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Style: Louis XVI
Technique: Hand-Crafted
French Louis XVI Style Flame Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French mahogany bureau plat writing desk. Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the first half of the 20th century, most likely Parisian work, exceptionally executed in s...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined 19th century Louis XVI style desk featuring the original tooled leather top on a case with three drawers in the front and the reverse of the desk with false drawers, geometri...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid walnut with marquetry veneers of walnut, mahogany and cherry. Pine as a secondary wood. ...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Tulipwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive late 18th century French writing desk with a tooled black leather top, probably original, on a case with three drawers in front, having wreath escutcheons, and reverse of ...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

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Tulipwood

Antique French Louis XVI Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
Introducing the epitome of elegance and sophistication - the Antique French Louis XVI Escritoire Writing Desk. This exquisite piece, made in France circa 1940’s, exudes timeless char...
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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 Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Cherry, Oak

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table combines classic architecture with modern sensibilities creating a table that can be used for a wide variety of purposes, all while...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table
By Jean-Henri Riesener, Claude Michel Clodion, François Linke
Located in Forney, TX
A striking French antique Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted writing table made after the model by cabinetmaker to King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinetteean, important ébéniste Jean-Henri Riesener (German/French, 1734-1806) and later reproduced by Francois Linke (French, 1855-1946). Signed bronze mounts, Marco. Born in France in the early 19th century, possibly during the late 18th century Louis XVI period, most likely Parisian work, exquisitely hand-crafted in several woods of contrasting colors including walnut and mahogany to create fine wooden inlays and parquetry detailing. The original partially inset marble top with dramatic veining sits above a flat sided break-fronted front and back adorned with fine bas-relief bronze plaques cast adorned with putti cherubs in the manner of the French sculptor Clodion (Claude Michel, 1738-1814). The centered front bronze panel disguises a single frieze drawer with dovetail joinery and original key, flanked by gilded bronze foliate mounted rounded corners, a simulated panel drawer to the reverse, embellished on all four sides by intricate finely chiseled, chased and sculpted scrolling laurel ribbon and garland swag ormolu mounts, patinated brass running ornamentation, rising elegantly on four bronze dore ring mounted straight tapering fluted legs, terminating in patinated bronze toupie feet sabots. Signed / marks; the bronzes are stamped / incised Marco. PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION: Property from the Collection of Gloria Monnet Nicholson, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Acquired from highly reputable auction house Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts Signature Auction, catalog #8085. Dimensions: (approx) 30" High, 32" Wide 21.5" Deep As warm and attractive as it is useful, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a side table, petite bureau...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful mid-19th century French Louis XVI style mahogany desk hand-crafted in France circa 1850. A beautiful, smooth top of flame mahogany is surrounded by a three quarter decorative brass gallery following down to two open center storage spaces and four roomy drawers in a removable riser. This top piece easily lifts off the base for transport and is affixed with circular, recessed brass escutcheon plates surrounded by Louis XVI style brass bellflower pulls. A second three quarter brass gallery surrounds the writing surface which measures 30” H and is adorned with new black leather with gold gilt tooling. Two sliders on each side of the writing surface are covered with the original leather and extend the desk out 17 ¾” on either side. The apron showcases the handsome veneer and gorgeous colors of the wood and contains four drawers of the same design that open easily. The right side has a singular large drawer that opens to contain a notched wooden privacy slide and a four compartment pull out wooden tray for excellent organization. The whole is raised on regal turned, tapering fluted legs with brass capitals and capped feet. Showcasing an attractive polished mahogany, this desk has fine features, many storage options, and is fully finished on all sides making it a supremely practical piece. Be sure to view all the images to see every detail of this unique antique desk.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Bonheur du Jour
Located in London, GB
Antique French gilt bronze and mahogany bonheur du jour French, Late 19th Century Height 117cm, width 78cm, depth 54cm Made in France in the late 19th century, this elegant bonheu...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Louis XVI-Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
a Louis XVI-style ormolu mounted mahogany bureau plat / desk with rectangular blue-grey leather inset top (new / recently installed) and brass mounted molded edge above three drawers...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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 Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

Rare Lombard Desk from the 18th Century
Located in Alba, IT
Rare Lombard desk from the 18th century. This rare center desk was made in Lombardy around the end of the 18th century. The desk is the result of the fine Lombard cabinet-making and ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Walnut, Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Double Faced Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Double Faced desk has captured the essence of the architecture and embellishment of ancient Greece and Rome! Han...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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 Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

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

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Double-Faced Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI walnutdouble-faced writing table will make the perfect addition to any well-appointed room! Ideal as an end table, a center table, or a library table as...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Wall Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI mahogany wall desk is ideal as an ancillary desk in the office, or at home in the library, study or as a student's desk! Drawers and cabinets provide the per...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Modern Neoclassical Louis XVI Game Table or Writing Desk 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 Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

John Vesey Mid-Century Modern Desk or Bureau plat, Steel and Bronze
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 Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

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

Materials

Brass

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

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Carrara Marble

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

Materials

Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

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

Materials

Bronze

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 Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Maison Jansen Inspired French Louis XVI Ebonized Desk Available in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Maison Jansen inspired French Louis XVI style ebonized mahogany desk, with gold or brass accents, made here at Old Plank in our very own worksho...
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2010s American Louis XVI Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French 18th Century Table With Fluted Apron And Legs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French 18th Century table with fluted apron and legs This 18th century table has a fluted apron and legs. One leg is slightly crooked but very charming. ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

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

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Gold, Ormolu

Italy Mid-18th Century Olive Root Wood Desk with Drawings in Regency Style
Located in Brescia, IT
This Italian desk, was manufactured circa 1750 in Tuscany Italy by master cabinet makers in a pregiate wood, the olive root; the fine proportion and the ele...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Olive

18th Century Italian Walnut Writing Desk / Console Table
Located in Carmine, TX
Simple and elegant table hand-crafted in Italy in the early 1700s using walnut and dovetailed construction. This is a beautiful specimen of early tables built to last centuries. Don'...
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Early 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Hand-Crafted Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

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