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Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

LOUIS XV STYLE

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

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

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

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

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Style: Louis XV
20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano Black
Located in Berlin, DE
Bureau plat writing table in the style of Louis XV style, silvered bronze fittings. Piano lacquer black on solid beech wood. Heavily arched, four-sided passively curved tripod frame ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech

20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano Black
20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano Black

20th Century antique Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Table Piano Black

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood And Tulipwood Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and elegant French 18th century Louis XV period kingwood and tulipwood inlaid desk, with all of its original ormolu and hardware. The desk is raised by slender cabriole...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood And Tulipwood Desk
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood And Tulipwood Desk

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood And Tulipwood Desk

20th Century Louis XV Style Ladies Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant ladies bureau plat desk in the Louis XV style, rosewood and shaded precious wood, veneered. Extremely fine, floral, bronze fittings. Four-sided, slightly curved, three-edged ...
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20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

20th Century Louis XV Style Ladies Bureau Plat or Desk
20th Century Louis XV Style Ladies Bureau Plat or Desk

20th Century Louis XV Style Ladies Bureau Plat or Desk

French 1890s Inlaid Louis XV Bronze Mounted French-Polished Writing Table Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular fully restored and French-polished inlaid marquetry inlaid mixed woods French marquetry Desk or library table. The desk ha...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French 1890s Inlaid Louis XV Bronze Mounted French-Polished Writing Table Desk
French 1890s Inlaid Louis XV Bronze Mounted French-Polished Writing Table Desk

French 1890s Inlaid Louis XV Bronze Mounted French-Polished Writing Table Desk

Fine Example of a Style of Louis XV Writing Desk by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
A very Fine Writing Desk by Paul Sormani Lovely Gilt Bronze Mounted It Revives Famous XV period C1880s Stamped P.Sormani on Lock
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Fine Example of a Style of Louis XV Writing Desk by Paul Sormani
Fine Example of a Style of Louis XV Writing Desk by Paul Sormani

Fine Example of a Style of Louis XV Writing Desk by Paul Sormani

Vintage Louis XV style desk 1950s
Located in Catania, IT
Vintage desk in the Louis XV style with decorations and inlays lacquered wood and gilt bronzes, with 3 capacious drawers. In good condition, writing surface to be re-done.
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1940s Vintage Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Vintage Louis XV style desk 1950s
Vintage Louis XV style desk 1950s

Vintage Louis XV style desk 1950s

French Bureau Plat / Desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
French Bureau plat / desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880. Solid beech wood veneer. Extremely fine, floral bronze fittings. Cambered and pronounced / arched wooden body. Four-side...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Bureau Plat / Desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880
French Bureau Plat / Desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880

French Bureau Plat / Desk in Louis XV, Paris, circa 1880

19th Century English Bureau Plat in the Manner of Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine 19th century Louis XV style Walnut, Ebony and floral marquetry Bureau Plat in the manner of Edward Holmes Baldock, the serpentine shaped top inset with a panel of tooled leather within a border of scroll work and floral trails, the corners with shell and cabochon and foliate clasp mounts, above two frieze drawers decorated with floral marquetry and similar opposing dummy drawers, on cabriole legs applied with scrolling foliate and rocaille mounts trailing to sabots. Footnotes: Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845) is documented in London Trade Directories of the period in various capacities but first appears listed at 7 Hanway Street, London in 1805 described as a '..dealer in china and glass'. But by 1826 the various facets of the business included '..buying and selling, exchanging and valuing china, cabinets, screens, bronzes etc'. Baldock's business seems to have largely involved trading in foreign items and between 1832-7 he was the purveyor of earthenware and glass to William IV and later purveyor of china to Queen Victoria from 1838 until his death. He is known to have repaired, re-modelled and adapted furniture...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

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

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

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood and ormolu desk, attributed to François Linke. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fitted...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

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

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

A fine 18th century Regence kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Louis XV desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Regence period 18th c leather top bureau plat. Kingwood with fine gilt bronze mounts. Black gold tooled leather top . Drawers on one side and faux drawers on the opposite side.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

A fine 18th century Regence kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Louis XV desk
A fine 18th century Regence kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Louis XV desk

A fine 18th century Regence kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Louis XV desk

20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century luxurious white bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood colored in white. Very fine, floral bronze fittings. Curved ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style

20th Century Luxurious White Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV Style

French 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, Kingwood, Tulipwood, ormolu, and Incarnat Turquin marble desk. The three drawer desk is raised by slender cabriole legs with fin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
French 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk

French 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and very high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Tulipwood, Kingwood, and ormolu Bureau Plat desk. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole leg with exquisite pierced fitted ormolu sabots with fine foliate designs and hoof feet below a delicate ormolu chute leading upwards to impressive richly chased ormolu masks of handsome bearded men. The apron displays three drawers separated by impressive curved foliate gadroon designs each displaying superb quarter veneered Kingwood...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood Inlaid Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, ormolu, and Brocatelle d’Espagne marble secretary desk. The two door five drawer secretary is raised by fine cabriole legs w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood Inlaid Secretary
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood Inlaid Secretary

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood Inlaid Secretary

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood and ormolu desk. The desk is raised by beautiful slender tapered cabriole legs with fine fitted foliate ormolu sab...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

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

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

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebony, Tortoiseshell, Brass, and Leather Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and unique French 19th century Louis XV st. ebony, tortoiseshell, brass, and leather Boulle st. desk. The desk is raised by four elegant cabriole legs with fine fitted fol...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebony, Tortoiseshell, Brass, and Leather Desk
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebony, Tortoiseshell, Brass, and Leather Desk

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebony, Tortoiseshell, Brass, and Leather Desk

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger
By Antoine Krieger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style bureau plat (Desk - Writing Table - Ladies Desk) Cartonnier by Antoine Krieger, the quarter-veneer satiné with fruitwood stringing, the cartonnier set with a circular timepiece above seven gilt-tooled brown leather faceted drawers, the bureau plat with a gilt tooled brown leather writing surface above three frieze drawers, all lock-plates stamped MON KRIEGER...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu, Bronze

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger

Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger

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 French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century
Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century

Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century

French Leather Top Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A striking 19th-century walnut French writing table with one drawer and a black leather top. The table has developed a rich, warm patina and its size make it perfect as a small desk...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

French Leather Top Writing Table
French Leather Top Writing Table

French Leather Top Writing Table

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very fine French 19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Fruitwood Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's desk or writing table) with an enam...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet

Louis XV Black Lacquer Desk
Located in Toledo, OH
Louis XV style black lacquer desk with cabriole legs, brass mounts, and hoof feet. 3 front drawers feature dovetail construction and heavy bras...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XV Black Lacquer Desk
Louis XV Black Lacquer Desk

Louis XV Black Lacquer Desk

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 French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Kingwood, Rosewood

18th Century Poudreuse and Ladies Desk - Table d'Accouchée, France, circa 1760
18th Century Poudreuse and Ladies Desk - Table d'Accouchée, France, circa 1760

18th Century Poudreuse and Ladies Desk - Table d'Accouchée, France, circa 1760

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
This beautiful desk, beautifully finished in kingwood, leather and gilt bronze, is a fantastic piece of 19th century French design in the Louis XV style. Elegant, beautifully crafted...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Writing Desk
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Writing Desk

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Writing Desk

A 19th Century Lady's Desk in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Louis XV Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century lady's desk in marquetry and gilt bronze, Louis XV style. A 19th century Napoleon III period lady's desk with a clock and two ormolu candelabras in precious wood marq...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

A 19th Century Lady's Desk in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Louis XV Style.
A 19th Century Lady's Desk in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Louis XV Style.

A 19th Century Lady's Desk in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Louis XV Style.

Rare Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener Marble Top Dore' Bronze Mounted Louis XV Desk
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic and extremely rare desk made by the famous Joseph-Emannuel Zwiner of Paris France. The desk features a superb marble top with hues of purples, whites, and merlot. The incredible dore' bronze mounts are just exsquisite and of the finest possible casting quality and the brilliance of the gold finish is superb and bright. This is a one-of-a-kind piece and has a very high intrinsic value beyond many other noteworthy makers such as Jansen, Forest, and Krieger. The desk is in very good condition with minor signs of age and use and measures 30.75 tall x 47 wide x 21 deep and is signed with a stamp. The 19th-century German cabinetmaker Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener rose to prominence for his beautiful reproductions of Louis XV furniture in the Rococo style. The influence of the Art Nouveau movement can be seen in Zwiener's work as well, and his ornate cabinets, gilded writing desks...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

Rare Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener Marble Top Dore' Bronze Mounted Louis XV Desk
Rare Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener Marble Top Dore' Bronze Mounted Louis XV Desk

Rare Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener Marble Top Dore' Bronze Mounted Louis XV Desk

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 French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat Attributed To Wassmus
Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat Attributed To Wassmus

Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Bureau Plat Attributed To Wassmus

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk ~ Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk ~ Bureau Plat is a beautifully preserved historical piece the design for which has inspired furniture makers since the middle of the 18th cen...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk ~ Bureau Plat
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk ~ Bureau Plat

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Desk ~ Bureau Plat

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 French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Kingwood

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Three-Drawer Bureau Plat Desk
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Three-Drawer Bureau Plat Desk

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Three-Drawer Bureau Plat Desk

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Desk with Sèvres Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood lady's desk with Sevres porcelain panels and bronze trimmed gallery.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Desk with Sèvres Plaques
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Desk with Sèvres Plaques

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Desk with Sèvres Plaques

Desk marquetry with Ormolu Bronze by F.Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent desk in marquetry and ormolu bronze bear the mark of F.Linke transitional style XV, XVI.
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Early 1900s Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Desk marquetry with Ormolu Bronze by F.Linke
Desk marquetry with Ormolu Bronze by F.Linke

Desk marquetry with Ormolu Bronze by F.Linke

Early 20th C. French Louis XV Style, Inlaid, Ormolu Mounted, Kingwood Secretary!
Located in Austin, TX
Early 20th C. French Louis XV Style, Inlaid, Ormolu Mounted, Kingwood Secretary! Gorgeous Secretary, French Louis XV Style Inlaid Ormolu Mounted, Kingwood, Early 20th C!! This stun...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Early 20th C. French Louis XV Style, Inlaid, Ormolu Mounted, Kingwood Secretary!
Early 20th C. French Louis XV Style, Inlaid, Ormolu Mounted, Kingwood Secretary!

Early 20th C. French Louis XV Style, Inlaid, Ormolu Mounted, Kingwood Secretary!

French Louis XV Late 18th Century Cherry Table with Drawer from the Rhône Valley
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV cherry table from the Rhône Valley, with long drawer and cabriole legs. Born in France in the later years of the 18th century, this cherry table features a rectangular top with serpentine front, sitting above a long drawer. Raised on four elegant cabriole legs connected to one another through an apron scalloped on all sides, this late 18th century Louis XV cherry table will bring an undeniable touch of French elegance...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

French Louis XV Late 18th Century Cherry Table with Drawer from the Rhône Valley
French Louis XV Late 18th Century Cherry Table with Drawer from the Rhône Valley

French Louis XV Late 18th Century Cherry Table with Drawer from the Rhône Valley

18th Century Louis XV French Provençal Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century French Louis XV side table from Normandy, made of solid cherry. Rare, elegant serpentine form with shaped top, thick scalloped apron and cabriole legs. Dovetailed...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

18th Century Louis XV French Provençal Side Table
18th Century Louis XV French Provençal Side Table

18th Century Louis XV French Provençal Side Table

18th-C. French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Tooled Leather & Bronze Writing Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a special piece! It is a late 18th century carved oak and gilt bronze writing desk. It has two drawers and two identical faux drawers. Each foot is capped in bronze. The felt...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

18th-C. French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Tooled Leather & Bronze Writing Desk
18th-C. French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Tooled Leather & Bronze Writing Desk

18th-C. French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Tooled Leather & Bronze Writing Desk

18th Century, Louis XV Provencal Center Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XV table from Provence. Made of solid walnut with deep hand-carved apron and thick cabriole legs. Two dovetailed dr...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

18th Century, Louis XV Provencal Center Table
18th Century, Louis XV Provencal Center Table

18th Century, Louis XV Provencal Center Table

Exceptional Louis XV-Style Rosewood Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This exceptional Louis XV-style Rosewood bureau plat features a hand-tooled leather top and its adorned with elaborate ormolu (gilt bronze) mounts. The ormolu mounts, finely cast and...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Ormolu

Exceptional Louis XV-Style Rosewood Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts
Exceptional Louis XV-Style Rosewood Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts

Exceptional Louis XV-Style Rosewood Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk by Poteau
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted writing desk by Poteau French, late 19th century Size: Height 78cm, width 180cm, depth 87cm This beautiful Louis XV style writing desk is rais...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk by Poteau
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk by Poteau

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk by Poteau

Fine French Country Style Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Louis XV country style writing table in a distressed white on pale wood finish overall. Finely carved leafy top cabriole legs, the shaped frieze in a mesh pattern with a working ce...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Fine French Country Style Leather Top Writing Table
Fine French Country Style Leather Top Writing Table

Fine French Country Style Leather Top Writing Table

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

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Brass, Ormolu

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

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

Large flat desk in inlaid rosewood veneer in the Louis XV style
Located in Paris, FR
Large flat desk in inlaid rosewood veneer, opening with three drawers and resting on curved legs. Double-sided desk simulating false drawers on the visitor's side. Bronze lingotière ...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Large flat desk in inlaid rosewood veneer in the Louis XV style
Large flat desk in inlaid rosewood veneer in the Louis XV style

Large flat desk in inlaid rosewood veneer in the Louis XV style

20th Century French Bureau Plat Desk in the Louis XV Style Black Ebonized Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Black ebonized, four-sided passively curved frame base on high, elegantly curved squares. Encased in finely chiseled brass fittings. Slightly protruding tabletop with profiled decora...
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20th Century German Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

20th Century French Bureau Plat Desk in the Louis XV Style Black Ebonized Veneer
20th Century French Bureau Plat Desk in the Louis XV Style Black Ebonized Veneer

20th Century French Bureau Plat Desk in the Louis XV Style Black Ebonized Veneer

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 French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table

Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table

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

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Rosewood

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

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

A Black Lacquer and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat with Leaf Slide, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Black Lacquer and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat with Leaf Slide, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Description: The shaped rectangular black lacquer top inset ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

A Black Lacquer and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat with Leaf Slide, 19th Century
A Black Lacquer and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat with Leaf Slide, 19th Century

A Black Lacquer and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat with Leaf Slide, 19th Century

Exquisitely Carved Early Italian Petite Writing Desk or Accent Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful Italian petite desk having 3 upper dovetailed drawers and one spacious lower dovetailed drawer. Lovely carved apron and "X" stretcher between tapered cabriole legs with esc...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Exquisitely Carved Early Italian Petite Writing Desk or Accent Table
Exquisitely Carved Early Italian Petite Writing Desk or Accent Table

Exquisitely Carved Early Italian Petite Writing Desk or Accent Table

Louis XV Style Diminutive Kingwood Writing Table by J. Lapie/ Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Christies label- London, 1994. A finely made French 18th c. writing table with ormolu mounts and beautiful variegated marble top. The three fine drawers with shaped front inlays and ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis XV Style Diminutive Kingwood Writing Table by J. Lapie/ Restoration
Louis XV Style Diminutive Kingwood Writing Table by J. Lapie/ Restoration

Louis XV Style Diminutive Kingwood Writing Table by J. Lapie/ Restoration

French Louis XV style inlaid writing table
Located in Cesena, FC
French Louis XV style inlaid writing table French writing table, elegant in form, Louis XV style, with drawer and decorative bronzes in the legs and contour of the top. Era: late 18...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV style inlaid writing table
French Louis XV style inlaid writing table

French Louis XV style inlaid writing table

French LXV Period Cherrywood Writing Table or Desk, 1 drawer, 1 slide, mid 18thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
the rectangular top with rounded corners formed of three boards resting atop a case fitted with one long drawer and one long writing slide, having a descending shaped apron and raise...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

French LXV Period Cherrywood Writing Table or Desk, 1 drawer, 1 slide, mid 18thc
French LXV Period Cherrywood Writing Table or Desk, 1 drawer, 1 slide, mid 18thc

French LXV Period Cherrywood Writing Table or Desk, 1 drawer, 1 slide, mid 18thc

Signed Late 19thC Cylinder Desk After a Model by J-F Oeben
By L. Cueunieres Ebeniste.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The finest quality Louis XV/XVI transitional style gilt bronze mounted tulipwood and amaranth cylinder desk by L. Cueunieres after models by Jean-Francois Oeben (French 1721-1763). T...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Signed Late 19thC Cylinder Desk After a Model by J-F Oeben
Signed Late 19thC Cylinder Desk After a Model by J-F Oeben

Signed Late 19thC Cylinder Desk After a Model by J-F Oeben

A French Gilt-Metal Bureauplat, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Gilt-Metal Bureauplat, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection Acquired in 1980s. Description: The shaped rectangular top inset with a tooled leather writ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A French Gilt-Metal Bureauplat, 19th Century
A French Gilt-Metal Bureauplat, 19th Century

A French Gilt-Metal Bureauplat, 19th Century

Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat
By Lysberg, Hansen & Therp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat with fine gilt bronze mounts applied to cabriole legs by - Lysberg & Hansen – Copenhagen - 56"w x 30"h x 30"d - The Copenhagen firm of Lysberg & Hansen and later Lysberg, Hansen & Therp A/S, was an important Danish furniture maker and upholstery company holding both Danish and Swedish Royal Warrants. Founded in 1841 by the saddler Arentz , it was taken over in 1879 by AJ Lysberg (1840-1901). The company became Lysberg & Hansen in 1911, when cabinetmaker Waldemar Hansen joined the company and later in 1933 Lysberg, Hansen & Therp. The company enjoyed continued success throughout the 20th century and was responsible for many important commissions including the decoration for the wedding of Princess Margrethe and Henri de Laborde...
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1910s Danish Vintage Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat
Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat

Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat

20th Century Elegant Black Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV, Beech
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century elegant black bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV, beech Exclusive bureau plat / desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood ebonized/blackened. Very fine, floral bron...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Elegant Black Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV, Beech
20th Century Elegant Black Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV, Beech

20th Century Elegant Black Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV, Beech

Small Double-sided Writing Table In Rosewood Louis XV Style From The 19th Centur
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb desk in rosewood Louis XV style from the 19th century Very beautiful double-sided desk composed of 5 drawers decorated with bronze on all its sides. It rests on arched legs d...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Small Double-sided Writing Table In Rosewood Louis XV Style From The 19th Centur
Small Double-sided Writing Table In Rosewood Louis XV Style From The 19th Centur

Small Double-sided Writing Table In Rosewood Louis XV Style From The 19th Centur

20th Century Elegant Veneered Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant veneered bureau plat or desk in Louis XV style Solid beechwood and veneer. Very fine, floral bronze fittings. Curved and pronounced or arched wooden body. Frame base with...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Elegant Veneered Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Louis XV Style
20th Century Elegant Veneered Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Louis XV Style

20th Century Elegant Veneered Bureau Plat or Writing Desk in Louis XV Style

19th Century Lombardy Louis XV Style Center Table
Located in Encinitas, CA
Lombardy style center table in walnut with four curved legs and ebony profiles. Wonderful modern line, clean and elegant. Stylish for a small entry table...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

19th Century Lombardy Louis XV Style Center Table
19th Century Lombardy Louis XV Style Center Table

19th Century Lombardy Louis XV Style Center Table

Antique mid 19th century satinwood, marquetry, and calamander writing table
Located in London, GB
An unusual fine quality mid-19th Century serpentine-shaped Writing Table, having coromandel end-grain moulded edge top and tulipwood crossbanding throughout. The Table, profusely in...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

Antique mid 19th century satinwood, marquetry, and calamander writing table
Antique mid 19th century satinwood, marquetry, and calamander writing table

Antique mid 19th century satinwood, marquetry, and calamander writing table

Antique French Louis XV Oak Partner's Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV Oak Partner's Desk is perfect for two working simultaneously, or for one with two businesses! One side is four drawers, while the other is a drawer and two c...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XV Oak Partner's Desk
Antique French Louis XV Oak Partner's Desk

Antique French Louis XV Oak Partner's Desk

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 French Antique Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table

Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table

Louis Xv desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XV desks and writing tables 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 and writing tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV desks and writing tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks and writing tables, popular names associated with this style include François Linke, Baker Furniture Company, Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley, and L. Cueunieres Ebeniste.. 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 and writing tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $486 and tops out at $1,000,000 while the average work can sell for $6,433.

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