Bonheur De Jour
Beautiful C19th inlaid Bonheur de Jour
Located in London, GB
Beautiful French Inlaid Bonheur de jour
Burr Walnut
Lovely Cabrio Legs
Just Been Restored
Very Fine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antiquities
Materials
Walnut
Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Southall, GB
A elegant French bonheur de jour ladies writing desk in kingswood and rosewood, with bronze gilt
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Desk, Walnut Bonheur De Jour, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful French Walnut and Marquetry Bonheur de Jour.
Standing on Typical French Swept Legs with
Category
Antique 1860s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Regency Bonheur de Jour or Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Regency Bonheur de Jour or Ladies Writing Desk
This is a rare piece indeed has a drop leaf in
Category
Antique Early 1800s Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
French Bonheur De Jour Desk Painted Placques Kingwood, 1930s
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning French Bonheur de Jour desk we date to circa 1920
Crafted from kingwood with painted
Category
Vintage 1930s Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XV Style Bonheur de Jour Ladies Desk
Located in Milford, NH
An elegant French Louis XV style Bonheur de Jour mahogany ladies desk with built in center clock
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Fine Quality Inlaid Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Inlaid Burr Walnut Bonheur de Jour Bureau Desk Writing Table
This fine
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$3,363 Sale Price
30% Off
H 55.52 in W 35.04 in D 21.26 in
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut Bonheur de Jour writing desk having a beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$11,472
H 55.52 in W 42.52 in D 22.45 in
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut Bonheur de Jour writing desk having a beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
$11,472
H 55.52 in W 42.52 in D 22.45 in
Regency Burl Elm Bonheur De Jour
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular shelf superstructure with two shelves and three drawers with ebony trim , the base with a flip up writing surface thats felt lined over a drawer and raised on square...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Elm
Antique Victorian Marquetry & Ormolu Bonheur de Jour Bureau 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian burr walnut and ormolu mounted inlaid Bonheur Du Jour, or
Category
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,918
H 55.91 in W 35.04 in D 21.26 in
Paul SORMANI (1817-1877) Bonheur de Jour in Marqueterie Stampigliato
By Paul Sormani
Located in Pistoia, IT
Uno scrittoio di superba fattura proveniente dai rinomati laboratori parigini di Paul Sormani. Realizzato con legni esotici locali e d'importazione, presenta intricati intarsi geome...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$5,395
H 52.37 in W 30.91 in D 19.49 in
Victorian Figured Walnut Ladies Writing Bureau or Bonheur de Jour
Located in Montreal, QC
This desk is both highly decorative and unusually functional. The well-figured walnut is complemented by delicate inlays. It is diminutive and interestingly designed. Instead of a fi...
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique French Desk, Walnut Bonheur De Jour Ladies Desk circa 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
-Gorgeous French antique bonheur du jour desk
- We date this to circa 1880
- Hand crafted from
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Period French Napoleon III Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour Antique Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A charming Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) mahogany Bonheur Du Jour de dame(ladies
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,140
H 44 in W 31 in D 19 in
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Louis XVI Style Vernis-Martin Bonheur de Jour
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
Louis XVI style rosewood vernis-martin Bonheur de jour.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Tulipwood, Kingwood and Marquetry Bonheur de Jour
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Fine Louis XV style tulipwood, kingwood, marquetry and gilt metal mounted Bonheur de Jour, the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Bonheur De Jour with Parquetry Rosewood Inlay Late 19th Century French
Located in Uppingham, GB
Superb quality Bonheur De Jour
Quarter veneered top and sides with satinwood stringing.
Two
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood
Mid-19th Century Fine Quality Burr Walnut Bonheur de Jour in the French Style
Located in Suffolk, GB
A mid-19th century fine quality burr walnut bonheur de jour in the French style.
This piece
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 46.75 in W 46 in D 26 in
Louis XVI Style Vernis-Martin Bonheur de Jour Ladies Desk with cabriole legs
Located in Salisbury, GB
Louis XVI style vernis-martin bonheur du jour comprising 3 drawers over the decorated cylinder fall
Category
Vintage 1930s Louis XVI Desks
H 29.93 in W 42.92 in D 21.66 in
19th Century Louis Philippe Desk "Bonheur du Jour"
Located in Lannebert, FR
Lovely 19th century Louis Philippe desk named "Bonheur de jour". Nice leather on top.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Boulle Desk
Located in Northfield, IL
Bonheur de Jour, brass and red toortoiseshell on ebony ground, the angled fall revealing a custom
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Brass
Jour de Bonheur
By Marsha Gertenbach
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Cast Bronze Sculpture
Category
2010s Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Mahagony Bonheur de Jour
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogony bonheur de jour with a rectangular hinged top fitted with a leather lined writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Desk Walnut Bonheur De Jour, 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic antique French Bonheur de Jour desk
We date this piece to circa 1840
Hand crafted from
Category
Antique 1840s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Carved French Oak Bonheur de Jour or Writing Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Carved French oak Bonheur de Jour or writing table
This is a superbly carved French oak Bonheur
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Small 19th Century Mahogany Bonheur de Jour or Ladie's Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
A small 19th century mahogony bonheur de jour or ladie's desk with a rectangular hinged top fitted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Leather, Mahogany
French Ladies Desk Bureau Walnut Inlay Bonheur de Jour 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
maiden busts
circa 1880
A Bonheur de Jour is a small, elegant 18th- to 19th-century lady’s writing desk
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XIV Style Rosewood and Ormolu Bonheur de Jour, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XIV Style Bonheur de Jour (ladies' desk) features bookmatched rosewood with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks
Materials
Bronze
H 38 in W 39 in D 22 in
Antique Fine Quality Inlaid Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality inlaid burr walnut Bonheur de Jour bureau desk writing table 19th Century
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 55.52 in W 35.04 in D 21.26 in
Ladies ‘Bonheur De Jour’ Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
19th century French inlaid drop-front desk with beautiful patina and color and subtle brass accents. Has a hide-away drawer for secret love letters, too!
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Desk
Located in London, GB
This antique burr walnut writing table desk is in good condition and has some useful features. The top section has two cupboards, a small central drawer and shaped compartments. The ...
Category
Vintage 1930s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Edwardian Desk Mahogany Ladies Writing Table Bonheur de Jour
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Refined Edwardian desk in mahogany we date to circa 1900
Love the fronts to the drawers which feature elegantly carved leaf motifs, almost art nouveau in style
Great leather writing ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry and Ormolu Bonheur de Jour Bureau, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique Victorian burr walnut and inlaid Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing desk
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 56.3 in W 34.26 in D 20.87 in
Carved Victorian Oak Bonheur De Jour or Ladies Writing Desk, Leather Top
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This is a rare piece indeed, the desk is made in oak which has been superbly and intricately carved with the faces of Lions.
The desk has a raised gallery at the back and a bank of ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Desks
Materials
Oak
Fine 19th Century French Louis XV Kingwood and Sevre's Plaque Bonheur du jour
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine rare 19th century French kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Sevre's plaque bonheur de jour.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
H 48.5 in W 33.5 in D 26 in
Gillows of Lancaster Bonheur Du Jour.
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Batley, GB
An early 19th century Gillows Ladies writing desk or Bonheur de Jour. Raised on 4 reeded legs and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Bonheur Du Jour/Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut Bonheur de Jour writing desk having a beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 55.52 in W 42.52 in D 22.45 in
Vintage French Provincial Petit-Bureau de Dame
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful petit-bureau de dame (also known as bonheur de jour or lady's secretary desk). Born in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Victorian Bonheur Du Jour Sevres Plaques circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous Victorian burr walnut and tulipwood, Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies writing desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tulipwood
Antique Boulle Red Tortoiseshell Bonheur Du Jour circa 1870
Located in London, GB
Dame or Bonheur du Jour, circa 1870 in date.
The cavetto top is surmounted with a brass three
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
German Biedermeier or Empire Secretary, Burlwood, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
transformation of Empire forms into Biedermeier forms. Another analogous case became known: the >Bonheur de jour
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Burl
Antique French Kingwood Bureau de Dame c.1850
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous French Bureau de Dame / Bonheur du Jour, or Ladies Writing Desk and it is Circa
Category
Antique 19th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour Desk
Located in London, GB
This antique burr walnut writing table desk is in good condition and has some useful features. The top section has two cupboards, a small central drawer and shaped compartments. The ...
Category
Vintage 1930s English Edwardian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Walnut Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality french ladies writing table circa 1890.
3 tier top section which is adorned in chiselled ormolu, featuring a mirror to the centre. Pull out writing surface which wou...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Collection of 19th and 20th Century Pieces
Located in Big Flats, NY
and rust; sturdy.
Antique French Louis XIV Style Rosewood and Ormolu Bonheur de Jour, 19th Century
Category
20th Century European Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Louis XVI Style Ladies Writing Bureau Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
roll top cylinder style case topped with a piece of Carrara marble. Made in the style of a "Bonheur de
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milano, MI
Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up by sliding the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Bonheur De Jour
Located in Darwen, GB
A French 19th century Louis XVI Style kingwood bonheur de jour. The upper section is veneered in
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Amboyna, Ebony & Ormolu Mounted Victorian Period Bonheur De Jour
Located in Darwen, GB
An amboyna, ebony and ormolu mounted Victorian Period bonheur de jour. The upper section having a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Victorian Period Kingwood, Ormolu and Plaque Mounted Bonheur De Jour
Located in Darwen, GB
A French Victorian Period kingwood, ormolu and plaque mounted Bonheur de jour. The upper section
Category
Antique 1860s Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century English Burr Walnut Bonheur De Jour, in the French Style
Located in Suffolk, GB
A mid-19th century fine quality burr walnut bonheur de jour in the French style.
The top has a
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Regency Rosewood Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Folkestone, Kent
An unusual early 19th century figured rosewood bonheur-de-Jour with galleried three-tier bookshelf
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Elegant Chinese Export Lacquer Cabinet/Desk, Circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
bonheurs de jour form of the late 18th century. However is was constructed and lacquered in China and made
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Bookcases
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the bonheur de jour you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every bonheur de jour was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a bonheur de jour, we have 70 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the bonheur de jour you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A bonheur de jour, designed in the Louis XVI, Victorian or louis xv style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Arman, Charles-Guillaume Diehl and Conrad Mauter each produced at least one beautiful bonheur de jour that is worth considering.
How Much is a Bonheur De Jour?
The average selling price for a bonheur de jour at 1stDibs is $4,913, while they’re typically $394 on the low end and $277,383 for the highest priced.
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