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19th Century French Kingwood Writing Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
19th century French kingwood Bureau plat writing desk. Beautiful Louis XV Form. Lacquered Bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
This beautiful desk, beautifully finished in kingwood, leather and gilt bronze, is a fantastic
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
A fine 19th French Louis XVI kingwood writing desk by P. Sormani. gilt bronze
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI kingwood parquetry and gilt bronze writing desk . Fine quality
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine Quality Bronze Mounted Cherubs Putti Marquetry Inlaid Kingwood Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
kingwood and bronze-mounted writing desk is an exceptional piece that showcases craftsmanship, artistry
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique C1870s French Louis XVI Style Inlaid King Wood Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
sophistication.
A rare and decorative 19th-century French kingwood writing desk, this piece embodies elegance
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$2,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Kingwood
Inlay Slant-Front Writing Desk Ca. 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Kingwood with Inlay Slant-Front Writing Desk, Circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Victorian Kingwood and Boxwood Ladies Writing Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine Victorian kingwood and box wood strung mounted ladies writing table in the French taste, the
Category
Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Kingwood
A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mounted Ladies Writing Desk with Figures of Ram-Heads. The lockplate by Thomas Elsley Ltd. - Stamped
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$9,462 Sale Price
24% Off
19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
A free standing 19th century French Kingwood and ormolu writing table, having a curved
Category
Antique 1890s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century French Kingwood Ormolu Mounted Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality large 19th century French Kingwood and ormolu mounted bureau-plat desk, having a
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
A Victorian kingwood marquetry writing table in the French taste
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian kingwood marquetry writing table in the French taste, of shaped rectangular form inset
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Demilune Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (18/19th Century) kingwood demilune shaped desk with bronze dore trim and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Victorian Ladies Desk With Kingwood Marquetry Inlay, 1950s
Located in BÉTERA, ES
An attractive antique Victorian French lady's writing desk or dressing table with fine marquetry in
Category
Vintage 1940s French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Mounted Kingwood Writing Table, Circa 1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Mounted Kingwood Writing Table, Circa 1885.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk, modeled after Charles Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important and most handsome French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry
Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century louis XVI style kingwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted ladies
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Table Desk with Parquetry Inlay
By François Linke
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood table desk with parquetry inlay and floral marquetry
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood And Tulipwood Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and elegant French 18th century Louis XV period kingwood and tulipwood inlaid desk
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Rare Kingwood, Bronze and Leather Top Ladies Desk By Leon Dromard
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
kingwood and rosewood, the desk features elegant serpentine lines, finely cast ormolu mounts, and a
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, Kingwood, Tulipwood, ormolu, and Incarnat
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Petite Mahogany and Kingwood Marquetry Kidney Writing Table, Paris 1870
Located in Germantown, MD
A Recently refinished French transitional kidney-shaped desk. 19th century French transitional
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Ladies French Secretary Louis XV Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 18th century French ladies secretary desk is a fine example of Louis XV craftsmanship
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Walnut
$3,996 Sale Price
50% Off
French Regency Louis XVI Kingwood Marquetry Ormolu-Mounted Leather Top Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Regency Louis XVI style executive writing desk with ram heads
France, 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Kingwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, kingwood and ormolu kidney shaped writing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Marquetry Inlaid 19th Century Writing Table Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
WRITING STAND IN ROGNON (KIDNEY) FORM
French, late 19th century
34 7/8” W x 18 1/2” D (at feet) x
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood and ormolu desk. The desk is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Fine C19TH French Kingwood
Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine C19TH French Burr Walnut & Marquetry Bureau Plat /Writing Table
Black Leather inset top, gold
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,846 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pretty French Louis XV style writing desk or ‘bonheur du jour’, the serpentine case veneered in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and extremely high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Kingwood, Tulipwood
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French early 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu desk/side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most unique French early 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu desk/side
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Veneer Desk with Tooled Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood veneer desk with 5 drawers and gold tooled leather
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Louis XV Style French Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat
Desk
By Jean-Pierre Latz
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
; the two ends decorated with Apollo heads; the writing surface is topped with gilded leather. The desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and Ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Kingwood and Ormolu table/desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Kingwood and Ormolu center
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptionally inlaid antique slant-front drafting desk. circa 1900
Hand-crafted in the
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Kingwood, Mahogany, Maple, Palisander, Rosewood, Burl, Felt
C19th French Ormolu Mounted Louis XV1 Style Writing Desk
By Paul Somani
Located in London, GB
Louis XV1 Style French Writing Desk
In the Manner of Francois Linke
Finished on Both sides so could
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A French kingwood bureau plat late 19th/early 20th century in Louis XV style, with applied gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
$93,407
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Three-Drawer Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood bureau plat (desk). The gilt banded
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
$18,950 Sale Price
44% Off
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Veneer Desk with Leather Top and Brass Hardware
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style 19th century kingwood inlaid veneer desk with inset brown leather top with
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood and ormolu desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk Possibly by François L
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and ormolu desk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
A fine 18th century Regence kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Louis XV desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Regence period 18th c leather top bureau plat. Kingwood with fine gilt bronze mounts. Black
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Diminutive Kingwood Writing Table by J. Lapie/ Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Christies label- London, 1994. A finely made French 18th c. writing table with ormolu mounts and
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu desk in the style of Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Ormolu desk, in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk
By H. Conquet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood and walnut
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Paul Sormani Style Antique French Louis XV Kingwood Executive Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding antique French Louis XV style bombay form executive desk or bureau plat desk
In the
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Marquetry Kingwood Escritoire
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Floral Marquetry Kingwood Escritoire, the top with gilt-tooled brown leather writing
Category
20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Rosewood Marquetry Partner
s Writing Table Desk
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Portland, OR
writing table is of the highest quality, the desk is made from featherbanded rosewood, and is finely
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
A Very Rare Neat Size 19th Century Leather Top Writing Desk with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century well figured mahogany and kingwood leather top ladies writing desk of neat
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Desk with Sèvres Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood lady's desk with Sevres porcelain panels and bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Miami, US
its time. Constructed from tulipwood and kingwood, the desk features a luxurious leather top that
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Kingwood
Ormolu Bureau Plat by Simon Loscertales
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
distinguished by its exquisite Kingwood veneer, ornate bronze ormolu mounts, and rich red leather hide writing
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early Victorian Porcelain and Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Bureau-Plat
Located in London, GB
A FINE EARLY VICTORIAN PORCELAIN AND ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD BUREAU-PLAT ATTRIBUTED TO EDWARD
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Porcelain, Kingwood
Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat
By Lysberg, Hansen
Therp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat with fine gilt bronze mounts applied to cabriole
Category
Vintage 1910s Danish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century French Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare example of a French Louis XV style bureau plat with fitted cabinet back. A handsome piece that has fine quality, bold brass mounts and is of exceptional quality.
France, Circ...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Gilt Metal and Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat, 20th century, the rectangular inset leather
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Bonheur du jour
Located in Forney, TX
graceful bonheur du jour (writing table - petite / lady's desk) with beautifully aged patina.
Finely
Category
Early 20th Century Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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Kingwood Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic kingwood writing desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and metal, every kingwood writing desk was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a kingwood writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A kingwood writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one kingwood writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Paul Sormani, François Linke and Frédéric Schmit produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Kingwood Writing Desk?
Prices for a kingwood writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $746 and can go as high as $210,617, while the average can fetch as much as $9,800.
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 Kingwood Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of 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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