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Antique English Satinwood Parquetry Writing Desk circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Satinwood Parquetry Writing Desk circa 1890
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Italian Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional parquetry inlaid writing table with Neoclassical designs, inlay with satinwood
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Satinwood, Walnut
A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mounted Ladies Writing Desk with Figures of Ram-Heads. The lockplate by Thomas Elsley Ltd. - Stamped
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 28.5 in W 46.5 in D 25.5 in
Drexel Heritage French Country Manor Collection 60" Parquetry Inlay Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drexel Heritage French Country Manor Collection 60" Parquetry Inlay Writing Desk with Removable
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 29 in W 60 in D 30 in
French Louis XV Style Parquetry Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (20th Century) desk with a parquetry inlaid top and gilt bronze trim with a
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Magnificent French Parquetry Partners Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Truly outstanding French kingwood and mahogany parquetry partners desk. Having tasteful bronze
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Walnut Parquetry Writing Table with Brush Slide
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely mellow 19th century French Louis XV style writing table with a parquetry top and a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 29.5 in W 43.5 in D 27 in
Italian NeoClassic Oak Parquetry Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Italian Neo-Classic style oak parquetry desk with a starburst patterned oak parquetry top to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Wood
A Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table By Emmanuel Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bois Satiné Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table, By Emmanuel
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A Napoleon III Parquetry Pedestal Desk By Guillaume Grohé
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Pedestal Desk, By Guillaume Grohé. France
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Austrian Neoclassic Parquetry Pedestal Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over a long drawer flanked by small drawers over pedestals each with two drawers. Bracket feet. Finished all around in a design of inlay that gives a striped effect.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian NeoClassic Oak Parquetry Desk, Natural
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Italian NeoClassic style starburst pattern parquetry desk with tapered legs. It has one center
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing-Table by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry inlaid writing-table, by François Linke.
French
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 29.53 in W 41.74 in D 27.56 in
Louis XV Style French Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat 'Desk'
By Jean-Pierre Latz
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
; the two ends decorated with Apollo heads; the writing surface is topped with gilded leather. The desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptionally inlaid antique slant-front drafting desk. circa 1900
Hand-crafted in the
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Felt, Ebony, Burl, Rosewood, Palisander, Maple, Mahogany, Kingwood
Pierre Paulin Bird's-Eye Maple and Walnut Parquetry Writing Table
By Baker Furniture Company, Pierre Paulin
Located in Chicago, IL
Exceedingly rare Pierre Paulin reception desk or writing table for Baker. Bird's-eye maple veneers
Category
Vintage 1980s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
19th century French Louis XV style ormolu mounted writing desk
French, Late 19th Century
Height
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
writing table, the body surrounded by bronze moldings. The apron repeats the parquetry pattern and is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 29.5 in W 47.75 in D 25.5 in
Sevres Plaques Inset Bronze Mounted Parquetry Walnut French Secretary Desk
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a breathtaking desk! Featuring parquetry and Sevres porcelain plaques inset into the
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 34.75 in W 29 in D 21.25 in
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Table Desk with Parquetry Inlay
By François Linke
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood table desk with parquetry inlay and floral marquetry
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Serpentine Cherry Desk with Parquetry Top
Located in Dallas, TX
decorated with parquetry panels, and the back features five fake drawers. The writing table is in excellent
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 31.75 in W 60.75 in D 29 in
A French Directoire Style Ormolu Parquetry Bureauplat, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Directoire Style Ormolu Parquetry Bureauplat, Early 20th Century
Provenance: Private
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 30.52 in W 59.06 in D 29.93 in
Antique Parquetry, Ormolu and Leather Bureau Plat by Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
demonstration of some of his finest work.
The desk is decorated with the iconic dotted parquetry trellis
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat After Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Bureau Plat
The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
Satine Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre By François Linke
François Linke – Index Number 242
Surmounted by a
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 49 in W 56 in D 32 in
Regence Style Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Regence Style gilt bronze Mounted Trellis Parquetry Bureau Plat by François Linke
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 31.11 in W 66.93 in D 37.8 in
A fine 19th French Louis XVI kingwood writing desk by P. Sormani. gilt bronze
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI kingwood parquetry and gilt bronze writing desk . Fine quality
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30 in W 45 in D 23 in
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Mahogany Writing Table
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany and Tulipwood Parquetry Writing Table, after the model by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Art Deco Writing Table with Two Side Drawers
By Andre Domin & Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in Hanover, MA
French Art Deco writing table or desk with two side drawers, maple parquet top, rounded (subtly
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Oak
Regence Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat
By Charles Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
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The desk has a shaped frieze fitted with three drawers, each with parquetry inlay and gilt-bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table
By Claude Michel Clodion, François Linke, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Forney, TX
, petite bureau plat writing desk, library table or center table, lamp stand, hall console or sofa table
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Walnut and Tulipwood Parquetry Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A 19th Century French Parquetry Bureau Plat or Writing Table in Walnut and Tulipwood.
This finely
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tulipwood, Walnut
Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Mahogany Parquetry Bureau Plat
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th Century
Louis XVI gilt bronze mahogany parquetry bureau plat. Rectangular trellis work
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Early 20th Century Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk (Cylinder Bureau)
Located in Poole, GB
Wonderful 18th Century French Roll Top Desk ( cylinder bureau )
A very elegant and with great
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fine Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt-Bronze Bureau Plat by Schmit
By Frédéric Schmit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
mounted desk
Kingwood and mahogany veneer. Black leather writing surface,
three drawers, lock stamped
Category
Antique 1890s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Guillerme et Chambron French Oak Desk/ Low Table
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in North Miami, FL
This truly perfect size table for a writing desk also converts in to a LOWER console table height
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Maison Forest Signed French Louis XVI Style Writing Table - Late 19th Century
By Maison Forest
Located in Forney, TX
marquetry writing table in the luxurious Louis XVI style, label in dovetailed frieze drawer, retaining the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 30 in W 42 in D 23.5 in
1960's Anglo Chinese Bamboo Parquet Hardwood Campaign Desk
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous stained bamboo and hardwood campaign desk with five drawers. Finely detailed parquet work
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Roll-Top Desk Attributed to P. Bernard
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
three-quarter galleried rectangular top above a roll-top, opening to reveal a leather-lined writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's desk or writing table) with an enamel dial clock and
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 54 in W 47.5 in D 25.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu & Vernis Martin Desk, Attr. Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Style Lady's Petit Writing Table Desk, attributed to Louis Majorelle (French, 1859-1926). The ornately
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 29.38 in W 36.25 in D 21.13 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's Desk) with an enamel dial clock and Candelabra
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 46 in W 47.25 in D 25.38 in
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gentleman's Bureau Dressing Table Vanity Desk
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Forney, TX
mirrored gentleman's bureau dressing table / writing desk (poudreuse coiffeuse de toilette d’homme) in the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 31.5 in W 54.75 in D 27.5 in
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
’.
Linke Index Number. 593.
This rare table can serve as a desk, dressing table or occasional table. It
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Gilt Metal and Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Kingwood and Parquetry Bureau Plat, early 20th century, the
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Donald Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
: height 136cm, width 108cm, depth 62cm
This beautiful writing desk is a 'bonheur du jour', a type of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Secretaire Flap "Billet Doux", Also Called "Portfolio"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
century derives from the fireplace screen to which, under Louis XVI, a writing desk was sometimes added
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 46.46 in W 22.84 in D 17.72 in
Antique French Marquetry, Ormolu and Jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
and intricate floral trellis parquetry. A gilt-tooled leather writing surface unfolds, featuring a pop
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 59.45 in W 74.81 in D 39.38 in
Large Louis XV Style 19th Century Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French kingwood parquetry inlaid Louis XV style freestanding
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
; the lower case with leather writing inset over a frieze drawer centered by a rocaille and flanked by a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Rare Antique American Renaissance Extension Library Table, Signed
By Seng
Located in Forney, TX
, parquetry inlay top, molded apron with dovetailed frieze drawer, rising on turned urn baluster-form
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Burl
Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
having extensive parquetry inlay, with well cast and extensive fire gilt bronze enhancements. The writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Bronze
Parquetry Inlaid Writing Desk in Louis XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Our exceptional writing table in the Louis XVI style features fine parquetry inlay on top, drawer
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Superb Antique Folk Art Parquetry Casket Styled Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This exquisite antique parquetry writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have been
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood
French Bureau Plat Desk Antique Parquetry Writing Table Napoleon III
Located in Potters Bar, GB
parquetry inlay designs
Gilt fixtures are original including the female maiden masks to either end
Circa
Category
Antique Early 1900s Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Sofa Side Table Writing Desk Louis XV Carved Oak Parquet Top
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Sofa Side Table Writing Desk Louis XV Carved Oak Parquet Top.
Direct from France
Category
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Side Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29 in W 46.5 in D 27 in
French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) parquetry inlaid top table desk with bronze trim and single
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the parquetry writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each parquetry writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. If you’re shopping for a parquetry writing desk, we have 116 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a parquetry writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right parquetry writing desk, those designed in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made parquetry writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by François Linke, Baker Furniture Company and Paolo Buffa are consistently popular.
How Much is a Parquetry Writing Desk?
Prices for a parquetry writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $695 and can go as high as $212,346, while the average can fetch as much as $7,600.
Questions About Parquetry Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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