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Antique French Mahogany
Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Desk C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French bureau plat writing desk offers shaped mahogany construction with paneled case
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Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted Louis Revival kingwood bureau plat, circa 1880 in
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Benington, Herts
An exquisite 19th century French kingwood three-drawer bureau plat with gilt ormolu mounts and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
legs with acanthus scroll ormolu sabots
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Bureau Plat Writing Desk with Brass Ormolu, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely and elegant French antique bureau plat or writing table has a variety of veneers with
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautifully designed and extremely well made antique French writing desk. This was made in France
Category
Vintage 1920s British Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French Antique Regency Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Remarkable desk in the Regency style from France. This piece features striking bronze ormolu
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Antique Early 1800s French Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Gold Leaf
Neoclassical Mahogany
Ormolu-Mounted Antique Writing Desk Bureau Plat, France
Located in Shippensburg, PA
commanding form. The writing surface is so rich and attractive with a century of light wear and use stained
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
A French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk with Ormolu Mounts
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome French Louis XVI style mahogany writing desk/bureau plat with ormolu mounts; ex
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Escritoire Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French ormolu mounted escritoire writing bureau, dating from around
Category
Antique 1890s British Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Kingwood Veneer, Ormolu, and Red Leather Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th century) writing desk with kingwood veneer, a rectangular red leather
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Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Kingwood
Antique Louis Revival Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
Width 4 foot, 11 inches x Depth 2 foot, 6 inches
Ormolu - (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French 19th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Ormolu Writing Desk Table Linke
By François Linke
Located in Portland, OR
Superb antique French cross-banded walnut & fruitwood writing table with marquetry inlay and ormolu
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Style Marble-Top, Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This elegant ladies writing desk or library table features a dark green marble top above an ormolu
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, 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
Category
Vintage 1930s French Empire 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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
A very large, impressive and incredibly beautiful antique French style bureau plat desk, dating
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage French Louis XV Style Walnut Leather Top Bronze Ormolu Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Walnut Leather Top Bronze Ormolu Writing Desk. Item features a
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very impressive antique French Louis XV style desk, which I would date from around
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Empire mahogany pedestal desk circa 1880 in date.
This
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
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
Category
Vintage 1970s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat or Desk
Located in London, GB
This is an antique French kingwood desk which is commonly known in the trade as a Bureau plat. It's
Category
Vintage 1920s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Directoire Ormolu Mounted Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb French Directoire Ormolu Mounted Pedestal Desk, Circa 1850 in date.
The desk has a
Category
Antique 1850s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
This is a elegant antique French walnut bureau plat with decorative ormolu mounts, circa 1840 in
Category
Antique 1840s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk
Armchair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Empire mahogany pedestal desk and armchair set, circa 1880 in
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Secretaire Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French secretaire desk, dating from around the 1930’s period
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and rare antique ormolu mounted French bureau plat, circa 1860 in date.
It
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and rare antique ormolu mounted French mahogany and amboyna bureau plat in the
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Directoire Ormolu Mounted Pedestal Desk
Armchair, 19th C
Located in London, GB
A superb French Directoire Ormolu mounted pedestal desk & armchair set, Circa 1850 in date.
The
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Antique 1850s French Directoire 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
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Louis Revival Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
inches x width 5 foot, 4 inches x depth 2 foot, 8 inches
Ormolu - (from French 'or moulu', signifying
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Monumental French Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and rare antique ormolu mounted French kingwood bureau plat after Charles Cressent
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Depth 35.4
Ormolu (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Kingwood Parquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique 19th century French kingwood, parquetry and ormolu-mounted bureau plat, circa 1860
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Ormolu-Mounted and Marquetry Inlaid Desk, Mid-20th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
French mid-20th century ormolu-mounted marquetry inlaid five-drawer desk, the top, front and back
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Louis Revival Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French kingwood Louis revival bureau plat with highly decorative ormolu
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Category
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Empire Revival French Ormolu Mounted Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Napoleon III ormolu mounted Empire Revival flame mahogany pedestal desk, circa 1880 in
Category
Antique 1880s Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Table Desk by Mercier Frères, Paris
By Mercier Freres
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A gorgeous mahogany writing table in the neoclassical taste, the Stark angularity of the form tidy
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century Antique French Mahogany Ormolu Partners Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19TH CENTURY ANTIQUE FRENCH MAHOGANY ORMOLU PARTNERS DESK
HERE WE HAVE A LARGE PARTNERS DESK
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted bureau plat, Circa 1860 in date
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Kingwood
Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French Louis Revival gilt bronze mounted serpentine kingwood bureau plat
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Mahogany and Ormolu Pedestal Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautiful French empire mahogany desk, circa 1890.
As typical with desks of this period and size
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis Revival Kingwood
Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
properties.
Ormolu - (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Kingwood
Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
.
Ormolu - (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th century English term for
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Mahogany Ormolu Empire Influenced Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning quality french mahogany desk circa 1860.
Here we have a real statement piece of
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Antique 1860s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Ornate Ormolu Mounted French Empire Revival Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite French Empire Revival pedestal desk, circa 1920 in date.
This desk has been
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bonheur Du Jour Desk
Located in London, GB
This is an antique French style Bonheur Du Jour desk in kingwood and mahogany, with finely cast
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
Louis XVI Tulipwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Marquetry showing two fruit bowls, Ormolu mountings, single drawer, leather top, tapered square
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Style Parquetry Writing Table or Desk with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Birmingham, AL
green leather writing surface has beautiful gilt tooling framing the edges. Finely chiseled and finished
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
French Ormolu-Mounted Bureau a Cylindre Roll Top Desk Signed H. Fourdinois
Located in Queens, NY
French ormolu-mounted bureau a cylindre roll top desk signed H. Fourdinois.
Veneered in walnut
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Monument French Neoclassic Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Louis XVI style desk built from solid mahogany, topped with a black leather writing
Category
Vintage 1960s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Desk Bureau Plat with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning French Louis XV style three drawer desk/bureau plat with dore bronze mounts and leather
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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There is a range of French ormolu writing desks for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique French ormolu writing desks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and ormolu. There are all kinds of French ormolu writing desks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. French ormolu writing desks bearing Louis XV or Louis XVI hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many French ormolu writing desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Paul Sormani, Henry Dasson and François Linke produced popular French ormolu writing desks that are worth a look.
How Much are French Ormolu Writing Desks?
Prices for French ormolu writing desks can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, French ormolu writing desks begin at $645 and can go as high as $225,000, while the average can fetch as much as $9,933.
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.
Questions About French Ormolu Writing Desks
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In 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.
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