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Very Fine 19th Century French Bureau Plat by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XV -XVI transitional kingwood and gilt bronze mounted bureau
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XVI Stained Fruitwood Marquetry Secretaire
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI stained fruitwood and kingwood marquetry drop-front secretary or secretaire a abbatant
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Kingwood, Satinwood
Large desk in iron and rosewood laminate by Mobiltecnica Torino 1970
Located in Premariacco, IT
Important Italian executive desk circa 1970s, manufactured by Mobiltecnica Torino.
It features an iron frame accompanied by four large and sturdy drawers on the sides.
Present is a ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Fine Quality 19th Century Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine quality 19th century French Louis XV bureau plat. Fine gilt bronze mounts. Original leather top.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Antique French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique French kingwood and walnut marquetry Louis XV Revival secretaire a
Category
Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Kingwood Escritoire Writing Table
Located in London, GB
the 1910s-1920s period. It's kingwood all-over, back and front, with many fine gilt bronze mounts
Category
Vintage 1910s French Desks
Materials
Kingwood, Wood
Antique Kingwood Writing Slope Stationary Cabinet by Paul Sormani, 19th Century
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
Sormani, circa 1870 in date.
This wonderful writing slope is brass inlaid with wonderful Kingwood
Category
Antique 1870s French More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Design Kingwood and Gilt Brass Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine French Louis XVI style Kingwood and gilt brass writing desk. Beautiful wood grain and
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Kingwood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century French Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
thread in rosewood and maple. Writing desk signed "Marquant P." on the side of a drawer it is richly
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Writing Desk or Bureau Platt
Located in Houston, TX
Shaped writing desk with ormolu mounts; bronze doré edge
and scrolling designs. Black leather top
Category
Vintage 1920s French Desks
Materials
Kingwood
French Bureau Plat Desk Empire Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
desk which has been hand crafted from kingwood
Ormolu fixtures are original including the two plaques
Category
Vintage 1980s Empire Desks
Materials
Kingwood
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 1920s Desks
Materials
Kingwood
French Antique Desk Writing Table, Rococo Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Gorgoeus French shaped writing table or desk
- Love the shape to the top with elegant curves
Category
Vintage 1930s Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Bureau Plat French Inlay Desk Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Quality antique French desk or bureau plat
Classic look crafted from kingwood with original ormolu
Category
Vintage 1920s Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Antique English Hotel Writing Desk with Tambour Doors
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique English hotel writing desk with tambour doors.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Brass Bound Traveling Desk Mahogany Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
gents travelling writing slope of outstanding quality and generous proportions. First quarter of the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Brass Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19th Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
writing slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last half of the Nineteenth Century.
The
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
writing slope of outstanding quality and generous proportions. Third quarter of the Nineteenth Century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
writing slope of outstanding quality and generous proportions. Third quarter of the Nineteenth Century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
19th Century Fine French Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Center Writing Desk
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Vero Beach, FL
kingwood and set with gilt bronze galleries and mounts. The rectangular writing or Ladies desk stands on
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality English well figured Mahogany ladies or gents travelling writing
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
English early Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large proportions, with quite
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
English Bird
s-Eye Maple and Brass Mounted Fitted Interior Writing Desk, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English bird's-eye maple and inlaid kings wood hinged writing desk with exterior inlaid corner
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Traveling Wooden Burl Walnut Writing Slope Stationary Box 19c
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Gents twin handle Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and generous proportions. Second
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
writing slope of outstanding quality and generous proportions. Third quarter of the Nineteenth Century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Coromandel Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Campaign style travelling writing slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. First quarter of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Brass Bound Coromandel Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Campaign Style Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. First quarter of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique French Kingwood Bureau de Dame c.1850
Located in London, GB
jour was being made in London, where it was simply called a "lady's writing-desk".
Kingwood - has a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
gents travelling writing slope of outstanding quality and of generous proportions. Last quarter of the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Officers Campaign Style Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. First
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Thomas O’Brien For Century Modern Mahogany
Kingwood Writing Desk / Table
By Century Furniture
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a beautiful desk designed by Thomas O’Brien for Century. It is a compilation of kingwood
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
19th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we offer a beautiful French bureau plat writing desk, circa 1890.
Original leather writing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Kingwood, Satinwood
Ormolu Single-Drawer Kidney Shaped Lady’s Writing Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
, Satinwood & Ormolu Single-Drawer Kidney Shaped Lady’s Writing Desk With Marquetry & Inlay C1920
Measures
Category
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
French Louis XV Kingwood and Bronze Writing Desk/Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century French Louis XV style writing desk with a leather top. Excellent quality with
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Vintage Louis Revival Kingwood Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in London, GB
This is a sublime kingwood Louis Revival writing table, dating from the last quarter of the 20th
Category
Late 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century French Louis XV style kingwood veneered parquetry writing table with bronze fittings
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Superb French 18th Century Kingwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Writing Desk, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
Superb quality French 18th century Louis XV, gilt bronze-mounted Kingwood bureau plat.
The shaped
Category
Antique 1740s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Style Kingwood Theodore Alexander Partners Desk
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a show stopper! This is an Art Deco style kingwood partners desk by Theodore Alexander
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nickel
19th Century French Kingwood Parquetry Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality French bureau plat, circa 1870.
Shaped writing surface with green leather writing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XV Style Desk in Kingwood, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style desk in kingwood standing on four cabriole legs and opening by three drawers. Decor
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Kingwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk With Gilt Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk
By R. Soriano
Spain, 20th
Category
20th Century Spanish Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Superb Louis XV Style Kingwood Veneer and Brass Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
leather insert framed by diagonal kingwood veneer frieze with 3 drawers outlined in scrolling gilt brass
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Kingwood
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood 19th Century Bureau Plat Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
French Louis XVI style Kingwood 19th century Bureau plat with ornate brass ormolu fittings on all
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
bureau plat (Desk or writing table). The shaped rectangular top inset with a tooled leather writing panel
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Astoundingly Beautiful French 19th Century Louis XV Style Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style ormolu mounted mahogany and
kingwood three drawer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Quality Antique French Louis XV Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
desk. The desk has beautiful bronze ormolu of figural masks and beautiful hardware and wood quality
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Kingwood Marquetry Bureau de Dame, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
fitted interior, dating from circa 1860.
This magnificent piece is of the finest kingwood and walnut
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous French Louis XV style late 19th century gilt bronze mounted tulipwood and kingwood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tulipwood, Kingwood
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI writing desk signed by Maison Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI Kingwood and gilt bronze mounted writing desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French inlaid kingwood Louis XVI style bureau plat with book-matched panels to the drawer fronts
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Writing or Dressing Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French parquetry inlaid freestanding ladies writing or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Belle Époque Louis XV Style Bureau Plat in Kingwood with Bronze Doré Mounts
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exceptionally fine bureau plat or desk in the Louis XV style in parquetry kingwood with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Rosewood and kingwood parquetry bombé bureau de dame
Located in Cheshire, GB
Rosewood and kingwood parquetry bureau de dame, with shaped bombe sides and front having floral
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Magnificent French Parquetry Partners Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Truly outstanding French kingwood and mahogany parquetry partners desk. Having tasteful bronze
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Inlaid Vanity Table / Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Absolutely gorgeous 19th century Italian mahogany, kingwood, and rosewood vanity or desk with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Kidney Trestle Gilt Brass Gallery Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
Add luxurious elegance and sophistication with this exquisite French Louis XVI style kingwood
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu, Bronze
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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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