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Louis XV lacquer bureau en pente
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis XV ormolu-mounted lacquer bureau en pente, the rectangular top over a drop-front, enclosing a leather-lined writing surface.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Rosewood and Ormolu Inkwell
Located in Paris, FR
Inkwell in rosewood, ormolu and brass with a penholder and a blotter compartment.
French work
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Inkwells
Louis XIV Bureau Mazarin
Located in Geneva, CH
Rare Louis XIV rectangular-shaped ormolu-mounted "à décor de Jasmin" bureau Mazarin.
The rectangular top above four drawers around a recessed door, on four facetted cabriole legs...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Louis XVI Period Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in New York, NY
, late 18th century.
Measures: Width 10 1/2”, depth 4 3/4”, height 16 1/2”.
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Very Unusual High Quality Early Louis XVI Traveling Clock, circa 1770
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very unusual high quality early Louis XVI impressive traveling clock, circa 1770. Made by famous Henri Lepaute. The beautiful original guild case signed by Poisson. The long durati...
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Antique 18th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
A Directoire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau a Cylindre
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top with three short drawers above a cover rolling open to reveal an interior fitted with small drawers and pigeonholes, the pullout leather writing surface with thre...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Vernis Martin Bureau Abattant
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
A Louis XV desk opening by an abattant, red lacquer interior, on four cabriole legs, Vernis Martin
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Lacquer
Mahogany and oak writing table (bureau-plat) by Fidelys Schey
By Fidelys Schey
Located in New York, NY
This desk has a rectangular gilt and tooled brown leather-inset top with molded surround. Each side
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Parisian Fine Clock , Louis XVI Period, circa 1780
By Engaz
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
, enamelling in Paris in the late 18th century.
From our research it is Marie Charlotte Xavier Lallemant of
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
1700s Clock Set
Located in Clinton, AR
5-piece hand painted. Origin, Paris, late 1700s-early 1800s over 200 years old.
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Table Clocks and Desk...
Materials
Bronze
$6,500 / set
Pendule Louis XVI d
Epoque
By Nicolas-Alexandre Folin
Located in Brussels, BE
Pendule "Portique" Louis XVI d'Epoque en marbre de carrare et bronze doré, surmontés d'un vase à anses, ornée de guirlandes fleuries en bronze doré, de 3 camés.
Mouvement de Nicolas...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Side Table / Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI walnut side table / desk with long front drawer,
18th century.
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Side Table / Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI walnut side table
Also large enough to be a desk
End of 18th century.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Small Mahogany Port Desk, Louis XV period – 18th century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
Beautiful solid Cuban mahogany sloping desk with two drawers on each side, each secured by an
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Wood
French Boulle Bureau Plat / Library Table, Late 18th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceptional French Boulle bureau plat has the English feel of a library table with the four rams
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
CLOSING SALE Rare Early 18th Century French Oak Bibliotheque Desk from Normandy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century French oak bibliotheque with wedding bouquet (exquisite hand carving and
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Antique Early 18th Century French Rococo Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Superbe 18th Century French Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Superbe 18th century French desk.
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIII Desks
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Desk "Scriban"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Gorgeous 18th century French desk "Scriban".
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Antique Early 18th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
Superbe 18th Century French Desk Scriban
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Superbe 18th century french desk scriban.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Walnut
Magnificent 18th Century French Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent 18th century French trunk, transformed in the 19th century into a desk.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Desks
Materials
Oak
Charming 18th Century French Desk "Scriban"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Charming 18th century French rustic desk "Scriban." There is six small drawers on the top and two
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rustic Desks
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Desk Bibliothèque
Located in Winter Park, FL
A grand scale 18th century French bibliothèque with scriban, or drop-leaf desk made of solid
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Antique 18th Century French Bookcases
18th Century French Walnut Desk/Dressing table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful deep patina to the walnut on this 18th century French desk. Side doors with original
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Magnificent 18th Century Desk "Scriban"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent 18th century French desk "Scriban". The wood is in walnut with two secret
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Antique Early 18th Century French French Provincial Desks
Materials
Bronze
French 18th Century Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 18th century writing table from the Southwest of France. Soundly constructed from
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$12,250
Large 18th Century French Provincial Desk Bureau
Located in Doylestown, PA
Outstanding, large French provincial desk, bureau,, 18th century, having a gallery with cubby holes
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Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Chinoiserie Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV Chinoiserie Japanned Desk Fourth quarter, 18th century; black japanned shaped desk with
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk Rococo 18th Century France
Located in New York, NY
A desk made during the Rococo period 1720-1750 in France. Oak frame repainted in our custom paint
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Antique 18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century French Walnut Desk
Located in High Point, NC
18th Century French writing desk made from walnut. The top is octagonally shaped and has a beveled
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Table Desk Louis XV
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Walnut Table Desk Louis XV
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XIII Walnut Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rich beautiful walnut desk with single drawer.
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Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Early 18th Century French Monastery Writing Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 18th century monastery writing desk in original patina and hardwares, locks are without keys
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Antique Early 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Late 18th Century French Primitive Slanted School Desk
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A late 18th century French primitive slanted school desk. Featuring its original dry scraped paint
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Antique Late 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
French 18th Century Painted Louis XV Table / Small Desk
Located in Buisson, FR
the side.
France, 18th century.
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 18th Century French Walnut Desk with Turned Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French walnut desk with two drawers, turned legs, stretcher and bun feet, early 18th century.
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Antique Early 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Slant Front Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV Cherry slant front desk (bureau en pente), French provincial, 18th century. Slant lid with
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Country Louis XV Desk
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming 18th century Louis XV style bureau plat in cherrywood, with 2 large drawers on cabriole
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Petite Walnut Curved Desk, 18th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century petite walnut curved desk with hand-carved legs and apron. Can function as a desk or
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Leather Top French Desk with Carved Detailing
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous 18th century Louis XV leather top French desk with carved detailing and cabriole legs made
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Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
18th Century French Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible 18th century French Provincial oak work table from Normandy with a 2.5 inch thick top
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Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Large French Country Style Walnut Desk or Table, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
to Mid 18th Century.
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Bonheur-du-jour (Desk), Late 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood small-sized writing desk from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This
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Antique 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Drop Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very attractive 18th century inlay French Cherry drop front desk. Old French polish finish with a
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Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Desks
Materials
Wood
French 18th Century Slant Top Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A French, 18th century, walnut slant top desk with leather insert. Some restoration to feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Desks
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Period 18th Century Walnut Desk with Carved Fluted Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period walnut desk from the 18th century, with single drawer, carved fluted
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century Antique French Desk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A beautiful fall front French desk. A perfect home office.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid 18th Century French Provincial Slant Top Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
The slant top opening to reveal a fitted interior with two drawers and six compartments, with one frieze drawer, the mounts elaborately cast with rocaille and leaves, on cabriole leg...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Wood Table
Located in New York, NY
18th Century French country table. Warm, charming style and appearance. Old wood. Antique condition
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Kingwood Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality 18th century French Kingwood desk, the shaped fall having parquetry design
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Antique 1780s French Desks
Materials
Kingwood
18th Century French Provincial Slant Front Desk with Hidden Compartment
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice 18th century French Provincial desk. It open to reveal drawers and a replaced red leather
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Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Desks
18th Century French Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lovely carved french oak writing or occasional table with original marble top.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
18th Century French cherry "Bureau a Pente" desk - from Grenoble
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French cherry "Bureau a Pente" desk - from Grenoble c.1790, One of a kind. Visit our
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Cherry
18th Century French Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
French black lacquered writing table with graceful legs an hoof feet. The table is made of
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Late 18th Century "Bureau Plat" - French Provencal Two Drawer Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
Late 18th century "Bureau Plat" - French Provencal Louis XV desk. This lovely desk has two drawers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Beautiful French Oak Campaign Desk, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
consisting of five separate pieces, the top with 8 drawers, the support, the main drawer, and two supports each having three drawers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Desks
18th Century antique French Louis XVI Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 18th Century antique French bureau plat from the Transition Period from Paris, circa 1760
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Late 18th Century Writing Desk with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI writing desk with white marble top. Gilt bronze-mounted top panel has four pull
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 18th century French desk you’re looking for. Each 18th century French desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and walnut. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 18th century French desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each 18th century French desk bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 18th century French desk over the years, but those crafted by Antoine Gailliard, Conrad Mauter and Etienne LeNoir are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a 18th Century French Desk?
Prices for a 18th century French desk start at $117 and top out at $122,646 with the average selling for $6,637.
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