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Technique: Parquetry
Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rococo 18th century yew and elm bureau desk circa 1750. Stunning swedish rococo period bombe shaped bureau.   Beautifully made from yew wood and elm, using various techniques such a...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

Elm, Yew

Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk
Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk

Rococo 18th century Swedish yew and elm bureau desk

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke
By François Linke, Adam Weisweiler
Located in Long Island City, NY
A superb late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XVI style Bureau à Cylindre Possibly François Linke for Maison Krieger In the manner of Adam Weisweiler Cajou, platane trellis-parquetry, ébène and buis stringings, the rounded corner marble top above three small drawers, the cylinder front opening to a gilt-tooled leather lined writing slide and five small drawers, the frieze fitted with three drawers, the central drawer, with spring-loaded secret release, is decorated with an ormolu relief plaque which depicts a group of putti at play, the two side drawers with hidden key...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat by François Linke. The rectangular top inset with a green leather writing surface with gilt-tooled border, within a gilt-bronze su...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

Bronze

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by François Linke
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by François Linke

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by François Linke

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 Louis XVI Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

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

Exquisite 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry Bureau a Cylindre
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exquisite Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre The stepped rectangular top with pierced three quarter gallery ab...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Exquisite 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry Bureau a Cylindre
Exquisite 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry Bureau a Cylindre

Exquisite 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry Bureau a Cylindre

19th Century Bureau de Dame
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French Louis XV style Kingwood, ormolu mounted bureau de dame with parquetry inlaid to the whole, various drawers to the top and fri...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Bureau de Dame
19th Century Bureau de Dame

19th Century Bureau de Dame

Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Two Tier Kidney Shaped Bureau By François Linke François Linke The upper case with shaped top, surmount...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke

Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke

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 Louis XVI Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

Bronze

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

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Desk

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 Parquetry Desks

Materials

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

French Bonheur du Jour 19th Century, Louis XV
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rare Bonheur Du Jour with gilt brass mounts and exquisite marquetry inlay with French Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted. A Louis XVI Style 19th Century piece with four uppe...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

Metal, Bronze

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

French Bonheur du Jour 19th Century, Louis XV

19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning late 19th century kingwood, parquetry and ormolu mounted Louis XVI style Bureau à Cylindre attributed to Francoise Linke, the alabastro a pecorella marble top above a tamb...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke
19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke

19th Century French Kingwood & Parquetry Bureau à Cylindre Attributed To F.Linke

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 Louis XV Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

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

Late 19th Century Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Special Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre By François Linke By François Linke - Index no. 393. The upper section with...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Parquetry Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
Late 19th Century Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke

Late 19th Century Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke

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