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Louis XVI Revival Kingwood Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century French Louis XVI Revival desk.
With finely cast guilt mount casts, kingwood cross
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
A Louis XVI Kingwood
Tulipwood Inlaid Writing Desk, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Louis XVI Kingwood
Tulipwood Inlaid
Writing Desk with Bronze mounts
Late 18th Century
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Louis XV Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Parquetry Writing Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This exceptional French Louis XV style kingwood parquetry writing desk or bureau plat features a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
English 19th Century Mahogany Kingwood Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is an elegant, 19th century, circa 1850, inlaid writing desk. Inlay graces every surface of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
Antique French Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
Smallish antique French ‘Bureau Plat’ desk in excellent original condition and dating to circa 1880
Category
Antique 1880s British Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine Kingwood Writing Table, circa 1880
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine and elegant large Louis XVI revival Kingwood and ormolu mounted writing table with its
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Neo - Classical Desk of Satin and Kingwood
Located in Dallas, TX
A neo-classical desk / writing table of satin and kingwood inlaid with flowers and cross design on
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Kingwood Miniature Partners Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French kingwood and gilt mounted miniature partners desk, with a middle storage
Category
Antique 1870s European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Impressive 19th century French Louis XV style Kingwood bureau plat desk.
The serpentine shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon Kingwood Marble Free-Standing Writing Table Attributed to Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Napoleon kingwood marble free-standing writing table attributed to Sormani, the shaped
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XV Style Kingwood and Marble Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Kingwood and Marble Top Desk, early 20th century, the rectangular molded marble top
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Louis XV Style Marquetry Kingwood Cylinder Desk
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a stately and lavishly decorated Louis XV style cylinder desk. The top with a pierced brass
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Kingwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 19th century French kingwood bureau plat, circa 1890.
Shaped leather top writing surface
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning late 19th century french bureau plate circa 1890.
Free standing serpentine of shape with 3 drawers with lock and key to the front.
Inlaid florals to the sides, quart...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
1870s Era French Inlaid Kingwood Louis XV Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19th century bronze-mounted, inlaid bureau plat with three drawers.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Large Antique French Gilt Bronze Mounted Kingwood Desk
Located in London, GB
Large antique French desk with an original tooled leather writing surface and fabulous gilt bronze
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique French Gilt Bronze Mounted Kingwood Desk
Located in London, GB
Large antique French Louis XV style desk with an original tooled leather writing surface and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French Kingwood Louis XV-Style Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very fine and well-proportioned French ‘Bureau Plat’ or writing desk, the case veneered in book
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Freestanding French Parquetry and Kingwood Kidney Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century freestanding French parquetry and Kingwood kidney desk, the kidney shaped top having a
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Napoleon III Kingwood Parquetry Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Parguetry Desk with Bronze Grill and Original Leather
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XV Kingwood, Rosewood
Ormolu Lady’s Desk 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Louis XV Kingwood, Rosewood & Ormolu Lady’s Desk Unsigned 19thC
Measures - 28 1/2" x 54 3/8" x 30 1/2"
A
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Antique French Ladies Writing Desk Vanity
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique French ladies kingwood secretary desk with parquetry pattern all around. Front drops down
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Kingwood Writing Table by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted Kingwood veneered writing table with original inset green
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Ormolu Empire Style Desk in Kingwood Brass Details
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and practical French ormolu empire style desk made from Kingwood with a green leather
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Late Victorian Dutch Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A late 19th-century Dutch Marquetry Writing Desk with 6 drawers. Intricately crafted with
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Oak
French Inlaid Writing Table or Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
One drawer antique Belle Époque desk or writing table with classic form featuring, at the time
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Ebony, Kingwood, Mahogany, Walnut
Exceptional French Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk
Located in Queens, NY
monogrammed leather inset writing surface and drawer.
The ormolu mounts on this desk are of the highest
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Napoleon II Partners Desk French Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous French partners desk in the Napoleon II manner
Hand crafted from kingwood with original
Category
Vintage 1980s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French Marquetry Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An elegant French Louis XV style ‘bureau plat’ profusely inlaid throughout with mahogany, fruitwood, boxwood etc marquetry.
The serpentine profile edge is accented with a detailed b...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
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
Victorian Kingwood Bird’s Eye Maple and Boxwood Writing Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual and attractive early Victorian kingwood, bird’s eye maple and boxwood writing table
Category
Antique 1840s British Desks and Writing Tables
Italian Louis XV Kingwood and Inlaid Marquetry Bureau Plat Executive Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk.
Italy, circa Late
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
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
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 kingwood bureau plat, circa
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Louis Revival Kingwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique 19th century French kingwood, marquetry and ormolu mounted bureau plat, circa 1860
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Kingwood Executive Bureau Plat Desk With Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk
France, circa Mid
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XIV Kingwood, Mahogany, Ormolu
Satinwood Bureau Plat Desk 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Louis XIV style writing desk offers kingwood and mahogany construction with satinwood
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Louis XV Ormolu Writing Table Desk, 18th C
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV ormolu-mounted kingwood-veneered writing table, 18th c and later, apparently unsigned
Category
Antique 18th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Kingwood
Superb Bronze Mounted French Louis XV Kingwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb French Louis XV style desk of smaller size. The desk features a gorgeous kingwood
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Kingwood Louis XV Bureau Plat Desk Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Fit for a French Aristocrat. A large and impressive Louis XV Kingwood and mahogany bureau plat the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Fine Quality Bronze Figural Mounted Leather Top Kingwood Louis XV Style Desk
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
desk case is beautifully veneered in kingwood with fantastic figuring and a great finish. The desk is
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Louis XV Kingwood Writing Table Bureau Plat, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
2in
This is a gorgeous antique French ormolu mounted kingwood bureau plat or writing table circa
Category
Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
French Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk With Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk
France, Circa 1940s
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Inlaid Bronze Mounted Directoire Style Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a truly rare form of desk. This bureau plat is in superb condition and features incredibly
Category
Vintage 1930s Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk with Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk.
France, circa Late
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Writing Desk Signed P. Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century French Louis XV kingwood inlayed writing desk. The desk has a black leather top with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century French Louis XV Writing Desk by P Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French writing desk by Paul Sormani. Kingwood with parquetry inlay and a leather top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French Louis XV Kingwood and Burl Wood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk with Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk
France, circa
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Writing Desk by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV mahogany and parquetry writing desk. Fine gilt bronze mounts signed F
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
18th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century French kingwood bureau plat having a rectangular cross banded top, with a tooled
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Satinwood Writing Table Desk Maple
Co Paris 19th Century
By Maple
Co.
Located in London, GB
superb quality desk is made from stunning satinwood which has been crossbanded in Kingwood with wonderful
Category
Antique 1880s French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Kingwood, Satinwood
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 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
Early 20th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th century French kingwood bureau plat / desk, the brass moulded edge top having decorative
Category
Vintage 1910s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
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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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