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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
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Roll-Top Desk with Gilt Bronze-Mounted
Located in Cypress, CA
This impressive 19th century, French Empire style gilt bronze-mounted Fine mahogany roll-top desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Mid-Century French Louis XV Style Walnut Caned and Leather Desk Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
This refined pair of mid-century French desk armchairs was crafted in France circa 1960 and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Walnut
19th Century French Writing Table
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French Louis XVI style bureau plat, having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
$6,353 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XVI Style Roll Top Desk in Mahogany and Gilt Bronze
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
open roll top reveals a number fitted drawers above a leather topped sliding writing surface; the lower
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chic
Stylish Mercier Frères, Paris Nutwood and Gilt Bronze Ladies Writing Desk
By Mercier Freres
Located in Lisse, NL
Finest quality and stunning design Louis XVI style desk, circa 1890.
Owning and using top quality
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Bronze
Gorgeous Louis XV Style, Ormolu-Mounted, Bronze Dore, Bureau Plat, Writing Desk!
Located in Antwerp, BE
Louis XV-style Flat Desk is a refined example of classic craftsmanship and French elegance. The
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Potters Bar, GB
the bureau plat features a leather writing surface with hand applied gilt tooling
We ship to every
Category
Vintage 1920s French Provincial Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ecritoire Desk in Burled Elm, circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
. In the middle of the opened desk, there is a large compartment with a burgundy leather writing
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Metal
RALPH LAUREN METROPOLIS MACASSAR
BROWN LEATHER FRENCH ART DECO CURVED DESk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Ralph Lauren Macassar wood curved French Art Deco Metropolis office desk with custom made, hand dyed
Category
20th Century Art Deco Desks
Materials
Hardwood
John Vesey, Louis XVI Style, Steel, Bronze, Rare Writing Desk, USA, 1960s
By John Vesey
Located in Manhasset, NY
, 1960s
A Hollywood Regency inspired writing desk by John Vesey (American 1924-1992) in the French Louis
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze, Steel
French 19th Century Directoire Roll Top Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stately French Directoire roll top secretary. This massive desk is over six feet long and four
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Antique Desk Directoire Bureau Plat 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
gilt mounts
Top: Rectangular top with inset brown leather writing surface,
panelled into three sections
Category
Antique 1880s French Provincial Desks
Materials
Giltwood
Antique French Pedestal Desk Walnut 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French burr walnut pedestal desk
This unusual desk has an arrangement of 9 drawers with brass swan
Category
Antique 1880s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Secretary Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase
Category
Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
French Escritoire Desk Mahogany Antique, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Reveal an Arrangement of Drawers, Pigeonholes and a Leather Writing Surface.
The Marble Top Having a
Category
Antique 1860s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Escritoire Desk Mahogany Antique Chest
Located in Potters Bar, GB
an inner oak lined drawer.
The writing section having a drop down fall with a leather writing
Category
Antique 1860s Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
shape with a central pierced ormolu reserve. The top has its original brown fitted leather writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Stunning Antique Victorian Fully Restored Sheraton Revival Desk Oxblood Leather
By Sheraton Revival
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Revival partner desk with oxblood leather writing surface
This is pretty much the finest desk I have
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Fully Restored Harrods Kennedy Brown Leather Military Campaign Pedestal Desk
By Harrods, Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, Military Campaign twin pedestal partners desk with hand dyed, cigar brown leather writing surface
This
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20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany And Ormolu Mounted Partners Desk
By Victor Raulin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
with the same handles. At each end of the desk are leather fitted pull out writing surfaces with handle
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
French inlaid Kidney-shape Bureau-Plat/Library-Table/Desk
Located in Folkestone, GB
leather writing surface flanked by panels of geometric parquetry and edged with a chased ormolu surround
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Desks
Materials
Kingwood, Sycamore
François Linke French Louis XVI Ormolu Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk, c.1889
By François Linke
Located in King
s Lynn, GB
leather top. This exceptional desk is also highly believed to feature in Netflix’s award-winning The Crown
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French 19th Century Transitional St. Bureau À Cylindre Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ormolu Bureau à Cylindre desk. The exceptional thirteen drawer roll top desk is raised by elegant
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cylinder Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
fitted interior with leather lined writing slide, the paneled knee hole frieze with four drawers; an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Trim Mahogany Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (late 19th/early 20th Century) mahogany writing desk with bronze trim, gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
Stunning Restored circa 1800 Georgian Oak
Brown Leather Partners Pedestal Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
has all been left to the original colour, then French polished, the leather top has equally been
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
Located in Lucenec, SK
-top that features a rich mahogany color finish and has a green leather writing surface with that was
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
$4,818 Sale Price
30% Off
Rare Louis XV French 18th C, Desk "Bureau De Pente" .
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
desk has two drawers at each sides.
When the top folds down it reveals a large writing space with a
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Desks
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Slant Front Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th Century Louis XV French marquetry bureau de pente, or slant front desk, made with veneers
Category
Antique 18th Century European Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Empire Style Partners Desk by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Westfield, MA
from any angle. The top is leather-inset and gold-tooled, offering both a refined writing surface and a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Desks
Materials
Ormolu
French Ladies Desk Antique Bureau De Dame, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Sliding Well and a Leather Writing Surface to the Fall.
The Top of the Bureau Featuring a Pierced Brass
Category
Antique 1860s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Fine French Art Deco Palisander Desk and Chair by Robert Bloch
By Athelia by Robert Bloch
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Bloch for Studio Athelia - A fine French Art Deco rosewood secretary desk with a flip top
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Chrome
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu Desk, Signed Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
tooled leather writing surface atop. The top displays a gold tooled leather writing surface and is framed
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, And Ormolu Desk, Signed By Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French late 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, and Ormolu desk, signed by
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Tulipwood, Kingwood and Charmwood Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
leather top. Above is the same matching gold tooled fitted leather writing surface framed within a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
19thc French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat Desk with Ormolu in Diminutive Size
Located in Savannah, GA
Handsome diminutive size French Louis XVI lady's writing table constructed of mahogany and
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Petite French Louis XV Style Walnut Slant-Front Desk, Stamped, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
drawers and topped with a pen compartment. The writing area is fitted with leather, while the apron
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
exquisite foliate designs. The kidney-shaped top displays the gilt-tooled leather fitted writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Late 19th C Louis XVI Style Mahogany Ebonised Desk
Located in Troy, MI
finish and brass trim. New leather top / writing surface. Five locking dovetail construction drawers with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Epoque Period Desk Attr. Maison Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
drawers. Above is a fitted gold tooled leather writing surface framed within a mahogany band with a fine
Category
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Bonheur Du Jour Desk
Located in Austin, TX
, showcasing the artistic finesse of the Louis XV era. The desk’s design includes a leather top writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Leather, Tulipwood
19th Century Louis Philippe Mahogany Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany desk with bookmatched flame mahogany veneer
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Louis Philippe Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Marquetry Desk/bonheur Du Jour
Located in Beaune, FR
beautifully crafted 19th-century French piece.
Dimensions
Total height 1m05
Height at writing desk 73cm
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
RESTORED ANTiQUE LATE 19TH CENTURY LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MOUNTED BUREAU PLAT DESK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, the frame has been washed back and lightly French polished, the leather top is new as mentioned, it is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Bronze
FULLY RESTORED EXTRA LARGE DOUBLE SiDED REGENCY TWIN PEDESTAL PARTNER DESK
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, fully restored extra large double sided twin pedestal partner desk with brown leather, gold leaf tooled
Category
20th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Rolltop Desk after Jean-Henri Riesener Attributed to Maison Beurdeley
By Maison Beurdeley
Located in Paris, FR
Remarkable Louis XVI style rolltop writing desk with marquetry latticework pattern. The front of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Directory Bureau Bonheur du jour desk, wood and leather, and bronze inkwe
By French House
Garden
Located in Valladolid, ES
Stunning French Bonheur du Jour mahogany desk or bureau, dating from the early 19th century, with a
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Cabinets
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Secrétaire
Located in Southampton, NY
XVI, is a refined example of 19th-century French furniture. The 'top drawer' pulls out and opens as a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Brass and Mahogany veneered Directoire Style Cylinder Bureau
Located in Berlin, DE
mirrored panelled doors, the roll-top opening to reveal a sliding leather writing surface surmounted by
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Brass
Superb 19th Century French Empire Escritoire
Located in Dallas, TX
detailing and fabulous interior with mirrored surfaces, fitted drawers and leather writing surface. A
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Wood
Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Kneehole Desk by Edwards and Roberts
Located in Suffolk, GB
quality mahogany breakfront shaped top crossbanded in satinwood with a red leather writing surface above
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Other
19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
opens to reveal a writing slide with a gold tooled leather surface. Below this is a single shelf, backed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks
Materials
Ebony, Amboyna
French 19th Century Marquetry Bureau de Dame
Located in Brighton, Sussex
leather writing surface that pulls out when the cylinder is opened. Raised on elegant cabriole legs that
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Kingwood
A French Louis XV Style Rosewood Veneered Bureau en Pente
Located in San Francisco, CA
a good French Rococo Style Fall Front Desk having a rectangular top with an undulating herring bone
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Parquetry Bureau a Rognon
Located in Montreal, QC
top has a pierced brass gallery enclosing a fanning kingwood veneer. The leather slide-out writing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Large Louis XVI Style French Mahogany Cylindrical Bureau, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XVI Style Cylindrical Bureau with slides, leather writing surface, fitted interior and marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Marble
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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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