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French writing desk with ormolu and marquetry
Located in Houston, TX
satinwood combined with intricate Floral designs on all sides. Bronze mounts embellish this fine desk. It
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Tulipwood

19th Century French Marble Top Writing Table/Desk with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Essex, MA
!9th century French Belle Epoque writing table with gilt ormolu mounts on the feet corners and
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Writing Table Nightstand With Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style side table writing table / nightstand with ormolu mounts. Unusual small writing
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Desk marquetry with Ormolu Bronze by F.Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent desk in marquetry and ormolu bronze bear the mark of F.Linke transitional style XV
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Antique Early 1900s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
French bureau plat marquetry leather top three drawer desk with hearing bone inlays, three opposite
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Antique 1770s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French Louis XV Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk With Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A gorgeous French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk Mahogany, with bronze
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20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk With Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk France, Circa 1940s
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

1950s French Louis XIV Style Desk / Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Ormolu
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French Louis XIV style desk that is in very good condition. The desk is marked. The
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Exceptional Louis XV-Style Rosewood Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
meticulously detailed to enhance the desk’s luxurious presence. A tooled green leather writing surface is
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

A Black Lacquer and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat with Leaf Slide, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Black Lacquer and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat with Leaf Slide, 19th Century Provenance: Private
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Empire Writing or Sofa Table in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
banding, carved and ebonized center pillar on quatre-form base ending in saber feet, with ormolu appliqués
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Antique 1810s Swedish Karl Johan Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Table Desk with Parquetry Inlay
By François Linke
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood table desk with parquetry inlay and floral marquetry
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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

French Rococo Style Walnut & Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant French rococo style bureau plat writing desk made in walnut with ormolu accents
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Palais Royal French Ormolu Mounted Desk Writing Set with Pen
By Palais Royal
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique French Palais Royal ormolu mounted mother of pearl desk stand with pen
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Regence Kingwood Bureau Plat With Ormolu Mounts
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Franch regence ormolu-mounted kingwood bureau plat with leather writing surface
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Italian Renaissance Table with Brass Ormolu Inlay, Ca 1940
Located in Lakewood, NJ
with delicately inlaid brass trim. A drawer for storage. Can be used as side table or a desk as well
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Vintage 1940s Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk, circa 1900
Located in Fulton, CA
Early 20th century parquetry desk or writing table with bronze ormolu detail and tooled leather
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
A kingwood marquetry Louis XV bureau plat with gilt bronze mounts and cabriole legs, ending in gilt bronze sabots with acanthus leaf ornamentation; the original leather inset top bor...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat with a Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A Empire gilt bronze-mounted mahogany bureau plat, the top with a green leather writing surface
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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

French Empire Style Desk Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Wonderful French Empire style writing desk in kingwood with ormolu fittings. Hope the photos do
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Vintage 1970s European Empire Desks

A French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk with Ormolu Mounts
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome French Louis XVI style mahogany writing desk/bureau plat with ormolu mounts; ex
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XVI Style Hand Painted Ladies Writing Desk with Ormolu by Paine Furniture
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful Louis XVI style ladies slant front writing desk with hand painted genre and country
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French Writing Desk or Bureau Platt
Located in Houston, TX
Shaped writing desk with ormolu mounts; bronze doré edge and scrolling designs. Black leather top
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Vintage 1920s French Desks

Materials

Kingwood

French Writing Desk or Bureau Platt
French Writing Desk or Bureau Platt
H 31 in W 54.5 in L 31 in
French Bureau Plat Writing Desk with Brass Ormolu, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
function of this special writing desk. Please refer to professional photos for clear understanding of
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Classic Louis XV Style "Bureau Plat" Writing Desk with Brass Ormolu, circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A Classic French Louis XV “bureau plat” writing desk in ribbon mahogany and walnut with brass
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Style Parquetry Writing Table or Desk with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Birmingham, AL
green leather writing surface has beautiful gilt tooling framing the edges. Finely chiseled and finished
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Fruitwood

Desk Ormolu Black and Gold Vintage French Writing Brass Curves Wood Ornate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
writing desk with drawer. So elegant with beautiful curves. Original finish, top has some scratches and
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Writing Table with Bronze Swag Ormolu, circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Writing table, of mahogany and satinwood, having embossed leather top, apron with elaborate bronze
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

French Louis XVI Parquet Top Writing Table with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pretty Louis XVI style French writing table with diamond parquetry top and drawer fronts, the top
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

French Desk Bureau Plat with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning French Louis XV style three drawer desk/bureau plat with dore bronze mounts and leather
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Exceptional Napoleon III Ebonised Desk with Ormolu Fittings
Located in Troy, MI
Incredible desk dates from 1850s of ebonised wood. Classic French lines and elaborately decorated
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Writing Table, 19th Century with Marquetry and Ormolu on All Sides
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Writing table, 19th century, marquetry and ormolu all sides, 1 drawer belt.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Italian Louis XV Burl Wood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk With Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Italian Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk Italy, Circa 1940s
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Vintage 1940s Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th c. Danish Mahogany Inlaid Desk with Bronze Ormolu
Located in San Marino, CA
Mahogany desk from Denmark circa 1830. Inlaid diamond pattern on table top and the initial "G" in
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Antique 19th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat or Desk with Ormolu Tri
Located in Birmingham, AL
ormolu trim by talented artisans in Paris, circa 1890s. Having the original inset cognac leather writing
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk With Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV or French Continental style writing desk or bureau plat desk France
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Writing Table with Red Leather Writing Surface
Located in Dallas, TX
A small, elegant Louis XVI style writing table, mahogany with ormolu, dark red leather writing
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

French Louis XV Kingwood Executive Bureau Plat Desk With Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk France, circa Mid
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk with Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk. France, circa Late
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Kingwood and Burl Wood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk with Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk France, circa
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk with Ormolu and Faux Marble Top by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV style bureau plat desk By Drexel USA, 1960s Original antiqued
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Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Hixson, TN
inserted into the top with gold tooling. Very nice size for a writing desk.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
The shaped wood top set within a gilt-metal surround with cabochon mounts to the corners; over a frieze fitted with three short drawer opposed by simulated drawers fronts; raised on ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Italian Writing Table with Elaborate Mounts
Located in Hixson, TN
19th Century Italian writing desk with gold ormolu mounts depicting a lady mask and male mask. The
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

19th Century Noir Desk with Gilded Carving 'Napoleon III'
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful black desk with red felt top and generous application of gold ormolu on drawers and legs.
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Cast Mounts
Located in Central England, GB
ones to the back. This writing table is completely free standing and looks as good from any position
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Napoleon III French Marquetry Drop-Leaf Salon or Writing Table with Drawer, 1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
A mid-19th century Napoleon III drop-leaf salon or writing table with drawer, displaying
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Walnut Kidney Desk with Amboyna Veneers Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A very fine kidney desk firmly attributed to Gillows. Constructed in a well-figured walnut and
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk, circa 1900
Located in Fulton, CA
Early 20th century parquetry desk or writing table with bronze ormolu detail and tooled leather
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau Plat with Leather Top
Located in London, GB
elaborate and detailed bright ormolu mounts that surround the table. There are three frieze drawers each
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
French mahogany 18th century ladies writing desk with gilt brass ormolu
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

Ladies Writing Desk
Ladies Writing Desk
H 29.75 in W 38 in D 24 in
Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Writing Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A beautifully detailed Louis XV kingwood writing desk with applied ormolu, rectangle leather
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Italian Inlaid Marquetry Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian inlaid marquetry leather top six-drawer writing desk with original ormolu brasses
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Antique 1820s Italian Hepplewhite Desks

French Bureau Plat Writing Desk with Brass Ormolu, circa 1960
Located in Round Top, TX
desk. The brass ormolu shows some tarnishing. The skirt to floor height below the drawers (where one
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

RJ Horner & Co French Marble Top One-Drawer Writing Table with Ormolu
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful French mahogany one-drawer rectangular writing table with green variegated marble top
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

French Provincial Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk with Mounted Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk France
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Lady's Desk with Inlay and Bronze Ormolu
Located in Fayetteville, AR
to the piece. A bronze gallery surrounds the desktop on three sides, and bronze ormolu and sabots
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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Writing Desks With Ormolu For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic writing desks with ormolu available at 1stDibs. A writing desks with ormolu — often made from wood, metal and ormolu — can elevate any home. There are 1226 variations of the antique or vintage writing desks with ormolu you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect writing desks with ormolu — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right writing desks with ormolu, those designed in louis xv, Louis XVI and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made writing desks with ormolu has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by François Linke, Donald Ross and Maison Jansen are consistently popular.

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Questions About Writing Desks With Ormolu
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.

  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In 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.