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18th Century Louis XVI Trompe l Oeil Marquetry Desk or Secrétaire Chiffonière
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century Louis XVI trompe l'Oeil marquetry writing desk or secrétaire chiffonière An
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Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Inlaid Rosewood Secretaire Abattant Desk Dresser, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good quality antique French inlaid marquetry Rosewood secretaire abattant, circa 1880. Made from
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Marble

Walnut Writing Table or Extendable Game Table by Maison Leleu
By Maison Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Walnut marquetry writing table with gilt bronze accents and a leather writing surface, which opens
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Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Marquetry Desk Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century French Marquetry Desk Chest of Drawers 49''hx 26''w x 14''d (also
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Louis Xv Transition Style French Marquetry Desk
By Georges Leleu
Located in Vancouver, BC
A good late 19thC French desk with book matched marquetry on all sides; new brown leather top with
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

1940 s French Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940's French Style Marquetry Writing Desk w/ Leather blotter and ornate escutcheons
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Inlaid Marquetry Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
French inlaid marquetry ladies desk, the top with cast brass gallery, the top, fall board, front
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Antique 1880s French Desks

Materials

Brass

French Inlaid Marquetry Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
French inlaid marquetry ladies desk, the top with cast brass gallery, the top, fall board, front
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Antique 1880s French Desks

Materials

Brass

French Writing Desk With Marquetry Inlay
Located in New Orleans, LA
FRENCH WRITING DESK WITH MARQUETRY LINE INLAY, TAMBOUR CENTER, FAUX BOOK SIDE CABINETS AND LEATHER
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze

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

Fine Marquetry French Antique Desk Signed Grimard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
French Antique Desk Signed GRIMARD, Meubles d'Arts 5, Rue de Charonne, Paris, From Villa Sanary
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

French Heavily Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk With Marquetry and Parquetry
Located in Redding, CA
This Curvy little desk is big on style, loaded with gilt bronze mounts And so beautifully shaped
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

19th C French Ladies Marquetry Writing Desk with Ormalou
Located in Stamford, CT
19th C French Ladies Marquetry Writing Desk with Ormalou
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

20th Century France Louis XV Kingwood Inlaid Marquetry Desk and Writing Table
By Charles Topino
Located in Roma, RM
Purple ebony centre desk - France, 20th century, in the manner of CHARLES TOPINO, XIX century
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Kingwood

Oak and Pine Marquetry Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Oak and Pine Marquetry Desk
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Pine

Rare marquetry French desk with gilded bronze candle holders
Located in Vancouver, BC
Rich Louis XV style writing desk of ovoid form inlaid all round, one long drawer below a leather
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Desk with Secret
Located in Matosinhos, PT
19th century French Louis XV style marquetry bureau desk with secret compartment, circa 1870. It
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Wood

Lous XVI Marquetry French Abatant
Located in Hudson, NY
Louis XVI marquetry secretaire with original grey Saint Anne marble top. French 18th Century.
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Tulipwood, Mahogany

19th Century Rosewood French Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Desk with Secret
Located in Matosinhos, PT
19th century rosewood French Louis XV style marquetry bureau desk with secret compartment, circa
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Walnut

François Linke, Louis XV Style Desk in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Napoleon III
By François Linke
Located in NONANCOURT, FR
Louis XV style flat desk richly decorated with chiseled and gilded bronzes with in particular large
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English 19th Century Marquetry Style Drop Front Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1900s antique neoclassical style drop front desk is made of walnut wood in its original light
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Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A very fine diminutive antique French ladies writing table. Marquetry and parquetry inlaid
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

French 19th century double-sided marquetry bureauplat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century double-sided marquetry bureauplat with side extensions and bronze dore mounts
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Late 19th Century Mahogany, Marquetry and Kingwood French Writing Desk
Located in Darwen, GB
A late 19th century mahogany, marquetry and kingwood French writing desk. Having a rectangular
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Antique 1880s Desks

Secrétaire Chest, Semanier, Marquetry, French, circa 1910
Located in Honiton, Devon
Good quality marquetry Semanier with ormolu fittings in good condition. French Circa 1910. This
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Satinwood

A Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood and Marquetry Desk
Located in Riverdale, NY
the ormolu-moulded kidney shaped top inlaid with flowering vines above a conforming similarly inlaid frieze fitted with three drawers, on cabriole legs with foliate cast sabots
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Table
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A writing desk with gilt gilt bronze (i.e. ormolu), veneered in satinwood and marquetry depictions
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique French slant front desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV style rosewood and marquetry slant front desk.
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Louis XV Style Marquetry "Secretaire en Pente" Desk
Located in Alexandria, VA
This bombe desk is shaped with swell front, sides and top. The fall front with armorial inlay
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Fruitwood

Paul Sormani - Table or Desk in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Napoleon III Period
By Paul Sormani
Located in NONANCOURT, FR
Table or desk opening with a frieze drawer in rosewood and violet wood diamond marquetry
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century France Napoleon III Rosewood Desk Writing Table
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic and rare French centre desk, completely inlaid on every part, we are faced with a small
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Rosewood

19th Century French Napoleon III in Boulle Marquetry Writing Table
By Napoléon III
Located in Waedenswil, CH
This beautiful second generation desk in Boulle marquetry was produced in France in the 19th
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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-19th Century Walnut Inlaid Floral Marquetry French Writing Table
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-19th century French writing table Inlaid floral marquetry decoration of walnut and ebonized
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mazarin Desk in Boulle Marquetry 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Manduel, FR
Impressive Mazarin desk in Boulle marquetry. Period early 19th century. Perfect condition
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Antique 1810s French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Tortoise Shell

French Inkwell and Penholder in Boulle Marquetry, 19th Century
Located in Manduel, FR
Desk accessories including penholder and inkwell with crystal inkwells in Boulle marquetry
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Brass

French Petite Writing Table with Leather Top, Bronze Mounts and Marquetry Inlay
Located in Toronto, ONTARIO
A beautiful European walnut French writing table with inlay Marquetry decoration on all four sides
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Marquetry Bureau Plat
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
Really good quality and well proportioned French tulipwood, marquetry and brass mounted bureau plat
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century France Louis XV Revival Walnut Writing Desk Table Inlay Bronze, 1890
Located in Roma, RM
Small French writing table, in Louis XV style, but from the late 19th century. In walnut wood and
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Inkwell in Boulle Marquetry with Crystal Inkwell, 19th Century
Located in Manduel, FR
Desk accessories inkwell with crystal inkwells in Boulle marquetry Napoleon III period
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Brass

19th Century Marquetry Extended Louis Philippe period Center Table in Mahogany
Located in Torino, IT
19th century inlaid Louis Philippe period center table in mahogany circa 1840 France in good solid
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Antique 1840s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

Napoleon III French Marquetry Drop-Leaf Salon or Writing Table with Drawer, 1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
wonderfully executed marquetry and ormolu decorations throughout. Ebonized mahogany top, frame, and turned
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Wonderful Bookcase Desk Richly Bronzed in Brass Marquetry Napoleon 3 Period 19th
Located in Manduel, FR
Bookcase desk in brass marquetry. Period Napoléon III -Perfect condition. Incredible golden
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Brass

Bonheur du Jour with Clock 19th Century French Desk
Located in Santander, ES
A jewel of a 19th century French Bonheur du Jour aka ladies' desk in mahogany, rosewood, kingwood
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XV style marquetry bureau plat/hall table
Located in Vancouver, BC
An 18thC inspired French bureau plat in overall lozenge marquetry; of serpentine form, with three
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV Kingwood Fruitwood Marquetry Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
Ormalu mounts and inlaid with margqueterie of flowers. With leather-inset top above three apron drawers on one side, dummy drawers on the other side, raised on cabriole legs
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Small French Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Plat, circa 1820-1840
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Small French Louis XV style marquetry bureau plat, circa 1820-1840. Elegant and beautiful
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Louis XV Rosewood Bureau de Dame Desk Wood Inlay, 1890
Located in Roma, RM
French bureau for women, of small dimensions, graceful in the moved shapes and in the inlays of
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

ON SALE Desk 18th century rosewood drop front desk.
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century rosewood drop front desk. The interior drawers are from the 19th Century Measures: 33
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Marquetry Bureau De Dame
Located in San Francisco, CA
19TH CENTURY MARQUETRY BUREAU DE DAME (secretary, desk) 35"H x 26" w 18"D
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Desks

Burr Walnut and Marquetry Bureau Mazarin
Located in London, GB
French Louis XIV Burr Walnut & Marquetry Bureau Mazarin with Berainesque Inlaid Designs c.1700
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks

19th Century Louis XV Kingwood Rosewood Writing Desk Table Vernis Martin Style
By Vernis Martin
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic and rare writing desk table in the style of Vernis Martin, Napoleon III era, circa 1860
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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Pencil Box of Lord in Boulle Marquetry Napoléon III Period
Located in Manduel, FR
Desk accessories pencil Box of Lord with crystal inkwells in Boulle marquetry Napoléon III
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Magazine Rack in Boulle Marquetry Natural Tortioseshell, 19th Century Napoleon
Located in Manduel, FR
Magazine rack in tortoiseshell period Napoleon III, perfect condition nice bronzes in the Louis XV style veneer with tortoiseshell "full" on all sides (also behind). Hook for hanging...
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III More Desk Accessories

Materials

Tortoise Shell

20th Century Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
Located in Pataskala, OH
Understated elegance of this writing desk is sure to fit with many different style, Louis XV
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Leather

Sumptuous Office in Boulle Marquetry from the 19th Century
Located in charmes, FR
A beautiful 19th century Boulle desk in red tortoiseshell, with sumptuous tortoiseshell marquetry
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks

Materials

Wood

Desk Bureau Plat 19th Century in the Louis XV Manner
Located in Santander, ES
A magnificent French Louis XV style Bureau Plat dating to the end of the 19th century, with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Kingwood

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Find many varieties of an authentic French marquetry desk available at 1stDibs. Each French marquetry desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and bronze. Find 568 options for an antique or vintage French marquetry desk now, or shop our selection of 21 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect French marquetry desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each French marquetry desk bearing louis xv, Louis XVI or modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one French marquetry desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Aymeric Lefort, François Linke and André-Charles Boulle produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a French Marquetry Desk?

A French marquetry desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,875, while the lowest priced sells for $180 and the highest can go for as much as $1,919,381.
Questions About French Marquetry 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.