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Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

LOUIS XVI STYLE

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

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

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

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

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

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Style: Louis XVI
Antique Italian Walnut Burl Wood Writing Desk Table
Antique Italian Walnut Burl Wood Writing Desk Table

Antique Italian Walnut Burl Wood Writing Desk Table

Antique Italian Walnut Burl Wood Writing Desk Table

Located in Carimate, Como

Beautiful Italian Antique desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burl wood with great inlay decors and different fruitwoods, elegantly shaped with curved sides completed by two cent...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Small Louis XVI Style Desk
Small Louis XVI Style Desk

Small Louis XVI Style Desk

Small Louis XVI Style Desk

Located in Atlanta, GA

This refined Louis XVI–style desk is crafted in blond mahogany and exemplifies the elegance and symmetry associated with the style. The desk opens in the belt with two drawers, each ...

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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk with Leather Top, Mid-20th Century
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk with Leather Top, Mid-20th Century

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk with Leather Top, Mid-20th Century

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk with Leather Top, Mid-20th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

This elegant Louis XVI style writing desk dates to the mid-20th century and is crafted in solid mahogany with mahogany veneer. The proportions are refined and balanced, reflecting th...

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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Ebonized Writing Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top with Side Leaves
French Ebonized Writing Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top with Side Leaves

French Ebonized Writing Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top with Side Leaves

French Ebonized Writing Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top with Side Leaves

Located in Austin, TX

An elegant French bureau writing desk (or table) of ebonized mahogany, in the Louis XVI style. Featuring a moulded top with black leather writing surface and extended rounded corners...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Large Louis XVI–Style Mahogany Double-Sided Flat Desk with Green Leather Top
Large Louis XVI–Style Mahogany Double-Sided Flat Desk with Green Leather Top

Large Louis XVI–Style Mahogany Double-Sided Flat Desk with Green Leather Top

Large Louis XVI–Style Mahogany Double-Sided Flat Desk with Green Leather Top

Located in Atlanta, GA

A large and well-balanced Louis XVI–style flat desk crafted in mahogany, designed as a double-sided piece suitable for placement at the center of a room. The desk opens on the front ...

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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Writing Table with Leather Top
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Writing Table with Leather Top

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Writing Table with Leather Top

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Writing Table with Leather Top

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This small scale late eighteenth century French Louis XVI period walnut lady's writing desk features a gold tooled black leather top. A single drawer pulls out from the side using a ...

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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Flat Desk
Louis XVI Style Flat Desk

Louis XVI Style Flat Desk

Louis XVI Style Flat Desk

Located in Atlanta, GA

Louis XVI style mahogany flat desk, double-sided with two side pulls, it opens with three drawers, the central drawer with a lock and key in working order, the other two drawers open...

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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

20th Century Wood Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk, 1950s
20th Century Wood Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk, 1950s

20th Century Wood Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk, 1950s

20th Century Wood Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk, 1950s

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

French writing desk from the mid-20th century. Louis XVI style furniture veneered in mahogany and walnut, rich in gilded and chiseled metal decorations. Finished desk for the center ...

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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique Leather Top French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
Antique Leather Top French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk

Antique Leather Top French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk

Antique Leather Top French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk

Located in North York, ON

This antique French Louis XVI style writing desk, crafted in France circa 1940s, exudes timeless elegance and classical refinement. Made from walnut with a light natural finish, it f...

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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Marquetry Inlaid 19th Century Writing Table Desk
French Marquetry Inlaid 19th Century Writing Table Desk

French Marquetry Inlaid 19th Century Writing Table Desk

French Marquetry Inlaid 19th Century Writing Table Desk

Located in Shippensburg, PA

WRITING STAND IN ROGNON (KIDNEY) FORM French, late 19th century 34 7/8” W x 18 1/2” D (at feet) x 29 3/8” H A refined late 19th-century French writing stand, designed in a graceful...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Napoleon III Period Ebonized Desk, 1870s
French Napoleon III Period Ebonized Desk, 1870s

French Napoleon III Period Ebonized Desk, 1870s

French Napoleon III Period Ebonized Desk, 1870s

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

An imposing Napoleon III center table (or 'Table de Milieu') in ebonized fruit wood, rectangular in shape, with rounded sides. Its ornate top, which is bordered all around with a gilt bronze frieze and two further inner bands, features at its centre an intricate marquetry inlaid design of a foliage cartouche framing a vase of flowers. The smoothly curving belt of the table encloses a frieze drawer on one long side, with a repeat, inlaid design that echoes that of the top. The table rests on four turned, tapered and fluted legs, ending in toupie feet, and these are connected by two half-moon spacers...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Louis XVI Writing Desk in Walnut, Cherrywood, and Marquetry, Italy, 18th Century
Louis XVI Writing Desk in Walnut, Cherrywood, and Marquetry, Italy, 18th Century

Louis XVI Writing Desk in Walnut, Cherrywood, and Marquetry, Italy, 18th Century

Louis XVI Writing Desk in Walnut, Cherrywood, and Marquetry, Italy, 18th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

An elegant Louis XVI period writing desk, crafted in northern Italy (Lombardy region) during the 18th century. The desk is executed in walnut and cherrywood, richly inlaid with fine ...

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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry, Walnut

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Hand Carved Walnut Center Table
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Hand Carved Walnut Center Table

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Hand Carved Walnut Center Table

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Hand Carved Walnut Center Table

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This Louis XVI style walnut writing table from the late 19th century features a hand carved element of a classic crossed torch and quiver with a crown of laurels. Its beveled top res...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Writing Desk Cognac Leather, Bonze & Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Writing Desk Cognac Leather, Bonze & Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Writing Desk Cognac Leather, Bonze & Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Writing Desk Cognac Leather, Bonze & Brass

Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire

Antique Louis XVI style desk with cognac leather top. The front of the piece has three dovetail drawers with brass details. The other three sides are also decorated with brass detail...

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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

French architect's table, known as "à La Tronchin, Louis XVI
French architect's table, known as "à La Tronchin, Louis XVI

French architect's table, known as "à La Tronchin, Louis XVI

French architect's table, known as "à La Tronchin, Louis XVI

By Fidelys Schey

Located in Valladolid, ES

One of a kind French Louis XVI architect's table with a rectangular profile, made of mahogany and mahogany veneer, known as the "Table à la Tronchin" (circa 1790-1800). The work surf...

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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Small French Louis XVI Desk
Small French Louis XVI Desk

Small French Louis XVI Desk

Small French Louis XVI Desk

Located in Westwood, NJ

This desk brings timeless elegance and delicate refinement to your home. Crafted from Acacia wood in a soft Country mahogany finish, this piece showcases a smooth top, and turret cor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

High Adjustable Architect's Desk, Writing Desk, circa 1800
High Adjustable Architect's Desk, Writing Desk, circa 1800

High Adjustable Architect's Desk, Writing Desk, circa 1800

High Adjustable Architect's Desk, Writing Desk, circa 1800

Located in Greven, DE

Antique height-adjustable desk, architect's table, around 1800 France Mahogany circa 1800 Dimensions: H x W x D: 78 x 84 x 50 Height-adjustable to approx. 120 cm, can be folded up...

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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

A French Louis XVI style Leather Top Bureau Plat / Writing Desk, C. 1920.
A French Louis XVI style Leather Top Bureau Plat / Writing Desk, C. 1920.

A French Louis XVI style Leather Top Bureau Plat / Writing Desk, C. 1920.

A French Louis XVI style Leather Top Bureau Plat / Writing Desk, C. 1920.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Features a stunning combination of banded woods giving a glow to this desk. Having a gilt tooled leather top within banded edges and bound with brass, the top rests above an apron wi...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Antique French Side Table Writing Desk Oak Beveled Top Carved Decorated Legs
Antique French Side Table Writing Desk Oak Beveled Top Carved Decorated Legs

Antique French Side Table Writing Desk Oak Beveled Top Carved Decorated Legs

Antique French Side Table Writing Desk Oak Beveled Top Carved Decorated Legs

Located in Carimate, Como

Beautiful French side table or console table or writing desk, characterized by the handcrafted carved beveled edge table-top and raised on two stunning carved legs and central cross-...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant
French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant

French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant

French 19th Century Walnut Secrétaire à Abattant

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This wonderful walnut secre´taire a` abattant was constructed in the style of Louis XVI during the 19th century. Topped with a great piece of black and white marble. A single, slim d...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

Bureau Plat Louis XVI Style in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze
Bureau Plat Louis XVI Style in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze

Bureau Plat Louis XVI Style in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze

Bureau Plat Louis XVI Style in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze

Located in BARSAC, FR

Elegant Louis XVI style Bureau Plat in mahogany and marquetry in rosewood frieze. Beautiful ornamentation of very finely chiseled gilt bronze. Moroccan leather top surrounded b...

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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Writing Desk Cognac Leather
Antique French Louis XVI Writing Desk Cognac Leather

Antique French Louis XVI Writing Desk Cognac Leather

Antique French Louis XVI Writing Desk Cognac Leather

Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire

Antique Louis XVI style desk with cognac leather top and gold embossed frieze. The front of the piece has three dovetail drawers with bronze details and keys. The locks work perfectl...

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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Oak Writing Desk with Bleached Top
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Oak Writing Desk with Bleached Top

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Oak Writing Desk with Bleached Top

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Oak Writing Desk with Bleached Top

Located in Dallas, TX

This elegant antique French writing desk dates to the mid-19th century, circa 1850, and is crafted in the refined Louis XVI style. Constructed from solid oak, the desk features a rec...

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk or Bureau Plat
Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk or Bureau Plat

Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk or Bureau Plat

Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk or Bureau Plat

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Impressive antique French desk crafted in mahogany and tulipwood, featuring a top with three tooled leather panels banded in brass on a case with two pullout leather top trays and tw...

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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French Mahogany Desk
French Mahogany Desk

French Mahogany Desk

French Mahogany Desk

Located in Westwood, NJ

Crafted with figured flame mahogany, this writing desk features a luxurious leather inlaid surface. The meticulously designed structure includes five drawers surrounding a generous k...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Inlaid Writing Desk with Parquetry Medallion
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Inlaid Writing Desk with Parquetry Medallion

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Inlaid Writing Desk with Parquetry Medallion

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Inlaid Writing Desk with Parquetry Medallion

Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Writing Desk A refined late 18th century French writing desk showcasing exceptional parquetry and marquetry craftsmanship in the Louis XVI neoclas...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

French Louis XVI Style Desk
French Louis XVI Style Desk

French Louis XVI Style Desk

French Louis XVI Style Desk

Located in Austin, TX

French Louis XVI style desk of mahogany, finished with a Museum quality French polish. The contours of the writing table are covered with gilt brass trims while Pearl trims adorn the...

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1930s Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut Writing Desk with Gilt Leather Top
19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut Writing Desk with Gilt Leather Top

19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut Writing Desk with Gilt Leather Top

19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut Writing Desk with Gilt Leather Top

Located in Madrid, ES

French writing desk dating from the late 19th century, crafted in finely figured French walnut and inspired by the Louis XVI and early Empire neoclassical tradition. The rectangula...

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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

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 Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

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

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table

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

French Ebonized Louis XVI Bureau Plat or Writing Desk with Embossed Leather Top
French Ebonized Louis XVI Bureau Plat or Writing Desk with Embossed Leather Top

French Ebonized Louis XVI Bureau Plat or Writing Desk with Embossed Leather Top

French Ebonized Louis XVI Bureau Plat or Writing Desk with Embossed Leather Top

Located in Austin, TX

An elegant and large scale double-sided French bureau plat writing desk or table of ebonized mahogany with gilt accents in the Louis XVI style. Featuring an embossed burgundy leath...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

Louis XVI style Ormolu mounted Mahogany Desk attr. to Maison Jansen
Louis XVI style Ormolu mounted Mahogany Desk attr. to Maison Jansen

Louis XVI style Ormolu mounted Mahogany Desk attr. to Maison Jansen

Louis XVI style Ormolu mounted Mahogany Desk attr. to Maison Jansen

By Maison Jansen

Located in Greenwich, CT

Elegant Louis XVI style ormolu mounted mahogany desk or bureau plat, circa 1950's , attributed to Maison Jansen, rectangular, the gilt tooled leather inset top bordered by a gilded ...

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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine French 19th-20th century louis XVI style kingwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted ladies writing table, the body surrounded by bronze moldings. The apron repeats the parquet...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk

Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk

Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style writing desk or console table By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection USA, Late 20th Century Carved cherry wood, with brass capped ...

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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk
19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk

19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk

19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Beautiful 19th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Desk with immaculate new embossed leather writing surface. French Louis XVI bureau plat table desk...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XVI French Desk
Louis XVI French Desk

Louis XVI French Desk

Louis XVI French Desk

Located in Austin, TX

French Louis XVI style desk made of mahogany that has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous museum quality French polish. The writing table is trimmed with gilt brass throughout...

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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century Country Side Writing Table
18th Century Country Side Writing Table

18th Century Country Side Writing Table

18th Century 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 French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Lacquer, Gilt Bronze & Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
French Louis XVI Style Lacquer, Gilt Bronze & Leather Top Desk / Writing Table

French Louis XVI Style Lacquer, Gilt Bronze & Leather Top Desk / Writing Table

French Louis XVI Style Lacquer, Gilt Bronze & Leather Top Desk / Writing Table

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a beautiful French Louis XVI style desk with a black lacquer finish. It has heavy gilt bronze ormolu throughout the entire piece along with a tooled black leather top. There ...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique Italian Kidney Shaped Inlay Walnut Burl Wood Writing Desk Table
Antique Italian Kidney Shaped Inlay Walnut Burl Wood Writing Desk Table

Antique Italian Kidney Shaped Inlay Walnut Burl Wood Writing Desk Table

Antique Italian Kidney Shaped Inlay Walnut Burl Wood Writing Desk Table

Located in Carimate, Como

Beautiful Italian Antique desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burl wood with great inlay decors and different fruitwoods, elegantly shaped with curved sides completed by three ce...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Natural Oak Writing Desk Louis XVI Inspired
Natural Oak Writing Desk Louis XVI Inspired

Natural Oak Writing Desk Louis XVI Inspired

Natural Oak Writing Desk Louis XVI Inspired

Located in North York, ON

This Louis XVI–inspired writing desk is crafted in oak and features a beautiful distressed washed natural finish, offering timeless elegance with a modern touch. The design features ...

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2010s American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, France 1780, Mahogany
Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, France 1780, Mahogany

Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, France 1780, Mahogany

Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, France 1780, Mahogany

Located in Belmont, MA

Louis XVI Rolltop or cylinder desk, France, 1780. This original Louis XVI cylinder desk has an elegant mahogany veneer with satinwood inlays. I...

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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk

Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk

Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style writing desk or console table By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection USA, Late 20th Century Carved cherry wood, with brass capped ...

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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Maison Jansen Attributed Ebonized Leather Top Louis XVI Writing Desk
Maison Jansen Attributed Ebonized Leather Top Louis XVI Writing Desk

Maison Jansen Attributed Ebonized Leather Top Louis XVI Writing Desk

Maison Jansen Attributed Ebonized Leather Top Louis XVI Writing Desk

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This refined Maison Jansen attributed Louis XVI–style writing desk is an elegant expression of neoclassical French design, combining sophisticated materials with timeless architectur...

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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Louis XVI-style Writing Table, After Jean-Henri Riesener
Louis XVI-style Writing Table, After Jean-Henri Riesener

Louis XVI-style Writing Table, After Jean-Henri Riesener

Louis XVI-style Writing Table, After Jean-Henri Riesener

Located in San Francisco, CA

When Queen Marie-Antoinette of France desired her own suite for overnights at the convenient Tuileries Palace in Paris—while her husband King Louis XVI remained out at Versailles—the...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

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

19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak

19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

Original notary desk or writing furniture from the 19th century in Belgium. Made of solid oak. Standing on lion feet, 2 firmly connected base cabinets, ea...

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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Wood

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

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 Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI writing desk in walnut. 18th century
Louis XVI writing desk in walnut. 18th century

Louis XVI writing desk in walnut. 18th century

Louis XVI writing desk in walnut. 18th century

Located in Atlanta, GA

A refined Louis XVI period writing desk from the 18th century, crafted in warm walnut with understated brass trim. This elegant secrétaire features a clean, architectural silhouette ...

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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French writing Table 2 drawers in Solid Cherry Wood - Louis XVI Directoire style
French writing Table 2 drawers in Solid Cherry Wood - Louis XVI Directoire style

French writing Table 2 drawers in Solid Cherry Wood - Louis XVI Directoire style

French writing Table 2 drawers in Solid Cherry Wood - Louis XVI Directoire style

Located in Landivy, FR

This writing table is part of the Mélanie collection, a modern interpretation of the French Directoire style of the late 18th century. This style is famous for its straight, classi...

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2010s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Cherry, Oak

Louis XVI Style Center Table or Desk in Lacquered and Gilded Wood, 19th Century
Louis XVI Style Center Table or Desk in Lacquered and Gilded Wood, 19th Century

Louis XVI Style Center Table or Desk in Lacquered and Gilded Wood, 19th Century

Louis XVI Style Center Table or Desk in Lacquered and Gilded Wood, 19th Century

Located in NICE, FR

Italian Louis XVI Style Center Table or Desk in Lacquered and Gilded Wood, 19th Century This exceptional Italian center table or desk exemplifies the refined elegance of the Louis X...

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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Monumental bureau plat
Monumental bureau plat

Monumental bureau plat

Monumental bureau plat

Located in Wien, AT

France, Louis XVI period, ca. 1780, by the ebenist Pierre Garnier (master from 1742), predominantly oak, mahogany veneered and with ebony marquetry, matted, double-sided drawer desig...

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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Oak

Antique Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI c1890
Antique Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI c1890

Antique Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI c1890

Antique Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI c1890

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 Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

French Louis XVI Carved Walnut Writing-Side Table with Drawer
French Louis XVI Carved Walnut Writing-Side Table with Drawer

French Louis XVI Carved Walnut Writing-Side Table with Drawer

French Louis XVI Carved Walnut Writing-Side Table with Drawer

Located in Dallas, TX

A French carved walnut small writing table, perfect end table or bedside table, late 18th century.

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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XVI Walnut Fall Front Desk / Secretaire
Louis XVI Walnut Fall Front Desk / Secretaire

Louis XVI Walnut Fall Front Desk / Secretaire

Louis XVI Walnut Fall Front Desk / Secretaire

Located in Darmstadt, DE

This Louis XVI walnut slant-front secretary desk is a fine example of 18th-century French craftsmanship and sophistication, ideal for collectors and interior enthusiasts seeking time...

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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Spruce, Walnut

Desk, Louis XVI, Early XIXe, Mahogany Gilded Bronze
Desk, Louis XVI, Early XIXe, Mahogany Gilded Bronze

Desk, Louis XVI, Early XIXe, Mahogany Gilded Bronze

Desk, Louis XVI, Early XIXe, Mahogany Gilded Bronze

Located in Brussels, BE

Desk, Louis XVI, Early XIXe, Mahogany Gilded Bronze

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Early 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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

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 Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

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

French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890

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 Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Theodore Alexander Louis XVI Style Mirrored Églomisé Leather Top Desk Distressed
Theodore Alexander Louis XVI Style Mirrored Églomisé Leather Top Desk Distressed

Theodore Alexander Louis XVI Style Mirrored Églomisé Leather Top Desk Distressed

Theodore Alexander Louis XVI Style Mirrored Églomisé Leather Top Desk Distressed

By Theodore Alexander

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Dimensions - H: 30 1/4 in W: 60 in D: 32 in Elevate your workspace or interior with this exquisite Louis XVI style desk by Theodore Alexander, a striking example of sophisticated c...

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Late 20th Century Philippine Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mirror, Wood

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