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

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Ormolu

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

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

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

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Brass

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

19th Century Country French Louis XVI Secretary

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

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Brass

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

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

John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze
By John Vesey
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern bronze and steel writing desk, or bureau plat designed by John Vesey (American 1924-1992). Made in the grand neoclassical French Louis XVI taste featuring Steel co...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Stainless Steel

John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze
John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze

John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze

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

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Brass

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

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretary

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

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Ormolu

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

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

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

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Mahogany

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

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

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

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Carrara Marble

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

19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marble Top Library Table

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

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

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

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Walnut

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

18th Century French Walnut Writing Table

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

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Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

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

1830s Louis XVI Giltwood Center Table with Vintage Mirrored Top

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

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Walnut

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

Neoclassical Desk, Louis XVI Period 1780

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

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Ormolu

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

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

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

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

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

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table

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

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Mahogany

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

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Desk

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

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Mahogany

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

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

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

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Bronze, Ormolu

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

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

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

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Ormolu

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

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1890

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

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Marble, Brass

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

Important French Brass Inlaid Paint Decorated Rolltop Ladies Writing Desk

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

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Ormolu

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

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

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

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Wood, Satinwood

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

18th Century, French Wood Centre Desk

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

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Bronze

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

18th Century Country French Neoclassical Secretary

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

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Porcelain, Mahogany

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

19th Century French Ladies Bureau Plat

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

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Mahogany

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

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Writing Table

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

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Wood

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

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Writing Table

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

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Kingwood

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

18th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Top Secretaire

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

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Leather, Wood

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

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

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

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Wood

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

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

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

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Bronze

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

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

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

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

19th Rectangular Bouillotte Louis XVI Desk Table with Bronze Mounts

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

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Bronze

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

Louis XVl Style Mahogany and Marquetry Bonheur du Jour

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
Cartonnier in the Louis XVI Manner after the Original by Simon Oeben Constructed in kingwood and having extensive parquetry inlay, with well cast and extensive fire gilt bronze enhancements. The writing section of oblong form with re-entrant corners, housing three frieze drawers and with a tooled brown leather top; the shouldered tapering legs dressed with imbricated bronze mounts: lions masks at the ends: the frame having a guard bronze rail...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock

Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock

Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke
By François Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI style 19th-20th century bronze mounted desk manner Linke. This spectacular French desk can sit center room as it is finished on all sides with its stunning parquetry inlays...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke
Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke

Louis XVI Style 19th-20th Century Bronze Mounted Desk Manner Linke

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

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Wood

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

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

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

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Bronze

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

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

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

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Marble

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

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

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

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Bronze

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

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

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
By A.M.E Fournier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt bronze and Jasperware mounted mahogany Bureau plat. Stamped 'FOURNIER' to the reverse of the bronze mount to the drawer apron. . This fine bureau plat or...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plat

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

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Wood

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

18th Century French Ladies Writing Desk

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

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Bronze

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

Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk

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

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Ormolu

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

French Linke Influenced Bureau Plat, circa 1890

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

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Bronze

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

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

Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved center hall table with marble top. The rectangular shaped top with r...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table
Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table

Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table

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

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Cherry

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

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

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step back interior drawers, leather writing surface, carved scalloped skirt, original or...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Gold, Ormolu

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat, with a Breche d'Alep marble top. The bureau plat having a rectangular breche d'Alep marble top above a frieze fitted with three ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat

French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour, having a wonderful faded patina, white marble to the top, with three quarter...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Porcelain, Kingwood, Mahogany

French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890
French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890

French Kingwood Bonheur du Jour, circa 1890

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

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Brass

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

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

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

19th Century Belgian Notary Desk Made of Oak

French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Table, Beurdeley Attributed
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted Kingwood and Bois Citronnier Marquetry center table or writing table, attributed to Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (Fr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Table, Beurdeley Attributed
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Table, Beurdeley Attributed

French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Table, Beurdeley Attributed

Antique French Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking antique French cylinder desk with many drawers and compartments. Pull out leather writing surface. Galleried marble top and fitted with b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk
Antique French Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk

Antique French Louis XVI Style Cylinder Desk

Louis XVI Style Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Writing Table, circa 1870
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI Style gilt bronze and Pietre Dure mounted ebonised writing table, retailed by Edwards & Roberts. French, circa 1870. The drawer edge stamped 'Edwards & Roberts'. This Fine ebonised writing table has a three-quarter galleried superstructure with cavetto moulding above three cupboards, each with a panel door inset with Fine pietre dure panels of vases issuing flowers. The lower part of the table has a pullout / pull-out writing slide with a dark blue leather writing surface, above a long drawer centred by a tablet mounted with a foliate pietre dure panel. The table is raised on tapering square section legs united by an 'X'-frame stretcher centred by a gilt bronze vase. The beautiful Florentine pietre dure panels are inlaid in high relief with shaded agates marble, and semi-precious stones. The combination of Fine gilt bronze mounts on an ebonised ground enriched with Fine pietre dure inlay indicates the work of one of the best Parisian ébénistes of the period. Edwards & Roberts, was one of the principal London companies working in the nineteenth century in the taste of the late Eighteenth Century. They started business in 1845 and by 1854 were trading as 'Edwards & Roberts, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet Makers and Importers of Ancient Furniture'. Wardour Street became an important furniture retailing area in the second half of the 19th century. Contemporary documents note '... a fine and complete library...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Agate, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Writing Table, circa 1870
Louis XVI Style Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Writing Table, circa 1870

Louis XVI Style Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Writing Table, circa 1870

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

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

Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, France 1780, Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk, 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Louis XVI brass inlaid mahogany desk with parcel-gilt and green leather inset top. The mahogany veneered on oak. With a single drawer. Lock not working.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk, 20th Century
Louis XVI Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk, 20th Century

Louis XVI Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk, 20th Century

French Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
19th century desk with a Cylindre roll top opening to a leather top that pulls out for ease In use. Gilt bronze mounts with floral gilt center decoration with wreath. Square tapered...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounts
French Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounts

French Louis XVI Bureau a Cylindre, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounts

Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior above 3 drawers and below a narrow drawer with a bronze design panel. (stamped: JA...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk

Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk

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

Materials

Wood

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

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

Beautiful Louis XVI Style Writing Table, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Louis XVI style wooden writing table. The rectangular top, surrounded on three sides by a fine pierced and gilt-bronze frieze, above a d...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Beautiful Louis XVI Style Writing Table, France, Circa 1880
Beautiful Louis XVI Style Writing Table, France, Circa 1880

Beautiful Louis XVI Style Writing Table, France, Circa 1880

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

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI 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 XVI desks and writing tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy 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 Maison Jansen, John Vesey, Paul Sormani, and A.M.E Fournier. 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 $956 and tops out at $230,146 while the average work can sell for $8,500.

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