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French 19th Century Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Emanate professionality from behind this stunning Empire-style mahogany desk, made in France during
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Gold, Brass, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry Ormolu Mounted Writing Table
Located in Benington, Herts
A very fine French late 19th- early20th-century Louis XVI style kingwood parquetry and ormolu
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Ebonized Ormolu Ladies Desk with Porcelain Plaques, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French ladies desk offers ebonized finish with upper ormolu gallery over double door
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

French Sevres Style Ormolu Mounted Ink Well
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Newark, England
French late 19th century Napoleon III style ink well. The ink well with a Sevres style porcelain to
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Walnut and Marquetry Bureau Plat, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely beautiful Louis Revival walnut, specimen marquetry, and ormolu mounted bureau
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts French Flat Desk
Located in Miami, FL
. The desk is raised on traditional curved legs Louis XV style decorated with ormolu sabots. At the
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Leather Top Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique French leather top desk / writing table, dating from around the 1930’s. The
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Vintage 1930s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French leather top bureau plat desk, made in France and dating from around the
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu Pen Tray
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century French bronze and ormolu ribbed and scrolled hull boat-shape pen tray, raised on
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Large Antique French Rococo Ormolu Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
finished in ormolu (finely gilded bronze or doré bronze). It is of balloon shape, formed with bold scrolls
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

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

Materials

Brass

Antique French Ormolu and Malachite Miniature Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A French ormolu and malachite miniature table circa 1880 in date. The miniature table with
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Antique 1880s French More Desk Accessories

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

French Louis XV Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Louis XV Ebonized Black Lacquer Bronze Figural Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk. Featuring
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century French Cut Crystal and Ormolu Inkwell
Located in Winnetka, IL
French late 19th century cut crystal and ormolu inkwell.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Inkwells

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome Empire style desk from 19th century France. Made from a beautiful mahogany that’s been
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Style Rosewood and Ormolu Bureau Plat, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV style bureau plat writing desk offers rosewood construction with gilt
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Louis XV style writing desk from France, circa 1840, will elevate any home office or library to the
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass, Ormolu

Elegant 19th Century Ormolu and Marble Writing Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
This elegant 19th century ormolu bronze and white Carrara marble writing desk fitted with two
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Antique 1850s French Baroque Inkwells

Antique French Ormolu Marble Double Encrier Standish Inkstand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique French Empire Revival ormolu mounted and patinated Verde Antico marble
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Antique 1870s French Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

A French Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Satinwood Writing Table
By Paul Sormani
Located in Sheffield, MA
A French Ormolu-Mounted Inlaid Kingwood & Satinwood Writing Table, Attributed Paul Sormani
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

A Transitional Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Desk or Bounheur du Jour
Located in Berlin, DE
A small bonheur du jour or writing desk with a raised back section with a fall front opening
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Marquetry Style Mahogany Brass Ormolu Mounted Bombe Leather Top Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Style Mahogany Brass Ormolu Mounted Bombe Leather Top Desk A
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Antique Napoleon III Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful antique French Napoleon III period ebonized desk with ormolu mounts and bronze inlays.
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Empire Style Mahogany Ormolu Partners Desk with Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a French Empire Style Partner’s Desk with Chair – Mahogany with Ormolu Mounts and Embossed
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20th Century French Empire Desks

19th Century Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Cast Mounts
Located in Central England, GB
A superb French Louis XVI style Bureau plat. This exceptional French decorative bureau plat is
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Framed Ormolu Malachite Portrait Plaque Francis Drake, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique French ormolu and malachite portrait plaque of Francis Drake, circa
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Antique 1840s French More Desk Accessories

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

Antique French Grand Tour Onyx and Ormolu Obelisk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Grand Tour onyx obelisk circa 1850 in date. The obelisk features
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Antique 1850s French More Desk Accessories

Materials

Onyx, Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Blue "Sevres" Porcelain Inkwell, Circa 1860-1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Ormolu Mounted blue and gold "Sevres" porcelain inkwell with hand-painted scene
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Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Ormolu

Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Amaranth and Walnut Parquetry Roll Top Antique Desk
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in London, GB
Of transitional style in the manner of Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix, the cylinder opening to a gilt tooled brown leather writing surface beneath eight small drawers and a filing com...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French 17th Century Louis XIV Period Ormolu and Porphyry Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A truly superb and unique French 17th century Louis XIV period ormolu inkwell. This impressive
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XIV Inkwells

Materials

Porphyry, Ormolu

French Marble and Ormolu Petite Table Clock, France, circa 1900
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful rouge marble and ormolu French table clock with hand painted porcelain dial. The 8 day
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Specimen Marble Topped Bureau Platt Desk, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Rare and exquisite late 19th century French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted walnut bureau platt desk
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Fine 19th Century French Shaped Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine 19th century French shaped ormolu-mounted bureau plat retaining its original tooled red
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Antique Writing Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Large Empire style writing desk crafted in mahogany and mahogany veneer, with ormolu decoration
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Bronze

French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Manhasset, NY
A French ormolu-mounted mahogany bureau plat by Paul Sormani. This finely detailed and signed late
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Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Louis XIV Kingwood, Ormolu Burl Ladies Desk with Rear Tower C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Kingwood, Ormolu & Burl Ladies Desk with Rear Tower & Writing Slide-Out C1890 Measures - 50 1/4 h x 22 3
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu and White Marble Boudoir Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful antique French ormolu-mounted white marble boudoir clock, circa 1900. It’s of elegant
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
By François Linke
Located in London, GB
writing surface, house with a bronze guard band. French, circa 1880
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu Porcelain Inkstand c.1870
Located in London, GB
This is an antique French ormolu and porcelain encrier of rectangular form c.1870 in date. The
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Antique 19th Century French Inkwells

Antique French Ormolu "DuBarry Rose" Pink Jeweled-Enamel Inkwell Pen, 1860 s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Ormolu and "DuBarry Rose" lovely pink jeweled-enamel inkwell with pen, Circa 1860
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Antique 1860s French Inkwells

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

French Ebony Boulle Marquetry Desk in Louis XIV Style
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
French ebony desk in the Louis XIV style, featuring brass and tortoiseshell marquetry in the style
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French 19th century Louis XVI style kingwood, ormolu-mounted Bonheur Du Jour
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Walnut Parquetry Bureau De Dame Desk, 19th C
Located in London, GB
also a favourite material for shotgun stocks. Ormolu - Gilt Bronze (from French 'or moulu
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Antique 1870s French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Rare Art Nouveau French Ormolu and Crystal Inkwell Encrier by Baccarat
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Queens, NY
A Rare Art Nouveau French Ormolu and crystal inkwell Encrier by Baccarat, circa 1900, the ormolu
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau De Pente Ladies Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau De Pente Ladies Desk Antique Louis XV style ormolu mounted
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Writing Table with Bronze Swag Ormolu, circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Writing table, of mahogany and satinwood, having embossed leather top, apron with elaborate bronze swags and drawer with inset bronze plaque of putti; raised on square tapering legs ...
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Antique French Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an attractive antique French ormolu mounted Gonçalo Alves and wood bureau plat, dating from
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Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Table Desk by Mercier Frères, Paris
By Mercier Freres
Located in Shippensburg, PA
drawers with gilt bronze escutcheons and ring pulls, these flanked by ormolu corner mounts of draped
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20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

French Louis XVI Parquet Top Writing Table with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pretty Louis XVI style French writing table with diamond parquetry top and drawer fronts, the top
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Exquisite French Charles X Ormolu Chinoiserie Figural Table Clock
By Charles X
Located in Long Island City, NY
Exquisite French Charles X ormolu bronze chinoiserie figural table clock, early 19th century
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Antique Early 19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
Nice French marquetry desk in the Louis XVI style with square tapered legs, gilt-bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Karges Walnut French Writing Desk
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
burled walnut top and solid brass French pulls and ormolu. The writing desk offers a large file sized
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Vintage 1970s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Louis XVI Style Parquetry Writing Table or Desk with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Birmingham, AL
on the reverse of the desk with faux-drawers. The body is raised over tapered legs terminating in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Fruitwood

Antique French Louis XV Style Burl Mahogany Parquetry Ladies Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV ladies writing desk offers burn and mahogany construction in serpentine
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20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Rare French Ormolu and Diamond-Cut Crystal Figural Inkwell Encrier by Baccarat
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Queens, NY
A rare French Ormolu and diamond-cut crystal figural inkwell Encrier by Baccarat, circa 1875
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Bureau Plat and Desk Chair, Possibly by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV St., kingwood and ormolu
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Gold Bronze Doré Mounted Desk Signed Paul Sormani, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French gold bronze doré mounted desk signed Paul Sormani, circa 1890.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

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French Ormolu Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal French ormolu desk for your home. A French ormolu desk — often made from metal, ormolu and wood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the French ormolu desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A French ormolu desk made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one French ormolu desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but François Linke, Paul Sormani and Zacharie Raingo produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a French Ormolu Desk?

A French ormolu desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $10,185, while the lowest priced sells for $290 and the highest can go for as much as $247,737.
Questions About French Ormolu 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.