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19th Century, French Brass Bronze Rooster Vide Poche Dish with Green Marble Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Catch loose change or other odds and ends with this 19th century decorative desktop essential
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III More Desk Accessories

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Amaranth and Walnut Parquetry Roll Top Antique Desk
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in London, GB
Of transitional style in the manner of Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix, the cylinder opening to a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
An excellent quality late 19th century gilt bronze mounted marquetry and parquetry bureau a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique William IV Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
fantastic throughout. This sits on two thick cylindrical bases that sit on finely carved hairy paw feet
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Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Rosewood and Marquetry Bureau De Dame
Located in Cheshire, GB
French rosewood and marquetry bureau de dame, the top with a cast brass three quarter gallery over
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique French Vernis Martin Bureau de Dame, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique French mahogany and ormolu mounted Vernis Martin cylinder bureau de dame
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Antique French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

French 1890s Louis XVI Style Mahogany Two-Drawer Bureau Plat with Leather Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite French Louis XVI style mahogany and mahogany veneer desk from the late 19th century, with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Parquetry Bureau À Cylindre
Located in Chicago, IL
This desk features a galleried, coromandel lacquer inset top depicting a river village scene. The
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Mahogany Empire Bureau
Located in Kastrup, DK
French mahogany empire bureau. Freestanding. Cylinder flap, pull-out writing plate with green
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau
Located in Cheshire, GB
French kingwood and rosewood marquetry Louis XV Revival secretaire a cylinder which is decorated
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

French Automaton Industrial Locomotive Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
example of the Industrial series of clocks popular in French horology during the late 19th century
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Antique 19th Century French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry "Bureau a Cylindre"
Located in Pembroke, MA
A high-quality Louis XVI style cylinder desk (or "bureau a cylindre") from the Faubourg Saint
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Marble

Charles X Gilt Bronze Mounted Ebonized Walnut Inkstand
Located in Kittery Point, ME
mounted with paired turned rings enclosing three cylindrical cut glass containers alternating pen holders
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Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Ormolu

Early 19th Century Mahogany Sidetable, Ladies Desk, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
, above which an intermediate shelf in the form of a half-cylinder serves as an intermediate shelf for
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Regence Roll Top Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Regence roll top secretary is a relatively uncommon design when crafted by
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaire Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
One of the finest examples of French craftsmanship from the Mid-19th Century, this stunning 19th
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Antique 1850s French Louis XVI Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Antique Biedermeier Mahogany Cylinder Bureau c.1840
Located in London, GB
, mounted cylinder desk, circa 1840 in date. It has an architectural upper section with a pediment
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Antique 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Enamel and Ormolu-Mounted Jewelry Casket
By Tahan Paris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
half of the 19th century, and himself de-posits a patent for the cylinder rack, and another for
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

England 1929 Art Deco Chinoiserie Desk Lighter In Sterling Silver Jade And Lapis
Located in Miami, FL
(1604-1911). The jade (23 x 30 x 30 mm) is a great piece of art, carved in the 19th century and depicts
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Sterling Silver

Spectacular Original Antique American Empire Settee/Loveseat
By Charles-Honoré Lannuier
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
expensive pieces including sofas, cylinder desks, and bedsteads, too. ** Height (1) was taken at the back
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Antique 19th Century American Settees

Materials

Mahogany

Gilt Bronze Jewelry Chest by Tahan of Paris, circa 1900
By Tahan Paris
Located in New York, NY
century, and himself deposited a patent for the cylinder rack, and another for document holders with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Swiss 8 Air Musical Box in Rosewood with Three Bells, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
foot, 4 inches x Depth 10 inches Music box (also musical box) is a 19th/20th century automatic
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Antique Late 19th Century German More Furniture and Collectibles

19th Century French Cylinder Desk in Louis XVI Style Marquetry
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century cylinder desk in Louis XVI style Marquetry, rich gilded bronze ornamentation. Three
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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Desks

Materials

Wood

French Cylinder Desk, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early 19th century French Louis XVI "bureau de cylindre" in walnut with a white marble top
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Cylinder Bureau Writing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
French Empire cylinder bureau or writing desk from the early 19th century. Mahogany solid and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Granite, Brass

19th Century French Paul Sormani Cylinder Writing Desk in Walnut
By Paul Sormani
Located in Miami, FL
19th century French Paul Sormani cylinder writing desk in walnut Offered for sale is a 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Palisander Demi-Cylinder Writing Desk, Louis Philippe Period
Located in Sofia, BG
French demi-cylinder writing desk with two interior drawers resting on arched carved feet. There is
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Palisander

Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Cylinder Bureau Rolltop Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very elegant Louis XVI style freestanding antique French cylinder writing desk veneered with walnut
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

French Directoire Style Cylinder Desk c1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mahogany cylinder shape desk with brass gallery around inset leather top above three short drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Mahogany Cylinder Desk or Writing Table in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Mahogany and mahogany veneer cylinder desk, adorned with a medallion centered with a trophy, the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Ormolu Marble Cylinder Desk, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good quality antique French walnut ladies Louis XVI cylinder/ roll-top writing desk, circa 1880
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Flame Mahogany and Inlaid Cylinder Bureau Desk Shoolbred 19th Century
By Jas Shoolbred Co.
Located in London, GB
A superb late Victorian flame mahogany, floral marquetry inlaid and crossbanded, cylinder bureau
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Cylinder Desk With Inlaid Musical Instruments
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This circa 1880 Louis XVI marquetry cylinder desk rests on four tapered legs ending in bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Revival Cylinder Bureau Howard Sons, 19th Century
By Howard Sons Ltd
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis XVI style kingwood bureau a cylindre, in the manner of
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Cylinder Bureau, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century French Louis XVI style cylinder mahogany bureau. Having a marble top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th Century Mahogany Louis XVI Lady s Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A remarkable roll top lady's desk, done in mahogany, from 19th century, France. The desk has a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century French Bureau de Dame Napoleon III Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Milano, MI
A late 19th century Napoleon III bronze-mounted mahogany bureau à cylinder, an elegant French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Revival Rosewood Cylinder Bureau, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The Craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks

Antique French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-17th century, to create furniture of
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Ladies Writing Bureau Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant French ladies bureau, writing table, or desk made in the grand Louis XVI taste. Features a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Small Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Timepiece
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Of Cupid standing on a chariot drawn by a lion, the movement with a cylinder platform escapement
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Edwardian Mahogany Lady s Cylinder Bureau, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewellery box. It became more of a Victorian trend to
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Antique Early 1900s English Desks and Writing Tables

19th Century Gothic Hymnal Cabinet and Table with Clock
Located in Hixson, TN
This is an impressive 19th century cabinet and table with a clock. The table pulls away from the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique William IV Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
fantastic throughout. This sits on two thick cylindrical bases that sit on finely carved hairy paw feet
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Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Floral Painted Inkwell
By Edmé Samson
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
possibly made by Samson of Paris in the second half of the 19th century. The inkwell is of round almost
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk by Jean-Joseph Chapuis in Egyptian Taste
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
. The cylinder top easily rotates to reveal the desk area, the tooled leather writing surface pulling
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Fontana Arte Free-Standing Writing Desk in Walnut Burl and Brass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Waalwijk, NL
classically stylized silhouette, reminiscent of 19th-century French and English furniture, reflects a
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Siena Marble Empire Style Desk or Travel Clock
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
France 1880-1890. The clockwork runs through a cylinder escapement (échappement), it needs no
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Antique 1880s French Empire Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze

Antique Napoleon Bonaparte Polished Bronze, Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
; five years later the French Senate proclaimed him emperor. In the first decade of the 19th century, the
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Antique 1830s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Napoleon III Secrétaire à Abattant, by Leclaire, circa 1860
By A. Leclaire
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
, cylinder desks and pianos. Leclaire is also likely to have retailed furniture made by some of the other
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Antique Mahogany Dutch Marquetry Bureau Bookcase circa 1800
Located in London, GB
, furniture making etc and is the core structure of just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Bookcases

Swedish Karl Johan Biedermeier Writing or Sofa Table in Birch, ca. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A handsome and contemporary looking Biedermeier desk or salon table from the reign of Karl Johan of
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sofa Tables

Materials

Birch

19th century French Provincial Cylinder Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century French Provincial pine Cylinder roll top desk with drawers and interior drawers and
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

French Cylinder Top Desk
Located in Wainscott, NY
Brass Galleried Marble Top Small Scale Cylinder Desk Leather Desktop, Brass Trim
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Small French Cylinder Desk
Located in Sarasota, FL
This rosewood desk with ormolu trim is completely finished all around. marble top with bronze gilt
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Cylinder Marquetry Desk
Located in Bedford, NY
VERY DETAILED WALNUT INLAID MARQUETRY CYLINDER DESK...DETAIL WORK THROUGHOUT INSIDE ABD OUTSIDE
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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19th Century French Cylinder Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 19th century French cylinder desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every 19th century French cylinder desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 19th century French cylinder desk, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. A 19th century French cylinder desk, designed in the Louis XVI or Louis XV style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 19th century French cylinder desk over the years, but those crafted by Paul Sormani, Howard Sons Ltd and François Linke are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a 19th Century French Cylinder Desk?

The average selling price for a 19th century French cylinder desk at 1stDibs is $4,800, while they’re typically $2,275 on the low end and $45,000 for the highest priced.
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