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French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

Located in Charleston, SC

French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step

Category

Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Gold, Ormolu

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Clock By Raingo Frères
French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Clock By Raingo Frères

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Clock By Raingo Frères

By Raingo Frères

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A spectacular and very important French early 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

A French early 19th century Louis XVI st Ormolu white Carrara Gris St Anne clock
A French early 19th century Louis XVI st Ormolu white Carrara Gris St Anne clock

A French early 19th century Louis XVI st Ormolu white Carrara Gris St Anne clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and most unique French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, white Carrara, and Gris

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Chinoiserie Ormolu and Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Graniture
Antique French Chinoiserie Ormolu and Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Graniture

Antique French Chinoiserie Ormolu and Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Graniture

Located in New York, NY

ormolu was cast in France while the porcelain was made in Japan and exported to France to be mounted onto

Category

Antique 1860s French Chinoiserie Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat

By Maison Jansen

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

Leather Lined Bureau Plat Desk, believed to be crafted by Maison Jansen around 1938, owned by the

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Desk/ Bonheur du Jour
French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Desk/ Bonheur du Jour

French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Desk/ Bonheur du Jour

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Desk / Bonheur du Jour—Circa 1900s This exquisite French

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk or Bureau Plat
Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk or Bureau Plat

Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk or Bureau Plat

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Standout antique Louis XVI style desk crafted in walnut and mahogany featuring a banded leather top

Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Regence Ebonized And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Regence Ebonized And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Regence Ebonized And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Located in Essex, MA

With a rectangular top with inset black tooled leather surrounded by a brass inlaid ebonized border with brass edge. The frieze with three drawers with cast bronze handles and three ...

Category

Antique 1730s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk by Poteau
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk by Poteau

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk by Poteau

Located in London, GB

Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted writing desk by Poteau French, late 19th century Size: Height

Category

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

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Large French Japonisme Ormolu Garniture Clock Set Attributed to Edouard Lievre
Large French Japonisme Ormolu Garniture Clock Set Attributed to Edouard Lievre

Large French Japonisme Ormolu Garniture Clock Set Attributed to Edouard Lievre

By Edouard Lievre

Located in New York, NY

ormolu gilded bronze, this extraordinary clock garniture set reflects the height of French aesthetic

Category

Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Very Fine 19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Desk or Library Centre Table
Very Fine 19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Desk or Library Centre Table

Very Fine 19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Desk or Library Centre Table

Located in Dublin, IE

A very fine 19th century marquetry inlaid bird’s-eye maple desk or library centre table, finely

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

A Black Lacquered and Ormolu Mounted Bureuplat, 19th Century
A Black Lacquered and Ormolu Mounted Bureuplat, 19th Century

A Black Lacquered and Ormolu Mounted Bureuplat, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Black Lacquered and Ormolu Mounted Bureuplat, 19th Century Description: An exceptionally fine

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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

Located in Essex, MA

backplates , the reverse of the desk finished with false drawers. All raised on square tapered legs headed by

Category

Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Grand Tour Influenced Gilded Ormolu Ink Well, Stamped, Barbedienne
19th Century Grand Tour Influenced Gilded Ormolu Ink Well, Stamped, Barbedienne

19th Century Grand Tour Influenced Gilded Ormolu Ink Well, Stamped, Barbedienne

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality late 19th century French gilded Ormolu Gran Tour influenced gilded Ormolu ink well

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Inkwells

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Ormolu Inkwell, Late 19/Early 20th Century
Louis XV Style Ormolu Inkwell, Late 19/Early 20th Century

Louis XV Style Ormolu Inkwell, Late 19/Early 20th Century

Located in Spencertown, NY

Attributed to Leon Messager for Francois Linke, with Rococo and seashell Decoration.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Inkwells

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Satinwood Bonheur Du Jour with Ormolu Mounts
19th Century French Satinwood Bonheur Du Jour with Ormolu Mounts

19th Century French Satinwood Bonheur Du Jour with Ormolu Mounts

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

19th Century French Satinwood Bonheur du Jour with Ormolu Mounts Item Code: 1051A A highly

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Satinwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Epoque Period Desk Attr. Maison Krieger
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Epoque Period Desk Attr. Maison Krieger

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Epoque Period Desk Attr. Maison Krieger

By Maison Krieger

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

, and ormolu desk attributed to Maison Krieger. The two drawer desk is raised by circular tapered fluted

Category

Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French Empire-era Ormolu bronze mantle watch of Demeter, circa 1820
French Empire-era Ormolu bronze mantle watch of Demeter, circa 1820

French Empire-era Ormolu bronze mantle watch of Demeter, circa 1820

Located in Berlin, DE

Empire Bronze Pendant "Demeter" A beautiful & rare decorative clock ,don't miss it! Beautiful bronze fireplace pendant from the Empire period, debuted in the 19th century, above th...

Category

Antique 1820s French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Gold, Bronze

French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830
French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830

French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830

Located in Shippensburg, PA

FINE RESTAURATION PERIOD ORMOLU-MOUNTED FLAMED MAHOGANY BUREAU À CYLINDER France, circa 1830 Item

Category

Antique 19th Century English Empire Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Amaranth Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Amaranth Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Amaranth Bureau Plat

By Philippe Claude Montigny

Located in Kittery Point, ME

-lined top surrounded with a later ormolu border, above two frieze drawers and simulated drawers to the

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Ormolu Mantle Clock, Pendule 'Lit à Baldaquin', Paris, Around 1790
French Ormolu Mantle Clock, Pendule 'Lit à Baldaquin', Paris, Around 1790

French Ormolu Mantle Clock, Pendule 'Lit à Baldaquin', Paris, Around 1790

Located in Vienna, AT

functional, key present. The Empire style clock case was probably made in France around 1790. At the time

Category

Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Mid-19th Century Ebonised Wood, Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura Desk
Antique Mid-19th Century Ebonised Wood, Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura Desk

Antique Mid-19th Century Ebonised Wood, Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura Desk

Located in London, GB

Antique Mid-19th century ebonised wood, gilt bronze and Pietra Dura desk, French, c. 1860s

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stone, Ormolu

Banded Agate and Ormolu Antique Inkwell c1895
Banded Agate and Ormolu Antique Inkwell c1895

Banded Agate and Ormolu Antique Inkwell c1895

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : A 19th century banded agate and ormolu bronze inkwell Date : 1880-1910 Origin : France

Category

Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

French Museum Ormolu Mantle Clock, Pendule 'Au Char', Thomire, Paris, Ca 1820
French Museum Ormolu Mantle Clock, Pendule 'Au Char', Thomire, Paris, Ca 1820

French Museum Ormolu Mantle Clock, Pendule 'Au Char', Thomire, Paris, Ca 1820

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in Vienna, AT

painted with black Roman hour numerals, minute divisions, French 7-day movement, smooth pendulum on thread

Category

Antique 1820s French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

An Empire Style Mahogany Desk Chair, By Kahn, Paris
An Empire Style Mahogany Desk Chair, By Kahn, Paris

An Empire Style Mahogany Desk Chair, By Kahn, Paris

By Kahn

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

An Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Desk Chair, By Kahn, Paris. Incised ‘L. KAHN’ to the

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Ormolu

French Ormolu Table Clock, Bacchant Sitting On Wine Barrel, Paris, Around 1840
French Ormolu Table Clock, Bacchant Sitting On Wine Barrel, Paris, Around 1840

French Ormolu Table Clock, Bacchant Sitting On Wine Barrel, Paris, Around 1840

Located in Vienna, AT

established as a place to set up clocks – initially in the castles of France. Special clocks with a monumental

Category

Antique 1840s French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Fine French Louis XV Rocaille Style Sevres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Ormolu Clock
Fine French Louis XV Rocaille Style Sevres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Ormolu Clock

Fine French Louis XV Rocaille Style Sevres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Ormolu Clock

Located in Forney, TX

ormolu) shelf clock with signed Japy Freres eight-day time and strike movement. Born in Paris, France

Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. “Bonheur Du Jour” Desk, Signed Roux Et Cie
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. “Bonheur Du Jour” Desk, Signed Roux Et Cie

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. “Bonheur Du Jour” Desk, Signed Roux Et Cie

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

rosewood, satinwood, tulipwood, ormolu and white Carrara marble "Bonheur du Jour" desk, signed by Roux et

Category

Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

A Very Fine C19th Ormolu Mounted Bureau de Dame by Maison Mottheau
A Very Fine C19th Ormolu Mounted Bureau de Dame by Maison Mottheau

A Very Fine C19th Ormolu Mounted Bureau de Dame by Maison Mottheau

By Maison Mottheau et Fils

Located in London, GB

A French Ormolu Mounted Kingwood , Tulipwood and Parquertry Bureau De Dame dated C1880s The mount

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Ormolu and Hand-Painted Clock
Ormolu and Hand-Painted Clock

Ormolu and Hand-Painted Clock

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ormolu and hand-painted French clock.

Category

20th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Paint

Fine Mid-19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Desk by Guillaume Lexcellent
Fine Mid-19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Desk by Guillaume Lexcellent

Fine Mid-19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Desk by Guillaume Lexcellent

By E. Guillaume-Edmond Lexcellent

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Fine Mid 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Desk By Guillaume-Edmond

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Very Fine Linke Figural Doré Bronze Crystal Inkwell Ormolu Drawer Candelabra
Very Fine Linke Figural Doré Bronze Crystal Inkwell Ormolu Drawer Candelabra

Very Fine Linke Figural Doré Bronze Crystal Inkwell Ormolu Drawer Candelabra

By François Linke

Located in Roslyn, NY

Extremely fine cherub figural two-tone doré bronze with original crystal inkwells and ink inserts attributed to F. Linke. The two cherubs sit atop this beautiful bronze piece which i...

Category

Antique 1890s French Rococo Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A fine quality 19th Century French, Louis XV Style bureau plat. With ormolu mounts and moulded

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Marquetry Bonheur du Jour 19th Century
Antique French Marquetry Bonheur du Jour 19th Century

Antique French Marquetry Bonheur du Jour 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a rare Antique French marquetry inlaid, and ormolu-mounted Bonheur du Jour, or Ladies

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Krieger
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Krieger

19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Krieger

By Maison Krieger

Located in New York, NY

A fabulous quality 19th century ormolu-mounted bureau by Maison Krieger. Serpentine top with brown

Category

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

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Sèvres Neoclassical Ormolu and Bisque Porcelain Clock
Early 19th Century Sèvres Neoclassical Ormolu and Bisque Porcelain Clock

Early 19th Century Sèvres Neoclassical Ormolu and Bisque Porcelain Clock

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Essex, MA

porcelain in white and Wedgwood blue jasper ware color. Ormolu mounts. Of a seated lady in neoclassical

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Kidney Shaped Mahogany Writing Table
French 19th Century Kidney Shaped Mahogany Writing Table

French 19th Century Kidney Shaped Mahogany Writing Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exceptional and large-scale French 19th century kidney-shaped mahogany writing table with one

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Tall Standing Desk / Table by Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdley
Louis XV Style Tall Standing Desk / Table by Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdley

Louis XV Style Tall Standing Desk / Table by Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdley

By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley

Located in Dallas, TX

a Louis XV style Second Empire (Napoleon III) small writing desk / table (lectern, stand, or podium

Category

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

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon
18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon

18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon

By Pierre Migeon

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon is absolutely breathe taking! If you look at

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

ormolu Bureau Plat desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole leg with exquisite pierced fitted ormolu

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XVI style writing table, circa 1890
French Louis XVI style writing table, circa 1890

French Louis XVI style writing table, circa 1890

By François Linke

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality late 19th Century French Mahogany bureau plat in the style of Louis XVI. Having

Category

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

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener

Located in New York, NY

An exquisite quality French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted tulipwood and kingwood bureau plat

Category

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

Materials

Tulipwood, Kingwood

Louis XV Ormolu Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Leather Top Lady's Bureau
Louis XV Ormolu Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Leather Top Lady's Bureau

Louis XV Ormolu Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Leather Top Lady's Bureau

Located in Germantown, MD

A Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted, Parquetry Tulipwood and Kingwood with Tooled

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890
French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890

French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890

By François Linke

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat, in the manner of

Category

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

Materials

Ormolu

French, Early 19th Century, Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
French, Early 19th Century, Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

French, Early 19th Century, Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

wood, and ormolu bureau plat desk. The desk is raised by cabriole legs with fine pierced fitted wrap

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI style bureau plat.
French 19th Century Louis XVI style bureau plat.

French 19th Century Louis XVI style bureau plat.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality late 19th Century French parquetry inlaid Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having

Category

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

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI style French bureau plat after Zweiner
Louis XVI style French bureau plat after Zweiner

Louis XVI style French bureau plat after Zweiner

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality, elegant late 19th century French Louis XV style Kingwood serpentine shaped bureau

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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Mounted Writing Table of Fine Quality
French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Mounted Writing Table of Fine Quality

French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Mounted Writing Table of Fine Quality

Located in Benington, Herts

An extremely fine 19th century French Louis XV Revival gilt ormolu mounted Kingwood bureau de dame

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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French Ormolu Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal French ormolu desk for your home. A French ormolu desk — often made from metal, ormolu and wood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the French ormolu desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A French ormolu desk made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one French ormolu desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but François Linke, Paul Sormani and Zacharie Raingo produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a French Ormolu Desk?

A French ormolu desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $10,185, while the lowest priced sells for $290 and the highest can go for as much as $247,737.
Questions About French Ormolu Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In 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.