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Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Writing desk from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk
Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk
H 29.25 in W 43.5 in D 22.25 in
French Mahogany Art Nouveau Writing Desk Signed Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Signed ‘Louis Majorelle’ Art Nouveau desk with the sinuous lines and curves typical of the style
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French Mahogany Art Nouveau Writing Desk Signed Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Signed ‘Louis Majorelle’ Art Nouveau desk with the sinuous lines and curves typical of the style
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
piece in a living room, this Antique French Louis XVI Escritoire Writing Desk is sure to impress and
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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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
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Mid-Century Louis XV Style Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French, Louis XV style, black lacquered chestnut writing desk, circa 1940's features a brass
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Writing Desk
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Beautiful Patina. Condition commensurate with age. Gorgeous piece, see photos.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

20th Century French Maison Jansen Bamboo Writing Desk and Chair, Louis Sognot
By Louis Sognot
Located in Fayetteville, AR
French desk or writing table, is constructed of bamboo and features a red leather top. The corners around
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th Century French Louis XIV Writing Table, Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV writing table ~ desk is a handsome piece that is perfect for adding a
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Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined antique French Louis XVI style writing desk crafted in exotic tulipwood veneer with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Antique French Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautifully designed and extremely well made antique French writing desk. This was made in France
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Vintage 1930s British Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique French Writing Desk
Antique French Writing Desk
H 28.75 in W 37.8 in D 22.05 in
Gorgeous French Louis XV Style Ebonized Writing Executive Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous superb quality desk. The desk features incredible bronze ormolu and mounts and a
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Vintage 1970s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French writing table or desk made in a diminutive scale or ladies bureau plat
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XVI style ebonised writing desk
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Quality early 20th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk. Dating to around the 1930’s with
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

20th Century Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the second half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture veneered and
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Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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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
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Henredon French Provincial Louis XV Oak Writing Desk
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk By Henredon USA, Circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

18th Century French Louis XV Desk or Writing Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century French Louis XV style small lady's desk with hinged drop down leather top
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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
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20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Brass

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk
By Milling Road
Located in Charleston, SC
Here’s a beautiful French style writing desk with a banded top and three drawers; the central
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

20th Century Louis Phillippe Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful and elegant Louis Philippe writing desk in a burl mahogany wood with leather and bronze
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Vintage 1950s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Louis XV Style Distressed Painted Desk Writing Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. The desk measures 68 wide x 36.25 tall x 28 inches deep and a 30 inch writing surface.
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1990s Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Elegant French Style Writing Desk
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant French style writing desk with Louis XV lines in blond wood with silver leaf-painted table
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Vintage 1950s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Elegant French Style Writing Desk
Elegant French Style Writing Desk
H 29 in W 47 in D 20 in
18th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant French ladies writing table, or desk made in the Louis XVI style.
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

18th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
18th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
H 26.25 in W 23 in D 14.7 in
Theodore Alexander French Regency Louis XVI Painted Walnut Writing Desk
By Theodore Alexander
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style bureau plat desk or writing desk By Theodore
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Grange French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Leather Top Writing Desk
By Grange
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style bureau plat desk or writing desk By Grange France
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis Majorelle Rare Writing Desk with Botanical Inlays ca. 1900 (Signed)
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
Rare Art Nouveau artisan writing desk with incredible botanical motif inlays on top and gently
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
piece of 19th century French design in the Louis XV style. Elegant, beautifully crafted and yet with a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Desk or Writing Table by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fabulous Louis XV style desk which boasts elegant cabriole legs, four drawers, the left being a
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Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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

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Boxwood, Walnut

French Walnut Louis Philippe Desk Leather Top Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French 19th century Louis Philippe pine desk, the top is recovered of coated fabric. Ten drawers of
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

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
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Antique French Country Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk Table, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic antique French desk. The desk is in good condition and measures 19 inches deep
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Handsome Antique French Louis XV Style Writing Table or Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very beautiful maple desk in Louis XV style from the beginning of the 20th century. Elegant curved
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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk or Writing Table with Embossed Leather
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An outstanding French Louis XV desk having embossed leather top and a faux front on its back so
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Writing Table, Desk Louis XVI Late 1700
Located in Roveredo In Piano, IT
Second half XVIII sec. Writing table in solid walnut Louis XVI (late 1700) double sided
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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Writing Table, Desk Louis XVI Late 1700
Writing Table, Desk Louis XVI Late 1700
H 31.11 in W 39.38 in D 27.96 in
Antique French Louis XV Small Inlaid Petite Demilune Writing Desk Made in France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV style small inlaid petite Demilune writing desk, made in France. Item
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, 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
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Cocobolo

19th Century French Louis XIII Style Hand Carved Cherry Writing Desk, Moleskin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century French Louis XIII style hand carved cherry writing desk moleskin top.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

French Louis XVI Kingwood Veneer, Ormolu, and Red Leather Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th century) writing desk with kingwood veneer, a rectangular red leather
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Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Kingwood

19th century Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century Petite French carved oak secretary writing desk Louis XVI style ~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

French Louis XV 19th Century Walnut Hoof Foot Desk or Writing Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French Louis XV 19th century walnut three-drawer (dovetailed) desk from Avignon with
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century Wood Louis XV Style French Writing Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great French writing desk of the first half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture in walnut
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk By Baker Furniture USA, Circa
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Provincial Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Writing Desk or Accent Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
" / H 30.5" / Drawer dimensions: W 19.6" / D 18.5" A Louis XIV walnut writing table or accent table
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

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
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th century French Carved Secretary Petite Writing Desk Barley Twist Louis XIII
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Secretary Petite Writing Desk Barley Twist Louis XIII. Direct from
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Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

French Rococo Louis XV Distress Paint Dressing Table Vanity Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV / Rococo style hand-carved and distressed dressing table / ladies writing
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Library Table Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A finely carved French Louis XIV style walnut writing table. circa 1870 Hand carved in France in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Walnut

Fine 19th Century French Louis XV Bronze Mounted Kingwood & Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A very fine and original French 19th century Louis XV bronze mounted kingwood and walnut bureau
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk, Writing Table, Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Late 19th Century French Louis XVI style mahogany desk features a gold tooled red leather top
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Late 19thc Louis XVI Style Mahogany Brass Trimmed Writing Desk/Console
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 19 century French Louis XVI style writing table and console. The mahogany table has a green
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th Century Inlaid Wood French Louis XVI Style Napoleon III Era Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the second half of the 19th century. Napoleon III furniture in Louis XVI
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Canvas

19th Century French Louis XV Brown Leather Carved Cherry Writing Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
region of France circa 1850 and built of cherry wood, the desk stands on elegant cabriole legs over a
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Cherry

French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk Bureauplatt, Bronze Gilt Mounts Leather Top
Located in Miami, FL
unique desk in a man's office or study for the ultimate Louis XV elegance. Height from the floor to
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

A fine 19th century French Louis XVI writing desk signed by Maison Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI Kingwood and gilt bronze mounted writing desk
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Cherry Bureau Plat or Writing Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
A 19th century French Provincial Louis XV style bureau plat or writing desk handcrafted of solid
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

20th Century French Bureau Plat/ Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century French bureau plat/ writing desk In Bois Satiné veneer, mirror veneer covering all
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

20th Century Inlaid Wood Gold Bronze French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Wavy and rounded furniture, in Louis XV style
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Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

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Louis Writing Desk French For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic louis writing desk French available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, every louis writing desk French was constructed with great care. Find 1416 options for an antique or vintage louis writing desk French now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer louis writing desk French, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A louis writing desk French is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. A well-made louis writing desk French has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Maison Jansen, François Linke and Louis Majorelle are consistently popular.

How Much is a Louis Writing Desk French?

The average selling price for a louis writing desk French at 1stDibs is $5,268, while they’re typically $574 on the low end and $1,844,713 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right desks-writing-tables for You

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.

Questions About Louis Writing Desk French
  • 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.