Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11

Superb 19th Century French Empire Escritoire

$9,240
£7,024.94
€8,107.05
CA$12,933.52
A$14,482.09
CHF 7,556.03
MX$176,453.65
NOK 95,880.66
SEK 91,156.98
DKK 60,513.81
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

Marvelous 19th century French Empire three-drawer escritoire with lovely Breche africaine marble top. Having detailed bronze mounts in urn and floral motifs, columnar supports with parcel gilt detailing and fabulous interior with mirrored surfaces, fitted drawers and leather writing surface. A sophisticated piece with Classic lines.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 59 in (149.86 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 19 in (48.26 cm)
  • Style:
    Empire (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1860
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 51881stDibs: LU107704363783

More From This Seller

View All
19th Century French Directoire' Server
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century French walnut Directoire’ style server with Carrara marble. Circa 1890. Adds warmth and charm to any room!
Category

Antique 19th Century Buffets

Materials

Walnut

19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous 19th century German Walnut Biedermeier side cabinet. Beautiful, polished wood with ebonized details and storage inside. A handsome piece!!
Category

Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Empire Style Salesman Sample
Located in Dallas, TX
Charming French late 19th century Empire style salesman sample. Makes a fine accessory.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Continental Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt Étagère
Located in Dallas, TX
Superb quality and uniquely designed early 19th century neoclassical mahogany étagère with mirrored back. The shaped top above half round open shelves with supporting columns having ...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Cabinets

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

English Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
English mahogany bureau bookcase, having broken arch pediment above dentil molded cornice, the upper cabinet with hexagon glass mullion doors, the lower cabinet with fall front secre...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Secretaires

Materials

Blown Glass, Mahogany

French Empire Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Empire flame mahogany commode with Carrara marble. This commode is the epitome of early 19th-century grandeur, blending rich materials with architectural symmetry...
Category

Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Carrara Marble

You May Also Like

19th Century French Empire Escritoire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality, 18th century Louis XV Escritoire. The Escritoire has a drawer at the top with ornate mounts, above a fall front opening...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Empire desk Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful upright secrétaire from the French Empire period. The desk is made of oak with burr walnut veneer, decorated with bronze ormolu elements. These are typical of the French Em...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A statley 19th century mahogany secre´taire a` abattant from France, circa 1810. This desk has an exceptional charcoal marble top resting above a single drawer disguised into the apron. Just below the top drawer, the front of the desk folds forward to reveal a work area inset with vibrant red leather detailed with gold tooling. The leather is in great antique condition making this a comfortable place to work. When open, you can see the theatre is equipped with five drawers and a large, arched top cubby flanked with column forms. With the desk down the maximum depth is 32”; the writing surface is 28-½” heigh. The desk front...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome 19th century French Empire secrétaire à abattant made of richly figured, bookmatched walnut. This desk has a black fossil marble top resting above a hidden drawer, free of hardware and opening by a shallow groove on the bottom of the drawer front. Below is a fold-front door revealing a fitted interior with a functional writing surface, inset with worn green leather with gold tooling. The interior has an open storage shelf flanked by Empire style columns over a set of six drawers of varying sizes. The writing surface is supported with rounded brass hinges. Below are three easy to use drawers...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Brass

Sublime Early 19th Century French Secrétaire
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Sublime early 19th century French secrétaire.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Circa 1815 French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1815 French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant. Mahogany with mahogany & oak secondary wood. Ingenious hidden drawers & locking mec...
Category

Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Bronze