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French Louis XVI Style Figural Dore Bronze Marquetry Cylinder Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
many people working together to create one of the best French cylinder desks we have ever seen. The
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19th Century French Cylinder Writing Desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century French cylinder writing desk, the upper section with raised pierced three-quarter
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

French Louis Philippe Walnut Cylinder Desk, 1850s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice French Louis Philippe walnut cylinder writing desk with curtain, opening to reveal an
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Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

French Louis Philippe Walnut Cylinder Desk, 1850s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice French Louis Philippe walnut cylinder writing desk with curtain, opening to reveal an
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Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

French Louis Philippe Walnut Cylinder Desk, 1850s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice French Louis Philippe walnut cylinder writing desk with curtain, opening to reveal an
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Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

French Rosewood Parquetry Cylinder Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
A rare French rosewood cylinder desk, circa 1930s, the bronze galleried top over a frieze of three
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Vintage 1930s French Desks

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Bronze

19th century French cylinder writing desk
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century French cylinder writing desk, the raised three quarter gallery to the rectangular
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks

French Antique Cylinder Desk, 19th Century
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An elegant French antique cylinder desk from the 19th century. In superior original condition with
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

19th century French Louis Philippe Walnut Cylinder Desk, 1850s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice French Louis Philippe walnut cylinder writing desk with curtain, opening to reveal an
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Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

French Fine Antique Cylinder Desk, circa 1900
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Very fine French Antique Transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style marquetry cylinder desk from
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks

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Kingwood

Louis XVI Cylinder Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI pear wood cylinder desk, early 19th century. Features on this desk include a marble top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Antique 18th Century French Directoire Style Cylinder Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
cylinder desk is made of the highest quality and is perfect for you and your home! This piece is in the
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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks

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Brass

Superior 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Parquetry/Marquetry Cylinder Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine cylinder desk in the style of Louis XVI features a three-quarter pierced brass gallery
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Important French Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, circa 1825
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French marquetry and parquetry bureau a cylindre After Francois Linke. This secretaire a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Desks

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Kingwood, Walnut

19th Century French Empire, Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, 19th Century French Empire Louis XVI Mahogany Cylinder Desk. This beautiful desk has the
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Antique 1860s French Empire Desks

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Brass

Rare French Louis XVI Mahogany Antique Cylindrical Writing Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rare find in this form and condition, this fine Louis XVI cylindrical writing desk is a powerful
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Desk with Cylinder Japanese Lacquer Decor
Located in Marseille, FR
Early 19th century magnificent cylinder desk in Japanese lacquer decorated with flowers and plants
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Bonheur Du Jour Cylinder Desk Louis XVI Style
By Paul Sormani
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Bonheur Du Jour cylinder desk Louis XVI Style This beautifully crafted Bonheur Du Jour Cylinder
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

French Louis XVI Style Antique Cylinder Desk c. 1880-1910
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE BRASS MOUNTED MAHOGANY CYLINDER DESK France, c. 1880-1910 This is an
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

French Louis Philippe Walnut Cylinder Writing Desk Centre Bureau, 1850
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Beautiful cylinder front desk, opening to reveal an arrangement of small drawer and compartment
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Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Desks

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Walnut

19th Century Rosewood French Louis XV style Cylinder Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
painted with a French scene of one male entertaining two women. The cylinder lid opens to reveal a velvet
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Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XV Desks

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Oak, Rosewood

Stunning 19th Century French Mahogany Brass Inlay Cylinder Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
closing of the cylinder desk functioning with a mechanism by opening the long central drawer. Its interior
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Antique 19th Century European Louis XVI Desks

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Brass

Antique French Desk Louis XV Style Cylinder Bureau de Dam
Located in Buxton, GB
This fabulous Bureau de Dam Writing Desk, has a Cylinder Roll Top and has been designed in Louis XV
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

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Bronze

Large Maison Jansen Directoire Mahogany and Bronze Ormolu Cylinder Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Maison Jansen Directoire style marble-top cylinder desk with brass sabots and accents. 18 drawers
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XVI Style Roll Top Cylinder Desk
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this Louis XVI style roll top cylinder desk dates from approximately 1920. The
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Brass

Best Dore Bronze Mounted Putti Walnut Cylinder Writing Desk with Leather
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an absolutely stunning gold dore' bronze mounted cylinder desk with the best cherub or
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Louis XVI Cylinder Secretaire
Located in Hixson, TN
Louis XVI Cylinder Secretaire in beechwood and cherrywood. Wonderful front carvings of a basket
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

HERMES PARIS 1970 Desk Cylinders Lighter Cigarettes Box In Gilt And Sterling
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
set, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1970. The desk set comprise of
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Silver, Gold Plate

Antique French Louis XV Revival Cylinder Bureau, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French kingwood, marquetry and parquetry Louis XV Revival secretaire a
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Antique 1870s French Desks

Office Cylinder, 18th Century, Forming Above Library, Louis XVI
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional Office cylinder, 18th century, forming above library, Louis XVI, rosewood marquetry. h
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Napoleon III Inlaid Cylindric Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Ancient French cylindric bureau Napoleon III. Furniture richly inlaid with geometric motifs in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

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Bronze

20th Century Rosewood Inlaid Cylinder Bureau
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French cylindrical bureau of the 20th century. Furniture richly inlaid in rosewood, mahogany
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Marble, Bronze

Napoleon III mother of pearl inlaid cylinder
Located in New York, NY
Napoleon III mother of pearl inlaid and lacquered cylinder desk on cabriole legs
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

19th Century Rosewood and Ormolu Cylinder Bureau
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century French rosewood and ormolu cylinder bureau on four cabriole legs, with one long drawer
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Antique 1890s French Desks

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Rosewood

Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Bureau a Cylinder
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a handsome mahogany cylinder bureau de dame of delicate proportions. The hand selected
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

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Bronze

18th Century Cylinder Secretary, Roll Desk with Marquetry, France, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Cylinder desk with elaborate marquetry Alsace / Upper Rhine walnut, maple, etc. around 1780
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires

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Fruitwood, Maple, Walnut

18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau à Cylindre or Cylinder Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
An exceptional Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or cylinder desk with bookcase, giving you a
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Bookcases

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Walnut

Amazing Very Rare Limited Edition Cylinder Secretary Desk in Lucite Late 1980s
By Comatec
Located in Brussels, BE
, cylinder secretary desk, a perfect replica of the elegant French Louis XVI original. This unique piece of
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Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

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Brass

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

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Walnut

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

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Wood

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

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Brass

Small Lovely French Antique Marquetry Cylinder Bureau Desk
Located in Houston, TX
pull-out writing desk and the quarter-cylinder-shaped roll-up flap. Large Marquetry work on the front
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Early 20th Century European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Fruitwood

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

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Granite, 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

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Palisander

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

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Mahogany

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

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Brass

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

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Satinwood, Walnut

Inlaid Circassian Walnut Mixed Woods French Louis XV Cylinder Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
French-made (Danish retailed) inlaid cylinder desk with 4 drawers and storage on top over 4 drawers
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20th Century Danish Desks

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Wood

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

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Walnut

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

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Ormolu

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

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Bronze

Louis XVI Cylinder Bureau, Attributed to Godefroy Dester
By Godefroy Dester
Located in Berlin, DE
An elegant freestanding mahogany roll top desk attributed to Godefroy Dester (maitre 1774). The
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Antique French Louis XV Revival Rosewood Cylinder Bureau, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis XV rosewood and marquetry bureau a' cylindre, circa 1870 in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks

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

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Mahogany

Antique French Louis XVI Cylinder Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style cylinder desk or secretaire in rosewood with beautiful marquetry and
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Secretaires

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Bronze

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

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Rosewood

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

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French Cylinder Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal French cylinder desk for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every French cylinder desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect French cylinder desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each French cylinder desk bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one French cylinder desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Paul Sormani, Comatec and Howard Sons Ltd produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a French Cylinder Desk?

Prices for a French cylinder desk start at $1,196 and top out at $39,000 with the average selling for $4,800.
Questions About French Cylinder Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.