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Place of Origin: French
19th Century French Louis XVI Kidney-Shaped Mahogany Leather Top Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Kidney-Shaped Mahogany Leather Top Desk is a stunning example of the refinement of Parisienne craftsmanship during the end of the 1800s. Using a combination of exotic imported mahogany, satinwood for inlaid French bordering, and olive wood for contrasting panels and enhancements, even stained walnut to simulate rosewood bordering! Enhancing the design even further are brass bale pulls with brass rosette guards, and brass tips on the eight legs with solid brass casters. Even the original green leather top still shows a gold embossed bordering around the edge, all combining to speak of the extraordinary attention to detail and craftsmanship that went in to this single piece of keepsake...
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1890s Louis XVI Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Three-Drawer Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood bureau plat (desk). The gilt banded rectangular top set with gilt bronze acanthus mounts at the corners centering a gilt banded i...
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20th Century Louis XV French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
$18,950 Sale Price
44% Off
French 1800s Louis XV Style Walnut Desk with Green Leather and Lifting Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut desk from the early 19th century, with lifting panel, green leather writing surface and cabriole legs. This French Louis XV-style walnut desk, dating b...
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Early 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Antique French Inlaid Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely exquisite antique French inlaid bureau plat desk. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1880-1890 period.
It is one of ...
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1880s Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Country French Walnut Desk ~ Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Walnut Desk ~ Writing Table is a classic piece with understated elegance that is perfect for completing a home office, serve as a vanity table, or even behind ...
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Early 20th Century Country French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Very Fine Mid-20th Century Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Mid-20th Century fruitwood bureau plat, fabulously carved, ormolu mounted, cross banded and inlaid throughout. The moulded, serpentine top of rectangular form with fluted ormolu mounted border with intricate scroll, ruffle and foliate detail to the corners and is fitted with a gorgeous green gilt embossed tooled leather writing skiver surface with a beautiful gilt foliate and scroll motif to the central reserve. Raised over serpentine single drawer frieze flanked with two short drawers, all cross...
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Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Mounted Writing Table of Fine Quality
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely fine 19th century French Louis XV Revival gilt ormolu mounted Kingwood bureau de dame / writing table.
French, circa 1870.
A very attractive and of the finest qua...
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19th Century Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 18th century French Regence Bureau Plat. Four drawers, with pieced leather top with carved design in the center and around the edges.
Wa...
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18th Century Regency Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$53,200 Sale Price
30% Off
Dining Table / Desk by Jacques Jarrige ©2011
Located in New York, NY
Recent piece by Jacques JARRIGE. Dining table / Desk/ conference table with biomorphic form. One or more drawers. Dimensions can be customized. Signed Piece
Jarrige's work has bee...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Neoclassical dressing table / desk / Louis XVI, France, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Side table / dressing table / lady's desk with white marble top and stained beech wood structure.
Neoclassical/Louis XVI style, France, circa 1900.
In good general condition, rest...
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Early 1900s Neoclassical Revival Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,034 Sale Price
20% Off
Maurice Calka “Boomerang” Desk by Leleu Deshays, France - 1970s
By Maurice Calka, LeLeu Deshays
Located in Renens, CH
Designed by Maurice Calka (1921-1999) and produced by Leleu Deshay in only a very limited quantity, this Boomerang shaped desk represents a new technical application of fiberglass in...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Fine French 1950s Mahogany Curved Desk by Jacques Adnet '2 Available'
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet: A fine French midcentury mahogany curved desk with a leather top and bronze details.
Provenance: Palais des Consuls of Rouen, France.
2 rectangular desks with a simi...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Ebonized Desk with Marble Inlay, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Ebonized desk with compartments on either side. Central drawer decorated with a cherub. Marble inlay. Leather top.
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
18th Century Oak Country Side Writing Table
Located in Madrid, ES
A nice French country writing table, Louis XVI period, in solid oak, with a long drawer and drawer handle in bronze, the legs finished in sabot.
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Desk Wight Ebony and Black Leather with Metal Leg by Aymeric Lefort
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
A semi-circular black lacquered metal legged desk with a white ebony veneer top and black leather desk blotter. The top of the back legs ends with a LED light.
Do not hesitate to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Bureau Bubble Ivoire Desk by Charly Bounan
By Charly Bounan
Located in Geneve, CH
Bureau Bubble Ivoire Desk by Charly Bounan
One of a Kind
Dimensions: D 72 x W 240 x H 75 cm.
Materials: Lacquer and marquetry wood.
Charly Bounan, is a Parisian designer renowned f...
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2010s Modern French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$34,927 / item
Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat Attributed To Wassmus
Located in Essex, MA
The identical desk and possibly the same one pictured in Les Ebenistes Du XIX Siecle by Denise Ledoux-Lebard. Page 621. Provenance Sothebys London Nove...
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1860s Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat in the Manner of Charles Cressent, circa 1890
By Charles Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat in the manner of Charles Cressent.
French, circa 1890.
With one central frieze drawer and two shaped end drawers, on cabriole ...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Semi-circular delicate antique mahogany ladies' desk Louis XVI, Paris 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate antique mahogany ladies' desk Louis XVI, Paris 1880
Semi-circular solid mahogany wood body. Extremely rare form. With 5 lockable drawers. Cover plate framed with brass gall...
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19th Century Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$6,463 Sale Price
20% Off
Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Convertible small desk - so-called Secrétaire à culbute
France
19th c.
Dimensions: H x W x D: 70 x 65 x 47 cm
Description:
Quite rare and unusual Louis XV style transforming furni...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Mid-Century Dining Table/Desk with Leaf
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1940s MidCcentury French dining table with 1 leaf. Splayed leg base. Marked "XXXXVIII" and "48" on bottom. Could make a fabulous desk! Very good looking piece in great orig...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1970s brutalist desk or console by Albert Féraud
By Albert Feraud
Located in Paris, FR
Little desk or console, composed of folded and entangled metal tubes. Rectangular glass slab.
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1970s Brutalist Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Occasional Table, French, Centre, Writing Desk, Victorian, Circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique occasional table. A French, mahogany centre table or desk, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Boasting an elegant form, exquisite carved detai...
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1850s Early Victorian Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV style bureau plat, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This late 19th-century French bureau plat is a stunning example of mahogany craftsmanship. The piece features a rich mahogany finish and an elegant inset leather top, enhancing its s...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Bureau Plat, by Zweiner
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite Louis XVI style bureau plat, crafted in the 19th century by Zweiner, showcases the elegance of French design. Featuring a luxurious inset leather top, the piece is ado...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Rococo Style Writing Desk Mounted with Gilt Bronze
Located in London, GB
Rococo style writing desk mounted with gilt bronze
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 78cm, width 134cm, depth 64cm
This superb ...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th C. Painted Wood Desk w/Scallop Edged Top & Elegant Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved and painted wood table (or desk), with shapely legs and top edges, from the 19th century. This antique table from France features an overall rectangular shaped top wh...
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19th Century Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Bureau Plat/ Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century French bureau plat/ writing desk
In Bois Satiné veneer, mirror veneer covering all sides with rocaille applications. Edged with extremely finely chiselled, extremely...
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20th Century Louis XV French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style giltwood carved center gall table with marble top. The rectangular shaped frame intricately carved frame with an "X" stretcher centered...
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Early 1900s Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
$19,850 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite quality French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted tulipwood and kingwood bureau plat attributed to Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Attributed to Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener (1848...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tulipwood, Kingwood
Fine French Art Deco Oak Table by P. Bloch and Charles Dudouyt
By Pierre Bloch, La Gentilhommière 1
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco oak table designed by Pierre Bloch and edited by Charles Dudouyt (founder of La Gentilhommière).
Two original end leaves (widt...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mechanical Desk by Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in New Orleans, LA
This superb mechanical desk by famed French ebeniste Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley is both an artistic and engineering achievement.
A Parisian ca...
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19th Century Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Louis XVl Style 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 Louis XVI French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Marquetry & Bronze Dressing Table
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique 19th century French marquetry and bronze dressing table.
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19th Century Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Furniture Art Deco, 1930 with Drawers
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco Desk
Year 1930
French
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. ...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Gray Table, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In original condition, with wear consistent with age and use, p...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,972 Sale Price
50% Off
Elmwood B40 Desk by Pierre Chapo in Black Ash, France, 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Chapo; B40 desk; Elm; France; 1970s; Mid-Century Modern, Rustic; Postmodern; Cabinets; Black ash;
Exceptional B40 desk by Pierre Chapo crafted from solid elmwood in black ash. This piece dates back to the 1970s and adds a vintage touch to your workspace. The carved tabletop...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Elm, Steel, and Laminate Desk by Marcel Gascoin for Universitaire d'Antony
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in New York City, NY
This modernist desk/table was designed by Marcel Gascoin for the Cité Universitaire Jean Zay d'Antony in 1955; the dorm rooms and public spaces encapsulate post-war French design and...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
A free standing 19th century French Kingwood and ormolu writing table, having a curved superstructure with divided compartments, the shaped top with a brass moulded edge, green leath...
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1890s Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Françoise Sée Trestles Table Desk with a Red Lacquer Top, France, 1970
By Françoise See
Located in Brussels, BE
The red lacquer top rests on a pair geometric trestles formed of a thick chrome steel blade. Designed by Françoise Sée (Maison Ramsay), circa 1970.
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1970s Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$2,446 Sale Price
30% Off
French Desk with Horses in Wood, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco desk
Year 1920
French
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. It is an icon of distinction.
...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Bone
Midcentury Oak Desk Writing Table with Six Drawers, France circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
French desk writing table Midcentury
Oak veneer and solid oak
Two columns of three drawers each.
Very good vintage condition with very few of...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Enamel Decorated French Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Desk Table Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Enamel decorated French Louis Revival Ormolu mounted Bureau plat partner desk table console mint
Both sides symmetrical, yet one side has ability to open.
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20th Century Louis XV French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Unique Desk in Bronze by Jacques Jarrige, 2006
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
A unique writing table with a shelve and lamp by Jacques Jarrige. The desk was sculpted by the contemporary French artist and cast in bronze finished with a black patina and polished...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Royal French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal French Bureau Plat in Louis XV Style After Francois Linke, Paris
Solid Mahogany rood and shadowed Noble Woods, veneered.
Exceptionally fine floral, bronze fixtures. Strongly ...
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$11,007 Sale Price
20% Off
Desk Art Deco in Wood, 1930, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1930
Material: wood
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an i...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bureau Plat
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Form and function converge in this exceptional Louis XV-style bureau plat graced with eight elegant Sèvres Porcelain plaques. Framing these delightful, hand painted floral and fowl-themed plaques is a network of exquisite gilt bronze. Supporting the leather-topped table are graceful cabriole legs, a hallmark of fine Louis XV taste, that are crowned by gilt bronze caryatids and terminate in gilt bronze mounts. What makes this desk even more stunning is the inclusion of three concealed drawers that are opened only by the spring-loaded secret release mechanisms located underneath.
The first porcelain mounted furnishings appeared sometime in the mid-18th century in the shops of the foremost Parisian art dealers. These furnishings successfully, and quite beautifully, married renowned Sèvres Porcelain with fine furniture to create a new segment of the decorative arts that appealed greatly to the aristocracy, especially women. The Duchesse de Mazarin, Comtesse du Barry, Marie-Antoinette and the Grand Duchess Maria...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Francois Linke Louis XV Carved Wood & Marble Top Console
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FRANCOIS LINKE LOUIS XV CARVED WOOD MARBLE TOP CONSOLE TABLE, CIRCA 1890, By Francois Linke.
The table is composed of a veined marble top rais...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Desk Style Art Deco in Wood, 1940, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinct...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk and its armchair
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Desk veneered with black varnished ebony.
The legs are composed of a box with three drawers with glass and chromed metal handles on one side and a solid base on the other.
It opens ...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$82,320
A French Mid-Century Organic and Sculptural Wooden Desk and Chair
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare French organic and sculptural solid wood desk and chair.
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Mid-20th Century Organic Modern French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted French Leather Top Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning desk with superb bronze cast ormolu and gorgeous inlaid walnut. The leather top is in good condition with minor signs of age and use and the case will show minor s...
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1920s Louis XV Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Roll-Top Desk Attributed to P. Bernard
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
After the model by Jean-Henri Riesener (French, 1734-1806).
Of the Napoleon III period, in the Louis XVI style, with fruitwood and ebony inlaid in bois de citronnier, mahogany and amaranth, with a three-quarter galleried rectangular top above a roll-top, opening to reveal a leather-lined writing slide with four short drawers and five pigeon holes, the frieze centred by a push button drawer...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
A mid-18th century ladies' desk or so-called "bureau de pente", its shaped fall-front opening to reveal a red lea...
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1750s Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Poudreuse and Ladies Desk - Table d'Accouchée, France, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
18th Century Coiffeuse and reading table - so-called Table d'Accouchée
France
Rosewood
around 1760
Dimensions: H x W x D: 72 x 63 x 39 cm
Description:
Rare, two-part and multifunctional little table with neatly arranged grain patterns in light rosewood...
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1760s Louis XV Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Heavily Carved Oak Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or study this this stunning Henri II two-piece antique desk cabinet. Crafted in southern France circa 1860 and built of oa...
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Mid-19th Century Louis XIII Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$5,360 Sale Price
28% Off
Early 19th Century Empire Greek Vanity or Ladies' Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
An early 19th century gilt bronze and walnut veneer ladies desk or dressing table or vanity, with a rectangular grey fossil marble top above two mirror paneled doors and two drawers, flanked by Greek Revival female caryatids, above a folded leather lined writing surface and a frieze drawer, raised on square legs, joined by an incurved stretcher. The whole mounted with finely chased ormolu casts depicting winged figures, ribbons and foliage.
Beautiful early 19th century French Empire small desk...
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1810s Empire Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Architect's work, Lacquered system table, circa 1970
Located in Paris, FR
System table
Unique piece, special order, Circa 1970
White and orange lacquered wood
Height 77 x Width 100 x Length 81 (162 cm open)
Condition report: good original condition, so...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Impressive Louis XV Style Bureau Plat/Writing Desk, after Riesener & J.Oeben
Located in Berlin, DE
AN IMPRESSIVE LOUIS XV STYLE BUREAU PLAT /DESCRIPTION - AFTER THE BUREAU DU ROI AT VERSAILLES BY J.-F. OEBEN AND J.-H. RIESENER
The rectangular top, with the outline of an arc-en-arbalète, is fitted with an embossed leather writing surface and is fitted with four short drawers on the moulded apron with opposing false drawers. It stands on cabriole legs fitted with oval biscuit panels on the sides representing the Three Graces and inlaid with marquetry panels depicting bouquets of ribbons, foliage and floral tendrils, shells, coral and draped pearls, all with berry and foliage tendrils of ribbons, the cabriole legs fitted with lion skin loops hanging down to form spiral patterned clogs.
Footnotes
The Bureau du Roi at Versailles is perhaps the most famous piece of furniture in the world and certainly one of the most luxurious furniture creations of the 18th century. Louis XV ordered this cylinder-topped desk from Jean-François Oeben (1721-1763), who had already completed the design and much of the production by the time of his early death in 1763. Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), who married Oeben's widow and took over his business, completed the desk in 1769. The final price was 62,000 livres, one of the highest prices ever paid for a piece of furniture up to that time (for comparison, the average annual salary of a worker in the 18th century was almost 300 livres).
The office kept Riesener busy for the rest of his career, as evidenced by his numerous invoices for polishing and cleaning the bronzes and maintaining the extremely complicated mechanisms (the cylinder apparently opened and the writing slide moved forward, all with a simple turn of a key - modified in the 19th century, no one has since been able to reconstruct the original mechanism). At the height of the revolutionary excitement, Riesener even covered the royal double-L monogram...
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$60,004 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Center Table by Joseph Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptionally Fine Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Center Table By Joseph Zwiener
Joseph Zwiener
The rectangular marble top above a frieze drawer,...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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