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Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

LOUIS XVI STYLE

Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.

Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.

Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.

The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Louis XVI
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat, with a Breche d'Alep marble top. The bureau plat having a rectangular breche d'Alep marble top above a frieze fitted with three ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat

French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat, in the manner of Francoise Linke. Having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mouldings, three friez...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890
French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890

French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890

Louis XVI Style Vernis-Martin Bonheur de Jour
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
Louis XVI style rosewood vernis-martin Bonheur de jour.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XVI Style Vernis-Martin Bonheur de Jour
Louis XVI Style Vernis-Martin Bonheur de Jour

Louis XVI Style Vernis-Martin Bonheur de Jour

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...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Louis XVI Walnut Architects Table a La Tronchin
Louis XVI Walnut Architects Table a La Tronchin

Louis XVI Walnut Architects Table a La Tronchin

French Louis XVI Carved Walnut Writing-Side Table with Drawer
Located in Dallas, TX
A French carved walnut small writing table, perfect end table or bedside table, late 18th century.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

French Louis XVI Carved Walnut Writing-Side Table with Drawer
French Louis XVI Carved Walnut Writing-Side Table with Drawer

French Louis XVI Carved Walnut Writing-Side Table with Drawer

18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire, Paris 1780. The secretaire stands out for its elaborate kingwood and satinwood marquetry. The inside is embellished with several dra...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Kingwood

18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire
18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire

18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
Cartonnier in the Louis XVI Manner after the Original by Simon Oeben Constructed in kingwood and having extensive parquetry inlay, with well cast and extensive fire gilt bronze enhancements. The writing section of oblong form with re-entrant corners, housing three frieze drawers and with a tooled brown leather top; the shouldered tapering legs dressed with imbricated bronze mounts: lions masks at the ends: the frame having a guard bronze rail...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock

Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved center hall table with marble top. The rectangular shaped top with r...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table
Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table

Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table

Louis XVI Style Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Writing Table, circa 1870
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI Style gilt bronze and Pietre Dure mounted ebonised writing table, retailed by Edwards & Roberts. French, circa 1870. The drawer edge stamped 'Edwards & Roberts'. This Fine ebonised writing table has a three-quarter galleried superstructure with cavetto moulding above three cupboards, each with a panel door inset with Fine pietre dure panels of vases issuing flowers. The lower part of the table has a pullout / pull-out writing slide with a dark blue leather writing surface, above a long drawer centred by a tablet mounted with a foliate pietre dure panel. The table is raised on tapering square section legs united by an 'X'-frame stretcher centred by a gilt bronze vase. The beautiful Florentine pietre dure panels are inlaid in high relief with shaded agates marble, and semi-precious stones. The combination of Fine gilt bronze mounts on an ebonised ground enriched with Fine pietre dure inlay indicates the work of one of the best Parisian ébénistes of the period. Edwards & Roberts, was one of the principal London companies working in the nineteenth century in the taste of the late Eighteenth Century. They started business in 1845 and by 1854 were trading as 'Edwards & Roberts, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet Makers and Importers of Ancient Furniture'. Wardour Street became an important furniture retailing area in the second half of the 19th century. Contemporary documents note '... a fine and complete library...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Agate, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Writing Table, circa 1870
Louis XVI Style Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Writing Table, circa 1870

Louis XVI Style Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Writing Table, circa 1870

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Desk by Grimard
By G. Grimard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted writing table by G. Grimard "Meubles d'Art" 5 rue de Charonne, Paris. After a model by Adam Weisweiler (Fr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Desk by Grimard
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Desk by Grimard

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Desk by Grimard

Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
This elegant writing desk was created in France in the late 18th century, during the reign of King Louis XVI (1774-1792). The desk is designed in a refined neoclassical style which w...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk
Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk

Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk

Beautiful Louis XVI Style Writing Table, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Louis XVI style wooden writing table. The rectangular top, surrounded on three sides by a fine pierced and gilt-bronze frieze, above a d...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Beautiful Louis XVI Style Writing Table, France, Circa 1880
Beautiful Louis XVI Style Writing Table, France, Circa 1880

Beautiful Louis XVI Style Writing Table, France, Circa 1880

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 veneered on oak. With a single drawer. Lock not working.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Louis XVI Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk, 20th Century
Louis XVI Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk, 20th Century

Louis XVI Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk, 20th Century

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century louis XVI style kingwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted ladies writing table, the body surrounded by bronze moldings. The apron repeats the parquet...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center, Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ebonized gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood floral marquetry single-drawer center table, desk or writing table. The ornately decorated marquetry top, centered with a floral bouquet, butterflies, scrolls and acanthus. The raised on four fluted ebonized legs surmounted with gilt-bronze spigots...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center, Writing Table
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center, Writing Table

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center, Writing Table

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) mahogany table desk with bronze ram heads and trim with stretcher.
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Table Desk
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Table Desk

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Table Desk

18th Century Oak Country Side Writing Table
Located in Madrid, ES
A nice French country writing table, Louis XVI period, in solid oak, with a long drawer and drawer handle in bronze, the legs finished in sabot.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

18th Century Oak Country Side Writing Table
18th Century Oak Country Side Writing Table

18th Century Oak Country Side Writing Table

Frederic Schmit, Paris, Large Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
By Frédéric Schmit
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century marquetry inlaid French Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset tooled leather top, an ormolu moulding around, three oak lined frieze drawers, with the locks stamped; Schmit, Paris. Dummy drawers to the reverse. The frieze being bombe shaped all the way round, quartered veneers and marquetry inlay. Wonderful ormolu monopodia supports to the tops of the elegant cabriole legs that terminate in hairy paw feet. Frédéric Schmit...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Kingwood, Mahogany

Frederic Schmit, Paris, Large Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Frederic Schmit, Paris, Large Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century

Frederic Schmit, Paris, Large Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century

18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany
Located in Belmont, MA
Rare Louis XVI writing desk, South German 1780, exquisite cherry and plum wood veneer on front back, sides and top. The writing top is framed by...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany
18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany

18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany

French 18th Century Table With Fluted Apron And Legs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French 18th Century table with fluted apron and legs This 18th century table has a fluted apron and legs. One leg is slightly crooked but very charming. ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French 18th Century Table With Fluted Apron And Legs
French 18th Century Table With Fluted Apron And Legs

French 18th Century Table With Fluted Apron And Legs

Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The desk with a 1/4 cylinder top that opens to reveal a leather writing surface with pigeon holes and drawers. The gallery with white Carrara marble top.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century
Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century

Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step back interior drawers, leather writing surface, carved scalloped skirt, original or...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Gold, Ormolu

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) parquetry inlaid top table desk with bronze trim and single drawer.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Table Desk
French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Table Desk

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Table Desk

Louis XVI Style Desk with Vitrine Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A Louis XVI style desk with vitrine Top. This fine custom quality Louis XVI style desk has long tapering bronze-mounted legs supporting a center drawer flanked by larger drawers leading to a set of three smaller drawers under a vitrine mirrored shelving...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Louis XVI Style Desk with Vitrine Top
Louis XVI Style Desk with Vitrine Top

Louis XVI Style Desk with Vitrine Top

Italy Mid-18th Century Olive Root Wood Desk with Drawings in Regency Style
Located in Brescia, IT
This Italian desk, was manufactured circa 1750 in Tuscany Italy by master cabinet makers in a pregiate wood, the olive root; the fine proportion and the ele...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Olive

Italy Mid-18th Century Olive Root Wood Desk with Drawings in Regency Style
Italy Mid-18th Century Olive Root Wood Desk with Drawings in Regency Style

Italy Mid-18th Century Olive Root Wood Desk with Drawings in Regency Style

Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized and Black Leather Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized & gilt bronze trim desk / cartonnier with 2 drawers and a black leather & gold tooled top supported on 4 tapered square legs. (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Gold Leaf, Ormolu

Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized and Black Leather Desk
Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized and Black Leather Desk

Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized and Black Leather Desk

18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table or Desk, Circa 1780
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis XVI carved walnut writing table with a tooled inset brown leather top, standing on elegant cabriole legs ending on cloven hoof feet. Having single center drawer with a decora...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table or Desk, Circa 1780
18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table or Desk, Circa 1780

18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table or Desk, Circa 1780

18th Century Country Side Writing Table
Located in Madrid, ES
A nice French country writing table, Louis XVI period, in solid oak, with a long drawer and drawer handle in bronze, the legs finished in sabot.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

18th Century Country Side Writing Table
18th Century Country Side Writing Table

18th Century Country Side Writing Table

Louis XVI Brass-Mounted Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, Late 18th Century
By Louis Auguste Moreau
Located in Spencertown, NY
Signed L Moreau with later marble top and mounts.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Louis XVI Brass-Mounted Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, Late 18th Century
Louis XVI Brass-Mounted Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, Late 18th Century

Louis XVI Brass-Mounted Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, Late 18th Century

French 19th Century Green Satinwood Marquetry Table with Leather Top
Located in London, GB
Constructed in satinwood, with extensive usage of green stained sycamore, harewood, bois Violette, and well cut floral marquetry, the freestanding table rises from bronze capped cylindrical tapered legs, with vertical inlays; the apron, with a running motif of inlaid circles, containing a single mahogany lined single drawer with further bronze highlight: the top is of oblong form with bowed ends, enclosing a tooled hide, with floral marquetry end panels, enclosed by a bronze angle...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Satinwood, Sycamore

French 19th Century Green Satinwood Marquetry Table with Leather Top
French 19th Century Green Satinwood Marquetry Table with Leather Top

French 19th Century Green Satinwood Marquetry Table with Leather Top

Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat. Having an inset leather top, wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, the single frieze drawer having a drop front, open...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century

Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century

Decorative French Amboyna and Gilt Bronze Center Table
Located in London, GB
A Library Centre Table in the Louis XVI Manner Constructed in amboyna, with purpleheart banding with gilt bronze mounts; of elliptical form, with gently everted angles; rising from ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Decorative French Amboyna and Gilt Bronze Center Table
Decorative French Amboyna and Gilt Bronze Center Table

Decorative French Amboyna and Gilt Bronze Center Table

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Greek Key Display Console
Located in North York, ON
Stunning Louis XVI style display table. Decorated with a Greek key motif around the sides. Three drop doors across the front provide access to the display area. Original glass top, t...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Greek Key Display Console
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Greek Key Display Console

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Greek Key Display Console

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Table Desk with Leather Top
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (English-19th Century) mahogany table desk with 3 drawers and various inlaid woods with bronze trim & swags on legs with a leather top (WROTHAM PARK)
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19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Table Desk with Leather Top
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Table Desk with Leather Top

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Table Desk with Leather Top

Fine Louis XVI Mahogany Leather-Top Table Attributed to Canabas
By Joseph Canabas
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Table Attributed to Canabas Joseph Canabas maitre 1766 Height 28 in. Width 27 in. Depth 17 in. Tab84
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Fine Louis XVI Mahogany Leather-Top Table Attributed to Canabas
Fine Louis XVI Mahogany Leather-Top Table Attributed to Canabas

Fine Louis XVI Mahogany Leather-Top Table Attributed to Canabas

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
A high-quality French Louis XVI style desk with geometric parquetry in mahogany with gilt-bronze mounts, including swags at the corners. The desk has three drawers with working locks...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk
French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Demilune Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (18/19th Century) kingwood demilune shaped desk with bronze dore trim and gallery with leather top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Demilune Desk
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Demilune Desk

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Demilune Desk

Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Writing desk from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish of museum-quality. There are four dovetailed drawers each wit...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk
Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk

Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk

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, Circa Late 20th Century Solid cher...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Grange French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Leather Top Writing Desk
Grange French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Leather Top Writing Desk

Grange French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Leather Top Writing Desk

French Louis XVI Style 1890s Cream Painted Desk with Scrollwork Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style writing desk from circa 1890 with scrollwork carved apron, painted finish and fluted legs. Immerse yourself in the elegance of the Belle Époque with this exq...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

French Louis XVI Style 1890s Cream Painted Desk with Scrollwork Carved Apron
French Louis XVI Style 1890s Cream Painted Desk with Scrollwork Carved Apron

French Louis XVI Style 1890s Cream Painted Desk with Scrollwork Carved Apron

Macassar Ebony Veneered Leather Top French Directoire Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare and unique form of desk and features the "wood of Kings" macassar ebony, a very rare and highly prized wood that covers the entire desk. The top is a gold tooled and e...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Macassar

Macassar Ebony Veneered Leather Top French Directoire Louis XVI Style Desk
Macassar Ebony Veneered Leather Top French Directoire Louis XVI Style Desk

Macassar Ebony Veneered Leather Top French Directoire Louis XVI Style Desk

18th Century small Ladies Desk or Dressing Table, Louis XVI Poudreuse, c. 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Small make-up and writing desk South Germany Louis XVI circa 1780 Dimensions: H x W x D: 74 x 96 x 52 cm Description: Antique multifunctional piece of furniture from the late 18th...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

18th Century small Ladies Desk or Dressing Table, Louis XVI Poudreuse, c. 1780
18th Century small Ladies Desk or Dressing Table, Louis XVI Poudreuse, c. 1780

18th Century small Ladies Desk or Dressing Table, Louis XVI Poudreuse, c. 1780

18th Century Italian Walnut Writing Desk / Console Table
Located in Carmine, TX
Simple and elegant table hand-crafted in Italy in the early 1700s using walnut and dovetailed construction. This is a beautiful specimen of early tables built to last centuries. Don'...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

18th Century Italian Walnut Writing Desk / Console Table
18th Century Italian Walnut Writing Desk / Console Table

18th Century Italian Walnut Writing Desk / Console Table

19th Century Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Cast Mounts
Located in Central England, GB
A superb French Louis XVI style Bureau plat. This exceptional French decorative bureau plat is made of a high-quality solid mahogany c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Cast Mounts
19th Century Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Cast Mounts

19th Century Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Cast Mounts

French Design, Louis XVI, Small Desk, Vanity, Brown Parquetry, Marquetry, 1900s
By François Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
French 19th or early 20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted parquetry & marquetry dressing table, desk or vanity with interior flip up mirror. This stunning ladies desk or ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Design, Louis XVI, Small Desk, Vanity, Brown Parquetry, Marquetry, 1900s
French Design, Louis XVI, Small Desk, Vanity, Brown Parquetry, Marquetry, 1900s

French Design, Louis XVI, Small Desk, Vanity, Brown Parquetry, Marquetry, 1900s

Elegant Sycamore and Box Wood Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat
Located in Montreal, QC
Elegant sycamore and boxwood Louis XVI style bureau plat decorated with gilt bronze and inset with black leather tooled top.
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Sycamore

Elegant Sycamore and Box Wood Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat
Elegant Sycamore and Box Wood Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat

Elegant Sycamore and Box Wood Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat

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Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desks and writing tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI desks and writing tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks and writing tables, popular names associated with this style include Maison Jansen, John Vesey, Paul Sormani, and A.M.E Fournier. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desks and writing tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $956 and tops out at $230,146 while the average work can sell for $8,500.

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