French Louis XVI Mahogany and Gilt Brass Bureau à Cylindre, Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and beautifully proportioned French Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or petite roll-top writing desk, crafted in rich mahogany and dating to the late 18th century.
Brass
French Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
19th century desk with a Cylindre roll top opening to a leather top that pulls out for ease In use. Gilt bronze mounts with floral gilt center decoration with wreath. Square tapered...
Mahogany
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre by Louis Moreau
Located in London, GB
A FINE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU À CYLINDRE BY LOUIS MOREAU, CIRCA 1790.
Ormolu
French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
By Jean Kisling
Located in Berlin, DE
French 18th century large Louis XVI marquetry desk or bureau à Cylindre An exceptional marquetry secrétaire in the form of a bureau with a cylinder front and on a stand with four ...
Bronze
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.
Mahogany
Bureau à cylindre de style Louis XVI en marqueterie époque Napoléon III
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Bureau à cylindre de style Louis XVI en marqueterie époque Napoléon III Présence d'une fissure sur le cylindre et quelques éclats de placage
Wood
A François Linke Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted plum pudding mahogany bureau à cylindre after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener.
Bronze
Important Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, French, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
An important Louis XVI ormolu-mounted acajou mouchete and mahogany "Bureau à Cylindre" The galleried white and grey veined marble top above four frieze drawers and a cylinder enclosi...
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H 58 in W 36.5 in D 19 in
French 19th Century Mahogany Veneer and Brass inlaid "Bureau a Cylindre"
Located in Charleston, SC
Interesting Louis XVI style mahogany cylinder desk with a white marble top having a brass gallery rail and under which a cabinet with two mirrored glass doors, four quarter round mir...
Brass
Louis XVI Parquetry Bureau À Cylindre
Located in Chicago, IL
This desk features a galleried, coromandel lacquer inset top depicting a river village scene. The chinoiserie scene is raised over three drawers and a three-quarter cylinder that ope...
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Parquetry "Bureau a Cylindre"
Located in Pembroke, MA
A high-quality Louis XVI style cylinder desk (or "bureau a cylindre") from the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris, featuring beautiful parquetry including "butterfly wings" pattern in b...
Marble
18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau à Cylindre or Cylinder Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
An exceptional Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or cylinder desk with bookcase, giving you a glimpse of the beauty of fine 18th century French furniture.
Walnut
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H 43.31 in W 35.04 in L 43.31 in
19th Century French Mahogany Bureau À Cylindre in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century mahogany bureau a cylinder that opens to additional storage space, drawers and an adjustable writing surface. The fitted interior sits above a frieze drawer, raised on f...
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XVI Style Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis XVI style French bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid and veneer of mahogany with brass trim and hardware.
Marble, Brass
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H 39.6 in W 27.6 in D 18.5 in
Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau A Cylindre (Desk) Attributed to Leleu
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The recessed bleu turquin rectangular marble top with a three-quarter pierced gallery, above a cylinder rising to reveal a fitted interior with open compartments above and in between...
Marble, Bronze
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H 41.5 in W 31 in D 21 in
Fine 19th Century François Linke Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in Miami, FL
Exhibiting the sought after superior fineness of Francois Linke, this late 19th century petit Bureau a Cylindre or roll top desk is a splendid creation. Mahogany with a deep plum col...
Bronze
18th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century Louis XVI bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid and veneer of mahogany with oak and pine as secondary woods and retaining a nice French polish finish.
Mahogany
18th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18h century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid walnut with veneers of burled walnut, mahogany marquetry inlay and pine as a secondary wood.
Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid walnut with marquetry veneers of walnut, mahogany and cherry.
Brass
19th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid walnut with marquetry veneers of walnut, mahogany and cherry.
Brass
Louis XVI Style Bureau A Cylindre
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A louis XVI style roll top bureau with greek key motif on the face of the two drawers.
Wood
Vintage desks and writing tables span centuries of design. The writing table came first, a simple surface built for correspondence, while the drawered desk followed as record-keeping at home and in the office grew more demanding.
Styles to Know
Any desk at least 20 years old falls under this broader vintage category. If you want a tapered-leg, mid-century look specifically, browse mid-century modern desks; Louis XVI and Art Deco secretary desks bridge the writing-table and desk forms. A vintage table lamp adds task lighting to either.
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Writing tables often carry little to no storage of their own, so a separate file cabinet or desk organizer may be worth planning for, alongside a close look at the surface dimensions against the space available. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and every purchase is covered by the 1stDibs Promise.