19th Century Cylinder Bureau by François Linke in the Louis XV Style
By François Linke
Located in London, GB
Signed in the bronze Linke, with the lockplate stamped 'CT Linke / 1626'. French, circa 1890 Dimensions: H: 40 in / 101.5 cm W: 32 in / 81 cm D: 18 in / 45.5 cm This cylinder...
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Gilt-Bronze & Breche d'Alep Marble
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat, with a Breche d'Alep marble top. The bureau plat having a rectangular breche d'Alep marble top above a frieze fitted with three ...
Marble, Ormolu
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat
Located in Huntington, NY
Ebonized Leather top Bureau Plat/Desk, Louis XV period 3 working drawers on one side. Back side has 3 false drawers Circa, 1760 with one Key It's Old leather top in Useable but h...
Ormolu
Nice Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a molded border, above a quarter-veneere...
Bronze, 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 rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a molded border and...
Bronze, Ormolu
$95,000Sale Price|24% Off
Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exceptional and rare late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener Attributed to Joseph Zwiener The serpentine case with a rectangular t...
Bronze, Ormolu
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Special and Palatial Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Bois Satine Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre By François Linke François Linke – Index Numbe...
Bronze, Ormolu
Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Two Tier Kidney Shaped Bureau By François Linke François Linke The upper case with shaped top, surmount...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Writing Desk
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI St. mahogany and ormolu writing desk, attributed to F.
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Cylinder Marquetry & Ormolu Bureau Writing Desk 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant antique French Louis XV style inlaid Kingwood cylinder bureau, desk, circa 1870. This very fine serpentine or bombe shaped desk is finely inlaid with parquetry panels ...
Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Mahogany and Ormolu Desk/Writing Table
By Conrad Mauter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period mahogany and ormolu desk or writing table, signed C.
Ormolu
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Writing Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
This 19th Century French Mahogany and Ormlou mounted desk has the advantage of two extra slides to give extra work area when needed. It is profusely covered in ormlou mounts on both...
Mahogany
$4,607Sale Price|25% Off
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Antwerp, BE
Plat, Writing Desk, Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bureau Plat, Desk!!
Bronze, Ormolu
French Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A variation of a lady’s writing desk, this furniture type was first introduced in France around 1760.
Ormolu
19th C. Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry & Ormolu Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century French Louis XV Style kingwood and Walnut marquetry, ormolu mounted and galleried bonheur du jour, the top marquetry and galleried details. Two upper smaller drawers m...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Side Table/Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV St. Charnwood, tulipwood, and ormolu side table or writing desk.
Ormolu
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 back interior drawers, leather writing surface, carved scalloped skirt, original or...
Gold, Ormolu
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 Louis XVI-style bonheur du jour is a marquetry-inlaid writing desk, crafted in Fran...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Ladies Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV St. tulipwood and kingwood ladies writing desk.
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Brass Mounted Writing Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Louis XVI style writing desk with herringbone veneers on the top and drawer fronts, accented with brass foliate mounts around its borders and frieze, five fitted drawers with ...
Ormolu
$6,333Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Writing Table
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French Louis XVI style bureau plat, having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mounts, a single frieze drawer, raised on elegant cabriole legs terminating in scro...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Side Table/Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany and ormolu side table / writing desk.
Ormolu
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.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Piece
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.
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