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Louis XVI Desks

LOUIS XVI STYLE

Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.

Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.

Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.

The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Louis XVI
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Louis XVI secretary is a truly astonishing work of the cabinetmaker's art! Hand-crafted from solid old-growth in...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Oak

19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary

19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary

Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Parquetry Bureau a Rognon
Located in Montreal, QC
Although of kidney shape, this desk is more substantial than generally found in such a form. The top has a pierced brass gallery enclosing a fanning kingwood veneer. The leather slide-out writing surface is enclosed by a pair of tambour shutters which, when rolled back, reveal small drawers. The desk is flanked by three curved drawers...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Mahogany

Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Parquetry Bureau a Rognon
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Parquetry Bureau a Rognon

Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Parquetry Bureau a Rognon

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Leather Top Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Mahogany and mahogany veneer rectangular flat desk opening to three drawers in front. Tapered legs chamfered on the corners. Finely chased and gilded bronze ornaments with rows of pe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Leather Top Desk
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Leather Top Desk

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Leather Top Desk

Louis XVI Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of a late 18th century Louis XVI Secretaire a Abattant. The secretaire is crafted of solid walnut and is a ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Brass

Louis XVI Secretaire a Abattant
Louis XVI Secretaire a Abattant

Louis XVI Secretaire a Abattant

French Louis XVI Style Diminutive Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic French diminutive ladies writing table or desk featuring a black lacquer ebonized finish. Made in the neoclassical Louis XVI taste with a simple clean design and minimal dec...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Brass

French Louis XVI Style Diminutive Ebonized Writing Table
French Louis XVI Style Diminutive Ebonized Writing Table

French Louis XVI Style Diminutive Ebonized Writing Table

Louis XVI Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A mahogany and brass mounted bureau plat desk, with a leather inset writing surface and three frieze drawers, on turned legs French. The original Lou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks

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Brass

Louis XVI Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Louis XVI Leather Top Mahogany Desk

Louis XVI Leather Top Mahogany Desk

19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French Boulle Mazarin desk, having wonderful classical scrolling decoration and subjects inlaid in brass and tortoiseshell t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Brass

19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk
19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk

19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk

20th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant Italian Louis XVI style writing desk. Rare and precious solid walnut wood. Comfortable size for a practical use. The desk has elegant straight legs. Equipped with four practi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Desks

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Walnut

20th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk

20th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk

21st Century Brocart Dressing Table with Hand-carved Legs
By Jumbo Collection
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The pieces of the Brocart line showcase a refined style that evokes the luxury of the 17th and 18th century French noble courts. They present a base with hand-carved legs and antique...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Desks

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Wood

21st Century Brocart Dressing Table with Hand-carved Legs
21st Century Brocart Dressing Table with Hand-carved Legs

21st Century Brocart Dressing Table with Hand-carved Legs

French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
French 19th Century ladies fall front bureau de dame, having wonderful Amboyna, veneers with classical Boxwood inlay to the centre depicting a classical urn with over flowing flowers. Opening to reveal an inset writing tablet...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk
French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk

French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A palatial scale mahogany cylinder desk in the Louis XVI style; the superstructure with rectangular galleried bleu turquin marble top over four frieze drawers, the paneled cylinder f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Mahogany

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Mahogany and Ormolu Desk/Writing Table
By Conrad Mauter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period mahogany and ormolu desk or writing table, signed C. Mauter. The desk is raised by elegant circular tapered fluted legs with fine fitted ormolu sabots and richly chased fitted foliate chandelles. Above each leg are lovely fluted block reserves with additional finely detailed fitted chandelles. The scalloped shaped apron displays three drawers, each decorated with most attractive ormolu keyhole escutcheons. Each side displays a recessed panel while the back showcases the beautiful mahogany grain. Above is the tan colored fitted leather writing surface with a fine foliate gold tooled band...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Mahogany and Ormolu Desk/Writing Table
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Mahogany and Ormolu Desk/Writing Table

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Mahogany and Ormolu Desk/Writing Table

John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze
By John Vesey
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern bronze and steel writing desk, or bureau plat designed by John Vesey (American 1924-1992). Made in the grand neoclassical French Louis XVI taste featuring Steel co...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze, Stainless Steel

John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze
John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze

John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze

Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Rare pair of 19th Century French Kingwood and Tulip wood veneered Bonheur du jours, each with pierced three quarter brass galleries, gilded ormolu mounts, three drawers either side o...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Porcelain, Mahogany

Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours
Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours

Pair 19th Century Bonheur Du Jours

Louis XVI Mahogany Architect’s Desk with Leather Top, France ca. 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 18th century French Louis XVI period architect's desk in mahogany with green leather top, 1 drawer, and tapered legs on casters. Desk features an adjustable writing...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Mahogany, Leather

Louis XVI Mahogany Architect’s Desk with Leather Top, France ca. 1800
Louis XVI Mahogany Architect’s Desk with Leather Top, France ca. 1800

Louis XVI Mahogany Architect’s Desk with Leather Top, France ca. 1800

Maison Jansen Inspired French Louis XVI Ebonized Desk Available in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Maison Jansen inspired French Louis XVI style ebonized mahogany desk, with gold or brass accents, made here at Old Plank in our very own worksho...
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2010s American Louis XVI Desks

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Brass, Bronze

Maison Jansen Inspired French Louis XVI Ebonized Desk Available in Any Dimension
Maison Jansen Inspired French Louis XVI Ebonized Desk Available in Any Dimension

Maison Jansen Inspired French Louis XVI Ebonized Desk Available in Any Dimension

Late 19th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century French bureau De-Dame, having wonderful marquetry floral inlay to the fall and top, opening to reveal a shelf, drawer...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Mahogany

Late 19th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
Late 19th Century French Ladies Writing Desk

Late 19th Century French Ladies Writing Desk

English 19th Century Louis XVI St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and very high quality English early 19th century Louis XVI st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, and ormolu desk signed HOBBS. The five drawer desk is raised by beautiful and unique to...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

English 19th Century Louis XVI St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
English 19th Century Louis XVI St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk

English 19th Century Louis XVI St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Brass, And Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, brass, and ormolu desk. The desk is raised by fine square tapered legs with elegant mottled fitted ormolu sabots. The straight ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Brass, And Ormolu Desk
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Brass, And Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Brass, And Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu desk. The desk is raised by slender tapered legs with ormolu trim ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Desk

French Original Black Painted Portable 18th Century Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An original black painted portable desk from the end of the 18th century. With owner initials, the desk has a French hand-written address on the inside. ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Wood

French Original Black Painted Portable 18th Century Writing Desk
French Original Black Painted Portable 18th Century Writing Desk

French Original Black Painted Portable 18th Century Writing Desk

19th Century French Bonheur du Jour
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century French ormolu mounted Bonheur du jour, having Sevres style porcelain plaques inset in to the doors with hand painted floral decoration. Cross-banding to t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Mahogany

19th Century French Bonheur du Jour
19th Century French Bonheur du Jour

19th Century French Bonheur du Jour

Fine Italian 18th Century Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine Italian 18' century ormolu-mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant with a dark Grey marble top. Measures: cm. 170 x 105 x 46.
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Wood

Fine Italian 18th Century Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Fine Italian 18th Century Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant

Fine Italian 18th Century Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Writing Desk
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI St. mahogany and ormolu writing desk, attributed to F. Linke. The lovely desk is raised by circular ta...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Writing Desk
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Writing Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Writing Desk

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plate by Krieger
By Antoine Krieger
Located in Brighton, Sussex
.A fine quality late 19th century Mahogany Louis XVI style bureau plat, having wonderful scrolling foliate gilded rococo style ormolu mounts to the elegant cabriole legs and drawer f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plate by Krieger
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plate by Krieger

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plate by Krieger

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Inlaid Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and impressive French 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu inlaid Bureau Plat. The desk is raised on tapered legs with square ormolu topie feet and ormolu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Inlaid Bureau Plat
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Inlaid Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Inlaid Bureau Plat

Vintage Custom Painted Italian French Regency Style Tall Secretary Desk & Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful hand-painted vintage, two-piece secretary desk with matching chair. The pieces are painted in a whimsical Italian style, largely blue and off-white, with intricate bird and...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Desks

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Cane, Wood

Vintage Custom Painted Italian French Regency Style Tall Secretary Desk & Chair
Vintage Custom Painted Italian French Regency Style Tall Secretary Desk & Chair

Vintage Custom Painted Italian French Regency Style Tall Secretary Desk & Chair

19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original notary desk or writing furniture from the 19th century in Belgium. Made of solid oak. Standing on lion feet, 2 firmly connected base cabinets, ea...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Oak, Wood

19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak
19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak

19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak

Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century. The inset variegated white marble top with a three-quarter pierced brass gallery and turreted corne...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Marble, Brass

Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century
Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century

Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Desk Signed JANSEN
By Maison Jansen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high-quality French late 19th century Louis XVI st. two drawer desk signed JANSEN. The desk is raised by four fluted tapered legs ending with ormolu sabots, topped by chased ormolu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Desk Signed JANSEN
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Desk Signed JANSEN

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Desk Signed JANSEN

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany and ormolu desk. The desk is raised on tapered fluted legs with ormolu chandelles and topie feet with ormolu sabots. At the impressive apron is a single drawer which has a secret mechanism...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk

Rolltop Desk after Jean-Henri Riesener Attributed to Maison Beurdeley
By Maison Beurdeley
Located in Paris, FR
Remarkable Louis XVI style rolltop writing desk with marquetry latticework pattern. The front of the desk features six drawers. The rolling cover is embellished with a beautiful marquetry medallion surrounded by ormolu garlands. It opens to reveal six small drawers and an extendible writing surface covered with brown leather and framed with gold-colored motifs. The central drawer under the cover has a secret opening underneath, that can be opened by pressing a button. The top of the desk is bordered with an openwork frame. The sculpted, gilt bronze ornamentation features a bas-relief frieze of cupids playing and an allegory of Sculpture. The desk is set on four tapered legs. Attributed to Beurdeley, one of the most important dynasties of furniture makers in the 19th century (1818-1895), particularly famous for the quality of their gilded bronze frames and the choice of precious materials for the ornamentation of their furniture and objets d'art. This piece was created in the 19th century after a rolltop desk delivered on December 21, 1784 by Jean Henri Reisener...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

Rolltop Desk after Jean-Henri Riesener Attributed to Maison Beurdeley
Rolltop Desk after Jean-Henri Riesener Attributed to Maison Beurdeley

Rolltop Desk after Jean-Henri Riesener Attributed to Maison Beurdeley

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Fruitwood and Ormolu Library Table/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and large-scale French 18th century Louis XV period ebonized fruitwood and ormolu library table/desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Fruitwood and Ormolu Library Table/Desk
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Fruitwood and Ormolu Library Table/Desk

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Fruitwood and Ormolu Library Table/Desk

Mid 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period tulipwood and ormolu bureau plat desk. The three drawer desk is raised by four fine square tapered legs with beautifu...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

Mid 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Mid 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

Mid 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Tulipwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat

French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood, Kingwood and Charmwood Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French mid-19th century Louis XVI style tulipwood, kingwood and charmwood two drawer writing desk with two pull outs. The desk is raised by slender sq...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood, Kingwood and Charmwood Desk
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood, Kingwood and Charmwood Desk

French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood, Kingwood and Charmwood Desk

19th Century French Porcelain Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A beautiful French 19th century Sevres style porcelain mounted bureau plat, having an inset leather top with a three quarter brass gallery, three frieze drawers, inset porcelain pane...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Porcelain, Mahogany

19th Century French Porcelain Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
19th Century French Porcelain Mounted Ladies Writing Desk

19th Century French Porcelain Mounted Ladies Writing Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Kingwood and Ebony Drop Front Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI St. tulipwood, kingwood and ebony drop front desk. The desk is raised by four square columns joined by a bottom tier an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Kingwood and Ebony Drop Front Desk
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Kingwood and Ebony Drop Front Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Kingwood and Ebony Drop Front Desk

French Tortoise Wood Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Partners Desk or Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Tortoise wood Louis XVI style Maison Jansen partners desk or bureau plat. The finest of quality and gilt metal bronze mounts are seen on this stunning monumental partners desk...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Wood

French Tortoise Wood Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Partners Desk or Bureau Plat
French Tortoise Wood Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Partners Desk or Bureau Plat

French Tortoise Wood Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Partners Desk or Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke
By François Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI style 19th-20th century bronze mounted desk manner Linke. This spectacular French desk can sit center room as it is finished on all sides with its stunning parquetry inlays...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks

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Brass

Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke
Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke

Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke

French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, having a wonderful faded patina, white marble to the top, with three quarter...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Porcelain, Kingwood, Mahogany

French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890
French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890

French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI, Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Centre Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Louis XVI. Mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted centre - Writing table with tooled leather top, Paris, circa 1900. Measures: Height 29 1/2 inches (74.9 cm) ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI, Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Centre Table
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI, Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Centre Table

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI, Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Centre Table

Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top & Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
A Louis XVI secretary desk in mahogany with satinwood inlays. Offers a cylinder top that opens to reveal a series of small drawers surrounding...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood

Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top & Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800
Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top & Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800

Louis XVI Secretary with Cylinder Top & Tambour Front Northern Europe circa 1800

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
Cartonnier in the Louis XVI Manner after the Original by Simon Oeben Constructed in kingwood and having extensive parquetry inlay, with well cast and extensive fire gilt bronze enhancements. The writing section of oblong form with re-entrant corners, housing three frieze drawers and with a tooled brown leather top; the shouldered tapering legs dressed with imbricated bronze mounts: lions masks at the ends: the frame having a guard bronze rail...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock

18th Century Dutch Satinwood Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An 18th century Dutch satinwood abbatant or drop front desk, with gilded beading and inlaid brass stringing. The case also has various exotic woods inlaid into the satinwood. There i...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Satinwood

18th Century Dutch Satinwood Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant
18th Century Dutch Satinwood Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant

18th Century Dutch Satinwood Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Architects Table with Side Cabinet, 20TH Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The unusual table with adjustable height stand and side cabinet with shelves for storage.
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Architects Table with Side Cabinet, 20TH Century
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Architects Table with Side Cabinet, 20TH Century

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Architects Table with Side Cabinet, 20TH Century

Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
This elegant writing desk was created in France in the late 18th century, during the reign of King Louis XVI (1774-1792). The desk is designed in a refined neoclassical style which w...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Brass

Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk
Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk

Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cartonnier Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Late 18th century piece of furniture called a “cartonnier” in wood veneer and used for storing papers. Each section of the piece features a frame of gilt bronze, fluted stripes. Its ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cartonnier Desk
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cartonnier Desk

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cartonnier Desk

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step back interior drawers, leather writing surface, carved scalloped skirt, original or...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Gold, Ormolu

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style mahogany cylinder desk with bronze mounts and a marble top, circa 1920. This desk has a nice quality bronze mounts, a Fine quality marble top, tambour cylinder and a ...
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1920s European Vintage Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk
Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk

Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk

18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany
Located in Belmont, MA
Rare Louis XVI writing desk, South German 1780, exquisite cherry and plum wood veneer on front back, sides and top. The writing top is framed by...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Cherry

18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany
18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany

18th century Louis XVI Writing Desk, cherry veneer, South Germany

Cylinder Secretary Desk in Lucite Late 1980s Style Louis XVI
By Comatec
Located in Brussels, BE
Amazing very rare limited edition cylinder secretary desk in Lucite late 1980s This is the best secretary kept in town: A fine art, exquisite...
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1980s Vintage Louis XVI Desks

Cylinder Secretary Desk in Lucite Late 1980s Style Louis XVI
Cylinder Secretary Desk in Lucite Late 1980s Style Louis XVI

Cylinder Secretary Desk in Lucite Late 1980s Style Louis XVI

19th Century French Writing Table
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French Louis XVI style bureau plat, having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mounts, a single frieze drawer, raised...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Writing Table
19th Century French Writing Table

19th Century French Writing Table

18th Century Scriban Commode with Cylinder of Louis XV Period in Marquetry
Located in Marseille, FR
18th century commode scriban cylinder Louis XV period inlaid. Richly curved. 4 drawers. Many species of fruitwood, rich register of gilded bronze. Inne...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Scriban Commode with Cylinder of Louis XV Period in Marquetry
18th Century Scriban Commode with Cylinder of Louis XV Period in Marquetry

18th Century Scriban Commode with Cylinder of Louis XV Period in Marquetry

Louis XVI Brass-Mounted Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, Late 18th Century
By Louis Auguste Moreau
Located in Spencertown, NY
Signed L Moreau with later marble top and mounts.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Brass-Mounted Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, Late 18th Century
Louis XVI Brass-Mounted Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, Late 18th Century

Louis XVI Brass-Mounted Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, Late 18th Century

Large Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Cylindrical Bureau, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XVI Style Cylindrical Bureau with slides, leather writing surface, fitted interior and marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble

Large Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Cylindrical Bureau, 19th Century
Large Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Cylindrical Bureau, 19th Century

Large Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Cylindrical Bureau, 19th Century

18th century Louis XVI Walnut Bureau, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century French Louis XVI Bureau in Walnut with drop front, inner writing surface and cubby holes.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Brass

18th century Louis XVI Walnut Bureau, France
18th century Louis XVI Walnut Bureau, France

18th century Louis XVI Walnut Bureau, France

Louis XVI Oak Secretair
Located in Vista, CA
Stunning tall oak secretair on top, beautifully carved drawers resting on paw feet.
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Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Oak

Louis XVI Oak Secretair
Louis XVI Oak Secretair

Louis XVI Oak Secretair

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
A high-quality French Louis XVI style desk with geometric parquetry in mahogany with gilt-bronze mounts, including swags at the corners. The desk has three drawers with working locks...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk
French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk

Louis Xvi desks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI 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, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI 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 John Vesey, Antoine Krieger, Comatec, and Conrad Mauter. 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 $975 and tops out at $192,403 while the average work can sell for $9,500.

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