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Louis XVI Style French Marquetry Roll Top Bureau De Damme
Located in London, by appointment only
Violette marble top, above a marquetry roll top opening to a fitted interior, green leather sliding writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Desk, Signed
Escalier de Cristal, Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
designed folding top to open revealing a fitted brown leather writing surface with three faux drawers. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Mounted Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
fillets of scrolls which border the black leather and gold tooled top. All framed within a richly chased
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Directoire Style Desk Solid Cherry with Leather Pad and Covered Storage Space
Located in Landivy, FR
fronts.
To access the covered storage space under the top with the leather pad, pull the ring of the
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer
French Designer Handcrafted Connected Executive Desk in Solid Wood by C. Lecomte
By Christophe Lecomte
Located in Landivy, FR
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Pull the removable black leather-pad on the desk top and plug your devices to the sockets board.
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Wood
French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1817-1877). The serpentine shaped rectangular top enclosing a gilt tooled burgundy leather writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
21st Century Desk Wight Ebony and Black Leather with Metal Leg by Aymeric Lefort
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
A semi-circular black lacquered metal legged desk with a white ebony veneer top and black leather
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
21st Century Desk Wight Ebony and Black Leather with Metal Leg by Aymeric Lefort
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
A semi-circular black lacquered metal legged desk with a white ebony veneer top and black leather
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
21st Century Desk Wight Ebony and Black Leather with Metal Leg by Aymeric Lefort
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
A semi-circular black lacquered metal legged desk with a white ebony veneer top and black leather
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Double-Sided Desk with Brass Inlay and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant French double-sided writing desk in the Louis XV–Transition style, France circa 1880.
This
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Vendôme Vanity / Desk
By Hugues Chevalier
Located in Munich, Bavaria
bronze, chrome, or dark chrome. The top is adorned with either finely stitched leather (CATB or vegetable
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$13,785 / item
Desk in Mahogany Louis XVI Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minister desk in mohagany gilded brass and green leather on the top
The desk have two extensions
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$7,800 / set
Exceptional Napoleon III Bronze Mounted And Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Antique French Bronze mounted writing table with particularly fine form dating to the late
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk, stamped by
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Louis Philippe Mahogany Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis Philippe style bureau plat, or desk, made of solid and veneer of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Writing Table Nightstand With Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
sliding small leather top for writing with compartment beneath and divided compartment to the side with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
An Empire Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk, By Kahn, Paris
By Kahn
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Pedestal Desk, By Kahn, Paris.
The rectangular top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century, French Louis XV Style Wood Centre Desk with Gilt Bronze
Located in IT
19th century, French Louis XV style wood centre desk with gilt bronze
This elegant centre desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Three-Drawer Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood bureau plat (desk). The gilt banded
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
$18,950 Sale Price
44% Off
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin
Category
Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
French Louis XV Style Marquetry
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
" sliding doors, a leather top and a front drawer flanked on each corner with a gilt-bronze Espagnolette
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$12,950 Sale Price
31% Off
ANTIQUE RESTORED C HINDLEY
SON ENGLISH OAK GREEN LEATHER DOUBLE SiDED DESK
By Charles Hindley
Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
French polished from the ground up, all the handles polished and refitted, the green leather top has been
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
leather top, gilded ormolu mouldings and scrolling foliate mounts to the frieze, two frieze drawers and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century, French Louis XV style Natural Wood Center Desk with Gilt Bronzes
Located in IT
19th Century, French Louis XV style Wood Center with gilded bronze applications desk table
This
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Brushed Metal and Bronze, Egyptian Revival Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
heads and feet in the shape of lion's paws. Three front drawers. The top is black leather with gold
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Metal
French Tortoise Wood Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Partners Desk or Bureau Plat
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
partner secondary front with a large pullout / pull-out tooled leather top tray writing or working surface
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French circa 1870 Bonheur Du Jour Hardwood Marble Desk Bureau Faux Books
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Bonheur Du Jour with marble top surmounted by brass gallery rail, leather top and faux books
This is an
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Antique 1870s French High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Desk By Baker
Located in Houston, TX
Company French Louis XV style chinoiserie desk, writing table or bureau plat. This large beautiful desk is
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bois-Satiné Writing Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A fine French kidney shaped bureau plat desk, having an inset beige leather top. Two side drawers
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Flat Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
brass rods. The top and the pulls are covered with red leather in good condition with some traces of use
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
High Quality Wood
Hogan William
Mary Style Walnut Writing/Library Table
Located in North Salem, NY
Wood & Hogan bench-made writing or library table is crafted in the style of late 17th century William
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English William and Mary Desks and Writing...
Materials
Brass
John Vesey Stainless Steel Bronze Neoclassical Desk
By John Vesey
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary mid-century modern stainless steel and bronze writing table, desk, or bureau plat
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual amboyna Napoleon III secretaire desk by Diehl, the rectangular top above a single long
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amboyna
19th Century Louis XV Style Walnut Parquetry Writing Table with Brush Slide
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely mellow 19th century French Louis XV style writing table with a parquetry top and a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Nouveau Mahogany stepped desk
Located in Paris, FR
trim decorated with irises. The top is covered with leather. Circa: 1890
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
inset gold tooled green leather writing surface, above three frieze drawers on one side and dummy
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Diminutive Kingwood Writing Table by J. Lapie/ Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. Ormolu cartouche escutcheons (lacking a key). The top drawer with a gilt tooled brown leather writing
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
John Vesey Steel Bronze Neoclassical Library Table Desk
By John Vesey
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Glamorous and opulent 1960s stainless steel clad writing table, library table, or bureau plat desk
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Royal desk/bureau plat in Louis XV style with veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
frame.
Very nice corner fittings. Top plate lined with dark leather
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$5,496 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressive Louis XV Desk/Reception Table, After F. Linke, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive Louis XV desk/reception table, after F. Linke, Paris
Solid beech wood and veneered
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century French bureau plat featuring beautifully veneered wood surface and black leather top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Bureau Antique Cartonnier Sliding Top for Hidden Storage
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian smaller-sized writing desk with storage hidden beneath top from the 19th century. This
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Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Leon Jallot desk in macassar ebony
By Léon Jallot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco desk designed by Leon Jallot, circa 1925, in macassar ebony with sculpted
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar
$28,500 / item
Louis XV Desk with Bronze D’Ore Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
in the 1800s. The large writing desk features exquisite bronze d'ore mounts. Note the work from the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Gold Plate
Ellipse Light Up Desk by Federico Peri for Baxter
By Federico Peri
Located in Boston, MA
Designers of the year 2020 & 2019.
MDF frame with leather upholstery. Beveled stone top with water
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Metal, Brass
Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
By Cope and Collinson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made for the French Market
The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large flat desk in inlaid rosewood veneer in the Louis XV style
Located in Paris, FR
ornamentation, foliate pull handles. Red leather top. Louis XV style, and 19th century work.
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional John Vesey Stainless Steel and Bronze Desk
By John Vesey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
frieze storage drawers and the top is inset with leather, both trimmed with gilt bronze detailing
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Louis XV Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing-Table by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
reverse. The desk is fitted to each side with leather-lined pull-out writing slides and is raised on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small Double-sided Writing Table In Rosewood Louis XV Style From The 19th Centur
Located in Brussels, Brussels
its key which allows you to open and close all the drawers.
Very beautiful top with a leather also
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Victorian Walnut Marquetry Writing Table Attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
rectangular top with an oval panel inset with tooled green leather, the frieze with two small side drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Mahogany Bureau Plat, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
French Empire Mahogany Bureau Plat, 19th century, with gilt-tooled tan leather top with central
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
George III Mahogany Carlton House Desk
Located in London, GB
drawers & side cupboards with central green tooled leather writing surface with lift up writing slide. The
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Ebonised Wood, Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura Desk
Located in London, GB
Antique Mid-19th century ebonised wood, gilt bronze and Pietra Dura desk,
French, c. 1860s
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Ormolu
Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk, modeled after Charles Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important and most handsome French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
An Extremely Fine Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Writing Table Attributed To Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Benington, Herts
lower part with a frieze drawer revealing tooled leather insets with an adjustable writing slope and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Tall Standing Desk / Table by Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Dallas, TX
a Louis XV style Second Empire (Napoleon III) small writing desk / table (lectern, stand, or podium
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
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French Leather Top Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the French leather top writing desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, every French leather top writing desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French leather top writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A French leather top writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Empire styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one French leather top writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Jansen, Baker Furniture Company and Karges Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a French Leather Top Writing Desk?
Prices for a French leather top writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,000 and can go as high as $63,779, while the average can fetch as much as $4,622.
Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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