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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Rococo
Gilt Bronze Bureau a Cylindre by A.Chevrie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Remarkable cylinder desk in mahogany and bronze louis XVI style executed by A.Chevrie, famous cabinetmaker parisian this bureau a cylindre has 3 belt...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Bureau a Cylindre by A.Chevrie
Gilt Bronze Bureau a Cylindre by A.Chevrie

Gilt Bronze Bureau a Cylindre by A.Chevrie

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

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Oak

19th century Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI
19th century Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI

19th century Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI

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 and Writing Tables

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Brass

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

Louis XVI Leather Top Mahogany Desk

Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony and Ormolu Writing Desk by D. Ross
By Donald Ross
Located in London, GB
Louis XVI style mahogany, satinwood, ebony and ormolu writing desk by Donald Ross English, Late 19th Century Height 73cm, width 108cm, depth 64cm This excellent piece, a table à écrire, or writing desk, was made by Donald Ross, an important English maker active in the late nineteenth century, in the manner of Jean-Henri Riesener, the renowned, highly acclaimed and towering ébéniste of the Louis XVI period in France. It features a rectangular top surface mounted with a gilt-bronze edge, in which is set a finely tooled gilt leather surface. This, like the frieze drawers around the sides, is set within a lattice veneer parquetry border. The table is divided by a central ormolu appliqué...
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Late 19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony and Ormolu Writing Desk by D. Ross
Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony and Ormolu Writing Desk by D. Ross

Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony and Ormolu Writing Desk by D. Ross

French Louis XVI Kingwood Veneer, Ormolu, and Red Leather Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th century) writing desk with kingwood veneer, a rectangular red leather desktop with embossed gold border and brass trim, with two extendable writing surfa...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Kingwood

French Louis XVI Kingwood Veneer, Ormolu, and Red Leather Writing Desk
French Louis XVI Kingwood Veneer, Ormolu, and Red Leather Writing Desk

French Louis XVI Kingwood Veneer, Ormolu, and Red Leather Writing 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 Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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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

Desk in Mahogany Louis XVI Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minister desk in mohagany gilded brass and green leather on the top The desk have two extensions on the sides allowing you to put a lamp or accessory, the desk is composed of 3 par...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Desk in Mahogany Louis XVI Style
Desk in Mahogany Louis XVI Style

Desk in Mahogany Louis XVI Style

Monumental Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Cylinder Desk Circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Let me make this very clear, this desk is a BEAST to move. The desk has a grand piano-like presence to it and is absolutely magnificent in terms of the quality of teh bronze ormolu w...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Monumental Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Cylinder Desk Circa 1900
Monumental Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Cylinder Desk Circa 1900

Monumental Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Cylinder Desk Circa 1900

Fine 19th Century François Linke Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in Miami, FL
Exhibiting the sought after superior fineness of Francois Linke, this late 19th century petit Bureau a Cylindre or roll top desk is a splendid creation. Mahogany with a deep plum col...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Fine 19th Century François Linke Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk
Fine 19th Century François Linke Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk

Fine 19th Century François Linke Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Lady’s Cylinder Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, brass, ormolu, and Sarrancolin marble cylinder desk. The desk is raised by slender circular tapered fluted legs with beauti...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Lady’s Cylinder Desk
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Lady’s Cylinder Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Lady’s Cylinder Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk ‘A la Tronchin’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and unusual French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany desk 'A la Tronchin'. The desk is raised by square tapering legs with original ormolu sabots and castors. The str...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk ‘A la Tronchin’
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk ‘A la Tronchin’

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk ‘A la Tronchin’

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and ormolu desk. The desk is raised by fine topie shaped feet with striking fitted ormolu acanthus leaf sabots ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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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

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 Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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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

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th century French Louis XVI secretary was fashioned from hand-selected indigenous oak to emulate the styles set forth by the most re...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretary
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretary

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretary

19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary represents the essence of efficiency with a flair for style! Hand-crafted from solid oak, i...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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

19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary

French Late 19thc Louis XVI Style Mahogany Brass Trimmed Writing Desk/Console
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 19 century French Louis XVI style writing table and console. The mahogany table has a green tooled leather top bordered in gilt bronze trim above a single mahogany lined drawe...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Late 19thc Louis XVI Style Mahogany Brass Trimmed Writing Desk/Console
French Late 19thc Louis XVI Style Mahogany Brass Trimmed Writing Desk/Console

French Late 19thc Louis XVI Style Mahogany Brass Trimmed Writing Desk/Console

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptionally inlaid antique slant-front drafting desk. circa 1900 Hand-crafted in the early 20th century, likely French, one piece desk on frame form, having a sloped fr...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Felt, Ebony, Burl, Rosewood, Palisander, Maple, Mahogany, Kingwood

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in Forney, TX
An antique Louis XVI style writing desk with beautiful patina. Hand crafted in France in the early 20th century, featuring a rich mahogany finish adorned with gilt bronze ormolu moun...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Kingwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, kingwood and ormolu kidney shaped writing desk. The desk is raised by slender circular tapered fluted legs with fine foliate to...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

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

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

19th Century Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Table / Bureau Plat
Located in Madrid, ES
A 19th century Louis XVI style French writing table or desk, known as a "bureau plat”. It has a leather top writing surface, ormolu bronze details, and three locking drawers with fal...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Table / Bureau Plat
19th Century Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Table / Bureau Plat

19th Century Louis XVI Style Leather Top Writing Table / Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and very attractive French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany and ormolu desk. The desk is raised by elegant circular tapered fluted legs with ormolu fine topie shaped ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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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

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oak Writing Table or Side Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early nineteenth century Louis XVI style oak side table features hand carvings on all four sides. Its beveled top rests above a fluted apron. The hand pegged apron is detailed with a rosette on each end. A carved gadrooned garland appointed with a ribbon at the top details the back and a man...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oak Writing Table or Side Table
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oak Writing Table or Side Table

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oak Writing Table or Side Table

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Side Table/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany side table/desk. The kidney shaped Table à Écrire is raised by elegantly curved supports connected with a fine stretcher below the...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Side Table/Desk
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Side Table/Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Side Table/Desk

1830s Louis XVI Giltwood Center Table with Vintage Mirrored Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of the past with our 19th-century Louis XVI center table, a breathtaking example of historical craftsmanship. Lovingly restored by our dedicated team...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

1830s Louis XVI Giltwood Center Table with Vintage Mirrored Top
1830s Louis XVI Giltwood Center Table with Vintage Mirrored Top

1830s Louis XVI Giltwood Center Table with Vintage Mirrored Top

Neoclassical Desk, Louis XVI Period 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This original Louis XVI Desk stands out for its beautiful walnut veneer which is additionally embellished with intarsia. The desk stands on four tapering square legs. It has three dr...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Neoclassical Desk, Louis XVI Period 1780
Neoclassical Desk, Louis XVI Period 1780

Neoclassical Desk, Louis XVI Period 1780

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. solid Mahogany desk. The ‘Billet Doux’ meaning sweet letter, desk is raised by elegantly curved legs with their original caste...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

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

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Desk

19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marble Top Library Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand French 19th century library table, writing table, or bureau plat featuring an Italian Carrara marble top inset. Crafted in the neoclassical Louis XVI taste, the frieze is decorated on each side with strands of delicate bell flowers centered by floral reserves. The corners have carved rosettes and are supported by fluted legs having acanthus tops. The legs are conjoined by gracefully curved stretchers centered with an acanthus finial...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Carrara Marble

19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marble Top Library Table
19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marble Top Library Table

19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marble Top Library Table

Italian Rococo Writing Table
By Guiseppe Biondo
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Italian walnut rococo writing table, the lovely faded olive inset leather top with gilt tooled edge and thumb molded walnut banding over molded frieze with single drawer, the ap...
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1780s Italian Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Poplar, Walnut

Italian Rococo Writing Table
Italian Rococo Writing Table

Italian Rococo Writing Table

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat. Having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mouldings and scrolling foliate mounts to the frieze, two fri...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1890
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1890

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1890

18th Century French Rococo Library Table
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Exceptional 18th century Rococo centre library table in it's original color with great finish. Incredibly rare piece due to the length and condition. Ca 1750 France.
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18th Century French Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

18th Century French Rococo Library Table
18th Century French Rococo Library Table

18th Century French Rococo Library Table

18th Century Country French Neoclassical Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French neoclassical secretary is a splendid example of the genre, dating to the reign of Louis XVI himself! The period saw ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

18th Century Country French Neoclassical Secretary
18th Century Country French Neoclassical Secretary

18th Century Country French Neoclassical Secretary

French Modern Neoclassical Louis XVI Game Table or Writing Desk by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A distinguished French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical table in the Style of Louis XVI by Maison Jansen from the Midcentury featuring a parquetry top made for chess and flip top mad...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Modern Neoclassical Louis XVI Game Table or Writing Desk by Maison Jansen
French Modern Neoclassical Louis XVI Game Table or Writing Desk by Maison Jansen

French Modern Neoclassical Louis XVI Game Table or Writing Desk by Maison Jansen

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 and Writing Tables

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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

18th Century French Walnut Writing Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century walnut writing table with a banded and beveled edge around the top, following down to a simple apron containing a singl...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

18th Century French Walnut Writing Table
18th Century French Walnut Writing Table

18th Century French Walnut Writing Table

18th Century, French Wood Centre Desk
Located in IT
18th century, French wood centre desk Measurements: cm W 95 x D 63,5 x H 71,5 (maximum leg H 57,5) The elegant centre desk was built in northern France...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Satinwood

18th Century, French Wood Centre Desk
18th Century, French Wood Centre Desk

18th Century, French Wood Centre Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk, Signed 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. tulipwood, kingwood and ormolu desk, signed 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris, circa 1880. The desk is raised by four square tapered legs w...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk, Signed 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris'
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk, Signed 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris'

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk, Signed 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris'

19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French, ormolu mounted Kingwood veneered small ladies bureau plat, having an inset green leather writing surface, S...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Porcelain, Mahogany

19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat
19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat

19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With new black tooled leather top and cross banded edge and brass edge over a frieze with three drawers and raised on square tapered legs. Provenance ; Waldorf Towers NYC. L. Supplie...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Writing Table
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Writing Table

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Writing Table

Antique French Louis XVI Style Pair of Console, Brass Details & Leather Top
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique Pair of Louis XVI style console, with cognac leather top and gold brass and bronze details. The feet are fluted and finished with golden bronze clogs. To be placed against...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Pair of Console, Brass Details & Leather Top
Antique French Louis XVI Style Pair of Console, Brass Details & Leather Top

Antique French Louis XVI Style Pair of Console, Brass Details & Leather Top

Important French Brass Inlaid Paint Decorated Rolltop Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The lock of this desk is stamped with the crossed key logo of Vachette Freres, which only made locks for the best French ebenistes and furniture makers. The desk is a work of art with gorgeous paintings of courtship...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass

Important French Brass Inlaid Paint Decorated Rolltop Ladies Writing Desk
Important French Brass Inlaid Paint Decorated Rolltop Ladies Writing Desk

Important French Brass Inlaid Paint Decorated Rolltop Ladies Writing Desk

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Writing Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality, impressive 18th century style Kingwood Bureau plat, in the manner of Zweiner. Having an inset green leather writing surface with gilt tooling. gilded ormolu moul...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Writing Table
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Writing Table

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Writing Table

20th Century, France Bureau Plat in the antique Louis Quinze Style Exotic Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Light and dark exotic veneer, on the four-sided passively curved zest base on high, elegantly curved squares. Slightly overlaid tabletop with profiled decorated bronze lining and gold-embossed leather insert. Decorative perforated rocaille appliqués and decorative moldings...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

20th Century, France Bureau Plat in the antique Louis Quinze Style Exotic Veneer
20th Century, France Bureau Plat in the antique Louis Quinze Style Exotic Veneer

20th Century, France Bureau Plat in the antique Louis Quinze Style Exotic Veneer

Antique C1870s French Louis XVI Style Inlaid King Wood Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Antique C1870s French Louis XVI Style Inlaid King Wood Ladies Writing Desk
Antique C1870s French Louis XVI Style Inlaid King Wood Ladies Writing Desk

Antique C1870s French Louis XVI Style Inlaid King Wood Ladies Writing Desk

20th Century Lacquered Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Writing Desk, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Furniture in carved and lacquered wood in Louis XVI style of beautiful lines and pleas...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

20th Century Lacquered Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Writing Desk, 1950
20th Century Lacquered Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Writing Desk, 1950

20th Century Lacquered Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Writing Desk, 1950

19th Rectangular Bouillotte Louis XVI Desk Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
This important writing table is after Jean-Henri Riesener, perhaps the most important furniture maker working in Paris during the reign of Louis XVI. The desk thus demonstrates a cur...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Bronze

19th Rectangular Bouillotte Louis XVI Desk Table with Bronze Mounts
19th Rectangular Bouillotte Louis XVI Desk Table with Bronze Mounts

19th Rectangular Bouillotte Louis XVI Desk Table with Bronze Mounts

Louis XVl Style Mahogany and Marquetry Bonheur du Jour
Located in Montreal, QC
A writing table with a fitted superstructure, this beautifully crafted and elegant piece has all the positive attributes. The upper section is enclosed by a pair of doors each with o...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Louis XVl Style Mahogany and Marquetry Bonheur du Jour
Louis XVl Style Mahogany and Marquetry Bonheur du Jour

Louis XVl Style Mahogany and Marquetry Bonheur du Jour

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 and Writing Tables

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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 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 Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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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

French Marble Top Writing Table, Tooled-Leather Writing Surface, on Casters
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Marble-Top Writing Table on Casters, Pull-Out Drawer, Gilt Tooled-Leather Writing Surface above the drawer, lower storage shelf. Versatile in its design and size, beautiful w...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

French Marble Top Writing Table, Tooled-Leather Writing Surface, on Casters
French Marble Top Writing Table, Tooled-Leather Writing Surface, on Casters

French Marble Top Writing Table, Tooled-Leather Writing Surface, on Casters

18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire, Paris 1780. The secretaire stands out for its elaborate kingwood and satinwood marquetry. The inside is embellished with several dra...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Kingwood

18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire
18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire

18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire

French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk Bureauplatt, Bronze Gilt Mounts Leather Top
Located in Miami, FL
Crafted in Paris, France, circa 1870 in the style of Francois Linke and built of walnut , the large antique desk stands on elegant cabriole legs dec...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk Bureauplatt, Bronze Gilt Mounts Leather Top
French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk Bureauplatt, Bronze Gilt Mounts Leather Top

French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk Bureauplatt, Bronze Gilt Mounts Leather Top

French Design, Louis XVI, Small Desk, Vanity, Brown Parquetry, Marquetry, 1900s
By François Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
French 19th or early 20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted parquetry & marquetry dressing table, desk or vanity with interior flip up mirror. This stunning ladies desk or ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Design, Louis XVI, Small Desk, Vanity, Brown Parquetry, Marquetry, 1900s
French Design, Louis XVI, Small Desk, Vanity, Brown Parquetry, Marquetry, 1900s

French Design, Louis XVI, Small Desk, Vanity, Brown Parquetry, Marquetry, 1900s

Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
By Cope and Collinson
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and unusual 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted English partners desk made for the French market The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-s...
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19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk

Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk

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

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Wood

18th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
18th Century French Ladies Writing Desk

18th Century French Ladies Writing Desk

French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
By Jean Kisling
Located in Berlin, DE
French 18th century large Louis XVI marquetry desk or bureau à Cylindre An exceptional marquetry secrétaire in the form of a bureau with a cylinder front and on a stand with four ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre
French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre

French 18th Century Large Louis XVI Marquetry Desk or Bureau à Cylindre

French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat, in the manner of Francoise Linke. Having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mouldings, three friez...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890
French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890

French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890

Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Table after Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1870
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany and Marquetry inlaid writing table after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener. This finely inlaid writing ...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Table after Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1870
Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Table after Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1870

Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Table after Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1870

Louis XVI Side Table or Small Desk, Germany, 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI side table or desk, Germany, 1780-1800. Cherry veneer with ebonized neoclassical style inlays of vases and garlands. Very unusual design. This unique table could be used a...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

Louis XVI Side Table or Small Desk, Germany, 1780-1800
Louis XVI Side Table or Small Desk, Germany, 1780-1800

Louis XVI Side Table or Small Desk, Germany, 1780-1800

Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.

Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.

Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.

Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.

The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.

From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.

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