Ebonized Louis XVI Desk with Brass Trim, French Antique, 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk made of mahogany that has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous museum quality French polish.
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk. Outstanding 19th century French Louis XVI style desk, writing table, bureau plat or center table with a single drawer, solid bronze...
Bronze
French Maison Jansen Attributed Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen Attributed Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk. We offer a gorgeous antique French Louis XVI style ebonized desk or bureau plat with a red leather top embossed with g...
Bronze
Louis XVI Ebonized Writing Desk with Brass Trim, French, 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk made of solid wood construction; primarily mahogany.
Brass
Louis XVI Style Desk by Maison Jansen, Ebonized Wood, Leather Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, 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.
Gold Leaf, Ormolu
Maison Jansen Attributed Ebonized Leather Top Louis XVI Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This refined Maison Jansen attributed Louis XVI–style writing desk is an elegant expression of neoclassical French design, combining sophisticated materials with timeless architectur...
Bronze
Louis XVI Ebonized Drop Leaf Desk with Brass Inlay, France, Circa 1870
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century Louis XVI style ebonized and brass inlay drop-leaf desk, expressing touches of Empire and Napoleon III as well.
Brass
Louis XVI Ebonized Writing Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top from France
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant French writing desk or table of ebonized wood with gilt accents in the Louis XVI style.
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Large French Louis XVI Ebonized Writing Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and large scale French writing table or executive bureau plat desk of ebonized mahogany with gilt accents in the Louis XVI style.
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Louis XVI Ebonized Writing Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top from France
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant double-sided French writing desk or table of ebonized wood with gilt accents in the Louis XVI style.
Metal, Bronze, Brass
French Louis XVI Style Desk, Mahogany with Gilt Brass Trims, 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk of mahogany, finished with a Museum quality French polish. The contours of the writing table are covered with gilt brass trims while Pearl trims adorn the...
Leather, Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Diminutive Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic French diminutive ladies writing table or desk featuring a black lacquer ebonized finish. Made in the neoclassical Louis XVI taste with a simple clean design and minimal dec...
Brass
SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY LOUIS XVI CHERRY WRITING DESK
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined writing desk entirely veneered in cherry, embellished with elegant ebony inlays. The piece is distinguished by its truncated pyramid legs and four ergonomic drawers, ideal fo...
Bronze
Louis XVI style writing free standing writing desk , ebonised
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Very decorative mid 20th century ebonised writing desk in the Louis XVI style French circa 1960's 5 drawers , all with working locks and keys , a pull out slide to either side Th...
Sapele Wood
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 & Robert...
Agate, Bronze
$3,328Sale Price|55% Off
Ebonized Fruitwood Center Table, Napoleon III Style, France, c. 1860
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An imposing Napoleon III center table (or 'Table de Milieu') in ebonized fruit wood, rectangular in shape, with rounded sides. Its ornate top, which is bordered all around with a gi...
Brass, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Fruitwood and Ormolu Library Table/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and large-scale French 18th century Louis XV period ebonized fruitwood and ormolu library table/desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine foliate feet an...
Ormolu
Maison Jansen Ebonized Secretary Desk, Louis XVI Style, Circa 1940s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior above 3 drawers and below a single drawer & a white marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
By Cope and Collinson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk Made for the French Market The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-sur...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Writing Table by Beurdeley After a Model by Adam Weisweiler
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
Antique writing table by Beurdeley after a model by Adam Weisweiler French, c. 1880 Height 74cm, width 83cm, depth 46cm Crafted by the prestigious 19th century furniture makers Beu...
Steel, Ormolu
Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Ebony Three-Light Desk Stand, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze and ebony three-light desk stand.
Bronze
French Louis XVI Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk in ebonized mahogany with a lustrous French polish finish.
Brass
French Louis XVI Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI desk in ebonized mahogany with a lustrous French polish finish, fine brass trim, fluted legs, and a leather top.
Brass
Louis XVI Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany.
Brass
French Louis XVI Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style desk in ebonized mahogany with a lustrous French polish finish.
Brass, Bronze
Louis XVI French Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI ebonized desk made of mahogany and topped with a tan leather writing surface that is embossed with a Greek frieze.
Brass, Bronze
Louis XVI Ebonized Mahogany Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk in mahogany, ebonized and French polished, with a original tan leather top (embossed with gold leaf), brass trim, and finely cast and gilded brass hardware.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Desk from France in the Louis XVI style. This antique piece has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish.
Brass, Gold Leaf
French Louis XVI Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk in ebonized mahogany with a lustrous French polish finish.
Brass, Gold Leaf
French Louis XVI Style Antique Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style ebonized desk made of mahogany with five dovetailed drawers, each with working locks and keys.
Leather, Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Ebonized Louis XVI style writing desk, with original cognac leather top with 23 carat gold-embossed frieze detail.
Brass
20th Century Ebonized Louis XVI Style Table Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
French 1920 Louis XVI style ebonized table desk, with five drawers and decorative elements in gold brass and bronze, original leather cover in light brown.
Brass, Bronze
French Louis XVI Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk in ebonized mahogany with a lustrous French polish finish.
Gold Leaf, Brass, Bronze
Classic Louis XVI Ebonized Mahogany Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique ebonized mahogany faux partner's desk in the classic Louis XVI style.
Gold Leaf, Brass
French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Highwood, IL
Circa 1880-1900 French Louis XVI style desk or writing table like the French prefer to call them. We restored the desk, with the exception of the felt, which was too close a call to ...
Hardwood
Louis XVI Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French vintage Louis XVI style ebonized fruit wood writing desk with gold leaf accents.
Gold Leaf
Louis XVI Style French Antique Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
A small French antique mahogany writing desk with two drawers, each with working locks and keys. This piece features an ebonized and French polished finish for luster. The drawers an...
Brass
Louis XVI Ebonized Mahogany Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous classic French ebonized and French polished Louis XVI desk with five drawers, bronze feet.
Mahogany
Classic, French Louis XVI Writing Desk, Ebonized Mahogany, Leather
Located in Austin, TX
Writing desk from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany.
Brass
Antique Ebonized French Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Wonderful desk made of ebonized mahogany and finished with a museum quality French polish for luster. This piece has the original black leather writing surface and two pull-out leave...
Brass, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
French ebonized bureau plat in the taste of Louis XVI, circa 1940's, the top having bronze banding, over a central drawer flanked by two sets of drawers each side, bronze banding thr...
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Doylestown, PA
A stylish ebonized desk in the manner of Jansen, with brass mounts and drawer pulls, an inset tooled leather top and five drawers.
Wood
Elegant Louis XVI Ebonized Faux Partner's Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XVI style faux partner's desk, ebonized and French polished, with original gold leafed embossed tan leather top.
Leather
Louis XVI Ebonized & Leather Top Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XVI style desk in ebonized and French polished mahogany, oak as a secondary wood.
Brass
Large French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive early 19th Century Louis XVI style ebonized desk made in France. This large desk has an ebonized wood frame with a worn inset leather top embossed with brass tooling.
Brass
French Ebonized Louis XVI-Style Leather-Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in New York, NY
French ebonized Louis XVI-style leather-top bureau plat desk on tapered legs ending in bronze sabots.
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Leather Top Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
A fine "Bureau plat" with flawless ebonized and French polished finish, finely cast brass hardware and trims. Gold embossed leather top, two leather topped extensions. A useful, nice...
Leather
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H 29.5 in W 35.25 in D 21.5 in
Restored Vintage French Louis XVI Ebonized Mahogany Two Drawer Desk/Vanity
Located in Highwood, IL
Rare size, this finely constructed two drawer French Louis XVI desk offers two easy operating, locking drawers and two hidden slides that almost double the surface size when extended.
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Leather Top Desk
Located in Austin, TX
A Classic 19th century antique French Louis XVI style ebonized leather top desk with bronze gilt pulls and moulding.
Brass
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.