A fine 19th c French Louis XV writing desk signed A . Beurdeley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XV writing desk by Alfred Beurdelay. Original leather top with
Bronze
$11,503
H 29.53 in W 33.47 in D 21.66 in
18th Century Veneered and Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Writing Desk
Located in IT
The elegant antique north Italian (Genoa) Louis XV period writing desk, called also bureau plat, is
Bronze
$27,151
H 29.93 in W 39.38 in D 20.08 in
Fine Example of a Style of Louis XV Writing Desk by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
A very Fine Writing Desk by Paul Sormani Lovely Gilt Bronze Mounted It Revives Famous XV period
Bronze
$6,400
H 36 in W 55.5 in D 37.5 in
18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Larger than the typical Louis XV writing desk, this cherrywood bureau de pente was hand-carved in
Brass
Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV writing desk featuring cabriole legs, exquisite ormolu, and a glossy black
Brass
Louis XV Style Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Locust Valley, NY
An ebonized writing desk in Louis XV style with cabriole legs and ormolu mounts to the feet, two
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Pomona, CA
A Louis XV-style Bureau Plat Writing Desk. 3 drawers.The top is finished in faux leather. It has
Wood
French Louis XV Style Parquetry Writing Desk
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
leaves and flowers. The desk has a tooled leather writing surface that is both stylish and practical
Brass
French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant French Louis XV style petit writing desk with gilt-bronze mounts, including escutcheon
Bronze
Louis XV Leather Top Cocobola Wood Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable Louis XV style ladies writing desk handcrafted in exotic cocobola wood with a
Cocobolo
French Louis XV Walnut Side Table or Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
the continued influence of the Louis XV aesthetic in rural France, the table presents a restrained and
Walnut
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.25 in W 68 in D 28 in
French Louis XV Style Distressed Painted Desk Writing Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This French Louis XV style distressed painted desk writing table is a stunning example of antique
Mahogany
Baker French Louis XV Style Lacquered Writing Table Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent French Louis XV style writing table bureau plat desk crafted by Baker Furniture. The desk
Brass, Bronze
18th Century, French Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Located in IT
18th Century, Franch Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk Measures: cm H 94 x W 83,5 x D 46; D with the
Bronze
20th Century Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1920
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Louis XV style French walnut writing desk with three drawers and cabriolet legs
Bronze
$2,800
H 29.75 in W 53.25 in D 27.25 in
French Louis XV Style Leather Top Writing Desk with Matching Desk Chair
By Drexel
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This lovely Drexel vintage writing desk in the French Louis XV style includes a matching Louis XV
Cane, Wood
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk with bronze trim and ornate
Leather, Walnut
Late 20th-century Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a beautifully crafted French Louis XV-style bureau plat or flat desk, with a single
Bronze
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.34 in W 40.56 in D 24.61 in
19th Century Louis XV Style Writing Desk or Center Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Extremely elegant Louis XV Style writing desk or center table, with a gracefully adorned floral
Bronze, Brass
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk, Rosewood and Ormulu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Antique Louis XV style bureau plat writing desk, rosewood and Ormulu mounts, raised on cabriole
Bronze
$4,838Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 75 in D 42 in
Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk! Louis XV Style
Ormolu
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 45 in D 25 in
Gorgeous Inlaid Continental Louis XV Style Walnut Writing Desk circa 1920s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite Continental Louis XV style walnut writing desk from the 1920s is a stunning example
Walnut
$1,596Sale Price|34% Off
H 30 in W 50 in D 24 in
French Louis XV Rococo Style Walnut Writing Desk Table Circa 1960s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant French Louis XV Rococo style writing desk showcases the timeless craftsmanship and
Walnut
$11,040Sale Price|31% Off
H 31 in W 67 in D 31 in
Louis XV Rococo Mahogany, Satinwood and Bureau Plat Executive Writing Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage midcentury era Louis XV Rococo style executive writing desk made from mahogany, satinwood
Bronze
$2,975
H 30.71 in W 36.23 in D 20.28 in
Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau plat. A French, walnut and boxwood writing desk in Louis XV revival taste
Boxwood, Walnut
$3,200
H 37.5 in W 29.5 in D 20 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Petite Demilune Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Petite Demilune Writing Desk. Item features marble
Marble, Bronze
$6,150
H 39.5 in W 30.5 in D 21.5 in
Antique French Writing Desk Secretary Louis XV Carved Oak Renaissance c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Writing Desk Secretary Black Forest Carved Oak Renaissance c1890. Direct from
Oak
$4,541
H 29.93 in W 41.74 in D 23.23 in
Louis XV-Style Writing Desk with Leather Top and Bronze Mounts, 1950
Located in Barntrup, DE
This fine Louis XV-style desk has a leather top framed by bronze borders. The writing desk is
Bronze
$4,250
H 30 in W 49 in D 25.5 in
French Louis XV Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Item
Bronze
$4,800
H 31 in W 41.75 in D 29.25 in
French Rococo Louis XV Distress Paint Dressing Table Vanity Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Distress Painted Dressing Table / Writing Desk. Item features
Mahogany
$5,495
H 30.5 in W 35.5 in D 26 in
Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Rosewood Marquetry Partner's Writing Table Desk
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Portland, OR
writing table is of the highest quality, the desk is made from featherbanded rosewood, and is finely
Ormolu
$4,601
H 29.93 in W 43.31 in D 24.81 in
Louis XV-Style Kidney-Shaped Writing Desk with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
French Kidney-Shaped Louis XV Style Writing Desk, Late 19th Century A beautifully crafted French
Ormolu
$2,500
H 37.5 in W 28.5 in D 19.5 in
Vintage French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Bronze Ormolu Small Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Vintage French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Bronze Ormolu Small Writing Desk. Item features ornate
Bronze
Early Louis XV Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with inset reddish brown leather and gilded outer edge. The frieze with single drawer. Raised on cabriole legs and hoof feet.
Brass
$6,622
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century luxurious white bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood
Bronze
$5,162Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
20th Century Elegant Black Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV, Beech
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century elegant black bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV, beech Exclusive bureau plat
Bronze
$6,622
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century luxurious white bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood
Bronze
French Provincial Louis XV Style Paint Decorated Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant and spacious French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk with two drawers and white
Wood
Italian Walnut Louis XV Bombay Style Writing Desk, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian Walnut Louis XV Bombay Style Writing Desk, 1960s. Desk is in original condition with
Brass
$5,221
H 30.71 in W 35.44 in D 20.87 in
Louis XV Style Writing Desk with Serpentine Legs Painted with Gold Highlights
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style writing desk made by La Maison London. Painted in a French grey with gold
Bronze
$9,462Sale Price|24% Off
H 28.5 in W 46.5 in D 25.5 in
A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry and Figural Ormolu
Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XV Writing Table, C. 1780
Located in Doylestown, PA
A provincial Louis XV writing or side table in elm and walnut, French C. 1780, with original wood
Elm, Walnut
Louis XV Black Lacquer Desk
Located in Toledo, OH
Louis XV style black lacquer desk with cabriole legs, brass mounts, and hoof feet. 3 front drawers
Brass
Black Lacquered Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in Kent, Dover
A French Louis XV style black lacquered writing table or bureau plat. With three working drawers
Kingwood
$6,720
H 30.75 in W 70 in D 33.5 in
French Louis XV Style Desk with Leather Writing Pad, Black with Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style desk, with leather writing pad top, from the 19th century. This antique
Leather, Wood
$3,800
H 28.5 in W 31.5 in D 19.5 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Mount Marquetry Inlay 1 Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Marquetry Inlay One Drawer Small Writing Desk. Item
Bronze
French Partners Desk Louis XV
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A French Louis XV Style Partners Desk with Bronze Ormolu Mounts and
Marble, Bronze
$11,500
H 31 in W 69 in D 40 in
French Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Ormolu Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Figural Bronze Ormolu Leather Top Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Item
Bronze
$3,495
H 30 in W 51 in D 24.5 in
French Louis XV Style Leather Top, Bronze, Black Lacquer Writing Desk By Bodart
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a chic French Louis XV style black lacquer writing desk by Jacques Bodart. It is marked and
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An imposing Louis XV ebonized writing table with finely chased gilt bronze mounts. The stepped
Bronze
$3,200
H 30.5 in W 55 in D 30.25 in
French 19th Century Leather Top Louis XV Style Writing Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French writing desk beautifully finished in walnut, leather and inlaid burlwood veneer, is a
Bronze
Louis XV Style Diminutive Kingwood Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Christies label- London, 1994. A finely made French 18th c. writing table with ormolu mounts and
Marble, Bronze
$5,200
H 30 in W 50 in D 29 in
19th C. French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Writing Desk w/ Marquetry Inlay Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Writing Desk w/ Marquetry Inlay Top. Item features a
Walnut
$6,356
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 21.66 in
20th Century Elegant Veneered Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant veneered bureau plat or desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood and veneer. Very fine
Bronze
Louis XV Tuscany Walnut Veneered Writing Table
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant writing table in walnut veenered poplar. Top centered by a star motif, a comfortable drawer
Poplar, Walnut
$11,286Sale Price|24% Off
H 31 in W 51.5 in D 31 in
A French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Marquetry Writing Table/Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Ladies
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Louis XV Provincial Writing / Occasional Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV provincial walnut writing / occasional table, 18th century. With an overhanging 3 board
Walnut
Black Lacquer Louis XV Writing Desk
Located in Kensington, MD
A petite writing table with ormolu mounts, embossed red leather and pull out writing surface, with
Brass
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 66.93 in D 31.5 in
Three One Four Studio, "Fossilised" Desk, Rosewood, Vellum, Resin, Brass
Located in Hinckley, GB
A modern and unique take on a Louis XV writing desk that Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann reworked in 1920’s
Brass
Unavailable
H 29.5 in W 21.25 in D 13.25 in
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Writing Desk by Beurdeley, France, Circa 1880
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Pasadena, CA
A Louis XV style ormolu-mounted tulipwood, amaranth, satinwood and marquetry lady's writing table
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
19thc. Louis XV style desk. The desk is made of oak wood and has detailed carved apron on all four
Oak
Louis XV Desk
Located in London, GB
The Louis XV desk is shown in Oak wood with a Chateau Oak finish. It has three large drawers, one
Oak, Walnut
Louis XV Antique Writing Table
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Louis XV marble-top writing table with antiqued bluish/gray finish and coral, brown, and cream
Exceptional Napoleon III Louis XV Style Boulle Writing Desk
Located in Macclesfield, GB
An outstanding exhibition quality freestanding Napoleon III Louis XV style serpentine shaped boulle
Brass
Unavailable
H 29.14 in W 39.77 in D 25.6 in
19th Century Louis XV French Inlaid Bureau Plat 'Writing Desk'
Located in Tricase, Italia
An elegant "bureau plat" in French Louis XV style inlaid with rosewood and various precious woods
Rosewood
Louis XV Small Desk
Located in Geneva, CH
Rare small desk, wooden shape of finely decorated with mouldings and sculptured beech.
Louis XV Style Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A large French 19th century Louis XV style kingwood, tulipwood and ormolu desk or writing table
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Writing Table from Annecy
Located in Houston, TX
Light walnut writing table or desk with simple carvings with elegant Louis XV style legs.
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Writing Table
Located in Lannebert, FR
18th century Louis XV walnut writing table.
Walnut
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 55.12 in D 31.5 in
18th Century Italian Painted Louis XV Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Firenze, IT
A charming Italian Louis XV bureau plat or writing desk. The desk in solid walnut wood features a
Walnut
Louis XV small desk
Located in Paris, FR
. Louis XV style . Oeben style marquetery . 1900 . 1 row
Louis XV "Dos D'ane" Desk Stamped by Peridiez
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV "Dos d'ane" desk inlaid with amaranth and tulipwood, floral marquetry and
A Louis XV Walnut Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis XV Walnut Desk. France. Fourth Quarter of the 18th Century. With Carving, Two Drawers at
Walnut
Louis XV French Chesnut Desk or Side Table
Located in Charleston, SC
French Brittany Desk in chestnut wood with a rectangular top,rounded corners,"Chantourne" (carved
Chestnut
19th Century Louis XV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Norwalk, CT
A fine 19th century French Louis XV rosewood writing table/ chinoiserie bronze mounts, monkey
Bronze
Fabulous Louis XV Cherry Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
A fabulous Louis XV desk. The front boasts a faux three-drawer facade with wonderful grain and
Cherry
Louis XV Style Marquetry Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV Style walnut and marquetry desk. Center clock flanked with bookcase facade compartments on
Large Antique French Provincial Louis XV Style Cherry Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Interesting large desk in Louis XV style made early 19th century. Entirely in cherrywood. The
Cherry
Louis XV Dos d'âne Desk Stamped I.C. Saunier
Located in Paris, FR
august 1743) from the Louis XV period, stamped I.C. SAUNIER Dimensions open 91 cm H x 77 cm L x 80 cm
18th Century Louis XV Desk
Located in London, GB
The Aquitaine desk is shown in Cherry wood with a Prune finish and top in Leblon. It has rounded
Stone
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 39.38 in D 23.63 in
Louis XV Marquetry & Guilt Bronze Desk Table, France, circa 1850
Located in Roubaix, FR
One drawer little desk or center table, Louis XV style in very fine marquetry on oak and original
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Hardwood Desk with Hidden Drawers
Located in Lakewood, NJ
This 1875 unique Antique executive desk with hidden drawers, is a superb example of old world
Hardwood
Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV desk inlaid with ebony, darkened wood and brass. This bureau plat is opening with two
Unavailable
H 30.71 in W 46.46 in D 24.81 in
Pair of Louis XV Style Double-Sided Black Lacquered Desks
By Romeo
Located in London, GB
Pair of ebonized lacquered desks with gilt ormolu mouldings and tooled red Moroccan leather tops.
Ormolu
Louis XV Period Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XV period table in cherry, C. 1760 Provincial. Center drawer, felt top, carving at knees of
Cherry, Felt
Unavailable
H 30 in W 48.25 in D 24.5 in
French Louis XV Petite Kidney-Shaped Writing Table, Paris, 1780
Located in Chicago, IL
Louis XV and Louis XVI is timeless, elegant, and understated it works well in modern, contemporary or
Bronze
Unavailable
H 30.71 in W 46.26 in D 24.61 in
20th Century, Italy 1950 Five Drawers, Louis XV Write Desk Sculptured Solid Wood
Located in Lentate sul Seveso (Mb), IT
20th century, Italy 1950, five drawers, Louis XV write desk, sculptured solid wood Quartered top
Wood
Louie xv table a' ecrire, writing table 18th c.
Located in Hudson, NY
Louie xv, blue painted oak writing table [ a' ecrire] with bronze drawer pull and sabots and a
Bronze
Unavailable
H 28 in W 26 in D 18 in
Louis XV Fruitwood and Marquetry Writing Table, 'Mid-18th Century'
Located in London, GB
A Louis XV ormolu-mounted bois satine and fruitwood marquetry writing table. Adjustable writing
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Bureau, Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Hove, GB
A lovely Bureau de Dame (ladies writing desk) It has beautiful cabriole legs, gilt metal ormolu
Louis XV Cartonnier with Clock
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A highly unusual Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted marquetry cartonnier. France, 18th century. This
Bronze
Painted Louis XV Style Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century carved French hand-painted blue-grey Louis XV style table, with sculpted apron and
Paint, Wood
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood
Located in Paris, Sanit - Ouen
Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood bonheur du jour. The superstructure of bombé form with
Ormolu
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 47.84 in D 25.79 in
19th Century Rococo Louis XV Style Mahogany Flat Desk by James Winter and Sons
By James Winter & Sons
Located in Groningen, NL
Late 19th Century Rococo Louis XV Style Flat desk By James Winter and Sons (SOHO London), United
Bronze
LOUIS XV WALNUT PROVENCAL BUREAU PLAT
Located in Natchez, MS
Louis XV Walnut Provencal Bureau Plat with leather top and original ormolu mounts. Great size.
Walnut, Leather
Unavailable
H 30.32 in W 55.91 in D 31.89 in
18th Century Writing Desk with Leather Top and Golden Fused Bronzes
Located in Arezzo, IT
An important writing desk made of walnut wood and blond rosewood root with leather top and embossed
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Mosman Park, AU
A good quality 19th century French Louis XV style parquetry and ormolu-mounted bureau plat of
Bronze
Late 18th/Early 19th C. Louis XV Style Desk in Rosewood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 18th/Early 19th C. Louis XV Style Desk in Rosewood in Rosewood
Rosewood
Louis XV "Bureau Plat" Stamped by Delorme and Lardin
By Adrien Delorme
Located in Paris, FR
Great desk inlaid with amaranth and tulipwood. Its belt opens with three drawers ornamented with
Unavailable
H 30.5 in W 64.25 in D 31.13 in
Sophisticated 18th Century French Louis XV Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A sophisticated 18th century French Louis XV kingwood and ormolu bureau plat desk, with one long
Unavailable
H 28.5 in W 26 in D 16 in
Signed Walnut Leather-Top Louis XV Escritoire, France circa 1740
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Walnut Louis XV Leather Top Writing Table, Signed J.P. Latz Single Drawer with Simple Ebony
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
A late 19th century Louis XV style Kingwood Bureau plat with cabriole legs, inset leather top and
Ormolu
Unavailable
H 30.71 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
Bureau-Plat, Paris, J.-B. Fromageau, c. 1760, Large Writing Desk, French, 18th
By Jean-Baptiste Fromageau
Located in Bamberg, DE
as writing furniture. The original leather top has a finely embossed border. Fromageau is considered
Wood
Louis XV style bureau plat
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV style bureau plat with tooled leather writing surface and three short drawers on cabriole
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Dressing Table
Located in Macclesfield, GB
An exceptional French serpentine shaped boulle red tortoiseshell and engraved brass Bonheur du jour. At some time in its life it has been adapted into a very fine looking dressing ta...
Brass
Unavailable
H 54.73 in W 42.52 in D 15.75 in
Secretary of Louis XV, Stamped by Jean Baptiste Saunier, 18th Century
By J. B. Saunier
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
small drawers and two leaves at the bottom. Veined red marble top. Stamped twice "J.B. SAUNIER" Louis
Rosewood
Unavailable
H 28 in W 57.5 in D 25 in
Louis XV Style Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Bureau Plat, France circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XV Style Carved, Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Bureau Plat, with Gilt Tooled Leather Top
Wood
19th Century Louis XV Bureau
Located in London, GB
Napoleon III Bureau depicting scrolling acanthus leaves and flowers throughout. Inlaid in King and Tulipwood. Brass sabots and espagnolettes.
Brass
Unavailable
H 27.56 in W 31.11 in D 16.93 in
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Rosewood French Bonheur Du Jour or Dressing Table
Located in Tricase, Italia
rosewood with floral inlays, typical of Louis XV style. In perfect conditions. Restored and finished with
Rosewood
Louis XV style, heavy inlays Beurox
Located in Toronto, ON
The desk is a fabulous copy of Louis XV style, so called Faubourg Saint - Antoine (name of the
Brass
A Louis XV Period Cherry Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis XV Cherry Table. Third Quarter, 18th Century.
Louis XV Period Walnut Bureau Plat
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Louis XV period walnut bereau plat with cabriole legs terminating in "pied de biche" feet.
Walnut
Louis XV provincial fruitwood bureau plat
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis XV provincial fruitwood bureau plat, the rectangular leather-inset top with molded edge above
Bronze
Louis XV Style Table à Écrire
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular cove molded top inset with a glass writing surface above a cove molded drawer in a
Wood, Glass
French Louis XVI Period Sofa
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant neoclassical Louis XVI period sofa or canapé, with down-stuffed separate seat cushion, two small tasseled pillows, painted frame, and tapered fluted legs. Sofa has been m...
Upholstery, Wood, Down
$7,144 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Poplar Burl by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Structure: Made from Poplar Burl veneer with solid oak edging, the Park Nightstand is finished with matching veneer on both the exterior and interior. The inside includes an adjustab...
Wood, Poplar, Burl
Large Distressed Oval Cushion Panelled Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large distressed oval shaped mirror with cushion panelled border. The faceted glass border heavily distressed with lighter distressed inner. Can be hung both portrait and landscape...
Mirror
18th Century Country French Armoire in Walnut with Arched Bonnet
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely French armoire in walnut with arched bonnet, fluted astragal between the two paneled doors with parquetry decorating the middle panel of each, and resting on carved escargot...
Steel
$2,990 / item
H 39.5 in W 73 in D 36 in
Alma Linen Slip Covered Loveseat Settee with White Oak Legs and Caster Wheels
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Introducing the Alma Loveseat - a timeless piece crafted for comfort and style. Made with heavy-weight linen and slipcovered in a soothing oatmeal hue, this settee exudes a natural a...
Linen, Foam, Wood, Oak
$4,395
H 18.5 in W 14.5 in D 1.5 in
Irish Ebony and Gilt Oval Wall Mirror with Glass Studs (H 18 1/2 x W 14 1/2)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Irish oval wall mirror from the 19th century, featuring a distinctive frame of alternating raised ebonized slips with original glass stud decorations (Waterford border beads),...
Crystal
Grande 19th Century Italian Marble-Top Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A grand 19th century Italian marble-top console table with an apron carved of wood to mimic a swaged cloth and large classical face in the centre, all painted a wonderful museum oliv...
Marble
French Empire Bedroom Suite Walnut Nightstands Bed Commode 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This Suite Comprises of a Large Gentleman's Wardrobe, a Ladies Wardrobe, Super King Size Bed, Marble Top Commode and a Pair of Marble Top Bedside Cabinets. The Whole of the Suite Bei...
Marble
$54,481
H 116 in W 124 in D 24.75 in
A Very Rare 19th Century Irish Breakfront Bookcase Labelled 'Strahan of Dublin'
By Strahan of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare and impressive 19th Century Irish well figured, flame mahogany four door breakfront bookcase labelled 'Strahan of Dublin', finely hand carved, of grand proportions, excep...
Brass
$3,850Sale Price|30% Off
H 96.5 in W 54 in D 24 in
French Antique Armoire, Early 19th C., with 3 Shelves, Louis XV
Located in Houston, TX
Antique rustic armoire with doors that open wide. Original hardware and locks. The crest has a domed shape and beneath very good carvings of crossed Anchors. Three sturdy shelves t...
Hardwood
Two Door French Wedding Armoire/Wardrobe, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
The French custom of a father's gift to his newborn daughter was the crafting or purchase of an armoire carved with symbols of plenty and happiness, which stored her trousseau to use...
Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Desert Table / Console
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The Louis XVI style dessert table is made of mahogany, the top section richly decorated with gilded bronze Vitruvian scrolls and other decorative mounts, all of Dasson or Linke quali...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Tortoise Shell
$775Sale Price|20% Off
H 46.46 in W 57.49 in D 25.6 in
Louis XV Bench in Carved Oak, France, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
3-seater bench / sofa with carved oak structure and original off-white / beige fabric. Louis XV style, France, circa 1880-1920. In good general condition: - structure in excellent ...
Fabric, Wood, Oak
French Louis XVI Style Sofa
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
French, Louis XVI style, sofa, hand-carved in solid, beechwood. Fully “upholstered in customers choice of fabric and completed with bolster pillows and feather cushions”. (13 m's of ...
Beech
Toulouse Club Chair
By Michael Bagley
Located in Bronx, NY
The Toulouse club chair takes it inspiration from Jean-Michael Frank and was designed as the ultimate club chair for long term seating! It's scaled and composed to provide the maximu...
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.