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Early 19th Century French Empire  "Bureau a Gradin" Desk
Early 19th Century French Empire  "Bureau a Gradin" Desk

Early 19th Century French Empire "Bureau a Gradin" Desk

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

The rectangular superstructure centred by two drawers above two shelves, flanked by an pair of cupboard doors flanked and separated by patinated and gilt bronze caryatids, the lower ...

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Edwardian Satin wood & Floral Painted Carlton House Writing Desk
Antique Edwardian Satin wood & Floral Painted Carlton House Writing Desk

Antique Edwardian Satin wood & Floral Painted Carlton House Writing Desk

Located in London, GB

The desk is like a normal writing table but the small drawers above the surface form a "U" shape around the user instead of being merely set up in front of him as is usual in a typic...

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Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

French Empire Period Walnut Secretaire Desk, Circa 1810
French Empire Period Walnut Secretaire Desk, Circa 1810

French Empire Period Walnut Secretaire Desk, Circa 1810

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

The desk belongs to a form traditionally known in French auction terminology as a “bureau à gradins,” a stepped or tiered secrétaire design in which the upper drawers rise in gentle ...

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Antique 1810s French Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Walnut

French Directoire Mahogany and Bronze Child’s Desk or Side Table, circa 1800
French Directoire Mahogany and Bronze Child’s Desk or Side Table, circa 1800

French Directoire Mahogany and Bronze Child’s Desk or Side Table, circa 1800

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

French Directoire Mahogany and Bronze Child’s Desk or Side Table, circa 1800 A rare French Directoire mahogany and bronze child’s writing desk or miniature bureau à gradin, dating t...

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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Tables

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu & Vernis Martin Desk, Attr. Majorelle
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu & Vernis Martin Desk, Attr. Majorelle

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu & Vernis Martin Desk, Attr. Majorelle

By Louis Majorelle

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Fremch ormolu-mounted kingwood and Japanese black and gilt-lacquer bureau a gradin by Louis Majorelle, Nancy, Circa 1880-1890 (The mount incised beneath the handle 'LM') was sold a...

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

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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Bureau à Gradin Desk by Millet
Bureau à Gradin Desk by Millet

Bureau à Gradin Desk by Millet

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H 45.38 in W 44 in D 28 in

Bureau à Gradin Desk by Millet

By Maison Millet

Located in New Orleans, LA

This fabulous and rare bureau à gradin, or tiered desk, was crafted by the highly respected ébéniste Theodore Millet of Paris, founder of the acclaimed Maison Millet firm.

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Mid-Century J-M.Frank-Desing Wood Bureau a Gradin/Writing Desk Table, Argentina
Mid-Century J-M.Frank-Desing Wood Bureau a Gradin/Writing Desk Table, Argentina

Mid-Century J-M.Frank-Desing Wood Bureau a Gradin/Writing Desk Table, Argentina

By Jean-Michel Frank

Located in North Miami, FL

Mid-20th century Modern Jean-Michel Frank-design wooden bureau a gradin/writing desk table, Argentina By: Jean-Michel Frank Material: wood, metal, leather Technique: cast, molded, m...

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Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1800's Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!!
1800's Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!!

1800's Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!!

Located in Austin, TX

Gorgeous 1800's Antique French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau, Writing Desk!! Antique Desk, Writing, French Henri II Style, Carved, Walnut, Bureau a Gradin, 1800s, 19th Cent...

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Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique French Victorian-Style Oak Desk with Turned Legs and Hand Carving C.1880
Antique French Victorian-Style Oak Desk with Turned Legs and Hand Carving C.1880

Antique French Victorian-Style Oak Desk with Turned Legs and Hand Carving C.1880

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

This 19th century Victorian-style bureau a gradin is in superior original condition.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks

Materials

Oak

Hepplewhite Inlaid Flame Mahogany Diminutive Tambour Secretary, circa 1900
Hepplewhite Inlaid Flame Mahogany Diminutive Tambour Secretary, circa 1900

Hepplewhite Inlaid Flame Mahogany Diminutive Tambour Secretary, circa 1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique English Hepplewhite style Bureau à Gradin Tambour secretary desk offers flame mahogany construction in diminutive form with tower having tambour doors opening to reveal in...

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Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Marquetry Carlton House Desk Writing Table Druce & Co., 19th Century
Antique Marquetry Carlton House Desk Writing Table Druce & Co., 19th Century

Antique Marquetry Carlton House Desk Writing Table Druce & Co., 19th Century

By Druce & Co.

Located in London, GB

The desk is like a normal writing table but the small drawers above the surface form a "U" shape around the user instead of being merely set up in front of him as is usual in a typic...

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Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Unique, Rare French Desk Napoleon III, Boule Style Marquetry
19th Century Unique, Rare French Desk Napoleon III, Boule Style Marquetry

19th Century Unique, Rare French Desk Napoleon III, Boule Style Marquetry

Located in Paris, FR

Unique, rare French bureau à gradins desk, Boulle style marquetry with brass on the drawers.

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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Antique Edwardian Satinwood and Floral Painted Carlton House Writing Desk, 1900
Antique Edwardian Satinwood and Floral Painted Carlton House Writing Desk, 1900

Antique Edwardian Satinwood and Floral Painted Carlton House Writing Desk, 1900

Located in London, GB

The desk is like a normal writing table but the small drawers above the surface form a "U" shape around the user instead of being merely set up in front of him as is usual in a typic...

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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Desk c1900
Antique Satinwood Carlton House Desk c1900

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Desk c1900

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H 30.32 in W 42.52 in D 22.45 in

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Desk c1900

Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB

The drawers are all fine cut solid mahogany with hand cut dovetail jonts, the desk has been fully restored and hand polished and is in excellent showroom condition Carlton House d...

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Antique Early 1900s English Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Bureau Plat á Gradin with Napoleonic Theme
Bureau Plat á Gradin with Napoleonic Theme

Bureau Plat á Gradin with Napoleonic Theme

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H 59 in W 25.5 in D 51 in

Bureau Plat á Gradin with Napoleonic Theme

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful French bureau plat á gradin Second Empire period writing desk, circa 1870s.

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Druce & Co 19th C
Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Druce & Co 19th C

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Druce & Co 19th C

By Druce & Co.

Located in London, GB

The desk is like a normal writing table but the small drawers above the surface form a "U" shape around the user instead of being merely set up in front of him as is usual in a typic...

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Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Maple & Co., 19th Century
Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Maple & Co., 19th Century

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Maple & Co., 19th Century

By Maple & Co.

Located in London, GB

The desk is like a normal writing table but the small drawers above the surface form a "U" shape around the user instead of being merely set up in front of him as is usual in a typic...

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Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Maple & Co Mahogany, Satinwood and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Carlton House Desk
Maple & Co Mahogany, Satinwood and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Carlton House Desk

Maple & Co Mahogany, Satinwood and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Carlton House Desk

By Maple & Co.

Located in Benington, Herts

The desk resembles a normal writing table, but small drawers above the surface form a "U" shape around the user, instead of merely facing the user as in a typical bureau à gradin. Un...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood

Maple & Co. Mahogany Satinwood and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Carlton House Desk
Maple & Co. Mahogany Satinwood and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Carlton House Desk

Maple & Co. Mahogany Satinwood and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Carlton House Desk

By Maple & Co.

Located in Benington, Herts

The desk resembles a normal writing table, but small drawers above the surface form a "U" shape around the user, instead of merely facing the user as in a typical bureau à gradin. Un...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Ebony, Satinwood, Mahogany

Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood and Ebonized Desk 'Bureau A Gradin'
Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood and Ebonized Desk 'Bureau A Gradin'

Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood and Ebonized Desk 'Bureau A Gradin'

Located in Kittery Point, ME

One key (for central drawer, the others have ormolu pulls). A bureau a gradin is a desk with drawers or pigeonholes built on top of the writing surface.

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Tulipwood

19th Century Louis XV Style Bombe Marquetry and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau a Gradin
19th Century Louis XV Style Bombe Marquetry and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau a Gradin

19th Century Louis XV Style Bombe Marquetry and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau a Gradin

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This excellent French Louis XV style bureau à gradin or ladies writing desk features an upper curved and shaped structure surmounted by a miniature portrait on ivory above seven gilt...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Mid-20th Century Wood Bureau a Gradin/Writing Desk Table
Mid-20th Century Wood Bureau a Gradin/Writing Desk Table

Mid-20th Century Wood Bureau a Gradin/Writing Desk Table

Located in Miami, FL

The piece's clean, rectangular silhouette and streamlined profile convey a refined elegance, expertly constructed from high-quality wood. Featuring six drawers - three on the front ...

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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Carlton House Writing Desk of Flame Mahogany from the Edwardian Era
Carlton House Writing Desk of Flame Mahogany from the Edwardian Era

Carlton House Writing Desk of Flame Mahogany from the Edwardian Era

Located in Austin, TX

Note: Depth is 30 inches with desk extended A Carlton House desk is a specific antique desk form within the more general bureau à gradin form. This form of desk was first design...

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Early 20th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Rosewood and Marquetry Carlton House Desk, Early 20th Century
Antique Rosewood and Marquetry Carlton House Desk, Early 20th Century

Antique Rosewood and Marquetry Carlton House Desk, Early 20th Century

Located in London, GB

The desk is like a normal writing table but the small drawers above the surface form a "U" shape around the user instead of being merely set up in front of him as is usual in a typic...

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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Satinwood

Antique Victorian Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk 19th Century
Antique Victorian Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk 19th Century

Antique Victorian Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk 19th Century

Located in London, GB

The desk is like a normal writing table but the small drawers above the surface form a "U" shape around the user instead of being merely set up in front of him as is usual in a typic...

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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century English Regency Serpentine Walnut Burl Leather Carlton House Desk
19th Century English Regency Serpentine Walnut Burl Leather Carlton House Desk

19th Century English Regency Serpentine Walnut Burl Leather Carlton House Desk

Located in Dayton, OH

A Carlton House desk is a specific antique desk form within the more general bureau à gradin form. This form of desk is supposed to have been designed in the 18th century for the Pri...

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Antique Early 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk, circa 1880
Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk, circa 1880

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk, circa 1880

Located in London, GB

The desk is like a normal writing table but the small drawers above the surface form a "U" shape around the user instead of being merely set up in front of him as is usual in a typic...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Tables

A Continental Neo Classical Desk
A Continental Neo Classical Desk

A Continental Neo Classical Desk

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H 43.5 in W 50.75 in D 29 in

A Continental Neo Classical Desk

Located in New Orleans, LA

A fine quality bureau à gradin or writing table, with tapered legs and column flanked tier of small drawers and pigeonholes on the desktop surface.

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Early 20th Century Desks

Materials

Walnut

Zwiener Jansen Successeur Ormolu Mounted & Marquetry Tiered Desk
Zwiener Jansen Successeur Ormolu Mounted & Marquetry Tiered Desk

Zwiener Jansen Successeur Ormolu Mounted & Marquetry Tiered Desk

By Zwiener Jansen Successeur

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Fabulous and rare Louis XV style bureau à gradin, or tiered desk, the upper structure of kidney-shape form, the desk decorated on all sides with magnificent kingwood and satinwood ma...

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20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Fine Quality George III Style Flamed Mahogany Carlton House Desk
Fine Quality George III Style Flamed Mahogany Carlton House Desk

Fine Quality George III Style Flamed Mahogany Carlton House Desk

Located in Darwen, GB

English, circa 1890-1900 Dimensions: 56" wide x 31" deep x 41" high Condition: This desk is in excellent original condition, cleaned and waxed Free UK Mainland delivery A...

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Antique 1890s George III Desks

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