French Desk Tambour Top
Antique French Walnut Tambour Top Desk
Located in Denton, TX
Rare 19th century French walnut roll top desk in the style of Louis XV. The tambour door locks with
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Art Deco Ebonized Pearwood Two-Tier Tambour Top Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco ebonized pearwood writing desk with a tambour roll top upper section concealing four pairs
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20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bureau a Cylindre Gentleman's Desk
Located in Forney, TX
cylinder desk features a tambour roll top, opening to reveal an interior gallery fitted with small drawers
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 44.25 in W 51.5 in D 24.25 in
Antique French Louis XVI Desk Cabinet Fine Kingwood Parquetry
Located in Rochester, NY
jour (in French, bonheur-du-jour, meaning "daytime delight") is a type of lady's writing desk. It was
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Bronze
Bonheur Du Jour Cylinder Desk Louis XVI Style
By Paul Sormani
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
creativity.
The piece features profuse brass inlay and a rolling tambour desk top.
On opening the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Writing Desk by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New Orleans, LA
Superior craftsmanship and elegant bronze work characterize this tambour front roll top writing
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Parquetry Bureau a Rognon
Located in Montreal, QC
surface is enclosed by a pair of tambour shutters which, when rolled back, reveal small drawers. The desk
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dublin, IE
Cylindre attributed to Francoise Linke, the alabastro a pecorella marble top above a tambour enclosing an
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks
Materials
Ormolu
H 48.23 in W 46.26 in D 27.96 in
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition of 1889.
The rectangular top with pierced three-quarter gallery, above three frieze drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 48 in W 61 in D 32 in
19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau, After Francoise Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style Mahogany tambour bureau, having a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cylinder Bureau
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
bronze mounts 'PB'.
The top of Sarrancolin marble above a tambour with a central mount depicting
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Regency Bonheur Du Jour Attributed to John Maclean
Located in Lymington, GB
shelves, which might be closed with a tambour, or may simply be fitted with a mirror. The top, often
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk/Cabinet By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A Very Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Desk/Cabinet By François Linke
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Rococo Revival Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in London, GB
writing-desk, the top part of which resembles an armoire, with a door at its base. The top is usually flap
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Antique 1850s French Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Credenza
Located in Forney, TX
walnut, tambour marble-top sideboard (credenza server bar cabinet buffet chest)
Retaining extensive
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Credenzas
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 40 in W 22.25 in D 62.25 in
A Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood & Parquetry Collectors Cabinet
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Sheffield, MA
; malibu, ca, getty mus.). he invented tambour shutters for use on secrétaires with doors and roll-top
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Cabinets
H 41 in W 38 in D 20 in
Dutch-Colonial 18th Century Small Children's or Ladies Bureau with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. 39 cm
The tambour desk or bureau a` cilindre came into fashion in the Dutch East Indies of the
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Antique 18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Children's Furniture
Materials
Wood
H 50.99 in W 27.56 in D 15.36 in
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By Hobbs & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
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Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk bureau drop front Louis XV Style.
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19th Century English Mahogany and Leather Top Architect's Style Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century English mahogany and leather top architect's style desk with
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Located in Westwood, NJ
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Elegant French Louis XV Period Secretary Writing Desk with Hidden Compartment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period Rococo secretary with hidden compartment, circa 1760. This antique French writing desk features a slant-leaf front with elegant plaque shaped carved panel, w...
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H 44.75 in W 35 in D 23.25 in
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Heavily Carved Oak Desk Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved in northern France circa 1860, the "secretaire a abattants" is both stylish and functional. The writing desk is crafted from solid oak wood and stands on cabriole legs en...
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Faux Tortoiseshell Partners Desk by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Located in Providence, RI
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French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk, circa 1900
Located in Fulton, CA
tambour storage cabinets. Beautiful original finish with warm glow to patina. Desk top measures 30.5" in
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Located in South Newfane, VT
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H 34.75 in W 25.25 in D 17 in
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Writing Desk by Beurdeley, France, Circa 1880
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Pasadena, CA
By Alfred Beurdeley, Paris, last quarter 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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French Directoire Period, Two-Part Bureau Cylindre
Located in Charleston, SC
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The desk opens with a roll top and reveals a sliding leather-topped writing surface, two large
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Austrian Marquetry Tambour Desk or Roller Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
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Antique French Tambour Top Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
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Located in Winter Park, FL
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Located in Benington, Herts
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
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By François Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
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French Desk Tambour Top For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic French desk tambour top available at 1stDibs. Each French desk tambour top for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and bronze. Your living room may not be complete without a French desk tambour top — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A French desk tambour top is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in louis xv, Louis XVI and Empire styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French desk tambour top over the years, but those crafted by Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley, Henry Dasson and François Linke are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a French Desk Tambour Top?
Prices for a French desk tambour top can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $4,500 and can go as high as $65,000, while the average can fetch as much as $23,452.
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