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Nice Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Long Island City, NY
gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a molded border, above a quarter-veneered serpentine frieze
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Leather Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XV style leather top with front drawer ladies writing desk with bronze mounted design details
Category
Antique 1820s French Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Bonheur du Jour by Winckelsen
By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen
Located in London, GB
for this outstanding bonheur du jour. The design of this ladies’ writing desk is after one crafted by
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Mahogany Tric Trac Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular removable green leather top with reversible felt playing surface , exposing a
Category
Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat After Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in Long Island City, NY
rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a molded border and with shell-cast mounts to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
compartments and two letter trays, with pull-out black leather-lined writing slide, above a knee-hole with a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
leather writing-surface within a molded border above a quarter-veneered frieze, three drawers to the front
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$95,000 Sale Price
24% Off
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Amaranth Bureau Plat
By Philippe Claude Montigny
Located in Kittery Point, ME
leather-lined top surrounded with a later ormolu border, above two frieze drawers and simulated drawers to
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
; the lower case with leather writing inset over a frieze drawer centered by a rocaille and flanked by a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Fine Quality Louis XVI style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat by Alexandre
By Alexandre Chevrié, Paris 1
Located in New York, NY
leather, an inset writing surface. Contains one large drawer that runs the width of the table.
Maker
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Antique Mid-19th Century Rococo Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The desk with a 1/4 cylinder top that opens to reveal a leather writing surface with pigeon holes
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Plat Attributed to François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Montreal, QC
writing surface of the desk is inset with the original tooled leather top retaining a beautiful aged
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A Black Lacquer and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat with Leaf Slide, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
leather writing surface, enclosed within a graduated brass surround mounted to each corner by an C
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV style bureau plat, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
piece features a rich mahogany finish and an elegant inset leather top, enhancing its sophistication
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Gilt Metal and Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat, 20th century, the rectangular inset leather
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Regence Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat
By Charles Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
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This fine parquetry inlaid bureau plat has a tooled leather top and sumptuous gilt-bronze mounts
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bureau Plat
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
network of exquisite gilt bronze. Supporting the leather-topped table are graceful cabriole legs, a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Bureau Plat, by Francoise Linke.
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
three frieze drawers to one side, dummy drawers to the reverse, inset Moroccan leather top and raised on
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
$49,293 Sale Price
20% Off
Regency period brass inlaid Library table, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
leather top, a single frieze drawer, end supports, raised on elegant out swept feet. Circa 1820
Batch 82
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Maison Lalande Mahogany Library Furniture, Paris, 1890-1900
By Maison Lalande
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
a gilt-tooled leather-inset writing surface, three frieze drawers, one impressed with signature
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in New York, NY
leather writing surface, the frieze set with three drawers, the reverse with false drawers, the interior
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
A signed piece with rectangular top with inset green leather, possibly original , over a frieze
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Kingwood
Ormolu Bureau Plat by Simon Loscertales
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Mounts: Heavy cast bronze ormolu throughout
Top: Red leather hide writing surface with gilt tooling
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI style Bureau plat, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset leather
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$21,908 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Attractive Louis XV style bureau plat, gilt embossed tanned leather top writing surface centered on
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Regence Ebonized And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with inset black tooled leather surrounded by a brass inlaid ebonized border
Category
Antique 1730s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany bureau plat. Having an inset leather top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
$30,671 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with inset deep burgundy leather with bronze outer border over three drawers
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Frederic Schmit, Paris, Large Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat, 19th Century
By Frédéric Schmit
Located in Brighton, Sussex
tooled leather top, an ormolu moulding around, three oak lined frieze drawers, with the locks stamped
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
$41,625 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
Towers in New York City. Newly replaced tooled brown leather set in a rectangular top with banded border
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large Louis XV Style 19th Century Bureau Plat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
bureau plate. Having an inset leather top, five oak lined drawers to one side, dummy drawers to the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Bureau Plate, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Louis XV style bureau plat, having an inset leather top, gilded
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Regence Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bureau Plat by Zwiener, circa 1890
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
the reverse of the bronze mounts 'JZ'.
This fine bureau plat has a shaped leather inset top with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Louis XV Revival Ormolu-Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, by appointment only
Harewood, Thuya, Purpleheart, palm wood and tulipwood.
The beautifully shaped ormolu gallery on the top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
$36,969 Sale Price
40% Off
Rare Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Bureau de Dame François Linke, circa 1980
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
de dame has a shaped top with an inset gilt-tooled red leather top banded to the edge with a moulded
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Marquetry Slant Top Ladies Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
French marquetry ladies slant top three-drawer writing desk with floral motif inlay, flanking step
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Gold, Ormolu
Large Empire French Writing Desk with Embossed Brown Leather Top
Column Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Empire French writing desk or bureau plat with embossed brown leather top, bronze dore mounts
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Vintage Solid Mahogany Writing Desk with Leather Top and Brass Hardware
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This French-made writing desk is executed in solid mahogany wood and designed in the Louis XVI
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
An Elegant French Louis XV Style Ebonized 3-Drawer Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
of pegged construction the serpentine top with hand-tooled maroon leather insert above a shaped
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Rococo Revival Desks
Materials
Wood
$7,040 Sale Price
20% Off
French Empire Revival Green Leather Top Bronze Griffin Mahogany Desk
Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Revival Style Green Leather Top Mahogany Bureau Plat Executive Writing Desk
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XVI Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Handsome late 18th Century French Louis XVI style writing desk with leather insert on top. Desk
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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Wood
$3,450 Sale Price
25% Off
French Provencial Writing Desk by Sligh Furniture
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Pasadena, TX
French Provencial writing desk by Sligh Furniture
Vintage leather top half moon desk by Sligh
Category
Mid-20th Century North American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Walnut
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Theodore Alexander French Louis XV Walnut Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk
By Theodore Alexander
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk
By Theodore Alexander
Vietnam
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Desks
Materials
Bronze
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Oak Leather Top Bureau Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style bureau plat writing desk
By Baker Furniture
Category
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Style Heavily Detailed Inlay wi Leather Topped Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Blue Leather Topped 3 Drawer Writing Desk
A stunning piece that combines exquisite craftsmanship with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Porcelain Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A beautiful French 19th century Sevres style porcelain mounted bureau plat, having an inset leather
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Porcelain, Mahogany
$15,335 Sale Price
20% Off
Karges French Louis XV Chinoiserie Cream Lacquered Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV Chinoiserie style writing desk or bureau plat desk
By Karges
USA
Category
Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique French Parquetry and Bronze Cartonnier Writing Desk with Clock
Located in London, GB
leather top; the shouldered tapering legs dressed with imbricated bronze mounts: lions masks at the ends
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
This elegant writing desk was created in France in the late 18th century, during the reign of King
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Leather Top Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Chicago, US
Bureau Plat desk in the style of Louis XVI. Original inset brown leather writing surface with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Writing Desk
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI St. mahogany and ormolu writing desk, attributed to F
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Ladies Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV St. tulipwood and kingwood ladies writing desk. The desk is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
French Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This Chippendale style Mahogany and Leather French Desk is produced by Niagara Furniture. A high
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$4,165 / item
Elegant Bonheur De Jour Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Southall, GB
A elegant French bonheur de jour ladies writing desk in kingswood and rosewood, with bronze gilt
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century Swedish Gustavian writing desk, circa 1790, embodies the clean lines and
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Materials
Brass
French Roll Top Desk Louis XVI Inlay Bureau
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning antique French roll top desk in the Louis XVI manner
Main structure of desk is in
Category
Vintage 1920s Desks
Materials
Kingwood
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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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