob Frères
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The double-ratchetted adjustable rectangular top with an ebony leather-lined writing slope with spring mechanism and with removable book stop, above a frieze drawer enclosing a writi...
Wood, Leather
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H 29.34 in W 38.59 in D 25.99 in
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Architect's Table or Table Tronchin
Located in Berlin, DE
Maximum height: 94 cm (37 in. ) This architect's table is also known as a 'table a la Tronchin' after Théodore Tronchin (Genf 1709- Paris 1781), an unconventional but influential ...
Bronze
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H 32.29 in W 33.08 in D 20.48 in
Late 18th Century Mahogany Architect's Table, in the Manner of Canabas
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 18th century mahogany architect's table or 'Table a` la Tronchin' in the manner of Joseph Gengenbach, known as Canabas (maître in 1766).
Late 18th Century Mahogany Veneered Architect's Table
Located in Berlin, DE
This architect's table is also known as a 'table a` la Tronchin' after The´odore Tronchin (Genf 1709- Paris 1781), an unconventional but influential 18th-century Swiss physician who ...
Mahogany, Oak
Architect’s Desk à la Tronchin, France circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Rare architect’s desk in the à la Tronchin style, featuring an adjustable-height writing surface and two pull-out side trays—all lined in brown leather. A wide drawer beneath the top...
Brass
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H 30.32 in W 35.04 in D 20.87 in
Late 18th Century Mahogany Veneered Architect's Table, workshop of J.J. Chapuis
Located in Berlin, DE
This architect's table is also known as a 'table à la Tronchin' after Théodore Tronchin (Genf 1709- Paris 1781), an unconventional but influential 18th-century Swiss physician who ad...
Bronze
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H 30.32 in W 33.86 in D 20.48 in
French Directoire Period Mahogany, "A la Tronchin" Table, circa 1798
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
W, 20.47 in. D. « A la Tronchin » table appeared late 18th century during the French Louis XVI reign.
Mahogany
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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