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Louis XV Desks

LOUIS XV STYLE

The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.

Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.

Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.

During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.

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Style: Louis XV
Louis XV Style Bonheur de Jour Ladies Desk
Located in Milford, NH
An elegant French Louis XV style Bonheur de Jour mahogany ladies desk with built in center clock surmounting an open cubby with single drawer, fla...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Brass

Louis XV Style Bonheur de Jour Ladies Desk
Louis XV Style Bonheur de Jour Ladies Desk

Louis XV Style Bonheur de Jour Ladies Desk

Karges French Louis XV Chinoiserie Cream Lacquered Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV Chinoiserie style writing desk or bureau plat desk By Karges USA, Circa 1980s Cream lacquered walnut, with hand-painted Asian scenes, ornate bronze ormo...
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1980s American Vintage Louis XV Desks

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Brass

Karges French Louis XV Chinoiserie Cream Lacquered Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Karges French Louis XV Chinoiserie Cream Lacquered Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk

Karges French Louis XV Chinoiserie Cream Lacquered Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Italian Writing Desk or Dressing Table
Located in London, Park Royal
A charming, hand-painted, Louis XV style, Italian writing desk or dressing table from the early 20th century depicting floral motifs with Rococo flourishes and gilded highlighting.
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks

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Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Italian Writing Desk or Dressing Table
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Italian Writing Desk or Dressing Table

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Italian Writing Desk or Dressing Table

Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century
Located in CH
Italian burl walnut Venetian Rococo slant front desk, 18th century. A Louis XV period walnut and burl walnut veneered Bureau. The inside of the s...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Desks

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Walnut

Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century
Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century

Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century

19th Century English Bureau Plat in the Manner of Edward Holmes Baldock
By 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 Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

19th Century English Bureau Plat in the Manner of Edward Holmes Baldock
19th Century English Bureau Plat in the Manner of Edward Holmes Baldock

19th Century English Bureau Plat in the Manner of Edward Holmes Baldock

Majestic Desk Louis XV Style - France
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Majestic Desk Style Louis XV France - 1970 Private Collection Domenico
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

Majestic Desk Louis XV Style - France
Majestic Desk Louis XV Style - France

Majestic Desk Louis XV Style - France

Extraordinary Signed Zwiener Ormolu Mounted Lady's Secretary
Located in Cypress, CA
Extraordinary Ormolu mounted marquetry kingwood lady's desk, signed Swiener, also dated 1902 and bearing an initial of the persons that it was made for (see attached photo). Meticulous attention has been given to every details. Jean-Henri Jansen (1854-1928) founded the famous interior decoration firm of Maison Jansen in 1880. Manufacturing revival and Nouveau furniture he became Fournisseur de la...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

Extraordinary Signed Zwiener Ormolu Mounted Lady's Secretary
Extraordinary Signed Zwiener Ormolu Mounted Lady's Secretary

Extraordinary Signed Zwiener Ormolu Mounted Lady's Secretary

19th Century French Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century French Louis XV style Kingwood, Walnut and ormolu mounted Bonheur Du Jour, the superstructure fitted with twin panel door applied w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour
19th Century French Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour

19th Century French Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour

Italian 19th Century Venetian Patinated and Giltwood Writing Desk/Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Venetian patinated and giltwood writing desk/side table. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with scrolled feet and w...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Desks

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Giltwood

Italian 19th Century Venetian Patinated and Giltwood Writing Desk/Side Table
Italian 19th Century Venetian Patinated and Giltwood Writing Desk/Side Table

Italian 19th Century Venetian Patinated and Giltwood Writing Desk/Side Table

Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV writing desk featuring cabriole legs, exquisite ormolu, and a glossy black lacquered top. The elegant gilt bronze fittings protect the edges and at the same time acce...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Desks

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Brass

Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat
Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat

Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat

Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut, Rosewood and Bone Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine Italian 18th century Louis XV period walnut, rosewood, and boneTuscan desk. The desk is raised on cabriole legs below the wide central drawer and pullout with a leather writin...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ivory, Rosewood, Walnut

Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut, Rosewood and Bone Desk
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut, Rosewood and Bone Desk

Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut, Rosewood and Bone Desk

20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat Majestic bureau plat in Louis XV style. Piano black polished veneer on solid Pinewood with r...
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20th Century Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat
20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat

20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat

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. The desk is raised by four slender cabriole legs with fine wrap-around ormolu sabots, kingwood...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Ladies Writing Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Ladies Writing Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Ladies Writing Desk

19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique secretary, lady's desk France Walnut around 1860 Dimensions: H x W x D: 90 x 59 x 53 cm Description: Quite extraordinary small piece of transforming furniture...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Walnut

19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860
19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860

19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860

18th Century Double Sided Desk Louis XV Walnut Attributed J.F Hache
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Marseille, FR
Double sided desk Louis XV walnut attributed to J.F Hache (1730-1796) dating from the eighteenth century. Very good state of conservation despite traces of restoration on the drawers...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Walnut

18th Century Double Sided Desk Louis XV Walnut Attributed J.F Hache
18th Century Double Sided Desk Louis XV Walnut Attributed J.F Hache

18th Century Double Sided Desk Louis XV Walnut Attributed J.F Hache

French 18th Century Louis XV Period French Desk in Kingwood and Tulipwood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely high quality French 18th century Louis XV period kingwood, tulipwood and ormolu desk, signed ‘Bernard Ebeniste’. This most elegant desk is raised by slender cabriole leg...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XV Period French Desk in Kingwood and Tulipwood
French 18th Century Louis XV Period French Desk in Kingwood and Tulipwood

French 18th Century Louis XV Period French Desk in Kingwood and Tulipwood

Amazing Louis XV Style Bridge Desk 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Louis XV style bridge desk 19th century France with geometric marquetry made of rosewood and lemongrass. In excellent condition. Measurements: 84 x 44 x 68 cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Wood

Amazing Louis XV Style Bridge Desk 19th Century
Amazing Louis XV Style Bridge Desk 19th Century

Amazing Louis XV Style Bridge Desk 19th Century

18th Century Walnut Large Buffet Louis XV, France
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique Louis XV buffet cabinet, made circa 1770 Walnut and brass Good patina. Good antique condition Shipping: 136 x 159 x 58 cm 81 kg.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Walnut

18th Century Walnut Large Buffet Louis XV, France
18th Century Walnut Large Buffet Louis XV, France

18th Century Walnut Large Buffet Louis XV, France

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Boulle Bureau Plat
By Befort Jeune
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French 19th century Louis XV style Napoleon III period brass inlaid, tortoise shell and ormolu Boulle Bureau Plat stamped Befort Jeune...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Boulle Bureau Plat
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Boulle Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Boulle Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Leather Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most exquisite and very high-quality French 19th century Louis XV style kingwood, tulipwood, ormolu, and leather desk. The desk is raised by elegant slender cabriole legs with fine...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Leather Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Leather Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Leather Desk

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. The table is raised by beautiful cabriole legs with fine wrap-around pierced ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Side Table/Writing Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Side Table/Writing Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Side Table/Writing Desk

Early 20th C. Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Galleried Slant Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Galleried Slant Front Desk. Measures 29" in width, 18" in depth and 37" in height. Knee clearance is 28.25" open and 24" c...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks

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Metal

Early 20th C. Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Galleried Slant Front Desk
Early 20th C. Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Galleried Slant Front Desk

Early 20th C. Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Galleried Slant Front Desk

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk
Located in Westport, CT
Fine and elegant French Louis XV Bureau D'Os Dane in walnut adorned sparsely with floral marquetry inlay to its fall front top above three drawers finishing on cabriole legs and bron...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Walnut

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk
Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D' Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk

19th Century Louis XV Style Ladies French Marquetry Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Louis XV style Marquetry desk with embossed leather top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Wood

19th Century Louis XV Style Ladies French Marquetry Desk
19th Century Louis XV Style Ladies French Marquetry Desk

19th Century Louis XV Style Ladies French Marquetry Desk

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bonheur du Jour
Located in Lisbon, PT
A very fine 19th century French Louis XV style with ormolu mounted Bonheur du Jour. A twin panel door applied with oval Sevres porcelain panels, enclosing shelved interior, the base ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Metal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bonheur du Jour
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bonheur du Jour

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bonheur du Jour

French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
French bureau plat marquetry leather top three drawer desk with hearing bone inlays, three opposite side faux drawers, original floral ormolu mounts, brass escutcheons, brass knobs, ...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Brass, Ormolu

French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770
French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770

French Bureau Plat Marquetry Leather Top Desk with Orig. Ormolu Mounts, C. 1770

Sloping Desk, Louis XV Style, Precious Wood Veneer, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Office of slope, Louis XV style, veneer of precious wood, 19th century, Napoleon III. Measures: H 93cm, L 65cm, P 43cm.
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Wood

Sloping Desk, Louis XV Style, Precious Wood Veneer, 19th Century
Sloping Desk, Louis XV Style, Precious Wood Veneer, 19th Century

Sloping Desk, Louis XV Style, Precious Wood Veneer, 19th Century

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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

19th C. Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry & Ormolu Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
19th C. Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry & Ormolu Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk

19th C. Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry & Ormolu Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk

French Louis XV Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV Style Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat. Item features ornate bronze figural ormolu, finished back with bronze face and parquetry inlay...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

French Louis XV Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat
French Louis XV Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat

French Louis XV Italian Bronze Figural Ormolu Brown Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat

A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente
Located in San Francisco, CA
a good French Rococo Style Fall Front Desk having a rectangular top with an undulating herring bone-veneered slant front, opening to reveal a hand-tooled leather writing surface belo...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Rosewood

A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente
A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente

A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary
Located in Sofia, BG
Small ladies secretary animated form of veneer wood and rosewood marquetry, opening to two drawers in step. Bronze ornaments, pull handles the removab...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Rosewood

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary

Small Mahogany and Rosewood Middle Desk, Napoleonic Period
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This magnificent bureau, crafted during the Napoleon III era in the mid-19th century, is a perfect example of the elegance and refinement of the late Louis XV style. Crafted in mahog...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Leather, Wood

Small Mahogany and Rosewood Middle Desk, Napoleonic Period
Small Mahogany and Rosewood Middle Desk, Napoleonic Period

Small Mahogany and Rosewood Middle Desk, Napoleonic Period

19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent 19th century French ormolu mounted and brass marquetry inlaid bombe bureau in the Louis XV style with three quarter brass gallery top, the fall front to reveal a superb...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Brass, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau
19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau

19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau

Louis XV Secretaire, France 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite secretaire de dame, France 18th century, beautiful kingwood veneer on front, sides, top, back and the inside. The writing surface is covered with leather. With original bro...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Kingwood

Louis XV Secretaire, France 1770
Louis XV Secretaire, France 1770

Louis XV Secretaire, France 1770

Louis XV style flat desk in marquetry and rich gilt bronze mounted
Located in Paris, FR
Flat desk in rosewood marquetry and rich ormolu ornamentation, decorated with satyr heads and foliage. Beautiful work in the Louis XV style, similar to that produced by Linke, Beurde...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

Louis XV style flat desk in marquetry and rich gilt bronze mounted
Louis XV style flat desk in marquetry and rich gilt bronze mounted

Louis XV style flat desk in marquetry and rich gilt bronze mounted

Louis XV Style Lacquered Wood Flat Desk by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1890
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in PARIS, FR
Stamped twice A Beurdeley a Paris on the crosspieces. Elegant Louis XV style double-side desk in lacquered wood and gilded bronze. It is adorned on all sides, in foliated bronze car...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Lacquered Wood Flat Desk by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1890
Louis XV Style Lacquered Wood Flat Desk by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1890

Louis XV Style Lacquered Wood Flat Desk by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1890

Louis XV style walnut roll top desk with large drawer and upper compartments.
Located in Oakville, ON
A charming roll top desk in the style of Louis XV made in walnut having interesting and attractive hand carved elements. The size is perfect to fit in smaller place in your home. it is highly decorative and functional. There is a large drawer as well has a leather table top that will accommodate a laptop...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Walnut

Louis XV style walnut roll top desk with large drawer and upper compartments.
Louis XV style walnut roll top desk with large drawer and upper compartments.

Louis XV style walnut roll top desk with large drawer and upper compartments.

A Rare Louis XV Walnut & Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Louis XV Walnut Parquetry Slant Front Desk of interesting and unsual proportions. 18th Century Height 40 in. Width 42 in. Depth 24 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Sa...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Desks

A Rare Louis XV Walnut & Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
A Rare Louis XV Walnut & Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs

A Rare Louis XV Walnut & Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs

French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French late 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, and Ormolu desk, signed by Krieger. The Bureau Plat desk is raised by elongated cabriole legs with fine pierced ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger
French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger

French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Signed Sormani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV style kingwood and tulipwood Bureau Plat signed Sormani, Paris. Raised on four...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

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

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Signed Sormani

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Desk Attributed to Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style gilt bronze and marquetry desk attributed to Zwiener French, late 19th century Measures: Height 74cm, width 89cm, depth 63cm This superb little writing desk is at...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu, Bronze

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Desk Attributed to Zwiener
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Desk Attributed to Zwiener

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Desk Attributed to Zwiener

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. ebonized Fruitwood and ormolu desk. The Bureau Plat is raised by slender cabriole legs with pierced ormolu sabots decorated with acanthus ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Marquetry Bureau de Dame
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th Century Louis XV style Marquetry inlaid bureau de dame, having wonderfully detailed scenes to the drawer fronts and cylinder, the sides and reverse having foliate...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Kingwood

French 19th Century Marquetry Bureau de Dame
French 19th Century Marquetry Bureau de Dame

French 19th Century Marquetry Bureau de Dame

French Late 18th Century Louis XV Period Oak Desk/Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very elegant French late 18th century Louis XV period oak desk/side table. The table is raised by lovely slender cabriole legs with fine hoof feet. The apron displays ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Brass

French Late 18th Century Louis XV Period Oak Desk/Side Table
French Late 18th Century Louis XV Period Oak Desk/Side Table

French Late 18th Century Louis XV Period Oak Desk/Side Table

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood and ormolu desk. The desk is raised by beautiful cabriole legs with fine wrap around ormolu sabots and a striking ormolu fill...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Louis XV St. kingwood and ormolu desk, attributed to Linke. The kidney-shaped desk is raised by the most elegant slender cabriole legs with superb pi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke

French Louis XV St. Tulipwood and Kingwood Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood side table/desk. The table is raised on slender cavriole legs with ormolu sabots and finely chased ormolu acan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French Louis XV St. Tulipwood and Kingwood Side Table
French Louis XV St. Tulipwood and Kingwood Side Table

French Louis XV St. Tulipwood and Kingwood Side Table

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality French mid-19th century Louis XV style kingwood and ormolu bureau plat. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine fitted wraparound ormolu sab...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French 19th century Louis XV style Moucheté mahogany and ormolu center table/desk. The striking table is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine-fitted foliate ormolu sabo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table/Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table/Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table/Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Desk
By Gervais Durand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood bureau plat desk, possibly by G. Durand. The desk is raised by four elegant slender cabriole legs ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Desk

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Bronze Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 18th century Louis XV period Rosewood and bronze desk. The desk is raised by four elegant tapered cabriole legs with fine scrolled acanthus leaf designed feet a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Bronze Desk
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Bronze Desk

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Bronze Desk

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French mid 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood Bureau Plat. The desk is raised on cabriole legs accented at the top with finely chased ormolu mounts. Thr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

Provincial Louis XV Walnut Desk or Vanity
Located in Buchanan, MI
Great looking Louis XV Provincial walnut desk. Two doors flanking center drawer, all up on cabriole legs. Very good color and patination. Would work well as a number of items includi...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Desks

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Walnut

Provincial Louis XV Walnut Desk or Vanity

Provincial Louis XV Walnut Desk or Vanity

Louis Xv desks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XV desks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV desks made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Gervais Durand, François Linke, Alexandre Chevrié, and Paris. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $720 and tops out at $275,000 while the average work can sell for $9,885.

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