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Technique: Marquetry
Large double-sided Renaissance-style writing desk with secrets by Leglas-Maurice
By François Leglas-Maurice
Located in Paris, FR
Large double-sided Renaissance-style writing-desk with secrets, stamped and inscribed by François-Pierre Leglas-Maurice.
It won a gold medal at the 1...
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Late 19th Century French Revival Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Pearwood
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin” attributed to Pierre Gole (1620 – 1684)
Dimensi...
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
Oval Desk Consolle Table in the style of Giotto Stoppino, Tubular Steel & Wood
Located in Roma, IT
A unique piece of furniture with an elegant and fine design, believe me when I tell you that at the moment there is no other similar one on sale online.
Dating between the 60s and 70...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Courtly ladies' secretary signed F. Linke around 1880 Paris
Solid oak wood veneered with fine veneer and packaged over a wide area.
Fire-gilded and finely chased bronze and cambered.
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19th Century Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
19th Century Louis Philippe Bureau Plat, or Writing Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis Philippe style bureau plat, or desk made of solid and veneer of mahogany. Double sided, the back has false drawers so this desk may be free floated in a room. Four dov...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Desk by Maison Léger
By Maison Léger
Located in London, GB
Antique French Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry desk by Maison Léger
French, c. 1880
Height 80cm, width 185cm, depth 98cm
This very impressive desk was crafted around 1880 by...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
19th Century Bureau Leather Desk from Maison Mercier Frères
Located in NICE, FR
This elegant small desk is a creation of the esteemed Maison Mercier Frères of the renowned Faubourg St Antoine of Paris, with a legacy dating back to its e...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Napoleon Brass Ormolu Mounted 3 Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Napoleon Brass Ormolu Mounted 3 Drawer Writing Desk
Antique French Napoleon III writing desk, made of mahogany wood, covered with remarkable marquetry veneers and fin...
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1930s French Napoleon III Vintage Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV-Style Marquetry Desk with Gilt Bronze Accents
Located in NICE, FR
This exquisite desk, designed in the Louis XV style and originating from the late Napoleon III era. It showcases meticulous craftsmanship through its rich marquetry ornamentation. It...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style French Bureau Plat, Circa 1860 - 1890
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XVI style mahogany writing desk with satinwood and French walnut marquetry with bronze banding. The desk is double sided with the original tooled leather top, bronze escutcheo...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
ESCRITORIO Antonio Ferretti
Located in MADRID, ES
Antonio Ferretti
Escritorio en madera de roble y latón con metalpintado.
Italia, años 60,
Medidas: 79x96x60 cm.
Marca de producción
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
18th Century Poudreuse and Ladies Desk - Table d'Accouchée, France, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
18th Century Coiffeuse and reading table - so-called Table d'Accouchée
France
Rosewood
around 1760
Dimensions: H x W x D: 72 x 63 x 39 cm
Description:
Rare, two-part and multifunctional little table with neatly arranged grain patterns in light rosewood...
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1760s French Louis XV Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
Desk in Wood, 1940, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinction.
You want to live in the golden yea...
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1940s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine C19TH French Kingwood & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine C19TH French Burr Walnut & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
Black Leather inset top, gold tooling decoration,
with Walnut cross banding. thumb mould edge.
Shaped Burr Waln...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Napoleon III Desk or Side Table
Located in Leimen, DE
Discover an extraordinary side table or desk that traces its origins to the period between 1860 and 1870, originating from the artistic craftsmanship of Belgium. This unique piece st...
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1860s Belgian Napoleon III Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Dressing table in White Rock Crystal and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This dressing table has 4 drawers and it is made of white rock crystal marquetry with brass trims.
The 4 feet are in brass.
2 drawers on the right side, 1 drawer in the center and 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rock Crystal, Stone, Brass
Spanish Charles IV Walnut Marquetry Writing Desk Side Table c. 1790
Located in London, GB
A fine Charles IV walnut writing desk/side table with decorative inlaid marquetry work in blonde wood and ebony. Featuring forged iron hardware to the single large drawer, with worki...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century France Louis XV Kingwood Inlaid Marquetry Desk and Writing Table
By Charles Topino
Located in Roma, RM
Purple ebony centre desk - France, 20th century, in the manner of CHARLES TOPINO, XIX century
Purple ebony inlaid with fruit wood with veneered top and table representing still life ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Fruitwood, Kingwood
Sheraton Period Partridgewood Tambour Desk
Located in Maidstone, GB
Sheraton period partridigewood desk, completely enclosed by reeded tambour shutter, a short draw to each side, on square tapering legs, the whole inlaid with floral marquetry panels ...
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19th Century British Sheraton Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A mid to late 18th century Dutch marquetry bureau of bombe form and of exceptional quality.
The piece of typical Dutch styling for this period, the bombe form exaggerated by the cor...
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18th Century Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Original Louis Seize Style Bureau Mahogany Table, Early 20th Century
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Perfect craftsmanship, inlaid mahogany and bronze application, early 20th century, a secret drawer on one side, freestanding.
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1910s Austrian Louis XVI Vintage Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Bureau Bubble Ivoire Desk by Charly Bounan
Located in Geneve, CH
Bureau Bubble Ivoire Desk by Charly Bounan
One of a Kind
Dimensions: D 72 x W 240 x H 75 cm.
Materials: Lacquer and marquetry wood.
Charly Bounan, is a Parisian designer renowned f...
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2010s French Modern Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Italian Patch Burl Desk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Hand-made Italian bombe burl bureau plat (writing desk) in the style of Louis XV. Patch olive and walnut burl with parquetry border on body of desk and each drawer. Curved forms are complimented by cabriole legs. Thought to be late 19th to mid-20th century.
Good antique to vintage...
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Olive, Walnut, Burl
19th Century Biedermeier Ash Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This fine Biedermeier ash table was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design, exce...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
19th Century Dutch Library Table Desk and Four Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Dutch ebonized library table desk and four chairs with beautiful inlay marquetry.
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20th Century Dutch Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Bureau Plat Louis XVI Style in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style Bureau Plat in mahogany and marquetry in rosewood frieze.
Beautiful ornamentation of very finely chiseled gilt bronze.
Moroccan leather top surrounded b...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
American Gilded Age Hepplewhite-Style Writing Desk in Satinwood w/ Marquetry
Located in Miami, FL
From the American Gilded Age, a lovely writing table in satinwood with ebonized details and featuring marquetry inlays depicting classic Hepplewhite themes which include lilies of th...
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Late 19th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Satinwood
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
Located in Forney, TX
French Perfection! A most impressive and very fine quality vintage Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry inlaid bureau plat.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in the manner of important...
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20th Century Louis XV Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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 Writing Table or Desk. The single drawer center table surmounted on each corner with...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with marquetry inlay; lift-up compartment with fitted interior, small gallery. Handsome old worn tooled leather ...
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19th Century Campaign Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
French 19th Century Gothic Style Writing Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century Gothic style writing table.
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Mid-19th Century French Gothic Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut, Oak
Magnificent Flat Desk - Louis XV Style - Precious Wood Marquetry -Golden Bronzes
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Sublime piece of prestige, a magnificent flat desk, in the Louis XV style, in marquetry of precious wood with flower decoration.
It is a magnificent work e...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Desk or 'Bureau à Dos D'âne'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant writing desk, known quirkily as a “bureau à dos d’âne” (donkey’s back desk), is beautifully veneered in rosewood, including reverse diamonds and butterfly-wings, which a...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk
Located in San Antonio, TX
An exceptional French 18th century Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk. This desk is known as a “bureau a cylindre”, referring to its curved pivoted opening in the middle. The woodwork o...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
21st Century Desk Wight Ebony and Black Leather with Metal Leg by Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
A semi-circular black lacquered metal legged desk with a white ebony veneer top and black leather desk blotter. The top of the back legs ends with a LED light.
Do not hesitate to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
19th Century, Bureau Plat, by Francoise Linke.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality French kingwood and marquetry, ormolu-mounted Bureau plat, signed Linke.
Having three frieze drawers to one side, dummy drawers to the reverse, inset Moroccan leather...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Kingwood
Shanghai Desk in Ziricotte Wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Shanghai desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg. The inside is made in Sycomore.
PLease ask for a shipping quote to get the best offer.
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2010s French Modern Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Modern Desk "Little Shanghai" by Aymeric Lefort Black and Santos Wood
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Little Shanghai desk in santos wood and black saycomore silver painted leg. There are two drawers on each side.
This desk is hand build in or workshop in Paris and can be made in ot...
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2010s French Modern Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Very Fine Ormolu, Porcelain and Marquetry Writing Desk by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
Very fine ormolu, porcelain and marquetry writing desk by Henry Dasson
French, 1890
Height 74cm, depth 80cm, depth 50cm
By Dasson, Henry (French, 1825-1896), a leading ébéniste of the French Belle Époque, this beautiful, delicate, and diminutive writing desk...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th century Louis XV Style gilt-bronze mounted fruitwood floral marquetry center table or desk with drawer, by Ébéniste Louis Gradé, Gr...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze, Ormolu
Edwardian English Marquetry Side Table, c. 1900
Located in High Point, NC
William and Mary style burl walnut table with exquisite marquetry detailing, circa 1900. The top is banded and has a beveled edge surrounding a profuse floral and bird design marque...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Boxwood, Olive, Walnut
Cabinet with Flowers Inlaid Inside, Mounted on an X-Shaped Base in Gilt Metal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cabinet with flowers inlaid inside, mounted on an X-shaped base in gilt metal.
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Little Shanghai Desk in Olive Wood and Black Sycamore Silver Painted Leg
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Little Shanghai desk in olive wood and black sycamore silver painted leg. There are two drawers on each side.
The and sides are in olive and black...
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2010s French Modern Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Vintage Italian Desk
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Italian desk with marquetry top.
Measurements:
Height: 30"
Width: 42"
Depth: 25.5"
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1940s Italian Vintage Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Shanghai Desk in Ziricotte Wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Shanghai desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg. The inside is made in Sycomore.
Information about the covid 19.
At this point, th...
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2010s French Modern Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Shanghai Desk in Ziricotte Wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Shanghai desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg. The inside is made in Sycomore.
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2010s French Modern Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
English Marquetry Inlaid Bureau De Dame
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Victorian gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid Bureau De Dame.
This richly decorated bureau de dame is of bombe shape beautifully inlaid overa...
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19th Century English Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
French Empire Style Desk with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
A perfect example of the Bureau Plat.
French Empire style desk with wood marquetry and gilt metal mounts at all angles. This piece features three working drawers on the front with three faux drawers on the back. The superb gilt metal hardware is on the front as well as the back. The four arched legs grace gorgeous gilt metal decor...
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Early 20th Century Empire Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century English Bureau Plat in the Manner of Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine 19th century Louis XV style Walnut, Ebony and floral marquetry Bureau Plat in the manner of Edward Holmes Baldock, the serpentine shaped top inset with a panel of tooled leather within a border of scroll work and floral trails, the corners with shell and cabochon and foliate clasp mounts, above two frieze drawers decorated with floral marquetry and similar opposing dummy drawers, on cabriole legs applied with scrolling foliate and rocaille mounts trailing to sabots.
Footnotes:
Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845) is documented in London Trade Directories of the period in various capacities but first appears listed at 7 Hanway Street, London in 1805 described as a '..dealer in china and glass'. But by 1826 the various facets of the business included '..buying and selling, exchanging and valuing china, cabinets, screens, bronzes etc'. Baldock's business seems to have largely involved trading in foreign items and between 1832-7 he was the purveyor of earthenware and glass to William IV and later purveyor of china to Queen Victoria from 1838 until his death. He is known to have repaired, re-modelled and adapted furniture...
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19th Century English Louis XV Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
18th Century French Marquetry Louis XV Dressing Table or So-Called Coiffeuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XV marquetry dressing table or so-called Coiffeuse
18th century Louis XV vanity dressing table or coiffeuse...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
Louis XV Style Writing Table, Rosewood, 19th
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Magnificent writing table in the Louis XV style and from the Napoleon III period. This writing desk is mainly worked in rosewood and different species of wood in marquetry. It opens ...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
Writing Table or Desk in Teak Veneer Wood, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Writing desk, teak and veneer with many drawers, Italy, circa 1970
Dimensions are: 41.3" x 23.62 x 37.8".
Perfectly sized desk with 2 large and 4 small drawers. It’s in style or mi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Hardwood
18th Century Neoclassical Italian Marquetry Cherry Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 18th century Italian marquetry Cherry table with a single drawer.
Exquisitely handcrafted writing or gaming table, inlaid from it's top down it's legs that are slender and tapered...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Cherry
Eugenio Quarti desk, Chair and Trah in Style Liberty or Art Nouveau, Jugestails
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Eugenio Quarti (Desk , chair and Trash )
Style: Liberty or Art Nouveau or Modernism or Jugendstil
Furniture realized mainly in inlays of nacre and metallic applications, parchament
bronze ferrules.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal
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Eugenio Quarti was born in Villa d'Almè, a small village in the province of Bergamo, from an artisan family of woodworkers. In 1881, at the age of 14 years old he goes to Paris, where he will learn new techniques and broaden his horizons. In 1886, he returned to Italy and settled in Milan where he worked, for a short period, with Carlo Bugatti and then open his own workshop in via Donizetti 3.
His early works are strongly marked by Bugatti Moorish’s style, but already the exhibition of Turin of 1898 you can see the first signs of Art Nouveau and his personal style. He was always attentive to the quality and originality of his accomplishments, always attentive to every art form. Furniture realized mainly in walnut with inlays of nacre and metallic applications. Develop over time a harmonic elegance of the decor, with thread-like grounds, valuable wood species and inlays and high quality bezels with fine materials (nacre, silver, copper, bronze, pewter, etc.), this characteristic was called "the goldsmith of furniture makers."
In 1900 he participates at the Paris International exposition where he received the "Grand Prix" of the jury. Will participate in a number of other exposures as that of Turin in 1902 and Milan in 1906 where he will receive the "Grand Royal Award" and the "Diploma of gold medal".
Eugenio Quarti worked with the most prestigious architects of his time (Giuseppe Sommaruga, Luigi Broggi, Alfredo Campanini, etc.) well as with the great artists/craftsmen of his time as Alessandro Mazzucotelli. He also worked as a decorator, designing entire furniture for both public and private buildings. It was he who designed the furniture for Palazzo Castiglioni in Milan, Villa Carosio in Baveno, Grand Hotel and Casino in San Pellegrino Terme, Hungaria Palace Hotel in Venice Lido. One of his most significant works were the vessels of the "Bar Camparino", at the entrance site of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan. however not disdain also committed less important such as the furniture for Villa Mariani to Bordighera residence of the painter Pompeo Mariani...
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique George III Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique George III mahogany and marquetry library table, circa 1780 in date.
The table features beautiful floral and scrolling foliate marquetry throughout, with flame mahogany marquetry panels and gonçalo alves crossbanding.
The rectangular top is fitted with the original emerald green gold tooled inset leather writing surface above a pair of crossbanded frieze drawers, raised on square tapered legs.
It is freestanding, finished on all sides, so that it can stand freely in the middle of a room, making it extremely suitable for a large home or office.
Complete with original brass handles, working locks and keys.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, and only shows minor signs of wear commensurate with age and use.
Please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 76 x width 144 x depth 84
Dimensions in inches:
Height 29.9 x width 56.7 x depth 33.1
Marquetry
is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, pewter or brass silver) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers.
The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique.
Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.
Flame mahogany
Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works...
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1780s English George III Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Mahogany
French Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Writing Desk After Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and marquetry writing desk after Cressent.
French, late 19th century
Measures: height 79cm, width 134cm, depth 76cm
This very fine desk was retailed by the celebrated English retailers Edwards & Roberts and was designed and crafted in France in the manner of Charles Cressent, who worked during the early eighteenth century in the Régence style. The desk is crafted from rich dark wood finished with chequerboard marquetry and fixed with gilt bronze mounts. The desk features a flat tabletop bordered in gilt bronze, which is raised above an apron and four cabriole legs. The apron features three drawers to the front, each affixed with gilt bronze mounts in a foliate style and modelled as theatrical masks, while the sides of the apron are affixed with gilt bronze grotesques...
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Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
Unusual Transition Style Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Double Sided Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
Unusual Transition style marquetry and gilt bronze double sided writing desk
French, early 20th Century
Height 98cm, width 130cm, depth 94cm
This rare doubled-sided writing desk...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Shanghai Desk in Ziricotte Wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Shanghai desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg. The inside is made in Sycomore.
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2010s French Modern Marquetry Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
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