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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

18th Century Louis XVI Period Fall Front Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant writing desk, known quirkily as a “bureau à dos d’âne” (donkey’s back desk), is
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Bronze

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 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

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

Napolean III Boulle Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Lady writing cabinet form the 19th century, French Napolean III period, with inlay in the Boulle
Category

Antique 19th Century Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bureau Plat, by Pierre Garnier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
tooled fitted leather writing surface. All original gilt throughout.
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Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Napoleon III Ebony Chiffonier with Secretary Desk, Brass Inlay Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
five locking drawers. The front panel folds down to reveal a desk with embossed leather writing pad
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century Ebonised Boulle Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 19th century ebonised Boulle Bonheur Du Jour writing table. The top, of
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

NAPOLEON III Paris 1860 Travel Foldable Writing Desk Box In Precious Woods Aba
By Napoléon III
Located in Miami, FL
An antique Napoleon III traveler portable writing-desk box. This is a gorgeous portable writing
Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Shell, Wood

Louis XVI Rolltop Desk, France 1780, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
leather (later). The desk has its original brass fittings. It comes professionally refinished and French
Category

Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Directoire Style Desk with Cylinder Top, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Directoire style desk with cylinder top, France 19th century Mahogany veneer with satinwood inlays
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Antique 1860s French Directoire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

19th Century French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
French craftsmanship. Key Features: * French mahogany writing table with brass inlay detailing * Nine
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Antique 19th Century English Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Mahogany

19th C. Drop Front Desk, Secretary Abattant, with Multiple Wood Marquetry Inlay
Located in Madrid, ES
inlay fronts, and a generous blue leather writing surface. The furniture is in good condition, showing
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Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

Directoire Bureau a Cylindre - France, circa 1800, Mahogany Secretaire or Desk
Located in Greven, DE
Desk with mirror attachment - Bureau à cylindre France Mahogany Directoire circa 1800 Dimensions
Category

Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Brass

Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, France 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Louis XVI Roll Top Desk was made in France around 1780. The outside of the secretary
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Kingwood, Yew

18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry secretaire, or secretary desk with bookcase. Beautifully
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Fine French Louis XV Bureau Dos D Ane/ Secretaire/ Desk
Located in Westport, CT
opened an antique black leather inset writing surface is revealed as well as shelving, four compartments
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Edwards and Roberts Antique Inlaid Secretary Desk, 1860-1875, London
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stately Mahogany inlaid leather top secretary desk, London England 1860-1875 by Cabinetmakers
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Glass, Mahogany

Late 18th Century Roll-Top Bureau, France
Located in New York, NY
French roll-top desk resting on fluted legs with brass inlays and sabots. The refined fluting
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Antique Late 18th Century French Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Brass

Maison Gouffé Paris French Transitional Louis XV XVI Secrétaire Bookcase Cabinet
By Pierre Gouffe, Maison Gouffé
Located in Forney, TX
red leather writing surface, flanked by side cabinets, left side opened from desk interior, over two
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

18th/19th Century French Provincial Religious Oratory Sacristy Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
leather writing desk / lectern / pulpit on which the holy books can be laid open and allows to shelter the
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Cabinets

Materials

Iron

20th-Century Mahogany Pine Wood Vennered With Mahogany Ladies Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
elegance with this stunning antique French-style writing desk and vanity, a rare and exquisite piece that
Category

Early 20th Century European Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany, Pine

circa 1845 C Hindley Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
By Charles Hindley Sons, Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
. includes a stamped Regency kidney-shaped desk, veneered in yew and panelled with boxwood and ebony inlay
Category

Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Bonheurs Du Jours
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
means, the joy of the day. A type of writing desk introduced in Paris by renowned interior decorators
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Opulent Secretary in Napoleon III - Makart Style, Vienna, circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Opulent Secretary Desk in the Makart Style with Brass and Mother-of-Pearl Inlays Vienna Ebonized
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Napoleon III Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique Burr Walnut Decanter Box Betjemann
By George Betjemann Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
detail, the company quickly gained a reputation for producing some of the finest writing boxes and other
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Walnut Dutch Marquetry Bureau Cabinet Bookcase 18th Century
Located in London, GB
fitted with an inset green leather and gold tooled writing surface. The bombe' serpentine base has
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Antique 1780s Dutch Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Contemporary Desk in Inlaid Leather and French Burr Walnut
By Splinter Works
Located in Bath, GB
Belgravia Lozenge desk by Splinter Works. American black walnut, sateen khaki skiver leather
Category

2010s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Napoleon III Lady s Writing Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well proportioned boudoir writing desk with flip out, brown leather writing surface. The upper
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Bureau-Plat, Paris 1785, Lebesque, 18th Century Writing Desk, French, Signed
Located in Bamberg, DE
renewed, gold-stamped leather writing surface. The desk with strikingly beautifully grained veneer has
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Napoleon III Louis XV Style Boulle Writing Desk
Located in Macclesfield, GB
inlays. The table still retains its old maroon leather top with gilt tooled detail. The table has
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Desk
Located in London, GB
Carved, ebonised French desk with red leather inlay, ornate brass details, three drawers with
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Mahogany Desk, circa 1940
Located in Montecito, CA
Neoclassical style French desk with three drawers, circa 1940. Unusual combination of various
Category

Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bone, Leather, Mahogany

Louis XV style, heavy inlays Beurox
Located in Toronto, ON
The desk is a fabulous copy of Louis XV style, so called Faubourg Saint - Antoine (name of the
Category

Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Outstanding Ebony, Gilt Bronze and Pewter Writing Table
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
An outstanding 19th century ebony, gilt bronze and pewter writing table. The table features
Category

Antique 1890s English Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ebony

Louis XVI Period Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very elegant desk from with gilded decorations and leather inlay. Also has extensions similar to a
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

French 19th Century Mahogany Veneer and Brass inlaid "Bureau a Cylindre"
Located in Charleston, SC
drawers, open space and a black leather covered writing surface that has to be pulled forward to
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XV style bureau plat
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV style bureau plat with tooled leather writing surface and three short drawers on cabriole
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century William IV Mahogany Library Table
Located in Sydney, NSW
compartments to either side of the inset leather desktop. The whole standing upon turned barley-twist columns
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Antique 1830s French William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-19th Century Fine Quality Burr Walnut Bonheur de Jour in the French Style
Located in Suffolk, GB
A mid-19th century fine quality burr walnut bonheur de jour in the French style. This piece
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

"Bois Clair" Charles X Burled Ash Bureau
Located in New Orleans, LA
An ash veneer and string inlay desk with an embossed leather top over drawers, on finely turned
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables

Mahogany French Kidney Shaped Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
Mahogany French kidney shaped ladies writing desk. Standing on swept legs with cast brass mounts
Category

Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Large Boulle Louis XVI Desk Writing Table Bureau Plat Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
cast and original to desk. Red tooled leather writing surface in great shape. Just a stunning work of
Category

Vintage 1980s Louis XVI Desks

Antique French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Walnut Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Highly charming French Empire writing table or bureau plat handcrafted from walnut with ebonized
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Antique 1880s French Empire Desks

Antique French Empire Escritoire 1880 Desks Bureau Chest Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French Empire antique escritoire or desk. These are great and practical space saving
Category

Antique 1880s Empire Desks

Bonheur De Jour with Parquetry Rosewood Inlay Late 19th Century French
Located in Uppingham, GB
surface with leather inlay and large drawer beneath. Standing on four finely inlaid and banded tapering
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Rosewood, Satinwood

Louis XVI Style Mahogany with Kingwood inlay Bonheur du Jour
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Mahogany with Kingwood inlay Ladies Writing Desk with brass gallery around marble top faux book
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Marble, Brass

Art Deco Vanity Table or Desk After Style of Ruhlmann
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Oakland, CA
signature of the Grand Art Deco period. The finish is pure “French” polish with parchment leather inlay as
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21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Desks

Materials

Macassar

Louis XV Style Kingwood Bonheur du Jour
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
of drawers and a well above a hinged fold out leather inset writing surfaced raised on square
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

Late 19th Century Inlaid Kingwood Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Poling, West Sussex
its original brown leather writing surface and with 3 drawers to the freeze. The central drawer is
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Kingwood

Napoleon III Louis XV Revival Ormolu Mounted Ebonized Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Culver City, CA
a restored leather writing surface with tooled banding. Within the desk are copper topped ink
Category

Antique 19th Century French Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Small Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
A ladies' piece of furniture in Boulle marquetry, richly ornamented with bronze and brass inlays
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Art Deco Amboyna Burl Wood Desk with Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
leather inlay. The back of the desk features the illusion of two drawers with pulls on either side (same
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Maple and Cherrywood Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
two-tier top with two locking drawers and a black leather inlay desk top. Fitted with brass sabots and
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Kingwood French Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Desk
By François Linke
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Kingwood Marquetry inlay through out, slide out leather surface writing area, brass top gallery
Category

Antique 1850s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Kingwood

French Rosewood Art Deco Desk or Writing Table with Embossed Leather Inlay
Located in Hilversum, NL
Chic French rosewood Art Deco desk or writing table with embossed leather inlay top and two
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

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French Writing Desk Leather Inlay For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French writing desk leather inlay you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, every French writing desk leather inlay was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French writing desk leather inlay, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A French writing desk leather inlay, designed in the Louis XV, Louis XVI or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. André-Charles Boulle, Maison Dominique and Maison Jansen each produced at least one beautiful French writing desk leather inlay that is worth considering.

How Much is a French Writing Desk Leather Inlay?

A French writing desk leather inlay can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,375, while the lowest priced sells for $1,000 and the highest can go for as much as $95,000.