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Cartonnier Desk

Vintage French Regency Rosewood Walnut Cartonnier Desk Table Bronze Paw Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High quality custom English / French Regency style rosewood and walnut vintage cartonnier desk with
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Vintage 1950s American Regency Desks

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Bronze

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cartonnier Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Late 18th century piece of furniture called a “cartonnier” in wood veneer and used for storing
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

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
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

Late 19th Bureau Antique Cartonnier Sliding Top for Hidden Storage
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian smaller-sized writing desk with storage hidden beneath top from the 19th century. This
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Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Palatial Louis XV Gilt Bronze Bureau-Plat Cartonnier '19th Century'
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Palatial French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Inlaid Bureau-Plat Cartonnier with signed clock by Le Roy
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Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Rosewood, Tulipwood

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger
By Antoine Krieger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style bureau plat (Desk - Writing Table - Ladies Desk
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted and Leather Cartonnier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and kingwood parquetry cartonnier with clock. The circular clock with elaborate pierced case with
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Fine French Cartonnier, 19th Century, Attributed to Paul Sormani, circa 1865
By Paul Sormani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine French Cartonnier, 19th century, attributed to Paul Sormani Paris, circa 1865, bois de
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Antique 1860s Desk Sets

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Wood

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
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Gold Leaf, Ormolu

Antique C1870s French Louis XVI Style Inlaid King Wood Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
ladies writing desk with a cartonnier shelf compartment above the writing surface. The desk features
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Gilt and Bronze Mounted Mahogany Leather Topped Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
essentials. The removable Cartonnier is another highlight of this writing desk. This compartmentalized
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Antique 19th Century Desks

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Mahogany

19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up by sliding the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

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Bronze

19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Bureau de Dame or Bonheur du Jour, a ladies writing desk with cartonnier which opens up by sliding the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

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Bronze

French 19th-Century Louis XV Style Figural Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-drawer bureau-plat cartonnier with Dual clock-works by Lenoir, Paris, surmounted with a pair two-light
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Bonheur du jour
Located in Forney, TX
graceful bonheur du jour (writing table - petite / lady's desk) with beautifully aged patina. Finely
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Early 20th Century Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Secretaire Cartonnier, Transition , wood leather
Located in Valladolid, ES
A sensational and unique French PP S XIX cartonnier, Transition style from Louis XV to Louis XVI
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Antique Early 1800s French Regency Secretaires

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Metal

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
cartonnier, was sold from the première vente de Cressent in 1749 and again in the second sale in 1757, lot
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

Mid-Century P.E. Guerin NY Cartonnier File Cabinet Box
By P. E. Guerin
Located in Forney, TX
A wonderful vintage upholstered cartonnier by legendary American luxury artisans P.E. Guerin
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Mid-20th Century American Shelves

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

Georgian Revival Transforming Desk and Games Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Georgian revival harlequin mechanical transforming desk that, when closed, is in the form of
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Early 20th Century European Georgian Game Tables

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Suede, Wood

Large French Directoire Period Traveling Secretary Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
interior has some of the original drawers, one of which locks with a key, and the leather-faced cartonniers
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Secretaires

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Iron, Brass

Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk/Cabinet By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A Very Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Desk/Cabinet By François Linke
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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Mahogany

Palatial 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mantel Cherub Clock Attr. Beurdeley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley, Graux Marly
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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Antique French Console Table or Ladies Small Writing Desk, Restored circa 1800s
Located in Chicago, IL
Petite console Table or ladies Writing Desk, made in France during the late 1800s from solid Mahogany. Beautifully restored, both structurally and cosmetically and ready for the next...
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Antique 1880s French Country Console Tables

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Wood

French Provincial Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Provincial carved beach and walnut bureau plat or writing table with a slightly antiqued and distressed finish, serpentine molded edge top, three molded edge serpentine front ...
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French Provincial Desk
French Provincial Desk
H 31 in W 76 in D 30 in
19th Century French Ormolu and Crystal Drinks Set
Located in London, GB
A drinks set of the Napoleon III Period The ormolu rectangular frame, rising from swept feet, with a running arcaded gallery, fitted with a mirror plate base houses a suite of fou...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware

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Crystal, Ormolu

Rock crystal pendants Louis XV style Cage Chandelier with 18 carats gold
By OMBRES ET FACETTES
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Chandelier Louis XV, In bronze, 64 arms lights, antique fuinish done on top of an 18 carats gold electrolyse.Dimensions : Height 260 cm x 190 cm diameter. Very important Louis XV s...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants

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Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze

Vintage French Regency Style Bureau Desk With HandPainted Floral Motif and chair
Located in Seattle, WA
This piece has original hardware on a single dovetailed drawer. Curved wood to the front two legs. Finished backing as shown. Chair with similar motif is included as a set. Vintage C...
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Vintage 1970s French Provincial Desks

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Wood

Italian Baroque Style Cabinet
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique baroque style walnut cabinet, made from antique and later elements probably assembled circa 1920's. With an overhanging rectangular shaped top with front and side molded edge...
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Vintage 1920s European Baroque Cabinets

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Walnut

Italian Baroque Style Cabinet
Italian Baroque Style Cabinet
H 36 in W 28.5 in D 14.25 in
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Walnut Tambour Door Secretary Desk with Bookcase, 1966
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern bureau with tambour door secretary desk and bookcase By Kipp Stewart for Drexel, "Declaration" Collection USA, 1966 Walnut, with original porcela...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Brass

Vintage Italian Embossed Leather Box With Paw Feet
By Hermès, Prada, Mark Cross
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Italian Embossed Leather Box With Paw Feet. Handsome large Italian green leather box with hand tooled gilt embossing and bronze paw feet. Great decorative accessory for a cof...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Theodore Alexander Inlaid Bronze Paw Footed Burled Walnut Console Table
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful Theodore Alexander console table in very good used condition. It measures 56 wide x 18 deep x 36.25 tall and dates to the 2010s era. We can help with shipping...
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2010s Vietnamese Neoclassical Revival Console Tables

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Louis XV Cartonnier with Clock
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
bombé shaped cartonnier (an ornamental box for papers usually for placing on a desk), surmounted by a
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Louis XV Cartonnier with Clock
Louis XV Cartonnier with Clock
H 42 in W 27 in D 18.5 in
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau Plat and Cartonnier
By Mathieu-Guillaume Cramer
Located in London, Middlesex
JME. The cartonnier having a white marble top, above a single inlaid drawer and four black Moroccan
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

French Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Late 19th Century by Au Gros Chene, Paris
By Au Gros Chene
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
for its age. An antique French parquetry and bronze Cartonnier writing desk with clock from the same
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

A Fine and Rare George II Period Mahogany Harlequin Table
Located in London, GB
'harlequin' pop-up 'cartonnier' cabinet contains drawers and paper 'pigeon holes'. The turned and tapered
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Bureau plat
Located in New York, NY
cartonnier, Continental, late 18th century
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

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Bronze

Bureau plat
Bureau plat
H 30 in W 69 in D 28 in
Jansen Ebonized Cartonnier Desk with leather top
Located in Stamford, CT
Jansen Ebonized with parcel gilt Cartonnier desk with leather top. Fine tooled leather on casters
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Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks

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Wood

Ebonized and Gilded Maison Jansen Style Writing Table Cartonnier Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Maison Jansen style leather top ebonized cartonnier desk with gilt trim and two drawers.
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Ebonized Cartonnier Desk Stamped Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Fabulous one-of-a-kind ebonized and parcel-gilt desk. Gold-leaf reverse glass top & panels
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Vintage 1950s Argentine Desks

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Wood, Glass

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cartonnier Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Late 18th century piece of furniture called a “cartonnier” in wood veneer and used for storing
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

Important Sormani Partner's Desk and Matching Cartonnier
By Paul Sormani
Located in New Orleans, LA
The grandness and luxury of French design culminate in this partner's desk and multiple-drawer
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

French Louis XVI Cartonnier Writing Desk with Tortoise Finished Leather
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Leather

19th Century French Louis XVI Writing Desk with Black Leather Top and Cartonnier
Located in Dallas, TX
both style and organization. Crafted in France, circa 1830, this "bureau a cartonnier" is made from
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Unusual Georgian Revival Harlequin Desk
Located in New York, NY
to reveal a spring-mounted interior letter box or cartonnier, the back legs extending to support desk
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Antique Late 19th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mosaic-Decorated Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in New York, NY
Mosaic-decorated Louis XVI style mahogany desk, the writing surface, drawer fronts, sides and legs
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20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Mosaic-Decorated Louis XVI Style Desk
Mosaic-Decorated Louis XVI Style Desk
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19th C. Louis XVI Writing Desk Bureau with Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Antique C1870s French Louis XVI Style Inlaid King Wood Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superbly crafted 1870s era ladies writing desk with a cartonnier shelf compartment above
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20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Antique Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat by Schmit et Cie
Located in Shippensburg, PA
legs terminate in turned brass sabots. The desk retains a single original working key. Refined
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Gustavian bureau-plat
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish late Gustavian style brass-mounted mahogany bureau-plat with cartonnier, Second Half 19th
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Brass

Gustavian bureau-plat
Gustavian bureau-plat
H 31 in W 59 in D 31.5 in
Antique Louis XV Vernis Martin Style Rosewood Bureau De Dame
Located in Suffolk, GB
brass gallery over three small drawers. The upper section with cartonnier which opens up by sliding the
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

Anglo - Chinese Secretaire
Located in Bronx, NY
quarter 19th century and later,modeled as a two-door bookcase above a roll-top drawers-front desk fitted
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Anglo - Chinese Secretaire
Anglo - Chinese Secretaire
H 77 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Desk with the Original Cartonnier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Empire style mahogany desk with the original Cartonnier. The
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Mahogany

Rare Signed Maison Jansen Leather Top Brass Mounted Cartonnier Writing Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Gorgeous bronze mounted desk. Signed Jansen. The best possible quality. Measures: 60 tall x 24 deep
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks

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Mahogany

Maison Jansen Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Cartonnier with Lighted Sconces
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully detailed Louis XVI style bureau plat desk with side cabinet by Maison Jansen
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Maison Jansen Black Laquered Cartonnier Desk
Located in New York, NY
Stamped Jansen , tooled leather top
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Spectacular Jansen Gilt Mounted and Black Lacquered Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Water Mill, NY
Spectacular French gilt metal mounted black lacquered bureau cartonnier (desk) by Jansen. The desk
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Antique Bureau De Dame
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
section has a fully fitted desk cabinet or cartonnier, with secret cupboards either side of a tessellated
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Kingwood, Tulipwood

Antique Bureau De Dame
Antique Bureau De Dame
H 64.57 in W 41.74 in D 22.05 in
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Cartonnier Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic cartonnier desk available at 1stDibs. A cartonnier desk — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer cartonnier desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each cartonnier desk bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Empire hallmarks is very popular. Maison Jansen, Antoine Krieger and Paul Sormani each produced at least one beautiful cartonnier desk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Cartonnier Desk?

Prices for a cartonnier desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,996 and can go as high as $298,500, while the average can fetch as much as $12,000.