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20th Century Louis Phillippe Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful and elegant Louis Philippe writing desk in a burl mahogany wood with leather and bronze
Category

Vintage 1950s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early 20th C. Louis XVI Petite Desk/ Writing Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
A wonderful early 20th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk in ebonized black finish
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

20th Century Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the second half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture veneered and
Category

Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
An ebonized writing desk in Louis XV style with cabriole legs and ormolu mounts to the feet, two
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Ebonized Writing Desk
Louis XV Style Ebonized Writing Desk
H 28.25 in W 41.75 in D 22.25 in
20th Century French Bureau Plat/ Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century French bureau plat/ writing desk In Bois Satiné veneer, mirror veneer covering all
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century Elegant Black Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV, Beech
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century elegant black bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV, beech Exclusive bureau plat
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century luxurious white bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century luxurious white bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood
Category

20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Desk Writing Leather Top
Located in Madrid, ES
Mid-20th century Louis XVI style Spanish cherry wood writing desk features a brown leather top
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century Lacquered Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Writing Desk, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Furniture in carved and lacquered wood in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Louis XVI Writing Desk, 20th Century, Cognac Leather, Bonze & Brass
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique Louis XVI style desk from the 20th century, with cognac leather top and gold embossed
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Louis XVI style ebonised writing desk
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Quality early 20th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk. Dating to around the 1930’s with
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century Wood Louis XV Style French Writing Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great French writing desk of the first half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture in walnut
Category

Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

20th Century Elegant Veneered Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant veneered bureau plat or desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood and veneer. Very fine
Category

20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century France Louis XV Kingwood Inlaid Marquetry Desk and Writing Table
By Charles Topino
Located in Roma, RM
Purple ebony centre desk - France, 20th century, in the manner of CHARLES TOPINO, XIX century
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Kingwood

French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant French Louis XV style petit writing desk with gilt-bronze mounts, including escutcheon
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Inlaid Wood Gold Bronze French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Wavy and rounded furniture, in Louis XV style
Category

Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Flame Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French mahogany bureau plat writing desk. Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

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

20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant French desk from the mid-20th century. Louis XVI style furniture finely sculpted, lacquered
Category

Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent French Louis XV style writing table bureau plat desk crafted by Baker Furniture. The desk
Category

20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Brass

French Mid-Century Louis XV Style Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French, Louis XV style, black lacquered chestnut writing desk, circa 1940's features a brass
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk
By Milling Road
Located in Charleston, SC
Here’s a beautiful French style writing desk with a banded top and three drawers; the central
Category

Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

A French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Marquetry Writing Table/Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Ladies
Category

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

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Theodore Alexander French Regency Louis XVI Painted Walnut Writing Desk
By Theodore Alexander
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style bureau plat desk or writing desk By Theodore
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century Imperial Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
Imperial bureau plat / desk in the style of Louis XVI Piano black polished veneer on solid oak
Category

20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined antique French Louis XVI style writing desk crafted in exotic tulipwood veneer with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century Louis XIV Style French Piano-Black Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing French writing table in style of Louis XIV. Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood
Category

20th Century Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Grange French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Leather Top Writing Desk
By Grange
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style bureau plat desk or writing desk By Grange France
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Designer Writing Desk / Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style, Piano Black
Located in Berlin, DE
Black designer writing desk / bureau plat in Louis XV style Piano black polished veneer on solid
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Louis Phllippe Style Oak Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century writing table or desk made in the French Louis Philippe taste. Crafted from
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Handsome Antique French Louis XV Style Writing Table or Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very beautiful maple desk in Louis XV style from the beginning of the 20th century. Elegant curved
Category

Early 20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Louis XV Style Walnut Leather Top Bronze Ormolu Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Walnut Leather Top Bronze Ormolu Writing Desk. Item features a
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Teak Desk or Writing Table by Louis van Teeffelen for WéBé
By Louis Van Teeffelen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Mid-Century Modern desk or writing table. Design by Louis Van Teeffelen for
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Vintage French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Bronze Ormolu Small Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV style marquetry inlay bronze ormolu small writing desk. Item features
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Satinwood

Louis XVI Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk, 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Louis XVI brass inlaid mahogany desk with parcel-gilt and green leather inset top. The mahogany
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk By Baker Furniture USA, Circa
Category

Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano White
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat writing table in the style of Louis XV style, silvered bronze fittings. Piano lacquer
Category

20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano Black
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat writing table in the style of Louis XV style, silvered bronze fittings. Piano lacquer
Category

20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech

Late 20th-C. French Maison Jansen Style Silver & Gold Leaf Writing Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a show stopper! It is a French Louis XVI style writing desk that has been finished in the
Category

Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

French Louis XV Style Figural Maple Burl Writing Desk Napoleon Bureau Plat 72"
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Louis XV / Napoleon III style office desk. A serpentine form made from birdseye maple
Category

Late 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Impressive French Writing Desk in the Antique Style of Louis XIV Mahogany Bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
, broadly framed writing surface, inlaid with gold embossed leather surface, including three drawers of
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20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XV Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV ebonized black lacquer bronze figural Ormolu Bureau plat writing desk. Item
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Small Inlaid Petite Demilune Writing Desk Made in France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV style small inlaid petite Demilune writing desk, made in France. Item
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Provincial Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Writing Desk or Accent Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
" / H 30.5" / Drawer dimensions: W 19.6" / D 18.5" A Louis XIV walnut writing table or accent table
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Magnificent Grand Bureau / Writing Desk Louis XV, After Francois Linke, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent grand bureau/writing desk Louis XV, After Francois Linke The desk has an estimated
Category

Late 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century Louis XV Style Ladies Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant ladies bureau plat desk in the Louis XV style, rosewood and shaded precious wood, veneered
Category

20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century imperial Bureau Plat / Writing Table in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
consist of climbing leaves. Beautiful patina, with shellac hand polish. The inside of the desk was
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Country Provincial Louis XV Executive Office Writing Desk Glass Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Provincial Louis XV style executive office writing desk with glass top. Item
Category

Mid-20th Century French Country Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

French Writing Desk with Embossed Leather Top in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant French Louis XVI style writing desk featuring an inset, embossed chestnut brown leather
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Louis XIV Kingwood, Mahogany, Ormolu & Satinwood Bureau Plat Desk 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Louis XIV style writing desk offers kingwood and mahogany construction with satinwood
Category

20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood

Early 20th Century Italian Writing Table
Located in Rome, IT
An early 20th century Italian writing table, with rectangular top. Measures: 164 x 79 x 50 cm.
Category

Mid-20th Century Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Early 20th Century Italian Writing Table
Early 20th Century Italian Writing Table
H 31.11 in W 64.57 in D 19.69 in
Italian Writing Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Rome, IT
An early 20th century Italian writing table, with rectangular top. Measures: 164 x 79 x 50 cm.
Category

Mid-20th Century European Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian Writing Table, Early 20th Century
Italian Writing Table, Early 20th Century
H 31.11 in W 64.57 in D 19.69 in
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI-Style Executive Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI-Style executive desk Mahogany with excessive bronze mounts
Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Maitland Smith French Provincial Louis XV Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk By Maitland Smith Philippines, Circa
Category

Late 20th Century Philippine French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Mid-20th Century Writing Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This beautiful table is made of lemon wood and inlay. It is very much quality.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

French Mid-20th Century Writing Table
French Mid-20th Century Writing Table
H 31 in W 48 in D 23.5 in
Early 20th Century Writing Desk in Walnut with Inlay by Meroni & Fossati
By Meroni & Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian elegant early 20th century Directoire writing desk in walnut massive and veneered with
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Early 20th Century Italian Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke
By François Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI style 19th-20th century bronze mounted desk manner Linke. This spectacular French desk
Category

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century Desk Bureau Plat in Antique Louis XV Style Mahogany Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
In Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round full-length mirror veneer with seed beads. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings in the form of chutes, handmade patinated bronze. Rosewood veneere...
Category

Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century Louis XV Style Womens Tulip Veneer, Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Tulip wood veneered. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings. Four-sided, slightly curved, three-edged frame base with wide knee patch on elegantly curved squares in sabots. Slightly...
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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Louis 20th Writing Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of louis 20th writing desks for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct louis 20th writing desks — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. Louis 20th writing desks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Louis XVI, Louis XV and Art Nouveau louis 20th writing desks are consistently popular styles. Many louis 20th writing desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Baker Furniture Company, Maison Jansen and Louis Majorelle produced popular louis 20th writing desks that are worth a look.

How Much are Louis 20th Writing Desks?

Prices for louis 20th writing desks can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, louis 20th writing desks begin at $674 and can go as high as $1,844,713, while the average can fetch as much as $3,974.

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.